"How can this be reasonable, this Khitan people deceive people too much!"

Speech...

Ziwei Palace, on the Qianyuan Palace, Li Ye looked at the telegram sent from the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate and the Anton Metropolitan Protectorate, and was very patient at first, but the more he looked at it, the more ugly his face became, and the more irritable his mood became.

Seeing that the saint was so angry, the ministers below did not dare to take a big breath, for fear of being implicated and becoming a punching bag.

"Privy envoy, follow my order, gather the forbidden army and soldiers and horses from all over the country, I want to go on a northern expedition, I want to destroy the Khitan and slaughter his entire clan!"

Hearing the words of the saint, all the ministers were also frightened, and they slaughtered the whole clan? It's like a tyrant can say it.

Hearing this order, Wei Zhaodu didn't know how to answer.

And his hesitation, Li Ye became even more angry, "Wei Zhaodu, didn't you hear what I said?" Do you still want to resist the decree? If you don't want to be this privy envoy, I can change people! ”

Hearing this, Wei Zhaodu became anxious, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted and said, "Your Majesty think twice, the northern expedition of the army needs to be cautious." The forbidden army is scattered all over the country, and it also takes time for the troops and horses to be deployed, and it also takes time to prepare grain and grass. ”

"I want to hear excuses, I just need results. Within a month, I will gather 200,000 troops and the required grain and grass, and I will personally conquer the Northern Expedition! Li Ye scolded.

If they only gathered 200,000 troops and the required grain and grass, these ministers might not be in such a hurry, but this pro-expedition to the Northern Expedition was different.

For a time, these ministers stepped forward one after another to admonish.

"Your Majesty think twice, the safety of the saint is important, and you must not go north because of the momentary anger."

"Your Majesty, even if it is a Northern Expedition, you only need to send other ministers, it is too risky to conquer in person."

"Your Majesty..."

Seeing these ministers, Li Ye waved his sleeves, "Then what do you say to do?" Is it impossible to sit back and watch the Khitan rob my Tang Dynasty? ”

Wang Jun came to the middle and said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, the top priority is to gather troops to block the Khitan army, and the Northern Expedition needs to be considered in the long run." ”

As Wang Tuan came out to advise, some ministers stood up one after another, and they did not approve of the Northern Expedition at this time.

The main reason is that it is too hasty, rash and too risky.

"Your Majesty, the main Khitan force detoured to Dongxi and Heichezimurowei, and came to Shan Yu Duhufu and Wuzhou Governor's Mansion, obviously wanting to attack the hinterland of Hedong Road from Daibei.

Although the Khitan cavalry has many and is good at horse archery, they are not good at siege. With such a detour expedition, it is definitely impossible to carry a large number of siege equipment, and the minister suspects that the Khitan wants to take the opportunity to plunder the Daibei Prefectures, and then evacuate to weaken the strength of my Tang border pass.

And the Khitan army in the direction of Yingzhou is just a partial division, containing the forces of the Andong Protectorate. Xu Shiren analyzed.

"Your Majesty, the minister does not agree with what Xu Shangshu said." Li Jiepi, the king of Yan, stood up, "What if the Khitan army does not want to attack the hinterland of the Central Plains, but passes through Wuzhou, directly takes Youzhou, and cooperates with the Khitan army in the direction of Yingzhou to seize the city of Andong Protectorate?" ”

"His Royal Highness King Yan, the strength of the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, the strength of the Fuzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, the Youzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and the Jizhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion are not weak, if the Khitans attack Youzhou, wouldn't they be asking for their own death?" Xu Shiren retorted.

"If the Khitans really attack Youzhou, then the imperial army will be on guard against Hedong, what if Youzhou is lost?" Li Jiepi retorted.

"I'm not here to argue with you, I need a good way to get out of the enemy." Li Ye slammed the table and said loudly.

"Your Majesty, in the current situation, for the sake of safety, we will increase our troops at the same time. The Metropolitan Protectorate of Anbei has sent more than 80,000 troops from Fengzhou and other places, and only needs to transfer troops from Hedong and other places to reinforce Daibei and defend the cities.

The minister believed that the focus should be on the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, as the advance place of the Northern Expedition in the future of the imperial court, the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate could not afford to lose. Zheng Ningji suggested.

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that the Andong Protectorate should be the most important." Zhong said.

Li Ye was not satisfied with the suggestions of these ministers, he did not like passive defense, and preferred to attack.

But as he spoke, some people proposed to make peace and let the Khitan withdraw first.

Regarding this suggestion, Li Ye directly threw out the inkstone on the table, and then scolded the minister, and directly ordered on the spot to be demoted by three levels and demoted to a local post.

And pro?

It is impossible to be close to your sister, and resolutely not to get along.

Seeing that the saint was so repulsive to Heqin, the other ministers didn't dare to mention it, and they didn't know if they were the next person to be injured by the inkstone.

When the ministers had different opinions, Liu Kui stood up.

"Holy Lord, the minister thinks that the Andong Protectorate should focus on defense to ensure the safety of the Anton Metropolitan Protectorate. But in Daibei, you can take the initiative to attack, cooperate with the army of the Metropolitan Protectorate of Anbei, and flank the Khitan army.

The Khitans are good at riding and shooting, not good at attacking cities, and passive defensive command makes the Khitans feel like no one in Daibei. Liu Kui said.

"Qin Guogong, the Khitan has more than 200,000 cavalry, how can the imperial army be able to defeat it?" Doubts have been raised.

"The Khitans, like other nomadic peoples, are all soldiers. The so-called more than 200,000 cavalry are just ordinary tribal men with weapons, and there are not many people with armor.

On the other hand, our Tang army is different, the cavalry is all armored, and they can all be ten enemies, and the infantry army array is the nemesis of this kind of nomadic cavalry.

Now that there are 80,000 foot cavalry on the west side of the north of the Daidai, the imperial court only needs to gather an elite army of 500,000 to 100,000 people, go out of the north from Taiyuan, and then seek to fight with the Khitan.

As long as the Khitan army can be defeated in Daibei, Daibei will have no worries, and the crisis of Andong Protectorate will be resolved. In the face of doubts, Liu Kui said eloquently.

"Liu Aiqing, if I take you as the commander, how about leading the army to the north?" Li Ye's heart moved.

Liu Kui saluted slightly, "Your Majesty, in fact, with Shen Guogong as the commander, you can choose from a group of forbidden army generals to lead the troops to aid Daibei." This is an opportunity to hone in the future, if His Majesty goes on a northern expedition to the Khitan, he also needs more generals who are familiar with fighting in the grasslands outside the Saiwai. ”

Liu Kui naturally refused.

As for the reason, it may be that what he said is only one of them, but Liu Kui does not have any intention of leading the troops in a short time.

"Ministry of War, how many troops can be transferred from Hedong, Hebei, Qilu, Henan and other places in half a month?" Li Ye asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, if it is within half a month, Qilu and Henan can each transfer 5,000, and Hedong and Hebei can transfer 10,000.

If you need more, it will take longer, and there are not many garrisons in various places. If there are too many transfers, it is easy to affect the daily defense of all provinces. Xu Shiren said in a deep voice.

"Then a total of 20,000 troops from Henan Province, Hedong Province, and Qilu Province will be dispatched to Taiyuan within half a month, led by Wang Yanzhang, and follow Zuo Tiance's army to Daibei to retreat the enemy."

In addition, Chen Zhi'an, the general of the Zuo Yulin Army, was responsible for commanding the Zuo Yulin Army and 10,000 Hebei Prefecture soldiers to rush to the aid of Ulzhou.

The armies of Wang Yanzhang and Chen Zhi'an were both under the command of Li Hong. ”