Chapter 448: The Decision to Fight

The dreary Zhezhi City began to be lively because of a wedding. The groom is a crow, and the bride is Eli, the little lady who went to Yi Tutun. The sensitive aristocratic and wealthy merchants saw the way, if the previous release of prisoners and the distribution of food were Huairou, then now this trick is similar to the policy of harmony.

The invitees are all celebrities and important people in Shiguo, although the signature on the invitation is not Li Huaitang, but no one dares to slack off, the groom crow is an important general of Ningyuan Iron Cavalry, and Yili's witness is the famous An Luo'er, who does not know each other, the family property is changed to the surname, and the head is moved, no matter what the result, it only takes one sentence, it is normal.

At the wedding, Yi's eldest son heartily announced that he would return the position of Tutun to Mo He, and went to Chang'an to plead guilty on behalf of his father, who died in the rebellion.

However, the essence of the throne of the king of Shi Guo is still confusing, and in the battle of Sim City, Mohe Tutun was seriously injured and is still in a coma, and his family has been slaughtered at the beginning of the Yiwei rebellion, and there is no hope for an heir. People can't help but suspect that Li Huaitang wants to replace him, and the majority of those who hope for this ending, after all, they have heard a little about the wealth of Ningyuan City and Xijian City, and more importantly, within its laws, the safety of life and family wealth will be protected, all of which obviously depends on Li Huaitang, of course, there are also people who strongly oppose and worry, Li Jingzhong is a clear-cut one.

What makes everyone incomprehensible is that Li Huaitang did not show his willingness to annex Shiguo, but said that he had fulfilled his commitment to his allies, recovered the rivers and mountains for Mohe Tutun, and soon evacuated the whole army from Shiguo, returned power to the people of Shiguo, and at the same time launched a punitive war against Mi, Cao, Kang and other countries.

The first half of Li Huaitang's statement was very popular with Li Jingzhong, while the second half of the plan caused his dissatisfaction, and the two sides broke up unhappily. Before brushing his sleeves and getting up, Li Jingzhong left a cold sentence: "Mi, Cao, Kang, Shi and other countries have all surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and the general's attack on his country is tantamount to fighting with the Tang Dynasty." If the general insists on going his own way, he will bear the consequences! ”

Li Huaitang is not a good type,-for-tat towards Mai Mang, and resolutely re-emphasized the expedition in three days.

The unhappiness at the wedding did not cause waves, after all, the Tang Dynasty was far away, and the people of Shiguo present could not feel its influence, they were more concerned about who would fill the gap in Shiguo's real power after the general left, but unfortunately, the general did not say.

The wedding continued to be noisy and staggered. During the banquet, Lu Shangqing obviously felt Wang Zhonghe's worries.

"What does General Wang think of the general's decision?" Lu Shangqing got straight to the point. He had a good feeling for Wang Zhongsi, thinking that he was an upright and hot-blooded, and very thoughtful soldier, which was substantially different from those insidious politicians and eunuchs, especially Wang Zhonghe's thousands of miles to attack Broken Leaf City, which made his eyes shine, and he couldn't help but be impressed by his outstanding military talent, and he had the idea of leaving it behind.

Wang Zhongsi's expression was solemn, and he automatically invited Ying to fight in the Western Regions to target the arrogant Tuqi Shi, and with the end of the war against the Tuqi Shi, he thought that Li Huaitang's continued expedition was a move to dominate the Western Regions.

"Lao Lu, to be honest, I'm worried that the general will become the second Sulu Khan, and it will inevitably have conflicts with the Tang Dynasty."

"Sulu Khan the second?" Lu Shangqing was stunned for a moment, and then indignant: "The general treats the Tang people well and is committed to the people's livelihood, which is diametrically opposed to the violent Turks who only know how to rob, how can it be compared?" I understand what you think, the essence of which is nothing more than that the Tang Dynasty cannot tolerate a powerful Ning Yuan appearing on its borders. Datang always hopes to get involved in the Western Regions, but it has more than enough strength to divide and conquer it, but it is just wishful thinking and ineffective. The general is right, if the Western Regions are not under our effective management, it will only be cheaper and cannibalistic, or it will be embezzled by the second Su Khan you are worried about decades later, which is a tragedy and an infringement on the interests of the Tang Dynasty. Don't you understand that a distant politician who is confused and ignores long-term interests, and General Wang is there to hear and see it? ”

Wang Zhongsi smiled bitterly and bowed his head in deep thought. Lu Shangqing continued to instill a "reactionary" view in him on the side: The land of the Western Regions has not been effectively ruled by the Central Plains regime since ancient times, and it is basically a nominal belonging, and the Hu regime will be called out to me when you are strong, and it will be of no benefit to the country and the people except to satisfy the vanity of the ruler.

As he said, Li Huaitang takes opening up the Silk Road as his own responsibility and relies on trade with the Tang Dynasty to survive, and his vital interests determine that he cannot be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, let alone be stupid like the Tuqi Shi people to rob the Tang Dynasty for fun, and the powerful Ning Yuan will also be the barrier of the Tang Dynasty against the Great Eclipse, and become the best ally of the Tang Dynasty to fight against the Tubo people.

"What about me?" While the two were talking, Li Huaitang suddenly appeared and sat down beside them.

"Hehe, General, we are talking about whether or not we should crusade against the rest of the Zhaowu Kingdoms." Lu Shangqing made no secret of it.

What prompted Li Huaitang to offend Li Jingzhong was the news that Atta brought him, the Abbasids were ambitious and aggressive, and their terrible religious regime was a nightmare for the infidels, and once he was allowed to overthrow the Umayyad dynasty, the war would burn to Ningyuan, so it was necessary to establish strategic depth and push his own power to Samarkand.

Li Huaitang's analysis was very profound, as an outstanding commander, Wang Zhongsi deeply believed that from a military point of view, it was imperative to go south to attack Kangguo.

"However, aren't Kang Guo and other countries all subservient to the Tang Dynasty? Why did the general have to do anything more? After thinking about it, Wang Zhongsi was still puzzled.

Li Huaitang said: "Surrender? Do you believe that? What if the Great Cannibal comes tomorrow? I promise that they will immediately throw themselves into the arms of the Great Cannibal, after all, the Great Tang cannot give them any protection, and the Great Cannibal's scimitar is really on their necks. What I need is for them to be led and dispatched by me, to be able to really play a role in fighting the arrival of the Great Cannibals. ”

Wang Zhongsi nodded silently.

"Okay, let's not argue about that." Li Huaitang suddenly changed the topic with a smile, "General Wang's use of troops is amazing, I don't know if this dispatch can teach me." ”

Wang Zhongji did not prevaricate, thought for a moment, and made a suggestion: "Our troops are insufficient, so we can concentrate our forces to attack them, and we must not scatter our forces to rely on them." ”

Li Huaitang said that the hero saw the same thing. In fact, he didn't plan to garrison troops to occupy various countries, Zhezhi City was his pilot, and it was far more convenient to support forces loyal to him or who had common interests with him to rule and manage Zhezhi City, which was far more convenient than spending money and sending troops to defend it. For countries such as Kami, they can follow suit. The Ningyuan Iron Cavalry is used for decisive battles, and it must be able to be used quickly and centrally, and dispersing it in various places will only make it gradually lose its combat effectiveness.