"That's it! This time there was a big victory everywhere, and I was very relieved! But a small country, dare to offend the Tang Dynasty and not punish it, why is it so powerful that it doesn't know what to think about defending the country? Li Shimin also knew that Feng Daiwen was sure to take risks, and he didn't care. After everyone thought about the battle of Liaoxi for a while, they asked again.

"The princes sitting here must have already agreed that the ministers dare not talk nonsense about major national affairs." Feng Daiwen smiled modestly.

"Haha! I haven't seen you for half a year, Weiguo has matured a lot, and now I know how to be modest! Li Shimin laughed and said with a smile.

"Hey, hey! That's because the minister is young and frivolous, and he has more experience, so he should naturally be more sensible. Feng Daiwen rubbed his head embarrassedly and replied.

"It's a good thing to be mature, but it's okay to talk about your opinions, I have to decide whether to adopt them or not." Li Shimin nodded and said.

"Then the minister will say his own superficial opinion, please the saint, the princes will correct, the minister may ask the saint, I don't know how the other battles are?" Feng Daiwen didn't shirk either, got up and asked.

"This is the negligence of the old minister, and I have to urgently introduce to the defense of the country, Tubo was defeated and fled, Tuyuhun was defeated and fled, the Turks divided their troops into two routes, Longyou Dao was defeated and fled, Hetao Ashina surrendered, the people joined the Tang Dynasty, Xue Yantuo's army was completely wiped out, and only a small number of fled............ Li Jing got up and stood up and carefully introduced the results of the battle for him.

"I see, thank you Wei for knowing, the loss is not small!" Feng Daiwen said with a slight frown when he heard that so many elite Tang soldiers had died.

"I just received news from the Western Regions, Zhaowu Jiu, Gao Chang started against the Tang Dynasty army in the Western Regions, Su Dingfang, Cheng Chuliang, and Wei Chi Baolin joined forces to defeat Gao Chang, and now they are dealing with Zhaowu Jiu.

So this time there is indeed a lot of loss, the Ministry of Finance has been poor many times, but fortunately, this time Liaoxi transported back a lot of property, which can be regarded as a solution to the urgent need. Li Shimin's interest was gone, and he sighed and said.

"I think! Although this war was won, it also slowed down the pace of Datang's development, and it was completely unnecessary to continue to attack on a large scale, but it would not work if it was not fought, otherwise where would the majesty of Datang be.

Therefore, the minister suggested that Tuguhun be beaten and the Western Regions should be attacked. Feng Daven continued.

"Tell me why?" Li Shimin was noncommittal and asked indifferently.

"Tuyuhun, the Western Regions is small and outnumbered, easy to attack, and the Western Turks have just taken refuge in the Tang Dynasty, so naturally they need to be reorganized and let them attack.

Moreover, the new defeat of Tubo is powerless to stop it, and after defeating Tuyuhun, he can easily train troops in Qinghai and train soldiers for future plateau operations.

As for the Western Regions, it is just some small countries making trouble, and it is enough to dispatch partial divisions. Feng Daiwen pointed to the map on the wall and explained.

"I understand these Tu Gu Hun these things, why do the Western Regions only use partial teachers? There are a lot of cities occupied by the nine surnames of Zhaowu, so don't you abandon them? Li Shimin asked puzzled.

"Returning to the Holy Realm, the Western Regions have a vast territory, many countries, and many nationalities, which are too chaotic, if we want to completely occupy and govern the Tang Dynasty, it will have to be decades, and it will occupy a lot of manpower and material resources, which is really worth the loss.

If the status quo is maintained, it will just be used as a dumping ground for commodities and squeeze its wealth, and after a few decades, it can also easily become the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Dispatching partial divisions can take the opportunity to win over some small countries, and after defeating the nine surnames of Zhaowu, the Tang Dynasty only needs materials, and as for the city, it will be rewarded to them. Feng Daiwen analyzed.

"Clever! The old man originally suggested that the Western Turks should be used to attack the Western Regions on a large scale, and listen to the strategy of defending the country, which would save time and effort, but why just dump with commodities, and after a few decades, he could easily take the entire territory of the Western Regions? Li Jing high-fived and exclaimed.

"Wei Gong, think about it, they were originally small countries, and they were constantly squeezing their wealth, and it would be good to be able to hold on for more than ten years, we just need to slowly encroach on them, and wait to see them destroy themselves, even if there are one or two Ming Jun, they can still stir up and discord." The corners of Feng Daiwen's mouth rose and he explained with a smile.

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but sigh secretly, why didn't their descendants have such a person, he was young, not only brave, but also thoughtful and scheming, just looking at his strategy, he was no worse than any old fox.

"Well, for more than ten years, I can still wait, so how can Goguryeo and other countries deal with it!" Li Shimin touched his chin with satisfaction and asked with a little beard.

"The minister thinks that Goguryeo and other countries, after this war, have suffered a great loss of vitality, and they must be panicked and uneasy, and they are worried about our Tang Dynasty retaliation at any time, and because of this, they naturally need to recruit more troops and build more weapons.

For this reason, why not wait for a year or two, when the Holy Lord has already cleaned up other places, it will not be easy to turn back and attack. Feng Daiwen suggested.

"Since General Feng said that Goguryeo would recruit a large number of soldiers and forge weapons, why didn't he attack as soon as possible, but let it make full preparations." Yuwen asked puzzled.

"Hehe, Yuwen Gong only saw that they were preparing for war with all their might, this conquest of soldiers and soldiers will inevitably affect the cultivation of the land, they can't grow two crops of rice or three crops of rice in that place, and to build weapons and equipment, they need more money and food, and of course they need to increase taxes.

And we are not in a hurry to attack, it has dragged on for a long time...... Hehe! Feng Daiwen explained with a dark smile.

Yuwenshu suddenly realized, and hurriedly apologized and said: "General Feng's words are reasonable, in this way, without fighting, Goguryeo will be in chaos on its own, and it will inevitably lose the support of the people, and it will be convenient and easy to govern in the future." ”

"And he can also send soldiers every month to show off his might outside Goguryeo, forcing Goguryeo not to dare to evacuate, and he will be worried about being attacked by the Tang Dynasty at any time. Li Jing's eyes lit up, nodded, and added on the side.

"Wei Gong said very well, Silla and Baekje were captured this time, and most of them were close to the coast, so they must be afraid in their hearts, why not blackmail the two countries and constantly harass Goguryeo." Fang Xuanling smiled and got up and added.

"Yes, the Liaodong Peninsula is mountainous, and most of the cities are in the mountains, it is really difficult to attack the cities one by one, and the weather is rainy and snowy, which is also a trouble, and now Silla, Baekje, let them attack Goguryeo will definitely not, but it should be no problem to just harass." Du Ruhui seconded.

"You can also send people in from the coastline and slowly plunder its people, so that they will be terrified, knowing that much of the land that can be cultivated is not far from the sea." The eldest grandson Wuji was not to be outdone, and also made a plan.

In this way, Goguryeo has been calculated to death by a group of old foxes, including their possible messengers, how to deal with them, and several plans have been made, and it is foreseeable that Goguryeo will spend the next year or two in dire straits.

(End of chapter)