Those barbarians should be the Qiang people who did not move away back then. Listening to Cao Jing said quietly, "One hundred and fifty years is enough for a small tribe that was inconspicuous at that time to grow. ”

"The Protectorate of Anxi has asked me to send troops to the plateau to exterminate these barbarians who dare to offend the empire." Cao Anmin said and walked back to the desk, took out a book and threw it to Li Ang, "Do you think I and Juntang should agree?" ”

Li Ang didn't go to read the book, and said directly, "Your Majesty, the empire has not paid attention to the plateau for one hundred and fifty years, we don't know anything about the situation there, and the plateau combat is different from the plain, our army has no advantage on the plateau, if it is just for the sake of momentary anger, and send the army into the plateau, the minister thinks that this is just meaninglessly burying the undefeated reputation of the emperor's ** regiment." ”

Cao Anmin listened to Li Ang's words, frowned, and said, "That means that you don't agree with the Anxi Protectorate's request to fight." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, it is inappropriate to rush into the plateau before we have accurate and credible information and preparations, even if we can win the battle with national strength in the end, but the excess price we have to pay for this is not worth it in the eyes of the minister." Li Ang replied quietly.

"You're right, it's really unwise to send troops into the plateau now." Cao Anmin agreed with Li Ang's opinion, it is winter, and the climate on the plateau is even worse, so it is indeed not suitable to send troops in.

"Your Majesty, the immediate priority is to deploy troops in Wanzhou and Yizhou on the border of the plateau, so as to avoid the same situation and by the way, train the army to adapt to plateau operations." Li Ang looked at Cao Anmin and said, "It is not a matter of time to pacify these barbarians on the plateau, the empire must launch a thunder offensive after it is ready. In one fell swoop, we must not fall into a war of attrition. Li Ang thought of the mistakes made by the Tang Empire in the early days of the Tubo, and in the early days of the absolute superiority over the Tubo, the soft Tubo peace talks not only stopped the military operations, but also sent the princesses and a large number of craftsmen to the Tubo, not only gave the Tubo an orthodox reputation on the plateau, but the worst thing was that those craftsmen brought the technology of the Han people, which made the military strength of the Tubo increase.

"It's a pity. Back then, the Duke of Wei trained the Shanzi Army no more, otherwise, why would I need to be patient. After listening to Li Ang's words, Cao Anmin suddenly sighed, the Duke of Wei he was talking about was Wei Yan, a famous general during the founding period of Great Qin, who was known as the king of the mountains and Emperor Taizong at that time. The infantry he trained crossed the plateau several times and invaded the Kushan Empire in northern India, forcing the Kushan Empire to cede its power in Transoxiana Central Asia.

"Your Majesty doesn't need to sigh, with the strength of the empire, it only takes a few years to rebuild the Shanzi Army, and the barbarians on the plateau will definitely be pacified in one fell swoop." Li Ang listened to Cao Anmin's sigh and said in a deep voice on the side.

"For the time being, that's the only way to do it." Cao Anmin looked at Li Ang, "Your opinion is the same as that of the chief." I really can't bear to let you go in three years, and I won't even have a good person around me by then. ”

"Your Majesty has overdone it." Li Ang looked at Cao Anmin and said in a deep voice, "Actually, there is no shortage of talents around Your Majesty. It's just that Your Majesty doesn't want to talk to them about things, as long as Your Majesty opens his mind, he is surrounded by people who can be used. ”

Cao Anmin was silent for a while, it is true that because of the affairs of the United States, except for Li Ang, he no longer trusts the people around him, maybe he should really make some changes, at least try to trust others.

"I got it, thank you for the reminder." Cao Anmin said to Li Ang, and then talked about the things that really troubled him. Although the Huanghan faction was suppressed under his instruction during this time, it happened with the Wanzhou incident. Radicals in the military began to raise their heads, believing that too long of peace had made other countries forget that the majesty of Great Qin was not to be offended, and that only war could make them realize their mistakes.

"The matter of Wanzhou is limited to middle-level officers for the time being, but it must not be hidden for long, and soon the entire empire will know about it, and this time it is different from the last time when the caravan was robbed and killed by the Persians on the Silk Road, and the mainland of Daqin has been attacked, which involves the face of the entire empire, even if the Confucians were in power in the past, they will ask me and the military hall to send troops to the plateau to punish those barbarians." Cao Anmin looked at Li Ang and said quietly, Great Qin's inherent tradition and glory made people unable to tolerate the empire being attacked on its own territory and doing nothing, not to mention that the people who were fighting in the army were far higher than those like Li Ang.

"So no matter what, I must send troops into the plateau after next spring." Cao Anmin looked at Li Ang, "The number of people doesn't have to be too much, but this army must win a battle on the plateau and give an explanation to the people of the world." ”

"I want you to go, because you are the only one who can reassure me." Cao Anmin said in a deep voice, most of the generals in the army are too uncalm now, and at the same time, they lack a correct understanding of the plateau, so he is not at ease to let them lead troops to the plateau.

"If this is what Your Majesty wills, the minister accepts this order." Li Ang didn't want to leave Feng Siniang and Lin Fengshuang when they were pregnant, but as a soldier and a courtier of this empire, he had to accept such an order.

"I know that it was not fair to you to let you lead troops to the plateau at that time, but I don't have anyone to trust." Cao Anmin looked at Li Ang apologetically, "There are too few generals in Great Qin who have actual battles, and I am not very familiar with them. ”

"A minister is a soldier, and the duty of a soldier is to fight for the country." Li Ang didn't let Cao Anmin continue, he just stood up straight and gave a military salute to Cao Anmin, "Since Your Majesty has asked the minister to go to the plateau, then the minister hopes to have all the autonomy when fighting. ”

"I promised you." Cao Anmin nodded, it was his helpless move to let Li Ang lead the troops to the plateau, after all, the situation he knew from the Great Sima and the chief commander was not optimistic, the White Tiger Festival Hall was now in a frenzied atmosphere of revenge war, and those staff officers found out the information about the plateau in the past, and formulated one battle plan after another, completely ignoring the fact that the imperial army was not adapted to the climate of the plateau.

"The minister hopes that the minister can recruit troops to the plateau on his own." Li Ang prescribed his first condition, the current Great Qin is in the stage of army expansion, and the original army is now in charge

Teach the new army the heavy responsibility, and even if Cao Anmin transfers them to his command, he will be more obedient. After all, he is now hostile to the family in Chang'an, and instead of this, he might as well recruit the army himself.

"Recruit your own army." Cao Anmin was stunned, and then he understood Li Ang's thoughts, now in Daqin's elite troops, the officers are mainly children of major families, and Li Ang may not be able to command at that time.

"Where are you going to recruit troops?" Cao Anmin thought for a while and asked Li Ang, although he knew that Li Ang was not a person who could talk nonsense, but there were only five months until next spring, and there was not much time left for Li Ang.

"The minister plans to send people to the desert and steppe to recruit troops." Leon replied. He was familiar with those tribes, and although they were not good soldiers, they could all ride horses and shoot arrows, and they were about the same as the barbarians on the plateau, and then everything would depend on his command.

"It's fine." Cao Anmin nodded, in his opinion, it was not bad to recruit those tribal troops, and he would not feel distressed if he died. It's just that the only thing that worries people is whether Leon can win a battle with these tribal armies, which is what he is most concerned about.

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"In addition to the minister, the minister hopes to ask His Majesty to ask the two of them to go to the plateau with the minister." Leon knew that recruiting local tribesmen alone would not guarantee victory on the plateau, so he needed help.

"Yes, but which two people do you want to transfer?" Cao Anmin looked at Li Ang with some surprise, in his impression Li Ang was a person who was not very good at asking for help, and the two people that Li Ang wanted made him very interested.

"It's the two generals who fought with the ministers in the desert, Chen Qingzhi and Ran Min." Leon said the names of the two people he wanted. For him, Chen Qingdi's use of troops and Ran Min's martial arts were enough for him to be sure of a big victory on the plateau.

"Okay, when the time comes, I will ask the military hall to issue an order and send the two of them to your command." Cao Anmin nodded. Agreed to Leon's request.

Li Ang left the palace and hurried back to his Zhuangzi, he had to start making arrangements first, after all, the plateau battle was not so simple, but what gave him a headache was how to tell Feng Siniang and Lin Fengshuang about it, he knew that Feng Siniang and Lin Fengshuang would never have any temperament with him, they would only hide their worries in their hearts.

Zi Li seemed to feel the mood of his master, and instead of running as usual, he quietly carried Li Ang. Pacing slowly. Seeing that Li Ang was frowning all the time and had a hesitant look on his face, Li Cunxiao, who was following him, couldn't help but step forward immediately. Now Li Cunzhi is busy investigating Cui Hao's affairs, and now he is following Li Ang as a guard.

"Father-in-law, is there anything going on with Your Majesty?" Li Cunxiao thought that Li Ang looked so hesitant after leaving the palace, so he asked cautiously tentatively on the side.

Hearing Li Cunxiao's question, Li Ang looked at him, and then told him about his expedition to the plateau, "I don't think about whether I should tell Siniang or hide it from them." ”

"Father-in-law, the two mothers are both heroines among women, I think it's better for you to tell the story." After Li Cunxiao listened, he thought for a while and said, "The anti-righteous father will definitely return victorious at that time, and there is nothing to worry about." ”

"Fighting on the plateau, isn't it that simple?" Li Ang looked at Li Cunxiao with a confident face, sighed lightly and shook his head, now it is not as good as his previous life, pure cold weapons combat, short-handed, those barbarians who have been living on the plateau occupy a great advantage, even if the elite army of Great Qin goes to the plateau, it will be greatly discounted, the founding troops of the Tang Empire in later generations can not be said to be not strong, but when they went to the plateau, they also suffered losses in front of the Tubo army, and finally relied on their strong national strength to gain the upper hand, although he was sure to win a battle, but he did not dare to say that he would win.

"In short, with a father-in-law, there is no battle in this world that our family can't win." Li Cunxiao didn't listen to Li Ang's sigh, in his heart, Li Ang is a symbol of invincibility, they fought so many battles in the desert and in the grassland, how could they have lost for a while.

Looking at Li Cunxiao's reverent gaze, Li Ang smiled, didn't say anything more, and continued to ride his horse quietly, he had already made a decision, not to hide Feng Siniang and Lin Fengshuang, between husband and wife, they should be honest with each other, not to mention that his wife is not an ordinary woman, they are heroines among women who do not let their eyebrows go, if they are not pregnant, I am afraid that they will go on the expedition with him.

At night, Li Ang, who was playing chess with Feng Siniang and Lin Fengshuang in the study, said that he would go to the plateau in the spring of next year. After listening to what Li Ang said, Feng Siniang and Lin Fengshuang fell silent, and after a long time, they looked at Li Ang and said, "When the time comes, we must win a big battle and give our children as gifts." ”

"Hmm." Looking at the faces of Feng Siniang and Lin Fengshuang, Li Ang nodded heavily, being able to marry such a wife is the greatest blessing in his life.

"If there is a war in the future, we will go into battle with you." Lin Fengshuang looked at Li Ang, and Feng Siniang beside her also looked at Li Ang. Li Ang was stunned, and then agreed, letting Feng Siniang and Lin Fengshuang go back to the room satisfied.

After Feng Siniang and Lin Fengshuang left, Li Ang found Helian Bobo, Xue Andu, Er Zhurong, and Yuan Ying, "In the spring of next year, I want to go to the plateau, I want you to go to the desert now to recruit soldiers for me, their establishment is not classified into Great Qin, but nominally belongs to Great Qin, and the number is 10,000." ”

"Yes, Lord." Helian Bo agreed, the glint in his eyes was a little bloody, and the three people around him were about the same, and they were all about to go crazy after a long period of idleness.

"After recruiting the army, you will go to the place where Wanzhou borders the plateau, and strive to let those people adapt to the climate of the plateau, and train well by the way." Seeing the excitement in Helian Bobo's eyes, Leon knew that he had found the right person.

"We won't let you down, Lord." Helian straightened up and replied loudly, and Er Zhurong behind him also tapped his chest in response to Li Ang with a military salute, and they ushered in the most important turning point in their lives, known as the Four Heavenly Kings in the future, and the plateau was destined to bleed.