Chapter 1349: The Bottom Line of the Tang Dynasty
Li Fu and the others have retreated, the money has been settled, and the next thing is the transfer of soldiers and horses, and such a major event as the issuance of bonds, the political affairs hall also needs to be studied, not to mention the relocation of the capital.
"Your Majesty, the secret guard has sent news, General Boyan has confirmed that his opposite is Wan Yan Sheng." Gao Zhan's voice came from Li Jing's side, and there was still a trace of worry in his voice, the Tang Dynasty has basically been smooth sailing over the years, and such a major event has never happened, and suddenly, even Li Jing is difficult to accept all of a sudden.
"Damn Wan Yan Sheng, and damn Goryeo." Li Jing slapped on the desk, although he underestimated Wan Yan Sheng and was caught by Wan Yan Sheng, but Gao Li was not like this, Wan Yan Sheng had already withdrawn, Gao Li actually did not send someone to inform Li Jing, if Li Jing knew about this earlier, where would such a thing happen.
"Your Majesty is wise and martial, I believe that everything will be fine in Datang." Gao Zhan hurriedly said.
"Yes." Li Jing nodded and said, "Send someone to tell Boyan that the army is heading west and avoiding the Jin people!" Li Jing's eyes were slightly closed, and he sighed in his heart, since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, it has never suffered such a big blow, hundreds of thousands of troops were buried on the grassland, and the painstaking management of the grassland situation was abandoned. Gao Zhan didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly retreated, and asked people to find a way to inform Boyan.
In fact, Li Jing knew that it was too late for him to inform Boyan at this time, as the commander of the army, Boyan must have taken countermeasures when he knew that something was wrong, even if the surrounding enemy was heavily besieged, and now he was worried about the situation of Brother Xiao Wei, once the 100,000 army was lost, Wanyan Zongbi would definitely go west, and he didn't know if Yunzhou could be saved.
When Li Jing got the news of Boyan, Wanyan Zongbi had already led an army of 50,000 to the foot of Jiutai Beach, and what Chen Ren and Xiao Shangren left behind was just a mess, even the grain and grass that could not be taken away were all burned, and even a trace of black smoke could be seen rising in the camp, as if they were satirizing Wanyan Zongbi.
"It looks like the enemy has withdrawn." Wanyan Hulu came lazily and said, "Fifty miles to the west, there is no trace of the enemy, not even the herdsmen, and you want to clear the wilderness? What shall we do now? Kill it directly, or change it to Yunzhou? He jumped and tried, eager to enter Yunzhou, where was the refinement of the Khitan back then, one was Youzhou, the other was Yunzhou, whether it was population or wealth, it was the richest place in the Khitan, and now it fell into the hands of Li Jing, the location may not be very important, but the population is still Wanyan Lazy's favorite, and all the population of Yunzhou can be pocketed, and after digesting it for a period of time, the strength of the Jin people will increase a lot.
"There are still a lot of capable people under Li Jing, and as soon as they found out that something was wrong, they immediately withdrew, also because we came too late." Wanyan Zongbi felt a trace of regret, if it weren't for the heavy losses of the soldiers and horses, and the many injuries of the soldiers, his soldiers and horses would have been killed until now, and four days was enough time for these Tang troops to react more.
"Doesn't the Han people have a saying that if you run away, the monk can't run away from the temple? It's a big deal, we've fought all the way. Wan Yan Yu said lazily: "Although we don't have many people, we can still deal with the remnants of the Tang Army." ”
"How many soldiers and horses do you think the Tang Army still has, I estimate that there are at least 40,000 people, and if it is forcibly conscripted, there will be more. How many cities can you and I capture with such an army? Wanyan Zongbi looked further, from the vicinity of Wuchuan, because of its proximity to Yunzhou, it was the focus of the Tang Army, and the surrounding grassland people had a deep sense of identity with the Tang Army, and they could always get some reinforcements. If you really fight, you may not be able to get benefits.
"Is it just withdrawing? It's really unwilling. Wan Yan Yu lazily waved the horsewhip in his hand and said with some unwillingness. Although he annihilated the army of 100,000 and killed Brother Xiao Wei, he didn't get more money.
Wan Yan Zongbi glanced at Yan Yu lazily, and said coldly: "Although we have eliminated Brother Xiao Wei now, but Datang is still a behemoth for our Dajin, with a large population, and if you get Li Jing in Jiangnan, you can get an army of 100,000 people with a wave of your hand, and we have suffered heavy losses in this battle, not for a year or two, I'm afraid it is impossible to relax, after all, it is not easy to completely control the grassland." Neither I nor His Majesty will attack Datang easily. Yunzhou is the bottom line. The grassland has always been the territory of the grassland people, the Han people in the Central Plains have never paid attention to it, but Yunzhou is different, Yanyun occupies a very important position in the hearts of the Han people in the Central Plains, Li Jing seized the sixteen states of Yanyun, only to get the recognition of the Han people in the Central Plains, once we attack Yunzhou, it will cause Li Jing's endless counterattack, at that time, we simply do not have time to completely control the grassland in our hands. ”
"You are just too careful, how can Datang be brave and brave, isn't it an example in front of us? The 100,000 army of the Tang Dynasty was destroyed by us, and now in front of us is countless gold and silver treasures, as long as we kill them, we can seize more countless gold and silver treasures, and countless Central Plains women will be ours. Wan Yan Yu lazily raised his whip and pointed at the south, compared to Wuchuan, he wanted to attack Yunzhou more, Yunzhou is rich, there are countless gold and silver treasures and beautiful women, once he takes Yunzhou, the credit is even more than defeating Brother Xiao Wei.
"Stupid, if Li Jing's whole army goes north, what should I do?" Wanyan Zongbi said coldly: "If you want to attack Yunzhou, then wait for next time!" This time I am the commander of the march, and everything must be obeyed by me, otherwise it will be disobeying the military order. ”
If it was before, Wanyan Zongbi would definitely have the same view as Wanyan Hulazy, rushed over, killed the past, directly captured Yunzhou, and seized more gold and silver treasures, but after Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang died in battle, he understood that some things could not be solved by force in his hands, but now it is different, and he deeply understands the trade-offs.
Compared with the behemoth in the Central Plains, the Jin people are still much worse, and they can only go south to compete with the Tang Dynasty after digesting all the grasslands, which is also the last chance, Wanyan Zongbi endured the unwillingness in his heart, and could only wait for the opportunity. When he saw Yan Hu's lazy appearance, he thought of himself back then. If he had understood these truths at the beginning, maybe Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang would not have died in battle.
"Hmph, you are the head of the march, so naturally I listen to you." Wan Yan Yu lazily whipped his war horse fiercely, and shouted loudly to the soldiers around him: "The whole army gathers and kills Wuchuan." ”