The arrangements were made, Luo Tong felt the need to report to Li Shimin, and had to report that Li Shimin was in the early court, and asked him to wait in the study.

Luo Tong was idle and bored in the study, planning to find a book to kill time, and saw a copy of "Wu Zi's Art of War" on the bookshelf.

"The Art of War" is a famous military book in ancient China, written by Wu Qi, a famous general in the early Warring States period, and is a military work as famous as "The Art of War". It's a pity that most of them have been lost, and only many fragments remain.

Luo Tong unfolded the text of the page, only to see countless dense small characters written in the blank space around the title, and looked at it attentively, recognized that this was Li Shimin's handwriting, and was very curious, so he read it carefully, and it turned out that this was actually the annotation he wrote for "Wu Zi's Art of War".

A cursory translation shows that there are still only six articles in this "Wu Zi's Art of War", only more than 1,000 words, but Li Shimin has written an annotation of nearly 10,000 words.

And in each annotated paragraph, classic battles in history will be cited, as well as examples of the use of troops. As far as the Battle of Julu, the Battle of Pengcheng, the Siege of Qixia in the Qin and Han dynasties, the Battle of Liu Wuzhou and the Battle of Tiger Prison in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and other battle examples have been recorded one by one.

The ancients always liked to write articles that were extremely mysterious, obscure, and without punctuation, and they were all dry truths. If you don't have a certain literary foundation, whether you can read through it is a problem. However, after Li Shimin's annotation, this military book immediately became in-depth and concise, and it was more vivid and easy to understand than the original version.

Seeing that Li Shimin couldn't come for a while, he simply read the transcript against the original text on the spot, and every time he read it, he felt more and more admiration for Li Shimin, and sighed secretly: Uncle Li's achievements in cultural governance almost made him forget that he was also a well-known military strategist, and Uncle Li Ji may not be comparable in terms of military standards.

Especially when he read the article "Governing the Soldiers", he was even more amazed: "It is worthy of being an emperor through the ages, and my father-in-law's thoughts on cultural governance and martial arts are really very accessible." ”

"Ahem, ahem!" Suddenly there was a dry cough from above.

Luo Tong was secretly shocked, and hurriedly looked up, but saw that Li Shimin was already sitting in the main hall without knowing what was going on. His face was a little red, a little shy, and a little happy, maybe because he drank too much wine, but it was more likely that he had unintentionally said that he was an emperor through the ages.

The first emperor of the ages was evaluated by later generations, and naturally there was no one in the Tang Dynasty. The first time he was called like this, the narcissistic Li Shimin was a little embarrassed.

Luo Tong smiled secretly in his heart and asked, "Father-in-law, when did you come?" ”

"Not long ago, I saw that you were fascinated by it, and I didn't bother!" Li Shimin straightened his posture and asked, "What did you just read about the management of the army in "Wu Zi"? ”

Luo Tong smiled and nodded: "Wu Qi used soldiers to re-govern, word by word, it can be described as a pearl of words!" The father-in-law put the truth in his commentary, together with the practice of governing the country, which is refreshing! ”

Li Shimin said: "Wu Qi is an outstanding figure who has a complete military rule of the world, and there is a hidden truth in the art of war, but ordinary people are not aware of it. When I was as old as you, I liked Huo Quai, admired his momentum of sweeping all directions, and when I was twenty years old, I changed to Han Xin, realizing that I used soldiers to re-strategize, and after I ascended the throne, I attached more importance to Wu Qi and re-governance. Huo Qu's illness is strong, and he leads the show for a while; Han Xin's strength spans his life; Wu Qi is strong, but he can dominate for several lifetimes. ”

Luo Tong understood in his heart, this is the improvement of the ideological realm, Huo Quai's style is tough, and the Huns who fought were frightened, but after all, it was only a temporary victory; Han Xin's re-planning, almost every battle has a strange plot, often with the smallest victory to achieve the greatest results, for Liu Bang laid a huge foundation, and Wu Qi re-ruled, that is, in the management of the army is also in the governance of the country, the management of the army is strong, the governance of the country is prosperous, only the military is strong can really run rampant in the world, in order to build a huge empire, a hundred years of dominance.

Wu Qi opposed both the militarism of the masses and the re-cultivation of morality, and the abolition of military equipment. He believed that only by cultivating virtue internally and externally could the country become strong and prosperous. I fully agree with this, so I do not forget to govern the country in addition to conquering the Quartet, so as not to have a situation like the Han Dynasty. Li Shimin smiled: "Since you like it, I will give you this book, if it helps you, it is also my blessing for the Tang Dynasty!" He waved his hand generously and gave the book to Luo Tong.

Luo Tong put it away as if he had found a treasure.

"By the way, the two problem children I gave you are okay, right?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.

Luo Tong hurriedly said: "Du He can't see it, but Fang Yiai is definitely a treasure." This guy has a terrifying strength, even Huaiyu is not as good. I just had a trick with him, and I almost lost a big ugly one! This guy is equipped with an eighty-pound Mo knife and eighty-pound heavy armor, which is simply an invulnerable killing tool. ”

Li Shimin said in disbelief: "Fang Yiai's love is so powerful? He knew Luo Tong's innate divine power, and the two of them also fought a few times, each time making Luo Tong dizzy with the style of playing with one force to ten meetings, and there was nowhere to use his strength.

It is really surprising that such a gentleman as Fang Yiai made Luo Tong almost embarrassed.

"In terms of strength alone, he is truly terrifying! It's a pity that he learned martial arts too late! Luo Tong shook his head regretfully and said: "If he has been learning martial arts since he was a child like us, his achievements are unimaginable, and now he can't keep up with us, as long as he doesn't touch him, anyone can use the method of fighting to consume him to death!" However, Mo Dao Hand is known for his strength, and he doesn't need any skills, just straight and horizontal slashing! ”

Li Shimin smiled: "I wanted to make some trouble for you, but I didn't want to give you a baby." You are really my lucky star, and all the bad things have become treasures to you. Haha, Xuan Ling recommended countless talents for Datang, but he couldn't even look at his own children. You'll have to laugh at him once another day! ”

Luo Tong couldn't help but glance at him, and after getting along, he found that there was a little bit of badness in Li Shimin's inscrutable character, especially for those who didn't like him or offended him, he would not hesitate to smear and squeeze him.

"You're not specifically here to thank me, are you? Would you be so kind? ”

Luo Tong said embarrassedly: "This, it seems that I really didn't come to thank you!" ”

"I'm a big man, and I don't care about you. Go ahead! Looking at Luo Tong's embarrassed appearance, Li Shimin showed a slight sense of self-satisfaction, this kid can't slip his hands, and there are not many opportunities for him to lose his temper.

"I decided to go to the Turks in five days to rob!"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment and said, "Someone disagrees!" ”

"Who is so domineering?" Luo Tong's tone was a little unkind.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "I! ”

"Uh......" Luo Tong choked the second half of the words and guessed: "Could it be that my father-in-law thinks that a small fight is not enough to change the situation of the war?" ”

"Exactly!" Li Shimin nodded, with a look of approval in his eyes, he deserved to be the person he fancied, this was the decision he had just discussed with Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Gao Shilian, Hou Junji, Yu Zhining, Su Shichang, Yao Silian, Xue Shui, and Chu Liang.

Luo Tong's eyes lit up and said, "Is it Lingzhou or Daizhou?" Father-in-law, don't worry, I'm the best at sabotage. ”

Li Shimin smiled mysteriously and opened the map of the territory of the Tang Dynasty, which was very detailed, and it was possible to see at a glance what place represented what place.

Judging from the situation on the map, the Turkic West is bounded by Jinshan Mountain, and the east is next to the Liaodong section of Goguryeo. However, because of the abundance of water and grass, most of the Turks are distributed in the south, and the Tiele tribes are in the north.

Li Shimin used Li Daozong to guard Lingzhou, and Li Shiji to guard and merge the state, and Zhang Gongjin to sit in Daizhou, which almost presented a situation of being attacked by the east and the west...... Looking at the map, Luo Tong guessed that Li Shimin might have the idea that things were being sandwiched.

Really!

Li Shimin took out three chess pieces instead of Li Daozong, Li Ji, and Zhang Gongjin to place them in the positions of Lingzhou, Bingzhou, and Daizhou, and said: "The Turks dominate the grassland, and the territory is extremely broad. It is not easy to decide in a fight. I plan to divide my troops and attack at the time of the decisive battle: all the way I will still focus on Li Jing, leading Li Daozong to attack the Turks from west to east in Lingzhou, and Zhang Gongjin will attack from east to west in Daizhou... And Li Ji was responsible for attacking Dingxiang... Then let the Yi Nan go from north to south, and let them block the northern part of the Turks, in case they let the north flee deep into the north. ”

"Wouldn't it be better to divide your troops into four ways?"

Luo Tong also took a chess piece, put it in the direction of Gyeongju, and said: "When the army is dispatched, Yaoshi Gong will go out of Lingzhou from west to east, General Zhang will go out of Yanmen Pass from east to west, and General Li will gnaw Dingxiang; And the middle road out of Gyeongju Shuofang from south to north. The four-way army marched separately. Then, supplemented by the Yi Nan in the north, it formed a situation of encirclement on all sides, and kept it so that the Turks became the turtle in the urn. ”

Li Shimin laughed and said: "The hero sees the same thing, and I have this intention." What do you think, what is our purpose? Isn't it the economy? At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the vitality of the Central Plains was greatly injured, and the injury was too serious to recover for a while. At this time when everything is in ruins, it rashly launches a foreign war for a long time. The consumption will hurt the foundation of Datang and increase the burden on the people. But in the current situation, we can't help but fight. So what to do? A quick battle is to use the shortest time, the fastest method, the strongest efficiency, and the least amount of materials to eliminate the Turks. ”

He gestured on the map with his hand, and said in a firm, domineering, and unquestionable tone: "So in this battle, my Datang will wipe out the Turks like the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, and tell the grassland heroes with the strongest posture and iron-blooded soldiers: The Tang Dynasty, which is more powerful than the Turks, is coming!" ”

"The Tang Dynasty generals are like clouds, and the fierce generals and tiger generals are countless. But when it comes to the three most top-notch generals, none other than Zhao Junwang (Li Xiaogong), Li Jing, and Li Ji. The south is the rear of my Datang, and there is no room for mistakes, and King Zhaojun can't move! ”

Li Xiaogong is Li Yuan's cousin, and he is a general who is both civil and military, and has experienced a hundred battles...... Almost half of the southern Tang Dynasty was defeated by him, and when it came to the military exploits of pacifying the world, Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong were the first and second who could not be defeated. During his tenure as the governor of Jingzhou, he vigorously opened up Tuntian, created copper smelting, and made Jingzhou's governance prosperous!

The south has not been peaceful for a long time, and Li Xiaogong, who is in need of the first army on the horse and the one on the side of the horse, is in charge, and he is good at complex terrain warfare such as mountain warfare, jungle warfare, and water warfare, and it is never a good thing to rashly transfer him to the north to fight positional warfare that he is not good at! Li Shimin is well-known for knowing people and making good use of them, so naturally he will not make such low-level mistakes.

Luo Tong somewhat understood what Li Shimin meant, but it was too unexpected and unbelievable to let a seventeen-year-old man act as the commander of the First Army, which Li Shimin really dared to think!

After being stunned for a long time, he swallowed his saliva and said, "Father-in-law is saying that I will be in charge of this army from south to north?" ”

Li Shimin blinked his eyes and said, "What do you think of my arrangement?" ”

"It's child's play!" Luo Tong smiled calmly and said, "I know that my father-in-law is not a person who cares about age, but the gap in experience cannot be made up by talent." ”

"I think it's a bit of a child's play, too."

"......" Luo Tong was confused.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Li Jing is good at attacking with soldiers. good at scheming and calculating; Li Shiji is experienced and flexible in employing soldiers, and is good at exploiting loopholes. And you are good at fighting tough battles, except for you, I believe that it is difficult to find a second person in the world who dares to face the Turkic elite cavalry head-on with 3,000 men and horses, and also defeat the Turks miserably! You fight tough battles as fiercely as a tiger, and your sword goes off the beaten path like a fox, and the commander of the frontal army is naturally none other than you. Therefore, I want to transfer you to Gyeongju, accept the position of governor, take charge of the military affairs of Gyeong, Yeon, and Sui, and guard the northern border. Like Li Daozong, Zhang Gongjin, and Li Ji, when they were guarding the town, they sent people to go deep into the Turkic territory to investigate the Turkic situation and understand the Turkic dynamics, so that they could take down the Turks in the shortest time and in the fastest way in the future. ”

"Father-in-law, I have to say you, your decision is a little crazy. Wei Chi Jingde and Hou Junji have experienced a hundred battles, have rich experience, and are good at fighting tough battles! None of them are better than me. ”

Li Shimin laughed and said: "As an emperor, if he doesn't understand the specialties of his courtiers, he is definitely not a good emperor and an excellent emperor." I also know the strengths of Jingde and Junji, and Jingde is brave, but he has a violent personality and is not the best candidate; Junji is good at fighting tough battles, destroying the fierce and defeating the enemy, and is invincible...... But he is too arrogant, no one but me can make him obey orders wholeheartedly, the battle to annihilate the Turks is a coordinated operation, and if either side makes a mistake, it will be lost, and I dare not take that risk. ”

"You are wise and courageous, and you are broad-minded, and you are tolerant of different doubts. The only thing you lack is experience in leading troops, and experience makes up for it. Our decisive battle with the Turks will also be a year or two later, and you will lead the troops in Gyeongju for a year or two, won't this experience come? What's more, during the war, you still have the strongest backing support of Li Jing, Li Daozong, Zhang Gongjin, and Li Ji, what are you afraid ......of?"

Li Shimin is more and more optimistic about Luo Tong's potential, people with such potential, looking at the whole Li Tang, he just found two people, one is Hou Junji, and the other is Luo Tong in front of him, it seems that Luo Tong's potential is greater than Hou Junji, and it is more worthy of cultivation.

Hou Junji!

Li Shimin, one of the most important juniors, has taken a fancy to his amazing military talent since he received him as a book. Take it with you and bring it up. Let Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui teach him the art of war. The strategic calculation even allowed Li Jing to take him as an apprentice and teach him a higher level of art of war and tactics.

Hou Junji also did not live up to Li Shimin's trust, under the cultivation of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, Hou Junji's various values have risen sharply, and he has become a great figure in both civil and military affairs. Wen Ke became a member of his strategist group, and Wu Neng led his troops to fight and commanded thousands of armies, and he could still charge into battle. But Li Shimin was still a little dissatisfied with him, and Hou Junji's real talent was in the military. He needs Hou Juncheng to be a military commander like Li Jing who surpasses Li Shiji and can expand the territory for him for the future Tang Dynasty. has achieved brilliant hegemony, but Hou Junji's military progress is not satisfactory.

In the past, there was no reference object, but now that there is a Luo Tong, Li Shimin found that Hou Junji immediately compared him.

In the face of Luo Tong's progress, Hou Junji is like a turtle crawling.

Luo Tong had a sour nose, Li Shimin let him sit in Gyeongju, and the promotion was secondary, and his real intention was to do his best to cultivate him, hoping that he would grow up quickly and become the core of the future of the Tang Dynasty's military.

Gyeongju borders Liangshi, which seems to be dangerous but is not, because there are still many famous seniors around, even if he makes a mistake, these seniors will solve the siege in time and will not cause any losses to Datang.

After understanding Li Shimin's good intentions, Luo Tong said angrily: "Then thank you father-in-law for your trust!" However, although I have received my father-in-law's in-depth guidance in the past six months, those combat experiences of my father-in-law have nothing to do with me after all! If you are fighting in actual combat, comprehending at the same time, and learning from many predecessors, you will eventually form your own style of leading troops one day. ”

Li Shimin praised and was more optimistic about the future of Luo Tong. Talent is already extraordinary, and with this humble and not arrogant attitude, he will definitely be able to shine in the future. Thinking of Hou Junji, I have a feeling of hating iron but not steel.

Hou Junji is the person he picked up with one hand, and he has followed him since the beginning of the army in Taiyuan. has an extremely outstanding talent, before Luo Tong had an epiphany, he regarded him as Li Tang's future Optimus Prime, and in order to cultivate him, he specially recommended him to Li Jing and asked Li Jing to teach him the art of war. However, Li Jing felt that Hou Junji's utilitarian heart was too heavy, and he would do whatever it took for the sake of his interests, and he didn't like it, so he didn't give him everything, but only symbolically taught some ways to use soldiers. As a result, Hou Junji falsely accused Li Jing of being anti-minded, which made Li Shimin very troubled.