Chapter 858 Chang'an Crisis
"Your Majesty can choose to withdraw his troops, retreat to Dongying, settle down in Dongying, and seek an opportunity to make a comeback." Li Qin said cautiously.
"No, absolutely not, compared to the Tang Kingdom, Dongying is even more unbearable, and if you go to Dongying, it is even more impossible to make a comeback." Li Shimin directly shook his head and rejected Li Qin's proposal.
"Then Your Majesty can only choose to gather troops and fight a decisive battle with the Han army." Li Qin continued.
"Why is that?"
Li Shimin was puzzled, he didn't understand why Li Qin planned to fight a decisive battle with the Han army, after all, if he lost this battle, then it would be over.
"Your Majesty forgot how we lost our men and horses, one is because the Han army suddenly attacked, and they didn't have time to react, and the other is because they were too scattered, so that the Han army had every opportunity to break through.
There are many recruits in the army, and the strength is not good, if it is dispersed to block the advance of the Han army, it will only increase the probability of defeat, and it will be impossible to engage the Han army when the troops are insufficient, so the minister thinks that when the army is assembled, maybe only in this way can there be a glimmer of life. Li Qin explained.
"Well, according to what the prime minister said, gather a large army to fight with the Han army." Li Shimin said in a deep voice.
"How is Su Lie?" Li Shimin asked again.
"General Su Lie is no longer in serious trouble, but for the time being, he is not suitable for the battlefield in the short term." Li Qin replied.
"Let Su Lie and Cheng Qian go to Dongying together, it's too dangerous to stay in Dragon City." Li Shimin instructed Li Qin.
"Yes!"
"Is there any news from Huyanzan?" Li Shimin asked again.
"No news has come so far!" Li Qin replied truthfully.
"I don't know what happened to them, the strength of the Mongolian army is extraordinary, the original victory over the Mongols all relied on General Li Mu and the second brother, now General Li Mu has retired, and the second brother stays in Longcheng, they will be very troublesome there."
Li Shimin said worriedly.
"Your Majesty, why don't let General Li Mu go out of the mountain again!" Li Qin said tentatively.
"No need, the old general has made up his mind, and he has a deep prejudice against me forcing my father to give way, and besides, things haven't come to that point yet, so it's not in a hurry." Li Shimin rejected Li Qin's proposal.
"Got it!"
Li Qin nodded and said.
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Yizhou,
"My lord, my subordinates think that this is an opportunity for our army to take Chang'an." Guan Ying said in a deep voice.
"My lord, now that Jingzhou's strength has been greatly damaged, I dare not offend my Yizhou, and Liu Wei's main army is attacking the Tang State, and attacking Chang'an at this time is an excellent opportunity."
Peng Yue also persuaded Liu Bang.
"What do you think?"
Liu Bang ignored Guan Ying and Peng Yue, but looked at the others.
"My lord, my subordinates think it's inappropriate." The first one to open his mouth was Fa Zheng.
"Why?" Liu Bang asked.
"My lord, my subordinates think that Liu Bian's attack on the Tang State is to conquer foreign races, if I attack Liu Biao in Yizhou at this time, I will suffer from the shame of the world, abuse, and even conquest, and it is really unwise to attack Chang'an at this time." Fa Zheng explained.
"My lord, my subordinates also think it's inappropriate."
After Fa Zheng finished speaking, Xiao He spoke.
"What do you think?" Liu Bang looked at Xiao He, the person he relied on the most.
"Regardless of the relationship between the lord and Liu Bian, the lord is a relative of the Han family after all, a Han person, if the lord sends troops to attack Chang'an and obstructs Liu Bian's attack on the Tang State, it is tantamount to betraying the country, if the lord really does such a thing, then I am afraid that he will be spurned by the ancestors of the Liu family, even if the lord has achieved a great cause, all the people in the world will not obey the lord!"
Xiao He's words were very serious, this was the first time he had spoken to Liu Bang like this, which showed that he was really against Yizhou's attack on Chang'an at this time.
"Xiao He, this is the first time you've talked to someone like this!" Liu Bang stared at Xiao He and said in a deep voice, Liu Bang's face was very ugly at this time, and his brows were tightly wrinkled together.
"The subordinates are guilty, but the subordinates have to say that the lord is different from Cao Cao, a different surname, and also different from Liu Bei, a nominal Han clansman, in this case, the lord really can't do it!" Xiao He said earnestly and persuasively.
Liu Bang glanced at Xiao He lightly, and then looked at Chen Ping and Lu Buwei.
"What do you two think?"
"My subordinates think that since the opportunity has come, then I Yizhou naturally has no reason to give up."
Chen Ping said first.
"Chen Ping, how can you be so confused!"
Xiao He was instantly angry and shouted at Chen Ping.
"Xiao He, do you still have such a lord in your eyes?" Before Chen Ping could speak, Liu Bang took the lead in getting angry.
"The Lord is angry!"
Xiao He hurriedly admitted his mistake.
"Chen Ping, you go on!"
Xiao He didn't look at Xiao He, and said to Chen Ping again.
"My lord, my subordinates think that as long as the lord achieves great things and ascends to the throne in the future, the discussion in the world will naturally be suppressed, and such a good opportunity is too rare, and it would be a pity to lose it." Chen Ping continued.
"Mr. Lu has something to say!" Liu Bang said to Lu Buwei again.
"The subordinates have the same view as Lord Chen, the result is the most important thing, what the process is, it doesn't matter at all, the one who achieves great things is not informal, the lord does not have to be in the unexpected discussion, and the achievement of the great cause is the best choice." LΓΌ Buwei replied.
"That's right, as long as the lord becomes the emperor, whoever dares to talk about the lord will be killed." Fan said loudly.
"Lord Xiao He is really too unfounded, when the lord becomes the emperor in the future, he can still destroy Mongolia, and he can still destroy the Tang Kingdom, not only that, but the general lord can also conquer the Western Regions, expand the territory, and make meritorious achievements for all generations, who dares to talk about the lord at that time." Peng Yue said to Xiao He.
"Xiao He, Fazheng, did you hear what they said?" Liu Bang looked at Fa Zheng and Xiao He again.
"It's up to the lord to decide!"
Fa Zheng said helplessly.
"Lord, my subordinates still want to persuade my lord to give up this idea." Fa Zheng gave up, but Xiao He didn't, Xiao He continued to persuade.
"Needless to say, I won't let go of this thought." Before Xiao He finished speaking, Liu Bang directly refuted Xiao He.
"Xiao He, you have also suffered over the years, so let's do it, I will allow you to rest for half a year." Then, Liu Bang said again.
"Who will take over the affairs of the subordinates?"
Xiao He couldn't help asking.
Liu Bang thought casually for a moment, and then replied to Xiao He, "Let Mr. Lu Buwei take your place, you can rest for a while." β
"Xiao He, thank you, lord!"
Xiao He bowed his hand and thanked Liu Bang, Xiao He looked a little lonely at this time.
Fa Zheng and the others looked at Xiao He very unpleasantly, especially Chen Ping, Chen Ping among the ministers of Yizhou, Xiao He had the best relationship, but this time Chen Ping stood on the opposite side of Xiao He and harmed Xiao He.
In the final analysis, it is because Liu Bang has already had an idea, Chen Ping is clear, Lu Buwei is clear, Xiao He, and Fa Zheng are actually clear.
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"What do you think about this fight?" Liu Bang looked at everyone.
"After the last battle, my subordinates thought that it was not good to disperse the troops, but instead gave the enemy a chance to defend the city." Peng Yue said.
"Do you mean that this time you are going to concentrate your forces and storm all the way?" Liu Bang asked.
"Exactly!" Peng Yue nodded.
"What do you think?" Liu Bang looked at the others again.
"Feasible!"
Chen Ping, Lu Buwei and others nodded one after another.
"Since you proposed it, then this battle will be handed over to you Peng Yue." Liu Bang said to Peng Yue.
"I will live up to the trust of my lord!" Peng Yue replied categorically.
"Now there are 250,000 troops in Yizhou, how many soldiers and horses do you want, you want those generals to decide for yourself, and they all agree." Liu Bang said again.
"Thank you, my lord!"
Peng Yue was overjoyed, and then said excitedly,
"My subordinates need 200,000 troops, and I hope that General Duan Zhixuan, General Fan Xu, General Yang Dayan, General Xiao Moke, and General Ma Yuan will go with their subordinates."
"Your appetite is so big, almost all of my Yizhou family has been taken away by you, but since you have opened this mouth, then so-and-so will allow it."
Although Liu Bang was a little shocked, he still agreed to Peng Yue's request.
"Thank you, lord!"
Peng Yue was overjoyed.
"There will be Mr. Laulu in the allocation of soldiers and horses, grain and grass." Liu Bang said to Lu Buwei again, these things were originally Xiao He's business, but because of Xiao He's choice, they all changed.
"No!"