Chapter 528: Decisive Battle in Weishui
Jieli Khan drove straight into the direction of Chang'an City with his soldiers and horses.
Although there were some obstacles on the way, they still did not stop moving forward.
Chang'an is in danger.
And just when Jieli Khan was approaching Chang'an City, in Chang'an City, Li Shimin and they had already gotten relevant news.
In the imperial study, Li Shimin's expression was solemn.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Jieli Khan saw that he could not attack Jingzhou City, so he made a detour and approached Chang'an City, if they were forced to Chang'an City, this Chang'an was afraid that it would be hit hard."
The prosperity of Chang'an is not only in Chang'an City, but also outside Chang'an City, so they must not let Turkic soldiers and horses rush to Chang'an.
Li Shimin's tone was very heavy, and the ministers looked at each other, but in the face of this situation, they were helpless.
There are 30,000 soldiers and horses in Chang'an City, which are used for defense, and they can't do without it, do they have any other way than waiting for the Turkic soldiers and horses in Chang'an?
Everyone didn't talk much, and the atmosphere in the imperial study was a little dignified and a little depressing, which made people a little breathless.
Qin Tian stood in the crowd, his brows staring, but after a while, he spoke: "Shengshang, the Turks have already committed a taboo by giving up Jingzhou to attack my Chang'an City, and it is basically impossible for them to succeed, what we need to do now is how to prevent the loss of my Datang from increasing." ”
Qin Tian spoke, everyone's hearts relaxed slightly, and then they all looked at Qin Tian.
"Qin Aiqing, in your opinion, what should I do now in Datang?"
"The prosperity of Chang'an is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty for ten years, and it must not be destroyed in this war, so in the opinion of the ministers, it is imperative to choose another battlefield to avoid the destruction of Chang'an."
Hearing that another battlefield was chosen, a war with the Turks, everyone had their eyebrows and nodded in agreement, but Li Shimin fell into contemplation and asked: "Then in your opinion, it is more appropriate to choose the battlefield?" ”
"Weishui!"
"Weishui?" Everyone was stunned, and immediately after, someone stood up, and the first to stand up was Su Dingfang.
"It's really ridiculous, Weishui is not very wide, it can't stop the Turkic soldiers and horses at all, my Tang army is only 30,000 now, if you are opposite to them across Weishui, you are looking for death, don't look at it, the Turkic soldiers and horses are very powerful."
Immediately afterwards, Gao Shilian also stood up: "It's just a plan, you are cutting off my Tang Dynasty, guarding Chang'an City, with 30,000 soldiers and horses in the city, you can also resist the Turks, and when their food and grass are exhausted, they will naturally go back, if you meet them on land, my Datang is not an opponent now." ”
“…………”
There are many people who accuse Qin Tian, Xu Maogong stood aside, but he was silent, he still knew Qin Tian, if he hadn't already had a complete strategy, Qin Tian would not have come up with such a bad idea.
Li Shimin glanced at Qin Tian, but he was not in a hurry, he just said, "You go on." ”
Qin Tian bowed his head and said: "Now there are 30,000 soldiers and horses in Chang'an City, and these 30,000 soldiers and horses can all be brought to the bank of the Weishui River, but we have to set up a suspicious formation, so that the Turks think that we have a lot of soldiers and horses, just after we come to the bank of the Weishui River, we must immediately find some people, pretend to be the soldiers and horses of King Qin, the king of various vassal domains, and rush to the bank of the Weishui River. ”
"So it's suspicious?" Li Shimin repeated softly, and then said: "Therefore, the Suspicious Formation can indeed deter the Turkic soldiers and horses, but it is not easy to want them to retreat, right?" ”
The Turks came on a long journey, and they would not choose to leave because the reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty arrived, it was not worth it for them, and they have always been very good at land warfare.
If they really do it, those soldiers who are pretending to be soldiers will easily be exposed, and at that time, the situation is only afraid that it will not be good.
"What the Holy Lord said is timely, the Turkic soldiers and horses are so easy to be frightened."
"That is, it doesn't matter if they don't dare to act rashly, but if you want them to withdraw from the army, it's difficult."
"Qin Tian thinks the Turks are too stupid, one person looks at others as stupid, and in the end, it is his own ...... who suffers."
The crowd criticized Qin Tian again, but Qin Tian pursed his lips and said, "Holy Lord, please listen to me finish speaking." ”
The others shut up, and Qin Tian continued to speak: "Therefore, it is indeed difficult to make the Turks retreat, but there are two aspects that can make the Turks retreat. ”
"Oh, those two?"
"The first is to win the war, Lingzhou, Turkic, and Liang and Hou Sui, there should be news soon, as long as the news of their victory comes, the Jieli Khan here is bound to consider whether to continue the attack, and then there is Jingzhou City, we can send troops to remove the soldiers and horses left by Jieli Khan in Jingzhou, and directly cut off his back road, so that he panics."
Speaking of this, everyone became quieter and quieter, no one spoke again, everyone just listened quietly, Xu Maogong smiled lightly, touched his beard, and thought to himself that this kid really has a way, but only relying on these, it still doesn't work, the Turks retreated like this, unwillingly.
However, he is not in a hurry, Qin Tian must still have a way, just now he just said the first.
Sure enough, when Xu Maocheng thought like this, Qin Tian continued to speak: "Second, naturally I want to negotiate with the Turks, and now that I see that my Tang army has many soldiers and horses, and has won several victories, he is not sure, and he will retreat, at this time, if he knows the benefits, they will leave." ”
Qin Tian said it very casually, but after Li Shimin heard it, he frowned slightly, knowing that it was profitable, but he was afraid that this benefit would not be small, and he would squeeze his Tang Dynasty dry.
However, in the current situation of Datang, it seems that there is no choice.
Li Shimin thought in his heart, and Su Dingfang stood up again: "Phew, you are simply a sinner of my Datang, and you want to know it for profit, don't you mean that you want my Datang to give benefits to the Turks, or even to them?" How could I, Datang, do such a thing? ”
Su Dingfang said, and Gao Shilian hurriedly echoed.
"That is, this matter must not be done, this will not only lose the face of my Datang, but also pay tribute to the Turks in the future, and it will also overwhelm my Datang, the saint, this move must not be done, the ministers will die in battle, and they will also protect the Tang Dynasty Chang'an."
Everyone scolded Qin Tian bitterly, Qin Tian glanced at Li Shimin a little aggrieved, Li Shimin was also a little hesitant, at this time, Xu Maogong stood up: "Shengshang, the minister thinks that Qin Tian's method is feasible, the top priority is to find a way to make the Turks withdraw their troops, I have a lot of resources in the Tang Dynasty, why not give them some benefits for the time being, as long as the Holy Lord keeps this revenge in mind, in a few years, we will definitely be able to get it back, sometimes, when forbearance, it is too reckless, and it is not done by a wise man." ”
"The saint, the minister also thinks it is feasible, otherwise the people of Chang'an will definitely be hit hard, bear with it at this time, and in the future, the ministers will follow the saint and find these back......"
(End of chapter)