Chapter 32 Discussion of Military Affairs
"Princess, it may hurt a little at first, bear with me!"
"Well, you tap!"
"Don't worry, my skills are good!"
Don't think crookedly, Li Xiu is just helping Princess Pingyang with medicine. I saw him pick up the gauze and dip some of the liquid in the bottle, and then began to clean the wound, during this time Princess Pingyang's injuries improved, and the wounds began to heal slowly, so the alcohol was no longer used, but instead used salt water to clean the wound, speaking of which salt water also has the function of disinfection, but the effect is very weak, and it is of no use to the princess's previous injuries at all.
When cleaning the wound, Li Xiu checked Princess Pingyang's wound by the way, and found that the skin around the wound had returned to normal, no longer as gray or even black as before, and there were also granulations and a thin film growing inside the wound, which were all signs of wound healing, and Princess Pingyang's spirit was also very good, except for being easily tired, everything else was similar to a normal person.
"According to the princess's recovery speed, it is estimated that there will be no danger of recurrence in a few days, and then you just need to recuperate with peace of mind!" Li Xiu said to the princess with a smile while cleaning the wound, seeing that Princess Pingyang was finally fine, he was finally relieved, this time he finally lived up to Ma Ye's trust, and at the same time, he didn't have to worry about being implicated if he couldn't cure Princess Pingyang.
"Thank you Captain Li for saving me righteously, if it weren't for Captain Li this time, I'm afraid my life would be lost in Gyeongju!" At this time, Princess Pingyang, who was sitting on the bed, also bowed slightly and thanked Li Xiu, and her voice was also very gentle, in fact, Li Xiu has always been very curious about Princess Pingyang, how did she lead thousands of troops when she looked so weak on the surface?
"The princess is polite, but the princess should be most grateful to Uncle Ma, if it weren't for him running thousands of miles to capture me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have had a chance to treat the princess!" Li Xiu said with a smile, and made a joke about Ma Ye by the way.
"Hehe, Uncle Ma's temper has always been like this, I remember when I was ten years old, there was a high fever that did not go away, he also rode a horse to the doctor's house, without saying a word, he carried the person on the horse to the house, and the result was that the doctor was scared, and it took a long time to calm down and treat me!" Princess Pingyang couldn't help but smile when she heard Li Xiu's words, she had heard Ma Ye say it before, and she also knew that he had a good relationship with Li Xiu, so when she mentioned Ma Ye, she immediately narrowed the distance between her and Li Xiu.
Just as Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang were talking, they suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside, and then saw Li Shimin striding in with a happy face and said: "Third sister, great joy, Duan Dechao and Li Zihe's army has gone around the back of the Turks, and it has been agreed to launch a surprise attack on the Turks tonight, and then we will attack from the front, which will definitely make the Turks unbearable!" ”
"Great! Yikes! Princess Pingyang also sat up straight excitedly when she heard the good news, but her body moved and her legs moved, and as a result, Li Xiu wiped her wound all of a sudden, and naturally she exclaimed in pain.
"Princess, please don't get too excited, or it may affect your injuries!" Li Xiu opened his mouth at this time and admonished, great joy and sorrow are not conducive to the recovery of the wound.
"Thank you Captain Li for the reminder!" Princess Pingyang also looked a little embarrassed at this time, and then sat down again and asked Li Xiu to help her clean her wounds.
Li Shimin was very excited at this time, things were not going well some time ago, not only the battle situation was not good for Datang, but even the third sister Princess Pingyang was injured, but now there is finally a turnaround, the third sister's injury must not recover, and the battle situation has also changed, if you grasp this opportunity, maybe you can give the Turks a cruel lesson.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin spoke again: "Third sister, Duan Dechao does not have many troops, and the surprise attack at night can only create chaos for the Turks, the most important thing is whether our frontal army can expand this chaos, but the Turks are several times our number, in comparison, we are still weak in strength, it is impossible to launch a full-scale attack, we can only concentrate our forces to attack one point, third sister, where do you think it is better for us to attack from?" ”
Hearing Li Shimin's words, Princess Pingyang also showed a thoughtful expression, and after a while, she opened her mouth and analyzed: "This time the Turks went south, the army was mainly divided into two parts, one part was the army led by Jieli Khan himself, and the other part was led by his nephew Tuli Khan, these two armies seem to be together, but the camp is clearly warped and wefted, and there are some armies of other tribes, but they are not worth attacking the army, if you want to cause chaos among the Turks, you can only attack the main army of Jieli or Tuli!" ”
"Yes, I think so too, Jieli Khan is a Turkic Khan, his cavalry is very elite, and the troops are also very strong, and he has always been the main force on the battlefield, in contrast, the Turki Khan is only a small Khan, and most of his troops are composed of Xue Yantuo, Xi people, Xi people, etc., the armies of these tribes are not only messy, but they also don't like the Turks, they have always been unable to work on the battlefield, the most important thing is that the Turki Khan is too young, young people are more impulsive, and they are easy to make mistakes when they are impulsive, So I think we can open the gap in Tuli. Li also went on to analyze.
"Tuli is a good breakthrough, if his army is in chaos, Jieli's army does not know the truth, and it is dark, then we will set fire everywhere, and we will definitely make the Turks chaotic!" Princess Pingyang also added some details at this time, and she also agreed with Li Shimin's analysis.
However, Li Xiu was a little anxious when he heard this, because Li Shimin and they chose to attack the Turki Khan, it seems that there is no problem now, and it is also a very clever decision, but in fact, in the long run, this move simply stinks and can't be stinky anymore, and even if the Turks can be repelled this time, I am afraid that there will be a second or third invasion of the Turks in the future.
"Good! I'm going to go down and deploy and fight for a war to settle the Turks! Li Shimin said that he turned around and was about to leave, after all, the military situation was urgent, and he could not be allowed to have any delay.
Seeing this, Li Xiu finally couldn't help it, and suddenly sighed lightly at the moment: "King Qin, slow down, the lower officials have something to say." ”
"Huh?" Hearing Li Xiu's words, not only did Li Shimin stop, but Princess Pingyang also looked at Li Xiu with a surprised gaze, not understanding why he stopped Li Shimin at this time?
"What's the matter with Captain Li?" Maybe it was because Li Xiu healed Princess Pingyang's injuries, and Li Shimin's attitude towards him was kinder at this time, and he was not annoyed by his unauthorized remarks.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin, princess, and the lower officials have some opinions on sending troops to attack the Turks......
"Bold! You are a little lieutenant, do you know what a big crime it is to talk about military affairs? Before Li Xiu finished speaking, Li Shimin suddenly said angrily, just now he thought that Li Xiu stopped him to report about Princess Pingyang's injury, but he didn't think that he would dare to express his opinion on military affairs, which is a taboo in the army, so Li Shimin will be angry.
Li Xiu was also taken aback by Li Shimin's angry appearance, and immediately reacted, knowing that he had committed a taboo in the army, but at this time, he couldn't allow him to regret it, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "Your Highness, the lower official knows that it is a little abrupt, but it is related to my Tang Dynasty national fortune, so I have to act cheaply, and please listen to me!" ”
"You ......"
However, this time without waiting for Li Shimin to get angry again, Princess Pingyang said with a gentle face: "Second brother, don't be in a hurry to get angry, Captain Li is the queen of the gate, and Uncle Ma has recommended me again and again, saying that Captain Li is a stranger in the world, so he must have his own views on the battle situation, let's listen to it!" ”
Li Shimin can not listen to other people's words, but he can't ignore his own sister's words, so he had no choice but to say at this time: "Okay, then listen to Captain Li's opinions, but military affairs are very important, I hope Captain Li will know the importance of his words!" ”
Hearing Li Shimin's prickly words, it also aroused Li Xiu's donkey temper, you don't let me say it, I will show you, I saw him salute Princess Pingyang and said: "Two highnesses, I heard your words just now, and I am ready to take advantage of the sneak attack of the rear army to attack the army of the Turki Khan head-on, although it is easy to cause chaos among the Turks, but it is a bit short-sighted!" ”
Li Xiu's last sentence can be described as very faceless, which made Li Shimin a little annoyed again, and just wanted to reprimand a few words, but he didn't expect Princess Pingyang to say first: "Oh? Then I don't know what Captain Li has to say? ”
"Gao Jian can't talk about it, but I know from Uncle Ma that since the founding of my Tang Dynasty, the Turks have gone south almost every year, and Jieli Khan inherited the position of the Turkic Khan last year, and he is even more eager to prove his strength, and he spares no effort to attack my Datang, even if we defeat him this year, but he will definitely come again next year and the year after next!"
Li Xiu paused here when he said this, and then continued: "Now the Turks are powerful, and my Tang Dynasty has just established a country, so I am really powerless to compete with it, but there is no way, for example, the simplest thing is to let the Turks themselves mess up, and as far as I know, Tuli is the son of the previous Turkic Khan, and he is also the nephew of Jieli, in the past, Tuli was too young to inherit the position of Khan, but now Tuli is getting older, and he has also formed a strong challenge to Jieli's position as Khan, and there is also Xue Yantuo under Tuli, The strength of this tribe is growing extremely fast, and they are also very dissatisfied with the rule of the Turks, but the Turks are powerful, and they dare not resist for the time being, but only one chance, they will definitely betray the Turks, as the so-called enemy of the enemy is a friend, if the king of Qin mainly attacks Tuli and Xue Yantuo today, then the happiest person is probably Jieli Khan! ”
Li Xiu's words were all deduced by him according to the history of later generations, and later Jieli's defeat had a close relationship with Tuli's betrayal, and Xue Yantuo also helped the Tang Dynasty, although later Xue Yantuo also became the enemy of the Tang Dynasty, but that was already later, and now the most important thing is to deal with the Turks.
After listening to Li Xiu's words, Li Shimin and Princess Pingyang also looked at each other in shock, they knew a little about the relationship between Jieli and Tuli, but they never knew about Xue Yantuo's dissatisfaction with the Turks, in fact, the Tang Dynasty was established at the beginning of many aspects, and many aspects were in ruins, such as not knowing much about the news on the northern grasslands, if what Li Xiu said was true, then they probably really had to think about it carefully.