Chapter 727: Discussing the Battle of Crossing the Sea

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "Li Ke's bad luck is certain, and it is also certain that the eldest grandson Wuji is in power, as for within four or five years, all the affairs of the Tang Dynasty have to be decided by the eldest grandson Wuji, and if you can't get along with him, it will be too unwise, and it is unnecessary!" ”

He whispered, "Your Highness, this matter is no wonder for Lord Eldest Sun. Just imagine, no matter who it is, if you get the evidence of Li Ke's collusion with foreign countries, it is impossible to hide it and not report it, it is just that it was sent to the palace by the eldest grandson, so Your Royal Highness, you must not blame the eldest grandson, don't have estrangement! ”

Li Zhi nodded and said: "This lonely is naturally saved, you have to worry too much about the disease, and the lonely is not the kind of king who ignores things and only blames others indiscriminately." ”

Wang Ping'an hummed and said: "Li Ke's matter has not yet been determined, I don't know if he was used by the Goguryeo people, and there is no way to confirm that he has betrayed now." This matter must be investigated in detail, and he must not be wronged. Also, Your Highness, everything is one thing, we can only talk about things on a case-by-case basis, and we must not implicate others. This matter has nothing to do with Concubine Yang, she lives in the deep palace, she doesn't know what Li Ke does, if you involve her, it will be unfair! ”

Li Zhi was speechless for a while, and after a long while, he said: "Fortunately, you reminded me of the disease, otherwise Lone would really ...... her Alas, Lone didn't pay attention to her at all during this time, and she has been kneeling outside, her son broke into such a big disaster, presumably she felt uncomfortable, Lone didn't hold her responsible, that is! ”

Wang Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief and thought: "That's right, although Concubine Yang is not very affectionate to me, she is a distant relative of my mother, so if she can take care of it, take care of it!" ”

He added: "The affairs of Beijing are handled by the prime ministers, and there is no need for the ministers to worry about them." But what about Li Ke? It is impossible to hide the affairs of the first emperor for a long time, presumably there are already secret agents from Goguryeo at this time, and the news has been passed on. Goguryeo must have a big move, and it will be launched extremely fast, so how to deal with it? ”

Li Zhi said a little dazedly: "This matter...... Don't you have an idea? I don't know, what do you say to do, then what to do! ”

Wang Ping'an frowned and said, "Your Highness is about to ascend the throne, but at the beginning of his accession to the throne, he encountered such a major military situation, and the burden on your shoulders is very heavy!" ”

Li Zhi's mouth flattened, and he choked again, he raised his sleeve to wipe his tears, and said: "What should I do, I am not sick, I have already lost my opinion at this time, and you and your uncle have to make up their minds!" ”

Wang Ping'an looked at the coffin, sighed, and said, "Before the emperor leaves, does he have a will?" What about Goguryeo? ”

Li Zhi put down his sleeves and said: "My father wants to destroy Goguryeo, and the Turks must also be included in the territory of my Tang Dynasty, this is all about war, but Gu has no idea at all!" ”

Wang Ping'an said: "Since it was ordered by the first emperor, then it doesn't hurt for us to talk now." The minister went and called the eldest grandson, let's discuss the countermeasures together. ”

Seeing that Li Zhi agreed, Wang Ping'an got up and went to invite the eldest grandson Wuji. How to deal with the upcoming attack of Goguryeo is a top priority and must not be delayed.

The eldest grandson Wuji has been waiting in the outer hall, although he is the uncle of the emperor who is about to ascend the throne, but he cannot enter the inner hall without being summoned.

Wang Ping'an bent down and walked to the side of the eldest grandson Wuji, leaned close to his ear, and whispered: "Lord eldest grandson, can you move, let's go into the inner hall and talk about Goguryeo, okay?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji hummed and said, "That's exactly how it should be." In fact, the old man wanted to talk about it for a long time, but the prince was still confused...... I was so sad that I put it on hold. He stood up and waved at his old friends.

Chu Suiliang, Fang Xuanling, and Ma Zhou stood up together, followed Wang Ping'an and walked to the inner hall. When the generals of the Wei Mansion saw this, they all understood that they were going to discuss the matter of Goguryeo, but Wang Ping'an didn't call them, and the eldest grandson Wuji didn't hint at it, so they couldn't follow in, so they could only continue to wait outside.

In fact, Wang Ping'an only called the eldest grandson Wuji, and did not call anyone else, but a group of prime ministers wanted to go in, and he couldn't stop him!

Entering the inner hall, the eldest grandson Wuji waved his hand again, except for Shi Zhongchen, who was curled up under the pillar from a distance, he sent out all the inner attendants inside. Glancing at Shi Zhongchen, the eldest grandson Wuji sighed in his heart, Shi Zhongchen was like being in his twenties in a short period of time, and he was no different from the old man in his last years, and it was estimated that his days were not far away!

Everyone gathered around Li Zhi, and Wang Ping'an whispered: "Your Highness, everyone is here, let's discuss it!" ”

Li Zhi looked at the prime ministers, then at his father's coffin, and thought, "Just discuss matters here?" Not right? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji knew what he was thinking, and said: "This is what the first emperor explained before he left for the big trip, there is no need to be taboo, discuss this matter in front of the spirit of the first emperor, and you can comfort the spirit of the first emperor in the sky!" ”

Li Zhi nodded at this time, but said: "But Gu is upset now, and he can't come up with an idea, you can discuss it first, discuss the result, and tell Gu to make a sound!" As he spoke, he picked up a handful of paper, put it in the brazier in front of him, and burned it for his father.

The prime ministers all knew that the future emperor was a figure who couldn't come up with any ideas, just the opposite of the former emperor who had just died. However, it is more difficult to be a courtier for a more powerful emperor, and it is much easier to be a courtier for a cowardly and incompetent emperor. Li Zhi couldn't come up with any ideas, which was a good thing for the prime ministers.

The eldest grandson Wuji said to Wang Ping'an: "Goguryeo united with Baekje to attack Silla, do you know this battle report, no illness?" ”

Wang Ping'an sighed, shook his head and said: "I don't know yet, I only know that Li Ke recruited a lot of county soldiers in Yingzhou, but Ding Zhuang is all Goguryeo, it is estimated that Goguryeo wants to fish in troubled waters!" ”

Chu Suiliang snorted and said: "They think it is beautiful, I am a dignified Heavenly Empire, how can it happen because of such a trivial matter, even if there is a civil war, they can't allow Goguryeo to interfere!" ”

Fang Xuanling said: "What's the use of saying these righteous words? Let's discuss how to deal with Goguryeo! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji looked at Wang Ping'an and said: "Before the first emperor's great trip, he told the old man that once Silla could no longer support it, he would send troops to conquer Goguryeo, besiege Wei and save Zhao's plan, first break through Yingzhou, and then attack Liaodong City, Goguryeo naturally had to retreat from Silla, so that Silla would deal with Baekje alone, and it would not be difficult to defeat Baekje." Disease-free, you see? ”

Wang Ping'an thought for a while and said, "Regarding this, I'm afraid that the Goguryeo people have also thought of it, otherwise how could they support Li Ke?" We started the attack from Yingzhou and attacked Liaodong City, isn't that the same strategy used by the former Sui and the first emperor to attack Goguryeo, maybe the war will have to fall into the quagmire again, and it will drag on for a long time, which is extremely unfavorable to my Tang Dynasty! ”

He remembered that Di Renjie once said that if Yingzhou is attacked, then the prime ministers will definitely say that the government soldiers are not fully prepared, and if they immediately fight against Goguryeo, then it is very likely to send Turkic soldiers to attack, although the Turkic soldiers in Zheliu County are extremely far away from Yingzhou, but who makes them Turks, of course they must be sent to take the lead, and send Turkic soldiers to go, then Wang Ping'an will have to lead the troops!

Wang Ping'an doesn't want to lead his troops to fight, luck can't always follow him, Goguryeo is so difficult to fight, if something happens, wouldn't it be too late for him to cry!

The eldest grandson Wuji frowned and said, "Then what should I do?" There's no other way! ”

Ma Zhou kept silent, and when he saw that everyone couldn't come up with an idea, he had to say: "The old man has a plan, but it's too risky, so he has to send the most powerful general." In addition, an important minister must be sent to oversee it, otherwise this plan will not work! ”

In real history, Ma Zhou died before Li Shimin, he did not live until Li Zhi's accession to the throne, and at the time of Li Shimin's Eastern Crusade, he was not a high-ranking person and did not participate in the formulation of Eastern Crusade tactics. Strictly speaking, this is the first time he has participated in the formulation of such a military plan, and his character is steady, so he is the last to speak.

Everyone's eyes looked at him together, and the eldest grandson Wuji said: "Brother Ma, you are the prime minister of Zhongshu Province, and you are in charge of planning, what ideas do you have, we all attach great importance to them, you might as well say it and listen to it, okay or not, we will decide after the discussion!" ”

Ma Zhoudao: "Instead of encircling Wei to save Zhao, it is better to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle." There are many reasons why the Central Plains Celestial Dynasty has been unable to destroy Goguryeo in its successive conquests, but one of the most important reasons is that Baekje always supports it in the back. ”

Everyone was stunned, and Fang Xuanling said: "But we can't attack Baekje, if we attack Baekje, we have to pass through the territory of Goguryeo, then we have to wait for Goguryeo to be destroyed!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang were the first to go, and Chu Suiliang said: "Just because Baekje understands this, they will spare no effort to support Goguryeo, and our Datang will also vigorously support Silla and let them fight each other." This is not only understood by us, but also by the three countries themselves! ”

Ma Zhoudao: "According to the previous style of play, the attack on Baekje could only be done by land, which is very difficult to do, and we really have never done it. However, since Baekje is near the sea, we can go over from the sea and attack the capital of Baekje directly! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a brief silence around him, so quiet that Li Zhidu turned his head to look at them, wondering why they didn't speak!

After a long time, the eldest grandson Wuji said: "In this way, if you can attack the capital of Baekje from the sea, you can also directly attack Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo!" ”

Ma Zhou shook his head and said: "Otherwise, the capital of Baekje is very close to the sea, and our army can launch an attack as soon as they get off the boat, as long as they are not ready, they can directly enter the city, but Pyongyang is not on the seaside, so we can't carry out a surprise attack!" ”

The prime ministers never wanted to fight on the sea, so they didn't have a clear idea of how far the capital of Baekje was from the sea, but when they heard Ma Zhou say this, they all felt justified and nodded their heads one after another.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "In this way, it is not difficult, Baekje's army is just attacking Silla, as long as our army lands, the Baekje country in front of us is an empty city, so it is not difficult to capture this city!" ”

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "Is there any mistake, crossing the sea to fight, it will take a long time to prepare, you can fight when you say you will fight, and you will fight while the Baekje army is away, how hurried it is!" Don't send me, I'm seasick! ”

Wang Ping'an said: "This, it doesn't seem so safe, right?" Ladies and gentlemen, even if our army occupies the capital of Baekje, what will we do next? When the Baekje soldiers learned that the capital had fallen, they would come back to their rescue, so wouldn't our army be besieged in the city? The people of Baekje are in the city, and the army of Baekje is outside the city, how can this battle be fought? It's easy for our army to go, but it's hard to come back! ”

This question...... A problem indeed! However, it is not in the consideration of the prime ministers!

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "This is simple, if the Baekje army comes to the rescue, then the Silla soldiers will definitely pursue, and a group of Baekje soldiers can be eliminated on the way." And when the Baekje soldiers returned to the national capital, our army set a fire and burned the city, so there was no need to defend it, and it was not our city anyway. When the Baekje soldiers enter the city and extinguish the fire, then their army will be starved of food and grass, and the soldiers will have no food and no grass for the horses, and then our army will go back and surround the city, and starve them to death! ”

The prime ministers are a *** head, this trick was often used by the Tang Dynasty in the past, and it was used quite skillfully, destroying the enemy's nest first, and then withdrawing, waiting for the enemy to come to the rescue, and then going to send reinforcements, in fact, this is another use of encirclement and reinforcements, and it is an absolute use of soldiers!

Fang Xuanling said: "If Baekje's army does not go out, then our army will have to cross the sea to fight, and I am afraid that it will take 100,000 troops to succeed." But Baekje's army has gone to Silla, so we only need to send 10,000 elite soldiers to destroy Baekje! ”

Chu Suiliang smiled, and suddenly felt that he couldn't laugh in front of the emperor's spirit, so he hurriedly said: "Burning them has also burned them all, burning all the villages and towns around the capital of Baekje, the food supply of the Baekje army is not enough, even if they don't want to surrender again, they have to surrender!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji nodded and said: "Yes, that's it, send 10,000 elite soldiers to raid Baekje, even if we can't really destroy them, we have to make them suffer a lot of vitality, and we can't support Goguryeo anymore, so that we can concentrate on dealing with Goguryeo, it will be much easier!" ”

The prime ministers made another head, and Fang Xuanling said: "Then who should be sent?" This is a big matter, and you have to send a capable general! ”

While nodding, this group of old men looked at Wang Ping'an!

Wang Ping'an almost cried, is there a mistake, look at what I'm doing! He said: "Yes, you have to send a competent person, in my opinion, General Li Ji Li is a good candidate!" ”

The prime ministers shook their heads in unison, Li Ji is very good at fighting, and other generals are not weak, but these good generals are going to deal with Goguryeo, Goguryeo is the focus, and the battle for Baekje is a surprise attack, the outcome is unpredictable, and the generals may not be willing to go!

The eldest grandson Wuji said earnestly: "No disease, surprise attack, this method of combat may win or lose, and General Li is arrogant, if he loses, he can't stand it, and refuses to escape, isn't it dangerous?" ”

Chu Suiliang also said: "If you run away if you are defeated, it will damage General Li's reputation, but some people can't beat and run, then it's nothing, it doesn't matter, at most, you won't be a military general in the future, you will be a civil official." So you have to send someone who can't beat and run, and is not afraid of being laughed at! ”

The implication is that as long as you are thick-skinned, you will become a ba, and if you can't beat it, you will run, what a big deal, and it will be a big deal to change your career to be a civil official in the future!

The prime ministers looked at Wang Ping'an again, their eyes full of cultivation!