Chapter 436: The War Begins (8)

The hundreds of thousands of troops of the Tang Dynasty soon followed different generals to go on the expedition, and Chen Fei also followed Li Jing, the commander of the army, to command the Chinese army. Li Jing began to prepare a specific battle plan, and then he had to work out all aspects of things.

"General Li, according to the reports of our intelligence officers in Dingxiang City, there are now less than a few thousand Turkic soldiers in Dingxiang City, and we can take Dingxiang quickly. Finally, sweep away the last nail of the Turks in our Datang, and then go all the way north into the hinterland of the steppe. Chen Dade said.

Chen Dade began to introduce the situation to Li Jing, and this was also his staff officer who was responsible for Li Jing. Now Chen Dade is in charge of commanding various staff officers, so he also went on the expedition with Li Jing. Chen Dade used to be an intelligence officer, and he was in charge of the bad guys, so it must be good for him, his old boss, to be in charge. And what Li Jing needs the most is intelligence support, which Chen Dade is very good at. And Chen Dade is also responsible for letting his staff officers deduce the battle situation, so that Li Jing can get an important reference basis. In particular, Chen Fei proposed the Chen Fei version of the Lanchester equation, which made the entire occupation analysis reach a very unimaginable level, so it was easy to obtain an analysis of the battle situation, which was also the reason why Li Jing was much easier.

As for the Dingxiang City, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of Sui was killed by Yu Wenhua, and as a result, the queen of Emperor Yang of Sui and the grandson of Emperor Yang of Sui were forced to be displaced, and finally went to the Turks to seek refuge with Princess Yicheng. Princess Yicheng was ordered by Emperor Wen of Sui to marry the Turkic Khan. And now the descendants of Emperor Yang of Sui are in trouble. Then naturally come to this princess Yicheng. And Princess Yicheng has always hoped to revive the Great Sui, so she also took them in.

In order to accommodate these old and young remnants of the Sui Dynasty, Princess Yicheng asked Liu Wuzhou at that time for Dingxiang City. As a place for the Sui Dynasty to settle the old and young of the Sui Dynasty. After Liu Wuzhou was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid too much stimulation of the Turks, the Tang Dynasty did not forcibly take back this Dingxiang City. And this Dingxiang city is also a place where the Turks have lived for a long time, and even many Turkic dignitaries have come to live here. Especially in winter, the steppe in winter is very cold, and many Turkic nobles have come to live in this place to the south, so that it can not be so cold.

And this Dingxiang city also became an important springboard for the Turkic invasion. Then you can attack the Central Plains at any time. Therefore, if Datang wants to destroy the Turks, this is a nail that must be pulled out, otherwise this nail is destined to be very troublesome here. Everyone also began to discuss how to pull it out.

"General Lee. Since they only have a few thousand people here, our 100,000 army can take the initiative to attack. As long as we can attack, then they are definitely no match for us. At that time, the Turks may also retreat without a fight. Chen Dade said.

Chen Dade's method is very simple. It's also very violent. In short, it is a word. Use your superiority in strength to strike them hard. Anyway, the Turks occupied the city, and they were not very proficient in defending it. Maybe the nomads fought in the field, and the cavalry was much stronger, but they were very bad at attacking and defending the city, with the advantage of Datang's troops and the advantage of being good at attacking the city, it was naturally very easy to conquer a small county town. I'm even afraid that when the Turks hear that the Tang Dynasty is coming, they will take the initiative to retreat. The Turks will not be fools, knowing that they will not be able to defeat the enemy, do they still want to fight?

Chen Fei also said, "General Li." Since the Turks are not strong in Dingxiang City, then we will send troops to kill them as soon as possible. So that we can get into the grassland as soon as possible. What's more, if you can conquer Dingxiang. That means that the so-called Sui Dynasty has completely lost the legal system in our Central Plains, which will definitely be of great benefit to the Tang Dynasty. ”

Chen Fei's words were to the point, and Li Jing also stroked his beard, obviously hearing what this meant. As long as Dingxiang can be recovered, the so-called Sui Dynasty will be destroyed. The Turks supported the Sui Dynasty in Dingxiang City to set up a court in exile, and they also set it up on the land of China. The Chinese have always paid attention to orthodoxy, and this orthodoxy is still territorial. If the last piece of land is lost in the land of China, it is equivalent to losing the basis of legitimate rule. Once exiled to a foreign country, it is equivalent to taking refuge in a foreign country, which is also a barbarian in China in terms of Chinese civilization, which means that he is no longer qualified to rule the land of China.

As long as Dingxiang is recovered, the so-called little emperor of the Sui Dynasty will not be qualified to continue to have the legal system at all. This is also helpful for the establishment of the status of the Tang Dynasty, and it can be regarded as a definitive conclusion for a dynasty, which is of great help to the new imperial court. Those old and young remnants of the Sui Dynasty will also be completely dead, so that everyone will be completely loyal to the Tang Dynasty. It's like even in many countries, once the central government goes into exile, the people's hearts are really going to disperse. Therefore, the central court is absolutely not allowed to go into exile unless it is absolutely necessary. The political significance is far greater than the practical significance, but the political significance is very important and can often influence a lot of people's aspirations. As long as the Sui Dynasty is not completely destroyed for a day, there will always be people who will have something to think about. But once the Sui Dynasty was driven to the territory of the Turks, it was equivalent to the complete collapse of the last people's hearts and completely disappeared.

When the time comes, Li Shimin will definitely be very happy. Therefore, this Dingxiang City must be conquered, even if it is difficult, otherwise there are still people who have a little fantasy about the Sui Dynasty. As long as Dingxiang is conquered, it is completely possible to make a so-called conclusion on the coffin of the Sui Dynasty, and no one can object.

"Okay, then let's speed up, and then conquer Dingxiang as soon as possible and enter the grassland! This time, we must wash away the shame of the past, and then destroy the Turks for the sake of our Datang, and solve the border problems in the north of our Datang forever. Li Jing said.

With Li Jing's order, Li Jing personally led more than 100,000 troops to Dingxiang City. And the Turks soon knew the news of the Tang army, and they were ready to retreat. However, there must be people who are not willing to take the initiative to retreat, after all, this is the last hope of the Sui Dynasty. Chen Fei can see this, and naturally others can also see this. (To be continued......)