Li Tao shook his head and said, "General Li's words are wrong! That's what you said was the case when Gaozu Taizong. At that time,"

Speaking of this, Li Tao sighed and said: "For so many years, in the early Tang Dynasty, the government soldiers and the border soldiers could be rotated according to the regulations, and the rewards were relatively rich. From Gaozong and Wuhou, there were frequent wars with the border, and the government soldiers could not be rotated, so that there was a situation where the prime of life was recruited, and the head of China did not return, and the Fanshang system was also destroyed. In addition, the rewards were not good, the status of the government soldiers declined, and being a soldier was unprofitable and harmful, so the rich did everything possible to evade military service, and the burden of military service gradually fell on the poor peasants. In order to avoid service, some people do not hesitate to harm their own siblings. In particular, now that the Juntian system is becoming more and more destroyed, the families of the government soldiers are inevitably miscellaneous, poor and weak, and they have fled one after another, and it is difficult for the government to continue to implement the system, and there has even been a situation where the government has no soldiers. ”

Speaking of this, Li Tao looked at Li Sijing and said: "It stands to reason that General Li's right guard is fifty-four Zhichong Mansion, and at least 50,000 to 60,000 people should be gathered this time, but only 30,000 people have come so far, doesn't General Li know the reason?" ”

Li Tao's words made Li Sijing speechless, and the Zhichong Mansion under his jurisdiction had indeed reached a situation where there were no soldiers.

Li Tao asked unceremoniously: "Governor Dadu, in all fairness, these soldiers under your command now, in terms of combat effectiveness, are they stronger than the government soldiers in the Battle of Dongkip Stone back then?" ”

Xue Ne shook his head.

"Let me ask the Metropolitan Governor again, you served under Geng Guogong back then. How do you think your abilities compare to Geng Guogong? ”

Geng Guogong is Wang Xiaojie, who was defeated in Dong Kip Stone and fell off the cliff to his death.

Xue Ne shook his head and said, "I can't compare with Geng Guogong. ”

"The soldiers are not stronger than they were back then, and they will not be stronger than they were back then. At that time, the 400,000 people of the Tang Dynasty were still wiped out, and today there are only 60,000 people, how can you defeat the Khitans? ”

Li Tao's words made everyone speechless.

Xue Ne was a little unconvinced, and he argued: "However, the situation is different now. Both the Khitan and Xi tribes have the meaning of attached, and they are now following the silent sip because the imperial court abolished the Songmo Governor's Mansion. There is no reliance, and there is nothing to do under the suppression of silent sipping. As long as the imperial court can restore the Pine Desert Governor's Mansion, they will surrender immediately. Collect the wings of Xi and Khitan to go silently. Why not? ”

Li Tao looked at Xue Ne for a while, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The Metropolitan Governor has dealt with these grassland tribes all his life, how can he not understand them?" They advocate force, and they listen to whoever has a hard fist. For so many years. Datang has never won the Khitan even once. Why did they belong to the Tang Dynasty? If it were you, would you? ”

Xue Ne frowned: "King Lantian, what do you mean?" ”

Li Tao said bluntly: "This is a trap set by Mo Si, they use this arrogant tactic, if we are fooled, we can just set up an ambush." Even if we don't fall for it, they have nothing to lose! ”

Li Sijing's voice sounded out inopportunely on the side: "Even so, we have to fight to the death." My Tang boy is not afraid of death. ”

Li Tao stared at Li Sijing coldly and said, "Fighting a war does not rely on courage alone, but also on brains. In the end, it depends on strength. I hate the most well-developed limbs and simple-minded fools, Wang Xiaojie back then, Sun Ji not long ago, and you now, it's not the same. It's just a matter of sacrificing one's life for the country to die as it deserves, but for the sake of one's own war to become famous, and let those people die in vain, it's just a bastard. Could it be that the life of my Tang boy is not as good as mustard, and he just let the enemy chief kill him at will? ”

Li Sijing's face was pale, his chest rose and fell, and he was obviously angry.

Li Tao still said politely: "General Li, don't be unconvinced, just your 30,000 soldiers, I can clean up the Luzhou regiment training, not to mention the strong Khitan Xi coalition army." ”

As soon as Xue Ne heard Li Tao say more and more outrageous, he hurriedly persuaded: "King Lantian, I understand what you mean, don't talk angry." ”

Li Tao smiled and stopped talking.

Li Tao stopped talking, but Li Sijing stopped doing it, and he rolled his eyes and said, "King Lantian, do you mean that your Luzhou group training can be ten with one?" ”

Li Tao said disapprerovingly: "To deal with a government soldier like you, I will say that it is too little to be ten for one." ”

"Okay, Lantian King, how about we have a fight?" Li Sijing challenged Li Tao.

"No problem, you draw a line, if the Luzhou regiment training loses, I will take back what I said and kowtow to General Li to confess."

"Okay, if my government soldiers lose, I, Li Sijing, will also kowtow to the guilt."

"King Lantian, General Li, why do you bother? This is going to hurt the peace......" Xue Ne saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly dissuaded.

Li Tao waved his hand to Xue Ne and said, "Governor Dadu, don't worry, I have my own sense of proportion, and I won't hurt my harmony." ”

After that, Li Tao looked at Li Sijing: "I have 800 soldiers, and it is okay to go to the whole team, the last team, and the last fire." You can also fight on horseback at first, and you can also fight on foot at first. In short, you are ten times as many people as me, and you decide how to compete, and I should accompany you. ”

Li Tao said this very much, which made everyone feel very uncomfortable in their hearts, except for Wang Haibin who led the official Jian, they all led the government soldiers, and the government soldiers made Li Tao say so unbearable, and they had no light on their faces.

When Li Sijing heard Li Tao say this, he was a little cautious in his heart. Li Tao's cavalry he had seen before, whether in terms of horses, equipment or training, they were much stronger than his own cavalry. On the contrary, most of the soldiers are infantry, and their ability to fight on foot is stronger than that of cavalry, if Li Tao's cavalry is dismounted and engaged in foot combat with him, under the condition of ten times the strength of the opponent, Li Sijing is ten percent sure.

Thinking of this, Li Sijing nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then let's choose to fight on foot!" If you make a fire, I will send out 500 people! How is it? ”

Xue Ne worried: "This sword and gun, if it is ......"

Li Tao had already prepared, and he smiled and said: "Governor, there are tens of thousands of ash rods in my baggage, and it will be used at this time, and it will not be a big problem!" ”

"What are you going to do with these ash rods?" Xue Ne was puzzled.

"I'm naturally useful!" Speaking of this, Li Tao said to Li Sijing: "General Li, give you half an hour to prepare, is it enough?" ”

"Enough!"

"Okay, see you at school in half an hour!" Li Tao said sonorously.

Li Sijing hugged his fists and said: "Li said goodbye!" ”

With that, he turned and walked away.

Seeing Li Sijing leaving, Li Tao sat down again without hurrying and playing with the folding fan in his hand. (To be continued......)