Chapter 5 Strategy
In the Shuaifu, it was like thousands of bees flapping their wings and flying, making a "buzzing" sound, and the generals were overjoyed and shouted loudly.
"That's it!" Li Changguo waved his hand to stop the generals from talking, and said, "Before the army moves westward, we need to make some adjustments and distributions. This logistical matter will be handed over to Li Mi. ”
"Obey." Although Li Mi is only in his twenties, he is very talented, and Li Changguo is very relieved to hand over the logistics to him.
"Du Fu, Gao Shi, Cen Shen, you lose to help Li Yu." Lee Chang-kook named him again.
"Obey." Du Fu, Gao Shi, and Cen Shen received the order in unison, and they were extremely happy.
The happiest person is Du Fu, he was originally poor, had no life, and lived in Chang'an for many years, running around, but there was no way to ask for help. Since meeting Li Changguo, everything has changed, not only his life has changed, but he has also had the opportunity to contribute to the country, and he naturally will not miss it.
Not to mention, at the moment, this is to work hard to break the big food, this is what the Tang Dynasty boy dreams of doing, Du Fu, a poor scholar who originally did not write a penny, participated in this matter, this contribution, if it wasn't for the wrong time, the poet really wanted to write a few poems to express his joy.
"In addition to transporting grain, grass, and ordnance to the army, you also have a very important matter to hand over to you." Li Changguo looked at Li Mi and said, "This expedition to the west is very important, and the Tang Dynasty will definitely conquer many territories." Such a vast land needs to be governed, and it must be governed. Therefore, this needs civil officials, and this matter will be handled by Li Mi. ”
The conquest of the land does not make the Tang Dynasty how powerful it is, only by governing the conquered land well, can the Tang Dynasty increase its strength, can it become stronger and stronger, can it turn these lands into the Tang Dynasty, and these lands can truly become the land of China.
Therefore, after the conquest, it must be governance, which requires a lot of civil officials. As for the source of civil officials, it has long been discussed with Li Longji, and the Tang Dynasty is selecting civil officials from all over the country, and as long as Li Changguo conquers the land, these civil officials will soon arrive.
Of course, these civil officials need people to take charge of them, and they need people to take the lead in governance. Li Mizheng is talented, and he is the most suitable candidate.
"Xie Dashuai!" Li Mi's head was raised, his chest was straight, and his eyes were full of light, and he was very excited.
This is a big responsibility, if life is like this, what regrets does the husband have?
It is conceivable that the Tang Dynasty marched westward this time, with the goal of breaking the Great Eclipse.
The so-called destruction is to destroy the country, even if it can't destroy the country, it will also make the big food collapse and never recover. For example, the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu, and the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks and Tibet.
If the strategic goals of the Tang Dynasty were realized, the territory of the Tang Dynasty would increase greatly, at least the territory of 10,000 miles. Even if they can't achieve the goal of breaking the Great Eclipse, they will snatch a lot of land from the Great Eclipse, not to mention that the territory of thousands of miles is ironclad.
As long as the Great Eclipse army in the Western Regions is killed, the garrison of the Great Eclipse in the east will be weakened a lot, and the Tang Dynasty will be able to snatch a lot of land from the Great Eclipse, which is an ironclad thing.
Such a vast territory allows him to govern, this is a man's business, and the eldest husband should be like this, and a sense of pride rose in Li Mi's chest.
"Huh!" Du Fu, Gao Shi, and Cen Shen were also full of pride, excited, and everyone's eyes flashed with fine light.
"Leave the logistics and management to you, and I can concentrate on dealing with the big food." Li Changguo clenched his fists and said: "I don't need to say how strong the big food is, you all know it." In the face of such a formidable enemy, we can only have a chance to win if we concentrate our strength. ”
Li Changguo arranged it this way, which was very wise, as long as he handed over the logistics and management to Li Mi and them, he could concentrate on fighting to the death with Da Shi. You must know that Da Shi is a behemoth, its territory is not smaller than that of the Tang Dynasty, its population is not less than that of the Tang Dynasty, and its army can fight well, which is a rare elite in the world.
What's more, there are many great cannibals, and there are many heroes and heroes who have experienced the test of life and death.
"Now, we will discuss how this battle should be fought." Li Changguo motioned for the generals to sit down.
The generals sat down, and their eyes sparkled eagerly. They knew Li Changguo's surname, and if they were disposed of in this way, it was a sign of a great war. Whenever before a big war, Li Changguo would listen to the opinions of the generals, unify their opinions, reach an agreement, and then there would be a big war.
Although the army is still in the land of the river at the moment, however, everyone knows that once they enter the Western Regions, there will be no time to recuperate, and the next thing will be a shocking battle. Because Abu? It is impossible for the Muslims to give the Don army time to recuperate.
"This expedition to the west has a lot at stake, what I mean, we must not let go of the army of food in the Western Regions." Guo Ziyi rubbed his hands, extremely excited, unusual, the first to speak, said: "The army of Great Food is coming from the east, and hundreds of thousands of troops are pressing in the Western Regions, which is not only a huge threat to Datang, but also a good opportunity for Datang. Datang must take this opportunity to annihilate this Great Food Army in one fell swoop. Only in this way will we have the greatest results. ”
"That's right!" As soon as the words fell, the generals echoed in unison.
Guo Ziyi is right, Abu? Muslims led hundreds of thousands of troops to the Western Regions, which was a great threat to the Tang Dynasty and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
It is said to be a threat, and it is self-evident that it will threaten the Western Regions and the land of the River.
It is said that it is a good opportunity because it can save a lot of things for the Tang Dynasty, and it is definitely more advantageous to annihilate the Great Food Army in the Western Regions than to annihilate the Great Food Army in Central Asia.
This Great Food Army is the main garrison force of Great Food in Central Asia, once it is annihilated by the Tang Dynasty, Central Asia will be empty, and the Tang Army can chase after it, attack Central Asia in one fell swoop, and take Central Asia from the hands of Great Eclipse.
"In order to completely annihilate the Great Food Army in the Western Regions, our army cannot invest little by little as before, but must enter the Western Regions as much as possible. It is better to press the whole army together, so that Abu? Muslims pose the greatest threat to Abu in Abu? When the Muslim has no time to react, cut off his retreat. Li Guangbi is also very excited.
The biggest problem in entering the Western Regions is that the transportation is inconvenient, the army cannot go hand in hand, and hundreds of thousands of troops cannot be pressed up together, but can only be pressed up little by little, which is a common practice since Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty passed through the Western Regions.
If it is said in ordinary times, this is not a problem, and with the strong combat power of the Tang Army, it is enough to solve the problem. For example, during the reign of Tang Gaozong, the great battle to recover the Western Regions was done like this.
However, not at the moment. First, there are many armies in the Western Regions. The second is that the Great Food Army is very elite, can fight well, and has religious beliefs, and its combat power is very terrifying. The third is to completely annihilate the army of Great Food in the Western Regions and prevent it from escaping.
To sum up, there must be more Tang troops, and it is best to appear in the Western Regions together in order to deal with Abu? Muslims with the biggest blow.
"However, the road to the Western Regions is inconvenient, how to solve this?" A senior general asked with a frown.
This is a huge problem, and it is also a problem for the ages, and no one has solved it since ancient times. The eyes of all the generals were focused on Li Changguo, waiting for him to speak.
Whenever they encounter a problem, the generals will pin their hopes on Li Changguo, which is a common practice.
"This is a problem for the ages, since Zhang Qian passed through the Western Regions, no one has ever been able to solve it, and I am no exception." Li Changguo took over the conversation and said, "However, there is one thing you didn't say, that is, hundreds of thousands of Great Food troops are pressing on the Western Regions, and the Western Regions are vast and thousands of miles away, and the Great Food Army's army will not be concentrated, but scattered. ”
"Oh!" The crowd will be stunned.
Hundreds of thousands of Great Food Armies are scattered in the Western Regions thousands of miles away, which is not much. As long as the Great Food Army was not concentrated, this gave the Don Army a chance.
"I have carefully calculated, if 300,000 troops set off from the land of Hehuang and enter the Western Regions from the Silk Road, it will take more than a month to two months." Li Changguo wrenched his fingers and calculated carefully: "300,000 troops are dispatched, grain, grass, baggage, ordnance, clothes, war horses, and people's husbands, these are counted, it is even more, and it is already great to be able to enter the Western Regions in two months." ”
Needless to say, the hardships of the Silk Road are known to everyone, it was a trade route made of corpses. In ancient times, once you set foot on the Silk Road, you could do without a guide, just follow the bones, which shows the difficulty of the Silk Road.
"Even if we can enter the Western Regions in the shortest possible time, there will be no results, on the contrary, there will be huge casualties, because we are adding fuel to the tactics." Li Changguo continued: "Ebu? The shrewdness of the Muslims, he will never give us a chance, as soon as our vanguard reaches the Western Regions, he will find that he will mobilize a large army to surround us, and we will have a difficult battle. ”
Because of the special surname of the Silk Road, the Tang army could only come little by little, this is the tactic of adding oil, for the shrewd Abu? As far as Muslims are concerned, he can't ask for it, and he will never give the Tang army a chance.
"What then?" The generals were very helpless.
Originally, it was very exciting to want to enter the Western Regions, as long as the Tang army arrived, it would be able to defeat the Great Food Army. Where to think, once analyzed, it is difficult to know.
"I decided that the soldiers would split into two ways." Li Changguo walked to the map, nodded on the map with his right hand, and said: "Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi led the main army of 200,000 troops, starting from the land of Hehuang, entering the desert, advancing westward from the desert, and directly taking Broken Leaf City. ”
"Wonderful!" The generals' eyes flashed, and they were very excited.
You can't pass through the Silk Road, and you can't march through the desert. The desert is vast, and no matter how many troops can pass through, as long as it is dealt with properly, there will be no problem.
"Marching from the desert, the baggage cannot be solved." Li Mi was very helpless.
It is extremely difficult to transport baggage to the desert, even if Li Mi is an immortal, he can't do it. This was verified as early as when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu.
"That's not a problem." Li Changguo said with a smile: "The current desert is the land of the Tang Dynasty, and the herdsmen here obey the orders of the Tang Dynasty, and we can collect cattle and sheep." You can also bring more tea and silk to exchange with herdsmen. ”
Tea and silk are the necessities of herdsmen's life, and they are of extraordinary value, and they only need to bring some to exchange for the baggage that the Tang army needs.
"Wonderful!" The generals praised in unison, and they were very happy.
"I will lead the remaining 100,000 troops to march from the Silk Road and hold back Abu? Muslim. Li Changguo's voice turned higher and said, "Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, you send more scouts to inquire about the news of the Great Eclipse, whether to take Broken Leaf City directly, or to change the route on the way, you will dispose of it." ”
"Yes!" The commanders of the two geniuses, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, were extremely excited and received the order in unison.
(To be continued)