This old man has an extraordinary bearing, and a high-ranking person's momentum comes out of his body, and he has a majesty that makes people look up to him.

When he came to Chang'an, Li Changguo saw that the biggest official was Li Linfu, although Li Linfu was a famous minister through the ages, he was a man of great talent and extraordinary majesty, which made Li Changguo very surprised. However, compared to the old man in front of him, it is far inferior.

The old man was followed by four people, three strong men with tigers on their backs, all of them bulging at their waists, and it was obvious that they were carrying weapons and were the old man's guards.

There is also an old man, tall, clear-looking, quite handsome, although he is not young, but he can't hide his former handsomeness.

His most obvious feature is that he has no chin beard.

It's not a small one!

Li Changguo thought about it, this is Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Empire, and it is the place where dignitaries and dignitaries gather, and there are many people like this.

If you use an exaggerated statement, if you throw a bamboo pole in Chang'an and hit ten people, nine of them are superiors, and there is no need to be surprised that people like the old man are superior.

"There's no one here, my husband, please." Li Changguo rushed to the old man's chin with a ceremonial surname.

The old man smiled at Li Changguo, like a spring breeze and rain, which made people feel comfortable, walked forward, stood behind the railing, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery.

Four men stepped forward and stood behind him, three guards behind, and the bearded old man stood in the middle.

The three guards glanced at Li Changguo very vigilantly, in the shape of a zigzag, and guarded the old man in the middle.

These three people walk vigorously and vigorously, and they have their own scale, and from the eyes of Li Changguo's experts, it is clear that they are masters among masters, and they have found that Li Changguo is not easy to mess with.

Smiling at the three of them, Li Changguo moved to the side, and the three guards were a little more vigilant.

At this time, there are many tourists who enjoy the beautiful scenery here, pointing out the scenery from time to time, and discussing the current affairs more often.

"Stone Castle City must be ......"

"It's good to be able to knock it down, but can it be knocked down?"

There are many people talking about it, and it is nothing more than a dispute between fighting and not fighting.

For Shibao City, whether to fight or not, don't say that the tourists are inconclusive, that is, the ministers of the DPRK and the central government have not reached a conclusion. They all know the benefits of taking down the Stone Castle City, but they are afraid that the Stone Castle City will be difficult to fight, and no one can accept it if they pay a high price but do not defeat it.

Wang Zhongsi is the best representative of this, he is a famous general, but he stopped in front of Shibao City, afraid of excessive casualties, and refused to send troops.

The tourists here are all talking about whether to fight Shibao City, but Li Changguo is silent, which seems a little abrupt.

The old man listened to these words, frowned, glanced at Li Changguo, and asked with a smile: "Young man, they are all talking, why are you talking?" ”

"They have their point, but they don't get to the point." The old man asked casually, but Li Changguo naturally said it casually, and he didn't plan to say it any more.

"Oh!" Where did you think of it, the old man seemed to be very interested in this topic, and was a little surprised when he heard Li Changguo's words, and asked: "Young man, then you say, where is the key point?" ”

"There are two key points in Stone Castle City." Li Changguo had already thought about it and replied lightly.

"Which two?" The old man's interest was a few points greater, and he asked.

"First, is it worth attacking Stone Castle City?" Li Changguo raised his eyebrows, like a sharp sword out of the sheath.

"Huh!" The old man nodded slightly and said, "Of course, it is worth attacking Stone Castle City. The stone castle city was originally built by Emperor Yang of the former dynasty when he toured Zhangye in the west, and at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Tubo took the opportunity to invade and occupy it. Tubo based on the stone fort city, can attack, retreat can defend, advance and retreat freely, which created a big trouble for the Tang Dynasty, more than 100,000 troops placed in the land of Hehuang to prevent Tubo. If it can be defeated, the more than 100,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty will not have to be placed in the land of Hehuang, which is a great benefit. ”

The old man was reasonable, Li Changguo nodded in agreement, and said: "What the old man said is only one of the benefits, and there is another benefit. ”

"Oh!" Li Changguo's words obviously surprised the old man, and he was very interested, and asked, "What other benefits?" ”

"Shibao City is held on the main road between the land of the river and the Dafei River, if the Tang Dynasty defeats it, why don't the Tang Dynasty take the opportunity to send troops to attack the Dafei River?" Li Changguo woke up the dreamer with a word.

The old man's eyes suddenly became unusually bright, like a fierce voice above the nine heavens, nodded heavily, and said, "Reasonable!" Reasonable! Dafeichuan is the most important place in Tibet, here is the place where Tubo cattle and horses breed, if it falls into the hands of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo has plummeted since then. Hehe, young man, although you are not very old, you are extremely insightful! Extremely insightful! ”

While praising Li Changguo, he lightly high-fived, and it could be seen that he was sincerely praising Li Changguo.

The old man who didn't need to look surprised, a pair of eyes were unusually bright, and he looked at Li Changguo, as if Li Changguo was a big girl.

"Hey!"

The old man sighed and said, "I know the benefits, but unfortunately, Stone Castle City is not easy to fight." Shibao City is not big, but it is located in the key point, in the shape of flying eagles spreading its wings, there is only one path leading to Shibao City, even if there are more troops, it can't be spread, it is very nesting. If it is to fight, 350,000 casualties may not have a chance of victory. ”

It is precisely because of this that famous generals such as Wang Zhonghei had many worries and stopped in front of Shibao City and refused to send troops, not because he did not know the benefits of taking Shibao City, but because he could not accept such a high price.

"That's the second point I'm going to make." Li Changguo nodded, agreed with the old man's words, and said: "Shibao City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Tang Dynasty will inevitably have to pay a high price if it wants to capture Shibao City. Whether it is 350,000 or 108,000 casualties, with the national strength of Datang, it can still bear it. ”

The old man's head was raised, his chest was straight, and he swallowed the river with a breath of anger, and he was extremely proud: "Datang has strong national strength, vast territory, and a large population, not to mention 35,000, 108,000 casualties, even hundreds of thousands of casualties, Datang can also bear it." It's a big deal, Datang can recover after three or five years of recuperation. ”

The Tang Dynasty had a strong national strength and a large population, and the cost of 350,000 and 108,000, although heavy, was still within the tolerance of the Tang Dynasty, which was definitely not a lie.

"Since it's worth capturing Shibao City, and the price Datang can afford, why don't you fight?" Li Changguo asked a rhetorical question, and opened the old man's mouth wide.

The old man's mouth was wide open, he couldn't speak for a long time, his eyes were as bright as the nine heavens, and he looked at Li Changguo and didn't speak for a long time.

The bearded old man also stared at Li Changguo with a look of surprise.

The two points that Li Changguo said could not be more reasonable.

It doesn't matter if you have to pay a high price for attacking Shibao City, what matters is whether the Tang Dynasty can afford to pay this price. If the Tang Dynasty could not afford to pay the price, the benefits of taking Shibao City would be ten times greater, and the Tang Dynasty would not attack it.

If the Tang Dynasty can afford to pay the price, and it is very cost-effective to take the stone castle city, if it does not attack the stone castle city, it will be speechless.

"Poor Wang Zhonghei, a generation of famous generals, with the posture of Wei Huo, can fight well, but he is afraid of Stone Castle City, and his knowledge is not as good as that of a young man like you!"

The old man looked at Li Changguo, very appreciative, his eyes were full of light, and his eyes were bright.

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