Seeing the amazing achievements made in the country, the generals were greatly excited, full of energy, eager to immediately discuss the strategy of breaking the big food, hearing this, all of them pricked up their ears and listened quietly.

"Chen Xuanli, you first talk about the Western Regions." Li Longji said to Chen Xuanli.

It is also necessary to report on the situation in the Western Regions so that the ministers can have a comprehensive and accurate judgment.

"Yes." Chen Xuanli replied and said: "We have done a lot of things in the Western Regions in the past five years, the main ones are: First, accumulate armaments, grain and grass. After several years of hard work, we have accumulated enough grain and grass in the Western Regions to last a million troops for two years. ”

"So much?" An exclamation sounded, and the ministers looked incredulous.

"Really?" Even Wu Zetian was surprised, with a look of disbelief, and his eyes widened.

The biggest limitation of the Tang Dynasty's garrison in the Western Regions was that it was difficult to raise grain and grass. It was precisely because of this restriction that the Tang Dynasty could only garrison a small number of troops in the Western Regions. Even when the Tang Dynasty was in its heyday, the Tang army actually stationed in the Western Regions was only more than 20,000 people, not even 30,000.

This is also an important reason for the defeat of Gao Xianzhi in Talas.

Only a few years have passed, and the Western Regions have accumulated enough grain and grass for two years of a million troops, which is also amazing. It can be said that this is a step to the sky.

"It's all your majesty." Chen Xuanli looked admiring and said, "If it weren't for the Tang Dynasty conquering Tianzhu, it would be impossible to have so much grain and grass." Since the management of Tianzhu, Tianzhu's grain and grass have been transported to the Western Regions in an endless stream, and we only need to build a granary. ”

Li Longji tried his best to defy public opinion and insisted on conquering Tianzhu, which was definitely a wonderful move. Conquer Tianzhu. The biggest advantage is that it can solve the problem of food and grass for the garrison in the Western Regions.

Now. The effects are already being felt.

"Your Majesty is wise!" The ministers were greatly impressed.

"Saburo. Conquering Tianzhu is really a stroke of genius! Wu Zetian was also impressed.

"There are some lucks, if it is not for the destruction of Tibet, there is no chance." Li Longji said with a smile: "This also shows that God bless Huaxia." ”

"God bless Huaxia!" The ministers were in agreement.

If it weren't for God's blessing of China, why would Li Longji seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

"The second is that we have collected nearly 300,000 war horses." This point has already been mentioned by Shicai, and Chen Xuanli has brought it in one sentence. "The third is that we support and train the Persian people and create trouble for Yusuf. Today's Persian homeland is in chaos, and Yusuf is in a hurry. ”

"Good! Good! Good! The ministers applauded in unison, and greatly approved of this.

Disrupting the homeland of Persia and making Yusuf anxious and unable to fight with the Tang Dynasty has great benefits to the Tang Dynasty, who can not praise a good word?

"Fourth, we will send troops from time to time to fight a battle with the Great Eclipse. This is for the training of the army. Chen Xuanli continued: "After five years of training, the troops in the Western Regions are familiar with the fighting style of Dashi. ”

Familiarize the Don Army with the fighting style of the Arab Empire. Very important.

"Fifth, we coerced the countries of the Western Regions, they have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, as long as His Majesty wills, we can invade the territory of Dashi." Chen Xuanli said again.

It was very important to subjugate the Western Regions and bring the Tang Dynasty to the borders of the Arab Empire. As soon as the war began, the Tang Dynasty could quickly enter the territory of the Arab Empire.

If this is not done in advance, after the war, the Tang army will have to take a lot of effort to really engage the Arab Empire.

"Your Majesty, that's the main thing we've done in the past five years." Chen Xuanli finally said.

"Not bad! Not bad! Wu Zetian looked at Chen Xuanli with a smile and praised: "You have a big game and can understand the overall situation, which is very good." At the beginning, San Lang bought you with 1,500 catties of imperial wine, it was worth it! ”

"Haha!" Li Longji bought Chen Xuanli with 1,500 catties of imperial wine, which was a good story, and the ministers laughed in unison.

"Thank you for the grace of your acquaintance." For this matter, Chen Xuanli has always been grateful.

"It's all in the past, and you don't have to take it to heart." Li Longji smiled: "In the past few years, you have done a good job. Well, then you can tell me, as soon as this battle starts, how will Datang fight? ”

Chen Xuanli is extremely intelligent and rich in military strategy, and he is familiar with the affairs of the Western Regions, so it is very correct for him to say it, and the eyes of the ministers are focused on him.

"Your Majesty, I think that at the beginning of the war, our most important thing is to attack Samarkand." Chen Xuanli raised his eyebrows and said: "Samarkand is a rich land, and it is also an important place on the Silk Road, there are many people here, rich products, the sooner we take it, the less trouble we will have in logistics." ”

The soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first. Grain and grass are extremely important and the lifeblood of the war. Although the Tang Dynasty had accumulated a large amount of grain and grass in the Western Regions, it was still difficult to transport grain and grass after the laborers were far away.

Such a war, not to mention in ancient times, even in modern society, the supply of grain and grass is also a big problem.

Therefore, first reducing the pressure brought by grain and grass has become the first priority.

To solve this matter, the Tang Dynasty must first take Samarkand.

Because Samarkand is a land of abundance, you can raise food and grass. How rich is Samarkand? When Alexander the Great arrived here, he felt that the prosperity and richness of this place were far beyond his imagination.

If Samarkand is obtained, the grain and grass of the Tang Dynasty will not need to be transported from the Western Regions, nor from Tianzhu, but only need to be raised in Samarkand.

"There is another advantage to taking Samarkand, that is, the soldiers are coming to Khorasan." Chen Xuanli continued: "From Samarkand, you can quickly take the Persian homeland. The Persian homeland is equally rich, and the people here have been waiting for the arrival of the Tang army for decades to save them from the depths of their misery. They will surely rise up to welcome us. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Xuanli's voice was a little high, full of excitement, and said, "Master Nirvana can return to the country." Once Persia is restored, the benefits to us are unimaginable. ”

"Persia must only look forward to the Tang Dynasty." The mud master stood up and shouted loudly, his face full of red light.

He's the prince of Persia. I don't want to return to my homeland all the time. I am always thinking about restoring my homeland. Now, he was about to realize this long-cherished wish, and he trembled with excitement.

At that time, even if you want to get rid of the control of the Tang Dynasty, it will be impossible.

If Persia is restored, it will have great benefits to the Tang Dynasty, first, it can make the Tang army no longer have to worry about food and grass, and it can completely get supplies from the Persian homeland. The second is that the manpower here can be requisitioned. It can let the Persian people do some auxiliary things, so that the burden of the Tang army can be reduced a lot. The third is that the prestige of the Tang Dynasty has been greatly enhanced, and it can achieve a good deterrent effect. Fourth, it will deal a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Arab Empire, which will make the movement against the Arab Empire more and more intense.

"Huh." These four benefits, needless to say, are something that everyone can think of, and the ministers laughed loudly.

"Chen Xuanli, you said it very well." Li Longji's words changed. "If we can think of this, so will Youfusu." You say, what will Yusuf do? ”

"Here, Talus!" Chen Xuanli stood up, walked to the giant military map, pointed to the place where Talas was, and said, "I think that Yusuf wants to stop us from advancing here. He will not engage us at war, but will defend the city, taking advantage of the danger of Talas, dragging us down in Talas, dragging us down, and even crushing. ”

"It's a big problem." Yang Siqiao took over the conversation and said, "Our hundreds of thousands of troops are marching westward, and the momentum is violent, and we want to break the Great Food. If the troops are stationed under the fortified city and do nothing, the blow to the morale of the army will be very severe. ”

Chen Xuanli and Yang Siqiao are worthy of being famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, and they have all the ideas of Yousufu.

"You don't have to worry about that." Zhang Shuo took over and said, "Your Majesty has expected this a long time ago. Our trebuchet can throw stones as far as six miles, and even farther when throwing fire oil, seven or eight miles, ** is not a problem. As long as we prepare enough fire oil, we can turn Talas into a sea of fire. ”

The trebuchet redeveloped in the Tang Dynasty has an amazing range, even a stone the size of a grinding disc, and it can shoot six miles away. If you switch to fierce fire oil, it is normal to go farther away.

Think about it, as long as there is enough fire oil and enough trebuchets to attack Talus, Talas will become a sea of fire.

"Of course, you can attack with a crossbow first. If the crossbow attack does not work, you can use the fierce fire oil to destroy the Talas. Li Longji raised his eyebrows and said, "I think Yusuf wants to use Talas to stop us from advancing, he will strengthen the city gates, and the crossbow may not be useful." ”

Li Longji was shrewd and guessed Yusuf's idea correctly.

"Huh." Regarding Li Longji's judgment, the ministers had no objection.

Because Yusuf is shrewd and proficient in the way of war, if he doesn't do this, it will be incomprehensible.

"For Talas, we have to be fast, we have to be down." Chen Xuanli's eyes sparkled, and he said: "In this way, we can disrupt Yusuf's overall plan, so that he has no time to find another good strategy, and we can take advantage of the situation to attack Samarkand, and then attack the Persian homeland." ”

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and his voice grew higher and higher.

"That's right!" The ministers agreed in unison.

The ministers had heard of Talas and knew that it was a fortified city, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If Yusuf wanted to use Talas to block the advance of the Tang army, he would definitely think that even if the Tang army wanted to capture it, it would take a lot of effort, and he would not think about it for a year and a half.

If the Tang army takes it in one go, it can advance quickly and attack Samarkand, which will completely disrupt Yusuf's deployment and make Yusuf have no time to react.

In this way, the Tang Dynasty is "disrupted with speed", and Yusuf will not be able to eat and walk around.

This benefit, needless to say, is understood by everyone.

Then, with your words and my words, each came up with a plan, and the plan for a war against the Arab Empire was basically completed.

The reason why I say basically, that is, the general situation. As for the specific use of troops, this will have to be decided on the spot.

"You've said so much, but there's one thing you haven't said yet. That is, a good general who can lead the overall situation, have a sense of the overall situation, and can strategize. Wu Zetian finally said.

Brush!

The eyes of the ministers fell on Li Longji. (To be continued!)

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