Everyone's faces are not good-looking, this situation is not good-looking on anyone, the army is about to send troops, but suddenly an enemy comes, to attack their lair, this kind of thing, no one is happy to see it.

"We don't know who is attacking Guanzhong now?" Ma Zhou said: "If Jieli Khan personally sends troops, then the prime minister's soldiers and horses will not be able to move, and if others come, there may be a chance." ”

"Yes, this depends on how much attention Jieli Khan attaches to Guanzhong, if he just wants to teach us a lesson, so that the prime minister's soldiers and horses will not be dispatched for the time being, there should be very few soldiers and horses dispatched." Liang Shuo also said: "My subordinates think that this possibility is very high, after all, the next target of the Turks is not us, it is Youzhou, it is Hebei, they want to cooperate with Li Yuan to make a move, and there should not be many soldiers and horses that can target us." ”

"Now we have 230,000 soldiers and horses, 50,000 in Hedong, 30,000 in Liangzhou, 30,000 in Bashu, 20,000 in Kuizhou, 20,000 in Nanyang, and Chang'an also needs 20,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses left behind, and the real ones who can be dispatched are only 60,000, and the expedition to the south is only 80,000 to 100,000. And to deal with the invasion of the Turks, it also requires tens of thousands of horses, so that there are very few troops to conquer the south. Li Jing shook his head and said.

"Since the Turks are attacking Guanzhong, Li Yuan is going to pass through Hebei and Youzhou, Hedong does not need to leave so many soldiers and horses, you can save 20,000 people, Chang'an can stay 30,000 people, Liangzhou 30,000 people do not move, Nanyang 20,000 people defend Wang Shichong, can not move, Bashu 30,000 people can transfer 20,000 people, as a way of soldiers and horses, to participate in the expedition to the south, we have 110,000 soldiers and horses in our hands." Li Xin carefully searched the map. said: "We first have to figure out, who is the person who attacked Guanzhong? ”

"It doesn't matter who it is, Prime Minister. The last general only needed 50,000 men to resist the Turkic invasion. General Li Jing said without hesitation.

Everyone nodded after hearing this, Li Jing naturally had nothing to say, 50,000 troops were in his hands, and they could be used as 150,000 or even more people. In the entire Guanzhong, only Li Jing was able to say such things with confidence, and even Li Xin did not dare to say such words.

"Since the general said so. Then naturally there was nothing to say, and the soldiers and horses of Guanzhong, Hedong, and Liangzhou were at the disposal of the general. After Li Xin listened, he nodded. Being able to win over Li Jing to join his camp can be said to be the wisest decision in his life, he helped Li Xin solve many troubles, and Li Xin really didn't know. If there is no Li Jing. What will be the result of your great cause, you may succeed, but it will definitely not be as smooth as it is now.

"Prime Minister Xie." Li Jing said in a deep voice. His tiger eyes are shining, the world is so big, there are almost no people who can appreciate him like Li Xin and trust him, as long as it is what he wants, Li Xin will not hesitate to give these things to himself. Li Xin grasped the power of the military very tightly, but to himself. But he is very tolerant, and he can hand over more than half of the soldiers and horses of the court to his own disposal, such a mind is not something that anyone can do, not even Pei Renji.

"Shen Qianqiu, immediately find out who the Turks will send to attack Guanzhong this time, the direction of their attack, the number of soldiers and horses, etc., must be found out." Li Xin looked at Shen Qianqiu in the last seat and said.

"Subordinates obey." Shen Qianqiu didn't dare to slack off, knowing that he would be very busy for a period of time in the future, and he would also send someone to the grassland to inquire about the news, Shen Qianqiu decided to stare at this matter by himself, once he was wrong, I was afraid that Jinyiwei would be laughed at again.

"Prime Minister, it's better to borrow this matter to set up a trap for the Turks." Pei Shiju suddenly said with a smile: "Since we already know that the Turks will come from the Longshan Trail, then we can send someone to wait for him, but the prime minister has made a big show and led a large army to attack Xiao Miao. ”

"Yes." Li Xin nodded and said: "General Pei Renji is stationed in Tongguan, Duan Qi is stationed in Guanzhong, and he is serious as the Marquis of Huai'an, General Wuwei is in Wuwei, Li Xuanba is in Shuofang, Su Dingfang is in Hedong, and Guo Xiaoke is ordered to sit in Nanyang to guard against Wang Shichong, Luo Shixin and Wang Junkuo follow the general, and the rest of the generals follow this king to conquer Xiao Miao. The army was ready to go out for ten days, Wang Shizi Li Chengzong stayed in Chang'an, Pei Shiju and Du Ruhui stayed in Chang'an to deal with the government affairs, Chu Suiliang was in charge of the army's grain and grass operation, and Liang Shuo and Ma Zhou followed and followed the king to go on the expedition. ”

"Subordinates obey orders." After Pei Shiju and others were ordered to go on the expedition, Chu Suiliang, as the secretary, hurriedly formed Li Xin's order into a document and submitted it to the Son of Heaven, and issued it to the major yamen and generals in the situation of a holy decree, and the huge war machine in Guanzhong was running again.

As Li Yuan's main opponent in the fight for the world, Li Xin's every move will attract Li Yuan's attention, Li Xin wants to march south, which is also Li Yuan's expected, and even now Li Yuan still has a trace of regret, he should not have called Li Shimin back to Hedong, but in that case, Li Yuan also had to do this, and no one dared to guarantee that Li Xin would not really attack Jinyang.

"Li Xin is still preparing to attack Jiangnan, the army is estimated to set off in five days, Li Xin is really a big hand, I heard that hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses from the Bashang camp and the Lantian camp will go out." Li Yuan leaned on the recliner, looked at the lake in front of him, and said very calmly. There is also a recliner next to him, and among the military generals who can get along with Li Yuan like this, there is only Pei Lian.

"Where is Li Jing?" Pei Lin is not a simple flatterer, he asked the most critical question at once, unlike Li Zhao, Li Zhao has only one Li Shimin, sometimes, Li Yuan has no choice, but Li Tang is different, in addition to Li Xin, there is also a Li Jing, and even Pei Renji can take a shot. Now that Li Xin personally leads the army, where Li Jing is, this remains to be considered.

"I heard that Li Jing has a foot disease and is recuperating from his injuries in Zhongnan Mountain." Li Yuan hesitated for a while and said, "Are you saying that Li Jing is probably having other arrangements?" Unlikely! I heard that Li Xin led more than 100,000 troops this time, even if Li Jing had an arrangement, his soldiers and horses would not be enough! Where will Li Jing target? Luoyang? Or is it between our Da Zhao, or even between Jianghuai? "At this time, the benefits of Li Xin after taking Nanyang appeared, through Nanyang Li Xin could attack Luoyang, attack Jianghuai to the east, and attack Xiao Milling to the south, there are many directions, even Li Yuan is not easy to decide.

"It's hard to say, Li Xin is cunning, no one knows what kind of actions he will make." Pei Lin was scared by Li Xin. Li Xin's attack on Jiangnan with great fanfare this time made him feel bad, Li Xin is not such a flamboyant person, I am afraid there are some inappropriate places in this.

"Are you saying that the attack on Jiangnan is fake?" Li Yuan was also suspicious and said, "Then where is his goal?" Luoyang? Or is it Dufuwei in Jiangnan? Or maybe we, afraid that we would really cooperate with the Turks, so they simply went to war with us first? Li Yuan was really a little afraid of Li Xin, and after listening to Pei Lian's words, he immediately sat up.

"The minister doesn't know, it's just the emperor, if the Turks really agree, the Turks are a sharp sword, and if we don't get it right, we will be injured, and the emperor is ready?" Pei Lin Zhengrong said: "Whether the Turks can use it well or not, the key is the leader of the army. This is the most important thing, if you get it right, these Turks are the sharp weapons in our hands, if you don't do it well, these Turks will hurt ourselves. ”

Li Yuan nodded, using the Turkic Li Yuan also has his own considerations, and he also has plans in his heart, but he is still ready to listen to the opinions of his confidant minister, and asked at the moment: "Pei Qing, who do you fancie?" ”

"Second son, how is it?" Pei Lin said.

Li Yuan looked at Pei Lin in surprise, he understood that the relationship between Pei Lin and Li Shimin was not very good, but he didn't expect Pei Lin to recommend Li Shimin at this time, and smiled at the moment: "I know that you don't have a good relationship with Erlang?" Why would Jiro be recommended at this time? ”

"The emperor asked who led the army, not who the minister had a good relationship with." Pei Lin Zhengrong said: "When it comes to leading the army to fight, the world is so big, and there is only the second son who can compare with Li Xin and Li Jing." The ambition of the Turkic wolf son, this time it is said that it is to help us, but after all, this matter is very important, and extraordinary people cannot lead these Turks, and I believe that those rich people of the Kwantung family will not agree with the emperor handing over the military power to others. ”

"Naturally, there is no problem with handing it over to Erlang, but last time, hey, I was a little worried!" Li Yuan thought of the last time, Li Shimin even killed his own chamberlain, this was a blatant rebellion, and Li Yuan had to doubt Li Shimin's thoughts.

"Then send someone to follow." Pei Lin said indifferently: "The emperor can let the fourth prince be the deputy general, and the fourth prince must not interfere in any military action." ”

Li Yuan listened and nodded, but there was no final decision, military power is a major matter of the country, Li Yuan could not make such a simple decision, he still did not trust Li Shimin, although he was his own son, and said at the moment: "The negotiations with the Turks must be immediately on the agenda, first, they must send troops to harass Li Xin, and they can't simply let Li Xin seize Jiangnan, second, their asking price is too high, and the income from conquering the city is owned by the Turks, then what we get will be a scorched earth, and the people of Hebei and Youzhou will scold me, I can't afford to bear such a charge, and I don't want to carry it, I can change it in other ways, third, we must send troops at the end of September, we must conquer Youzhou before the year, eliminate Luo Yi, and then attack Dou Jiande in two ways, Li Xin left us with little time. ”

"The emperor can rest assured, the ministers will do it in person." Pei Lin also nodded and said. (To be continued......)