The Turkic imperial city is treacherous, but the Chang'an area is beautiful.

After the Great War, life gradually returned to peace. Li Hao did not retire as usual, but stayed in Chang'an City, nesting in the Zhen'an Mansion every day, not knowing what he was plotting.

In the battle with King Hades, although Li Hao won, he knew in his heart that half of this victory was due to luck. If you are a master game, you will lose all the games if you make a mistake.

As Li Shimin said before, if the king of Hadesaro led the Turkic army south early in the morning, Li Hao only left 100,000 horses in Chang'an, and he would definitely be defeated.

Some time ago, Li Hao used the wolf god mask as bait to provoke the relationship between the king of Hadesaro and Jieli Khan, but with his ability, it is not difficult to regain trust.

The so-called long-term defense will be lost, Li Hao is not confident that he will be so lucky next time.

Therefore, during this time, he has been planning to move his army north to completely solve the Turkic problem.

The Turks are a big country, entrenched in the grasslands north of the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years, the national strength is prosperous, and it is by no means an easy opponent to deal with. But if you want to go north and fight on their territory, the difficulty of the war will immediately be raised by several notches.

Although the Li Kingdom is growing in strength, it is only an emerging country that has been established for less than two years, and in order to defeat the Turkic behemoth, it must have the help of the Tang Dynasty.

On this day, Li Hao entered the palace again and had a secret conversation with Li Shimin in the imperial study.

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"What!" Li Shimin was taken aback and stood up from the dragon chair: "You asked me to send troops to fight against the Khitan?" ”

The Tang Dynasty and the Li Kingdom have just experienced a major war, and although they have won big victories, they have also suffered losses, not to the extent of great damage, but also to the loss of soldiers.

After the war, it is most taboo to fight again, and it is the right way to cultivate and recuperate. Li Hao persuaded Li Shimin to send troops to conquer the Khitan, wouldn't the treasury of the Tang Dynasty be emptied?

Li Hao's face was calm and he nodded very seriously.

"Lao Li, the spirit of King Qin, which was finally recovered, don't lose it so easily. Over the years, the Khitan has repeatedly violated the border of the Tang Dynasty, and as soon as they suffer it, they will retract and pretend that nothing has happened. As His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, you will not be sanctioned, and in the long run, people in the world still think that the Tang Dynasty is easy to bully. This will lead to years of war. This kind of person can only be honest if he is taught a thorough lesson. ”

"But this time the Khitan has been defeated, their lands have been divided into the Tang Dynasty, and Goryeo Silla has also sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to declare vassals, if we are aggressive, wouldn't we force the Khitan to fight to the death with us?"

Li Hao shook his head: "Lao Li, Lao Li, should I say that you are kind and good, or should I say that you are naïve." You just said it yourself, now that the land of the Khitan has been incorporated into the Tang Dynasty, you occupy other people's ancestral halls and live in other people's palaces, the Khitan people have long hated you to the bone, no matter what you do, they will accumulate strength to fight back. Rather than waiting for them to be full-fledged and move first, it is better to take advantage of their initial defeat and defeat them completely. ”

Li Shimin fell silent, he frowned, as if weighing the pros and cons.

Li Hao continued: "It's really an eventful time now, the strength of the Li Kingdom has stimulated the nerves of the surrounding countries, and a prosperous Tang Dynasty has already overwhelmed them, if the Li Kingdom becomes the second Tang Dynasty, what will they do to fight us?" The only option is to take advantage of the fledgling allies of the Tang Dynasty to completely solve the trouble. ”

"How many defensive battles have we fought over the years? Although they all won, the loss of national strength is not small. Attacking can lead to more land and more people. At most, you can only get some compensation, which is more important, you should be clear. ”

"Listen to what you mean, you didn't just want me to conquer the Khitan this time, right?" Li Shimin raised his head to look at this Li Hao and asked in a deep voice.

Li Hao didn't hide it, and nodded very calmly: "That's right, now that the Khitan has fled north into the territory of Murowei, they have fought a vicious battle with Murowei and captured several cities to recuperate. If you send troops to defeat the Khitan, Murwei will ask you for these cities, and then the two sides will clash, and you can take the opportunity to send troops to Murwei to defeat this mountain and river! ”

"Na Ya ......"

Li Hao nodded: "That's right, the so-called cold lips and teeth, the Yan Yan is adjacent to Mu Wei, he will not watch Mu Wei being conquered by you and be indifferent." So from the very beginning, I wanted you to sweep the room and completely expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty! ”

Li Shimin was stirred by these words, and sat down a little uneasily: "Xiao Li, I know that you have ambitions in all directions, and you will definitely expand your territory in the future, and I am willing to cooperate with you to establish a thousand years of achievements." But is there something wrong with such haste? Conquering a country doesn't happen overnight, it needs to be considered in the long run! ”

Li Hao smiled bitterly: "You and I are both human beings, life is only a hundred years, to establish a thousand years of success, you need to seize every day!" Not long ago, you just served the Khitan Muro Wei, and this is the best time to achieve great things! ”

Li Shimin was silent for a long time, and finally asked faintly: "So persuading me to go north, are you ready to make a move against the Turks?" ”

Li Hao was stunned, he didn't expect that at this juncture, Li Shimin could be so calm and see his strategy.

However, he didn't intend to hide it, and nodded calmly: "That's right, I will go north at the same time as the Tang Dynasty sends troops to fight a decisive battle with the Turks!" ”

Li Shimin smiled bitterly: "Xiao Li, Xiao Li, I can't understand you anymore." The strength of the Turks is extraordinary, and now that you have the support of the King of Hades, I believe that even your Linghui army will not be able to defeat them so easily, right? At this time, you don't ask me to join forces with you to attack the Turks in the north, but instead divide my troops and let me conquer Murowei Ya? ”

Li Hao spread his hands: "I have already torn my face with the Turks, and there will be a battle." If you and I join forces to attack, they will also find allies. On the contrary, it was necessary to divide the troops to attack, so as to completely cut off the allied forces in the eastern part of the Turks. The combined army is an iron bucket, which is not easy to overcome, and there is still a chance to take advantage of the alliance. ”

Li Shimin shook his head: "It's the first time I've heard this kind of remark, and I really can't understand you more and more." ”

"You don't have to understand, you just need to do your thing, and when you completely capture the Murwei Sword, it will be a great favor for me."

Li Shimin's face sank: "Xiao Li, even if you moved me, it's not a trivial matter to go north, and then you have to retreat." I can't take such a big risk, you can ask me to send troops, but this time I have to tell me all the plans! ”

Li Hao understood what Li Shimin was worried about. Although the national strength of the two countries is weak, the territory is vast. If the Linghui army and the Turks do not win the battle, the Turks can go east into the supply line of the Tang army, and the Tang Heavenly Army will be finished.

"Don't worry, Lao Li, although I don't dare to say that I can defeat the Turks, I still have the ability to protect myself. After the Tang Heavenly Army pushes the battle line over, I can ......"

Li Hao said, leaned into Li Shimin's ear and whispered something.

"What's the matter, Lao Li, this is all my plan, are you still satisfied?"