"The topic of your argument is nothing more than the question of whether we should continue to go south after this battle, but this is not what the Pontus is thinking. This time, we should fight the Han army, since we are in accordance with the will of the imperial court, then we should perform the duties of courtiers, we must share worries for Your Majesty, and we must think about the Tang Dynasty, so although we are suspected of committing taboos, we can't help but think about it. Li Yuan said slowly.

"You are all leading generals under the command of the Governor of Pontus, and the Governor of Pondu would like to know your attitude towards this expedition against the Han army. To put it bluntly, what do you think we're fighting this time for? Li Yuan glanced around and asked.

Most of the generals were silent, Lin Sichang frowned and thought for a while: "Governor, aren't we just to completely drive the Han army out of Chudi?" If I can recover Guiguan, all Chu can be returned to my Tang Dynasty......"

Li Yuan shook his head and said, "Si Chang's words are wrong! The Governor of Pontus has made it clear to you that it is imperative to reclaim the Crown, but it is not the case! Do you remember, when we were in Xizhou, we received His Majesty's will, in which His Majesty made it clear, 'Qing is both a system and a general, and should correct the shortcomings of his predecessors, and eliminate the enemy in Lingnan to comfort my heart'.

Since Your Majesty wants us to eliminate the enemy in Lingnan and completely eliminate the threat of the Han State to Chu, what is the use of just recovering the land under Guiguan? Fan Renyu is right, the land under the control of Gui is related to the luck of the Han State, and its lord Liu Cheng will definitely not give up easily, and sooner or later he will continue to increase his troops into Chu. Even if Gui Guan gets it back for a while, I'm afraid it will have to be returned soon......"

Lin Sichang took a deep breath of cold air: "What does the Metropolitan Governor mean?" ”

"Destroy the country."

The words were amazing, and the generals looked at each other, but saw Li Yuan nodding his head and smiling: "If you want to completely eliminate the threat of the Han State to my Chu Land once and for all, you must destroy its country!" The governor of Pontus said bluntly, the next goal of our troops to the south is not only to take back Guiguan, but also to break through the capital of the Han Kingdom, Xingwangfu......"

Fan Renyu hurriedly arched his hand and said, "But the Governor, we don't have to-"

"But thirty or forty thousand troops, right?" Li Yuan interrupted directly: "You must be suspicious now, and even think that Pontus Governor is talking about a dream. But do you remember what the governor of Pontus said to Xie Gui, the commander of the Han army, a few days ago, that the victory or defeat of the war must not only depend on the number of people, and even more so for the purpose of destroying the country, the key lies in the deployment of troops and the strategy of sending troops.

Just like the expedition for more than a month, the way our Wuping Army fought on two fronts and advanced layer by layer was actually a helpless move. However, if the purpose is to destroy the country, such a method of sending troops must not be used. In the war of annihilation, it is necessary to gather all forces, advance from one direction, and go straight to the national capital, seeking a quick victory rather than blossoming everywhere. ”

"This ...... The last general still thinks it's too risky......"

"Think twice!" Many generals frowned.

Li Yuan said with a smile: "Of course, if you really want to destroy the country, in addition to the tactics of gathering troops in one direction and driving straight in, our 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses are indeed a little insufficient, at least we should have twice as many troops to be fully sure." ”

Fan Renyu raised his cheeks and said in a deep voice: "The Metropolitan Governor is currently ordered to control Wu'an and Gui to manage the military, isn't there still one or two thousand soldiers and horses available for Wu'an Li Jie's envoy?" In this way, there is an extra chance of winning. ”

Zhu Kuangcong also said coldly: "Speaking of this, the last general can't help but think of the twenty or thirty thousand black cloud capitals that died in Guiguan before. If the two losers of Bian Ho and Zhang Luan don't command indiscriminately, why don't we have any soldiers and horses in our hands? Those are real elite soldiers, alas, what a pity! ”

Li Yuan smiled and said: "Bian Zhang and the two of them were all wiped out, speaking of which, it was the attack of the two of them. But in the eyes of the governor of Pontus, it was His Majesty's fault, as we all know, Zhang Luan and Bian Ho have been defeated repeatedly, even if they lost all the land under Guiguan, His Majesty did not punish them severely, but let them continue to lead the army until they were defeated...... Ignorance of people is the root cause of failure. ”

The generals looked at Li Yuan in surprise, no one dared to speak, it was okay to complain to the imperial court, but the majority of the governors dared to accuse His Majesty in public, which was indeed beyond their expectations

Seeing that the generals looked worried, Li Yuansheng smiled and said: "Don't panic, just now these words have been written on the note to Your Majesty, and soon the Jinling side will read these words in person, the words were said by the Governor of Bendu, and it has nothing to do with you." ”

"This ...... What are you doing, Governor? You can't do nonsense. If the court blames it......" several generals hurriedly persuaded.

Luo Erhu had a fearless look on his face, straightened his chest and said loudly: "The metropolitan governor is our metropolitan governor, if the imperial court dares to punish the crime, then we have to ask if we agree!" ”

"That's right!" Zhu Kuangcong also replied loudly.

Li Yuan waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, if Your Majesty really punishes me because of these unspoken advice, then the governor of Bendu will play again." This letter is not written specifically to accuse His Majesty, but for another important matter...... Of course, for the next war, the Pontus Governor also wrote clearly, and was ready to report to His Majesty together with the good news, after all, the war to destroy the country is not a trivial matter.

The governor of Pontus made it clear that if he wanted to solve the matter of Guiguan once and for all, there was no other way than to destroy the Han State. Didn't Your Majesty always have a grand desire to rule the world? Presumably, we will not refuse Pontus's proposal, so we can also take the opportunity to reap some practical benefits. The war to destroy the country is not trivial, we must increase the number of troops, we do not ask for how much food should be paid, as long as we can expand the army openly. ”

has long seen the psychology of the imperial court and the great joy of the emperor Li Jing, Li Yuan talked eloquently, and explained the thoughts and dishes in his heart. This time, the goal is also very clear, fighting a war and expanding the army, in the final analysis, everything is to strengthen his own strength, but on the surface, Li Yuan still needs to maintain a solid vassal relationship with the court and Li Jing, after all, it is far from the last moment to tear his face, and he does not have this confidence.

The generals nodded slightly, and seemed to agree with Li Yuan's opinion, and then began to discuss with each other. Li Yuan watched quietly for a moment, waved his hand lightly to summon the soldier who had repeatedly offered suggestions in recent days, whispered secretly, and then slowly got up, signaled that the crowd would continue to discuss, and then led the guards to walk out of the tent quickly.

Not long after, Li Yuan rushed to a large tent where the rear camp was placed, and a tall and familiar figure was standing with his hands in his hands, pacing back and forth anxiously.

Li Yuan took the lead and said loudly: "Peng Du has been waiting for a long time!" ”

"The Grand Duke!" The person waiting was Li Yuan's former boss and Xizhou's "second master" Peng Shigao, who showed a wry smile at this time, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute back: "I've been waiting for three days, why not wait for this time!" Governor, are you really not worried at all about what you have said below? The imperial court is only afraid that there will be a big move in the near future......"

Li Yuan's eyes flickered, and he smiled: "I was indeed a little worried before today, but after today, there will definitely be someone who is more worried than me......"

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