"In the opinion of the ministers, we should cut off the retreat of the Tubo people, so that the Tubo people have no way to retreat, although the soldiers and horses that invaded Tuyuhun are not all the soldiers and horses in Tubo, but as long as these soldiers and horses are all wiped out, it will definitely hit Tubo hard!"

Li Xiaogong groaned, and Wei Chigong shook his head.

"There is more than one road from Tubo to Tuyuhun, how easy is it to cut off the retreat of Tubo? And if you are not careful, you will be attacked by the front and back of the Tubo people, which is inappropriate. ”

Cheng Yanjin disagreed again and said loudly.

"You can choose a few main routes, put the musket array and artillery on the table, whether he is flanked from front to back, no matter how many Tubo people he comes, all of them have to die."

Li Jing listened and groaned.

"If firearms are used to attack the city and pull out the village, it is naturally a sharp weapon, but the northwest terrain is empty, the road is difficult to travel, the artillery is very heavy, and the baggage must be added, and the Tubo people are all cavalry, coming and going, like the wind, the artillery may not play a role, but will become a drag."

Wei Zheng and the others couldn't help frowning when they heard this, the artillery has proved its powerful power through the Eastern Expedition, if this expedition does not take the Shenji Battalion, it will inevitably make people feel regretful, and then, whether they should take the Shenji Battalion to the expedition is divided into two factions and argued, for a while, even Li Er failed to make a decision, Li Er had a headache and said.

"In the end, the Shenji Battalion will discuss whether or not to go out with the army, first discuss the rest of the soldiers and horses and the grain and grass that will be recruited, and then transfer 50,000 soldiers and horses from Longyou and then 50,000 soldiers and horses from Chang'an, where the soldiers and horses will be transferred, you can discuss it."

Wei Zheng listened and groaned.

"The new defeat of the soldiers and horses of the saint Longyou, I am afraid that the morale will be low, if the soldiers and horses of Longyou are transferred again, the demoralization will spread to the whole army, and the ministers may hurt the morale of the army too much."

Li Er said in a deep voice.

"How could a certain army be wiped out by a small defeat?"

Cheng bites the golden road.

"What the sage said is that now the soldiers of Longyou must be like a rainbow, and they are trying to beat the Tubo people to wash away the shame of defeat!"

Xu Shiji and the others couldn't help nodding when they heard this, now the hearts of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are full of glory and self-confidence, a failure will not make them feel depressed and afraid, it will only make them rise up more to maintain the glory and wash away the shame, the discussion about sending troops lasted until noon, and finally there was a general framework, but whether the Shenji Battalion would go with the army or not was still inconclusive, everyone still insisted on their own words, and no one could convince them, even Li Er was difficult to choose, sending troops must be a big deal, not a day or two can be decided. So after more than an hour of deliberation, the court meeting finally dispersed, and the things that have not been discussed can only be discussed later, the news of the defeat of the army is like a gust of wind blowing in Chang'an City, all the people who heard the news were stunned, in recent years, Datang has been thriving and flourishing, not only getting richer and richer, but also Weijia Quartet, in the hearts of the people, now Datang is an invincible existence, even the happiest Turks have been destroyed, Even Goguryeo, which was defeated by the three Eastern Crusades of the former Sui Dynasty, has been destroyed, so what country can compete with the Tang Dynasty today? What other country can defeat their soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty? When the army went out, no one thought that it would be defeated, after all, the Tang Dynasty and the Tubo had already had a battle, when the Tubo people invaded Songzhou, Hou Junji and Niu Jinda led the army to defeat the Tubo people, and now a few years have passed, the Tang Dynasty has become more powerful, and there are powerful muskets and artillery, how can it be defeated by the Tubo people? Later, he was beaten by Li Yong in Songzhou, even if there were no muskets and artillery on this expedition, he would not be defeated by the Tubo people! If you have to find a reason, it seems that it can only be the commander of the army, although Zhang Liang and Hou Junji are both national princes, the ability to lead the troops to fight is still a lot worse, otherwise how could they lose to the Tubo people? The subjects who heard the news felt very aggrieved in their hearts, but they couldn't blame Zhang Liang and Guo Xiaoke, because they had both died on the battlefield, everyone had died in battle, and the dead were gone, what else could they say?

"It's a pity, when the troops were sent in a hurry, they directly transferred troops from Longyou, so there was this defeat, our famous generals of the Tang Dynasty are like clouds, if you choose a prince from the court as the commander, you will definitely be able to beat the Tubo people!"

"It's a pity to say that the army of the Eastern Expedition has just triumphed, and the soldiers are still tired, and I didn't expect the Tubo people to have two brushes."

"It's also the cunning of the Tubo people, who just chose the time when the saint drove the expedition to invade Tuyuhun, otherwise, they would still be allowed to jump on the Tubo people?"

"The Tibetan people are really cunning, they really have the ability to fight with us in a happy battle, why bother to take advantage of the saint's imperial expedition to the east!"

"You don't want to think about it, if the saints and all the princes are in the court, give them ten dares, will they dare to jump? This Tubo people just wanted to take advantage of the situation to steal chickens, but they didn't expect that our Datang could destroy Goguryeo so quickly! ”

"I heard that the reason why the army was defeated this time was also because Zhang Liang lightly advanced the enemy, if he didn't take the enemy lightly and really set up a position to fight, he might not lose to the Tubo people."

"What does it mean that you may not necessarily lose to the Tibetans? If you really open the formation and fight, it is impossible to lose to the Tuboans! ”

"It's a pity, in the final analysis, Zhang Liang and Guo Xiaoke are not good at leading the troops, otherwise it will never be possible! It's just pity for those soldiers who died on the battlefield! ”

"I believe that the imperial court will definitely send troops as soon as possible, wash away the shame, and avenge the dead soldiers!"

"That must drop! When did we Datang coax? A tooth for a tooth, blood for blood, the Tubo people who must be killed lose their armor and never dare to send troops again! ”

"This time to send troops, the imperial court will definitely pay attention to it, I hope to let the prince of Rongfu County go with the Shenji Battalion and directly set up cannons to kill the Tubo people!"

"That's right, just bombard them with cannons!"

Everywhere the news went, the people all felt aggrieved and indignant, since the current saint ascended the throne, when have they suffered such a big loss? The last time I suffered a loss was because of the Turks, and now the Turkic Khan is still dancing for a living in Chang'an! The people are all talking about it, and they all feel that the imperial court must have to fight back, not only to fight back, but also to give the Tubo people a hard lesson, which is also because Tubo is located on the plateau, otherwise everyone is not thinking about giving the Tubo people a hard lesson, but thinking about directly destroying and occupying Tubo, and directly turning Tubo into the land of the Tang Dynasty. In the backyard of the Rongfu County Mansion in the Xishan Annex, Cui Mo walked into the upper room with some panic and said in a panic.

"Princess, princess, news came from the outer courtyard that there was an urgent military situation of 800 miles sent to Chang'an, saying that the army on the expedition was defeated, and the marching chief Zhang Liang and the deputy governor Guo Xiaoke were both killed on the battlefield, and the army also suffered heavy losses."

As Cuimo's voice fell, the entire upper room became very quiet, everyone was stunned, it had been almost half a year since the army went out, and everyone was still thinking that the good news should come soon, but they didn't expect that what they were waiting for was the news of defeat, Princess Yuzhang looked incredulous.

"How so? Back then, Fujun once defeated Tubo in Songzhou, and now that the Tang Dynasty is stronger, how could he be defeated? ”

Wu Cao seemed a lot calmer, but there was still a trace of worry on his little face, and he said softly.

"There are too many factors that affect the victory or defeat of the two armies in a war, and it is not that the strong will necessarily win, and there are many examples of the weak defeating the strong throughout the ages. Although Hou Junji is greedy, his ability to fight is not bad, after all, he studied under Wei Guogong. ”

Princess Yuzhang frowned.

"So, this defeat is all because of Zhang Liang and Guo Xiaoke?"

Wu Cao groaned.

"Whether it is a saint or a Wei Guogong, they are all masters of the art of war in the world, and the princes of the court and the central government have also been in battle for a long time, since they have transferred troops like this, they must think that they can fight."

Li Lizhi sighed lightly.

"Actually, Lang Jun was a little worried before, and felt that Zhang Liang was a little rash of the enemy, but now he is probably said by Lang Jun, after all, he still underestimated the strength of Tubo."

Li Yong had told her about this in private before, but he only told her in private, after all, the army was fighting outside, and the European style opened up and said that it would be attacked and said that it was a curse for the defeat of the army, and she also secretly prayed that Li Yong would not say it this time, but I didn't expect Li Yong to still say it, and everyone couldn't help but suddenly hear it, it turned out that the defeat of the army was because of the light enemy's rash advance, it turned out that the grandfather had already predicted it, but unfortunately Zhang Liang did not listen to the advice of the grandfather, otherwise there would not have been this fiasco, just when everyone thought so, Wu Cao said softly.

"This defeat is because of the advance of the enemy, I think the saint and the ministers of the court will definitely send troops, this time the enemy will definitely not advance, and the Tubo people will definitely be defeated."

Princess Yuzhang and the others couldn't help nodding when they heard this, they felt that what Wu Cao said was very reasonable, the imperial court would definitely continue to send troops to the battle, and after learning the lesson of this time, they would definitely be able to defeat the Tubo people next time to take revenge.

After finishing speaking, Wu Cao said quietly.

"The next time I go on an expedition, I don't know if my grandfather will lead the troops."

As soon as Wu Cao's voice fell, the upper room became quieter, so everyone seemed to be taken aback, after the victory of the Eastern Expedition, they all felt very excited and proud, but at this moment they suddenly hoped that Li Yong's contribution could be smaller, and that the role of the Shenji Battalion could be smaller, so that the Shenji Battalion would not attract much attention, and the possibility of Li Yong leading the troops to the expedition would naturally be much smaller, but unfortunately, there is no if in this world.

"The princess is still pregnant, how can the saint and the queen let the grandfather lead the troops?"

Cui Mo's face turned a little pale, and Yingluo nodded again and again.

"Yes, yes, the princess is still pregnant, and there are so many powerful generals in the court, so you don't have to let your grandfather lead the troops!"

Wu Cao smiled slightly bitterly.

"But the role played by the Shenji Battalion in the Eastern Crusade is too great, and the contribution is too eye-catching, and the reason why the Shenji Battalion was not allowed to go out with the army at the beginning was because the soldiers were too tired to return to the dynasty after the Liaodong Division, and now, the soldiers have long been rested."

Lin Ruoxi and the others couldn't help but be silent when they heard this, as Wu Cao said, the role played by the Shenji Battalion in the Eastern Crusade was too great, and now that the army has experienced a fiasco in Tuyuhun, how could the imperial court not use the big killing weapon of the Shenji Battalion? Although they knew that Li Yong was very powerful, although they knew that the Shenji Battalion was very powerful, but when they thought that Zhang Liang and Guo Xiaoke were both killed on the battlefield, they couldn't help but panic, Li Lizhi gritted his teeth slightly and groaned.

"If the ministers in the court unanimously feel that Lang Jun is needed to lead the troops, then my father will not show favoritism because he favors Lang Jun and me, and Lang Jun himself will not be able to retreat."

Luo Fengxiang said in a deep voice.

"Is there any way for me to go with the army? I can pretend to be a soldier to protect my grandfather. ”

Lin Ruoxi hurriedly said.

"And me, I also want to pretend to be a soldier to protect my grandfather."

Li Lizhi shook his head slightly.

"No, after all, it's the daughter who is in a military camp full of men, and it's inconvenient and difficult to hide, if it is exposed, it will affect the morale of the army."

Wu Cao said calmly.

"The Shenji Battalion may not necessarily go out with the army, even if it is to use the Shenji Battalion, it may not necessarily have to be led by the grandfather, so don't panic first, let's wait for the grandfather to come back!"

Princess Yuzhang nodded again and again.

"Yes, even if the grandfather leads the troops, the Tubo people will definitely lose their armor and lose their armor, and the grandfather will definitely triumph."

Having said that, they are still worried in their hearts, in fact, not only the Rongfu County Mansion was greatly shaken, but the military generals in Chang'an City were greatly shaken, the men looked forward to going into battle to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, and the family members were more looking forward to the family being safe and sound, but since they had enjoyed the glory and wealth of being a military general, of course they could not retreat when they needed to go to the battlefield, Li Yong was already in charge of the lamp when he returned to the mansion, although the court meeting had long ended, but the yamen in the court and the central government were running at full strength, A group of generals will naturally not be idle, discussing the military situation, deducing military aircraft, also very busy, Li Yong walked into the house, Li Yong can feel that the atmosphere in the house has changed, when he left the house in the morning, the atmosphere in the house is still full of lightness, and now it is full of solemnity, into the backyard, especially approaching the upper room, Li Yong can feel the solemnity of the atmosphere more and more, in the past when Li Yong came back, he could always hear the laughter and laughter coming from the upper room, and now, the upper room is quiet.

"Grandpa is back!"

The maid under the corridor bowed her head while bowing her head, and there was no smile on her little face, Li Yong approached the upper room, and the upper room was full of people, Changle, Yuzhang, Li Xueyan, Zheng Liwan, Wu Shun, Wu Cao, Chunlan, Xiaoxue, Lin Ruoxi, Luo Fengxiang, Cuimo, and Yingluo were all there, all of them stood up to greet them, and Li Yong could clearly see the tension on their faces.

"It seems that you all know, too, the entire Chang'an City has spread all over it, but don't worry, a temporary failure is nothing, next time you will definitely be able to win a big victory, and you will be ashamed."

Li Yong said with a smile.