Chapter 146: Discuss countermeasures
"The general has been raised..."
On the third day after the end of the negotiations, the two generals again convened a meeting of the heavy generals.
In the past, when the generals were called, Li Xiang stood at the back of the crowd, after all, he was a newcomer on the battlefield, there was no need to move forward, it would make many people feel disgusted, but at this moment, everyone naturally left a place for Li Xiang in the first row.
There is such a tradition in the army, everyone respects the strong, as long as you can show your ability on the battlefield, then there is a place for you in the barracks, if you rely on your identity, even if everyone leaves you a place, but there is no place in your heart.
The first few times he was elevated, Li Zhi, the king of Jin, wanted to stand at the forefront, although everyone let him, but did anyone respect him?
Now Li Xiang has won everyone's respect by his ability, when he stands in the first row, the others are not dissatisfied in their hearts, if you are not satisfied, you take your men out to do a surprise attack, see if you can harvest two sacks of human ears, if not, then honestly stand behind.
"Generals, we have had some negotiations with Tuyuhun, but the results of the negotiations are not optimistic, I brought you here today, I also want to hear what suggestions you have, the army is stationed here for a day, it costs 80,000 yuan a day, and the court will not be able to support it for long."
General Qin Qiong said helplessly, although it has only been three days, the quartermaster has already come a few times, although the imperial court is determined to fight this battle, but if it continues to be consumed like this, I am afraid that the civil officials within the imperial court will have something to say.
"General, Weichen thinks that it should be resolved quickly, and sends scouts to search for the main force of Tuyuhun......"
The generals present were also full of fighting spirit, and they didn't want to stay in Liangzhou City, but on a huge grassland, it was not so easy to find the main force of Tuyuhun.
One after another, the generals came out to tell their opinions, but most of them are clichés, easier said than done, combined with the current actual situation, it is not so easy to want a decisive battle, and once the operation is not good, we may fall into a catastrophe.
"Report to the general, report to the army urgently......"
Just when everyone was discussing things, there was a sudden red feather emergency report at the door...
In just one cup of tea, Tuyuhun's army was discovered in three cities, and these people began to play their tricks.
In the course of previous wars, the Tuyuhun army fought in this way, dividing its army into several places, and then attacking several cities on the border of the Tang Dynasty, and the flames broke out in one day, creating an illusion for the people on the border of the Tang Dynasty, that is, they had the ability to attack all the border cities, so that the Tang army had to divide its troops to guard, and in the end weakened its own strength and could not do anything.
Although this method is old-fashioned, it is very useful for the Tang army, Li Shimin is so happy that he does not allow any cities on the border to be lost, and the generals below also understand Li Shimin's thoughts, so even if they know that it is a wrong way to divide troops to guard major cities, they must also go this way.
A month or two later, Tuyuhun did not enter any city, but it consumed Datang's military spending, and at that time Datang had to send an envoy to conclude a new agreement with Tuyuhun, although it would not cede land and pay compensation, but if he wanted to teach Tuyuhun a lesson, it would be useless.
General Qin Qiong and Cheng Yanjin both understood this, but at this moment, the two glanced at each other, they still had to divide their troops and let their generals live in various cities, maybe this expedition was fruitless.
"The general is slow, the last general has something to say."
General Qin Qiong was also reluctant to give this order, but if he didn't strengthen the strength of each city, if Tugu really took a certain city, then Datang would have no face, and just when he was about to give an order, Li Xiang stood up from the side.
"General Li has something to say."
After getting along with each other for a few days, the two generals also saw that Li Xiang was not the kind of person who talked on paper, either this kid didn't speak, or when this kid spoke, he would definitely be able to bring them new changes.
"If the general divides the army, then repeat the previous result, we will end up working and losing money, not only will there be no way to teach Tuyuhun a lesson, but we will also let us return to Chang'an in disgrace, so the last general thinks that we must change, otherwise we will not be able to change everything on the southwest border."
Li Xiang's words made everyone present nod, but some people were not convinced, such as Li Zhi who was standing next to him.
"What the general asked you to say is the way, didn't you say this here, if you want to say this, do you still need to say it? Don't the local magistrates understand? ”
Li Zhi said in a weird manner, Li Xiang now feels that this guy has been reinstated by Li Tai, and he was a little bit measured when he was in Chang'an City, why did the whole person become like this after he arrived here?
Other people also have such an illusion, in fact, this is also normal, Li Zhi still has a feeling of strategizing when he was in Chang'an City, but after coming to the front line, he was directly defeated by Li Xiang, and his subordinates were cleared by Li Xiang, and it is normal to have no reason for a while.
"If there is a way to break the enemy, say it, and no one will punish you, let's discuss it together."
Cheng Yanjin didn't bother with Li Zhi, because he knew that this guy had no other abilities besides infighting.
"General, if they are able to attack our city everywhere, they are nothing more than to create a kind of chaos for us, so can we do the opposite? As we did that night, we had already hit them seven inches that night, and if we continued to attack in this way, they would have been disorganized sooner or later. ”
Li Xiang's method is very simple, that is, to take the initiative, we can rely on this method to force them to the negotiating table, but the loss we caused them is too small, so there is no way to reach an agreement, but if we continue to do this, we will definitely be able to change the current situation.
"You're just talking on paper, what if our elite is empty in the rear and they take our city? Are you going to give an account to your father? ”
Li Zhi's words instantly pulled everyone back to reality, although what Li Xiang said was very tempting, but if you lose a border city, it is the responsibility of losing your land, according to the regulations of the imperial court, you will have to behead the public at that time......