When Li Tai was studying government affairs hard under the guidance of Wang Qi, the first good news of the Dragoon Army happened to be transmitted back to Chang'an City.

This good news was dictated by Su Lie and written by Li Daliang on his behalf.

It details the entire course of the Dragoon's first battle.

Along with the good news, tens of thousands of the enemy's left ears and nearly 100,000 cattle and sheep were returned.

When Zhang Ananda read out the good news of the dragoon in public at the court meeting, there was a buzzing discussion in the Taiji Palace.

Although this good news is not as intuitive as the previous drill, the shocking effect achieved is only strong but not weak.

The Dragoons were able to kill ten times their own enemies and capture nearly 100,000 cattle and sheep unscathed.

This was also a rare victory in the battles of the Tang Army over the years.

What's more, the Dragoons are still fighting alone, without any logistical supplies at all.

This makes this victory even more valuable.

Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair and watched with satisfaction the reactions of the courtiers below.

Many of these people had complained about the huge expenses of the Dragoons.

Now the reality has completely slapped these people in the face.

It also made Li Shimin feel extremely glad for his original persistence.

After a while, Fang Xuanling first stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this good news should be spread to the world to reassure the hearts of all the people. ”

Li Shimin nodded and said, "I have this intention. ”

Wei Zheng said: "This is a great victory, and the people should be given three days to celebrate with joy." ”

Li Shimin smiled: "Quasi-play." ”

Hou Junji stood up and said, "Your Majesty, according to the good news, the remnants of the enemy army have fled, why not recall the dragoons as a reward?" ”

After saying this, his eyes glanced at Li Chengqian next to him vaguely.

Although his words seemed to be thinking about the dragoons, they actually had ulterior motives.

He had already felt the strength of the Dragoons from this good news.

If this army is allowed to remain in the territory of Tuyuhun, it may soon achieve another great victory.

At that time, the prestige of the dragoons will definitely reach its peak.

And Li Zhi and Li Jing, who advocated the establishment of the Dragoon Army at the beginning, will both benefit from this.

Li Jing has already had the intention of retiring in the past two years, not to mention that he has been regarded as the first general of the Tang Dynasty, so it doesn't matter if he has more glory.

But Li Zhi is different.

At present, the ministers of the DPRK and China already know that many of the training methods of the dragoons are from the hands of Li Zhi.

Nowadays, the higher the prestige of the Dragoons, the more beneficial it is to Li Zhi.

Therefore, he must find a way to get the dragoons out of the battlefield and back in the rear.

After Li Chengqian saw Hou Junji's eyes, he also spoke: "Tuyuhun is a vast land, the city is scarce, and it is extremely dangerous for the dragoon army to go deep alone, and Erchen also agrees with Hou Shangshu's opinion. ”

Li Tai on the side saw that both of them advocated the transfer of the dragoon back, and couldn't help but look at Wang Qi with some doubts.

His political thinking is not sensitive, so he is completely incapable of paying attention to the doorway.

Wang Qi saw Li Tai looking at him, so he nodded vaguely.

At this time, Li Tai had to stand with Li Chengqian.

Otherwise, Li Zhi's prestige would definitely rise with the continuous victories of the dragoons.

Li Tai saw the teacher nodding, so he followed and said: "Father, it is not easy to cultivate the dragoon, rather than staying in the territory of Tuyuhun to take risks, it is better to recall it for the time being, and wait for the enemy to have a clear movement before attacking." ”

Li Jing opened his mouth and said: "The imperial court established the dragoon army to deal with this situation, now that the dragoon army has entered the battlefield, how can it be easily withdrawn?" ”

Hou Junji said: "Having said that, after all, the Dragoon Army has just formed an army, and it is not familiar with the plateau environment, so it seems that it is not suitable for this general to stay outside for a long time." ”

Li Zhi said: "The Tuyuhun people are not born on the plateau, aren't they also the people of the plateau who have established a country on the plateau? ”

After Li Zhi said this, Fang Xuanling almost laughed.

The process of the founding of the Tuyuhun people is also full of legends.

Their ancestor Tuyuhun only brought a population of more than 1,700 people from the white mountains and black waters to the current territory and established the country.

At that time, there were many Qiang people living in the territory of Tuyuhun, and they were not defeated by Tuyuhun?

Li Zhi's words not only refuted Hou Junji's statement, but also showed great confidence in the dragoons.

Hou Junji was speechless for a while by Li Zhi's words.

Li Chengqian said at this time: "Even if the dragoon army is not affected in the territory of Tuyuhun, what can it do except disturb its country? ”

Li Zhi said: "Even if it can only be like this, it is enough that it will no longer have time to harass my Tang border." ”

Li Chengqian said: "Right now, Tubo is eyeing the enemy, isn't our army going to make a wedding dress for others by doing this?" ”

Li Zhi said: "Tubo is on the side, how can I be like this in the Tang Dynasty?" If Tubo dares to make any changes, then it is better to fight with them in the territory of Tuyuhun. ”

Hou Junji opened his mouth and said: "Your Highness is easy to say, you must know that the war between the great powers will be protracted, and now that I have no food and grass in the Tang Dynasty, how can I start the war lightly without gathering a large army?" ”

Li Zhidao: "Hou Shangshu only talks about the disadvantages but doesn't look at the benefits, don't you know that the place where Tuyuhun is located is the main trade road of my Tang Dynasty?" ”

Speaking of this, he looked up at the people present and continued: "The place where Tuyuhun attacked this time is Liangzhou, and this move has seriously affected my Tang trade route. ”

Liangzhou is an important node of the Silk Road.

Tuyuhun's attack directly made Li Shimin realize that the other party had been able to threaten the smooth flow of trade routes.

Li Zhi knew that this was the real reason why Li Shimin sent the dragoons.

So he didn't hesitate to reveal it at this moment.

Those present may not consider the outcome of a war.

But the goods brought by the Silk Roads were what they all needed.

Li Zhi is reminding everyone at this moment that their interests have been greatly threatened.

It's up to them to decide what they do.

Li Zhi saw the effect immediately after saying this.

The crowd who had just watched the excitement realized the seriousness of the problem.

Chen Shuda, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the existence of the dragoon army can effectively protect the safety of the trade route. ”

Hubu Shangshu Dai Xuan said: "The actions of the Dragoon Army do not need to prepare grain and grass in the DPRK and China, but they can effectively contain the enemy, and this move is beneficial and costly. ”

Dai Xuan is worthy of being in charge of money, and a mouth is a benefit.

Wei Chi Jingde opened his mouth and said: "That Tubo is not very scary, if you dare to intervene and clean it up." ”

As soon as he finished saying this, Dai Xuan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

What you said is easy, don't you need money to fight?

At this time, everyone else also spoke, and everyone thought that it was better for the dragoons to stay in Tuyuhun.

This is the importance of the Silk Road, the Manchu Dynasty is all counted in the civil and military, and no one can miss the benefits brought by the Silk Road.

Seeing this situation, Wang Jue glanced at Li Tai, who was also full of light, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.