Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2445 The situation in the Western Regions

Dragon Palace.

Autumn is approaching, and summer is coming to an end. The sun in the sky seems to want to take advantage of the end of summer to pour the last energy on the earth. The sky is dry and the heat is rolling. The big tree outside the window screams desperately. , some wilting leaves remained motionless.

Wang Dezheng, the head servant, commanded a few servants to hold sticky sticks and catch the screaming cicadas from the tree one by one.The weather was too hot, and there was no cool breeze. Several people were sweating profusely but dared not stop. His Majesty the Emperor was dealing with government affairs in the palace. If Zhizhi's hissing disturbed His Majesty and delayed the government affairs, that would be a big deal.

His Majesty Li Er sat behind the desk by the window, stopped writing, raised his hand and rubbed his neck.

Trying to bury his head in the copybook for a long time will always cause serious damage to the cervical and lumbar spine, but fortunately Xu Huifei is a good massager, and her delicate and delicate hands are somewhat strong, and every massage can make him feel relaxed and happy ...

In front of the window is a big locust tree with a canopy like an umbrella, which blocks the harsh sunlight, and sprinkles fine spots of light between the branches and leaves. Out of the cool air.

This guy Fang Jun is always ingenious, tinkering with weird gadgets all day long. Call these weird skills, but there are also things that can make money like glass, and even military powers like gunpowder, muskets, and cannons. Heavy equipment, even this humble ice-making method can greatly reduce the cost of ice-making. In the past, even an emperor could not consume such a luxurious amount of ice every day.

But if it is said that he is ingenious and has made great contributions to the country, there is something wrong. Throughout the ages, no minister has been thinking about these things all day long...

Scratching his eyebrows, he drank the iced sour plum juice placed on the desk in one gulp, and turned his gaze back to the memorabilia on the desk.

While criticizing and criticizing, he suddenly stopped writing, frowning, and carefully read the memorial presented by Fang Jun.

Being able to play with a pen on the sick bed, this kind of diligent heart is really good, but the content of this memorial made His Majesty Li Er a little unhappy...

Indeed, if the Arabs brazenly marched into the Western Regions, the Anxi Army would have no choice but to confront them head-on. When the stalemate persisted, once the Tubo took advantage of the fire to loot them, they would take advantage of the situation and drive their army up Congling, condescendingly looking down on the countries in the Western Regions. It would indeed be possible to cut off the retreat of the Anxi Army This made Anxi's army difficult to care about, trapped in a cage, and the entire army was at risk of being wiped out at every turn.

However, the crux of the problem is... a mere Arab can make Anxi's army feel like a big enemy, and it is even difficult to defeat them?
impossible.

His Majesty Li Er has sufficient confidence in the tigers under his command, and this confidence is based on the destruction of the Turks, Xue Yantuo, and several times of sending troops to the Western Regions. However, Lao Shi's expedition and raids for thousands of miles have long been exhausted, and the Anxi army stationed in the Western Regions to wait for work, how could it not be the opponent of the Arabs?
As long as the Anxi Army can defeat the invading Arabs, then the so-called Tubo condescendingly invade the Western Regions and even cut off the Silk Road is a joke...

His Majesty Li Er shook his head, put this memorial aside, then picked up the next copy to read, and picked up a brush to prepare for his reply.

However, there was a pause in his hands, and he picked up Fang Jun's memorial again, and read it carefully, especially the importance of the Western Regions to the empire explained in the latter part of the memorial.

After a long while, His Majesty Li Er put the memorial on the table lightly, got up and walked out from behind the desk, stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, watched the interior doors in the yard, climbed up and down and sweated profusely, but his mind was full of tears. I was thinking about the memorial.

After a long time, His Majesty Li Er said loudly: "Wang De!"

Wang De, who was instructing his servant Nianzhi, hurried to the window after hearing this, and said respectfully, "What orders does Your Majesty have?"

"Go and call the Duke of England, and tell me that I have a government inquiry."

"Here!"

Wang De didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly took two young servants and went out of the palace to the British government in person.

At this moment, it is almost the end of the time, and all the government offices in the court are on duty...

……

Li Ji was having tea with his friends in the mansion, when he heard His Majesty's call, he hurriedly changed into a suit of clothes, before he had time to take a bath, he rode his horse and rushed to Tai Chi Palace.

After entering the Dragon Hall, I saw His Majesty Li Er was crouching at his desk in front of the window reviewing the memorial, he stepped forward and touched the ground, and said: "I have been summoned to come here, I don't know what orders your Majesty has?"

His Majesty Li Er's subordinates didn't stop, he just said: "Mao Gong will wait for a while."

It wasn't until the memorial was reviewed and put aside that he got up, took Fang Jun's memorial, dragged Li Ji to the chair next to the desk to finish it, and ordered someone to serve fragrant tea. Handed it to Li Ji, and said: "This is the memorandum submitted by Fang Jun. It is related to the situation in the Western Regions. Although you are no longer the Secretary of the Ministry of War, Maogong, the last time you led the army to wipe out the rebellion in the Western Regions, it is necessary for the situation in the Western Regions." You know it well, come and give me the details."

"Here."

Li Ji quickly took the memorial with both hands and watched it carefully.

Regarding Fang Jun's talent and ability, Li Jisu took a high look at Fang Jun's talent and ability, thinking that this son has a wide range of knowledge and knowledge, and his advice can often hit the current situation, and he is not stuck in clichés. He can often look at things from a novel angle and be able to give The novel handling method, looking at the court, few people can compare with it.

Upon closer inspection, he was not disappointed.

"Your Majesty, what this memorandum says may seem unrealistic, but in fact it is very predictable. His grasp of the situation in the Western Regions is no less than that of a humble minister. It can be seen that since Fang Shaobao became Minister of the Ministry of War, he has a good understanding of the situation around the empire. It’s been a lot of hard work. Especially in the latter part of the explanation of the importance of the Western Regions to the empire, it can be said to be penetrating. Now the powerful enemies around the empire, Xue Yantuo is wiped out, Tuyuhun is lingering, the Turkic vitality is severely injured and fled to the desert, Goguryeo’s tiny land, the land Chicken tiles and dog ears are nothing to be afraid of. Only the Tubo army is ambitious. Because it relies on the benefits of the plateau, our soldiers in the Tang Dynasty are not convinced and it is difficult to invade its hinterland. Therefore, it will definitely become a strong enemy of our Tang Dynasty for many years to come. In fact, if it wasn't for the "highland barley wine" created by Fang Shaobao on a whim, which consumed most of the food in Tubo, it is estimated that Songtsan Gampo could not bear his temper and joined forces from the plateau to take advantage of the trend , Raiding Datang state capital."

His Majesty Li Er nodded slightly. On this point, Li Ji shared his point of view and quite agreed with Fang Jun's foresight.

only……

"According to Mao Gong's opinion, is it possible that the Arabs will pose a threat to the Anxi Army, and may even defeat the Anxi Army?"

Li Ji cautiously said: "The Arabs are so brave and good at fighting. I just heard about it from the Hu merchants who came and went to the Western Regions. I have never seen it with my own eyes. Therefore, the Arabs and our Great Tang army are stronger and weaker. I don't dare to make rash assertions. But when you march and fight, you can fight a hundred battles if you know yourself and the enemy. Now that you don't know the root of the Arabs, any result of the battle may happen. Furthermore, you should not think about victory before thinking about defeat. You can't be blindly confident in The strength of the Tang Dynasty's tigers and cardinals should be considered before the battle, and the way to deal with it should be prepared in advance, so that even if the battle is unfavorable for a while, it can be dealt with calmly and will not cause too much loss."

"Um……"

His Majesty Li Er nodded.

He is also an outstanding commander himself, so he naturally understands that what Li Ji said is reasonable, which is an essential element for marching and fighting.

What is the strategy of winning more with less and fighting with your back? It is a strategy that you have to implement when you have nowhere to go. Throughout the ages, there have been countless battles with few against many. Most of them ended in failure, with occasional one or two exceptions. , so surprising and rare, ancient and modern.

How can it be a routine?

The real commander is to use strong strength, through careful deployment and arrangement in advance, to face-to-face with a majestic division, crushing the past all the way, letting the enemy's tricks and calculations, in the face of absolute power, like a mantis arm blocking a car , Vulnerable.

But at the same time, His Majesty Li Er also knows that in today's Western Regions, if the Anxi army is to become a majestic army and have the strength to confront any powerful enemy head-on, it must send troops from Guanzhong to support it.

How many Anxi troops?

Guo Xiaoke was greedy for meritorious deeds and died in battle, causing most of the elite Anxi army soldiers to die. Li Ji led his army into the Western Regions to suppress the rebellion and returned to Chang'an, leaving only [-] soldiers stationed in the Western Regions.

It is true that each of the [-] soldiers is the elite among the elite, but it is obviously not safe to face the Arabs who do not know their basics.

What's more, there is Tubo behind him.

More troops... His Majesty Li Er sighed.

(End of this chapter)