Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3059 Weighing the constraints
The Eastern Expedition was originally regarded as a feast of military merit, and Yu Chigong thought to himself that if he still failed to achieve meritorious service, wouldn't it be a loss of face?
After returning to Beijing, there will be no rewards for meritorious deeds...

Why not take orders to fight this tough battle, what if there is no gunpowder?In the past, there was no gunpowder for thousands of years, so why not just attack cities and loot land?
The more difficult the war, the greater the credit.As for the preservation of strength, it is completely unnecessary. If there is no accident, after the Eastern Expedition, these meritorious ministers will gradually hand over their military power, gradually stay away from the court, and give up the position of the core of power.

If you still hold on to the military power in your hands at this time, wouldn't it make the emperor jealous of you even more?
Yu Chigong is dark and looks like a bear, but he is not stupid at all...

His Majesty Li Er clicked his lips, frowned, looked left and right and asked: "My loves, what do you think?"

He does not want to fight this kind of head-on battle from the bottom of his heart, and relies on human life to fill it out. These are the elites of the Tang Dynasty. If these people are needed for construction, what a loss if they all die in Liaodong?
Population is everything.

But if you don't fight, who knows when the heavy rain will stop?If the delay continues like this, if the Eastern Expedition fails to achieve its goal and destroy Goguryeo, it will be in big trouble.

For this national war in the east, the whole Tang Dynasty prepared for two years, recruited the most elite troops, and there were countless food supplies, and the treasuries of many states and counties were emptied.The next time I want to attack Goguryeo, I need to accumulate wealth. Don’t even think about it for ten or eight years...

In another ten years, I will also enter the last years of my life, my energy will be exhausted, and my physical strength will decline. No emperor of any place will make a big move at the end of his reign.

Therefore, if this time the Eastern Expedition is not completed, then I will never have the opportunity to destroy Goguryeo in my life, and the so-called great cause can only end in hatred.

How can this be reconciled to an emperor who is ambitious and wants to surpass Qin Huang and Han Wu?
Since Li Ji came to Liaodong, his style of "keeping his mouth shut" all day in the court has been much better than before. Hearing His Majesty Li Er's question now, he stood up and said: "I think that the words of Duke E It can be considered. The reason why the soldiers of the former Sui Dynasty were strong and strong, and the reason why they were unable to conquer Goguryeo was because of factors such as the right time and place. The current battle situation is almost the same as that of the former Sui Dynasty. , the offensive was delayed, and finally autumn and winter came, and they had to return home. One more day of delay would increase the inconvenience of the battle situation, and the morale of the defenders in Anshi City would definitely increase, and the support from Ping Rang City would definitely continue. Hurry up, the advantages we gained in the early days will disappear bit by bit.”

He knew what His Majesty Li Er was worried about when he didn't want to storm Anshi City, but at this time, as long as he could quickly capture Anshi City, sweep the entire Liaodong, and then go south to take Ping Rang City, that would be correct strategy.

On the battlefield, how can we tolerate the benevolence of women?

In order to achieve this strategic goal, no amount of sacrifice is worth it.

His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard, pondered for a while, looked at the rest of the people, and asked, "Do you have any different opinions?"

Everyone said in unison: "Your Majesty, please give an order to storm Anshi City, and we will do our best!"

His Majesty Li Er nodded, sighed in his heart, and was about to speak when he heard Zhang Jian say again: "Your Majesty, why don't you let the navy go upstream along the Yalu River, block the river with warships, and block the way to Ping Rang City?" The support that comes will make Anshi City isolated and helpless, which will definitely dampen its morale. It will even make the navy go straight up the Ping Rang City along the Weishui River to launch aggressive attacks, involving the troops of Ping Rang City, and there will be no land in Liaodong. Goguryeo's reinforcements will get twice the result with half the effort!"

There was a sudden silence in the tent...

His Majesty Li Er looked at Zhang Jian and couldn't help but feel a headache.

Who doesn't know that with the restraint of the navy, Goguryeo's troops can be greatly dispersed, so that it has no time to worry about the battle situation in the Liaodong area?But I am the only one pointing out this matter among all the ministers, why don't you understand the reason behind it?
There are only so many meritorious deeds. The navy has been unanimously excluded from this Eastern Expedition because it has traversed the seven seas, successively attacked Annan, Silla, and Japan, and even completely subdued the entire Nanyang countries. In addition, this was also acquiesced by the emperor.

Even the emperor, if he wanted to make the soldiers under his command work hard, he had to balance the situation and distribute benefits to everyone.

Otherwise, people will be dissatisfied, and something big will happen...

Zhou Daowu coughed dryly, and said: "Now the navy is responsible for the supplies of the army. The task is extremely heavy. After all, the sea is windy and the waves are rough. If you are not careful, the boat will capsize. If the navy divides the ships and forces to block Yalushui even attacked Pingrang City. I am afraid that they will not be able to catch it, but they will miss a major event. Furthermore, the strategic purpose of the Eastern Expedition is not only to capture the city, but also to eliminate the troops of Goguryeo. When the squadron returns to the court, the remnants of Goguryeo will stir up trouble and capture the city, and the entire Liaodong will be plunged into a bitter battle, which will definitely greatly affect the energy of the empire."

Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin, Zhang Liang and others were silent.

They are all on the prince's side with Fang Jun, they are allies, even if they don't want the navy to participate in it to share the merits, but try not to say such words from their own mouths, otherwise it will spread to Fang Jun In the ears, if you can't say it, you will plant a gap.

Since there is Zhou Daowu standing up as a "wicked person", everyone should naturally shut up...

Zhang Jian is old and can be regarded as a relative of the emperor, so he will not give Zhou Daowu a good face just because of his status as the son-in-law, snorted, and said in a muffled voice: "How vulgar is Zhou's son-in-law to cover up his dirty heart with grandiose words? It is human nature to want meritorious deeds, but if you consider His Majesty's great cause of the Eastern Expedition as a ladder for you to seek meritorious deeds, do you dare to ask Concubine Zhou that he has his family, country and world in his heart?"

Zhou Daowu's face turned blood red.

This is something that everyone has long agreed to. I just said it. Why bother to stare at me?
Although Zhang Jian was a meritorious service to the founding of the country, Zhou Daowu couldn't bear to be reprimanded in front of so many people, and said angrily: "Why is the Wancheng county magistrate so hostile? I don't need you to worry about my loyalty. The strategy of the Eastern Expedition At the beginning, the task assigned to the navy was to be responsible for the transportation of supplies, food and fodder. Occasionally, they could assist the army in combat, but they must not delay their own tasks. Now the Wancheng county government keeps talking about the navy, is it dissatisfied with the East? Is it the formulation of the conquest strategy, or is it deliberately disrupting the overall plan so that Goguryeo can take advantage of it?"

These words are heartbreaking.

Zhang Jian said angrily: "Your father, a hero of the first generation, is a model in the world, the humerus of the emperor, but gave birth to such a dog with ulterior motives and confounding black and white, I deeply regret it!"

Zhou Daowu was about to go mad with anger, he just talked about things, why are you dragging my father into it?And insulting me as a "dog" is unbearable!

"Don't rely on the old to sell the old, really think I dare not beat you?!"

After yelling, he rushed up to beat Zhang Jian.

Xue Wanche and Ashina Simo hurriedly pulled him back. Although they couldn't understand Zhou Daowu acting like a dandy all day long, this is a Chinese military camp. How could Zhou Daowu let Zhou Daowu beat him in front of the emperor? Zhang Jian?
Zhou Daowu struggled and shouted, "Let go quickly, I'm going to beat this barking and biting old dog today!"

Zhang Jian was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward, scolding: "Dare you, my son! When I fought side by side with your father, you didn't know where to feed! Come on, come on, come on, come on!" I will teach you a lesson for your father today, you useless bastard!"

Li Ji and Cheng Yaojin quickly pulled him back...

"boom!"

His Majesty Li Er couldn't bear it anymore, slapped the table fiercely, and cursed angrily: "Bastard! Can I die when I die?"

The two of them stopped quickly in fright, but still glared at each other like cockfights.

His Majesty Li Er had a headache. Could it be that he learned from Fang Jun's stick that he was so bold that he could just pull him when he wanted to hit him?

Pointing at Zhou Daowu and cursing: "Back then your father and the Wancheng County bus were inseparable. If this Yu saved your father's life in the army, as a son of man, you should treat your father's savior like this!"

Zhou Daowu naturally didn't dare to challenge His Majesty Li Er, he cupped his fists and bowed, "I know my mistake."

His Majesty Li Er looked at Zhang Jian again, his tone became calmer, and reprimanded him: "You are so old, why do you still have the bad temper of the past? After all, you are an old friend, and you don't look at the monk's face to see the Buddha's face, you humiliate him like this , does it appear that you are very capable?"

Zhang Jian's face sank like water, and he remained silent.

The reason why he got angry was not entirely directed at Zhou Daowu, but because he was dissatisfied with His Majesty Li Er's way of playing balance...

(End of this chapter)