Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 869

After taking a few glances at the victory document, Li Shimin immediately recalled in his mind that Qianshui was originally in Jingzhou, and he was too familiar with the surrounding terrain. After a while, he shook his head slightly, "Huairen is a little impatient."

"Indeed." Li Yuan nodded in agreement, "We arrived on the [-]th and fought on the [-]th. Although nearly ten thousand Turks were killed, the casualties must not be small."

"Maybe Huairen has other plans." Li Shimin was stunned, seemed to think of something, and said with a smile: "Father still has the insight to choose Uncle and Brother Huaiyang as assistants."

Li Yuan stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Although Shi Ze has a cruel temperament, he is capable, and Daoxuan has a good relationship with Huairen."

Li Shimin and Li Yuan are both veterans in the battlefield, and they can roughly review the battle in their minds after reading the documents, but the crown prince Li Jiancheng has no such ability, so he can only stare from the sidelines.

"Uncle, Huaiyang King's brother led the two armies on the left and right to advance, and the front army and the main force of the cavalry broke through..." Li Shimin frowned slightly, "Although there were many beheaded, but the Turkic army is strong, Huairen should use the heavy cavalry as the vanguard, I'm afraid the damage will not be small."

Li Shimin was a little distressed. He knew the power of heavy cavalry very well. In the battle at Hulaoguan, hundreds of heavy cavalry broke through and succeeded in the first battle... and the Turks did not retreat after suffering such a fierce attack. The heavy cavalry must have lost a lot.

"It was also here that day, Huairen also said that it would be difficult to win quickly." Li Yuan hesitated: "Unexpectedly, we will attack as soon as we arrive..."

"It is indeed difficult to win quickly." Li Shimin said with his tongue, "What the prince said is correct, it is indeed appropriate for my father to choose Huairen as the general... Huairen does not want a quick victory, but wants to force the Turks to retreat and seize the main road."

Li Jiancheng was confused when he heard that, but Li Yuan patted the table lightly, "That's right, if we control the important roads of Yuanzhou and Jingzhou... I remember it is near Baiquan County?"

"Yes, the Jinghe River and the Hongshui River are both on the left and right." Li Shimin thought for a while, "If Huairen can enter Baiquan County, it will be much more convenient to replenish food, grass and ordnance. The Rushui River is a side branch of the Jing River, but the countercurrent On the other hand, we have to make a detour from Ningzhou."

Li Yuan pondered for a moment, "Then wait for Huairen's victory."

It was indeed a victorious battle, boosted morale, and stabilized the defense line, but in terms of the situation, there was not much change. Li Jiancheng on the side suddenly interjected: "Father, in the victory report... Huairen also mentioned that too often Temple."

"Huairen mentioned before setting off that no matter where he comes from, he can only find Guangda without Yuhuchun." Li Yuan shook his head, "Would he pick up soft persimmons... Erlang?"

Li Shimin grinned helplessly, "Baby...baby from the treasury of Tiance Mansion and King Qin's Mansion..."

Speaking of it, Li Shimin's heart would bleed. To maintain the power of King Qin's lineage, you must have prestige, military exploits, and hope for your courtiers, but money is also essential!

As the saying goes, money is not everything, but without money, nothing is impossible!

Not to mention other things, just maintaining the personal guards of Tiance Mansion... Armor, ordnance, food, horses, nothing is free!

It is said that Tiance Mansion is actually a small imperial court, but the imperial court has a source of income, but Tiance Mansion does not!

Li Shimin was making small calculations while feeling distressed. He had no choice but to ask Qu Tutong at the Daxingtai side of Shandong Road to think of a way, and Huangfu Wuyi at the Daoxingtai side of Yizhou Road could also help.

Li Jiancheng gloated a little, this is not a small sum of money!

Li Shimin glanced sideways at his elder brother, you don’t know yet, Yuhuchun’s property was seized, and the East Palace was involved in it... Thinking of Li Shimin’s decision, he went to summon Du Yan when he turned around, not to mention anything else, As the King of Qin, I will send a batch of Yuhuchun to Taichang Temple first. Do you, Du Yan, dare to sell them at the market price?

"Huh?" Li Yuan was a little surprised, "Sichang is here, just let him in."

Chai Shao stepped inside, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty, the crown prince and the King of Qin."

Li Jiancheng smiled and said: "Sichang knows that Huairen took the lead in Jingzhou and killed nearly ten thousand Turks."

"I know one or two..." Chai Shao blinked, "Huiren attacked fiercely on the [-]th, Su Dingfang, Zhang Zhongjian, and Hu Zizhong attacked the Khan Banner a hundred paces away, but it's a pity that Dubu Khan moved forward with the Khan Banner, otherwise he might be able to win in one battle." Set the universe."

"There is such a thing?" Li Yuan was very surprised, "There is no report of victory...... Oh, Huairen wrote?"

When Li Shan was in Daizhou, he kept in touch with Li Yuan through the line of Princess Pingyang. Basically, he reported everything one by one.

"Yes." Chai Shao took out the letter from his sleeve and handed it over.

Li Yuan opened the letter and read it carefully. Chai Shao glanced at the smiling Li Jiancheng, then at the gloomy Li Shimin, and lowered his head obediently.

Originally a famous general, he had good friends with Su Dingfang and Li Shan, the former commanders of the Beiya Imperial Army, and he was the son-in-law of the former commander of Princess Pingyang. Chai Shao was in office for a few days, and he easily controlled the Beiya Imperial Army. He was on guard every day and never slack off.

Uh, the main thing is to gain people's trust, the prince wants to turn against... Chai Shao has always lived in seclusion, unwilling to take care of these messy things, while strengthening the control of the imperial army, and at the same time sending people to secretly investigate.

In the end, he caught Changsun Wuji's tail that was accidentally exposed... Although Chai Shao understood, he was quite speechless. He scolded Li Shan as the culprit countless times in his heart. something?

The letter was not long, Li Yuan finished reading it quickly, dropped the letter and scolded with a smile: "I forced Erlang to pay for it!"

"Huiren actually forced me to pay too?!"

"Really..."

Li Yuan was also speechless, "Erlang led the army to fight north and south. In the battle of Hulao in Luoyang, the soldiers under his command might be full?"

"If there is no war, you will be half full. If there is war, you will definitely be full." Li Shimin replied briefly. Back then, when he swept the Central Plains and captured two kings in one battle, it was not a simple two wars, but a protracted war. From April of the third year to June of the fourth year of Wude, for more than a year, the food supply will naturally not be so sufficient.

Li Yuan snorted, "Then give meat to the soldiers?"

Li Shimin was also a little surprised, "There are tens of thousands of troops, do Huairen give meat to the soldiers?"

"Pigs and sheep were recruited from Jingzhou, Longzhou, Ningzhou, and Qizhou. The soldiers rejoiced, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted... Well, Huairen believes in the Central Plains dialect." Li Yuan couldn't laugh or cry, "The Shaofu and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will pay this money ?”

"It's absolutely impossible." Li Shimin said decisively: "Father, this case cannot be opened."

"Yes, if there is another war in the future, if there is no meat to eat, and the soldiers refuse to fight, what can we do?" Li Yuan said angrily, "Huiren also knows the seriousness. Instead of asking the Shaofu and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he wants to ask me for this sum. money!"

Prince Li Jiancheng's eyes lit up, "Father, the East Palace has some savings..."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Li Yuan turned his head to look, with a slight chill in his eyes, forcing Li Jiancheng to shut up.

Li Shimin on the opposite side almost laughed out loud, this brother is really not very good at thinking... If it was before the battle of Tiantai Mountain, he would have won praises for taking the initiative to share his father's worries, but now, this is Actively scolding!

(End of this chapter)