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Chapter 177 Conspiring to Capture the Commander’s Seal (2)

Since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there have been many Confucian generals in the army, and they are all able men who have gone from general to prime minister. Jiang Ke is one of them. He is also the second person to be transferred from a general to a prime minister after Li Jing. He is elegant and elegant. With fluttering long beard, at first glance, he looks like a weak scholar, but the iron-blooded aura on his body is something that most people can possess, not angry but arrogant, those deep and wise eyes, and indifferent expression, All of them showed the spirit of an iron-blooded warrior in the army. Although Li Xian was born with a calm personality, but after a long period of silence, he felt that he was about to be overwhelmed.

Well, you don't talk all the time, so let's just talk!Seeing the old god Jiang Ke sitting upright on the ground and becoming a clay bodhisattva, Li Xian smiled helplessly, and he could only decide to start the topic by himself. This is not because Li Xian is impatient. I came here to ask for help, so I can't just play the trick of keeping silent with my master like this.

"Jiang Xiangjun, Xiao Wang's intentions for coming here should be well known in Jiang Xiang's mind. Yes, Xiao Wang just wants to ask Jiang Xiang to help him alone, so as not to miss the opportunity of the battle. I wonder if Jiang Xiang can agree?" Li Xian didn't intend to play tricks with Jiang Ke, Straightforwardly, he expressed his future intentions.

"Well."

Jiang Ke didn't answer Li Xian's question, and even the indifferent expression on his face didn't change a bit, he just let out a noncommittal.

"Xiang Jiang has been in the battlefield for a long time, so he knows that this battle is imperative. The meaning of it does not need Xiao Wang to talk about it. There are only two things to worry about. First, can Xiao Wang take on this task? Second. So, it was nothing more than the criticism of some people with ulterior motives, did Gu ever make a mistake?" Li Xian didn't care about Jiang Ke's indifferent expression, smiled slightly, and continued on his own.

"Your Highness is very brave, but I don't know what to do in this battle?"

Jiang Ke didn't expect Li Xian to speak so clearly, his eyelids twitched a few times, he gave Li Xian a meaningful look, then lowered his head again, and asked slowly.

"Jiang Xiang asked well. The previous battle of Dafeichuan seemed to be caused by Tubo's invasion of Anxi, but it was not. The root cause was that the children of Tubo wanted to compete with us in the Tang Dynasty. Since Songtsan Gampo, the national strength of Tubo has been increasing Sheng, his ambitions are growing, and our Tang Dynasty is already two heroes that cannot stand side by side. If we don't make plans early, there will be dangers in the future. This kind of sincerity should not be taken lightly. The previous battle was a strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and attack Tuyuhun It is false, saving the Western Regions is true, this strategy is not bad, and General Xue's attack on Wuhai is also a skillful hand, but Guo Daifeng wronged the country, and he was defeated. Now the morale of the army is frustrating, and there may be a big disaster in Anxi It's difficult, but the current strategy is to use offense instead of defense to recover the situation a little bit. This is a big trend, does Prime Minister Jiang think so?" Li Xian came prepared and analyzed the overall situation of the battle, and he was logical and logical. The time is extremely meticulous.

"Ah."

Jiang Ke is a talented general, and his grasp of the battle situation is comparable to that of others. What Li Xian said was exactly what he thought in his heart, but Jiang Ke was cautious and didn't want to speak out about it easily. Xian's strategic analysis was so in place, a bright light flashed in his eyes immediately, but he didn't make any comment. He just nodded his head, said a little affirmatively, and then waved his hand to signal Li Xian to continue.

"Now that our army is newly defeated, the Tubo thieves will not expect that our army will dare to go and come back. This will have the effect of surprise. In the previous battle, the Tubo army had to concentrate their numbers in order to force General Xue to fight head-on. Surrounded by an army twice as large, all the troops in the Western Regions have been mobilized. This is a good opportunity for our army to counterattack. If we can get a strong general Tuyuhun to hold back the main force of the bandit army, and Anxi's army can take advantage of the situation to counterattack, why not Anxi? Fuyan, if this is the case, our Tang Dynasty will be able to dispatch troops calmly, and the disaster of Tubo will be reduced!" Li Xian nodded solemnly, and then went on to analyze the necessity of this battle and the overall strategy Thought.

"It's true, anyone who fights against Tuyuhun will die. Your Highness is a man of gold, so why take such a risk?"

Li Xian had already reached this point, and Jiang Ke couldn't keep silent anymore, so he let out a sigh of relief and asked the most core question.

"Probably because Xiaowang must go to the battle, there are three reasons: first, Xiaowang is a prince, and if a prince leads the army, his voice will definitely alarm the Tubo thieves, but others may not be able to have this effect; second, Xiaowang Wang Xiang has no experience in the army, and the thief will regard me as a newcomer. With the heart of underestimation, Xiao Wang should use it to his advantage, and it is not difficult to win; I dare not say that I am invincible in the world, but I am confident that I can fight a battle. With these three reasons, this job must be Xiao Wang!" Li Xian smiled confidently, and gave out the three reasons that he must belong to.

"If Your Highness wants to go, how many soldiers and horses will you need, and how will you fight them?"

After Jiang Ke pondered silently for a while, he didn't directly comment on Li Xian's three major reasons, but asked him about the actual tactics. Obviously, Jiang Ke already agreed with Li Xian's analysis in his heart, but he didn't agree with Li Xian's analysis. Whether Li Xian is really qualified for this battle is still doubtful.

"Xiao Wang said that this battle is really a restraint. There is no need for too many soldiers and horses. Five thousand troops are enough. As for the tactics, it is the same as Huo Qubing's strategy of the former Han Dynasty, but there is nothing wrong with it." Li Xian is shrewd. Extraordinary, when Jiang Ke asked about the actual tactics, he already guessed the change in Jiang Ke's heart, and he couldn't help being happy, but he didn't bring it to his face, but explained it calmly.

"Five thousand? Is it enough?"

When Jiang Ke heard that Li Xian only asked for 40 soldiers, he couldn't help but frowned—now Tuyuhun has gathered nearly [-] of the main Tubo army, and has the advantage of the right time, place, and harmony. Going there is not enough to get between the teeth, if one is not careful, the whole army will be wiped out.

"Five thousand is enough. The soldiers are more valuable than the large ones. Xiao Wang is not in a decisive battle with the enemy. Too many soldiers would be a hindrance. A brigade of cavalry from Longyou is enough!" Li Xian nodded his head calmly, confidently replied.

Li Xian said it lightly, but Jiang Ke didn't dare to calm down. After all, war is not a child's play. With the respect of Prince Li Xian, if there is something wrong, it is not a joke. Moreover, although Jiang Ke has heard of Li Xian's reputation as the "Prince of Soldiers" for a long time, he has never seen Li Xian's martial arts with his own eyes, so how dare he believe that Li Xian is really like Huo Qubing? The courage of the year, after pondering for a while, suddenly waved to Jiang Ye who was standing under the hall: "Ye'er, come up to the hall!"

"Grandpa, please tell me something."

Jiang Ye grew up in the border army since he was a child. Although he was young, he had seen several battles with Jiang Ke. He was a militant. His blood was boiling, and he wished he could go to Tuyuhun to kill him, but in front of Li Xian, he didn't dare to rush up to the hall to talk nonsense. It was related to the war, and he immediately became excited, rushed to the lobby in a few strides, bowed with a smile on his face, and hurriedly answered.

Jiang Ye's parents died early, and they were brought up entirely by Jiang Ke. How could Jiang Ke not guess what this kid was thinking? Seeing Jiang Ye's uncontrollable smile, Jiang Ke immediately became angry He glared at him, but Jiang Ye was so skinny that he was not afraid of his always serious grandfather at all. Not only did he not restrain his smile, but he frowned and smiled even more complacently.

"Your Highness has learned that the battle is dangerous and the soldiers are dangerous, and you can do it only by courage. Although this grandson of the old man is not a weapon, he has a bit of courage. If His Highness can win the battle, the old man may use his meager strength. Forget it." Apparently, Jiang Ke didn't have much to do with his grandson, so he simply ignored Jiang Ye's naughtiness, turned to look at Li Xian, and said in a deep voice.

"Okay, just follow Jiang Xiang!"

Li Xian was an out-and-out militant in his bones, and he had already considered Jiang Ye's ability, so he would not object to Jiang Ke's proposal, so he agreed wholeheartedly.

"Your Highness, please come to the Martial Arts Arena to try your hand at the end."

Jiang Ye obviously wanted to show off Li Xian's martial arts skills. Hearing that Li Xian had agreed to the request for a martial arts competition, he immediately became excited. war.

"Master Jiang, Major General, please."

Li Xian got up quickly, nodded with a smile, and after being polite, he was accompanied by the grandparents of the Jiang family to the martial arts arena in the backyard.

After all, the Jiang family is a family of military generals. Although they don't pay much attention to the decoration of the mansion, the martial arts arena is quite tidy. There are eighteen kinds of weapons on the weapon racks. They are all spotless, obviously because they are used every day. With Li Xian's keen eyesight, he can see that the grandpa and grandson in front of him are hardworking people. Although they haven't fought each other yet, they are already impressed Jiang Ye's score.

"Your Highness, the last general is accustomed to using horses. I don't know what weapon Your Highness wants to choose?"

Jiang Ye obviously couldn't wait to compete with Li Xian. As soon as he arrived at the martial arts arena, he immediately ordered all the soldiers and generals who were practicing on the martial arts arena to retreat, and ordered two horses to be brought in. The long horse lance with the tip of the gun removed and wrapped in white powder ran up to Li Xian in a dignified manner, and asked with a smile.

"The solitary is also better off with a horse."

Li Xian is best at knife skills. For this reason, he specially made a copy of the "Qinglong Yanyue Knife". Of course, it is not as heavy as the legendary 82 catties, which is just over [-] catties. The obvious arm strength, when it dances, its lethality is absolutely shocking, but this time is a competition, not a life-and-death fight. Naturally, Li Xian will not use such a real guy. Fortunately, Li Xian is good at marksmanship. Although the hard work is not as high as the saber technique, it is not comparable to ordinary warriors, and he is not afraid of Jiang Ye's challenge, so he responded indifferently, and the Jiang family who was waiting beside him In the future, guys came, Jiang and Li got on their horses, pulled their horses to both ends of the martial arts arena, and a fight between dragons and tigers began...

(End of this chapter)