Wentang

Chapter 325 Xieli Can't Die

Actively opening up the defense to let the enemy in, the risk to be taken is too great, and the country will really die if it is not done well.

That is to say, Li Shimin likes to take risks in the military and has enough prestige. Those courtiers under him are also killed from troubled times, and there is no shortage of risk factors to dare to make such a strategy.

It would be impossible for other emperors to do so.

But they didn't blindly let the enemy in, they made sufficient preparations in advance.

"We have been preparing for today since half a year ago... We have mobilized [-] strong troops to Ningzhou one after another. A few days ago, Li Weigong went to the commander in secret, ready to deal a fatal blow to the Turks from the rear at any time."

"General Yuchi led troops to Jingyang to block the advance of the Turks. If he was in the Turks, they would have to divide their troops and dare not attack Chang'an with all their strength."

"Here...here...and here, there is a large army hidden. As long as the sage gives an order, it might be possible to keep Jieli behind."

Speaking of killing Xieli, many people showed excited expressions, Li Shimin, Li Ji and others were also very moved.

Seeing this, Yue Shan smiled: "Leave Jieli behind, and then what?"

"Then?" Gao Shilian subconsciously said, "With Jieli gone, the Turkic people will naturally be in chaos."

After he finished speaking, he fell silent immediately, obviously knowing that his thinking was too simple.

"You guys want to kill Jieli too much, I can understand that. But the situation facing my Tang Dynasty now is not that the Turkic people are too strong, but that my Tang Dynasty is too weak." Yue Shan shook his head and said:

"The Central Plains has just ended the war and has not yet recovered. There are too few soldiers to fight. Even if Xieli is killed, they will not be able to counterattack the grassland."

"And as long as we continue to recuperate, accumulate wealth and food, and cultivate an elite army, we can defeat the Turks head-on in three to five years."

"If Xieli dies, I'm afraid we will really step into the footsteps of the former Han. It will take a few generations to have a chance to defeat this enemy from the north."

"Why did Marquis Yue say that?" It was Li Ji who asked.

"To explain this, we must first understand the situation of the entire grassland." Yue Shan said: "The Turks were divided into two during the Northern Qi Dynasty."

"During the period, they wanted to achieve reunification several times, but they never succeeded in the emergence of capable people from the Central Plains. During the previous dynasty, Mr. Pei's attack not only broke the opportunity for their reunification, but also caused the East and West Turks to fall into a protracted confrontation."

"The Khan of the Western Turkic Khan, Ye Hu, was wise and brave, and he was especially good at commanding and fighting. He led 10 people who controlled strings. He joined Tiele in the north, rejected Persia in the west, and connected with Kubin in the south. He dominated the Western Regions."

"He is ambitious and always wants to unify the Turks, but Xieli is not an easy person. There is friction between the two sides and no one can do anything about it. If we kill Xieli, who can stop Tong Yehu?"

"Furthermore, Xieli led an army of 20 in this expedition. As the saying goes, if you kill one thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred. If we want to eliminate these people, we will also suffer huge losses."

"At that time, how will my Great Tang use the remnants of the remaining soldiers to resist Tong Yehu who unified the Turks?"

"I see, I've been taught." Li Ji cupped his hands and said.

"It's still Yue Hou who sees it thoroughly, I'm not as good as it." Fang Xuanling said with emotion.

"Looking far ahead is beyond human reach. With Yuehou's words, I have more confidence in dealing with Jieli." Du Ruhui said.

Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and others also showed expressions of admiration, only Li Shimin remained calm, but a hint of disappointment could not help but flash in his eyes.

It's not that Li Ji and others are inferior to Yue Shan, but that they stand at different heights and understand different information.What Yue Shan said was not all summed up by himself.

It's a deduction made by a group of people in later generations who are full and have nothing to do on the Internet. If Datang kills Xieli in advance, what will happen.

A big guy made an inference based on the history of Zhuge Liang Hua Rongdao letting Cao Cao flee for his life. If Xieli died early, it would be the worst outcome for Datang.

"If the Tang Dynasty wants to really rise, it must defeat a powerful enemy head-on. Only by stepping on the bones of this powerful enemy can we regain the lost dignity of the Central Plains Dynasty and make the Siyi surrender." Yue Shan continued:
"East Turkic and Jieli are undoubtedly the best whetstones. The day we defeat them head-on will also be the beginning of Datang's conquest of the world."

Didn't the rabbits of later generations gain their dignity by defeating the bald eagle? This principle is also applicable in ancient times.

In the original history, after the Great Tang defeated Jieli and destroyed the Eastern Turks, why didn't the Western Turks take the opportunity to unify the Turks?Because they were afraid that Datang would attack them.

"So our purpose in this battle is to attack Xieli's prestige and divide his relationship with Tiele, Khitan and other ministries. It will give us Datang a chance to recuperate and lay the foundation for defeating him head-on in the next step."

"What do you think?" Yue Shan finally asked.

"Yue Hou is so far-sighted, I admire him." Gao Shilian said first.

His face was full of complacency, because he had been praising Yue Shan all the time, and now Yue Shan's analysis was clear and logical, didn't it just show that he had sharp eyes.

"Fang is convinced." Fang Xuanling said.

The rest were either silent, or agreed, or admired... In short, Yue Shan's analysis really spoke to their hearts.It is obvious that after this speech, the tension on everyone's faces eased a lot.

As mentioned earlier, it is too dangerous for the enemy on the active side to come in. What if it becomes self-defeating?And how will the follow-up battle be fought, and to what extent?These all need to be considered.

Now with Yue Shan's words, they have a clear understanding of the situation in their hearts, and they also know what the goal of this battle needs to be achieved.As for how to achieve this goal, that is exactly what they are good at.

"What you said is very reasonable, but what should we do now? If we can't stop Xieli and let him break into Chang'an City, no matter how deep the calculation is, it will be useless." Li Shimin said at this time.

"The sage is very worried. No matter how long-term the plan is, it must be done step by step, otherwise it will be empty talk. But I am good at empty talk. I don't know anything about commanding soldiers and fighting." Yue Shan said with a smile:
"But I believe in the abilities of sages and princes. To you, mere Jieli is nothing more than a dog's ears."

"Haha... You, Yue Shan, are the first to treat Jieli as a pig or dog. If you let him know, you'll have the heart to eat him alive." Li Shimin laughed loudly.

The other generals also laughed.

They like to hear Yue Shan's words.Perhaps in terms of strategic vision, they are not as good as Yueshan because of the limited height and incorrect information, but in terms of specific tactics, they are really worthy of anyone.

And no matter how well Yue Shan's strategy was formulated, when it came to tactics, they still had to implement it.

Everyone is doing their job.

But at the same time, he also respects and values ​​Yue Shan.

With Yue Shan's analysis, the subsequent combat meeting became particularly easy, and it didn't take long to formulate specific tactics.

After that, all the generals took orders to leave one after another, leaving only Yue Shan and Li Shimin.

(End of this chapter)