Chapter 46 One person can be worth 100,000 soldiers

The major affairs of the country of soldiers, the place of death and life, and the way of survival must not be ignored. Qu Tutong searched his intestines and scraped his stomach, and no one knew better than him how many soldiers and horses Datang could mobilize at this time. After all, he is the secretary of the military department, and military affairs are his business. But as Li Yuan said, 50,000 elite soldiers and horses were transferred to Chen Ying, maybe Chen Ying was sure to take down the land of thousands of miles in the Western Regions, so if Chen Ying guessed wrong and Jieli Khan led the Turks south, then Guanzhong would be worried about its demise.

Thinking of this, Qu Tutong opened his mouth. The words came to their lips, but they were not spoken. He is a general of the Sui Dynasty, not Li Yuan's confidant, so every word he says and does must be carefully considered.

Just like now, Jieli Khan dealt with the attacking side, and the Tang State was full of places that could be attacked from Hexi, Xihe, Hetao, Hedong, Hebei, and even You, Ping, and Yingzhou Prefectures. Once the Turks break through from any point and 300,000 troops swarm in, it will definitely be a catastrophe for Datang.

Politicians and politicians are fundamentally different, for example, politicians can not hesitate to sink the imperial court ship for their own interests, but politicians are different, they are playing power tricks while maintaining this unsinkable ship. To put it simply, politicians have no bottom line and principles, and politicians are people with principles and bottom lines.

Of course, Qu Tutong belongs to politicians. He was afraid of offending Chen Ying in his heart, and was gradually suppressed by reason. After a long time, Qu Tutong bowed down and said: "May I ask Chen Yuma, is there any way to deal with the Eastern Turkic Khanate!" ”

As soon as these words came out, even Li Yuan was stunned.

All the ministers looked at Qu Tutong.

Now Li Yuan obviously accepted Chen Ying's strategy and was ready to swallow thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the Western Regions. But at this juncture, Qu Tutong actually stood up against it, which made the ministers a little puzzled.

Chen Ying smiled slightly and said, "Naturally, there is a way to deal with it!" ”

"Oh!" Li Yuan was actually worried about Jieli Khan's 300,000 soldiers and horses, and this sharp sword hanging over the head of the Tang Dynasty also made it difficult for Li Yuan to sleep. Li Yuan smiled: "What is Chen Qing's strategy?" ”

Chen Ying bowed down and said: "First, please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to go to Shu Ashina in his own name and accuse him of committing the crime of the realm."

Li Jiancheng nodded and did not speak.

Li Yuan looked at Chen Ying with a bit of approval in his eyes.

Chen Ying continued: "Second, please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to go to Li Yi, the Duke of Yan Kingdom, in his own name, and ask Yan Guo to send troops to threaten Sheng Le. (present-day Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the northeast of Lingel County) to contain Ashina Dubi, so that he did not dare to go south! ”

Li Jiancheng said: "If this can be done, Datang is very lucky." It's just that under the command of the Duke of Yan Guo, I'm afraid it's not enough to compete with the army under the command of Jieli Khan, right? ”

Chen Ying nodded and said: "That's true, thirdly, please give an order to seal off all passes, and set up camps in Fengzhou, Shengzhou, Shuozhou, Yanmen, Yunzhou, Yizhou, and Youzhou, collect the fleeing refugees, and make porridge with porridge, in order to stabilize people's hearts and block the news."

A look of embarrassment appeared on Li Yuan's face: "This matter needs to be discussed, but now that there are frequent wars, and the military food is still insufficient, there is really no surplus grain to help the displaced people......"

Chen Yingzheng said: "Your Majesty, the people's will is the foundation of the country, the people's will is there, the country of Datang is there, and the safety of Guanzhong depends on this." As long as there is a bite to eat, the homeless people will stop and wait outside the customs with peace of mind, and will not do everything possible to sneak over the customs. Your Majesty, imagine what they would do if the news of Jieli Khan's 300,000 troops heading south reached the ears of Xiao Miao, Du Fuwei, and Fu Gongyou? ”

Li Yuan's face was full of joy, and Qu Tutong was greatly admired: "Chen Da Horse, General Chen Da sees thousands of miles, and he is the pillar of the country. Qu Tutong was taught. ”

When Li Yuan saw this scene, he also made up his mind. Prepare for war.

When the high-level made a decision, the state apparatus of the Tang Dynasty officially began to operate, because Chen Ying did not intend to use the soldiers and horses of the Sixteen Guards of the Zhichong Mansion, the soldiers and horses drawn were still based on the left and right guards of the Prince of the East Palace, the left and right Si Yu rates of the Prince of the East Palace, and the three armies of the Xiao Cavalry Army, the Modao Army, and the Shooting Army.

The army needs to be assembled, and the supplies need to be deployed. The movement of the army was extremely fast, but outsiders couldn't see the way, at about this time, Li Shimin was in the backyard pavilion of the Qin Palace, with a few dishes in front of him, but unfortunately, Li Shimin didn't move, just drinking.

Li Shimin wanted to use alcohol to anesthetize himself at this time, but the more he drank, the whiter his face became, and his head became more sober. The eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui were sitting opposite Li Shimin, and they wanted to persuade Li Shimin to pay attention to his body, but as soon as the words came out, they were scolded back by Li Shimin.

While drinking wine, Li Shimin told the three of them what happened in the court. After a long time, Li Shimin sighed deeply and said: "This Chen Ying is a great talent!" ”

Fang Xuanling nodded and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin is wise, and the prince is guilty of Ashina's aggressiveness, which is a suspicious plan not to move a single soldier, Ashina is suspicious by nature, and when he sees the prince's letter, he must think that the Tang Dynasty still has the strength to start a war with the Turks, and in a short period of time, he will not raise troops to attack the Tang Dynasty again, and the Turkic crisis will be solved." ”

Du Ruhui smiled bitterly: "Let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince write a letter to Li Yi and ask Li Yi to send troops to Shengle, this is a gesture to show that Li Yi, the general of the East Palace, is of great use to the Tang Dynasty and His Majesty; If Ru Hui's guess is correct, Li Yi does not have the strength to really send troops at this moment, and it is rare to send thousands of people to Shengle to make a show. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji continued: "Whether Li Yi sent troops or not is something that cannot be verified for the time being, Chen Ying's move is not before the war, but after the war. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji didn't say anything, and the subconscious meaning was that everyone in the Qin Wangfu who was present could understand it. Chen Ying reminded Li Yi to prove that Li Yi was still useful to the Tang Dynasty, this is Li Jiancheng's general who has the most soldiers and horses, once Li Yi sends troops to contain the Turks at this time, it will not be good for Li Yuan to weaken Li Yi's strength in the future, so as to avoid giving people the suspicion of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.

Of course, the wolf wants to eat the sheep, and there is no excuse for it. Li Yuan wants to clean up Li Yi, and there are 10,000 ways. Even if Ling Jing was obviously not guilty, Li Yuan also understood, but he also forged his letters and falsely accused him of being a Turk. Now that Ling Jing has been interrogated by the three divisions, it is definitely impossible to come up with it.

Fang Xuanling said: "It's his last strategy, which is quite interesting." ”

Li Shimin nodded and said: "The establishment of a large revenue to gather the displaced people not only separates the north-south communication route, but also declares the determination of the Tang Dynasty to live and die with the subjects of the world. ”

Du Ruhui shook his head and said: "Not only that, the original intention of this policy is grandiose and upright, the people's will is the country's foundation, as long as the people's hearts in the world are kept, the court will be defeated, and there will still be a chance to make a comeback in the future; If you lose the hearts of the people, then it will really be a slump! ”

Li Shimin sighed: "It's a pity, the key is not in Liangzhou, the key is in Chen Ying!" ”

"Chen Ying!" The eldest grandson Wuji showed a confused look.

A trace of worry appeared on Li Shimin's face, and he said with a wry smile: "The prince has Chen Ying's help, and one person can withstand 100,000 male soldiers. At this moment, the footsteps came in a hurry, and Lei Yongji walked in front and said, "His Royal Highness King Qin, I just got the news. Chen Juma set up a banquet in Furong Garden, and invited Cheng Zhijie, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Zhang Shigui, Niu Junda, Xie Yingdeng and others. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he stood up suddenly: "What? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji's face changed greatly: "The thief ......"

The eldest grandson Wuji wanted to scold Chen Ying for being a thief and hateful, but when the words came to his mouth, he couldn't help but stop his mouth. Today is different from the past, Chen Ying is a dignified general from Erpin Town, and when he was placed in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the young Chen Ying was already a general of the same pillar country. The official is only one aspect, he is still the princess of Pingyang, and he is also half of the royal family. If Chen Ying is scolded, Li Shimin will also be scolded.

The eldest grandson Wuji said indignantly: "He is openly wooing the generals of the Qin Palace, digging into the corners!" ”

Li Shimin's face gradually turned cold, because of the failure of the Battle of Luoyang, Li Yuan did not give Li Shimin a good face, as the so-called big river has no fish and small rivers are dry, Li Shimin is not welcomed, but in the same way, Cheng Zhijie, Qin Qiong, Niu Junda, the four of them, did not entrust high-ranking officials and gave them generous benefits.

Li Shimin is not a stingy person, he can't take the official weapons of the imperial court, he entrusts them with officials, and gives them a lot of preferential treatment in terms of money and treatment, such as Cheng Zhijie and Qin Qiong, each of them rewarded the West Turkic Wude with a tribute of one hundred West Pole horses in the second year, at this time, the West Pole Horse is actually the so-called sweat and blood horse, each of which is worth 10,000 gold, and it has no price.

Relying on the merit of destroying the Western Qin Xue Ju, Li Shimin was rewarded with twelve horses, and Li Shimin except for the four horses he left, the other eight commanders who marched with him, one horse each. Of course, now Li Shimin did not leave any of the four West Pole BMWs, and all of them were rewarded to Cheng Zhijie, Qin Qiong, Xie Yingdeng and Niu Junda.

In addition to rewarding the precious BMW, Li Shimin also hollowed out his mind and bought luxury houses for Cheng Zhijie, Qin Qiong, Xie Yingdeng and Niu Junda. In Chang'an, a place where every inch of land is valuable, it costs two or three thousand yuan to buy a seven-entry courtyard. Even if Li Shimin is rich and rich, he takes out four houses at one time, which is a bit stretched. and gave him thousands of riches.

However, Li Shimin still has no bottom in his heart. At the beginning, the four of them defected to Li Shimin in order to make meritorious contributions and glorify the lintel, but now that they are young, they are actually idle at home, and no one will be happy with this matter.

If, at this time, Chen Ying extended an olive branch to the four of them on behalf of Li Jiancheng, would they switch to the East Palace?

The more I think about it, the more likely this is, as long as Chen Ying stretches out an olive branch, I am afraid that the four of them will push the boat down the river and take refuge under the prince's gate.