Li Tao glanced at him and said with emotion on his face: "In the past, the first was your senior brother. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"My senior brother Xu Buyan? This doesn't seem right, he is only in his early twenties this year, where has a down-and-out Taoist priest led troops to fight? ”

"That's your second senior brother, the old man is talking about King Zhao of Xifu, brave and invincible Li Yuanba, who can be called the first fierce general of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and he doesn't think about the second person in his life."

Han Yue suddenly realized that Li Yuanba had apprenticed with Ziyang Zhenren at the beginning, and he was indeed his senior brother. He thought for a moment, and then asked: "British Duke, my senior brother has become an ancient man, I don't know who is the number one in the Tang Army now?" ”

Li Tao stroked his long beard lightly with both hands, and said with a smile: "Our generals are getting older, and everyone is declining in popularity and blood, and they have long since lost the courage of the past, but Wei Chi Lao Hei is extremely fierce, and now no one in the entire Tang Army can beat him." ”

"Yu Chi Jingde, isn't that Yu Chi Baolin's father?" Han Yue's eyes flashed, he really didn't expect that the number one fierce general in the entire Tang Dynasty was actually Wei Chi Jingde.

Lao Cheng snorted and shouted: "What's the use of saying this, although Yu Chi Lao Hei is brave, but he can't leave Chang'an for a long time, can you let the Marquis of Jingyang write a letter to Your Majesty, and urgently transfer Yu Chi Lao Hei over." ”

Li Tao nodded slowly, and said to Han Yue with a smile: "Cheng Zhijie's words are right, my Tang Dynasty is like a cloud, and there are no less than dozens of people who can be pioneers, if the Marquis of Jingyang wants to send troops, he can let whoever leads the army, whether it is Cheng Zhijie or Liu Hongji, or Brother Shubao and Chai Shao, they are all the vanguard generals." ”

This is not a boast, the Tang Dynasty is rich in fierce generals, and it would be difficult to pull out one, but Li Tao did not add himself, because he is a handsome talent, and if he competes for the vanguard, he must surrender his identity.

At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty in the past, the eighteenth road of the world was not completely pacified, and Du Fuwei once sighed, saying that the only person who could compete with the British Duke Li Jing was the Duke of Weiguo Li Jing.

It's just that these two people belong to the Tang Dynasty, and it is difficult for the Li family not to sit in the country.

With Li Tao's recommendation, several princes looked at Han Yue with blazing eyes, waiting for him to choose the pioneer. Attacking the Turks is a matter of fame in the world, and it can also make immortal feats, if it can destroy the Turks in a war, there will inevitably be a strong stroke in the history books.

The titles of the princes have reached the sky, but they still want to earn a career for future generations.

In fact, Lao Cheng and others have another purpose in fighting for the vanguard, that is, to confirm Han Yue's idea of sending troops, so that he and the prince will fight for power.

Now Li Jing's army is stationed at Yanmen Pass, and it will only wait for the spring of next year to attack, which is a major event set by the court, and no one can change it except Li Shimin.

But Han Yue can be involved, when he put down the mutual market and came to the northeast, Li Shimin not only promised the position of the lord of the Bohai Sea, but also gave the sword of the Son of Heaven......

As long as the Turkic steppe can be defeated, even if he disobeys Li Shimin's military arrangements, the emperor will not cure Han Yue's crimes.

After all, it's the eldest son!

"Jingyang Hou, make a decision!" Li Tao's eyes flashed, and he said expectantly: "Those who have achieved great things since ancient times must move forward bravely, since you have the heart to conquer the Turks, then don't worry too much, the old man recommends Cheng Zhijie, Qin Qiong and Liu Hongji to you, you can divide the army into three, so that the three of them are the vanguard in no particular order." The old man will help you coordinate the affairs of the whole army, and we will send troops on the day. ”

Han Yue held Han Ya with both hands, he carefully tucked the corners of the girl's clothes, and said with a smile: "I didn't fight the grassland for merit, but to capture those damn Han slaves." ”

"Aha, I know, I know, I understand, the Marquis of Jingyang doesn't need to explain, we all know that you are merciful to the heavens, and you are fighting to save the suffering, as long as you let the old man be the vanguard, I will definitely help you plunder all the Han slaves."

You don't need to look at it to know that this is from Liu Hongji's mouth, Cheng Biting Jin is a fake hob meat, but this thing is a real hooligan, and he will climb the pole all his life.

The generals all wanted to fight, but the eldest grandson Wuji frowned and objected, and said in a deep voice: "Logistics is needed to fight a war, the so-called grain and grass have not been moved, soldiers and horses go first, and now Shenyang City has limited grain storage, and it is difficult to raise the people to eat and drink, how can we support the actions of the army?" ”

He glanced at Han Yue, then swept all the princes, and snorted: "The old man also supports the fight against the Turks, but he must pour cold water on you." Although the grassland is now in decline, there are already hundreds of thousands of people who control the strings, with my 13,000 troops in Shenyang City, of which 8,000 are still new pawns, this strength is compared to others to fight others, and it is thankful that they can defend their own door. ”

Li Tao muttered: "This time we need to take advantage of the situation, wait until the imperial army is in a frontal battle, and then we will send troops from Shenyang, and the first battle will go straight to Jieli's lair, let Li Jing drag the Turkic tribes, and we will plunder the Han slaves." ”

is worthy of being a handsome talent, and the method that he thought of in an instant is not only feasible, but also harms others and benefits himself, which is equivalent to letting Li Jing's army contribute, and Han Yue's side enjoys the success.

It's a pity that the eldest grandson Wuji shook his head slowly, and said with a wry smile: "British Duke, if you are Li Jing, will you give us this opportunity?" Now that he has joined the prince's side, although he and I have not torn their faces, they are not as robed as before......"

In fact, these words have revealed a lot of information, clearly alluding to the fact that all the princes are on the side of Han Yue, but Li Jing belongs to the prince's side.

Li Tao frowned, deep in thought.

Since ancient times, the struggle for imperial power has been more ruthless than treating outsiders, Li Jing has a heavy army in his hands, and he has a conscience if he doesn't take the opportunity to destroy Han Yue's army, how can he give everyone a chance?

"If you can't take advantage of the situation, I'm afraid it's a bit troublesome to send troops this time. We only have 13,000 troops, and we can't move the whole army, we must leave half of the city to defend the city, so if we calculate it, this battle is almost impossible to fight. ”

In the era of cold weapons, fighting a war relied on people, and no matter how powerful a general was, if he didn't have soldiers and horses, he would have to stare and be blind. Now there are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the grassland, and with the strength of Shenyang City alone, it is like a small cross thrown into the sea, without even making a sound.

Li Tao frowned, Lao Cheng and the others were also worried, they were all famous generals in the world, but it was difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, how could she fight without soldiers in her hands?

"His grandmother's, Your Majesty gave the Marquis of Jingyang the right to recruit soldiers, if we can delay the fight for a year, we will definitely be able to develop 50,000 male soldiers." Liu Hongji gritted his teeth, very unwilling in his heart.

Lao Cheng glanced at him and sneered: "Drag on for a year and then fight?" Li Jing's army has been stationed at Yanmen Pass, do you think that with his military acumen and vision, we will be able to develop with peace of mind for a year before going to grab credit? ”

Liu Hongji snorted angrily, slammed his fist on a wall, and the snow fell in clusters.

Until this time, Han Yue suddenly spoke up and said with a light smile: "There is one thing I didn't tell you, if you attack the steppe Turks, the troops I can use are definitely not 13,000. ”

Everyone was stunned, Li Tao's eyes flashed, and he asked, "Do you still have hidden soldiers?" ”

"Yes, I have hidden soldiers!" Han Yue nodded slowly.

Li Tao was overjoyed and asked again: "How many people are there?" Can you make up the 50,000 number? As long as there are 50,000 soldiers and horses, the old man will dare to shake the grassland......"

Han Yue laughed, he held Han Ya with one hand, but two fingers popped out with the other hand, and said lightly: "The strength of Shenyang City will be doubled by twenty times, and it will probably be the number of my hidden soldiers." ”

Hiss –

Everyone gasped, and before Li Tao could speak, Liu Hongji had already spoken out, and said in shock: "Shenyang City has 13,000 troops, if it is turned over by twenty, wouldn't it be, wouldn't it be ......?"

The corners of the thing's mouth trembled, his face twitched, and his eyes straightened when he was shocked by this number.

13,000 times times by 20 times, that's 260,000 troops!

How much is the standing strength of the entire Datang now? Although Li Shimin claims to have a million soldiers and horses, 700,000 of them are government soldiers, who will only be assembled in wartime, and they are all farmers who farm the land in peacetime.

Datang's real standing military strength is actually only 300,000.

Now Han Yue told everyone that he had hidden an army of 260,000, which was tantamount to a fantasy, which shocked all the princes.

Li Tao stared at Han Yue with blazing eyes, and said with a solemn face: "Marquis of Jingyang, there is no trivial matter in the battle since ancient times, you don't want to brag for the sake of face." The old man came to ask you, where did the soldiers come from? ”

Han Yue did not answer directly, but looked up to the sky and said lightly: "In order to achieve this goal, I have been planning for four years. ”

These words were headless and brainless, and everyone was at a loss, only Li Tao's pupils were shining, as if he thought of a possibility.

Han Yue suddenly looked left and right, his palm gently patted Han Ya in his arms, and said with a smile: "This is my newly accepted daughter, I haven't stepped into the house yet, if you don't dislike it, you might as well go to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion with me, you are all elders, just help me to be a witness of the righteous daughter......"

After saying this, he took Han Ya in his arms and walked all the way to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in the city.

The few princes in the back looked at each other, Liu Hongji touched his head and said blankly: "What is this for?" was talking about sending troops, why did it suddenly come to the righteous girl? My old Liu is also a good person, why can't I understand Jingyang Hou's actions more and more. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji raised his feet and left, and said with a smile as he walked: "The old man is a civil servant, and I am not enthusiastic about the war, but Han Yue's acceptance of the righteous daughter is a big deal, and I must get involved, otherwise my sister will be angry and complain to me when I find out that I am not present in the future." ”

Lao Cheng laughed, chased after the eldest grandson Wuji and said: "The eldest son of the old man and the Marquis of Jingyang are friends, and I will also go to get involved, and if I don't get drunk today, I won't return." ”

Qin Qiong shook his hand, he glanced at Chai Shao, and said with deep meaning: "We are both elders, if you don't go, you can't go." ”

Chai Shao nodded, raised his feet and walked with Qin Qiong.

In the blink of an eye, only Li Tao and Liu Hongji were left in the same place.

Lao Liu's face was full of confusion, and he couldn't help but ask Li Tao and said: "British duke, what's the matter, why did one or two suddenly change their tone, and instead of saying anything about sending troops, they wanted to go to a little girl to testify?" ”

"You idiot!" Li Tao glanced at him, pointed at his nose and scolded: "Everyone guessed the intention of the Marquis of Jingyang, and he doesn't want to say where the hidden soldiers are now, so everyone also follows his wishes." But you are the only one who chases and asks, what do you want to do? Covet his 260,000 troops, or do you want to write to your majesty? ”

Li Tao woke up, raised his feet and chased after everyone.

Liu Hongji stood in place in a daze, still muttering: "My old Liu just wants to know, where is there suddenly more than 200,000 troops?" This strength is on par with the imperial court, it only took four years for the Marquis of Jingyang, how did he make it......"

"Is it asking his Silla father-in-law to borrow troops? That small country doesn't have the strength to do it, right? ”

At this moment, it was seen that the Guogong of the Tang Dynasty was also divided into high and low, Li Tao and Lao Cheng and others were smart, and Liu Hongji was much inferior.

He still didn't know where Han Yue's soldiers were.