Li Shimin needs time to think and make trade-offs, and finally he can make a decision. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The generals and ministers in the tent also withdrew and went to rest.

Xia Hongsheng was also about to retire and leave, but was stopped by Li Shimin, so he stayed.

Li Shimin didn't speak again for a long time, and Xia Hongsheng had to wait beside him, and before he knew it, a stick of incense had passed.

Li Shimin suddenly said: "These two methods have their own reasons and benefits. One has to take great risks, but it is enough to make an immortal achievement, and the other is safe and perfect, but it may delay time, and return in vain. Hehe, under the trade-off, I am really a little embarrassed. ”

Without waiting for Xia Hongsheng to speak, Li Shimin smiled again and said, "I'm still old." If it were the same as before, why should I bother with it? Jing Su led the Tang Dynasty soldiers to take the Black Bone City, rushed to Pyongyang, and killed the Quartet! It's just that now, I have to think about a lot of things. ”

"So, father-in-law, are you inclined to transfer troops to take the Black Bone City?" Xia Hongsheng asked.

Li Shimin nodded: "Yes, I have this intention." However, what Li Tao and Wuji said really has to be taken into account. If the grain road is broken, it will repeat the mistakes of the Sui family back then! Moreover, if the military strategy is established, if it is diverted to the Black Bone City, it will affect the whole body, and all the established strategies for the conquest of Goguryeo will have to be changed, and no one can say for sure if there are countless variables added to it. ”

"Anshi City is easier to defend and difficult to attack than Liaodong City. Moreover, the reserves in the city are not less than those of Liaodong City, and if you can wait for Goguryeo's reinforcements according to Anshi City, it is better than guarding Liaodong City. Xia Hongsheng said: "But if you want to defend Anshi City, you can't use artillery when attacking Anshi City." If artillery is not used, the cost of siege is too great, far greater than the benefits of defending the city. ”

"If you don't capture Anshi City, the Goguryeo reinforcements can rely on Anshi City, and a long-term stalemate with our Tang army between Liaodong City and Anshi City is not conducive to the war situation." Li Shimin frowned slightly, shook his head, and said.

Xia Hongsheng thought about it for a while, and then asked, "Father-in-law, have you ever considered that what we can't get, so that the Goguryeo people can't get it?" ”

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, his eyes suddenly froze, and he turned his head to look at Xia Hongsheng: "What does the virtuous son-in-law mean......"

"Ruined Anshi Castle!" Xia Hongsheng said: "Liaodong can be a big city to rely on, but Liaodong City and Anshi City are only two places. Liaodong City has been occupied by the Tang Dynasty, Anshi City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Goguryeo reinforcements may arrive at dawn and evening. He simply attacked Anshi City with artillery, completely destroyed its city defenses, plundered the grain and grass in the city, dispersed the people in the city, released the defeated army and people in Anshi City to Pyongyang, and hit the morale of the people of Goguryeo. And Datang only needs to hold Liaodong City. In this way, the established army of the Tang Dynasty does not need to change slightly, and Goguryeo has no Anshi City to rely on, even if reinforcements come, without the city fortress as a support, it is just a live target under the artillery fire of the Tang Dynasty. ”

After hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes immediately lit up, his hand slapped on the case, and said with a smile: "Hahahaha...... Good! It's a good idea! ”

Immediately, Li Shimin pulled Xia Hongsheng to discuss in detail.

"The son-in-law thinks that if he really wants to destroy Anshi City, he should do it as soon as possible." Xia Hongsheng said to Li Shimin: "The so-called soldiers are fast, and the next wave of Goguryeo's army rushing to help must be racing against time to rush here at this moment." If the reinforcements of Goguryeo seized the opportunity and entered Anshi City in advance, then if they captured Anshi City, it must be even more difficult. If the reinforcements from Goguryeo arrived at Anseongseong, it would have been too late to turn around and capture the Uggu Fortress. It would be much easier for a large number of Goguryeo reinforcements in Anshi City to rush to the aid of the Black Bone City, and the Black Bone City would also become less easy to capture. ”

Li Shimin's eyes flickered, and suddenly a faint smile appeared on his face, looked at Xia Hongsheng, shook his head, and said with a smile: "No, don't worry. Since it is necessary to storm Anshi Castle with artillery and leave no room for it, Anshi Castle will be completely destroyed. Then we should maximize the harvest of the forcible destruction of Anshi City. In my opinion, my Tang army can stay in this Liaodong city, while consolidating the defense, and resting at the same time. Dake deliberately waited for Goguryeo reinforcements to arrive at Anshi City, and then attacked Anshi City with artillery. Under the shelling, I wanted to bury the Goguryeo reinforcements directly with Anseong, so that after the Anseong was attacked, I had to fight the Goguryeo reinforcements again. ”

When Xia Hongsheng heard this, he really deserved to be the head of Tang imperialism.

If you want to use artillery to attack, you can really not be too conservative, but can be more aggressive.

After crossing the Liao River, due to the success of Li Tao's front army, artillery was not used in the Sixth Route Army led by Li Shimin. And the use of artillery to capture Liaodong City also freed up a large amount of ammunition. And countless ammunition is being transported from the rear out of Youzhou. The artillery that was holding back enough strength went to bombard the city of An, and the ammunition was enough to use.

Even if he sent hundreds of thousands of reinforcements from Goguryeo and stationed them in Anshi City, so what?

Don't you believe that they can defend themselves against powerful artillery with bows and arrows, tung oil, rolling stones and wooden stakes?

"Hehe, it just so happens that the army has been speeding all the way since crossing the Liao River. conquered Liaodong City, so that the soldiers could rest and recuperate. In addition, it will take time to repair and strengthen this Liaodong City, stabilize the people's hearts, and purge Goguryeo's dead friends! Li Shimin said with a smile: "If I can write a letter, I want to tell the reinforcements of Goguryeo, so that they don't have to hurry, I will wait for them to come." ”

Dese, this is pure Dese! Xia Hongsheng slandered in his heart: If the Goguryeo reinforcements really come over slowly, this warm time will pass in the blink of an eye. When the time comes, Liaodong will return to the cold and freezing, and the cotton clothes and quilts of the second year will not be as warm as the new cotton of the first year.

Counting the time, it is now the end of April. In the land of Liaodong, September is already a cold winter. Although with cotton products to keep out the cold, the army can survive the winter in Liaodong, but after all, it is better to make Goguryeo have no power to resist before the winter.

The sailors had already taken the estuary along the coast of Baekje and blocked the ships of Baekje. The soldiers of the Navy Division have also landed and are well on their way to the capital of Baekje. Goguryeo was pinned down by this side, so it did not dare to divide its troops to go out to Baekje to fight the fire, and Baekje saw that there would be no more suspense.

There are still five or six months before the start of winter, and I think it should be enough.