Chapter 601: There is no one better than anyone who has used military force in ancient and modern times.
Shimin has now arrived in Jiangdu successfully. After the New Year, he will become Yang Guang's second son-in-law.
Yang Guang gave Shimin a mansion in Jiangdu as the Prince Consort's Mansion.
When Li Shimin heard that the imperial court was going to use troops against Lingnan next year, he volunteered to go with the army. Yang Guang was very happy, and Li Yuan had no objection.
This is the second son, and he can take risks.
The eldest son's desire to seize the title is the foundation of the family inheritance, and there is no need to build a dangerous wall. However, the second son must work hard on his own, otherwise it will not be easy to get a title, even if he is the consort.
This is the case with Li Jing. His eldest brother Li Duan has a title without working hard, but he can't.
Li Shimin had high ambitions since he was a child. He was familiar with military books and had been studying with Xue Daoheng with Yang Rui. His vision was far beyond that of his peers. He wanted to join the army not for merit, but purely out of interest.
Li Shimin, who has no equal in military use in ancient and modern times, is about to go to the battlefield.
Li Shimin, who preceded Princess Shang, was the second son of Tang Guogong. He could only be regarded as a general in the army. However, after Princess Shang, he was the son-in-law of the emperor, so Yang Guang directly ennobled him as Sima, Commander-in-Chief of the Marching Army, which was regarded as the third-in-command.
Mai Tiezhang is the marching general manager, Xin Shixiong is the deputy general manager, there is no long history, and the following is the general manager Sima.
Li Shimin did not refine the armor, so his old father Li Yuan quickly took out a set from the family treasury and had someone modify the armor according to Shimin's body type.
The mother, Mrs. Dou, actually didn't want her son to take risks, but after all, she was used to people in big storms, and she knew that it was unjustifiable for a family like theirs not to serve the country.
Historically, Mr. Dou died very early, probably in the ninth year of Daye, which was next year.
Without her, the three sons would be fighting each other fiercely. In fact, if you think about it, if Mr. Dou could have lived a few more years, the brothers might have avoided fighting each other.
This is their biological mother. Jiancheng, Shimin, and Yuanji have spent the most time with Dou since they were young. Compared to Li Yuan, who is away from home all the time, they are closer to their mother.
If Dou had been as old as Li Yuan, the history of the Tang Dynasty might have been rewritten. Yes, no matter how awesome Li Shimin was, he would not disobey his mother.
Li Yuan can't control Li Shimin without his mother.
In fact, the Xuanwu Gate Incident was fundamentally caused by Li Yuan. After Li Shimin killed Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, look at what officials Li Yuan granted him.
General Tiance, who is located above the Three Dukes, is at Daxingtai, Shaanxi Province. He is the Minister of the Order and has the power to mint money and set up official offices.
Throughout the ages, there has been no greater official position than this.
How big is Shaanxi Province? Shandong, Henan, and Hebei are the top three provinces.
With this power, Li Shimin, not to mention Qian Jiancheng, could directly kill Li Yuan. Therefore, the Xuanwu Sect incident was equivalent to taking care of Li Yuan together. Li Yuan was his father and could not be killed, so he pretended to be the Supreme Emperor.
Until later generations, many people thought that the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty was Li Shimin. Don't you believe it? Ask some people on the street and you will find that more people will answer Li Shimin than Li Yuan.
Because those who conquered the world were indeed the people from Tiance Mansion, which is why Li Shimin did not kill the heroes.
Because here, there is no one with great achievements, no one has greater merit than him.
"Li Shimin, the last general, pays homage to the general manager." Li Shimin met Mai Tiezhang and Xin Shixiong at the temporary tent in Yuzhang County.
The army will be assembled here, and when April arrives next year, it will march south in large numbers.
"Shimin, sit down quickly," Mai Tiezhang smiled and asked the other party to sit down, and said with a smile:
"Although Shimin is young, I have no intention of looking down upon him. My brother Dingfang once said that the prince has high hopes for Shimin, but he never thought that the day when he would rise to prominence would come so early."
Xin Shixiong also smiled and said: "There are talented people from generation to generation, and we old guys can hardly do anything anymore. Sooner or later, we have to make room for you. Shimin, have you worked hard along the way?"
Li Shimin came here to report this time. Probably after getting familiar with military affairs, he had to return to Jiangdu to marry a wife. After marrying his wife, he would return to the army.
From Jiangdu County to Yuzhang County, it is separated by Liyang County, Lujiang County, Tongan County, Luchun County, and Jiujiang County. The road is not very close. Li Shimin is also impatient and wants to come over early to take a look at the situation. After all, this is the first time in his life.
the first time.
"It's not hard," Li Shimin's eyes glanced at the sand table in the center of the tent.
Mai Tiezhang saw it in his eyes and said with a smile: "Since you are the commander of the army, you might as well share your thoughts."
Li Shimin smiled and said: "I wonder how the army recruitment situation is now?"
Xin Shixiong explained: "Half of it has arrived, and the remaining half will arrive one after another before February next year."
"So what's the situation in Lingnan?" Shimin asked.
Xin Shixiong said: "As expected, Shi'an County has been lost. Qiu He and Pei Xuanji are returning north. For people like them, it does not count as loss of city and land. After all, Lingnan has been disobedient to the imperial government for a long time, and they cannot recruit locally.
troops."
Shimin smiled: "Actually, strictly speaking, they have lost their city and territory, but the situation is special and they can be lenient."
Mai Tiezhang and Xin Shixiong couldn't help but look at each other. This guy was young and quite serious.
That's right, the situation of Qiu He and Pei Xuanji was a real loss of city and land. The Sui Dynasty Law does not record that it does not count under any circumstances. Instead, as long as the defense is abandoned, the city is lost, no matter what the reason.
But Qiu and the others really had no choice. They had no one under their command, and they were in an unfamiliar barbarian land. They were originally here to implement the imperial policy, but they were caught off guard.
If you really want to fight in a wide array of positions, Qiu He won't scare you.
"Other counties should have asked for help, right?" Shimin asked again.
Mai Tiezhang nodded: "I have sent people to Jiangdu to send letters of request for help from the governors of Guangxi. However, it seems that they can only protect themselves before April next year. If the imperial court does not send troops, neither will we."
Method."
Li Shimin smiled and said: "Is there any rebellion in Feng An's Guangzhou area?"
"Not yet," Xin Shixiong said.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Shimin said directly: "Then let's attack Feng Ang directly. This person is standing by and watching, and if he wants to reap the benefits, he has to be on guard. If our army goes directly to Guizhou, once there is someone in Guangzhou
If we change, it can directly cut off my retreat, which is a taboo during the march."
Mai Tiezhang and Xin Shixiong were shocked at the same time and looked at each other.
"But His Majesty's decree is for us to put down the rebellion. There is no rebellion in Guangzhou, so I have no excuse to send troops," Xin Shixiong said with a frown.
Li Shimin nodded: "We only need to say hello to Feng Ang and tell him that the army will pass through Guangzhou through the road and ask him to accommodate him. If this person refuses, it is tantamount to rebellion, and we can directly use troops. If he allows us to pass,
, after entering Guangzhou, they said that Feng Ang was colluding with the rebels and used this as an excuse to capture him."
Mai Tiezhang was dumbfounded: "We can't do this, can we? Feng An is not at fault. It's really unjustifiable to want to accuse him. His daughter is the prince Liangyuan. If we act like this, how will we explain to the prince in the future?"
"Do you think the prince will care about a woman?" Li Shimin said with a smile:
"Lingnan is a place where we either don't fight, or if we fight, we have to fight to the death. Feng Ang and Ning Chang are really the same thing. It's not that the imperial policy cannot be implemented only in Guizhou, isn't it the same in Guangzhou? Your Majesty, here you are.
The purpose of using troops is to completely wipe out the anti-imperial forces in Lingnan, and Feng Ang is one of them."
"No, no, the people are too whimsical. That's not how things are done," Mai Tiezhang waved his hands repeatedly: "Our mission is to wipe out the rebellion in Guizhou. The use of troops against Guangzhou is not part of the plan. If you mess up, Your Majesty will
I will ask questions."
Li Shimin said: "I am humble and humble. This plan requires the two general managers to state it to Your Majesty. The Guizhou rebels have been prepared. If Shi'an County is lost, the rebels will be in Yuecheng Ridge, and Dupang Ridge will inevitably deploy defenses. We will not."
It’s easy to fight, but Guangzhou, which is unprepared, is the easiest to win.”
"No, no, no," Xin Shixiong waved his hands and smiled as if he had heard a fantasy: "Feng An is nominally the lord of Lingnan and the general of Zuo Wuwei. He has done nothing, but we frame him. It is not what a gentleman would do."
for."
Li Shimin smiled and said nothing more. He knew in his heart that the two of them would probably not accept this plan.
Mai Tiezhang smiled and said: "Shimin joined the army for the first time and doesn't know much about marching and fighting. You have been with the prince for a long time. In fact, you should understand that going out to fight is not just about conspiracy. There are many aspects that need to be taken into consideration.
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Li Shimin shook his head: "If it were the prince, I wouldn't have said what I said today."
"That's right, the prince will not let you do this," Xin Shixiong said with a smile.
Wrong. If he were the prince, he would have made such a decision without my reminding him. The two generals only looked at the loss of one place and did not take over the overall situation. After all, there is a difference between the marching general and the marching marshal. Li Shimin smiled silently.
After Li Shimin left the tent and went to various ministries to check the deployment of soldiers, Mai Tiezhang shook his head and smiled bitterly:
"Young people today are so courageous. Even Feng Ang dares to do something. He dares to think like this, but I don't dare to do it."
Xin Shixiong nodded: "But Shimin's views are indeed far-sighted. We have to be on guard against Feng Ang. Qiu He's letter suggested that the rebels in Guidi were supported by the Ning family. They were fully equipped and had adequate supplies of food and grass.
, Marching quickly and fighting clearly, this is the Lingnan regular army. The road to Guizhou is not easy to walk, but Feng An wants to go around behind us, but the road is wide. If the situation that the people are worried about really happens, even if we have soldiers and armor
Even if it is surrounded by mountains, it cannot be used to its advantage."
Mai Tiezhang sighed: "Originally, I thought it would be easy to attack Guizhou this time. After Shimin reminded me, the situation is quite complicated. The variable is Feng An. If this person also rebels, we will be attacked from both sides, but they will not rebel.
, we can’t use troops, what a dilemma.”
The second son, Mai Zhongcai, said: "Then let's follow Shimin's method and deal with Feng An first, lest he set a fire behind us."
"How can it be that easy?" Mai Tiezhang said:
"Your Majesty is still relieved about Feng An. It can be seen from the fact that Your Majesty asked Feng An to go back, but did not let Ning Changzhen go back. This man is the leader of the Lingnan public. If you deal with him, you will be the enemy of the entire Lingnan. We
With only 30,000 people, we can attack western Guangxi, but it is far from enough to attack the entire Lingnan area."
"The main force is in the north, there are no troops available," Xin Shixiong said: "Let's take it one step at a time. Feng Ang must be on guard."