Chastity Layman

Qin Lang felt that he had robbed Li Jing of the Duke of Wei title.

Although the emperor had no intention of granting Li Jing the title of Duke, Qin Lang still felt a little embarrassed. So at the court meeting in the Hall of Liangyi, when it was time to talk about the plan of using Jie to use soldiers.

Qin Lang stood up.

"I think this battle can be fought, but the lion must fight the rabbit with all its strength. The court must not take it lightly. Jieli is not as powerful as Liang Shidu, and his strength is still very fierce. The court should not only make overall planning and deployment before the battle, Moreover, there must be an experienced general on the front line to coordinate and command."

"Does Saburo want to recommend himself?"

Kaifuyi and the third division, the prince and the grand master, and Zhao Guogong's eldest Sun Wuji asked with a smile. When Qin Lang was prime minister for a hundred days last time, his eldest grandson Wuji only served for more than a hundred days, but now that Qin Lang has been prime minister for the second time, his eldest grandson Wuji is still only a prince and grand teacher.

Now that the eldest grandson looked at Qin Lang, he really felt like the back waves of the Yangtze River pushed the front waves, and the front waves were photographed on the beach. He was a formidable young man, although he was actually only twenty-six this year, only eight years older than Qin Lang. But he always felt that he was also a veteran who started a business with Li Shimin at any rate, and he couldn't be mentioned by a young man like Qin Lang.

"Mr. Zhao Guogong promoted a certain person. A certain person has never commanded a soldier or fought a war. How can He De dare to recommend himself to lead the Northern Expedition? I want to recommend someone who is definitely experienced in battle, has outstanding command skills, and is highly respected in the army. Everyone, you can convince the generals!"

"Do you want your son to recommend your father?"

Wei Zheng jumped out again.

Qin Lang curled his lips speechlessly. This Wei Zheng and Wei Xuancheng are really a shit-stirring stick. Back then, he wanted to draw him as an ally. Unexpectedly, this guy is now staring at him and biting him all day. Although it is just business, it feels very bad. of.

"It's not an exaggeration to recommend my father to a virtuous person. My father was originally on the front line in the north of Saibei. However, my father was injured and ill, and he didn't want to delay the important affairs of the court. Therefore, he didn't care about fame and power. He had already resigned from all positions. I'm recuperating at home." Qin Lang said to the emperor, "I want to recommend the Duke of Yongkang County, Li Yaoshi of Shangzhu Kingdom."

As soon as the name came out, no one refuted it.

After all, Li Jing’s merits are there. When Datang was still in the north to take orders and fight chaos, it was Li Jing who assisted Li Xiaogong to first settle Bashu, then pacify Jiangling, and then go down the river to Yangjiang, pacify the entire Jiangnan, and then He led his army into Lingnan and conquered the entire Lingnan area within half a year.

Half of the country in the Tang Dynasty was conquered with the help of Li Jing.

After the Jiangnan was pacified, Li Jing successively served as the governor of Yangzhou, the governor of Bingzhou, and the governor of Lingzhou. They all performed outstandingly and repelled the Turks many times.

Li Jing has already proved that Jiang is still old and spicy with his own true ability. Not only can he deal with those anti-king heroes in Jiangnan and Lingnan, but he can also deal with the Turks in the north without any problem.

There is nothing to say about Li Jing's ability.

Even Li Shimin has to admit that Li Jing is not weaker than him in terms of military use, and even a little older and sicker than him. Li Shimin thinks that he is good at using troops with strange and dangerous methods, and Li Jing is also good at using troops with strange and dangerous methods, but Li Jing also has a strong view of the overall situation. This is the ability that is relatively lacking among the generals of the former Tiance Mansion.

Whether it is Qin Qiong or Yu Chigong, or Duan Zhixuan and Cheng Yaojin, each of them is extremely capable of fighting, but when it comes to directing, no one is better than Li Jing.

Qin Qiong has improved his strategic vision in the past two years, but he is still not as good as Li Jing.

If the court could really compare with Li Jing, it would be Shi Li Ji, the governor of Bingzhou, or Li Daozong in the clan, and Qin Lang, all of whom are fearsome and outstanding among the younger generation.

But compared to Li Jing, she is still a little tender.

"Your Majesty, I think that if we want to fight Jieli, we must make multiple plans. We must not only have a plan A, but also a plan B, and even a plan C and T. If we want to fight, we must win. If everything is safe, even I, Datang, can't afford a big defeat, otherwise the situation in the north may be reversed."

"Although the imperial court has now set up the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, if you want to fight Jieli, you have to mobilize Youzhou, Bingzhou, Anbei, Liangzhou, Lingzhou, Yanzhou and other Dudufu. Road, several roads to attack, complete their merits in one battle."

"When it comes to the entire northern border, there are several governor's mansions and governor's mansions. It is necessary to choose a general who can control the thousands of miles of frontier. I think it must be General Li Jing!"

"The minister recommends General Li Jing to be in command, then Niu Jinda, Su Dingfang, and Dou Hongxian go out of Youzhou, Li Ji, Zhang Gongjin, and Yuan Xiaozheng go out of Yanmen Pass, Li Daliang, Huang Junhan, Duan Decao, Li Zihe go out of Hetao, and Chai Shao and Xue Wanche go out of Hexi. Send troops to surround Jieli to the south of Yinshan Mountain, eat him, and don't give him a chance to escape back to Mobei!"

In Li Shimin's Zhenguan Dynasty, the core civil and military teams were actually very young.

This is a new team that is fighting for power. The emperor is not yet thirty, most of the prime ministers are in their thirties, and many generals are only in their thirties or forties. This kind of team is full of enterprising spirit.

Li Jing, who is almost sixty years old, really seems to be highly respected and highly qualified when compared.

Li Shimin smiled and didn't immediately agree or object. He agrees with what Qin Lang said about Li Jing's ability, but Li Jing is not his confidant. He has mutinied for less than two years. Although he has eliminated many opponents, he is still a little afraid of powerful generals like Li Jing and Li Ji. Yes, it is easy to dare not grant important military power.

"I would like to vouch for General Li Jing and keep him in command so that he can defeat Jieli and pacify the Turks."

After Qin Lang said such words, Li Shimin couldn't help being moved.

In fact, Li Shimin has always wanted to conquest in person, but it's a pity that every time he reveals a little bit of this idea, he will be ruthlessly extinguished by the ministers immediately.

Not to mention that big trolls like Wei Zheng were mercilessly trolling him, even Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui would never agree, and even Changsun Wuji directly and firmly opposed it every time.

After all, it is not the era of King Qin now, how can the emperor be allowed to conquer in person.

Yang Guang of the previous dynasty liked the personal conquests by the imperial chariot the most, but it was of no benefit to the war and led to several major defeats.

The personal conquest of Goguryeo, without delegating power to the generals, led to the capture of Liaodong City but failed to capture it, and even caused the entire army of hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Pyongyang City to be wiped out.

There was also the northern patrol of Yanmen Pass, which was surrounded by Shibi's surprise attack, and the Sui army was even more passive.

The emperor's personal conquest would definitely be the worst idea.

A great power war does not mean that it can be fought immediately. The court plan is to launch an offensive after autumn, so there is still more than half a year to go, but there are many preparations to be made in the early stage.

For example, if you want to attack Jieli, you must attack from multiple directions.

It is necessary to select generals, recruit government soldiers, transfer imperial troops, etc., mobilize food and grass, and transport them to the front-line bases.

When everything is ready, in fact, it will almost be the end of autumn.

This may even affect the summer harvest.

The main reason is that in this era, whether it is communication, transportation, or the assembly of soldiers and horses, it is too time-consuming.

Before Qin Lang used troops in Saibei, they were all adventurous and strange. They were only dispatched by frontier troops. They were small in number and quick in action. They didn't need to be recruited and assembled from all over the world.

What's more, if the imperial court wants to fight Jieli, it has to win the cooperation of Tie Le from Mobei and Xi Qi from the Northeast. At the very least, they must not get involved in helping Jieli.

The matter of using soldiers has been discussed for too long, and the center has already decided on a strategy to send troops to attack, and the time is just after autumn, so it is hesitant to choose who will lead the troops.

Now Qin Lang tried his best to reject all differences and wanted to vouch for Li Jing.

Li Shimin thought for a long time, and finally made up his mind.

"Worship Li Jing as Minister of the Ministry of War, confer the title of Duke of Dai, and grant the title of Grand Chief of the Dingxiang Road Marching, and take the governor of Daizhou Zhang Gongjin as his deputy to lead the Chinese army."

"Li Ji, the governor of Bingzhou's Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Shi Cao Guogong, is the general manager of the Tongmo Road march, and Huang Junhan is the deputy general, leading the left army."

"Huazhou Inspector, Huo Guogong Chai Shao is the general manager of the Jinhe Road march, and Duan Decao is the deputy general, leading the right army and marching along the Yellow River."

"Li Daozong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Jiangxia County King Li Daozong is the general manager of Datongdao's march, Zhang Baoxiang is the deputy, and advances from Lingzhou to the northwest."

"Shi Li Daliang, Chief of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, is the commander of the Changwu Dao march, and Xue Wanche is the deputy general, and they attack the Turkic rear through the Langshan Pass."

"General Youwuwei and Lu Guogong Cheng Yaojin are the chief officers of the Heng'an Road march, and Shi Niu Jinda, the governor of Youzhou, is the deputy general, guarding the Yanyun area to prevent Jieli from escaping to the east!"

Li Shimin made arrangements.

"A total of six Northern Expedition armies were deployed, and more than 100,000 armies were all under the control of Li Jing."

"Wei Guogong, Qin Lang, who participated in politics, and Dai Zhou, the same as Pingzhang, are in charge of logistics, grain, grass, and military equipment."

"Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Zhao Guogong's eldest Sun Wuji, are envoys to watch the army!"

"In autumn and October, when the soldiers and horses are ready, and the food and grass are sufficient, then all six groups will go out for the Northern Expedition!"

Li Jing is in command, Changsun Wuji supervises the army, and Qin Lang is in charge of logistics.

In order to allow Li Jing to be in command, Li Shimin finally named Li Jing Jin the Duke of the State. Li Jing’s contribution was already enough to be the Duke of the State, but he has been suppressed. The six armies came out together, the commander in chief was just a county magistrate, and the chiefs or deputy generals of the other armies were all the princes of the state, right?

Then how can Li Jing command the generals?

Now Li Shimin directly conferred the title of Dai Guogong on Li Jing, and also worshiped him as Minister of the Ministry of War. Now, who would dare not obey Li Jing's orders?

Yu Chigong, who has always been rebellious, the emperor still let him stay in Ezhou, and had no intention of letting him play at all. The domineering Hou Junji also stayed in Chang'an to continue to lead the Habayashi Forbidden Army, even the Minister of the Ministry of War gave him down.

Qin Qiong, the number one general of Tiance Mansion, did not activate it this time, and continued to recuperate at home.

Li Jing and Li Shiji were given the main task of attacking. Li Daliang, who was closest to Jieli, was tasked with outflanking this time.

As for Li Daozong, he was in charge of restraining and guarding the west gate in the farther Hexi.

After Li Shimin announced the deployment domineeringly, no one dared to doubt it.

The emperor didn't express his position before, so everyone argued for a long time. Now Qin Lang strongly recommends Li Jing to be in command. The emperor finally made up his mind. Once Jinkou opened, it became an imperial decree.

The emperor glanced over all the officials, and his eyes fell on Qin Lang's head.

"Let you be in charge of the logistics, do you have any objections? If you want to go to the front line, I can adjust the deployment. You can be Li Jing's marching commander Shi, or you can directly lead the Anbei Metropolitan Guard, and lead Li Daliang and others to go east to accept the surrender." Fortress, direct attack on Shanyutai is fine."

Qin Lang smiled, "In such a big national war, famous generals are going to battle one after another. I won't make a fool of myself as a second-handed swordsman. I should sit in the rear with peace of mind, prepare food, grass and equipment, and do a good job of logistics support."

"Finally, let's make a decision." Li Shimin said loudly, "This is the top-secret deployment of our Tang Dynasty. You must not leak a word of it. From now on, we still have half a year to deploy according to this plan."