"Alright, let's not talk about that."
Li Tao's eyes narrowed.With this squint, Danfeng's eyes seemed to be closed, caressing his long beard, like a Wenchen more than a general."
Since Su Dingfang passed on the art of war to you, he is so optimistic about you, and the old man also wants to test you, how to see the two battles of the Tang Dynasty.""
What you always say about Tubo and Liaodong?""
Yes."
Although I don't know what Li Tao's considerations are, but seeing that he values himself so much, Su Dawei thought for a while and replied: "Tubo is strong, although General Su can achieve results, but he can't hurt his muscles and bones, Tuyuhun has lost most of it, and in a short period of time, it is impossible to take it back." ”Compared with the original history, the entire Tuyuhun was annexed by Tubo, and the Tuyuhun royal family moved to the Tang Dynasty.Now, with Su Dawei's advice and intelligence support, Su Dingfang sent troops much earlier than in history.Ye Guhun still has a small half left in the struggle.This is the best outcome."
As for Liaodong ......"
Su Dawei thought for a while and said: "On the Liaodong side, General Cheng Mingzhen and Xue Rengui heard that it was also going well, and the battle against Goguryeo was defeated and retreated, and it should be able to achieve good results, but the Goguryeo Tiger will not fall, and it should not be able to destroy the country, and it can still support a lot." ”After speaking, he looked at Li Tao and saw that he was stroking his long beard, squinting his eyes, and there was no joy or sadness on his face, and he couldn't see what he was thinking.So he arched his hand and said: "British duke, I don't know if you are satisfied with my answer?"
”"It's pretty much the same.""
Then ......"
"I'm not worried about Su Dingfang, he is old and spicy in his army, even if he can't destroy Tibet in one battle, our army will not be able to suffer."
Li Tao waved his hand, and in his words, he didn't take Tubo seriously.Su Dawei couldn't help but complain in his heart: You famous generals, what do you think of the enemy country?
Tubo, the overlord of the snowy region, has fallen in love with the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years, and will be destroyed if he says it will be destroyed?
Even if it is as strong as Su Dingfang, here in Tubo, it is difficult to expand the results of the battle when encountering the genius strategist Lu Dongzan and the famous Tubo general Lunqinling, at most let Tubo converge a little, and delay the pace of Tubo's expansion a little.When the Tang Dynasty threw its energy into the north, it was another opportunity for Tubo to expand.was thinking in his heart, and heard Li Tao's somewhat worried voice in his ears: "I'm worried about Cheng Mingzhen's side." ”"Hey~ What does the British public mean by this?"
Su Dawei couldn't help but gasp.Cheng Mingzhen, a native of Ping'en in Zhaozhou, is a general of the Tang Dynasty.In his early years, he was under the command of Dou Jiande, and later joined Li Yuan, passing through Hebei.In the sixth year of Tang Wude, he followed the crown prince to defeat Liu Heimin, was promoted to the governor of Yingzhou, and was named the prince of Dongping County, and later changed to the history of the assassin of Zhaozhou.After the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, he led the army to attack Goguryeo many times.Su Dawei recalled the information about Cheng Mingzhen in his mind, and came to the conclusion that this is an old soldier, although he has not heard of much talent, but he is safe.His use of soldiers, although not as dazzling as Su Dingfang and other famous generals.But the entire Tang Dynasty, no, looking at the whole world, such as Su Dingfang, how many people are there?
Attacking Goguryeo, Li Zhi took Cheng Mingzhen as the positive and Xue Rengui as the deputy, that is, he looked at Cheng Mingzhen's experience in conquering Liaodong many times, and mainly took a stable veteran as the main player, with a Xue Rengui who had been hiding in the snow for more than ten years and was in full swing as the deputy, and his intention was self-evident.The most difficult thing in the conquest of Liaodong is not how strong the enemy country is, but the environment.The bitter cold land of eastern Liaodong.In the past, Taizong conquered Goguryeo, but he also had to return to Chang'an because of the sudden cold weather.Bad weather is the biggest weapon of the Goguryeo people.Cheng Mingzhen and Xue Rengui both have experience in conquering Liaodong from Taizong, which can achieve twice the result with half the effort.No matter how you look at it, Li Zhi, a general, is no problem."
Do you think Cheng Mingzhen is a general, and Xue Rengui's bravery can make up for his calmness?"
Li Tao's eyes are quite old-fashioned, and he can see Su Dawei's thoughts at a glance.He stroked his beard and took two steps back and forth: "The old man also thinks it's okay." ”Then you're talking a fart!
Su Dawei looked at this number one general in the Tang Dynasty and secretly speculated about the real purpose of the other party calling him."
But there's something wrong with the recent battle report.""
Oh, old man forgot that you can't see the battle report."
Su Dawei stared at him, how could he think this old man was so hateful?
Li Tao's words changed sharply and muttered, "It's too smooth, it's too smooth......
The opponent is Quangai Suwen, how can it be so smooth. ”Su Dawei opened his mouth, and there seemed to be a flash of lightning in his mind.At this moment, he finally understood Li Tao's thoughts.Quangai Suwen, formerly known as Yuangai Suwen.In order to avoid Li Yuan's name, he changed his name to Quangai Suwen.The Yuan family came from the Shunnu tribe of the five tribes of Goguryeo.Yuan Gai Suwen's father, Yuan Taizuo, was the lord of eastern Goguryeo and the great pair of Lu, which was equivalent to the prime minister.Gai Suwen succeeded his father as the Great Pair of Lu and held the military and political power of Goguryeo.In the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, King Rongliu of Goguryeo and his henchmen planned to get rid of some generals who had forces inside Goguryeo that threatened the throne, and the first one they wanted to get rid of was Yuangai Suwen.As a result, his actions were leaked, but Yuan Gai Suwen took the opportunity of a banquet to kill the hundred ministers of King Rongliu at the banquet, and then broke into the palace, killed King Rongliu and divided the body, and did not give King Rongliu a funeral afterwards.Yuangai Suwen later proclaimed himself the "Great Mo Lizhi", and established the nephew of the king of Rongliu, Gao Zang, as the king and regent.King Gozo is completely a puppet in his hands.This is the Goguryeo version of "coercing the son of heaven to order the princes".In history, Yuangai Suwen "looks beautiful, has a beautiful beard, and the crown clothes are decorated with gold, wearing five knives, and he dare not look up left and right."
so that the nobles will bow down to the ground, and they will be lifted up by their horses.In and out of Chen Bing, long call forbidden. ”That is to say, Yuangai Suwen is very tall, very handsome, likes to wear gold, and wears five knives on his body.There is nothing that everyone is not afraid of when they see him.Moreover, riding a horse is a horse pedal, he made the Goguryeo nobles lie on the ground to pad his feet, and stepped on people on horses.Its arrogance is like this.In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, Taizong sent an envoy to make a special trip to canonize Gaozang as the king of Shangzhu State, the king of Liaodong County, and the king of Goguryeo.In the same year, Goguryeo attacked Silla, a vassal state that was also canonized by the Tang Dynasty, and conquered more than 40 of its cities.Yes, Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla were all nominally subject states canonized by the Tang Dynasty.This subject country was created by the great military might of the Tang Dynasty.No matter what happens in private, at least on the surface, Goguryeo wants to respect the Tang Dynasty and worship the Tang Dynasty as the suzerain.The kings of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla can only be crowned kings at the highest, and they must be canonized by the Tang Dynasty before they can be recognized by the world.Later, Emperor Taejong sent an edict to Goguryeo to mediate and persuade Goguryeo and Baekje to stop invading Silla, but was rejected by Yuangai Suwen.For this reason, Taizong used Gai Suwen to kill the king and bully the ministers, brutalize the people, and now violate the edict and invade neighboring countries, which is indispensable, so it triggers the Tang Dynasty's war to conquer Goguryeo.It can be said that if it weren't for Quangai Suwen being so tough and refusing the mediation of the suzerain, the Tang Dynasty, it is likely that the battle between Tang and Goguryeo would not have occurred during the Zhenguan period.For Datang, as long as the subject country is obedient, there is no need to consume national strength to attack.And after fighting, there is not much oil and water there, there is no benefit, it is far better to conquer the Western Regions and open up the Silk Road to become rich.However, Quangai Suwen's arrogant actions undermined the majesty of the Tang Dynasty and made a very bad start.In order to maintain the tributary and vassal system of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty had to punish disobedient subjects.This was the rule of the world at that time.In the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, Taizong took Zhang Liang as the general manager of the Pyongyang Provincial March, led 40,000 soldiers from Jiang, Huai, Ling, and Kip, and recruited 3,000 soldiers from Chang'an and Luoyang, and marched to Pyongyang by sea from Laizhou.He also took Li Tao as the general manager of the march of Liaodong Road, led an army of 60,000, and the Hu people who surrendered from Lan and Hezhou, and marched to Liaodong.As mentioned earlier, Datang's foreign conquests, generally about 50,000 people are the standard.This number is rarely exceeded.The only two exceptions were Li Jing's all-out conquest of the Eastern Turks.The second is the expedition to Liaodong.Taizong personally led the elite soldiers, and famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, such as Li Tao, Jiangxia King Li Daozong, Zhang Liang, Ashina Simo, Qibi He Li, and Ashina Sheer, poured out of the nest.There are also the eldest grandson Wuji and others who praise the painting with the army.It can be said that it is the second time that Tang has devoted his strength to such a battle since the conquest of the Eastern Turks.The battle to destroy the country.Taizong's strategy is not to fight, and once he fights, he will finish his work in one battle and solve the trouble of Goguryeo at one time.At the very least, it was necessary to break the backbone of Goguryeo so that it could no longer mobilize troops against Silla and no longer threaten to provoke the Tang tributary system.In this battle, Yuangai Suwen's strategy was to clear the wilderness and resist step by step.Although the Tang army made repeated gains and killed the enemy, it was finally defeated under the city of Anshi.Liaozuo was cold early, the grass was dry and the water was frozen, and it was difficult for the horses to stay for a long time, so Taizong had to order the class to return to the court.Tactically speaking, Datang has won.But strategically, it did not achieve the goal set by Taizong himself.At that time, people called Yuangai Suwen the "iron wall" of Goguryeo.With this person in one day, the Tang army will be unable to conquer the land of Liaodong.During his lifetime, Taizong conquered everything, was invincible, and destroyed countless countries.Only did not destroy Goguryeo, which was a regret in his life.This time, Li Zhi ordered to conquer Liaodong.Because Li Zhi was in charge of the military department and was old, Li Zhi did not consider using him.However, Li Tao has so much combat experience, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he has participated in almost all the Tang army's foreign campaigns.The way of using soldiers has long been perfected.The sense of smell on the battlefield is extremely keen.From the war reports that came and went, he smelled something unusual."
I know Quangai Suwen, this is an old fox, extremely tenacious, with him one day, our army's expedition to Liaodong will not be so smooth."
Li Tao seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be deliberately speaking to Su Dawei."
What can we do, England?"
Li Tao shook his head: "The war thousands of miles away, what we can do is extremely limited, the old man has already sent a hundred miles to expedite and ordered someone to send a letter to Cheng Mingzhen, I hope it is still too late, I am afraid that I am only afraid......
"I'm afraid, if it's too late, the Tang Army, which is hanging alone, will be in danger of falling."
Thinking of this, Su Dawei only felt cold sweat oozing from his palms.All along, he was accustomed to the victory of the Tang army, as if the victory of the Tang army was a matter of course.Completely forget, in fact, how can war, especially a war that hangs in solitude, be so easy?
Which step is not walking on the edge of a cliff?
A mistake in decision-making, a failure to react, and falling for the enemy's tricks are likely to be the end of defeat.Just like the later defeat of the Tang Army in Dafeichuan."
If Cheng Mingzhen's army is lost, now that Su Dingfang is using troops in the northwest, he can't move easily, I expect that His Majesty will definitely send me out of the mountain."
Li Tao looked at Su Dawei, and his narrowed Danfeng eyes suddenly opened, and the divine light was awe-inspiring."
At that time, Su Dawei, are you willing to help the old man?"
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