"Lord Zhangsun, can the national treasury take out military rations?”
In truth, could the Great Tang defeat the Turks?
If they fought to the death, they would undoubtedly be able to do so. With the advantage of city defense, the Turks were particularly weak at sieging cities, especially large ones. If they were small cities, the Turks could easily take them out in a single wave.
But in large cities, the weakness of Turkic sieges appeared.
In this situation, the Turks didn't dare to rashly attack!
Second, the Han Clan had iron weapons. Although the Turks had cold weapons, they were inferior to the Great Tang in both quality and quantity. Advanced weapons were also an advantage.
Finally, it was faith!
One was the belief of extermination, while the other was the belief of taking advantage of others. The starting point of the two sides was obviously different!
Thus, if they really fought, the Great Tang's chances of victory were still stable!
But there was a problem!
Before the troops set off, the rations should be moved first!
"The country has long been empty. If it's money, silver, cloth, and the like, we still have them, but we don't have food!”
There were still many wars in the Tang Dynasty. Let's not talk about the wars in the Sui Dynasty. Just the wars during the Wude period were countless. There were countless battles, big and small. The national treasury was not empty. There was money, but there was no food!
This was the Great Tang's greatest problem!
There was money. The Sui Dynasty had left behind a lot of money, but they didn't have food. The biggest problem was that they had money, but they couldn't buy food. Food was all held in the hands of the aristocratic families.
Why did Li Yuan join forces with the aristocratic families at the end of the Sui Dynasty?
The main reason was that the aristocratic families had food. Whether it was a war or a country, food was the most important.
The Great Tang had relied on the Turks to rise to prominence. It had relied on the Turkic cavalry to reach Chang 'an and end the Sui Dynasty, so Li Yuan had been paying tribute to the Turks ever since.
And the excuse the Turks had given for sending troops was also very frustrating. They had said that the Great Tang had a new Emperor, but they had not immediately come to show their respect to him. One could not forget their roots!
Thus, the Turks wanted to scare Li Shimin. Even if the land was given to the Turks, the Turks wouldn't use it. A group of nomads simply couldn't adapt to life in Guanzhong.
Thus, in history, Li Shimin had emptied the national treasury and sent the Turks away, winning the most crucial two years of development. In the fourth year of Zhenguan, the Turks were destroyed.
Chang 'an's lack of military strength was the biggest problem. The second problem was the lack of food. If there was enough food, they could mobilize other troops and fight!
"Then we can only ask the aristocratic families for food!”
It wasn't that the Great Tang didn't have the strength to fight. Qin Qiong's brow was tightly furrowed. His many years of injuries had made him look weak, but everyone knew that once this man picked up his lance, he could kill with clean and neat movements!
"Let Old Cheng go. If he doesn't give us food, ask the horse lance in my hand first!”
Cheng Yaojin shouted loudly. Yuchi Gong, who was beside him, also stood up with a cold smile. Clearly, he had the same plan.
"Let me go. The right guard only needs to guard Chang 'an. I beg the king of Qin to order me to bring the left guard to capture that Jie Li for you!”
Yuchi Gong also loudly requested, but the others all tried to dissuade him.
"We can't fight. The Great Tang is already riddled with holes after years of war. If we fight again, it will truly be the end of the country!”
Du Ruhui was the first to confirm that they couldn't fight. If they did, the Great Tang would be finished!
There had been very few people in ancient times, and the years of war had caused the population of the Great Tang to plummet. If this continued, the Great Tang would truly be finished after all the soldiers were killed!
The current Han simply couldn't fight the Turks!
The Turks were at their peak, and if they really fought with two hundred thousand soldiers, the possibility of destroying the Great Tang was far too high!
"Keming is right. We must not fight. Once we fight, Chang 'an will be empty. If the Turks send troops to Chang' an, the consequences will be unimaginable!”
Fang Xuanling followed closely behind. The other civil officials also nodded!
This battle really couldn't be fought!
"Then what should we do?"
Li Shimin was not wise, but he knew how to use people. This was something that could be seen from the end of the Sui Dynasty!
He had too many capable people under him!
In the fourth year of Wude, General Tian Ce's Estate was established. Just look at the people inside and you would know. Not to mention the 24 meritorious officials of Lingyan Pavilion, they were definitely 24 super big shots!
"Maogong, do you have any good ideas?"
Li Shimin looked at Li Ji, who was also Xu Maogong. This person was given the surname "Li" in the first year of Wude. Because Maogong was a word, his original name was "Xu Shiji". After changing his name, he would be called "Li Shiji", the same generation as Li Shimin. To avoid suspicion and other factors, he was changed to Li Ji. Generally, he was also called "Li Ji" in writing.
"The Original King of Qin will go through fire and water!"
Li Ji first expressed his attitude, meaning that he would listen to him. If he wanted to fight, then he would fight. If he didn't want to fight, then he wouldn't!
In fact, everyone knew that this war really could not be fought.
"The Turks still don't know what's happening in Chang 'an. The situation in Chang' an is still unstable, so the Turks will definitely send troops to observe Chang 'an. But if we are given time, it's not like we don't have the strength to fight!”
First of all, the tone was very simple. The Turks had not invaded yet because the great changes in Chang 'an had not yet reached the ears of the Turks. This was ancient times, not modern times where the whole world could rely on the Internet to know what had happened in a minute.
It was normal for news to travel from Chang 'an to the Turks in a month or two.
Even if it was eight hundred li, it would take a long time. In addition, the Turks would have to gather their forces. In the beginning of June (July in the Gregorian calendar), the incident at Xuanwu Gate had occurred, so it was normal for the Turks to only invade in August.
In fact, the Turks had been invading the Great Tang, but Li Jing had kept them at the door. However, Li Jing had been in Chang 'an during the incident at Xuanwu Gate, which was one of the reasons why the Turks had invaded.
The generals were not outside!
In fact, this was a flaw of the Twelve Armies system that was unique to the Great Tang!
To put it simply, just like the feudal lords, these 12 armies were managed by 12 generals. These generals did not listen to Li Shiming's orders. The rebellion at Xuanwu Gate had just ended. Li Shiming had not yet completely controlled these 12 armies. If he entered Chang 'an rashly, he would not be able to sleep well!
This was the army!
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