Therefore, a strange phenomenon appeared!
Chang 'an was the capital city, and there were only two armies nearby. It was already very impressive for them to add up to more than 20,000!
The 20,000 troops were near Chang 'an, but there were only a few thousand people in Chang' an. Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong led the Crown Prince's Right Guard and Left Guard, which were the main fighting force!
There were probably only seven to eight thousand people!
Including those outside the city, there were thirty to forty thousand people. To fight two hundred thousand Turks?
Stop fooling around!
Even the Great Tang's most elite Black Armor Army would not be able to charge forward when faced with a tenfold difference in numbers!
"The Turks have occasionally launched small-scale attacks on our Great Tang. In my opinion, we should ask General Li Jing to lead his troops to pin down the Turks and not let them know of the changes in our Great Tang!”
"Secondly, the Sage should ascend to the throne as soon as possible so that he can completely control the 12 armies in Guanzhong. Then, he can transfer troops to Chang 'an to protect the country!”
"Thirdly, the problem of food is actually not a problem. If the Great Tang is going to perish, the aristocratic families will not be able to escape. They will definitely do their best to help. Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Great Tang has inherited countless wealth from the Sui Dynasty.”
The Great Tang truly did not lack money. Many people believed that the Great Tang lacked money, but in reality, the Great Tang lacked people, not money. It was just that the money was in the hands of the aristocratic families.
The commoners naturally had no money!
Even the commoners could not eat their fill!
At the beginning of Zhenguan, there were successive droughts and floods, followed by locust plagues, which directly led to the terrible scene of " exchanging children for food ".
That was truly terrifying!
Therefore, the first thing Li Yi thought of was to bring back sweet potatoes and the like. Since he had come to this world, he had to do something for this world. Li Yi couldn't just watch countless people starve to death!
Li Yi remembered someone saying that the cruelest way to die in this world was to starve to death!
The old man who spoke was called Tang Jian. Tang Jian was a great god. In the first year of Zhenguan, he had been sent to the Turks and had stalled them for four years. In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Jing had led his men to beat the Turks until they were almost crippled.
Unfortunately, the Turks weren't completely destroyed. Instead, they fled to Europe and established the Turks.
"But without the Twelve Armies of Guanzhong, we have no way to deal with the Turks. Now that only the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince are in the capital, what should we do if the Turks charge in?”
"Then there's only one way!"
There were two problems now!
The first was to fight!
If they were to fight, Li Shiming would have to quickly subdue all the factions in the Great Tang, make the aristocratic families acknowledge him, and make Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's old subordinates stand on his side!
This wasn't a difficult task. Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were already dead, and the situation was now under Li Shiming's control. It was only a matter of time before he took control of this group of people. But now that the Turks had invaded, there was no time for Li Shiming to take his time!
He had to master it as soon as possible!
After that, the twelve armies would gather to fight the Turks.
If a war really broke out, the Great Tang's entire army was still capable of fighting the Turks!
However, the Great Tang was now plagued by both internal and external threats. It wasn't just the Turks, but also Goguryeo and an enemy on the plateau!
Tubo!
The Eastern Islands were also restless, so if they truly fought the Turks, the rest of the Great Tang would be attacked!
This was the most helpless part of China in Asia. It was too rich. Coupled with the talent of the Han people, the Han family had always been the richest country. Therefore, they were naturally coveted by their bad neighbors!
"Tell me, what's the other way?”
Cheng Yaojin urged loudly, but Tang Jian looked directly at Li Shiming. Li Shiming pondered for a moment and then smiled bitterly,"Empty treasury?"
"Ran!"
"No, ever since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, we've been paying tribute to the Turks for years. If we let the Turks take advantage of us again, I'm afraid that in the next few years, the Turks will slaughter our Great Tang like it is a flying ship. That would be too stifling. Your Majesty, if I give the order, Charcoal will definitely send the Twelve Armies to the rescue. Let's fight it out with the Turks!”
Yuchi Gong was very angry. He had fought countless wars, big and small, but he had never felt so aggrieved before!
The Great Tang had always fought many with fewer soldiers. First, its soldiers were valiant, second, it had good command, and third, it had good logistics. As a result, it had won almost every battle. Of course, it had also won many difficult battles.
Therefore, in the hearts of the generals, there was nothing that they could not defeat!
As for the 12th Division, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's subordinates would not dare to resist, because Li Yuan had been imprisoned deep in the palace. All the power had been taken by Li Shimin, and Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were dead!
With Li Shiming's prestige, the old subordinates of the Heavenly Policy Prefecture were very confident.
The key question!
Time!
"Fight, fight, fight, what fight? With just a few thousand people? If your life is worthless, are the lives of the soldiers worthless as well? Do you have to go and die in vain?"
Qin Qiong cursed at Charcoal. Charcoal's face darkened, but he didn't dare to retort. Among all the generals, Qin Qiong had the highest prestige. You could ignore Qin Qiong, but if you provoked Qin Qiong, this big shot standing at the door, even if he hit you, you could only endure it!
A halberd in front of the door!
Only those with exceptional battle achievements had the qualifications to do so.
In the Tang Dynasty, battle merits were the most impressive. Even if Li Yi brought sweet potatoes and offered refined salt, it would be difficult to advance without battle merits!
It was just like the qualifications in modern officialdom. Without some things, there was no way to advance!
"Actually, we can combine them!”
Li Yi suddenly opened his mouth and started eating the pastries at the side. It had to be said that he wasn't used to tea, but Li Yi loved eating pastries. Even Yuwen Shiji, who was at the side, handed his pastries to Li Yi. Li Yi looked like he was looking at a starving ghost.
"Oh?"
Everyone looked at Li Yi. Li Yi dusted off the debris on his clothes and stood up.
"Two-pronged attacks. Let Lord Cheng and Lord Yuchi go in small-scale battles. Aren't there conflicts on the border? Let them go and fight to show the Great Tang's resolve!”
"Second, the Sage can directly issue a decree to inform the Turks of their invasion. When the Turks invade, we can use reason and emotion to persuade the generals to come to the capital to help the king and put pressure on the Turkic army. But in secret, we can use our own people to suppress the disobedient generals. Compared to the opportunity the Sage gives us to enter the capital, those who want to jump out will definitely jump out!”
Simply put, this would not only get the various armies to come over and help, but also put pressure on the Turks and draw out those with disloyalty from the Twelve Armies.
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