"Your Highness, I think this matter is very likely to come true. According to our information, the Eastern Turkic Jie Li Khagan has already retreated to the foot of the Yin Mountains, but his army is still stationed on the border between Yanzhou and Qing.
Jie Li obviously has the intention to continue south, so this time we need to take it seriously. I thought about what His Highness said just now.
Our Great Tang is temporarily incapable of a head-on battle. Thus, the only way to make the Turks retreat was to create a diversion.”
Fang Xuanling looked at Li Shiming and said.
"Oh? What are you up to?"
Li Shiming looked at Fang Xuanling.
"If the Turks really want to go south on a large scale and target Chang 'an, we can only pull all our troops out of Chang' an and use the Wei River as the dividing line, facing the Turkic cavalry across the Wei River.
General Yuchi had killed thousands of Turkic cavalry in the first battle of the martial arts battle, so the Jie Li Khagan would no longer be so disrespectful to the Great Tang. Your Highness can take out the alliance agreement and ask the Jie Li Khagan not to violate it.
At the same time, if he could form an alliance with Jie Li Khan and take out a large amount of money from the treasury, he would be able to obtain a large number of treasures. With this, Jie Li Khan obtained the benefits he wanted. Seeing our army's might rise, in addition to the previous battlefield, Jie Li Khan would definitely retreat without losing his troops in vain.”
Li Yuanba, who was eating snacks at the side, looked at Fang Xuanling in astonishment. In the history, Weishui River Alliance was very simple.
But who knew that the stratagem mentioned in history actually came from Fang Xuanling. But thinking about it, it was normal. Fang Xuanling could be said to be a top strategist in the Great Tang Dynasty. It was not strange that it came from him.
However, was he really going to accept such humiliation?
Although the Weishui Alliance had bought time for the Great Tang to develop, it was undoubtedly a humiliation to everyone in the Great Tang.
Using a large amount of money to exchange for peace was a method that no emperor could tolerate.
"Wait! How many cavalrymen do we have in total?”
Li Yuanba finished the last piece of dessert and took a sip of water.
Li Shi Min saw Li Yuan Ba walking over and guessed that Li Yuan Ba would not accept such humiliation.
Thinking about it, it made sense. Li Yuanba had never been convinced by anyone. He was not afraid of anyone. In the past, he had never been afraid of the Eighteen Rebel Kings, so how could he be afraid of the Turkic cavalry now?
Li Yuanba would rather die than use such a humiliating method to achieve peace!
"A total of about 60,000!"
Li Shi Min answered without thinking. He used to be the general of the Heavenly Policy Manor, and he managed most of the army in the country. He knew very well how many troops and cavalry there were.
"Give me all sixty thousand cavalry. The rest of the infantry will use the Wei and Ba rivers as a antenna to block the Turkic cavalry's invasion. No matter how powerful the cavalry was, it could only be used on flat ground. As long as there was a river as a natural barrier, and with the help of armaments, there was a high possibility of stopping them north of the Wei River. Leave the rest to me!"
Li Yuanba coldly said. Sixty thousand cavalry against two hundred thousand Turkic cavalry was quite difficult.
"Third brother, can you do it? Two hundred thousand Turkic cavalry were not so easy to deal with. Moreover, our 60,000 cavalrymen are actually scattered. They lacked the necessary coordination in battle, so it was difficult for them to display their combat strength.
Moreover, it would take a few days to gather them.”
Li Shiming said worriedly. Although he knew that Li Yuanba was extremely powerful, he still couldn't help but worry. This was a huge gamble.
If they won the bet, the Turkic cavalry would be unable to move south again for the next few years. If they lost the bet, the Great Tang would be in an even more difficult situation.
"Remove the word 'ma'. It will definitely work. There is no war in this world that I, Li Yuanba, cannot win. The Great Tang will not allow such a humiliating method of living, and I will not allow such a humiliating method of living to be conferred the title of a dynasty.
If you insist on using such a humiliating method, then please remove my title as a prince.”
After Li Yuanba finished speaking, his cold gaze swept across the generals present and he said coldly,"A real man has to do something.
If you're afraid of fighting because you're afraid of death, then please scram. I'm ashamed to be associated with such a person. The people pay taxes to us, but when the enemy comes, not only can we not protect them, but we also have to hand over the money they pay to the enemy in order to survive. This is the shame of the soldiers.
"You can choose not to participate in this battle, or you can say loudly that you want to live. But please get out. I don't welcome such a person. If he insists on not leaving, I'll let him go to hell to enjoy peace!”
"Your Highness, there is no one in my Cheng family who is afraid of death. As long as you say you want to fight, I, Old Cheng, will stand on a horse and not say any nonsense!”
Would the famous Demon King be afraid of death? Would he be afraid of war? He was not afraid of war.
Even Li Shi Min's words had a sense of powerlessness, so he didn't say anything.
Actually, it wasn't just him. Even Yuchi Gong, Hou Junji, Niu Jinda, and the others were the same.
As Li Yuanba spoke, the generals began to clamor for a battle to the death with the Turks!
"Third brother! Please!"
The young Great Tang was about to face its most severe challenge, and Li Yuanba had stepped forward. He didn't want to continue living in such a humiliating way.
Li Yuanba stood up and handed the matter over to Li Yuanba. He hoped that his third brother would create another miracle for the Great Tang.
This time, the meeting was over. Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and the others didn't refute Li Yuanba, nor did they clamor for a peaceful resolution.
In the early Tang Dynasty, there were no people who were afraid of trouble. Even if the literati were determined to fight in the court, they would strongly support the war.
The group of people had come from a chaotic world and were not afraid of war.
The meeting ended, and Li Yuanba was appointed by Li Shiming to be in charge of the upcoming battle.
Orders were quickly relayed to the cavalry of the Great Tang's guards.
Soon, tens of thousands of cavalrymen from the Tang Empire began to gather in Chang 'an, and Li Yuanba locked himself up after returning to his residence. Because he wanted to add a new weapon to this war.
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