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Chapter 142 The Dilemma of Soldiers and Horses

After Guo Ziyi talked about this question, Li Neng and Li Guangbi didn't speak for a long time. Indeed, the three armies in their hands are only 70,000 left. Even if they defend Youzhou City to the death, they are in a difficult position. If they go to Fanyang, they will probably not be able to save Youzhou if they lose one battle.

"Since we have successfully taken Youzhou, we don't have to rush to attack Fanyang. Why not just take a break in Youzhou and tell Your Majesty about the situation at this time to see if we can transfer tens of thousands of troops from other governors."

Of course, Li Qing would not say this, but Li Guangbi said it.

Li Guangbi is actually a person with a tough temper. Originally, it was quite scary to say that their three armies had said it, but Li Heng just gave them more than 100,000 people. It was already very good to rely on these people to reach this point. Now they are a clever woman who can cook without rice. So Li Guangbi feels that with the credit in his hands, they can never report good news or bad news.

"Your Majesty should know about this matter, but the deputy marshal still needs to write this letter, and he must also take it in a proper tone, otherwise our contributions will be worthless!"

Guo Ziyi is the absolute backbone of the three of them. Such a thing is actually understandable to him. Guo Ziyi nodded when she heard this. He also felt that it was necessary to let Li Heng know the situation here now.

Three people rectified officials in Youzhou City and recovered surrendered soldiers. The situation here was also sent to the Tai Chi Palace through a letter from Guo Ziyi.

The recovery of Hebei Road is obviously the top priority of the Tang Dynasty, and it is also something that Li Heng thought about day and night. Only by taking back Hebei Road can the Tang Dynasty be considered complete, and the emperor Li Heng, as he did not embarrass his ancestors.

Before this matter was completed, there were many things that Li Heng dared not touch on, especially when Mr. Li Longji was still living in Xingqing Palace.

For example, find more beautiful girls from all over the world to enrich your deserted harem, and find a woman you love to make her the queen, and let Li Yu become the prince of the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible.

So when the news of Youzhou being regained came to Li Heng's eyes, his excitement was beyond words.

Youzhou is almost the core of Hebei Road. Although Li Heng also knew that the real center of the rebels should be in Fanyang, Youzhou and Fanyang were not far away, and Youzhou was easier to defend and difficult to attack than Fanyang. Such a difficult bone has been gnawed. Is Fanyang still far away to get it back?

As long as Fan Yang was beaten down by them, the emperor Li Heng would be completely in charge.

However, Li Heng was not unaware of the lack of troops mentioned by Guo Ziyi. At the beginning, the Tang Dynasty was short of troops, and he knew that, so he also minimized the garrisons around Chang'an City. However, there are not enough troops in Hebei Road. What Li Heng thought of at the first time was that he could not use the garrisons outside Chang'an City, which was his capital to survive.

Under such circumstances, it was already very difficult to defeat Fan Yang, so Li Heng focused his attention on several Jiedushi in the south.

They must have many soldiers and horses in their hands, and they have almost no losses in this turmoil.

When the outcome of the previous war was not clear at all, they all held their own soldiers and horses in secret, thinking that if the Tang Dynasty suddenly scattered, wouldn’t the soldiers and horses in their hands become the basis for their survival?

But now, at least in Li Heng's opinion, the situation of the battle is already very obvious. The rebels are only one Fan Yang, and they can't make any big splashes. In this case, those who have never put in their strength before should be more forceful to the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, when the Tang Dynasty freed up its hands to settle the score in the autumn, they would have to be scared.

Li Heng felt that this matter was detrimental to the majesty of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so he did not take it to the court for discussion, and even did not tell Li Yu and Li Mi that he directly sent a few people to ride fast horses and take his generals.

Li Heng was full of confidence in this matter, but he thought he couldn't get it out if he had too much, so he would get them a 580,000 troops. With these troops and the ability of Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, wouldn't Fan Yang be from the Tang Dynasty in two or three months?

However, the facts have proved that many dreams are wishful thinking. Even though Li Heng was optimistic, he eventually overestimated his current influence on those officials of the border.

After waiting for more than half a month, the sent people came back one after another, but no one brought back good news. Nanzhao is currently ready to move, and there is not enough people. Otherwise, the problem of the Tang Dynasty not only cannot be solved, but the south will be in trouble.

What about the Tubo people who sent troops to the border every day to force the robbery of civilian women. If his troops were gone, the Tubo people would probably become the next An Lushan.

Anyway, it is all such reasons, and it is for the benefit of the Tang Dynasty, not for itself. But the result is that no one can take out even ten thousand people to support the war in Hebei Road.

After wasting more than half a month in vain, but no soldiers came. Li Heng felt a deep sense of frustration. He was not a ruthless person, at least not for people other than his son, so he did not dare to take the risk of letting Guo Ziyi and the other three attacks attacked Fan Yang. Once the attack failed, even if both sides were injured, the Tang Dynasty would lose its war-making soldiers. Whether it was a foreign race or a general in the surrounding area, as long as he had soldiers in his hands, he might attack the Tang Dynasty. This was not something Li Heng could not imagine.

At this point, Li Heng couldn't care whether he was embarrassed or not. The only person he could ask for help was Li Mi.

"Sir, now that the battle on Hebei Road has reached such a critical moment, where should I go to dispatch tens of thousands of troops for the three of them to attack Fanyang!"

Li Mi looked at Guo Ziyi's letter carefully and sighed deeply. He knew that it was impossible for the old man to let the emperor find a way for them. At this point, it was obvious that there were really not enough people in Youzhou City.

"Your Majesty, I have mentioned the conscription of the military in the pass before to King Guangping. At this time, it can begin."

"Recruitment? Sir, this recruitment takes time, and it is not something that can be achieved overnight if the recruited soldiers want to go to the battlefield."
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