Guanlong nobles put pressure on their resignation and forced Li Yuan to cancel their southern tour plan, and finally came to an end with Li Yuan's bow. As Li Shimin said, Guanlong nobles are the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. When the current storm is in turmoil, they cannot easily shake their foundation.

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Although Li Yuan was forced to dispel the idea of ​​moving the capital to Bashu, he was not willing to let it go. He sent another secret decree to his fourth son Yuanji, ordering him to take charge of Chengdu and prepare for moving the capital to Bashu.

Li Yuan's temptation was just a small episode, but the urgent problem facing the Tang Dynasty now is the danger of Jingxiang. How to solve this crisis?

That night, Li Yuan held a military and national meeting in the side hall of Wude Hall, with nine people including the Wushi Hall, the Prince, the King of Qin, the General Chai Shao, the Minister of the Inner History Feng De Yi, etc., to discuss solutions together.

The side hall was brightly lit, and more than a dozen blubber candles with arms thickness illuminated the side hall like daytime. There was a faint fragrance in the main hall. Nine people sat on both sides, each with a couch, they were straightened.

Back, solemn expression.

Li Yuan sat on the jade stairs and said slowly to everyone: "I just got the news from Xiangyang that Yang Yuanqing has incorporated Xiao Xian and Du Fuwei's army, plus some Sui army, about 150,000 people.

, from both sides of the Yangtze River to Jingxiang at the same time, our worries are about to become a reality. At this time of crisis, everyone can speak freely! No matter what they say tonight, I can forgive my guilt."

Everyone had already obtained the content of the discussion tonight in advance. In fact, everyone knew very well that after the Sui army conquered Jiangnan, the next step would be to attack Jingxiang. The Sui army's strategy was already very clear. Let's see how the Tang army responded.

Li Yuan told everyone three more solutions. His meaning was very obvious. He was planning to choose one of these three strategies, and everyone knew that it was impossible to choose the third strategy and give up Jingxiang. If Li Yuan had the courage,

, then choose the best strategy. If you seek stability, you can only choose the best strategy.

At this time, Xiao Yu stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please say something first."

Li Yuan nodded, "Please tell me, Xiao Xiangguo."

Xiao Yu also had his own thoughts in his heart, and he supported Zhongce more. But he did not agree with some details. Xiao Yu walked to the hall, looked at everyone, and bowed to Li Yuan and said, "Your Majesty, first of all, I want it.

Clarify the attitude that Jingxiang cannot lose it. If you lose the Jingxiang granary, only Guanlong and Bashu will be left. We may not be able to support 300,000 troops, so I support Zhongce. The court must send troops to help Jingxiang, but in terms of the details of sending troops, I

Have different opinions.”

Li Yuan smiled slightly, "If you have different opinions, just say it. I will listen to all the different opinions."

Xiao Yu continued: "The key is to send 100,000 troops to support it. His Highness Qin's opinion is that 70,000 troops support Jingxiang and 30,000 troops defend Bashu, but the problem comes, and we only have 100,000 troops left here.

Should I defend Guanlong? First of all, the capital city needs at least 50,000 troops, so how do I distribute the remaining 50,000 troops? So I think it would be too much to transfer a hundred thousand troops."

Xiao Yu's words caused a whisper in the hall, and even Li Yuan's brows frowned slightly. He didn't feel it. After Xiao Yu's analysis, Li Yuan also felt that there was indeed a little less left to defend Guanlong, although ten

There are quite a few troops in ten thousand, but they mainly need to defend the capital. He still feels that there are a little less troops in the fifty thousand.

Li Shimin said on the side: "Although Xiao Xiangguo's analysis makes sense, it is already the bottom line to transfer 100,000 troops, because Bashu and Hanzhong are now empty, with only 15,000 troops stationed, and they still live and concentrate in Hanzhong. If there are no 30,000 troops.

Defense, once the Sui army entered Bashu from Yiling or Longxi, Bashu would be over. In addition, the Sui army had 200,000 troops besieged Jingxiang, while Jingxiang only had 80,000 troops. Even if we added 70,000 troops, we could only have 10.

The 50,000 troops were not as strong as the Sui army. Besides, the Sui army also had cavalry and navy. Xiao Xiangguo transferred 100,000 troops south, which was actually very conservative."

When Li Shimin said this, he gave everyone a feeling of catching his elbow. There were still 300,000 troops in the Tang Dynasty, but he actually felt that it was not enough. At this time, Chen Shuda said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if this is the case, only

I can consider recruiting again.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Dugu Zhen and Dou Gui sneered at the same time. This unanimous sneer made everyone feel a chill. The side hall suddenly became quiet. Li Yuan was a little unhappy. He remembered the two of them and said that they had resigned.

Although they had taken back their resignation, they were so angry that they felt a little angry at the cost of their bowing.

But he had already spoken just now, and he could speak freely and not be jealous. He could not speak without trust. Li Yuan had to hold back his anger and said to Dugu Zhen: "Prime Minister Dugu, do you have any suggestions?"

Dugu Zhen stood up and saluted, "Your Majesty, I don't know what Dou Xiangguo thinks, but just now, the minister said about recruiting soldiers, but I think he thought it was too simple. Now the word "recruiting soldiers" is so easy

Did you say it out loud?”

Dugu Zhen did not say it clearly, but everyone understands what he meant. It was because the Tang army recruited soldiers too ruthlessly in recent years. It forced no less than 500,000 or 600,000 troops, and it was almost as good as sweeping the floor as a soldier. If we recruited soldiers again, we might be

Will rebel.

Dou Gui also said: "Dugu Prime Minister is right. Now there are not many young and strong farmers under the age of 40. Last time the Sui army attacked Guanzhong, the imperial court temporarily conscripted 60,000 young and strong people in the capital. It was said that

After the Sui army withdrew the troops, they returned to the people, but they did not release them, which caused a great blow to the reputation of the court. I am worried that if the troops were forced to recruit troops, the people of Guanzhong would flee to Guanbei and Hedong in large numbers, which would trigger a greater crisis.

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Li Shimin stood up and bowed to Li Yuan and said, "Your father, Prime Minister Dou and Prime Minister Dugu are indeed reasonable, but the reality is here. If you don't recruit troops, you can only protect Guanlong with a hundred thousand troops, although it's a bit

There is a dilemma, but we have to make a decision, whether to recruit soldiers or not?"

At this time, Li Jiancheng, who had not spoken, sighed and said, "If you really want to recruit soldiers, you can only recruit them in Bashu, so that they can understand that joining the army is to protect their homes and to ensure that they do not leave Bashu. I think at least three or five

Ten thousand, as many as seventy or eighty thousand troops, should be able to recruit.”

Chai Shao also interjected: "Your Majesty, I also agree with the prince's opinion."

Li Yuan slowly looked around everyone, and saw that no one had any objections, so he nodded and said, "Since they didn't object, then I decided to transfer 70,000 troops to Hanzhong to urgently provide assistance to Jingxiang, and recruit them in Bashu.

80,000 troops will divide the number of recruits into each county. Each county must complete the number of recruits, otherwise the prefect will be dismissed on the spot."

Another question arises below. Who will lead the army to aid Jingxiang? At this time, all eyes looked at Li Shimin, but Li Jiancheng thought it was inappropriate. Li Xiaogong should be the main general and sent a deputy general to aid.

If Li Shimin goes, there will be a situation where the two strong men are tied together, and there will be problems in command.

Li Jiancheng suggested in a deep voice: "Father, the son-in-law recommended Yang Gongren, the Minister of Rites, to lead the army to rescue Jingxiang. Yang Shangshou was talented in civil and military affairs, and was very strategic in using troops. He asked him to assist King Jing. The son-in-law believed that it was the most suitable."

Xiao Yu also smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I agree with the prince's proposal. Yang Shangshu participated in the rebellion of destroying Yang Xuangan and defeated tens of thousands of thieves with thousands of troops. As early as when Liangzhou was the prefect, he led the officers and soldiers to pacify the Hexi Corridor.

The bandits of Ma are well-known, and I think it is more appropriate to make him the deputy general of King Jing."

Li Yuan had an idea. Of course, he knew that Yang Gongren was a versatile talent in civil and military affairs, but his brother Yang Shidao was the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty. There were rumors that his sister was Yang Yuanqing's concubine, so Li Yuan was not very relieved to let him be the deputy general.

However, he also understood Li Jiancheng's thoughts. If Shimin leads his army to aid, it will inevitably lead to a situation where the two strong men will form together. In particular, Li Xiaogong also betrayed his second son Shimin. It may be difficult for them to cooperate with each other. Li Shentong and Li

Xiaoji and others are relatively mediocre.

In fact, Li Yuan had an idea. Although Yang Gongren was good, he must not be the chief general of the reinforcements. His eyes turned to Chai Shao, smiled, and then slowly said to everyone: "My idea is that General Chai will be the chief general of the reinforcements.

Shangshu Yang is the deputy general, and King Jing is the marshal of the army, and he is in charge of the battle situation in Jingxiang. Do you have any opinions?"

This plan is more modest, which means putting Yang Gongren in third place. Chai Shao is sleek and good at coordinating various relationships. He can cooperate with King Jing's command. It should be said that this is a relatively compromise plan, and everyone nodded in recognition.

Even Li Shimin did not object. He himself did not want to go to Jingxiang. His army was in Guanzhong. At the critical moment of life and death in the Tang Dynasty, he should have guarded Guanzhong.

Seeing that everyone had no objection, Li Yuan immediately made a decision, "Then General Chai will be the main reinforcement and Yang Gongren will be the deputy general. He will lead 70,000 troops to aid Xiangyang and set off in two days!"

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In Yuan'an County, the northern part of Yiling County, the Tang army, which had been 5,000 people, was quickly heading towards Yichang County, the county seat of Yiling County.

Yichang County has an extremely important strategic position. It is the main throat from Jingxiang to Bashu. It can be said that the occupation of Yichang County has cut off the exchanges between Xiangyang and Bashu.

Li Xiaogong also knew the strategic position of Yichang County. He himself deployed 3,000 troops in Yichang County. However, when he heard that the Sui army had made a large-scale westward advance to Jingxiang, he was afraid that Yichang County would be in trouble and added 5,000 troops to Yichang County.

The nearest thing is to be stationed with eight thousand troops, which is enough to defend this city of throat.

Five thousand troops have passed Yuan'an County and are still 150 miles away from Yichang County. At the normal speed, you can reach Yichang County in another two days.

Because Li Xiaogong was anxious, the Tang army did not rest and marched southward, marching along the winding mountain path to the distant Yichang County.

But the Tang army never dreamed that about fifty miles south of them, a group of Sui cavalry with ten thousand people were also quickly rushing to Yichang County.
Chapter completed!