Outside Jiuquan City, in Xia Xia's military camp.
Du Qi was reading the newspaper.
The newspaper was from the Tang Dynasty and was handed over by the bad guys. In fact, the newspaper in the Tang Dynasty had changed hands a long time ago. It was no longer controlled by Du Qi, but by the royal family of the Tang Dynasty. After all, it was such an important channel of public opinion, especially when the Tang Dynasty and Xia Xia were now enemies. Li Shimin couldn't give up such an important channel of public opinion.
The news in the newspaper was about the Tang Dynasty arresting countless merchants of Xia Xia.
This news had been published for more than half a month.
The Tang Dynasty even began to frame many merchants of Xia Xia, saying that these merchants of Xia Xia were Du Qi's informants, so that they could take the initiative in public opinion and not be passive.
Du Qi was not surprised by this.
This was the most normal method of the Tang Dynasty.
Du Qi was quite surprised that Li Shimin would add fuel to the fire even when the situation was unfavorable, making the situation between the two sides more and more intense. It was clear that he wanted to fight to the end.
The problem was that Li Shimin wanted to fight to the end, but he didn't send reinforcements to help Li Ji.
He just let Li Ji be trapped in Jiuquan City.
Du Qi felt that the situation was not good. He carefully summarized the news in the Tang Dynasty and read it all again, but he still didn't find anything wrong.
Because the Tang Dynasty couldn't see any abnormalities for the time being, and he couldn't judge Li Shimin's intentions.
After all, Li Shimin didn't take any action.
At this moment, a soldier lifted the curtain of the tent and entered. The soldier saluted and said, "Your Majesty, Commander Yu Deshui requests an audience."
"Send him in!"
Du Qi ordered.
Du Qi was a little surprised because Yu Deshui had been in charge of the Imperial Capital and dispatching all the bad guys. Tianzhu had just been conquered, and it was related to the foundation of Tianzhu. Therefore, Yu Deshui's bad guys had been arranging all over Tianzhu to ensure that Tianzhu was completely under their control and there wouldn't be any problems.
Not long after, Yu Deshui entered.
After Yu Deshui entered, he bowed to Du Qi.
Du Qi asked, "Yu Deshui, why did you come straight from Sovereign Capital to the front lines? Did something major happen?"
Yu Deshui replied, "Your Majesty, there is a situation in the Western Regions. "The Persian Empire, which shares a border with our Western Region, has frequently mobilized its army. It has already gathered more than a hundred thousand soldiers. Moreover, these forces that have been suppressing the Persian Empire's border are likely to invade the Western Xia's border. Because this matter is of great importance and there are not many soldiers in the country, this subject rushed here as quickly as possible to inform Your Majesty. "
After Du Qi heard this, an idea flashed through his mind.
Understood!
Du Qi finally understood.
Originally, Du Qi couldn't understand why Li Shimin and Xia Xia were on bad terms and were so tough in every aspect. However, Li Shimin didn't take any action and had been biding his time. Even Li Ji stayed in Jiuquan County and didn't come out.
It turned out that Persia was Li Shimin's backup.
This was Li Shimin's strategy.
Joining forces with Persia to attack Du Qi.
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Yu Deshui, your news came at the right time. This is even more crucial to my Xia Xia. A single step is the key to victory or defeat in this chess game. "
Yu Deshui replied, "Your Majesty is too kind. However, this subject was thinking about my Xia Xia's future. Not only does it involve the Tang dynasty, but it also involves the Persian Empire in the west. Therefore, this subject contacted Arhan and had him arrange for some people to be stationed at the Persian Empire's border. Although our people in the Persian Empire are insignificant, we can still detect the deployment of troops at the border of the Persian Empire. "
Du Qi asked, "What's the situation with the Persian Empire's border army? Who controls the army? What's their strength? "
Yu Deshui replied, "Your Majesty, the Persian Empire's border is a small vassal state. Although it's small, it's actually as big as Yi Prefecture, Gaochang Prefecture, and Yanqi Prefecture combined. It's also quite prosperous. The person in charge of this vassal state is Kade, the son of the Persian Emperor. "
Du Qi nodded.
Du Qi did not know who Kade was.
He searched through his memories and the only thing he could find was information about the Persian Empire's Ku Si the Second. However, according to the historical timeline, Ku Si the Second had already been killed. The ruler should be Kavad the Second, Ku Si the Second's son. He should be Kade's elder brother.
Du Qi understood the situation at the border and said, "Is there any information about Kade's army and weapons?"
"No!"
Yu Deshui shook his head.
This was because this information was too important. His subordinates were unable to find out such secrets.
Du Qi knew about the situation and instructed, "Yu Deshui, continue to arrange for people to gather information about the Persian Empire. In addition, return to the Imperial Capital as soon as possible because the situation in the country is very important. Arrange for people to keep a close eye on the situation in the country. If anything happens, report it to the Six Divisions immediately and let Liu Zhengxi and the others deal with it. "
"Yes!"
Yu Deshui bowed and agreed.
He immediately bid farewell and left. Du Qi arranged for people to gather Li Jing, the cabinet, and even Su Dingfang and the others in the central tent.
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "I just received news from the bad guys that Persia has gathered an army of 100,000 soldiers to the west of the Xia of Xia. It's very likely that they will attack the Xia of Xia in the next step."
Everyone was surprised when they heard that.
Persia had taken the initiative to attack.
It was equivalent to a declaration of war.
Soon after, a look of realization appeared on their faces. They all understood what was going on.
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, this is the method of the Tang dynasty. Li Ji has been guarding it all this time. Li Shimin has the confidence to forcefully capture the merchants of the Xia of Xia and break off relations with the Xia of Xia. Li Shimin's intention is to attack us from both sides, right? "
Du Qi said, "That's indeed the case."
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "I even think that Li Shimin's method is not only in Persia, but also in the country. It's very likely that the people Li Shimin has planted in the Xia of Xia will incite some remaining Brahmin nobles and make them rise up. So, we should have three battlefields next. The first battlefield is the confrontation with the Tang dynasty here. The second battlefield is the border between the Persian and the Xia of Xia. The third battlefield is the remaining forces in the Xia of Xia. "
Li Jing stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty is wise. This should be the final arrangement. Li Ji has been confronting us, and we have been planning to besiege him or trap him to death. But the other side has never taken any measures. Today, there is finally a result. "
Du Qi said directly, "Now that we know, we must make arrangements. What do you think we should do? "
Ma Yuan said, "Your Majesty, Persia definitely needs an army to resist. I'm willing to lead the Third Army. There are only 100,000 Persians, 50,000 elites under my command, and a part of the Elephant Army. I'll be able to win in one battle. "
Shangguan Yi added, "Your Majesty, Persia only has 100,000 people. There were not many soldiers. The Persian army consisted of heavy cavalry and shield-wielding infantrymen. These forces are not weak. But if we have General Ma's army and a part of the Elephant Army, it should not be a big problem. After all, our army has mortars and other weapons. "
Du Qi nodded. Shangguan Yi's analysis was reasonable.
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