Shangguan Yi's eyes were sharp as he said, "Your Majesty, I suggest we reorganize the troops and wait for a few days. Then we'll send troops to Longyoudao. Now that Li Shimin's army has suffered a crushing defeat, it's the best time for the Tang Dynasty to panic. If we go out now, we can win the battle and sweep the land. "
As a firm fighter, Shangguan Yi hoped to continue the battle.
Kill their way into the Tang Dynasty and tear off a piece of flesh from the Tang Dynasty.
He knew that it was impossible to destroy the Tang Dynasty. Even so, after killing their way into the Tang Dynasty and taking over the area of Longyoudao, they could march straight into the Tang Dynasty and directly approach Chang 'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Jing heard Shangguan Yi's words, but he didn't say anything. He was still thinking.
Ma Zhou said, "Your Majesty, I agree to send troops."
Xue Rengui, Xiao Yuanqi, and the others also expressed their support for the development. Especially before, Du Qi had said in front of all the soldiers that he wouldn't give up until he destroyed the Tang Dynasty. Under this premise, attacking the Tang Dynasty was already the general trend, so no one came out to dissuade him. They all asked for the battle.
Du Qi nodded.
Everyone's state meant that the morale of the army could be used.
They could fight a battle.
In fact, all the soldiers were in such a state. Although Du Qi's army suffered a great loss in this battle, the morale of the soldiers was extremely high. They were all willing to fight.
Du Qi looked at Li Jing and said with a smile, "What do you think, Master Pharmacist?"
Li Jing said, "Your Majesty, I also agree to send troops. After all, Mr. Xia has won the battle. He should take advantage of the victory and kill his way into the territory of the Tang Dynasty. But before that, I think we should order all the spies lurking in the territory of the Tang Dynasty to spread the news of Li Shimin's defeat and the statistics of this battle. On the side of the Tang Dynasty, Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji, and Qin Qiong all died in battle. Apart from them, many others also died in battle. These can all be publicized. "
"The Tang dynasty definitely doesn't know about this battle."
"I only know that Li Shimin lost."
"When all the news spreads, the Tang dynasty will definitely be in an uproar. Those who oppose the Tang dynasty will become more and more powerful, and they will further restrain Li Shimin. It will be easier for us to attack the borders of the Tang dynasty. "
Li Jing said, "On one hand, it is the influence of public opinion. On the other hand, His Majesty's army is continuing to attack. Only by using both methods can we achieve an invincible effect. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "What Master Apothecary said is an experienced strategy. This kind of arrangement was the most suitable. Shangguan Yi, arrange for all the bad guys to spread the news in the Tang dynasty. "
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Shangguan Yi immediately agreed.
Du Qi then looked at Xue Rengui and said, "Xue Rengui, all the soldiers in the army will rest and reorganize for another five days. At the same time, recruit more soldiers to replenish our forces. Five days later, we will march into the Tang dynasty's territory. "
"Yes!"
Xue Rengui immediately agreed.
Du Qi then discussed many other things with everyone. Only then did everyone go back to their own business to prepare for the upcoming battle.
On the other side, Li Shimin, who had retreated, directly withdrew from the border of Suzhou and retreated to the border of Ganzhou in Longyou Province. At this time, Li Shimin finally felt relieved to rest and reorganize.
As the army rested and reorganized, Li Shimin looked at the soldiers around him. Each and every one of them looked dispirited and battered. Except for the Mysterious Armored Cavalry around him, the rest of the soldiers who retreated with him were either injured or exhausted.
At this moment, the one who went to count the losses was Chai Shao.
After counting the losses on the battlefield, he came to Li Shimin's side and saluted, "Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin asked, "How is the situation?"
Chai Shao reported, "Your Majesty, there are only 868 Black Armored Elite Cavalry left, and 4,658 ordinary soldiers. Furthermore, a portion of these soldiers were seriously injured. The ordinary soldiers who can really fight are only about 3,000. "
Whoosh!
Li Shimin's expression changed again and again.
The losses were too great.
It must be noted that this time, Li Shimin wanted to destroy Du Qi. But unexpectedly, his own forces were all lost in the front line of Suzhou, leaving only 3,000 soldiers.
Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng and said, "Prime Minister Wei, can you roughly estimate the losses of Xia Xia's army in this battle?"
Wei Zheng said, "Replying to Your Majesty, this subject estimates that the losses of Xia Xia's army should be around 100,000. Compared to our losses, Xia Xia's forces are less. But now, Xia Xia's forces are estimated to be only 30,000 to 40,000. Even so, the combat strength of Xia Xia's army is still limited. "
Yu Shinan said, "Prime Minister Wei's analysis is correct. But this subject believes that although Du Qi doesn't have many troops left, Xia Xia's side will definitely not give up and will continue to fight."
Chai Shao said, "Du Qi has always been very vengeful. He has lost countless soldiers in this battle. So, if he wants to continue attacking, it's very likely that it will happen. In short, we still have to be prepared to deal with it. "
After thinking for a while, Li Shimin said in a deep voice, "If I remember correctly, the Provincial Governor of Gan Province is Liu Hongcheng. He's Liu Hongji's younger brother, so he's quite a good person."
Wei Zheng thought for a while and continued, "Replying to Your Majesty, Liu Hongcheng is indeed a good person. Although the Gan Province under his rule wasn't particularly prosperous, its public security was the best. Liu Hongcheng is good at governing. With him in charge of Gan Province, it should be able to resist Xia Xia's attack. "
Li Shimin said, "Send an order to Liu Hongcheng. I appoint him as the Governor of Gan Province and allow him to recruit soldiers to resist Xia Xia's attack."
The Governor of Gan Province was the one who held the military and political power.
Previously, Liu Hongcheng was only the Provincial Governor of Gan Province and was only in charge of government affairs, not military affairs. Now that he was given the military and political power, it was equivalent to letting Liu Hongcheng do whatever he wanted.
Wei Zheng said, "Your Majesty is wise."
The rest of the people also began to praise him.
In times of crisis, extreme measures should be taken. At present, letting Liu Hongcheng hold the military and political power was the most appropriate arrangement.
Li Shimin thought carefully and said, "But I'm afraid it's not enough to just let him resist. Wei Zheng, transfer gunpowder to Liu Hongcheng and let him have enough gunpowder. Even if our weapons are not as good as Xia Xia's. But at least with gunpowder, Liu Hongcheng will have some advantages. In addition, tell Liu Hongcheng about the experience of guarding the city. "
"This subject obeys!"
Wei Zheng immediately responded.
Because at present, this was the most appropriate arrangement.
Li Shimin did not have any troops by his side, so he could not personally guard Gan Province. Now that there was unrest in the country, Li Shimin had to rush back to Chang 'an as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in Chang' an and the Tang dynasty.
Otherwise, the situation in the Tang dynasty would worsen.
Li Shimin looked at everyone and said, "Is there anything else we need to do now?"
"No!"
Everyone shook their heads.
Because at present, there was nothing else besides returning to Chang 'an.
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Pass down the order. The army will rest for two hours. Then, we will rush back to Chang 'an at full speed. "
"Yes!"
Wei Zheng and the others immediately went to make the arrangements.
In the past, Zhangsun Wuji was in charge of these things. But now, Wei Zheng was in charge of these things.
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