Qinzhou, the easternmost part of Longyou Circuit.
The army led by Du Qi was overseeing this place. During this period of time, Du Qi did not send out any troops. His main purpose was to strengthen his control over Longyou Dao and control the entire Longyou Dao. At the same time, the bad guys of Xia Xia had been moving quickly in the Tang Dynasty, inciting public opinion everywhere, making the Tang Dynasty more chaotic and setting off fire beacons everywhere.
At the same time, Du Qi also arranged people to keep an eye on Chang 'an, waiting for the news there.
He wanted to see how Li Shimin would deal with it.
Shangguan Yi was in charge of the news of the bad guys. He learned about the movement in Chang 'an and that Li Shimin was going all out to kill again, which was quite shocking. In fact, the whole Xia Xia didn't expect that Li Shimin would send out troops like this. This was because if Li Shimin decided to go all in, the Great Tang would fall into complete chaos.
Shangguan Yi didn't dare to waste time. He went straight to Du Qi's tent and reported to Du Qi, "Your Majesty, Li Shimin has responded and sent out troops. This time, Li Shimin has a total of 150 thousand troops charging toward Longyou Dao. "
Du Qi raised his eyebrows.
He also felt a little surprised, because Li Shimin's desperate attack was equal to breaking the foundation of the Tang Dynasty.
It was like drinking poison to quench thirst.
It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a slow suicide.
Du Qi ordered, "Send out the order. Summon the cabinet, Xue Rengui, and Xiao Yuanqi for a meeting."
"Yes!"
Shangguan Yi immediately arranged it.
Not long after, Ma Zhou, Guan Zhilan, Xue Rengui, Xiao Yuanqi, and Zuo Xianfeng all came in.
Shangguan Yi briefly told everyone about Li Shimin's attack. Everyone was a little surprised, but Xue Rengui, Xiao Yuanqi, and Zuo Xianfeng were in high spirits. This was because they were all looking forward to going to the battlefield, hoping to kill the enemy and gain merit.
Xue Rengui's fighting spirit was high, he said, "Your Majesty, your subject agrees to fight Li Shimin's army. No matter what Li Shimin wants, we will accompany him to the end. My Xia Xia's army is full of fighting power. All the soldiers were filled with fighting spirit and were looking forward to the next battle. Now that the army of the Tang dynasty is here, it's a good opportunity for our soldiers to kill the enemy and gain merit. "
Xiao Yuan Qi also said, "Your Majesty, I also agree with General Xue's words. Ever since Xia Xia was founded, Xia Xia has faced countless battles, but Xia Xia has never flinched. If you want to fight, let's fight. We will accompany you to the end. "
Zuo Xianfeng also chimed in.
All of them were asking to fight.
Du Qi gestured with his hand and said, "If we want to fight, we naturally have to fight. However, we need to carefully consider how we will fight. Therefore, we have to choose the most suitable battle strategy. "
Ma Zhou said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I have a plan."
Du Qi asked, "What's the plan?"
Ma Zhou said with a serious face, "The most suitable strategy is to delay. Our army is still stationed at the border of Qinzhou, waiting for Li Shimin's army to come. Now, the Tang dynasty is in chaos and war is everywhere. If we delay with Li Shimin, he won't be able to afford it. "
"Because the longer we delay, the worse the situation in the Tang dynasty will be. If we delay for a month, Li Shimin's country will be completely out of order or even collapse. Under such circumstances, the situation at Changbai Slope will be restored, and Li Shimin will have no choice but to take the initiative to attack. "
"As long as Li Shimin takes the initiative to attack and we have the advantage, we can use defense as offense and consume his forces first. If we are the aggressive party and fight hand-to-hand with the Tang dynasty, it will be a war of attrition, and we will lose a lot of our forces. "
Ma Zhou said, "I think Li Shimin's plan is to fight a war of attrition with us, constantly consuming our forces, and finally both sides will suffer. At that time, we won't have any forces to attack Li Shimin, and Li Shimin will then consider how to solve the domestic problems. "
Shangguan Yi said with a look of approval, "Your Majesty, I agree with Ma Zhou's analysis. Li Shimin is now like a mad dog, desperate to do anything. We only need to stall for time with Li Shimin. In the end, Li Shimin will be the first to give up. So, we only need to adopt the strategy of delaying. "
Guan Zhilan also echoed.
Du Qi thought for a while and said, "I also agree with the strategy of delaying, because at present, delaying is the best strategy. As the saying goes, the first drum beats the spirit, the second is weak, and the third is exhausted. When the morale of the Tang dynasty's army is shaken, we will kill our way over. At that time, even if Li Shimin wants to fight a war of attrition with us, he won't be able to afford it. Of course, if Li Shimin wants to kill us directly, he will use defense as offense. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
The others all agreed.
The strategy to deal with the Tang dynasty was actually very simple, and it didn't need any complicated methods. They just needed to defend with all their strength and wear down the Tang dynasty's forces. As the plan was unified, the army led by Du Qi moved out from Qingshui County and went east to Qinzhou, Gongji Province, and Longzhou.
They were stationed east, close to Anrong Pass on the west side of Longzhou.
Anrong Pass had the Tang army stationed there.
To stop Xia Xia's attack.
However, Du Qi didn't enter Longzhou, and he stationed at the border of Qinzhou and Longzhou. Because according to the current strategy, they only needed to defend and wait for Li Shimin's army to come.
The army stationed there and waited quietly.
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was already October.
The October weather was cool and refreshing.
Li Shimin's army had already arrived at Anrong Pass. Li Shimin had 150 thousand strong soldiers under him, and when the army arrived at Anrong Pass, they temporarily rested there.
Li Shimin went to the city tower and inspected the defense of Anrong Pass, and at the same time, he learned about Du Qi's movements. When Li Shimin learned that Du Qi's army had been stationed at the border of Qinzhou and Longzhou, he was puzzled and frowned.
Du Qi didn't send any troops.
This time, Li Shimin let Li Chengqian take charge of the country, and he didn't ask Fang Xuanling to stay. He took Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Kong Yingda, and the others with him. It could be said that he took all the direct descendants with him, leaving only the people from the East Palace.
This was to go all out.
Li Shimin leaned his hand on the city wall and looked at the scene outside the pass. He said, "Du Qi's army has been stationed at the border. Tell me, what do you think they want? "
Fang Xuanling sighed, "Your Majesty, Du Qi's plan should be very simple. He wants to delay and wear down our forces. For us, the internal situation is like a fire, and if we don't stop it, the situation will become more and more difficult to control. Du Qi's plan is to delay. Because if this drags on, we might not be able to withstand it. "
Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
Li Shimin's expression was cold.
The situation was not good!
The situation of the Tang dynasty was not good, and he knew that if this dragged on, the Tang dynasty would be the first to collapse.
Li Shimin said in a deep voice, "In this case, we must take the initiative to attack. If Du Qi attacks Anrong Pass, then we can use Anrong Pass to wear down Du Qi's forces, and then attack with all our forces. This is our previous plan, to directly fight a war of attrition. Once we take the initiative to attack, it will become the situation of Changbai Slope, and our forces will lose more. "
Fang Xuanling said, "Your Majesty is right."
Li Shimin's current mood was a little difficult. He even found that every time he fought with Du Qi, the final situation would not go according to the established plan, and there would be changes.
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