After pondering for a while, Du Qi shook his head and said, "It's very difficult to stop the retreating Tang Army now. By the time the news came back to us, Li Shimin and the rest of the Tang Dynasty's people should have already evacuated Chang 'an. The current Chang 'an is just an empty shell. "
"In addition, Li Shimin, Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Li Ke have all evacuated Chang 'an. It's very difficult for us to pursue them. At present, it's very difficult to stop Li Shimin's retreat. "
"I'm very curious about who came up with this suggestion to evacuate and move the capital."
Speaking up to here, Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Because this strategy can be said to be ingenious. They will divide their troops to open up battlefields in various places and at the same time pin us down. Once we attack one place, the rest will quickly rise. If we want to divide our troops and attack at the same time, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it. After all, it's almost impossible to directly take down such a big Tang Dynasty. "
Shangguan Yi said, "According to the news, the one who came up with this suggestion is Wei Shuyu."
Du Qi narrowed his eyes and said, "If We remember correctly, Wei Shuyu is now following by Li Shimin's side, repeatedly giving advice and suggestions. According to the news sent by the bad guys, Li Shimin's main counselors are now Wei Shuyu and Wei Zheng. As for the rest, such as Kong Yingda and Xiao Yu, their right to speak is not as big as Wei Zheng and Wei Zheng. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty is very wise. In the current Tang Dynasty, Wei Shuyu is indeed highly regarded by Li Shimin."
"What a pity!"
Du Qi shook his head and said, "Wei Zheng came to me twice, but I persuaded him to surrender. Unfortunately, Wei Zheng was unwilling to work for Xia Xia from beginning to end. If Wei Zheng worked for Xia Xia, Wei Shuyu would have been easy to deal with and would have surrendered to Xia Xia. Now, both father and son are working for Li Shimin. Even if I appreciate them, I can't make them come to Xia Xia. "
A glint flashed in Shangguan Yi's eyes as he said, "We can arrange someone to kidnap Wei Zheng. As long as we take down Wei Zheng, dealing with Wei Shuyu will be easy. "
Du Qi shook his head and said, "There's no need for that. If we really follow your plan, it'll be easy to overreach ourselves. Moreover, Li Shimin was not someone easy to deal with, and the bad people under his command were not weak either. What we need to consider now is the way to deal with Li Shimin's various armies. "
"Men!"
Du Qi immediately ordered.
Soon after, a soldier entered and stood there with a bow.
Du Qi ordered, "Inform Ma Zhou and Guan Zhilan to come here for a meeting."
The soldier went to pass the order. Not long after, Ma Zhou and Guan Zhilan entered together and saluted Du Qi. When Du Qi was about to talk about Li Shimin, a soldier suddenly reported. He then lifted the curtain of the tent and entered, reporting, "Your Majesty, there's a letter sent by General Su. Please have a look."
Du Qi took the letter and opened it to read.
He quickly read it and said, "In Su Dingfang's letter, he said that the chaos in the country has now been suppressed. The Brahmin and Kshatriya clans who tried to cause trouble in the country have all been killed. There's no war in the country at present, so Su Dingfang requested to join the war, hoping to suppress the Tang dynasty together. "
Although Su Dingfang was a general of the Tang dynasty, now it was involved in the final battle against the Tang dynasty. If Su Dingfang did not participate, then Su Dingfang would not be able to gain merit in this battle. Therefore, after Su Dingfang completed the domestic task, he arranged for someone to send a letter to Du Qi asking to join the war, hoping to participate in the final battle against the Tang dynasty.
Shangguan Yi said seriously, "Now that the war in the country has subsided, there's no need to worry. After all, the situation in the country is under control. At present, we only need to let General Su leave some troops to guard the country, and he can bring the main forces to participate in the war. After all, this is the last battle, we're really short of troops. "
Ma Zhou nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I agree to transfer General Ma to participate in the war."
Guan Zhilan also echoed.
Du Qi nodded. Then, in front of Ma Zhou and Guan Zhilan, he first talked about the situation in Chang 'an, and then said, "At present, Li Shimin's troops have split up and left, each going to one place. If we have enough troops, we can fight at the same time. Ma Yuan has already won the battle in Bolang and conquered a region of the Persian Empire. Our next step is to attack the entire Persian Empire. But at present, attacking Persia is not the most important thing. The most important task now is to seize the Tang dynasty. My intention is to transfer Ma Yuan's troops back to the Tang dynasty and sweep the Tang dynasty together. What do you think about this? "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, I don't think it's necessary. The reason is very simple, Bolang also needs a certain amount of troops to guard it. Moreover, after Ma Yuan captures Bolang, he can continue to advance and seize more regions of the Persian Empire. So, transferring him back is actually not the best plan. "
Ma Zhou stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I don't agree with Pavilion Head Shangguan's suggestion. I think that we should transfer General Ma's main force back to Chang 'an to assist in attacking the Tang dynasty. "
"First of all, the area within the borders of Bolaen City is quite vast. It's not difficult for Ma Yuan to seize the whole territory of Bolang. Perhaps he has already seized the whole territory. But to govern the whole territory of Bolang is not something that can be done in a day. "
"It will take at least half a year, or even a year or more. So for now, it's actually possible for Ma Yuan to leave a part of his troops in Bolang while he himself leads the main force back from Bolang. "
"Second, on the Tang dynasty's side, Li Shimin, Li Chengqian, Li Ke, and Li Tai have four separate forces. The best way for us to defeat them is to dispatch troops at the same time. If we attack one of them, then the rest of them will be easy to develop and form a force. Once we defeat one of them and deploy troops to other places, the defeated place will be easy to rise again. "
"To defeat Li Shimin's forces, we have to do it in one fell swoop and completely annihilate all his forces."
Ma Zhou said, "It's actually not difficult for us, because Xue Rengui, Xiao Yuanqi, Ma Yuan, and Su Dingfang happen to be four armies. Besides, we also have the help of the Left Vanguard's Fifth Army, so it's feasible. "
Shangguan Yi said, "But if we divide our forces, it means that our forces will be scattered. At that time, I'm afraid that we won't even have 50,000 men in one place. Under this premise, it's very likely that we will be defeated one by one. "
Ma Zhou argued, "Our current army is 50,000 men, but as long as Your Majesty gives the order, we can recruit soldiers, so this is not a big problem. Besides, even our forces have been weakened, let alone Li Shimin's forces. Li Shimin's forces are not much to begin with, and after the division, the number of troops will be even smaller. So, we still have the advantage. "
Shangguan Yi frowned.
In this debate, he lost to Ma Zhou, because Ma Zhou's words had gained the upper hand. Shangguan Yi did not speak anymore, and gave the right to decide how to arrange this battle to Du Qi. No matter how much he and Ma Zhou argued, Du Qi had to make the decision.
Du Qi looked at Guan Zhilan and said, "Guan Zhilan, what do you think?"
Guan Zhilan said, "Your Majesty, I think that both Shangguan Pavilion Chief and Mr. Ma's suggestions are excellent. But I'm partial to Shangguan Pavilion Chief, because after the forces are scattered, it's not convenient to advance. Only by gathering all the forces and sweeping all the places can we win. "
"A woman's view."
Ma Zhou heard Guan Zhilan's words and scolded him.
He said, "We have enough forces to sweep all the places at the same time. Since that's the case, why should we gather the forces together? Your Majesty, I suggest that we fight on many battlefields at the same time. "
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