Li Shimin woke up in the middle of the night, so he was a little tired. But he couldn't be careless when it came to arranging people to lead the army. After all, the battle at the dock was very important. If they won the battle at the dock, then Li Shimin could continue to stay in Jiangdu. On the contrary, if they lost the battle at the dock, they could forget about continuing to guard the dock.
Li Shimin looked at the crowd and said, "Let's talk about our thoughts. We have to continue to select generals."
Wei Shuyu, Fang Xuanling, and Wei Zheng hadn't spoken yet.
They were all thinking about it.
Although there were still many generals in the Tang Dynasty, compared to the past, the talents of the Tang Dynasty had withered a lot. Whether it was the candidates to command the army or the fierce generals on the battlefield, they had all withered a lot.
It was no longer the past.
The generals of the younger generation hadn't grown up yet.
So they were lacking a lot.
After a long time, Fang Xuanling suddenly said, "Your Majesty, why don't we let Chai Shao lead the army? After all, he is a veteran general in the army and is familiar with marching and fighting. He can lead the army to charge the enemy. With Chai Shao guarding the dock, he may be able to resist the attack of Xia Xia's army. "
Li Shimin frowned slightly.
Chai Shao was a good man. He was loyal and an important minister of the Tang Dynasty. And in terms of relationship, Chai Shao was Li Shimin's relative. After all, Chai Shao married Li Xiuning. Even if Li Xiuning had died, the relationship between the two was still there. However, Chai Shao was still lacking compared to many of the generals who had passed away. He had a lot of shortcomings.
"Report!"
At this moment, a chamberlain came in.
The chamberlain came to Wei Shuyu and reported, "Marshal Wei, there is a bad man outside the palace."
Now Wei Shuyu was also the bad marshal.
So he called him Marshal Wei.
After hearing this, Wei Shuyu looked at Li Shimin and asked, "Your Majesty, it's already late at night. At this time, if there is a bad man coming to report, it must be very important news. Please go out of the palace and see what the news is first. "
Li Shimin said, "No need to go out of the palace. Come, send the bad man to the palace to report the news."
"Yes!"
The chamberlain turned around and left.
As the chamberlain turned around and left, Li Shimin said again, "Chai Shao is still a little lacking..... Who else do you think can lead the army as a general?"
Fang Xuanling suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, what if we arrange for Yang Shidao to lead the army?"
Yang Shidao was from the Hongnong Yang Clan.
He was a descendant of a famous family and was also a relative of the Sui Dynasty. However, their relationship was not very close. After the fall of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Shidao went to the Tang dynasty and was highly regarded by Li Yuan. Li Yuan even married his daughter to Yang Shidao.
In terms of relationship, Yang Shidao was a relative of the Tang dynasty. On top of that, Yang Shidao was a rather capable person, and he was even appointed as a Grand Chamberlain in the royal court. Because Yang Shidao was a civil official, he had always maintained a neutral position. Thus, he had never been prominent and had always followed the rules.
When Li Shimin heard this, he shook his head and said, "That's not right. Although Yang Shidao is capable, when it comes to commanding troops, he is still lacking. He's more of a civil official, so it's not suitable for him to be a military general. "
Li Shimin directly rejected Fang Xuanling's proposal. After all, Yang Shidao was not suitable.
Fang Xuanling pondered carefully.
While Fang Xuanling was deep in thought, a chamberlain led the bad guys in. After this bad guy stood still and saluted Li Shimin, he heard Li Shimin ask, "What news do you have to report to Wei Shuyu overnight?"
The bad guy respectfully said, "Your Majesty, Xue Wanche has come back. He had already entered the city that night, and the people who came back with Xue Wanche numbered about a thousand soldiers. Now Xue Wanche has arrived at the gate of the Wei Family and asked to see Marshal Wei. "
As soon as Li Shimin heard this, he was immediately angry.
Xue Wanche and his brother had delayed the Tang dynasty.
However, after reading the news reported by Wei Shuyu, Li Shimin also knew that this battle was lost. Although there was a mistake in command, in fact, Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun were not to be blamed.
Xia Xia's warship was too sturdy.
Li Shimin suppressed the anger in his heart and ordered, "Go inform Xue Wanche and let him come to the palace."
The bad guy complied and turned around to inform.
Wei Shuyu looked up at Li Shimin and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, this subject has an idea."
Li Shimin said, "Speak!"
Wei Shuyu said, "Xue Wanche is leading the army back. He's the general of the defeated army. Although Xue Wanche is not the commander of this battle, he must take some responsibility. Therefore, Xue Wanche must be blaming himself. "
"If that's the case, why not let him atone for his crimes?"
"In this way, Xue Wanche may make up for his mistakes and will do his best to complete the task. Because we have to arrange a way out. Whoever is arranged to go, they may have the idea that they will be abandoned. But Xue Wanche was defeated and fled back. It's reasonable to say that His Majesty will punish him. "
"According to the situation of this battle, even if Xue Wanche is killed, it's not excessive. But now, His Majesty is giving Xue Wanche the opportunity to make up for his mistakes, giving him the opportunity to redeem himself. "
Wei Shuyu said, "This subject thinks that Xue Wanche will go all out in leading the army to stop the attack."
After hearing this, Li Shimin thought for a while and also thought that Wei Shuyu's suggestion was good.
It has a certain operability.
Fang Xuanling said, "Your Majesty, this subject agrees with Wei Shuyu's suggestion. Arranging Xue Wanche to lead the army is a good suggestion. And it's true that Xue Wanche is the best candidate. If he leads the army, he will certainly go all out. "
Wei Zheng said, "This subject also agrees."
Li Shimin saw that everyone had reached a unified opinion, especially himself, so without waiting for Xue Wanche to arrive, he nodded and said, "Since that's the case, it's decided."
Wei Shuyu said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Li Shimin changed the topic and discussed the evacuation arrangements with Wei Shuyu, Fang Xuanling, and Wei Zheng, as well as various matters to deal with. They didn't wait long before Xue Wanche entered. Xue Wanche had changed his clothes, but his eyes were bloodshot.
After the battle on the river that day, Xue Wanche went ashore from the riverside and ran all the way back. Xue Wanche also gathered soldiers along the way, so when he returned to Chang 'an, he had gathered more than a thousand soldiers around him.
There were also many soldiers who hadn't returned yet.
Xue Wanche couldn't care less.
Xue Wanche entered the main hall and knelt on the ground like a golden mountain toppling a jade pillar. He kowtowed with his head on the ground and sobbed, "This guilty subject, Xue Wanche, pays respect to Your Majesty. This subject has failed Your Majesty's trust, please punish me."
His expression was incomparably bleak.
Because when he went, there were 100,000 soldiers.
But when he came back, there were more than a thousand.
They had lost far too many soldiers in this battle, causing far too many losses. This was especially the case since even his elder brother, Xue Wanjun, had been killed in this battle.
Li Shimin stared at Xue Wanche kneeling on the ground, coldly said, "I've seen the battle report from the bad guys on the river. This battle was really a cowardly one, and it even ruined the few remaining soldiers of my Tang dynasty. "
Xue Wanche choked with sobs, "This subject is guilty."
Li Shimin said, "You indeed deserve to die ten thousand times. If it was in the past, you should have been executed directly for such conduct. But now it's time to use people, so I didn't kill you directly. "
Xue Wanche was still kneeling on the ground.
Looking very sad.
Xue Wanjun and Xu Jingzong were dead, all troubles were solved, and there was no need to care about anything. The living, although they survived, but the living had to bear countless pressures, they had to bear everything. Xue Wanche was like this.
In fact, it was not easy.
Li Shimin said, "Xue Wanche, are you afraid of death?"
Xue Wanche said, "This subject is not afraid of death."
Li Shimin nodded, "In that case, I'll give you a chance. At present, Du Qi's army is advancing along the river, heading toward Jiangdu. Tomorrow, Du Qi's army is very likely to disembark at Jiangdu from the dock. I'll give you a chance, I'll give you 6,000 troops, go to the dock to stop Du Qi and prevent Xia Xia's army from disembarking. "
Xue Wanche said, "This subject accepts the order!"
Only then did Li Shimin nod. He looked at Wei Shuyu again, hinting him to speak, to let Wei Shuyu tell Xue Wanche the next plan. After Xue Wanche finished listening, he kowtowed again and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, this subject will definitely accomplish the task."
Li Shimin said, "I'll wait for your good news."
Xue Wanche got up and took his leave. He took Li Shimin's order and left the palace. Next, he still had to go to the barracks to mobilize troops, to prepare for the next attack at the dock. Li Shimin waved his hand, Wei Shuyu and the others turned around and withdrew. After all, it was already past midnight, they needed to go back and rest.
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