Ma Zhou's expression was solemn as he slowly said, "It's actually not easy to deal with Liaodong. During the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang used all the power of the country to attack Goguryeo multiple times, but they all ended in failure. In the end, the foundation of the Great Sui was destroyed. "
Shangguan Yee smiled and said, "Although it's difficult to attack Goguryeo and Xinluo, things are different now. Our current situation is different from when Yang Guang was conquering Goguryeo. "
"Firstly, our weapons are more powerful."
"Secondly, our generals can command independently and won't be controlled by others. When Yang Guang attacked Goguryeo, he was very strict with the generals who led the troops on the frontlines. He didn't allow the generals to make decisions on their own and had to ask Yang Guang for any decision. This way, we will lose the opportunity to fight. "
"Furthermore, Yang Guang is also very lenient with Goguryeo. Once Goguryeo shows signs of surrendering, Yang Guang will immediately order the frontlines to stop advancing and not continue attacking Goguryeo."
"But it's different here. Ma Yuan led the troops to attack Goguryeo and Silla, and Your Majesty didn't care about Ma Yuan's arrangements and let Ma Yuan do whatever he wants. This won't restrict Ma Yuan, so this battle won't be a big problem."
Shangguan Yi had a confident look as he said, "I believe that Liaodong will definitely be included in our Xia Xia's territory."
Ma Zhou said, "Pavilion Head is right."
Ma Zhou was also someone who was familiar with the classics and knew the history of the Great Sui. He also knew that Yang Guang's attack on Goguryeo was indeed inappropriate. Although there were many other reasons for Yang Guang's defeat, to the current Ma Yuan, Yang Guang's mistakes would definitely not affect Ma Yuan.
Du Qi waved his sleeve and said, "It's a good thing that Ma Yuan wants to deal with Goguryeo and Silla. Shangguan Yi, write a reply to Ma Yuan and tell them to do whatever they want. We support them. "
"This subject obeys!"
Shangguan Yi immediately agreed.
At this moment, another soldier entered and reported, "Your Majesty, General Su Dingfang has sent a letter back from Cloud Province in the Northern Lands. Your Majesty, please read it."
As he spoke, the soldier handed over the letter.
Du Qi took the letter but did not open it for the time being. With a smile on his face, he looked at Shangguan Yi and Ma Zhou and said with a smile, "It's fine if the news didn't come, but when it did, everyone came. I reckon that Su Dingfang has also ended the war. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty."
Ma Zhou also congratulated him.
Du Qi did not say anything. He lowered his head and opened the letter in his hand. He quickly read Su Dingfang's letter. After reading it, Du Qi laughed heartily again. He was in a good mood. Shangguan Yi and Ma Zhou were happy to see that. They knew it must be good news when they saw Du Qi's expression.
Du Qi said, "Su Dingfang sent someone to send a message. He has already captured Li Tai and the civil officials and generals under Li Tai. Not only that, Su Dingfang and Amir plotted and instigated the Turkic Ashina Secret Service to kill the Turkic King. "
"Now, Ashina Secret Service has led everyone to submit to Xia Xia and work for Xia. Su Dingfang said in the letter that the next step will be to continue weakening the Turkic Kingdom. After Ashina Secret Service enters the court, the Turkic Kingdom will be completely destroyed. "
Du Qi said, "Su Dingfang still has to stay in Cloud Province for a period of time. He can't go south for the time being."
Shangguan Yi praised, "Your Majesty, whether it's General Ma or General Su, they are all amazing! Originally, their mission was only to deal with Li Ke and Li Tai, but now, they have gone one step further. Ma Yuan has schemed against Xinluo and Goguryeo, and Su Dingfang has also taken down the Turkic Kingdom. This is really great. This will save a lot of trouble. At least Your Majesty will be much more relaxed. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "They are indeed very outstanding."
Du Qi was very satisfied with the combination of Ma Yuan and Lai Ji, Su Dingfang and Amir, and even the combination of Xiao Yuanqi and Ma Zhou, because their tacit understanding was very high.
At this moment, after Ma Zhou heard the situation of Ma Yuan and Su Dingfang, he sighed in his heart.
He thought that he had done well in Shu Province, and he was even the first to come to Du Qi's side. He thought that he should be the best. But now that he heard the news, the little bit of complacency in Ma Zhou's heart completely disappeared at this moment.
Ma Zhou's mentality returned to normal.
Du Qi changed the topic and said, "Now, what we need to do is to go south. Now that we have received the news, we will no longer have any burden on our side. Now, we no longer have any worries. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty is right. Now that we are going south, we no longer have anything to worry about. Moreover, with the addition of the army led by General Xiao, our military strength has increased again. It will be easy to eliminate Li Shimin. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "Go and pack up. Tomorrow morning, the army will set off for the south."
Shangguan Yi and Ma Zhou agreed in unison.
Du Qi began to deal with some follow-up matters. Because Li Ke was still being escorted south, and Li Ke's subordinates were also being escorted south, Du Qi had to arrange for these people's contribution in advance. Du Qi's attitude towards Li Ke was actually similar to Li Chengqian's. He did not spare Li Chengqian's life, so naturally, he would not spare Li Ke's life.
Therefore, Du Qi directly gave an order for people to immediately head north and inform the people escorting Li Ke to directly execute him. Then, they only needed to bring the civil and military officials under Li Ke to Jiang Du.
Some of these people were useful. Therefore, Du Qi could not execute them, and had to recruit them. Apart from this, Du Qi also arranged many other matters and took care of all the details.
When everything was taken care of, it was already late at night.
The weather in the second half of the second month was already quite good, and there was less of a chill. Although there was a trace of coldness at night, it did not have much of an effect. Du Qi put on a thin shirt and continued to work. He carefully sorted out the matters that might be involved in the upcoming south, and only when he had a plan in mind did he lie down to rest.
The next day, early morning.
Early in the morning, after Du Qi woke up and washed up, he led the army to head south. The army left Jiang Du in a grandiose manner and headed south, toward the region of Lingnan. According to the information obtained by the delinquents, Li Shimin was not entrenched in the county town, but had taken the initiative to retreat into the forest and entrenched himself in the mountains.
Obviously, Li Shimin wanted to fight a protracted war.
Li Shimin was hiding in the mountains, gambling that Du Qi would not be able to attack. Then, after Du Qi retreated, Li Shimin could make a comeback and once again sweep through the land, achieving his goal of rising again. However, Li Shimin's idea was quite good, and Du Qi could not let Li Shimin have his way.
Moreover, Li Shimin had retreated into the mountains. For the time being, because Du Qi had not gone south, Li Shimin could contact the outside world and even have power in the outside world. However, when Du Qi arrived and surrounded Li Shimin, because Li Shimin was isolated in the mountains, he would not have enough food, and the environment would be harsh. At that time, ordinary people would not be able to endure it.
When Du Qi went south, the news spread first. After all, it was impossible to hide the whereabouts of the army in a grandiose manner. Therefore, the people Li Shimin had placed in various places saw Du Qi's army and quickly spread the news.
Li Shimin's location was within Shaozhou.
Shaozhou was close to the southern tip of Guangzhou.
These places had a typical southern climate, and the climate was hotter and more humid. The most important thing was that although there were people who had been strategizing in many places, and even during the Two Han and Three Kingdoms period, there were people living and operating there.
In fact, many of these places were still quite barren. Li Shimin's original plan was to continue going south and retreat into Guangzhou. However, there were many mountains in Shaozhou now, so Li Shimin entrenched himself in Jade Mountain near Qujiang County.
Qujiang County was the administrative area of Shaozhou.
It was slightly more prosperous.
Qujiang County's county magistrate, Zhu Yuwen, was Li Shimin's subordinate. However, although Li Shimin was in Jade Mountain, he did not entrench himself in Qujiang County. According to Li Shimin's plan, once Du Qi went south and approached Qujiang County, it would be extremely difficult to resist him with the cities in Qujiang County.
Of course, if Du Qi was unable to go south, then it would be another story. In short, it was more suitable for Li Shimin to entrench himself in the mountains. After all, Jade Mountain was extremely vast, and he did not lack supplies if he hid in the mountains.
In particular, Jade Mountain was close to a river, and its geographical location was very good.
He had a geographical advantage in Jade Mountain.
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