The Tang army camp was extremely tight.
The soldiers that belonged to Li Shimin's faction had all been stationed. The more than 10,000 Tang soldiers that had just been brought back were stationed alone and did not belong to Li Shimin's army.
In the central tent.
Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong, Duan Zhixuan, Liu Hongji, as well as Du Qi, who was in charge of the delinquents, took their seats.
However, to this day, only Li Shimin knew about Du Qi's identity as a delinquent commander, as well as the information he carried. No one else knew.
Li Shimin looked around at everyone and said with a smile, "We have now arrived at Quzhou County. However, the city walls of Quzhou County were very sturdy. It would not be easy to break through the city walls by force. What do you think about destroying Quzhou County? "
Li Xiaogong said, "His Highness withdrew his troops today, but when the main army arrives, it is very likely that the Crown Prince will order His Highness to attack Quzhou County. Right now, we have to come up with a plan as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the Crown Prince urges you, Your Highness will not be able to refuse. At that time, it will be difficult to break into Quzhou County, and we will lose countless soldiers. "
Duan Zhixuan said, "Actually, in my opinion, it's not difficult to take down Quzhou County. We just need to cut off all their supplies. The city walls of Quzhou County are sturdy. Moreover, Liu Heita's military strength is not small. It won't be easy to attack. "
"That's why we cut off the grain route to Quzhou County. Even if Liu Heita has a strong army, he won't be able to hold on for long. Even if he doesn't retreat, he might take the initiative to kill us."
"At that time, defeating Liu Heita will be as easy as flipping my hand. If we attack Quzhou County, it will be impossible to break through the defense without several times the military strength of the enemy. "
Duan Zhixuan said, "After the lesson from Mingshui County last time, Liu Heita's defense of the four city gates is bound to be strengthened. It won't be easy for us to win. "
Liu Hongji said, "General Duan's idea is not bad, but cutting off the supply route will take time. Crown Prince Li Jiancheng won't give Your Highness enough time. "
Li Shimin nodded.
He agreed with Li Xiaogong, Duan Zhixuan, and the others' analysis.
However, there was no detailed strategy.
Li Shimin asked, "Erlang, what do you think about the war in Quzhou County?"
Du Qi said, "In my opinion, when we attack Quzhou County, no matter how tight Liu Heita's defense is, no matter how adequate Liu Heita's preparation is, we will not be able to defeat him. As long as you have time to ponder, it will not be difficult to take down Liu Heita. "
"A mere county can't stop the army of the Tang dynasty."
"Not to mention, if you really want to break into Quzhou County, there are many ways. You can arrange for people to sneak into the county and drug them. Or, you can bewitch the big clans in the city and have them act as spies. Even the people who instigated Liu Heita to rebel have all kinds of stratagems that can be carried out. "
"The key to my consideration is Li Jiancheng."
Du Qi said, "Our Crown Prince is not someone to be trifled with."
Du Qi and Liu Hongji had the same attitude.
The key was still Li Jiancheng.
When Li Shimin heard this, his expression collapsed.
It could be said that without Li Jiancheng, even if Li Shentong and the others secretly set up a trap, causing the tragic deaths of Li Daoxuan, Luo Shixin, and the others, it would not be difficult for Li Shimin to defeat Liu Heita. In fact, Li Shimin would have already defeated Liu Heita and stabilized the chaotic situation in Hebei.
The problem was that Li Jiancheng would come to impede him.
This was very troublesome.
Li Xiaogong sighed and said, "Erlang is right. Li Jiancheng has already disregarded everything and the overall situation for the sake of a little bit of military merit and to exclude His Highness. If not for Li Jiancheng's interference, the war in Hebei would not have been so rotten until now. "
Duan Zhixuan and Liu Hongji also nodded in agreement.
Li Shimin looked at Du Qi and said, "Erlang, can you predict how the Crown Prince will deal with us?"
Du Qi said, "Your Highness, Li Jiancheng's arrangement is actually very simple. Suppose you have three days to break into Quzhou County. If you can't break into Quzhou County, you will no longer be in charge of the army, or you will be marginalized. Spread the news that you can't break into Quzhou County and that you are an incompetent person. What should Your Highness do when encountering such a situation? "
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "Moreover, if Crown Prince Li Jiancheng orders Your Highness to attack immediately and recklessly chooses to attack Quzhou County, what does Your Highness plan to do? For these reasons, we must first put down the method to break into Quzhou County and consider the strategy to deal with Li Jiancheng. "
Li Shimin knitted his brows.
Du Qi's analysis was an extremely difficult matter, and it was very troublesome to deal with.
Unless he and Li Jiancheng were to oppose each other.
Unless he disregarded Li Jiancheng's order. The problem was, if Li Jiancheng submitted a memorial, Li Shimin would be reprimanded by Li Yuan, so much so that Li Shimin would be transferred back to the Imperial Court.
This was Li Shimin's dilemma.
Li Shimin said, "Erlang, what should we do if we want to break the current situation? Tell me, what should we do to win this war? "
Du Qi said, "Your Highness, it's actually very simple to break the current situation. If you can accomplish the task, you can directly accept it. If you can't, you can confront Crown Prince Li Jiancheng."
"I know Your Highness has misgivings, you are worried that Crown Prince Li Jiancheng will submit a memorial to His Majesty. But, Your Highness, you must let Crown Prince know that once you are not in charge of the Hebei battlefield, it will be very difficult to destroy Liu Heita. "
"So much so that if something big happens again, Crown Prince will not be able to bear the consequences."
"Liu Heita is not a good person. Li Jiancheng has fought with Liu Heita during this period of time, he should also know this situation. Therefore, using threats to reason with him, even if Li Jiancheng is not happy, even if he is unwilling, in the end, Li Jiancheng can only not intervene, and just sit in the main tent to receive the meritorious service for achieving total victory. "
Du Qi said, "After all, Li Jiancheng is the commander-in-chief. Li Jiancheng's contribution to achieving victory is the greatest."
Hearing Du Qi's words, Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, suddenly he understood.
There was a look of understanding on his face.
He finally understood.
He also understood that his previous apprehension was, in fact, superfluous. Of course, in this way, he must explain everything clearly to Li Jiancheng. He must let Li Jiancheng know that without him, Li Shimin, the front line war could not be accomplished.
Only in this way could Li Jiancheng be somewhat honest.
Li Shimin said with a smile, "Erlang, you are indeed benwang's lucky star."
"Your Highness is overpraising me," Du Qi said.
The haze in Li Shimin's heart disappeared. He said, "That being the case, we can no longer consider Li Jiancheng's threat, but consider the real way to break Quzhou County. Of course, even if Li Jiancheng is willing not to restrict us, he may not be willing to support us. Therefore, to attack Quzhou County, we must do it ourselves. Everybody is clear about this point. Now, how can we break Quzhou County? "
Du Qi smiled and said, "Your Highness, as I said before, to break Quzhou County, we can bribe and instigate the people around Liu Heita. We can also drug the people in the city, or even incite the people in the city. Right now, I don't think we need to be in a hurry. Let's get more information about Quzhou County first. After all, we have just arrived, the information about Quzhou County is not clear enough. "
Li Shimin saw that Du Qi was not in a hurry, and Li Xiaogong and the others also agreed. Thereupon he said, "All right, let's do it this way. Erlang, you'll arrange for people to scout for information. I'll give you two days to find out the situation clearly. "
"Yes!"
Du Qi immediately complied.
Two days was enough for Du Qi to find out the situation in Quzhou County clearly.
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