Datang: Rebirth of Li Chengqian, the beginning of the treason interrogation

Chapter 230: The Tang Dynasty is as beautiful as a painting, and many talented people have emerged

Chapter 230: The Tang Dynasty is as beautiful as a painting, and many talented people have emerged
"Father, what is the purpose of this expedition?"

In the Duke of Weiguo's mansion, Li Dejian and Li Dejiang stood there, waiting for Li Jing's instructions.

Chu Suiliang had already informed Li Dejian and Li Dejian of the appointment of this surprise attack.

Li Dejian was the chief general, Li Dejiang and Wang Fangyi were deputy generals.

"Go to war? This is just Chu Suiliang's words, not your Majesty's order. If I guess correctly, this should be Fang Xuanling's intention. Your Highness the Crown Prince may seem weak, but he actually has a good plan in mind and will never issue such an order."

Li Jing spoke slowly, a rare solemn look appearing on his face.

Tang Jian was ordered to go to the enemy army in a time of crisis. Li Zhi would not let his ministers pass down such a military order before the enemy's desperate situation.

“That being said, Fang Xuanling is the Minister of Regent, which also means he is in a higher position.”

Things became a little difficult.

"We must go to war, but the difficulty lies in the fact that Tang Jian is still in the rebel camp. I wanted to lend the knife to Chu Suiliang, but now Chu Suiliang has handed it back to me. I have to say that they really trust our Weiguo Mansion and are not afraid that we will rebel."

Li Jing couldn't help but laugh at himself. He hadn't expected that at such a critical moment, all military power would be transferred to their Li family.

You know, when Li Shimin was still in the court, he was also wary of Li Jing.

Considering the current situation, and the fact that the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion has legitimate reasons to access military power, if Li Jing wants to, he can definitely usurp the power of the country.

His prestige in the army made Li Er very wary.

As for the name of the expedition, just pick one at random.

He who has strong soldiers and powerful horses becomes king.

"Father!"

Li Dejian was shocked. How could such words be said casually?

"Fang Xuanling made such an arrangement because he knew that I would not have any ulterior motives. However, this is not necessarily a good job for us. It is not difficult to defeat the enemy, but it is difficult for Tang Jian."

Although Li Jing was pretending to be sick, he was really old. He knew that he didn't have many years left.

Li Dejian and Li Dejiang have remarkable abilities, but neither of them can be considered excellent.

The power and influence of the Duke of Weiguo now have made countless people jealous.

And now, they have been at odds with Tang Jian many times. How can Weiguo Mansion withstand the attacks from both sides a hundred years later?

State affairs are state affairs, and private relationships are private relationships.

Even if Tang Jian died, his descendants would blame the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion for this.

"You can go to war, but you cannot be the commander-in-chief. Besides, you should also know how to act in the midst of chaos."

Li Jing said in a serious tone.

Li Dejian and Li Dejiang both nodded knowingly.

"Most of the troops Zhang Liang is leading now are veterans, my former subordinates. When charging into battle, there is no need to kill too many people. If you can show your identity, you may be able to defeat the enemy."

"Now outside the city, Zhang Liang's layout is not careful, and the military camps are connected. We can divide the army into several routes to launch a surprise attack, so that the front and rear cannot take care of each other, and the advantage in numbers cannot be brought into play."

Although Li Jing lived deep in his mansion, he was well aware of the situation outside the city.

"Remember, this attack can defeat the enemy, but you cannot make great achievements. The credit for defeating the enemy should all be attributed to Wang Fangyi."

Li Jing was just watching fire from a distance. As for Weiguo Mansion, he no longer needed military achievements to prove anything.

Now is almost the sensitive period of power succession. Who knows whether the next monarch will think that they are too successful?

Li Zhi also needs to train his own team now.

Wang Fangyi, who has royal blood and is a newly promoted noble, is undoubtedly the best candidate.

Wang Fangyi is the grandson of Li Yuan's sister, Princess Tong'an, and is now the cousin of Crown Princess Wang.

With such an identity, he is undoubtedly the best candidate for training by Li Zhi.

Moreover, Wang Fangyi was also very competitive. Because of his good archery skills, he was introduced into the court by Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, to serve as an official.

Xu Jingzong, who was good at guessing people's minds, could see this even more clearly.

"General Wang, congratulations!"

Outside the palace, Xu Jingzong had a smile on his face and kept congratulating Wang Fangyi who came out to greet him.

Wang Fangyi was full of surprise. He was only a small fifth-rank official in the court. How could he allow the second-rank prime minister of the Tang Dynasty to visit him?

"Xu Pushe, you are too polite. Please come in quickly."

"It would be a great joy if Xu Pushe could enter my palace."

Wang Fangyi also seemed extremely mature. He spoke human words to people and spoke ghostly words to ghosts.

Everyone in the court knew what kind of person Xu Jingzong was.

He is a flatterer and a mean person who likes compliments.

Wang Fangyi was also trying to please Xu Jingzong at this time.

In the court, those who are too rigid and straightforward will not be able to stay and will only be squeezed out.

Not hitting someone who smiles at you is the most basic standard in this power center.

Disaster comes from the mouth.

"No, Young General Wang is a man of extraordinary courage. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very pleased and wants to give the general an important task."

Xu Jingzong spoke as he walked, and the compliments were very helpful to him.

"It is my duty as a minister to share your concerns. I wonder if your Highness has any instructions?"

Wang Fangyi was young and righteous, and he had long wanted to make great achievements in his career instead of just relying on the blessings and protection of his ancestors.

"At the morning court today, Young General Wang said that he was willing to lead a group of elite soldiers and break into the enemy camp alone. Is he really willing to do so?"

Xu Jingzong stopped smiling and asked seriously.

Although he is cunning and cunning, he will never be vague on important matters.

If he really had no strength at all, how could he be relied upon by the two-wheeled emperor?
He was able to become the greatest treacherous minister in history, half of which was due to the efforts of the literati from aristocratic families.

During the reign of Wu Zetian, he became a sharp weapon for Wu Zetian to deal with the aristocratic families.

It would be strange if he didn't suffer hatred from the aristocratic families.

"Of course, it's nothing more than bloodshed on the battlefield."

Wang Fangyi said in a decisive tone.

"That's great. Then follow me on the carriage and go. I will fulfill your wish today."

Xu Jingzong did not enter the hall, but turned around and left.

Wang Fangyi nodded, having guessed something.

The excitement in my heart is hard to suppress.

Finally the fighter plane arrived.

"Don't you need to bring your weapons?"

The Tang Dynasty's military system has not been completely reformed, and some weapons still need to be equipped personally.

"This operation is top secret. In order to prevent the news from leaking out, General Wang, please come with me."

Xu Jingzong shook his head and quickened his pace.

Fang Xuanling on the other hand was also not idle. As the regent, he took over all the defense responsibilities of Chang'an City.

Martial law was imposed on all city gates, and the surrounding residents were dispersed and all irrelevant personnel were kept away.

The confrontation between the two armies was so tense.

The rebels' camps were also strictly guarded.

Cheng Gongying was extremely cautious, and even with Tang Jian as his amulet, he did not relax at all.

He still had his soldiers patrolling and keeping an eye on the dynamics of Chang'an City. As night slowly fell, everything became confusing, full of endless unknowns and variables.

At the same time, the darkness of the night opens the door to various possibilities, making it difficult to predict what will happen next.

On nights like this, surprise attacks on military formations were common.

Especially on this dark and windy night, it provides more concealment and lethality for surprise attacks.

Even if you know that the enemy may launch a sneak attack, it is not easy to make arrangements in advance to deal with the enemy's attack because vision is severely limited at night.

This undoubtedly brings huge pressure and challenges to the defending side.

At this moment, on the city wall of Chang'an, Fang Xuanling was standing quietly, his figure hunched over, his expression solemn as he stared into the distance.

Behind him stood Wang Fangyi, Li Dejian and Li Dejiang, all wearing armor.

At this time, they were in their prime and in their youth, which was the exact opposite of the old age air that Fang Xuanling exuded. They were full of courage and sharpness.

Fang Xuanling's gaze passed through the darkness and went straight to the rebel camp in the distance.

A few miles away, countless flames were seen connecting into a piece, illuminating the area as bright as day.

The blazing flames shot straight into the sky, even illuminating an area within a mile in radius.

Such a spectacular scene was obviously not formed by chance, but was intentional by the rebels.

In this way, they could not only illuminate their own camp, but also serve as a warning, effectively preventing the Tang army from attacking the camp at night.

After a moment, Fang Xuanling slowly withdrew his gaze and turned to face the three generals behind him.

His eyes first swept over Wang Fangyi and Li Dejiang in turn, and finally stopped on Li Dejian.

"Generals, do you have any strategy to defeat the enemy?"

Although on the surface it seemed that he was just asking for the three people's opinions on how to defeat the enemy,

But in fact, Fang Xuanling was asking whether Li Jing had any arrangements for this battle.

After all, when it comes to strategic deployment, he is still not as good as Li Jing, but that cannot be said to be incompetent.

Who can match the strategic arrangements of the current Tang Dynasty?

Fang Xuanling was also a man of both civil and military talents, and his strategic vision was very unique.

If Li Jing has no strategic deployment, then he can only deploy it personally.

"The rebels are strong, we cannot confront them head on. A surprise attack is a surprise attack. I think we should launch the attack at midnight, when people are most tired."

Wang Fangyi spoke first.

As Li Dejian deliberately refused, Wang Fangyi became the main general.

It can also be said that they do not distinguish between primary and secondary now.

"Yes, the rebels have been traveling here one after another and are exhausted. By midnight, they will surely fall into a deep sleep. Even if they are not asleep, their reactions will be slow by then. General Wang Fangyi's suggestion is indeed a good one."

Fang Xuanling nodded. This is also the time period that most people would choose.

It's an open conspiracy. Even if you know about it, you can't prevent it.

"Generals Li Deyu and Li Dejiang, do you have any different opinions?"

Fang Xuanling continued to ask.

What Wang Fangyi said was not a brilliant strategy. If one wanted to completely defeat the rebels with such a huge disparity in military strength, what was needed was a brilliant plan.

"General Wang is right. We are weak now and cannot attack them directly. We can only use tricks."

"Please look, Duke!"

Li Deyu stepped forward and pointed towards the rebel camp.

"The rebels' formation stretches for dozens of miles. We can attack them in groups, making it difficult for them to take care of both ends."

"We can divide our troops into three groups. One group will attack the front army first to attract the rebels' attention. The second group will find the right time to raid the enemy's central camp. If we can defeat the enemy and kill their general, that would be great. Even if we can't, we can at least cause the enemy to fall into a brief period of chaos."

"And the last route is to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the rebels' rear, burn their food supplies, and cut off their food supply."

"If the rebels are well prepared and cannot achieve any results, then we can switch to harassment warfare, launching surprise attacks from time to time to tire the rebels out and prevent them from building weapons until reinforcements arrive."

This is strategic deployment, based on overall considerations rather than the gains and losses of a battle.

"Good plan, do you have anything else to add, generals?"

The layout was so perfect that Fang Xuanling couldn't find any fault with it.

Know when to advance and when to retreat.

No need to think too much, this must have been done by Li Jing.

Li Deyu hasn't reached that point yet.

Several generals shook their heads and had no opinions.

"Li Dejiang, listen to my orders. I order you to lead a thousand elite soldiers to attack the enemy's front line first and attract the rebels' strength."

"Wang Fangyi, listen to my orders. I order you to lead a thousand cavalrymen and wait for an opportunity to launch an attack on the rebels' central camp to disrupt the rebels' deployment."

"Li Dejian, listen to my order. I order you to lead a thousand soldiers to go around the enemy's rear, attack the enemy's rear army, cut off their food and grass, and make them collapse without a fight."

Fang Xuanling listened to all the strategic deployments mentioned by Li Dejian and began to make arrangements immediately.

"promise!"

The three of them clasped their fists and accepted the order.

"Time is tight, you all go down and make your own arrangements."

Fang Xuanling waved his hand, and at this moment, he looked even more hunched.

Maybe it’s because the burden of reality is too heavy.

The tactics are perfect, but the final victory or defeat is still unpredictable.

Looking at the backs of the three people being completely submerged in the night, Fang Xuanling frowned even deeper.

If it fails.

It is very likely that Chang'an will be captured.

The north gate of Chang'an City was gradually opened, and rows of cavalry walked out of the city.

The horse's hooves were wrapped in thick cloth and its mouth was capped, so even though there were many people, not much noise was made.

Under the cover of night, they were just like the ghost soldiers mentioned in the rumors.

Appearing and disappearing mysteriously and silently.

"Generals, be careful!"

Outside the city, Wang Fangyi clasped his fists towards Li Dejian and Li Dejiang.

"General Wang, you too, have to make great achievements today. After we defeat the enemy, we can drink and chat happily."

Li Deyu also clasped his fists.

They are now sharing the same hardships, and no one can guarantee that they will win this battle.

When it comes to leaving, it is inevitable to feel a little sentimental.

"That's right, soldiers. You will be conferred titles and appointed as prime ministers tonight."

Wang Fangyi turned around and led his men forward.

"Let's go too. Remember what our father told us. Act according to the situation. We don't need military merits to show off. Be careful in everything."

Li Deyu looked at Li Dejiang and nodded.

Afterwards, the two of them led their troops in separate directions and disappeared into the night.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for many people.

(End of this chapter)

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