Chapter 2241 Fight and talk, stop the war with war
Chapter 2238: Fight and talk, stop the war with war
It has to be said that Jiang Shang, who is both smart and political, is indeed powerful, and is worthy of being the founder of military strategists and masters of hundreds of schools. In terms of overall situation, he is unparalleled in the world.
The problem that Li Tang did not find was discovered by Jiang Shang alone and also gave a solution.
Jiang Shang''s plan was implemented with both soft and hard. If Li Shimin adopted it, it would be really a trouble for Qin.
The enemy of Qin is all the princes, not just Tang, but the reactions of other princes must be considered.
For Li Shimin, Jiang Shang''s letter was a timely rain and a guiding light, which not only made him understand his situation, but also made him understand what to do next.
Of course, Li Shimin would not do exactly according to Jiang Shang''s method, he had his own ideas.
It is right to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens, it is right to promote harmony with war, and it is right for the whole people to have troops, but let him go to the title of King to pay tribute to Qin?
Sorry, it is impossible.
Li Shimin understands the truth, but if he is so easy to surrender, he is not Li Shimin.
"Immediately sent an order back to Chang''an and ordered Li Shangyin to go to the Qin camp as an envoy to seek peace from the Qin army."
Li Shimin''s eyes were full of aggrievance and said in a deep voice: "Tell Li Shangyin that as long as the Qin army is willing to retreat and stop the war, our Tang State is willing to cede land and pay compensation to compensate the Qin army for its losses.
As for the bottom line, you can give up all the lands that have fallen and ced the five counties of Xincheng County, and the total amount of compensation cannot be higher than 500 million yuan. ”
"No."
After his subordinates left, Li Shimin looked at the letter in his hand and suddenly reacted, and hurriedly went out of the camp to chase Jiang Shang.
Although Li Shimin was not prepared to fully adopt Jiang Shang''s strategy, he also knew that Jiang Shang''s talent was rare in the world, so naturally he could not let this great sage go.
With Li Ru and Du Ruhui dead in battle, Changsun Wuji was captured alive, and Li Jue was left alone in the four major military advisors of Li Tang.
Li Kui: Commander 78, force 60, intelligence 94, politics 102, charm 97;
Li Kui, who was born in the Legalist family, was good at politics and weaker than military strategy.
In terms of government affairs, every time Li Shimin went out to fight, he handed over the rear to Li Kui. Even though he was now besieged by the five routes, there was no turmoil in the Tang Dynasty.
But the military strategy is not director Li Kui, and it cannot help Li Shimin much.
Li Ru, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, these three strategists who are good at military strategies are gone, which forces Li Shimin to be both a monarch and a military advisor, so he naturally wants to recruit a top strategist to help him share the pressure.
Jiang Shang, one of the gods of war in the north and south of the Han Dynasty, was not only a top strategist, but also a top commander. If he could get the assistance of this person, Li Shimin believed that he would be able to repel Li Jing and save Guanzhong.
Li Shimin was so fascinated by reading the letter just now. After reading it, an hour passed, and Jiang Shang had long since nowhere to go.
Li Shimin chased after ten miles, not only did he not find Jiang Shang''s figure, but he didn''t even find any trace. This is a bit strange.
How smart is Li Shimin with an intelligence of 99? He immediately realized that Jiang Shang was deliberately hiding from him. In desperation, he gave up temporarily and returned to the camp with a disappointed look on his face.
"Wuji, why did Lingshi hide from me?" Li Shimin asked in confusion.
Wu Ji thought for a while and replied honestly, "Maybe it''s because the lord is Dong Gong''s son-in-law."
Li Shimin suddenly realized that Jiang Shang, who assisted the Han emperor for two generations, was still worried by the Han court, but his heart was still towards the Han Dynasty. Naturally, it was impossible for him to have a good impression of himself as Dong Zhuo’s son-in-law? Why do you offer advice and help? I''m afraid it''s because of Wu Ji, or the Qin State, which is about to replace Han, does not want to seize Guanzhong.
As soon as he thought of this, Li Shimin''s heart was intertwined with disappointment and pain.
Such a stunning talent is so close to you, but he just has no chance with you. This is a painful thing for any monarch, but there is nothing he can do about it.
While Dong Zhuo''s identity as a son-in-law gave Li Shimin convenience, he was also destined to be out of reach with some talents. Even Ying Hao, who was about to become emperor in the Han Dynasty, could not conquer Jiang Shang and other old ministers of the Han Dynasty.
Although Li Shimin knew that it was unlikely that he would subdue Jiang Shang, he would not give up. Instead, he ordered officials from all over the country to pay attention to Jiang Shang''s movements and report them immediately once they were discovered.
It is one thing to recruit it, and it is another thing to recruit it.
Even if it is only one in ten thousand possible, Li Shimin has to try it. Even if he fails, he will just pass by a big talent. There is no substantial loss. On the contrary, the act of a thousand gold medals will make the wise men in the world see how eager the Tang King is to seek talent.
Now for Li Tang, the most important thing is not to attract Jiang Shang, but to cease war with the Qin army as soon as possible.
Li Shimin has issued an order that everyone is soldiers.
Nowadays, 35 of the 38 counties in Guanzhong have stopped production, closed the city gates, allowed to enter and not leave, and recruited a large number of people as soldiers to defend the city.
The three counties that were not implemented were Shangxian, Shangluo County and Fan County that were captured by the Qin army.
The people who implement the implementation of Jiang Shang and Li Shimin is obviously not the true sense of the whole people, but just recruiting the people to defend the city as much as possible.
In the true sense, the whole nation is a soldier, regardless of gender, age and young, and the whole nation participates in the war. However, Li Tang obviously did not have such appeal, and forcibly implemented it will intensify domestic turmoil.
However, this castrated version of the whole people is soldiers, which is enough for Li Tang. After all, Li Shimin''s purpose is not to let the people without combat power participate in the war, but to show Qin State Li Tang''s determination to fight to the end.
Of course, only those who are determined to be unable to save Guanzhong, so the next battle is crucial.
If you want to negotiate with the Qin army, it is not the focus of the whole people being in war, and promoting peace with war is the key.
Therefore, Li Shimin decided to fight Huo Qubing.
If you win, Li Tang will have greater confidence in negotiations, and you may not need to cede land and pay compensation.
If you lose, even if Qin is willing to negotiate, the previous conditions will definitely not be able to meet Qin, and Li Tang will definitely pay a more painful price.
The victory or defeat of this battle will concern the future of the entire Tang Kingdom.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin only felt the burden on his body heavy and asked to his left and right: "Where is Li Siyuan''s current location?"
"Report to the lord, General Li Siyuan has arrived at the designated position and can launch an attack on the Qin army on time."
“That’s good.”
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On a mountain in Wuzhangyuan, Jiang Shang, who Li Shimin couldn''t find, was standing on the top of him and looking at the Tang army camp.
Li Shimin couldn''t find Jiang Shang, so he thought Jiang Shang had left, but he didn''t know that Jiang Shang had not left at all. Instead, he kept paying attention to the trends of the Tang Camp.
Just seeing the frequent mobilization of the Tang camp''s troops, Jiang Shang knew that Li Shimin had not fully adopted his strategy, otherwise the Tang army should have been defending Wuzhangyuan with all their might, rather than sending troops to fight Huo Qubing''s iron cavalry.
(This chapter ends)