The word "side by side" king of the Tang Dynasty

Chang'an, Tai Chi Palace!

Above the court, Li Shimin said with a gloomy face:"Li Changqing built the Martial Arts Temple, and shamelessly installed himself as the Martial Saint King to rival Confucius. This is really treason! But the people in the world are so ignorant that they actually praise him!"

Once the Martial Arts Temple becomes like a Confucian Temple , blossoming all over the land of Kyushu, Li Changqing's name as the Martial Saint King will be confirmed!

At that time, with the title of Martial Saint King, he will accept sacrifices from people all over the world and stand shoulder to shoulder with Confucius!

Such a living saint is simply bad news for Li Shimin!

Li Shimin stood up from the dragon chair, walked back and forth along the steps for a long time, and finally said:"In order to compete with Li Changqing, I will also build a martial arts temple. What do you all think?" Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials in Tai Chi Palace expressed strange expressions. He looked at Li Shimin with his eyes and remained silent.

Li Changqing built a martial arts temple and canonized himself as the Martial Saint King, relying on his achievements that shocked the past and the present! You have that confidence!

And you, Li Shimin, have no virtue or ability to become the Martial Saint King?

To put it nicely, you are the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

To put it bluntly, you are a false emperor who is unfaithful, unfilial, benevolent and unjust, who killed his brother and imprisoned his father, and forced the palace to rebel!

If he were to be called the Martial Saint King, he would definitely be opposed and reviled by people all over the world!

Li Shimin looked at the strange looks in the eyes of many civil and military officials in the audience and immediately understood what they were thinking.

Suddenly, his face was gloomy and almost dripping with water. He flicked his sleeves angrily and sat back on the dragon chair.

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Beijing, Forbidden City, Tiance Hall.

Li Jing came out of the queue and reported to Li Changqing:"Your Majesty, the 410,000-strong army is ready to go. As long as King Wu gives the order, it can march south at any time and take Chang'an directly."

Many generals and civil servants heard this with excitement in their eyes. Counterattacking Chang'an and killing the false emperor Li Shimin was the ultimate goal they had been planning these days.

Li Changqing nodded with satisfaction. With an army of 410,000 in hand, and with his own personal conquest, who in the world can stop him?

However, among the many excited civil servants and generals, only Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked worried and looked very embarrassed. They looked at Li Changqing and hesitated to speak.

Noticing the strangeness between the two of them, Li Changqing asked:"Xuanling, Keming, if you two have any opinions, you can just say it directly. By the way, I asked you to prepare for raising food and grass last time. How is the progress now?"

Because government affairs are too much. There were many, so Li Changqing left the matter of food and grass to Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

Hearing this, the embarrassment on the faces of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui became even heavier. After hesitating for a moment, Fang Xuanling cupped his hands and said,"Your Majesty, this is exactly what we are worried about.""

"Our Beijing is located in the north and is on the verge of a desert. The land is barren and food is scarce. The spiritual herbs that usually support an army of 410,000 are shipped from other states and counties.

The journey to Chang'an was more than 2,100 miles, and the battle line was so long that there was simply no supply of food and grass.

Cheng Yaojin was straightforward and said blankly:"No food?" Just buy from the common people and those grain merchants, isn't it difficult?"

"Zhijie, your thinking is too simple."

Du Ruhui smiled bitterly and said with a sad face:

"Although we are not short of money, there is not much food in Beijing and the surrounding counties and counties. People on the border do not have enough food to eat at home, so there will be no surplus food."

For the matter of food and grass, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui can be said to be anxious.

As the saying goes, food and grass go first before the three armies are moved.

What measures the combat effectiveness of an army is definitely whether its logistics system is guaranteed. Otherwise, even if your army No matter how powerful it is, the grain and grass logistics cannot keep up, and everything is empty talk.

Li Changqing gave the two of them the most important task of raising grain and grass, and the pressure on them is not small.

Chang'an is located in the south and is the economic center of the Tang Dynasty. As one of the centers, there will be no shortage of food and grass at all. If Li Shimin adopts the strategy of defending the city and not leaving the city after he attacks Chang'an City, they will definitely not be able to use up the food and grass supply.

The method of besieging the city and attacking by force is more convenient. It is unusable. After all, this is different from the last time the Turks besieged the city. The last time they faced hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops, Chang'an only had 30,000 defenders.

But this time, in addition to the 50,000 Xuanjia troops under Li Shimin's command, there were still 70 Although the combat power of an army of ten thousand is far less than that of Li Changqing's 410,000 elites, it is more than enough to defend the city.

After all, among Li Changqing's 410,000 elites, 200,000 are cavalry and 100,000 are heavy armored soldiers! These are powerful units that can rush into battle to kill enemies, but when used to siege a city, their effectiveness is greatly reduced!

"If not, shall we collect food from the people? Capture Chang'an in one go, and then use Chang'an's food to make up for the loopholes in the border."

After hesitating for a while, Fang Xuanling suggested that this was also a helpless solution.

But Li Changqing categorically shook his head and refused:"No! The war does not happen overnight. The counterattack on Chang'an is a protracted battle. The people at the border have not enough food to eat. How can we do it again? This is related to the fundamentals of people’s livelihood!

After thinking for a while, Li Changqing added:"Since there is no food at the border, we can only get it from other places.""

"Since ancient times, the Jiangnan area has been prosperous and has been the granary of the world. The food needed by the army can be purchased from Jiangnan and other places."

The land in the south is fertile, the climate is pleasant, and there is no danger of war in the north. It has been the center of economic gravity from ancient times to the present.

And the Jiangnan area has a saying that"the food in the south of the Yangtze River is sufficient for the world." If grain and grass are obtained from the Jiangnan area, then The problem of grain and grass needed by the army can be easily solved.

Although it is feasible to purchase grain from Jiangnan and other places, it is too far away. It is not easy to establish a complete grain and grass supply line, which is not conducive to the army's counterattack on Chang'an.

Du Ruhui frowned and purchased grain from other areas Of course he and Fang Xuanling thought about buying grain, but this would slow down the counterattack on Chang'an, so they didn't consider it.

Li Changqing shook his head and said:"I have received news that the false emperor Li Shimin has removed Li Ji from the border. Transferred back and took charge of Chang'an.

Li Ji was not only brave, but also an outstanding strategist and commander. I had dealt with him several times, and he was definitely not comparable to Zhang Liang and others.

With this person in charge of Chang'an, if we only defend but not attack, it will be impossible to conquer Chang'an in a short time."

Hearing the name Li Ji, the faces of the civil servants and generals in the store, including Li Jing, became solemn. The name Li Ji had a great reputation in the Tang Dynasty, especially in the ears of the foreign barbarians.

He was as powerful as Li Jing. He was known as a famous general, but he was determined to guard the country. He was not there when Li Yuan founded the country and was conferred. He was named the General of Zhenxi, guarding the border in the west, guarding Tuyuhun, and staying away from temple matters.

"The false emperor is so abominable! How can such generals be transferred away from the border? If the border is lost, does he know the consequences?"

Li Jing was very angry. He really admired Li Ji and recognized the latter's talents. He really didn't want to make enemies of such loyal men and fight with each other on the battlefield. The mainstay of the Tang Dynasty really didn't want to fight with each other. Too many, and cannot withstand such internal strife.

Li Changqing told this news to let everyone understand one thing. Since Li Shimin transferred Li Ji back, the strategy of blitzing Chang'an and breaking through it with thunderous momentum will not work.

Li Ji has been guarding the border all year round. , what I am best at is guarding.

Li Changqing ordered: Xuanling, Keming, it is up to you two to establish the food and grass supply line. There is no need to rush it, stability is the priority."

"I understand."

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui nodded, this task is too heavy!