Su Dingfang shook his head and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I haven't found out what kind of weapon it is yet. After all, Du Qi's secret weapon has been strictly guarded against. I only know that it exists, but I don't know how to make it, and I don't know where it was made."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Why is Du Qi able to occupy the land of the four states, and why does he dare to fight against my army? In the final analysis, there is such a weapon. If there is no such weapon, Du Qi is nothing to be afraid of. However, you, separated After such a long time, I haven't found it yet. Could it be possible that I should ask Du Qi in person?"
Su Dingfang said: "Your Majesty, the minister has neglected his duty."
Li Shimin said: "It's good that you know it. When you were arranged to serve as the governor of Guazhou and take care of the military affairs of Shazhou and Guazhou, you were responsible for keeping an eye on Du Qi. To this day, you have found out about Du Qi at least a little." information."
Plop!
Su Dingfang knelt directly on the ground and said: "I am guilty, please punish me."
As far as monitoring Du Qi is concerned, he did not do enough.
Not even competent.
Su Dingfang has indeed been paying attention to everything about Du Qi. The problem is that Du Qi's strength has developed too fast, and the core secret weapon is hidden. Even if Su Dingfang had an idea, he never found out the news.
Li Shimin said: "I came to Guazhou not to ask about your crimes, but to tell you that since you work here, you should work hard. If you have difficulties in finding out information, you should overcome the difficulties. Otherwise, if you encounter something, just say no." It's easy to inquire. Could it be possible for me to inquire in person?"
Su Dingfang knew that the emperor had no intention of disposing of him, and said: "Your Majesty's instruction, I will keep it in mind."
Li Shimin said: "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Su Dingfang stood up after thanking him.
Li Shimin looked at Gao Shilian, and said in a deep voice: "Gao Shilian, in your letter with Su Dingfang, it was mentioned that Hou Junji was self-willed and determined to go his own way. Although Hou Junji is the chief military officer, you are the governor of the Anxi Dufu. Why, from the beginning to the end, you never gave an order to order Hou Junji to withdraw his troops, but instead let him go."
Gao Shilian said: "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"
Li Shimin said: "Of course you are guilty, but right now it is at a critical time to crusade against Du Qi. Therefore, I put your matter on hold for the time being, and deal with it after the teacher returns to the court. Now, you are allowed to take the blame and make meritorious service."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Gao Shilian quickly thanked him.
Even though his status is not simple, he can be regarded as Li Shimin's uncle, but in the consideration of the monarch and his ministers, there is no so-called family relationship, only right and wrong, and Gao Shilian made a mistake.
In Gao Shilian's heart, he actually wanted to defend himself, because Hou Junji was extremely headstrong and not a person who could listen to advice. However, Gao Shilian knows Li Shimin's nature, it's fine if you plead guilty, if you insist on making excuses, or even shirk responsibility, in turn, you will be easily reprimanded and dealt with by Li Shimin.
After Li Shimin reprimanded Su Dingfang and Gao Shilian, Huanfeng turned around and said: "This is the end of the matter. In the previous wars, what were the specific mistakes and what can be changed? I will not pursue them one by one. Su Dingfang, I will ask One thing for you. If you are the vanguard, can you break Du Qi's camp defense?"
"able!"
Su Dingfang answered immediately without even thinking about it.
Li Shimin said: "How to break it?"
Su Dingfang said seriously: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the easiest way to destroy the mechanism weapons arranged outside Du Qi's camp is to drive the sheep forward. When the sheep trample on them, all the mechanisms will be triggered, and Du Qi's ambush will be triggered." It has lost its effect. And since we withdrew to Guazhou City, Beizhi has been collecting sheep, and now we have prepared enough sheep. There are thousands of sheep, enough to break the battle many times."
On Li Shimin's cold and serious face, there was a slight smile, and he nodded and said: "This is not bad."
After a pause, Li Shimin continued: "Du Qi still has a projectile weapon under his command. How do you plan to deal with this weapon? If you don't solve these, it will be extremely dangerous."
Su Dingfang shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, this weapon is too flexible. In Du Qi's camp, the catapult can change positions at any time. It is impossible for us to destroy the opponent's means."
"The only way is to sprint forward to avoid it. In fact, once we break the defense of the opponent's camp, then the two armies will fight and fight at close range, and it will not be easy to be attacked by Du Qi's secret weapon."
"Because in hand-to-hand combat between the two armies, once Du Qi's weapon explodes, it will be a lose-lose situation. Du Qi's weapon is most suitable for defense."
Su Dingfang said: "Once you use the city,To defend, with Du Qi's weapon, it is extremely difficult for us to attack. "
Li Shimin nodded after listening.
Su Dingfang's research is good and quite thorough, but Li Shimin is not reconciled to such a situation.
It's too controlled by people.
Du Qi's weapons are better equipped than those of the Datang army, and there are new weapons and new institutions. Under such a premise, although Li Shimin has a large number of troops, he has an advantage in field battles. If Du Qi's tens of thousands of troops start to retreat and rely on city defense, it will be very difficult for Li Shimin to win with Du Qi's new weapon.
At this moment, Li Jing said: "Your Majesty, Du Qi has a lot of cards in his hands. Even now, we don't know whether Du Qi has a more powerful weapon. We must consider these before we can make a suitable weapon." Choice. The veteran believes that the most suitable thing right now is to lead the army to the border, meet Du Qi for a while, and then consider the countermeasures. After all, Hou Junji is in Du Qi's hands, and once a war starts, Hou Junji may die."
Changsun Wuji echoed: "Your Majesty, I agree with Wei Guogong's analysis. Right now, let's go to the border first and see how Du Qi responds."
In fact, he couldn't wait.
Because at this point, Du Qi's rebellion is almost certain. Under such circumstances, when Li Shimin personally heard the news that Du Qi was going to rebel on his own, Changsun Wuji would suggest to Li Shimin to cut off all of Du Qi's business systems in Datang and cut off Du Qi's sources.
In addition, the Du family also has to deal with it.
In short, Du Qi will pay a huge price.
After Li Shimin heard Li Jing and Changsun Wuji's words, he nodded and stopped talking, but temporarily rested in the Governor's Mansion. The army has traveled a long distance from Chang'an, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter at the end of May and closer to June.
Along the way, there are few rests.
Now all the soldiers are taking a short rest to ensure that everyone can adjust their status. Once at the border to start a war, the soldiers can go all out.
After a day's rest, the army left Guazhou City and marched forward in a mighty way. By Shen time of the next day, they had already reached the border between Guazhou and Yizhou, and Li Shimin led a large army to line up outside Du Qi's camp.
Du Qi had already got the news.
The army under his command is already ready for a battle.
Du Qi, Shangguanyi, Guo Xiaozheng, Xue Rengui and others all arrived at the gate of the camp.
Li Shimin stood on horseback, and there was a distance of two to three hundred steps between him and Du Qi's barracks. Although Du Qi's clothes can be roughly seen clearly, but his appearance is not clear.
Li Shimin got off his horse and walked forward without haste. When Li Shimin was walking, Changsun Wuji, Li Jing and others persuaded him, but Li Shimin didn't answer at all, he just raised his hand to stop him.
None of the guards followed.
After walking more than ten steps, Li Shimin looked at Du Qi's camp in the distance, and shouted: "Du Erlang, dare to come out for a while." (Remember the website website: www.hlnovel.com