Seeing Li Shimin's grief, You Qi was so angry that he vomited blood. He opened his mouth to speak, trying to persuade Li Shimin. But when he reached the words on his lips, he swallowed them back. Now that he is here, there is still news to report, not just about Li Chengqian. Just looking at Li Shimin like this, Wei Shuyu didn't speak for a while.
Fang Xuanling has been sitting by the side.
When he saw Wei Shuyu's hesitation to speak, his heart suddenly jumped, and his heart sank even more. I'm afraid Li Chengqian's death is just the beginning, not the worst news.
Fang Xuanling did not speak.
It is not appropriate to interrupt at this time.
After a while, Li Shimin's anger ended. He looked at Wei Shuyu and asked, "Shuyu, what news do you have?"
Wei Shuyu replied: "Your Majesty, our people are still sending back news. The army led by His Royal Highness Li Tai and Li Ke has already been defeated, and both of them have fallen into the hands of Xia Guo's soldiers. I am afraid that their situation will It won't be too good either."
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Li Shimin's complexion suddenly changed.
Grieve again.
Du Qi has already killed Li Chengqian, so it is conceivable that Du Qi will definitely not spare the lives of Li Ke and Li Tai next time. So the two brothers were killed in the end, most likely.
Li Shimin was angry in his heart, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said directly: "Fang Qing, how many troops do we have now?"
Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, we have about fifty thousand people."
?Since he went south to Shaozhou, Li Shimin has been recruiting troops. At the same time, after he seized various places, he has also continued to recruit troops and food to strengthen his own strength. Today, Li Shimin's military strength has increased a lot, bringing together nearly 50,000 people. It's just that such a force seems extremely weak in front of Du Qi. After all, Xia Guo has now formed a general trend.
Li Shimin, who was in a calm state, could not send troops at will, because he knew very well that he was invincible.
But now Li Shimin is angry.
He wished he could kill Du Qi to avenge his son.
Li Shimin flicked his sleeves, and said directly: "Fang Qing, go and gather all the troops. Now I want to fight Du Qi to the death, even if I lose to Xia Guo now, I will go all out. This time Du Qi went south, I will not evacuate again .Even if it is death, let Du Qi see how powerful I am in Tang Dynasty."
Fang Xuanling frowned upon hearing this, and persuaded: "Your Majesty, please think twice, the current situation cannot be impulsive."
Li Shimin said: "My intention has been decided."
Fang Xuanling said: "It is extremely inappropriate for Your Majesty to fight Du Qi with all his strength. Although our current military strength has some strength, it is impossible to confront Du Qi head-on. If the officials don¡¯t resist direct attachment, then they can hide in the dark and provide convenience for us."''
"Only in this way can we cause trouble for Du Qi, and we have a chance of survival. Once we directly compete with Xia Guo, we may be directly crushed by Du Qi in the end."
Fang Xuanling said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please think twice before acting impulsively."
Li Shimin was still extremely angry at this moment.
His son died.
Even his other sons may be killed by Du Qi. Li Shimin opened his mouth to speak, but seeing Fang Xuanling's earnest worry, he sighed and said dejectedly: "I know, I can't be impulsive right now."
Fang Xuanling breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Li Shimin is not impulsive, hides in Yushan peacefully, and fights guerrilla warfare with Du Qi, then Datang still has a certain chance. If Li Shimin fought against Du Qi impulsively, Fang Xuanling believed that Datang would not be able to hold on.
Wei Shuyu said at this time: "Your Majesty, according to our estimates, Du Qi is going south to Shaozhou. He will arrive in Shaozhou in half a month at most. If Du Qi is on his way at full speed, it may take less than half a month. Going south from Jiangnan Road, the road is actually quite flat and not too rough. The only thing that makes Du Qi difficult is the climate factor."
Li Shimin said: "Du Qi has already gone south, blocking Du Qi is the key. Since we are not going to fight head-on, you all talk about what we should do to defeat Du Qi now. If this battle can't stop Du Qi's offensive, then in the end even If we don't fight head-on, we are willing to be wiped out here. Only by blocking Du Qi can we have a chance to make a comeback."
Fang Xuanling sighed inwardly, he did not speak.
Under Li Shimin's command, Fang Xuanling is eloquent, resourceful and resourceful.
The problem is the current situation, Datang is too unfavorable, all of them are at a disadvantage. Even if Fang Xuanling had a strategy in mind, the problem was that he really couldn't find any way to resist Du Qi's army in the current situation.
theXia Guo is too strong.
Not only the gap in numbers, but also the gap in people's hearts, and even the gap in weapons.
Even, there are other gaps
When Wei Shuyu heard Li Shimin's words, he felt a strong sense of powerlessness in his heart. But no matter what, it is impossible to ignore it at the moment, Wei Shuyu said: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, our only advantage is to give full play to the advantages of geographical location and weather."
Li Shimin asked: "How to take advantage of it?"
Wei Shuyu said slowly: "The geographical advantage is the climate and environment in the Lingnan area. In fact, Shaozhou is also mountainous, and there are deep mountains and old forests in many places. Even if the road is not rough, it is possible to pass through a place like deep mountains and old forests. In the region, it is not easy for Du Qi's army to go south, we can stop it."
"In addition, there are many rivers in the southern region, and there are many rivers everywhere, so there are many bridges. The first thing we have to do now is to destroy the bridges in these places. This will make it difficult for Du Qi to go south."
"Besides, on some narrow roads, soldiers were arranged to block the roads with boulders, making it impossible for Xia's army to advance for a short time. Even if Du Qi's army can open up bridges and mountain roads, it will at least delay the marching time."
Wei Shuyu said: "As long as the time is delayed, the time for Du Qi to go south will be prolonged. In this way, the weather in the south will become hotter and the climate will be different. There are many mosquitoes in Lingnan. When the weather is hot, Du Qi's people will not Getting used to the weather in the south, and even soldiers being bitten by mosquitoes will make them feel more uncomfortable, which is good for us, after all, we have lived in Shaozhou for such a long time, and we are already used to the current environment, they are not the same."
Li Shimin nodded.
Wei Shuyu's analysis makes sense.
Wei Shuyu continued: "The second point is what Fang Xiang mentioned just now, to arrange officials from all over the country to submit to Du Qi on the surface and not to resist. Secretly, they are setting obstacles for Du Qi and blocking Du Qi's grain road. After all These people who have surrendered to Du Qi, and then arrange people to cut off the food road, it is relatively easy to take action."
"In this way, we have a chance."
"Our killer move is the climate. When the weather gets hotter, even if Du Qi has a large army, it will be difficult for Du Qi to go south to attack us. Extremely hot weather is not like severe cold weather. When the weather is cold, You can wear thicker clothes. In the hot weather, there are fewer clothes, but there are mosquitoes, and they can't stand it."
Wei Shuyu said: "This is our only chance, because when it comes to military strength, combat effectiveness, and weapons, we can't compare with Xia's army, and we can only rely on Shaozhou's climate."
Li Shimin had a look of approval in his eyes after listening, and said: "The suggestion mentioned by Shuyu is already the most pertinent suggestion. We are short of troops, and it is definitely impossible to confront directly. When the weather is hot, we will hide in the mountains. Du Qi It will be even more difficult to enter the mountains to destroy us. The advantage of the army will be weakened by the mountains."
Wei Shuyu said: "Your Majesty is wise, this is what I think. What we have to do is to give full play to the advantage of the geographical advantage. Only in this way can we win the final victory. The situation is indeed difficult, but in fact compared to the situation we considered before , now it is relatively easier, there is no shortage of food and clothing, and there is no shortage of supplies. This is already much better."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "What Shuyu said is true. We are indeed much better now than before. Originally, there were only a few thousand troops, but Du Qi did not go south for the time being, which made us rest for a while, and the number of troops returned to tens of thousands. People. Although we still can't confront Du Qi head-on, at least at the moment, we are not as weak as before."
When Fang Xuanling heard Li Shimin's words, he didn't have much hope. It's not that he doesn't have self-confidence, it's not that he doesn't have fighting spirit, it's because he has confronted Du Qi one after another, and every failure has proved one thing, that is, Du Qi is invincible.
The destiny is in the country of Xia.
Not in Datang.
Now Fang Xuanling, even if he heard Wei Shuyu's words, did not give much hope.
Take one step at a time.
However, Li Shimin didn't notice Fang Xuanling's strangeness. He still didn't give up in his heart, so he directly ordered Wei Shuyu and Fang Xuanling to go down and make arrangements for the next battle. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com