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- Gao Xudao's words immediately silenced the most determined supporters of the Tang Dynasty in the palace.
It had only been four years since Li Chongjiu had founded the country, and the internal conflicts of Zhao were not without them. The new interest groups of Zhao were still in the process of coming together, including conflicts between poor families and scholars, conflicts between merchants and aristocratic families, and conflicts between Han people and barbarians. Hidden in the dark, but under the power of Li Chongjiu, it was not revealed.
¡°If Zhao State experiences a defeat like the Battle of Feishui, it is not impossible for the entire country to fall apart.
Therefore, the advice of Lu Chengqing and Gao Xudao was unreasonable. At the same time, the opinions of important ministers such as Wen Yanbo, Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, etc. on the conquest of the Tang Dynasty were also very ambiguous. It can be seen that they also have a lot of concerns.
After that, the ministers who tried to oppose the attack on the Tang Dynasty finished speaking, and the ministers who advocated the attack on the Tang Dynasty expressed their opinions.
There were many ministers who advocated crusade against Li Tang, mainly General Zhao Fang who fully supported it. Among the civil servants, Zhou Zhou, Ji Chuan, and Lin Dangfeng also supported the conquest of the Tang Dynasty. These were young officials of the Zhao Dynasty.
Ji Chuan even more realistically came up with figures to explain the advantages of Li Tang and Zhao Guo in winning or losing.
Ji Chuan said that in terms of military strength, the Zhao army could mobilize 100,000 Xibu cavalry, 50,000 Turkic cavalry, 20,000 Mohe cavalry, and 30,000 Han troops stationed in Huaihuang and Yuyi Town.
Ji Chuan paused for a moment, raised his fingers and counted, this does not include the places where the subordinate armies such as Shiwei, Xi Clan, Khitan, Ding Ling and Goguryeo are located.
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In addition, there is Wang Bo. Meng Jiong, Wang Xiong's birthday. Xiao Xian and other generals' troops, as well as county soldiers stationed in various places, totaled nearly 200,000 troops.
"That is to say, if our army has more than 500,000 troops to conquer the Tang Dynasty, if it is urgently mobilized, we can also recruit 300,000 brave men from the private sector.
Hearing what Ji Chuan said, everyone nodded. The other party did not exaggerate the Zhao army's mobilization power because he advocated attacking Tang Dynasty. In fact, if there was a real war. Zhao Jun recruited brave men from the people, and with the participation of Khitan and Shiwei tribes, the mobilization force could reach more than one million.
This is no exaggeration. Although the population of Zhao State is less than that of the Great Sui Dynasty, the territory of Zhao State is far larger than that of Great Sui Dynasty. The Hu tribe outside the Great Wall can contribute at least 300,000 horses to Zhao State.
Ji Chuan continued: "Looking at Li Tang, since last year, Li Yuan's three-pronged attack failed. The loss of his troops was serious, coupled with the exhaustion of Guanzhong, the serious desertion of soldiers, and the rebellion of Yang Wenqian this year, Li Tang's vitality was seriously damaged. There are also generals such as Duan Decao who support their troops and respect themselves. Coupled with the newly lost land of Henan, this is an irreparable loss. ¡®
¡®According to the estimates of the Fengwen Division, if Li Tang faces a full-scale attack. The number of soldiers and horses will not exceed 300,000. This is still their mobilization power after all the people are in the army. Therefore, the strength ratio between our army and Li Tang is five to three, or even two to one. Take an absolute advantage. ¡®
The ministers all nodded after hearing this, expressing their approval of Himekawa's estimate. Even the ministers who opposed the conquest of Tang Dynasty. Can't find fault with it either.
But Lu Chengqing said: "Shilang Ji, five hundred thousand versus three hundred thousand seems reasonable, but our army cannot attack the Tang Dynasty by attacking only one way and dividing the troops. The Tang army is on the defensive, but fighting on the inside, on a local basis." , the military strength may not be inferior to our army, or even exceed our army, so the advantage is not obvious. ¡®
"After Ji Chuan finished speaking, Xue Wanche stepped forward and said: 'Your Majesty, our army has defeated the Turks and Goguryeo in succession, destroyed Lin Shihong, and surrendered Feng An. The morale of the three armies is high and the military front is in full swing. Within a thousand years, if there are many powerful armies in the world, no one can compete with us. Your Majesty, at this moment, use your strength to defeat Li Tang and bring peace to the whole world! ¡®
Xue Wanche¡¯s impassioned words immediately made the military generals applaud.
His opinion is completely opposite to that of his brother Xue Wanshu, and it is obviously his own decision.
One person came forward to question it. The Zhao army was indeed an elite force, but the Tang army was not a weak force. In previous battles, the Zhao army lost more than it won. How can you win easily?
Lin Dangfeng, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, also said: "In order to attack the Tang Dynasty, our Ministry of Revenue did some calculations overnight. Based on the grain tax of Zhao, if we want to support an army of 500,000 to attack the Tang Dynasty, it is estimated that it will take at least next year's autumn grain harvest. If an army of 300,000 were to attack the Tang Dynasty, it would be enough to harvest the grain next summer. If His Majesty made urgent calls, the army rations in Liyangcang and Luokou Cang could be advanced, and more than 200,000 men and horses could be dispatched next month for three months. ¡®
Gao Xudao, the Minister of Rites, came forward and questioned: "But the military rations in the Liyang and Luokou warehouses have been used up in recent years to fight against Wang Shichong and Du Fuwei, as well as this year when General Song went south to attack Lin Shihong. Your Majesty has previously ordered that the two warehouses of grain be sealed and cannot be used unless it is easy. The grain harvested last year and this year alone is enough to support the army.?? ¡®
Lin Dangfeng said: "Please don't doubt me, Sir. Our household department counts every drop and cent, and there will never be any mistakes." ¡®
Li Chongjiu nodded. The household department chaired by Lin Dangfeng was doing a good job for him and he was a good steward. So I still trust him.
Lin Dangfeng said: "Your Majesty, I think that Guanzhong is exhausted now. If we continue to use the method of trapping and killing, even if we take Guanzhong in the future, I am afraid it will take ten years to recover. I think we can take advantage of this to advance and defeat it in one battle." , it will be easy to clean up Guanzhong in the future, and we can also use Chang'an as the starting point to communicate with the Western Regions. Such business convenience will be several times that of Huaihuang Town. ¡®
Li Chongjiu also knows that this is also the opinion of the businessmen of Zhao State represented by Lin Dangfeng. They have long been interested in the huge trade of the Silk Road starting from Chang'an.
Therefore, I strongly advised Li Chongjiu to capture Chang'an first, and at the same time, do not let Chang'an suffer too much loss and damage.
Next, several people put forward the pros and cons of conquering the Tang Dynasty.
But one morning, there was no result from the discussion in the main hall.
Li Chongjiu and the palace officials gave a banquet, and he went into the side hall to rest. However, it can be guessed that many people had no taste for this meal, and the debate about attacking the Tang Dynasty at the banquet did not stop.
When Li Chongjiu got up and went to the side hall, Ji Chuan, Zhang Xuansu, and Yu Shinan, the three ministers of Zhongshu, followed him.
Li Chongjiu said: "Shilang Ji, if you want to persuade me to attack the Tang Dynasty, then wait a minute and wait until later!"
Ji Chuan said to Li Chongjiu: "Your Majesty, this is not the case. We have just received news from the Rumor Division. Xue Shou, a member of the Tiance Mansion Record Office under Li Shimin, secretly came to the capital ten days ago and visited Xue Wanshu, the Minister of Punishment. According to the details of the Rumor Division, It was discovered that they discussed secretly for an hour before Xue Shou left."
Xue Shou was no stranger to this person, Li Chongjiu. Li Shimin had always used this person as a lobbyist to visit various places and carry out secret orders.
But now the other party actually visited Xue Wanshu, and Xue Wanshu raised objections to the strategy of attacking Tang Dynasty in the court. Does this mean that the two are connected?
Li Chongjiu thought of this and said, "Is Xue Shou still in Youjing?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Hearing Department has sent people to monitor him, but he didn't take action for fear of alerting others. If he orders an arrest, he can be brought to His Majesty in an hour."
¡®Then I will see Xue Shou in an hour and remember to stay alive. ¡®
¡®No! ¡®
Li Chongjiu was very pleased. The efficiency of the Rumor Division was really high. He had spent a lot of money on the Rumor Division in the past few years.
Li Chongjiu said: ¡®Zhang Aiqing, do you think the strategy of conquering the Tang Dynasty is feasible? ¡®
Li Chongjiu looked at Zhang Xuansu. Zhang Xuansu had made many suggestions for Zhao in recent years and rarely made any mistakes. There was talk of reincarnation of Zhang Zifang in the court. And Wen Yanbo is naturally known as Li Chongjiu's Xiao He.
¡°And before Li Chongjiu makes any major decisions, he is willing to listen to Zhang Xuansu¡¯s opinions before making a decision. Therefore, Zhang Xuansu's influence in Li Chongjiu's mind was extraordinary. Therefore, Ji Chuan and Yu Shinan pricked their ears, wanting to hear what Zhang Xuansu meant.
Zhang Xuansu lowered his head after hearing this and said, "Your Majesty, although the ministers advocated conquering the Tang Dynasty, what Lu Yushi and Gao Shangshu said today are not unreasonable." ¡®
Li Chongjiu heard what Zhang Xuansu said, but almost didn't say it, so he asked: "Zhang Aiqing, when you say this, you obviously have concerns in your heart." Where is Yu Aiqing? ¡®
Yu Shinan cupped his hands and said: "This matter is of great importance, and even a humble minister dare not make a conclusion easily." ¡®
Wen Yanbo, Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, Zhang Xuansu, and Yu Shinan all took a cautious attitude. Among the ministers, it was the young faction like Ji Chuan, Zhou Zhou, and Lin Dangfeng who advocated attacking the Tang Dynasty the most.
But among the generals, Xu Shiji, Wang Mahan, and Xue Wanche were the most active in attacking the Tang Dynasty. There was a very obvious situation in the Zhao court where military generals took the lead in fighting, while civil servants were cautious.
Since ancient times, military generals have mostly been engaged in battles. They have achieved military success because of the battles they fought. Civil servants are always cautious, because there are variables in war, and they are better at gaining credit from political negotiations.
This is also the reason why in the past there were too many military masters fighting and civil masters making peace in the court.
Li Chongjiu said: ¡®I understand, I will go to have a meal first, and you will think about it later. The imperial meeting in the afternoon will make a general decision. ¡®
Li Chongjiu was about to turn around when Zhang Xuansu took a few steps forward and came to Li Chongjiu and said: "Your Majesty, when the Sui Dynasty conquered Chen and the Jin Dynasty defeated Wu, although they both used the whole country to conquer one country, it seemed that there was a huge disparity in military strength, but the masters of the two countries They were all very cautious, planning for several years, and never acted too hastily. ¡®
As soon as Zhang Xuansu said this, Ji Chuan objected: "Back then, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang fought in Xingyang. Xiang Yu couldn't support him, so he discussed with Liu Bang.?The chasm was used as the boundary, but Liu Bang listened to Zhang Liang and Chen Ping afterwards, pursued Xiang Yu, and finally won the victory at Gaixia. If Liu Bang had hesitated at that time, how could he have conquered the world in one battle? ¡®
Zhang Xuansu said: "At that time, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang had been fighting fiercely for a long time. Xiang Yu's power was exhausted, and Liu Bang pursued and won. But now our army has been fighting with the Tang army for several years, and we are just an evenly matched enemy. Is Li Tang really at the end of his rope?" ¡®
Seeing that Ji Chuan was about to argue with Zhang Xuansu, Li Chongjiu said: 'My dear friends, there is no need to argue, I have already made up my mind! ¡®
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