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Volume 3 Taihang Mountain Chapter 829 Conspiracy

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    The western suburbs of Chang'an were a royal place. In the past, they were a place for emperors, princes, generals and ministers to visit.

    But since a year ago, there has been no singing and dancing here, only the sounds of killing.  Countless houses were replaced by densely packed military tents, surrounded by fences on all sides to prevent others from entering.  Tang Junfu soldiers stationed here.

    The roar on the school grounds in the western suburbs was like thunder.

    On the shooting range, the soldiers of Tang Dynasty took off their shirts. The sweat on their bodies reflected the sunlight and flowed into streams on their skin. But after hearing the rumble of drums,  The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty held crossbows and shot arrows at the target in rows and rows. The arrows flew like flies, but they saw that the arrow stacks were filled with arrowheads in an instant.

    On the school field, the captain waved the command flag and gave orders to the soldiers on the field. The soldiers of the Tang army, holding Mo Dao, formed a strict anti-horse formation and moved forward step by step.  The Tang Army's light cavalry in front simulated the impact of Zhao's grassland light cavalry on the infantry formation.  A group of cavalry finished their attack, but after seeing the smoke and dust billowing, the Tang Army's infantry square remained motionless.

    Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui walked by, showing expressions of satisfaction.  Li Shimin praised: "Hou Junji is well-trained in military training. This Tang army has been completely transformed in his hands."

    Hou Junji, who had an iron face, showed a smile on his face and said: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. I have been sharpening my sword for ten years, just waiting to fight Zhao Jun to see if the legendary grassland cavalry is so powerful? This time let me  Let Weichen be the forward!"

    Li Shimin nodded and said: "Your infantry and horse defense drills are very good. If (Chang) (Feng) were Zhao Jun's cavalry a year ago, they would definitely not be able to attack your formation. But a year later, I don't know what they will have."  There are no new tactics. I heard that the way they defeated the Jieli Turkic cavalry on the grassland was to retreat, turn around and shoot arrows."

    Speaking of which.  Li Shimin paused and said, "Jieli suffered a big loss because of this!"

    Hou Junji said confidently: "Li Chongjiu defeated the Turkic armored cavalry, and our army mainly relied on infantry phalanx. If Li Chongjiu dared to charge the formation with cavalry, our army would shoot him with strong bows and crossbows first. Then we would shoot him with strong bows and crossbows."  If you use Mo Dao's hand to break the horse soldiers, you will definitely defeat them. I don't expect that even if Li Chongjiu comes up with any new tactics within a year, he will not be a match for the infantry of the Tang Dynasty."

    Having said this, Hou Junji raised his fist and said: "Your Majesty, the Tang army will win!"

    The officers and soldiers of the Tang Army on the side raised their right arms and shouted that they would win.

    Seeing the high morale of the generals, Li Shimin nodded slightly with joy, and said to Fang Xuanling, "I use all the savings in the treasury to train elite soldiers. Li Chongjiu can use the money to build Linshuo Palace, but my Wuji Palace has already been built."  It has been in disrepair for a long time. Since I came to the throne, I have been reluctant to wear a new robe, and have used all the financial resources of the Tang Dynasty to build this powerful team. I am confident that this powerful team is enough to face any lion in the world."

    "Yes."

    As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, a cavalry sprint down the mountain was being carried out on the school field, but he saw the Tang Army's cavalry rushing down the hillside.

    More than a hundred light cavalry galloped as fast as lightning. Li Shimin nodded approvingly when he saw it.  But it was at this moment that a cavalryman stumbled.  The war horse overturned, and the cavalry assault formation behind it was thrown into chaos, causing the originally swift and violent assault to become a mess.

    Hou Junji saw it and cursed: "What's going on? Where is the riding captain?"

    The cavalry captain who was held accountable.  He came over immediately and immediately knelt down to Li Shimin and Hou Junji and said: "Your Majesty, General, I am going to have trouble training my troops. Please punish me."

    Li Shimin said coldly: "Then you know what to do?"

    The cavalry captain gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

    At that moment, he turned around and shouted: "Come here. Behead this man!"

    The soldier who had stumbled was immediately captured by the soldiers on the side. The Tang troops on both sides watched silently as the soldier was taken out and beheaded.

    When Li Shimin saw that the captain had finished punishing him, he said: "You are not doing well in training, go down and receive thirty lashes yourself!"

    "No, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

    When all the soldiers of the Tang Army saw that Li Shimin was training so rigorously, they were all frightened, and they did not dare to neglect them now.

    After watching the military training, the monarch and his ministers rested in a tent.

    Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were both knowledgeable soldiers, and they all praised the Tang army trained by Hou Junji.

    But then Du Ruhui said to Li Shimin with a worried look: "Your Majesty, for more than a year, our Tang Army has been training hard and its equipment is better than before. However, this time the Zhao Army has no leisure either. Li Chongjiu's Six Branch Offices  The army has completed its expansion, and its troops and horses have increased to 200,000. They also conducted many small-scale battles with our army last year, fighting to support war, and their soldiers and horses are also well trained."

    Fang Xuanling also said: "Your Majesty, the harvest in Guanzhong was poor last year. I don't know what the harvest will be like this year, but Li Chongjiu will definitely launch an attack during the autumn harvest and not give us a chance to harvest food. Therefore, Your MajestyThe strategy of keeping the weak while retaining the strong, adopting the strategy of elite troops over the past year, and using the meager material resources in Guanzhong to support this large army is the right one.  But Your Majesty, although Wei Chen has confidence in the elite troops trained by General Hou, Zhao Jun's strength this time cannot be easily resisted. What Wei Chen means is, can Your Majesty consider a retreat?  "

    Li Shimin frowned after hearing this, and Du Ruhui quickly explained to Fang Xuanling: "Your Majesty, Ke Ming's intention is to consider defeat before thinking about victory. It is better to invite the prince to settle down in Sichuan first."

    "That's what Wei Chen means." Fang Xuanling said.

    Li Shimin smiled reluctantly after hearing this and said: "The two beloved ministers have said it well. Sichuan and Shu are geographically advantageous, and even if you stay in Sichuan for 20 to 30 years, didn't the emperor of the Han Dynasty also originate in Sichuan and Shu? It may not be possible.  A chance to make a comeback.¡±

    Li Shimin smiled lightly, but the more he laughed, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui began to sweat from their foreheads.

    After a while, Li Shimin stopped laughing, looked at the two men with cold voices and asked softly: "Are you really not optimistic that I can win this battle?"

    Fang Xuanling was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, I will tell you from the bottom of my heart, I really can't defeat you. Although our army is capable of fighting now, regardless of the manpower, material resources, financial resources, and reserves of the two countries, we are at a loss now.  The capital of Tang Dynasty was far inferior to that of Zhao State. This is the general trend, and no matter how clever the strategy or calculation is, it cannot be stopped. In fact, Li Chongjiu does not need to think about any conspiracy, as long as he attacks Guanzhong from Hexi, Tongguan, and Hedong openly, we will all  There is no chance of a comeback. The only chance to turn things around right now is not with us. We can only hope that Li Chongjiu will make a stupid mistake."

    Li Shimin asked back: "Then will Li Chongjiu make a mistake?"

    Du Ruhui coughed a few times and said: "Your Majesty, Li Chongjiu is a prudent man with troops, cautious in dealing with things, and makes decisions before taking action. Although he is not as talented and strategic as your Majesty, he rarely makes mistakes."

    "Impossible," Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Everyone has weaknesses, and if they have weaknesses, they will make mistakes. Where do you think Li Chongjiu's weakness is?"

    Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling looked at each other and shook their heads together.

    Li Shimin sneered and said: "No, he has weaknesses. You don't know it, but I know it. Although this man is cunning and unrighteous, he has deep love for his third sister. If anything happens to his third sister on his way to the army, maybe he will  It will be a big mess."

    Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling felt chilled in their hearts when Li Shimin said this.  (To be continued)
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