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Chapter 91

Li Daozong was stunned, he really didn't expect that Li Shimin would call his name.

Because there are so many generals in the Tang Dynasty, no matter whether it is the well-known Qin Qiong or Cheng Yaojin, or the Lian Li Jing who is old and can eat, they are more suitable than him to be the chief commander of the army.

However, this errand actually fell on him, which made him pleasantly surprised for a while.

"I obey the order!" Li Daozong hurriedly bowed down, since Li Shimin gave him this job, he naturally couldn't shirk it.

Li Shimin looked at Li Daozong, who was full of fighting spirit, and nodded slightly, "Duan Zhixuan, I ordered you to be General Zuo Xiaowei, and lead the army to Tuyuhun!"

Duan Zhixuan, who was at the back of the queue, went out and bowed.

Afterwards, Li Shimin looked at Hou Junji, Minister of the Ministry of War, "Minister of the Ministry of War!"

Hou Junji came out and bowed, "The minister is here!"

"I ordered you to be the Chief of the Jishi Road Marching Army and to serve as the deputy general!"

"I obey the order!" Hou Junji said respectfully.

Li Shimin stood up, walked to the desk, supported the desk with one hand, and looked at the courtiers below, "Li Daliang, the governor of Liangzhou, is the chief of the Qiemo march, and Li Daoyan, the governor of Minzhou, is the chief of the Chishuidao march. !"

All the courtiers bowed and bowed. From Li Shimin's attitude, they knew that Tuyuhun's expedition would definitely go to war.

The main general direction of the expedition has been determined, but it does not mean that this matter is over.

It's not that Fang Xuanling and the others are ignorant of military affairs, so they are more suspicious about the strategy of the conquest that will be discussed next.

They also thought of the Tuyuhun area, but it was close to the Hexi Corridor, where there were fertile pastures, that is to say, there were enough horse farms, which could provide a large number of war horses.

Besides, Tuyuhun is just a small marginal country. Since they invaded Datang, it is impossible for them to do it for the land of Datang. Datang.

Since it is not for the land, then Tuyuhun is naturally for the resources of Datang, population, food and other materials that Tuyuhun cannot produce.

Everyone at the scene also thought that Tuyuhun was here to fight the autumn wind. If they could not effectively eliminate their vitality, the opponent could rely on the speed of the cavalry to do whatever they wanted, and even the Tang army could not do anything.

Since Li Shimin asked Li Daozong to be the commander-in-chief of the march, he naturally wanted to express his concerns strategically:
"Your Majesty, Tuyuhun Khan Fuyun is insidious and cunning. He is good at using the strength of his cavalry to fight in the field outside the pass. Our Tang army will definitely not be able to catch up with him. Even in field battles, there will be many disadvantages!"

"If our Great Tang cavalry arrives, they will definitely retreat and wait for the opportunity to move, and they will not be able to effectively annihilate the opponent's main force!"

It is impossible for the [-] troops of the Tang Dynasty to be all cavalry. With the strong mobility of the cavalry, even if the Tang army has a large number of people, there is no way to catch up with the opponent's main force. As for completely wiping out the opponent's army, it is even more impossible. After all, Fu Yun is not stupid, how could he know that it is a dead end, and catch up to die?
As for the strength of the cavalry, it is an unsolvable problem. The opponent has few people, plus they are all cavalry, so the speed is very fast, not to mention that the opponent is fighting in Liangzhou of the Tang Dynasty. If there is insufficient food and grass, they can plunder on the spot. .

But the Tang army had a large number of people, and the horses were not stronger than it. Even Jingui's horses were slightly inferior to Tuyuhun in terms of quality and quantity due to the high rate of attrition.

Even when the Tang army was fighting at home, there was not enough food and grass, so they couldn't collect it on the spot, they had to transport it in granaries, otherwise, everyone in the world would scold the conquering army to death.

Li Shimin frowned when he heard this, "Is there any other way, the frontier army can still fight?"

His idea was to use the border guards to cooperate with the conquest army when necessary to encircle the Tuyuhun cavalry who had penetrated into Liangzhou.

Li Daozong said bitterly, "Your Majesty, the frontier troops are fine for guarding the customs, but going out to fight in the wild is not their strong point!"

The defenders had already destroyed several cities, let alone a field battle. Although the Tuyuhun war was launched suddenly, the defenders were caught off guard, but the infantry could not stop the galloping cavalry army.

"Oh, defending the city can also lose the city. It is true that we cannot entrust them with the coordination of operations." Li Shimin's anger has not yet dissipated.

But now is not the time to pursue responsibility, Li Shimin can only suppress his anger and discuss countermeasures.

At this moment, Li Jing, who was standing in front of the queue, stood up:
"Your Majesty, since the Tuyuhun cavalry is raging in Liangzhou, you can wait for reinforcements in all cities, and our Tang cavalry can go first with a large army, and use the enemy's strategy to retreat!"

Although he is old, his heart is still radical, and he never shrinks back.

"Your Majesty, the cavalry go first, the army moves backward, but the flanks are weak!" Qin Qiong also stood up, "If the cavalry in front is too late, the cavalry will bypass the front army and attack the flank of our army. If the army is divided and charged, it will inevitably lose heavy!"

As long as the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty can hold back the cavalry of the opponent, it means that when the army behind is overwhelmed and the guards on all sides cooperate to encircle, although it may not be possible to completely wipe out the opponent, there is still great hope for most of the cavalry to remain .

As long as these vital forces are annihilated, Tuyuhun will be injured. When the Tang army advances to the border, Tuyuhun will have to wait to die.

Even Tuyuhun's powerful cavalry could not break through the front line of the Tang conquest army, let alone after the main force had been exhausted, so it was the Tang army that had the final say on whether to fight or not.

But the premise here is that Datang's cavalry can drag the opponent's cavalry, and even bite their backs, delaying their attack or retreat.

The Tang cavalry is strong in soldiers, but not in cavalry. The cavalry has sharp weapons such as Tang Mo Dao, and they are not at all afraid of the Tuyuhun cavalry. The tyrannical Turks were defeated by them.

However, Tuyuhun is no better than the Turks, it is only a small country, and even a little self-aware in its arrogance, their cavalry knows that they are not opponents when facing the conquering army of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, they would not fight hand-to-hand with the Tang army, but before the Tang cavalry could catch up, they would finish the grass and sweep away, and the Tang cavalry behind could only eat ashes.

No way, Datang's cavalry was no match for the Tuyuhun cavalry in terms of speed. Although they couldn't beat them, could they still run?
As long as the Tang cavalry can catch up to the opponent, as long as they wait for the assistance of the rear army and the frontier guards, even if only a small number of troops are needed, the opponent's vital force can be wiped out here.

Faced with this difficult problem, all the ministers shook their heads and sighed.