Otaku Engineer in Great Tang Dynasty

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When the Xuanjia Army's main camp was dispatching troops, Chang'an City, in the Taiji Hall, was starting the morning court as usual.

Li Ergao sat on the dragon chair, and after listening to the reports from several ministers on some trivial matters, he narrowed his eyes and said solemnly: "My dear fellows, I received an urgent report yesterday, Jieli assembled a heavy army and concentrated on the siege and suppression of Tuli's troops, and the Khan of Tuli asked me urgently for help, asking me to send troops from the Tang Dynasty to help him resist Jieli!"

I don't know if it really happened, or if Li Erxin was talking nonsense. Anyway, as soon as this statement came out, all the princes in the courtroom suddenly burst into an uproar, and there was a buzzing sound in the hall, it was a bit like a vegetable market!

Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong closed their eyes in a contemplative state and did not say a word, because they were there when Li Zexuan offered his advice to Li Er at noon yesterday. As soon as Li Ergang said this today, these two The thoughtful veteran could guess what Li Er was going to say next!

"Your Majesty, the old minister believes that the imperial court should send troops to aid Tuli, otherwise Jieli will be very powerful. After unifying the grasslands, the next person to attack may be the Tang Dynasty! The imperial court must not sit back and watch Jieli dominate the grasslands!"

Fang Xuanling stood up at this time and bowed to Li Er.

Lao Fang had followed Li Er to fight in the North and South in the early years. As for the judgment of the war situation, Lao Fang was definitely experienced.

"Old minister agrees! Now that the Turks are in the same boat as Wu Tang, Jieli must not be allowed to unify the grasslands at such a critical moment! The court should send troops to reinforce Tuli!"

Changsun Wuji also stood up at this time and bowed to Li Er.

After the eldest grandson Wuji, some civil officials and military generals stood up to agree.

Li Jing also came to the morning court today. Unexpectedly, he actually stood up and objected at this time: "Your Majesty, the old minister believes that it is not suitable for the Tang Dynasty to send troops!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked. No one thought that when everyone "shared the enemy" and wanted to crusade against the Turks, Li Jing, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, would stand up to oppose it. This is really incredible!

Li Er's eyes narrowed, looked at Li Jing, and asked, "Oh? What does the pharmacist mean by this?"

Li Jing clasped his fists and said, "Go back to Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty has only been preparing for the war for more than a month, and the 400,000 troops, horses, and fodder needed to attack the Turks have not yet been prepared. When the rebellion is suppressed in the Tang Dynasty, the supply of food and grass for the army will become extremely difficult due to the distance problem. The old minister believes that at this time, whether it is the supply of food and grass or the preparations of the various armies, it is not appropriate to tear up the face with Jie Li and go to war! "

Fang Xuanling, Zhangsun Wuji and others couldn't help frowning when they heard the words. Although they agreed to send troops, they also had to admit that what Li Jing said made sense. Now is indeed not the best time to start a war with the Turks!

"What the pharmacist said is justified. Now I have just experienced the great locust plague in the Tang Dynasty, and I am not ready for a full-scale war with Jie Li!"

Li Er opened his mouth at this time, but then he changed the subject and said: "But the imperial court can't just sit back and watch Jie Li unify the grassland and strengthen his strength, so I decided to send messengers to bring a batch of food and grass materials into the grassland to assist the sudden change. Li Khan resisted Jie Li! I just don't know, who wants to go~?"

As soon as Li Er's voice fell, the Taiji Hall was suddenly quiet!

This question is obviously a "send proposition". Although there has been a saying since ancient times that "the two armies are at war and do not come to envoys", but in the current situation between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, the envoys sent by the imperial court are likely to be gone and never returned. Well, after all, the Turks don't pay so much attention to you!

In the Zhenguan Dynasty, there was no shortage of good ministers and generals, but this kind of errand was obviously going to die, even good ministers and generals were unwilling to do it!

The hall was quiet for a long time, but still no one spoke, Li Er then looked at a middle-aged minister in the fourth row of the Wenchen team, and said, "Maoyue, you are known for your ability to articulate, and last year, you were dispatched to the Turks. , You are most familiar with the situation in the grasslands, are you willing to take on the big responsibility again this time?"

Hearing Li Er's "pointing general", the court officials quickly turned their attention to Tang Jian. Although everyone thought carefully in their hearts, they all felt that Tang Jian was a very suitable candidate to be sent to the Turks, but there was no one. Echoing out loud, because those who echoed out loudly at such a time would undoubtedly offend Tang Jian to death!

Tang Jian's body trembled, and after hesitating for a moment, he walked forward slowly and cupped his hands to Li Er: "Go back to Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to serve the Tang Dynasty, willing to go through fire and water for His Majesty, no matter what~!"

Tang Jian is straightforward and bold, does not follow the rules, and has a deep personal relationship with Li Er. In the face of Li Er's "request", he had to agree.

Li Er glanced at Tang Jian with admiration, and said, "Good! Good! Good! Tang Aiqing is so righteous, I am very relieved! With loyal ministers like Tang Aiqing, why worry about my Tang Dynasty being unhappy, and the Turks being immortal!"

"Your Majesty's words are serious, this is the righteousness of the old minister!"

Tang Jian bowed his hands and said.

Li Er shook his head, then looked at Tang Jian and said sternly: "I have a plan in place for this mission to the Turks, and I will do my best to ensure that Tang Aiqing returns safely!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, Tang Jian breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Li Er did not let him live or die. In this way, even if there are risks in this trip, it is undoubtedly much smaller!

After Tang Jian retired, Li Er continued: "Jieli's power is still growing day by day, and the battle on the grasslands is bound to be a hard battle, and the outcome is unpredictable, so in addition to dispatching Tang Aiqing as an envoy to the Turks , I also plan to immediately order the prefectures and counties to recruit 150,000 elite soldiers to come to Chang'an City for intensive training. Two months later, these 150,000 elite soldiers

The soldiers of the government gathered together with the court's 300,000 soldiers and horses, and went directly to the grasslands to capture Jie Li alive! "

Xiao Yu frowned and couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, didn't it say that the imperial court's army of 300,000 people would directly recruit 100,000 soldiers to attack the grasslands along the way? Fifty thousand soldiers enter Chang'an?"

Li Er said with a serious face: "Because I will use 100% of my strength to compete with Jie Li. In this battle, the Tang Dynasty must not be slack, otherwise it is very likely to be irreversible~!"

Xiao Yu said anxiously: "But these 150,000 soldiers and horses entered the capital two months ahead of schedule, and the consumption of money, food, soldiers and armor will be an astronomical figure. Now the six departments of the court are already stretched to raise the money, food and armor of the 300,000 soldiers and horses. How can we supply another 150,000 troops~?".

Xiao Yu is the minister of households, so he naturally knows the current financial situation of Datang. Of course, he also understands that when Datang invades the grasslands, it will be a long and hard battle, but because of this, he has to plan carefully, otherwise the Northern Expedition will be very difficult. There may be a danger of running out of food!

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