Vol 2 Chapter 1378: Make plans and expand the army!

After the early dynasty was over, Baiguan withdrew from the Taiji Hall.
　　 The core officials such as Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing, and Li Zexuan came to Ganludian and discussed with Li Er about sending troops to attack Liangshidu.
　　 After all, it involves specific combat deployments. If it is made public directly in the court, what if someone accidentally leaks it out?
　　 So to be on the safe side, in general this kind of "meetings" involving specific military deployments, Li Erhui only convenes his confidantes to participate, so as to ensure that the plan is not leaked, and to improve the efficiency of the proceedings!
　　 "Since I have determined to attack Liang Shidu, all Aiqing think, how should we fight?"
　　 Ganlu Temple.
　　 Li Er looked at these confidantes in the palace and asked aloud.
　　 After the words fell, Changsun Wuji stepped forward:
"Your Majesty, during the Wude period, Master Liang had invaded my Datang many times and was defeated by our army. Many of his subordinates have already returned to my Datang. What's more, the 18th Route Anti-King has been completely destroyed. Today, the Liang Shi is all external, unable to join forces with the anti-king, and is weak; internally, Turkic has political problems and it is difficult to get out. Therefore, the old minister thinks that the current Liang Shi is not enough to be afraid. It is better to send someone to surrender to him. If he refuses, let us send troops again~!"
Xiao Yu nodded, and echoed: "What Zhao Guogong said is extremely true. Now that Master Liang is exhausted, he can't make any waves. If he can win it without a single soldier, it should be the best! "
　　 Li Er nodded, but did not speak.
Li Ji said at this time: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this is a bit wrong! Just before the court, according to Yonganhou's plan, the best result is to force Master Liang to ask for help from Jieli and induce Jieli. Break the old covenant! If as Zhao Guogong said, send an envoy to Shuofang to persuade Liang Shidu to surrender, if the villain really surrenders, wouldn't it be too late for Jie Li to react?"
Du Ruhui said, "General Li is right, but this is only one of them. The most important thing is that Liang Shidu is a fierce man. Since the Sui Dynasty, Yuxian has been divided. The small one will steal the dog, the big one will swallow the tiger. Backed by the East Turks, I have been right with Datang for more than ten years. If he really wants to return, he will not wait until now! So sending an envoy to persuade him to surrender is a waste of time and tongue!"
　　 Li Er nodded, and suddenly noticed Li Zexuan who was "counting ants" with his head down. He moved in his heart and asked: "Hou Yongan, this strategy was proposed by you. What do you think about attacking Liangshidu?"
　　 Li Zexuan couldn't help but said mmp in his heart, and said that the two big guys are arguing so fiercely, why are you calling Xiaoye at this time? What do you ask me to say? If you agree with this party, it is bound to cause the other party to be unhappy!
　　 Tucao returns to Tucao, but since Li Er called the name, Li Zexuan had no choice but to say seriously:
"My Majesty, the ministers have no high opinions, only humble opinions. From the opinions of the ministers, Zhao Guogong and General Li, Du Xianggong and their opinions do not conflict! We can take the army to persuade the surrender, before the army besieged the city, send envoys to persuade the surrender, of course , Du Xianggong also said that with the disposition of the Liangshidu, he will definitely not surrender. When the envoy comes out, the army will directly surround Shuofang and force the Liangshi to ask for help. This is called courtesy before soldiers!"
　　 In this way, both sides are innocent!
　　 Li Zexuan added silently in his heart.
　　 In the court, only the old oil who can't sinner can live longer!
　　 Having been an official for such a long time, Li Zexuan felt that his emotional intelligence seemed to have increased.
　　 "Okay! It's a good one before the soldiers! But according to the old man, this is not as good as killing the heart?"
　　 Grandson Wuji said with a smile.
　　 "Hey! This is good! If you treat the old of Master Liang, you should kill someone!"
　　 Cheng Yaojin also smiled and agreed.
Li Er nodded and finally said: "Okay! Just do what Yonganhou said! Ling, Chai Shao and Xue Wanjun led fifty thousand right guards, and cooperated with thirty thousand Xiazhou mansion soldiers to jointly attack Liangshidu. Xia Shuo Fang! I will send two Taichang Temple officials to march with the army. Before the army sieges the city, let them enter the city to recruit surrender. After they return without success, they will attack again~!"
　　 Chai Shao and Xue Wanjun stepped forward one after another, clasping their fists and saying, "The ministers lead the orders!"
　　 These two men are hunks!
　　 In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, Chai Shao fought many battles with East Turks, Tuyuhun, etc., and they fought very beautifully. In the first year of Zhenguan, Chai Shao, who has repeatedly made military exploits, has become an official general of Youwei. And this guy also married Li Yuan's daughter, Princess Pingyang, who is also Li Er's brother-in-law!
　　 Now that old Li has Chai Shao as his general, it is very likely that he wants to give his brother-in-law some more military merits. After all, the battle to eliminate the Liangshi Capital is a war with a relatively small "difficulty coefficient"!
　　 Xue Wanjun is Xue Wanche’s elder brother. The two brothers were very much used by Luo Yi back then, and they gave Dou Jiande a problem. Later, Liu Heikuo shaved his head, but that could only blame Li Shentong for being too incompetent.
　　 Seeing Li Er, they assigned Chai Shao and Xue Wanjun. Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde were impatient. Old Cheng immediately said, "Your Majesty, the old ministers are also please!"
Unwilling to be left behind, Wei Chi Jingde also clasped his fist and said: "Your Majesty, the old ministers please also fight! Last time the old ministers missed the battle of Guancheng, this time the old ministers must not miss it anyway!"
Li Er thought for a while, and finally nodded: "Well, let Jingde be the general manager of the extermination of Liang, Chai Shao is the general on the left, and Xue Wanjun is the general on the right. Within three days, clean up the good soldiers and go to Shuofang. !"
　　Wei Chi Jingde was overjoyed, hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "Thank you veteran, Your Majesty!"
　　 Chai Shao and Xue Wanjun had an extra boss inexplicably, but the qualifications of Yuchi Jingde were displayed there. They didn't have much to say, so they could only bow and say, "The minister waits for the purpose!"
　　 It was just that, Cheng Yaojin was completely upset. Old Cheng was unwilling to say: "Your Majesty, there are veterans!"
　　 Li Er didn't have a good temper: "Master Liang is exhausted, and Jingde, Chai Shao, and Xue Wanjun are enough to kill the chicken with a sledgehammer? Is it possible that you still want me to send all the generals of the Tang Dynasty? Retreat!"
To tell the truth, the current Li Er really didn’t pay attention to Master Liang. According to his original idea, he only wanted to send two generals, Chai Shao and Xue Wanjun. Adding Yuchi Jingde to the end would be the limit. If you add Cheng Yaojin in, then Lao Li can only say to Master Liang, "You are not worthy"!
　　 Cheng Biaojin was stunned, did not dare to resist, and withdrew his muffled voice.
　　 Li Er continued: "The Ministry of Households quickly mobilized the army's food and grass, and the Ministry of Industry needs to prepare weapons and armor for the army. Xiao Aiqing and Yan Aiqing, you have worked hard in these two days~!"
　　 Xiao Yu and Yan Lide hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Majesty is serious, this is the duty of the ministers~!"
　　 Li Er nodded and said, "In that case, those Aiqings will go back and prepare immediately~!"
　　 Everyone bowed and said: "The ministers will leave~!"
　　 "Yonganhou, you stay~!"
　　 Old Li suddenly added that Li Zexuan, who had already stepped out of his feet, had no choice but to withdraw his feet.
　　 "...Yes! Your Majesty~!"
　　 Cheng Biaojin patted Li Zexuan on the shoulder, then cast a sympathetic look, and left in front of Li Zexuan.
　　 "You kid, do you know why I left you alone?"
　　 After all the important officials left, Li Er stood up, walked down to the hall, looked at Li Zexuan and asked with a smile.
　　 Li Zexuan pondered for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty wants to send students with telegraphs, fairy lights, and binoculars to the army like the last time they attacked Guancheng, right?"
Li Er shook his head and said, "Of course not! Master Liang is just a grasshopper after autumn. Why do you need to use a magical tool to kill him? Besides, telegraphs, fairy lights, telescopes, and other things, I don't want Turks so early. Just know that when the final battle is in the future, it would be nice to give Jieli a surprise~!"
　　 Li Zexuan knew it instantly, dare to love Lao Li because he looked down on Liang Shidu, and wanted to give Jie Lizang a killer move!
　　 "The sage left the minister, what is the matter?"
　　 Li Zexuan really couldn't guess, so he asked.
　　 Li Er stared at his eyes and said, "I ask you, how much iron can your ironmaking plant make in a day? And how much steel can you make in a steel making plant in a day~?"
Li Zexuan moved in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and replied: "My Majesty, Chenna Iron Factory, if it is fully productive, it can make more than two thousand catties of iron a day. As for the steel plant, it can also make more than two thousand catties of steel every day~! "
　　 It is said that his daily output of two thousand catties is not high, only a few hundred tons a year! You must know that according to the original history, the annual output of steel in the middle of the Tang Dynasty could reach 5,000 tons, and the Song Dynasty was even more ruthless. The annual output of steel could reach more than 70,000 tons, so his annual output of several hundred tons is not high. The main reason is that the scale of iron and steel plants is a bit small!
　　 But then again, he is already the iron and steel plant with the highest output at Datang!
　　 "Two thousand catties per day?"
Li Er's face moved slightly, and he sighed lightly. He said to Li Zexuan: "You must have seen the situation in the court today~EbookFREE.me~The war between Datang and Turks is not far away! Don't look. Now that the Turkic has a judgment, but its strength is still not underestimated! It is said that Jie Li has millions of people who control the strings, and the whole Turkic people are soldiers, and they live in the grasslands all year round. Most of them are brave and good at fighting!
　　 Therefore, this war with Turks is definitely not easy to fight! As the saying goes, if you want to do good things, you must first sharpen your tools. Before the war, I plan to deploy elite soldiers from the Hundred Cavaliers, expand the Xuanjia Army, and update a batch of armor and equipment for the Xuanjia Army. The steel used in this , How about your workshop? "
　　 Li Zexuan heard this, without any hesitation, he bowed and said: "The minister is incumbent~!"
Seeing Li Zexuan's promise so simply, Li Er was quite surprised, and said, "Heh! Your kid has always been a master who has no advantage and can't walk. I haven't promised you any benefits today, so why did your kid just agree so simply? Up?"
Li Zexuan said with a serious face: "Your Majesty is joking! At present, the enemy of the country, don't say let the minister dedicate some steel, as long as the foreign enemy can be slaughtered, even if the minister is allowed to dedicate all his wealth, the minister will be willing! In front of this kind of big thing, it can still be distinguished~!"
　　 Li Zexuan is not stupid. He knows better than anyone that he can live without worry in Datang until the country is stable.
Li Er's eyes showed appreciation, and he smiled slightly and said: "Okay! Good boy! I didn't misunderstand you! The vanadium mine in Shu area, I guess you can mine soon! By then, I hope you will refine a batch Vanadium steel comes out and makes armor and swords for the Xuanjia Army! I want the Xuanjia Army, the Great Tang sword, to be sharper and pierce Jieli's heart by then!"
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