Chapter 107 [War thinking of future generations]
Li Shimin looked at Li Yun again and said in a deep voice: "You continue to say that I must listen carefully to these three strategies."
Li Yun nodded and said, "The first strategy is called Jianbi Qingye. This is a battle example I have read in a book. At that time, they were also against Turks, and they ended up having a great effect."
As he said that, he coughed gently and explained carefully: "The so-called solid walls and clearing the country is to mobilize the people to abandon their homes and businesses. Those with houses demolish the houses, and those with grains take away the food. Whether it is iron pots, salt, firewood, rice, oil and salt, there is no drop left for the Turks..."
Speaking of this, he looked at Li Shimin and then said: "The Turks do not work for production. When fighting, they use war to support war. Your Majesty can issue a war-time decree to call on the border people to escape urgently. Starting from Yanmen Pass, all the way to Hebei Road, and then to Henan, Guanlong. As long as the people are willing to escape, the court will be responsible for making up for their losses. If they really don't have time to escape, they will hide in the mountains with food and supplies. In short, they cannot stay at home and cannot be discovered by the Turks at will."
Because of his dry mouth, he stopped here and took a breath and continued: "As long as we can do this, no one will be seen in a thousand miles of territory, and the Turkic army has no place to plunder military rations. They are forced to gather together to continue to go deeper. They need supplies to survive the cold winter and have to invade the big city with food!"
Li Shimin's eyes rolled.
The royal family present looked eager.
"And then..." Empress Changsun spoke urgently and asked: "There should be somewhere else to do this plan to clear the world."
"good!"
Li Yun nodded and smiled and said, "When the Turks are forced to disperse, we will make a noise. Let's find a suitable place to fight to tell each other, come on, there is food here, and wealth here, as long as you can fight with me, you will take away all the food and wealth if you win..."
"good!"
The royal family present applauded, and Li Xiaogong said with a smile: "It is determined by a battle. Even if you don't win, you can minimize the losses. Otherwise, you will let the Turks rage on the territory and get hurt for more than ten years. The Turks like to plunder food and population the most. We just gather the food and population together, so that they can force them to play hard."
Li Shimin's eyes flashed, and suddenly asked curiously, saying, "Do you think this battle example is read from the book?"
Li Yun was slightly stunned and grinned and showed a honest smile.
Li Shimin looked at him and pondered and said: "Although I am not well-versed in ancient times, I have read all the battles of all dynasties. As far as I know, the Han people and the Turks fought without any hard walls and clearing the fields. Which book did you see this example in this battle?"
"The Tang Dynasty's Fenghua Road..."
Li Yun almost blurted out, and finally forced himself to hold it back temporarily. He could not say that I was a young author who traveled through time in later generations. I followed this plan to clear the world and used the previous book.
If you really want to say this, everyone in the room will probably have to regard him as a thousand-year-old ghost.
Seeing that he looked strange, Li Shimin couldn't help asking again: "Why, I see that you are hesitant and have a wry smile on your eyebrows. Could it be that there is something wrong with this book, so it is not convenient to inform me?"
"That's not..."
Li Yun shook his head quickly and pretended to be regretful: "This is a popular booklet in my hometown. It is said that the person who wrote it is a cynical fool. There are many fierce words in the book, so it is not liked by scholars. After being passed on, it is lost. I have never read this book. I remembered it when I was a child when I heard stories from the villagers."
Li Shimin sighed and said in a little disappointed manner: "It turns out to be circulated among the people."
He then said: "Since ancient times, there are many talented people, and that scholar may not be a fool. Unfortunately, his reputation is not obvious. Otherwise, I would have recruited him as an official and could write a plan like strengthening the walls and clearing the country. I am afraid there are people with great mountains and valleys in my heart."
Li Yun lowered his head awkwardly, but he was extremely proud in his heart. You should know that he wrote the book "The Road of the Tang Dynasty". Li Shimin's praise is equivalent to scolding the bald man in front of a monk... Hey, no, this adjective is wrong, it should be exaggerating in front of him.
He was afraid that the emperor would continue to ask about this matter, so he quickly said: "The strategy of strengthening the clear walls is to limit the supply of the Turks and let them continue to penetrate the Central Plains. By extending the front line, they will have no gains in invasion. At that time, the army will inevitably complain everywhere. The old saying goes, one move, and then decline, and then exhaust three times. What we want is that their morale is depleted, so that they can have the ability to fight a battle-level decisive battle with them."
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said enthusiastically: "Well, the two armies are fighting, morale is the first. If the morale is like a rainbow, and three thousand people dare to chase and fight 100,000 people. If the morale is decadent, millions may be soldiers. Fu Jian led 800,000 people to fight in the south, but was beaten by Xie Xuan for 80,000 people. I always think deeply about this battle and find that Xie Xuan used the morale to be high and the morale was low."
When the emperor said this, he suddenly looked at Li Yun with great meaning and said with a little curiosity: "I have always been confused. You have been living among the people since you were a child. Why do you know so much? Could it be that you have read a book?"
Li Yun was shocked, but he was extremely calm on his face. He was a book writer and lying almost openly. He quickly said, "When I was a child, an old Taoist priest came to the village. He lived in the village for about three or four years. The old Taoist priest was very strange. He didn't look for other children, but grabbed me and beat me up every day, forcing me to learn something better every day, which made my childhood full of shadows. Unfortunately, when I grew up a little, the old Taoist priest suddenly disappeared for a day..."
This was a lie that was knitted casually, but Li Shimin's eyes flashed, Empress Changsun next to her was excited, and Li Xiaogong's princess even screamed.
Several great royal figures spoke at the same time, staring at Li Yun with bright eyes and said, "What does that old Taoist priest look like? Does he have a big head with a bulging forehead?"
Li Yun was stunned for a moment, subconsciously climbed up the pole, pretending to recall: "Yes, he has a big forehead, looks like an immortal Antarctic, and has a big temper. He beats me at any time..."
Li Shimin and others looked at each other and took a deep breath. Empress Changsun was excited and suddenly pulled the emperor's arm and said incoherently: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Li Shimin forced himself to calm down and waved his hand and said, "This matter should not be discussed absurdly. Since the old god has not revealed his identity to Li Yun, he must have a reason to hide it."
Empress Changsun nodded desperately.
Li Shimin suddenly frowned again and said with thoughts: "It's just that I have something to be confused and I feel quite confused. Since I have trained Li Yun's knowledge, why not teach the way to fight?"
Empress Changsun said quietly, "Maybe I'm afraid that the third brother will repeat."
Li Shimin pondered for a long time and nodded thoughtfully.
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Li Yun pricked his ears and listened, vaguely understanding that his lies had caused a big misunderstanding, but this misunderstanding was very good, at least it covered up his knowledge.
He did not dare to continue this lie, and quickly pulled the topic back to the strategy and shouted: "Your Majesty, my first strategy is to strengthen the walls and clear the world, but the second strategy is to deceive the public. Only by cooperating with these two strategies can the Turks' combat power be minimized..."
Li Shimin was indeed attracted by attention and said hurriedly: "The evil words confuse the public. Is this a way to attack the heart?"
"Yes, it's just attacking the heart."
Li Yun nodded and replied, "If this plan is to be implemented, it must send countless secret spies, scouts and spies, and then find ways to integrate into the Turkic army and spread various rumors and lies everywhere, so as to not only stir up the morale of the army, but also provoke civil strife."
Li Xiaogong next to him frowned and pondered: "It may be a big deal to integrate into the Turkic army. The Turkic people have different appearances from the Han people. Ordinary spies were discovered as soon as they entered."
Li Shimin smiled and said mysteriously: "This matter is not difficult. I have made preparations since five years ago."
Although the emperor did not continue to say it, everyone understood it. It was simply that he began to lay the groundwork five years ago, and there were definitely many secret spies from the Tang Dynasty hidden in the Turks.
Li Yun was overjoyed and said, "With a spy, things are easy to handle. The trick I designed to confuse the public is just in need of spies to spread rumors. As long as this matter is successful, the Tang Dynasty has the strength to fight the Turks in a decisive battle."
Li Shimin looked around and asked in a deep voice: "What rumors spread are you so sure."
Li Yun smiled and slowly uttered four words, saying: "Rukes of faith."
Everyone was stunned, obviously confused.
But Li Yun said: "The Turks have a very diverse beliefs and are very strange. They have a tribal alliance system. Almost every tribe has their own gods. Some believe in the wolf god, some believe in the sheep god, some even believe in a river, and some use a stone as a guide..."
He stopped here and then said: "Belief is a very powerful uniqueness and xenophobic nature. The Turks have a lot of beliefs and often fight over each other because of their faith. This is their national flaw, and we just do it."
Li Shimin was obviously moved, and his eyes flashed: "Speak on."
Li Yun smiled again and said with a bad look: "To put it bluntly, this strategy is to pour dirty water. We sent spies to penetrate into the Turkic army and pour dirty water into various tribes. For example, in the tribe that believes in the wolf god, we spread rumors that the tribe that believes in the sheep god is insulting our wolf god. But after we arrived at the tribe that believes in the sheep god, we changed our style and spread rumors that the tribe that the tribe that is insulting our sheep god. The strategy does not need to be profound, and sometimes the simpler it is, the more effective it is..."
Li Shimin's tiger eyes flashed.
After a long time, the emperor suddenly laughed and praised: "Okay!"
Li Yun raised his eyebrows twice, and suddenly lowered his voice and said, "And there is also a saint high priest in the Turks. Her main responsibility is to lead the sacrifices of various ministries and then mediate the faith disputes of various ministries. We can throw dirty water on the saint, no matter what dirty words they say!"
As soon as these words were said, Li Shimin's face suddenly became stunned.
Li Xiaogong next to him also had an abnormal expression, and there was an indescribable strange smell.
Unfortunately, Li Yun didn't pay attention and became more excited as he spoke: "The word "saint" generally represents clean and clean. Then we can slander her for stealing men, and the ones who stole them were Han people. Just say that she had a strong heart in her bones, and then slandered her for wanting to rebel against the Turkic Khan and was preparing to compete for power with the Turkic Khan. Hehe, rumors may not necessarily make people believe it, as long as they have a shadow in their hearts, the name of the Turkic Saint is too famous, and it is just used as a target. Hehe, hehe, what are your eyes? Do you think I'm too bad..."
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Chapter completed!