Chapter 99 Plan ahead
"Whether it was me or Su Lie's use of troops, they were all passed down from generation to generation with Li Jing and Taizong."
Li Ji raised the teacup in his hand and put it down again.
"In recent years, after Su Dingfang came out, he would defeat the attack and win the battle. He was obviously the spokesperson of the Tang army and was bound to the honor and disgrace of the Tang Dynasty. There are pros and cons. As long as Su Dingfang is dispatched to the outside world, the enemy will lose half of its momentum and psychology.
But the disadvantage is that if Su Dingfang cannot defeat him, in the eyes of the four barbarians, he will doubt the myth of the Tang army, or even shake it."
Li Ji's eyes became sharp.
"This is very dangerous and such things are never allowed to happen."
When he said this, Su Dawei immediately understood.
I understand why Li Ji had to go around such a big circle and talk about these to himself.
Over the years, Su Dingfang has set out to fight, and there is only one place that has not been able to break through.
That is Goguryeo.
If Goguryeo is immortal, the foundation of the Tang Dynasty's martial virtue myth will be shaken.
This is an extremely dangerous signal for the Tang Dynasty, which uses a few force to deter all the vassals in the world, and for the rule of Tian Khan.
"Actually, you should be able to find that in the army, the quality of the government soldiers has declined greatly in recent years. It turns out that the group of people who followed Taizong to found the country were all outstanding people who survived the chaos in the late Sui Dynasty, and had extremely high military literacy.
But these people are now dying and retreating.
The new palace soldiers are already worse than the next generation."
Li Jigan summarized: "It took only three months for Emperor Taizong to attack Xue Renguo from sending troops to destroying Western Qin.
It only took six months to fight Song Jingang and Liu Wuzhou.
It took only ten months to capture the two kings in one battle, capture Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong, and pacify the entire Shandong.
It only took three months to fight Liu Heita from Chang'an to conquer Hebei.
It only took Li Jing three months to destroy the Eastern Turks.
It only took four months to destroy Tuyuhun.
Hou Jun gathered and destroyed Gaochang, and it took half a year to march, but only one month to fight.
In the 19th year of Zhenguan, Taizong personally enlisted in Goguryeo, which only took half a year."
Speaking these things in one breath, Li Jiyong looked at Su Dawei with anxiety: "In recent years, our army has won victory, except for Su Dingfang, which has a few battles that have been quick to win. The time spent on the war has been getting longer and longer, and it is common for one or two years to fight."
Su Dawei couldn't help but feel silent.
Because what Li Ji said was facts.
But at the same time, he also had huge questions in his mind. At the beginning, he thought that Li Ji wanted to do ideological work for himself, and hoped that he would cooperate with him to play Goguryeo.
But Li Ji said it further and further. So far, Su Dawei no longer knows what his real intention is.
"Duke of England..."
"Su Dawei, I'm old. After this battle, I'll really have to retire and retire. Su Dingfang is quite old. I really don't know how many years he can last."
Li Ji's expression became serious: "I told you this because I value your talents."
"I……"
"If Su Dingfang and I leave, who can inherit the martial virtues of the Tang army?"
These words made Su Dawei confused.
"Since the Duke of Defense, the army has always hoped that there would be generals in the army to inherit the military tactics of Duke of Defense, but to this day, only Su Dingfang is the only one who inherited the mantra of Duke of Defense.
As the founding minister of the Tang Dynasty, I have to consider the matter after my death.
If Su Dingfang and I were a hundred years later, who would be the leader of the Tang army?
The soldiers in the government system are getting worse and worse.
I looked around and there wasn't even a decent general. Can you understand my worries?"
"The British Duke, most of the soldiers in the palace are generals. Liu Rengui and Liu Renyuan are both candidates for a while. There are also Qi Bi Heli and General Ashinasheer, who are also unparalleled in cavalry warfare. In addition, there are Pang Xiaotai and Sun Renshi, who are also capable of being the general for a while. How can we say there are no decent generals?"
After being criticized by Su Dawei's words, Li Ji choked for a moment, and then became furious: "How old are Liu Rengui and Liu Renyuan the people you mentioned? Qibi Heli and Ashinasheer. Not to mention that they only know horse warfare and have not yet grasped the combat power of the large corps. Just say that they were both left by Taizong's dynasty. How old are they?
Pang Xiaotai and Sun Renshi, the two mainly commanded the navy. I would like to ask you, how many places are there in the territory of the Tang Dynasty that need navy to fight?"
At this moment, it was Su Dawei's turn to take it.
He was stunned for a moment and said, "There are also Pei Xingjian and Xue Rengui. These two people are not from the Taizong Dynasty, and they also use military service well."
"Hmph, Pei Xingjian's teacher is pretty good at Su Dingfang, but Pei Xingjian has one problem?"
"What?"
“Too slow.”
As soon as Su Dawei said this, he immediately understood.
Awareness that is too slow means that it is too slow to use troops.
Not as efficient as Su Dingfang.
Li Ji sneered: "When our Tang Dynasty founded, why can we defeat so many enemies with such a small population? It is because we use troops quickly and destroy the country quickly. Only in this way can we avoid the farming season, not hurt the fundamentals, and fight to support the war.
The longer the war drags on, the greater the consumption of the country.
How can it maintain the territory of the Tang Dynasty if it is difficult to last?
Pei Xingjian can be a talented person in the field, but his military use is not as far away as Su Dingfang."
"Then Xue Rengui..."
It would be fine if Su Dawei didn't mention Xue Rengui. When he mentioned Xue Rengui, Li Ji was immediately annoyed: "Xue Rengui only knows how to be brave and does not change enough. If it is a good wind, it would be fine if he meets someone better than him, he will not know how to die if he dies.
He can only serve as a forward player at most."
Su Dawei was dissatisfied with this and wanted to refute it, but when he said that, he thought about it, Li Ji's eyes were really poisonous.
Although Xue Rengui was praised by later generations, he could be considered a first-class general, but he was still far from a god-level player like Su Dingfang.
Later, the defeat in Dafeichuan completely confirmed Li Ji's evaluation at this time.
Su Dawei actually wanted to talk about his subordinates Lou Shide, Wang Xiaojie and others being good.
Heichi Changzhi and Shazha Xiangru can also become the mainstay of the Tang Dynasty more than ten years later.
However, these people are still too low now. If they are pushed out, I am afraid that Li Ji will think he has made a fuss.
So shut up.
Seeing that he seemed to have given up, Li Ji hummed and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat: "Why do you think I have to waste so much lips and tongue? It's just because I'm looking at the Tang army everywhere, and you, Su Dawei, may inherit Su Dingfang's position in the future."
"Ahem cough ~"
Su Dawei couldn't help but cough loudly.
"Master, don't break me."
"I haven't read any war report in the army? Which general I am not familiar with?"
Li Ji tapped his finger on the table: "On these achievements, only you have never lost all the generals who can name them. Moreover, you have grasped the essence of my Tang Dynasty's military use and inherited from generation to generation."
Su Dawei was almost embarrassed by Li Ji's words.
I thought to myself what the old fox is selling?
Could it be that I want to play with praise?
I didn't dare to speak casually for a while.
Li Ji continued: "In the battle against the Western Turks, you were the vanguard under Su Dingfang and leaping over the Jinshan Mountain. It took no more than half a year to start using troops against the Turks to capture Ashinahelu."
After stopping, Li Ji continued: "Zheng Baekje, although you are not leading the army under Su Dingfang, you have made a lot of efforts behind your back, and I see them all one by one.
When dealing with the Baekje rebels, you first attacked Goguryeo, then defended Siqi City, and finally took over Zhouliu City in Fuyufeng.
Then he defeated the Japanese navy in Baijiang.
These battles were completed in one go, and they were completely and neat."
Li Ji made a knife with his right hand and gently stroked it down.
It seemed as if there were really enemies below, and he could slaughter it.
Su Dawei was still silent.
Li Ji glanced at him and then said, "I have also read all the war reports from destroying Japan. From the time you landed in Jiuzhou, to the capital of the Japanese king, to the time you pacified the capital of the Japanese king, to the time you pacified the purple, it took no more than half a year. Most of the time is still used to sort out the place and consolidate the rear."
Speaking of this, Li Ji's eyes showed a hint of admiration: "Most people use their hands to marching and fighting, but Su Dawei you are different. You really use your brain and your heart."
Before Su Dawei could speak humbly, Li Ji raised his hand and pressed down: "Since the first time I saw you, I said, "I have to look at people, and as long as I see them right, I will be confident that I will never read it wrong."
In the future, you must be Su Dawei who can inherit the mantras of Su Dingfang and support the soldiers and martial ethics of the Tang Dynasty."
It's past.
Duke of England, I will believe your rainbow fart if you continue to blow your rainbow fart.
Su Dawei looked at him with a speechless look on his face.
Still can't believe that this old fox would flatter him so much.
What's the picture?
If you show your diligence when you have nothing to do, there will be evil when something goes wrong?
Li Ji could not guess what Su Dawei was thinking.
He stroked the long beard and said, "The strong military soldiers in the palace care about the people. Since I discovered a talent like you, I naturally want to come out and take advantage of it. I hope you can really come out and stand on your own in the future. If you have the chance, you can also take care of my descendants."
Su Dawei's heart moved.
Looking up at Li Ji, he found that this person who was later named "crawling" by Wu Meiniang, the famous general of the United Kingdom, had a clean and clear eyes without any impurities.
His eyes were honest and sincere.
It makes people have no doubt that his emotions are sincere at this moment.
Is what he said true?
The old fox began to consider his own affairs.
I hope that in a hundred years, I can take care of his descendants.
Wait, wasn’t his descendants just Xu Jingye, who raised an army to rebel against Wu Meiniang?
The big pit will be so tired that Li Ji was cut off and poked the body of the body. This pot cannot be taken.
Su Dawei felt a sudden heart and looked at Li Ji for a moment and didn't know how to reply to him.
Li Ji was as if he was in a glorious and waved his hand and said, "Okay, I've said so much, I just hope to find talents for the Tang Dynasty. After all, this empire was created by Emperor Taizong and several of us old ministers in the past.
We are old and can't fight anymore. We also hope that there are talents in the generations of the country to inherit the undefeated reputation of the Tang army."
"Don't worry, our Tang Dynasty will become stronger and stronger."
"Haha, as long as there are a few more talents like you, I also believe that the Tang Dynasty will continue to be strong."
Li Ji Fuxu laughed happily.
His cunning was too deep, and Su Dawei couldn't tell whether he was true or disguised.
Chapter completed!