Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 80 080

Youzhou is an important military town in the north of the Yellow River. To the northeast, it can control the outside of the pass and even the Goguryeo region farther away; to the northwest, it can resist the attacks of Turks and Xue Yantuo.

If you want to defend the large territory north of the Yellow River and not lose the wind in the battle with the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms, Youzhou must not be lost.

When Li Shimin heard the Tang newspaper coming from the direction of Youzhou, he immediately asked Wang De to submit it, and when he opened it, the content was horrifying.

Near Youzhou, a large area has recently suffered from an extremely severe drought. Famine has spread and starvation is everywhere. The situation is very tragic.

And Youzhou City is not much better. Although the drought is not that serious, it is often harassed by Turkic rangers, and the people suffer unspeakably.

The worst thing is that the Turkic cavalry not only robbed money and food, but also frantically burned the young crops waiting to be harvested in the fields.Where the Turkic soldiers passed, there was absolutely no food left for survival.

Now, there is no food in the city, and the surrounding areas are severely drought-stricken. The people of Youzhou are starving to death. There are only about [-] people left in the majestic northern town.

They are still struggling, but they are about to starve to death.

"boom!"

Li Shimin threw the pond newspaper heavily on the ground, and said angrily, "It's unreasonable! These rangers are truly unforgivable crimes!"

All the ministers fell silent, but there was nothing they could do.

The land of Youzhou was originally guarded by the fierce general Luo Yi, but in the first year of Zhenguan, Luo Yi suddenly rebelled against Li Shimin.

After Luo Yi's rebel army was wiped out, there were only a few remnants and veterans left in Youzhou, who could not resist the harassment of Turkic rangers at all.

As an important military town in the northern part of the Yellow River, Youzhou is now in an empty city, making it difficult to organize an effective defense.From this point of view, it is extremely difficult for Datang to keep the north of the Yellow River.

Li Shimin was unwilling: "If the King of Shu leads his troops to Youzhou, can he keep Youzhou?"

Qin Qiong thought for a while, and said: "It is extremely difficult, but there is still a chance..."

He didn't say anything to death, Li Shimin also wanted to try his best to rescue Youzhou, so he planned to let Li Ke go for a try.

But at this time, the eldest grandson Wuji, who had been silent all this time, stood up, bowed his hands, and said: "Youzhou is now a wasteland, and the people in the city are about to starve to death. It will be futile to try to rescue them. It’s better to…”

He didn't explain it, but everyone could already understand that what Changsun Wuji meant was to simply abandon Youzhou and guard the Yellow River.

Youzhou is now almost an empty city, and it is difficult to rescue the remaining 50 people.

Rather than expending a lot of energy to rescue, it is better to throw it to the enemy. As for whether these people fell into the hands of the enemy, whether they starved to death or were killed, then I don’t care about it anymore.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"

Cheng Yaojin stood up and objected: "Once Youzhou is lost, it will be difficult to get it back in the future!"

"Besides, there are hundreds of thousands of people in that city..."

When Cheng Yaojin mentioned it, civil servants and military generals also echoed, but if there is a glimmer of hope, we still have to try.

With everyone's support, Cheng Yaojin was even more confident, and he even pointed the finger at the eldest grandson Wuji who put forward this opinion: "Old man, do you know that Youzhou is located in a fortress, how important is its strategic position?"

"If Youzhou is lost like this, then where is my Great Tang Tianwei? What is your majesty's face?"

Changsun Wuji didn't bother him either. He put his hands together, stuffed them into his sleeves, turned his head and said, "General Cheng said that Youzhou can't be lost, so I'd like to ask, who will save it? How? Feed those people?"

His words made Cheng Yaojin frowned and remained silent, Changsun Wuji took advantage of the situation and said, "According to the old minister, the King of Shu is able to guard the front line of the Yellow River, which is already thankful. If you miss Youzhou, I'm afraid the loss outweighs the gain..."

"Oh? King Shu can't save Youzhou?"

At this time, Fang Xuanling looked at Changsun Wuji, and said in a deep voice, "Since the king of Shu can't do it, what about you, grandson?"

He faced the crowd again, and said leisurely: "The last time Luo Yi rebelled, it was the eldest grandson who personally led the army and suppressed the rebels. It can be seen that the eldest grandson is very talented in strategy. Now the second prince Li Chengqian is still guarding Liangzhou, but he is still in charge. It's better to let the eldest grandson lead the second prince to Youzhou, maybe you can save the city of Youzhou..."

Fang Xuanling wanted to drag Li Chengqian to the north, and Li Chengqian and Li Ke went to the north at the same time, so the gap in their leadership abilities was clear at a glance.

As soon as he said this, the other Shu royal party quickly understood his intentions. If Li Chengqian and Li Ke were drawn together for a comparison, then Li Ke would definitely make all the scum in seconds.

Everyone booed and instigated Changsun Wuji to take Li Chengqian to the north to participate in the battle.

Li Shimin sat on the top and kept silent. He also wanted to take this opportunity to compare the two princes.

But Changsun Wuji is scheming, how could he expose his shortcomings?

He knew that Li Chengqian was completely inferior to Li Ke in terms of military affairs, so of course he couldn't agree to such a proposal.

"Everyone, please be quiet first and listen to something!"

Changsun Wuji raised his big hand, took out a border map from his pocket, and unfolded it.

"Everyone, please take a look. This is the latest strategic information I have obtained. The Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms marched southward from these three strategic routes to attack the Youzhou area..."

He stretched out his hand and pointed to the Shanhaiguan Pass in the northeast, which is the strategic route for Goguryeo to go south.

Then, he pointed to Yunzhou and Shengzhou in the northwest and north, which are the main routes for the Turks and Xue Yantuo to go south.

"The enemy has already occupied these strategic points, and it is possible to go directly to Youzhou from these fortresses at any time!"

Everyone stepped forward one after another, gathered together, and observed the strategic form.

Everyone has learned about the general movement of the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms from the front, and they all know that although the enemy has not officially declared war, they have mobilized in advance and occupied the strategic route.

But everyone's information is not as complete as Changsun Wuji's, and they don't understand that the battle in the north is so urgent.

Now, Changsun Wuji has marked these strategic points, so that everyone can clearly see the movement of the enemy.

Everyone was terrified when they saw the map. According to the map, the enemy army had bypassed the Yanshan barrier and surrounded the Youzhou area.

Once the Yanshan barrier is lost, the large open and flat area near Youzhou will be completely exposed to the enemy's cavalry.

Both Turks and Xue Yantuo have mainly cavalry, and the grassland cavalry is famous. If they attack Youzhou at the same time, Youzhou will undoubtedly be lost.

Once Youzhou is lost, the enemy army will use Youzhou as a base and send cavalry to ravage the north of the Yellow River. The Tang army is invincible!

Just when everyone was frightened, Changsun Wuji continued his efforts and continued: "The Turks and Xue Yantuo's cavalry are like fierce tigers, and Goguryeo is definitely not a kind person!"

"Thinking back in the past, when the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times, which time was it possible to take advantage of Goguryeo?"

Changsun Wuji's voice was deafening, and he brought out the tragic memories of Goguryeo in everyone's hearts.

(End of this chapter)