I'm a marquis in Datang

Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng who was on the side, and said, "Wei Xiang, do you roughly estimate how much the loss of Xia's army will be in this battle?"

Wei Zheng said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I estimate that the number of Xia Guo's army has been lost, which should be around one hundred thousand. Compared with our losses, Xia Guo's strength is small, but the current strength of Xia Guo's army is estimated to be only about 4. Thirty to [-] people. Even with so many people, the combat effectiveness of Xia Guo's army is still limited."

Yu Shinan said: "Miss Wei's analysis is not bad, but I believe that although Du Qi said that there are not many troops left, Xia Guo will definitely not let it go and will continue to fight."

Chai Shao said: "Du Qi, this son, has always been very vengeful.

reason.In this battle, he lost countless soldiers.So in the next step, if he continues to attack, it is very likely to happen.In short, we still have to deal with it. "

After thinking about it for a while, Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Inspector of Ganzhou, if I remember correctly, it is Liu Hongcheng, he is Liu Hongji's brother, he is quite good."

Wei Zheng thought for a while, and then continued: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Liu Hongcheng is indeed a good person. Although Ganzhou under his rule is not particularly rich, the law and order in Ganzhou is the best. Liu Hongcheng is good at

Governing the local area, he is in charge of Ganzhou, so he should be able to resist Xia's attack. "

Li Shimin said: "Send an order to Liu Hongcheng, I appoint him as the governor of Ganzhou, and allow him to recruit soldiers to resist Xia's attack."

The governor is in charge of military and political power.

Previously, Liu Hongcheng was only the governor of Ganzhou, only in charge of government affairs, not military affairs.Now that the military and political power is given to Liu Hongcheng, it is tantamount to letting Liu Hongcheng let go to do things.

Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty is wise."

The rest of the people, etc., also praised.

In times of crisis, we should take extraordinary measures, let Liu Hongcheng take over the military and political power right now, that is the most appropriate arrangement.

Li Shimin thought about it carefully, and said, "But it's probably not enough to simply let him resist. Wei Zheng, you allocate gunpowder to Liu Hongcheng, so that he has enough gunpowder. Even if our weapons are not comparable to those of Xia Guo, at least we have Gunpowder, then Liu Hongcheng can have some advantages. Besides, tell Liu Hongcheng the experience of guarding the city."

"I obey my orders!"

Wei Zheng responded immediately.

Because at the moment, this is the most appropriate arrangement.

Li Shimin has no troops around him, so it is impossible for him to sit in Ganzhou himself.And now that there is turmoil in the country, Li Shimin must rush back to Chang'an as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in Chang'an and even Datang.

Otherwise, the situation in Datang will deteriorate further.

Li Shimin looked at the crowd and said, "Is there anything else we need to do right now?"

"there is none left!"

Everyone shook their heads.

Because at the moment, there is nothing else to do except return to Chang'an.

Li Shimin nodded and said: "The order will be passed on, and the army will rest for an hour. Then we will hurry back to Chang'an at full speed."

"Yes!"

Wei Zheng and others went to make arrangements immediately.

Changsun Wuji used to be responsible for these things.now this

Wei Zheng is in charge of some things.

Chapter 1172 Liu Hongcheng's Choice

Liu Hongcheng's choice

Ganzhou government office, Zhangye.

Although Zhangye County is not the most prosperous area, but under the governance of Liu Hongcheng, it does not pick up things on the road and does not close its doors at night.You must know that Zhangye is the land of the Western Regions. Since ancient times, the Western Regions have been a land of chaos. Many people are not educated and run amok.However, Zhangye under the rule of Liu Hongcheng achieved this effect.

Not only benefited from Liu Hongcheng's moral education, the most important thing is

, Liu Hongcheng is tough.For those who do not obey the enlightenment and those who do not abide by the etiquette, they will be punished with thunder.

In a short time, Zhangye ruled.

Liu Hongcheng has a very high prestige in Ganzhou.What's more, he is not only proficient in the art of governance, but also proficient in the method of commanding troops because of his family background, so even if there are only a few soldiers, he can manage Ganzhou properly.

In the governor's mansion, in the study.

Liu Hongcheng is handling government affairs.

He has encountered a lot of things now. The reason is that because of the war in Suzhou, many merchants from the Tang Dynasty fled back, and many merchants from the Xia Kingdom fled. Even because of the war, people's livelihood was also affected. Starting to climb, Liu Hongcheng needed to stabilize all these things, just like this, Liu Hongcheng has so many things to do, and he is busy all day long without touching the ground.

"Boom! Boom!"

The knock on the door suddenly sounded.

Immediately the door was pushed open, but it was Liu Hongcheng's staff who entered.

The name of the staff member is Guo Zhao, from Chang'an, his ancestors were once glorious, but in Guo Zhao's generation, his family has long since fallen, and his family is extremely poor.The imperial court opened a course to select a scholar, but he failed several times in the exam. Under the recommendation of his old friend, he went to work beside Liu Hongcheng and advised Liu Hongcheng.

Guo Zhao entered and said, "Inspector, the imperial court has come to issue an edict!"

Liu Hongcheng didn't dare to delay, so he quickly got up to greet him. When he reached the door, he saw the servant who had been summoned.Liu Hongcheng bowed and saluted according to the etiquette of receiving an imperial edict.

The servant directly read out the edict, the general content is to give

Liu Hongcheng was promoted and appointed Liu Hongcheng as the governor of Ganzhou, the governor of military and political affairs. At the same time, he recruited ambushes and organized troops to prepare for Xia's attack.

After Liu Hong accepted the edict, he knew in his heart that the situation on the front line must be bad, and it must be Li Shimin who lost on the front line.

Otherwise, it would not be possible for Li Shimin to deliver the order himself.

Give him a promotion.

After seeing off the servants, Liu Hongcheng took Guo Zhao to the study.On the way to the study, someone entered and delivered a letter to Guo Zhao.The two entered the study room, and after the host and guest were seated, Guo Zhao took a quick look at the

After glancing at the news, he looked shocked, and said in a deep voice: "Inspector, you have lost. The army led by His Majesty has been completely defeated in Changbaipo, Jiuquan County. According to the information obtained so far, more than ten of His Majesty's troops have been defeated." Thousands of troops, only a few thousand people escaped back."

When Liu Hongcheng heard this, he couldn't help taking a deep breath, and said: "No wonder, Your Majesty promoted me to be the Governor of Ganzhou, to take charge of the military and political power, and even asked me to recruit soldiers. Although it was expected that His Majesty might lose, he didn't expect that, It will be such a disastrous defeat. But your majesty has suffered such a huge loss, what about the situation of Xia Guo?"

Guo Zhao said: "Xia Guo's army also suffered a huge loss, consuming countless troops. It is roughly estimated that at least [-] to [-] troops were lost, or even more. However, the specific data is unknown. In a word, The current situation is very unfavorable. The defeated army led by His Majesty is on the way to retreat, and it is estimated that they will soon arrive in Zhangye County."

Liu Hongcheng said: "If this is the case, then you have to be prepared to meet it."

Guo Zhao said: "The humble official thinks that the emperor may pass by, but he may not stay."

Liu Hongcheng said, "What's the reason?"

Guo Zhao said: "The reason is very simple. Now in the Tang Dynasty, wars are raging everywhere, and rebellions have appeared everywhere. The domestic situation is unstable. His Majesty the Emperor must seize the time to go back to stabilize the situation. Once the best time is missed, the consequences will be disastrous."

Liu Hongcheng nodded, and it was the same reason.