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You just have to go, Lord Hou. If something big happens, I will send a message to someone as soon as possible. Guo Xiao bowed slightly and said.

Tang Feng nodded and said nothing more.

Having said all that needed to be said, the two of them stopped talking and concentrated on drinking and chatting.

After two jugs of wine, Guo Xun got up and left.

Tang Feng sat there squinting his eyes, his gaze fell on the little woman beside him.

Feeling the scorching heat in that gaze, Changsun Minglan couldn't help but feel shy in her heart, and her body became uncomfortably hot

After all, she is a young woman who has just experienced human affairs, and she is somewhat shy.

Tang Feng stretched out his hand, held the jade hand in his palm, looked at each other, and then slowly approached

night falls

The whole world, from that subtlety, finally quieted down.

Under the soft couch, the moonlight shines in

The world is quiet.

Speechless tonight

In the early morning of the second day, Tang Feng got up under the service of his eldest grandson Minglan.

After having breakfast, the two of them left the Marquis' Mansion under the guard of a group of generals.

Go out of Chang'an City.

But when Tang Feng left Chang'an City with his wife, there was another commotion inside Daming.

King Tang sat on the dragon chair, frowning slightly.

Below, several veteran ministers of the Tang Dynasty stood separately.

How is the preparation of food and grass at the household department? "The King of Tang looked at the Minister of the Household Department and asked.

To report to His Majesty, more than half of the food and grass needed by the 15 army for two months has been prepared, and it should be ready in half a month. "Shangshu Hubu came out and bowed in response.

Hearing Hubu Shangshu's answer, King Tang's brows slightly relaxed.

Chapter 504

The Northern Expedition, this is the period that Tang Wang is most concerned about at present.

Just before last year, he didn't even think that Datang could, in a short period of time,

East Turkistan launched a comprehensive counterattack.

Unlike the mainline history, the Eastern Turks in this time and space are obviously much stronger.Originally, as early as the sixth year of Zhenguan, Datang had already defeated the Eastern Turks, and in the following time, successively destroyed the Western Turks, as well as several other countries that threatened the Datang.

But in this time and space, in the 16th year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty was still unable to eliminate the Eastern Turks, and even the Eastern Turks once gained a certain advantage in local wars.

As he got older, Tang Wang gradually became anxious.

As the Tian Khan in history, he has a grand dream, that is to destroy the Quartet to complete the cause that the previous generation failed to complete, and completely conquer Goguryeo.

However, if he can't solve the evil of East Turks, which is a great threat to the north, then he won't be able to free up his hands to conquer Goguryeo.

In the first half of last year, the war situation between Datang and Eastern Turks fell into a delicate balance. The Eastern Turks once launched a fierce attack on Datang and won a big victory.

On the Datong side, it was attacked by the Eastern Turks, and the troops were lost.

Then the king of the grassland mobilized heavy troops to attack Deyang, and Deyang almost fell.

If it weren't for Tang Feng leading a few cavalrymen to smash the Yinshan royal court, Ji Li Khan had to give up Deyang to rescue his lair, even the northern border would be completely corrupted

Then, Ji Li Khan, who was unwilling to fail, mobilized heavy troops here and went south fiercely, and Deyang fell into crisis here.

At this time, Tang Feng led another [-] elite cavalry from Datong to the north, and miraculously appeared in Deyang behind Jili Khan when no one expected it.

In the end, Ji Li Khan fled in embarrassment. After this battle, the Turks lost their troops and lost their generals.When the heavy snow fell and the northern grasslands fell into a great famine, Ji Li Khan had no choice but to use all his cavalry to go south again.

It was Tang Feng again, and he had a great bet with Ji Li Khan in Datong. In the end, Tang Feng

He led the Tang army to the end and won the final victory.

Of the nearly 4 Turkic elite cavalry, only [-] of them fled back to the grassland for three consecutive victories, which brought the originally powerful Eastern Turkic people to a trough.Today, the powerful Eastern Turks can mobilize only a few hundred thousand troops, including old, young, sick and disabled.

At this point, the time for Datang to counterattack in an all-round way has arrived.

Now that the opportunity has come, as the ruler of this empire, as the king with great revenge, he will naturally not miss it.

The weather has turned warm, and the training of the new army has achieved certain results. The troops on the front line of Deyang are also screaming, waiting for the food and grass to be ready before launching a full-scale counterattack.Wars are fought not only with the army, but also with national strength and logistics.

For an expedition of more than [-] troops, the food and grass, as well as the labor of cattle and horses, are astronomical figures.

Datang has fought wars for more than ten years, and consumes a huge amount of food and grass every year. Now, to launch such a large-scale war, the treasury is somewhat stretched.

After all, for so many years, Datang has not only been fighting the East Turks.This year alone, there will be no less than two large-scale battles.

Hou Junji is about to lead tens of thousands of cavalry to the Western Regions, nearly ten thousand miles away, to punish those

The mighty King of Kucha.

In the southwest direction, it is very likely that there will be a big battle.

Everywhere there is a need for a supply of food and grass.

Even in the past few years in the Tang Dynasty, many places have enjoyed good weather and the national power has become more and more prosperous, but this kind of consumption will not be able to bear it.

Now, everything is ready, just waiting for the Ministry of Households to prepare the food and grass, and then the North

levy

Your Majesty, this year, we will fight on two fronts in the Tang Dynasty, which will definitely exhaust the money, food and grass in the treasury. If there is a famine somewhere, the imperial court may not be able to rescue the disaster. "" Pei Ji frowned and said worriedly.

Pretend to worry too much, as the saying goes, the auspicious snow heralds a good year, a heavy snowfall last year, although the Tang Dynasty also suffered disasters, but the Turkic side suffered a catastrophe, which is a good sign

, With this heavy snow, there will be a good time this year. "Yuchi Jingde said with a smile.

Although heavy snow can avoid drought, it is easy to cause locust plagues. The heavy snow covers the locust eggs that should have been killed by the cold winter. After this cold winter, there is a high possibility of locust plagues in the north this year. "Chen Shuda also said worriedly.

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What Pei Gong said to Chen Gong makes sense, we have to guard against it. "Changsun Wuji nodded in agreement.

The arrow is on the string and has to be sent. Do we have to wait until the next year to send troops? "Cheng Yaojin snorted coldly.

Now is the best opportunity to eliminate the Turks. If you miss this opportunity, you may never have it again. If you take advantage of his illness and kill him, if you let the Turks recover, it will be difficult to eliminate them. "Gao Shilian said in a deep voice.

The other generals nodded in agreement.

King Tang sat there, but did not speak immediately.

As an emperor, he needs to make calculations and control the overall situation.

However, in his heart, he focused more on Beizheng.

Although, at this time, Beizheng will have certain concerns, but the arrow is on the string and has to be launched.

Now is the time when the Turks are at their weakest. If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to find such an opportunity.

Fight, must fight.

Besides, the locust plague is only possible, not sure.

You can play, but how long you play is the key. "Pei Ji saw that Tang Wang obviously wanted to fight this battle more, and knew that he couldn't be persuaded, so he said

This, however, is the key point.

Any country is not really afraid of war, but is afraid of falling into a protracted

Of war.

Even those invincible empires are afraid of falling into the quagmire of war.

Regarding the question that Pei Ji mentioned, whether it is the king of Tang or the Tang Dynasty present here

Famous generals, in fact, do not have a bottom line.

Who knows how long a big battle will last.

When it will start and when it will end, even a famous general can't tell. In this world, the only one who can do that is the God of War who comes out every hundred or hundreds of years.

Only with that kind of existence can we achieve overall control, and we can do it when we want the war to start and end.

However, in today's Datang, can anyone do it!

Li Jing is the military god of the Tang Dynasty, the invincible existence of the Tang army, but he can give

Can you do it?indivual

Chapter 505 Two months

Almost impossible.

After all, Li Jing is also old, and is no longer the high-spirited Datang army god who controlled the overall situation of the battlefield.

Taking a step back, even when Li Jing was young, it would have been difficult to achieve this step.

If it can be guaranteed that this war will end within two months, then the minister will no longer object. "Pei Ji looked at King Tang and said loudly.

His words seemed to have been heard by the King of Tang, but in fact, he was said to those main fighters in the hall.

The emperor sits in the court hall, in the city of Chang'an, it is difficult to control the battlefield thousands of miles away.

What's more, the general will be outside, and the military order will not be accepted.

The direction of the war is entirely determined by these generals.

two months?how can that be possible. "Cheng Yaojin stood up first, "Qi`Three", and shouted at the top of his voice.

From Cheng Yaojin's point of view, thank God that this large-scale war can end in half a year, let alone two months.

You must know that East Turkic is not a small country, but a huge tribe that controls the entire northern grassland.

Moreover, the prairie people are tough and can only be conquered by force, it is impossible to make them submit obediently.

Even if the East Turks have suffered repeated defeats and are now greatly weakened, even if they want to conquer the northern grasslands, they still have to pay a high price.Unless it is said that Jiri Khan is dead at this time

As long as Ji Li Khan is still alive, then East Turkistan is bound to persist to the end.

That's right, East Turkistan is not a small country. With Jiri Khan, they will definitely not surrender obediently. This is bound to be a protracted war.Yuchi Jingde also stood up.

Pei Gong wants to end the war within two months, even the champion Hou Zaishi, I am afraid it will be difficult to do it. Then, he added.

After Yuchi Jingde spoke, the hall fell into a brief silence again.

Pei Ji stood there, the old god was there.

Military generals are thinking about war and expanding territory, while civil servants are thinking about how to govern the empire well, so that the empire can operate normally without chaos.

And this is where the contradiction between civil and military lies.

Foreign wars may open up borders and expand territories, but they may also waste people and money, and eventually lead to a lack of national strength.

In history, there have been many dynasties that eventually led to the downfall of the dynasties because of militarism.

I think back then, during the Western Han Dynasty, after experiencing the rule of Wenjing, the Han Dynasty was so powerful, but with the birth of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty launched an all-out war against the Xiongnu.

Decades of war, in the end, exhausted the wealth accumulated by the two emperors, Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing, and even made the powerful Han Dynasty go downhill.

It is precisely because of this that civil servants are often opposed to foreign wars.

It's not that Pei Ji is unpatriotic, and it's not that he has any bad ideas. The reason why he doesn't support this war is entirely because he is looking for something in his position.

The Tang Dynasty has been fighting for years, and the treasury itself is a bit tight. Today's treasury is simply unable to support a protracted war.

If the national treasury is depleted by the war, the empire will fall into a quagmire war, and if there is another famine in the country, then it is likely to affect the stability of the country.

Pros and cons.

Considering both sides, this is what he should do in this position

The current treasury of my Tang Dynasty is simply unable to support a large-scale war that lasts for more than half a year. If the war cannot be ended within two months, then the old man will not support the war.Pei Ji said calmly.

Hearing Pei Ji's words, Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Yaojin jumped up.

These two veterans, the boss with staring eyes, stared at Pei Ji, it seems that Pei Ji is

They are sworn enemies.