Chapter 1388 Interference in Military Affairs
"Before, you always said there was no chance. Now the opportunity has finally come. It depends on whether you can seize it. We must seize this matter. If you can't seize it, King Wu's The result is my result, and you have to think about where you will die.”
Li Zhi thought of King Wu who was in Sichuan, and it was inevitable that he would have some thoughts in his heart. However, as the emperor's son, if he didn't give it a try, he would never believe that he was incompetent in this life.
The people below were very happy at first, but after hearing these words of His Highness King Jin, everyone calmed down. Chang'an City just gave you an opportunity, and it did not push you to the road of success. If If you still can't fight according to the plan, then some things may not be easy to say, and this is also the only chance for Jin Wang Li Zhi.
In the next few days, Jin King Li Zhi began to study the battle plan left by Li Xiang. The reason why it was not implemented at first was because Li Xiang was worried that the war with the Arab Empire would prolong, so he did not want to open two battlefields. Who knows that things will not be the same after the war. The Arab Empire is not as powerful as imagined. Even if the Tang Empire fights two wars at the same time, we still have the possibility of winning, and the chance is very high.
But even so, the official document from Admiral Tiance's Mansion is very clear. If you want to attack Vietnam, you have only one chance, and you can only win. If there is a slight setback, Datang will The empire will not give you any support. You can only mobilize the troops within the Annan Protectorate, including those from Nanzhao.
This was considered very harsh, but Li Shimin knew that this was not because Li Xiang was embarrassing his son, but that this was really the situation on the entire battlefield. If all the power of southern Datang was mobilized, if If we use troops in the Western Regions, there will be no troops left in the Tang Dynasty. Compared with the small Vietnam, the Arab Empire in the west is the powerful enemy of the Tang Dynasty now.
The situation of picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons must not happen now, so no matter how difficult it is for the Annan Protectorate, you can only use your own strength to fight.
Of course, the current combat effectiveness of the Annan Protectorate is not weak. In addition to those left by Li Xiang, the Changsunze brothers are also not idle in the south. They have also recruited more than 20,000 soldiers in the south, and they are currently under the Annan Protectorate. There are about 80,000 soldiers under management, 20,000 of whom are elites of the Tang Dynasty, and the rest are all warriors of various ethnic groups on the border of the Tang Dynasty.
There are also some who were mobilized from Sichuan chieftains. Their current combat effectiveness is also very powerful after being tempered in the last war.
Furthermore, there are the surrendered soldiers of Piao Kingdom. There are about more than 10,000 of them. Although they are all selected, their loyalty is not very high because they have just surrendered.
After a few days, Jin Wang Li Zhi finally finished reading the battle plan, but it is a bit useless now. When the battle plan was formulated, it was a joint attack by sea and land, but now the Tang Navy may not be able to use it. .
It's not that Li Xiang is in trouble for him, but because there has been no war in the south for a long time, Li Xiang still has Gao Juli and Fusang overseas, so the Datang Water Lion Fleet has already set sail there. If we wait for the navy fleet to come back, If so, it would take at least three months at the current sailing speed.
According to the thinking of people like Chang Sunze, it is only three months. With the help of naval warships, our war will be simpler. There is no need to order the army to attack for these three months.
It stands to reason that Jin Wang Li Zhi should listen to the opinions of these people on the front line, but it is impossible for Jin Wang Li Zhi to listen that their battle plan was left by Li Xiang. If the above things are followed completely, the battle will be won by then. Even if Li Xiangren is in the capital, he will get greater credit.
Defeating Vietnam itself is not a big deal. If Li Xiang takes another part, how will they divide it? What's more, judging from the current situation, we can win this war even without the help of naval warships. The gap between the two sides is really too big. As long as our cannonballs and gunpowder are enough, Taking them down is no problem.
"My subordinates still insist on waiting for the naval warships to come back before starting the war. This will also be beneficial to our Tang army. Fighting does not only depend on how much land is captured. If this land is captured with heavy casualties, according to our before…"
"Don't tell me about your previous rules, and I don't want to hear about your previous rules. Now that I am the manager here, everything must be overturned again. If you refuse to carry out military orders, then the court will You also understand the rules, and remember that you people are not anyone’s private army.”
Li Zhi had long known that the process of taking power would be very difficult, but he didn't expect that Chang Sunze would be so bold. In front of 60 or 70 people in the tent, this guy began to oppose his decision. Annan The Protector can be said to be the number one person under his command. Even he thinks like this. You can imagine what other people are thinking. If he is not suppressed today, then this victory in the future will not be possible at all. possible. These people will hold themselves back everywhere.
Obviously, the others did not expect that the first military meeting would turn out like this. If this were the case, we would have internal disagreements before the war even started.
"Huo Qubing, your mountain troops have been trained for a long time, and you did a great job in attacking Piaobo. Tell me, if there is no navy support, how long will it take you to sneak in and occupy these important cities on the border between our two sides."
Seeing that Chang Sunze's momentum was suppressed by himself, Jin Wang Li Zhi immediately became proud. Huo Qubing was the second-ranked figure in the military here. If he could take him down, even if he lost the war, he would have his own people in the military circles of the court.
"Without the support of the navy warships, our army will face greater pressure. Although mountain warfare is our strong point, but..."
When Li Zhi heard this but, he was not happy... (End of this chapter)