However, everyone here also knows that when the late emperor reached the city of Anshi during his campaign, many factors made the late emperor decide to give up the attack and instead return to the court.
This is partly due to Goguryeo's tenacious resistance, but also because the weather has entered a freezing winter, coupled with the unsustainable supply of grain and grass and unfavorable roads, every kilogram of grain consumed in transporting it to the front line is a huge loss. At that time, Datang became overwhelmed and unsustainable.
Therefore, giving up the offensive and changing to a long-term harassment strategy was the best strategy that had to be taken at that time.
Nowadays, the weather is still warm, with rippling water and green mountains and greenery everywhere, not to mention the big weapons and explosives at hand, taking Anshi City is definitely not an effortful task.
Seeing everyone staring at the sand table and falling into deep thought, the price to be paid to capture Anshi City or even the royal city of Goguryeo was indeed not small, but the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was able to bear the price personally.
Taking over Goguryeo and establishing the real Andong Protectorate was what Li Zhi dreamed of. Although his son Li Hong was not very keen on it, he was in front of him now, so why not just let him have the final say? After all, I am the supreme commander.
"What will happen if the royal city of Goguryeo is captured by Silla or Baekje first?" Liu Ren is willing to deal with them the most, and he has to think more carefully. Is this battle worth the Tang Dynasty? Go to war and win at all costs.
"It's worth it whether it's worth it or not. No war in this world is measured by its worthiness or unworthiness. Some benefits can be seen as soon as the war ends, while some require us to wait for many years. But no matter which one it is, there is a prerequisite, which is what kind of management strategy we should adopt after winning these cities! This is the most important thing. When the strategy is used well, everything is worth it. If you don’t use it well, any benefits will be false.”
"There are no bachelors from the Imperial College or Hongwen Hall here. What do the literary people do? To put it bluntly." Li Zhi snorted. It's really hard for you to explain.
Li Hong shrugged, but this time he pointed the target at the Mohe territory adjacent to Goguryeo, and said: "Because all prerequisite interests have an uncertain factor. The uncertain factor in Liaodong is the Mohe tribe, Silla, Bai If Ji takes the royal city of Goguryeo, then Mohe will naturally look at them differently and even befriend them for a period of time. If we take the royal city, they will also secretly collude with the survivors of Goguryeo. Then they will still belong to us, the Tang Dynasty. trouble."
"This..." Qibi Heli listened for a long time and finally understood. This is still the same old tune. His Royal Highness is still obsessed with his strategy back then. He doesn't want to set up the Andong Protectorate here at all, and he doesn't want to make Goguryeo Perish.
Not only did he hear it, but everyone present also heard it. His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, his father Long was sitting at the top. He actually insisted on the strategy of the past. He really didn't give any face to the emperor who was personally conquering the emperor.
Li Zhi had been listening intently and his eyes were shining just now, but now he understands. From the looks of it, this unfilial son wants to follow his grandfather's strategy of harassing and suppressing the country, but he will never bring it down. , giving Silla and Baekje an opportunity to take advantage of it.
"What will happen if I am determined to build a protective palace here?" Li Zhi stood up from his chair, walked to the sand table, and took the thin wooden stick from Li Hong's hand and said.
"It's simple. It won't take more than a few years to passively abandon it. It will be cheaper for Silla, Baekje or Goguryeo." Li Hong was very suspicious of their eyes. Couldn't he see it from the sand table
The Korean Peninsula is full of mountains, with very few plains. Although there are many rivers, it is simply impossible to adapt to farming civilization in this era.
Eighty percent of the land is mountains and rivers, and 20% is plains. Although the land is fertile, relatively speaking, most places are more mountainous, which is not suitable for crop production. This is why their fisheries are relatively developed.
Liu Rengui was mature and prudent, and he had a deep understanding of the situation on the peninsula. He looked at Li Zhi, then at Li Hong, saluted and asked: "Your Highness, but if we don't conquer them, they will still be our Datang's slaves in the future." Hidden danger, with this hidden danger entrenched here, even you can’t worry about it, right?”
"That is something that no one can rest assured. But if we destroy Goguryeo, we will face Silla and Baekje in person. Likewise, we still cannot sleep peacefully. It is also not in line with the fundamental interests of the Tang Dynasty, so , since they can't sleep peacefully, it's better to support a puppet regime and let them keep fighting, protecting the weak and beating the strong." Li Hong took the wooden stick in his father's hand and knocked on Goguryeo. , Knock on Silla and said to Baekje again.
Li Hong knows better than anyone here what kind of nation the Korean Peninsula is. It has a strong nationalism, but does not have the IQ and ambition to follow the path of a great country, so it relies on the strong to act as a dog and act as a proxy. Rely on the power of people on behalf of dogs.
And throughout Chinese history, no regime has ever been willing to waste too much effort on this land and include them in its territory, not only because of the greater resistance, but also because including them is like raising a domesticated animal. If you are not familiar with dogs, you may not know when they will bite you.
Li Zhi frowned when he heard this. He wanted to leave a name in history and have high expectations for whether he could achieve the same prestige as the late emperor. He very much hoped that he could do what the late emperor could not do. In this way, To reach the heights of the late Emperor.
I couldn't think of a reason for the moment, so I waved my hands irritably, indicating that everyone should disperse first, and we would discuss it tomorrow after inspecting the city defense of Anshi City.
Everyone bowed and went out. Li Hong was naturally stayed by his father Long. The two of them moved from the meeting hall to a rather elegantly decorated hall. After Li Zhi sat down, Li Hong sat next to him. Down.
"How is your mother?"
"Everything is fine, Queen Mother, but after receiving your order, she seemed very anxious and urged her ministers to come over as soon as possible. She was a little worried about whether the war in Liaodong would be unfavorable for you."
"The war is not going well. I think the queen is worried about something unexpected happening to me. Every time she writes a letter, she has to say a few words of advice. I am tired of reading it."
"That's because the Queen Mother is thinking about you. You must know how to cherish..."
"You don't need to teach me a lesson. Let me ask you, can it be that my personal expedition as a royal chariot can only return empty-handed?" Seeing the literary and military strategy in hand, why do you give up so easily? He was very unwilling.
"How can you say that? Father, please put it more bluntly. The Korean Peninsula is of no benefit to the Tang Dynasty. Even if we take it all, we still have to supply them with food during the famine period. You see Look at the Governor's Mansion in Yunzhong, which one is not waiting for the imperial court to provide food? Even if you want to build the Andong Governor's Mansion and include Songmo, Juyan, and Dingxiang, you can still capture it. After Anshi, the Protectorate was set up in the small town of Sunchuan ahead, thus blocking the main routes from Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje to the Tang Dynasty. "
"What should Liu Jing do?" Li Zhi was just chatting casually with his prince, so he didn't think too much. He just wanted to know Li Hong's thoughts.
"Ryugyong is also called Pyongyang because after crossing the Daedong River, the terrain there is flat and suitable for living, so it is more often called Pyongyang. It is also the royal city of Goguryeo. As long as we stand firm on the Daedong River and face Goguryeo across the river , and then rebuild the old relationship with them, you can even provide them with food, grass and weapons immediately so that they have enough ability to fight against Baekje and Silla. If it doesn't work, you can also issue an order to the Japanese country and order them to feign attack to contain Silla and Baekje. In this way, you can stand on the Datong River at any time, fishing, and watch Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo fight. If you don't like whoever you like, you can beat them. If you like it, you can reward them with some backlog of food and grass in exchange for Some of Pyongyang's finest jade and so on." Li Hong finally said, with cynicism appearing on his face again.
"Is it in the best interest of the Tang Dynasty in your mind to let their internal strife continue?" Li Zhi smiled, and Li Hong regressed, but after regressing, his proposal became more feasible and even more unreasonable. He was satisfied.
"Actually, if you really want to expand your territory, you can move your sights further. The weather is still warm now, and there are still more than two months and three months before the cold weather. You can completely set your sights on Regarding Shi Wei and Mo He, it would definitely be wiser to conquer them and expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty than to focus here. "
"Forget it, let's not talk about this. I'm afraid this is your decision long ago, right? It seems that you have thought of a lot of rhetoric along the way. You just want me to focus on Shiwei and Mohe, so I just did this. Are you always trying to prevent me from sending troops to Goguryeo?"
Li Hong did not hide his thoughts, hehe said: "This is one of the reasons. The main reason is that the demise of Goguryeo will not do any good to our Tang Dynasty. In the end, Silla and Baekje will be the cheaper ones."
What Li Hong didn't say was that the Tang Dynasty was weak at that time and had too much time to take care of itself. It didn't want the Korean Peninsula to be unified, which gave rise to the stick of Goryeo. In the end, it helped Shi Wei and Mohe invade the Central Plains.
Li Zhi rubbed his dizzy temples, closed his eyes for a while, and said calmly: "Helan Minyue and Li Zhong are dead. It is said that you sent people to kill them secretly after I went on the expedition?"
A trace of loneliness appeared on Li Zhi's face. He was relatively nostalgic, but he still had a trace of concern for Helan Minyue in his heart, just like his memory of Queen Wang back then, and his nostalgia for Concubine Xiao Shu later. In addition, in history, Judging from the fact that Wu Mei wanted to depose the queen, but Wu Mei knew about it in advance, and even asked for mercy in a few words, Li Zhi's attitude toward Helan Minyue was more about feelings in his heart.
(End of chapter)