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Eight hundred and twentieth chapters have been decided

Gao Xudao's words immediately made the most determined supporters of Zheng Tang in the palace say nothing.

Li Chongjiu's country has only been four years since Li Chongjiu founded, and the conflicts within Da Zhao were not without. The interest groups of Da Zhaoxin are still in progress. Among them, the conflicts between poor families and scholars, the conflicts between merchants and aristocratic families, and the conflicts between Han people and Hu people are hidden in the dark, but are not revealed under the power of Li Chongjiu.

If Zhao State experiences a defeat like the Battle of Feishui and the entire country collapses, it is not impossible.

Therefore, Lu Chengqing and Gao Xudao's advice were unreasonable. At the same time, the important officials such as Wen Yanbo, Wang Gui, Wei Zheng were also very ambiguous about the opinions of Zheng Tang. It can be seen that they also had many concerns.

Afterwards, the ministers who tried to resist the attack on Tang finished speaking, they advocated the attack on Tang to express their opinions.

There were many ministers who advocated the attack on Li Tang, mainly with the full support of General Zhao **fang. Among the civil officials, there were Zhouzhou, Ji Chuan, and Lin Dangfeng who supported the attack on Tang, and these were all young officials in the Great Zhao Dynasty.

Ji Chuan even came up with real figures to illustrate the winners and losses of Li Tang and Zhao.

Ji Chuan said jokingly that in terms of military strength, the Zhao army could mobilize the Xi army to obtain 100,000 cavalry, 50,000 Turkic cavalry, 20,000 cavalry of the Marine cavalry, and 30,000 troops stationed in Huaihuang and defended the Han army with 30,000 troops.

Speaking of Ji Chuan, he paused and pointed at him, saying that this did not include Shi Wei, Xi tribe, Khitan, Dingling, Goguryeo and other military personnel.

Below are the most elite troops of our Zhao army, including the Wuwei, Tunwei, and the Tingwei army. The divisions are well-trained and well-equipped, with a direct force of 100,000 troops.

In addition, there are the troops of generals such as Wang Bo, Meng Haigong, Wang Xiongdan, and Xiao Xian, as well as the county soldiers stationed in various places, with nearly 200,000 troops.

In other words, if the troops in the Tang Dynasty are more than 500,000, and if they are urgently mobilized, they can also raise 300,000 brave men from the people.

After hearing what Ji Chuan said, everyone nodded. The other party did not exaggerate the mobilization power of the Zhao army because of his advocacy. In fact, if a real war is fought, the Zhao army recruited strong bravery from the people, and with the addition of the Khitan and Wei troops, the mobilization power could reach more than one million.

This is not an exaggeration. Although the population of Zhao State is smaller than that of the Sui Dynasty when it was in its prime, the territory of Zhao State is far larger than that of the Sui Dynasty. From the Hu tribe outside the Great Wall, it can contribute at least 300,000 people to Zhao State.

Ji Chuan continued to say: ‘In contrast, Li Tang, since Li Yuan failed to attack the three routes last year, his troops suffered serious losses, coupled with fatigue in Guanzhong and severe escape from the military households. In addition, the Yang Wengan Rebellion this year caused Li Tang's vitality to be severely damaged. There are also generals such as Duan Decao and others who have gained their own troops, and the newly lost land in Henan are all irreparable losses.’

'According to Fengwen Department's estimate, if Li Tang fought in full, the troops would not exceed 300,000. This is the mobilization force of their entire people after they were all soldiers. Therefore, the ratio of our army to Li Tang's troops was five to three, or even two to one, with an absolute advantage.'

After hearing this, the ministers nodded and expressed their approval of Ji Chuan's estimate. Even the ministers who opposed the attack on Tang could not find any fault.

But Lu Chengqing said: "Justice Ji, it seems reasonable to have 500,000 to 300,000, but our army can only advance one way and attack the Tang army. The Tang army adopts a defensive force, which is an inside battle. In the local area, its military strength may not be inferior to our army, or even surpass our army, so its advantage is not obvious."

After Ji Chuan finished speaking, Xue Wanche stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, now our army has defeated the Turks, Goguryeo, destroyed Lin Shihong, and surrendered Feng Ang. The three armies are full of morale and their troops are in full swing. Within a thousand years, if there are several strong troops in the world, no one can compete with us. Your Majesty, at this moment, we should sweep Li Tang and pacify the four seas!"

Xue Wanche's passionate words immediately made military generals applaud.

His opinion was completely contrary to his brother Xue Wanshu's opinion, and it was obviously his own decision.

One person came forward to question that the Zhao army was an elite, but the Tang army was not a weak brigade. The Zhao army had more defeats and fewer victory in the previous battle. How could they win easily?

Lin Dangfeng, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, also said: "In order to attack the Tang Dynasty, our Ministry of Revenue calculated overnight. Based on the money, grain and taxes of Da Zhao, if we want to support the 500,000 army to attack the Tang Dynasty, it is expected that at least the autumn grain harvest will be raised next year. If 300,000 troops to attack the Tang Dynasty, the summer grain harvest will be raised next year. If Your Majesty urgently calls it, you can pre-support the military rations of Liyang Cang and Luokou Cang, and more than 200,000 troops will be dispatched next month for three months.'

Gao Xudao, Minister of Rites, came forward to question and said: "But Li Yang and the military rations in Luokou Warehouse have been used in recent years to fight against Wang Shichong, Du Fuwei, and General Song went south to attack Lin Shihong this year. His Majesty had ordered the sealing of two warehouses of grain, which must be used easily. Just relying on the food and grass collected last year and this year, is enough for the army to support it?"

Lin Dangfeng said: "Please don't doubt it. Our Ministry of Revenue calculates a grain of water and a small amount of money, and there will be no mistakes."

Li Chongjiu nodded. The Ministry of Revenue, chaired by Lin Dangfeng, was quite good for him and was considered a good housekeeper. So he still trusted him.

Lin Dangfeng said: "Your Majesty, I believe that Guanzhong is exhausted at the moment. If I do another method of trapping and killing, even if I take Guanzhong in the future, it will probably take ten years to recover. I think it will be easy to take advantage of this advance and defeat it in one battle. I will also be able to clean up Guanzhong in the future. I can also use Chang'an as the starting point to communicate with the Western Regions. Such convenient trade is several times that of Huaihuang Town.'

Li Chongjiu also knew that this was also the opinion of the Zhao State merchant clan represented by Lin Dangfeng. They had long been interested in the huge trade on the Silk Road starting from Chang'an.

Therefore, he tried his best to urge Li Chongjiu to conquer Chang'an first, and at the same time, he did not let Chang'an suffer too much losses and damage.

Below are several people who have proposed the pros and cons of the destruction of the Tang Dynasty.

But one morning, the main hall court did not come up with any results.

Li Chongjiu and the palace gave him a banquet for all officials, and he went to the side hall to rest. However, it can be guessed that many people ate this meal without any taste, and the debate about attacking the Tang Dynasty at the banquet did not stop.

When Li Chongjiu got up to go to the side hall, Ji Chuan, Zhang Xuansu and Yu Shinan, three ministers of the Secretariat, followed.

Li Chongjiu said: "Mr. Ji, if you want to come and persuade me to attack Tang, then slow down and wait until the matter is done!"

Ji Chuan said to Li Chongjiu: "Your Majesty, this is not the case. We just got news from the Fengwen Department that Xue Shou, the Tiance Mansion Record Office under Li Shimin, secretly came to the capital ten days ago and visited Xue Wanshu, the Minister of Justice. According to Fengwen Department's detailed work, they secretly discussed for an hour before Xue Shou left."

Xue Shou is not unfamiliar with this person. Li Shimin has always used this person as a lobbyist to visit various places and execute secret orders.

Now the other party actually visited Xue Wanshu, and Xue Wanshu proposed a strategy to oppose the attack on Tang in the court. Does this mean that the two are related?

Li Chongjiu thought of this and said, "Is Xue Shou still in Youjing?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Fengxin Department has sent someone to monitor it, but is afraid of alarming the snake and not taking action. If you order the arrest, you can take it to His Majesty in one hour."

‘Then I will be one hour later when I see Xue Shou, remember to live.’

'promise!'

Li Chongjiu was very pleased that Fengwensi's efficiency in doing things is really high, and it is worth it to waste his money in Fengwensi's past few years.

Li Chongjiu said: "Zhang Aiqing, do you think the strategy to attack the Tang Dynasty is feasible?"

Li Chongjiu looked at Zhang Xuansu. Zhang Xuansu had made many suggestions for the Great Zhao in recent years and rarely made mistakes. There was a saying in the court that Zhang Zifang would rebirth. Wen Yanbo was naturally Xiao He, who was known as Li Chongjiu.

Moreover, before making major decisions, Li Chongjiu was willing to listen to Zhang Xuansu's opinions first and then make decisions. Therefore, Zhang Xuansu's influence in Li Chongjiu's mind was extraordinary, so Ji Chuan and Yu Shinan both pricked up their ears and wanted to hear what Zhang Xuansu meant.

After hearing this, Zhang Xuansu lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, although I am advocating the attack on the Tang Dynasty, but today's Censor Lu and Gao Shangshu are quite reasonable."

When Li Chongjiu heard Zhang Xuansu say this, he almost didn't say it, so he asked: "Zhang Aiqing, you obviously have concerns in his heart when he says this. Where is Yu Aiqing?"

Yu Shinan bowed and said, "This matter is of great importance, and I dare not make any assertions easily."

Wen Yanbo, Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, Zhang Xuansu, and Yu Shinan were all cautious. Among the ministers, the young and strong factions such as Ji Chuan, Zhouzhou and Lin Dangfeng were the most advocated attacking the Tang Dynasty.

But among the military generals, Xu Shiji, Wang Mahan and Xue Wanche were the most active in attacking the Tang Dynasty. The Zhao court showed a very obvious situation where military generals were in charge of the war, while civil officials were cautious.

Since ancient times, most military generals have been in charge of war, and only because of war can they achieve military merits. Civil officials have always been cautious because there are variables in fighting, and they are better at obtaining credit from political negotiations.

This is also the reason why there were too many martial arts masters fighting and literary masters in the court in the past.

Li Chongjiu said: "I understand. I will go for a meal first. You will consider it. The court will have a general decision in the afternoon."

Li Chongjiu was about to turn around, and at this time Zhang Xuansu stepped forward a few steps and came to Li Chongjiu and said, "Your Majesty, when the Sui attacked Chen and Jin destroyed Wu, although they used the whole country to attack each other, and it seemed that the troops were disparity, the leaders of both countries were very cautious and planned for a long time with several years of hard work, and they did not rush to do so."

After Zhang Xuansu said something, Ji Chuan immediately opposed: "Xiang Yu and Liu Bang fought in Xingyang, but Xiang Yu was unable to support him, so he agreed with Liu Bang to use the boundary of Honggou. However, Liu Bang later listened to Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's words and pursued Xiang Yu, and finally won the victory in Gaixia. If Liu Bang had hesitated at that time, how could he win the world in one battle?"

Zhang Xuansu said: "At that time, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang had fought for a long time, and Xiang Yu's momentum was exhausted. Liu Bang won by pursuing it. But now our army had fought with the Tang army for several years, but it was just a even-match. Has Li Tang really reached the end of his journey?'

Seeing that Ji Chuan was about to argue with Zhang Xuansu, Li Chongjiu said: "Two beloved ministers, don't argue, I have made a decision in my heart!"
Chapter completed!
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