Chapter 200 Military Advisory

Three days later, Li Chengqian got on a carriage and left Wantong City under the escort of the six officers of the Eastern Palace and the farewell of Liu Lan and others.

Riding a carriage is much more comfortable than riding a horse!

In order to ensure the safety of the prince along the way, Song Junming also selected 10,000 elite soldiers to escort the prince back to Chang'an.

Liu Lan and others did not return to Wantong City until they could no longer see the prince's carriage.

This time they were finally relieved. Once the prince left, they would have to deal with Xueyantuo next.

"Stop!" After leaving Wantong City and leaving Xiazhou, Li Chengqian's large troops stopped and did not move forward.

The lieutenant general sent by Song Junming to escort the prince back to the capital rode up to the prince's carriage and asked, "Your Highness! Why did you stop so suddenly? We just left Xiazhou and are still within the attack range of the Xueyantuo army."

"It's still a dangerous area. In my opinion, we should hurry up and stop when we get to a safe place."

"This place is far from Chang'an, so we should hurry up!"

The lieutenant general found that they had deviated from the original route since leaving Wantong City. Now the prince suddenly stopped again. He had a bad feeling in his heart.

"No, we are not going back to Chang'an this time. I have decided to send troops to eliminate Xueyantuo." Li Chengqian's voice came from the carriage.

This scared the general half to death. His order was to escort the prince back to Chang'an safely.

If he failed to do so, he could not afford even a hair loss.

Now the prince actually wanted to go and fight the Xueyantuo army of 200,000. What was his basis?

With their limited military strength, they were not even able to stop the Xueyantuo, and they could not even protect themselves. How could they destroy them? At

this moment, the general felt that Li Chengqian was really fanciful.

"Your Highness! Please forgive me for being so presumptuous. With our strength, we don't even have the strength to fight Xueyantuo, let alone destroy them."

"Your Highness, please don't delay here. You should return to Beijing as soon as possible. Your Highness's body is worth a million gold, so why put yourself in danger?" The other general advised earnestly.

He didn't want the prince to get carried away and really take these few people to kill Xueyantuo. Wouldn't that be sending heads to the enemy thousands of miles away?

"Destroying Xueyantuo is the top priority. I have made a decision and there is no reason to change it. Let's go immediately." Li Chengqian's voice came from the carriage.

"Your Highness! Please forgive me for not being able to carry out your order!" The other general would not let Li Chengqian mess around.

"This is not up to you! Capture him!" Li Chengqian's voice came again, with a hint of anger in his tone.

Before the other general could speak, Xue Wanche on the side had already taken action and captured the other general with one move.

The guards brought by the other general were at a loss, watching their leader being captured, but they could not act at will.

After all, the opponent was not an enemy, and the person sitting in the carriage was their prince.

The guards looked at each other and calmed down. There was no commotion because the other general was captured.

Li Chengqian had expected this. After the other general was captured, he should implement his plan.

"Let's go, head towards the direction of Xueyantuo's station." Li Chengqian said.

The carriage turned around and headed in another direction. After Li Chengqian led 20,000 soldiers and horses for a distance, he stopped again.

"Wan Che, take your men to find a suitable place to set up camp. We will spend the night here." Li Chengqian walked out of the carriage and said to Xue Wan Che.

"Yes!" Xue Wan Che took the order and pointed a few people to find a suitable camping site.

As a famous general who had fought many tough battles, no one here knew better than Xue Wan Che where the best place to camp was.

Setting up camp for a large army is not just a matter of finding a place and calling it a day. There is a lot of knowledge involved.

"Your Highness! There is a place three miles northwest of here that is suitable for our army to camp." Xue Wan Che came back to report to Li Chengqian.

"Then let's set off there to set up camp!" Li Chengqian said, got into the carriage, and started to go to the place Xue Wan Che found.

"Let's go!" Xue Wanche waved his hand and rode in front to lead the way. The army escorted Li Chengqian's carriage to the camp.

After setting up camp, Li Chengqian summoned Xue Wanche, Cheng Wuting, Pei Xingjian, Qiu Shenji, Wang Fangyi and other military officers of the Eastern Palace to the central military tent to hold a military meeting.

Even Xi Junmai, a newcomer who was just recruited into the Eastern Palace by Li Chengqian, was fortunate enough to attend this important military meeting.

"Everyone, our goal this time is to destroy Xueyantuo, but the strength we have now is far from enough."

"Therefore, we must attract the armies of Xiazhou, Shengzhou, Shuozhou, and Lingzhou, so that we have enough troops to destroy Xueyantuo." "

At the same time, we must also attract the Uighurs, Pugu, Tongluo and other tribes to join the Tang army to encircle the Xueyantuo army and destroy it in one fell swoop." Li Chengqian spoke eloquently.

This is Li Chengqian's idea and preliminary plan.

Xi Junmai was shocked by the prince's bold idea!

He, Xi Junmai, has been in the army for many years, and he has never seen anyone with such a big idea. This is a matter of moving the whole body.

If there is any mistake, there will be no way to recover.

"Your Highness! How should we attract the troops from Xiazhou, Shengzhou, Shuozhou, and Lingzhou? Will they go out without the emperor's order?" A general from the East Palace questioned.

This was not only a question in his mind, but also a question in everyone's mind. Even Xi Junmai nodded subconsciously.

He didn't believe that the prince could let the generals guarding these states disobey the emperor's order and attack Xueyantuo.

It's not that it can't be done, but it's impossible to happen.

"If I am besieged by the Xueyantuo army, do you think the army in Xiazhou will come to rescue me?"

"Will Governor Song and Governor Liu just sit back and watch me being besieged by the Xueyantuo army?"

"If Shengzhou, Shuozhou, and Lingzhou receive a letter for help from Xiazhou, will they send troops to rescue me?" Li Chengqian said.

Everyone was shocked when they heard

this! The prince was risking his life and using himself as bait, not only to lure the enemy army, but also to lure his own people to come to the rescue.

What Li Chengqian was considering now was not how to lure Song Junming and others to come to the rescue, but whether he could hold on until they arrived.

The key to the problem now lies in defense, and holding on and waiting for help is the most important part.

"Your Highness! I oppose this move. A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Your Highness, as the foundation of the country, how can you put yourself in danger? Please think twice!" Pei Xingjian was the first to stand up and oppose Li Chengqian's risky approach.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there has never been a precedent of using the prince as bait to lure the enemy. Not to mention the Tang Dynasty, even in previous dynasties, there has never been such a ridiculous thing.