Chapter 16: Going to the West to decide
The more he understands military affairs, Pei Min understands that there is no fixed outcome in a war, and that no one who is stronger will win steadily.
Take the familiar Three Kingdoms as an example. The first master of military strategy is Cao Cao.
But Cao Cao did not have many defeats, including Xu Rong, Lu Bu, Zhou Yu, Ma Chao, and Liu Bei.
Can you say that Cao Cao is not as good as the above people?
The battlefield is ever-changing, and any factor is the key to winning or losing.
It is by no means reflected in three-dimensional and five-dimensional data in later games.
Wang Zhongsi is indeed one of the few famous generals in the world, with courage and stability coexisting. However, his personality is too stubborn and square, and even nine-headed cows cannot take back what they decide.
Why did he fall in love with Li Longji in history?
Isn’t it because Li Longji is so happy that he intends to use the lives of his soldiers to earn achievements and attack Shibao City?
Wang Zhongsi just refused to follow and was unwilling to exchange the lives of soldiers for his achievements, and disobeyed to a low point.
This led to Li Longji's dissatisfaction with Wang Zhongsi and also caused his tragedy.
Wang Zhongsi is good at military strategy, but he is a little rigid in handling interpersonal relationships.
The relationships in the Western Regions are complex. Faced with tens of thousands, or even 200,000 or more Arab troops, if you want to truly exert all the strength of the Western Regions, you will inevitably get the support of the countries in the Western Regions.
In this regard, Wang Zhongsi is young, far less than the old Taoist Mosremasa.
Moreover, although Wang Zhongsi is a little extraordinary, which of the civil and military officials under Pei Min is an ordinary person?
Gao Xianzhi, Pu Gu Huaien, Feng Changqing, Zhang Xiaosong, Cui Xiyi, which one is not as qualified as Wang Zhongsi?
Will they let go of everything and obey Wang Zhongsi's will?
Pei Min is not sure about this.
In Hexi, except for him, it is not easy for outsiders to completely convince them.
Once the cooperation is not good, it will become an unstable factor and cause a bad impact.
On the contrary, there is no such problem in Mosremasa.
Wang Zhongsi's status is not at the same level as Mosremasa. Even if he is only slightly better than one or two, the other parties are at a disadvantage.
Pei Min believed that with Wang Zhongsi there, the situation in the Western Regions would not collapse, but it was not easy to completely defeat Mosremasa.
After all, Mosremasa's move has disrupted the Western Regions and has taken all the initiative.
Even if you make a move, you may not be able to win firmly.
For a moment, Pei Min hesitated. It was the best choice to go to the Western Regions to preside over the overall situation, but can he really leave Chang'an?
Pei Min was temporarily unsure of his mind and planned to wait for new news, so he made arrangements first.
Wang Zhongsi led the troops from Qinghai Lake to the middle road of Qiang, and went straight to the Western Regions to stabilize the situation. All the Hexi troops entered the Western Regions and temporarily obeyed Wang Zhongsi's orders.
The Longyou Army advanced to Hexi, took over the idle defense in Hexi, and waited for a brand new order.
Shuofang Jiedushi An Sishun, and Hedong Jiedushi Gai Jiayun, retreated to the original defense zone to prevent a stingy.
Pei Min issued orders one by one, and his experienced and courageous attitude gave many uneasy civil and military ministers inexplicably confidence.
Li Yan's uneasiness has also calmed down, and he feels that as long as Pei Min is there, the whole world will be peaceful.
After the court meeting, Pei Min pulled Li Yi, Wang Xian, Du Xian and Song Jing to the Shangshu Province for a meeting.
As for other civil officials, Pei Min had no intention of inviting them at all.
In military affairs, Pei Min has never been willing to pay attention to the suggestions of laymen. He did not want to listen to his opinions, but because he had rich political experience and was able to take into account some things that could not be taken into account in politics.
"Arab is coming in a fierce manner this time, and the situation in the Western Regions is complicated. I am interested in going to the Western Regions to take charge of the overall situation. Do you have any ideas?"
Wang Shi said in a deep voice: "I feel it is inappropriate. Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the temple is unstable. Chang'an has the current stability, which is entirely due to the prestige of the prince. If the prince goes far away to the Western Regions, there will probably be another wave of trouble in the temple."
Du Xian worked in the Western Regions in his early years and knew the importance of the Western Regions. He said: "Western Regions cannot be abandoned, and we should take them back with the current situation. Once the Western Regions fall, it will be difficult to regain them. Once the Arabs occupy the Western Regions, the business journey of the Western Regions will be controlled. If the Western Regions loses the Western Regions, our economy will be greatly affected. Liangzhou, the third largest economy of our North Korea will also decline, and the impact will be too great..."
Song Jing also said at this time: "I also thought that Chang'an cannot be separated from the princes, and the princes should not be separated from him easily. But I am not in military affairs, so I can't say anything. Apart from the princes, no one in our dynasty can reverse the situation?"
Pei Min shook his head and said, "Mosremasa is one of the few generals in the world. His field level is the best in the world. In the past, I was at the advantage of defensiveness and all of them were very difficult to fight. It was not that there was no one to resist in our dynasty. If it were ordinary, Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi would deal with it. But now Mosremasa has seized the flaws of the Western Regions and surrounded Tuozhe City and occupied the initiative in the battle. Defense is no longer possible. We must take the initiative to fight Arabia before Tuozhe City falls. Once Tuozhe City falls, many kings in the city become prisoners, and the countries in the Western Regions will be threatened and will in turn become our enemies."
"Even if Mosremasa cannot conquer Tuozhe City in the short term, the situation we face is not easy to deal with."
Li Yi also saw through the essence.
"Not bad!" Pei Min said: "The situation in the Western Regions is complicated. The kings of various countries have been trapped in a place of life and death for a long time. How can we not be turbulent? Now the only thing we can do is attack, fight the Arabs to the death as quickly as possible to save the trapped kings of the Western Regions. They surrounded the points and waited for their help, but we were forced to attack and had obvious disadvantages. Gao Xianzhi could not cope with this situation, and it was difficult for Zhongsi. Li Xiang was talented enough, but he did not know the generals, generals did not know the soldiers, and could not use their strength. After thinking about it, I must be."
Song Jing suggested: "That's true, the two disadvantages should be balanced and taken into consideration. It's better to wait until the Western news is conveyed before considering it."
Pei Min nodded in agreement.
Soon the situation in the Western Regions came again.
The situation is more serious than Pei Min imagined. For some reason, the four ancient countries in the Western Regions, Kucha, Yanqi, Khotan, Shule and Zhaowu, were all within the invitation. There are also Dabolu and Xiaobolu's twenty kings now trapped in Tuozhe City.
The Western Regions have no leader and are already in chaos.
This move from Arabia hits the fatal point of the Western Regions.
Pei Min finally decided to go to the Western Regions in person and meet Arabia for a while again.
As for the matter in Beijing, Pei Min entrusted Li Yi, Song Jing and Zhang Jiuling, and took them to meet Li Yan.
Li Yi was responsible for military preparation, Song Jing was responsible for governing officials, and Zhang Jiuling was responsible for administration.
Li Yi is not a member of Pei Min's party. In order to make it easier, Pei Min specially invited Li Yi, Wang Shi and Du Xian to go to the mansion to ask Wang Shi and Du Siong to assist Li Yi.
Chapter completed!