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Chapter 241 The initiative of the emperor

The two sides combined have more than 500,000 troops. Whether inside or outside the Tang Dynasty, wars of such scale have not happened for a long time.

After Li Neng received the news that Chisong Dezan sent 300,000 troops, he immediately sent news to both Li Yu and Li Heng respectively.

For his brother, Li Neng was very satisfied with his performance in Yizhou this time. He basically played the role of the Divine Needle of the Sea, which gave the people and soldiers of the entire Jiannan Road and surrounding counties a reassurance.

Ordinary people don’t know about the specific combat situation. They only know that since the prince dares to take charge in Jiannan Road, it must be that the Tang Dynasty has considerable confidence in winning this battle.

Moreover, Li Yu was quite obedient in the assassination. When Li Yi said he would leave the city, he would leave the city immediately. Otherwise, if he would have a bad situation in Yizhou because of his disobedience, Li Yi would basically not have to fight this battle, and he would never have any good results after he returned to Chang'an City.

As for his father, Li Heng, Li Qing would send him some messages in the name of General Pingxi to let him know how difficult the battle ahead is.

After all, although Li Qing had his own plans in his heart this time, the enemy was rolling in 300,000, and any result was possible. So he had to give his father a shot, so that if Jiannandao really couldn't defend Li Heng's mentality, there would be any fluctuations.

Li Qing has never been very concerned about the things in the court, but before he set off, he had heard a trace of wind, saying that Li Heng's body is not optimistic at the moment, but he just refused to let it public.

In fact, Li Neng has always been aware of this matter. After all, according to the history of his previous life, Li Longji and Li Neng died one after another in the past two years.

Although his arrival reduced the influence of the Anshi Rebellion to the Tang Dynasty to the minimum, it is hard to say how much benefit their lifespan would be.

Everyone knows that if Li Heng is gone according to the current situation, Li Yu will naturally become the crown prince once Li Heng is gone.

The civil officials of the Tang Dynasty were happy to see this, but the military generals of the Tang Dynasty, especially those who had fought with Li Qing, were all indignant.

They all knew who made the Tang Dynasty escape from An Lushan's rebellion, and it is obvious to all.

When Li and Li Guangbi just met, Li Guangbi actually hinted to Li Guangbi whether he would consider fighting for control of the world in the future.

After all, they often saw that the Tang Dynasty did not need a gentle emperor, but an emperor who could use iron-blooded wrists to make the surrounding tribes crawl down. Li Yu was not such a person, but Li was, and could do quite well in that position.

However, Li Neng just told Li Guangbi without any objection that this matter must be discussed after this battle, otherwise if even a Tubo person could not handle it, who would recognize you?

As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, since Li Guangbi was so unhurried, he certainly could not say much, so he pressed down on this matter and never mentioned it again.

In fact, this thought was indeed thought of after Li Qing saw the strength of the Tubo people, and the history of his previous life has proved that even though Li Yu was an emperor who worked very hard to bring the Tang Dynasty back on track, his efforts and direction were slightly worse.

This made Li Yi, who had thought that he could help Li Yu up and relax, also felt a lot of shaken in his heart.

Although the Uighurs defeated themselves, they were not too damaging. And Tubo, at most, beat them up and destroyed them with the current ability of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, such troubles will linger around the Tang Dynasty for several years or even decades. In addition, many border generals are still holding their troops and watching the battle results of the Tang Dynasty and Uighurs and Tubo. Even if such people continue to bow to the Tang Dynasty in the future, their loyalty may not be much. Once they cannot be handled properly, the consequences will still be the same as in their previous lives.

Under such circumstances, this trip to Jiannan Road was actually a chance for Li Yu to give Li Yu. If this time ended, Li Yu would still not realize the various crises that the Tang Dynasty was facing at this moment, Li Yu really wanted to move the position of the prince.

He knew that if he really wanted to let the Tang Dynasty stand on the top of the world in this era, he would not have the idea of ​​being afraid of being heavy before, but he had to grab all his beard and eyebrows.

Of course, no matter how he decides, he has to solve the 300,000 troops of Chisong Dezan first.

This is not only a problem that Chisong Dezan had for Li Yi, but also a touchstone prepared by Li Yi for himself. If he couldn't win this battle, he would just be a general.

The letters written by Li Qing to Li Heng are very different from Li Yu's style of reporting good news but not bad news. Li Qing completely presented the situation facing the Tang Dynasty in this battle to Li Heng, and directly told Li Heng clearly in the letter that if he was defeated in this battle, he died in the sword of the Tubo people and was defeated by the Tubo people. He also asked Li Heng to make plans as much as possible according to the worst situation, so as not to avoid the situation that would really happen, and the Tang Dynasty would face greater losses.

Although Li Heng did not like Li Qing's straightforward words, he also knew in his heart that what Li Qing said was true. Years of war had already emptied the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. Once defeated, the consequences would be unimaginable.

In Chang'an City, Li Heng, who held letters from Li Yan and Li Yu, frowned deeply. He could not fight or become an emperor, but he was good at grasping the details.

From the letters Li Neng wrote recently, he keenly noticed some changes in Li Neng's mentality. Although he was not sure, he had a deep feeling in his heart, that is, deep in Li Neng's heart, whether he was himself or Li Yu, he might be people who could only drag the Tang Dynasty down. What's even more terrifying is that the fact is indeed the case. The two of them are really not very competitive.
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