"I dare to ask why Your Highness allows low-ranking generals who meet the order to return home to stay in Kangju City today?" Liu Qi asked. He knew that he shouldn't ask this question, but he still couldn't help asking.

"I just thought that those generals really want to avenge the cannibals with their own hands, so how can they bear to let them down?" Li Gong's expression did not change, and he just said.

'They have already avenged the Great Food Soldiers in Oluzhou, Gukou, Jieshan City, and Suiye Town. Anyone who is still alive and becomes a general killed many Great Food Soldiers and have already avenged them. If they could not go to Khurashan, many people would not be very happy, but they would not be too disappointed. A very small number of people like Song Wu can stay, and they will not damage your reputation. What Your Highness said is definitely not the real reason.'

Liu Qi couldn't help but retort in his heart. He almost wanted to say it, but fortunately reason stopped him.

Liu Qi thought it well, but Li Gong said it was not the real reason. The real reason was actually very simple: he suddenly discovered that leaving Xia Chuantao and others was good for him to control the army.

Because the competition between the two sides in the quota of sending troops to Khorasan was exposed by Eugene, as long as he arranges some news to spread, the relationship between the two sides can be worse. Of course, it is not a good thing for the soldiers in the army to have a bad relationship, but it is not a good thing for them to be too united.

Because of whether to send troops to Khurashan, cracks appeared among high-ranking generals, but low-ranking generals were still united and only wanted to fight with the Great Food Army. He wanted to use this matter to make cracks also appear among low-ranking generals, so that Li Gong could command the army more with confidence.

Of course, it is not a good thing if the conflict between generals is too great, so he will control the conflicts between the two sides, but it is not possible to have no conflicts. Of course, this reason cannot be told to others, even Liu Qi cannot tell.

"This matter has already come to an end, so you don't have to ask again." After Li Gong answered lightly, he said this again, and then said: "I have another very important thing to discuss with you."

"What's the matter?" Liu Qi asked with a tight heart.

"How to arrange Kuss-Old Sassanne."

Li Gong said: "Today I am criticizing the documents, and another general suggested to me that the nine surnames of Zhaowu should be transformed into prefectures and counties, just like the great cannibals did here in the past few decades.

Naturally, the Tang Dynasty, no, the people in our Central Plains put benevolence and righteousness first, and are by no means comparable to those of the great rats. Therefore, they must never oppress the local monarch, ministers and people like the great cannibals, but educate them to voluntarily become the people of Anxi.

This is naturally a good thing, but the general also said that if we want to educate the nine countries of Zhaowu, these places must be in a very safe situation; and if the Dashi Kingdom has always controlled Khorasan, with its large population and vast territory, it will sooner or later recover and threaten Anxi again.

Therefore, in order to avoid the threat from the Great Food Kingdom to the Nine Citizens of Zhaowu, Khorasan must be allowed to be out of the control of the Great Food Kingdom, and to support Kuss-Old Sassan to rebuild the Persian state as a buffer between Anxi and Great Food."

"If you act according to the strategy of this general, the entire combat strategy of sending troops to Khurashan will be changed." Liu Qi understood at this time that Li Gong was going to talk to him about the most, and he said carefully. As for whom it proposed, since Li Gong didn't say it, he wouldn't ask.

"What you said is that I thought of this at that time and wanted to refute it." Li Gong paused and continued:

"But before I finished writing, I found that what this person said was very reasonable. According to Du Huan and others who have been to the Dashi Country, this country has a vast territory and is almost no less than that of the Tang Dynasty. Although the population is slightly inferior, there are millions of households, far better than Anxi. If the war stops and recuperate, it will probably not take many years to recover.

Naturally, this country has enemies from all directions, and it cannot transfer all its troops to the east to attack Anxi; but even if the troops that can be transferred to Anxi will exceed the soldiers that Anxi can recruit.

We all understand that although we have won consecutive victories over the past three years, how many lucky ones are there, how many cannibals are caught off guard by new tactics, and what they don’t know about Anxi geography.

At this time, there are only you and me, so I clearly stated that the brave battle between the soldiers, the command of the generals, can only account for 30% of the chance of victory; 70% are due to other reasons.

This time when the attack on Anxi, the generals of the Great Food have learned enough lessons; if they recover their vitality and attack Anxi again, how much can we still win? If they are not as good as the Great Cannibal, will they lose the war and even be occupied by the Great Cannibal?"

"Your Highness should be the only one who is brave enough to pursue the enemy, and not seek fame and learn from the overlord?" Liu Qi asked tentatively again.

"I didn't make a final decision. Although I drove them away from Khorasan in one fell swoop while the Great Food Army was still weak, I could avoid future troubles, but how many casualties would be paid? I really don't want too many Anxi soldiers to die in battle." Li Gong didn't pay attention to Liu Qi and said a few lines of poetry, but just followed his thoughts.

"That's why I asked you to come and discuss with you."

"This." Liu Qi pondered. Changing the combat strategy is a small matter. The important thing is: How many casualties and injuries will be paid if the Great Shiguo is completely driven away from Khorasan? Is this worthwhile to avoid future troubles?

If the purpose of the battle is not set as completely driving away the Great Food Kingdom, how big will there be in the future? Will it be as Li Gong guessed?

"Your Highness, my subordinates don't know." After a while, Liu Qi said. This is already a strategic matter, far more complicated than the tactical level. Not only the affairs of Anxi and Dashi families, but also the reactions of Zhaowu Jiujun and Kuss-Old Sassanid.

If the Anxi Army suffered too much losses, would the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu be willing to accept "education"? Will the old Kussanthesanthesanthesanthesanthesian be as respectful as they are now? And, after losing Khorasanthesanthesanthesanthes, should the Great Food Kingdom give up temporarily or take it back desperately? This is all unknown.

Liu Qi had long been the deputy gubernatorial guardian of Anxi, so he naturally thought he was much smarter than ordinary people; but he was not as swelled to think that he was the smartest in the world. Even the world-renowned strategists in later generations made mistakes in judgments. How dare he think that he must have made the right judgment?

Haven't you seen that in the 1960s, the central government firmly supported Jiaozhi to resist the US invasion, and in 1974, the two families had already met with each other because of several islands; there was no need to mention the war in 1979. With the "learning from the past", he dared not make a judgment.

"You can't figure it out?" Li Gong asked.

"Your Highness, how can I be considered a good person?" Liu Qi said with a wry smile: "I just know how to fight and have good luck, so I am relying on you. I will never dare to make decisions on such a major matter."

"Since you don't dare to make a decision, you can only summon all high-ranking generals to discuss together." Li Gong looked at Liu Qi's expression carefully, felt that he was not shirking, and sighed and said.

"Your Highness, please forgive me for saying that no one in Anxi can understand such a thing." Liu Qi couldn't help but say again: "All generals are just good at fighting like their subordinates. Civil officials used to be responsible for logistics and had no vision.

Only those who have considered the relationship between the northeast, southwest, northwest and other aspects in the capital of the Tang Dynasty can consider it clearly; and there is only His Highness in Anxi."

"Me?" Li Gong pointed at his nose.

"Only Your Highness." Liu Qi said with a serious expression: "Your Highness is born with a noble family and has been engaging in his eyes since he was a child. When it comes to such military and national affairs, no one in Anxi can compare."

"Haha!" Li Gong couldn't help laughing. He didn't know whether Liu Qi was flattering or really thinking that way, but he felt very comfortable.

"In addition, I have another reason to dissuade Your Highness from summoning all high-ranking military generals to discuss together."

Liu Qi said again: "When His Highness summoned everyone to discuss whether to send troops to Khurashan, many people opposed it. If the purpose of sending troops was changed to drive away the Great Food Kingdom, I am afraid that some generals who agreed to send troops at that time would oppose it, and in the end it would even affect the slaughter of the Great Food People.

If His Highness really intends to summon everyone to discuss, he must also send troops after sending troops, rather than before sending troops."

"You're talking about it." Li Gong suddenly realized: "I almost missed the matter.

You, no word I said today and Lieutenant Liu cannot be revealed to others; if others hear the sound of the wind, I will deal with you heavily!" He shouted again.

"I will never dare to disclose it!" The few people hurriedly knelt down.

"You go back first. You won't be able to use you for the time being." But Li Gong still felt worried and ordered again.

"Yes." The few people agreed again and stood up and left the tent.

"Your Highness, you don't have to do this. You have already said everything you can think of." After they stepped down, Liu Qi said.

"This is all a trivial matter." Li Gong said indifferently, and returned to the main topic: "You say that only those who have considered the relationship between the northeast, southwest, northwest and other aspects in the capital of the Tang Dynasty can think clearly. Since that's the case, can I send someone to find a few capable ministers from the Central Plains to come to Anxi?

Because An Lushan rebelled, these capable ministers were useless to pacify the barbarians. They were either in the court or lived in their hometown. I brought them here and helped me discuss this matter."

"Your Highness's method is very good. However, Anxi is far away and the capable ministers of pacifying the barbarians may not be willing to come, right? Moreover, you cannot force it." Liu Qi asked a question.

"There are always one or two willing to come so many capable ministers who are willing to do so."

"If there are capable ministers who are willing to come to Anxi to assist His Highness, their subordinates will naturally be happy." Liu Qi said with a smile.

"I will write a list later and then send someone back to the Central Plains to find people according to the list. It is only July now, and it will take at least one month to send troops. In addition, when the war between Khurashan, if the Yi and capable ministers are in Guanlong, there will be time to rush back." Li Gong said half to Liu Qi and half to himself.

"Do you have any other suggestions?" After saying this, Liu Qi asked again.

"Your Highness, my subordinates believe that the envoy should send an envoy to bring the princess, the two princes and several princesses from the Central Plains." Liu Qi talked about this matter.

"What you said is that they should indeed be brought in." Li Gong was stunned for a moment and nodded.

He also took several concubines in Anxi in the past three years, but because of the war, he had few separations with his concubines, and he had not given birth to a single child. Since he had officially become the lord of Anxi, how could he not have a concubine and a prince? He had to bring him in.

"I thought about bringing them up before the ceremony, but I forgot after the ceremony." He said again.

Liu Qi didn't answer this. Li Gong knew that Liu Qi would not answer it. He just sighed and asked curiously: "Why did you suddenly talk about this?"

"Because my subordinates have nothing to say about whether to drive away the Great Shi Kingdom; and because His Highness said he would send someone back to the Central Plains to remember this, he said it." Liu Qi showed a helpless expression and said.

"Haha." Li Gong laughed out loud again.

"Since you have no other suggestions at this time, go back. But you have to think about this matter while dealing with other things, and you may gain something.

Remember to be careful when going out and don’t be seen by the soldiers. If the soldiers don’t see you coming in but see you out, maybe they think you have been in the big tent since the early morning, which is not good for your reputation in the army.” After laughing, Li Gong finally decided to end the discussion and gave another advice.

"Yes." Liu Qi agreed and was about to leave.

Li Gong nodded, and wanted to stand up, and go to the back tent to rest for a while. But at this moment, he suddenly remembered the two words that Liu Qi said just now, and said, "Slow!"

"What's wrong with Your Highness?"

"It is better to pursue the enemy with the remaining courage, and not to seek fame and learn from the overlords. These two lines of poetry were just mentioned, right?"

"It's really what my subordinates said, is there anything wrong?" Liu Qi asked.

"Inappropriate? A big mistake. What's your intention when you write a poem that must be popular without telling others?" Li Gong said half-jokingly.

Hearing Li Gong's words, Liu Qi finally realized what the problem was: this poem does not exist yet!

‘How did I forget that this was a poem written by that great man!’ He immediately thought regretfully in his heart.
Chapter completed!