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Fang Xuanling said: "This is our only chance right now.

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Li Shimin nodded when he heard it.

Seems like the only way to do it.

Li Shimin did not immediately make a decision, but looked at Wei Shuyu and said, "Shuyu, what do you think?"

Wei Shuyu said: "Your Majesty, I agree with Fang Xiang's suggestion. Although there are still many inadequacies in this suggestion. But in fact, it can only be arranged in this way. After all, at the moment, we have no more choices. In addition , Our troops are not enough, so we have no choice.”

Li Shimin said: "Wei Xiang, what do you think?"

Wei Zheng said seriously: "Your Majesty, the veteran also agrees with Fang Xiang's suggestion. Right now, there is no other way but to consider this arrangement first. After all, at the moment, we have no other options."

Wei Shuyu suddenly said: "Your Majesty, although there are some things that are not suitable to say, I have to say them."

Li Shimin frowned.

He roughly understood what Wei Shuyu was going to say.

Li Shimin said: "But it doesn't matter."

For Wei Shuyu, Li Shimin has great trust, because at the moment, Wei Shuyu is his confidant.

Wei Shuyu said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, our [-] army has been defeated. Now, we still have to think about retreating. If we can stop Xia Guo's army at the pier and prevent Du Qi from breaking through and landing, that would be the best. Everyone hopes to see this result. But if this defense cannot stop Du Qi's army, then we still have to consider the retreat in the next step. So please, Your Majesty, prepare for retreat in advance."

Even if Li Shimin guessed Wei Shuyu's words in his heart, he knew that Wei Shuyu must have mentioned the way out, and he was even prepared in his heart, but at this moment, Li Shimin still couldn't suppress his anger in his heart.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Shuyu, how do you think we should arrange the way out?"

Wei Zheng interjected: "Your Majesty, Wei Shuyu is extremely arrogant, his words are not trustworthy, let alone reliable. Your Majesty, please don't trust him."

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Wei Qing, do you think I will anger Shuyu because of what Shuyu said? That's right, I am indeed very angry, angry at the defeat of my Tang army, and even more so Angry at not being able to resist Du Qi. However, I am not a faint king, let alone a Jie and Zhou."

After a pause, Li Shimin continued: "What's more, Shuyu said such a thing because he was wholeheartedly loyal to Datang. He finally came to Datang, how could I take my anger out on Shuyu? And the current Datang, also It is indeed necessary to arrange a retreat to ensure nothing goes wrong."

Wei Zheng said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Li Shimin said: "Shuyu, just tell me how to arrange it under the current situation?"

Wei Shuyu said sternly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that if we can't hold on now, then our only way out is to retreat to Lingnan. After all, the land in Lingnan has many mountains and steep mountains, and the roads in the mountains are difficult."

"If we retreat into the territory of Lingnan, then even if Xia Guo's army arrives in Lingnan, they may not be able to reach it. After all, the land of Lingnan, perhaps

Most of them have not yet bloomed, and even the miasma is heavy. As long as they retreat to the south of the Lingnan, they will naturally form a defensive offensive. "

"The land of Baiyue in the south of the Lingnan is the best line of defense."

Wei Shuyu continued: "Of course, this is just defense. Even if we want to develop in Lingnan, it may be very difficult. After all, we have to retreat, that is, to retreat to the mountains, so that there is room for inventory and a chance to breathe .”

Li Shimin frowned.

This situation is very bad.

The situation in Lingnan, because Li Shimin arranged for people to go there, so he knows the situation in Lingnan.These cities in the south of the Five Ridges are not bad, there is no miasma in these places, but many places outside the cities have many mountains and forests, the weather is hot, and the miasma is heavy.Living in these places is not easy.

Of course, if we can really retreat into the mountains of Lingnan, we can indeed use the geographical conditions of Lingnan to delay in order to obtain the final victory. This is indeed an opportunity.

Li Shimin's heart was a little moved, but he hadn't decided yet.

He looked at Fang Xuanling and said, "Fang Qing, what do you think about the proposal of belonging?"

Fang Xuanling replied: "Your Majesty, if it is really unstoppable, then this is the only way. The territory of Yangzhou, and even Jiangnan Road, is quite prosperous, but without a strong and tall city, it is difficult to hold the place It is even more difficult to stop Du Qi's army. So if you want to retreat, you can only retreat to Lingnan."

"And if you want to make arrangements, you have to arrange people to go to Lingnan in advance to make preparations in advance. We leave some troops in the city, and then arrange people to explore the road in the mountains and open up places in the mountains."

"In this way, we have a chance to reverse the situation. Even if Lingnan is not good, we can go west to Nanzhao. In short, as long as we retreat south, we have more choices."

Fang Xuanling continued: "It's just that at the moment, we need to make arrangements first so that we can make sufficient preparations."

Li Shimin nodded.

Indeed.

Li Shimin said: "Fang Qing, you can come here for the retreat.

Responsible for arrangements.It's just that right now, it's not as good as fanfare for the time being, and the supplies and so on are counted so that they can be ready to retreat at any time. "

Fang Xuanling said: "I understand."

Li Shimin yawned, and said: "Now that we have decided to retreat, who should be arranged to lead the troops to stop the attack at the pier?"

Chapter 1310 Candidates

Candidate

Li Shimin woke up in the middle of the night, so his spirit was a little low, and he was a little tired right now.But Li Shimin couldn't be careless when it came to arranging people to lead troops to fight, after all, the battle at the dock was very important.If the battle at the dock can be won, then Li Shimin can continue to stay in Jiangdu. On the contrary, if the battle at the dock fails, there is no need to continue guarding the dock.

Li Shimin looked at the crowd and said, "Let's talk about our own ideas. Now that we are going to fight, we must continue to select generals."

Wei Shuyu, Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng haven't spoken yet.

They are thinking about each other.

Although there are still many generals in the Tang Dynasty today, compared to the past, the talents of the Tang Dynasty have actually withered a lot, whether it is the candidates to command the army or the generals who rushed to the battlefield, they have all withered a lot .

Not the same.

The generals of the younger generation have never grown up.

So much is lacking.

After a long time, Fang Xuanling suddenly said: "Your Majesty, it is better to let Chai Shao lead the army. After all, he is a veteran in the army, he is also familiar with marching and fighting, and can lead troops into battle. With Chai Shao guarding the pier, he may be able to resist Xia Guo Army attack."

Li Shimin frowned slightly.

Chai Shao is good, he is loyal and an important minister of the Tang Dynasty.And when it comes to relationships, Chai Shao is Li Shimin's relative, after all Chai Shao married Li Xiuning.Even though Li Xiuning has passed away, the relationship between the two parties still exists.It's just that Chai Shao is still inferior to many generals who have passed away, and has great shortcomings.

"Report!"

At this moment, a servant entered.

The servant came to Wei Shuyu's side and reported: "Wei Shuai, there are bad people outside the palace asking to see him."

Today's Wei Shuyu is also a bad handsome.

Therefore, he was called Wei Shuai.