The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

The original plan of Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji was to let Wang Junlang deal with Li Chengdao while slowly consuming Li Chengdao's strength.

But who knew that Li Chengdao would kill Wang Junlang as soon as he arrived in Youzhou, which directly ruined all their plans.

"It was indeed a wrong decision to let him go at the beginning. Now that he is far away from Youzhou, it will be difficult for us to bring him back even if we want to."

Li Shimin said with a look of reluctance.

Li Chengdao now has a lot of troops in his hands and is surrounded by experts. If he is placed at the border where he can't reach him, it will make it difficult for him to sleep and eat well.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but turn his attention to Changsun Wuji and asked: "Auxiliary machine, do you have any good ways to deal with Li Chengdao?"

Changsun Wuji is his number one think tank and the person he trusts the most, far more than Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. He will only discuss such important matters with Changsun Wuji.

"..."

Changsun Wuji frowned and was silent for a while. After thinking for a moment, he handed over his hands and said, "There is no clever way, but there is the simplest way."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

Li Shimin asked curiously.

"The method is very simple, which is to use the shortage of food and grass as an excuse to cut off the supply of food and grass from the imperial court to Youzhou and curb Li Chengdao's growth."

Changsun Wuji said.

The border areas were bitterly cold and supplies were in short supply. The garrisoned troops almost entirely relied on supplies from the imperial court.

What Changsun Wuji wanted was to cut off the supply of food and grass to Youzhou, thereby forcing Li Chengdao to resist, and then deprive him of his position and raise troops to suppress him.

This method is very simple, but very effective.

After hearing the suggestion put forward by Changsun Wuji, Li Shimin thought about it carefully and decided that this method was very feasible, but he still asked:

"If Li Chengdao asks for help from the Zheng family, the financial resources of the Zheng family in Xingyang may not be short of his supply. In this case, wouldn't our strategy be useless?"

Changsun Wuji smiled slightly when he heard this and said: "Although the Zheng family in Xingyang is rich and one of the top clans, there are tens of thousands of defenders in Youzhou. How long can one Zheng family alone support them?"

"Your Highness, don't worry, just do it like this."

Li Shimin nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll do as you say."

……

After Li Shimin adopted Changsun Wuji's plan, he immediately began to implement it.

Early the next morning, the grain and grass that was to be transported to Youzhou was withheld on the grounds of a shortage of grain and grass.

Although the relevant officials understood that Li Shimin was targeting Li Chengdao, but now that Li Shimin was single-handedly supervising the country and wielding all the power, they did not dare to object and could only act accordingly.

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Youzhou, the governor's mansion.

Since Li Chengdao came to Youzhou, he "occupied the magpie's nest" and turned the mansion that originally belonged to Li Yuan into his own.

Li Yuan was also determined to follow Li Chengdao, and didn't mind it at all, and even felt very happy.

Li Chengdao can always live in his house because he doesn't treat him as an outsider.

In the meeting hall, Yue Fei, Xue Wanche, and Feng Li were all furious when they saw the news from Chang'an.

"Li Shimin, you really deceived others too much!"

"I wish I could go back to Chang'an right away and use the traitor's head to pay homage to the prince's spirit in heaven."

"Hateful, really hateful!"

The general under his command was furious, and Li Chengdao was also in a very bad mood.

He frowned and looked at Jia Xu and asked, "Li Shimin has cut off the food and grass shipped by the imperial court to Youzhou. Does the military advisor have any countermeasures?"

Jia Xu gently waved the feather fan in his hand, and the old god said:

“Since His Highness took over the power of Youzhou, today’s food shortage was destined to happen.

It is not unusual for Li Shimin to do this.

To solve the food and grass problem, His Highness can seek help from the Zheng family in Xingyang. "

Li Chengdao's brows did not loosen, "If Gu Ruo asks for help, Zheng will naturally do his best to help.

But no matter how rich the Zheng family is, they cannot endlessly support so many soldiers and horses in Youzhou.

What's more, Xingyang is more than a thousand miles away from Youzhou, so transportation is also a huge problem.

If Li Shimin sends troops to intercept them halfway, there will be nothing we can do. "

Jia Xu nodded and said: "Your Highness is right, so just relying on Zheng is not enough."

As Jia Xu spoke, he stood up and walked to Kan Yu in the meeting hall.

Pointing to the Turkic lands north of Youzhou, he said:

“Deep in the desert, the water and grass are rich and abundant, and cattle and sheep are everywhere.

Turks come to our border villages and towns every now and then to fight the autumn breeze, so why can't we treat others in their own way and go to the desert to plunder Turks' cattle and sheep? "

Jia Xu's voice fell, and he was immediately greeted by the unanimous approval of Yue Fei, Xue Wanche, and Feng Li.

"The military advisor said it well. Turks often come to harass the border, burning, killing and looting. We can also go to the grassland to plunder cattle and sheep!"

Li Chengdao's starry eyes were twinkling with light.

"Yue Fei! I order you to gather three thousand men and horses, go deep into the desert, and plunder cattle and sheep!"

Yue Fei suddenly knelt down on one knee, with excitement on his face, and loudly agreed.

Feng Li and Xue Wanche were extremely envious. ..