Li Jing pointed to the city on the map, and said, "Eight princes, there are three gates in our Youzhou City! They are Chenghai Pass, Luotu Pass and Youguan Pass! The location where we are now is Youguan Pass. !"

"The Turks to the north of Youhaiguan, and behind them are the Liming people of Youzhou City in the Tang Dynasty!"

"Comparatively speaking, Chenghaiguan is located in the south of Youzhou City, so it is not that important, but we still need to allocate tens of thousands of troops to station at Chenghaiguan to prevent the Turkic thieves from leading troops to break through!"

"There is also Luotuguan, which is located in the east of Youzhou City. It is the second most important guard pass in Youzhou City! Because the soil at the junction of the Northeast is very close, our 300,000 reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty are basically allocated between Youguan and Luo Tu closed these two gates!"

"Well, okay, then please General Li Jing, continue to analyze for me, how is our battle going now!"

Li Chengfeng nodded slightly after listening.

He already understood that the troops at the three gates of Youzhou City were stationed.

Li Jing nodded and continued: "Eighth prince, we are currently fighting against the 500,000 Turkic and Tubo coalition forces. We are fighting defensively!"

"The 50 coalition forces of the Sumeng League will not attack our Youzhou City all at once. Basically, they will allocate three forces to attack the three important gates of our Youzhou City! In addition, tens of thousands of soldiers will be left behind. Horses, watch over their food and grass! In this way, their forces are scattered, so we only need to fight defensively!"

"Secondly, the 500,000 coalition troops of the Tumeng once broke through Luotu Pass and killed many people in Youzhou City. Fortunately, the reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty arrived in time and drove them out of Luotu Pass. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous! "

"So basically, we didn't have a large-scale confrontation with the 500,000 coalition forces of the Sumeng League! Most of the time, they allocated three forces to attack the three gates of our Youzhou City! So, what we have to do now Yes, it is to stick to the city gate and keep fighting with them! As long as they can't break through the city gate, then they can't break through Youzhou City, and it will be a matter of time before we win!"

"Well, okay, then I have roughly understood the situation of the battle now!"

Li Chengfeng nodded slightly.

"Now, I have analyzed three ways to defeat the Turks!"

"What? Eighth prince, you, you have analyzed three ways to win?"

"Ding, surprise from Li Jing, naughty value +299!"

"Ding, the big mouth from Cheng Yaojin, naughty value +288!"

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After Li Chengfeng finished speaking, everyone was shocked.

They have fought for so long, but they can't think of the existence of a winning point. Only defense is the only way out.

As soon as Li Chengfeng came and listened to Li Jing's analysis of the situation in front of him, could he come up with three ways to win?

Li Chengfeng smiled slightly and said, "No more, no less, exactly three!"

"Generals, please listen to me carefully!"

"First, we are not defending, we are taking the initiative to attack! All the 300,000 troops of Tang Dynasty are assembled in Youguan, and 100,000 troops are in ambush in the city. ! The 500,000 coalition troops of the Tumeng, in order to prevent our Tang soldiers from burning their food and grass, they will send part of their troops to guard the food and grass, so they will probably send 200,000 to 400,000 troops, Come and attack our Youhai Pass!"

"When the enemy sends 400,000 troops, we stand still and call back the soldiers in ambush to fight a defensive battle! If one day they only send 200,000 troops to attack Youguan, that's our ambush troops. Time to take the initiative!"

"This trick is called "catch the turtle in the urn". When the time comes, we will take the initiative to attack and attack front and back. Not to mention destroying the 200,000 troops of the Tumeng, and killing his 100,000 troops, it is not a problem? And their reinforcements will not Come here quickly, then on the battlefield, we can grasp the power to take the initiative!"

After Li Chengfeng finished his analysis, many soldiers' eyes lit up.

I have to say that this is indeed a good way to defeat the 500,000 coalition forces of the Sumeng.

But Li Jing still frowned, and said: "Eighth Prince, your method is feasible, but the risk is too great!"

"Eight princes, first of all, we can't estimate how many troops the Tumeng will send to attack Youzhou City, and we don't know which of the three gates they will attack! So, in case our ambush fails, wouldn't it be a bamboo basket? Is fetching water all in vain? Wasted the time of many soldiers, and it is possible that other city gates will fall! So this method is too risky!"

Li Jing shook his head helplessly.

This method can indeed be tried, but because it is too risky, Li Jing will not do it unless it is a life-or-death situation.

Li Chengfeng continued to speak, and said, "Could it be that our great Tang Dynasty only has 300,000 soldiers? What about the rest? Why don't we send more troops to support Youzhou City? Li Shimin is really a cheapskate!"

"Ah... this..." Hearing Li Chengfeng scolding Li Shimin again, Li Jing couldn't help feeling a little flustered~lightnovelpub.net~ Li Jing smiled and continued: "Here, eighth prince, don't be angry! Because it was proposed by the old minister and the emperor." method, only 300,000 troops are needed, not too many!"

"What the old minister thinks is that 500,000 Tubo and Turkic coalition forces came to attack Datang Youzhou City, so if we want to defeat the enemy, we need at least twice as many troops as the opponent, and that's millions of troops!"

"Millions of troops, how much logistics, how much food and grass do we need? And if we attack, the enemy retreats, and the loss is only our food and grass. If they continue to consume us like this, and we are unable to take the initiative to attack, then go ahead. Millions of soldiers are just a burden for us, not to mention, what if we attack deep into the enemy's army and are ambushed?"

"So, the old minister is just like the emperor asking for 300,000 troops to defend Youzhou City! The old minister can guarantee that the 500,000 coalition troops of the Tumeng cannot break through the defense line of Youzhou City! So relatively speaking, we and the Tumeng Fighting against the League consumes less troops and less food and grass, so they are the ones who lose money!"

I have to say that Li Jing's art of war is still very powerful.

But the only shortcoming is that he dare not take risks, dare not lead his troops to take the initiative to attack.

But to put it bluntly, if Li Jing used 1 million soldiers of the Great Tang Dynasty and was overshadowed by the Turkic and Tubo people, then Li Jing would not be able to bear the consequences.

Not to mention, other cities in the Tang Dynasty still need troops to defend.

If troops are transferred from other cities, it is inevitable that there is no guarantee that other cities will be invaded by Turks?

The entire battlefield is not just Youzhou City, but the whole world.

Only by taking a long-term view can we guarantee the victory of the battle and the prosperity of Datang.

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