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For Lao Cheng, fighting has become a routine.

Cutting people is like chopping vegetables.

The two hurried into the palace and came outside the Ganlu Hall.

I saw a lot of people gathered at the gate of Ganlu Hall.

Wang Gui, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, etc., are all important ministers in the court.

All of them looked worried.

Cheng Yaojin asked, "Why don't you go in?"

Fang Xuanling said: "Cheng Zhijie, don't be impatient. Just now, Hou Shangshu has gone in to report the news from the border to the army. I believe His Majesty will summon me soon."

Duan Lun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, asked curiously: "I heard that something happened in the Western Regions, does anyone know what happened?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Standing by the side, Chen Chu said, "What else can happen, it must be that Tubo sent troops."

Tubo sent troops?

The surrounding ministers kept sneering.

Wei Zheng reminded: "Nephew, don't talk nonsense. Although Songtsan Gampo of Tubo is a hero, Tubo is only a small country. How dare you use troops against the Tang Dynasty?"

"That's right," Wang Gui said, "Chen Chu, you can't talk nonsense, understand?"

Some ministers even ridiculed: "You didn't learn well at such a young age, and you don't understand anything, but you dare to speak nonsense here."

Chen Chu asked, "You don't believe me?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Chen Chuchao taunted several of his officials just now and raised his middle finger.

Everyone understood what this meant, so naturally they didn't bother with him.

Among them, a few people chose to believe in Chen Chu.

Those were Chen Chu's sworn brothers, Niu Jinda, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, and Cheng Yaojin.

Li Jing came over and asked, "Fifth brother, why are you talking about why Tubo used troops against Tang?"

Chen Chu thought for a while and said: "The most fundamental reason is that Songtsan Gampo unified all the tribes of Tubo. Compared with Tubo, Shanzhou and Liangzhou in the Tang Dynasty have fertile land and a pleasant climate. The Tubo people have coveted these places for a long time, and have long wanted to include them in Tubo's territory. Of course, the most direct reason Yes, last winter, the cold time was too long, and the city of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty suffered countless disasters, not to mention Tubo, the cattle, sheep and horses of Tubo might freeze to death. Now, they are in a hurry, and they have to grab something to go back to make up for the loss ..."

Li Jing and the others nodded after hearing this.

But the civil servants listened, but they all disagreed.

Qin Qiong asked: "Fifth brother, in your opinion, where do you think Tubo will use troops?"

Chen Chu took a map from Cheng Yaojin's hands, pointed to a point on the map and said: "If my prediction is correct, the Tubo army has already attacked Shanzhou first... Shanzhou is located in the south of Tuyuhun. Shanzhou can avoid encountering the main force of Datang in the north. Moreover, as long as Shanzhou is captured, it can go straight to Lanzhou City. My army of Datang has been defending the north. Once Lanzhou City is captured, the north The supply line of the Tang army will be cut off, and it is hard to say who will win and who will lose..."

Li Jing and the others gathered around one after another, their expressions horrified.

Datang has 10,000+ troops stationed in Ganzhou and Liangzhou in the north of Tuyuhun.

Once the supply line of the 10,000+ army is cut off, the consequences will be disastrous.

But Wang Gui and the others disagreed.

Wang Gui sneered and said, "Chen Chu, don't talk nonsense here. There is Tuyuhun on the edge of Shanzhou. If Tubo wants to attack Shanzhou, it must first defeat Tuyuhun. There was no news of war between Tubo and Tubo. How could it be possible to bypass Tuyuhun and attack Shanzhou without anyone noticing it?"

"Chen Chu, you are young and have never even been on a battlefield. How do you know about this war?"

"Stop talking nonsense here."

Several civil servants said mockingly.

At this moment, a eunuch ran out and said, "My lords, Your Majesty let everyone in."

Everyone filed into the Manna Hall.

Arriving in the Ganlu Hall, I saw Li Er's face was gloomy.

Changsun Wuji and Hou Junji stood aside without saying a word.

Li Eryi waved his hand: "Give me a seat."

People sit down.

Li Er asked: "My dear friends, I am anxious to call you here. It is because something happened in the Western Regions. The Tubo army has already approached the border of our Tang Dynasty. You may wish to guess where the Tubo army is attacking?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Only Li Er and Hou Junji had the information, but the others did not know the real situation.

Cheng Yaojin raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, it's not possible to attack from Shanzhou?"

Li Er was stunned, and looked at Cheng Yaojin in surprise: "Zhijie, why did you say that Tubo attacked from Shanzhou?"

Cheng Yaojin scratched his head, and said bravely: "Because, because, attacking Shanzhou can avoid confrontation with the main force of the Tang Dynasty in the north, and can go straight to Lanzhou City, cutting off the supply line of our Tang army!"

Li Er's eyes widened.

In the past, although Cheng Yaojin was able to fight wars, his formation and strategy were rubbish.

Today, Cheng Yaojin's words made Li Er feel admiration.

He stared at Cheng Yaojin curiously, and asked, "Zhijie, tell me, why did Tubo suddenly use troops against Datang?"

Cheng Yaojin glanced at Chen Chu in the far corner, and said: "This... The fundamental reason is that Tubo is now strong and strong, and the direct reason is that Tubo suffered a severe disaster last year, and it is urgent to grab something to go back."

Ok?

Now, Li Er is not calm anymore.

He stood up abruptly, and looked at Cheng Yaojin in surprise, "Zhijie, I always thought you were ignorant of strategy, but when I saw you today, you hit the point everywhere. What Ai Qing said should be detailed and accurate."

What?

The crowd was stunned.

Cheng Yaojin was right?

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Chapter 227 Poor Child

Cheng Yaojin hastily shouted: "Your Majesty, I'm wrong, I didn't say these words."

Li Er asked curiously: "It wasn't you who said it, who else could it be?"

Cheng Yaojin pointed to Chen Chu in the corner, "Your Majesty, it's all said by Chen Chu, the minister's brother."

Chen Chu?

Changsun Wuji and Hou Junji immediately turned to look at Chen Chu.

Li Jing and the others were dumbfounded.

But Wang Gui and other civil officials quickly lowered their heads.

Just now, outside the hall, they mocked Chen Chu in various ways, thinking that Chen Chu was talking nonsense.

Well now, looking at this posture, Chen Chu was right?

impossible!

It doesn't make sense!

Chen Chu was not an important minister in the court, and he did not have any source of information.

Is it okay to rely on guesswork?

Everyone was a little dumbfounded.

Li Er looked at Chen Chu and asked, "Chen Chu, how did you know so accurately?"

Chen Chu smiled and said, "Father, I'm just guessing..."

Li Er felt joy in his heart.

But on the surface it is calm.

He said lightly: "It seems that you are very lucky this time."

After finishing speaking, he sat down again, and said slowly: "My dear friends, I just received the news from Baiqisi and the border army. Now, the 20 Tubo army has arrived at the border of Shanzhou, and the soldiers are approaching Shanzhou. In the city of Shanzhou and Shanzhou, only the [-] troops led by General Zuo Xiaowei Duan Zhixuan may not last for five days, and it will take half a month at the fastest to transfer troops from Liangzhou and Ganzhou, half a month later , I am afraid that the Tubo army has already taken down Shanzhou City, and even Lanzhou City is in danger...I have called you here to ask what you can do?"

Ministers expressed their views one after another.

But after calculations and calculations, I finally found out that Shanzhou might not be able to keep it, and Lanzhou City would not be enough.

After all, Tubo caught everyone by surprise.

Li Er asked with a gloomy face: "So, are the people of Shanzhou and Lanzhou really going to suffer from war?"

Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, I underestimated the enemy in the Tang Dynasty this time. I didn't notice that Tuyuhun and Tubo were colluding. Now, it is too late to dispatch troops. Shanzhou City will definitely not be able to keep it, but Lanzhou may still be in time..."

Li Er shook his head: "What I want is to keep the Tubo people out, and never allow the Tubo cavalry to take a single inch of land from Datang."

When the civil and military ministers heard the words, they all lowered their heads.

His Majesty Li Er's request is really too strict.

There is no way.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Er couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Suddenly, he turned his head and looked at Chen Chu in the corner.

Li Er asked, "Chen Chu, why don't you speak?"

"Ah..." Chen Chu was in a daze when he suddenly realized and asked, "Is something wrong with the emperor?"

Li Er was so angry that his nose was crooked.

Now Datang is in crisis.

Both civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were discussing this matter.

This kid is fine, he didn't even listen.

Li Er asked: "Now, I have been discussing for a long time with all my lovers, and they all say that Shanzhou cannot be kept, and Lanzhou City is also in danger. Tell me, is there any good way to keep Shanzhou?"

His Majesty Li Er has been beaten in once after he ascended the throne.

But he was ashamed.

He didn't want this to happen again.

Chen Chu stepped forward and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Royal father, the method is also simple, that is to let Tubo retreat on its own initiative."

puff!

Wang Gui next to him couldn't help it any longer, and burst out laughing: "Chen Chu, Chen Chu, what you said is the same as what you said, of course we know that if Tubo withdraws its troops on its own initiative, Shanzhou can be saved from the flames of war. But how can we make Tubo retreat? The Tubo people are aggressive, do you really think they will easily retreat?"

Chen Chu didn't look at Wang Gui, but frowned and said while thinking: "If a magic soldier can reach Tubo's rear and cut off Tubo's lifeline, they will have to retreat."

"Sure enough, it's just talking on paper."

"Meaningless!"

After Chen Chu finished speaking, he heard many people around him talking one after another.

The ministers shook their heads.

Everyone present felt that Chen Chu had said something nonsense.

Now that the Tubo army is approaching the city, it is too late for any magical soldiers.

Li Er glanced at Chen Chu and was a little disappointed.

He waved his hand and said, "Chen Chu, you should step back first. By the way, you go to the East Palace and stay there. You are not allowed to leave the palace without my order."

Chen Chu's eyes widened.

Not allowed to leave the palace?

Isn't this house arrest?

Just as he was about to speak, he heard Li Er say, "Quickly retreat."

Chen Chu had no choice but to nod, and left the Ganlu Hall.