Chengdu Prefecture
If the letter from the King of Nanzhao had to be sent to Chang'an, it would have been a very long journey.
Li Xiang simply returned to Chang'an, and then went to Chengdu to wait for news. After all, it was related to the land of Nanzhao, and Li Xiang could not just throw it to his subordinates. He still had to pay attention to the things that needed attention.
"Your Highness, what does the letter say? Are they unable to support us over there? Should we send someone over to support us? I'm..."
Although the last opportunity was given to Qin Huaiyu, Su Dingfang has always wanted to go to the battlefield. He feels like his head is about to explode just by taking care of all these messed up things in Sichuan. These things are not his business.
Li Xiang glared at the guy and stopped him from talking. After all, it was you who took the initiative to give up the opportunity last time. It was not easy for Qin Huaiyu to get this opportunity. It has only been a short time, and you are already planning to go to the front line to support him.
Chang Sun Chong has been in Sichuan for quite some time, but he has no plans to go to the front line. According to Chang Sun Chong's current thinking, he is very good at rectifying the four chieftains. If he were to choose, he feels that he is more suited to the secondary battlefield as Li Xiang mentioned.
They didn't know this kind of definition before, but after Li Xiang popularized it to them, they also knew what the secondary battlefield was. That is, there was no real military conflict, and all of them were things to be dealt with after the war. Chang Sun Chong might not be able to compare with Su Dingfang and Qin Huaiyu in a real military conflict, but if they were on the secondary battlefield, the two of them combined would not be able to compare with Chang Sun Chong.
Xiao Yu is an old fox. When Chang Sun Chong first came, he knew where Chang Sun Chong should serve, so without waiting for Chang Sun Chong to choose his own thing, Xiao Yu sent this guy to the mountain. Sure enough, he did no worse than Qin Huaiyu.
"We do need to send more troops into Nanzhao. This will satisfy your wishes. Go back and reorganize the troops below. In addition to our own core personnel, we must bring more local troops with us to train them."
The armies of the four chieftains were once again consolidated. If they were not allowed to go to the battlefield at this time, how could we know their true intentions? You claim to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty, but your subordinates have no real deeds, so how can we trust you?
"Your Highness, there is no need to say more. I will leave the affairs of Sichuan to you."
Chang Sun Chong saw that Li Xiang was about to speak, and it must be to appease him. How could Chang Sun Chong, such a smart person, not understand what Li Xiang wanted to say? Since no one wants to stay in Sichuan, then we might as well stay.
"Ah, after all, you are Lord Changsun's eldest son, and you have a deep understanding of our Tang Dynasty. You are suitable for this job, especially those trivial matters. The brains of the rest of us are not as good as yours. You can remember the affairs of every household. What's more, Lord Xiao Yu also likes to cooperate with you. If I continue to work here, I am afraid that the news of our discord will spread to Chang'an City."
Before Li Xiang could say anything, Su Dingfang immediately gave him a lot of flattery, saying that this guy would do whatever you asked him to do as long as he could go to the battlefield.
It's not that he and Xiao Yu can't cooperate, but their ideas are somewhat different. Su Dingfang is a pure military talent, and he can't quite wrap his head around the intersection of military and local civil affairs, so he has had many conflicts with local officials recently.
Chang Sun Chong was different. According to Chang Sun Wuji's original plan, Chang Sun Chong could not take the path of a military general. However, there were so many civil servants in Chang'an City that it was unknown how long it would take if Chang Sun Chong were to take this path. In the end, he had no choice but to send Chang Sun Chong to Li Xiang to see if there were any channels for advancement in the army.
So far, it seems that they are doing very well. Changsun Chong is most suitable for the second-level battlefield, and Xiao Yu also needs such a person. If Changsun Chong had not come, Li Xiang would have to go to great lengths to dig one out from Chang'an. Now that there is a ready-made one, he can naturally take Su Dingfang south.
"Your Highness is going south too? Wouldn't it be enough to just let them go? Isn't it just a small place like Nanzhao?"
When Xiao Yu heard that Li Xiang was going to follow the troops south, his face was not very happy. As long as Li Xiang did not return to Chang'an, Xiao Yu would not be able to sleep well at night. As long as something happened to Li Xiang here, he would definitely be involved.
In fact, all local officials have this idea. Although Li Xiang has made great military achievements and is very strong personally, nothing should go wrong. But if something goes wrong, who will bear Li Shimin's anger?
Li Shimin can have fun with Li Xiang when he has nothing to do, because that is their own business in their previous marriage. But if something happens to Li Xiang on your territory, then Li Shimin will be the first to deal with you, no matter whether you are a veteran of three dynasties or not, who can be more important than his grandson?
"I plan to solve this problem once and for all. They need to ask for instructions for everything locally. Although the communication system is very advanced now, it still wastes time. I will not show up directly. I will hide in their barracks as a personal soldier. No one will find me."
This is also Li Xiang's old method. In order not to delay the affairs on the front line, Li Xiang usually disguises himself as a guard. He can take care of the affairs on the front line without making his subordinates worry too much. No one will attack an ordinary guard.
Of course, doing so requires the absolute loyalty of his subordinates. If someone has other ideas, Li Xiang's life may be in danger at this moment. However, the people around Li Xiang were all exchanged from the system. So far, there has been no case of betrayal by system soldiers, and it is impossible for them to betray in the future.
"Then let's pack up and leave as soon as possible. I see that there's no fixed time over there, and there are many changes in a day. We must not delay things."
Everyone else is worried about Li Xiang's safety, but Su Dingfang has nothing to worry about. If the two of them fight now, he can only win three times out of ten, and Li Xiang will win the remaining seven times. If such a person is still worried about his safety, isn't that pure nonsense?
