"It might be a little difficult, but let them learn from what happened on the Tuyuhun grasslands. The land here is very suitable for farming. Although there is only one crop per year, the advantage is the vast area. If all the crops can be sold, in addition to increasing the court's income, it will also make your pockets fatter."
Li Xiang knew that if he asked someone to do something, he had to give them some benefits. It was impossible for them to do it without any benefits. Who would be motivated to do that?
Although Li Xiang didn't say much now, we all know what kind of person His Highness is. Those who followed His Highness to build the empire are basically rich. The main thing is that we have done the things His Highness asked us to do. Could it be that His Highness will treat us unfairly in the future?
"Your Highness, don't blame me for saying such unlucky things. This is also Goguryeo's land. Even though we've beaten them to a pulp now, if we run into bad luck in the future, they'll probably come back from the south and attack us. Wouldn't those who bought the land then lose a ton of money?"
Niu Jinda thought for a while and said, victory and defeat on the battlefield are common in the military. Many places we occupied a long time ago were later taken back by others, so these places are not worth investing in. If you throw all your property here, you may lose everything due to the negligence of the army.
Su Dingfang also frowned beside him. Although it is only in the stage of land measurement, if they really want to sell it, they have to give everyone a peace of mind. If there is no such peace of mind, not many people will be willing to throw money here.
"Then why can the Tuyuhun grassland be sold?"
Li Xiang did not answer their question, but instead raised another question.
"Isn't it because we defeated Tuyuhun? Moreover, Tuyuhun is now our vassal state. We have so many troops stationed on the grasslands, and there are still many people in the Tuyuhun Protectorate. Even if Tuyuhun wants to cause trouble, we have to give him a chance!"
Su Dingfang said without thinking. After he said this, he looked at Li Xiang with a guilty conscience. Could it be that our eastern expedition to Goguryeo will also end up like this?
"You're right. We're winning now, and soon we'll have to cross the Taedong River. Then we'll be able to attack the entire peninsula, not just Goguryeo, but Silla and Baekje as well. We might as well finish them off all at once to avoid having to come back later."
Li Xiang's words made the two generals dumbfounded. We were shouting slogans in Chang'an City to march east to Goguryeo, but you, old man, were just preparing to kill three countries by robbing straw.
"The relationship between those two countries and us is still undetermined, and Silla seems to be preparing to pay tribute. Wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate for us to just attack them like this?"
Su Dingfang said with some concern, our emperor is called the Heavenly Khan, and people from all countries love you so much. However, our army has not implemented this concept, but has attacked other countries everywhere. Isn't this a bit inappropriate?
"Look at you, how can you be so afraid of wolves and tigers when doing things? You just said that they are preparing to pay tribute, not that they have already paid tribute to us..."
Niu Jinda's answer made Li Xiang very satisfied. In these places, whoever feeds you is the boss. Now that we are strong, they don't say anything. If we become weak one day, they will be the first to take advantage of us. So while we have the strength now, we must beat them down with one punch.
"That's true, but will the locals resist us fiercely? Even if we occupy this place, it is very likely that we will suffer unnecessary losses."
Su Dingfang said hesitantly that if the Tang army was stationed here, it would be subject to sneak attacks by the locals every day, which would not be a good thing for the Tang army. It might not cost much for us to occupy this place, but if we were attacked every day, the cost would be high.
"Look, look, you're not thinking straight anymore, are you? How could we possibly take care of this bullshit ourselves? Of course, we'll just let them fight each other."
Niu Jinda said while eating roasted lamb leg.
Su Dingfang slapped his head. "Isn't this his highness's specialty? How could we have forgotten this? Tuyuhun's Hao Yuanshang was their prime minister, fighting with the Khan, and in the end, we benefited."
As for the Zamp and the chieftains on the Tibetan Plateau, they have fought each other to the point of having their heads chopped off. The hatred between the two sides is ingrained and it is impossible to resolve it. Now, let alone attacking us, even if we send a few hundred soldiers, they will be in trouble.
The others discussed other issues, but no one took this negotiation seriously. Li Xiang thought, "We have absolute advantage. Why should we negotiate with you?" "We're weaker than you, and you don't even have a chance to negotiate. If you say we need to negotiate, then where do you think I'll be?"
After dawn the next day, General Niu Jinda began to organize his troops, and everyone in Anshi was extremely nervous.
There were many people in the city who had fled from the front, and they brought fear to the city. According to them, the Tang army's way of attacking the city was completely different from before. In the past, they had to sacrifice human lives, but now that was not necessary at all.
Everyone has seen in the past few days that the most powerful weapon of the Tang army is the crossbows. When they attack a certain section of the city wall, the entire section of the wall cannot hold out for long. When the wall collapses, the Tang cavalry will swarm in, and their crossbows will also be moved to the top of the city wall. The crossbows will be fired at wherever there is resistance in the city.
In this situation, even if you are not afraid of death, you will not be able to hold on for long, mainly because the gap in strength between the two sides is too big. Perhaps you have an advantage over the Tang Dynasty soldiers, but this advantage cannot be used at all, so what's the use?
Looking at the neatly arranged Tang army outside the city, Li Renxi, the commander-in-chief of the northern region of Goguryeo, ordered his men to open the city gates.
This guy couldn't say that he was afraid of death. He had to say that it was for the safety of more than 100,000 civilians in the city. This was originally an unknown small place, but because Li Shimin was defeated here, it gradually developed into the largest city north of the Taedong River. He surrendered for the safety of the people. How tough is that!
