Chapter 343 Global Strategy
Li Heng divided the forces coming to support into different categories, and the response policies were also different.

Those who need to pull should pull, those who need to discuss cooperation should discuss cooperation, those who need to be appointed should be appointed officials, and the specific degree of cooperation, methods of cooperation, methods of sending troops, etc. will be left to Feng Changqing and others to discuss, and finally the plan will be submitted to him.

Li Heng was busy until late at night before he dragged his tired body back to his mansion.

But the work is not over yet, there is still a large pile of memorials that need his review and approval.

Yang Yuhuan, who had not yet fallen asleep, saw Li Heng carrying the memorial into the room. She stood up, took the memorial, put it on the table, and said, "Why don't you find two people to serve you? My husband is already very tired."

Li Heng smiled and said, "I'm used to it."

Yang Yuhuan said, "You haven't brought many eunuchs with you over the years, and the eunuchs in the mansion weren't close enough to you."

Li Heng said: "It is better to keep a proper distance so that they don't interfere in politics."

"That's right." Yang Yuhuan pondered for a moment and said, "I have selected a few eunuchs from the existing eunuchs in the mansion to take care of you, my dear."

"Then I'll trouble you to arrange it." Li Heng sat down, opened the memorial, read a copy, and said, "Liu Yan and Diwu Qi have already put forward the plan. They also pointed out that the new transportation line is very corrupt. It would be better to let the caravan transport it in Anxi."

Yang Yuhuan nodded, smiled back and said nothing.

Li Heng looked up at Yang Yuhuan, thought for a moment, and said, "You don't say anything, are you worried about meddling in politics?"

Yang Yuhuan said: "Now that you are the regent of the crown prince, you should discuss political affairs with the court officials. I am not in a position to say more."

Li Heng said, "You have been with me for so long, you should know that I have always believed that institutions are more reliable than people. If we only rely on people's consciousness, problems will arise sooner or later."

Yang Yuhuan said: "I understand."

Li Heng said, "But things have their ups and downs. A more perfect system has not yet been established, and my energy is limited. If you don't interfere in politics, it will be powerful officials or eunuchs. Compared to them, who do you think I trust more?"

Yang Yuhuan's eyes moved and she smiled happily.

Li Heng continued, "You are self-aware and understand my thoughts best. You should not be cautious and deepen the gap between us at this time. Instead, you should help me more and assist me in improving the system."

Yang Yuhuan thought for a while and said, "I will listen to you, my lord."

Li Heng touched Yang Yuhuan's head and asked, "What do you think of this memorial from Liu Yan and Diwu Qi?"

Yang Yuhuan took it and read it, and said, "I think the strategy is very good, but they mentioned corruption but didn't say how to deal with it. Instead, they compared it with the transportation entrusted to the caravan by Anxi."

"Why do you think that is?" Li Ying asked.

Yang Yuhuan pondered, "Anxi's use of caravans to transport official grain is mainly done by the He family. In other words, it is He Jin's sister who is doing it. They are trying to find out indirectly whether His Highness wants the He family to undertake the transportation."

Li Ying smiled knowingly and said, "That's right, so what should we do?"

Yang Yuhuan said, "The He family's caravans mostly use land transportation, but the new transportation line runs parallel to the waterway. If the He family is asked to do it, it will probably be difficult to organize the water transportation and complete it on time in a short period of time. Moreover, transshipment is a profitable job, and the vested interests along the way will lose their interests and will hinder it. In the current situation, it is more important to complete it on time and in full."

Li Ying asked, "What about corruption?"

Yang Yuhuan said, "It is not appropriate to make a big fuss now, as it will affect the transportation of grain and grass. A thorough investigation is not an option, but we cannot ignore it completely and encourage the arrogance of the termites. In my humble opinion, we should kill a few of the excessive ones to serve as a warning to others." Li Heng smiled and said, "Then do as you say. Also, transfer Lai Zhen over there. On the one hand, he can escort Liu Yan and the others. On the other hand, Ying Wang Li Yu has also made some small moves. Let Lai Zhen go and take a look."

Yang Yuhuan said: "My dear, you have left most of the important people in Chang'an, but one Ying Wang and one Rong Wang still ran away."

Li Heng said, "As long as they don't rebel, we don't need to worry about them for now. Since I became regent, I still haven't let the Tongguan army leave. Officials in the court and the people in the market, instigated by people with ulterior motives, have all complained about me. The problem now is how to recapture Luoyang."

Yang Yuhuan looked worried and asked, "My dear, do you want Gao Xianzhi to lead the Helong Army out of the border?"

Li Ying shook his head.

Historically, after Li Heng proclaimed himself emperor in Lingwu, Li Mi proposed a strategy to Li Heng: Li Guangbi would attack Hebei, Guo Ziyi would enter Fengyi from Hedong to contain Guanzhong, and Li Heng would be in Fufeng, forming a pincer attack with Guo Ziyi. With these three fronts, the rebels would be attacked in turns, forcing the rebels to go back and forth for rescue on a front thousands of miles long, thus dragging down the rebels.

The advantage of fighting in this way is that it does not require a large-scale fight with the rebels, but can eliminate the rebels' vitality, allowing the Tang Dynasty to win a great victory without having to wait until the Ming Dynasty to regain complete control of the north.

But Li Heng said, you are right, but I won’t listen, and forced the government troops to concentrate their forces to recapture the two capitals.

However, from Li Heng's perspective, his decision to recover the two capitals was not a bad one, because Li Mi overlooked two important issues.

The first problem is food and fodder.

The imperial court at that time had destroyed the Helong Army and could not control the Silk Road. All military pay depended on supplies from Jianghuai. However, An Lushan occupied the two capitals, making it necessary to transport food and fodder from Jianghuai to the imperial court in a long detour, which increased the difficulty and consumption of food and fodder supply.

The second problem was that Li Heng proclaimed himself emperor, which was not a legitimate reason for his succession. Li Longji also divided the princes into different fiefdoms to restrain Li Heng. Therefore, Li Heng urgently needed a great achievement to consolidate his throne.

This great achievement was the recovery of the two capitals.

Compared with Li Heng, Li Ying's situation was not that difficult.

On the issue of food and fodder, although An Lushan occupied Luoyang, Chang'an was still in the hands of the court. Moreover, due to the pressure of the heavy troops in Tongguan, An Lushan did not dare to transfer the army to attack Jianghuai. This reduced the pressure on the Jianghuai defenders and also saved Zhang Xun from having to go to Suiyang. He blocked the rebels in Yongqiu. As a result, the transportation line from Jianghuai to the court was shortened by half.

In addition, Li Heng also completely controlled the Silk Road. Because he did not destroy the Helong Army and firmly controlled the Longyou Road, he had an additional supply line on the Silk Road.

In terms of the throne, Li Heng could not be said to have been in the right place, but he controlled the court, captured Li Longji, and only two princes ran away. He was not under as much pressure as Li Heng.

As for the gossip, he can handle it.

In addition, with all the elite troops in his hands, Li Heng was able to surpass Li Mi's original strategy.

What Li Ying wanted was not only to eliminate the rebels, but also to revive the Tang Dynasty.

This is also the reason why Li Mi did not have an in-depth discussion with Li Heng on military strategy, because he saw Li Heng's layout.

Li Ying pondered for a moment and said, "If I fall into a trap because of a few gossips from others, it would be too strategic and focused, and..."

Li Heng originally wanted to say, "Besides, I wasn't elected, so I don't need to please anyone." But considering that Yang Yuhuan wouldn't understand, he smiled and said, "Besides, it's enough that you believe in me."

(End of this chapter)