Marry Changle in Datang

Chapter 932: Count on you!Goodbye!

Hearing this, the Tubo general subconsciously shielded his weapon as Cheng Dabao said, but saw that the ax in this boy's hand suddenly rushed to slash at his waist, and wanted to withdraw his hand to defend, but lost the opportunity, how could there be time? , in a hurry, Yuchi Xiaohei seized the opportunity to hit the iron armor on the general's back with a bamboo-jointed steel whip in his hand, smashing it to pieces. The Tubo general spurted blood and fell off the horse's back. Cheng Dabao quickly rode up on his horse, cut off his head with another blow of the axe, but threw it to Yuchi Xiaohei and said.

"Brother, it's your fault!"

Yuchi Xiaohei caught the thrown head, immediately threw it back, and said loudly.

"Who cares about this skill, you should take it!"

Cheng Dabao threw back his head again and said with a smile.

"This thief general was shot down by you, how could you be so polite with your buddies!"

The two boys threw a head back and forth in the air, entangled in their mouths, making the generals of the Tang army who were fighting in the field laugh, but the generals of the Tubo army were furious at this humiliation.

This battle was fought from the sun to the west, and the two armies called for gold, and there was another truce.

After the Tubo general Gar Qinling and other generals who fought with the Tang army returned to their own formation, they controlled their horses and walked slowly in front of the Tang army, and named Qin Xiaole to speak.

Qin Xiaole heard the words, led the horse out of the battle, and after the two generals of Tubo and Datang exchanged courtesy, Gar Qinling said.

"General Qin's strong generals are like a cloud, and a certain family admires it. If you and my two armies rely on such a method of fighting to resolve the dispute between the two countries, it is obviously not able to solve the problem. General Qin relies on the city to block our army. To be honest, a certain family has no breakthrough. Tang Jun's ability, but General Qin did not defeat the strength of our army. Instead of wasting time like this, a certain family thought that General Qin should report this situation to the Tang Emperor, and it would be better for the two countries to send envoys to sit down and reach an agreement so that Tubo and Tang Ting keeps its borders and does not invade each other, what does General Xu think of this proposal."

The great talent of Gar Qinling was thinking about this matter when the two armies were fighting. He thought that this kind of battle would not solve any problems except losing soldiers and losing generals. In the long run, if the Tang Dynasty regained its breath, it would be very bad for Tubo. That's why he stepped forward and negotiated with Xu Xiaole to resolve the dispute with such words.

In fact, Qin Xiaole is also thinking about how to defeat the Tubo army's strategy. He thinks that if he only relies on his tens of thousands of troops to start a decisive battle with the Tubo's hundreds of thousands of troops, he will undoubtedly hit a stone with an egg. His only way is to rely on the city and use artillery and other sharp weapons to resist The enemy, waiting for reinforcements from the court.

Thinking of the memorial to the imperial court asking for reinforcements a few days ago, but there has been no response so far, Qin Xiaole had to wait patiently.

Now, after hearing what Gar Qinling said, Xu Xiaole judged the situation and agreed to the proposal of the Tubo general to make a temporary truce between the two armies and wait for the imperial court's order before making plans.

Tang Jun presented the emperor's memorial in Dafei City, and finally delivered it to the palace.

In the Wucheng Hall of the Tang Palace, the Ersheng summoned a group of ministers to discuss Qin Xiaole's request for reinforcements from the imperial court.

Sitting on the golden throne, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian learned the good news that Qin Xiaole led the army to recapture Dafei City and rescue the remnants of Xue Rengui. They were very pleased with this kid's ability to lead the army.

When it comes to sending reinforcements, the courtiers are quite controversial. Wang Fangyi, Xu Jingzong, Yang Jixing and others advocate maintaining the status quo of the war on the western front, so that Qin Xiaole led the army to stick to Dafei City and look for opportunities to counterattack Tubo, because they all believed that the Tubo army could not have Hundreds of thousands of troops participated in the battle, here Xu Jingzong came out and said.

"I want to report to the Second Sage; I think that Tubo's claim of hundreds of thousands of troops is false. I think that the population of Tubo is only a few million. How can there be such a large army? All the people are soldiers, and where did they come from with such a large economy? The army of a country is not only an advantage in the number of personnel, but also the equipment, food and grass, and the waste of raising an army are all tests of the strength of a country. Tubo does not have such a large national power. Therefore, the Tubo army is no more than [-] at best, and Xue Rengui was defeated by Qingqi's aggressive advance. Now, after Xu Xiaole gathers Xue Rengui's remnants, his army strength should be [-] to [-]. In a long time, the Tubo army will definitely retreat to Chokai on its own due to various reasons such as supplies."

After Xu Jingzong finished speaking, Pei Xinglian, who had served as the governor of Anxi and is now the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, spoke under Jin Luan.

"My lord Xu's words are reasonable, but not entirely true. Although the population of Tubo is only a few million, the people of this ethnic group are strong and strong. Anyone who is young and strong can form an army. Except that the army's equipment is slightly inferior to that of the Tang army, most of the food and waste It was obtained by burning, killing, and looting. Now the eighteen prefectures of Anxi Duhu are occupied by Tubo. Return to Wuhai."

Having said that, Pei Xinglian paused for a moment, then continued.

"Second Saint; Xue Rengui's defeat was not all due to his aggressiveness, but because he didn't know the geographical situation of the battle. This battle was not in the Western Regions that the Tang army was familiar with, but in the Tuyuhun plateau. The Tang army soldiers were not used to the severe cold and climate of the plateau. It is estimated that many soldiers suffered from altitude sickness before the war, which made the army's morale scattered, and the combat power of the Tang army was greatly reduced. Fortunately, Xu Xiaole led the troops well, and the soldiers of the Jinwu Guard must have received special training. To adapt to the changing climate of the plateau, the minister proposed to negotiate a temporary peace, so that the exhausted soldiers of the Tang army can rest and have enough time to adapt to the requirements of plateau operations. At that time, the army can take back the four towns of Anxi and other eighteen states occupied by Tubo. That's the best policy."

What Pei Xinglian said hit the nail on the head, and it was also one of the main reasons for Xue Rengui's defeat. Because Pei Xinglian knew the dangers of fighting on the plateau, when An Xidu took the post of guard, he knew how many soldiers of the Tang Army fought in the plateau. Headaches, dizziness, and fatigue-prone physical reactions. In addition, the terrain of the plateau is complex and changeable, and logistics and supplies are quite difficult. If the enemy cannot be defeated in time and is dragged back by the enemy, there will be no food and grass, and the army will be in danger of being buried on the plateau.

Li Zhi and Wu Zetian heard what Xu Jingzong and Pei Xinglian had said above Jinluan, and felt that Pei Xinglian's theory was more convincing from a military perspective, while Xu Jingzong's words were mostly guesswork, and , Xu Jingzong did not understand the customs and customs of the Western Regions and the landforms of mountains and rivers, but only based on his superficial understanding of the Tubo Kingdom, he said these words. If he followed his proposal, Xu Xiaole would use the existing army to fight against Tubo. In case what Pei Xinglian said was true, the Tang army was not good at fighting on the plateau, or lost Dafei City due to lack of troops, and the Tubo army took advantage of the situation to occupy Shanzhou. Wouldn't it put Chang'an City in danger of being attacked again? .

All the officials in the hall saw the second sage groaning silently, and Cheng Yaojin spoke again.

"Your Majesty, in the current situation, I think Mr. Pei's proposal can better solve the current crisis. I think that Tubo is only a small country, and it will not last long because of its terrain. When our army adapts to the plateau climate, we can regain the lost ground in one go. Now Now, it is better for the imperial court to make Hezhou and Yaozhou defenders act suspiciously to use troops in the direction of Tuyuhun to attract the attention of the Tubo army under the Dafei city and make them feel threatened by the two wings of the Tang army. At that time, to achieve the goal of peace negotiation .”

This is Cheng Yaojin's mature and prudent suggestion, and the biggest disadvantage of this suggestion is that Tuyuhun, the buffer zone between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, will be completely reduced to Tubo's territory.

Li Zhi and many officials in the palace naturally also considered this disadvantage. Thinking of the situation, although the loss of Tuyuhun is unsatisfactory, it is still within the acceptable range. Pei Xinglian, as a peace envoy, went to Dafei City to negotiate with Tubo.

On the golden throne, Li Zhi said.

"Pei Aiqing negotiated peace with Tubo. The first condition is that the Tubo army retreats to the front line of Wuhai and does not fight again with the Tang Dynasty. The bottom line of the imperial court is to retreat to Gaochang to the west and to the Heyuan line to the southwest. If this negotiation condition cannot be met, I will Throwing the soldiers of the whole country, vowing to destroy Tubo."

After saying that, Li Zhi felt exhausted physically and mentally. He thought that his use of troops against Tubo this time not only wanted to recover the four towns of Anxi and help Tuyuhun return to foreign countries, but also had the strategic purpose of cutting off the connection between Tubo and the Hexi Corridor so that the Tang army could wait for an opportunity to attack. , Conquer Tubo.

The peace talks between Tang and Tubo not only ruined Li Zhi's careful layout, but even shattered the myth that the Tang army was invincible, causing the entire Chang'an city soldiers and civilians to fall into an atmosphere of grief and indignation, and the entire Tang Empire was shaken.

Pei Xing collected the order and went to Dafei City with his entourage.

Under Dafei City, in the military account of the Tubo army camp, there was a secret letter from the Tubo court to report to the chief general Gar Qinling.

Gar Qinling learned from the secret letter that the garrisons of the Tang army in Hezhou and Yaozhou showed signs of moving to Tuyuhun. This shock was really no small matter. Thinking that if the Tang army occupied Tuyuhun, it would undoubtedly make him lead hundreds of thousands of troops. Facing a dangerous situation, this guy quickly ordered the military counselor Gar Zanlu to discuss countermeasures.

Gar Zanlu read the secret letter, pondered for a while, stroked the beard on his chin and said.

"Don't worry, the general. A certain family thinks this is a strategy of the Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty really wants to send troops to fight against Tubo, it is absolutely impossible to do it with the garrisons of the two states. The real purpose of the Tang Dynasty is to negotiate peace. If The subordinates expected it to be true. In the near future, officials from the Tang court will meet with the general in Dafei City to talk about peace matters. Of course, our army cannot allow the Tang army to move without a corresponding strategy. It is better to send an army of [-] to defend Tuyuhun. On the front line, as a surefire strategy."

Hearing the words, Gar Qinling nodded in agreement with what the counselor said. The army sent an order to his powerful general Niya Wang to lead an army of [-] troops to defend the front line of Tuyuhun. The entire strategic purpose of Tubo.

Niya Wang led the army to leave the camp secretly, but the military tents in the Tubo camp did not decrease at all. It was just to cover the eyes of the Tang army led by Xu Xiaole. However, how could such a large-scale troop movement be possible? Do not leave a trace.

Qin Xiao is happy to report the Tubo army's mobilization situation to the scouts under Chief Jia in Dafei City. He thinks about the purpose of the Tubo army in front of the map, but the guards under his command report that Pei Xinglian, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, begged to see him.

Introduced Pei Xinglian and his party into the hall, and after seeing each other, Pei Xinglian took out the emperor's imperial decree and handed it to Qin Xiaole, then said with a smile.

"Little General Qin is very good at leading the army. According to Dafei City, he stopped hundreds of thousands of Tubo troops. His merits are not small. The Tang Dynasty is very lucky. With the talent of the young general, the court should have nothing to worry about!"

Qin Xiaole heard the words of praise, and said with cupped hands.

"The boy is ashamed. I don't think you can raise troops to regain the lost land. What merits do you deserve to be praised by adults. Please come to the table and talk about how you can help me in negotiating peace with Tubo."

Seeing Qin Xiaole's young age, taking on this important task in the army but being humble, without any expression of arrogance, Pei Xinglian couldn't help secretly praising this kid for being an official. Thinking about this kid's character, ability, and If he doesn't show the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix among people, he will definitely be a pillar in the court in the future. For a while, he has the idea of ​​making a deep friendship with this kid, and the tone of his speech has the meaning of flattery.

"Little General Qin; the emperor ordered Pei to negotiate a peace with Tubo. Pei thought that the two armies would negotiate a peace, and the young general's opinion is very important. Please give me your advice so that Pei will not lose the majesty of the heavenly court during the peace talks."

Since ancient times, there has been an unspoken rule in officialdom that "everyone carries the sedan chair, hello, hello, hello, everyone", how could Qin Xiaole not understand the meaning of Pei Xinglian's words, and he said it humbly.

"Your Excellency is the main envoy of the imperial court to discuss peace, so it is natural that your opinion should be the main priority. I will do my best to help him, so that he can successfully complete the orders of the Holy Majesty."

After seeing Pei Xinglian and his party, Qin Xiaole sent the army Zhongxin Shi to inform the Tubo chief general Gar Qinling, and asked him to set a time to start the peace talks in front of the two armies.

Gar Qinling received the Tang Army's Xinshi Bulletin, and praised the wisdom of his counselor Gar Zanlu, so he asked Xinshi to reply to Xu Xiaole, saying that they would meet in the tents in front of the two armies tomorrow at Chenshi.

After Tang Jun Xinshi left the Tubo barracks, Gar Qinling ordered the soldiers to set up proposals and tents in front of the two armies so that the negotiations between the officials of the two armies could be held smoothly here tomorrow.

In the early morning of the next day, the camps of the two armies were full of drums, and the soldiers were solemn. After the drums stopped, Gar Qinling in the Tubo camp led many Tubo officials out of the battle and went straight to the tents in the camp.

Qin Xiaole sent an order to strengthen the security of the city tower, and then led the army to surround Pei Xinglian and other court officials out of the city, and went to the tent in the formation of the two armies to meet with the Tubo general Gar Qinling.

In the tent, Qin Xiaole first greeted Gar Qinling, and then introduced the chief negotiator of the Tang Dynasty, Pei Xinglian, and other officials.

Gar Qinling had heard about Pei Xinglian for a long time, and knew that he was a versatile man who could lead an army on a horse and rule the people when he was off a horse. At this time, he didn't dare to make too much of a big deal when he met him, and he bowed his hands in the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty.

"Master Pei was famous when he was the guardian of Anxi, and seeing him today, he really has an extraordinary bearing."

Pei Xinglian also bowed his hands and replied.

"The general praises me absurdly, but Pei dare not take it!"

After the officials of the two sides greeted each other, the peace negotiation began, and each put forward their own opinions. During the peace negotiation, there were disputes, and there were cheers and laughter that reached a consensus. The faction gets the most benefit.

After several days of difficult negotiations, the Tubo army achieved its goal of occupying Tuyuhun, and the Tang army retreated to the Gaochang and Heyuan lines, so that the previous Tang army's offensive against Tubo began to turn on the defensive.

(End of this chapter)