Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 509 It is Reasonable to Send Troops
Pei Shen finally knew what kind of virtue Li Qinzai was, no wonder he once said that after getting to know him, he couldn't help beating him.

Pei Shen did have the urge to hit him.

After this guy came to Liangzhou, he said "wait and see what happens", and then... he lay flat.

Apart from lying in the governor's mansion every day, he just wandered around in this barren and desolate town with nothing to do.

Tubo and Tuyuhun were fighting in full swing, but Liangzhou City, hundreds of miles away, was peaceful. The envoys who were supposed to send Tuyuhun took their time, as if they were coming to Liangzhou City for vacation.

Pei Shen didn't know what kind of medicine Li Qinzai was selling in the gourd. In terms of rank and title, Li Qinzai was his superior, so he couldn't push him, so he had to let the envoy do what he liked.

Of course, Li Qinzai didn't really lie down. In fact, scouts reported to him every day about the military situation and the war between the two countries.

Tubo's decision to invade Tuyuhun was planned for a long time, and they coveted Tuyuhun's land long ago.

Tuyuhun is a plain and desert area, and there is also cultivated land. More importantly, it is the first springboard for the Tubo people to move from the bitter cold plateau to the plain.

At the beginning of this year, a minister named "Su Hegui" in Tuyuhun committed a capital crime. The crime was probably very serious, related to seizing the heir apparent and plotting rebellion. If he stayed in Tuyuhun territory, Nuohebo Khan would definitely kill him.

Of course this Su Hegui would not sit still, so he simply gritted his teeth and delivered treason.He defected to Tubo overnight.

From ancient times to the present, the danger of treasonous officials is very great. After Su Hegui defected to Tubo, he quickly recruited all the secrets of Tuyuhun. Fifty Ten made it clear.

Tuyuhun is like a beautiful girl whose clothes have been ripped off by hooligans, who can see all the secrets in Tubo's eyes, and there is nothing to hide.

The details of the other party are clear, and Tubo has been plotting against Tuyuhun for a long time, what should we do next?Of course do it!
So after two months of secret mobilization and assembly, Tubo mobilized [-] troops, and sent troops brazenly without warning.

From the very beginning of the war, Tuyuhun fell into a passive position. The Tubo people were well aware of Tuyuhun's garrison distribution, the number of soldiers, the strength of the city, and so on.

In just two months, the Tubo army had advanced to Jishi Mountain. That is to say, most of the Tuyuhun territory was occupied by Tubo, and Nohebo Khan could actually control only one-third of the country.

Not all armies in the world are as capable of fighting as the Tang army, which makes it more and more obvious how powerful the Tang army is. In short, the army of Tuyuhun seemed to be very weak in this battle, and the morale of the army became more and more depressed after repeated failures. Irreversible, they retreated steadily to the east of Jishi Mountain.

After understanding the cause and effect, Li Qinzai did not have a good impression of these two countries.

Before this mission, Li Qinzai also understood Li Zhi's strategic intentions.

Li Zhi sent Li Qinzai as an envoy not to save Tuyuhun, but to make a profit. Taking advantage of the war between the two countries, Datang played the role of picking up the corpse at the end.

Both sides were almost at the end of the fight, and Datang sent troops suddenly again, under the banner of saving Tuyuhun, and in fact completely controlled Tuyuhun in Datang's hands, so that it was in the interests of Datang.

There is no problem with the strategy. Tuyuhun must be a sacred and inviolable part of the land of the Tang Dynasty. After understanding Li Zhi's intentions, Li Qinzai was not so eager to go on an envoy.

It's not that he's being lazy this time, he really needs a chance.

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Pei Shen's family lived in the backyard of the governor's mansion. Although Li Qinzai was a superior official, he was too embarrassed to occupy the magpie's nest and asked other family members to vacate the backyard.

So Li Qinzai lived in the atrium. There is nothing special about this poor place, and it would be nice to have a house to live in.

In the afternoon, Li Qinzai set up an oven and grill in the yard, and ordered Liu Ahsi to bring some mutton.

When I first came to Guibao Land, it was barely considered a happy housewarming. How could I not have a good housewarming?

It took Liu Asi a long time to move over, and told Li Qinzai with a troubled face that the butcher selling mutton in the city had closed. After all, it was the border city closest to the war between the two countries. When it gets dark, it closes early.

"Find out where the butcher lives, and then lead someone to rush in, beat the butcher first, and then cut a few catties of mutton back, do you want me to teach you such a simple thing?" Li Qinzai said dissatisfiedly.

Liu Ahsi was stunned, he didn't expect to come to Liangzhou, Wu Shaolang still has this domineering and playful temperament, isn't he too arrogant?

"Are you too arrogant?" Li Qinzai touched his chin to reflect, and then said: "Then save a process, don't want the mutton, just beat the butcher to relieve his anger."

"Fifth Shaolang, are you serious?" Liu Ahsi asked seriously.

Li Qinzai rolled his eyes.

People like Liu Ahsi are pretty good as a trilogy, but whoever lives with him will be unlucky, there is no fun at all, and the lights must be turned off when having sex with a woman, and most of them only know one posture.

Li Qinzai asked suddenly: "Pei Shen said that Tuyuhun was retreating steadily, and the whole country's young and strong were transferred to the west to fight against the enemy?"

"Yes."

"It means that the tribes near Liangzhou to the east of Tuyuhun are hardly young and strong?"

"Yes."

Li Qinzai blinked his eyes and said, "Ah Si, order Buqu and the Right Guards to assemble! Just today, right now, send troops to Tuyuhun!"

Liu Asi was taken aback: "Wu Shaolang, we only have more than 1000 people, besides, who will we send troops to fight?"

"Sending troops is not to fight Tuyuhun, I just want to grab some cattle and sheep."

Liu Asi's face became more and more shocked: "Just for a barbecue?"

"It's more than one meal, right?... You don't have to worry about it so much, just send troops."

"Snatch the Tuyuhun tribe?"

"That's right, galloping fast horses. After entering the territory of Tuyuhun, they will rob the tribes they encounter. For cattle, sheep and horses, they will rob whatever they see, and come back after robbing them."

"But... doesn't the emperor want us to help Tuyuhun? Why does Wu Shaolang want to rob them?"

Li Qinzai became impatient, and smiled kindly at him: "Shall I break it apart from the beginning to the end and explain it to you clearly?"

Liu Ahsi shivered, laughed a few times, then clasped his fists and shouted: "The villain takes orders, let's go!"

Not long after, a war horse neighed outside the governor's mansion, and the hurried hooves of the horse galloped away, farther and farther away.

At the same time, Pei Shen ran over anxiously.

"Uncle Li, why did you mobilize troops and horses out of the city?"

Li Qinzai said seriously: "I want to eat barbecue, but there is no meat in the city, so it makes sense for the general to go to Tuyuhun to grab some meat back?"

Pei Shen: "..."

This reason... is so legitimate, reasonable, and cannot be refuted.

(End of this chapter)