Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 589 The benevolent is invincible

If Li Qinzai's harassment tactics disrupted Lu Dongzan's strategy against Tuyuhun, then Lu Dongzan's new [-] troops to attack Shanzhou also changed Li Qinzai's strategic deployment.

Courtesy is reciprocal, no delay and no arrears.

According to Li Qinzai's original idea, he planned to cooperate with Pei Xingjian's Anxi army to attack the Tubo army from east to west, drive them to the south of Tuyuhun, and then join forces with Su Dingfang's troops to completely annihilate or expel the Tubo army in Tuyuhun.

The most feared thing on the battlefield is the variable, any small variable will completely change the result of the victory or defeat.

The [-] new soldiers and horses added by Lu Dongzan became a variable in this war.

They came from the mainland of Tubo, and after entering Tuyuhun, they were not led by Li Qinzai's harassment tactics, but went straight to Shanzhou in Datang.

I have to say that Lu Dongzan is indeed quite capable. Now that he has seen through Li Qinzai's harassment tactics, he will not be fooled by him again.

In the step of attacking Shanzhou, Lu Dongzan went very well, a typical example of "surrounding Wei and saving Zhao".

Facts have proved that there are still special groups such as educated hozen in Huawai Hozen, and he has played very well with the theories and tactics of the Central Plains sages.

Li Qinzai now has few choices, either ignore the Tubo army's attack on Shanzhou, continue to adopt harassment tactics, and nail Lu Dongzan's main force near Qinghai Lake.

Either give up the harassment tactics, lead the army back to aid Shanzhou, first defend the city of Datang, and then try to Tuyuhun.

Datang's strategy is to swallow Tuyuhun, but the tactics in front of him have to save Shanzhou. The conflict between strategy and tactics is a very strange war pattern.

When Li Qinzai heard the news that Tubo was about to attack Shanzhou, he was so angry that he jumped on the spot and cursed Lu Dongzan for half an hour.

It's really impossible to remain calm when he is personable, Li Qinzai is not born to be a Confucian general.

When the spring breeze is proud, it is hard to shake, and when it is deadlocked, it is full of curses. People with temperament are like this.

"What the hell, you don't talk about martial arts!" Li Qinzai swears and sits in the handsome tent, his mouth splattered and his expression unfriendly: "You are a sixty-seventy-year-old man, and you don't pay attention to things, what the hell am I going to fight with you? Why don't you steal my tower without saying a word..."

Sun Congdong, Song Jintu and others sat in a daze. They didn't understand what "wilding" and "stealing towers" meant, but it was certain that Li Xianbo was in a panic at the moment, he was in a hurry, he was in a hurry.

"Is there any powerful Taoist priest in Tang Dynasty? Hurry up and send a message to Chang'an, let the Taoist priest set up an altar, cast spells, recite spells and draw talismans, and quickly let God accept Lu Dongzan..."

Sun Congdong murmured: "Yes..."

"What?"

"There are Taoist priests, powerful Taoist priests."

"Who?"

Sun Congdong grinned: "Li Chunfeng, the Taishi Ling of the Taishi Bureau, wrote "Tui Bei Tu" with Yuan Tiangang during the Zhenguan period, and "Ten Books of Computing" with Liang Shu, a Ph. ..."

"The last general heard about it when he was in Chang'an. Li Daochang admired Li Xianbo's mathematics very much. He wanted to sit and discuss with Li Xianbo many times. Speaking of Daoist priests in the Tang Dynasty, this is the most powerful."

Li Chunfeng was like thunder.

Not only the most famous Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty, but also the most famous Taoist priest in China’s thousands of years of history. Master, all the technicians have to offer him a stick of incense respectfully before going to the bell...

Li Qinzai sighed: "I suddenly remembered that I was actually just a math teacher, why did I become a coach on the battlefield? The painting style is a bit off..."

Sun Congdong hesitated and said, "Uncle Li, what should we do now? Can we save Shanzhou?"

In the six northwestern prefectures, all prefectures have guards and horses, but the troops are not many, and each city maintains about 3000 to [-] troops, and it is difficult to dispatch reinforcements, because the distance between the six prefectures is not that close, and no one can predict the enemy. Will the next step suddenly change the target to attack another city?

Therefore, the soldiers and horses in each city cannot move rashly.

In the northwest of Tang Dynasty today, the only mobile army is Li Qinzai.

Thirty thousand Tubo troops attack Shanzhou with two or three thousand defenders, can they hold it?

"Uncle Li County, the last general thinks that we don't need to pay attention to Shanzhou City. We will continue to attack and harass Lu Dongzan's troops near Qinghai Lake. Shanzhou City has defenders. I can't guarantee anything else. It won't be a big problem to defend for ten and a half months. "Sun Congdong said.

Li Qinzai was sullen and didn't say anything.

Maybe it can be defended, and maybe it doesn't affect Li Qinzai's plan to contain the main force of the Tubo army, but everything is just in case.

What if you don't keep it?What if the Tubo army found a loophole in the city wall of Shanzhou and broke it on the first day of the siege?
Who can guarantee that this "what if" will not happen?
If it happened, who would pay for the lives of [-] to [-] people in the city?

Li Qinzai really didn't want to change the peace of the Northwest of Datang for the next hundred years for the sake of a Shanzhou city.

However, Li Qinzai could not ignore the imminent slaughter of [-] to [-] people in Shanzhou City.

Heaven and man are at war, struggling and hesitating.

After a long time, Li Qinzai gritted his teeth: "The two are more harmful, whichever is less."

"Li Xianbo means..."

Li Qinzai sighed, and said, "I'm not a strategist, strategist, or military strategist. I just believe that my heart is full of flesh, with joy, anger, greed, and compassion."

"Lu Dongzan, he can't be dealt with in this battle. After Su Dingfang's army arrives, he can be dealt with again. He is in Tuyuhun and can't escape. But if the [-] to [-] people in Shanzhou City are not rescued this time, they will die. Next time..."

Sun Congdong understood: "Li Xianbo wants to abandon the tactics of harassment and return to the army to save Shanzhou?"

Li Qinzai was silent for a while, then said softly: "Do you remember, when we left the city, many people chose to stay in the city because they believed in me, Master Tang Wang. If we don't save them, wouldn't we have betrayed their trust?"

"Here in Qinghai Lake, no matter how fruitful the battle results we have achieved, how can we have the face to meet the elders of Shanzhou when we return to the teacher?"

"Taking the trust and lives of our elders as a bargaining chip for our own victory, such a victory is shameful!"

Li Qinzai's gaze became firmer: "Okay, I've made up my mind to save Shanzhou!"

Sun Congdong clasped his fists and said, "The last general is willing to obey the orders of Li County Uncle General!"

The taciturn Song Jintu also stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Although County Uncle Li made an unwise choice, the general is very fortunate to be able to fight side by side with Uncle Li. He who has the common people in his heart is truly invincible."

Li Qinzai smiled wryly and said: "Don't put a high hat on me. If you go to Shanzhou, you may fall into Lu Dongzan's trap. Thirty thousand Tubo troops will not attack Shanzhou for no reason. I don't know what conspiracy is waiting for Lu Dongzan What about us."

Sun Congdong smiled boldly: "It's okay, just sacrifice your life for righteousness, even if you die, you will not regret it!"

Li Qinzai rubbed his forehead wearily, and sighed, "I'm just a rural teacher, what kind of life am I playing?"

"Order, the whole army marches towards Shanzhou!"

(End of this chapter)