Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 974 No.90 Establishment of the Anti-Songtsen Gampo Alliance in Six Years
No.90 Establishment of the Anti-Songtsen Gampo Alliance in Six Years
In the first month of the ninth year of Daye, Yang Guang issued an edict to recruit troops and horses, and then attacked Goguryeo.

In April of the ninth year of Daye, Yang Guang personally went to Liaodong. Yang Guang sent Yu Wenshu and the top general Yang Yichen to Pyongyang, and Zuo Guanglu's doctor Wang Rengong went out to Fuyu Road.When Wang Rengong marched to Xincheng, tens of thousands of Koryo soldiers refused to fight. Wang Rengong led a thousand cavalry to defeat them.

Just when Yang Guang was about to expand his achievements, news came from behind.Yang Xuangan rebelled against Li Yang.

At this time, Yang Guang ordered a strike and returned to the army to quell the Yang Xuangan rebellion.Although the Yang Xuangan rebellion was successfully extinguished, the opportunity to attack Goguryeo was lost (it was freezing cold).It can also be said that Goguryeo turned around before the gate of hell in the ninth year of Daye.

Ulji Mundeok’s trick of substituting water for soldiers cannot be replicated, and Yuan Taejo’s strategy of using dead soldiers to raid in Pyongyang cannot be replicated either.

Right now, Datang is sharpening his sword, ready to sacrifice the blade of king and overlord to Goguryeo, and Goguryeo is at a loss what to do.At the beginning of the third year of Kaiyuan, Yuansu Gaiwen had a flash of inspiration, thinking that although Goguryeo could not replicate the first battle against the Sui Dynasty, it could replicate the second victory against the Sui Dynasty.

That is to blossom in the center and subvert Datang.

Yang Xuangan’s rebellion was actually a very failed battle for the center to bloom. If Yang Mi had proposed three strategies to Yang Xuangan at that time: “The best strategy is to take Jizhou directly with the main force. Block the Liaodong Sui army outside the pass and wait for its food to collapse. The middle strategy Yes, quickly attack and occupy Chang'an, the capital of the capital. Command the world, so that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty will have no grounds to retreat. The worst strategy is to attack Luoyang nearby. But it is possible that the troops will be trapped under the fortified city, and the military opportunity will be lost.

Although Li Mi's three strategies are short, they have broad and profound strategic connotations.He actually put forward the general strategic guidance for the demise of the Sui Dynasty.However, Yang Xuangan took the worst strategy and attacked Luoyang.

Therefore, Yang Xuangan failed.Although it failed, it allowed Goguryeo to escape.

Yuansu Gaiwen naturally did not consider the consequences of Li Yuanji's failure, as long as Li Yuanji rebelled in the rear when Li Jiancheng sent troops to Goguryeo, no matter whether he succeeded or failed.

Goguryeo is a winner.

Li Yuanji pondered: "Want to hear the truth?"

Yuansu Gaiwen nodded and said, "Of course!"

"There is no possibility of success!" Li Yuanji looked at Yuansu Gaiwen and said with a smile: "Your idea is very good, but there is no possibility of success at all. Although you are willing to give me the Sui army prisoners of war, let's not mention the price How, the key is, these Sui army prisoners are probably only half-lived in your hands, can they defeat the Guanzhong Tang army?"

Hearing this, Yuansu Gaiwen was secretly happy.At least, Li Yuanji was moved.He has already succeeded more than half of this trip.Of course, from the standpoint of Goguryeo, he hoped that Li Yuanji could mess things up, but he didn't want him to mess up too much.It is best to be able to lose both sides with Li Jiancheng.

Of course, this is an unrealistic fantasy.

Yuansu Gaiwen said with a smile: "His Royal Highness, it seems that we want to go together!"

After a pause, Yuansu Gaiwen said: "There is a big island (Jeju Island) in the west of Mahan, and there is a small country called Zhouhu State on the island. Its people are short in stature, and they like to raise pigs and cattle. A hundred miles, the mouth is about four thousand."

Li Yuanji waved his hands and said, "Tell me about your plan!"

Yuansu Gaiwen said with a smile: "For our big Goguryeo, we only need to send out a partial army to easily conquer the state of Zhouhu. We can allocate more than [-] Sui army prisoners of war, together with their weapons and food fodder. Transport it to State Hu State Island. His Royal Highness King Qi can send his confidants to secretly go to State Hu State to take over this army in advance."

Li Yuanji said: "And then?"

Yuansu Gaiwen said noncommittally: "Then, His Highness King Qi needs to fulfill our covenant. As long as Li Jiancheng sends troops to attack our Goguryeo, I hope His Highness King Qi can lead these [-] troops to land from Lutai (today's Tianjin). Attack Jizhou, to cut off Li Jiancheng's army!"

Of course Li Yuanji knew that this was Li Mi's best strategy for Yang Xuangan.

Goguryeo is a small country. Although it has a population of more than 350 million, there is an absolute quantitative gap with Datang.Regardless of population, economy, or military equipment, there is a huge gap.In particular, war horses are convenient. The official racecourses of the Tang Dynasty have no less than 70 adult horses, while the number of war horses owned by the people exceeds one million.

If Li Jiancheng is willing, he only needs food and grass to keep up, and he can arm more than fifty cavalry.In this era, cavalry is like the tanks of later generations. It is no exaggeration to say that Goguryeo has no way to resist 50 cavalry.

If Goguryeo wants to catch up with the people of Datang, it needs not only management, but also time.Others may not be able to see this clearly, but it is impossible for Yuansu Gaiwen, the son of the great opponent Lu, to see clearly.

For them, Goguryeo, the best situation is that there will be another chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, 72 routes of dust and smoke, and 36 routes against the king.

The development of Goguryeo has reached a bottleneck. Even if Silla, Baekje, and South Korea are annexed, the economic and military gap between the two sides cannot be narrowed.However, if the Tang Dynasty was in chaos like the Sui Dynasty, the Han people in Liaodong, Youzhou, and Pingzhou would flee to Goguryeo. These Han people would bring new agricultural technologies, alchemy and mechanical processing to Goguryeo. As long as one goes up and down, it is not impossible for Goguryeo to eventually equalize the gap with Datang.

In fact, choosing Li Yuanji at the beginning was not the only choice for Goguryeo. If Li Yuanji disagreed, they could also take an alternative plan to steal Du Fuwei out of Chang'an City.

It's just that Du Fuwei's weight is far inferior to Li Yuanji's.

Li Yuanji said: "Now is not a time of great strife, and it is not an era of all heroes competing in the world!"

Yuansu Gaiwen said with a smile: "As long as His Highness is willing, the Tang Dynasty can become such a great era at any time!"

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In the Provincial Political Affairs Hall under the door, only Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, and Li Jiancheng were left.

Fang Xuanling looked at Li Jiancheng and said, "Your Majesty, if I agree with this imperial edict, please promise me three things!"

Li Jiancheng hurriedly said: "Xuanling, please tell me, let alone three, I will agree to thirty."

Fang Xuanling said in a loud voice: "First: Your Majesty will imitate the Sui system to recruit scholars and recruit scholars from all over the world to enter the imperial court; second: repair farming and construction and exempt miscellaneous taxes."

Li Jiancheng nodded while listening.

Fang Xuanling continued: "Third: reorganize and train all the troops in the hands of the generals, weed out those troops with low combat effectiveness and loose discipline, dismiss those incompetent officers, and spend three to six months to train a group of troops. Here comes the best soldiers."

After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, she silently watched Li Jiancheng and waited for the result.

Li Jiancheng bowed deeply to Fang Xuanling, and agreed without hesitation: "Okay, do everything according to Xuanling's instructions, I agree, I agree to everything!"

Wei Zheng continued: "Right now, we just wait for when the news of General Chen's victory will come!"

Fang Xuanling looked at Wei Zheng and said with a smile: "On the battlefield, everything changes rapidly. Isn't Xuancheng worried about accidents?"

Li Jiancheng said: "No accident, General Chen has never let me down, has he?"

Under Li Jiancheng's order, the Chang'an Twelve Guard Generals, in the name of abolishment, each reduced the number of soldiers ranging from one to two regiments, and these soldiers went to the military in name to return home.

In fact, they have already been assigned to enter Jiannan Road for mountain training.

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In Kangyanju City, an unexpected spring rain poured down from the gaps in the clouds, mixed with the puddles of dirty blood, and many Tubo wounded soldiers shivered in the red blood Trembling and wailing in pain, they couldn't last much longer.

The uninjured Tubo soldiers also stood in the rain, and the rain was covered with blood and poured down the sleeves and trousers in straight lines, and the faces that were once full of murderous looks were now full of confusion.

This was a defeat that hurt both sides. Nearly 2000 soldiers of the Beiwei Army in Kangyanju City were injured, while the Tubo army suffered more than [-] casualties.Although it is said that the exchange ratio of Beiwei Army has an absolute upper hand, Liu Tong is not satisfied.

What made the Tibetans feel helpless the most was that all the wounded soldiers had a disgusting stench from their wounds, and the whole wounded camp was even more stinky.

After paying such a huge price, the Tibetans only consumed the yaks and war horses in Kangyanju City.

Those despicable guys relied on yaks and war horses, causing countless Tubo warriors to die of hatred.

"What the hell!"

A Tubo Dongpu bowed to Songtsen Gampo with a gloomy face, and then took out a wet bamboo tube and presented it with both hands.

Songtsan Gampo weighed it, and found that the weight was not light, probably over a catty. He was about to tear off the cotton cloth on the bamboo tube, when Ru Daren hurriedly stopped Songtsan Gampo.

However, Ru Daren was still a step behind.

Songtsen Gampo still tore off the strip of cotton cloth, and asked, "Is this the thing?"

As a result, Songtsan Gampo was almost fainted by the stench.

That Dong Puqiong gritted his teeth and said: "That's the thing! Those bastards took out this thing and threw it among us, and it exploded, a large piece!"

In fact, this is just a primitive weapon of the Beiwei Army.Take the refined kerosene mixed with feces. As long as it is ignited, the violent kerosene will burn and explode. This kind of hand beat can form a sea of ​​fire within ten steps. The most important thing is that this is a very flavorful weapons.

Not only does it aggravate the bacterial infection, but it is also a serious blow to the morale of the Tibetans.

Dozens of tribal leaders gathered together, and they wanted to eat the rats alive.The thing is obvious, after Su Piguo took refuge in Datang, the once defeated subordinates changed their shotguns, and their combat effectiveness improved by leaps and bounds.

The scum of Subi Kingdom is a huge threat to the Tubo people.Subi Kingdom is familiar with everything in the snowfield, and is equipped with the most sophisticated weapons. If they are not eliminated as soon as possible, the tribes living in the snowfield will not be able to live in peace.
For the sake of the future, they have to hunt down and beat the dog who is in the water. It doesn't count if they are killed, but they have to stew it and eat it in their stomachs to feel at ease!The various tribes who felt the danger responded positively, and those strong Tubo men rode on their horses one after another and gathered towards Kang Yanju, and the strength of the Tubo army increased sharply.

What Supinazhen is particularly distressed about is that the number of songs under her command is rapidly decreasing.Although the loss of the Beiwei Army was less than 2000 people, the Subi tribe had killed more than 6000 people. At this time, the Supi tribe had only more than [-] people, half of which was lost. Such a heavy casualty made his heart bleed.There are still [-] people in the Subi tribe in name. In fact, most of them are widows and old people pulling a bunch of children, or two old people depend on each other. Under the premise of the tribe and the tribe, the soldiers she could mobilize were only in the early [-]s. Now that nearly [-] soldiers were lost at once, she was ready to die.

If Chen Ying's banner was faintly visible from time to time, she even thought of surrendering to Songtsen Gampo.In the eyes of Subinazhen, the resistance at this time is meaningless. Although the Kangyan city is not lost, there are not many Subi people left.

In fact, it was not only her who felt distressed, Songtsen Gampo also felt distressed.

However, Chen Yingtie's heart was nestled in the valley fifty miles away, threatening the flanks of the Tubo army from time to time, making him flustered.

Of course, it wasn't that Chen Ying didn't want to rescue Kang Yanju City. The key point was that Chen Ying was no longer in the valley. What was left was Chen Ying's banner, Liu Rengui who acted cheaply, and less than 3000 troops under his command.

Chen Ying has already led other Anxi Army officers and soldiers, a total of more than [-] troops, and Guo Xiaoke's troops to Naqu City, the original base of Beiwei Army.

Entering the snowy field, Chen Ying discovered that the Hook and Sickle Cavalry raid, which he was best at, had lost its place to be used.The terrain here is narrow and there are very few plains.Moreover, the generals of the Anxi Army reacted somewhat uncomfortable. Although the combat effectiveness could be maintained, they could not launch group assault tactics like the Western Regions.

Seeing this situation, Chen Ying decided to change his tactics.

After arriving at Nagqu City, Chen Ying sent the remaining troops of the Beiwei army and messengers who were familiar with the Tubo language to contact the leaders of the Tubo tribe.

"Now we have to figure out the attitude of Tubo. If they decide to side with Songtsen Gampo, then we will act first and destroy them first." Chen Ying said.

"Will they be on our side?" Hearing Chen Ying's words, Ma Zhou hesitated for a moment and said, "Compared to Songtsan Gampo, we are outsiders. My suggestion is, instead of giving them time to organize, It's better to destroy them directly!"

Ma Zhou's idea is simple.

Thinking about it differently, if he stood in the position of the Tibetans, he would also choose Songtsen Gampo to join forces, drive away Chen Ying and other invaders first, and then discuss the ownership of this land.It doesn't make any sense to contact them at this time, but it will make them prepare.The best choice is to take advantage of Songtsan Gampo leading an army of tens of thousands to besiege Kang Yanju, the rear is empty, and directly wipe out the tribes behind them.

However, Chen Ying's opinion was just the opposite.

"The enemy of the enemy is a friend! This place has been independent and dispersed for too long!" Chen Ying looked at Ma Zhou and said, "For most tribal leaders, a unified Tubo means that there will be A ruler, the heads of various tribes have established their own rules, and now someone is standing up again to claim the sovereignty of this land, if it were you, what would you think?"

It is actually very difficult to form a unified country from a loose tribe.

Qin Shihuang unified the divided countries.However, the survivors of the six countries in Guanzhong still shook the foundation of the Great Qin Empire.The tyranny at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the tyranny that was fiercer than a tiger, and the execution that was overdue, were actually proved by the unearthed Yunmeng Jane. These are all lies.

The truth of history is that Qin State unified the world and abolished the feudal state and hereditary system, which violated the interests of the nobles of the six countries.

Today, Songtsen Gampo used iron and blood to temporarily unite the various ministries of Tubo. Perhaps he succumbed to Songtsan Gampo's martial arts, or his power. In short, the people who are most dissatisfied with Songtsen Gampo are precisely the leaders of the Tubo tribes whose interests have been violated.

Just half a month later, Naqu City ushered in a group of special guests.Representatives of Amdo, Zado and Qudo tribes.

In fact, there are more tribes in Tubo than Chen Ying imagined.

In just half a month, more than 160 representatives of the Tubo tribes arrived in Nagqu, among which there are more tribes that have not yet arrived due to the distance.

After these representatives came to Nagqu City, Chen Ying asked them to prepare a large amount of delicacies, as well as smooth silk, tea, exquisite porcelain, and mellow liquor.

Chen Ying didn't go around too much with these Tubo tribe leaders or representatives, and directly asked the tongues to tell the representatives of each tribe that now Datang has decided to teach this disrespectful and ignorant Songtsan Gambo, if you are willing to communicate with Datang Form an alliance, you will enjoy your original tribal privileges, surrender to the Tang Dynasty, pay tithes to the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty will open the trade of salt, silk, tea, and grain from the allied tribes.

If he was willing to become Songtsen Gampo's slave and send the young and strong of the clan to die in the hands of Songtsen Gampo, Chen Ying said that he would have nothing to say.

Ma Zhou thought that Chen Ying would have a bad nose, but to his surprise, almost all the tribes formed an alliance against Songtsen Gampo.

Chen Yinghui admitted that he started trade with various ministries of Tubo, and traded with various ministries of Tubo for the salt, cloth, and grain that were scarce in Tubo ministries.

At the same time as the transaction, an anti-Songtsen Gampo army composed of young men from various ministries, armed by Chen Ying, began to march towards Songbangbao (that is, Lhasa).

(End of this chapter)