A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 984: Capture the Tang Kingdom, kill you, seize the princess
In the blink of an eye, May

Wu Huaiyu was still stranded in Chang'an. The emperor's condition had improved a lot, but he was still not allowed to return to Lingnan.

The third eldest son, Huai Liang, has married Xueshi Wang's daughter, and Fan Xuanfu's belly is getting bigger day by day.

Wu Huaiyu, who was trapped in Beijing, became more and more low-key, thanking guests behind closed doors. Except for going out when summoned by the emperor and the prince, he spent the rest of the time at home writing Tongjian.

Staying at home every day, Li Sanniang, Yang Muyun and Chen Runniang were all pregnant again, and even Mrs. Zheng was pregnant.

"Alang, an envoy from the palace is here to announce our visit."

Wu Huaiyu was playing with his polo team on the court at home. He was sweating all over and ran to the housekeeper to inform him that he should play quickly.
After receiving the order, he changed his clothes and entered the palace.

The emperor finally ended his mourning and filial piety and returned to the Tai Chi Palace.
In the Hall of Wude,

The emperor had already made tea and was waiting for him. In addition to the emperor, there were also three people in the palace: Prince Cheng Qian, Situ Changsun Wuji, and Minister of War Doulu Kuan.

"The situation in Qinghai is a bit complicated,"

The allied forces of Tubo and Yangtong have occupied Bailan.

King Xuan and others ostensibly surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, but secretly they colluded with Tubo and mobilized soldiers and horses.
Fortunately, Hou Junji and the others are not all vegetarians.

As soon as Huaiyu entered the palace, the emperor spoke, his brows furrowed.

"The governor of Yan Prefecture, Bie Congwo Shi, and the governor of Nuo Prefecture rebelled against Li Bu Li and Yi Prefecture and returned to Tubo."

The spies of the Tang Dynasty discovered this and reported it to Hou Junji. Hou Junji launched an attack on King Xuan and others without hesitation. King Xuan and others then ostensibly surrendered to the imperial court and were awarded the post of governor of the state. They still commanded the headquarters.
But after all, Tuyuhun is no better than before.
King Xuan's tribe was attacked and defeated by Hou Junji, and King Xuan was also beheaded.

Nuohebo is in Chang'an,

After all, Tibet had already come over because he underestimated the enemy.
Tubo is now very arrogant and has sent a letter directly to the Tang Dynasty. If he is not allowed to marry the princess, he will personally raise 200,000 soldiers to seize the Tang Kingdom, kill you, and seize the princess.

But the Tubo movement was also very fast. They quickly crossed Zishan. Many tribes in Bailan and Dangxiang either voluntarily surrendered or were captured and surrendered.

He then marched along the Yellow River and led an army of more than 200,000 to Songzhou. He also sent an envoy with a lot of gold and silver to Chang'an, saying that Zanpu was personally coming to welcome the princess.

The main force of Tubo's 200,000-strong army is Tubo, followed by Yangtong, as well as the Bailan and Dangxiang Qiang tribesmen who crossed Zishan Mountain, as well as some of the Tuyuhun tribes who are pro-Tubo.
This time the emperor no longer underestimated the enemy,

Doulu Kuan then introduced, "The king of Tubo, Songtsan Gampo, sent an envoy to Beijing to propose marriage but failed. He became angry with Tuyuhun and sent troops northward. He also asked his brother-in-law, King Yangtong, to send troops to assist him and cross the Purple Mountain.
In the name of offering sacrifices to the mountain gods, King Xuan of Tuyuhun secretly mobilized troops and horses in an attempt to attack the Tang army led by Hou Junji Duan Zhixuan.
King Xuan and his party had already secretly colluded with Tubo, and Tubo Songtsen Gampo promised to support him in becoming the Great Khan of Tuyuhun."

It is absolutely impossible to make peace.

Wu Huaiyu also criticized Hou Junji rudely at this time.

"Huaiyu reminded me several times before to beware of Tubo and Party affairs, but I still underestimated the enemy and was careless,"

The Minister of Military Affairs, the Governor of Liangzhou, Hou Junji, and the Governor of Lanzhou, Duan Zhixuan, have been leading troops to Tuyuhun since last year.

The other faction headed by King Xuan was unwilling to let Tuyuhun be destroyed and wanted to continue to maintain Tuyuhun, so they found Tubo and reached some agreements with Tubo.

Although Hou Junji and Duan Zhixuan killed King Xuan, they were still leading troops to conquer the remaining Tuyuhun rebels, and were unable to stop the coalition forces of Tibet and Yangtong in time.
Bailan and many tribes in Dangxiang directly became the leading party and led the way for Tubo. This made Tubo attack quickly and quickly, and it suddenly reached Dangxiang Zhulegui Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Songzhou Dudu Mansion.

"Your Majesty, after the imperial court destroyed Tuyuhun last year, it asked Hou Junji to lead his army to Qinghai. The imperial court also explained to him that it was necessary to defend Tubo outside Zishan and suppress Tuyuhun's disobedient tribes inside.
But Hou Junji has been in Qinghai for almost a year, and he has not made any achievements. Even King Xuan and others could not suppress him, and even let Bai Lan rebel and return to Tubo.
Hou Junji committed serious dereliction of duty. "

After Tuyuhun was killed by Fu Yun, the country was divided into two factions. One was the pro-Tang faction headed by Nuohebo. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty named him the Prince of Heyuan County and the Governor of Qinghai. He also married Princess Honghua to him and worshiped him as Prince Consort. Lieutenant, he also happily took a group of pro-Tang sect disciples to Chang'an, and even lived there permanently.

Li Shimin looked at the map,

Li Shimin doesn't want to talk about Hou Junji's dereliction of duty today.
"Frontline intelligence has revealed that Tubo has gathered 200,000 invaders this time, and their target is Songzhou,"

When Jieli was so crazy and the Turks were so powerful, Li Shimin did not give in when he led his army to the shore of the Wei River.

How can we be frightened by Tubo now?

Still have to fight.

But how to fight this war, Li Shimin wanted to hear Wu Huaiyu's opinion. After all, Wu Huaiyu had attached great importance to Tibet many years ago.

Last year, there were several memorials about Tubo, and no one paid much attention to them at the time. But looking back now, Wu Huaiyu was really prophetic.

"I plan to appoint Hou Junji as the general manager of the Midao March.

With Zhi Huansi Li as Bai Daolan, Li Junxian as Kuoshui Road, and Fan Xing as the marching commander of Taohe Road, they commanded 50,000 infantry and cavalry men to attack Tibet.

The emperor's plan was to fight the Tubo army at Hequ in the Qiang region.

Not only must we defeat Tubo, but we must also take advantage of the situation to subdue Dangxiang and Bailan. If there is a chance, we must cross Zishan and push back Duomi and Supi.

Wu Huaiyu was not very optimistic about the emperor's plan.

"Your Majesty, let me speak frankly. Hou Junji is not suitable to be the commander-in-chief of this time. He has been in Qinghai for almost a year, and his reaction is slow and his performance is very poor. If you change him casually, all the ministries in Qinghai have already obeyed. Why? Can we still let them collude with Tubo and openly rebel?" His words were obviously filled with past grudges.

Previously, Fan Xing was the general manager of Liangzhou and supervised Qinghai. However, Murong Shun was killed and his performance was not much better.

Hou Junji has been in Qinghai for almost a year, and he can still maintain superficial peace.

But something happened at this time, Wu Huaiyu attacked him, and others couldn't say anything.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that in this battle, it is better to lure the king into a urn and let the Tibetans come in to fight. We will defend and wait for the attack and strike later."

"Oh, tell me about your plan." Li Shimin was not in a hurry to defend Hou Junji.

"Since the Tubo people claim to be 200,000 strong, and even say crazy things about coming to Chang'an to pick up the princess, they will never be easily satisfied with their current achievements, and they will certainly not stop at Hequ.

They are going well now,

To put it bluntly, these people are running rampant without knowing how high the sky is. Therefore, the court does not need to rush out to fight them. They must take the initiative to attack.

Judging from the current situation, their main target is Songzhou. If they defeat Songzhou, whether they continue north to Longyou and Qinghai, or go down the Min River to Chengdu, they have many choices. Especially if they capture Songzhou, then the party members will The Qiang must all be attached to them. "

Huaiyu is on the map, pointing to Songzhou.

"This time we will use Songzhou as the battlefield to let the Tubo people truly see what the power of Tang Dynasty is!"

"There are more than 200,000 soldiers and horses from all over Tubo. It sounds like a lot, but according to the custom of these tribes sending troops, they also bring a large number of livestock and even herdsmen, and the number of soldiers will not exceed 50,000 to 80,000,"

"Although they came with livestock and herdsmen, the Tubo people have no experience in attacking large cities. Songzhou is very dangerous. As long as we guard the dangerous position, it will definitely be difficult for the Tibetans to conquer it.
Under the fortified city, there are many people and horses, how much food and grass will be consumed? "

The battlefield was changed from the field battle on the Hequ Plain to the foot of Songzhou City.

Defending first will consume the enemy's troops, food and fodder, and demoralize them.
When the enemy can't attack and cannot afford to attack, then attack with heavy troops and seal his throat with a sword.

Changsun Wuji was a little dissatisfied after hearing Wu Huaiyu's plan, "Is it necessary to show weakness like this when dealing with a mere Tubo barbarian? Where is the dignity of the Tang Dynasty?"

Wu Huaiyu said directly, "If you win, you will have face. If you can defeat Tubo and inflict heavy losses, the face will be even greater."

Changsun Wuji said, "If the imperial court were to attack directly with 50,000 cavalry, Tubo would not be able to defeat it. Didn't you say that Tubo, which is more than 200,000 miles away, has at most 50,000 to 80,000 soldiers? And they are very mixed, like sheep and sheep." , Bailan, Dangxiang, Tuyuhun and many other vassals will definitely collapse once they lose. "

"There is no need to take this risk. If we fight in Songzhou, our chances of winning will be more stable, we will suffer fewer casualties, and we can achieve greater victory."

Li Shimin looked at the map,

"What if we, the Tang Dynasty, defended Songzhou and Tubo went north to attack Longyou and Qinghai?"

"Your Majesty, Songtsen Gampo is only nineteen years old. He personally led the army to attack this time. Although he yelled crazy slogans, I watched Tibet use its troops and chose the right time. He is not a fool without courage or plan. .

Since he was advancing along the Yellow River, he would not dare to go deeper into Qinghai unless he captured Songzhou. Otherwise, he would have thrown himself into a trap, and there would be no way back for them. "

After all, 200,000 people are not 20,000 people. The more troops and horses there are, the greater the reliance on logistical supplies.

"Having Duan Zhixuan stationed in Minzhou and Hou Junji continuing to guard Qinghai can not only suppress the Tuyuhun tribes, but also respond to Songzhou from the side."

"Huaiyu, since you think Hou Junji is not suitable to command this battle, how about you go to Songzhou to command this battle?"

Unexpectedly,

Wu Huaiyu shook his head and refused.

"Your Majesty, I think this battle is not difficult to fight. As long as you don't underestimate the enemy, you will win. There are several ready-made generals there, so there is no need to transfer people all the way from Chang'an."

Liu Lancheng, the governor of Songzhou, Fan Xing, the governor of Lizhou, Li Junxian, the governor of Maozhou, and Niu Jinda, the governor of Jingzhou, are all powerful generals who are more than capable of guarding Songzhou.

"I recommend Fan Xing, the governor of Lizhou, as the general manager, and Liu Lancheng, Li Junxian, Niu Jinda and others as the general managers, and immediately rush to help Songzhou."

"It is now the end of May. I suggest that it is best to hold the Tibetans under Songzhou City until August or September before counterattacking."

The emperor looked at the map and thought for a long time.

Finally, Wu Huaiyu's suggestion was agreed, with Fan Xing as the general manager of the march on Dangmidao Road, Hou Junji as the general manager of the march on Qinghai Road, and Duan Zhixuan as the general manager of the march on Taohe Road.

Li Junxian was the general manager of the march on Bailandao, Niu Jinda was the general manager of the march on Kuoshui Road, and Liu Lan became the general manager of the march on Qiangshui Road.

Generals Hou Junji and Duan Zhixuan are in the north,
Fan Xing and other four generals gathered troops in Songzhou.

"Huaiyu, are you really willing to miss this battle in Songzhou?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, they are just Tubo barbarians, I am too lazy to travel thousands of miles."

(End of this chapter)