People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1257 We all know what you are thinking

In the dim camp, Brenzan looked at the letter in front of him, raised his head in disbelief, looked at the middle-aged man dressed in Tubo clothes in front of him, and asked tremblingly: "My second brother is dead?"

The middle-aged man nodded sadly and said, "The Prime Minister was hit by an arrow on the front line and died after returning to Nagqu."

Brenzan immediately crushed the letter in his hand to death, then stared at the middle-aged man and said, "You said you are from Dariha?"

The middle-aged man cupped his hands and said: "After the city of Nagqu was destroyed, my subordinates escaped from the city together with General Dariha. The carriage in which the Prime Minister was sitting was intercepted by people sent by the King of Nanchang. There has been no news about the Prime Minister since then."

Brenzan's face turned completely gloomy. He looked at the middle-aged man and said word by word: "You said that my second brother died of illness after returning to Nagqu, and then you said that the carriage he was in was stolen. Interception..."

"That's the carriage carrying the Prime Minister's body." The middle-aged man lowered his head sadly.

"Then you came and told me that my second brother was dead." Brenzan stared at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man raised his hands with a calm expression and said, "This subordinate is following the orders of General Dariha."

"Dariha, I think it's the King of Nanchang. Here comes someone." Blenzan suddenly looked outside.

There was a cold shout, and the next moment several strong guards had rushed into the tent. They didn't even need to wait for Blenzan Blade's order. The knives in their hands were already placed on the middle-aged man's neck.

However, even though the sharp blade was attached to him, the middle-aged man remained unchanged and looked at the Brenzan blade calmly.

Blenzan Blade's face instantly darkened, and his chest heaved violently.

After a moment, he finally waved his hand, and the guards immediately retreated.

"Although you sound like a Tibetan, some of your behavior is like that of a Tang person... No, you did it on purpose, deliberately exposing your flaws." Brenzan looked at the middle-aged man with an extremely gloomy expression.

The middle-aged man smiled, cupped his hands and said, "I have met the general, Guo Zhong, and I have lived in Tubo for many years. I am not from the King of Nanchang, but I am here to deliver a message for the King of Nanchang."

"Say." Brenzan's breathing suddenly became heavy.

"Although Qin Ling is dead, Zan Xiruo is still there. If Zan Xiruo is also dead, can the Gar family survive without the Lu family's butcher knife?" Guo Zhong's light words, Bren Zan's blade His face suddenly changed, he clenched his fists, and said viciously: "What did you say?"

"The general knows what I'm talking about." Guo Zhong took out a piece of tissue paper from his sleeve, handed it to Brenzan, and then said calmly: "This is not all the Tubo nobles that Lu has won over. The general will read the list himself."

Brenzan Blade immediately picked up the list, and after just one glance, his expression turned completely gloomy.

These people are all leaders in various local states and cities outside of Luzhe.

These people either have enmity with the Gar family, or have huge interest disputes with the Gar family, and the Gar family is also trying their best to win over them. These people are now all under the banner of the Bulu family. ...No, they are under Zamp's banner.

Brenzan now fully understood that these people were completely hostile to the Gar family.

"Now that the prime minister has died, the deputy prime minister is still here, but if the deputy prime minister also dies, what will the general think he would do without Lu?" Guo Zhong said these words again, and Brenzan's face completely darkened.

Although the news about Qin Ling's death is not known yet, the defeat of Qin Ling has already made many people ready to take action.

Although Zan Xiruo temporarily replaced the prime minister with military power as deputy prime minister, he had actually transferred a lot of power to the royal family.

If Zan Xiruo is defeated by the King of Nanchang again, then...

"No, how could my eldest brother be defeated?" Blenzan sharply raised his head and stared at Guo Zhong.

Guo Zhong smiled calmly and said: "Although the King of Nanchang has unparalleled killing power, in fact, in the Tang Dynasty, his power to defend the city was even more powerful than killing. He could attack seven hundred miles from Luosuo. Vanakul may still have the upper hand for now, but winter is coming soon.”

Brenzan Blade's expression turned completely gloomy.

Yes, winter is coming soon.

Although Tubo is warmer than the north of Tanggula Mountain, it is definitely not much better. This is a plateau after all.

Not to mention Tang Jiangnan, even Chang'an and Luoyang cannot compare. They are just better than places like Qamdo and Maduo.

As soon as winter comes, it becomes freezing cold. Not to mention attacking the city, the transportation of grain and grass is a big problem.

Attacking a fortified city in winter is several times more difficult than usual.

What if, what if the elder brother is also defeated?

Brenzann suddenly raised his head calmly, looked at Guo Zhong, and said firmly: "I won't do anything. At least until that King of Nanchang defeats my eldest brother, he can't take advantage of me. What happened back then …”

"I don't know what happened back then." Guo Zhong directly interrupted Blenzan, and then said calmly: "I am not here to convince the general at once, but I just hope that the general can be careful and be careful about that. The queen mother, maybe she will beg for peace with the Tang Dynasty at some point."

Brenzann raised his head suddenly and stared at Guo Zhong in disbelief.

Guo Zhong sneered softly and said, "The general thinks that if the Lu family had not begged for peace, what would she have given the Tang Dynasty as a token of peace?"

Brenzan Blade seemed to have thought of something impossible, and his breathing became extremely heavy.

"Nine hundred years ago, during the Warring States Period in the Central Plains, Qin and Zhao fought against each other. Qin won and Zhao lost, but they still had the strength to fight. At that time, King Zhao wanted to make peace, but in the end, the prime minister of Zhao sent him a famous general from Zhao. General, be careful about Li Mu's head." Guo Zhong handed over his hand and then slowly withdrew.

Blenzan Blade sat there, his face already very gloomy.

Famous general, god of war.

Gar family.

... On the Cuona River, more than a dozen huge official ships were slowly heading eastward.

Li Xuan, dressed in black clothes and armor, looked at Wang Dezhen beside him with a calm smile, and asked: "Uncle, do you think the heart of the Brenzan blade can move?"

Wang Dezhen, who was wearing a crimson robe, looked at the countless black-armored cavalry on the south bank of the Yangtze River, shook his head slightly and said: "Everything still depends on the battle between the commander-in-chief and Zan Xiruo.

If we can really win this battle, then even if Brenzan can't move, we will still be able to win the battle, but the loss will be greater. "

Li Xuan's smile faded and she fell silent.

After a moment, he couldn't help but sigh softly: "What my uncle said is absolutely true. Xuan has asked for orders to mobilize troops from the south of the Yangtze River. If a navy can be established in Tubo, then the Nu River, Luoxe River, and the Yarlung Zangbo River system will be Will be my biggest helper.

By then, conquering the entire Tubo would be within a matter of seconds, and the help of the Brenzan Blade would not be needed. "

"But time, what you care about most is time. You must completely conquer Tubo next year. We all know what you are thinking, but you must be prepared in your heart. Once there is an error in the calculation...so you can't rush, be steady. Come." Wang Dezhen looked deeply at Li Xuan.

"Thank you uncle for your advice, Xuan understands." Li Xuan earnestly handed over to Wang Dezhen.

Wang Dezhen's words were like an enlightenment and a wake-up call, which gradually calmed down Li Xuan's recently agitated mood.

Regarding Qin Ling's death, Li Xuan also began to see opportunities for Luoshou's city to be broken.

This made him couldn't help but be excited, but now that he was looking at the whole thing again, things might not go as smoothly as he thought.

Of course, there were many things that Wang Dezhen didn't know, but with his current sobriety, Li Xuan could see many things that he had ignored.

Behind him, more than twenty warships were filled with the first batch of military rations shipped by Wang Dezhen from Changzhou in the autumn.

With this batch of military rations, they can persist in Naqu for at least a month.

Not counting local food and local people, this is a month's worth of military rations for tens of thousands of troops.

In addition, a large amount of ordnance will be transported from Cuona Lake.

These were all made by Li Xuan who asked Wei Hongji to mine Tibetan ore in Cuona Hubei.

All used are local people from Tubo.

And all they paid was some newly built wooden houses and enough food for three meals.

They still grow their own food.

Now Li Xuan has been trying to win over people and stabilize public opinion.

……

"Uncle is here this time. Things around Nagqu should be done faster." Li Xuan looked at the gate of Nagqu City.

There, countless people are digging ditches at the gate of the city. These ditches will soon be connected to the Cuona River and become a wider moat.

When Li Xuan first attacked the city, the moat here became an important thoroughfare for Li Xuan's fleet to travel at will.

Now that he has occupied this city, if the Tubo people want to take it back, they really have to ask carefully. He and the arrows in his hands are not good.

"Harvesting grain and grass, hoarding warehouses, and compiling household registrations are indeed the work of the Ministry of Household Affairs." Wang Dezhen shook his head in amusement.

He didn't expect that even though he was in Tubo, he still couldn't avoid these things in the household department.

"In addition, there are matters of intermarriage between soldiers and local people, and my uncle also has to take care of it." As soon as Li Xuan spoke, Wang Dezhen looked at Li Xuan angrily and said, "Commander, this is General Dezhen." Let’s use it as a long history.”

"These are the real family background of Luo Zhidao. If my uncle doesn't do it, then I'm afraid I have to do it myself." Li Xuan shook her head slightly, as if she didn't want to wade into this muddy water.

Wang Dezhen wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't.

He is the Minister of Household Affairs, so he naturally understands the importance of food, household registration, marriage and other matters to a local government.

To put it bluntly, mastering these things is equivalent to mastering everything in a place.

Li Xuan was a person who had served as a local governor and governor, so he naturally knew the taboos involved, so he tried his best not to interfere.

Especially after Wang Dezhen arrived.

"Then Dezhen will take over these matters, and Duke Langya will be responsible for military affairs." Wang Dezhen nodded slightly, and the matter was settled.

"That's very good." Li Xuan looked at the south bank of the Nagqu River and said: "Now, Zan Xiruo's army has arrived in Damxiong County, and is now gradually moving north, and our strength is gradually gathering. Now we can see When did they come to kill?"

"This time we have to defend not only Dangxiong, but also the camp at Nagqu Lake, Anduo City, Bangor, Nierong, Suo County, and other places. If Zanxi fails, we will besiege Nagqu. As the center, we will then divide our forces to capture other places, especially Cona Lake, which is our throat."

Wang Dezhen raised his eyes and looked at Li Xuan, and said with a worried expression: "Commander, are you ready?"

"No problem." Li Xuan smiled calmly and said: "When it comes to defending the city, Xuan still has some experience. Widening the river is itself a defensive force. It will be difficult for the Tubo people to break through this barrier, but we To defeat them, it actually depends on timing.”

"What kind of timing?" Wang Dezhen asked extremely keenly.

Li Xuan smiled, shook his head and said: "Of course it is the issue of Tubo's future. In addition to the current conflict between the royal family and the Gar family, there is another problem for Tubo."

(End of this chapter)