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

Chapter 801: As soon as the emperor is tempted, Li Xuan has no way out

"No." Li Xuan shook his head calmly, looked up at Li Jinxing, and said seriously: "The Guang Army is Songtsen Gampo who organized the entire Goba tribe, [-] young men, into the Guang Army. The Goba tribe is martial. He is good at fighting, not afraid of death, good at using poison, and has a wolf-like nature. He has also learned plateau warfare and ranger sword skills, and the Qimen secret method of Bon religion, and is very powerful."

The expressions of everyone present could not help but darken. They were all battlefield veterans, and they could all imagine what would happen if such a terrifying army of 2 people suddenly appeared on the battlefield at a critical moment, or even suddenly appeared from behind the army. The lethality is absolutely terrifying.

The entire battle might even be ruined because of this.

"In addition, Songtsan Gampo deliberately concealed his existence and trained secretly. He cannot go out unless there is a particularly important task. If outsiders don't know it, they can't target it and they will be invincible." Li Xuan's mouth twitched slightly. Even now, they It's just a little bit of information on hand to estimate the number and combat power of the Light Army. It's hard to be precise.

"Our army can also prepare to build such sergeants." Li Jinxing's eyes became cold, and the threat of the Guangjun to the entire Western Expedition army was visible to the naked eye.

Li Xuan looked at Li Jinxing with a strange expression, and whispered at the same time: "General, it's not that we didn't have such sergeants in our court, it's just that everyone ignored them. Qianniu Guards, Jinwu Guards, and the Forbidden Army, although they are not as good as they are now, they were still there in the founding of the country. At that time, he was also the best among the best, and now that he is training again, he is definitely not bad."

After Li Xuan finished speaking, everyone present fell silent.

Everyone understands Li Xuan's subtext. A special military unit with terrifying combat power like the Guangjun is not something that ordinary generals can and should build.

If you are not careful, you will be labeled as having evil intentions and plotting rebellion.

"Then there are only warriors who dare to die." Li Jinxing still looked solemn and proposed another feasible strategy.

Daredevils are selected from the most capable men in the army, given a lot of meritorious deeds and a lot of money, and then recruited into the Daredevils, their strength is equally impressive.

The most important thing is that in Li Jinxing's hands, he has the authority to form a death squad.

Li Xuan shook his head slightly and sighed: "Actually, when the two armies are fighting, the best place for such a fierce soldier is to go to the front of the battle formation, rather than to sneak around and attack, so..."

Li Xuan glanced at everyone and said softly: "So, only the Tibetans can attack from the front, so that our loss of combat power can be minimized."

Everyone present was a little confused, but Li Jinxing said sharply: "Your Majesty, you mean we won't attack?"

"Yes, only when the Tibetans launch an all-out attack on us, the selected three to four hundred warriors can make a surprise attack from the rear." After a slight pause, Li Xuan continued: "In this way, if there is a surprise attack from the rear, the Tubo people's hearts will be When we are worried about our future and unable to exert our full strength, that is the time for us to attack head-on."

"In a frontal attack, the prince still has a plan to defeat the enemy head-on?" Li Qing, the right-leading military guard general, said subconsciously.

In an instant, he felt that everyone's eyes were on Li Xuan.

130 Three feet of river, how can it be so easy to jump over it?

"Yes, yes." Li Xuan nodded directly in front of the generals, and then said calmly: "But we can't say yet."

"The prince is waiting for Shanzhou." Li Jinxing's eyes fell on the banks of Qinghai Lake, as well as Shanzhou and Lanzhou to the east of Qinghai Lake.

"After all, we are a partial force. Even if we capture our colleagues, if the main force cannot hold off the Lun Qin Ling, then we will face the tens of thousands of troops from the Lun Qin Ling and counterattack ferociously." Li Xuan couldn't help but He shook his head and used a partial force to fight the main Tibetan force. Even if he could defend his colleagues in the end, the subsequent westward advance strategy would be completely abandoned.

Although Li Xuan made suggestions, she didn't want to become someone else's pawn. This would really outweigh the gains and losses.

"Then we have to wait." Li Jinxing nodded and said softly: "So, we only have one chance."

"If you make a mistake, make it only once." Li Xuan said firmly.

Li Jinxing then smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty only regards this as a bold attempt, but His Majesty wants a complete victory!"

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then her face darkened.

Indeed, out of caution and to convince the emperor, Li Xuan described the prospect too much, and the emperor was tempted.

As soon as the emperor was tempted, Li Xuan had no way out.

"Then it will be successful in one go." Li Xuan suddenly gritted his teeth, and his expression suddenly became solemn. He dared to propose this this time, and naturally he was almost certain.

As for the inevitable, that is, there is a wise general on the opposite side who can see through his strategy.

Although the possibility is unlikely, it is not necessarily impossible, so we need to be cautious to avoid falling into the same fate as Guo Daifeng.

"It seems that the prince is really confident!" Li Jinxing finally nodded seriously, and then said: "After that, there is the final hidden danger in this battle."

"Food and grass." Li Xuan answered directly, and at the same time handed over an official document, which was sent to the Ministry of War: "Food and grass is just a solution, it is in this memorial. If it is successful, it will also include the follow-up food, grass and ordnance." Supplies can also be solved.”

Li Jinxing understood what Li Xuan was talking about in the follow-up. If they could really solve the follow-up problem, then they would have a great chance of winning this battle and take over the entire old Tuyuhun territory.

Li Jinxing looked at it carefully and muttered softly: "Ship, water wheel, cable, boat bridge, wind direction... need, labor, iron tools and wood."

"Manpower can use food to recruit people from the mountains, and wood can flow down the river from upstream. The only thing missing is stones." Li Xuan shook his head helplessly. Even though they were in the mountains now, the most lacking thing was still suitable stones. "Just drop it off from Lake Cambu." Li Jinxing immediately provided a suitable source of stone, but as he said that, his eyes froze: "Three months?"

Li Jinxing's eyes flashed, he looked at Li Xuan suspiciously, and said uncertainly: "Three months?"

"It depends on the weather. When the weather is good, go faster. When the weather is bad, go slower. If it rains heavily for three consecutive months, you can only delay it for three months." Li Xuan looked calm, but her eyes But it fell in the direction of Lanzhou on the sand table.

"It turns out that the prince has calculated everything in place." Li Jinxing couldn't help but admire. He understood the importance of the three-month time period very well. He nodded and said: "There is no need to worry about the weather. The weather is bad, continuous heavy rain, everything It’s all going to be delayed.”

"That's good." Li Xuan finally looked at Li Duozuo behind the generals and said softly: "The rest is for General Li Lang to select his soldiers. He only needs two hundred elite soldiers. The remaining Qianniu Guards Jinwuwei and Youwei naturally complement each other.”

"There is also General Qian Niu Wei Qiu Lang." Li Jinxing immediately followed, and then said with a smile: "The prince took away one of my generals and gave back another one..."

"On the battlefield, people are best trained." Li Xuan shook his head slightly, looked west of Jianzha, and said softly: "The first is to send troops, the second is to capture Gond, the third is to counterattack, and the Black Teeth Zhonglang Over there..."

"What he does will be better than what the prince thought." Li Jinxing directly affirmed Hei Te Changzhi with one sentence, and it was indeed the case.

"In this case, it all depends on Lun Qinling's reaction." Li Xuan's eyes fell further west and said softly: "I don't know if he will be so distressed that he will die when those batch of Guangjun die..."

……

Wuhai, on the south side of the plateau, is the source of the Yellow River. The terrain slopes from northwest to southeast. It passes through Animaqing Mountain and overlooks the entire Nanshan Basin.

To the east of the Nanshan Basin is Guide Guinan, and further east is the Jianzha Line; to the north of the Nanshan Basin is Qinghai Nanshan, and to the north of Nanshan is Qinghai Lake.

Standing on a high mountain, he wears a felt hat and a white robe made of yak skin. A hook of white jade hangs from his left ear, and a string of pearls hangs from his waist. He is in his fifties, with a wise face, deep eyes, and a straight nose. , this is today's Qinling Mausoleum of the Prime Minister of Tubo.

The wind blew from the northeast, and Lun Qinling looked calmly at the countless tents at the foot of the mountain.

Tens of thousands of tents are densely packed at the foot of the mountain, stretching as far as the eye can see.

Lun Qinling's eyes followed these tents and looked directly to the northeast, toward the vast mountains.

Suddenly, he frowned and asked, "Is there still no news coming back from Hezhou?"

"No." A man in gray clothes walked out from behind, his rough face was full of reverence, and he bowed his head respectfully and said: "Since the news came half a month ago that the King of Nanchang began to suppress the Hezhou, there has been no news. .”

Lun Qinling turned his back to the man in gray, nodded expressionlessly, and said: "When the two teams of Guangjun entered Hezhou, they should at least contact them, and there should be news from there. There is no news now, so It can only mean that something happened.”

The man in gray clothes still bowed his head. Behind him, there were more men in gray clothes, extending from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain.

After thinking for a moment, Lun Qinling spoke again and said: "Send an order to Wu Xizha and ask him to lead his people to personally sit down with colleagues to explore the strength of the army's north and south routes, and to send people to Hezhou, even if they don't go to Lanzhou. , we also need to know what happened in Hezhou, that King of Nanchang is very interesting."

Lun Qinling looked in the direction of Jianzha, as if to confirm that Li Xuan was there. From Chang'an to Hezhou, everything Li Xuan had done flowed through Lun Qinling's heart like water. Finally, he smiled softly, Said: "It turns out that the king of Nanchang is the one who calls the shots on this journey."

After saying that, Lun Qinling looked directly to the north, in the direction of Kuozhou, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said softly: "What about you, the Minister of War who has changed his temperament so much? What are your plans?"

Today, the Tang Dynasty has not officially sent out troops, but on the vast plateau, countless soldiers have started fighting in secret, but this is just an appetizer.

The real main force has not yet entered the battlefield, just like Lun Qinling is waiting.

The right time, right place and right people, only when all three are in place can military victory be achieved.

Now, a chess piece has been placed in the middle of the two. It seems to be in the hands of the Tang Dynasty, but the one who really holds the initiative is Lun Qinling.

If he doesn't move, everyone won't move. If someone can't bear to compete and moves first, then whoever moves first will die.

Lun Qinling looked towards Chang'an further east. The emperor in Chang'an Palace, and everyone in the world followed his wishes.

Even Tubo could not escape the fate of being manipulated.

However, it is not certain who will win or lose in the end.

Lun Qinling looked sideways and asked softly: "How is the situation in the west?"

A strong man with a full beard and dressed as a Westerner came out from behind, then bowed his head to the ground: "There is no news yet."

"This is the best news." Lun Qinling nodded with rare satisfaction, looked at the westernmost section of the Qaidam Basin, shook his head, turned around and looked back, and said softly: "I don't know what the situation is now. , never make a mistake.”

As Qin Ling looked in the direction of Luozhe, he had already anticipated what would happen in Luozhe, and had even made complete preparations, but he didn't know what would happen in the end.

(End of this chapter)