Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 313 I'm waiting for the CD, what are you waiting for?

The Menyuan area is considered a small basin, and was also called the "Menyuan Basin" in Fang Chongyong's previous life.

This place can become a geomantic treasure land for the Tubo people. In addition to the flat terrain that is very different from the surrounding mountains, there is another important reason. The Datong River, the main trunk (in terms of flow) of Huangshui, a tributary of the Yellow River, flows through here and washes out the Fertile land suitable for farming and nomadic herding.

In other words, the water of the Datong River will eventually merge with other rivers, and then flow through Huangyuan County, where the Heyuan Army is stationed. Finally, the Huangshui River will join other rivers to merge into the Yellow River and flow through Lanzhou.

Counting from its source, the Datong River (also called Haomen River) has a drop of more than 600 meters between its starting point and end point, and the highest and lowest drop along the way is as high as more than 800 meters. The total length of this river is only more than 500 kilometers, and the maximum height difference is so terrifying. This means that the river water flows very fast and its transportation capacity is very strong.

Datong River not only flows fast, but also has a water depth of one to three meters, and has the potential for water transportation. This is destined to make it impossible to remain unknown in the upper reaches of the Yellow River.

That's exactly what happened.

Although it is very dangerous for people to take boats and go down the Datong River, it is still very convenient to transport wood and grain.

In fact, the reason why Qiyuan became one of the three major logistics bases for the Tibetan people was due to the limited water transportation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Much of Tubo's domestic baggage was sent from Datong River to the Qoyuan area, and then distributed from Qoyuan to various places.

This is much more efficient than oxen and horses running around on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau carrying goods!

When Fang Chongyong led the cavalry of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army and rampaged through Qianyuan, they were all shocked by the terrifying amount of baggage that the Tibetans had hoarded here!

However, the large amount of baggage does not mean that the Tibetan people are strong in defense.

So what's so weird about Tazalukung's army?

Although the situations reported by the Tibetan prisoners were fragmented and unsystematic, they all proved that the main force of the Tibetan army had indeed left Qianyuan ahead of schedule.

Otherwise, how did he and Enlanda Zalukong know each other?

I only know that this army took the southward marching valley road and headed towards Datong City!

"After burning this grain, what will we eat?"

Moreover, one Nangxia can raise a lot of livestock for grazing, and sometimes there can be tens of thousands! It can be regarded as a logistics model adapted to local conditions that the Tubo people came up with in order to cope with the large-scale war with the Tang Dynasty.

Fang Chongyong looked at He Changqi as if he were a fool and asked.

"Uh, isn't the grain and fodder transported from Ebaoling?"

This unit has long been active on the front line of Tubo's confrontation with the Datang River West Frontier Army, and Fang Chongyong is no stranger to this designation.

Because the resistance of this group of Tibetan soldiers belonging to Nangxia was weak, the people of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army did not kill indiscriminately. Fang Chongyong released all the Tibetan slaves who voluntarily surrendered, allowing them to flee freely to the Datong area in the south.

After all, there is no subordinate relationship between the Logistics Nangxia and Enlanda Zalukong's Imperial Guards, and the latter does not need to inform them of military dispatch situations.

Based on Fang Chongyong's understanding of Enlanda Zalukong, this man was as cunning as a fox and very difficult to deal with. His direct troops were transferred away. Judging from the political ecology of Tubo, a Dongdai general was also a big local landowner. In other words, this army was probably filled with Da Zalukong's cronies and hometown people!

"Fang Jieshuai, there is so much grain gathered in this source, why don't we burn it on fire?

I feel so burned that I can go back to Liangzhou to report my merits to the imperial court! "

He Changqi approached Fang Chongyong who was patrolling around Nangxia and asked, his tone full of lightness. This time, we fought all the way to Qiyuan. The resistance we encountered was not worth mentioning, and we still got a big achievement for nothing. It was so satisfying.

Fang Chongyong was puzzled.

There will be a lot of baggage and trophies stored in different categories, such as grain, firewood, weapons, etc. The biggest difference between it and the Tang Granary is that it has the function of grazing and raising livestock.

If you really want to say it, these logistics soldiers in Nangxiali are the grandsons, and the direct troops of Dazalukong are the grandfathers! If it hadn't been for such a mistake, if Fang Chongyong wanted to capture Qianyuan with the help of the Xiaojie Army with three thousand silver spears, it would probably have been a hard fight!

Fang Chongyong asked the marching guide who understood Tubo to act as an interpreter, interrogated many Tibetan prisoners, and even used the "Great Memory Recovery Technique".

But the strange thing is that after easily destroying the logistics "Nangxia" established by the third-rate Tibetan troops, Fang Chongyong interrogated the prisoners and learned that Enlanda Zalugong had transferred all his direct troops, and the prisoners did not know Where did this army go?

Because of its important strategic position, the Qiyuan area originally stationed a Tibetan imperial guard, which was very powerful. It was Enlanda Zalukong's own troops and came from Tuodai Dongdai from Weiru.

It is even so low-key that not many people inside this Nangxia army know about it.

Being able to leave the defense zone without leaving any trace must be for a bigger plot, right?

The so-called Nangxia is actually a crudely built temporary camp with a large area. There are many military tents and wooden sheds inside.

He Changqi was stunned, but he had never thought about this.

They brought dry food for seven days, and all the baggage was carried lightly on horseback. Otherwise, Fang Chongyong was very courageous. Once the battle did not go well, there would be no return.

"The first thing is to send someone to Ebaoling to inform Guo Ziyi and ask him to go to Liangzhou to mobilize 10,000 Chishui troops to come to rescue. There is something big to do!"

Fang Chongyong was too lazy to talk nonsense to He Changqi, but looked at him seriously and ordered.

"What about the second one?"

He Changqi touched his round head and asked, "One thing and two things. This is a very common thing."

"The second thing is, let Liu Gong lead the people of the Dou Army to carry the Tubo Dongdai to the west of the Qilian grassland! If he can't carry it away, ask him to come to see it!"

Fang Chongyong's tone was solemn, without any intention of joking.

"Jie Shuai, they are all busy. In this case, are we going to use Qianyuan as the foundation and attack everywhere?"

He Changqi thought of a terrible thing, that is, Fang Chongyong seemed to be playing a big game.

When attacking the opponent's granary on the battlefield, why do you usually choose to burn it with fire? Wouldn't it be better to take it away?

In fact, taking away the enemy's food and grass seems to weaken the enemy and strengthen yourself, but it is not the case.

Because the process of transporting food itself puts one's own team in danger. Not to mention whether the transportation is complete, just looking at the transportation of enemy grain and grass is to ignore the safety of one's own troops, which is not advisable.

If you can't get it, destroy it. We should follow this idea and burn the enemy's food and grass. This is one of the fast lanes to war.

And Fang Chongyong now chooses not to burn the Tibetan army's food and fodder in Qianyuan, which only shows that his plans are very big!

"Why should we burn the grain that the Tibetans gave us?

The Silver Spear Xiaojie Army is here waiting for the Tibetans to seize the food and grass, and they are all ready for me.

In this section, Shuai does not believe in evil. After the Tubo people lost a grain and grass base, they can still be as stable as Mount Tai! "

Fang Chongyong sneered.

The best way to save Longyou Town is to cut off the Tibetan grain road.

If we want to go further, it would be to attract the Tibetan army to return to Qiyuan.

It would be wonderful if we could do both. Fang Chongyong now wants Guo Ziyi to mobilize the Chishui Army to wait for work and form the main force of the Tibetan Army.

Of course, if the Tibetans didn't come and it didn't matter whether Qi Yuan was wanted or not, then Fang Chongyong would have to make do with it and just open up territory for the Tang Dynasty this time. The Tubo people are no longer wanted. The Tang Dynasty will definitely take the Qiyuan and Qilian grasslands into its hands and station its troops permanently. From then on, the situation of confrontation between the Tang Dynasty and the Tubo people will be changed geographically. If it really comes to that point, then the Tubo people will lose so much that they will almost lose their capital.

I believe that the possibility of this kind of thing happening is extremely small. The Tubo people will not leave Qian Yuan alone, let alone give up.

At this moment, a messenger dressed as Chishui Army came towards Fang Chongyong on horseback.

After the man approached, he hurriedly got off his horse, walked over to the other party Chongyong, crossed his hands and saluted, and said: "Shuai Fang, the Guo Army envoy has returned to Liangzhou, and is dispatching 10,000 Chishui troops to Qianyuan to help Commander Jie. It's urgent. Congquan asks Commander-in-Chief to forgive me. After this battle, the Guo Jun envoy will apologize in person."

Hearing this, Fang Chongyong and He Changqi were both stunned!

Guo Ziyi’s battlefield intuition is so sharp! He was able to predict Fang Chongyong's deployment in advance!

Previously, Fang Chongyong asked Guo Ziyi to wait at Ebao Ridge for Liu Gong to come with his army to take over the territory. This was because only Guo Ziyi could suppress Liu Gong, but he didn't want Guo Ziyi to do anything.

But Guo Ziyi is obviously not willing to just be a mascot. He is very eager to make meritorious deeds!

When it comes to taking over the city, don't we just tell the soldiers and it's over? It's not our home base anyway! For Guo Ziyi, this arrangement is simply a waste of time and nothing to do.

As early as when he conquered Ebaoling, Guo Ziyi noticed from clues that there was something fishy in the Tibetan strategic plan. The battle on the Hexi side is likely to change from a small scale to a large scale! From partial teacher to main force!

Fang Chongyong's initial deployment was not suitable for the new situation. Specifically, there were too few troops dispatched, so additional troops were inevitable.

In fact, Guo Ziyi's calculation was very clear, and the risk of him deploying troops in private was very small. It will only violate "clearly stated" military orders.

Imagine.

If Fang Chongyong fails to capture Qiyuan, additional troops can help him. No matter what happens, the Chishui Army can cover the retreat of the Yinqian Xiaojie Army.

If Fang Chongyong successfully captures Qianyuan, which may be what Guo Ziyi expected, then it is imperative to increase the number of troops to expand the results!

Don't delay picking peaches just because there are few soldiers.

As for the food shortage problem that may arise from the military operation, this is the risk of war, and Guo Ziyi needs to bear it himself. If the army is short of food and is in trouble, just settle the score with him.

How can it be possible to achieve meritorious service without risks? It's just a matter of whether it's worth the risk and whether the risk is uncontrollable.

Guo Ziyi's plan seemed to be an unauthorized move, but in fact it was driven by a sense of battlefield and was bold and careful.

"I know, then you go back and reply to General Guo, tell him to quickly bring troops to Qiyuan to set up defenses, guard these grains, and don't worry about other things."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand and said.

Only then did he come to his senses. He was now in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and he had a lot of amazing teammates around him! As long as you can open up the situation in a normal game, a lot of amazing teammates can take you flying!

If it were at the end of Ming Dynasty, it would be over! A tailwind situation can turn you into a dead end.

"Fang Jieshuai, this Commander Guo is usually submissive and doesn't like to stand out, but he still has some skills at critical moments."

After the Chishui Army's messengers left, He Changqi muttered in a low voice.

Everyone is just making a living on the battlefield. People in the industry can tell intuitively whether they have the ability or not. Guo Ziyi's prediction skills are definitely among the top generals of the Tang Army.

"A powerful person is generally not the kind of arrogant person who is usually arrogant, unless he deliberately pretends to be like that."

Fang Zhongyong said pointedly.

Hearing this, He Changqi looked embarrassed and defended: "Fang Jieshuai, you know me, I am obedient, you asked me to run errands, I dare not do odd jobs. You..."

"Okay, okay, don't talk nonsense. Go and tell the men now to look in the Tibetan people's warehouses to see if there are any horse-repelling stakes or wooden fences.

If not, build one quickly, and then send people to the nearby banks of the Datong River to look for rafts. "

Fang Chongyong said impatiently. His mind was in a mess. The situation of the Tibetan people was very wrong. It was beyond expectation. There must be fraud.

"I understand, let's do it now!"

He Changqi crossed his hands and bowed before retreating.

……

This was the most difficult night. Fang Chongyong was very worried that the Tibetans would come out of the marching valley south of Qiyuan. He deployed a thousand men to ambush at the entrance of the valley and watched them personally.

Unfortunately, one night passed without any reaction from the Tibetan people.

Of course, it cannot be said that there was no reaction at all. In the evening of that day, Liu Gong brought three thousand fighting troops to Qiyuan for reinforcements, and also brought a prisoner: Mr. Qian from Dongdai, the Tibetan army in the west!

According to Liu Gong, this army was actually informed of the battle situation as soon as Qianyuan was attacked.

But what puzzled Fang Chongyong was that the commander-in-chief of the Tubo army acted as if nothing had happened. He just warned his soldiers to be vigilant and not to act rashly.

To put it simply, pretend not to see it at all.

Fang Chongyong asked Liu Gong's son Liu Bang to bring the Tibetan prisoner.

Unexpectedly, after a short interrogation, it was discovered that this man was actually a Tang Dynasty man! His ancestor was actually Xu Shiji! He himself also changed the surname "Li" given by Li Tang to his original surname "Xu" and called him Xu Qubing!

At that time, Xu Shiji's descendants rebelled against Wu Zetian and were defeated, and the entire family was killed. The remaining members of his family fled to Tubo and were highly promoted in Tubo. One of the family members actually became President Qian of Dongdai!

Fang Chongyong was amazed and asked the man in confusion: "This section is about the CD, what are you waiting for?"

Xu Qubing was stunned and didn't understand what "CD" was at all.

Seeing that he didn't understand, Fang Chongyong smiled and explained: "This commander is asking you why you didn't come to the Qiyuan Valley at that time. If you can rescue me in time, you will probably make this commander busy for a while."

"I am a Han, and I took refuge in Tubo because Li Tang forced me into desperation. As for the burning of the Tubo treasury, what does it have to do with me, a Han? I just live in Tubo, and I am not a Tubo person."

This descendant of Xu Shiji gave Fang Chongyong an answer that could not be evaluated.

Sure enough, the interior of Tubo is also very abstract!

Fang Chongyong couldn't help but sigh that he was lucky. He made the right choice when he chose the direction of travel.

"Come here, please loosen the bonds of this strong man and let him go. Wherever he wants to go, we can just pretend we haven't seen him."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand generously and said.

(End of this chapter)