Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 319 Xixia’s Purpose

Kelsang Norbu was still a little clever. He felt that Xixia found him because he thought he had a high chance of inheriting the throne.

Therefore, he would not stupidly tell Feng Guang that his father was ready to pass the throne to his younger brother Mubatu.

That's why he asked Xixia to help him deal with Mavis.

Because only in this way will his father pass the throne to him.

Once the delay continues and Xixia learns that his father is planning to pass the throne to Mubatu, he will be of no value to Xixia.

Kelsang Norbu was right to think so, but he didn't know that even if Xixia learned the news, he would still help him.

Because the purpose of Xixia is to control Tubo by supporting Kelsang Norbu to rise to power.

Kelsang Norbu was chosen because Kelsang Norbu was weaker than Mubatu.

Only the weaker side needs help. If Xixia learns that Solangdajie is planning to pass the throne to Mubatu, he will be even happier.

However, after some discussions, Kelsang Norbu also understood that Xixia was unlikely to directly send troops to help him deal with Mavis.

But he was still hesitant to ask him to mutiny.

When Feng Guang saw that Kelsang Norbu was silent, he continued: "If we, Xixia, send troops to help you deal with Mavis, can you rest assured? The King of Tubo will not let Xixia soldiers enter Hehuang. Only you are in power and become With the help of the Tubo King, we, Xixia, can justifiably send troops to help."

"I remember that the ancestor of Xixia Anguo seemed to be Han, right?" Kelsang Norbu suddenly asked.

Feng Guang was stunned, nodded and said: "Yes, my ancestors are indeed Han people, but since our ancestors have been deeply favored by the Xixia Emperor for more than a hundred years."

Kelsang Norbu had no interest in the history of the Feng family and said: "I have also learned some Han culture and know that the Han people have an idiom called "Using the host by disturbing the guest. You sent troops to help me launch a rebellion to seize power. Even if I succeed, the tribes will not Submit me. In order to keep the throne, I have to rely on Xixia. By then, even if Xixia can help me pacify those tribes, Tubo will be severely damaged.

If Xixia takes the opportunity to annex Tubo again, how should I resist?

You Xixia have good calculations, but I am not a fool either. "

Feng Guang was a little shocked and began to receive orders from his father to persuade Kelsang Norbu, but he didn't pay too much attention.

When he met Kelsang Norbu, he despised him even more.

After all, Kelsang Norbu's size made him look like a military general, the kind of mindless warrior.

Unexpectedly, Kelsang Norbu had such a delicate mind and basically guessed Xixia's plan.

However, Feng Rushan was able to send Feng Guanglai not just because he was his son.

What's more important is Feng Guang's ability.

Although Feng Guang was shocked in his heart, he was very calm on the surface and said: "Since the eldest prince thinks so, let's give up on the cooperation. Since the eldest prince understands Han culture, he should know that adding icing on the cake is not as good as providing help in the snow. The reason why he chose the prince Prince, that’s the reason. But since the eldest prince doesn’t need our help in times of need, I’m sure the third prince won’t mind us adding icing on the cake. Farewell!”

After saying that, without any hesitation, he stood up and prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Kelsang Norbu quickly stopped Feng Guang.

"What? Does the eldest prince still want to keep me?" Feng Guang said sarcastically.

Since he dared to come, he was naturally confident. With his status, even the leader of Tubo would not dare to do anything to him.

Because Tubo couldn't afford to offend Xixia.

"Mr. Feng misunderstood. What he said just now was just a joke. How about we continue talking?" Kelsang Norbu said with an apologetic smile.

Although he knew that Xixia's purpose was not simple, Kelsang Norbu had no choice now.

He is not afraid of Xixia helping Mubatu, because even if Xixia does not help Mubatu, Mubatu will inherit the throne.

He thought about packing up and leaving Hehuang before, but that was because he had no other choice.

Now he had one more option, the possibility of becoming the leader of the Tubo Kingdom. Even if he was seeking the skin of a tiger and it was full of dangers, he didn't want to give up.

"This joke is not funny at all." Although Feng Guang said this, he still sat down.

"Mr. Feng, I can agree to your conditions. I want to know how many soldiers and horses Xixia can provide to help me seize power?" Kelsang Norbu asked.

"Two thousand soldiers and horses!" Feng Guang said.

"What!" Gesang Norbu stood up suddenly after hearing this and said angrily: "Are you kidding me? Do you know how many soldiers and horses there are in the city? Twenty thousand, there are twenty thousand soldiers and horses in the city, you If you give me two thousand, are you asking me to die?"

"Don't worry, eldest prince. I will give him 50,000 troops and horses. How dare you?" Feng Guang asked.

"I…"

Kelsang Norbu was at a loss for words, so naturally he didn't dare to ask for it.

There are only 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city. If Xixia gives him 50,000 soldiers and horses, and he seizes power with the front foot, he will become Xixia's puppet with the back foot.

"Fifty thousand soldiers and horses are too many to hide. But two thousand are too few. I need ten thousand." Kelsang Norbu said.

"My eldest prince, a mutiny to seize power is not a war. The more people, the better. On the contrary, it is better to have a small number of people in this kind of thing. You should know about the Xuanwumen incident, right? At that time, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty only had less than a thousand people. There should be some in the city. The people who are loyal to the eldest prince, plus the two thousand elite soldiers of Xixia, are enough for the eldest prince to control the palace." Feng Guang said.

"If Mavis comes with troops, how can I resist?" Kelsang Norbu retorted.

Tubo had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and his father directly controlled 50,000.

As the second largest tribe, Mavis has 30,000 soldiers and horses.

Of the 20,000 imperial troops in the city, the rest were stationed elsewhere, and he could only control one-third. Once Mavis learned the news and came to attack, he would not be able to resist at all.

"Don't worry, the eldest prince. Mavis can only mobilize 20,000 people. The remaining 10,000 people are stationed in other cities and cannot be mobilized at once. The main thing is that he dares to bring troops here. We in Xixia are in the middle We can deal with him on the way." Feng Guang promised.

Hearing this, Kelsang Norbu hesitated for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, but those two thousand soldiers and horses must completely obey me!"

"Of course it's no problem." Feng Guang said with a smile.

The two discussed in detail for a long time before Kelsang Norbu left.

After Kelsang Norbu left, Feng Guang also left Mujia Town with his guards overnight.

We drove all night and didn't return to Xixia until the evening of the next day.

Seeing Feng Rushan, Feng Guang told him his persuasion process.

Feng Rushan was very satisfied after hearing this and said with a smile: "When this happens, I will express my merits to Your Majesty as a father."

"Father, my son is a little confused. We can definitely send more troops to Kelsang Norbu. Once he succeeds, we can control him and use him as a puppet. Wouldn't it be possible to control Tubo quickly?" Feng Guang asked doubtfully.

"Once we give more soldiers and horses, can Tubo still be in chaos? What's more, Kelsang Norbu lacks prestige and relies on Xixia to seize power. If we control him as a puppet, the other tribes will definitely be dissatisfied and will turn to Ma. Weiss.

Although Tubo's strength is average, it will always take some time to defeat one city after another.

We are not greedy for peace, let the Tubo fight on their own, and when we send out troops at about the same time, we will not encounter any resistance. "Feng Rushan said calmly.

Feng Rushan shook his head secretly. This son was capable, but his vision was not far-sighted enough.

"But Solangdajie's troops are divided into two factions. Even if Kelsang Norbu succeeds in seizing power, it will be difficult to resist Mavis' attack. What if Mavis quickly quells the civil strife?" Feng Guang said .

Feng Rushan said calmly: "It doesn't matter who loses or wins. As long as Tubo is in civil strife, it will be enough. Go back and have a good rest. Arrange people early tomorrow morning and be sure to arrive within the agreed time. If Kelsang Norbu does as agreed , just listen to him. If he dares to play tricks, just control him and force him to do it!"

"Yes!" Feng Guang didn't dare to ask more questions after hearing this, so he responded and stepped back.

Feng Rushan always felt a little uneasy and murmured: "Could something unexpected happen?"

After carefully thinking about some of my plans, I found that there were no omissions.

Feng Rushan thought about it and didn't know where the worry came from. After thinking for a long time, Feng Rushan felt that if there were any changes, it would only be Sun Qi.

If chaos breaks out in Tubo, Sun Qi might notice it and get involved.

Thinking of this, Feng Rushan wrote a letter and ordered someone to send it back to the capital and hand it over to the Xixia Emperor.

The next day, Feng Guang entered Hehuang with two thousand troops. Under the cover of the people arranged by Kelsang Norbu, he entered Hehuang quietly without being noticed.

On the other side, Feng Rushan's letter was quickly delivered to Li Xingze.

After Li Xingze read it, he fell silent.

The content of Feng Rushan's letter was very simple, asking him to make a move to send more troops to a city near Lingzhou City.

This was done to attract Sun Qi's attention to Lingzhou City.

Lingzhou City has a very important status for both Zhou Dynasty and Xixia.

For Xixia, Lingzhou City is actually not far from the capital of Xixia. Although the defense line built by Xixia before did not include Lingzhou City, if the Great Zhou Dynasty manages Lingzhou City, Lingzhou City will become the Great Zhou Dynasty's attack on Xixia. the bridgehead.

For the Great Zhou Dynasty, Lingzhou City was the gateway to the Western Regions. If you occupied Lingzhou City, you could obtain horses through the Western Regions.

Although the number is not large, it is quite a lot over the years.

In order to defend Lingzhou City, Xixia built two county towns nearby. The three cities were at odds with each other and were difficult to conquer.

After Lingzhou City was lost, Da Zhou also tried to recapture it, but after several battles, he suffered heavy losses and had no choice but to give up.

Yuan Wenshao was able to successfully attack in the first place because Feng Rushan took away some of his troops when he attacked Dingzhou City.

Another reason is that the Great Zhou Dynasty has not mobilized troops against Lingzhou City for many years, and the Lingzhou City defenders are somewhat lax.

What's more, the Lingzhou City Guards also sent troops to sneak attack the fortress through mountain roads, so the number of troops was even smaller.

Only then was Yuan Wenshao successfully attacked.

However, the two county towns that were the corners were not captured.

Because these two county towns are here, they can harass Lingzhou City at any time.

Dazhou did not dare to attack the Western Regions with confidence.

In order to stabilize Dazhou, Xixia gave two county towns near Lingzhou City to Dazhou.

Now the Great Zhou Dynasty has officially visited the Western Regions and obtained many horses from the Western Regions.

Therefore, Dazhou attaches great importance to Lingzhou City. As long as Xixia takes action, Dazhou will be very nervous.

Li Xingze thought for a while and finally agreed.

He replied a letter to Feng Rushan and ordered more troops to be sent to Lingzhou City.

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Dingzhou City

Sun Qi was reading the military manual when a soldier hurried in.

"Report to the Duke, the spies have come to report that Xixia has sent more troops to Lingzhou City!" the soldiers reported.

"what?"

Sun Qi was shocked when he heard this. He pondered for a moment and said, "Beat the drum and gather the generals!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers responded and hurried away.

Sun Qi put on his armor and rode to the military camp, accompanied by his personal guards.

When he arrived, the tent was already full of generals.

Even the civil servants and eunuchs who oversee the army have arrived.

"I've seen the general!"

Seeing Sun Qi coming in, everyone stood up and saluted.

Sun Qi walked to the main seat in a hurry, turned around, waved his hand and said: "You are all excused, please sit down."

After speaking, he sat down first.

The others also sat down one after another, except for a middle-aged man without a white beard who did not sit down.

"I dare to ask Dingguo Gong, he ordered people to beat drums to summon us, but what happened?"

Sun Qi looked at the middle-aged man and said calmly: "This general has received news that there is a movement from Xixia to increase troops towards Lingzhou City!"

"what?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and then started talking about it.

"General, I said from the beginning that Xixia's move was not well-intentioned. It seems to me that Xixia just wanted to use the name of the alliance to let us reduce the border garrison. Xixia has a small land area and can increase troops in a few days. , my big week is much slower."

"Yes, fortunately, the troops and horses that were withdrawn did not return to Bianjing, but were temporarily stationed in the rear. This time, we must give Xixia a head-on blow and let the Xixia bastards know how powerful they are."

"General, the last general invites you to fight!"

Seeing the indignation of the generals, Sun Qi waved his hand to signal them to be quiet.

When everyone calmed down, Sun Qi said: "Do you think Xixia didn't know that the Zhou soldiers and horses have not withdrawn to Bianjing?"

"This..." Everyone was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

According to the agreement, after Zhou and Xixia reached an alliance, both sides would reduce their border garrison.

But Da Zhou is not stupid either. He is worried that Xi Xia will come to build a plank road in secret to seduce Chencang.

After all, Xixia has a small land area, so it can quickly add troops to the border.

Once the Zhou Dynasty withdraws some of its troops, these troops will return to Bianjing.

If there is an emergency deployment of troops, it will take half a month for the news to come back and the troops to arrive.

There is a time lag and there is simply no time.

Therefore, the Zhou Dynasty did not transfer its troops directly back to Bianjing, but stayed in a city not far behind to temporarily station them.

Naturally, such an action cannot be hidden from Xixia.

"If Xixia really wanted to build a plank road openly and infiltrate Chencang secretly, he shouldn't have taken action so quickly. He had to wait until Zhou completely relaxed his vigilance." Sun Qi paused and said, "So I feel that Xixia This move should have another purpose.”

"Ding Guo Gong, no matter what Xixia's purpose is, the officials have explained that Lingzhou City is very important and must not be lost. Please Ding Guo Gong quickly send more troops to Lingzhou City." Eunuch Wu said.

A trace of anger flashed in Sun Qi's eyes. He hated this eunuch who was supervising the army.

He doesn't understand anything and likes to talk randomly.

Xixia's purpose was not clear yet. If they hurriedly sent more troops to Lingzhou City, wouldn't they be following Xixia's wishes?

(End of this chapter)