Mythical Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Sui and Tang Dynasties, establishment of empire

Chapter 510 Troubled Times
And just when Liu Yu was about to wait five days for his army to recover to its peak and then have a fierce battle with Tubo, an eight-hundred-mile order was rushed from the Hehuang Valley to the Prince of Beiliang. middle.

"What did you say?!" Xu Ji looked at Chang Sun Sheng, who was in charge of military intelligence, with some surprise, and said, "You mean the Tibetan army attacked Xihai County!"

"Yes!" At this time, Changsun Sheng saluted with both hands and said with a serious look, "This is a message from Wang Xuance, the governor of Xihai County. It has to be forwarded through the Hehuang Valley before it can be rushed eight hundred miles to our Chang'an. send over!"

"Your Majesty, do we need to ask General Manager Xu Rong to allocate manpower to support Xihai County!?" Li Ru suggested at this time.

"No!" Xu Ji said in a deep voice, "Just let him calm down and get rid of Tubo. The most taboo thing on the battlefield is half-heartedness, but there is obviously a chance to destroy the Tubo army. If he escapes, That's the problem!
Not to mention, the road in front of Hou Junji is blocked by Tibet. If there is a detour, it may not be as fast as Chang'an directly sending soldiers to Xihai County for support!
It's just that I didn't expect that Tubo's Songtsen Gampo would actually send out 200,000 soldiers and horses to contain the main force of the Tang Dynasty, and then personally lead an army of 300,000 people to directly attack Xihai County, where our army is weak!

Although this is a small country, it does things very grandly! "

"How many troops do we have on Qinghai Lake?" Xu Ji asked Chang Sun Sheng at this time.

"The main ones were the cavalrymen who were stationed in Beiliang back then, about 3,000 to 4,000 people. There were also the foreign tribes who brought over 3,000 Modao troops and 4,000 cavalry guards with the prince, and then there were the foreign races, mainly Tuyuhun.

Wang Xuance asked Ma Chao to lead the Northern Liang cavalry to contain the Tibetan army as much as possible. He issued a notice asking the surrounding foreigners to gather in Xihai County to resist the Tibetans at least within a month. He didn't know how many soldiers he could recruit! "

"How many soldiers do we have that can dispatch them?" Xu Ji said.

"Miss, the reasons for this move were already explained when we first developed the Hehuang Valley and established Xihai County. It's not so much that the eldest lady had anticipated this battle, but we didn't pay enough attention at the beginning!" Li Rufeng said calmly.

"Send rescue soldiers to the Hehuang Valley to assist Wuji in stationing him in the Hehuang Valley just in case.

"Yes!" When Li Ru heard this, he naturally agreed immediately.

"I'm afraid it will be too late for our soldiers to go over!" At this time, Changsun Sheng said in a deep voice.

Xu Ji nodded, and then said to Li Ru, "Send a document to Qingque too and see what his opinions are!"

"Ever since the battle with Tuyuhun, Yourong has spared no effort to devote her power to the West Sea, and even asked Fengnian to be stationed there. Has she already anticipated this battle?"

"Then what do you think we should do?" Xu Ji said in a deep voice after hearing Chang Sun Sheng's words.

"Yes!" When Li Ru heard this, he immediately started to take action.

"Absurd!" Xu Ji was somewhat surprised when he heard Chang Sun Sheng's words.

Xu Jile was a little worried, "Do you think Nuo Hebo will make the right decision at this time?"

But Chang Sun Sheng shook his head and said, "When we go from flat land to plateau, we will have symptoms such as fainting, vomiting and nausea. So we not only have to overcome the problem of distance, but also environmental factors need to be taken into consideration.

Therefore, if Beiliang soldiers ride horses, they can reach Xihai County in two or three weeks. However, if they want to adapt to the local environment on a plateau like Xihai County, it will take at least one month to start, which will take two months in total. Otherwise, if you send the soldiers up rashly, you will just let them die! "

However, Xu Ji suddenly said to Li Ru and Changsun Sheng,

"Yes!" Xu Ji thought for a moment and agreed, and then said, "In addition, send the news about Tubo's division of troops to Junji. As for how to fight this battle, let Junji decide for himself!"

At the same time, let Wuji organize the local forces in the Hehuang Valley to support Xihai County. The people here are more adaptable to the environment on the plateau than other places. "

To be honest, the Tubo army of 300,000 troops was forcing its way towards Qinghai. Although the Beiliang army had some county soldiers in Xihai County, the field army that could really be regarded as a field battle was only the Beiliang cavalry left behind by Xu Yourong.

As for these Beiliang cavalry and the 10,000 soldiers brought by Xu Fengnian this year, the number is almost 14,000.

It can be said that Xu Ji was lucky that Xu Yourong had such a long-term vision, and he deeply felt that Beiliang did not have enough control over Qinghai!

In addition, Xu Rong said that the horse bandits from the Kushan Empire were approaching, as well as the 30,000 Han troops sent by Duan Juan, and that the Xiongnu and the Turks were about to fight. When he thought of this, Xu Ji couldn't help but let out a long breath, "What a troubled time it has been!"

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"So Governor Wang...are you here to ask for help?!" Nuo Hebo looked at the calm and confident Wang Xuance and said.

"No!" Wang Xuance shook his head and said, "I'm here to save you, Khan. I just hope that your men can use me to garrison Dafeichuan together.

Otherwise, if the Tubo army marches straight in, I will be unable to defeat him, so I will hide in the Hehuang Valley. Based on the way the eldest lady likes me, I believe that sooner or later, I will be able to take charge of the army again after the limelight.

But Nuohebo Khan, the Tuyuhun Kingdom has retreated again and again. Where can there be any place for you in the entire Qinghai plateau? "

"I understand this. The King of Northern Liang has been kind to me, and Governor Wang saved my life. Tubo is my life-and-death enemy. Nuohebo is willing to entrust his five thousand soldiers to resist the Tibetan army together with Governor Wang. !”

Nuo Hebo said to Wang Xuance very firmly, his bright starry eyes showing sincerity.

"In this case, Nuohebo Khan is also requested to send people to launch a declaration against all Qiang people around Qinghai. If any Qiang people do not come to this battle, then when we defeat Tubo, don't blame us for expelling them from Qinghai! Wang Xuance said to Nuo Hebo.

Nuo Hebo was slightly shocked, but facing the tough Wang Xuance, he really couldn't say no.

To be honest, Wang Xuance naturally knew that such behavior would definitely create a rebellious mentality among the Qiang people. In the long run, it would definitely be of no benefit to the rule of the Tang Dynasty and the digestion of Qinghai.

But Wang Xuance didn't care. If this war against Tubo was won, then nothing could be said.

If the war with Tubo was lost and Beiliang's investment here was wasted, then he would not have the shame to go back to see the King of Beiliang.

It would be better to just die here. Under such circumstances, if the local Qiang people die, then all of them will die.

It has to be said that Wang Xuance was really decisive when he was forced to be ruthless, but his short-sightedness was somewhat short-sighted, but Wang Xuance didn't care, as long as he won, it didn't matter if he was short-sighted, and if he lost, it would be pointless to have a long-term view.

Anyway, Wang Xuance has put his chips on the battle of Dafeichuan, so he will try his best to win this battle well.

In fact, the Qiang people around Qinghai have received calls from the two largest forces, Datang and Tuyuhun. Even if they are really unwilling to participate in the confrontation between these two huge forces, they have nothing to do.

If the vast majority of the Qiang people have passed away, then as long as the remaining Qiang people do not go, they will be liquidated sooner or later.

After all, Tubo is not a friendly country. As for Tuyuhun and Datang, even if they don't settle the matter, those Qiang people who participated must have themselves and others as sacrifices in order to make up for their losses.

Therefore, when these Qiang people thought about this, they knew that they had no choice now.

As for the gathered foreigners, Wang Xuance immediately began to train them, so that these foreigners who came over could understand the military orders and commands of the Tang Dynasty as quickly as possible.

Fortunately, in the past two years, Qiang tribes, large and small, have occasionally been allowed to train with the Xuefu Army, mainly to cooperate with the Xuefu Army in operations.

So this is not so much a drill as it is more accurate to say that it allows them to regain the feeling of being a servant army.

However, Du Chuke decisively mobilized almost three thousand soldiers to support him. To be honest, the combat effectiveness of these three thousand soldiers was barely at the level of regular soldiers.

But no matter what, the more Wang Xuance solves the problem of insufficient troops of his own tribe, the more confident he will be in facing these foreign tribes.

Just when Wang Xuance was in the Dafeichuan area, he established camps, trained soldiers, and patiently waited for the opportunity.

(End of this chapter)