Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 294 Li Er’s big move, a coalition of more than ten countries attacks Lingnan!
Li Yuanji's eyes were burning, the more he thought about it, the more excited he became.

His fiefdom has expanded to this day, but he has never led an army to fight in a serious battle, so he was very tempted for a while.

Cen Wenben below was also stunned, and then his face turned bitter.

"Your Majesty, I have not finished speaking. There is one more matter, which is the most serious."

Li Yuanji came back to his senses and looked at Cen Wenben with a look of doubt and uncertainty. The two things he just said were not the worst? The worst news was yet to come?

"What on earth is going on?"

Li Yuanji was extremely serious. Anything that could be worse than the changes in the Harsha Dynasty would obviously not be a trivial matter.

Cen Wenben took out a seal from his arms, handed it to Li Yuanji with both hands, and then spoke slowly.

"Your Majesty, this is an urgent military report from Xie Shufang and Feng Zhixun. The situation in Tubo is critical. The old nobles in Tubo have rebelled collectively, and the former king, Nangri Songtsen, has been killed.

At the same time, Prince Subi suddenly appeared in Subi for unknown reasons and called on the people to rebel against Tubo and restore their country.

Yang Tong sent troops to the west of Tubo, while the Eastern Women's Kingdom and the Dangxiang people launched an attack on the east of Tubo.

Songtsen Gampo temporarily sits on the throne of Zamp, and is now leading a large army to resist the rebels in Nanqiongjie and Zedang areas. Yang Tongzai is being resisted by Niangshi in the Chuhe area.

But Yang Tong had no idea what he had agreed upon with the Western Turks. The Western Turks sent 20,000 troops to support Yang Tong. The Niang clan's forces in the Chuhe area were unable to resist, and Yang Tong's army had already broken through the western side of Tubo and went straight down the river.

To the east, the Eastern Women's Kingdom and the Dangxiang had already attacked the Bowo area, formed an alliance with Prince Subi's army to restore the country, and were heading towards the Tubo Lhasa area.

Ning Chun had reached a cooperation with Tuyuhun before. Originally, Tuyuhun was preparing to send troops to attack Subi, but the Western Turks concentrated tens of thousands of troops in the border areas with Tuyuhun, and the Tang army was also gathering towards the Tuyuhun border. At least more than 20,000 Tang troops were gathered in Hezhou and other places.

The 10,000-strong army led by Xie Shufang was blocked by nearly 20,000 Tang troops led by Niu Jinda, and was unable to provide reinforcements to Tubo.

Now, Xie Shufang and Songtsen Gampo's army are gradually withdrawing towards the Lhasa area.

And most importantly, the 100,000-strong army of the Harsha Dynasty is launching an attack on Nepal.

Once Nepal fell, even if Xie Shufang and Songtsen Gampo retreated to the Lhasa area, they would be difficult to resist.

According to reports, the year before last, Li Shimin sent a monk to India to exchange Buddhist scriptures, and he sent people to escort the monk to India at full speed.

We don't have any news. The news now comes from merchants traveling in India, that monks from the Tang Dynasty have arrived in India.

I guess that Li Shimin must have used the excuse of exchanging Buddhist teachings to actually contact King Harsha with someone else, and finally reached a unification, so the Harsha Dynasty would brazenly launch an attack on Nepal and at the same time intensify its offensive against the Gundam Kingdom. "

After reading the memorial and listening to Cen Wenben's words, Li Yuanji's heart sank to the bottom. He really did not expect that Tubo, which he thought was safe, would now encounter such a change.

Even in history, countries like the Western Turks, the Eastern Women's Kingdom, the Dangxiang people, and the Harsha Dynasty never interfered in the affairs of Tibet, but now everything has changed.

In history, Songtsen Gampo was appointed as the King of Tubo after Nangri Songtsen was poisoned by the old nobles. He was the heir to the throne of Zamp. Fortunately, he managed to hold on to it and once again completed the great unification of Tubo.

Even though Subei had restored its country during that period in history, it hardly caused any waves.

But now, everything has changed. In order to restore the country, Su Bi directly mobilized tens of thousands of troops. Li Yuanji would never believe that this was possible without the support of Li Er.

A prince of Subi who fled to another country for refuge, raised such a large army as soon as he returned to Subi. If he had this power, Subi would not have been destroyed by Nangri Songtsen.

Even though Li Yuanji has no evidence now, he is certain that the Tang Dynasty must have played a role in the involvement of the Western Turks, the Eastern Women's Kingdom, the Tanguts, and the Harsha Dynasty.

Li Yuanji admired Li Er's courage. After two major defeats in Dongzhou Prefecture and Andong Prefecture, he now had such a big surprise prepared for him in the Western Regions.

He persuaded so many countries to launch attacks on Tubo and completely wiped out his power from the Western Regions. He then contacted the Harsha Dynasty further west, intending to block his expansion in both the western and northern directions.

Not only did they blockade him, but they also united with the small countries around him to launch a counterattack against his fiefdom, compressing his fiefdom and making it impossible for him to develop.

Li Yuanji had to admit that this was indeed a good plan.

It has not been long since he captured Dongzhou Prefecture, Andong Prefecture has just been conquered, and the battle for Dongyi Prefecture is still underway. The army he deployed on the east side has reached more than 100,000, accounting for nearly half of his forces.

Li Er was sure that he did not have enough troops in other places, so he launched an all-out attack on him.

Li Yuanji finally understood that Li Er had lost face in the East and wanted to regain it in the West. This really proved the saying that if the East is dark, the West will be bright.

Especially in the name of exchanging Buddhist scriptures, they sent people to escort monks to India. Could this monk be Tang Monk, Tang Sanzang?

In history, Tang Monk went to India without official approval, that is, he went to India privately without Li Er's permission.

It was such a dangerous journey that one person traveled back and forth for six years, a total of seventeen years, and finally returned to the Tang Dynasty.

Now that he was escorted by people sent by Li Er and had an official status, it would take him two years to reach India, which was already a relatively slow pace.

What happened to Tang Monk was not his main concern. What he cared about was what the people Li Er sent to protect Tang Monk talked about with King Harsha and what promises they made that made King Harsha so decisive in using military force.

He was not at all surprised when he heard that the Harsha Dynasty sent troops to Gundam, because this was a real thing even in history. However, he did not expect that there was such a reason for the Harsha Dynasty to attack Gundam.

As for Tuyuhun, Li Yuanji didn't know what to say for a moment and was of no help at all. Now it seemed that they would be attacked by Li Er and the Western Turks.

At the same time, he deployed troops to the border and joined forces with Tuyuhun to threaten the border of the Tang Dynasty. He didn't believe that Li Er didn't have this idea.

Before, he thought that Li Er was going to take action against the Eastern Turks, but now it seems that he is going to take action against Tuyuhun.

As long as Li Er conquers Tuyuhun, the Tang Dynasty's tentacles will truly be placed in the Western Regions. The Tang Dynasty will be able to gain huge benefits from this offensive against Tubo and his offensive.

At this moment, Li Yuanji had a new understanding of Li Er, and at the same time, he also had a new understanding of the size of the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, Cen Wenben's voice continued to be heard.

“Your Majesty, although there is no evidence for this matter, I am certain that the Tang Dynasty must have colluded with other countries, otherwise it would not have launched such an offensive against Tubo.

Especially Suobei, Dongnu Kingdom, and Dangxiang. Suobei was already a fallen nation, so how could it raise an army of tens of thousands of people so quickly? Dongnu Kingdom is now weak and no longer what it used to be. The Dangxiang people once tried their best to guard against the Tang Dynasty, but now they are sending troops together, which means they must have reached an agreement with the Tang Dynasty.

The situation of Songtsen Gampo and Xie Shufang in Tubo is critical now. We had no way to intervene in the Western Regions before, but now Tubo and Songtsen Gampo exist. The land of Tubo is the king's fiefdom, and we must never give it up.

With this place, our influence will extend to the countries in the Western Regions, and then the influence of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions will be affected by the king.

If we give up this place, the reputation of the Tang Dynasty here will be unmatched by anyone and any country. If we are eroded by the Tang Dynasty at that time, we will also be in danger.

I suggest that we must mobilize the army and take back the Tibetan land!"

Listening to Cen Wenben's words, Li Yuanji also laughed.

Now that the Tubo land is in danger, the safest way is to give up the Tubo land. Otherwise, he would be fighting against the coalition forces of all countries alone, which would be extremely unfavorable.

In addition, his army is now distributed far away, so even if he wins the battle against Tubo, he will only get the original Tubo land.

But Li Yuanji really liked what Cen Wenben said. He himself had never thought of giving up Tubo, and he would never give the Western Regions to Li Er.

It was not easy to find Tubo as a support point in the Western Regions, and he would never allow this support point to disappear.

“What Jingren said is exactly what I was thinking.

Since you have already thought about sending troops, can you please tell me how many troops we can support to go out now?"

Cen Wenben bowed confidently, his eyes full of murderous intent.

"Your Majesty, I have made a detailed estimate. The army we can mobilize now is 120,000, which is the maximum that can be mobilized.

But considering that the Tang Dynasty contacted neighboring countries at once to launch such an offensive, we also need to deepen our defenses in the surrounding areas. In addition to the basic defenses in various places, combined with the current food and grass, we can send out 80,000 troops to fight against Tubo!
Moreover, among these 80,000 troops, we can equip them with 35 artillery pieces, 8,000 muskets, and enough food and grass to support the army for at least three years!"

Li Yuanji listened quietly. There were 80,000 available troops. Once these 80,000 troops were mobilized, it would mean that his Type A army would not be able to participate in other wars within a short period of time, that is, before any war on either side was over.

Unless the war is stopped on one side, the corresponding troops there can be transferred to other places.

Alternatively, you could abandon some prefectures and use Type B troops to garrison there, freeing yourself from the constraints of Type A troops.

Li Yuanji pondered for a moment, then looked at Cen Wenben.

"Then do as you say. The 80,000 troops will be assembled as soon as possible, and the muskets and artillery will be distributed to the army as soon as possible.

This battle concerns our future. This time, I will personally lead the expedition to all the countries!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cen Wenben immediately became unwilling.

"Your Majesty, let Su Dingfang lead the army to fight. How can Your Majesty go there in person? The battlefield is dangerous. Your Majesty must not take risks!"

Cen Wenben tried to persuade Li Yuanji earnestly. He really didn't want Li Yuanji to go to the battlefield. Although Li Yuanji now called himself the King of Qi, what was the difference between him and the emperor here?
They were all waiting for the day when Li Yuanji would lead them to counterattack the Tang Dynasty, waiting for Li Yuanji to truly take control of the Tang Dynasty.

Now Li Yuanji has to go to the battlefield in person. If any accident occurs, this place will collapse in an instant. Everything here is now supported by Li Yuanji. If Li Yuanji dies, the prefectures within the fiefdom will either be restored or become the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

And these people cannot accept such an outcome.

After hearing this, Li Yuanji shook his head and spoke in a solemn voice.

"Jingren, there is no need to persuade me anymore. Not to mention you, even if they all come to persuade me, I will lead the expedition in person this time.

This war concerns the future of our development. Once we fail, our influence will be greatly weakened. Many governments still have people resisting, and the surrounding countries will definitely not miss such an opportunity.

If we lose this war, what we lose will not only be Tubo, and the roads to the west and north will be blocked, but all our existing forces will be shaken.

We cannot lose this battle. I will never tolerate failure!
This time, only if I go there in person, I can feel at ease!"

Li Yuanji's face was full of ruthlessness. This time he went there not only to supervise the war, if there was a chance, he would fight back against those countries that dared to attack him.

He wanted to let people from all over the world know that if anyone dared to provoke him, Li Yuanji, he would destroy their country!
After Li Yuanji finished speaking, he remembered something and looked at Cen Wenben.

"Now go and make a plan. Let Feng Ang take charge of the war in Dongyi Prefecture. Let Dongzhou Prefecture, Dongyi Prefecture, and Andong Prefecture be handed over to Feng Ang. Send someone else to the original Guangzhou Prefecture, Quanzhou Prefecture, and Liuzhou Prefecture.

Transfer Xue Wanche and Xi Junmai back. I will take them with me when I go to Tubo this time.

Please arrange this matter as soon as possible!"

Cen Wenben was very reluctant, but had no choice. Li Yuanji had made up his mind, and it was not something they could persuade him to change.

But at this moment, Yang Jianhe walked in hurriedly.

“Your Majesty, news has come from Srivijaya that it has assembled a hundred thousand troops and is heading north, with Wuzhou Prefecture as its target.

And someone from Srivijaya is contacting Funan, Rayue, Junluo, Gokula, and the remnants of Zhenla. Now Rayue and other countries seem to have agreed and are gathering their armies, while Funan and the remnants of Zhenla are also preparing to support the attack of Srivijaya. "

Li Yuanji looked at Yang Jianhe, and after a moment, he burst into laughter.

"Haha, hahaha! Good, good, very good!
Li Er is really capable. He even hooked up with Srivijaya and persuaded them to send troops. Now there is the Harsha Kingdom to the west, the coalition forces of various countries to the north, and the coalition forces of Srivijaya and other countries to the south. It's really a good time to come!"

Li Yuanji was really angry and laughed. He thought that the situation in Tubo was the limit, but it turned out that it was not even Li Er's limit. He even dragged Srivijaya into it.

Li Yuanji then looked at the map, and the more he looked, the colder his eyes became.

"Alright! You all come to attack me, right? This time I will show you what combat power is!

This time you dare to attack my kingdom. If I don't destroy your kingdom, I will not be a human being!"

(End of this chapter)