Tiantang

Chapter 351: Mie Chisong Dezan is the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!

Chapter 360: Mie Chisong Dezan is the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!
Fighting a war means burning money and putting a huge burden on people's strength.

However, it won't work if you don't fight.

Zhang Xuan was in a dilemma.

Zhang Xun hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should not start a war lightly at this moment. It's just a Chisong Dezan, so don't take it to heart. Tubo's national power has been greatly damaged, and it will not pose a threat in three to five years. Besides, there are 8 troops in Longshuo, Qinghai, even if Tubo invades, they will have nothing to fear."

Zhang Xuan shook his head, and said calmly, "Master Zhang, you underestimate Chisong Dezan too much. This man is extraordinary. With him in Tubo, it will be difficult for Li Guangbi to be his opponent in time. Even if he can defend, he will be very embarrassed. "

"It is not a long-term solution for an army of 8 to sit in Qinghai. It is better to have a short-term pain than a long-term pain, and completely remove the nail... Otherwise, this king will not feel at ease!"

"My lord Zhang, let Li Guangbi and Yang Lian secretly return to Lingzhou day and night to meet the king. At the same time, send a message to Hexi brother Shuhan—to ask Cui Jin to come personally and hold the king's gold medal to meet brother Shuhan, and say This king temporarily borrowed grain and grass from Hexi to carry a batch of luggage, and will repay double in the future."

"Please Ge Shuhan order the prefectures and counties in the west of Hexi to mobilize the grain and grass to be transported to Qinghai, and the Qinghai Governor's Mansion will make a unified deployment, and there will be no mistakes!"

As soon as Zhang Xuan's voice fell, Zhang Xun's expression changed.He knew that this meant that Zhang Xuan had made up his mind to fight Tubo again.At the moment when An Lushan was about to start a rebellion, it was not a good policy to let Li Guangbi's Qinghai Governor's Mansion defenders attack Tubo, no matter how you look at it.

Zhang Xun had a different opinion in his heart, but he had always been used to obeying Zhang Xuan's orders unconditionally, so he didn't dare to say anything, and silently took his orders and left.

Five days later.

Li Guangbi and Yang Lian led several soldiers back to Lingzhou and entered Yongning Palace.

At this time, Zhang Xuan suddenly summoned the two of them back to Lingzhou. The militant and sensitive Li Guangbi had already guessed a bit.From the moment Zhang Xuan ordered him to pay close attention to the movement of Tubo, Li Guangbi guessed that Zhang Xuan would definitely arrange another war against Tubo, but he did not expect it to come so soon.

Li Guangbi and Yang Lian walked into Zhang Xuan's study side by side. Seeing them enter, Zhang Xuan chuckled, got up and waved his hands, "Two generals, please sit down."

Li Guangbi took a step forward, bowed and saluted, and said, "Marshal, the last general is polite!"

"Yang Lian has met the handsome man!"

"Okay, no need to be too polite, sit down. Like smoke like jade, serve tea."

Ruyan and Ruyu served tea, knowing that Zhang Xuan had important military affairs to discuss, they didn't dare to be negligent, so they immediately retreated and closed the door tightly.

Zhang Xuan looked at Li Guangbi and Yang Lian, and smiled slightly, "You two came from a long way away, and you should have a banquet to clean up the dust for you, but the matter is urgent, so I have wronged you two."

"The last general dare not wait!" Li Guangbi and Yang Lian stood up together and said.

"Okay, I won't greet you two anymore." Zhang Xuan got up and stood in front of the military map, pointed at the map and said in a low voice, "Chisong Dezan returned to Tubo, the throne of Stanley was taken away, and the situation in Tubo changed drastically. . But in a sense, this is another once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us."

"Chisong Dezan is on his way to Luoxie City, and the whereabouts of Stanley's remnant soldiers are unknown. According to my estimation, there will be no more than 3 Tibetan soldiers and horses around Luoxie City." Zhang Xuan's eyes were fixed, and he suddenly turned to look Looking at Li Guangbi and Yang Lian, the divine light in his eyes penetrated, "Li Guangbi, I'm here to ask you, if you are asked to lead an army of [-] to attack Tubo and fight the Tubo people, how sure are you of victory?"

Li Guangbi's expression was startled, and he pondered for a while before replying loudly, "My lord, there have been civil strife in Tubo for a long time, and the army is weak. If you send a large army to attack the hinterland of Tubo and catch the Tubo people by surprise, you will have more than 7% certainty in the end. If it is just harassment and not a direct battle with Tubo, the general will have more than 9% certainty."

"Commander, the last general led the army to rest on the oasis of Liangning Prefecture for a long time, and the morale of the soldiers was high. If we can fight against the Tubo people, we will surely honor our Tang army and live up to the mission of the prince!" Li Guangbi shouted slightly excitedly road.

He led the army to guard the hometown of Tuyuhun for a long time, but the soldiers under his command had never really fought against the Tubo people, and they had been holding their breath for a long time to fight against the Tubo people.

Yang Lian raised his eyebrows, feeling that it was not appropriate for Zhang Xuan to attack Tubo with a large army at this time and start a war.But Yang Lian respected Zhang Xuan like a man of heaven, and knew that Zhang Xuan had his own opinions, so he didn't say anything.

Zhang Xuan nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Li Guangbi, this king has decided to fight the Tubo people. This battle is of great importance, and victory must never be defeated!"

Zhang Xuanyang pointed to the map, "Lead an army of [-] around Zaling Lake, turn back and attack Namtso Lake in the west, and burn down the Tubo granaries and Tubo army garrison forts wherever you go along the way. ...After arriving at Namtso Lake, immediately go north to raid Qilin Cuocheng and take a short rest."

"In Qilincuo, fight against the Tubo people. If there is something to be done, go straight to Luoxie City; if nothing can be done, go north from Qilincuo and retreat to Liangning Prefecture."

"For this battle, my king has already sent a letter to Hexi. The Governor's Mansion of Hexi will do its best to support your army with food, grass and supplies; Hexi Ge Shuhan will pretend to attack the northern line of Tubo, and this king will also order Yang Lian to lead an army of [-] from Qinghai to the south. Feichuan. In this way, the two armies pretend to attack Tubo and cooperate with your main army to fight."

"Three roads advance together, and the Tubo people will inevitably divide their troops to fight against each other. Coupled with the restraint of the two towns of Anxi and Jiannan, in fact, the Tubo army you have to face is at most [-] people. Although our army penetrates deep into the hinterland of Tubo, the real In a confrontation, the chances of victory are still quite high.”

"Of course, the battle situation is changing rapidly, and you need to act accordingly. Remember my king's words, if you can do something, you can take some cities, if you can't, you can burn Tubo's grain, grass, supplies, and plunder Tubo's cattle and sheep to feed and retreat to Liangning Prefecture."

"Don't underestimate the enemy! Don't make unnecessary bloody sacrifices!"

"The Tubo people are still a sick tiger. I hope you can beat this sick tiger this time, and don't give him a chance to live!"

"This king is waiting for your good news in Lingzhou. Li Guangbi, if this battle is successful, the Tubo people will be seriously injured, and even half of Tubo's territory can be included in our territory again. The pacification of Tubo is just around the corner. And from this, This king can no longer worry about the future, and can deal with the changes in Anlu Mountain with peace of mind."

Li Guangbi looked serious, bowed down, and said in a loud voice, "The general obeys orders! The general will live up to the commander's expectations!"

"Okay." Zhang Xuan nodded, turned to look at Yang Lian, and said in a deep voice, "Yang Lian, your mission is to go south to attack Feichuan, but try to avoid fighting the Tubo army head-on. In other words, burn what can be looted but not, and try to plunder and destroy it in Tubo territory..."

"It is my king's goal to support war with war. This king has always believed that the real defense is to take the initiative to attack with [-] soldiers gathered on the front line of Qinghai. In the future, regulations will be gradually formed. Every few months, the army will take turns. Attack, practice in actual combat in Tubo territory, nibble away bit by bit to occupy Tubo land!"

Li Guangbi and Yang Lian looked at each other, bowed down together, and shouted, "You are wise!"

Zhang Xuan strode back to the back of the table and said solemnly, "The order will go on, the king has already reported to the court and His Majesty the emperor, to break through some cities and capture or kill the Tubo king Chisong Dezan alive, and make ten thousand households marquis!"

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Li Guangbi and Yang Lian took a short rest at Yongning Palace, ate something, and then immediately bid farewell to Zhang Xuan and returned to the residence overnight.With the return of the two, a war between Tang and Tibetans kicked off again.

This sudden battle caught everyone's attention.

No one thought that Zhang Xuan would choose to launch a war against Tubo at this time.The Tubo people didn't think of it, and neither did An Lushan.

After Li Guangbi and Yang Lian left, Zhang Xun came to see him again.

"My lord, please tell me how to play the report at the imperial court." Zhang Xun's expression was a bit complicated.It is a big taboo to take the initiative to use troops against Tubo without the permission of the imperial court.If Zhang Xuan’s strategic intention was successfully realized—to occupy Tubo’s territory again, it would be fine, and there would be an explanation.

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, "Your Majesty Zhang, don't be in a difficult situation. I will not inform the court in advance. If the king has not made a mistake in his judgment, An Lushan will rebel immediately. Once the war breaks out, the world will be in chaos, and the court will not care about Qinghai." ..."

"Quickly send an order to all the armies, immediately enter the state of combat readiness, and be ready to send troops to counter the rebellion at any time!"

"Yes, I will follow orders." Inspector Zhang let out a sigh of relief, and took the order to leave.

He has worked under Zhang Xuan for a long time, and he knows Zhang Xuan's temperament very well.Since Zhang Xuan said so, he must not tolerate disobedience.As a hardcore subordinate, he can only carry out orders to the letter.

Although he was still a little nervous, he was worried that Li Guangbi would lose the battle in Tubo, causing Longshuo's vitality to be seriously injured.If it attracts retaliatory counterattacks from the Tubo people, I am afraid that the pressure on Longshuo will be even greater.

Little did he know that Zhang Xuan's entire strategic plan had been slightly adjusted.

Originally, Zhang Xuan hoped that as soon as he raised his troops in Anlu Mountain, he would immediately advance eastward to the hinterland of Fanyang, and stab Anlu Mountain in the back, so as to delay the progress of Fanyang's rebels, and strive to fight against Anlu Mountain in the north of the Yellow River. A decisive battle; but now, according to the changes in the situation, he decided to solve the big problem of Tubo first, and then make a decision--

If the rebels were invincible and the Henan army couldn't resist, he would lead his troops south to occupy Tongguan, using Tongguan's natural dangers to stop the rebels and defend Guanzhong.If Yan Zhenqing could play a role and make it difficult for the Anlushan rebels to drive straight in so easily, he would lead his army through Qingzhou to the eastern capital Luoyang, and strive to fight Anlushan in Henan.

Looking at the back of Zhang Xun leaving in a hurry, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.

Tubo is not like Huihe or Nanzhao, Tubo is like a fierce tiger sleeping beside Longshuo, if one is not careful, it will jump up and hurt people.Long Shuo is currently Zhang Xuan's base camp, and he doesn't want his backyard to catch fire when he conquers Anlu Mountain.This is the key factor in his determination to take the risk.

Of course, the downfall of Stanley and the comeback of Trisong Detsen prompted him to make up his mind.

(End of this chapter)