Tiantang

Chapter 352
Chapter 360 Using Soldiers Like Gods

Zhang Xuan has made up his mind and no one can stop him.

He used troops against Tubo without the permission of the emperor Li Heng, which of course violated some taboos.But chaos is approaching, when Li Heng gets the news, it is estimated that An Lushan will rebel against Tang. At that time, it is hard to say whether Li Heng can still take care of Longshuo.

As for after the An Lushan rebellion subsided, in fact, Li Hengqiu couldn't help but settle accounts later.

On June [-]th of the first year of Zhide, when the weather in Qinghai Plateau of Tubo was suitable, the border between Qinghai and Tubo in Longshuo was full of gunpowder again.

Hexi Metropolitan Ge Shuhan personally led [-] troops to move with great fanfare, invaded the northern front of Tubo, and took the lead in taking down two Tubo fortresses, firing the "first shot" of the Tang-Tibet war launched by Zhang Xuan.

At the same time, Yang Lian led an army of [-] people from the Shaliu River to Feichuan, burning, killing and looting along the way, causing the Tibetan herdsmen who were chasing water and grazing to escape.

However, Li Guangbi led an army of [-], bypassed Zaling Lake, and rushed to Namtso Lake with lightning speed.

An army of 8 invaded Tubo, and the momentum was so great that no need to repeat it.

When the news reached the Tubo royal court, the Tubo dignitaries were frightened and panicked.

At this time, Chisong Dezan rushed to Luoxie City.Chisong Dezan used a few days to ascend the throne and became king, and then tried his best to stabilize the situation in some cities, and ordered the Tubo national army to divide into three groups to meet the Tang army.

Zhang Xuan launched this battle too suddenly and unbelievably.

There were 8 Tang troops in Longshuo and Qinghai. Zhang Xuan actually ordered 2 of them to go out, leaving only [-] for defense. His courage is eye-catching.

The five prefectures and three counties newly established by the Tang court on the old land of Tuyuhun sang an empty city plan. Although Zhang Xun suggested that Zhang Xuan send the Shenwu Army and Guo Ziyi's Flying Tiger Army to the west to help defend, Zhang Xuan did not agree.

Zhang Xuan's move seems to be very risky, but it is actually as stable as Mount Tai.

On the one hand, the three-way army either feigned an attack or rushed to attack, which stirred up the entire situation in Tubo. In terms of the current strength of Tubo, it was simply unable to attack the old place of Tuyuhun.It is unlikely that Chisong Dezan will give up some cities and turn to attack Qinghai;

On the other hand, taking a step back, even if the Tibetans invaded Tuyuhun's hometown, it would be in Zhang Xuan's arms.

He had already sent an order to the three-way army, if the Tubo people came to invade, they would get out of the way and let the Tubo people drive straight in, and then the three-way army quickly encircled them, and wiped out the future enemies on the spot in Tuyuhun's hometown.

Therefore, in this battle, Zhang Xuan was confident that he would win.

The only disadvantage is that such a large-scale war consumes a lot of money, food and supplies. For the Longshuo army that is about to go out to counter the rebellion, it is somewhat stretched in terms of logistical support.

Fortunately, all the provinces, prefectures and counties in the world were constantly transporting grain, grass and luggage to Longshuo, which somewhat relieved Zhang Xuan's urgent needs.

end of june.

Chisong Dezan sent General Duolin Cuo to lead an army of [-] to block and meet Li Guangbi's army on the north bank of the Huotang River.

However, just when Duolin wrongly placed his army and horses in such a powerful manner that he was about to fight the invading Tang army to the death, Li Guangbi suddenly ordered the army to march westward at high speed overnight, avoiding Duolin's wrong army and horses, and marching without a fight.

By the time Duolin Cuo reacted, Li Guangbi's army had turned back to the east again, and took down three Tubo granaries, two garrison forts, and a logistics base in a row. Apart from supplementing his own supplies, Li Guangbi did not leave a single star for the Tubo people, and burned them all. Exhausted.

Li Guangbi's army approached the west gate of Luoxie City, and Qilin Cuocheng.

When the news came, the city shook.

The Tubo royal court, which had just stabilized just now, gradually became chaotic again. Although the situation was under Chisong Dezan's iron fist control, it would not get out of control, but many Tubo dignitaries quietly fled Luoxie City with their families.

This kind of thing is like this, as long as one person escapes, countless people will follow.

Every day, Tubo dignitaries, big and small, fled the city secretly, and the atmosphere in the city was very disturbed.When Chisong Dezan saw that something was wrong, he immediately ordered the city to be closed, and anyone who escaped from the royal court would be killed without mercy.

After Chisong Dezan's soldiers killed a group of people as an example to others, the escape gradually subsided.

But the Tibetan nobles who stayed in Luoxi city became more and more uneasy.

The Tang army claimed that a [-]-strong army attacked Tubo in three directions, and Li Guangbi's troops had already penetrated into the outskirts of the city. If it was the Tang army... many Tubo dignitaries dare not imagine that if the Tubo royal court was occupied by the Tang army, even if it was temporarily occupied, it would still be the Tubo kingdom. unbearable weight.

Although Chisong Dezan was caught off guard, he was not panicked.On the contrary, he felt a little excited, thinking that Zhang Xuan was crazy this time, and even invaded Tubo with such a heavy army.If An Lushan gets the news, he will definitely rebel against Tang immediately. At that time, let's see how Zhang Xuan ends up!

In Chisong Dezan's view, as long as An Lushan raises troops, Zhang Xuan will definitely withdraw his troops to suppress the rebellion. At that time, Tubo can launch a massive counterattack. A cup of soup.

Therefore, Chisong Dezan sent troops to meet the army of the Third Route of the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time mobilized some troops and horses, preparing to guard some cities to the death.

He was waiting for the An Lushan rebellion.

His thinking cannot be said to be wrong.In fact, once he heard that Zhang Xuan raised his troops to fight Tubo on a large scale, An Lushan would undoubtedly rebel.It's just that Chisong Dezan misjudged the situation. The Tang army claimed to have 10,000+ troops to invade in three directions. In fact, only Li Guangbi's 4 people were actually used for combat.

Zhang Xuan's 10,000+ army against An Lushan did not move at all.

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Lingzhou, Yongning Palace.

Zhang Xuan crouched at his desk to review many files, suddenly raised his head to look at Zhang Xuan who was sitting below, smiled and said, "Master Zhang, is there any news from Tubo?"

"Return to the words of the prince. According to the military order of the prince, the actions of the three-way army in Tubo are reported daily, and Hezhou urgently reports to Lingzhou. According to the military report, Yang Lian is currently active in the area of ​​Feichuan. The Tubo garrisoned the fort and wiped out more than [-] Tubo troops."

"Governor Ge Shuhan personally led the army to pretend to attack the northern line of Tubo, but did not engage in direct confrontation with the Tubo army and horses, and was confronting Shannan."

"Li Guangbi's army bypassed Zhaling Lake and rushed to Namtso Lake...Li Guangbi avoided Tubo to meet the army horses, detoured westward, and approached Qilin Cuo City. Along the way, he wiped out thousands of Tubo soldiers and horses, and burned more than ten Tubo granaries and fortresses. It is reported that the Tubo king Chisong Dezan is mobilizing soldiers and horses to guard some cities to the death, preparing to fight our army to the death."

Zhang Xun said softly with some worry, "Your Majesty, I believe that Li Guangbi's army has penetrated into the hinterland of Tubo alone. Since the current results are brilliant, he will withdraw if he sees a good result and retreat to Liangning Prefecture. To avoid being trapped by the Tubo army and horses, causing ..."

Before Zhang Xun finished speaking, Zhang Xuan smiled and interjected, "Master Zhang, don't worry. The Tubo troops are scattered, and there will not be more than 5 Tubo defenders on the front line of some cities. Returning is no problem."

"Chisong Dezan wants to stick to some cities and fight to the death with our army?" A sneer appeared on the corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth, he pondered for a moment, then waved his hand suddenly, "Master Zhang, quickly pass on this king's military order, ordering Yang Lian's troops to return to the west slowly. Just advance, just tens of miles a day. Tell Yang Lian to make a big fanfare, the bigger the momentum, the better, and you can choose a suitable time and a suitable place to fight head-on with Tubo's army and horses! Winning is not allowed!"

Zhang Xuan's voice was generous, and he stood up abruptly, his eyes piercing.

Zhang Xun was startled, and immediately understood Zhang Xuan's strategic intentions.There was a flash of light in his eyes, and he bowed down to Zhang Xuan, "The lord uses his troops like a god, his strategies and tactics are closely linked, and ghosts and gods are unpredictable, and I admire him so much."

Yang Lian was originally a mobile suspicious soldier, but the battle situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, and he could adjust at any time according to the situation. When Zhang Xuan issued a military order, the suspicious soldier became a frontal combat force with great fanfare, forming a powerful response to Li Guangbi's army pressing on Qi Lincuo.

It is absolutely impossible for the Tubo people to allow Yang Lian's troops to advance westward smoothly, attack on both sides with Li Guangbi's army, and encircle some cities.

Chisong Dezan will definitely separate a heavy army to stop Yang Lian.However, Yang Lian chose the opportunity to fight the Tubo army horses, and victory would be enough to disintegrate the confidence and courage of the Tubo army horses.

Of course, there is also the possibility of defeat.

But even if it fails, it doesn't matter, it will not affect the overall situation of this battle.

At worst, Yang Lian's troops retreated to Qinghai. Anyway, marching along the way also served the purpose of setting up suspicious troops and restraining a large number of Tubo troops.

Zhang Xuan smiled indifferently, "Master Zhang is overrated. Soldiers are deceitful. Although this king is not well-read in military books and strategies, he also knows the truth that soldiers are not tired of deceit. Master Zhang, when we fight against the Tubo people, we must not only fight hard Military power, combat power, and brains."

Zhang Xuanyang pointed to his head, "My brain is not bad. The crux of the problem is that the two generals, Li Guangbi and Yang Lian, have better brains. This king absolutely believes that Li Guangbi and Yang Lian will turn Tibet upside down." !"

"As for the An Lushan rebellion...Master Zhang thought that with a single beard from An Lushan, he could lead an army of 20 to change the dynasty and usurp the country and become king? No matter how big it is, it won't be a big deal in the end, at most it's just a clown!"

"But Tubo is different. If the Tubo people are given a chance to breathe and recuperate, the Tubo people will soon turn into tigers and wild wolves. Therefore, this king would rather take advantage of the sickness of the Tubo tiger to kill it first, and then deal with Anlu About the Shan rebellion!"

"If this battle is successful, half of the territory of Tubo will be included in our territory... In the future, if the time is right, it is not impossible to destroy Tubo. Does Mr. Zhang think so?" Zhang Xuan's voice was serious, but Full of endless self-confidence, his face is radiant.

Zhang Xun's expression turned serious, and he clasped his fists and said, "My lord is so talented and has far-reaching plans. I'm ashamed of myself for being short-sighted."

(End of this chapter)