Li An has no experience in commanding a super-large-scale campaign corps, so he naturally will not accept the position of general of the expedition to the west, in addition, this long-distance Tubo is expensive in speed, and does not need too many soldiers and horses, too many soldiers and horses will affect Li An's tactical performance. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Your Majesty, as long as Weichen has all the ironclad chariots, plus more than 1,000 various steam vehicles and enough baggage, it is enough to support this elite army of soldiers and horses to go deep behind the enemy, cooperate with the soldiers and horses of Longyou, Hexi, encircle and annihilate the main army of Tubo, and then wave his army south, directly attack the capital of Tubo, and destroy the country, so as to show the military might of our Tang Dynasty."

Li An said domineeringly.

At this time, there were 130 ironclad chariots in Datang, of which 100 ironclad artillery vehicles were divided into two brigades, the first brigade was formed earlier, only the internal structure was improved, and the spring shock-absorbing seats were installed, while the second brigade used the spring shock-absorbing system on the vehicle body, and the performance was more advanced.

There are 20 ironclad command vehicles, which are specially provided for the use of officers, and a brigade of ironclad artillery vehicles has eight vehicles, one for each team, and three for the brigade headquarters, a total of 16 vehicles, and the remaining four are reserve vehicles.

The ironclad reconnaissance vehicle is a miniature version of the ironclad command vehicle, which is faster and more flexible, a total of ten vehicles have been built, five for each ironclad artillery brigade, responsible for reconnaissance activities on the battlefield, more reliable and rapid than the cavalry, especially after the installation of a telescope with a hundred magnification, the power is even more powerful.

As for the various logistics vehicles that Li An asked, they were mainly freight steam vehicles, and all of them were the most advanced heavy-duty models, in addition, there were many support vehicles, such as dining cars, maintenance vehicles, ambulances, tent cars, and so on.

The reason why Li An only needs these most advanced vehicles and does not want other affiliated troops is to ensure absolute speed, and to launch a blitzkrieg attack on the Tubo army at the fastest speed, and to inflict heavy damage on the Tubo army before it is ready.

This is the classic blitzkrieg of the head of later generations, and it is also applicable to the Tang Dynasty, of course, in the Chinese Empire, there has been a precedent for blitzkrieg for a long time, and Huo Quai's expedition against the Xiongnu of the Han Empire used the method of blitzkrieg to hit the main force of the Xiongnu hard, so that there was no longer the strength to confront the Han.

Li An wants to blitz Tubo, must rely on high mobility and high power of ironclad chariot troops, this is the elite troops he single-handedly formed, fully capable of the heavy task of blitzkrieg Tubo, first detour behind the enemy, cooperate with the main force of Longyou, Hexi, the main force gathered in Tubo to hit hard, and then, converge part of the main force, all the way to the capital of Tubo, do not destroy Tubo vow not to stop.

However, Ang Lee's idea is a little too bold, after all, this is a lone army, and once it encounters an accident, it will be a huge loss for the Tang Empire.

Of course, the loss of these equipment is nothing, and it can be built again at any time, and if Li An is damaged, the loss will be very huge, after all, the knowledge contained in Li An's mind will always be the most valuable, and the loss of Li An in Datang means a heavy loss.

"Li Shilang, although your strategy is good, but it is too risky, in case something happens to you, it is a huge loss for my Datang, in my opinion, this task is better handed over to Guo Yang! I heard that he performed well in the ironclad artillery brigade, and he should be up to the task. ”

Li Longji was reluctant to let Li An lead such a small number of soldiers and horses to venture deep into the territory of Tubo, after all, Li An's safety was much more important than the ironclad artillery brigade, and he was even worried that if Li An was captured by Tubo, wouldn't he let Tubo also master all kinds of advanced weapons, in this way, it would be a huge disaster for the Tang Empire.

"Your Majesty, although Brigade Marshal Guo Yang performed well, he didn't know enough about the use of ironclad artillery vehicles, these things were invented by Weichen, naturally only Weichen understands the magic of this, put it in anyone's hands, it is better to put it in the hands of Weichen, and it can make this army full of power, as for the situation that Your Majesty is worried about, Weichen can guarantee that this situation will not happen."

Li An strongly demanded, after all, Guo Yang did not understand the magic of blitzkrieg, let him lead the ironclad army to sneak attack the back road of Tubo, Li An would be very uneasy, it was also inappropriate to do so, and it was irresponsible to the ironclad artillery brigade.

"The troops and horses that Li Shilang wants to lead are too small, only six or seven hundred, even if you count everyone, it is less than three thousand, and relying only on the power of the ironclad artillery car can really ensure that nothing goes wrong."

Li Longji is still very worried.

"Your Majesty rest assured, before the action, Wechen will tell Wang Jieshuai the position he wants to take a detour, so that he can respond well, so that even if Wechen encounters difficulties, he can be rescued quickly, with the defense power of the ironclad command vehicle and the combat power of the ironclad artillery car, the Tubo army will definitely not be able to take us in a short time, and His Majesty does not need to worry about safety at all."

Ang Lee continued to insist, after all, only he understood the theory of blitzkrieg, and only he was very familiar with these violent machines and knew how to better use these advanced machines.

"Why doesn't Li Shilang bring more soldiers and horses, there are so many soldiers and horses in the capital, isn't it good to bring more soldiers and horses?"

Li Longji was very curious about Li An's approach, he felt that Li An was a little too arrogant, looking down on the Tibetan army, so much so that he wanted to use the smallest force to achieve the greatest results, of course, this is also Li An's consistent style.

"Your Majesty, this time, Weichen is going to use the shortest time, before the Tubo army has not reacted, the Tubo army will be defeated, this is called a blitzkrieg, the most important thing is speed, if you lead a large number of soldiers and horses, you will inevitably move slowly, and it will leave enough time for Tubo to prepare, so our army may be in danger instead, so it is safer to bring fewer soldiers and horses than to bring more soldiers and horses, and it is more likely to achieve victory."

Ang Lee opened his mouth to explain.

"Blitzkrieg? Why I've never heard of it? ”

Li An had to explain to Li Longji and tell him what blitzkrieg was, of course, the example given by Li An was not the head of state in later generations, but Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty, and Chen Qingzhi, a famous general of Southern Liang during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

Now, Li An has 100 ironclad artillery trucks in his hands, as well as a large number of material supply vehicles, which can consign more supplies, so he fully meets the requirements for a blitzkrieg against the Tibetan Empire.

Li Longji seemed to understand something, and felt that what Li An said seemed to be very reasonable, although he did not personally lead the army to fight, but as the emperor, he still knew a lot about military affairs, after Li An's repeated explanations, he felt that Li An's approach was completely feasible, with the power of the Tang Dynasty ironclad artillery car, coupled with a sudden attack, it was completely possible to defeat Tubo

"Li Shilang must be fully prepared, there must be no mistakes, and I Datang can't lose a talent like you."

Li Longji agreed.

When Li An heard this, he was very happy in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, Weichen will definitely be fine, this time he will definitely attack Tubo, so that my Tang Dynasty territory will look more rounded." ”

"Okay, just do it according to Li Shilang's wishes, you must be more careful."

Li Longji looked at Li An with great concern, and his expression was quite sincere.

Li An was a little moved, paused, and said: "Your Majesty, when I came here just now, King Guangping found Weichen, and he seemed to want to go to Tubo to fight. ”

"He is the emperor's grandson, how can he leave the capital casually."

Li Longji didn't think about it, so he opened his mouth to object, paused, and asked, "Li Shilang thinks, can he be allowed to take risks?" ”

"Weichen also thinks it's not appropriate, but the emperors and grandchildren should always be allowed to go out to exercise and see the world more, so that it will be of great benefit to them in the future."

Ang Lee opened his mouth to speak.

"Going deep behind enemy lines, such a dangerous thing should not have been let the dignified emperor and grandson go, but since Li Shilang is willing to take risks, what can the emperor's eldest grandson do, then let him go for a walk! You just have to stay together. ”

Li Longji finally relented, as for what he thought, only he knew in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers are fast, Weichen will go and prepare, and we will set off tonight."

Ang Lee took his leave and immediately went to prepare.

"Li Shilang, has Your Majesty agreed?"

Li Yu suddenly jumped out from a corner of the palace and looked at Li An expectantly.

Li An smiled lightly and nodded: "Your Majesty has agreed, but along the way, you must listen to me and not leave me for a single step." ”

"Your Majesty agreed, great, really good."

Li Yu looked very happy, and nodded again and again, saying that he would not cause trouble for Li An.

Li An didn't bother to say too much to Li Yu, he had to rush to the ironclad artillery brigade immediately, so that all the soldiers were ready to go to battle, and in addition, he had to contact the officials in the capital to mobilize enough vehicles and materials to meet the operational needs of the blitzkrieg against Tibet.

Immediately after arriving at the camp of the Ironclad Artillery Brigade, Li An summoned a meeting of officers above the rank and rank of the team and conveyed the emperor's order to go on the expedition.

For the implementation of the combat operation of going deep behind the enemy line and blitzkrieg against Tibet, all the soldiers are very supportive, they are full of great confidence in the equipment they have, it is no exaggeration to say that the soldiers of these ironclad artillery brigades have long been full of confidence, just waiting to go to the battlefield to show their hands, now that the opportunity has come, how can they not be excited?

However, Li An didn't like the pride of the soldiers very much, taught them a good lesson, and asked them to obey orders, everything must obey the command, and they are absolutely not allowed to act privately, and violators will be severely punished.

After arranging the affairs of the ironclad artillery brigade, Li An went to requisition all kinds of materials and vehicles needed for blitzkrieg operations, and asked all vehicles to immediately rush to the railway station in the west of Chang'an City, and load them on freight trains, ready to be transported to Minzhou along the railway, and get off at Minzhou, bypass Jishi Mountain, and directly insert into the rear of the Tubo army, so as to cut off the connection between the main army of Dafei Sichuan and the Tubo army, and the rear of the Tubo, and even, encircle with the main force of the Tang army, and deal a heavy blow to the main army of Tubo.

Since the blitzkrieg operation required a large number of vehicles and materials, for this reason, the Datang Railway Bureau mobilized dozens of freight trains to transport these vehicles and materials to Minzhou.

That night, Li An briefly returned to the courtyard to say goodbye to his family, after all, this blitzkrieg in Tibet will definitely consume a lot of time, and in a short period of time, I am afraid that I will not be able to come back, there are many words of farewell, which must be said.

"Husband, I'm afraid it will take a few months to come back! Tibet is a bitter cold land, you must take good care of yourself, don't get sick. ”

Yan Ruyu said tenderly while sorting out Li An's clothes.

"Don't worry! Your husband will take care of himself, and you should take good care of yourself at home until I come back. ”

Li An smiled lightly and kissed Yan Ruyu on the cheek.

"Husband, it's getting late, go and say goodbye to your two sisters! Don't delay me too long. ”

Yan Ruyu has never been a selfish person, she always considers the feelings of her two younger sisters.

"Okay, kiss again."

Li An kissed Yan Ruyu on the cheek, and walked out of the bedroom, went to the other two ladies' house, and said goodbye to them one by one, of course, kissing them all, which is considered a farewell etiquette.

In the evening, a freight train, carrying a large number of vehicles, went to Minzhou hundreds of miles away in turn, and the last one was a passenger train, after all, a senior leader like Li An was going to take a soft sleeper car to set off, first comfortable this section, after getting off the train, he would suffer.

"Li Shilang, I heard that in this battle, my Tang Xiongshi wants to directly attack Tubo in one go, is it really possible?"

Li Yu sat beside Li An and asked curiously, he also listened to the little eunuch in the palace, and this little eunuch had a very good relationship with him, otherwise, he would not dare to tell Li Yu what he overheard.

"Does King Guangping think it's possible?"

Ang Lee asked with a smile.

Li Yu nodded and said: "With the current strength of my Datang, of course it is possible, and it will definitely be possible to defeat Tubo." ”

"Hehe, borrow your auspicious words, in this battle, we will definitely be able to defeat Tubo and open up more territory for my Tang Dynasty."

Li An's answer was tantamount to telling Li Yu that the purpose of this battle was to completely conquer Tibet and expand the territory of the Tang Empire.

"Tubo has always been a strong country, if my Tang Dynasty defeats Tubo in a war, I don't know how other small countries feel, will they compete to belong to my Tang Dynasty? It's a joy to think about. ”

Li Yu smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, looking quite excited.

"Haha! King Guangping's idea is very good, as long as we work together, in the future, the whole world will belong to our Tang Dynasty, and Tubo is just the beginning. ”

Li An said domineeringly.

"The whole world is ours, and Tibet is just the beginning?"

Li Yu muttered a few words casually, nodded and said: "Li Shilang is right, as long as we work together, the whole world will be our Tang Dynasty, since Qin Shi Huang was able to unify the world back then, why can't my Tang Dynasty unify the bigger world?" ”