Chapter 45: To the Foolish Clown
Pei Min looked coldly at Wei Chi, who was a little crazy, listened to him say every word, and walked out without saying a word.
Ge Shuhan's face was heavy, "I didn't expect Wei Chi to be so crazy, he actually secretly communicated with Tibet, and also sent out the foundation of Khotan." ”
He knew he was going to die, so he didn't care about anything. But he wanted to die, not so easily. I will let him know how terrible it is to offend a person who has come out of the Imperial Observatory! ”
Pei Min's voice was a little stiff when he spoke.
Since coming to this world, Pei Min has only had today's expression when Wang Zhonghe's father Wang Haibin died in battle.
Ge Shuhan was far away in the Western Regions, and he didn't know the ups and downs of Chang'an at that time, and he didn't know the horror of the torture of Yushitai, but he didn't think anything about it, and he didn't particularly care about it.
But the current situation is urgent.
Tubo has always been a military power, defeated by Pei Min that year, suffered heavy losses, after these years of recuperation, the vitality has long been restored.
As the only country in history that has been fighting with Datang for a long time, and a country that has forcibly seized the four towns of Anxi from Datang, Ge Shuhan does not dare to take anything lightly.
Pei Min said very indifferently: "This matter is not urgent, just treat it as if you didn't hear it, block the news, and don't leak the news." ”
"Yes!" Ge Shuhan is in a hurry, at this time, although he has shown the talent of a famous general, but he is still inferior to the famous general with a knife who has both wisdom and courage so that Tubo does not dare to pass Lintao, and lacks some grinding.
But soon, he reacted and stopped talking, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
Wei Chi Wei dared to tell them the truth, it must be because even if it was too late for rescue.
At this time, they had just experienced a major battle, and the officers and men in the army were all tired, and there were countless minor wounded.
If you forcibly support Khotan and Anxi, you will be leading a group of patients who have almost lost their combat effectiveness to the front line.
As long as the commander of Tibet knows how to use troops and knows the affairs of the army, he will meet the attack with a strong army that waits for work.
In such a bad situation, even if Sun Wu was possessed, it would be difficult for Han Xin to turn things around during his lifetime.
The more bad this time is, the more necessary it is to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army.
As long as the combat effectiveness is there, it is possible to turn the situation around.
Thinking of this, Ge Shuhan couldn't help but say in his heart: "Pei Shuai is obviously a few years younger than himself, but he can think about things so thoughtfully, he is really a model for me!" ”
Pei Min walked quickly all the way to the military tent, and asked Sun Zhou to inform Zhanru as soon as possible, asking him to immediately inform Yan Gaoqing of Xizhou and pay attention to Gaochang's safety.
He was imagining all the way, if he was the commander of the Tibetan generals, if he got this kind of God-given opportunity, how would he fight in the face of this situation.
Soon, he got the most aggressive tactical play.
He would not rush to capture the four towns of Anxi, which were empty of troops, but directly took the city of Gaochang, which was thin.
Because the Tang army stayed at the mouth of the Broken Leaf River for a month due to tactical needs.
In a month, 150,000 troops consume food and grass, which is incalculable.
This Anxi is already short of food.
The capture of Gaochang City was tantamount to cutting off the grain route of the Tang army.
As long as the food of the Tang army is exhausted, the 150,000 army will be like a dog.
Whether it is Li Jing, Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui or Pei Xingjian, the combat experience they left behind has a very key point, that is, you must not underestimate the enemy, and you must not think of your enemy as stupider than yourself at any time, even if the other party is really stupid, you must take it seriously.
Gaochang safety is a top priority.
But he can't support Gao Chang now, and the soldiers' physical strength can't support it at all.
It is also foolish to force a soldier to do something beyond their means.
At this moment, even if he knew the danger in Anxi, Pei Min could only choose to watch from the sidelines.
The lesser of two evils!
After resting in place for a day, Pei Min dealt with the trivial matters in the army unhurriedly, and was not moved by the leaked news of Wei Chi Guan.
The soldiers recovered some physical strength, and the lightly wounded soldiers were bandaged, Pei Min was divided into two divisions, one stayed to take care of the seriously injured patients, continued to clean up the unsorted battlefield, and the other began to march to the four towns of Anxi.
Pei Min's marching speed was not fast, and he still focused on rest and recovery.
But just when Pei Min was about to decide on his next move, he received a message from Xiao Bolu for help.
Lesser Bolu is an ancient state in the upper reaches of the Indus Valley in the Ladakh region of eastern Kashmir, and is a major transportation route between the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, and the western and northwestern regions of the Tibetan Plateau.
The place connects Tibet, Tianzhu and the Tang Western Regions.
Therefore, if the Tibetans want to be invited into the Western Regions, Xiao Bolu is the only way for them.
As early as the early years of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, King Xiao Bolu was not busy because he was oppressed by Tibet, and personally entered Chang'an to express his submission. Because Xiao Bolu is the main road for Tubo to attack the four towns of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty, it will be saved.
Zhang Sili, the deputy envoy of Shule, led 4,000 troops from the Western Regions to rescue and repelled the attack of Tibet.
Since then, Xiao Bolu has always become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.
Pei Min personally met with the envoy and said with a little astonishment: "Are you sure that Tubo is going to attack Xiao Bolu?" ”
The messenger of Little Bolu is a tall and thin man named Su Lost, and his identity is still the prince of Little Bolu.
Su Chengli pleaded: "The great Marshal of the Tang Dynasty, it is true. The Tibetan army marched towards Xiao Bolu, there were too many of them, and we were not opponents at all. ”
Pei Min's first sight was not Su's defeat, but Zhang Xiaosong.
When Zhang Xiaosong was in Anxi in the past, he had contact with Xiao Bolu.
Zhang Xiaosong nodded, convinced of the identity of the envoy.
Pei Min groaned slightly: "Hehe, this time it's a trick, it's interesting, interesting, haha......"
A series of strange words came out of Pei Min's mouth.
Zhang Xiaosong and Su were all at a loss.
Pei Min smiled and said: "Don't worry, prince, you go back boldly, I promise you." If everything you say is true, little Bolu will not be attacked. As long as you stay in the city, within ten days, the Tibetan soldiers will retreat. ”
said that he didn't give Su a chance to explain and understand, and let people send him out.
Zhang Xiaosong already knew about Wei Chi's crazy moves, and he was also a little dumbfounded: "It shouldn't be, Tubo has Khotanese support, and it is easy to capture Xiao Bolu." How can it be slower than us, even if they are not as bold as Pei Shuai imagined, and go directly to Gaochang, at least now they should take Xiao Bolu and occupy Khotan! ”
Pei Min's mouth curled higher and higher, and said: "Wei Chi is a clown fool, and if the Tubo people play suspicious tactics again, they have no intention of confronting me head-on." If I am not mistaken, the original purpose of the Tubo was to use Wei Chi Wei to attract our attention and set his sights on our weakest points. ”
Zhang Xiaosong used his soldiers ruthlessly, reacted instantly, and lost his voice: "Shazhou, Guazhou!" ”
"Not bad! Avoid the real and the virtual, avoid the Western Regions where the army is gathered, and attack the weakly defended Guazhou...... I transferred the soldiers of Lianglong to the Western Regions, Hexi is naturally empty, this hand, play wonderful! ”
Pei Min didn't seem to be very worried about the situation in Guazhou, but smiled and said, "You said that Wei Chi Wei knew the truth, would he be angry?" ”