Chapter 65: Exhaustion
Of course, Yan Gaoqing is not a saint, but a pious Confucian disciple, and a descendant of Yangong Yan Hui.
Yan Gaoqing's most brilliant thing is that he understands what the people need and desire.
This is also the reason why Confucianism can monopolize all the sons and hundreds of schools.
The most brilliant place of Confucianism is benevolent government, which closely links the righteousness of the people with the selfish interests of the superiors.
Those who have won the hearts of the people since ancient times have won the world.
That's true!
Yan Gaoqing acted generously and benevolently in the Western Regions, closely linking the interests of the people in the Western Regions with the victory or defeat of the Tang Dynasty. Let the people of the Western Regions clearly realize that as long as the Tang Dynasty can win, their lives will be able to get greater benefits from it.
On the contrary, once the Tang Dynasty fails, the Western Regions will be ruthlessly enslaved by the Arabs, and lose faith and freedom.
Driven by their own interests, the people of the Western Regions today have unprecedented support for the Tang Dynasty.
At this point, Pei Min had to admire his confidant's superb methods.
Nodding approvingly to Yan Gaoqing, Pei Min continued: "We took advantage of the winter to reclaim thousands of acres of fields and cultivate them. On the day of harvest, it can solve many problems of grain transportation. In the near future, we will get an additional batch of supplies, and in terms of logistics, we can rest assured. ”
Where did the extra supplies come from, he didn't elaborate, but turned to Li Linfu.
"Lin Fu, the kings of the Anxi countries also praise you, and I have written down your great achievements here. As soon as this matter is settled, you will be commended for your merits. I see that you are particularly experienced in dealing with the affairs of the Western Regions, combining rigidity and softness, and attaching equal importance to grace and power. In the future, the Western Regions will be your main battlefield, and I believe that with your talent, one day, it will be okay to pay homage to the prime minister. ”
Pei Min said something he didn't believe.
Li Linfu was convinced, and his heart blossomed, but his face was not revealed, but he looked righteous and awe-inspiring, and said: "Serving the Tang Dynasty, Li is broken, and he will not give up." ”
Pei Min almost believed what he said.
But no matter what, with Yan Gaoqing and Li Linfu here, Pei Min can sit back and fight in front of him without worry, which is also undoubted.
Yan Gaoqing needless to say, his character is noble, and he is destined to be a loyal minister like Zhuge Liang, but Li Linfu has to give him some sweetness in order to make this traitor more powerful.
Spring in the Western Regions is not necessarily warmer than winter.
In winter, the Western Regions is dry and cold, and the temperature is low, as long as you take sufficient measures to keep warm, it is not a big problem.
However, spring is the season of ice and snow, and the heat on the surface is absorbed by the ice and snow.
The heavens and the earth were damp.
Although the temperature is warm, there is a chill that pierces the bone marrow, which makes people extremely uncomfortable.
The bedding that I slept on at night felt wet, as if it had been soaked in water.
It is impossible to imagine the hardships of war without experiencing it for yourself.
The battle situation is also as Pei Min imagined.
Mosley Massa, who suffered a loss, finally realized that he was wrong.
He attached too much importance to the duel with Pei Min and cared too much about the outcome of the two, but instead fell into his own obstacle and lost.
When you wake up, you don't care if you win or lose in the moment.
As soon as the food and grass were ready, Mosley Massa immediately launched a strong attack on the Kabul River.
Compared with the previous offensive, it is completely different.
The shouts and killings on the Kabul River are incessant day and night.
If it weren't for Pei Min's psychological preparation, he would have transferred the coalition forces of the Western Regions and the Beiting army and horses early in the morning. With Mosley Massa's terrifying offensive, Pei Min had the illusion that he could survive ten days, which was amazing.
In terms of attacking and attacking, Mosley Massa is indeed very good.
There is still the Kabul River, and if there is no Kabul River, the Arab army will be restricted.
Pei Min even doubted whether he could survive a month......
After all, the Arab soldiers are all strong soldiers, and only 40,000 of Pei Min are the real elite, and Feng Changqing's Anxi army is not long after it was formed, so it is slightly inferior, and as for the coalition army of the Western Regions, it is even inferior.
Unless Wang Zhonghe's 100,000 Hexi and Longyou soldiers and horses are transferred to attack Tubo, Pei Min will never fight a field battle with Mosley Massa.
Relying on the Kabul River, although the Tang Army fought hard, and the river beach changed hands many times, it was able to resist and there were no major problems.
Pei Min's mind flew to Qinghai Lake, and he thought in his heart: "The loyal heir should launch a counterattack." ”
Wang Zhongsi held on for a winter, and as a hot-blooded militant, he held back for a winter.
On the first day after melting the ice, he vented his anger.
The soldiers pointed directly at the Qinghai pasture.
Wang Zhongsi was extremely flexible in his use of troops, and he did not attack the easy to defend and difficult to attack Fu Qi City, but bypassed Fu Qi City to attack the military horse farm in Qinghai Lake.
Qinghai Lake Military Horse Farm and Tubo are of great significance, and Dazarugong can only go out of the city to fight.
Wang Zhonghe's talent in field warfare is excellent, not to mention that the 100,000 troops given to him by Pei Min are all strong pawns of Longyou and Hexi, and the courage of the soldiers is the best in the world.
Although Dazarugon is capable, he is no rival.
Although he bought time for the terracotta to retreat, he lost more than 10,000 soldiers.
Wang Zhongsi did not attack the city, but wreaked havoc in Qinghai Lake, and kept forcing Dazarugon to fight a field battle with him.
For a full month, in the face of Wang Zhongsi's whimsical tactical play, Dazaru Gong was forced to be overwhelmed and unable to sleep.
Dazarukon, who had not slept well for several days, dragged his tired body around the barracks.
Seeing that the morale of the soldiers was good, I was quite relieved in my heart, and I also had a little envy.
Ignorance is a blessing!
Except for Dazarugong, few people in the entire Qinghai Lake can comprehend Wang Zhonghe's power.
Wang Zhongsi's attack seemed to be chaotic and arbitrary. In fact, each blow contains a deep meaning, destroying the overall economic structure of Qinghai Lake.
Qinghai Lake is the economic lifeline of Tibet, rich in salt, iron, grain, horses, cattle, sheep, coal and other daily necessities.
Life on the plateau is inseparable from the resources of Qinghai Lake.
Wang Zhonghe's incessant attack on the resources and sites of Qinghai Lake was tantamount to controlling the economic development of Tibet.
Even if the Tang army returned empty-handed in this battle, Tibet would pay a heavy economic price, and it would be impossible to cooperate with the Arab Empire to attack the Tang territory in the short term.
In other words, even if the Tang Army's offensive failed, strategically speaking, it would be victorious.
Unless he can defeat the Tang army doing whatever he wants in Qinghai Lake in this short period of time, the situation in Tubo will make the Tang army unable to take care of himself.
The more he thought about this, the more Dazarugon admired Pei Min's strategic vision.
As long as Pei Min can hold the Arab offensive in this battle, the plan of the Arabs and Tubo to attack the Tang Dynasty will fail.
Shaking his head, Dazarugon stopped thinking about Pei Min.
At present, Wang Zhonghe, a monster taught by Pei Min, is difficult to deal with, where is the energy to care about Pei Min's existence?
Pei Min, let the lion of Arabia worry about it, his enemy is only Wang Zhonghe......