"Offense instead of defense!"

Guo Zhiyun's eyes stared at the land of Jiuqu in Hexi and remained motionless, in the past few years of succeeding as the ambassador of Longyou Jiedu, what he thought about was how to use all the resources in his hands to resist the attack of Tibet, and do his duty to defend the land of Jiedu. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The idea of counterattacking back, he had never thought of it. Because some of them are not in line with reality, the Tubo people do not have a fixed stronghold, and live with water and grass, and they do not have a town that cannot be moved away from the Tang Dynasty. And they are not mainly cavalry, the key is the defeat of the government soldiers. When it comes to the strength of soldiers, they are far from being the opponents of Tibet, and fighting a field battle with Tibet is no different from giving meat.

But now the situation is different, and the emergence of the conscription system has made up for the disadvantages of weak soldiers. Although Pei Min left the Ministry of War, the resource policy he left behind was enough to maintain the operation of the recruitment system.

The second round of conscription has been carried out smoothly, this time the imperial court has recruited 120,000 soldiers, and at the same time, it has also laid off 100,000 old, weak, sick and disabled government soldiers. The soldiers recruited are all under the name of the Long March athletes, and they are gradually filling the places.

Longyou's military situation was the most critical, and 30,000 places were obtained, and the source of troops was gradually put in place.

Guo Zhiyun personally inspected the quality of the soldiers, and looked at the majestic and high-spirited recruits, and the feudal official in charge of the military of one side was moved and almost cried.

The 30,000 strong sons and daughters instantly improved the quality of the Longyou Army by a large margin. Those old, weak, sick and disabled or ruffians who were used to replenish their numbers were all removed by Guo Zhiyun, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted.

The recruits have enough enthusiasm and fighting spirit, but what they lack is training experience. He also has a lot of capable people under his command, and training is not a problem. As for experience, it is not a good way to feed the war with war.

Thinking of this, Guo Zhiyun clasped his hands together and said, "Count me in!" In the past few years in office, I have been attacked by Tibetan thieves, and such good things are indispensable to me. If all goes well, as you said, there is a lot of room for operation. He looked at Stone Castle City and pointed to it.

Pei Min knew that Guo Zhiyun understood what he meant, and smiled indifferently: "As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves." As long as they have the heart, they can't prevent it for a lifetime. If there is negligence, you can bite off a piece of their flesh. Your Majesty is developing horse politics, and the horses of the various armies will be more and more abundant. When our cavalry rises up, the Hexi Jiuqu that we will stir up will be in the pocket of the imperial court. ”

The key to this raid and loot is to pay attention to timing. took advantage of the situation, and he didn't say much about this. Guo Zhiyun, as the envoy of Longyoujie, could not understand this basic truth.

Guo Zhiyun looked at Pei Min, who had a rough chest, and remembered that Wang Junyu showed a faint complicated expression, removed the distracting thoughts, and continued: "Our two armies can also cooperate with each other when they attack and harass, and launch a large-scale invasion without being true or false. Before their army gathers, come a ruthless one. Our harassment is not like theirs. They only wanted to plunder, and to avoid confrontation with the army as much as possible. But we can fight with their army and kill them with pleasure. When their army is assembled, they will go calmly. ”

"That's what Min means!" Seeing that Guo Zhiyun had already comprehended his true purpose, Pei Min said with a bit of excitement: "Their situation is different from ours, and the way of looting will naturally change. We are mainly towns, but they are scattered. They will spread out as much as possible when grazing, so as not to damage the vegetation ecology of a place and avoid running out of grass for the next year. We can take advantage of this weakness. Gather the strength of the two armies and be ruthless, but there is no need to do it every time. Do it at will, when you want to do it, when you want to do it, when you don't want to do it, you can attack freely. Make them scratch their heads and be unable to guard against them. I suggest that between Taozhou and Shanzhou, it is best to establish a carrier pigeon channel. Communicating with carrier pigeons is faster and more convenient. ”

Guo Zhiyun agreed without hesitation.

As the envoy of Longyoujie, Guo Zhiyun was able to get to today's position, all relying on his achievements to fight little by little, without any moisture. is far better than Pei Min in terms of experience, but Pei Min is well-informed and well-informed, but his strategy is above Guo Zhiyun.

The two discussed with each other about dealing with Tibet, and analyzed the pros and cons of Tibet.

Pei Min said: "Tubo is indeed strong, but it is far less powerful than in the eyes of the world. They also have times of great ups and downs, but they often shrink on the high mountains at times of great falls. The water and soil response of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is their natural barrier, which is beyond my reach. This has a chance for peaceful respite and development, plus the roots are still there, and it is naturally much easier to rise again. If you want to truly solve the problem of your henchmen, the key is not to be anxious, you must take it step by step. The first step was to capture Qinghai Lake, where there was also a water and soil reaction, but it was much weaker than in the depths of Tibet, and it was not unbearable. As long as it adapts to the climate of Qinghai Lake, it will gradually expand to the depths. To deal with Tibet, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. ”

In the Tang Dynasty, there was no such thing as altitude sickness, but it fought with Tibet for so many years. There is already a certain understanding of altitude sickness. It's just that science and technology are not developed, and I don't know why. It can only be classified as unadaptable.

Guo Zhiyun listened reasonably, nodded incessantly, and said: "I have personally experienced the water and soil reaction you said, at that time, I was the inspector of Yizhou Thorn Shi and Yiwu military envoy, and I went to Tubo with Wenxi Gong Pei Xingjian, that feeling, I really thought I was going to die." ”

Pei Min has already learned about the current situation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau through various channels, there was no Qinghai-Tibet Railway in the Tang Dynasty, and the altitude of more than 3,000 meters relied on two legs to walk, and people with weak physique could not bear it at all. Even if you are strong, you can't afford to exercise vigorously. Without a certain period of adaptation, even the Raptors have to turn into loaches.

They talked until the afternoon, unconsciously.

"Guo Gong!"

It wasn't until Wang Junyu came to urge that the two reacted.

Guo Zhiyun said: "What time is it?" ”

"It's not even four quarters, and the soldiers have been waiting for more than an hour!" Wang Junyu had a small complaint, and at the same time, with a little helplessness, he glanced at Pei Min worriedly.

Guo Zhiyun smiled: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I chatted too much with Pei Tingshi, and I completely forgot about this time." Only then did he remember that in order to entertain Pei Min, he specially called the soldiers under his command to accompany him, and hurriedly dragged Pei Min to meet the generals in Shanzhou City.

There were twenty-five people, and Guo Zhiyun introduced them to Pei Min one by one, and also attached some of their deeds.

Except for Wang Junyu and Pei Min, who has a certain impression, no one else has heard of it.

But Pei Min didn't dare to be careless, the Tang Dynasty has a large population, and no one can be sure if there is a dusty pearl among these people, just like Wang Haibin.

Corporal Lixian is a necessary attitude for superiors, Pei Min greeted him one by one and greeted him with a smile.

For Pei Min, the generals' favor is limited, even if they understand that the gossip outside is a trick of Tubo, they don't like it if they hear too much. Today, seeing that Guo Zhiyun attaches so much importance to Pei Min's visit, and Pei Min himself is in a high position without the slightest arrogance, he has changed his opinion and has a good impression.

Guo Zhiyun invited all the generals in Shanzhou to accompany him for a drink, and the so-called discord was broken in an instant.

After eating and drinking, Guo Zhiyun still has official business to deal with, and he can't accompany him.

Pei Min rejected Guo Zhiyun's proposal to hire a guide, and walked around Shanzhou alone, looking for the whereabouts of Jiao Chen and Wang Zhonghe.

Wang Zhongsi is upright and young, it is difficult to come out, the goal is to be the lively place in the city, and he randomly found a passer-by to ask, where is the most lively in the city.

The passer-by replied without thinking: "Chengbei Market!" ”

Riding a small chestnut hair, Pei Min went to the north of the city.

The north of Shanzhou is the place where the shops gather, the construction of this important town in Longyou is somewhat non-standardized, the shops are connected, there are countless small stalls at the door, and the pedestrians come and go very crowded.

Although it is unreasonable, it has a different flavor. In the Longyou area, it is indeed rare to see this crowded scene.

Pei Min was worried that Xiao Limao would be crowded and hurt pedestrians, so he walked with Xiao Limao, looking left and right all the way, looking for Jiao Chen and Wang Zhongsi.

"Brother Min, Brother Min!"

After crossing the street, Pei Min heard Wang Zhongsi's voice and looked up, but saw that Wang Zhongsi was waving vigorously at him under the high of a guard, and there were only a few guards beside him, but Jiao Chen was not beside him.

"It's not going to get separated!"

Pei Min was concerned about the chaos, and strode away from the crowd and walked over.

When he got closer, Pei Min hurriedly said, "Are you guys separated?" Where's your sister-in-law! ”

Wang Zhongsi didn't eat less of the dog food fed by the two, knowing that they had a deep affection, he hurriedly said: "Brother Min, don't worry, I will definitely take care of my sister-in-law." If it weren't for the safety of my sister-in-law, I would have come to you. ”

Looking at Wang Zhonghe, who was a small ghost, Pei Min touched his head and said, "Okay, tell me what's the matter?" ”

Wang Zhongsi danced and said: "In this bazaar, I found a hero, who is particularly powerful. There was a pedestrian whose horse was frightened, and he was rampage through the street, and almost hit his sister-in-law, when suddenly a burly giant man appeared and grabbed the horse's head, grabbed the horse's belly with one hand, and lifted the horse upside down with both hands......"

"I'll go!"

Pei Min was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but exclaim, and forcibly lifted the frightened horse high with both hands, which was much more difficult than lifting a dead object. I'm afraid that Li Yide lifted the stone lion back then, but that's it.

Wang Zhongsi was shocked even now: "That giant man is really unparalleled in divine power, and he has the demeanor of a bully holding a crown and Dian Wei holding a flag with one arm." What a warrior, as it should be! ”

Pei Min couldn't help but nodded.

Wang Zhongsi said: "Sister-in-law Jiao thanked the warrior, I specially asked, it turned out that he was a soldier recruited to Shanzhou. This kind of warrior should serve under a hero like Brother Min, and it is Qu Cai to defect to Guo Zhiyun. Hehe, I asked my sister-in-law to drag him down, and came to Brother Min to ask you to tell him and take him into account. ”

"Well done!" Pei Min touched Wang Zhongsi's head again and asked, "Do you know what his name is!" ”