Chapter 389: A dilemma
Wu Zetian's original intention was to let the three-way army only advance two or three hundred miles this summer, mainly to lure the enemy to gather troops, but he didn't let them rush forward like a bulldozer!
Today, Heiya Changzhi and Li Duozuo have already fought over Jishi Mountain, which means that the Qinghai region and the upper reaches of the Yellow River in later generations have all fallen and returned to Zhoutu.
Wei Yuanzhong was even more excessive, and he had already reached under the nose of Luo Qicheng.
Originally, the march route arranged by Wu Zetian for the Southern Route Army was a route to copy the back road.
Wei Yuanzhong is equivalent to a strategic detour back to the backyard of Tibet, and his march route is the longest.
However, who would have thought that Wei Yuanzhong would be so wild? One of the people who copied the back road, but he was the fastest to enter the army, and he was about to hit the Tubo King City.
Now the problem is in front of Wu Zetian, what should I do? Fight again? Or a retreat?
Then fight, that is, let Hei Tooth Changzhi and Li Duozuo continue to move forward and join Wei Yuanzhong to learn some of the city.
According to their current morale, they may capture the royal city of Tubo in one fell swoop and destroy Tubo.
But the question is, what if you can't do it all at once?
After all, it is the royal capital, and Tubo will resist with all its might, leaving no room for it.
What if the three-way army can't fight quickly and is dragged down by the city? That's it!
You must know that it is difficult to fight in Tibet, and the plateau climate can make the soldiers who passed from the plains lose half their lives.
It is already a miracle to be able to achieve the current results.
But once it is dragged by Tubo and enters winter, the even colder weather will bring a fatal blow to the three-way army.
Reason told Mrs. Wu that she couldn't take this risk.
The three-way army cannot be allowed to take another step, or even stick to the spot, it should be withdrawn, and it should be fought again in the next year.
After all, in the past, the Central Plains army used this strategy, starting a war in the spring and retreating in the autumn to ensure that the soldiers would not be attrition due to the bad weather.
This is also the safest way to do this.
However, if you say that you want to push forward only two or three hundred miles, then you will retreat, and you will retreat, and you will not feel distressed.
Now it's all under the city of Luo, and then it's back?
Why is Mrs. Wu so unwilling?
To fight or not to fight, to advance or to retreat?
For a moment, he hesitated and fell into a dilemma.
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The civil and military officials in the court and the old ladies of the military are almost the same, whether they advance or retreat, and it has also become a trend of disagreement.
The faction seeking stability and the old lady have the same idea, if they can't fight quickly, the 400,000-strong army may not survive the spring of next year.
"Your Majesty!" This faction is dominated by Li Xian, Wu Chengsi, Wu Sansi, Cen Changqian and others.
"The left and right have abundant military funds, and they can retire and recuperate, and fight again next year. Why do you have to take a dangerous path? ”
And the main battle faction is also very loud, led by Di Renjie, Lu Songzhi and others.
"To put it lightly, if the army is withdrawn at this time, all the Tibetan departments will have precautions in the coming year, and it will be difficult to take the royal capital directly like this time."
"Your Majesty! A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, don't hesitate!! ”
"Your Majesty!!" This time, Master Cen was not with Di Renjie.
"It's cold in Tibet, and it's already snowing in September. In another month, the mountains will be covered with heavy snow, and it will be difficult to move an inch. The time left for the three-way army to attack was far less than expected. ”
"Definitely!" Di Renjie waved his hand and said, "Luo Qi City is different from the Central Plains City, the defense is very loose, and although it is the royal capital, it cannot be self-sufficient. ”
"Even if our three-way army can't be attacked for a long time, we can cut off its supply, repair the village and hold it, and trap the Tubo people in the royal capital."
Li Xian said: "Then what about our army's supplies?" ”
Li Xianfei is a mediocre person, and he hits the nail on the head with a word.
"Our Third Route Army is not only defeated by the cold winter of the plateau, but also has a longer and more difficult supply route than the Tubo people!!"
"After winter, the heavy snow closes the four fields, and the grain and grass may not be transported. What to do? ”
What Li Xian said was extremely important, and the ministers were stunned, and some were even moved by what he said.
Di Renjie also lowered his head and stared, thought about it carefully, and raised his head violently and said, "Has His Royal Highness the King of Wei forgotten the military rations offered by Mu Ziji?" With this ration, the matter of grain and grass should not be worried. ”
Wu Zetian: "......"
Wu Zetian's brain hurt, and he said in his heart, it is better not to discuss it. Now the two sides are arguing, and there is no result.
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"Why don't you ask Mu Zijiu in Chang'an?"
Shangguan Wan'er on the side suddenly said a word, and the old lady was stunned.
"Mu Zijiu?"
"Hmm!" Shangguan Wan'er nodded, "This person has unparalleled wisdom and scheming, and sometimes has strange schemes, whether he advances or retreats, maybe Mr. Zijiu has different opinions." ”
Wu Zetian thought about it, yes! That little bastard doesn't look usually cunning, but he's still a little useful in business, maybe he can do something?
"So... Just ask Mu Zijiu! ”
Yes, as soon as these words came out, all the civil and military officials below were not happy.
You can't beat Mu Zijiu for everything! Otherwise, what do you want us to do?
Besides, there are two choices now: retire? Or marching?
Both choices have reasons for implementation, and both have pros and cons, he Mu Zijiu can fly, and he can't escape these two choices, how? Can he still play with flowers?
Even Di Fat couldn't help but be jealous, why is it Wu Laojiu again? (Nonsense!) He is the main character. )
Now, Di Fatzi doubts whether the old lady knows Wu Ning's identity, otherwise no one can be like now, everything will be wiped out, right?
And then again, even if you own your son, you don't have such a call, so you will remember hatred!
But there was no way, as soon as Wu Zetian's golden mouth opened, he issued an edict to ask Mu Zijiu, that is, to ask Mu Zijiu.
Everyone has to wait and see what new things this scheming Mu Zijiu can have.
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The old lady's will was quickly whipped to Chang'an, Wu Ning took the order and looked at it, and asked about the war in Tibet?
Princess Taiping saw it, and she was a little upset for Wu Ningming:
"The Mother Emperor is really, why did this kind of problem come to you again?"
With a look of disgust, "Dilemma? This is the real dilemma, and you don't like anything to mention. ”
Wu Ning smiled indifferently, "Is it difficult?" ”
Taiping frowned, "Isn't it difficult?" ”
"It's not hard for me to see at all!" As he spoke, Wu Laojiu took the pen and paper in his hand, "You can fully understand it in just four words." ”
"Four words?" Taiping speechless, see what you can.
However, Wu Ning really only wrote four words on the paper.
Fold it into the envelope and put it in the folding box, "Send it back to Your Majesty!" ”
"It's... That's it? ”
Taiping was stunned, she saw those four words clearly, "What do you mean?" ”
Wu Ning laughed, "With Your Majesty's ability, you can see it at a glance!" ”
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Luoyang, the capital of the gods.
This question is the will of Mu Zijiu, once it goes back and forth, even if it is urgent, it will take more than half a month.
In the past half a month, the dispute over advance and retreat has not stopped, but has become more and more noisy.
When Wu Ning's recital was put into the old lady's hands, Di Fatzi and Master Cen were still arguing below.
"That's it!!" Old Lady Wu had a sad face, but these courtiers didn't let her stop for a moment.
"Can you make me clean for a moment?"
“......”
“......”
Everyone stopped talking, and Fat Di pouted directly:
What is a moment of purity? Isn't it Wu Laojiu who replied to you?
Let's see how this thing responds.
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