The fiasco of the Tang army in the southern expedition caused it, blowing like the wind in all directions of the Tang Dynasty.

The defeat of the front-line troops can be concealed, and Nanzhao and Tubo took the opportunity to invade Yunnan and plunder the wealth of the people, which cannot be concealed at all.

Whether it is the people or the officials, when they hear the news for the first time, their first reaction is fake news, just joking.

After confirming the truth, I couldn't help but get into turmoil.

The Tang Dynasty won for too long, and it suddenly suffered such a fiasco, and I didn't know what to do for a moment.

Pei Min is the border commander of the great northwest, and he can't interfere in the war situation in the south, but he cares about the situation in the south, and the defeat of Zhang Qiu and Qiong reached Guzang at the first time.

Pei Min was gathering the members of the shogunate under his command at that time: Zhang Jiuling, Li Linfu, Yuan Luqian, Wang Changling, Wang Zhilian, Niu Xianke and others, and even Pei Chenlin, who Pei Min brought out from Pei's house.

This is also the rule set by Pei Min, and the work is summarized every six months.

This summary will help to improve the enthusiasm of the staff under his command and also help the various departments to cooperate with each other.

Having a harmonious and upward working environment is beneficial and harmless to the Hexi and Longyou shogunates.

At this important meeting, Pei Min made a rare gaffe.

How can you lose!

How can this be defeated.

Before the war, Pei Min estimated the situation, Nanzhao had just unified the six edicts, and the people were not convinced, and he was able to raise 10,000 soldiers, which had reached the top. And it was impossible for the Tibetans to support the army.

After repeated defeats, the morale of the Tubo army is low, and there is Wang Zhonghei eyeing Moliyi, and it would be very good to support 20,000.

What's more, Nanzhao did not have so many economic materials to supply 30,000 soldiers and horses for a long time, and the 20,000 reinforcements in Tibet needed to bring their own food.

It is not an easy task to bring grain and grass from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau across the Jinsha River into Nanzhao.

Tubo's own economy is not very good, and it is impossible to fully support Nanzhao.

Ten thousand, ten thousand reinforcements is the most suitable number in Pei Min's heart.

The 60,000 well-equipped elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty against the 20,000 allied troops of Nanzhao and Tubo were all hanged and beaten no matter how you look at it.

How can it be defeated?

And it was a fiasco, almost annihilated.

Zhang Jiuling, Li Linfu, Yuan Luqian, and Wang Changling were also dumbfounded, and they all looked at Pei Min with a little uneasiness.

Pei Min looked at the battle report in his hand, and with his military strategy, he couldn't understand it, and he was confused.

"What is this hit?"

What does it mean to drive straight into Cangshan and Erhai Lake?

What does it mean to be on standby under Taihe City?

What is Zhang Qiu and Qiong inexplicably attacked?

Messy?

Pei Min had a feeling that his brain was not enough, and it seemed that his IQ had been lowered.

Deliver the report of the battle to the people.

Pei Min said angrily: "Playing like a stupid pig, commanding like a stupid pig, didn't you already warn Zhang Qiu and Qiong to be careful of Tubo, how did you give Tubo a chance." ”

Sun Zhoudao: "It was completely blinded, when the Tang army first entered the territory of Nanzhao, the king of Nanzhao begged Zhang Qiu Jiedu to make peace in a pleading tone, saying that if the Tang army did not retreat, he could only ask for help from Tubo." Zhang Qiujie's envoy also kept Tanma staring at Tubo, and there was no news of Tubo sending troops, and the border between Nanzhao and Tubo was quiet. Therefore, the envoy of Zhang Qiu Jie thought that Tubo did not dare to send troops and was unwilling to move troops for the sake of Nanzhao. In fact, Tubo had already sent troops, and when I gave the order to march south, Nanzhao and Tubo had already reached a secret alliance. ”

"The Tubo army was divided into pieces and entered Nanzhao in batches. Nanzhao is mountainous, and more than 10,000 Tubo troops are hiding in the mountains, waiting for the Tang army. Three months before Zhang Qiujiedu's envoy sent Tanma, Tubo was already in Nanzhao. ”

"The so-called letter of seeking peace is a blind method, which makes Zhang Qiujiedu think that Nanzhao has not yet asked for help from Tubo. Xu is because of Xian Yu Zhongtong's victory, so that Zhang Qiu Jie is careless. After all, the former army has achieved such brilliant results, and he is called the commander-in-chief, but he has not even seen the shadow of the enemy. ”

Pei Min was speechless, and a feeling of powerlessness also appeared in his heart.

At this moment, Pei Min suddenly felt Zhu Yunwen's feelings.

Zhu Yunwen's Wen Taowu strategy naturally cannot be compared with Zhu Di, but Zhu Yuanzhang left Zhu Yunwen a world.

As an anti-thief, Zhu Di was able to win against Zhu Yunwen, and the first hero was not the clever Yao Guangxiao, nor the generals Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng, but Li Jinglong.

Pigs can win battles, but people lose.

Pei Min really couldn't find superfluous words to describe it, expressing his feelings, just like a dog in the sun.

Seeing that Pei Min didn't react for a while, Zhang Jiuling, as the number one important minister under Pei Min, said with a solemn face: "Pei Shuai, we must do all the responses to the defeat of the Southern Expeditionary Army this time to minimize the loss." ”

Pei Min shook his head and said, "It's useless, no matter how you deal with it, you still have to come." The defeat of the Southern Army was by no means as simple as an ordinary defeat. If I'm not mistaken, now Chang'an and Luoyang have begun to mess up. All kinds of rumors and rumors are spreading, and the prestige of our DPRK will be dealt a serious blow as never before. This is already an unchangeable fact, and there is no hiding from it. Our second plan has completely failed, and even the third and fourth contingency plans can no longer be used. The whole layout, it's completely messed up. ”

The defeat of the Tang Army in the Southern Expedition was far from being as simple as eating a defeated battle.

Failure is not terrible!

With the heritage of the Tang Dynasty, it can withstand failure.

But public opinion after the defeat cannot be ignored.

Regardless of any righteousness boasted by the Tang Dynasty, this battle was an unjust war from the beginning.

The cause of the war was because the Tang generals raped and killed the princess of Nanzhao.

If the Don army wins, everything will not be a problem.

Whatever the reason, victory is right.

But the Tang army was defeated, and he was fucked instead of pretending to be forced.

Tubo and Nanzhao will not let go of this opportunity, they will announce the real situation to the world, let the entire Tang Dynasty, let all the vassal states of the Tang Dynasty, and let everyone in the world know the reason for this war.

The prestige and credibility of the Li Tang royal family will be seriously affected, which will involve Pei Min's strategy.

Pei Min's second strategy was to use the Frankish kingdom and the Persians to contain the Arabs.

But the Frankish kingdom and the Persians were not fools, and they would only be willing to take advantage of their interests if they were interested.

Pei Min's bargaining chip is the prestige and credibility of the Tang Dynasty, and now that the prestige and credibility of the Tang Dynasty has been hit, will they still believe in Pei Min's promise to them?

Even if you act reluctantly because of interests, you will have a different mind, which is not enough to achieve your goal.

There was silence.

Suddenly, Pei Min slapped the case, stood up and said: "Give up all the original plans, and now we will adopt the fifth set of countermeasures!" ”

"The fifth?"

The Wenchen looked at each other, they only knew four sets.

Li Linfu couldn't help but ask: "When did Pei Shuai draw up the fifth plan?" ”

"Now!" Pei Min's answer was natural and extremely resolute, and he said loudly: "If you want to earn back the face you threw out, Nanzhao must fight, and the moment they attack Yunnan, it is already a never-ending situation." It is impossible for us to delay until Gaochang is ready, so we will strike first and take the initiative to provoke a war. ”