When Mosley Massa was formulating strategies and tactics, Pei Min was also thinking about what tactics to use to deal with Mosley Massa, the lion who came to the West.

Along the way, he was thinking about effective tactical play.

On the one hand, the Arabs have taken the initiative in the battle this time, and they have already taken the advantage before they meet.

If it weren't for the outstanding performance of Feng Changqing, Gao Xianzhi, and Wang Zhonghe, who disintegrated the overall plan of Arabia, the Western Regions would now have the possibility of falling.

On the other hand, the amount of troops mobilized this time is too large, and the total strength of the enemy and us adds up to more than 400,000.

And that's not even counting the logisticians......

Such large-scale battles are not absent in the history of ancient warfare.

However, such as Emperor Yang of Sui's second crusade against Goguryeo, the Battle of Weishui, the Battle of Qin and Chu, the Battle of Julu, and the Battle of Pengcheng all have one thing in common, that is, one side has an absolute advantage.

Like the Tang Dynasty and Arabia, it is rare to see such a balance of strength.

Pei Min's Hexi and Longyou armies were the most powerful ace armies of the Tang Dynasty, and Moslemassa's lion army was also the top fighting force in Arabia.

In the face of such a large-scale, but equally powerful two sides.

There is very little room for the implementation of the strategy, not to mention that Mosley Massa is also a battle-hardened general, and his subordinates are capable.

Where could there be obvious flaws that people can take advantage of?

Pei Min thought about it all the way and found that he couldn't think of any other good strategy except for a tough battle with Arabia.

Sun Ziyun: "The upper army is strategic, the second is the enemy, the second is the army, and the next is to attack the city." ”

As a last resort, Pei Min really didn't want to do the thing of "cutting down soldiers".

Although Pei Min knew that casualties on the battlefield were inevitable, all he thought about was to bring back as many soldiers as possible.

"Pei Shuai!"

When Pei Min was looking at the topographic map of the Western Regions, the news came from outside the tent that Li Linfu wanted to see him.

Pei Min waved his hand and asked the guards to invite Li Linfu into the account.

"Sit!" Pei Min has always retained a certain habit of rivers and lakes in private, and he is very casual, and asks Li Linfu to find a place to sit down by himself.

After he sat down, Pei Min said, "Lin Fu is not in the Qiuzi Protectorate, what are you doing on this front line?" ”

Originally, all government affairs in Anxi were in charge of Yan Gaoqing.

Yan Gaoqing is Pei Min's earliest confidant, and he is also one of the most trusted people, and his administrative methods are transcendent. But he is also trapped in Tuozhi City at the moment.

Anxi was slack in government affairs, and Pei Min transferred Li Linfu to the Western Regions to take charge of Anxi affairs, temporarily replacing Yan Gaoqing's position.

Yan Gaoqing and Li Linfu are two different types of people, the former treats people sincerely, has the ability to learn from the past and the present, has a wise mind, and convinces people with morality. This virtue is not the virtue of Confucianism, but the great virtue of Zhao Guanghan and Huang Ba who truly serve the country and the people.

Li Linfu is good at conspiracy, calculation, and political struggle.

If Li Linfu wants to be like Yan Gaoqing, he will be convinced and loved by the people of the Western Regions, and Li Linfu will not be able to do it in his life.

But if you want to make the nobles of the Western Regions frightened and awe-inspired, you have to be a man with your tail between your legs, and you have to be Li Linfu.

At this extraordinary time, Li Linfu is the only person in Pei Min's heart who can suppress the political scene in the Western Regions.

Li Linfu said with a smile: "Pei Shuai, don't worry, you have swept all the big names in the Western Regions to the front of the battle in one fell swoop, where will the remaining group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals be the opponents of your subordinates?" The subordinates only used a little means to make them obedient. The subordinates use the head on their necks as a guarantee, Pei Shuai fights on the front line, and there will be no problems in the rear......"

"I believe in you!" Pei Min nodded: "Say it, you came from thousands of miles away, won't you just talk about this!" ”

Li Linfu said solemnly: "Naturally not, the subordinates are here to offer advice to Pei Shuai, and the subordinates are always worried about the battle situation. ”

Pei Min was worried that he couldn't think of a good idea to face the enemy, and when he heard this, his spirits were greatly lifted, and he said: "Lin Fu actually knows about military affairs? Come on! ”

He was a little surprised, and it was not a day or two since he came into contact with Li Linfu.

For this traitor through the ages, Pei Min boasts that he has a certain understanding: when it comes to grasping the current situation and gaining insight into people's hearts and human nature, no one in the world can match him. On the one hand, I like to go off the rails with a sword, and I also have a certain level. But in military affairs, he has seven tricks and six tricks, and he has no ability.

Li Linfu actually came to offer advice, which really surprised Pei Min, but he didn't despise it, and listened carefully.

Li Linfu said: "Where do subordinates know what military affairs, but they have a little superficial view of the current predicament. The subordinates don't dare to get an axe, not to talk about the military, but to talk about people's hearts and human nature. The great Confucian sage Xunzi once said that human nature is inherently evil......"

Pei Min couldn't help frowning, and complained in his heart: "Your great sage has just said such a thing." ”

However, for Li Linfu's illiteracy, Pei Min has long been used to it and doesn't care.

Xunzi said that "the likes and dislikes, joys and angers, sorrows and joys of sex, are called feelings", and he believes that food, color, joy and anger are people's innate temperament, which is inevitable and common to people. Both "gentlemen" and "villains" are the same, and at the same time show that benevolence, righteousness and morality are acquired by what they have learned, done, and done.

Xunzi's original intention was to guide people upward, but Li Linfu's misinterpretation seemed to be as if Xunzi thought that there were no good people in the world.

Li Linfu continued: "Now the key to Arabia's logistics lies in Tochar, how much does Pei Shuai know about Tochar? ”

Pei Min was fully prepared and said: "Tocharian is the westernmost country in the Western Regions, formerly known as Great Xia, and since the beginning of the Dynasty, it has been called Tocharo, which is not only a national name, but also a place name, and it is a clan that has existed for a long time. It was ruled by the Persian Empire, the Alexander Empire, the Greek Kingdom of Bactria, the Sakha and the Great Moon Dynasty. The Turks and the Sassanid Empire of Persia joined forces to defeat the Bada Empire, and the Tocharian homeland was then owned by the Turks. In my early years, when I was traveling west towards Master Xuanzang, I passed through Tocharo. It was only later that Turgish and Tocharian became enemies, and I chose Turgish because of the Byzantine relationship. As a result, Tocharian turned to Arabia and has been contributing to Arabia ever since. This time, the Arabians were able to surprise the city of Tuozhi, and Tocharian also contributed a lot. ”

Li Linfu said: "According to the understanding of his subordinates, all the grain and grass in Arabia are transported to the front line by Tocharo. ”

Pei Min said: "This is nature, we have food and grass to worry about, how can they be useless?" The logistical baggage of the 200,000-strong army is astronomical. Without a stable grain route, how can we do it? In order to avoid Byzantine raids and disturb the grain routes, transportation from Tocharian territory was the only way, safe and fast......"

Li Linfu continued: "In other words, as long as Tocharian surrenders to my Tang Dynasty, won't it be equivalent to cutting off the grain route of the 200,000 Arab army?" ”

Pei Min had already thought about this, shook his head and said: "Unrealistic, Tocharian has a very close relationship with Arabia, and it is not easy to cut off their contacts...... Unless there's a special way! ”

He looked at Li Linfu thoughtfully......