Chapter 470 What is the battle between the two armies, what is benevolence, righteousness, and morality

Tian Kexin's words made Zhang Xuan shocked.

Yes, if the Great Cannibal Soldiers divide into two ways, use the main army as a signboard to fake a shot, and then raise troops to bypass Tocharian to invade the Great and Small Boru, it can indeed constitute a big disaster. Although this move did not directly outflank the rear route of the Chinese Western Expeditionary Army, it could also achieve its goal by invading the Great and Small Bolu and then threatening the two provinces of Tibet.

If this is the case, the Chinese army is not only a problem of being exposed to the enemy on its back, but also a huge hidden danger of "backyard fire".

Zhang Xuan was negligent in this point, if it wasn't for Tian Kexin's reminder, his thinking would have fallen into a fixed situation, and he never included the two ways of Tubo in the list of those who are easy to be attacked by the Great Food.

Zhang Xuan secretly broke out in a cold sweat.

He looked at Tian Kexin and sighed lightly, "Kexin's words, it's really a thousand pounds." ”

Tian Kexin smiled softly, "Your Majesty, in fact, this is just a guess by Kexin, and the big cannibal may not do this." Of course, it is not surprising if the big food really sneaks up on the big and small Bolu, since our army can take the initiative to find the country, it is actually normal for the big cannibal to aim at the big and small Bolu. ”

"It is imperative that Your Majesty immediately inform Yang Lian and order Yang Lian to reorganize his army and fight to strictly prevent the attack of the Great Food Army and Horses. As long as Yang Lian can keep the soldiers and horses out of the big and small Bolu, it can be regarded as a great contribution to the imperial court. Tian Kexin said softly again.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

But he looked up and muttered, "Passive defense is not necessarily the best policy. As long as there is a hidden danger of Tocharo, the big cannibals can sneak attack Anxi or Tubo at any time, and ∞ it is better to let Feng Chong and Yang Lian each send 10,000 troops to march into Tocharo, and strive to destroy Tocharian in the shortest possible time and cut off the back road of Da Shi. ”

Tian Kexin's good-looking Liu Mei'er raised, and after a little thought, she objected, "Your Majesty, Kexin thinks that it is not appropriate to send troops to Tocharo at this moment. First, the situation in Anxi is not stable, Zhuhu is unstable, and Feng Chong's soldiers and horses need to sit in Anxi and must not leave without permission: second, the situation of the two provinces of Tubo is also roughly the same, if Yang Lian sends troops to attack Tocharo, the remnants of Kexin's Tubo will be ready to move. Third, the main force of our army should fight the big food, and consume a lot of heavy grain and grass. ”

"Tocharian borders Anxi and Tibet, although the population is hundreds of thousands, but the country is poor and the people are weak and the soldiers are outnumbered. On the other hand, even if His Majesty sends troops to destroy Tocharo, once our army is defeated by the hands of the Great Eater, Tocharian will rebel again. ”

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Tian Kexin bowed solemnly.

Zhang Xuan has always been decisive in doing things, and he is very assertive and courageous. Although there are good generals and ministers like Guo Ziyi by his side, because the emperor almost never makes mistakes, it can be said that he has won a hundred battles, so everyone has gradually developed an almost blind worship, blindly obeying and rarely singing the opposite tone in front of the emperor.

Wu Kexin should talk about it, even if it is not a representative of people who often disagree with Zhang Xuan. Of course, this also means that Tian Kexin has unique insights and has her own distinctive personality.

Zhang Xuan was stunned and groaned.

He felt that Tian Kexin's words were very reasonable, although he didn't think that taking Tocharian would cause a big mess, but it was best to surrender without a fight, since it was better not to send troops.

As soon as he thought of this, he laughed aloud, "What Kexin said is extremely true, but I didn't think it through. According to your words, put aside the Tocharian matter for the time being, and let's concentrate on the battle of the Great Eclipse, and strive to solve all the problems in one battle. ”

The emperor's decree was sent to Anxi and Tibet.

In fact, even if Zhang Xuan did not issue an edict, Yang Lian of the two provinces of Tubo has already made various preparations to deal with the sneak attack of the Great Cannibal soldiers and horses☆ Lian is not idle in Tubo, he is always concerned about the situation of the battle ahead, and at the same time he understands the emperor's strategic intentions, after the battle with the Great Cannibal, the last object of the Western Expedition is Tocharo. Therefore, he led an army of 20,000 to sit in the big and small Bolu, as long as the emperor gave an edict, he would lead the army into Tocharo, and then make immortal military exploits.

The big and small Bolu have been connected with the two provinces of Tubo as a whole, and have become one state and two counties in Pingkang Province.

Yang Lian was preparing for war in the big and small Bolu Tun, and suddenly got a report from Tanmalai that there was a big food army and horses entering Tocharo, and there seemed to be signs of invasion of Anxi. But Yang Lian is keenly aware that I am afraid that the real object of the big cannibal is not Feng Chong of Anxi, but the big and small Bolu where he Yang Lian is sitting and even the Tubo two Dao behind the big and small Bolu.

The emperor put him in the two provinces of Tibet, and he had a great responsibility. If the big cannibals are allowed to invade the two provinces of Tibet, he will be a sinner of the imperial court☆ Lian did not dare to slack off, and immediately mobilized troops and horses, built forts on the periphery of the big and small Bolu, and waited for the battle.

And Feng Chong of Anxi also got the news, Feng Chong's current strength in Anxi is a little stretched, but considering the threat of the invasion of the Great Food, he still ordered the general Gu Lan to lead an army of 8,000 south to Yu Yu to prevent the sneak attack of the Great Food Army and horses.

At the same time, the emperor of the Chinese Western Expedition who urgently reported the fire to seek the country was leaving.

On October 13, the belated main army of Dashi still arrived at the front line of the outer periphery of Huoxun Country, less than 100 miles away from the main battlefield arranged by Zhang Xuan. Nearly 200,000 cavalry troops marched with great momentum and shook the sky, and the smoke and dust filled the sky, and half of the sky was dyed yellow.

The soldiers of the Great Food were all fanatical religious militants, and neither the high-ranking generals nor the low-level soldiers actually took the Chinese Dynasty army seriously. In the eyes of the Great Cannibals, the empire of the East was almost synonymous with barbarism and backwardness, although silk and porcelain tea from the East had become a popular resource for the upper class of the Great Cannibals.

The supreme commander of the Great Food Army and Horse is nominally the great nobleman and general Meng Bai, but in fact it is the Minister of Great Food, Ebule, who personally sits in charge.

The Prime Minister, also known as the Vizier, was the second largest nobleman and powerful under the Caliphate. Eblé had always regarded the East as his private domain, and this time the Eastern Empire dared to invade his territory, of course, he was furious, and personally led the army to the expedition, to give the Orientals a little color.

This time, Ebler had made up his mind. Not only to recover the land of the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu, but also to further occupy Anxi and Beiting, and then plot against the flower world of Dongtu.

The caliph had promised that if Ebul could conquer this large territory, he would be crowned king of the East and the great empire of the East would be included in his personal domain.

Ebule came with a lot of momentum, but Ebule was not a brainless man. Unlike the Great Caliph, he had an in-depth understanding of the Eastern Empire, and knew that this Eastern Empire was not comparable to the small states of Persia or Tocharo, but had a deep background and had to be heavily armed.

Therefore, this time, Ebule mobilized 200,000 elite soldiers and horses, and also divided 20,000 troops to circumnavigate Tocharo, preparing to wait for an opportunity to occupy the big and small Bolu, plotting to Tubo, and stabbing the back of the Chinese dynasty. The 200,000 elite army is almost out of the country for Da Shi. Therefore, this war attracted the attention of the whole country, and almost all the nobles and commoners turned their eyes to the East, this mysterious and ancient country.

Those who came with the Great Food Army were nearly 10,000 Great Food Merchants and their entourage, and even more than 1,000 Great Food upper-class nobles, who formed a viewing group.

Ebule was very cunning and prudent, and under his control, the Great Eater soldiers and horses marched slowly and steadily, lest they fall into the ambushes and traps of the Chinese dynasty.

In this way, a pocket array arranged by Zhang Xuan in advance may be in vain.

On the top of the line tower, Zhang Xuan summoned the generals to convene an emergency temporary military meeting.

As for how to attract the main army of Dashi into the ambush circle, Guo Ziyi and others expressed their opinions∨ Xuan listened quietly, although what everyone said made some sense, but none of them hit the nail on the head.

Seeing that the emperor frowned and was silent, Chen Tong, who was standing behind him, hesitated for a long time before he said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the minister has a suggestion, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

At present, Chen Tong stayed by the emperor's side as a marching strategist and an ordinary subordinate officer in charge of logistics, and did not have a formal official position.

Zhang Xuan glanced at Chen Tong and said lightly, "You can tell me about it." ”

"Your Majesty, after the minister heard about the Great Food Army, there were nearly 10,000 caravans and thousands of Great Food Nobles watching the battle, in the minister's opinion, why don't you let General Nan Jiyun lead the Shence Army to bypass the Great Food territory and attack from behind, quickly fight and decide, and kill the Great Cannibal by surprise......" Before Chen Tong's words were finished, he was interrupted by Lei Wanchun disdainfully, "Nonsense! Avoiding the Great Food Army and attacking the unarmed caravans, you can also say this kind of bad idea, it is simply a loss of the dignity of my Chinese state! ”

Chen Tong's face turned red, and he hugged his fist to Lei Wanchun and said, "General Lei, the so-called big things are not informal, the two armies are fighting, and it is inevitable that they will be injured." Besides, Xiao Ke said that it was not a slaughter but an attack, and if he could rob the nobles of the big food, it would be even more wonderful. ”

Lei Wanchun pursed his lips, very disapproving.

In terms of Lei Wanchun's values, he prefers to fight with real force, and prefers to fight with the big food and big saber against the sword and gun, the spearman against the general, and the so-called conspiracy and trickery are disdainful. What's more, Chen Tong proposed to attack the caravan and the noble viewing group of Dashi, which seemed to Lei Wanchun to be almost a bit inferior.

Chen Tong opened his mouth, and seeing that his proposition did not seem to be supported by everyone present, he couldn't help but hang his head in some disappointment and said no more.

What he means is that by attacking the Great Food Noble Observation Group, even if it is really killing a few Great Food Clans, as long as it can put pressure on the commander of the Great Food Army and Horse and gain a strategic advantage, it is feasible On the eve of the military confrontation war, what kind of gentlemanly demeanor and benevolence, righteousness and morality are really nonsense.

But he knew that he was now "a body of sin." "I don't have the confidence and qualifications to argue with the generals in power like Lei Wanchun, so I don't have the heart to make this statement. (To be continued.)