Chapter 360: Use soldiers like gods

Zhang Pian has made up his mind, and no one can stop him.

Without the permission of Emperor Li Heng, he used troops against Tibet without authorization, which of course was a bit taboo. But the great "chaos" is coming, and when Li Heng gets the news, it is estimated that An Lushan will also rebel against the Tang Dynasty, and at that time, it is difficult to say whether Li Heng can still take care of Longshuo.

As for the An Lushan rebellion, after the rebellion was quelled, in fact, it was not up to Li Heng to settle the score.

On June 18 of the first year of Zhide, it was the time when the weather on the Qinghai Plateau in Tubo was suitable, and the border between Qinghai and Tubo in Longshuo was full of gunsmoke.

Ge Shuhan, the governor of Hexi, personally led 20,000 troops to move with great fanfare, attacked the northern line of Tubo, took the lead in taking the two forts of Tubo, and fired the "first shot" of the Tangbo War launched by Zhang Xuan.

At the same time, Yang Lian led an army of 20,000 troops from the Shaliu River to the south of Feichuan, burning and killing and plundering along the way, so that the Tibetan herdsmen who were chasing water and grass grazing fled in despair.

Li Guangbi led an army of 40,000 people, bypassed Zhaling Lake, and rushed to Namu Lake with lightning speed. The 80,000-strong army invaded Tibet, and the momentum was so great that there is no need to say more.

When the news reached the Tibetan royal court, the Tibetan magnates were terrified and panicked.

At this time, Trisong Detsen rushed to the city of Rakha. Trisong Detsen used a few days to ascend the throne and claim the throne, and then did his best to stabilize the situation in the city, and ordered the cavalry of the Tubo army to divide into three routes to meet the Tang army.

Zhang Xuan's battle was launched too suddenly and incredible.

There were a total of 80,000 Tang troops on the front line of Longshuo Qinghai, and Zhang Xuan actually ordered 60,000 of them to be dispatched, leaving only 20,000 people to defend it.

Although Zhang Xun suggested that Zhang Yan transfer the Shenwu Army and Guo Ziyi's Flying Tiger Army to the west to assist in the defense, Zhang Xuan did not agree.

Zhang Pian's move seems to be very risky, but it is actually as stable as Mount Tai.

On the one hand, the three-way army either feinted or rushed, stirring up the situation in the entire Tubo, and with the current strength of Tubo, it is simply unable to attack Tuyuhun's hometown. It is unlikely that Trisong Detsen would abandon the city of Luo and attack Qinghai instead:

On the other hand, taking a step back, even if the Tubo people invaded Tuyuhun's hometown, they would be in Zhang Xuan's arms.

He had already ordered the three-way army and horses, if the Tubo people raised troops to attack, they would dodge the gap, let the Tubo people drive straight in, and then the three-way army quickly encircled, and the future enemy was annihilated on the spot in the Tuyuhun hometown.

Therefore, in this battle, Zhang Xuan Chengzhu has the chance to win in his chest.

The only drawback is that such a large-scale war consumes a lot of money and food, and for the Longshuo army that is about to go out to quell the rebellion, it is somewhat stretched in terms of logistics.

Fortunately, there are all provinces in the world, state capitals and counties that continue to transport grain and grass to Longshuo, which somewhat solves Zhang Xuan's urgent need.

End of June.

Tri Song Dezan sent the general Duo Lin to lead an army of 30,000 to block and meet Li Guangbi's army on the north bank of the Huotang River.

However, just when the military horses under Duolin's wrong bid were like rainbows and were ready to fight to the death with the invading Tang army, Li Guangbi suddenly ordered the army to pull out the camp overnight and march westward, avoiding Duolin's wrong military horses and advancing without a fight.

By the time Dolin reacted, Li Guangbi's army had turned back to the east again, and took three granaries, two forts and axle bases in Tibet.

Li Guangbi's army "pressed" the west gate of Luoqi City, Qi Lin Wrong City.

When the news came, the city of Logos shook.

Although the situation was not out of control under the iron fist of Trisong Detsen, many Tibetan magnates quietly fled from the city with their families.

This kind of thing is like this, as long as one person escapes, countless people will follow.

Every day, Tibetan magnates of all sizes secretly flee the city, and the atmosphere in the city is very uneasy. As soon as Trisong Detsen saw that the situation was not good, he immediately issued a lockdown order, and all those who fled from the royal court were killed.

After Trisong Detsen's soldiers and horses killed a group of people to make an example, the escape gradually stopped.

But the Tibetan nobles who remained in the city became more and more uneasy.

The Tang army claimed that the 100,000 army attacked Tubo in three ways, and Li Guangbi's department had penetrated deep into the periphery of the city, if the Tang army was ......, many Tubo magnates did not dare to imagine, if the Tubo royal court was occupied by the Tang army, even if it was a temporary occupation, it was also an unbearable burden for the Tubo Kingdom.

Although Trisong Detsen was a little caught off guard, he did not panic. On the contrary, he felt a little excited to "set sail and not gangsters", thinking that Zhang Xuan was crazy this time, and he actually raised such a heavy army to invade Tibet. If An Lushan gets the news, he will definitely immediately raise troops to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, and at that time, let's see how Zhang Xuan ends!

In Trisong Detsen's view, as long as An Lushan raised troops, Zhang Xuan would definitely collect troops to quell the rebellion, and at that time, Tubo would be able to launch a large-scale counterattack, not only to recover Tuyuhun's hometown in one fell swoop, but also to get a share of the rebellion in An Lushan.

Therefore, on the one hand, Trisong Dezan sent troops to meet the Tang Dynasty Three-Way Army, and on the other hand, he adjusted some military horses and prepared to defend the city of Luo.

He was waiting for An Lushan's rebellion.

His thoughts cannot be said to be wrong, but in fact, once he heard that Zhang Xuan raised troops to start a large-scale war with Tubo, An Lushan would undoubtedly say that Trisong Dezan had misjudged the situation, and the Tang army claimed to be a three-way invasion of more than 100,000 troops, but in fact, only Li Guangbi's 40,000 people were really used for combat.

Zhang Xuan's more than 100,000 troops who were really guarding An Lushan did not move at all.

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Lingzhou, Yongning Palace.

Zhang Xuan sat down to review many files, and suddenly looked up at Zhang Xuan, who was sitting below, and smiled, "Lord Zhang, is there any movement over there in Tubo?" ”

"According to the military order of the prince, the actions of the three-way army in Tubo are reported every day, and they are urgently reported to Lingzhou by Hezhou. According to the military report, Yang Lian is currently operating in the Feichuan area, and not long ago he took a Tibetan fort and annihilated more than 2,000 Tubo troops. ”

"The Governor of Geshuhan personally led the army to feint on the northern line of Tubo, but did not engage the Tubo army and horses head-on, and was facing off in the south of the mountain."

"Li Guangbi's army bypassed Zhaling Lake and rushed to attack Namu Lake...", Li Guangbi avoided the Tubo army and horses, made a detour to the west, and "forced" to approach the wrong city of Qilin. Along the way, thousands of Tibetan soldiers and horses were annihilated, and more than ten Tibetan granaries and forts were burned. It is reported that the king of Tibet, Trisong Detsen, is gathering troops and horses to defend the city of Luo, preparing to fight to the death with our army. ”

Zhang Xun said softly with some concern, "Lord Wang, in the opinion of the lower officials, Li Guangbi's army has gone deep into the hinterland of Tibet alone, and since the current results are brilliant, if you see a good situation, you will accept it and retreat to Liangning Prefecture." lest you fall into the siege of the Tibetan army and horses, guide uh", ""

Before Zhang Xun's words were finished, Zhang Qiu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lord Zhang, the troops of ÷ and Tibet are scattered, and the Tubo garrison on the front line of Luo Some City will not exceed 50,000 people. Even though Li Guangbi could not win, there was no problem in retreating. ”

"Trisong Detsen wants to hold on to the city of Luo and fight to the death with our army?" A sneer appeared at the corner of Zhang's mouth, he groaned for a moment, and suddenly waved his hand, "Lord Zhang, quickly pass on this king's military order, and order Yang Lianbu to slowly turn back to the west, and advance dozens of miles a day." Tell Yang Lian that he should make a big fanfare, the bigger the momentum, the better, and he can choose to fight head-on with the Tubo attacking army and horses at a suitable time and a suitable place! Victory is not allowed to lose! ”

Zhang Pian's voice was generous, and Huo Ran got up, his eyes blazing.

Zhang Xun was stunned, and immediately understood Zhang Xuan's strategic intentions. There was a bright light in his eyes, and he bowed to Zhang Xuan, "The prince uses soldiers like gods, strategies and tactics are interlocking, ghosts and gods are unpredictable, and the lower officials admire him to the core." ”

Yang Lian was originally a mobile suspicious army, but the battlefield situation was changing rapidly, and it could be adjusted at any time according to the situation.

It was absolutely impossible for the Tubo people to allow Yang Lian's troops to advance westward smoothly, attack with Li Guangma's army on both sides, and form a siege of Luo Qicheng.

Trisong Dezan will definitely split a heavy army to stop Yang Lian. Yang Lian chose the opportunity to fight with the Tubo military horses, and the victory was enough to disintegrate the confidence and courage of the Tubo military horses.

Of course, there is also the possibility of defeat and defeat.

But even if it is a defeat, it doesn't matter, it will not affect the overall situation of this battle.

Yang Lian's troops had no choice but to retreat to Qinghai, anyway, this march also played a role in the deployment of suspicious troops and the purpose of containing a large number of military horses in Tibet, and relieved a lot of pressure for the frontal battle between Li Guangbi and Trisong Detsen.

Zhang Xuan smiled indifferently, "Lord Zhang has an overreputation. Soldiers, treacherous ways. Although this king can't talk about reading military books and war strategies, he also knows the truth that soldiers are not tired of deceit∨ my lord, let's fight with the Tubo people, not only to fight for military strength, combat power, but also for brains. ”

Zhang Xuanyang pointed to his head, "My brain is pretty good." The crux of the matter is that the brains of the two generals, Li Guangbi and Yang Lian, are better.

This king absolutely believes that Li Guangbi and Yang Lian will turn Tubo upside down! ”

"As for An Lushan's rebellion...... Master Zhang thinks that with An Lushan's one beard, he can lead an army of ten thousand blades to change the dynasty and usurp the country as the king? It's hard to climb! No matter how strong An Lushan's rebels are, no matter how big the movement is, it will not become a climate in the end, at most it will be small and ugly! ”

But if the Tibetans were given a chance to breathe and recuperate, the Tibetans would soon become tigers and wolves. Therefore, this king would rather take advantage of the sick body of the tiger in Tubo to take its life first, and then deal with the rebellion of An Lushan! ”

"If this battle is successful, half of the territory of Tibet will be included in the territory of our dynasty"... In the future, if the time is ripe, even if the time is ripe, even if it is to destroy Tibet, it is not impossible, does Lord Zhang think so? Zhang Xuan's voice was awe-inspiring, but he was full of endless confidence, and his face was bright.

Zhang Xun's face was pale, and he hugged his fists and said, "The prince is eloquent and strategic, and his plans are far-reaching, and he is ashamed of himself." (To be continued)