Chapter 176: Together (4)
Fortunately, Li Wei's edict saved many people from a disaster.
What is the most in Lingxi, horses!
And there are many good horses in it, since they choose to go to Lingxi, most of them are mainly grazing, who can't ride horses, adults carry the elderly, women hold children, ride horses and run away. There were some grass markets in the rear, and there were some merchants and craftsmen in them, but they were also given plenty of time to escape.
The people were not harmed, but Wang Bo was dumbfounded. The people of Lingxi have been saved, but what about the horses, at this time, they only care about fleeing for their lives, who will drive the horses back? I really don't know how many horses there are, but there are 150,000 of them registered alone, as well as a large number of cattle, sheep, camels, mules, and donkeys. What kind of damage will this alone cause? Hurriedly wrote a fold and reported to Chang'an with a fast horse. Fortunately, in the past few years, several roads leading to Chang'an have been expanded, and the speed of mutual communication is faster than before. []
But I don't understand, the Tang Dynasty is so powerful, Tubo has eaten the gall of the leopard?
On Qinling was also forced to make the next move.
After many years of getting along, I finally realized the little queen mother's soft wrist, especially the peace she miraculously brought from the Tang Dynasty. I don't understand why the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who was very tough on diplomacy, agreed to so many conditions for her?
In fact, Qinghai did not fight, and agreed to reopen the trade route and salt road, and also promised to make peace!
After coming back this time, the prestige of the little queen mother was unmatched.
The power of the military state continued to be in his hands, but many ministers defected to the Empress Dowager, and the older Zampu grew, the more people defected. But he still can't get up, this little queen mother respects him very much and is very polite...... No matter what he wants to do, he will not object, even if he disagrees, just a few euphemisms.
Does he dare to do it?
The Queen Mother ...... him so much If you do it, Tubo can tear him up and down!
But the actual suffering can only be known by oneself.
Peace brought great benefits to the Tibetan people, but the more peaceful he was, the lower his prestige became, and many people even said that he had no tricks. Therefore, he needs a war.
But I didn't dare to move...... In the first few battles, he was not considered to lose, and the relative sacrifice, the Tang Dynasty was far more serious than himself. But the country is big, there is money, there are people, and Tubo can't fight anymore. I didn't dare to move...... It wasn't until Wang Zhu came to Qinghai and made the people feel that he had a chance. To fight a war, we must also rely on the will of the people. The will of the people is also the key to determining the outcome of a battle. But he still didn't dare to move, because he couldn't lose anymore.
However, another opportunity came, and the Tang Dynasty turned all its elite soldiers to that Frank. If it weren't for the envoy from the Tang Dynasty, I really didn't know that there was such a country in the world. Then he discussed sending troops to levy the friendship between Silla and the Wa Kingdom. It seems that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty focused his attention on the northeast direction.
Still not at ease, he 'sent countless scouts' and quietly came to Qinghai, and sent countless scouts to infiltrate the Tang Realm. I didn't see anything unusual, so I decided to send troops. At this time...... After years of recuperation, Tibet has regained its vitality and has an economy and army to use.
It is not to occupy Qinghai, but to target the livestock of Lingxi and take these livestock back...... Distribute it to the various nobles, and you can win their support for you. And the chosen location is a disputed zone. As for the consequences of the bow, it is a big deal that the remnants of Qinghai Tuguwang will suffer another injury. What's the American system? It has long been disabled, and now Tubo is still counting on this remnant? The Tang Dynasty army is coming, let's run into the deep mountains and old valleys. It was an internal affair, and the queen mother took care of the mess. Could it be that the Tang Dynasty army was able to hit the Tibetan Plateau?
Troops were dispatched.
The 100,000 carefully selected Tubo troops were divided into two routes, all the way from Fuqi City, all the way from Chihai, and attacked to the north of the sea. Of course, this time the dispatch of troops was opposed by many people, including the Queen Mother. It's stressful. But now the harvest is also very big, even looking at the Tang Dynasty soldiers and civilians fleeing in a hurry, he is interested in Lingdong and Hedong, after years of development, it has become a rich drinking area, and the Tang Dynasty did not levy much tax, so that the people have accumulated a lot of wealth
But he is not a rough man, and while sweeping in Lingxi, he sent a large number of scouts to infiltrate Lingdong.
Qinghai is in chaos at this time.
Just when Wang Zhu had no owner, the guards outside came in and reported: "Pu Guogong asks to see." ”
That is, Wang Fangyi, who was successively promoted to the prince of the county and the prince of the country because of his military merits. The reward can not be ambiguous, but it can not be indiscriminate, in the past ten years, only six people have been promoted to the national duke, Hei Tooth Changzhi, Wang Fangyi, Li Jinxing, Qi Xinming, Li Jinxing died, that is, because of military merits and promoted to the national duke only three remaining. In the past, there were some people who inherited the ancestral Guogong, because of Xu Jingye's affairs, Li Wei wrote a book, all those who attacked the duke, every other generation fell to a duke, originally the national duke, demoted to the county duke, originally the county duke, demoted to the marquis.
There are only two people who praise Wenchen, one is Wei Yuanzhong and the other is Di Renjie. The other is the Dule King Ashina Daozhen on the desert.
"Hey, didn't he go to the Franks?" Wang Bo is very strange.
But no matter what, this brother came, just right.
Walked in! Wang Fangyi was wearing a civilian's clothes, including the guards around him, all of them were civilians, Wang Bo was very strange: "Why are you ...... like this?" ”
"Don't ask, just take it."
Wang Bo bowed down to receive the book, and his heart was even more strange, not long after he sent out the emergency report, why did the court book come down. Wang Fangyi read out the book, that is, Qinghai affairs, and Wang Fangyi presided over it.
After reading the book, Wang Bo asked the question in his heart.
The process is very complicated, and some of them are not even clear to Wang Fangyi. Over the years, Li Wei has been quietly keeping in touch with the Wulu clan. Including the mentality and trends of Qinling. In fact, the Wulu clan also needs this war, if it continues to develop, on Qinling's own compulsion, it means that before his son grows up, he will have to do it. Strength is not only the hearts of the people, but also military power. Therefore, Li Wei needs to do some cooperation.
Regarding Qinling, Li Wei is also like a fish in his throat. In history, almost more than 400,000 Tang Dynasty troops were buried in his hands, and the decline of the Tang Dynasty military during the Wu Zhou period, and even further afield, the bane of the Anshi Rebellion...... This person is the most important source.
Without the constraints of the Tibetan occupation of Qinghai, would the Tang Dynasty send elite soldiers to Qinghai and the Western Regions, so what Feng Changqing could mobilize was only some people? Even if Li Jing came, he couldn't fight well with only the people's husband.
He is also following the old path in the history of the Tang Dynasty.
How many troops were stationed in order to defend Qinghai? It's really not okay not to be stationed. Seeing that he fought several battles with him, he used the strongest army, the strongest generals, far more powerful weapons than in the history of the Tang Dynasty, and sufficient economy and preparation...... Meticulous planning, people's desire, that point is no better than the original history of several victories. But as a result, every battle was a miserable victory, and in terms of actual attrition, every time the battle was completed, one side surpassed the other side.
This person does not remove ...... Always a trouble. Even Qinghai has no way to recover it.
So he made a lot of arrangements, including the ** array of Hezhong, and even sat back and watched Wang Zhusheng turn Qinghai into a mess.
He sent many brave generals to the Franks. For example, Xue Ne, Xi Fenglei, Guo Yazhen, Tang Xiujing, Wang Gao, Zhang Zhiyuan, as well as Yang Xuanji, who performed very well in Xiazhou, and Li Kaigu, who stood out in several battles of the Khitan people in support of the Tang Dynasty, this person's courage surpassed Luo Wuquan and Xin Chenghe. Li Wei was overjoyed when he saw it, and he was awarded Zhonglang General...... Let him serve the imperial court.
It's the ...... of talent There are also many wars, and they will eventually be conspicuous.
But he doesn't know if the famous general Li Guangbi in later generations can still appear after his change.
These people were all sent to the Frankish race.
But Li Wei has Li Wei's intentions...... After the changes in Tibet this year, the death of Qinling is no longer harmful. Either how can we persuade the Wulu clan to come to Chang'an, let the son recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors in a righteous manner, and convince the Tubo people.
The latter is more difficult...... But there is no danger in the war.
Militarily, five years later it was the Japanese prisoners and Silla...... At that time, the national strength was stronger, and the water conservancy was almost repaired, either there were only some tail works, or the maintenance of Juntong, which was a must, any water conservancy, not often Juntong, sooner or later would be blocked. There will also be a surplus in the treasury. I immediately wrote a letter, saying that the subjects of my country are against it, you can fight it yourself, we don't care about the Tang Dynasty, and then use some provocation methods, and the two countries will fight more fiercely.
Then it will be even more difficult to conquer after five years.
Turning his head, it was Liaodong.
The development of Liaodong will inevitably have conflicts with the Han Ju people, and Han Ju is a little better at the end of the ticket, but he is afraid of the black water Han Ju. The place is colder, the terrain is inhospitable, and the race is strong. At this point, the Franks are similar to Liaodong, the weather is cold, and the race is tall.
Let these rising stars go to train and practice.
This is the most important arrangement, until the Qing Dynasty, Liaodong was still the Great Northern Wilderness. It must be developed, so that all the people will get off their horses and engage in agricultural production, their lives will be better, their character will be loyal, and the court will be easy to manage, coupled with the research and development of sharp weapons one after another, and reduce the threat of cavalry, then the border harm in the north will remove the heaviest wing.
Either the prairie north of Yinshan Mountain, that is no rule of law.
If you want it to stop, it will never be possible, unless the gun and the weapon appears, and the horse riding will not work, this can be honest. In this regard, Li Wei really doesn't understand, why can this land produce the world's most powerful army one after another? Is the soil and water difficult?
However, the most important people stayed, Hei Tooth Changzhi, Wang Fangyi, and even the elderly Qi Xinming, all dispatched this time. However, they all secretly came to Qinghai, Songzhou and Suliang. There is also a favorable condition, the establishment of the military affairs supervisor has indeed cultivated some military talents, but they have not reached the height of Wang Fangyi, but after several years of military training, plus some actual combat, they have all become qualified middle-level generals.
However, a few people did not appear in one place, Wang Fangyi presided over Qinghai affairs, Heizhi Changzhi went to Songzhou, brought some troops, entered the foot of Jishi Mountain, and joined the party departments, passed through the Jiuqu Military City, and blocked the rear of the Tubo people, Qi Xinming led the warriors selected from the countries of the Western Regions, as well as the elite army of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions, and sent 1 ...... of troops. It turned out that there was also a plan, which went straight to Wuhai from the end of the road and completely cut off the back road of the Qinling. But it was vetoed, the trapped beast was still fighting, once the Qinling was forced to be urgent, this person went crazy, and the Tang army would suffer extremely heavy losses. Besides, this time the big defeat, didn't the Lu clan grow up jealous, and can he let go of the opportunity?
Qi Xinming's younger brother Qi Xinguang sent Liangzhou, and was also awarded the county prince for his merits, and the two brothers were the princess, and they were beautiful.
The other roads mobilized large armies, but only Lingdong did not move in order not to alarm the Qinling. However, it is not that there is no army, many people in Qinghai are for the people in peacetime and soldiers in wartime, and the number of government soldiers assigned to the military department has reached 70,000, not counting the party departments.
Wang Fangyi explained the situation in general, and then said: "The matter of my coming to Qinghai cannot be publicized, and on the surface, you will continue to preside, understand?" ”
It's like a child.
I really look down on him from the bottom of my heart, how can such a person be the prime minister, I am afraid that he is one of the worst candidates in the past ten years of governance.
He didn't know about Li Wei's relationship with the Wulu clan yet. He who knows will not say it to him, much less to others.
He didn't know that his granddaughter was Li Wei's daughter-in-law. Then just a peace affair was given the post of prime minister, and it was over.
"Yes." Wang Zhu didn't dare to support Wang Fangyi in front of Wang Fangyi, who was both civil and military.
On Qinling is very well prepared, but at this time, the intelligence has a limitation, not like the later collection, what is discovered, a phone call, oh, immediately know. So when I got first-hand information, I was still from Lingdong, and I didn't see the problem.
So he continued to lead the army to sweep, harvested Dafeng, and followed Qinghai to the east and west, with many livestock and wealth every day, and continued to bet on Dafei 1" and then to Tubo itself.
Li Wei had long expected these losses, but as long as he killed this person, what would he say!
August came, the war began, the three most outstanding generals of the post-Tang Dynasty starlight era, and also the three princes, finally had a tragic battle in Qinghai and the Qinling.