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Surrounded by everyone, Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan entered the forest. After going deep into the forest, you will see a large clearing and a lane in the forest. The 25,000-strong army hid in the clearing in the forest, and dozens of lanes were used as connecting passages to form a hidden military camp that could not be seen at all outside, which made Wang Yuan full of praise.

Everyone sat down in Li Mi's military tent and talked about the idea of this military camp in the forest, and as Wang Yuan expected, this was exactly Ge Luofeng's idea. In fact, Li Mi and Ge Luofeng arrived here with their troops and horses three days ago, but they did not see any trace of Wang Yuan's army, and Li Mi did not dare to expose the army to the eyes of the Tubo people, so he stayed in the valley more than ten miles away from the city of Luji. Ge Luofeng spent a day on this hillside with his soldiers and horses to open up a clearing, and after setting up a camp, the army all entered this forest and hid in the military camp.

Ge Luofeng was very proud, pulled Wang Yuan's sleeve and said, "How?" Isn't this a good idea? Until now, the Tibetans knew nothing about our arrival. ”

Wang Yuan picked his fingers and praised: "It's really wonderful, but it's a pity that even we can't find any trace of you, and I almost turned around and went back." ”

Li Mi stroked his beard and said: "It's no wonder that the old man didn't dare to send too many scouts to find out the news of the army, because he was afraid that the scouts would be discovered by the Tubo people and expose our traces." However, during the day, we have a lookout post high on the rocky slope of the hillside, and we can have an unobstructed view of the movement under the city of Tibet, and we will know as soon as the army arrives. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Don't care, old general, you did the right thing." There are more than 40,000 Tibetan soldiers and horses in the city, and if you are discovered, you will be attacked, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Li Mi arched his hand and said: "Thank you for your understanding, but I don't know where the marshal's soldiers and horses are?" Are they all west of the city? So far this evening, the sentry on the hillside has not reported the arrival of soldiers and horses. ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said his concerns about not marching from the south bank of the Jinsha River, and at the same time briefly explained the situation of taking Yak City after sending troops from Bison City.

Li Mi heard Wang Yuan talk about the process of capturing Yak City in half a day and annihilating most of the 10,000 Tubo soldiers and horses in Yak City, and said in astonishment: "I said that the big man came so early, and I thought that the big man would be a day or two late to arrive, but it only took half a day to break the Yak City, which is really admirable." ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "It's not fast, no, I'm also worried that you will be attacked by the Tubo soldiers and horses of the city after you arrive early, and I still count on your supplies." ”

Ge Luofeng patted his chest and said, "What kind of heart do you have?" This time, I'll be in charge of delivering logistical supplies to you, and there's no room for error. In fact, you are too worried, even if the Tibetans find our traces, what can they do? Do they dare to go into the woods and fight us? In the mountains and forests, one of my Nanzhao soldiers and horses can beat ten of them. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Uncle, it's not me who strikes you, it's just an expedient measure to hide the camp in the mountains and forests." If you do, you're doomed. ”

Ge Luofeng was unconvinced: "What? Do the Tibetans dare to go into the mountains and forests to fight? ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "Why do you need to go into the mountains and forests? A fire will burn out, and you will have nowhere to flee. With such a dense mountain forest and pine and redwoods, do you think you can escape? ”

Ge Luofeng was suddenly dumbfounded, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his body. It turned out that the forest barracks that he was proud of had such a big loophole, and if it really ignited the mountains and forests, it would indeed be a big disaster. Some people may be able to escape, but the supplies, wagons and horses are probably all destroyed in the fire.

Wang Yuan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't blame yourself, this strategy is still successful, but there is no consideration." Teach you a trick, the forest barracks fire attack only needs to cut a firebreak dozens of steps wide around the barracks to sit back and relax. ”

Ge Luofeng smacked his lips and said, "Be taught." It's still my brother-in-law's thoughtfulness. ”

Everyone laughed, Li Mi actually broke out in a cold sweat, realizing that he was not thoughtful, but he didn't want to mention these more, so he diverted the topic and said: "According to what the marshal said, the army is still on the north bank of the river, so don't you have to find a way to cross the river?" ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said: "That's true, we need to build a bridge over the river to let the army cross the river and converge." This needs to be done immediately. There is no need for a bridge that is too strong, which would be too much of a waste of time. The traces of the army have been known to the Tubo people, and the Tubo people have been on guard when they come, and the movement of our army from Yak City here is probably known to the Tubo people, and their reinforcements are probably on the way to come. Therefore, it is necessary to take the city as soon as possible to ensure that the army can gain a firm foothold. ”

Li Mi nodded and said: "Dashuai, the old man immediately ordered the logging to build the bridge, and the location of the bridge thought that it was better to be near the left, so that it was easy to take wood to build it." ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "It's very good here." ”

Li Mi said: "The old man has a request, it will take at least two days to build a bridge, and I hope that the army on the other side of the strait will not move." The Tibetan soldiers and horses in the city will pay close attention to the movements of the army, and if the army moves in advance, they will know that the army intends to cross the river, and they will send troops along the coast to follow the intention of sniping. Wouldn't that have found our tracks and undermined my progress in building bridges? ”

Wang Yuan smiled and nodded: "The old general is very thoughtful, and what he said is very true. The army will only march after the bridge has been built. However, the old general's words reminded me that we can use the whereabouts of the army to attract the attention of the enemy, catch him by surprise, and annihilate some of the Tibetan defenders before the siege. ”

Li Mi was surprised: "What's the plan of the handsome?" ”

Wang Yuan whispered something, and Li Mi and Ge Luofeng clapped their hands and praised: "Good strategy, you will definitely be able to catch them off guard." ”

In the early hours of the morning, Wang Yuan and Gongsun Lan embarked on their way home. Princess Aluo insisted on following the Hui army, and Wang Yuan also missed her very much, so he also relied on her. It was not difficult to get back to the other side of the rope, but when Ah Luo returned to the mountains and forests, she changed people, and climbed between the cliffs with ease, and it was not difficult for her to climb along the rope to the other side. It was Wang Yuan who was cumbersome, but it was not as light as the two women, and it took the longest time to climb back.

It was already dawn when they arrived on the other side, and the three of them rode back to the army camp, while Song Jiangong, Liu Jun and others were already waiting anxiously. For the next two days, the army waited in place, and every day the soldiers could look at each other from a distance across the river and the soldiers and horses who came out of the city opposite to reconnoiter the movements of the Tang army. Across the river, no one can do anything to the other, and the Shenwei cannon with the longest range is far inferior to the opposite riverbank, and they can only insult each other for fun.

The defender in the city of law was the defeated iron blade Sinolo under Wang Yuan's subordinates when he was under the city of Wangzhou, and after the defeat of the city of Wangzhou, because the prime minister Yi Xiang Yele was also in the army, so the prime minister Yi Xiang Ye Le did not hold him responsible, because it was Yi Xiang Ye Le who signed the so-called peace agreement with Wang Yuan. On the contrary, in order to block the mouth of the Iron Blade Signoro, Yi Xiang Yele said a lot of good things for the Iron Blade Signoro after returning to the city, and added a first-class official. reciprocated the favor, and the iron blade Sinoro and Yixiang Yele also spoke in unison, blaming the defeat of Netzhou on the sudden backlash of the Nanzhao clan.

After that, General Iron Blade lived a peaceful life, but every time he thought of the battle under the city of Netzhou, he was still terrified. In the past, he was happy to have the Tibetan soldiers and horses set out from the city of Yuqi to disturb Nanzhao and the Tang Dynasty, but after the defeat of Wangzhou, Iron Blade never fought this idea again. The young Jiannan Jiedu envoy left a shadow on him.

When a large number of soldiers and horses of the Jiannan Army were found on the north bank of the Jinsha River, Iron Blade was very worried about it for a few days. In particular, the news sent from the rear said that this group of soldiers and horses had captured Yak City half a day ago, which made the iron blade like a frightened bird.

The only thing that comforted Ironblade Sinoro was that the Tang army seemed to have mistaken the location of the city, and actually drove the soldiers and horses to the north bank of the river. There is no bridge to cross the river for hundreds of miles up and down the city. The only bridge that could travel north and south had already been ordered to be demolished last year when the army was defeated in Wangzhou. At that time, it was afraid that the Tang army would take advantage of the victory to pursue and attack the already empty Lvyu City.

In this case, it seems that the Tang army will not be able to touch a single hair of the city at all, unless they can cross the river. How could Ironblade Sinoro let this happen. So he issued an order to closely monitor the movements of the Tang army, and once the Tang army made a move to build a bridge, he would resolutely crack down. It was impossible to build a bridge on such a large river against the arrows on the opposite bank, and the iron-bladed general was convinced that the Tang army would not be able to cross unless it had wings.

The Tang army would either turn around and attack other cities in the interior of Tubo, or bypass from the Feidu Bridge, neither of which was something that Iron Blade feared, the former had nothing to do with the city, while the latter would take at least a month or two, and by that time he would probably have already stationed 100,000 troops in his city.