Chapter 232: Confrontation
Time passed like flowing water, and it was three months in the blink of an eye. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
During these three months, Li Xian's Tang army and the Tibetan army of Garqinling launched a long confrontation, this confrontation was certainly not a simple confrontation, during which there were also many offensive and defensive battles, although most of these offensive and defensive battles were some small-scale operations, but there were also several large-scale operations.
However, whether it is a big war or a small war, the two sides seem to have agreed on it, and they are all up to the point, and there are very few casualties in these three months, and it looks like they are really competing for attrition.
But the calmer the situation, the more strange a sense of weirdness arises in people's hearts, the so-called abnormal thing is a demon, whether it is Li Xian or Garqinling, they are not ordinary people, no one will be willing to confront each other like this, in this way, they are all preparing to prepare their own back.
"Alas, when will such days end? Now it's just a confrontation, it's been going on for three months, the casualties of our army and Tubo in these three months are negligible, but the consumption of grain and grass is really too huge, if the king can't think of a way to win, it is estimated that the Garqin Mausoleum will be like last time to carry out a counter-strategy, and force the king back to Chang'an, at that time, I am afraid that my Tang Dynasty Western Xinjiang will let this Garqin Mausoleum to take what it wants. Gao Sheji, the captain of the pro-soldiers on the side, saw that the days were so dull, and he wanted to fight but couldn't get a chance, so he couldn't help but complain to Li Xian.
But seeing Li Xian laughed and said: "Sheji, the more at this time, the more we can't be impetuous, because although they seem to be safe with each other, but Garqinling is waiting for the opportunity, waiting for our army's slack heart and declining morale, in case it seizes the opportunity, or it can turn defeat into victory, in fact, until now, the enemy army has always occupied an absolute advantage, but I don't know the reality of our army, coupled with the previous defeat, the Tubo soldiers were afraid, so they didn't dare to attack rashly, but after these three months, I believe that the Garqin Mausoleum has also been touching the bottom of our army, but fortunately, the king has not fully demonstrated his strength, which makes the Garqin Mausoleum jealous, and he still can't find out the reality of our army, but according to my estimate, this time is indeed fast, in addition, the reason why the Garqin Mausoleum dares to be so unscrupulous must also have some basis. ”
"Huh? I don't know what the basis for this Garqin Mausoleum is? All his power is here. When Gao Sheji heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised and asked.
When Li Xian heard this, he smiled and said, "What kind of person is Garqinling?" This is the person who can instantly judge the situation and make the best decision, now that his main force is trapped, he will definitely dispatch the troops of the four towns of Anxi, and at all costs will return to help and relieve the siege, but the current situation is not up to him, because his military horses of the four towns of Anxi have been blocked by Wang Fangyi under Wuhai City, and if he wants to relieve the siege, it may not be a day's work, but although he knows about this, he does not dare to divide his troops to rescue, because with the current morale of the Tubo army, unless he personally leads the army forward, there is hope of victory, But he did not dare to take this risk, for if he left, his camp would collapse in an instant; Of course, the Garqin Mausoleum is by no means relied on by this one, otherwise he would not dare to confront our army so fearlessly. ”
"Huh? More than this? So what else is there? Gao Sheji couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this.
At this time, he could hear a middle-aged scribe in his forties not far from him, and said with a smile: "Actually, this matter is not difficult to guess, naturally this Garqin Mausoleum is going to recruit troops from the country on a large scale again, and send reinforcements to come, so as to compete with the king to win or lose, but according to the calculation of time, the reinforcements of Tubo should have been recruited, and they should be able to arrive in another month or two, which is also the main reason why the grain and grass of the Garqin Mausoleum have been robbed several times, but they have never withdrawn, right?" ”
"Huh? So that's how it was! Your Majesty, is the military advisor right? Gao Sheji looked at the scribe with a look of respect.
Li Xianyan nodded and said: "What Dr. Lou said is good, it is true, the reason why Garqinling does not retreat, first, after retreating, this battle is doomed to be fruitless, which will greatly reduce its prestige, and I am afraid that its status will also be shaken, these two are also his two dependents, but his two reinforcements want to break through the defense line of Wang Fangyi and Wang Xiaojie, it is definitely not easy, we should be most worried about at that time, but the most worrying thing should be that Garqinling will jump over the wall in a hurry and lead the army to besiege General Wang Xiaojie, so, We should always pay attention to the movements of the Garqinling army, and immediately send people to deal with it, so that General Wang Xiaojie will not suffer unnecessary losses when the time comes. ”
"But how can we deal with it in advance?" The "military division", that is, "Lou Dafu" named Lou Shide, is also a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, this person was born in Jiangdu County Lieutenant tired of moving to supervise the imperial history, this time Tubo attacked, Gaozong ordered to recruit warriors in Henan and Hebei, Lou Shide went to recruit with Wenchen, Gaozong was overjoyed, awarded the Chaosan doctor, and ordered him to go with the army.
Li Xian didn't know about it at the time, until he saw the roster later, only to find that there was such a talent under the account, and he was overjoyed to worship him directly as a military advisor.
Li Xian also knew everything about his military advisor, he smiled, and explained softly: "We just need to do this, General Wang Xiaojie will have a way to get out at that time, not only can we get out, maybe we can also direct an internal strife, hehe, but this matter needs to be kept strictly confidential, and even in order to inform General Wang Xiaojie about it, we need to go to great lengths to ensure that his spies will not find out." ”
Lou Shide also knew the meaning of the song when he heard it, and said with a smile: "Then we still use the same method, just be careful to easily avoid the spies of Tubo, and leave this matter to the lower officials, hehe, I believe that it will definitely give the Garqin Mausoleum a surprise at that time." ”
Li Xian also nodded when he heard this, and said with a faint smile: "Surprise or not, Xiao Wang doesn't know, but Xiao Wang knows that Garqinling's face must be very exciting when the time comes, hehe, ten years of hard soldiers, but he lost his wife and lost his soldiers, but I don't know if he still has the face to do it again?" ”
"Hehe, Xia Guan thinks that this Garqin Mausoleum will definitely be difficult to do, of course, it must be necessary to pretend to have a resignation, but the Tubo royal family and the cronies of the Garqin Mausoleum must be inseparable from him, so it is difficult for the Garqin Mausoleum not to do it!"
"Hehe, Dr. Lou is really extraordinary, Xiao Wang thinks so too." Li Xian was also amazed by Lou Shide's judgment, and hurriedly praised him. (To be continued.) )