Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Overseer Has Arrived!
So many Tang troops have arrived, needless to say, it must be the main force of the Tang army that has arrived, and when he saw it, he palpitated.
At this critical juncture, the main force of the Tang army arrived, which was fatal for Tubo.
There is only one thing to do at the moment, which is to prevent the Tang army from obtaining cattle and sheep. The Tang army came from afar, it was impossible to carry grain and grass, if it could not obtain cattle and sheep, the Tang army could not last, and it could hold on to the Tang army and consume the Tang army until the Tang army ran out of grain and grass and had to retreat. At that time, he could command the Tibetan army and fight a decisive battle with the Tang army.
To do this, the Tibetan people under the cities of Tangluo should be dispersed and returned to the high mountains and dense forests.
What made him depressed was that the people of Tibet not only did not disperse, but instead had a slave rebellion, which made the situation even worse and extremely grim.
Hundreds of thousands of Tibetan troops were helpless to take the Tang army and the rioting slaves, and at this critical juncture, the main force of the Tang army arrived, and it was impossible to praise Dezu without palpitations.
However, there was something that made him even more depressed, only listening to Tang Jun's loud cheers.
"The Overseers have arrived!"
"The Overseers have arrived!"
The cheers of the Tang army resounded in the sky, shaking the earth and trembling.
Li Changguo, the supervising army, was deeply loved by the Tang army, and his arrival was tantamount to a booster for the Tang army, and the Tang army cheered, and the spirit was greatly boosted and the morale was high.
"Lee Chang Kook?" He gritted his teeth.
Although the two have not met, however, the deeds of Li Changguo are very familiar with Li Changguo, the vanguard of the southern expedition to Xiaobolu, who fought well in the Western Regions, and the Anxi Protectorate cut off the passage of Tubo in the Western Regions, and Li Changguo made great contributions.
Under the leadership of Li Changguo, Long Wujun climbed the Eagle Cliff; In the first battle of Shibao City, Li Changguo entered the city first; The attack on Jishi Mountain was completed under the command of Li Changguo.
"You're everywhere!" Li Changguo's piles and deeds flowed through his heart, and he scolded with hatred.
That's right, the current crisis in Tibet can be said to be promoted by Li Changguo, and there is really Li Changguo everywhere, and he can't be angry if he doesn't get angry.
"I'm going to meet you." He was not a man who easily admits defeat, and his ambition rose sharply, and he pointed at a minister: "These lowly slaves will be handed over to you." ”
"Forbidden Army, come with me to meet Li Changguo." With an order, the forbidden army broke away from the slaves and rushed to assemble, and after a while, a huge military array appeared.
The forbidden army is worthy of being the elite of Tibet, and the 100,000 forbidden army is lined up in formation, with shocking momentum, thick and solemn, and unshakable.
"Li Changguo, come over and fight." The golden helmet and golden armor of the Emperor Zuzan are extremely powerful, like a god, standing in front of the horse formation, shouting loudly.
Li Changguo and Li Bai rode side by side, and Li Bai laughed and said: "This bearded man is really good, his wisest decision is to immediately retreat to the city and hold on." He immediately went to war with us, which was extremely disadvantageous to him. If one is not good, we will take the opportunity to seize the city, and Tubo will be finished. ”
"It's a good idea to retreat to the city and hold on, but he won't choose, do you know where the reason is?" Li Changguo asked with a smile.
"I don't understand." Li Bai thought about it, but he didn't know why.
"The bearded man is shrewd, he wants to test our hypocrisy, and he wants to defeat us while we are not yet on a firm foothold, and if we can't be annihilated, he will also be severely damaged. Do you think, if the marshal comes again and our army arrives, it will be a disaster, and before the marshal arrives, he will hit us hard, and there will be no harm to Tibet. Li Changguo analyzed.
"The beard is shrewd enough, and he deserves to be the hero of Tibet." Li Bai praised.
Although it is an enemy, it does not prevent the enemy's strengths from facing up, which is a virtue, and Li Bai has this virtue.
Li Changguo also has this virtue and nodded heavily.
"Our army came from afar, the men were sleepy, and the foothold was not stable, and it was a good opportunity to attack, and the bearded fighter grasped it very well." Li Bai then praised it, and then changed his words and said: "Although his plan is good, our army is extremely strong and well-equipped, far beyond the Tubo army. ”
Li Bai has been fighting with the army for so long, and he has become more and more experienced in the way of soldiers, and said with a smile: "Prison army, take this opportunity to annihilate the forbidden army in one fell swoop." The forbidden army is the most elite army in Tibet, and if the forbidden army is annihilated, the subsequent battle will be much easier. ”
The forbidden army is the most elite army in Tubo, equivalent to the Longwu army of the Tang Dynasty, if the Tang army is annihilated, for Tubo, it will be the consequence of the disaster, Li Bai's plan is very good.
"No." Where to think of it, Li Changguo vetoed.
"Prison army, the bearded man led the forbidden army to fight with us, this is a godsend opportunity, once it is missed, the future will be serious, and such a good opportunity must not be missed." Li Bai was very surprised and argued loudly.
The forbidden army is the most elite army in Tibet, if it is annihilated by the Tang army, then the blow to Tubo is very heavy, such a good opportunity, Li Changguo actually vetoed it, and Li Bai is not surprised.
"Prison Army, you have always been shrewd, why are you so confused?" Li Bai complained.
Li Bai is convinced of Li Changguo, but it is rare to complain like this, but this matter is too important, and it will not be possible if he does not complain.
"Huh!" Li Changguo didn't seem to hear Li Bai's complaints, but instead let out a hearty laugh and said with a smile: "Li Hanlin, if we annihilate the forbidden army as soon as we come, then there will really be endless troubles. ”
"Hmm." Li Bai was puzzled and asked, "Prison Army, how do you say this?" ”
"The forbidden army is the most elite army in Tubo, equivalent to the Longwu army of the Tang Dynasty, if we are completely annihilated, the blow to Tubo will be extremely serious, and it can be said to be a disaster." Li Changguo's words were only a small part of his words, and he interrupted Li Bai.
"yes." Li Bai looked at Li Changguo with a puzzled face: "You understand the reason, why haven't you completely annihilated?" ”
"Think about it, if we really want to do this, what will the Tibetan army do?" Li Changguo shook his head and said: "The Tubo army will definitely be frightened, and they will flee in all directions. We have only arrived at the moment with about 200,000 troops, and it is not a problem to completely annihilate the forbidden army, but it is not possible to completely annihilate all the Tibetan army. Even if the rear army of the commander arrives, it is impossible for us to completely annihilate all the Tibetan army, as long as we leave 580,000 to escape, it will be a trouble. ”
"Ugh." Li Bai made a grinding sound of teeth in his mouth, he was very surprised, and he was stunned for a while, and then he said: "The prison army is extremely worried, I didn't think of this, I'm ashamed." ”
The topography of Tibet is different from other places, there are countless high mountains and dense forests, if the Tibetan army escapes 580,000, it will be a big trouble, and it will be too difficult for the Tang army to exterminate it.
"Overseer, what are we going to do now?" Li Bai thought about it for a while, but he couldn't think of a good way.
Li Changguo frowned, and said in a deep voice: "This battle of Tubo is different from other major wars, we can't leave any trouble, so we must completely annihilate the Tubo army." It is precisely because of this that we chose to march before the ice and snow melt and the spring flowers bloom. Therefore, this battle must be fought at the moment, but we must grasp the balance and never let the Tibetan army escape. ”
"Proportion?" Li Bai nodded heavily, greatly agreed, but was puzzled, and asked: "The art of war is cloudy, and ten rules surround it, if you want to surround the Tubo army, we need a million army to be possible." Our army is only 300,000, but there are more than 400,000 in Tibet, and it is impossible for us to surround it. ”
Speaking of this, his eyes lit up, his voice raised, and he said: "Prison army, we might as well occupy all roads first, cut off the retreat of Tubo, and then come to fight Tubo." ”
This is definitely a good way, cut off the retreat first, and then come to the decisive battle, it will be impossible for the Tibetan army to escape.
"It's a good solution, but it's a bit troublesome." Li Changguo said with a smile.
"Trouble? The prison army, as long as it can completely annihilate the Tibetan army and leave no troubles, what is the trouble? Li Bai didn't care.
"I have a very simple solution." Li Changguo pointed at Luo with a horsewhip in his hand, and said with a smile: "Li Hanlin, you see, Luo Qi City is not small, enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of troops, right?" In this battle, we drove the Tibetan army into the city of Luo. ”
Li Bai shook it, almost fell off the horse, and shouted loudly: "Prison army, how can you be so confused? Once the Tibetan army enters the city of Luo, it will be much more difficult for us to attack the city. ”
The city of Luo is the capital of Tibet, the city is high and thick, if the Tibetan army retreats into the city, it will be much more difficult to attack the city.
"What you say is true, but it's not true." Li Changguo analyzed with a smile: "It's true that some cities are high and thick, and they are difficult to attack. The problem is that this is like a sheepfold, once the Tibetan army enters the city, it is tantamount to a lamb entering the sheepfold, and there is almost no possibility of escape. By then, as soon as our siege equipment arrives, won't the Logos be captured? ”
Li Bai's eyes widened wider and wider, brighter and brighter, and he suddenly realized, and praised repeatedly: "The supervision army has a wonderful plan!" Wonderful! ”
Cities are a necessary condition for entrenchment, and relying on them for defense has a huge advantage. In the same way, the city also has its disadvantage, that is, once you enter the city, you cannot maneuver, which is tantamount to a sheepfold. Once it is breached, it will not be possible to break through.
As the capital of Tibet, Luo Qi is extremely strong, the city is high and thick, and it is not easy to break through. However, the city-building technology of Tibet was far inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty, and the solidity of the Luo Dynasty could not be compared with the cities of the Tang Dynasty. Coupled with the sharpness of the siege equipment of the Tang Dynasty, it is not impossible to capture it.
Once successful, the goal of annihilating the Tibetan army was achieved, and there was no future trouble, and Li Changguo's plan was very far-sighted.
"For the forbidden army, it is necessary to inflict heavy losses, but it cannot be completely annihilated, so leave a little more." A smile appeared on the corner of Li Changguo's mouth, and he said: "Moreover, this battle should be mainly driven away, and the Tubo army should be driven into the city as much as possible." ”
"What do you do with the beard?" Li Bai asked.
"It depends. If all the Tibetan troops have entered the city, and he has not yet entered the city, kill him. If the Tibetan army has not yet entered the city, and he has advanced into the city, let him enter the city. Anyway, in the city, he can't run away. Li Changguo replied loudly.
(To be continued)