On the way back to Nanli, Song Yang had already figured out this matter

He is not an immortal, so naturally he will not know what happened in the Chaitso Pagoda Palace, but by stringing together the many major events in Middle-earth recently, he has found a key.

Song Yang responded to Prime Minister Zuo's words: "Tubo invaded Nanli. ”

replied without a head, but Master Hu narrowed his eyes, obviously Song Yang was talking about the key point, Prime Minister Zuo sneered, and then Song Yang's words went down and said: "Yes, Tubo attacked me Nanli, how dare Fanzi ......" Speaking of the last 'dare, word, he accentuated his tone and voice, and at the same time glared at his eyes again, and the old man, who had always been as kind as dough and didn't laugh or speak, had a fierce light in his eyes!

It has to be said that the time chosen by the Tubo people to attack Nanli is very good, and the Uighurs in the north are fighting with the dogs, and they have no time to take care of the brotherly alliance for the time being.

However, the Tibetans were not the enemy of the Uighurs, and the Great Living Buddha did not dare to annex Nanli over the years, although it was because of the Uighurs' containment, but the reason for the greater importance of Yi was that they were afraid of the Great Yan, and they were afraid that the Yan people would take advantage of the weakness when he raised troops to deal with Nanli. How could Fan dare to attack Nanli now? Moreover, the excuse put forward by Fanzi is by no means that the troops can be withdrawn after a fight, and even in terms of the overall situation, this is the most ferocious battle in Middle-earth for more than a hundred years.

How dare Tubo? Unless Chai Tsoda Ta can be sure that when he attacks Nanli, Dayan will not intervene sideways.

This is the 'key' that Song Yang saw: where did Tubo come from?

After seeing through this weight, the whole thing is not difficult to guess.

Song Yang thought clearly, Master Hu could also guess, and the old man sighed deeply: "Tubo and Dayan are the same thing now, this time it is really troublesome, and it will be even more difficult to have a peaceful day ...............in the future."

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Song Yang smiled: "If you don't extinguish the fire on the first day of junior high school, what else do you want to break the embankment on the fifteenth?" Let's come one by one, block the fan first. ”

Master Hu nodded: "I only hope that the King of Zhenxi can hold the western front, as long as he can hold on for a while... Even if you can't wait for Uighur help, it doesn't matter. ”

Song Yang had never thought of this statement, and immediately asked with concern: "How do you say it?" ”

"Why did Tubo insist on accusing me of Nanli as a murderer? The Great Living Buddha died violently, no matter how stable the Chai Tso Pagoda looks, there will always be turbulence in it... You can't go wrong with that. There are many contradictions in the interior, and the people of the plateau are unstable, so Chai Tso Tata has to rush to fight this battle and put 'revenge, this pretense is high and high......"

When Master Ban said this, Song Yang understood, to put it bluntly, it was to use a foreign war to divert attention and contradictions. The advantages of this are self-evident, but it is not without disadvantages, provided that the king of Zhenxi can hold the Kushui Pass... Let the war be unfavorable, the longer the time drags on, the greater the pressure within Tubo, and sooner or later there will be a moment of outbreak, when the contradictions in Tubo will not only fail to be transferred, but will attack more violently.

As Song Yang said, it's useless to think too much now, so I hope that the old prince can hold the Xiongguan.

This brings us back to the war at hand... The terrain of the Nanli West Line is special, and there are several miles of Great Wall on both sides of the Kushui Xiongguan, which blocks a big mountain pass tightly... Natural barrier plus artificial repair constitutes the line of defense against Tibet, Nanli has strengthened Xiongguan for more than 100 years since the founding of the country, and has recently been responsible for the defense of the western front of the town of the three dynasties, and has paid more attention to it.

At the beginning of the war of the Tubo people, the king of Zhenxi rushed to Kushui Pass, and now it has lasted for more than two months, every day the court can receive a battle report from the prince, the offensive of Tubo is fierce, the front line is very hard, although the Xiongguan is unharmed, the soldiers are seriously injured, and the state capitals and the battalions of soldiers and horses in the west of Nanli have been moved... Reinforcements were sent to the front one after another.

Not only in the western Xinjiang, not long ago, the imperial court transferred 70,000 soldiers from the central part of Nanli and the Yamen army, led by the general Gu Yingchun, and set off for the western front more than 20 days ago.

"The transfer of 70,000 troops is already the result of everyone gritting their teeth together, not that we have no soldiers, but the situation in front of us... The rest of the people couldn't move and didn't dare to move.

Song Yang nodded, he could fully understand what Master Hu meant, Dayan Tubo has now become a family, and if Tubo can't get in from the west, maybe Dayan will attack from the north. Beiguan Folding Bridge and Hongcheng Eyeliner now look peaceful, but Lord Hu, the imperial court, and even the King of Zhenxi himself dare not take them lightly, the west wants to fight, and the defense of the north cannot be slackened a little.

Being able to send another 70,000 people to the front line is already sacrificing part of the garrison force of the imperial city, and it is really the limit.

And Gu Yingchun's luck is not very good, the 70,000 reinforcements he commanded are catching up with the unique early spring rainstorm in Nanli on the way, just after Qingyang, the road was cut off by the torrential rain, and now he is still trapped in place.

Gu Yingchun and Song Yang of Hongkou City both knew that the former was originally a general under the command of King Zhenxi, and he was an important figure in the right hand of the prince. This time, he was sent out to assist the king of Zhenxi, which also shows the importance that the imperial court attaches to the western front.

As for Hongkou, it is another important barrier in the west of Nanli after the Kushui Pass, the terrain is dangerous to hold at the throat, once the front line is lost, the hope of the west will be pinned here, and Hongkou will go east to Phoenix City is the inland of Nanli, and there is no danger to defend.

Song Yang doesn't know how to fight, even if he listens to these things, don't say that he doesn't have good ideas, even if he has any ideas, he will definitely not be better than the military strategy studied by the generals and marshals, and after chatting with Lord Hu for a while, he took his leave and left.

Although he hasn't gotten married yet, he is now considered popular

The son-in-law of the Ō Mansion, of course, has to live in his own house when he passes through Jingshi, not to mention that the war on the Western Front is waiting for Ruohong

The Ō Mansion is at war, and at this time, Song Yang must go over to visit.

red

The current head of the Ō Mansion is the second son, and he has only met Song Yang a few times before, so he is not familiar with it at all, but this time he met again under heavy pressure, so he naturally felt more cordial. At first glance, red

The Ō Mansion was not much different from usual, but Song Yang's five senses were so keen, and with the second prince all the way through the palace, it was obvious that something was wrong with the guards.

Former red

Ō Wei, even if he doesn't move, shake or speak, Song Yang can smell an iron-blooded majesty from them; Today's guards also carry their swords straight at their waists, but the momentum from the inside out is completely different.................. Or not at all. No need to ask, real red

Ō Weidu has already returned to the front line with the prince... Now the people in charge of the palace garrison are just ordinary shì guards, how can they be compared with those bloody warriors.

I met the elders in the palace, ate something casually, and chatted with the second prince for a while, and it was too late, and Song Yang fell asleep.

But not long after lying down, there was a sudden burst of messy footsteps outside, Song Yang had always slept very lightly, and immediately woke up, and at the same time heard it clearly, the footsteps were coming to his room and immediately got up and opened the door, and by the moon, Lord Hu walked in a hurry, accompanied by the second son.

Not long after they separated, they came to the door again at this moment, and Song Yang understood that something was going to happen even if he was stupid.

Sure enough, as soon as he saw Song Yang, Lord Hu opened his mouth and said: "The front line reports that the Kushui Pass has been lost." ”

Song Yang was taken aback: "How can this be?" ”

In the evening, Lord Hu just said that every day the prince will send back the battle report, although the front fight is hard, but it can be held for the time being, but who would have imagined that only two or three hours later, bad news will fall from the sky!

Master Hu shook his head heavily: "The book is bloody, the words are unknown, the specific situation is not clear, I only know that Fanzi broke my family's male pass." ”

Song Yang asked again: "What about the prince?" ”

This time, the second son shook his head and replied in a deep voice: "There is no news yet." "Although he is not as good as Ren Churong, the second son is also a powerful person, comparable to the bad news of the military situation that the sky has fallen, and the whereabouts of his father are unknown, and his life and death are uncertain, he can still keep calm, which is really commendable.

Kushui Pass is lost, is it a retreat or a rout or a slaughter by Fanzi? Has the king of Zhenxi escaped or is he trapped in the chaos, or he has been captured or even died with the city? None of the things are known.

And what is even more worrying is that 'thousands of years ago, the communication was backward, if the book is true, then the Kushui Pass was not broken tonight, as early as a few days ago, Fanzi entered the pass.

Master Hu spoke quickly: "I don't have time to talk to you more, I have already convened the ministers to discuss the matter." ”

Song Yang responded: "I'll leave now, don't worry." "The front line broke the disappearance of the father and the king, and the family's mood can be imagined, and maybe the war will burn to Yanziping soon, how can Song Yang stay in the capital.

Master Hu came to see Song Yang on the way to the court, and he didn't need to inform Song Yang about the war, at least he didn't have to say it in person, and he sent someone to pass the word casually, the reason why he wanted to meet this person in person was to get Song Yang's confirmation of the last five words: Grape, you can rest assured.

Master Hu didn't delay any longer, nodded to Song Yang and turned around and left; The second prince also wanted to go to the court, so he hurried up and said to him: "You don't have to worry about finding your father and the war ahead, but the two younger sisters ......"

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Song Yang nodded and tried to smile: "They must live longer than me." ”

Ren Ergongzi smiled, reached out and patted Song Yang on the shoulder, turned around and chased after Master Hu and walked away. Song Yang did not delay any longer, beckoned Luo Guan and other companions, and immediately left Beijing to rush to Fengyi day and night.

Completely ignoring the hurry, not saving physical strength, ignoring the horrified eyes of passers-by, of course, I don't have the heart to do the mascot and exhibition according to the original arrangement, and the only one who can keep up with Song Yang in a few days is the great master Luo Guan.

The road was finally safe, and as soon as he arrived at the edge of Fengyi, he saw Xiao Yu, Chu Rong and a group of important people in the family coming out from a distance.

A parting of life and death, it's a pity that the previous reunion that would make you feel ecstatic even if you think about it was suppressed by the yīn haze coming from the front line, the two women were much haggard, the sisters were the same, and when they saw Song Yang, they just wanted to cry in their hearts, but they both tried to laugh.

Song Yang stepped forward quickly, and before he could speak, a fast horse suddenly came from the fiefdom, and the Hou Mansion had just received a military intelligence report from the front, and the matter was so important that he didn't dare to delay, so he sent it to report to the county lord.

Ren Churong took the finch book, glanced at it hastily, lowered his head and sighed softly, and handed it to Song Yang.................. It is indeed a major military situation, and as far as Nanli is concerned, the matter reported by the Bird Book is even heavier than the disappearance of the king of Zhenxi and the loss of Kushui Pass: Hongkou was lost, 70,000 soldiers on the front line were defeated, and the main general Gu Yingchun was killed.

Don't blame Gu Yingchun.

When his army and horses were trapped by the flood and it was difficult to advance, he got a report from the front and learned that the Kushui Pass on the front line had been broken by the soldiers, and Gu Yingchun had two choices at that time: one was to withdraw the army and return to Beijing or enter the nearby city to garrison; The second is to risk entering the west and entering the second Xiongguan Hongkou in the west of Nanli before the Tubo people, so as to strengthen the new defense line for the country to resist the troops.

Perhaps because he had the idea of avenging the old marshal in his heart, Gu Yingchun couldn't wait for the order of the Beijing Division, so he chose the second one, used a more advanced method, and commanded the whole army to rush across the flood and rush to Hongkou. When the bitter water pass is no longer over, Hongkou is the last barrier in Western Xinjiang, and Gu Yingchun's approach is beyond reproach. If he really wants to withdraw his troops, it will be a dereliction of duty and a misguided country.

Tubo was unstoppable from west to east, and rushed straight to Hongkou; Gu Yingchun led the army from east to west to Xiongguan.

The two sides fought for speed, and if the soldiers captured Hongkou before Gu Yingchun, Nanli would be in danger; On the contrary, 70,000 male soldiers reinforced Xiongguan ahead of the Tibetans, at least able to block the enemy for a while and temporarily stabilize the overall situation.

In contrast, the journey of the Tubo people is farther, but Gu Yingchun's journey is blocked by floods, which is more difficult and difficult, and in addition, Gu Yingchun has two other expectations: he didn't expect the Tubo people to advance so fast, and the city passes along the way almost failed to stop them for a moment; Unexpectedly, on the eve of the war, General Hongkou suddenly contracted a vicious disease, and fell headlong while patrolling the city, and never got up again.

In the end, the Tubo people were one step faster, and when Gu Yingchun led the troops to the city of Hongkou, the banner of Tubo had already been raised on the city.

Hongkou must not be lost, otherwise it will be covered by the offensive of Tubo all the way, and the rear can not be stopped, and in desperation, Gu Yingchun passed the order to attack, only looking forward to recapturing the town.

It is not without opportunities, the Tubo people are only an advance army, and they have just entered Hongkou, and their foothold is not stable. If the army in Gu Yingchun's hand was still the same as when he set off, he could really win that battle. It's a pity that the loss of the army to cross the flood is not small, and the march is physically and mentally exhausted.................. The unusually tragic battle, the head of the city changed hands several times, and in the end, there were only thousands of remnants left in the city, and Gu Yingchun was killed in Nanli, and the army suffered heavy casualties.

Kushui was lost, Hongkou fell, the whereabouts of the king of Zhenxi were unknown, Chu Yingchun was martyred, the commander of Western Xinjiang was no longer in defense chaos, and the door of Nanli was wide open.

The destruction of the country and the extinction of species are by no means alarmist...