Chapter Twenty-Nine: Marching into Jishi Mountain
"Shut up!"
"Nonsense!"
"You are the ambition of the Changtang Army, destroying the majesty of the Great Tubo!"
As soon as the words fell, a voice of accusation sounded, and the sound was like thunder, almost lifting the roof of the temple away.
The small discussion is the truth, but it cannot be accepted by the Tubo ministers, who wants to underestimate themselves? Especially for the Tubo ministers, who have never seen the world, it is really difficult for them to accept that the combat strength of the Tubo army is inferior to that of the Tang army.
"Xiaozhuo, are you talking about soldiers, or are you destroying your own prestige?" Da Yan asked unhurriedly.
The small discussion does not agree with his opinion, which makes the big discussion very unhappy, at this time, it is not aimed at the small theory, but when?
"I'm telling the truth." A small argument.
"You're talking nonsense!" The ministers heard accusations, and the corners of their mouths cracked disdainfully.
"Do you know how much the Great Tubo paid to defeat Xue Rengui in the first battle?" Xiao Tan didn't mean to retreat at all, and asked loudly: "Ge Erqinling led 400,000 Tubo troops to fight a decisive battle with Xue Rengui's 100,000 army, but he couldn't completely annihilate Xue Rengui's 100,000 Tang army, not because he didn't want to, but he couldn't do it, because the Great Tubo suffered heavy casualties. ”
Geerqinling is the grandson of Lu Dongzan, very good at using soldiers, known as the first general in the history of Tubo, with the reputation of the god of war, it is he who defeated Xue Rengui.
"Xue Rengui's grain and grass were burned, the grain route was cut off, there were no reinforcements, and he fought alone, even so, it was still the Great Tubo that suffered heavy casualties. Ge Erqinling knew that if he wanted to completely annihilate Xue Rengui, it would not be impossible to do it, but the gains would outweigh the losses, and the price of Great Tibet would be even higher, so he had to form an alliance with Xue Rengui and allow him to leave. The small discussion was about the matter, and the tone became higher and higher, and he asked loudly: "You are so happy that you have forgotten such a big thing." ”
"This ......" the ministers opened their mouths wide, and it was difficult to refute.
After all, they all knew the reason for that battle, if Tubo had the strength to annihilate Xue Rengui, why let him go?
Ji Dezuzan's brows were furrowed, and he didn't say a word. He thought it was reasonable, but he was unwilling, if he didn't recover Dafeichuan for a day, and if he didn't defeat the Tang Army for a day, his heart would not be at peace for a day, and he couldn't afford to wait.
"Humph!"
Da Lun knew Qi Dezu's thoughts, snorted coldly, and said, "Xiao Lun, you are alarmist. When the First World War was fought back then, it was naturally as you said, but do you know how much has changed in Tibet after 70 years? ”
In the past 70 years, the sea has changed into mulberry fields, Tubo has experienced a lot of things, great changes have taken place, and the national strength has become stronger.
"When Xue Rengui was defeated, the Great Tubo got the Great Feichuan, and the national strength increased dramatically. Over the past few decades, the Great Tubo has conquered the east and the west, and its territory has expanded dramatically, and it has become a great country of thousands of miles, and its territory is not under the Tang Dynasty. The big argument was triumphantly counted: "To the north is Shibao City, south to Tianzhu, east to Bashu, and west to Dashi." ”
After decades of expansion, the territory of Tibet has expanded a lot, and the territory area alone is not much smaller than that of the Tang Dynasty.
"The territory of the Great Tubo has expanded a lot, but what is better than the Tang Dynasty in terms of the advantages of the mouth, skills, and armor?" Xiao Yan retorted loudly: "The Tang Dynasty had 70 million people, and the people in the Great Tibetan Territory were only 20 million, which was a full 50 million different from the Tang Dynasty. With exquisite skills and the advantages of armor, the Great Tubo is no match for the Tang Dynasty. ”
In terms of technology, civilization, and sophistication, Tibet and the Tang Dynasty were not at the same level at all, and Tibet was not the opponent of the Tang Dynasty in any case.
"Are you from the Great Tibet, or from the Tang Dynasty, and speak for the Tang Dynasty." He shouted like thunder.
"Sun Tzu has clouds, knows himself and knows his opponent, and he will not be defeated in a hundred battles, if the Great Tubo can't face up to the gap with the Tang Dynasty, how can this battle be fought?" The trivia doesn't back down at all.
"Enough!" Seeing that the two were going to quarrel, Ji Dezu praised loudly, glared at Xiao Lun, and said, "Da Lun, go on." ”
Xiao Yan sat down angrily, bit his lip, and said no more.
"Although the armor of the Great Tubo is not as sophisticated as that of the Tang Dynasty, after decades of development, the skills of the Great Tubo are integrated with Tianzhu, the Central Plains, and the Great Food Skills in one furnace, although they are inferior, but there is not much difference." Da Tan stared triumphantly at Xiao Yi, and then counted the progress of Tibet.
The geographical location of Tibet is very good, with India to the south, the Tang Dynasty to the east, and Dashi to the west. Despite this, it is just a glimpse of its skin, but it is a family of its own in the mouth of the Great Comment, as if the technology of Tibet is very developed.
"Hmm!" The ministers nodded heavily, such good words are too good.
"The Great Tubo captured a lot of armor from the Tang Dynasty and formed the forbidden army, and the good fighting of the forbidden army was not under the Tang army." After listening to the praise of the ministers, Da Yan became even more proud, and said: "Not to mention, the Great Tubo still has a military advantage, 500,000 against 200,000, and it can't be defeated?" ”
With 500,000 against 200,000, this is a great military advantage, and the Tubo ministers are a little full of confidence, full of confidence, and agree in unison: "500,000 can't beat 200,000, we are vain the warriors of the Great Tubo!" Jump to Qinghai Lake and drown! ”
Ji Dezuzan's brows spread out, and the roots turned upward, very happy. Obviously, this was said to his heart.
"Li Longji increased his troops by 100,000, that is the lowest estimate, if he increases his troops, what will happen to you?" The small argument interjected abruptly.
"Humph!" Da Tan snorted coldly, raised his chin proudly, and said: "The whole country of the Tang Dynasty only has more than 500,000 troops, and such a large territory, it will cost 200,000 troops to garrison, tens of thousands of Anxi Protectorates, and Li Longji can be transferred to Dafeichuan at most 200,000." No more, he couldn't take it out. ”
Speaking of this, Da Zhu paused slightly, and his voice turned high: "Even if Li Longji increases his troops by 200,000, and the Tang army in Dafeichuan has a total of 300,000, what can he do about Tibet?" The Great Tibetan warriors fought 500,000 to 300,000, and they could still win! ”
"Sure to win!"
The ministers responded in unison, unusually loud, and the sound shook the roof tiles.
"The Great Tubo is no longer the Great Tubo of the past!" Standing up violently, his right arm was swung out heavily, very atmospheric, extremely powerful, like thunder and lightning.
"Victory! Win! The ministers responded again.
"Good! Good! You can say that again! With a smile on his face, he stood up, pressed down with his hands, and motioned for his ministers to silence.
The ministers knew that De Zuzan had something to say, so they immediately shut up.
He glanced at the ministers, and did not rush to speak, but muttered for a while, and then said: "What the small argument says is reasonable, and what the big argument says is more reasonable!" The small discussion is about the truth, the warriors of the Great Tubo and the Tang Army are facing each other, and there is no such thing as victory! However, this was decades ago, and with the current strength of the Great Tubo, even if it can't beat the Tang Army, it will definitely be able to win with 500,000 against 300,000! ”
Xiao Tan sighed secretly, but he was helpless, who let Tubo be blinded by hatred?
"This battle is planned according to the big theory, and the warriors of the Great Tubo will fight a decisive battle with the Tang army in Dafeichuan." When he said this, his eyes rolled, and he said: "What Xiao Lun said about cutting off the enemy's grain is also the top priority, and this matter will be handed over to Xiao Lun to deal with." ”
Although it is important to cut off the enemy's grain route, it is a partial division, that is to say, Xiao Yan cannot participate in the head-on duel with the Tang army in Dafeichuan, which is equivalent to him giving up.
Da Xuan understood the trick, and he was very proud and grinned.
xxxxxxxxxxxx Dafeichuan, the Tang army camp, people and horses neighing, a lively scene.
300,000 Tang troops gathered here, practiced, and the soldiers sweated like rain, but there was no complaint.
After hard training, the discomfort when I first came has been eliminated, and all of them are fierce, just waiting to march into Tibet.
Under the training of Li Changguo, the Long Wujun has made more rapid progress, and now not only has his skiing skills improved, but he is also proficient in fighting with the help of sleds, and if he encounters the Tubo army on the way down the mountain, he must be enough for the Tubo people to drink a pot.
There is no shortage of grain and grass, piled up like a mountain, even if there is a war of attrition with Tibet, there is no need to worry about the lack of grain and grass.
Li Linfu made a military order, but if anyone starved to death, he was the only one who asked. He did what he said, and although it was freezing and snowy, grain and grass were arriving in an endless stream.
Even Li Bai also sighed with emotion, "Although this person is a minister, he is also talented!" ”
This should be the first time in Li Bai's life to praise Li Linfu.
Everything is ready to wait!
Soon, the New Year arrived. On New Year's Day, Dafeichuan was boiling, and the Tang Army was overjoyed, and cheers resounded in the sky.
They all knew that the new year was coming, and the first war to pacify Tibet was about to break out. This is what they hope for most, and who can not rejoice?
In a blink of an eye, the first month passed, and it was February.
February is cold in spring, if it is in Chang'an, although it is still cold, it is not so painful as cutting flesh. However, spring comes late, and according to the normal season, the snow and ice will not melt until April.
Ge Shuhan's handsome tent, Li Changguo, Ge Shuhan, Li Bai, Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Li Sheng, Wang Wei, and a number of generals are all there.
"It's February now, and although it's still freezing and the ice and snow haven't melted, it's time for us to act!" Li Changguo said what the generals thought.
"Here we go!" Although the generals had already guessed it, they were still excited when they heard this, and they all stood up and stood up like a pine.
"Woo!" There were even more generals who were so excited that they shed tears of excitement.
"Knock knock!" The sound of war drums resounded throughout the world, and the Tang army formed a formation, one after another, huge and amazing, and the momentum was shocking.
The formation of the Longwu Army is at the forefront, the most conspicuous, and today is the time for the Longwu Army to go on the expedition. The rest of the Tang army, Li Changguo, who came to fight for them, came to the front of the Longwu army, glanced at the Longwu army, and saw that the eyes of the Longwu army were shining with blazing light, and the fighting spirit was high, and he was very satisfied, and said loudly: "Brothers: The time has come to destroy Tibet!" ”
"Destroy Tibet!"
"Destroy Tibet!"
The 300,000 army shouted in unison, the sound shook the sky, the ice and snow on the ground could not stand it, and there were bursts of clattering sounds, and cracks extended into the distance.
"This battle is extremely difficult, there is no life or death, is there a bad seed?" Li Changguo did not make a long speech to motivate the morale of the army, but asked very briefly.
"Nope!"
"There are only heroes in the Dragon Martial Army! There are no bad seeds! ”
Guo Ziyi led the army and roared loudly, this is the best answer.
Li Changguo did not speak again, and the horsewhip in his hand slashed heavily in the direction of Jishi Mountain, like thunder and lightning, slapped the horse's back, and rushed out first.
"Rumble!"
The Long Wu Army followed closely behind, with the sound of hooves like thunder, and galloped towards Jishi Mountain.
Soon, Long Wujun arrived in front of Jishi Mountain and entered Jishi Mountain without hesitation.
(To be continued)