658 A little variable
These guys, all of them are militants, as soon as they heard about the war, they immediately became excited, and there was a sense of impatience, Liu Yuan had not yet spoken, nor had he expressed his position, these guys shouted that they wanted to kill in Tibet and find the Tubo people to take revenge.
"Zhao Fu, what do you have to say?" Liu Yuan found that everyone was excited and excited, only Zhao Fu had a solemn face, and did not follow them, forming a stark contrast, and couldn't help but ask curiously.
Zhao Fu hesitated for a moment, and then said with some uncertainty: "General, do you really want to sneak into Tibet?" It's too dangerous, people get lucky sometimes, but not for life. β
"Well, that's the idea?" Liu Yuan nodded without hesitation and admitted, anyway, there was nothing to hide, in fact, from the moment he heard that Tubo had captured Songzhou Mansion, Liu Yuan decided to go to Tubo and his party, and recently vigorously collected things like ginseng, herbs, dry food, etc., just to enter Tubo for the most rear-end preparations, and now that Zhao Fu asked, Liu Yuan also admitted it very happily.
Anyway, he didn't ask, he would say it later.
"General? For what? Zhao Fu said in surprise: "Just for the son who has not yet been born?" Who knows whether this is true or false, Tubo has no faith in his words, maybe it was a scam and a conspiracy from the beginning, general, please think twice. β
Liu Yuan does have a leg with the Tubo princess Zanmeng Saimaga, and the matter is known to the Liu subordinates of the Zhenbo army, but whether the Tubo princess is pregnant or not is just a statement of Tubo, and no one present has seen it.
He is not afraid of death, but afraid that Liu Yuan will not be able to afford this operation. did not get Li Er's authorization, if it was fifty people, the emperor would not account for this loss, the problem is that there are a few here, after the hero, no matter which one has an accident, Liu Yuan can't afford this responsibility, in Zhao Fu's eyes, his own general wants money and money, and he wants power. If you want to support the mountain, you will be surrounded by beautiful women, and with the support of Qinghe Cui's family, it will be easy to rise to prominence in the future. Why risk it alone again? The last time I retreated with my whole body, it was very lucky. A person's life. Will it be so good luck all the time?
Qian Weiqiang also saluted Liu Yuan: "The subordinates are by no means greedy for life and afraid of death, where the general goes, his subordinates will follow him, just ask the general to think twice." β
Liu Yuan smiled slightly, and was not angry when he heard the words, looked around at the fifty elite soldiers under his command, nodded and said, "I believe that many brothers think that this will be for their own selfishness." Take your brothers on an adventure, right? β
None of the soldiers spoke, and it seemed that they had acquiesced.
"Still. You've only guessed a fraction of the time. Liu Yuan said with a serious face: "Let's talk about the princess of Tubo first, don't hide it from your brothers, for the pregnancy, Datang's detailed work in Tubo has been confirmed, and it is true, so Liu said that you guessed a small part, but Liu Mou will not push his brother into the fire pit for a son who has not yet been born, but before that, I first asked so many brothers present, what is the name of our army?" β
"Yang Wei Army" someone in the crowd shouted loudly.
Liu Yuan nodded and continued: "What does Yangwei mean? β
"Publicity, might, and the military might of my Tang Dynasty."
"I have the Mo Sword Team, the Xuanjia Army, the Women's Army, and the Western Army, why do you spend a lot of money to build a mighty army?"
Everyone couldn't say it for a while, either they couldn't figure it out, or they knew what the Tao was about, but they couldn't express it in words.
Liu Yuan didn't wait for them to think slowly, and continued: "General Cheng Lao is the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty, a famous general in the army, under his training, the training is impressive, but the emperor just looked at it, and said that he was not satisfied, and then recalled me back to the Yangwei Army, and after the two were tried, Liu was retained, and the Cheng Department was immediately disbanded, and no chance was given, do you know what Lu Dao is for?" β
The soldiers shook their heads, for them, these problems are not something that people at their level can imagine, although they are also strange, the emperor doesn't seem to give General Cheng a chance to turn over, of course, they don't dare to question Li Er, why do you want to disband Cheng? In terms of spirit, Chengbu's brother is still doing very well.
Liu Yuan said with a straight face: "The original intention of the establishment of the Yangwei Army is that the emperor is inspired by the performance of the Zhenfan Army in the hinterland of Tubo, to avoid head-on confrontation with the enemy, to obtain the greatest victory at the minimum cost, to accumulate small victories into big victories, and to destroy the enemy's plans as much as possible, disrupt its deployment, such as cutting off its grain routes, beheading its enemies, spreading rumors, etc., in the hearts of the enemy, we are not there, but we are everywhere, this is the original intention of the establishment of Yangwei." β
"This trip to infiltrate Tibet, explore its deployment, draw a detailed military map as the main destination, these are also the original intention of the establishment of our Yangwei Army, the Tubo people in the Tang Dynasty, we can't sit idly by, we must be tooth for tooth, blood for blood, so don't let Tubo be so arrogant, let alone." The corners of Liu Yuan's mouth showed a sneer: "Songtsan Gampo also named me, if I don't go, won't I make them laugh?" Besides, this is a rare opportunity to train troops, which is more real than the test with General Cheng, and we can also test our real level, learning on the battlefield, which is the fastest, so this trip must be made in public and private, in terms of emotion and reason. β
After a pause, Liu Yuan continued: "I can bet with you, the emperor absolutely agrees with this trip, when he was in Songzhou, he had already written two letters, instructing people to send them to the emperor every other day with 800 miles, the first is to ask for permission to enter Tubo to explore the enemy's situation, wait for the opportunity to make trouble, assassinate the important generals of the enemy army, if there is a chance, also rescue my child who is still in the womb, the second is the reason to wait to send troops, to be outside, the monarch's order has a reason to send troops first, if I guess correctly, the rest of the Yangwei army, They will also arrive one after another to serve as our backup. β
Liu Yuan's words were reasonable, and even a little of his selfishness was said, and when everyone heard it, their doubts disappeared in their hearts, and they nodded one by one to show that Liu Yuan was reasonable.
"General, I, Zhao Fu, have already handed over more than 100 catties to you, since the general has made up his mind, Zhao is willing to be the vanguard and help the general to win." After hearing this, Zhao Fu immediately expressed his willingness to follow Liu Yuan.
Wei Chi Baoqing said loudly: "What is a private matter, General Liu's business is also our business." The general has made countless meritorious contributions in Tubo, he is a hero of the Tang Dynasty, if the general is laughed at, it is us, and I will feel shameless, the general has no face, and the Tang Dynasty has no face, general, Wei Chi will definitely support you. β
"General, the little one is fine. . β
"General, more than 100 catties of his subordinates will be handed over to you."
"The general told me to go east, not west."
Everyone expressed their willingness to follow Liu Yuan into the tiger's den.
Liu Yuanyang raised his hand. motioned for everyone to stop, and then said loudly, "Guan Yong." General Duan presided over the overall situation in Songzhou City. You are his future son-in-law, I dare not make the decision on this matter, you must get his consent, otherwise I won't take you with me if you say anything, and the four of you will also call General Duan your uncle. Listen to his opinion as well, the matter is not negotiable. β
The five of them saw that Liu Yuan was resolute, and knew that the matter was not negotiable, so they had to nod their colleagues. Of course, there were five people and five horses, and they ran straight towards Songzhou City and asked Duan Zhixuan's opinion.
To be honest, if something goes wrong with them, Liu Yuan really can't afford to be responsible.
After the five people left, Liu Yuan looked at the remaining forty-five people, as soon as these people saw Liu Yuan looking at them, they all held their heads high, for fear that they were not as good as Liu Yuan, and they also knew that this time it was just to inquire about the news, supplemented by assassination, and by the way, to find out the whereabouts of the son in the womb, there were fewer people, and it was easier to hide and act.
Liu Yuan nodded secretly, these people themselves are still more at ease, from the selection of elite soldiers when Xinling Jun stole the talisman to save Zhao, he learned that if he wants to be a good soldier, he must have soldiers who have no worries, it doesn't matter if he spares his life on the battlefield, the most afraid is to infect other soldiers, in this way, it is easy to collapse, run away as soon as he collapses, expose his back to the enemy, and die faster, and the 1,300 people under his command are also like Xinling Jun, the eldest son does not want it, the only son does not accept it, even if the sword and gun on the battlefield are eyeless, and there is no life, Their families will not collapse all at once.
"This hand into Tibet, it can be said that nine deaths, we have no friendly troops, no supplies, no backup, although you are my subordinates, but I also don't like to force you to participate in this mission, if you participate, how much the imperial court rewards, Ben will not deduct a penny, all those who participate in this mission, as long as they participate, each person will give one hundred taels of silver, if unfortunately die, an additional three hundred taels, handed over to your family."
"If you don't participate, you won't be held accountable, you will return to the Yangwei barracks, and you will leave by yourself."
Soldiers are also human beings, in addition to wanting to win, want to get military merits, and want to be promoted and make a fortune, but they are also afraid that after they fall, their relatives will be in danger, so they naturally dare not work hard, Liu Yuan simply solves their worries.
"General, don't say it, we're definitely not leaving."
"That's it, the head is gone, but it's just a scar the size of the bowl, and eighteen years later, he is a good man again."
"Hahaha, we have 800 people in the regular camp, I don't know how many people want to go, this time we don't have to work hard, we can get this qualification directly, it's really good."
"It's time to go on an outing to Tibet."
"General, just say when it's time to go."
A group of soldiers expressed their positions one after another, and there were dozens of people, but none of them retreated, which made Liu Yuan very pleased.
Under the heavy reward, there must be brave men, the last time Li Er rewarded the Zhenfan army, the reward was so thick, I don't know how much jealousy, now Liu Yuan is very generous, people die for money, birds die for food, and a group of generals also fight.
Now those founding heroes enjoy the high-ranking officials, but of course which of them didn't put their heads on their belts to spell them out? In this era, if you want to live well with others, you have to work harder and more ruthlessly than others.
Seeing that all the generals were grinding their fists one by one, Liu Yuan smiled and said: "Okay, this matter is not in a hurry overnight, Tubo is a plateau, you all live in the plains on weekdays, and suddenly rush up, there will be altitude sickness, which is the curse that Tubo said, we have to come step by step, gradually adapt, let's stop here today, while we haven't set off yet, everyone writes family letters, can't write, find someone who can write help." β
"Yes, General."
"Yes"
When everyone heard this, there was nothing to say, and after saying goodbye to Liu Yuan, they each returned to the camp and began to write letters.
There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, Guan Yong and the others came back under the escort of a famous adjutant general, and there were five people who left, but when they came back, there were only four people.
Cheng Huailiang of the old demon king's family is missing.
Liu Yuan thought about it for a while, and immediately understood: Princess Changle's fiancΓ©, Changsun Chong, was shot by a sharp arrow during a raid on Tibet. sacrificed her life for the country, so that Princess Changle lost her husband before marriage, and she was charged with a Kefu in vain, and Princess Li Jing of Qinghe is ready to marry Cheng Huailiang of the old Cheng family this year, if Cheng Huailiang has another accident, it will be a huge blow to the royal family, I am afraid that it will make others say that the princess is Kefu, if she gets this crime. Even the emperor's daughter is worried about getting married.
"General Lu is good."
"General Liu, don't come unharmed."
Someone escorted him back, and he was still a deputy general, Liu Yuan didn't dare to slack off, and greeted him with a smile.
Adjutant General Lu clasped his fists and said, "My general is afraid that General Liu will not believe it." The specially appointed subordinates came to testify, and Cheng Jiaxian was appointed. will marry Princess Qinghe within the year. The matter of fighting a war is not uncommon in three or five days, and it is not uncommon for three or five years to get married, so it is better to get married first and then make plans, so the nephew of the Cheng family withdrew first. Actually, it doesn't matter. β
Liu Yuan smiled and said, "Then, what about Captain Guan?" β
"My general said that good men are ambitious in all directions. If you have the opportunity, you can't go over, and General Liu doesn't have to worry about this matter anymore, just give instructions as you want, and don't be polite. Deputy Lu will continue to say: "The general of my family said that if he behaves well and fights for wealth and glory, it is good to be a wife and a son, and the daughter of the Duan family is also a good benefit, if something happens to him, his wife who has not passed through the door will also keep his chastity for him and never marry." β
Han one, this can also be said, these old guys, that courage is really big.
"General, my future father-in-law has no opinion, you have no opinion now, right?" Guan Yong said excitedly.
Hou Jun also collapsed and said loudly: "Yes, so am I." β
A smug smile appeared on the corner of Liu Yuan's mouth, nodded and said, "You came back just in time, and I was looking for you." β
"Looking for us?" Guan Yong said in surprise: "General, please do not hesitate to tell me if there is anything." β
"That is, Daoshan comes, in the sea of fire, and it will definitely not be affected."
"The sword mountain and the sea of fire are not enough, if there is, it will be the one who will run in front" Liu Yuan said with a smile: "Many brothers in the army are illiterate, the four of you are here just right, help the brothers write letters home, go." β
Guan Yong's face twitched, and he still seriously helped his brother write a letter to his family, after all, he was his brother, but as soon as Guan Yong, Hou Jun and others sat down, they quickly discovered one thing: Liu Yuan turned around early in the morning and entered the handsome tent, and the deputy general Lu ran faster
All of them have become fine
"Damn Songtsen Gampo, even I dare to deceive, hateful, hateful." As soon as Li Eryi finished reading the recital, he threw it to the ground all of a sudden, and his face was blue with anger.
It has always been just that he took advantage of others, but he didn't expect Tubo to deceive all the people of the Tang Dynasty under the guise of harmony, Ming Xiu plank road, secretly crossing Chencang, not only captured Songzhou City, but also captured the Shenfeng Battalion, the Broken Camp and the Ruijin Camp in one fell swoop, so that his hard work was completely in vain, after this battle, the threat of the Tang Dynasty to Tubo dropped significantly, and the little advantage accumulated by the civil strife in Tubo was suddenly gone, and nearly 60,000 soldiers and civilians lost their lives or became slaves in this turmoil.
I wanted to take advantage of this marriage, so as to make the prestige of the Tang Dynasty better, the princess of Tubo is only worthy of marrying a general, which shows how rich and powerful the Tang Dynasty is, and the queen of the family, the two are good, and they can also train in a safe environment, and wait until the recruits are trained, you can clean up Tubo, but I didn't expect that Songtsan Gampo is not a vegetarian, and he will plan it, paralyzing the up and down of the Tang Dynasty, transporting troops in the name of escort, and winning the last blow, can Li Er not be angry?
The eldest grandson Wuji picked up the fold, took it in his hand and looked at it, his face changed, he wanted to say something, and then shook his head and said: "This Songtsan Gampo is really a character, and he is really bold in doing things." β
With a "bang", Li Eryi slammed his fist on the desk, and said indignantly: "I and Songtsen Gampo, the thief, swear not to stand apart, and his Japanese soldiers are coming to the city, see how he cries and begs for mercy." β
"We know the secret of the curse of Tubo, and Tubo also knows the way we crack it, so that the main focus is gathered on high ground to fight for each other, fortunately, although Datang has been broken a city, but the strength is still there, but unfortunately the new soldiers are all wiped out, Tubo has also experienced civil strife, we have more than enough to defend and not enough to attack, and Tubo is not able to attack, so that the two sides can only be in the stage of stalemate." Eldest Sun Wuji said a little boredly.
Li Er's eyes rolled, and he suddenly asked: "Uncle Guo, do you know where there is a place, the terrain must be high, at least there must be something that Liu Qing's family said will cause altitude sickness, is there one?" β
The eldest grandson Wuji thought for a while, and then shook his head and said: "I really can't think of it, but the environment of Tubo is relatively special, and I am afraid that other places are not suitable. β
Li Ershen nodded approvingly.
"Fortunately, General Duan has always been cautious, as soon as he received the peak fire alarm, he immediately rushed to help, and that's it, Songtsan Gampo only captured one city, and then hurriedly retreated, but it's a pity that General Duan and his subordinates have no ability to fight on the plateau, General Duan bravely crowned the three armies, and there are many generals, all of whom are the elite of my Tang Dynasty, what a pity." The eldest grandson Wuji whispered.
"Don't be afraid" Li Er suddenly smiled and said, "Actually, I still have a hole card that is useless." β
"Hole cards?"
"Yes, Yang Wei General Liu Yuan, I think, he can add a little more variables to this protracted war."
The eldest grandson Wuji said lightly: "Liu Yuan? (To be continued......)
PS: Big chapter, it's a fourth watch, a little outbreak.