In just one month, the battle between the Celestial Empire and the Western Liang of Tibet was defeated.

The way of using troops is as strong as Xue Rang, but it only allowed the Celestial Empire army to barely support for more than a month after losing the first battle.

There were many reasons for the defeat.

The Celestial Empire's expedition to Goryeo lost troops and generals, and it was one thing to lose money and labor.

This time, the 300,000 to 130,000 in Tibet is also one of the reasons.

But more importantly, Tubo changed commanders on the spot, and Ling You, the commander of the Northern Route Army, who was supposed to lead troops in the Western Regions to attack the Anxi Protectorate, suddenly appeared in Xiliang, and the Celestial Empire, which took over the 300,000 iron cavalry of the Eastern Route Army led by Vannaluo, was caught off guard.

More than half of the Celestial Empire's army was lost in the Battle of Xiliang, and the general Xue Rang gathered 50,000 remnants of his troops to retreat to Liangzhou City.

The 300,000-strong army of Tubo followed, hundreds of miles deep, and the army pressed Liangzhou City.

At the same time, the 100,000 Northern Route Army of Tibet, under the command of the deputy marshal Feroz, invaded Qiuzi, the seat of the Anxi Protectorate, and the battle of the Western Regions was also about to break out.

The news rushed to the Jingshi for eight hundred miles, shocking the entire Celestial Empire.

Tianxuandu immediately convened the Manchu civil and military forces to discuss countermeasures.

The court discussion was inconclusive from midday to midnight to evening.

Li Tiantu got the news from Zhu Fatzi the next day. For this result, it was both expected and unexpected by him.

Unexpectedly, his worries finally came true, Tubo changed commanders on the verge of battle, and the leader was really the general Lingyou who he saved by chance, and he became the culprit of the rout of the Celestial Empire's army.

Unexpectedly, the Celestial Empire's army retreated so quickly, only a month and a half before and after. Although the number of the Tubo army is more than twice that of the Celestial Empire, the Celestial Empire occupies the advantage of geographical advantages, and the famous general Xue Rang is the commander.

Zhu Fatzi had to admire Li Tiantu, at this time, he still had the heart to enjoy the tea and scenery in the stone pavilion in his back garden, squinting his eyes and probing: "Big brother, do you see anything from it?" ”

Li Tiantu, who had been thinking for a long time, shook his head, he thought of something unusual, but he couldn't see or touch it clearly.

Zhu Fatzi frowned and said: "Yesterday, the court discussed for most of the day, and the court and China were in a lot of trouble, and the main battle faction and the main peace faction expressed their opinions, and they were evenly matched, and even the emperor had a headache. ”

Li Tiantu chuckled lightly and said lightly: "Then do you belong to the main battle faction or the main peace faction?" ”

Zhu Fatzi smiled, and said with an obscene expression: "Big brother, I'm just a small household right servant, and I'm already very content to be able to barely participate in the discussion." What's more, when the Son of Heaven has not yet expressed his position, how can I easily express my position, little brother. ”

Li Tiantu was silent, he knew that Zhu Wenwu would have something to say.

Sure enough, Zhu Fatzi slowly got up from the stone bench, erected the fur edge of the mink with a deep collar, and sighed: "This spring cold is also terrible, especially by the cold and windy lake." ”

Zhu Fatzi looked up at the weak Chunyang again, and then said: "Big brother, fat man, I am neither the main battle, nor the main peace, but this battle of Xiliang will end here, and I can't fight at all." ”

Li Tiantu got up suddenly, and he lost the indifference he had always had, just pacing in the stone pavilion, but he was not in a hurry to ask the reason.

Zhu Fatzi leisurely enjoyed the scenery, he knew that Li Tiantu was sorting out his thoughts.

Soon, Li Tiantu stopped, stood side by side with Zhu Fatzi and said, "Go on." ”

Zhu Fatzi squinted at the calm and waveless lake, and said slowly: "The reason is that Tubo changed generals on the spot." Ling You, the minister of the Tubo military aircraft, spent several years in our Celestial Empire in his early years, and he knew the situation of our Celestial Empire very well. If he hadn't been carried away by the victory this time, he would have been very familiar with the Celestial Empire, and he would have taken the opportunity to ask me how many years of tribute the Celestial Empire would have. After all, although the treasury of our Celestial Dynasty was empty due to the expedition to Goryeo, the 80,000 elite Yulin army of the Gongwei Jingshi did not move, and there were still 60,000 Beiting soldiers in the north, the pillar of the country. ”

Zhu Fatzi, who suddenly felt a little dry after talking too much, turned around and sat down, picked up the teacup and poured it violently, and said: "If it is Lingyou Future, but a native of Tubo Vanaluo is the commander, he does not understand the might of my Heavenly Dynasty's Yulin Army and the strength of the Beiting soldiers, and he broke Liangzhou with superior forces, and it is not impossible for the army to press the border and approach the capital division." At that time, it is no longer up to my Celestial Empire to have the final say. ”

Li Tiantu was not shocked, and said calmly: "You have analyzed it thoroughly, but if Tubo abandons Lingyou and does not use it, with Fannaro as the commander, Xiliang may not be defeated so quickly, and in more than half a year, the Celestial Empire is fully prepared." ”

Zhu Fatzi smiled bitterly: "Big brother, you don't know. With plenty of time, it is not difficult for the Celestial Empire to recruit troops, and some of the governors of each state are armored soldiers, but how can the empty treasury be replenished in a year and a half? ”

Li Tiantu changed his tone when he heard this: "Under the consumption of the war, everyone in the world should know that the treasury is not surplus, but it really comes to that point? ”

Zhu Fatzi looked at the eldest brother in front of him who was the only one he admired in his life, and he knew very well what the point in Li Tiantu's words meant, and said without concealment: "In the battle of Goryeo, in addition to the main warehouse, the two deputy warehouses have also moved one and a half..."

Li Tiantu's face suddenly showed remorse, and he said suddenly: "I shouldn't have asked." ”

Zhu Fatzi smiled and said disapprerovitically: "This big secret, the one who knows, and there are only three people who bring it." As soon as these words came out of the fat man's mouth today, if they reached the ears of the emperor, it would be the sin of the nine clans. But in front of my eldest brother, I, Zhu Wenwu, never regret what I said today. ”

Li Tiantu was moved in his heart, but he didn't show it, and still said calmly: "Maybe this is the best." For both sides, it was originally a senseless battle without victory or defeat. This time, Tubo changed generals in the battle, but it saved both sides from losing and hurting, which is really a blessing for the people. ”

Zhu Fatzi suddenly suffered from gains and losses: "I hope it is the blessing of the people." However, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and hopefully the final result will be as we think. ”

Li Tiantu suddenly raised his eyes to look west, and the essence in his eyes that seemed to have a different color flashed, he wanted to say that we all ignored the battle of Anxi, but the words came to his lips, "Whether it is war or peace will be known in these days." ”

Zhu Fatzi knew in his heart that what Li Tiantu said was not that the main battle faction and the main peace faction in the court discussion had seen each other, but that the commander of the 300,000 iron cavalry in Liangzhou who was pressed by the Tubo army had to make a choice in the near future.

Two days later, the results of the court meeting had not yet been heard, but Xiliang was the first to come to the news, Tubo sent an envoy to Beijing, Liangzhou had already passed, and it was only three or five days away from Beijing.

When the Tibetan envoy arrived in Beijing, Li Tiantu didn't care.

But he knew that after this news spread throughout the Jingshi, many people were secretly relieved, this was a signal of peace, and it was also in response to the wishes of some people, and now the lord and faction in the court were about to come up. It's just that what is the purpose of the Tubo war is really elusive.

(End of chapter)