Su Dingfang, who had just walked to my side and was about to greet me, almost hit his head on the dragon pillar in the hall. "Damn, this old man is really ......" Su Dingfang hugged the pillar and laughed for a long time before she came back to her senses, and couldn't help but scolded in a low voice, I deeply sympathize, but after all, this old rascal is my father-in-law, no matter how embarrassed I am to scold this cheeky king of the Tang Dynasty, I can only squat to the side with tears and laughter.

After laughing for a long time, the clouds that everyone had just raised because of their worries were completely devoid of the serious and depressed atmosphere of Uncle Cheng's nonsense, but in this way, everyone's mood was finally better. Uncle Li rubbed his stomach and said weakly: "Okay, okay, Cheng Qing don't make trouble, Daozong, tell me what you think." ”

"Although the six tribes of Nanzhao are considered to be strong tribes here, they are not under the control, but they are only bewitched by the Tubo, and the ministers think that the affairs of the six departments of Nanzhao are not too anxious, and the most urgent ones are how to find a way to help the Qiang people in this area, so that they can resist the invasion of Tubo." Li Daozong's words were quickly recognized by the generals present, the six departments of Nanzhao, compared to the Tang Dynasty, are the six little earth dogs on the feet of the giants who have not yet grown together, and Tubo is a giant mastiff locked in a broken cage for the Tang Dynasty, and it may bite the frame on the side at any time and throw itself out to hurt people. Corresponding to the enemy, corresponding to the danger, prioritizing the urgency, and scoring clearly first.

"Well, what the Taoist Sect said is reasonable, the Tubo people, the great calamity, Songtsan Gampo, Lu Dongzan, these two are all handsome for a while, and they are by no means comparable to those who are ambitious and talented like Gai Suwen in Quan, Liaodong." On the side, Uncle Li Ji also nodded, agreeing with the judgment of Li Daozong, a famous general of the clan.

Li Daozong continued to calmly point to the line between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo on the sand table, and said slowly: "The wealth of Jiannan Road must be well known to Your Majesty and you, but because of its traffic blockage, its rent is rarely offered to the court. In order to prevent and curb the frontier, our Tang Dynasty set up heavy troops in the Helong area, in order to protect the Hexi Corridor, protect the land trade routes of our Tang Dynasty, clamp down on Tuyuhun, and watch the northbound passage of Tubo. Most of the military supplies in the land of Helong were allocated from Jiannan Road. From this point of view, the Tibetans not only wanted to open a way out, but more likely, they wanted to cut off the supply of our troops to the northwest frontier. ”

---------------------------------------------------- "It seems that the old man still underestimated the Tubo Songtsan child, this strategy of counting birds with stones makes it very skillful, if Tubo is based on this area......" Uncle Li picked up the baton in his hand and pointed to the west of the Sichuan Basin, down the mountains, until the junction of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. "Condescending, offensive and defensive, my Tang Dynasty's Jiannan Road, there will be a disaster of soldiers at any time, in this way, the land of Guanlong, it is inevitable to shrink the troops, with the southern Tubo of the sword, in this way, we have a great loophole in the strategy of Tubo, here, the Tuyuhun in the area of Dafeichuan will inevitably repeat, in this way, the land of Longxi in the Tang Dynasty will ......"

"It not only solves the difficulties on all sides, but also allows me to block the left and right of the Tang Dynasty, and if there is a mess on the Nanzhao side, Tubo will be able to easily level Yangtong, and then go back to the teacher to take the East Girl, and Tubo will be able to raise the strength of the whole country to confront my Datang head-on." Uncle Li Jing couldn't help but be speechless.

Uncle Li's expression also became much more hideous: "Hmph, he dares!" If you go down to the plateau, don't say that he is coming with an army of 100,000, that is, the whole country will attack, and the old man only needs to send an elite division, and he will be able to kill him without leaving a piece of armor. ”

"The most important thing at the moment, first, how to help the Qiang people resist the invasion and annexation of the southern Tubo tribes, second, how to find a way to suppress the ambitions of the six Nanzhao tribes and various tribes in this area, and third, where to transfer troops is the key." Uncle Li Jing sensibly proposed the primary solution.

"This area is mostly mountainous, forest and plateau, the climate is hot, most of my Tang elite are the northern army, not good at mountain warfare, it is difficult to be useful, the strength of Jiannan is not more than 10,000, even if it is a temporary transfer of troops from other places to training, it will inevitably take a long time. Besides, this place is not suitable for the army to fight at all, there are more people, but if you go less, you will ......" Li Daozong twisted his brows, and a Sichuan character was twisted out of his forehead.

"Yes, most of my elites in the Tang Dynasty are the Northern Army, and the combat power of the soldiers of Jiannan Province ......" Uncle Cheng also shook his head here.

At this time, I couldn't help but clear my throat: "Your Majesty, Weichen has an idea and I don't know if I can ...... it."

"Oh, come on, let me wait and see." Uncle Li Jing slapped me on the shoulder and gave me an encouraging look to continue.

"Actually, this is the case, the little son-in-law thinks that since this area is not suitable for large-scale corps operations, if it is a small army, it should be possible, besides, the main military forces of Tubo are concentrated in the west and east, although the strength is stronger than the Qiang people, but if the Qiang people can get the help of my Tang Dynasty, they will definitely be able to gain a firm foothold."

As soon as I said this, everyone threw me a bunch of hygienic eyes, nonsense, what else can I do if I don't do this, all because I am an afterthought, even Uncle Li squeezed a disgusted look, but Uncle Li Jing was the first to react, snapped, and his palms slammed together: "The old man knows, hahaha, bereaved to love the virtuous nephew, your vision is much longer than the old man." ”

Uncle Li Jing's performance made the big guy confused, his expression was full of questions, and even Uncle Li looked incomprehensible: "Li Lao Aiqing, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Didn't your two hundred or so Wu Ben sergeants who were sent to the southern tropical jungle for training come back?" Uncle Li Jing's teeth under his beard were frighteningly bright. I quickly nodded. At this moment, not only Uncle Li, but all the generals around him were all brightened, but they dimmed again.

"Two hundred, and enough to stuff between the teeth." Uncle Cheng came up with such a sentence, and although the veteran ruffians on the side looked at each other angrily, it could be seen from their expressions that they also had such thoughts.

I smiled: "Father-in-law's words are very correct, the correct statement is that there are only two hundred and seventeen soldiers of the Wuben Army who are familiar with fighting in the southern tropical jungle, but they are only ...... If they and the expatriate officers of the Datang Military Academy were to lead and train the southern soldiers of the original Jiannan Province in the Tang Dynasty, while fighting, while training, we are not fighting alone, and with the help of the Qiang people who are familiar with the geography and terrain, with small shares against small shares, everyone should have heard a saying, a sheep led by a male division, even if it is a group of wild wolves, dare not peep ......"

---------------------------------------------------- "If you think it's not enough, in addition, there are now nearly two hundred and fifty Wuben soldiers in my military academy who are ready to be deployed to the Western Regions for survival training on the desert plateau, and they can also be transferred to the southbound troops. ”

"This method can be considered, those soldiers have seen it, absolutely each of them is a block of ten, fighting in this kind of area, it is their strength." Uncle Li narrowed his eyes and smacked his mouth.

"Although the combat strength of the soldiers of Jiannan Dao is weaker, if the cadet officers sent by the Datang Military Academy can go to the training, the old man can be sure that within three or five months, they must be able to upgrade to a higher level, and training in actual combat can speed up and improve their combat ability." On the side, Su Dingfang also jumped out to speak for me.

"Are you so sure?" Uncle Li Ji couldn't help but ask me. I nodded slowly, but very resolutely: "They don't need any supplies for more than a year, they have been living and hunting in the southern jungle, practicing various jungle tactics, they are not only brave soldiers, but also small unit commanders with command and combat experience, here, the most can give full play to their strengths, besides, with the power of the Qiang people, and the enemy of Tubo, first, to restrain the attempt of Tubo to invade the east, and second, to train troops for my Tang Dynasty, and lay a military foundation for dealing with the six departments of Nanzhao in the future." ”

I pointed to the edict: "Nanzhao also has its own advantages, the terrain here is complex, the climate is humid and hot, the jungle is dense, poisonous insects are everywhere, there are many poisonous miasma, the people are strong, and they are more exclusive to our Han people, but their shortcomings are more, so just like my Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a plate of scattered shaer, the biggest defect of these ethnic minorities is that his productivity is too low, and now he is still a slash-and-burn people, not educated. ”

Li Daozong, a famous general of the clan, also nodded and interjected: "The old man also agrees with the words of the virtuous nephew, first resist the strategy of the Tubo against the Qiang people, this is the most important thing, and to deal with these southern barbarians, it is necessary to take a delay." The minister thought that he could be appeased by others, so that he could not attack with Tubo, and the other was to train more soldiers and train elite soldiers. After a year or two, I can get an elite division here in Datang, and these southern soldiers are much better adapted to the southern climate than the northerners......"

(To be continued)