Inside the study.

The three of them stared at the map for a long time, each with their own thoughts.

After a while, Li Jing suddenly said: "Virtuous nephew, if you lead the troops, how do you plan to break the situation?" ”

"Zhangye County is the top priority, once Tubo succeeds, it will be a protracted war, the imperial court can use troops in three ways, all the way to attack Zhangye County, entangled a large number of troops in Tubo, all the way from Minzhou, set up a posture and Tubo field battle, make a decisive battle, in fact, it is also to entangle the enemy, and then send a large army from Jiannan Dao Yazhou to send troops, directly to the Tubo King City, forming an upper, middle and lower three-way attack situation."

Li Jing is proficient in military affairs, one point is thorough, looking at Zhangye County on the upper road, his eyes follow the border down, and fall on Minzhou in the middle of the road.

Yazhou is the later generation of Sichuan Ya'an, which is relatively close to the Tubo royal city, which is called the Yellow Dragon.

The Tang army did not lack troops, and the mountain road offensive was not a big problem.

But there is a lack of generals, who will lead the three-way army?

Li Jing thought about it with some embarrassment, Fang Xuanling also realized this problem, and asked in a low voice: "The three-way attack is good, but the troops are scattered, and the generals are difficult to seal, can the western states take a closer position, concentrate their forces to attack Zhangye, and after succeeding, go south, go straight to Tuyuhun City, and drive Tubo back?" ”

"That's exactly what it means to be Tibetan." Qin Huaidao reminded.

"That's right, Tubo can't wait for the Tang army to fight them in Zhangye County, the road is far away, the logistics of the Tang army can't keep up, plus the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the products are barren, the army used to eat is a problem, but Tubo is not a big problem, they have the support of the entire Tuyuhun, and finally it becomes a war of attrition, after a long time, the Turks may kill it, and the situation will be even more erosive at that time." Li Jing agreed.

Fang Xuanling stopped talking when he heard it, and his brows tightened.

Qin Huaidao is also worried about the Turks, Hanzhou is not afraid, there are Xue Rengui, Luo Tong and Su Dingfang guarded, all of them are famous generals through the ages, but Guo Xiaoke in the north is different, in case the Turks attack from Xizhou, avoid the land of Hanzhou in the south and go all the way east, it will be a big one.

However, it is useless to be in a hurry, it depends on the decision of the imperial court.

After pondering for a moment, Qin Huaidao said: "There is a great possibility that Tubo and the Turks will cooperate, how to make a decision or leave it to the imperial court, I have other things to deal with, so I won't accompany me." ”

The two heard that this was an eviction order, so they didn't want to stay any longer.

After sending the two out of the gate to leave, Qin Huaidao hurriedly came to the backyard, found He'er and Li Xueyan, and advised: "Tubo sent troops, Longyou Dao is in chaos, send an order to Hanzhou, let everyone be careful of the Turks." ”

"I'm going to deliver the message." Li Xueyan hurriedly went.

"I'll give you a list, buy a lot of supplies, and get ready to go."

"Which day?" He'er asked.

Qin Huaidao thought about it carefully, and said in a low voice: "The imperial court will send troops to Longyou Road in the near future, the situation is still unclear, and I have too many entourages and materials, the road is not safe, I still have some things to deal with here, I will leave in a month, but the date cannot be leaked, you just know." ”

"Understood!" He'er solemnly agreed.

One month is enough to produce a batch of shells for grenadiers.

The recruits on the Chashan side have only been trained for a short time, and it will take time.

After a bit of pen walking, Qin Huaidao wrote out a long list and handed it to He'er, and after telling some things, he entered the workshop again, and soon, there was a sound of ping-pong inside.

Time passed quietly in the intense preparations, and no one even mentioned the big wedding.

Luo Zhang was also arranged to go to Chashan to train recruits, and the marriage was postponed, Li Daozong did not get angry after learning the inside story, and secretly arranged for the family to make some preparations in advance.

Three days later, the imperial army set off, and the veteran general took the lost thinking as a general, and took 10,000 forbidden troops to Longyou Road, Qin Huaidao learned that the imperial court did not adopt his proposal to march on three routes, and chose two ways to start a war, and the other route was Xue Wanche was responsible for sending troops from Minzhou.

In this regard, Qin Huaidao can only secretly say that it is a pity, without the third way of lore, how can Tubo shrink his troops and return to help? If the troops are not withdrawn, the two sides will fight a war of attrition, and it is unknown who will die.

However, the decision of the imperial court Qin Huaidao did not intend to intervene, and made cannonballs day and night.

Ten days later, the news came from the Tianwang secret spy that Tubo was frantically attacking Zhangye County, and the imperial court reinforcements accelerated their support, and were attacked by an ambush, and they had to stop the attack, no one knew where the ambush came from, Qin Huaidao was also a little shocked when he heard the news, but he quickly thought of Wuwei County.

At that time, Li Jing and Fang Xuanling came to visit, saying that Tubo suddenly sent troops to take the inconspicuous Wuwei County, don't you understand the intention, but now it is suddenly clear that it is very convenient to send troops from Wuwei County to the north and ambush the imperial court reinforcements.

The news of the ambush of the imperial reinforcements reached Chang'an, and the imperial court was shaken and the people were angry.

The enthusiasm and belligerence of the Tang people were activated, and they went out of their homes one after another, inquired about each other's situation, and questioned why the imperial court did not send the king of Han to the expedition? All sorts of paperwork flew into the palace like snowflakes.

Li Er had words of suffering, and good words suppressed this emotion, while dispatching troops and redeploying.

Ten days later, the imperial reinforcements arrived in Zhangye County, and fought with the Tubo army for a day, each with its own losses, but the Tubo relied on the benefits of the city, and the losses were much smaller than those of the imperial court.

A terrible news came to Chang'an with the military report, and the Tubo garrison in Zhangye County had as many as 100,000 troops, and everyone was taken aback by this news, a full 100,000, not 10,000, and still occupied the city, which meant that the Tang army could not win without more than 200,000.

200,000 soldiers eat horses and chew, and the daily consumption is an astronomical amount, and it takes a huge logistics army to guarantee it.

For a time, the court was miserable!

In the past two years, the imperial court has not used troops abroad, conquered Goguryeo, exterminated Tibet, and quelled the chaos, which one was not huge? But in every game, Qin Huaidao set off with a small number of soldiers and horses to raise the war, and the court was unscathed, and the logistics almost did not have to worry about hundreds of officials, which was called a comfortable one.

Now it's different, and many people are beginning to miss King Han!

Temple of Manna.

The pressure on Li Er's body is getting bigger and bigger, his eyes are red when he stares at Yutu, he hasn't rested well for a few nights, his body has not recovered, and now it is worse, but he gritted his teeth and held on, not letting himself fall, he heard a sound of footsteps behind him, looked back and saw that it was Li Zhi, and continued to check Yutu.

"Father, the son should die, I can't share the worries of my father," Li Zhi said with a painful face.

"You haven't commanded a big battle, I don't blame you, why did you come over?" Li Ertou asked without replying.

Li Zhi hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Father, or ...... Let King Han go up, right? ”

Li Er was stunned for a moment, and slowly looked back at Li Zhi, with a question in his eyes.

Li Zhi hurriedly explained: "Erchen doesn't want his father to work so hard, I heard that my father didn't sleep all night, how can it go on like this?" Erchen looked distressed. ”

"Have you thought about the consequences?" Li Er asked coldly.

"Erchen thought about it, the ambition of the Han King is in the Western Regions, and Erchen thinks that he can let the Han King go on an expedition, as long as he defeats Tubo and solves the danger of Long's right road, it is a big deal to agree with the King of Han that Yumen Pass is the boundary, and the land of the Western Regions west of Yumen Pass belongs to the King of Han, and the east belongs to my Tang Dynasty.

Li Er frowned: "Aren't you afraid of the future?" ”

"Things in the future, in the future, the sons ask themselves whether they are more inferior than the Han kings, but there are many Chinese courtiers and military generals, as long as the management is successful, it will not be without the power of a war in the future, for the hegemony of the imperial family, the sons and daughters are not afraid of any challenges and difficulties." Li Zhi said solemnly.

A sharp, confident, and domineering momentum suddenly erupted.

"Hahaha, well, worthy of my son!" Li Er saw Li Zhi's confident momentum, and his heart was overjoyed, the king should have this fearless challenge, who else is domineering, he was relieved in his heart, and said with a smile: "My son has finally grown up, I am very relieved, from today onwards, follow me to study politics, come to someone——"

"The old slave is here!" Wang De hurried in.

"Proposed decree, Li Zhi, the king of Jin, will be crowned the crown prince."

"Obey!"

Wang De hurriedly ran to draft the decree, and his heart was shocked, is the position of the prince who has been vacant for a long time finally settled? I am afraid that the situation in the court is about to change again, so I quickly found a confidant to tell him a few words and ordered him to inform the King of Han.