Chapter 831: Fighting Tibet
Li Er convened the important ministers of the court to announce the battle report from Longyou, and heard that Songtsan Gampo was ambushed by Lu Dongzan, and Tubo fell into disintegration, and all the important ministers of the court were very surprised, but when it was mentioned that Xu Shiji suggested attacking Tubo and completely occupying Tubo, a group of important ministers in the court quickly divided into two sides and quarreled, one side supported the attack on Tubo, thinking that this was a rare opportunity, and the other side thought that it was not appropriate to attack Tubo, after listening to the quarrel of the ministers, Li Ershi, who had already made up his mind, cut through the chaos with a very tough knife, and determined the battle to attack Tubo, since this war was decided, the entire imperial court quickly operated for this long war, even the courtiers who opposed the army before also put aside their opinions and prepared for war with all their might, with the preparation of the imperial court, the news also quickly spread in Chang'an City, the people of Chang'an were very excited after hearing the news, when the news of the last great victory came, the whole Chang'an was a sensation, Hundreds of people rushed to tell each other very excited and surprised, excited everyone is still looking forward to the Tubo Zampu Songtsen Gampo captured alive, but, in the end, the news came, the pursuing cavalry failed to pursue Songtsan Gampo, although no one blames the cavalry on the front line, after all, the army has achieved such a great victory, must have worked hard to pursue, but Songtsan Gampo luck escaped, but the people of Chang'an still feel regretful in their hearts, now I heard that Songtsan Gampo is really dead, the people of Chang'an City still have a feeling of raising their eyebrows, At the beginning, the envoys of Tubo were so arrogant in Chang'an not because of the instructions of Songtsen Gampo, as a result, even Songtsan Gampo died, and Songtsan Gampo still died in the hands of his own courtiers, this kind of death can not be said to be unworthy, but the people of Chang'an felt that Songtsan Gampo still died indirectly in the hands of their Tang Dynasty, if it was not for the 100,000 troops of Tubo being annihilated, if it were not for Songtsan Gampo being beaten and only a few hundred guards were left to flee in embarrassment, how could Lu Dongzan dare to have a different heart? Therefore, in the end, Songtsen Gampo was tragically killed because of his defeat at their hands, but what made hundreds of people in Chang'an even more excited was that the emperor had ordered to attack Tubo and completely occupy Tubo! Now that Tibet has suffered heavy losses and is torn apart and plunged into a civil war, it is a good opportunity to capture Tibet!
"Isn't Tibet very arrogant? It's okay now, it's about to die, look at how arrogant they are! ”
"That is, that Tibetan envoy even dared to question and threaten the saint in the palace, it is simply arrogant!"
"Phew, don't look at what kind of goods you are, what kind of brag about bravery, isn't the 100,000 army killed cleanly?"
"Oh, don't say it so ugly, in the future, the Tubo people will be our Tang people, and they are all their own people."
"Aha, what kind of Tubo people you say, they will all be Tang Dynasty people in the future!"
"Being able to become a Datang person can be regarded as their accumulation of virtue in their previous life."
However, some people have questioned this.
"Although Tibet is divided, Tubo is located on a plateau, and the terrain is steep, so it is not so easy to defeat Tibet, right?"
"Phew! At the time of the Eastern Crusade, everyone still thought that it would not be easy to capture Goguryeo, but what was the result? Isn't it like you've captured Goguryeo? ”
"Think about who is leading the army this time, it is the Duke of Britain, the Duke of E, the Duke of Lu, and more importantly, the Duke of Rongfu County, since they all agree that they should attack Tibet, can there be anything wrong?"
Some questioning people couldn't help but be speechless when they heard these words, the British Duke, the Duke of Eguo, and the Duke of Lu are all famous generals, and this great victory can be seen, not to mention the Duke of Rongfu County, but now the most amazing and brilliant people in the world, since even they feel that they should attack Tibet, they must be sure to capture Tibet.
"The only pity is that Tubo is located on the plateau, that place is not only steep and harsh, but also a place where birds don't, and it doesn't seem to be of much use if we occupy it!"
"It's really not very useful, but that's also expanding the territory, and that's also glory!"
"That's right, and although the Tubo people are not the opponents of our Datang, they can defeat Tuyuhun and fight with our Datang, which shows that it is not without merit."
The people in Chang'an City talked a lot, and they were all very excited and proud, who doesn't want their country to be rich and strong? Compared with the people in Chang'an City are just proud, the people of Minzhou are rejoicing, Tubo has always been a sharp sword hanging over the heads of the people of Minzhou, although there is a large army to protect, but no one knows when this sword will be cut down, and whether it can be blocked, but now it is different, the army wants to take the initiative to attack Tubo, to completely destroy the sword hanging on the head, how can people not be excited? When the army went out before, the people of Minzhou expected the army to defeat the Tubo people, and also believed that the army could defeat the Tubo people, and in the end their expectations were not disappointed, not only did not fall short, but they felt very surprised, because it was a complete victory of 100,000 enemies, when they thought this was the biggest surprise, but they didn't expect that there was a bigger surprise behind, the army was going to attack Tubo, to completely occupy Tubo, if there was no previous victory, Maybe the people of Minzhou will worry about whether it is too hasty to attack Tubo, after all, Tubo occupies a favorable position, but now, no one is worried, and no one doubts, they think that the British Duke and the Rongfu County Duke will be able to lead the army to capture Tubo and completely solve the sword hanging above their heads, just when the people of Chang'an were rejoicing and the people of Longyou were ecstatic, Xinghai City was also jubilant, because the emperor's will and the imperial decree were rushed to Xinghai City, and the emperor ordered the army to attack Tubo. It was this news that made the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion rejoice, and they have been preparing for the expedition for a while, because the county prince feels that the emperor will definitely agree to attack Tubo, since the county prince thinks that the emperor will agree, then they naturally feel that the emperor will definitely agree to attack Tubo, after all, when will the county prince miss it? But what they didn't expect was that the emperor's will would come so quickly! According to the calculation of time, it was almost an urgent military report rushed to Chang'an, and the emperor immediately issued an order to agree to attack Tubo, such a fast speed is really unexpected, after all, many Wenchen in the court will definitely oppose it, with the mouth of those Wenchen, how could the emperor agree to attack Tubo so quickly? Xue Wanche and they understood that the reason why the emperor gave the order to attack Tubo so quickly must be because of the county duke's recital, and it was the county duke's recital that played a decisive role, they were very excited and curious, what did the county duke write in the recital, and the emperor gave the decree so quickly? Xue Wanche and Li Yuntian were all generals who followed Li Yong to fight on the battlefield, and they had already been so familiar that they couldn't be more familiar, so Xue Wanche couldn't help but ask with curiosity in his heart.
"What did the county prince write in the cantata? It was so firm that the saint agreed. ”
It's no secret either, Li Yong explained with a smile.
"It's nothing, it's just an analysis of the situation in Tibet, although there is civil strife in Tubo now, if our Tang Dynasty does not intervene, then Lu Dongzan will definitely be able to end the civil strife and unify Tibet again, and under Lu Dongzan's hard work, Tubo will inevitably rise again."
Xue Wanche couldn't help but nod when they heard this, and they had to admit that Li Yong's analysis was very reasonable, Li Yong continued.
"Of course, the sage is eloquent, of course, he is not afraid of the re-emergence of Tibet, but after a hundred years of the sage, can the new monarch succeed to the throne still be as eloquent as the sage? No one can say for sure, since there is now a chance to solve this problem once and for all, then why leave this trouble for future generations? ”
Xue Wanche and they were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and they instantly understood why the saint would give the order to attack Tubo so quickly, because these words were too convincing, but what made them sluggish was not the persuasiveness of Li Yong's words, but that these words were too sharp, Xue Wanche smiled dryly.
"Princess, how dare you say it!"
Li Yong couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
"What's this? The saint is Mingjun, and he doesn't ask God to worship the Buddha and yearn for immortality, so it's nothing to say, besides, what Wei Zheng said is much more ruthless than this, and the saint should get used to it. ”
Xue Wanche and they thought about it for a while and felt that it made sense, since the county prince dared to say it, it must be no problem, of course others would definitely not dare to say so, as for Wei Zheng, he was really a ruthless person who was not afraid of death, Li Yuntian said excitedly.
"Now it's okay, we've been preparing for the expedition these days, and we're all about ready to go on the expedition at any time!"
Xue Wanche laughed.
"All these preparations have not been in vain!"
In the past few days, they have a general understanding of the customs and customs of Tubo through the Tuyuhun people, and they have been preparing for the expedition to Tubo, Li Yong said with a smile.
"The army will leave camp early tomorrow morning and go to Fuqi City!"
Xue Wanche and Li Yuntian were very excited and immediately hugged their fists and agreed, the 10,000 foot soldiers of Xinghai City stayed in Xinghai City, and most of the artillery battalions also stayed in Xinghai City, and the army marched to Fuqi City early the next morning, because Tuyuhun is now completely under the control of the Tang Dynasty, so Li Yong ordered the army to march with all its might, ambush the city, Cheng Biting Jin They didn't know that the emperor had ordered to attack Tubo, and they also felt that the emperor could not make a decision soon. These days, they feel very bored in Tuyuhun, there is no war, and the wine is far less than the first-line sky, after all, the price of the first-line day here is much more expensive than Chang'an, so the first-line day in Tuyuhun does not have much inventory, they can only drink some Tuyuhun After all, good water and wine are either roasted mutton or boiled mutton all day long, what's the fun? Time passed day by day, but there was still no news at all, Cheng Yanjin climbed the city tower every day to look, but there was nothing except the clear blue sky and the endless withered yellow weeds.
"Why hasn't there been any news yet? It's time for the results to come out, right? ”
Cheng Yanjin said a little anxiously, Wei Chigong touched the door of his brain and groaned.
"Could it be that the saints don't approve of attacking Tibet?"
"Phew, Wei Chi Lao Hei, you are less crow-mouthed here, you finally went out once, this battle has not been fought enough!"
Cheng Biting Jin couldn't help shouting, although they had fought a battle since the expedition, but that battle was actually very intense, just after the battle, Cheng Biting Jin They also felt very enjoyable, but after being idle in Fu Qi City for so long, they couldn't help but itch their hands, although they didn't accept the old, but they knew in their hearts that with the passage of time, they were already old, their bodies were not as good as day by day, and there were really not many opportunities to fight in the future, so they cherished it more this time, and Xu Shiji had been drinking tea indifferently, Although there is no such liquor here, fortunately he also brought good plum tea, although there is no good wine to drink, but it is also a pleasure to have good tea.
"Mao Gong, aren't you in a hurry at all? Are you still in the mood for tea? ”
Cheng Yanjin asked, Xu Shiji is indeed not as anxious as Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong, and so eager to fight, after all, he is much younger than Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong, Xu Shiji smiled.
"What's the use of being in a hurry? We're not in Chang'an, so we can't do it if we have the energy! ”
Cheng Biting Jin slapped his thigh and said.
"I'll write a letter to Li Yong and ask him to give more concerts to the saint!"
This is a method, Wei Chi Gong advised.
"What letter to write? Why don't you just go to Xinghai City? ”
"That's right, there's no war anyway, and it's boring to stay in Xinghai City every day!"
Cheng Yanjin nodded and said, maybe Li Yong still has a glimmer of heavenly liquor, since it has been decided, Cheng Yanjin did not hesitate, stood up and prepared to leave, at this time, a general hurriedly walked in.
"Qi Yu Guogong, a large army was found fifty miles away from Fu Qi City, and it is suspected to be the Shenji Battalion!"
Cheng Yanjin was stunned for a moment and wondered.
"Divine Machine Battalion? How could the Shenji Battalion suddenly come to Fuqi City? ”
Wei Chigong was also puzzled.
"Are you sure it's the Divine Machine Battalion?"
Xu Shiji put down the fragrant tea in his hand and smiled.
"It must be the Shenji Battalion, in addition to the Shenji Battalion, which other soldiers and horses can appear in Fuqi City?"
Cheng Biting Jin and Wei Chigong couldn't help but bow their heads when they heard this, it seemed that it was, but the question was why did Li Yong lead the Shenji Battalion to Fu Qi City? Thinking of this mileage, he and Wei Chigong couldn't help but move in his heart, and a look of ecstasy suddenly appeared on his face, Xu Shiji said with a smile.
"It seems that Li Yong has received the order to attack Tubo, otherwise he would not have led his troops to come to ambush the city."
Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong couldn't help but laugh when they heard it.
"The saint really made an order! We're really going to attack Tibet! ”
"Wowha, Li Yong, this kid really didn't brag! It really touched the saints! ”
"Our preparations these days have not been in vain! It's really desirable to be able to attack Tibet soon! ”
Xu Shiji was not as excited as Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong, because he had confidence in Li Yong, but after calculating the time, he couldn't help but feel surprised in his heart that the emperor had made an order so quickly!