With his hand pressed on the table, Li Xuan's brows furrowed stiffly, as if a mountain was caught between his eyebrows.

Raising his head, Li Xuan looked at Li Jinxing, leaned forward slightly, and asked, "General, I don't know if there is any news, who put forward this suggestion, and the intention is so deep?" ”

Li Jinxing put the official document on the table, a hint of playfulness flashed in his eyes, and then asked, "What does the prince think of this method?" ”

Yuan Ming looked at Li Xuan with a solemn expression at the same time, and he couldn't help muttering in his heart.

This kind of method, how can he feel a familiar taste, but it is a little too different from Pei Xingjian's style.

Li Xuan leaned back, groaned slightly, and then spoke cautiously: "General, now on the front line of Lanzhou and Shanzhou, the army does not seem to be in a hurry to take the initiative to attack. ”

"That's right, Pei Shangshu is using the remains of these 3,000 Tubo cavalry to lure the Qinling to attack, and defending the city always has to take advantage of it." Li Jinxing smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, in terms of defending the city, although he is not as good as Gao Kan, he is also not weak, and his rich experience is not comparable to a young person like Li Xuan.

On the plateau, the Tubo people have the advantage of being not only physical, but also a vast world.

Once the left guard and right guard armies left Shanzhou, they could face attacks from the Tibetans from all directions at any time.

If you don't pay attention to it, there is a danger that the grain channel will be cut off and then eaten by the Tubo people step by step.

Li Xuan took a light breath and said seriously: "The terrain of the plateau is not good for my army, but the longer I stay on the plateau, the more adaptable the soldiers' bodies will be, so it is the most suitable for my army to enter the rhythm of war, and not to start a war easily, and force the Tubo people to take the initiative to attack." ”

After Li Xuan finished speaking, his brows furrowed again.

These words felt all too familiar to him, as if he were directing all this.

"The prince has a unique opinion on the battle of the plateau." Li Jinxing nodded appreciatively, and then he asked, "Do you think the prince thinks that in this case, do the Tubo people still have a choice?" ”

"No, ten a day, three thousand heads, this method is enough to play for a year. Little by little, the psychological pressure on people is extremely terrifying, especially for ordinary soldiers. This situation must be solved as soon as possible, otherwise the city cannot be attacked, the defense cannot be maintained, and the people's hearts are most likely to collapse, if you can take the opportunity to ...... at this time" Li Xuan stopped immediately halfway through his words, his brows tightened.

Of course, Li Jinxing understood, and said calmly: "Indeed, at that time, it was the best way to attack the Tuyuhun remnants, especially the head of the noble people. ”

Yuan Ming sat there with his mouth closed.

At first, he still had the desire to ask, but now, he didn't even have the slightest idea of asking.

He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say what was wrong.

Li Xuan glanced at Yuan Ming, and then began to speak: "Although this plan is effective, it is only temporary, and now that the Qinling people are in Wuhai, the news cannot be passed for a while, but with his decision, 100,000 cattle and sheep should be sent to Shanzhou soon; As for Su Hegui, Qin Ling would not exchange Su Hegui's head for his younger brother. Unless Su Hegui voluntarily exchanged his head for the Brenzan blade, how could a person like him be willing to sacrifice himself to save others. ”

Su Hegui directly sold the entire Tuyuhun for his own rights back then, and now how can he sacrifice himself for the younger brother of Qinling.

There are too many people who know his character, so even if he really "sacrifices", there will be too many smart people who can see the strangeness.

"So, the only thing we can win here is a little less time, but on the Tibetan side, the Qinling will be used to take the opportunity to buy people's hearts." Yuan Ming couldn't help but speak, in the bottom of his heart, he had completely approved Li Xuan's guess.

Li Xuan glanced at Yuan Ming, nodded slightly, and then turned to Li Jinxing and said: "General, the Tuyuhun people are used to wandering, if they really have loyalty to someone, it is somewhat fantastical, this battle will still fall on the battlefield in the end, and use the sword to decide the victory and defeat, life and death, and once our army has a slight upper hand, and then oppress, the Tuyuhun people will definitely collapse, whether there is such a thing or not." What is really useful about this strategy is the change in people's hearts that has accumulated on those 100,000 cattle and sheep. ”

"Oh, can you elaborate?" Li Jinxing's body moved forward slightly, he wanted to listen to what Li Xuan said.

"I fought with Tubo on the plateau, the real constraint is the grain and grass, and for Tuyuhun, cattle and sheep are their grain and grass, this time the strategy of the Tubo people is still to abandon the city of Fuqi, use the Tuyuhun remnants to consume our army's grain and grass, and finally use the long road to Wuhai to defeat our army. 100,000 cattle and sheep, as long as they are not put back and grazed for Tuyuhun, then our dynasty can hold on for at least three more months, and three months is enough for the army to prepare in Fuqi City. ”

"Why don't you give 100,000 cattle and sheep to the Tuyuhun people to win people's hearts?"

"Again, the Tuyuhun people are afraid of power and do not have virtue, and return 100,000 cattle and sheep to them, then they will immediately ask for cattle and sheep forage, and when the time comes, the logistics of the army will still be affected, and it is very large, in the end, this group of people will still throw themselves into Tibet, and even stab us in the back during the big war."

After speaking, Li Xuan looked at Yuan Ming and said in a deep voice: "Envoy, in front of the army, there is not the slightest kindness of a woman. ”

Yuan Ming waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, the lower officials will take care of it, but this Tuguhun person really can't be used for me?" ”

"Yes, break it up, break it into pieces, integrate it into each guard, and then treat it with Tang law, those who serve will be rewarded, those who do not accept it will be beheaded, copper coins, blood, and blades, it will teach them how to behave." Li Xuan's face became solemn, and her eyebrows couldn't help but tighten slightly.

Because he felt that there was a strange sense of familiarity in the current conversation, as if he had had a similar conversation with someone else.

Slightly restrained his thoughts, Li Xuan looked at Yuan Ming and said: "At this time, 100,000 cattle and sheep are 100,000 grains and grass, not 100,000 property. ”

Don't think about grazing these 100,000 cattle and sheep and slaughtering them directly, the greatest deterrence to the Tuyuhun tribe, whoever wants to harvest for a long time will definitely get nothing.

"To be invincible is to be invincible." Yuan Ming shook his head and said disapprovingly: "The best result of this plateau battle is to completely occupy Wuhai, block the road to the north of the Tubo people, and then completely manage Wuhai and Fuqi City, and finally occupy the entire Tuyuhun old land." ”

Li Xuan glanced at Yuan Ming lightly, then turned to look at Li Jinxing, and said: "General, this time the Tubo people lost three thousand elite cavalry in Taozhou, presumably they will retaliate soon, and ask the general to be prepared." ”

"Don't worry, the front line is ready for this, just waiting for the Tubo people to attack." Li Jinxing's face couldn't help but bring a sneer.

From the end of the Battle of Taozhou to the present, the actions of the Tubo people have been in the calculations of the generals on the front line of the Tang Dynasty.

If they don't come, they will know how sharp Datang's soldiers are.

Li Xuan smiled slightly, he understood the meaning of Li Jinxing's words, and then nodded and said: "There is not much that Xuan can do, which is to make every effort to deliver grain and grass to the front line on time and in quantity." ”

"It's better to be a little bit earlier so that if something happens, you can deal with it." Li Jinxing looked at Li Xuan and said in a deep voice: "There is also the matter of grain and grass storage, although the grain and grass of the army are stored separately, if Tubo Xizuo tries to burn the grain and grass desperately, even if only one place is destroyed, it will have a great impact on the overall situation." ”

"The general doesn't have to worry about this matter, Xuan is already making arrangements, and now he only needs a little cooperation from the right leading army of the guard." After Li Xuan finished speaking to Li Jinxing, he glanced at Yuan Ming slightly, but almost instantly, Li Xuan withdrew his gaze.

Li Jinxing saw everything in his eyes, how could he not know that although Yuan Ming had no problem, the Yuan family said something else.

Nodding, Li Jinxing immediately said: "Regarding the map of the grain storage sites along the Yellow River, I will let people show it to the prince later." ”

"Thank you, General." Li Xuan thanked him.

The grain and grass transported from Taozhou to Hezhou only transited in Hezhou, and then sent to the Yellow River and finally to Kuozhou from there.

This grain road is Li Xuan's responsibility.

The front line in Kuozhou is the war zone.

It is impossible to transfer grain bags by bag, batch by batch, and the subsequent grain and ordnance will be temporarily sent to the Bingling Lake granary for stockpiling, and then transferred to various warehouses along the way, and then sent to the front line in Kuozhou according to the need.

The Yellow River rushed down from the plateau and finally formed a vast Bingling Lake in the northwest of Hezhou.

From Bingling Lake, against the south bank of the Yellow River to the west of the plateau, is one of the most important grain roads for the right to lead the Wei army, but not the only grain road, there are two other two roads, from Linxia County along the Yellow River old road up, and, from the northwest of Linxia County Zanglong Town westward mountain road to the plateau.

The transportation of grain has never been a road, whether it is transported from Taozhou to Hezhou, or from Hezhou to Kuozhou, it is a multi-way simultaneous operation, the purpose is to avoid being eaten by Tubo.

Cao Mengde's battle of Guandu was drawn from the bottom of the kettle, the precedent was first, who dared to be negligent.

If the Boren Zanjian can lead the three thousand elite horsemen of Tubo to Taozhou silently, then they can naturally send other troops to Hezhou.

However, although there are many grain routes, the most important one is the one that runs from the northwest of Bingling Lake along the south bank of the Yellow River.

On the road, you can also use the river to travel in the gentle part of the river, so Bingling Cang, the largest granary in the entire river state, has become the top priority.

I don't know how many Tibetan spies, as well as ambitious people, want to do something to Binglingcang.

"The transportation of grain, grass and ordnance is related to the lifeblood of the army." Li Jinxing looked at Li Xuan and said in a deep voice: "Anyone, if you are in this place, you can go to prison immediately, and then go to the governor's mansion to ask for the sword, and then behead him directly." ”

Li Jinxing's words, Yuan Ming immediately became nervous, he was just about to open his mouth to stop Li Jinxing, at this time, Li Xuan took the lead in speaking, and said: "The general doesn't have to be like this, the imperial sword was given to the general by His Majesty, and it is not suitable for anyone else to use it."

As for those who conspire to cause trouble for the transfer of grain and weapons, if there is resistance, they will be beheaded in person, and as for those who do not resist, there are too many ways to make him worse than dead. ”

After Li Xuan finished speaking, Yuan Ming's face couldn't help but stiffen a little, and his expression was already very ugly.

(End of chapter)