Delingha garrison house, inside the lobby.

Li Xuan, dressed in a black gold silk robe, sat in the center with a solemn face, his gaze swept from the left side.

Ming Chongyan sat at the top of the left side, which was the most honorable position except for Li Xuan.

But no one has an opinion, Ming Chongyan is the most trusted person of the Empress Wu, even Murong Nuo will not have the slightest opinion.

Ming Chongyan followed him from Chai Dan to Delingha, and there were even signs of following him to Golmud.

What he was doing here, Li Xuan knew what he was doing, but his expression was calm.

This thing can't be a threat to him.

Behind Ming Chongyan, sat Shi Jin, Qiu Zhenmu, Yan Tao, Nanju and others.

The governor of Anle Prefecture, the king of Qinghai, Murong Nuo, sat on the right side, followed by Murong Zhi and other Tuyuhun generals.

No one noticed that Murong Zhi looked at Li Xuan with a hint of fear.

Li Xuan knocked lightly on the table, and then said calmly: "Ladies and gentlemen, now the scouts sent by the army can only send back some news of Golmud from the Gobi in the west, and the grasslands in the east have all been blocked by Dayan Mangjiebo and the Tubo people, but now there is only half a month before November, and we must take Golmud before November." ”

The emperor only gave one month's grain and grass, and without grain and grass, Li Xuan would immediately evacuate.

"We came too late, if we could have come earlier, the grass in the Golmud grassland has not yet withered and yellowed, maybe we don't need so much grain and grass to consume." Murong Nuo's face was full of regret, he had known that his uncle was so unsuccessful, so he didn't have to worry so much.

Li Xuan just glanced at Murong Nuo's bowl, and continued: "Take your time, in half a month, even if there is only one chance to go to war, we must make all the preparations, Brother Qiu." ”

"The end will be." Qiu Zhenmu stood up and bowed his hand to Li Xuan seriously.

Li Xuan waved his hand and said: "One thousand right guard cavalry, one thousand right guard cavalry, all transferred to your command, in addition, you also need to select two thousand cavalry from the left guard, the right leading guard and the Hangzhou soldiers, and the two thousand war horses captured this time are all under your banner." ”

"Whoa!" Qiu Zhenmu gave up his hand with a solemn face, and the transfer of four thousand cavalry to his command was definitely a big test for him.

Everyone understands that these people must play a role in the war within half a month, and it is a great effect.

It was a great test for him.

Li Xuan's eyes fell on Shi Jin, and he said with a solemn face: "Captain Shi, although the Yangzhou soldiers came from Suzhou over the mountains and mountains, this king doesn't have much time for you to rest, and the remaining 6,000 foot soldiers need to transfer half of them to build all kinds of ordnance, and the other half must cooperate with Zuo Xiaowei to transport the grain and grass." ”

"The last will obey." Shi Jin stood up and bowed his hand seriously to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan finally looked at Murong Nuo's bowl and said seriously: "Dadu Governor, from now on, the cavalry of the Zuo Xiao Guards will be divided into several groups on the grassland to spy towards Golmud, there is no need to go too deep, we only need to maintain our offensive, and at the same time force Dayan Mangjiebo to maintain the defensive position." ”

"Obey!" Murong Nuo stood up, bowed his hand to Li Xuan with a solemn face, and then asked softly, "Dare to ask the prince, but there is already a way to break the enemy?" ”

Li Xuan smiled and asked Murong Nuo, "Has the Metropolitan Governor ever been to this Qingxi land?" ”

Murong Nuo nodded and said, "I have been here when I was young, and I am not impressed. ”

He became the king of Dongtuyuhun very early, and he could not leave the royal capital at all.

With his identity, if he came to Xituyuhun, the two countries might have already gone to war.

Li Xuan nodded, then glanced to the side.

Li Zhu immediately stepped forward, and then handed over a simple map of the Qingxi Basin to everyone.

Li Xuan looked at everyone and said, "Although the Xituguhun cavalry is now all over the grassland, they have a key point and have to hold on. ”

"Zarmu." Murong Nuo's bowl instantly said Li Xuan's goal.

"Yes, Zarmu is located on the north side of Golmud and is the northern gate of Golmud." Li Xuan pointed to the east side of Zarmu and said in a deep voice: "There are two lakes here, the North and South Holuxun Lake, which is formed by the convergence of more than a dozen rivers flowing down from the East Kunlun Mountains.

Once we take Zarmu, all the cavalry on the Golmud steppe will be completely blocked, and the connection between them and Golmud will be severed. ”

Li Xuan raised his head, looked at Murong Nuo's bowl, and said in a deep voice: "Metropolitan Governor, if you let the Metropolitan Governor lead his troops eastward at this time, can you take down these cavalry?" ”

Murong Nuo's face became heavy, and he said in a deep voice: "According to the available information, there are 6,000 cavalry guarding Golmud in Xituguhun, 6,000 guarding in Zarmu, and 8,000 scattered on the grassland. The 6,000 cavalry of Zarmu will reinforce more than 8,000 steppe tribes at any time. ”

After a slight pause, Murong Nuo continued: "There are more than 5,000 Tibetan cavalry, and they will also appear on the battlefield at any time, unless they can intercept all the 6,000 Western Tuyuhun cavalry and 5,000 Tibetan cavalry in Zarmu, and at the same time, let the 6,000 cavalry in Golmud not move, so that they can be sure to swallow these 8,000 troops." ”

Murong Nuo raised his head and looked at Li Xuan solemnly, this is difficult.

His words were not spoken, but they were clear to all who were present.

Li Xuan, as well as his 5,000 cavalry and 6,000 foot soldiers, want to block these 17,000 cavalry.

Li Xuan nodded slightly and said, "Actually, all the Western Tuyuhun cavalry is not a problem, the key is the location of the five thousand Tubo cavalry." ”

Li Xuan didn't pay attention to the West Tuyuhun cavalry at all, he looked up at Murong Nuo's bowl, and said directly: "The Metropolitan Governor is in the land of Qingxi, there should be some old people who can find out the location of these Tubo cavalry, as long as the Metropolitan Governor asks the location of these Tubo cavalry, then the rest of the things will be in charge of this king." ”

"The prince is domineering!" Murong Nuo looked at Li Xuan in disbelief, although Li Xuan had already defeated 10,000 Tubo cavalry and 20,000 Tuyuhun cavalry in Qilian Mountain before, but Murong Nuo still couldn't believe it, but now, Li Xuan actually said that he could defeat 5,000 Tubo cavalry, which really shocked him.

"It's not that simple." At this time, Ming Chongyan suddenly opened his mouth.

Everyone present listened to what Ming Chongyan said.

"Before, on the Qilian Mountain, although tens of thousands of people were killed, there were still nearly 6,000 Tubo cavalry, and 8,000 Tuyuhun cavalry merged into Golmud, and now we have to deal with not 25,000 cavalry, but nearly 40,000 cavalry." Ming Chongyan turned around and looked at Li Xuan, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, are you sure?" ”

"It's not a big problem." Li Xuan shook his head calmly and said, "Although they have a lot of people, they also have the disadvantage of having a lot of people. ”

"Grain and grass!" Qiu Zhenmu, Yan Tao, and Shi Jin said the crux of the problem almost at the same time.

"Come to think of it, the grain and grass of nearly 40,000 people are now in this Zarmu." The corners of Li Xuan's mouth sneered slightly, and continued: "And this is just one of their weaknesses, another huge weakness, is that their hearts are not aligned. ”

This is the territory of the Tuyuhun people, not the territory of the Tubo people.

Delingha is a strong city, even if you want to give up, you should defend it, but the Tuyuhun people did not hesitate at all, and withdrew from here.

This seems to be normal, but if it weren't for the Tubo people who took the lead in proposing to retreat south, Dayan Mangjiebo should have insisted on it.

Murong Nuo had to nod in agreement with Li Xuan's opinion.

Li Xuan looked at Murong Nuo's bowl and said with a little meaning: "Governor Dadu, this king doesn't expect you to do anything, you should still be able to do it if you contain the same number of Xituguhun clans." ”

Murong Nuo's bowl twitched slightly, but then he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, Lord Wang, Bendu will definitely live up to expectations." ”

"Hmm!" Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction and said, "You don't really need to do anything, as long as you send troops to burn all the grain and grass in Zarmu, the Tubo people should withdraw." ”

"The prince is wise!" Everyone present agreed at the same time.

A trace of doubt flashed in Ming Chongyan's eyes, is it so easy to burn grain and grass, especially now that it's winter?

……

"Does the prince really want to burn the grain and grass in Zarmu?"

In the backyard of the garrison mansion, Qiu Zhenmu, Yan Tao, Shi Jin, and Ming Chongyan followed Li Xuan to stroll in the backyard, and Ming Chongyan couldn't help but ask questions.

Without the presence of the Murong family, it was easier for Li Xuan to say what he was planning in his heart.

Li Xuan smiled lightly, and then said: "Of course, the Tubo people can't keep it, or they won't keep it at all." ”

"Why?" Ming Chongyan couldn't help but ask.

"Because the tomb is not here now." Li Xuan's words made everyone a little confused.

"What does this have to do with the absence of the Qin Tomb?"

"If this king is talking about Qinling, I am afraid that before returning to Luo, he will give an order, unless it is necessary, everyone will mainly protect themselves, and wait until the spring of next year to counterattack." Li Xuan's expression was calm, as if what he said must be the truth.

"In the spring of next year, grain and grass should be a matter for us." Shi Jin sighed lightly, feng shui takes turns, and it will be their bad luck next year.

Li Xuan nodded approvingly, and said: "If this king's prediction is not bad, as long as I wait for the news of the burning of grain and grass to be released, the Tubo people will immediately retreat with grain and grass." ”

Ming Chongyan was slightly stunned, and looked at Li Xuan in disbelief: "Could it be that the prince has already released the rumors?" ”

The corners of Li Xuan's mouth curled slightly, and then he said seemingly calmly: "There are 3,000 cavalry under the command of the Murong Clan, 3,000 cavalry of the Right Leopard Taowei, and now all the 3,000 cavalry of the Right Leopard Taowei have been transferred to Xinghai, that is to say, among the 10,000 cavalry under the command of the Murong Clan, 7,000 are originally Su and your department." ”

Seeing everyone's thoughtful looks, Li Xuan said calmly: "They have communication with Xituguhun themselves, so they only need to spread the news among them and select some people who are interesting to say." ”

"The Tibetans will guard most of their troops to guard the grain and grass." Ming Chongyan instantly judged Li Xuan's plan.

Li Xuan's record in Qilian Mountain in Qingbei is too terrifying, if he was a Tibetan general, he would definitely hide from Li Xuan.

Before finding out the details of Li Xuan's subordinates, he will definitely not provoke him easily.

If he and the Tubo cavalry of Qingbei converged, after knowing the details, it would be even more so.

"So." Li Xuan's expression became solemn, looked at everyone and said: "When the Tubo people are guarding the grain and grass, we must gather all our forces to completely defeat all the Western Tuyuhun cavalry on the grassland, and then negotiate with Dayan Mangjiebo and tell him that as long as he gives up Golmud, the king will stop the march." ”

"Whoa!" Everyone present agreed at the same time.

Although Li Xuan's strategy was simple, it was easy to deal with the Xituyuhun cavalry.

As long as the West Tuyuhun people are solved, only the Tubo people will remain.

Once there are no West Tuyuhun people as cannon fodder, the Tubo people will only retreat faster.

Without the advantage of the plateau, the Tubo people were not the opponents of the Tang Dynasty at all.

This is true in the Qingnan Basin, and the same is true in the Qingxi Basin.

(End of chapter)