In the bitter sea camp, Qiu Zhenmu quickly walked to a big tent in the back camp and lifted the curtain.

Looking at Li Xuan behind the table, Qiu Zhenmu arched his hand with a solemn face: "Lord Wang, a batch of military rations transported from Panzhou to Changzhou was burned by the Tubo cavalry from Maqin. ”

The grain road was robbed, the grain and grass were burned, and the situation suddenly became grim.

Li Xuan was dressed in a scarlet robe, put down the thin bamboo brush, but his face was unexpectedly calm: "On Qinling really shot?" ”

The corners of Qiu Zhenmu's mouth twitched slightly, and said: "Returning to the prince, I was expected by the prince, and I succeeded in talking about Qinling." ”

Li Xuan nodded calmly and indifferently.

Today, although the military rations on the front line have been transported from Shanzhou and Kuozhou to Dafeichuan, the number is not much, and it is more supported by the supply of grain and grass in Shuzhong.

They will have to support at least the autumn grain harvest until the end of August, but everyone knows that the Qinling Tomb will not give them this opportunity.

At the latest in early August, or even in mid-July, the Qinling Tomb will be completely started, and the battle of Dafeichuan will also be completely started.

However, in the first battle some time ago, the Tibetan people suffered a great loss.

The Tang Dynasty had 6,000 cavalry and 1,000 foot soldiers, fighting against 16,000 Tubo troops and killing and wounding more than 7,000 Tubo people.

If it weren't for the 5,000 reinforcements behind Qinling who appeared when the Tang army was a little lacking in strength, then it would be impossible for all of these 16,000 people to die on the battlefield.

Of course, the Qinling Tomb would not have fought a decisive battle at that time, because at that time, the 3,000 cavalry of Kuhai and the 2,000 cavalry in Wuhai City were also ready to move.

Once it turns into a decisive battle with all the forces in force, no one can predict what the final outcome will be.

Whether it is Qinling, Li Xuan and Liu Zhenli, they are all thinking about how to kill their opponents with their own minimal consumption.

Instead of dying with your opponents.

No matter how easy it is to fight a decisive battle, there is no moment of absolute victory, and the last troops will not come out.

The Tang Dynasty has Xue Rengui as the backhand, and on the Qinling side, he also has his eyes on the grain road from Panzhou to Changzhou.

It's a pity that he didn't know that Liu Xianli had been waiting for him to do this for a long time.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will know that this is almost the only place where you can start on the Qinling.

It's also the easiest place for him to start.

With one hand, you can immediately strangle the place where the Tang Dynasty died.

Liu Xianli, Li Xuan, Xue Rengui, Li Jinxing, these people can all think of it.

So, an ingenious game has been laid out.

The brigade sent the grain to Xinghai in advance, and among the grain delivered several times after that, only the surface of the first few cars was loaded with grain, and the other cars were loaded with withered grass.

No matter how cautious the cavalry under Qin Ling was, they could only check the first few grain carts, and then they were burned.

As for taking it away, how to take it away.

It is not easy to come from Maqin over the mountains and mountains, and it is not easy to retreat in time.

And it's highly likely that these people are still hiding deep in the mountains, ready for the next attack.

With them, it is very likely that there will be problems with this grain route.

So even if it was a piece of grain and grass that Li Xuan and the others had hoarded in advance, they wouldn't be able to last long.

It can't last long, but at this time, Li Jingxuan has been appointed as the chief of the Northwest Road march and led the army to the northwest.

With it, there was also a large amount of grain and grass.

Although there was a shortage of grain in the local government treasury, the emperor still managed to raise a batch of grain.

After all, there should have been food in the treasury, but it disappeared inexplicably.

But in fact, everyone knows where the grain went, but now is not the time to pursue those who went to live.

Even the emperor can only chop off a few more heads in each state and county.

As for forcing those families to take the initiative to donate food, it is not too difficult to do.

Find an excuse and exile three or two assassins, which is enough to deter people from forcing out some food.

As for the rest of the story, there is time to play slowly.

Now the key lies in the big war ahead.

A rush of footsteps sounded at the door, and Zhou Qian immediately appeared outside the tent door, and solemnly arched his hand: "Lord Wang, the chief manager is invited." ”

"Got it." Li Xuan nodded and stood up, wearing a gold silk robe on a black background to make him look more and more upright.

Li Xuan lowered his head, looked at the simple map of Wuhai in front of him, and said softly: "When the army was short of food, on Qinling cut off the most important grain route of the army, he was ready to go to war, and next, it depends on how our chief manager responds." ”

Li Xuan said a word, and Qiu Zhenmu's expression became solemn again.

The next battle, in the original plan, was originally a small battle, but Liu Xianli's sudden bet made it important.

In front of the army, even Li Xuan had to act on orders.

"Let's go, with this king here, this battle will not be lost after all." After Li Xuan finished speaking, he walked out of the big tent.

Zhou Qian, Qiu Zhenmu, as well as Su Baotong and Li Zhu, all followed closely.

……

Dahuashi Gorge, on the Qinling looked at the detailed map of each ravine in front of him, and his face was solemn.

Glancing up at the generals in the battalion, Qin Ling said lightly: "The Tang Army's grain road was robbed, although there is a temporary danger, but the previous grain reserves are still enough for them to support for a period of time.

From today onwards, all ministries will take turns harassing each other, day and night. ”

On the hideous appearance of Qinling, all the generals in the camp were awe-inspiring at the same time: "Oh! ”

On Qinling's face nodded calmly, a quiet day will only make people reduce their consumption, and only by moving can their food be doubled.

When the food is exhausted, they have no choice but to retreat.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the tent, and Shang Jiezan walked in quickly, standing with a heavy face: "Great Minister, the Tang people have increased their troops." ”

"How many troops?" On Qinling raised his head slightly, his expression calm.

"There are 5,000 people, coming from Dafeichuan." Shang Jiezan's expression was solemn.

The strength of the Tang army should not be underestimated, and now there are 5,000 reinforcements coming, and the situation on both sides has changed again.

"Where are people now?" On Qinling asked calmly.

"Just passed the Changshui Pass, I can reach the bitter sea tonight." General Shang Jiezan's scouts obtained information with great difficulty reported on the Qinling.

Looking at Shang Jiezan, whose expression was too heavy, Tan Qinling couldn't help but shake his head and asked, "What do you think, what are they doing at this time?" ”

"Back to the prime minister, the Tang people's grain road was attacked, and there was a great drought in the country, and now that I think about it, it should be withdrawn, and these 5,000 people should have come in response.

But 5,000 is a bit of a lot, and presumably they should rush and retreat. Shang Jiezan analyzed seriously.

The generals in the tent couldn't help but nod at the same time.

"Since April, after the Tang people took Dahuashi Gorge, they no longer rushed forward easily, until our army recaptured Dahuashi Gorge in June, and they held Wuhai steadily."

The corners of Qinling's mouth showed a sneer of disdain, and he said: "Five thousand cavalry from Wuhai, five thousand cavalry from Kuhai, and tens of thousands of other cavalry are guarding the snow-capped mountain road and Dafeichuan under the mountain, and food and ordnance are constantly sent to Dafeichuan. ”

"Maybe the Tang Emperor thinks that we don't know what the Tang Dynasty, the Ministry of Works, is best at." Shang Jiezan bowed, and there was a hint of ruthlessness in the corners of his eyes.

Liu Xianli's battle in the Changshui Pass Mountain Road, although he later burned a lot of Tubo cavalry, but before that, that checkpoint had blocked their way forward.

Even if there was no fire in the back, it was enough to say that Qin Ling valued his ability.

"They always think that everyone else is stupid."

Qin Ling sighed lightly, shook his head and said: "I thought that giving up Wuhai and feinting to retreat would really lead us to Dafeichuan, but they didn't know at all that if it wasn't for Xue Rengui, the commander back then, where would they have the opportunity to retreat to Dafeichuan." ”

Shang Jiezan's face was solemn, and in the entire Dahuashi Gorge, the Tubo people still had more than 30,000 cavalry.

If the Tang people rush to kill head-on, then it is difficult to know each other's victory or defeat, but if the Tang people retreat later, then they don't want a few people to escape from the plateau.

"Order, let Maqu's cavalry attack, cross the high mountains to join the Maqin cavalry, and once again hit the Tang people's grain team." On Qinling looked up at Shang Jiezan.

Shang Jiezan was awe-inspiring: "Wow! ”

Maqu is in the lower reaches of Maqin, and the Yellow River flows from Maqin to Maqu and then to Ruoergai.

The Tubo cavalry could send troops from Maqin, and naturally they could also send troops from Maqu to attack the Tang grain team from a place closer to Panzhou.

The Tibetans want to completely seal off this grain route.

On Qinling looked at the people in the tent and said in a deep voice: "This time, Ben Xiang wants them all to die in Wuhai, and none of them can escape. ”

"Whoa!" Shang Jiezan and others should be clear at the same time.

After a long time, after the detailed layout was over, everyone slowly retreated.

I don't know when, on Qinling stood alone on the city wall, looking at the bitter sea camp in the distance.

Turning around, in the depths of the Dahuashi Gorge, a thousand heavily armored cavalry were slowly coming.

Tibetan heavy cavalry.

The strongest killing machine in the Tibetan military.

Back then, even in Dafeichuan, the Qinling Tomb did not use this group of people.

Although at that time, the Tibetan heavy armored cavalry had not yet taken shape.

Now that seven years have passed, with the financial resources of Tibet, it can only afford to raise this thousand heavy cavalry.

With them, the Qin Tomb can even compete with the light army in the hands of the royal family.

But now, this group of heavy cavalry is the first to target the Tang cavalry.

"What does the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty think, with a Ministry of Industry Shangshu to be the commander of the army, is he dizzy?"

The corners of Qinling's mouth flashed with a trace of disdain, and in the depths of his eyes, he seemed to have seen through the dispute between the emperor and the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty.

……

"In this battle, first make a feint, retreat into the swamp, and then all counterattack."

Liu Xianli sat on the handsome seat, looked at Xiao Siye, and said in a deep voice: "General Xiao, the generals on the front line are under your command. ”

"Whoa!" Xiao Siye, the general of the Left Guard, gave up his orders.

"Wuhai backup, commanded by the general." Liu Xianli looked at Li Jinxing.

Li Jinxing immediately surrendered his promise.

Liu Xianli looked at Li Xuan and said seriously: "The two thousand cavalry under the command of the king of Nanchang, after killing the Dahuashi Gorge, immediately turn around and kill the Xiaohuashi Gorge, if there is an accident, immediately discharge the flood." ”

"Whoa!" Li Xuan gave it up seriously.

Liu Xianli looked up at everyone and said in a deep voice: "In this battle, I don't want to hold on, I only want to kill the enemy. ”

"Whoa!" The crowd was immediately stunned.

……

Leaving the big tent, Li Xuan's gaze paused slightly, looking at the hundreds of ships parked on the swamp in the distance.

There are also light catapults and bed crossbows placed on them.

Liu Xianli also came prepared this time.

His back, standing Prince Li Xian.

Now that the army is at war, there is now a lack of an opportunity.

(End of chapter)