The three armies did not move the grain and grass first, and it was difficult to win a battle hungry. Therefore, the first priority of the Zhou army is to solve the problem of grain and grass.

The plateau is rugged and the soil is poor, and even though Datang has been operating here for a long time, the food here is still beyond its means. It is difficult to transport supplies, especially in the highland area, so soldiers need to eat vegetables and drink more water to balance their diet, fight against dry climate, and improve their resistance.

Lou Shide convened the generals today to discuss good strategies and solve the problem of fighting in different places.

Lou Shide: "The Tang Dynasty, the Great Zhou and Tubo have been at war all year round, but they really fought on the plateau, only Xue Rengui used the strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao in order to save Tuyuhun, and went around to Dafeichuan and Qinling. Now that His Majesty has an order, we have come to shame for the snow, and naturally we have to make Tubo pay the price. It's just that I've only come here, and I've lost 10,000 soldiers who can fight in vain, and you have a week here, so you can have a good plan. ”

Adjutant General Zhang Xuanyu briefed everyone on the details, "Our army has three major problems in fighting on the plateau.

First, the terrain is unfavorable. The plateau is full of mountains, the line of sight is blocked, and the bows and arrows and bed crossbows cannot be used in many places, and the Tibetans are very familiar with this, but our army cannot easily discern the direction, and only local sentinels can carefully probe. If you encounter a small-scale Tubo army and pursue it, it is very easy to be broken by small forces one by one because the team is dragging and the battle line is too long. In the past, it was difficult to arrange military formations, and the combat methods needed to be changed.

Second, the weather is unfavorable. There is a lot of rain and snow in the local area in all seasons, the weather is even colder at night, the cotton clothes are easy to get damp, the linen clothes are not warm enough, our army's adaptability to the mountainous terrain is already poor, not flexible enough, plus the weather is cold and freezing, the materials are not complete, the action force is insufficient, and the combat power is greatly damaged.

Third, since Songtsen Gampo came to power, the army and the people have been united, and the government decrees have been accessible. Since Lu Dongzan's son Qinling took power, keen on expansion, plunder, the Great Zhou and the people of the subject country, overwhelmed, Lou Shuai eight crusades, the Tubo army suffered heavy losses, the Tubo people believe in a tooth for a tooth, hatred of the Zhou soldiers, so this time to come to the crusade, the Tubo will inevitably be high, and there may even be a move by the whole people of Dafeichuan. ”

When these words came out, everyone was silent, that is to say, the time and place were not advantageous, if Qinling provoked it at will, the people would also be inferior.

After hearing these words, Zhang Yang keenly grasped the key point, and immediately came out to perform, "My subordinates think that the battle with Tubo is not a day's work, and the soldiers can adapt to the terrain and weather with a little training. The battle could be delayed until after the 25th, when the temperature difference between the four seasons was not large, and this time was enough for the soldiers to adapt to the season. ”

Zhang Xuanyu: "If this is the case, the war situation is uncertain for a long time, and the consumption of grain and grass has increased, but there is no good news, I am afraid that the court will be dissatisfied." ”

Lou Shide: "Your Majesty hopes to teach the Tubo people a lesson this time, so naturally we can wait, on the 25th, Tubo will inevitably declare war first, and our army can passively respond to the war." Zhang Yang, you continue. ”

Zhang Yang: "Yes." Xue Rengui sent 50,000 troops, and Tubo sent 300,000 troops, which shows that he was cowardly and wanted to use crowd tactics to defeat our army at any cost. If we can lure out a large number of young and strong men in Tibet, defeat and kill them, and Tubo will no longer be able to invade our border within 20 years. ”

Lou Shide laughed, "Okay, men should be like this." Blindly cowering can only see the enemy's strengths, which is not conducive to morale, and it is even more difficult to achieve something. Our army has been stationed for a long time, and Tubo will come to challenge soon, and Zhang Yang listens to orders, and the Tubo soldiers are brave and brave, leading your 1,000 armor soldiers to fight against Tubo, and win a first victory for my Great Zhou. Zhang Xuanyuan led a large army to suppress the formation. ”

As a soldier, what Zhang Yang yearns for most is actually like Huo Quai, 3,000 iron cavalry, chasing the enemy for 3,000 miles, beheading 30,000, breaking the king's division, capturing the king's head, and sealing the wolf. However, the land of Tubo, running less than three hundred miles, you need to rest, there are only a thousand people in your hands, it is difficult to kill people in this cold and freezing environment, as for the king's head, Tubo Zampu has zero sense of existence, and Qinling is not easy to match, holding heavy soldiers, Tubo soldiers are brave, and there is no play.

I don't know how Huo Qubing trained his troops at the beginning, the opponent was the tough Huns, and he was able to win more with less, as if he entered a no-man's land, and took the head of the enemy general among the ten thousand troops.

Since the period of the war dragged on to the 25th, Lou Shide mainly made arrangements for the grain and grass issues. While ordering people to take care of the grain and grass, it was determined that several trustworthy veterans were responsible for taking care of the transportation and handover of the grain road, and at the same time, the local granary was requisitioned to purchase the surrounding grain and grass.

At the end of the discussion, Zhang Yang went and returned, "Wang Xiaojie is about to lead the troops into the Anxi Protectorate, and Tubo will fight on two fronts. Our army is now on a 4,000-meter plateau, and the interior of Tibet is 6,000 meters. If we can find a small way into the interior, or if we can find opportunities from within Tibet, we can also reduce the loss of our army. ”

Lou Shide sighed lightly, "When Ben Shuai was young, he often had this kind of thought, but after many years in the army, he supervised the affairs of one army, and tried to be safe, bringing out 200,000 troops, so he naturally wanted to bring them all back." Dividing troops is a taboo, if you easily advance into the interior of Tubo, once you lose, how can the commander be worthy of the people of the Great Zhou. ”

Maybe this is the difference between the old and the young, if Lou Shide was in his early years, I am afraid that he would be able to lead the troops, like Huo Quai, to the Tubo royal court, Zhang Yang didn't know how to persuade him, and if he said too much, Lou Dashuai would probably think that he despised him.

Lou Shide comforted him again, "You have the talent to train and manage the army, and you can know the battle situation, which is extremely rare." It's just that remember to be rash, cherish the soldiers, and march hastily is not suitable for today's soldiers. You go back and find out what the soldiers think, take your time, and if you still stick to your own opinions, and you can have a specific route of march, I will not stop you. ”

Zhang Yang retired.

Lou Shide, the commander, is not easy, Tubo is tightly guarded at the external checkpoints, if you want to sneak into the inner court of Tubo, you need at least 50,000 troops to break through the obstacles after a small-scale encounter and retreat, and now it is difficult for them to find someone who can lead the way. Zhang Yang did not have a map of Tubo in his hand, and he went on a rampage with a large army, if he attracted the main force of Tubo to clear it, it would be difficult to avoid the end of the annihilation of the whole army, not only could not make meritorious contributions to the war, but also became a sinner for thousands of years.

But now, it is not a matter to have been stationed here and let Tubo take the lead.

I barely closed my eyes all night, and I fell asleep and was still thinking about it in my dreams.

After dawn, Tubo really came to scold the battle, and Zhang Yang came out of the column and agreed with the Tubo general Soto on the opposite side to fight in 15 days, 1,000 against 1,000 people, and never die. The Tubo generals on the opposite side, seeing that Zhang Yang was a cheerful person, immediately responded, and proposed to kill 500 enemies to win, and the remaining 500 defeated people need to take every three steps, while shouting that the Great Zhou is mighty or Tubo is invincible, while returning to the barracks.

At the beginning of the day, Zhang Yang led the former 300 armor soldiers, and now 700 recruits, to start a half-month special training, and the veterans quickly set up obstacles, rock climbing, and running grounds, and it was a life-and-death duel immediately, and the soldiers were a little panicked in their hearts.