Just when Tuyuhun retreated westward again and burned the grassland, in the city of Liangzhou, the generals were also discussing how to fight next.

The people in charge of this operation were Li Jing, Wang Xuanji, Xu Shiji, Li Daozong, and Hou Junji, all of whom were basically experienced generals and commanders.

Now there is some debate about whether to pursue Tuyuhun or not.

After coming here, they clearly realized the cruelty of the plateau desert and did not approve of continuing to march deeper.

The climate here is very different from the plains, and many soldiers have developed some illnesses after coming here, and even those who are not sick will feel tired faster in this plateau.

Hou Junji said directly: "This Tuyuhun was rebelled from time to time in the pre-Sui period, and it had no reputation, and when the Sui Dynasty conquered Tuyuhun, they used this tactic!" ”

"The 300,000 troops of the former Sui Dynasty fought here for several years, but they could not annihilate their main force, and finally had to make him Khan and divide the counties here."

"The army is stationed here, the consumption of grain and grass is extremely high, and the Tuyuhun avoids the battle, which drags the Sui Dynasty army too much, so it can only withdraw the army."

"And Tuyuhun sent a document asking for peace and begging for surrender, and the Sui Dynasty pinched its nose and recognized it at that time, and canonized Tuyuhun Khan."

"Now the Tuyuhun people want to use the same method to consume us."

"But if you continue to consume here, I'm afraid that the army will consume too much, and the court won't be able to bear it!" Xu Shiji next to him frowned and said.

"Boss, Murong Fuyun wants to spend time with us, and when he sees that he is not our opponent, he retreats directly, wanting to tempt us to pursue." Li Daozong said directly.

"We are not familiar with this place, and there are many Qianghu tribes who have been co-opted by Tuyuhun, if they go deeper, they are likely to be taken advantage of by the enemy, I suggest, withdraw the army first, and have the opportunity to fight again in the future!"

Tuyuhun's tactics are very simple, that is, relying on the terrain and climate, fighting guerrilla warfare with the Tang army, if the Tang army pursues, in this case, he will lead him by the nose.

After Tuyuhun dragged the Tang army and dragged it down, or introduced it into a trap, the Tang army was annihilated in one fell swoop.

But although I saw through this tactic, it was not easy to crack it.

Wang Xuanji listened to everyone's words, and then said: "You don't have to worry about the army's food, I have been here for seven years, and the food is abundant, enough for the army to eat for a year, but how long can Tuyuhun hide on the plateau?" ”

"I once sent people to the plateau, that place is a bitter cold place, although it can survive, but it can't feed the millions of tribes of Tuyuhun, if it really has to be consumed, it must be them who can't hold on!"

Wang Xuanji didn't want to continue to return in vain this time, so he wanted to continue to spend time with Tugu.

Indeed, if the army was stationed here and constantly harassing Tuyuhun, Tuyuhun would definitely not be able to stand it, but it would take too long.

Even forcing Tuyuhun to surrender directly to the Tubo people on the plateau will be a trouble at that time.

Li Jing said: "Thanks to Your Majesty's trust, let me command the army and conquer Tuyuhun, just to solve them, either surrender or destroy the country." ”

"If you evacuate like this, when Tuyuhun comes to Koubian again next year and attacks Liangzhou, will the imperial court recruit tens of thousands of troops at that time?"

"If you really do this, it is needless to say that the people will lose money, but if those Fanbang tribes see that we don't take Tuguhun, they will definitely despise my Central Plains."

"Your Majesty's prestige will also be hit, and more importantly, it will make those Hu people and barbarians feel that the Tang Dynasty is nothing more than that. If that's the case, I'll die a hundred times! ”

"Tuyuhun is cunning, and he thinks that relying on the terrain, climate, environment, and logistics can drag us down, but I don't admit defeat, doesn't he think we dare not pursue? Then I'm going to surprise him! ”

"There are many Fanbang tribes following in this battle, so not only to win, but also to win beautifully, let Murong Fuyun of Tuyuhun know that if he offends the Tang Dynasty, he must use his blood to atone for his crimes!"

"It is even more important for them to know what will happen if they dare to provoke Datang!"

"This time, the imperial army is divided into two routes, all the way to the north line, all the way to the south line, and then meet at the strongholds established by Tuyuhun, and along the way, all the strongholds in Tuyuhun will be uprooted!"

"In addition, aren't those Zahu, Xiqiang, and Dangxiang people worried that the imperial court will take the opportunity to annex them? Send someone to appease them, if we can get them to support us, it will be easy to defeat Tuyuhun when the time comes! ”

At the insistence of Li Jing and Wang Xuanji, the army did not retreat again, but prepared to continue to pursue Tuyuhun and completely annihilate it.

At the same time, in order to prevent unfamiliarity with the road terrain, Wang Xuanji personally went to the Zahu, Xiqiang, and Dangxiang tribes and told them the imperial edict to gain the trust of these tribes.

And told them that the Tang Dynasty would not encroach on their territory, nor would they encroach on their tribes, as long as they were willing to help the Tang Dynasty defeat Tuyuhun, he would personally write to the imperial court and set up a field here, so that they could buy iron pots, tea, sugar, medicines, cloth, etc. here.

Wang Xuanji has been operating here for several years, these people know Wang Xuanji's name, after getting his promise, the Tang army has no intention of annexing them together, and invited them to join the tributary system, after becoming the Tang Dynasty, they have expressed their willingness to serve the Tang Dynasty.

With the support of these Xiqiang, Zahu, Dangxiang and other tribes, the last step of the Tang army's attack on Tuyuhun was also prepared.

These Qianghu were familiar with the terrain here, and Tuyuhun's plan to rely on the favorable terrain was directly defeated.

At the same time, the imperial court requisitioned the countries of the Western Regions, and the Wang clan of the Western Regions formed an alliance in the city of heaven, preparing to outflank Tuyuhun from the west.

The Wang clan of the Western Regions occupies the Tianci City, where the water and grass are abundant, the fertile fields are abundant, and there is enough food to support the march of the army.

Although there is a desert and the Gobi to the west of Tuyuhun, this is not an insurmountable natural danger for the Wang clan of the Western Regions. What's more, this desert is very familiar to the Wang clan of the Western Regions and knows which oases can be passed.

With the Wang clan of the Western Regions in response, the Tang coalition army successfully surrounded it from the south, north and west.

And for these things, Murong Fuyun, the Khan of Tuyuhun, didn't know at all. He was busy leading the tribe to retreat, and the millions of Tuyuhun people did not retreat together.

Long before the Tang army was dispatched, Tuyuhun had already begun to retreat, and the grasslands along the way were burned.

After the Tang army entered here, there were many people with altitude sickness, but fortunately, Li Jing had already prepared in his heart, and after a period of adaptation, the number of people who reacted was within his prediction.

Li Jing arranged for men to send these people back, and then continued to lead the army in pursuit.

(End of chapter)