"Fang Envoy Jun, the border army in Luocheng has suffered heavy casualties due to the previous battle to defend the city. Even if we want to send troops, I am afraid that they will only be able to draw 2,000 people at most.

I wonder how many people can be drawn from this side of the town? If you want to fight Shazhou, you can't do it without cavalry, and even less soldiers and horses. ”

Guo Ziyi frowned slightly and said, although he didn't say it too directly, he was obviously reluctant to lead troops to Guazhou.

Fang Chongyong's meaning is actually understood by everyone, the Shazhou side sent troops to fight from the west to the east, and Wang Zhongsi led the troops from the east to the west on the Ganzhou side, attacking from both sides, so that the Tubo people could not care about each other.

It is very likely to break the enemy in one fell swoop!

However, Fang Chongyong's proposal looks beautiful, but it ignores a problem that is easy to ignore on the battlefield.

Victory and battle damage are two interrelated topics that are not entirely the same.

In the event of a great victory, a soldier or even a general in the army may not survive.

In the event of a great defeat, a soldier or even a general in the army will not necessarily die.

Datang won the war with Tibet, which is completely different issues from whether the people present can return to Shazhou safely!

No one wanted to be a stepping stone for other people's military exploits, sacrificed themselves, attracted the attention of the Tibetan people, and finally died themselves, becoming a "friendly army".

If Wang Zhonghe, who is the envoy of Hexi Jiedu, personally orders this, then the local border generals in Shazhou will naturally have to comply, otherwise it will be a rebellion. But now, this issue was raised by Fang Chongyong, the assassin of Shazhou, and everyone was a little hesitant.

Who is Fang Chongyong standing on to throw out this issue?

Is it a local family in Shazhou, or a border town defender like Doulujun, or his future father-in-law Wang Zhonghei?

In the previous battle, whether it was a small city or Luocheng, the defenders had all made meritorious contributions, which was enough for them to eat and drink spicy. Now that the military merits are in hand, why do you have to attack in one more move? If it fails, not only will the previous achievements be wasted, but even Shazhou, which has already turned the corner, is in danger.

As long as you are human, you have your own mind and will seriously think about personal interests. The twisted melon is not sweet, so these generals are mobilized with military orders and let them lead the troops to attack. In the end, it won't work out very well!

"Ladies and gentlemen, Shazhou can't exist alone, it all depends on the supply of materials from the Central Plains. Now the Tubo people have cut off the trade route, and they have also cut off the livelihood route of Shazhou.

In the future, Hu merchants from the Western Regions will not come to Shazhou, and the supplies from Guanzhong will not reach Shazhou, so we may not even be able to mix it up this year. It is better to take advantage of the new defeat of the Tubo army, when our own materials are not yet in short supply, and when the morale of the soldiers and generals is high, we take the initiative to fight Shazhou and survive in death.

If this opportunity is missed, and the soldiers and horses of the imperial court will not be able to recapture Guazhou and Suzhou, what will we do when it comes to winter? ”

Fang Chongyong said bitterly.

He remembered that in the history books of his previous life, there seemed to be no such battle, just as it was recorded that Yang Yuhuan later became Yang Guifei, and now Yang Yuhuan has died.

Everything was different from the impression in his memory, which made Fang Chongyong often tremble and walk on thin ice.

Who dares to say that Wang Zhongsi will definitely be able to lift the siege of Guazhou and Suzhou in a short period of time? The terrain on this side of the Hexi Corridor is like a person's throat. All it takes is a small number of soldiers and horses to block the key roads.

The advantage of the Tibetans was that they could attack the Hexi Corridor from the southern plateau at any time and anywhere. However, the Tang army could not climb the mountain and fight back, and the initiative on this battlefield was one-way.

The Tibetans will definitely withdraw from the Hexi Corridor, the question is only this: when and how to withdraw.

"Although what the envoy said is indeed reasonable, even if we are willing, the sons and daughters under our command are not willing to fight anymore."

One of the ten generals of the Doulu Army couldn't help but interject.

The man spoke the truth.

Convincing oneself to die, or even persuading the whole family to die together, was not a difficult thing many times in the feudal era when human life was like a mustard.

It's just that it's not so easy to convince your subordinates to die together. Especially when there is no existential threat. The bottom Qiu Ba, where do you know the big truths that Fang Chongyong said?

"You have a point, so let's go back and think about it, and if you have any ideas, discuss them with me in private, and then disperse."

Fang Chongyong waved his sleeves helplessly, although his face remained calm, the depression in his heart was indescribable.

After all the generals left, Guo Ziyi stayed alone and came to the study in the backyard of the government with Fang Chongyong, and the two discussed secrets.

After sitting down, Guo Ziyi said worriedly:

"The three armies are tired and need to be repaired, and now is not a good time to send troops. However, Shazhou sat on the empty mountain, and a certain suggestion asked Anxi Duhu for help and borrowed troops, as long as there were 10,000 more fresh troops, it would not be a problem to counterattack the Tubo people.

It is inconvenient to say that there are many people just now, but in fact, I think that the strategy of making Jun is quite feasible, and the Tubo army is facing off against the main force of the Hexi border army, not to mention that there are tens of thousands of elites who cannot move a point, and now Guazhou must be empty.

There is only one thing that is worried, that is, the Tubo army besieging Luocheng is extremely brave. Its main general is very good at using troops, and we have mobilized almost all the forces of Luo Cheng, and we are still blocking from the left and right.

If this army returns to Guazhou and joins forces with the main force of the Tubo army, I am afraid that it will ......"

Guo Ziyi didn't continue, but the meaning she wanted to express was already very clear. The main general of the Tubo army besieging Luocheng is a master, but I am afraid that it is not so easy to deal with. And the Tubo army in Guazhou has such a support army, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with.

Guo Ziyi has been in the army for more than 20 years, and she understands very well what it means to "have a thousand troops and a general, but it is difficult to find a general". The same army, different generals to command, the combat effectiveness may be very different.

"Who is this person? On Qinling has been dead for decades. ”

Fang Chongyong asked with a puzzled expression.

On the three words of Qinling, in the Wu and Zhou periods, they used to be three words that could not be mentioned in the Tang Army. Countless famous generals of the Tang Army have become the background board of this Tubo general, and even Xue Rengui has sunk in Dafeichuan.

From the establishment of Tibet to its demise, this person is a well-deserved first.

However, this famous Tubo general, who was so fierce at that time that the Tang army was frightened, still could not escape the fate of political struggle, was falsely accused of rebellion, and died at the hands of Tubo Zampu. Its power schemes are no different from those of the Central Plains Dynasty.

This move directly set back the military strategy of Tubo for 30 years, compared with the self-destruction of the Great Wall by Liu Yilong, Emperor Wen of Liu Song Dynasty, who killed Tan Daoji, and directly presented a "big gift" to Ji Ge, who later ascended the throne and became emperor.

How else to say that Tubo is a "relative" of Datang, in order to fight with Datang, he is too strong to cut off his own arm and give Datang time to regain blood.

What the soldiers of the Tang Army could not dream of was easily done by Tubo's own people. Famous generals with high achievements are often this kind of end, ancient and modern.

After that, the Qinling family defected to the Tang Dynasty and guarded the border for the Tang Dynasty. This perfectly illustrates that the interests of the monarch are not the same as the interests of the state, and sometimes even contradict each other.

It was this major event that gave Brother Ji the confidence to use force against Tibet. The reason why Ji Ge has always felt that he is "ordered by heaven" is because in the ten years before and after his accession to the throne, various external conditions began to favor Datang.

Fang Chongyong, who has studied the Tibetan people a lot, naturally cannot not know who the Qinling Tomb is.

"What about Qinling, I don't know what the lord is called, but, unexpectedly, I found something that made me very curious.

This was captured from the Tibetan army, and more than one side was brought to open the eyes of the envoy today. ”

Guo Ziyi smiled slightly, and took out a flag from his arms, the area was not large.

Fang Chongyong's pupils shrank suddenly, this thing in front of him is not common in the Tubo army!

He carefully took the flag, put it in his hand and looked at it, and then sighed lightly, and finally understood why the Tubo army besieging Luocheng did not save the so-called "friendly army" when they saw death.

This flag is embroidered with the symbols commonly found in Bon. However, it is really different from the Bon "swastika" he saw in his previous life, and the pattern is also more concise, that is, a square-like pattern made of solid colors such as red, blue, and yellow.

The "swastika" of Bon that he saw in Tibet in his previous life was "borrowed" from Bon after it was later fused with Buddhism, which can be regarded as a compromise reached in competition, or the gradual unification of "detail aesthetics".

The appearance of the banner of Bon in the Tibetan army shows that this general of the Tibetan army is a die-hard believer who resolutely supports Bon. The Tibetan army besieging the small city clearly supported the cause of Tibetan Buddhism.

So it's very easy to understand that the other side is not saved when they see death. The struggle between Buddhism and Bon in Tibet has become white-hot, which has affected the battlefield.

"If the envoy attacks, the chances of victory may be greater than expected, the Tubo army is not united, and there are factions within it, and sectarian disputes are probably only one of them.

Now the problem is only to convince the officers and men of the army to support it, solve this, and think that this battle can be tried. ”

Guo Ziyi analyzed it and put forward very pertinent opinions.

"I understand, in fact, the soldiers are not more than the fine, and I think that 5,000 horsemen are enough. There are more soldiers and horses, but the baggage can't keep up. We succeeded in a surprise attack on Guazhou, and we just cut off the grain route of the Tibetan people.

As long as the Tibetans retreated, then the front line was bound to loosen. Let's fight and withdraw quickly, just go back to Shazhou and hold on, in fact, we don't need to fight hard with the Tubo people. ”

Fang Chongyong sighed and said.

Seeing Guo Ziyi's hesitation, he then added:

That is, the enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy is stationed and disturbs me, the enemy is tired and I fight, and the enemy retreats and I chase. Attract the troops of Tubo to the western front line of Guazhou, and prevent them from reinforcing Suzhou. ”

"It's a good idea to make your plan, so think about it. Wang Jieshuai is a fellow villager, and when he wants to attack, he is naturally obliged.

In military affairs, a certain person returned to Luocheng first to strengthen the city defense. ”

Guo Ziyi nodded slightly and said, bowing his hand. He felt that Fang Chongyong's strategy still had some basis, and he was not blindly attacking. It's just that fighting a war is not a one-person thing, and it is not easy to think of so many people working together.

Let's see what this envoy can do.

As the commander of the "guest army", there are some words that are not suitable for him.

……

For three days in a row, Fang Chongyong was thinking hard about countermeasures, how to unite people's hearts, and he thought of several crooked tricks.

Routine 1: mint a batch of fake money, the front and back are the same, and then throw these fake money in front of the army for divination, and in the end it must be all one face. In this way, ordinary soldiers in the army will think that they are invincible with divine power.

Of course, the shortcomings are also obvious, once this routine is exposed (almost certainly), the blow to morale and the destruction of Fang Chongyong's prestige will be devastating. Moreover, most of the generals in the army are well-informed people, and it is difficult to hide this little routine from them.

Routine 2: Find a cloudy weather to gather the troops together to practice, and then "if there are clouds out of the army, the white rabbit dance, you will win". Seeing the clouds in the sky turn into the shape of a rabbit, it is invincible, this is the "legend of the rivers and lakes" in the Tang army, and it has a certain credibility.

The disadvantages are the same as minting fake money. Although the ancients were superstitious, they were not fools, and similar routines could only play an auxiliary role, and words such as the protection of ghosts and gods could be used to boost morale, and it would be child's play to use them as an argument for sending troops.

Routine 3: Cash out the previous reward in advance, which can boost morale, but it may also have the opposite effect, the soldiers got the previous reward, but they refused to go out to fight.

"Ahh It's annoying! ”

Fang Chongyong, whose eyes were red, was in the study of the mansion, grabbing his hair while walking around, like an angry beast, anxious but helpless.

Anaye leaned against the door of the study, folded her arms, looked at the manic Fang Chongyong, and asked with a helpless sigh: "Since you nicknamed Qilinzi, it seems that everything has not been going well. I wonder if you are not worthy of the position, so there are these unfortunate things? ”

"......"

Fang Chongyong just wanted to scold his mother, and then remembered that since he met, Anaya had taken care of him wholeheartedly, and there was really no need to yell at her.

So he waved his hand helplessly and said:

"People are at peace, and they usually only care about the moment of peace in front of them, but they can't imagine that the stormy waves behind them are unavoidable.

You are also a practitioner of medicine, do you not know the truth that a minor illness is not cured into a major illness?

As long as the Tibetan people have not left, there will be no real peace in Shazhou. ”

He shook his head and sighed, depressed in his heart, eager to take a rope to wrap the necks of the soldiers of the Doulu Army and pull them out to fight!

The truth is often in the hands of a few, and the majority of people do not see far and only care about their immediate interests, which is also limited by their own insights, which is understandable. However, these people are the majority of the group, and they also have their own will, and it is impossible for others to say whatever they say!

I want to convince an army that does not want to go on a campaign to take risks for the sake of the "big picture". It's worth it, it's necessary, but it's embarrassing.

"You should eat well now, and it's useless to think about what you have and don't have. Don't you often say that Datang is not yours, Brother Ji is not in a hurry, so what are you anxious about? ”

Anaye's words will be Fang Chongyong's merciless crit.

Yes, I'm stepping on a horse and I'm not Brother Ji, what am I anxious about?

Fang Chongyong sat down in front of the table weakly, hooked his hand at Anaya and said, "Come here, pinch your shoulders well!" ”

After a while, just as Fang Chongyong was enjoying Anaye's professional massage and was about to hum so comfortably, a noisy cheer suddenly came from outside the study! The sound is far away, but it is continuous!

"Envoy! Envoy! Good news!

Reinforcements are coming! Reinforcements are coming! ”

Zhang Guangsheng trotted all the way, rushed into the study, and shouted at Fang Chongyong, he couldn't care about the humility of the upper and lower levels!

"Reinforcements?"

Fang Chongyong was stunned for a moment, and then Huo Ran got up. Now that the Hexi Corridor is blocked by the Tibetans, what kind of reinforcements! Even the tribes of the big local families are reluctant to go on the expedition!

"That's right, reinforcements! Moreover, they also pursued the Tubo army for hundreds of miles, and the capture was not counted! ”

The expression on Zhang Guangsheng's face was like a person who almost died of thirst in the desert and suddenly drank sweet mountain spring water!

"Let's go, take me to see it!"

Fang Chongyong also came to his senses instantly, and followed Zhang Guangsheng to stride out of the study.

What Fang Chongyong couldn't see was that Anaye's gaze staring at him was deep and dim, and finally turned into a long sigh.

(End of chapter)