"Haha, hahaha, hahahaha!"

At the door of the mansion, Fang Chongyong looked at Cui Qianyou, who was dusty and dusty, but full of energy, laughing, laughing so much that tears were about to come out!

pondered the way to break the situation in three days, but to no avail;

But I didn't expect the joy of heaven to break the game with one move!

"Envoy, the last general will break the Tubo Forbidden Army's Enlan Dazaru Gong Division, and I have come to ask the envoy for the soldiers!"

Cui Qianyou clasped his fists and saluted Fang Chongyong.

His journey is a long story, and he has marched seven or eight hundred miles before and after, and he can't say it in front of the government and in public, right?

Besides, he also detected a lot of secrets along the way, and he needed to talk to Fang Chongyong alone.

"Come, follow me into the lobby of the palace."

Fang Chongyong cordially grabbed Cui Qianyou's little arm, turned his head and said to Zhang Guangsheng, who was waiting on the side: "Go and invite the general of the Shazhou border army and representatives of local big households to come to the government to discuss major matters, go and go back quickly!" ”

"Whoa! Here it goes! ”

Zhang Guangsheng said excitedly, he knew in his heart that the opportunity to really make contributions was coming.

In the lobby of the mansion, Fang Chongyong found that the Mingguang armor on Cui Qianyou's body was stained with black-brown dried blood, and he couldn't help but sigh for a while, and kept shaking his head and sighing without speaking.

"Fang Envoy Jun, this trip with thousands of people under his command can be said to be full of dangers, and with the blessing of the gods, they were able to get out of danger."

Cui Qianyou was also full of emotion.

The thousand cavalry under his command are all the elite of the Weirong army, and the elite soldiers who survived the attack and defense of Tubo New City are much stronger than the local Doulu army in Shazhou.

This time, Wang Zhongsi placed Cui Qianyou's troops in Changle County, on the border between Guazhou and Shazhou, just to receive Fang Chongyong's retreat, which was actually a rather selfish appointment. Wang Zhongsi's order to Cui Qianyou was to open the gap and rescue Fang Chongyong when Shazhou was besieged.

Of course, although Wang Zhongsi did not ignore the danger facing Shazhou, he did not expect that the Tubo people would storm the western section of the Hexi Corridor with the strength of the whole country. And the main force of the Tang Army has always been in the eastern section of the Hexi Corridor! So when Jinchang, the capital city of Guazhou, was conquered by the Tubo army, Cui Qianyou did not choose to rush to the rescue after finding out the enemy's situation, but quietly retreated to Ziting Town, the southernmost town of Shazhou next door!

This was originally a fort of the Tang Army, next to Ganquan Water, and the location is very good. It was only abandoned in the war with the Tibetans more than ten years ago, and the fort was also demolished by the Tibetans.

Using this place as a temporary base, Cui Qianyou sent scouts to investigate the situation in Shazhou, and then found that Shazhou was actually besieged, and both cities were besieged, and they could not support each other.

After carefully analyzing the enemy's situation, Cui Qianyou felt that the thousand cavalry under his command rushed to Shazhou for an expedition, not to mention, it seemed that they could not play a decisive role. So he made a temporary stop in Ziting Town, but he didn't expect to encounter the troops of the Tubo people who were transporting heavy loads!

After sparing the first batch of baggage troops, Cui Qianyou began to lead the cavalry to sweep the follow-up ranks of the Tubo people along the Ganquan Water, hitting and running, usually after grabbing what they could take, and burning the Tubo people's baggage with a fire.

He firmly believed that as long as he could continue to attack the grain routes of the Tibetan people, it would only be a matter of time before the siege of Shazhou was lifted. Although the soldiers and horses in his hands are elite, the number is not large, so he can only find a way to use them on the blade.

Unexpectedly, a few days ago, I caught a big fish.

A mixed team of foot and cavalry actually retreated along the Ganquan water and headed to the high ground to the south, trying to return to Tibet! Finding that this team seemed to be very lax in defense, Cui Qianyou didn't say a word, and scattered the other party with the cavalry!

The Tibetan army did not seem to have expected to encounter the Tang army in the south, and they seemed to have been on guard against the pursuit of the border army in Shazhou. After retreating west of Luocheng, he then made a big detour to the south, and walked in the desert for several days, with a lot of non-combat attrition.

When they came to the shore of Ganquan Water to drink water and horses exhausted, Cui Qianyou, who had been in ambush for a long time, led the team to hit with one blow, and instantly stunned the unalert Tubo people.

There were only a few people who fell into the rushing river and drowned, and in the end only a hundred or so rode south, and almost all the rest died on the battlefield.

Get killed on the spot, fall into a river and drown, or run around the desert and die of thirst!

"This army is the Praetorian Guard directly under Zampu, and the commander of the army is called Enlan Dazarugon. I heard from the captives that this person is very good at using soldiers and is brave and good at fighting, and once led the troops to break the battle!

It was an accident that a certain soldier led a soldier to break it, and if he changed the time, he might not be able to do it. ”

Cui Qianyou said humbly.

In fact, he used the small number of cavalry flexibly and maximized the mobility of the cavalry, which is a remarkable thing. In addition, he is good at observing the enemy's situation, good at thinking, and when he shouldn't do it, when he can't do it, he resolutely can't resist the wave battle.

Its style is like a lone wolf hunting, patiently waiting, looking for opportunities.

This is a typical strength play and fortune favor, Fang Chongyong does not feel strange at all.

"Nlan Dazarugon fled in a hurry, so he seized a lot of classified documents this time...... Later in the evening, it will be sent to the envoy's study. ”

Seeing that Wang Sili had appeared at the door of the lobby, Cui Qianyou hurriedly shut up and sat down as if nothing had happened.

After all the generals arrived, Fang Chongyong introduced to everyone: "This is the Cui military envoy of the Weirong army, after the Tubo army besieging Luocheng retreated, it was defeated by the cavalry led by him on the way, and there was almost not one in ten.

Envoy Cui, in order to remember the merits, and in order to let all the generals testify, please tell me in detail about the battle. ”

Fang Chongyong smiled gently, this is a chance for Cui Qianyou to pretend to be forced.

Which strong Tibetan army was defeated?

The generals of the Doulu army couldn't help but talk about it, and even Guo Ziyi was full of disbelief. Whether the Tibetan army can fight or not, they have the most right to speak.

At the very least, it is on par with the elite of the Tang Army's border army! Even more!

"General Cui, please be sure to say it, try to be as detailed as possible."

Guo Ziyi bowed and said.

Fang Chongyong asked Zhang Guangsheng to hand Cui Qianyou a branch, and the latter drew a simple map of his marching route on the ground, explaining the march and battle process while drawing.

After he finished speaking, let alone a representative of a large local household like Zhang Qi, even the generals of the Doulu Army were stunned.

Cui Qianyou's cavalry is basically the kind that has not been repaired well, and they have been running away! It's a shame that I've found a stronghold by the river, or the horses will die of thirst and play with fart!

Cui Qianyou is serious about using cavalry as cavalry, not as mounted infantry. No wonder the Tibetans are deflated.

When the end of the crossbow retreated, he was beaten from behind, and he definitely couldn't beat it!

It doesn't matter who commands it.

However, this stuffy stick seems simple, but it is not, this is the process of knowing the result and pushing back, thinking that it is easy to do. As a matter of fact, judging the enemy's situation, judging the strength of the enemy's troops, and judging the combat effectiveness and strengths and weaknesses of one's own forces are all quite a test of the commander's mind and skill.

If you go up with another person, you will be wiped out if you are not careful.

Compared with their bitter haha who gritted their teeth and fought hand-to-hand with the Tubo people to defend the city, Cui Qianyou fought a beautiful battle. It's a bit like the first five cakes were eaten by the Luocheng Tang Army who was defending the city, and I didn't see a full stomach. Cui Qianyou, an outsider, ate the remaining half, just enough to eat, and took down the Tubo people.

You say it's pure luck, but it doesn't seem to be. Cui Qianyou led his troops to leave the garrison for hundreds of miles, and even left Guazhou, where he was stationed, which is really not something that ordinary people have the courage to do.

At this moment, everyone present has only one mood, that is: if you don't accept it, you can't do it!

Opportunities are always given only to those who are prepared!

"Now that the enemy situation is clear, because the Cui army led the troops to fight bloodily, the Tubo army in Guazhou was cut off for reinforcements.

Now that the official is determined to go all out to send troops to Guazhou, who is against it? Stand up now. ”

Fang Chongyong looked around at everyone and asked.

Cui Qianyou only has 1,000 horsemen, and he can break the Praetorian Guard directly under Tubo Zampu! If the generals in Shazhou don't dare to lead their troops to attack, it will become a background board for the winners!

The three armies can win the commandery, but the horseman cannot win the ambition.

At this moment, who is embarrassed to say that they dare not go to Guazhou!

Whoever instigates is the dog!

Seeing that no one objected, Fang Chongyong continued:

"Three days later, the troops were officially ordered to go on the expedition. If you have a good idea, you can come to the official in private, and I won't call you to discuss it. It's all gone.

Cui Jun made a contribution, and after the war, the official will report to the Hexi Jiedu Mansion. ”

Fang Chongyong was quick to do things, and the follow-up matters were decided in a few words.

As soon as he heard this, Cui Qianyou suddenly became overjoyed, and his hanging heart suddenly relaxed.

By the Kaiyuan period, the "honorable officer" system established since the early Tang Dynasty had become unattractive to Qiu Ba. Relying on meritorious service, he obtained various "honor" titles, and then advanced in the official career, which used to be one of the important channels for the bottom to go up.

But now, the road is completely blocked!

Qiu Ba, who only has the title of honor, is no different from others. Now the Qiuba don't pay attention to these things. They fought bravely to kill the enemy, not to be officials, but just to be soldiers and eat food.

Being able to get the reward for war exploits, here specifically refers to material rewards, is the only thing they are pursuing. But it's a pity that the imperial court doesn't customize these!

It is a system of death for honors, but the reward of wealth is very flexible, and it is not uncommon to give more and less words, or even to reward merit without rewarding.

Therefore, at present, the more popular system in border towns is the "meritorious service system".

That is, the military chief officer who participated in the war, whose official rank was above the level of military envoy, reported the war exploits to the Jiedu Mansion layer by layer, and then reported to the imperial court after being reviewed by the Jiedu envoy. Of course, it is inevitable that military merit will be reduced layer by layer.

It is also possible to open a reward by the festival envoy first, and the following parts are completed by merit.

Either way, the military commander has a great say here, and can use it to clean up the generals who offend him on weekdays.

Of course, in order to win the support of his subordinates, the military commander must also bargain with the central court for more rewards.

Fang Chongyong, as the assassin of Shazhou, is the biggest military commander here, because Shazhou is currently in a state of "lost contact" with the imperial court, and without the authorization of Wang Zhonghei, he can only do it according to the default rules. This is the main reason why all the generals are willing to sit here and listen to him and discuss military affairs with him.

And Fang Chongyong's assurances to Cui Qianyou are obviously intended to win over. With this military exploit, Cui Qianyou can completely turn over and occupy a place in the Hexi military circles.

……

After everyone left, Cui Qianyou asked his subordinates to carry a large box to the study of the government office, and the two began to talk secretly after they sat down.

"This is the biggest takeaway this time."

Cui Qianyou rummaged through the box, and finally took out a Tibetan military order written on parchment, on which a long paragraph was written in Tubo, I don't know what was written. Of course, this is not a problem for Fang Chongyong, because there are countless monks in Shazhou who know the Tibetan script, and they catch a lot of them.

"I have already asked the captive, this is Tubo Zampu ordered Enlan Dazarugon to lead troops to Guazhou to protect Nangxia near Changle County in the west of Guazhou.

But for some reason, he didn't listen to the military order and returned to Tibet with his troops without permission. A certain private thought that this could be Enlan Dazarugon thought that there was no hope of winning this battle and tried to preserve his strength. ”

Cui Qianyou handed this Tubo military order to Fang Chongyong and said.

The so-called Nangxia is the logistics organization of Tubo, which is also responsible for the construction of camps and fortresses, but it is completely different from the operation mode of the Tang Dynasty. Tubo Zanpu ordered Enlan Dazarugon to lead troops to protect the newly established Nangxia in Guazhou, apparently because he was very confident in this army.

So why did Enlan Dazarugon disobey the military order of Zampu and try to retreat to Tibet to preserve his strength?

That's of course because seeing that this battle cannot be won, of course, we have to keep our descendants to deal with the Tibetan nobles who support Buddhists! However, Cui Qianyou didn't know about this link, this was just Fang Chongyong's guess.

"Next, we are not blind, but guided by this military order, we will lead our troops to attack the Tubo logistics base near Changle County. After defeating the logistics of the Tubo people, the troops facing the main force of the Tang army in front will definitely retreat to the territory of Tubo, and then it will be a battle of pursuit. ”

Fang Chongyong put away this key military order and said with a solemn face.

"Yes, exactly. Therefore, this battle wants to be the vanguard, and the local soldiers and horses in Shazhou are the backup, and the five thousand elite horsemen can rush to Changle County.

Although it is not a sure thing, the risk of failure is very small. Judging from the fact that troops must be transferred from Shazhou to protect the grain route, the scale of the Tubo people's strength has reached the limit.

Guazhou must be empty and vulnerable. ”

Cui Qianyou also put away his smile and said.

"Understood, three days later, I will gather my soldiers and horses, and I will go to Guazhou with the army."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with Cui Qianyou's opinion.

Hearing this outrageous proposal, Cui Qianyou did not object, but opened his mouth and exclaimed: "The king is not what he used to be, and he has already understood the way of the general." In time, it will surely become famous all over the world. ”

"Don't praise me, I still learned the art of war from you."

Fang Chongyong smiled bitterly.

"That's not learning, it's just learning from each other. Now that the envoy is a veritable border town assassin, no one will treat the envoy as a child. ”

Cui Qianyou couldn't help but sigh and sigh.

The children who were still ignorant of military affairs in Chang'an before were put in Hexi for two years of training, and they already understood the urgency of "adding great responsibilities to their bodies". The art of war is easy to understand, but this conscious responsibility is rare.

The "hairy child" in front of him, whose body has not yet grown into a fixed shape, is afraid that his future achievements will surpass his father!

(End of chapter)