Chapter 289 Urgent Report

Du Feng is an old monster. This person is a burden to the country. I don’t understand how Li Zhi chose this guy to be the Minister of War. Letting this old beast appear in the court is an insult to the empire. If I had Cheng Chu

My martial arts skills were crushed to death by Lao Zi!

"I want to crush this old traitor to death!" After leaving Du Mansion, Cheng Chu gritted his teeth and tightened his fist as big as a casserole, and said bitterly: "What the hell!"

"Why didn't you do anything just now?" He beat the reins angrily, "I've never seen an uncle like this before. I don't have any objection to you beating him up despite blocking the door."

He is his nephew, and let us outsiders come to the door to care about him. But he is indifferent. Based on this, he should be taken out to light the sky lantern. According to Cheng Chu's understanding of Qin Yu, judging from the time, this meeting

It's long past time to drink and listen to music at home, something must have happened unexpectedly; whether it was illness or changes on the border that delayed the handover, as a biological uncle and the chief of staff of the Military Commission, Du Feng had no reason to ignore any aspect.

Taking a step back, Du Feng is a careless person and ignores details, but Cheng Chu and I came to remind him and still showed indifference, which is a cold-blooded animal. What's annoying is that he didn't start investigating quickly and even made us appreciate it.

A dancer from xx country performed a lewd song and dance, "What country are you from?"

"What country?" Cheng Chu was riding a horse to get his luck, but he was dumbfounded by my fierce question.

"Those who are dancing don't have many clothes in the winter." If it hadn't been for Qin Yu, this kind of half-naked singing and dancing would still be very suitable to my taste, especially in those countries in the west where women's body development is abrupt and inconsistent.

All can be greatly stimulated.

Cheng Chu scratched his head, with a look of regret on his face, and apologized: "I didn't pay attention, why don't I go in and ask?"

"..." There really is such a person. He gave Cheng Chu a look of pity, "No need. Come with me to Mr. Li's house."

The old man put a thin blanket on his legs and was reading a book on a bench in peace. There were many kinds of delicacies on the big table next to him. He could reach the ground with his hands. When he saw the two of us coming in, he put half a twist on his hand.

Pointing to the chair opposite, "Giving a gift?"

It seems that the veterans are very direct. Unfortunately, I came here in a hurry and didn't bring any gifts. I looked at each other awkwardly with Cheng Chu, shook my head in embarrassment, and quickly bowed to apologize.

"It's time to visit the elders during the Chinese New Year. Today's children are too ignorant to come empty-handed." The old man closed the book and straightened up with a smile, threw away half of the twists in his hand, and looked at the two of us, "What's the matter?

Tell me quickly, don’t delay me from going to Du’s house to watch the singing and dancing.”

"..." It seems that the old man has arranged a lot of entertainment activities for the new year. The Du family might as well open a black-light dance hall. Why bother working so hard as an official and harming others? I quickly told the old man the situation and casually said

He accidentally mentioned that Qin Yushou took care of him when he was injured.

"Oh, boy from the Qin family, you don't need to remind me, I'm going to do this." The old man smiled and waved his hands. I was embarrassed when I smiled, because my own mind couldn't stand up to this group of old people. "After talking a lot, I plan to let him go.

How can I help?"

"This..." I'm a little angry and my thinking is disordered. I haven't had time to think clearly about how to help.

"The military reports from the south route have been cut off, so just rest at home and wait for those from the east route. Since we can't cross the Qinling Mountains, if there is an urgent report, we will definitely go around Lingzhou and enter Tongguan to submit it. The Jiannan military report will not only go all the way to Qinchuan, as you said

Time estimate, and then

We'll be here in six or seven days." Li Ji slowly stood up and walked back and forth a few times, "How big of a deal could this have happened? According to you, it's just an illness delaying the journey. If there is really something unexpected happening in Tubo or Nanzhao, don't worry.

."

"Don't worry?" I'm not at all reassured. If you're sick, don't talk about it. No one can complain about it. It's time to get treatment and rest and leave it to God. If foreigners invade, it will be troublesome. Qin Yu's troops are stationed at the intersection of Tubo, Nanzhao, and Tang Dynasty.

The most sensitive place in international relations, as the person with the highest responsibility in the defense zone. If you are not careful, you may be in danger. Now the peace talks are in full swing here.

Weighing the subtle restraints between all parties, the premise is not to intensify the conflict between the two major forces in Tubo. In order to restrain the attention of the two major Tubo forces on the Tuyuhun line, the imperial court even postponed the plan to instigate Nanzhao. If there is a major conflict on the border this time,

When a large-scale conflict occurs, regardless of victory or defeat, it will have an unpredictable impact on the peace talks. Once the person responsible is investigated, Qin Yu will be the first to bear the brunt.

"I can only rest assured." Li Ji climbed on the sand table and looked at it for a while, then shook his head, "If we can't afford the war, it will be Nanzhao."

"How can you see it?" Cheng Chu liked to do this kind of thing and would never miss any discussion on this aspect. He pulled me close and imitated the old man's posture and looked at it for a long time. "The Tubo people may not be willing to give up. They suffered a defeat in the west.

It’s not necessarily possible to find it back in the south.”

"It would have made sense if I said this three years ago." Li Ji changed directions and pulled up the flags of the troops in Tubo that were tit-for-tat with Qin Yu's tribe one by one and planted them on the side of Nanzhao. "They are not worried that we, the Tang Dynasty, can

When we attack, we are most worried about Nanzhao becoming disloyal and turning to our side. Now the Tubo embankment is better at guarding Nanzhao than I am."

Cheng Chu didn’t know the reason. As an indirect participant, I knew in my heart that most of Nanzhao was still under the influence of Tubo. Only two of the tribes were interested in cooperating with the Tang Empire. Once Tubo felt a crisis, it would be like the old man redeploying

If the army is used to suppress them, it is very likely that these weak allies will defect again.

"In this way, Tubo may have agreed to some conditions of Nanzhao. If Tubo and Nanzhao once again join forces to challenge Qin Yu's troops..." The shortage of troops is one thing, and fighting in the mountains in hot and humid climates is even more of a weakness for the Tang army. Facing this

A group of savages who grew up in the mountains and forests, not to mention cold weapons, hot weapons may not be effective.

Not six or seven days later, the emergency report came three days later. Meng Shezhao, the most powerful of the six tribes, with the support of 10,000 elite Tibetan soldiers, launched a surprise attack on the Tang army guarding the Yaochuan line, Hunnan, Jinbei, Tiantai, Yuanjing Si

The strongholds were lost one after another, and now the army retreated to Huochuan to confront the coalition forces with the help of natural dangers.

General Zhang Duanhe, who succeeded Qin Yu, fought hard for two days at the rooftop pass to ensure that the army could smoothly gather into Huochuan. He gathered 600 dead soldiers at the rooftop pass. Unfortunately, he was seriously injured under a flowing arrow. Lieutenant General Liu Yuan risked his life three times to attack Zhang, only at the cost of breaking an arm.

He broke off and rushed out, and led his troops to hold on for six days in Yuanjing. It was not until urgent reports were sent to Rongzhou that reinforcements were deployed in Huochuan that he led the remaining 200 troops to evacuate.

There was a crisis on the front line, and the main and deputy generals were seriously injured. Qin Yu, who had resigned and went to Gongchuan, was quickly recovered by the horse. When the crisis came, he was ordered to take charge of military affairs in Huochuan.

After taking the military report, he took a long breath and slammed it on the table. I have to admire the Tibetan people. They sent out troops twice and got the upper hand both times. The timing was so good, especially this time they raided Yaochuan. God still

Blind cooperation. Heavy snowfall from the sky blocks the Qinling Mountains (almost every year). Events before the twelfth lunar month are not reported to the capital until almost the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Whether the progress of the war there is good or bad will not be known until a month and a half later. Feeling powerless

Spread all over the body.

Tubo is probably stimulated by the Tang Empire's wooing of Nanzhao. Now the western front is in a stalemate and is stuck in a quagmire, and it is difficult to get out. If Nanzhao is lost as an ally... it should be regarded as a stern warning. It is difficult to support Tubo's domestic situation.

To launch a large-scale counterattack on the southern front, they could only mobilize the idiot tribe Meng Shezhao as the vanguard to show their absolute dominance in the south.

There is no doubt about Qin Yu's military ability, and his record in Shanzhou is obvious to all, but the environment is different. Fighting in the plains and fighting in the mountains are completely different things. Moreover, he is facing wild monkeys who are native to the local area. You can fight against three on the plains.

, you can’t calculate it like this when you get there. The combat power of both sides is indeed difficult to estimate.

The only thing that reassures me is that Qin Yu was appointed at the critical moment. As the commander-in-chief, he does not have to consider too many diplomatic factors. Without the constraints of these unclean things, as long as he can let go of his hands and feet and do a good job with these savages, it will be a great achievement. A group of hairy monkeys are really great.

Gives people a headache.

"It's okay, the two armies are facing each other, and Qin Yu's talent will not cause him any loss. Let your cousin feel at ease and tell her what I said. Qin Yu will definitely win a complete victory!" This is the most appropriate thing to say to Cheng Chu, Ying

Although he had a harmonious relationship with Mrs. Qin, for a female prostitute, what happened during the battle was revealed to be unorthodox;

If I had said it in person, it would have been too consoling and would have made Mrs. Qin worried. Cheng Chu's words had a different effect. As my senior brother and teacher, I was not confident enough to say such words in front of the students.

Coupled with Cheng Chu's murderous appearance, Mrs. Qin's mood immediately improved after hearing this.

It is different from the large-scale battles on the western front. On the southern front, the Tang and Tibetans had Nanzhao as a wall between the two sides. The Tibetans were just giving a warning. They were also afraid that Nanzhao would become powerful. According to our analysis, we should just give up as soon as possible and the war situation would continue.

It won’t take long. Although Meng Shezhao, one of Nanzhao, is powerful,

However, there are other ministries that are watching covetously. Now is the time when both sides can benefit, and they will not risk their future and offend the Tang Empire, a behemoth, to death. Showing off one's power is just to show one's worth, and it can also induce Tang Empire and quarrel with each other.

The old enemy offered a higher price.

The fighting has started here, and military reports are coming back from the east intermittently. The capital is still decorated with lights and colorful decorations, but the fighting on the front line is tense. Even the people in the military headquarters are laughing and joking and don't take the war on the southern front seriously. A group of old men are playing on the sand table.

We were playing house and gambling, and that boy Dugufu beat the boss a lot. I was so angry that I had a headache.

"This fucking Meng Shezhao fell ill, and the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty also fell ill?" I didn't want to go to Du Feng's house anymore, so I made up my mind to call Cheng Chu to give me a good slap on my teeth when Du Feng resigned and retired.

After all the beatings, he still survived by drinking porridge. "Open it!"

"Let's fight," Lan Ling sat in the yard doing needlework with a happy face. She said it was to prepare for the baby in the future, but as far as I know, there was nothing in her stomach except the date core she had just accidentally swallowed.

."I'm not asking you to fight, so why are you panicking?"

"My students are being beaten!" Lan Ling stopped me by asking. Why should I panic? It's not me who is doing the beating anyway. With my nature... this question was too direct. "Are you questioning my character? Except for women.

Besides friends, I also care about my boyfriend!"

"What a mess, what about boyfriend and girlfriend." Lan Ling gestured with his needle, and when he saw me taking a step back, he smiled proudly, "We haven't had such a fight over there for many years. Didn't you say that it's a good thing to relieve your headache and fever when you have time?

Right?"

This explanation doesn't work. It's obviously an excuse. It only shows that the diplomatic ability of the Tang Empire needs to be improved. It seems that Mengshe Zhao passively formed an alliance and launched an attack under the coercion of the Tubo people. But if you think about it carefully, there is a lot of mystery in it.

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Mengshe Zhao ranked first among the Nanzhao tribes in both economic and military strength. The territory was inhabited by Wuman, with fertile land and rich products. During the reign of Xinuluo, the economy and population expanded rapidly, and it became a powerful tribe in the south of Erhai Lake.

After falling, he intimidated Mengxun through war and marriage, and annexed the equally powerful Bai Kingdom, pushing the border of Mengshezhao to the shore of Erhai Lake. In the 23rd year of Zhenguan, Xinuluo made Weishan its capital.

, established the Mongolian Kingdom.

This series of moves to expand and build a country can fully testify to the ambition of Meng Shezhao. Although his strength is not enough to compete with his two neighbors, Tang and Tu, he has been dealing with them. Taking advantage of the contradictions between these two countries, he has wildly extorted countless benefits from them. If you only look at

For the immediate interests of the two countries, it is undoubtedly the most effective way for the two countries to win over Meng Shezhao.

However, when they are allowed to unify all the ministries in Nanzhao, they will have no way to suppress them. Compared with the Tubo people on the plateau, the unification of Nanzhao is a bigger problem. The fertile land and relatively convenient transportation of Yunnan and Guizhou make this group of wild people

When the monkey can move forward and retreat freely, no one can burn it all up with fire.

"That's right," Lan Ling nodded with a smile. "But I just want a child now. How can Nanzhao be too lazy to worry about it, whether it's a fight or a pull, you are a fourth-grade military attache, even if you pointed at Du Feng

No one dares to call you arrogant even if you tell me. Why do you come here to talk to me?"

"Oh," he said, clasping his hands in embarrassment, "very good, very good. When did you become so good?"

"So you have to give me something to look forward to. A single woman, with no children or a man, can serve the country and the people without any worries. You don't like me like this, do you?" Lan Ling walked lightly, stitch by stitch.

The toad pattern appeared on the belly of the little bandage, "This is the Five Poisons jacket. It is used to ward off evil spirits. How about I also embroider one for my husband?"

Lan Ling's words were abrupt. Faced with the sudden change, he was speechless for a long time and just giggled and laughed.
To be continued...