Liangzhou.

"With the power of the Tang Dynasty, mere Uighurs cannot compete with us at all. If it were ordinary times, the Uighur nobles would have to surrender wherever the royal army went. However, the situation is different now. The dynasty can use the military power and the power of the monks in the northwest, and the full amount is less than 30%.

At the top of the city, Nangong first looked at the Uighur camp outside the city, with gloomy eyebrows.

Li Xian beside him continued: "It would be fine if it was just Uighurs. Even if the dynasty could only send 30% of the army, we were there, it would be enough to destroy them. However, with the help of Khitan monks, the Uighurs had a lot of strength. It was indeed difficult for us to defeat them by relying solely on Guiyi Army and 100,000 Imperial Guards."

Speaking of this, Li Xian saw that Nangong No. 1 was still angry, so he patted his shoulder comfortably.

Nangong first clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said, "It would be fine if a group of barbarians had previously occupied the Western Regions. Now, they dare to gather troops and invade our Tang Dynasty territory. Is it unbearable?"

After Yangguan was captured, the Guiyi army and the Chang'an Imperial Army fought and retreated, almost giving up Shazhou, Guazhou, Ganzhou and other places, and retreated to Liangzhou.

After arriving here, the army stabilized and began to fight with the Uighurs on the strong city defense fortifications. Now more than thirty days have passed, and the Uighurs have never been able to conquer the city.

Nangong's first glance turned to look at Li Xian, with unconcealed trust and expectation in his eyes.

He said: "If it weren't for the northwest of King Lao'an, I wouldn't know what the situation here would have developed. I, Nangong, had the ambition to make achievements and become famous for all generations, but I also knew that I could only charge forward and fight. When it comes to military strategies and military strategies, I could not look down on King Lao'an. Please give me a word, when will we counterattack?"

More than a month have passed since the Liangzhou Guards, and the Uighurs' offensive is still fierce.

At this time, Nangong No. 1 did not ask whether Liangzhou could be defended, but only asked when he could counterattack the enemy.

There is naturally a reason for this.

The reason why the Northwest Frontier Army and the Chang'an Imperial Army threw away Sha, Gua, Ganzhou and other places was not because of the collapse of the war and the retreat of various soldiers in a hurry, but Li Xian's targeted strategy.

As early as after Yangguan was destroyed, Li Xian discussed with Li Ye and designated Liangzhou as an important city to resist the Uighurs. Therefore, until now, the Tang army has not been retreating, but rather chose Liangzhou as a decisive place to fight against the Uighurs.

Because of this, before the army retreated to Liangzhou, the city's fortifications were strengthened very closely.

When choosing Liangzhou, there is naturally a reason.

One of the most important aspects is that it is backed by Lingzhou.

The Lingzhou border army, Guo Ziyi, Pugu Huaien and others, who have always been strong, have suppressed the Anshi Rebellion, all came out of the Shuofang army of the Lingzhou vassal state army.

At this time, the Shuofang Army in Lingzhou could not be compared with that at that time. After all, when the imperial court quelled the Anshi Rebellion, all the elite troops of the Shuofang Army were drawn, but even so, the Shuofang Army was still a core important city guarding the northwest.

The Shuofang Army in Lingzhou was adjacent to the Dingnan Army (Xia Sui Army) of the Dangxiang people in Xiazhou. When Shangguan Qingcheng led the Langya Army to the north to pacify the Dangxiang people, Li Ye did not mobilize the Shuofang Army to respond. The purpose was to allow the Shuofang Army to accumulate strength and preserve its strength for today's use.

With the support and response of Lingzhou in Liangzhou, it is indeed not too difficult to block the Uighur army.

But in Li Xian's opinion, he was still a little delusional, at least it seems that he is now.

He said to Nangong earnestly: "When we defeat the Uighurs, five points depend on ourselves, and five points depend on the result of Li Ye's war in the northern border. If Li Ye can defeat the Khitan, then the Uighurs will lose strong aid and cannot capture Liangzhou, so they will naturally have no fighting spirit. Then we will be the opportunity for counterattack.

"If you plan well, let alone defeating the Uighurs, even if you take advantage of the victory to pursue, enter the Western Regions, completely erase the Uighurs from the Western Regions, and rebuild the four towns of Anxi, it will not be difficult.

"But if Li Ye cannot defeat the Khitan, relying solely on our troops, it may not be difficult to defend Liangzhou and restrain the Uighurs, but if you want to counterattack and drive the Uighurs from the northwest back to the Western Regions, you will be unable to meet the strength."

Nangong's first glared wide.

But it was just a glare and there was no excessive emotional expression.

After fighting with the Uighurs in the northwest for so long, how could he not know the contrast between the Uighur power and the power of the northwest of the Tang Dynasty?

What Li Xian said is true.

Nangong No. 1 had always had fantasies about Li Xian's military strategy. Now, after hearing what Li Xian said, he finally had to accept that the victory or defeat of the war was not based on a brilliant plan, but on a real military strength.

After a while, Nangong No. 1 looked like a railway: "No matter what the battle situation on the front line of Youyun, Nangong No. 1 will fight in Liangzhou until the last moment!"

"If the Tang Dynasty wins in the northern border, it will be the glory of the dynasty, and there will naturally be a chance for my Nangong to become the most famous in the world. If the dynasty is defeated in the northern border and the country will be humiliated, how can I, Nangong, be the first to be a Tang Dynasty, ask for something else? It's just a battle to die in the battlefield!"

After hearing what Nangong No. 1 said, Li Xian was a little surprised.

But soon, a sincere smile appeared on his face.

"You have finally become a complete dynasty warrior!"

.....

Shu.

In the depths surrounded by mountains, Wang Jian climbed up the steps and walked towards the peaks on the straight bluestone stairs.

The battle under his feet is called Shushan.

Once upon a time, there was Shu Sect, one of the five great Taoist sects of the Tang Dynasty.

The Five Dao Sects are already the yellow flowers tomorrow, and they will never be able to sweep the wind and waves in the world, but the thousand-year sect inheritance still keeps the foundation of Shushan.

Let’s not talk about anything else. As a disciple of Shushan, Princess Li used her body to block the sword of the Zhuxian formation borrowed from the immortal court by the Five Daomen Gate, and showed Shushan’s unparalleled strength.

Now, Wang Jian needs to rely on the power of Shushan.

After the failure of Nanzhao, Wang Jian realized the situation, retreated decisively, returned to Shu, and relied on the advantage of the geographical advantage to resist the Nanzhao army. In the past few months, although there were many Khitan monks in the Nanzhao army, the wars were very difficult everywhere, but the situation could barely be supported.

At least, the Chengdu Plain has not been affected by wars for the time being.

But Wang Jian knew very well that the court could not give him more support now, there were no reinforcements, and even less monks.

The army that fought in Nanzhao did not have the Chang'an Imperial Army, and was basically the vassal army in Shu. Wang Jian's old subordinates accounted for a large part. Now the war situation is not good, and the Nanzhao army is about to invade Shu. Wang Jian relies on his own strength and can no longer win the victory, so he has to find another way.

If Li Ye does not provide support, his requirements for Wang Jian will naturally not be too harsh. The bottom line is to keep Chengdu.

But as a prince who recently surrendered to Li Ye, Wang Jian knew his family and knew what he needed to do.

The previous prince who defected to Li Ye was Li Maozhen.

When Li Maozhen was first sent out by Li Ye to fight, there was not even a large army around her, and there was only a group of monks, but she asked her to make a difference in Hexi. At that time, the power of the Tubo people in Hexi was extraordinary.

In Wang Jian's view, it was because of Li Maozhen's outstanding performance in the Battle of Hexi that he was able to become the commander of the northern border, commanding the Chang'an Imperial Guard to fight against the Tang Dynasty's largest opponent, Khitan, on the front line of Youyun.

Since this is the case with Li Maozhen, even if Wang Jian cannot get Li Ye's assistance, he will not be able to raise any resentment. The war against Nanzhao was a test for Li Ye and the only chance he could prove that he had the qualification to be a prominent person in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

To defeat the Nanzhao army and to avenge the previous shame, Wang Jian must let Shushan help him and use the power of the other party's cultivators and sect inheritance.

......

Chang'an, Secretariat, Li Ye put down the military newspaper in his hand and rubbed his eyebrows.

Although Li Zhen was curious, Li Ye did not talk to him, and he couldn't ask directly, and said, "Your Highness, compared with the Uighurs and the Khitan, Nanzhao's military strength is actually the weakest side. Nanzhao's terrain is complex, and it may not be easy for us to occupy that place, but it is a fool to think that they want to attack Shu.

"It's just that with the help of Khitan monks, Wang Jian suffered a loss. If he can stabilize now, it will not be too difficult to defend Chengdu, right?"

What he didn't say directly was that Wang Jian was originally the King of Shu and had a good influence in Shu. If he had struggled to defend Shu this time, he would have to be irresponsible and would have to deal with it with thunder.

General Li Ye threw the newspaper to Li Zhen, "Wang Jian obtained the support of Shushan. Although there are not many disciples of Shushan Taoist Sect, he is a force that can play a good role in the battle situation in Shuzhong.

"After all, Wang Jian was once the King of Shu. I was not surprised that he was able to obtain the support of Shushan. From this perspective, Chengdu should be able to protect it."

Li Zhen took the military newspaper and looked at it. His eyes changed a lot, and the weather was uncertain.

Seeing his appearance, Li Ye knew what he was thinking, so he smiled and said, "If Wang Jian didn't borrow the power of Shushan, Gu would be prepared. When he went, he proved that he was open and honest and had no hiding. What's wrong with Gu?

"Although the five great Dao Sects no longer exist, they have not become extinct, and the inheritance of the sects is still there.

"Gu really wants them to use them all for the dynasty and enhance the strength of our Tang Dynasty, just like the Confucian clan in Yangzhou. But for some reasons, they may not necessarily trust Gu completely. Shushan was able to help Wang Jian, which means that they had surrendered to Gu, but they just retained a little face. What is the dissatisfaction with Gu?

"As long as they can become the power of the dynasty and serve the Tang Dynasty, Gu doesn't mind who they use to be born. As long as they are willing to be born, fundamentally speaking, Gu is popular, recognized, and supported.

"After all, Gu is the master of the dynasty. They serve the dynasty, that is, serve the dynasty."

After hearing Li Ye's words, Li Zhen stood up in awe, tidied up his clothes and saluted respectfully.
Chapter completed!