Cao Lingzhong said: "In this battle, we only need to make the Uighurs return without success, then the role these six thousand people can play will be huge."
Now Shang Bo understood why Cao Lingzhong only brought the Tianshan Army with 6,000 light cavalry into the battle.
Cao Lingzhong's goal in this battle was not to defeat the 100,000-strong army led by the Uighur Khan head-on, but to make the Uighur Khan's Western Expedition fail!
If it is just to disrupt the Western Expedition of the Yellow Uighur Khan, there are many ways. Shang Bo immediately said: "The Great Protector is going to cut off the Uighurs' food route!?"
Cao Lingzhong glanced at Shang Bo and said, "Not all of King Jianning's men are idiots."
After saying this, Cao Lingzhong immediately put on his armor, strode out of the lobby of the Governor's Mansion, turned over and rode a pure-blooded Dawan horse. Cao Lingzhong's bodyguards surrounded him behind him.
After putting on his headgear, Cao Lingzhong grabbed the riding whip and said: "Shang Sima, if we die in the battle, please tell King Jianning that a unified country will never appear in Mobei."
"Since the Qin Dynasty and the Huns, there have been Rouges and then Turks. Those who can unify Mobei have become a serious problem for me in the Central Plains. Now the Uighurs also have the tendency to unify Mobei. As long as I, Cao Lingzhong, am still alive, I cannot let the Uighurs complete their unification.
The foundation of Mobei!"
"Since the establishment of the entire Beiting Protectorate, the national policy of dividing Mobei has been implemented. If I cannot return this time, please King Jianning, I must persist!"
After saying this, Cao Lingzhong whipped the Dawan horse under his crotch and galloped towards the military camp.
At this time, a huge army was advancing on the Mobei grassland. This was the largest military operation since the Uighurs raised their troops to destroy the Turks.
The Uighurs were originally a tribe that forged iron for the Turks, and were considered vassals of the Turks.
After the division and suppression of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Turks who once flourished during the Southern and Northern Dynasties were divided into Eastern and Western Turks.
The proactive attacks against the Turks during the Sui and Tang dynasties greatly weakened the Turks' strength.
The Eastern and Western Turks perished one after another, but the Mobei Grassland was really unsuitable for farming and could not be transformed into county commanders. After the Eastern and Western Turks perished, the Later Turks rose up again, reoccupied the Mobei Grassland, and continued to invade the northern border of the Tang Dynasty.
In the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, Wang Zhongsi, the governor of Shuofang, united with the Uighurs, Khitan and Xi people to destroy the Later Turks again.
Later, the Turkic Khan brought the Kedunhe tribe and annexed it to the Tang Dynasty. From then on, the Turkic country was subjugated.
However, the Tang Dynasty was still unable to control the Mobei Grassland, and the Uighurs took the place of the Turks and became the overlord of the Mobei Grassland.
Now that the Uighurs have restored all of the post-Turkic territory, if they are allowed to annex the Gelulu and Yigasi tribes again, the territory will be the same as when the Turkic Empire was at its most powerful.
If the Uighurs return to the territory they had during the Eastern and Western Turkic Period, they will inevitably develop further westward, which means they will compete for the territory of Longyou in the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, although Cao Lingzhong, a general in the Tang Dynasty, had not learned much about geopolitics, he also understood that the Uighurs could not be allowed to unify the Mobei grassland.
The news that Cao Lingzhong was going to use 6,000 Tianshan cavalry, disguised as Xigasi people, to raid the food routes of the Uighur Khan's expeditionary army quickly spread in the player forums.
At this time, the war between the Uighurs and the Geluolu came into the player's field of vision.
This is the first time that players have experienced a country-destroying war, and players once again have a new understanding of the freedom of the game.
In fact, many players who study history already know about the war of annihilation that is taking place on the Mobei grassland.
However, players all believe that this war, just like the upcoming war in Xiangzhou, is just the background of the game.
But unexpectedly, Shang Bo actually triggered the task chain of this war!
Immediately afterwards, Jianning King Li Yan summoned all the players who served in Ba Mansion, plus the players who served in Moli Doulu Army, and held a meeting.
The meeting was naturally to discuss the war between the Uighurs and Geluolu and whether the Bafu should send troops to help Beiting.
The forum immediately became popular, and the players shouted, "Gou Planner, you don't play according to common sense!"
Where can any "game" release such a big battle just a few months after the server is launched?
A war of 100,000 people to destroy the country. Of course, the number of people in ancient wars was very high. Speaking of 100,000 people, it is estimated that 20,000 people actually fought.
But this is also a war to destroy the country!
In the meeting hall of Shazhou Governor's Mansion, Li Yan looked at his players and said: "Today's military meeting is about the Beiting Protector's Mansion heading north to participate in the Uighurs' battle to destroy Geluolu. What position should our Bafu take?
Everyone can speak freely.”
Cui Tao was the first to stand up and said: "Your Highness, we should not interfere in this matter!"
After Cui Tao finished speaking, all the adventure players glared at him.
This is a war-level plot to destroy a country! Shang Bo finally discovered this mission chain, but Cui Tao actually made the players sit back and ignore it?
If you don't get involved in such a big event, are you still a player?
This is simply a disgrace to the Fourth Natural Disaster!
Regarding Cui Tao's cowardly behavior, not only many adventure-stream players looked angrily at him, but even some official-stream players also sneered at him.
But Cui Tao bit the bullet and said: "Your Highness, it's not that the secret agreement signed by the Bafu and the Uighur prince is so sacred. Treaties between countries are ultimately meant to be torn up."
"Your Highness just needs to think about the future direction of Bafu's progress! If we are dragged into the quagmire of war by the Uighurs, when will we be able to make progress in the land west of Hexi?"
After saying this, Li Yan was also stunned.
The Longyou Road hangs alone outside the Tang Dynasty and is connected to the Shuofang Hetao area of the Tang Dynasty through the four towns of the Hexi Corridor.
All players know that Li Yan cannot be a prince in Longyou Road with peace of mind.
If we want to advance into the Central Plains, we must open up the Hexi Corridor.
The four towns in the Hexi Corridor are Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye and Wuwei from west to east.
Wuwei is where the Hexi Jiedushi envoy is stationed. The new Hexi Jiedushi envoy is no longer Guo Ziyi, who is close to Li Yan, but Fang Guan, who has just resigned as prime minister.
Competing for the four counties in Hexi and gaining the initiative to enter the Central Plains is a strategic goal recognized by most players.
If we fall into a long-term war with the Uighurs, it will obviously be detrimental to this goal.
Fang Guan has not yet arrived in Wuwei. If Fang Guan really controls the Hexi Corridor, it will be difficult for Li Yan to fight for it.
Cui Tao opposed getting involved in the Uighur war because he wanted to concentrate his efforts on advancing eastward first.
After Cui Tao finished explaining his reasons, many players fell silent.
Compared to fighting the Uighurs on the grasslands, it seems more interesting to march into the Central Plains.
There are still so many historical celebrities alive in the Tang Dynasty, and all players know that the Anshi Rebellion will continue for several more years, and there are still many battles to be fought.
At this time, we are retreating to Longyou to fight the Uighurs. If we wait until the Anshi Rebellion is really put down, should we continue to guard Longyou?
The players hesitated, and Li Yan also hesitated.
Now that we have traveled through time, how can we shrink back to Longyou and become king?
If you don't get involved in the Central Plains War as soon as possible and wait until the Central Plains is pacified, will you still have a chance?
Just when Cui Tao was about to persuade Li Yan to remain neutral, a player stood up and said: "Your Highness, in fact, these things are not that complicated. Fighting on the grasslands is completely different from fighting in the Central Plains."
The player who spoke was named Timur, and he once accompanied Shang Bo as a guide to the Uighurs.
After returning to Shazhou after performing meritorious service, Timur chose the mission reward, took the military honors position of a Martial Cavalry Lieutenant, and went to the Moli Army.
Timur's parents were envoys abroad, and he grew up in Mongolia when he was a child. He entered the game in order to be able to lead a cavalry unit on the grasslands!
Now Timur knows that his chance has come!
No one here knows better than him how the grassland peoples fight!
Timur was a little nervous. He cleared his throat and said: "The war between the grassland peoples is completely different from that in the Central Plains."
Everyone looked at him, and Timur became even more nervous, but he still said: "In the battle in the Central Plains, the most important thing is the city. Occupying the city can control an area, so attacking key towns and passes is very important. No matter whether you attack or defend, it is important."
We need to fight with the big city behind us."
Everyone nodded. Ancient cities were not only economic and cultural centers, but also military centers. The most important military functions of most cities in this era were often built at important geographical nodes.
Timur continued: "The grasslands are different. The tribes on the grasslands live one by one. Apart from the royal court, a tribe does not even have a decent city. The way of war is completely different from that in the Central Plains."
"So the most important thing in the war on the grassland is to plunder the enemy's population and livestock. In fact, this so-called war to destroy the country is just Ge Luolu leading the Uighurs to hunt and hide on the grassland."
Timur's words made everyone laugh, but after thinking about it carefully, it seems that it is indeed the case.
With such a large army of Uighurs, Geluolu's Jinshan King is not a hopeless fool, he will definitely escape with the king's tent.
The Mobei grassland is so big, the biggest difficulty for the Uighurs in this battle is not fighting, but finding Ge Luolu's main force.
The Uighur Khan led tens of thousands of people on an expedition, and the number of people eating horse chews every day was an astronomical figure.
If enough people and livestock could not be plundered from Ge Luolu, the consumption of this expedition would be enough to bankrupt the Uighur tent.
Timur saw that everyone slowly understood what he meant, and he continued: "Your Highness, I have heard that there is an empire in the west called Ottoman, and there is also a great Western country called England."
"The British sent an officer named Lawrence to lead the Ottomans to fight guerrillas on the Arabian Peninsula. They used this hide-and-seek tactic and dragged the Ottoman expeditionary force to death."
"We don't need to send troops to join the war at all. We only need to send military advisers to hide and seek with the Geluolu and the Uighurs. As long as the Uighurs have eaten up their food and grass, the expedition will naturally come to an end."
"In this way, the agreement between the Bafu and the Uighurs will not be broken. If the expedition is fruitless, it will inevitably consume food and grass. During the tea and horse trade, we can hoard it and make another fortune!"