Here we got the news that Monk Yuantong was gathering the Tibetan army, and the inner guard players who were ambushing Fang Guan's house also sent back the news. The Tubo envoy wanted to bribe Fang Guan and use the power of force to attack Zhangye!
Li Yan immediately summoned the accompanying [Military Advisor] players.
Now King Jianning has a staff composed of a group of military strategists and players, most of whom have real-life military experience.
The Staff Department is responsible for formulating combat plans, and is responsible for the daily rewards, punishments and training of the army. It is a very core department of the Bafu.
In times of war, these staff officers were also King Jianning's think tank.
After worrying the staff, Li Yan stood up and said: "Information came from the internal guards on the front line that Shang Qixin'er, the great master of the Tubo East Road, has raised troops and intends to use the power of military power to attack Zhangye."
Nowadays, many of the staff officers around Li Yan are unfamiliar faces.
The players who followed Li Yan in the first and second tests back then are now on either side. These advisers are all players who entered the game after the fifth and sixth tests.
Li Yan's chief of staff is named Xu Jun. He is a comrade of Yu Chixin and Qin Chuan. He has been working in Bafu since he entered the game.
Xu Jun himself was also a military staff officer, and he managed to reach his current position as chief of staff by virtue of his status as a second-test player.
Now that King Jianning's motorcade was on its way back to Shazhou, Xu Jun took out the military map he carried with him and immediately drew on the map:
"Wuwei City in Liangzhou is the gateway to Hexi. To the west of Wuwei City is Yanzhi Mountain. There has been a city defense fortress since the Han Dynasty. It is the gateway to the Hexi Corridor."
"Going north from the Qilian Pass in the Tuyuhun area, you can enter Liangzhou. Taizong established the Chishui Army in Wuwei City to guard against enemies on the plateau."
Li Yan also looked at the map. Further west from the Yanzhi Mountain fortress is the flat Shandan Racecourse, which is rich in water and grass and is very suitable for large army operations.
I have to say that this is a good plan by Tubo!
Nowadays, Longyou mainly fortifies the Dangjin Mountain Pass to prevent the Tibetan army from heading northward.
When the valley of Jinshan Pass was controlled by King Jianning's troops, Qinchuan built many forts and fortresses in the valley of the pass.
The Tibetan army must pay a huge price if they want to recapture Dangjin Mountain Pass.
And if the Tubo people can bypass Wuwei City and march straight into Zhangye City, then the section from Yanzhi Mountain to Zhangye City will be undefeated.
The Tibetans marched straight in, and Zhangye City was undefeated. Even if the Tibetans could not attack Zhangye, they could still cut off the connection between Longyou and the Tang Dynasty.
Xu Jun said: "Judging from the number of troops mobilized by Tibet, Tibet is preparing for a long-term war this time."
Li Yan also nodded. Historically, it began to encroach on Longyou of the Tang Dynasty only ten years later. At that time, the Tang Dynasty tried its best to put down the Pugu Huai'en Rebellion. The disobedience of the border towns was difficult to suppress. The countries in the Western Regions
Ready to move.
At that time, the Tang Dynasty tacitly gave up Longyou, and then it was divided between Tubo and Uighurs.
However, there is still a bifurcation in history. Now that the Tang Dynasty has not recovered the two capitals, Tubo is actually preparing to seize Zhangye.
Li Yan was also a little unprepared for this sudden war.
Xu Jun said: "According to the information Yuantong sent from Tianqian City, Tubo East Road mobilized all the Gui, and asked each household to provide one Ding, and each household to provide two animals. It is estimated that the number of troops mobilized is about 50,000."
Fifty thousand, when Li Yan heard this number, he took a breath.
Now the total strength of Longyou is only 30,000, among which there are 5,000 Beiting troops who need to deter the Uighurs and the Western Regions, and cannot move randomly.
Fifty thousand is not a small amount, even for artillery, but the Tubo people were caught off guard last time and did not understand the power of the artillery.
This time the Tibetans went on an expedition, they must have thought of a way to deal with it, and they may not be able to achieve the same results as before by using artillery.
Xu Jun added: "Furthermore, Shang Qixin'er's attack on Zhangye this time was a desperate gamble with the intention of dragging Tubo into a full-scale war."
“Drag into full-scale war?”
Xu Jun said: "If Shang Qixin'er really cuts off the passage between Longyou and the Central Plains, what will the Tubo Zanpu court think?"
Li Yan was stunned. Tubo's ambition towards Longyou had been clearly revealed since the previous Zampu administration, and it had also launched many tentative attacks against Longyou.
If Shang Qixin'er really cuts off Hexi, Tubo Zampu will never let go of this big piece of fat.
And maybe Tubo Zanpu is already mobilizing troops and preparing to attack Longyou, so Li Yan will have to face more than just 50,000 troops.
Li Yan's heart trembled when he thought of this, but he quickly concealed his expression and asked:
"Now that Staff Officer Xu has thought of this step, what is the countermeasure?"
Xu Jun was a little excited. After staying with King Jianning for so long, he finally had a chance to stand out!
Xu Jun graduated from the military command major and retired as a professional staff officer.
This time he finally had the opportunity to make suggestions! Xu Jun had been waiting for this day for a long time!
Xu Jun already had a draft, and he simply said: "My strategy is very simple, win Wuwei immediately!"
After winning Wuwei, Li Yan hesitated.
Wuwei is the place where the Hexi Jiedushi is stationed, and it is also an adjacent state and county among the four counties in Hexi and the Central Plains.
Li Yan occupied Dunhuang, Jiuquan and Zhangye, and the court could turn a blind eye.
But if we occupy Wuwei and control Liangzhou in and out of the Hexi Corridor, what will our cheap father think at that time?
You must know how important the location of Liangzhou is. To the west is the Hetao area, which is the Shuofang towns. It is now the hometown of the Shuofang army that the imperial court recaptured Chang'an.
The location of Liangzhou is so sensitive. Once Liangzhou is captured, it means that Li Yan's forces will fully intervene in the war in the Central Plains.
For Li Yan, continuing to develop in Longyou is actually the best choice.
As long as he climbs out of the "technological tree" of the firearms era, he can push the Central Plains to the same level.
However, the development of the situation is always unsatisfactory. I don't want to seize Liangzhou, but the Hexi Jiedu envoy Fang Guan actually wants to collude with the Tubo people. If Liangzhou, the portal of Hexi, is not captured by me, wouldn't I have to take it?
Was it handed over to Tubo?
You must know that a barbarian country like Tubo has no credibility at all.
It is said that Fang Guan was asked to retreat, maybe he wanted to attack Guo on false terms and take advantage of the chaos to occupy Liangzhou.
If Tibet was really allowed to occupy Liangzhou, then Li Yan would be blocked in Longyou.
What's even more disgusting is that in the future, the Tubo can double-team and attack Longyou from the east and west. By then, Li Yan will really have trouble sleeping and eating.
After thinking briefly for a while, Li Yan said to Xu Jun: "The staff will first formulate a plan to quickly capture Liangzhou, and also send internal guards to Wuwei City to keep an eye on the movements of Fang Guan and the Tubo people."
Finally, Li Yan said: "Mobilize the entire army and prepare for war!"