Hitting a dog with a closed door is also very dangerous.
Taking the initiative to give up the Battle Valley, it is easy to invite the gods but difficult to send away the gods. If the Tubo army occupies the Battle Valley, it is tantamount to giving up the strategic initiative to Tubo.
Then Tubo can take the initiative and continuously launch attacks on the Hexi area just like they did when they occupied Dangjin Mountain Pass.
So Yuchixin is also betting. He is betting that Shang Qixin'er will never be content with just occupying the exit of Dadou Bagou. He will definitely continue to lead the army to attack Zhangye or Wuwei.
Obviously, Yuchixin won the bet.
After occupying Dadou Bagou, Gar immediately sent people to report the news to Shan Qixin'er in the rear.
Shang Qixin'er, who received the wooden slips, also opposed all opinions and insisted that the army go through the great battle and continue to fight against the Tang Dynasty.
At the military meeting where they fought against each other, Shang Qixin'er's subordinates gave advice one after another:
"What a brilliant and wise man. As long as we can capture Dadou Bagou, we can continue to send troops to attack the Tang Dynasty as before, cut open the blood vessels of the Tang Dynasty and bleed it. Why must we continue to fight?"
Obviously, the defeat at Jinshan Pass and Daize's defeat had caused these Tubo captains to lose their confidence in fighting.
If we can master the battle of pulling out valleys and control a stable passage through the Qilian Mountains, this battle will not be too bad.
Although all his subordinates are urging Shang Qixin'er to return to Tianqian City.
But Shang Qixin'er said resolutely: "Longyou is getting stronger day by day, haven't you seen it?"
The captains of thousands and thousands present were silent.
Since King Jianning went to Longyou, the development of Longyou as a whole has been rapid.
In the past, the Tubo army could plunder the Tang Dynasty just by going to Jinshan Pass. They even attacked the villages of the Tang Dynasty and captured the Han people from a village as slaves.
As for the Tang army in Shazhou and Guazhou, they only dared to show up and never dared to take the initiative to fight against the Tubo army.
But everything changed when King Jianning arrived in Longyou.
When did this start?
Everyone began to think, should we fight at Jinshan Pass?
No, it's from earlier.
The power of the Tang people frightened Shang Qi.
Every time the Tibetan merchants returned from the Tang Dynasty, they would bring new goods. No matter whether they were nobles or common people, they had no resistance to the goods of the Tang Dynasty.
Although Shang Qixin'er didn't understand the principle of the trading post, he also knew that if it continued, the gold and silver in the eastern Tubo Road would become less and less.
Even some castle owners in border areas began to sell their livestock in exchange for Tang products.
In addition to economic penetration, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army was also rapidly increasing.
In the past, Doulu Moli's army only dared to rely on the city to resist the Tibetan troops.
But now the Tang army dared to fight the Tubo people in the wild.
Not to mention they also have terrible weapons like artillery, explosives and grenades.
The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, which once shocked the Western Regions, has also been re-established. The BMWs of the Western Regions ridden by the Tang knights are worth an astronomical sum of money.
Shang Qi felt vaguely in her heart that Tubo was completely lagging behind the Tang Dynasty.
And this gap is still widening.
If the millions of Han people in Longyou are really given time to recuperate, how can a Tubo host resist?
You must know that Tubo has a system where all the people are soldiers. The Tubo East Road has only gathered 50,000 troops!
Now that ten thousand people have been killed, Shang Qi'er feels like a gambler who has already gone to the gambling table and lost his chips.
He must continue gambling, because if he leaves the game now, he will not be able to come back to the gambling table in the future.
Shang Qixin'er relied on her prestige to convince her men. After the entire army crossed the Great Battle Valley, they met up with Gar's advancing army.
What is now placed in front of Shang Qixin'er is the second choice.
Where to hit?
The rangers sent out by Gar reported that the Tang army had retreated back to Zhangye and Wuwei City, and even the military camp at Qilian Pass had been demolished.
"The Tang people have insufficient troops and can only retreat to the city. This battle is our last chance to tear Hexi apart!" Shang Qixin'er said at the military meeting.
Gar stepped forward and said: "Generally speaking, Wuwei City has just been besieged and the city defenses are in ruins. This is the best opportunity to attack Wuwei City."
There was one thing that Gar didn't say, which was that Dai Ze had just returned from a massive defeat at Wuwei City, and he was the most familiar with Wuwei City's defense. Obviously, continuing to attack Wuwei City would be the least expensive.
Dai Ze gave Gar a vicious look. Wuwei City was his sore spot. Gar's suggestion of attacking Wuwei City again would be like slapping him in the face.
Shang Qi was still undecided. At this moment, another captain of ten thousand men, Dongri Malang, stood up and said:
"Big talk, I think Zhangye should be attacked first."
Everyone's eyes turned to Dongri Malang.
Dadou Bago is located between Zhangye and Wuwei City. The distance to attack the two cities from Dadou Bago is about the same.
Whether it is to attack Wuwei or Zhangye, it is a reasonable proposal.
Dongri Malang glanced at Dai Ze and said, "Big talk, I think it's inappropriate to attack Wuwei."
"Why is this?"
"Wuwei City is adjacent to Shuozhou and Lingzhou of the Tang Dynasty. These places are the heart of the Tang Dynasty's suppression of rebellion. If Wuwei City is attacked again, the Tang Dynasty will probably support Wuwei. If the entire Tang Dynasty is dragged into the war, we will be passive.
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The Tang court mentioned here is naturally the Tang court in Fengxiang Mansion.
"Wuwei is in a dangerous position, and it is definitely not a place that Tang Ting is willing to give up easily. Without Zanpu's support, attacking Wuwei would be playing with fire."
After Dongri Malang finished speaking, all the soldiers nodded.
Even Shang Qixin'er nodded slightly.
One of the major prerequisites for his plot to move Longyou was actually to cooperate with the Tang Dynasty's policy of abandoning Long.
Tubo and the Tang Dynasty had a deep connection. The rise of Tubo was the biggest foreign threat to the Tang Dynasty, and Tubo also had envoys stationed in the Tang Dynasty court all year round.
Unlike other vassal states such as the Uighurs, Tubo also attached great importance to collecting information about the Tang Dynasty, and even paid large sums of money to bribe important officials of the Tang Dynasty to formulate plans that were beneficial to Tubo.
In fact, before the An Lushan Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty had repeatedly proposed that the Tang Dynasty move Longyou's prefectures and counties back to the interior and completely abandon the Western Regions because Longyou's military expenditures were huge and the cost of maintaining rule was too high.
This is also the reason why Shang Qixin'er dared to use the power of Tubo East Road to constantly harass Longyou.
Longyou was an abandoned son of the Tang Dynasty. Even after the An Lushan rebellion, the Tang Dynasty simply drained Longyou of his army, which was tantamount to de facto abandoning Longyou.
But Wuwei City is different.
The Hexi Corridor can be thrown away, but Wuwei City cannot be thrown away.
Wuwei City is adjacent to Lingwu in the south, which is Datang's first line of defense against the southward march of the grasslands.
Xisai and Hexi, if Longyou is really lost, Wuwei City can rely on its dangerous position to block the enemies coming from the Western Regions.
Bordering Hehuang to the north, the Hehuang Valley is rich and prosperous. It is the remaining horse breeding farm of the Tang Dynasty and is also a wedge inserted into the territory of Tubo.
The Han people have developed the Hehuang Valley since the Northern Dynasties, and it was by no means abandoned like the Western Regions.
Therefore, Dongri Malang is right. If he attacks Wuwei again, it may attract the attention of the Tang Dynasty court and intervene in the overall war.
As for Shang Qi Xin'er, the bird envoy sent to report to Chisong Dezan has not returned yet, and Shang Qi Xin'er is not sure that he will drag the entire Tubo into trouble.
Dongri Malang saw that the big tent had become quiet. He glanced at Dai Ze secretly and then said:
"Now the total number of Tang troops in Longyou is less than 10,000, and they must be divided to defend Wuwei City. As long as we attack Zhangye quickly, we will definitely be able to capture Zhangye City in one fell swoop!"
"As long as Zhangye City is captured, the strategy of cutting off Longyou will be achieved. When the time comes and we invite Zan Puxing's army to attack Longyou, Tang Ting will have no choice but to admit this result."
This sentence touched Shang Qi's heart. With the power of Tubo East Road, it was impossible to face King Jianning.
What he wants is a victory, and he uses this victory as bait to make Tubo Zamp swallow the bait.
As long as Zanpu sends troops to Longyou, the small army in King Jianning's hands will be unable to resist.
After occupying Longyou, the Tubo East Road closest to Longyou will definitely get the biggest piece of cake.
That's why Shang Qixin'er was so angry at Dai Ze's defeat, because Dai Ze's defeat almost cost him the opportunity to attack Hexi.
Fortunately, Datang failed to defend Da Dou Bugu, giving Shang Qi Xin'er one last chance.
Shang Qixin'er looked at Dongri Malang and said:
"We should still attack Zhangye. Capturing Zhangye will cut off Hexi. As long as Zanpu sends troops, Tang Ting will definitely abandon Long!"
"When the time comes, King Jianning will be isolated and helpless and will have no choice but to wait for death!"
"It's better not to attack Wuwei City for the time being, so as not to trigger a counterattack from Tang Ting."
All the generals expressed their "great opinions"!
After unifying her thoughts, Shang Qixin'er said to Dai Ze:
"Dai Ze, I will give you another chance to redeem your merits. I will give you 5,000 troops to guard Da Dou Valley and leave a way for our army to retreat."
Dai Ze was overjoyed when he heard about this mission.
After experiencing the defeat of Wuwei, he never wanted to face the Tang army again.
Staying here to guard the retreat is obviously the safest task.
The camp of Dadouba Valley is in a valley not far from the canyon. It is backed by a river and the remaining veins of the valley. The terrain is difficult and easy to defend but difficult to attack.
The Tang army left a complete camp behind, which was much more comfortable than traveling long distances to attack Zhangye.
Upon hearing Shang Qixin'er's order, all the generals present secretly glanced at Dai Ze.
When they saw the smile on Dai Ze's face, although the faces of the generals present did not change, they were even more disapproving of Dai Ze in their hearts.
Shang Qixin'er continued: "Gar, you lead your headquarters in the rear. If the defenders of Wuwei City go out to support Zhangye, you are responsible for intercepting them on the road."
"Dongri Malang, you are the vanguard and will plunder the Tang people along the way for military supplies. You will also capture some Tang slaves to use as slaves for the siege."
As Shang Qixin'er issued orders one after another, the entire Tubo army started to move.
At the same time, player Zhang Wuzheng led a team, led by mountaineer Lin Jianguo, to cross the Qilian Mountains in reverse from the Yangchang Trail.