"Li Keyong himself sent 40,000 Fan-Han troops to Zelu and sent Li Hanzhi. Li Cunxiao led more than 50,000 Fan-Han troops to attack Hebei."
"Yang Xing secretly besieged Xuanzhou, and the food in the city was exhausted, and everyone was eating each other. The Yamen general Zhou Jinsi drove the assassin Zhao Kun to stand on his own, but he was arrested soon and sent to the Xingmi camp. After Xuanzhou was defeated, all the generals fought for gold and silk, but Xu Wen
If you have a far-reaching strategy, send troops to occupy the granary and give porridge to the hungry people."
"Zhu Zhen led his army to attack Wuning's army and captured Xiao County. Shi Pu arrived with a large army, and the two armies were in a stalemate."
In the Anren Army City, Shao Shude had breakfast and asked Lu Siye to read the military newspaper aloud.
Li Keyong and Zhu Quanzhong really did not waste any time. In the past two years, there was no fighting for a month, and this year they endured a spring sowing season. As soon as the spring sowing was completed, the army set off again, one to attack Xingzhou and the other to attack Xuzhou.
Shao Shude thought of himself again.
The biggest warlords in the world are all working hard to expand their territory. After this round of offensive is over, I don't know what will happen.
Li Keyong rarely had the patience to focus on the three prefectures of Zhaoyi and Hebei with a large population. He had not thought about the Datong Army for a while. This was a smart choice. Once the buffer zone of the Datong Army disappeared, Shuofang Army and Hedong Army General
Face to face, this is a huge test.
Shao Shude hadn't made up his mind, and Li Keyong probably wasn't ready either. He might have to meet his sworn brothers again.
It is understandable that Zhu Quanzhong attacked the Wuning army. But what is puzzling is, what are brothers Zhu Jin and Zhu Xuan doing? Yes, if you don't move troops, Zhu Quanzhong still has to keep troops to defend one hand, and cannot attack Shi Pu with all his strength. But please be active
Well, there is no need to actually fight. If you mobilize your troops, maybe Zhu Quanzhong will have to withdraw his troops from the front line and return to defense.
All we can say is that the two brothers were scared and not very clear-headed. What could they do?
Yang Xingmi's current territory is very small and not worth mentioning. Fortunately, Sun Ru felt that he had made enough and stayed in Guangling for the time being. Otherwise, Yang Xingmi, Qian Liu and other warlords combined would not be enough for him to fight.
Xu Wen really stood out among the vulgar warriors under Yang's command. His vision and knowledge were much better than others.
"Deputy Ambassador Chen, there have been fewer and fewer tribesmen coming to surrender in the past two days. Why?" After finishing a bowl of physalis, Shao Shude pushed the bowl away and ordered his soldiers to bring the map.
"Commander, I'm surprised that so many tribes came. The rest probably won't come." Chen Cheng said: "The Yupang tribe's surrender troops captured a few days ago all said that each tribe gathered tens of thousands of troops.
, want to fight me, now all the old and weak, cattle and sheep, should have gathered to the south and west of Qingtang City. General Guan's troops captured a lot, and the two foreign generals Zhang and Long also captured 30,000 Dingkou.
There are hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep."
"Where is the main force of Tubo in the Qing Tang Dynasty? There are more than 40,000 soldiers and horses of Tianzhu Army, Feng'an Army, Iron Cavalry Army, Baoqidu, and other Tibetan tribes. When they stationed troops in Xingxiu Sea, they could still see Tubo soldiers and horses heading north.
After I conquered the Anren army city, the enemy army disappeared. Deputy Ambassador Chen, do you know where the main force is?"
Chen Cheng stood up, walked to the map, looked at it carefully, and said: "Either we are in Qingtang City and defend the city; or we have moved to the south or west, stop fighting, and wait for me to retreat; or we can ambush and go to Qingtang City."
On the way, we are preparing to sneak attack our army; the last possibility is that three detour divisions are stirring up the situation in the rear, and the Tubo tribes have dispersed to protect themselves."
Shao Shude nodded.
A qualified counselor will basically list the greatest possibilities.
The Tubo army lost 3,000 cavalry south of Xingxuchuan, and more than 2,000 infantry and cavalry in Anrenjuncheng. These two defeated armies were both blocking and luring the enemy.
If the blocking solution is used, the Tubo will flee or want to fight, but the tribal troops have not gathered together.
If you try to lure the enemy out, then Tibet has gathered its troops and is ready for a war.
Taken together, the possibility of obstruction is unlikely, because the Tibetans did not hold on to the Anren Army City, which is puzzling.
"Send an order to Zhang Huaishen and Wang Chong, and the two armies will advance east and west to attack Qingtang City." Shao Shude thought for a while, came up with a plan, and directly ordered: "Order Lu Yan to lead three thousand Qingqi and go south to occupy Changning Bridge.
Cui Su, led the last step and rode three thousand to occupy the Yak Gorge."
Changning Bridge is located seventy miles south of Anrenjun City, at the south entrance of Changning Canyon, forty or fifty miles away from Qingtang City, and is the main road out of the valley.
Yak Gorge is the most dangerous place in Changning Gorge, located ten miles north of Changning Bridge.
"The commander-in-chief is still so prudent in his use of troops." Chen Cheng was sincerely convinced.
These two places are indeed critical points on the way south. One is the exit. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty passed here, the bridge was damaged. Lu Yan led 3,000 cavalry to occupy this place to prevent others from causing harm. The other is
Prevent ambushes from being buried in dangerous locations and cut the army into two sections.
Chen Cheng recalled that when he crossed the Xingling Mountains a while ago, the commander-in-chief was afraid of being ambushed by the Japanese army, so he specifically ordered the Feng'an Army to cut down trees and set up camp at the strategic points. It was not enough to send troops to occupy the strategic points. He was afraid of being pushed away, so he cut down the trees and set up strongholds to hold on.
The commander-in-chief is still so steady in his use of troops.
"Waiting for the results to come from Qingtang City. I want to see what the Tibetan people are playing at?" Shao Shude said.
Qingtang City is like a cesspool, and the rebel army is like flies. Shao Shude now wants to blow up this cesspool. If a lot of flies fly out of it, then this is where the rebel army gathers, and the main force can go south without fear.
If few flies fly out, then we need to analyze carefully what the Tibetan people are playing. The three groups of people who outflanked did not encounter a large Tibetan army. Think about it carefully, isn't it scary?
Be invincible first, then wait until the enemy becomes victorious.
What is my invincibility? My troops are numerous and well-equipped, they act calmly, and they don’t have many flaws.
What makes the enemy victorious? The tribe was captured, Qingtang City was in danger, and the morale of the army was low.
If you do this and still lose the battle, it's just bad luck and it's not a crime of war.
Therefore, Chen Cheng admired the commander-in-chief's ability to use troops with caution.
Zhuge's art of war is indeed extraordinary.
It was already June 20 when Zhang Huaishen received the order, and the 4,500 infantry led by Suo Xun had already arrived here.
Zhang Huaishen immediately sent 500 infantry to escort a large number of Tubo Dingkou, cattle and sheep back to the north, and he led 7,000 infantry and cavalry out east. Accompanying him was the Yumen Army's 5,000 cavalry, driving a large group of cattle and sheep all the way eastward.
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"Commander, the King of Lingwu County ordered our army to attack Qingtang. This is a way to die!" Suo Xun saw that there was no one around him, so he softly admonished: "Where is Qingtang City? The prisoner's lair, the city is high and the pond is deep, so what?
Can it be captured?"
Zhang Huai looked deeply at the green mountains, streams, and pastures on both sides, and remained silent for a long time.
"Commander!" Suo Xun emphasized his tone.
Ever since he knew that the Zhang and Shao families were married, he secretly sent people back to Dunhuang to cut off all contact between the family and Zhang Huaiding. He would not do anything like throwing an egg against a stone. Therefore, at this moment, he was really thinking about it.
Zhang Huai thought deeply.
"Do you know why Prince Lingwu wants the Yumen Army to dispatch with us?" Zhang Huaishen asked suddenly.
Suo Xun was silent. The reason for this is actually not complicated. It is both a reason to enhance the strength of this group and a plan to monitor each other.
"Now we have formed an alliance with Shuofang's army. But we have not yet made any achievements, how can we do it?" Zhang Huai sighed deeply and said, "Don't say more! In the battle to attack Qingtang City, all camps are not allowed to cheat and cheat. The troops captured
I have collected some wealth and distributed it before the war so that my sons can work harder."
Suo Xun sighed. Prince Lingwu obviously asked them to consume the strength of Qingtang City's defenders, and then wait for the main force to arrive, and then attack the tired defenders with their cutting-edge divisions, and reap the great success.
But what can be done? Qingtang is the nest of the Lu army, and they will definitely not be able to defeat it with their small number of people. Now we can only hope that they will suffer less losses during the siege.
On the 22nd, the Guiyi Army and the Yumen Army entered Baishui Military City.
On the 25th, they arrived at Linfan Military City. Here, they finally encountered resistance, but it was not very strong, and they took out the city in half a day.
Here, it is only fifty miles away from Qingtang City. What are the Tubo people doing? The road is so empty.
Zhang Huaishen, Suo Xun, and Long were a little dumbfounded. They had all reached here, where was the main force of Tibet? Could it be that they were waiting for them in the valley between the Linbo Army and the Heyuan Army?
Twenty miles east of Qingtang City, Silver Spear City's five thousand cavalry were galloping at a fast pace.
After attacking the Miaochuan tribe, they moved to other places and continued to burn, kill and loot.
The disadvantages of the Tibetan people's system were exposed. The connections between the various ministries were not close enough, and they allowed their five thousand horses to gallop freely, causing chaos in the lower reaches of the Huangshui River.
At this time, Yinqiangdu received the order from the messenger, and the entire army marched westward to raid Qingtang City.
Wang Chong didn't say anything and immediately led his army to the west.
He doesn't have as many ideas as Zhang Huaishen and Suo Xun.
Since the commander-in-chief issued this order, there must be a reason. Military orders are like mountains, and they must be implemented no matter what.
Qingtang City must be impossible to defeat. The commander-in-chief may have wanted them to cut off internal and external traffic and ambush the Tibetan troops who came to rescue them, that's all.
But then again, the Tubo people's rear area is really empty! A tribe of five thousand people should have more than a thousand strong men, but at this time it would be good to have four or five hundred, and the rest are all
I don’t know where he went. According to the prisoners who were tortured, they only knew that they followed the leader. As for where the leader went, they can’t tell clearly.
What nonsense is this?
The sun gradually sets, but the silver spears are still marching.
The outline of Qingtang City has gradually appeared on the distant horizon.