Li Xian's battle was truly a complete victory, and could even be said to have created a miracle. With more than 10,000 weak troops fighting against an army of 200,000, he not only caused most of the enemy's casualties with almost negligible losses, but also inflicted heavy losses on the enemy.
None of the generals at all levels below Zanpo, the independent general of the army, can escape!
Of course, some of the soldiers chose to surrender. Li Xian did not trap and kill all the surrendered soldiers like the soldiers led by Zanpo. Instead, he left five thousand soldiers who were born in Tuyuhun.
Give face to King Tuyuhun and his wife, Princess Honghua of Tang Dynasty, who want to restore their country.
Not to mention the depressive mood of King Murong Nuohebo of Tuyuhun when he saw that Tuyuhun originally had hundreds of thousands of warriors, but now only these 5,000 soldiers were left.
In the prefectures and counties ruled by the Tang Dynasty, it is said that Li Xian burned the Tibetan camp with more than 10,000 troops this time and defeated its 200,000 troops. Not only did he relieve the siege of Dafeichuan, but he was also able to assist Xue Rengui's army who was fighting in Wuhai.
After solving the urgent need, his prestige in the army has reached a new height. From then on, he became famous all over the Western Regions. All the officers and soldiers in the army recognized him as the new generation of military god of the Tang Dynasty, even if he was not inferior to Xue Rengui in the slightest.
However, Li Xian's ruthlessness was also spread throughout the Western Regions. This caused the tribes that were originally ready to attack the Tang Dynasty to no longer dare to mess around, for fear that they would end up like the 200,000 troops commanded by Zan Po.
The end of being wiped out in ashes.
Among the tribes and generals who were eager to attack the Tang Dynasty, there was Ashina Daozhen. But after fighting this big battle with Li Xian, Ashina Daozhen no longer dared to have any wrong thoughts.
, he thinks that his talents are not as good as Zanpo, and the army that the Turks can summon and assemble cannot reach 200,000. Now even Zanpo, who is so powerful, has such an end, if he dares to have any wrongdoing
After thinking about it, I thought that my future ending might be worse than even Zan Po's.
Therefore, from then on, Ashina followed the rules and was completely loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Throughout his life, he never thought of rebelling against the Tang Dynasty. If anyone asked him to go against Li Xian, he would always think of it.
The burnt corpses and Zanpo who were killed alive in the Tubo military camp in Dafeichuan no longer dared to have the courage to go against Li Xian.
In addition, some people in the Tang army were deeply dissatisfied with Li Xian's forcible seizure of the military power from Guo Daifeng. They believed that Li Xian was not as talented as Guo Daifeng and could not guarantee the victory of the Tang army. However, after this battle, they all
I can truly feel that Li Xian judged the movements of the Tibetan army very accurately back then, and now he can lead more than 10,000 men to defeat 200,000 enemy troops. How can such a figure be compared to Guo Daifeng?
Therefore, all the soldiers admired Li Xian so much that they could say they respected him like a god. Even if Li Xian asked them to go up mountains of swords and seas of fire, they would never hesitate at all.
This is the power of trust! As long as a person gains the trust of others, he will think you are right no matter what you do. On the contrary, he will doubt you no matter how good you do.
After Li Xian returned to the camp, he immediately received heartfelt respect and worship from all the soldiers. However, Li Xian obviously did not care about these formal things. He just nodded slightly to all the soldiers, indicating that they were exempt from courtesy, and then summoned
The generals went to his large tent to discuss matters.
Everyone's movements were surprisingly fast, and they were all here in less than a cup of tea. Today, when all the generals arrived, they were not joking with each other like they usually do, but they didn't even dare to let out any anger, and were very careful with each other.
Looking at Li Xian, he was afraid that if he accidentally offended the owner, he might move without even knowing why in the future.
Li Xian was very satisfied when he saw that everyone had arrived so quickly. He smiled and said, "Everyone should know that in this battle, our army defeated the large number with a small number and defeated Tubo. We really relied on all of you to help me. Xiao Wang will be the one to report it."
The imperial court will reward you for your merits, but the important thing has not yet been accomplished. According to reports from spies, although General Xue's army has captured Wuhai, it has been defeated by the Tubo Army General Gar Qinling's 200,000 soldiers.
The army is heavily besieged. This 200,000 army is much stronger than the 200,000 that we defeated before. They are serious Tibetan elites. However, we are not afraid of the 200,000 Tuyuhun army, so how can we care about the 200,000?
The Tubo army? What’s more, our Tang Dynasty still has General Xue’s 30,000 elite troops in Wuhai. Under such circumstances, if we are still invincible, how can we have the face to talk about today’s victory?”
"It is precisely because of this," Li Xian paused, and then continued: "Our army should set off immediately, double the number of routes, kill the Gar Qinling by surprise, attack from the front and back together with General Xue, defeat the Tubo, and recapture Tuyuhun
, and then move towards logic."
In fact, Li Xian didn't need to explain anything deliberately now, because the generals had already followed his lead, even to the point of blind obedience. As long as he gave an order, these generals would support him unconditionally.
Of course, this does not include Tang Xiujing under Li Xian.
Tang Xiujing was an upright man and good at thinking. After hearing the news that Li Xian was about to lead his army, he had no objections. However, he was afraid that Li Xian would be dazzled by the victory, so he immediately marched out.
, cupping his hands in front of Li Xian and saying: "In my opinion, this matter is inappropriate."
"Oh? What's wrong? Xiu Jing, let's talk about it." Li Xian didn't expect that Tang Xiujing would say this, and he couldn't help being surprised. However, based on his understanding of Tang Xiujing, he knew that this person has always been good at
Thinking that there might be something to it, he asked.
But I heard Tang Xiujing say: "Your Majesty, the general has no objections to our army's expedition to Wuhai, but we cannot do it twice as fast. First of all, although our army has won and the morale of the soldiers is high,
The fighting spirit is high, but it consumes a lot of physical strength and urgently needs a rest; secondly, this is a plateau battle, and the soldiers generally feel difficulty breathing, headaches, etc. If they run quickly, the body may not be able to bear it, and our army is escorting a large amount of food and grass, just want to
It may not be easy to advance quickly. If it is necessary to proceed slowly, wait for each other to get used to each other before driving forward; thirdly, since the king mentioned that Gar Qinling is a famous Tubo general, he will definitely not forget to contact Zanpo
, once contact is lost, it is impossible to be unprepared, so the general thinks that the surprise plan is difficult to complete. Instead of doing so, our army might as well use the trick to ambush it and win a small victory. On the one hand, it will dampen the enemy's vigor, and on the other hand,
It can also inspire General Xue."
"Well, what Xiu Jing said is not unreasonable. Tubo is surrounded by enemies from both sides, so they should be anxious. As long as we hold on and look for opportunities to fight with them later, we can naturally win steadily. It's all because of the impatience in my heart that almost led to a catastrophe.
Wrong, haha, in that case, all the officers and men of the three armies have been repairing for a day, and we are advancing slowly, setting up camp step by step. I believe that as long as the Garqin Tomb does not come out in full force, our baggage and food will be safe, and if the Garqin Tomb comes out in full force,
, we will definitely be attacked from both sides by me and General Xue, which is what we want to see."
"No, thank you, Your Majesty." In fact, after last night's battle, the soldiers were indeed exhausted, but due to their loyalty to Li Xian, they were still holding on. Now I heard that Li Xian said that he wanted to rest for a day, but they were
Everyone is grateful and inspired.
After Li Xian learned about the morale and public opinion of the army, he was glad that he had not made the wrong choice, otherwise it might have led to a big mistake. At the same time, he was also glad that he had loyal and wise people like Tang Xiujing under his command, who could make the most critical decision.
Give yourself the most appropriate advice when possible.
In fact, Tang Xiujing felt lucky? Because he was now in his forties and thought that he would spend his whole life in the position of Hucao in Yingzhou. However, he did not expect that when he met Li Xian, not only did all the guards in the palace
He was given training by himself, and he was rewarded with gold and silver. The most important thing was that Li Xian appreciated him from the bottom of his heart and accepted his pertinent opinions with an open mind. This is what he is called a confidant!
As the saying goes, "A woman will look good for her, and a scholar will die for his confidant." Tang Xiujing spent half his life and finally met his confidant. Naturally, he was extremely grateful and determined to serve Li Xian to the best of his ability.
One day later, Li Xian looked at the energetic soldiers and felt heroic in his heart, and immediately ordered the army to set off.
Although the soldiers were not marching very fast this time, because they paid attention to rest and were in good physical condition, they were able to walk thirty or forty miles a day. Sometimes, when the soldiers worked hard, they were able to walk fifty miles. Therefore, from Dafeichuan
It was originally a journey of more than 300 miles to Wuhai, but the soldiers were able to reach it in only seven days.
However, this was planned according to the normal advancement speed, but Li Xian did not really go to Wuhai in such a swagger. After all, he still had a large amount of food and baggage here. Once discovered, he would definitely suffer the key points of the Garqin Mausoleum.
Take care of it, in case the food, grass and baggage are accidentally burned or robbed, I am afraid that this time the army will inevitably retreat.
Therefore, Li Xian decided to follow Tang Xiujing's previous suggestion and launch an ambush for the Tubo. He would win a small victory first and dampen the vigor of the Tibetan army, making them wary and afraid to move. They took the opportunity to rush to repair their defenses.
, built the camp as solid as a rock, making one's side invincible, and then exchanged references with Xue Rengui's army. Xu Tu had a chance of winning, and believed that the Garqin Mausoleum would not be able to hold on for too long, and would eventually have to retreat on its own initiative.
So Li Xian ordered that all the grain, grass and baggage be hidden in a hidden valley. Then Li Xian commanded 2,000 Turkic cavalry, 300 palace guards and 3,000 Tuyuhun cavalry sent by Murong Nuohebo to assist, not far away.
The Garqin Mausoleum tribe launched a feint attack, lured them to a pre-designed valley, launched an ambush, and won the first battle with the Garqin Mausoleum. (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!
