Although Gal Qinling attached great importance to this war and made corresponding preparations, he did not take the initiative to attack because he knew that the generals of the Tang Army were not easy to deal with at all. If he wanted to win by taking the initiative to attack, this was almost
Impossible, not to mention that he also expected that this war was actually mainly a confrontation. Later, he could wait for the Tang army to withdraw without spending a single soldier. So in this case, it is better to have a long-term confrontation like this. Anyway, the Tang army would not be able to fight at all.
There is no plan to launch an attack.
Of course, during this period, Galqin Ling did not slack off at all, because he also knew that this was a war after all, and everything was not static. Sometimes changes in the smallest details might affect the entire battle situation.
As a famous general of the generation, Gal Qinling knew this very well.
And the days passed like water day by day. During this period, the Galqin Mausoleum also implemented some measures, the most important of which was to send envoys to secretly request to see Empress Wu, making it clear to Empress Wu that as long as Empress Wu could make the Tang army retreat,
Then they would immediately accept Empress Wu's offer and pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty.
After Empress Wu met the envoy from the Garqin Mausoleum, the joy in her heart could be said to be indescribable: "Haha, this is really a timely help. Originally, I saw three armies attacking, but the Garqin Mausoleum was invincible for a long time, and I still felt a little bit in my heart.
I'm worried for them, but I didn't expect that they would have such a plan. In this case, I can carefully plan how to make this kid Xian'er look ugly, but I will reap the benefits, hum, then Galqin
Although Ling intends to take advantage of me, I don't care about it, because this matter is indeed beneficial to him and me."
As for what kind of losses Datang would suffer during this period, Empress Wu did not care at all. On the contrary, An An hoped that the more losses the better, because the more losses, the greater Li Xian's guilt, and he would be more confident that he would
Li Xian was suppressed forcefully.
Therefore, after that, under the instruction of Empress Wu, people in the Chang'an court, represented by Pei Yan and Xue Yuanchao, began to launch rounds of offensives against Li Xian. In view of the fact that Li Xian's order to go to Tibet was being carried out.
After four or five months, they did not make any progress and wasted food and grass, so they strongly requested Li Xian to order the withdrawal of the troops.
After Pei Yan and Xue Yuanchao finished speaking, Zuo Pushe, Cui Zhiwen, the third-ranking disciple of Tongzhongshu, Wei Baijie, the minister of the Ministry of official affairs, Pei Judao, the minister of the Ministry of punishment, Su Liangsi, the minister of the Ministry of household affairs, Sima of the prime minister's palace, Liu Yizhi, the minister of the Zhongshu school, Huang
Fan Lubing, the minister of the gate, Yuan Wanqing, the minister of Zhongshushe, Liu Jingxian, the minister of the Huangmen, and others all also seconded the proposal, asking Li Xian to withdraw his troops quickly for the sake of the military and the country.
Li Xian saw that those people couldn't wait to reveal their fox tails, and couldn't help but sneered secretly in his heart, and said slowly: "All the princes are literati and don't know anything about military affairs. I think it took more than two years for me to conquer Goryeo in the Tang Dynasty.
The Battle of Feichuan took more than a year, and the battle to pacify Silla last year lasted for nearly three years. Now my army has been sent to conquer Tibet, and it has taken less than half a year. You are so impatient. Isn't this a bit too much?
?Haha, the expedition to Tibet involves a lot of things. It has already cost countless money and food. Now it is about to be harvested. You actually proposed to withdraw the troops. This is really funny. My lord, don’t talk about this anymore.
When the army is advancing, there is no reason to retreat without authorization!"
"But, Your Highness, the armies of the two sides have been facing each other for two months. The minister learned that the two sides have not even fought. If this continues, when will our army be able to win? This is a war, and it consumes money and food, but not
Child's play." Pei Yan, the servant, appeared in the court with a neutral face before, but since Li Xian was ordered to supervise the country this time, Pei Yan turned tit-for-tat everywhere and constantly made things difficult for Li Xian, revealing his true face.
However, Li Xian didn't care at all, because he knew deeply that Pei Yan was just a politician and not threatening at all. If it weren't for his close relationship with Cheng Wuting, Zhang Qianxu, Liu Jingxian and others, it would probably be even more serious.
He will not be taken seriously by Li Xian.
Li Xian explained with a smile: "Fortunately, Prime Minister Pei and General Pei Xingjian are from the same clan, and he is friendly with generals such as Cheng Wuting and Zhang Qianxu, but he has never asked them for military advice? If the two armies are fighting, if they really fight it out
The victory or defeat can be decided in a few hours, but the most important thing in the war is the confrontation between the two armies. In the past, the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao at Guandu lasted for a year, but this decisive battle was only the Battle of Wuchao, which only took two days.
It only lasted for an hour; the confrontation between the two sides lasted for three years. There are countless examples of battles like this in history. In fact, even if Prime Minister Pei does not understand military affairs, he still has to read history books? If this is the case, then Prime Minister Pei, who also studies national history,
The name needs to be carefully considered."
"You, you, this, this..." Pei Yan was so ridiculed by Li Xian that his face turned purple and he was speechless, because Li Xian's words were like a gun and a stick, which made people very uncomfortable.
In fact, it's reassuring to think about it. It's not that Pei Yan didn't know the relevant battle cases in history, but he pretended to be confused and criticized Li Xian's mistakes. However, such criticism was made by someone who was familiar with the art of war and historical classic battle cases.
Li Xian is really a little pale and weak.
Pei Yan was in trouble this time. Not only was his attack ineffective, but he was directly counterattacked by Li Xian, with a slap in the face. Even though he was angry, he had nothing to say. This kind of frustration and depression
Guo Zheng and others on the side all secretly exclaimed that they were happy, just like eating ice cubes on a hot day.
At this time, Zhongshu Ling Xue Yuanchao suddenly said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just now said that we are almost at the time of harvest. What do you mean by this?"
Li Xian laughed and asked, "I wonder what Mr. Xue means by this?"
After hearing this, Xue Yuanchao smiled lightly and said, "Can Wei Chen think that this battle is about to be decided, or that I Jun is about to win?"
"Of course, you can think so." Li Xian smiled and nodded.
"Oh? I wonder when our army can win?" Xue Yuanchao thought he had a plan and asked further.
But Li Xian smiled lightly and said, "There will be good news within March."
"Ah? What? How is this possible?" Xue Yuanchao couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this, with a face of disbelief. However, he quickly adjusted his state and said to Li Xian: "This is what His Highness the Crown Prince said. If our army cannot
To win, what should His Highness do?" (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!