Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters Yin damage plan
Even Ye An didn't expect that the Tubo people would choose to attack the Jishi Army when the Song Dynasty had just pacified Liangzhou Prefecture and Ganzhou.
This was done deliberately. Firstly, it was a bet that the imperial court had just captured Ganzhou in the northwest and had no time to take care of the Jishi Army in the west. Later, the Qingtang Tibetans had coveted the Jishi Army for a long time.
During the Tang Dynasty, this land was the garrison of the Tang Army. Because the land was fertile and could be used to grow wheat on a large area, the Tubo people often plundered it. The vast and sparsely populated Jishi Army Prefecture was difficult to effectively defend and was once known as "
"Tubo Wheat Village".
The only way is to set up a fortified city at the mouth of Longhe River. Jishi City was built from rocks and is extremely strong. Now it is even more difficult for the owner to take it back.
Besides, the Jishi Army had a vast territory and very few cities and fortresses. The only three fortresses fell into the hands of the Tubo people. If the Song Dynasty wanted to recapture these three fortresses and Jishi City again, it would require more manpower and money.
Even if we take it back, we still have to be prepared for Tibetan attacks.
Not to mention all the civil and military officials in the court, even Chen Lin, who was engaged in a major battle, felt that it was not worthwhile to take back the Jishi Army again.
There are constant rumors in Liangzhou City. Some people say that Ye An is preparing to send troops to the Jishi Army, while others say that Ye An will never send troops to the Jishi Army. How many of them are bragging and nonsense, how many of them have ulterior motives, how many of them
Whether he was thinking about the Song Dynasty or not is unclear.
Chen Lin was very anxious. The arrival of Qingtang Tubo was completely unexpected by him, and also by Ye An. He was not as calm as Ye An. After all, Ganliang's prosperity today was beyond his imagination.
Xining Prefecture in the Song Dynasty was closely adjacent to Qingtang in Tubo. Most of the land in Qingtang belonged to Tubo and not to the Song Dynasty. In Xining Prefecture in the Song Dynasty, there were only Xuanwei City, Suibian Village and Baosai Village.
Qingtang Tubo not only has Qingtang City, but also Zongge City and Xinan Zongbao, which allowed the Tubo people to build cities and forts, which shows how important this place is to them.
Ye An's order to mobilize the military force to pretend to attack Qingtang City was actually a pretense. Even the Tubo people could see the intention. Encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao seemed feasible, but in fact it required great risks.
Especially when the enemy sees through it, besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao may be digging your own grave.
Ye An summoned Ding Xiaoyi early this morning. The only mobile force in Liangzhou Prefecture and even the northwest of the Song Dynasty was the Xiaoqi Army under his command.
As the supervisor, Chen Lin has been sticking to his body like dog-skin plaster for the past two days, following him wherever he goes. Even when Ye An went to the latrine, she handed him toilet paper at the door.
Ye An couldn't stand it any longer and could only tell him what to do.
"Xiao Yi, I need you to lead 800 cavalry troops to Qingtang. There is only one goal, to rescue the Zanpujiao soldiers from Tubo in Qingtang! This contains all the information you need!"
Ding Xiaoyi took the order and left. Now the Xiaoqi battalion has become Ye An's trump card. It can be used as a cavalry to rush and attack on the battlefield, and it can also be used as a surprise soldier.
They are the most elite soldiers in the Xi Lie Army and the Huaiyuan Army. There are many people in the northwest who are not easy on horses, but not many can become elites.
Grain wart
Today's Cavalry Army is even more armed by Ye Pang. In addition to basic heavy armor and one-handed crossbows, it is also equipped with gunpowder ammunition. The number of horses has also increased from one to one and two to one.
Using two war horses for one cavalry can improve mobility to the greatest extent, and is also the most common method used by party members and Khitans.
The eight hundred cavalrymen were 1,600 war horses, and they were as fast as lightning. Chen Lin didn't know Ye An's intention, so she said with confusion: "What are you planning to do? Rescue Jiao Siluo? Qingtang The Tubo army is in the hands of Lun Bu Wen Bu Qi, even if you rob Jiao Si Luo, it will have no effect!"
Ye An smiled and sighed before saying: "It's better for you, senior officials, not to interfere in the military affairs. Your brain is a little bit behind the times. Who said we really want to go to war with Qingtang Tibet? Our goal has never been Wen Buqi, but Jiao Siluo!"
"You kid, tell someone clearly what's going on?!"
"When Zusiluo was twelve years old, he was brought back to Qingtang from the Western Regions by a Hezhou Qiang man named He Lang Yexian. Although he was nominally the supreme Zanpu of Tubo, he was actually the religious leader and local powerful man of Qingtang Tubo. The puppet in your hand. Um, don’t you understand? It’s okay, I can explain it in more detail.”
Seeing the corner of Chen Lin's mouth twitching, Ye An knew that this old guy was on the verge of breaking out. He helplessly unfolded the map in the custody room and said: "Actually, it's very simple. Although Jiao Siluo is Wen Buqi's puppet, he has been a puppet for so many years. Now he is still a nominal Zanpu, and as a Zanpu he is the "god" that the Tubo people believe in. The Tubo people believe in Yongzhongben religion and are very pious. No matter how Jiaosiluo changes in the hands of various powerful men, he still praises him. But Pu’s identity will not change, which means that as long as there is a suitable opportunity, as long as he can raise his arms, Qingtang Tubo will change its owner."
"Are you going to give Jiao Siluo this chance?"
Chen Lin, who finally understood, looked at Ye An in surprise. He knew that Ye An was good at using soldiers, and he also knew that Ye An was good at maneuvering in the court to advance and retreat, but he never knew that Ye An was actually a conspirator!
That's right, in Chen Lin's eyes, using Jiao Si Luo to subvert Qingtang Tubo and even bring Qingtang Tubo into civil strife was the work of a real conspirator.
Seeing his slightly frowning expression, Ye An knew what he was worried about. He took a deep breath and said, "Soldiers are crafty and will use all possible means. If you think my move is too underhanded, then I will tell you. Wen Buqi has already colluded with the party members!
His envoy arrived at Heishui City on the third day after we wiped out the Qingtang Liquor Shop. Do you think Li Deming did not contact the Qingtang Tubo when he captured Ganzhou and approached Liangzhou City? Do you think the Qingtang Tubo suddenly turned against the Jishi Army? The troops were sent on a whim? How is that possible?
Wen Buqi has already reached a consensus with Li Deming, if we fail to defend Liangzhou City, and now the Tibetans use troops to accumulate stone troops, what do you think the result will be?!"
Following Ye An's words, Chen Lin, the Imperial City Superintendent who had seen strong winds and waves, was sweating like rain. She swallowed dryly and then said: "By then, I'm afraid we will have no foothold in the northwest, and we will lose our sweetness." Not to mention, the two prefectures of Hehuang and Qingtang will also be captured by the Tubo!"
Ye An nodded: "That's right, but not only the Hehuang states, but also Kuozhou, Lanzhou, Xizhou and Yaozhou, most of the northwest territory will be wiped out in an instant!"
Seeing that Chen Lin's hand holding the map was trembling slightly, Ye An smiled and said, "Does the high official still think that my move is insidious?"
"What are you talking about! A certain family has never thought that your methods are so sinister, but they just don't know if this plan can work!" Chen Lin stubbornly put down the map in her hand and said.
Ye An stretched his body and walked out of the signing room: "Whether this plan can be successful or not does not depend on me or the Cavalry Army, but on his subordinates. This kid is a smart man and knows what to do!"