Chapter 177 Seeking to Capture the Commander's Seal (2)
Since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, every Confucian general in the army has been a capable man who has served as a general or as a prime minister. Jiang Ke is one of them. He is also the second person after Li Jing to transfer from a general to become a prime minister. He is a refined and refined man.
, with a fluttering beard, at first glance, he looks like a frail scholar, but the iron-blooded aura in his body is extraordinary. He is not angry but self-confident, his deep and wise eyes, and his indifferent expression,
All of them showed the spirit of an iron-blooded general in the army. Even though Li Xian was very calm by nature, after being silent for a long time, he felt like he was almost exhausted.
Okay, you keep saying nothing, let’s just say it! Seeing the old god Jiang Ke sitting on the ground like a clay Bodhisattva, Li Xian smiled helplessly and could only decide to stir up the topic himself.
, This is not because Li Xian is impatient. In fact, he came here to ask for help. He couldn't just play the silent game with his master.
"Jiang Xiangjunjian, Jiang Xiang must have known the intention of Xiao Wang's coming. Yes, Xiao Wang just wants to ask Jiang Xiang to lend a helping hand to prevent the opportunity from being missed. I wonder if Jiang Xiang will agree?" Li Xian was not going to make any detours with Jiang Ke.
He stated his intention straightforwardly.
"Well."
Jiang Ke did not answer Li Xian's question, and even the indifferent expression on his face did not change at all. He just made a noncommittal sound.
"Xiang Jiang has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he naturally knows that this battle is an inevitable move. The significance of it does not require Xiao Wang to talk about it. There are only two things to worry about. The first is, can Xiao Wang take on this responsibility? The second is that Xiao Wang can take on this responsibility.
Well, it's just the criticism of some people with ulterior motives, did Gu ever say anything wrong?" Li Xian didn't care at all about Jiang Ke's cold expression, smiled slightly, and continued talking to himself.
"Your Highness is very courageous, but I don't know what this battle will be like?"
Jiang Ke didn't expect Li Xian to speak so clearly. His eyelids twitched a few times, and he gave Li Xian a meaningful look. Then he lowered his head again and asked slowly.
"Xiang Jiang has a good question. The previous Battle of Dafeichuan seemed to be caused by Tibet's invasion of Anxi. In fact, it was not the case. It was basically caused by the Tibetan children's desire to compete with us, the Tang Dynasty. Since Songtsen Gampo, Tubo's national power has been increasing.
Sheng, ambitions are growing, and we, the Tang Dynasty, are two heroes who cannot co-exist. If we don't make plans early, there will be danger in the future. This must not be taken lightly. The previous battle was a strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao. Attack Tuyuhun
This is false. It is true to save the Western Regions. This strategy is not bad. General Xue's attack on Wuhai was also a good move. However, Guo Daifeng misled the country and suffered such a defeat. Now the morale of the army has been dampened. There may be a big disaster in Anxi.
It's difficult, the current plan is to use attack instead of defense to slightly regain the situation. This is a big trend, does Jiang Xiang think so?" Li Xian came well prepared, analyzed the overall battle situation, and spoke clearly and logically.
Extremely meticulous.
"Um."
Jiang Ke is a talented general, and his grasp of the battle situation is unparalleled. What Li Xian said was exactly what he was thinking. However, Jiang Ke was cautious and did not want to speak out about the matter easily. At this time, he saw Li Xian.
Xian's strategic analysis was so in place that a spark of light immediately flashed in his eyes, but he did not make any comments. He just nodded, said something with a hint of certainty, and then waved his hand to signal Li Xian to continue.
"Now that our army has suffered a new defeat, the Tibetan traitors must not have expected that our army would dare to leave and come back. This will have an unexpected effect. In addition, in the previous battle, the Tubo army had to concentrate on forcing General Xue to fight decisively.
An army twice as large as the surrounding area has been surrounded, and all the troops in the western region have been mobilized. This is a good opportunity for our army to counterattack. If we can get a strong attack from Tuyuhun to hold back the main force of the rebel army, and the Anxi army can take advantage of the situation to counterattack, why worry about Anxi not being able to do so?
Fu Yan, if this is the case, we, the Tang Dynasty, will be able to deploy our troops calmly, and the disasters of Tubo will be reduced!" Li Xian nodded solemnly, and then continued to analyze the necessity and overall strategy of this battle.
Thought.
"It is true that anyone who fights against Tuyuhun will surely perish. Your Highness is a man of wealth, why should you take such risks?"
Li Xian had already spoken to this point, and Jiang Ke could no longer remain silent, so he took a deep breath and asked the most important question.
"For this reason, Xiao Wang must go to the battle. There are three reasons for this: first, Xiao Wang is a prince, and as a prince leading the troops in the battle, his sound and momentum will definitely alert the Tibetan traitors, but others may not have this effect; second, Xiao Wang
Wang Xiang has no military experience, so the thieves will regard me as a newbie and look down on me. I will take advantage of it and win. Thirdly, thanks to the respect of Duke Wei's descendants, I will be able to pass on Duke Wei's military strategy.
, I dare not say that I am invincible in the world, but I am confident that I can fight well. With these three things in mind, Xiao Wang belongs to me!" Li Xian smiled confidently and listed the three reasons why he belongs to him.
"If Your Highness goes, how many troops and horses will be needed, and how will we fight?"
After Jiang Ke pondered silently, he did not directly comment on Li Xian's three major reasons. Instead, he asked about his actual tactics. It was obvious that Jiang Ke already agreed with Li Xian's analysis in his heart.
There are still doubts about whether Li Xian is really qualified for this battle.
"Xiao Wang said that this battle is really a containment. There is no need to have too many troops and horses. Five thousand troops are enough. As for the tactics, it is nothing more than the strategy of Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty, but there is nothing wrong with it." Li Xian is shrewd.
Unexpectedly, when Jiang Ke asked about the actual tactics, he already guessed the changes in Jiang Ke's heart. He couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, but he didn't bring it to his face, but explained calmly.
"Five thousand? Is that enough?"
When Jiang Ke heard that Li Xian only asked for 5,000 soldiers and horses, he couldn't help but frowned - now Tuyuhun had gathered nearly 400,000 Tibetan main troops, and they also had the advantage of the right time, place and people, so 5,000 soldiers and horses were able to escape
Going there is not enough to squeeze people's teeth. If you are not careful, the whole army will be wiped out.
"Five thousand is enough. Soldiers are more valuable than more. Xiao Wang is not fighting a decisive battle with the enemy. Having more soldiers will hinder him. Longyou's cavalry brigade is enough!" Li Xian nodded calmly, confidently.
replied.
Li Xian said it lightly, but Jiang Ke didn't dare to settle down. After all, war is not a child's play. With the dignity of Prince Li Xian, it would not be a joke if he made any mistakes. If nothing else, he would recommend Li Xian.
Otherwise, he was afraid that he would be beaten severely. Furthermore, although Jiang Ke had long heard about Li Xian's reputation as the "King of Soldiers", he had never seen Li Xian's martial arts with his own eyes. How could he dare to believe that Li Xian really had Huo Qubing?
Nian Zhiyong, after pondering for a long time, suddenly waved to Jiang Ye who was standing in the hall and said: "Ye'er, come to the hall!"
"Grandpa, please tell me something."
Jiang Ye grew up in the border army since he was a child. Although he is not old, he has seen several battles with Jiang Ke. He is a militant. He heard Li Xian speak impassionedly in the hall earlier.
His blood was boiling, and he wished he could go to Tuyuhun and kill him. However, in front of Li Xian, he did not dare to rush to the hall and talk nonsense. When he heard his grandfather summoned him, he thought it must be this person.
He immediately became excited when he heard about the war. He ran up to the lobby with a few strides, bowed with a smile on his face, and hurriedly responded.
Jiang Ye's parents died early, and it was entirely Jiang Ke who brought him up. How could Jiang Ke not guess what this kid was thinking? Seeing Jiang Ye's uncontrollable smile, Jiang Ke immediately became angry.
He glared at him, but Jiang Ye was so skinny that he was not afraid of his always serious grandfather. Instead of suppressing his smile, he frowned and smiled even more proudly.
"Your Highness clearly knows that fighting in dangerous battles cannot be accomplished by relying on courage. Although this grandson of Lao Chan is incompetent, he does have some courage. If Your Highness can win the battle, Lao Chan may be able to use his meager strength.
Come on." Jiang Ke obviously didn't have much to do with his grandson, so he simply ignored Jiang Ye's naughtiness, turned to look at Li Xian, and said in a deep voice.
"Okay, just follow Jiang Xiang!"
Li Xian was an out-and-out militant at heart, and since he had already considered Jiang Ye's ability, he would not object to Jiang Ke's proposal, so he agreed without hesitation.
"Your Highness, please follow me to the martial arts arena to have a try."
Jiang Ye obviously wanted to test Li Xian's martial arts skills. Hearing that Li Xian agreed to the martial arts competition, he immediately became excited. Without waiting for Jiang Ke to say anything, he smiled, waved to Li Xian, and extended the invitation.
war.
"Xiang Jiang, Major General, please."
Li Xian stood up quickly, nodded with a smile, and after saying a polite word, he was accompanied by the Jiang family's grandparents and grandchildren to the martial arts field in the backyard.
After all, the Jiang family is a family of military commanders. Although they don't pay much attention to the decoration of the mansion, the martial arts arena is kept very tidy. There are eighteen kinds of weapons on the weapons rack. There are stone locks, arrow stacks, and horse stables on the side of the arena.
They were all spotless, obviously because they were used every day. With Li Xian's keen eyesight, he could tell that the grandfather and grandson in front of him were both diligent and diligent people. Although they had not yet fought against each other, they already thought highly of them.
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"Your Highness, the last general is accustomed to using horse-drawn weapons. I wonder what weapon your Highness would like to choose?"
Jiang Ye was obviously eager to compete with Li Xian. As soon as he arrived at the martial arts field, he immediately ordered all the soldiers and generals who were practicing on the martial arts field to move away. He also had two horses brought in, and then he picked up a
With the gun tip removed and the long horse's head wrapped in white powder, he ran to Li Xian with dignity and asked with a smile.
"Then I'll just use a horse."
Li Xian was best at swordsmanship. For this reason, he even had a replica "Qinglong Yanyue Sword" made. Of course, it was not as heavy as the legendary eighty-two kilograms, which is just over sixty kilograms.
With Li Xian's arm strength, when he dances, the lethality is absolutely shocking. However, this is a competition, not a life and death battle. Li Xian will naturally not use those real guys. Fortunately, Li Xian is good at marksmanship.
He had also worked hard, and although his sword skills were not as high as those of ordinary generals, he was not afraid of Jiang Ye's challenge, so he responded indifferently, and Jiang was waiting beside him.
Jiang and Li all got on their horses and pulled their horses to the two ends of the martial arts field. A battle between dragons and tigers began...