After the dinner, Ge Shuhan left behind a group of senior generals. Because Li Kuo was the captain of the scout camp and had spied on important military information, Ge Shuhan specifically stayed behind.
A group of more than a dozen people gathered in Ge Shuhan's study. They all stood with their hands tied, waiting for the coach's instructions with bated breath. Only the Turkic man Absi sat on the bench nonchalantly, (Note 1)
"Everyone must have seen what happened before. My brother Shu Han is also a clever woman who can't make a meal without straw!" No one thought that the always strong and resolute brother Shu Han would start in such a way.
Ge Shuhan paused and glanced at everyone present: "The special envoy named Song Hun was sent by His Majesty to urge me to start the war. The court can't allocate rice and grain, so I was allowed to collect it on my own. If I don't get it from those noble families,
If we buy corn, how can we continue to feed the army? We can't let everyone go hungry to fight with the Tibetan people, right?"
What he said was sincere, and everyone sighed: "We all know the commander-in-chief's difficulties, but Chang'an is pushing too hard."
Guidelang held Zhang Shouyu in his fists and said: "Commander, I will fight this battle as quickly as possible. The longer it is delayed, the more beneficial it will be to Tibet."
Ge Shuhan nodded: "Shou Yu is right. Winter comes early in Chiling. If there is a heavy snowfall, it will be more difficult for us to attack the city. The deadline given to me by the Holy Spirit is to conquer Shibao City before July.
But my brother Shu Han cannot wait until then, I want everyone to capture Stone Castle before mid-June!"
This sentence immediately made everyone look at each other. It is not a joke to capture Shibao City before mid-June, right? The Tubo people are not weak, how could they be defeated so easily?
Ge Shuhan cleared his throat and said: "The reason why I made this decision is also due to Lieutenant Li. It was he who made a surprise attack on Fuqi City and burned 500,000 stones of food and grass hoarded by the Tubo people, which made me make up my mind.
determination!"
Everyone turned their heads and took a closer look at the young man in front of them who had never been in the limelight.
What, that young boy? It would be great if he came back from Qinghai alive, but he even opened the city gates and burned the food and grass? Didn’t he also have one eye and two noses? Why did he do this?
Everyone looked at the young man with different looks, some were jealous, some envious, some were contemptuous, or some were disdainful.
Isn't he just a Kuhaha with no family background? What future can he have?
Although no one said anything clearly, the young man could tell what they wanted to say through their eyes.
Being stared at by them, Li Kuo puffed up his chest and said, "Yes, I used a trick to lure the main force of Fuqi City out of the city to fight, and then disguised myself as a Tibetan man and sneaked into Fuqi City. I can guarantee that the millet the Tibetans are hoarding in Fuqi City is now
There’s not a single one left!”
Ge Shuhan nodded with satisfaction and said: "In this way, the Tibetan people's supply advantage will be gone. Their supply line will even be longer than ours, so I want everyone to capture Shibao City before June.
.If we can capture Shibao City, this Hehuang battle will be a complete victory. My brother Shu Han has won the favor of the saint, and your knighthood reward will naturally be great. But if we cannot capture Shibao City..."
Ge Shuhan's eyes turned cold and he said: "My brother Shuhan will definitely be executed by the Holy Master for the crime of mourning a teacher and humiliating the country, but I will also execute you on the same crime before that!"
This war almost emptied the Tang Dynasty's national power. If he failed to take Shibao City as scheduled, His Majesty would definitely use his brother Shu Han as a scapegoat in order to calm the anger of the army and the people.
"hiss!"
Everyone took a breath of cold air.
"If you have any questions, raise them now. Don't blame my brother Shu Han for being cold and callous!" Brother Shu Han quickly scanned the crowd and raised his tone.
Seeing that no one had any objections, Ge Shuhan breathed a sigh of relief.
"So, let me tell you my thoughts." He strode to the map hanging on the wall and drew a black circle on the location of Stone Castle.
"This is our only goal in this battle. Only the hypothesis after we win it will have meaning. Therefore, no matter what the price is, I will win it!" Ge Shuhan said, clasping his fingers lightly.
: "Of course, Stone Castle City is built on a dangerous peak, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we don't cut off Stone Castle City's backup team, it will be difficult to take advantage no matter how many soldiers we send. So I decided to divide the troops into three groups.
Confuse the enemy." After speaking, he paused with a charcoal pen on the Jishi Army and said:
"Where is General Arbus?"
"I'm listening!" Arbus snorted, but he didn't buy Ge Shuhan's blame.
Although Ge Shuhan was angry at being publicly humiliated, he swallowed his anger for the sake of the overall situation.
"I hope that General Abusi can lead his Tongluo cavalry to detour to the southern line of Chiling Mountain to contain the enemy forces of Baigu and Wanxiu."
Absi shook his head and sneered: "I only have 30,000 cavalry under my command, while Baigu and Wanxiu's generation of defenders have at least 50,000. Does the commander want me to die?"
Ge Shuhan patted his arm and said: "I will allocate 30,000 elite troops from Hexi to General Abusi for dispatch, but you have to promise not to let a single Tibetan soldier cross the river to Moliyi!"
"I see, it's just to contain the enemy. It's really overkill!"
Ge Shuhan didn't want to tangle with him anymore, so he moved the charcoal to the north again.
"Where is the guerrilla general Gao Xiuyan?" Ge Shuhan used a charcoal pen to mark the Shenwei City and ordered.
"The general is here!" Gao Xiuyan took a step forward and saluted with his hands in hand.
"Well, a few days ago I ordered you to defend Shenwei City, and you did a good job." Ge Shuhan squeezed out a smile and affirmed Gao Xiuyan's achievements. "At that time, you were asking me why I had to waste money and military strength.
Build a garrison in that remote place, and I will tell you now!"
Ge Shuhan walked to Li Kuo's side, took the young man's hand and said: "On his way back, Captain Li discovered a small island in the middle of Qinghai, and he has left hundreds of people to build a fort on it." He half-squinted.
He closed his eyes and stared at Gao Xiuyan.
"The commander-in-chief wants me and Lieutenant Li to be at each other's horns and insert themselves into the back row of Tibet at any time?" Gao Xiuyan didn't know Ge Shuhan's intention, so he asked tentatively.
"You are only half right!" Ge Shuhan sighed: "The Tibetan troops will definitely move towards Dafeichuan and Chiling during the war. At that time, the pressure on the frontal battlefield will definitely increase sharply. The Tubo people are also desperate this time
, they will definitely not care about general harassment. Therefore, I order you to lead 30,000 elites to besiege Jiuqu City!"
:Abu Si: He was originally the leader of the Tiele Tongluo tribe with the nine surnames, which belonged to the Turkic Khanate. It had a large population and powerful strength. Later, he led his troops to defect to the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty settled his tribe in Henan, where Shuofang Jiedushi belonged.
In the eighth year of Tianbao (749 AD), he followed the general Geshuhan in the westward expedition to Tibet and captured Shibao City.
ps: In this tactic, Li Kuo plays a big role. Please collect it!
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