On the way back to Nanli, Song Yang had already figured this out.
He is not a god, so naturally he will not know what happened in Chai Tso Datta Palace, but when he looked at many recent major events in China together, he found a key.
Song Yang responded to Prime Minister Zuo: "Tubo invaded Nanli."
He answered incoherently, but Mr. Hu narrowed his eyes. It was obvious that Song Yang had hit the mark. Prime Minister Zuo sneered, and continued Song Yang's words: "Yes, Tubo attacks our Nanli, how dare Fanzi
..." When he said the last word 'dare', he accentuated his tone and voice, and at the same time he opened his eyes again. The old man, who had always been so kind and gentle, had a fierce look in his eyes!
What I have to say is that the timing of the Tibetan attack on Nanli was very good. The Uighurs in the north were fighting with the Quanrong, and they had no time to take care of the brotherly alliance. At the moment, the sun was rising in the east and there was nothing they could do. They could only watch the Tubo war.
Do evil.
But Tubo is not an enemy of the Uighurs. In these years, the Great Living Buddha has never dared to annex Nanli. This is certainly because of the constraints of the Uighurs, but the more important reason is that he is afraid of the Yan people, fearing that the Yan people will take advantage of him when he raises troops to deal with Nanli.
Now, how come Tubo dares to attack Nanli? Moreover, the excuse given by Fanzi is not enough to withdraw the troops in just one fight. Even in terms of the overall situation, this is the most ferocious battle in Central China for more than a hundred years.
How dare Tubo? Unless Chaitso Datta can be sure that Dayan will not interfere when he attacks Nali.
This is the ‘key’ that Song Yang sees: Where does Tubo get its confidence?
After seeing this through, the whole thing is not difficult to guess.
What Song Yang had thought clearly, Mr. Hu could still guess. The old man sighed deeply: "Tubo and Dayan are the same thing now. This time it is really troublesome, and it will be even harder to have peace in the future..."
Before he could finish speaking, Song Yang laughed: "If we don't put out the fire on the first day of the new year, why are we thinking about breaking the embankment on the fifteenth day of the year? Let's do it one by one, and stop the fire first."
Master Hu nodded: "I only hope that King Zhenxi can hold on to the Western Front. As long as he can hold on for a while, it doesn't matter even if he can't wait for the reinforcements from the Uighurs."
Song Yang had never thought of this statement, and immediately straightened his back and asked with concern: "How do you say it?"
"Why did Tubo accuse me, Nanli, of being the murderer? The great living Buddha died suddenly. No matter how stable the Chai Tso Da Pagoda looks, there will always be turbulence inside. This one is absolutely unmistakable. There are many contradictions inside, and the plateau is
The people's hearts are unstable, so Chai Tsota is eager to fight this battle and raise the pretext of 'revenge' high and high..."
When Mr. Ban said this, Song Yang understood. To put it bluntly, he was using a foreign war to divert attention and divert conflicts. The advantages of doing so are self-evident, but it is not without disadvantages. The premise is that King Zhenxi can defend Kushuiguan.
If the Fanzi War goes unfavorably, the longer it drags on, the greater the pressure within Tubo will be. Sooner or later, it will break out. At that time, not only will the internal conflicts in Tubo not be transferred out, but they will become more violent.
As Song Yang said, there is no use in thinking too much now, I just hope that the old prince can guard Xiongguan.
From this the topic returned to the war at hand. The western front of Nali has a special terrain. There are several miles of Great Wall on both sides of Kushuixiongguan, which tightly blocks a mountain pass. Natural barriers and artificial repairs form a defense line to block Tibet.
In the more than 100 years since the founding of Nanli, Xiongguan was strengthened. In the recent three dynasties, the King of Zhenxi was responsible for the defense of the western front, and he paid more attention to it. The management of Kushuiguan now deserves the four words "impregnable as gold".
King Zhenxi rushed to Kushuiguan at the beginning of the war with the Tubo people. He has persisted for more than two months now. Every day, the court receives battle reports from the prince. The Tubo offensive is fierce and the front line is fighting hard. Although Xiongguan is intact, the battle is still intact.
The soldiers suffered serious casualties. The various state capitals and military camps in the western part of Nanli were already mobilized, and reinforcements were sent to the front one after another.
Not only in Western Xinjiang, not long ago, the imperial court transferred 70,000 strong soldiers from the central Nanli and Yamen armies, led by General Gu Yingchun, and set off for the Western Front more than 20 days ago to provide reinforcements.
"The deployment of 70,000 troops is the result of everyone gritting their teeth. It's not that we have no troops, but the situation in front of us means that the remaining people cannot and dare not move."
Song Yang nodded, completely understanding what Mr. Hu meant. Da Yan and Tubo are now one family. If Tubo fails to invade from the west, Da Yan might launch an attack from the north. Beiguan Broken Bridge, Hongcheng spy can now see
It was peaceful, but neither Mr. Hu nor the court nor even King Zhenxi dared to take it lightly. If the west was to be attacked, the defense in the north could not be relaxed even a little.
To be able to mobilize another 70,000 people to rush to the front line would have already meant sacrificing part of the imperial city's garrison strength. This was really the limit.
Gu Yingchun's luck was not very good. The 70,000 reinforcements he commanded were caught up in the unique early spring rainstorm in Nanli on the way. Just after passing Qingyang, the heavy rain cut off the road and they are still trapped in the same place. Not to mention Kushuiguan, it is Hongkou.
Haven't arrived yet.
Both Gu Yingchun and Song Yang from Hongkou City knew that the former was originally a general under the command of King Zhenxi and was considered an important figure on the prince's right-hand man. After the rebellion of King Jing, he was transferred to the chief general of the Yamen Army and took charge of the garrison on the outskirts of Beijing. He had important responsibilities on his shoulders. This time again
Sending him out to assist the King of Suppressing the West also shows that the imperial court attaches great importance to the Western Front.
As for Hongkou, it is another important barrier in the west of Nali after Kushuiguan. The terrain is dangerous and it must be guarded at the throat. Once the front line is lost, the hope of the west will be pinned here, and Hongkou will continue eastward until Phoenix City.
Then there is no danger to defend the inland area of Nanli.
Song Yang doesn't know how to fight, so just listen to these things. Don't say that he doesn't have good ideas. Even if he has any ideas, they will definitely not be better than the military strategies developed by a large group of generals and marshals. After chatting with Mr. Hu for a while, he
Then he said goodbye and left.
Although he is not married yet, he is now considered the son-in-law of Hongbo Mansion. Of course he will stay at his home when passing through the capital. What's more, if the war starts on the Western Front, if Hongbo Mansion is fighting, Song Yang must go and visit him at this time.
The current head of the Hongbo Mansion is the Second Young Master. He and Song Yang have only met a few times before, and they are not familiar with each other at all. However, when they meet again under heavy pressure this time, they naturally feel more cordial. At first glance,
Hongbo Mansion was not much different from usual times, but Song Yang's five senses were so sharp. As he walked through the palace with the second young master, he could clearly sense that something was wrong with the guards.
In the past, even if the Hongbo Guards were motionless and silent, Song Yang could smell an iron-blooded majesty from them; today's guards also have straight backs and swords, but the aura from the inside out is completely different.
...or not at all. Needless to say, the real Hongbo guards have followed the prince back to the front line. Now the people in charge of the palace's garrison are just ordinary guards. How can they compare with those warriors who have been reborn from blood.
After meeting the elders in the palace, eating something casually, and chatting with the second young master for a while, Song Yang fell asleep as it got late.
But not long after he lay down, there was suddenly a burst of chaotic footsteps outside. Song Yang always slept very lightly, so he woke up immediately. At the same time, he could hear clearly that the footsteps were coming towards his room, so he immediately got up and opened the door.
Through the door, under the moonlight, Mr. Hu walked hurriedly, accompanied by the second young master.
They had just parted ways not long ago, and now they came to visit him again. No matter how stupid Song Yang was, he knew that something had happened.
Sure enough, when he saw Song Yang, Mr. Hu said: "Report from the front, Kushuiguan has been lost."
Song Yang was shocked: "How could this be?"
In the evening, Mr. Hu just said that the prince would send back battle reports every day. Although the battle ahead was painful, he could still hold on for the time being. But who would have thought that only two or three hours later, bad news would fall from the sky!
Mr. Hu shook his head solemnly: "The book is stained with blood, the words are unclear, and the specific situation is not clear. I only know that the story has broken the gate of my family."
Song Yang asked again: "Where is the prince?"
This time it was the Second Young Master who shook his head and answered in a deep voice: "There is no news yet." Although he is not as good as Ren Churong, the Second Young Master is also a powerful figure, comparable to the bad news about the military situation of the world. The whereabouts of his father are unknown, and his life and death are uncertain.
It is commendable that he can still remain calm.
After the fall of Kushuiguan, was it a retreat, a defeat, or the city was massacred by the rebels? Did King Zhenxi escape or was trapped by the rebel army, or was he captured by mistake or even perished with the city? Everything is unknown.
What's even more worrying is that communications were lagging behind "thousands of years ago". If Que's book is true, Kushuiguan was not broken tonight. Fanzi entered the pass a few days ago.
Mr. Hu spoke very quickly: "I don't have time to talk to you anymore. I have summoned all the ministers to go to court to discuss matters."
Song Yang responded: "I'll leave now, don't worry about Putao." The front line revealed that his father was missing. You can imagine how his family felt. Moreover, the war might reach Yanziping soon, so how could Song Yang still be in the capital?
Can stay.
Mr. Hu took a short detour to see Song Yang on his way to court. He didn't need to tell Song Yang about the war. At least he didn't have to do it in person. He just sent someone to pass the message. The reason why he wanted to meet in person was,
Just to get those last five words confirmed by Song Yang: Don’t worry, Putao.
Master Hu no longer delayed, nodded to Song Yang and turned around to leave. The second young master also had to go to court, so he took the time to say to him: "You don't have to worry about finding your father and the war ahead, but your two sisters..."
Before he could finish speaking, Song Yang nodded and tried to smile: "They will definitely live longer than me."
Second Young Master Ren smiled, stretched out his hand and patted Song Yang heavily on the shoulder, then turned around and chased Mr. Hu away. Song Yang no longer delayed, called Luo Guan and other companions, and immediately left the capital and traveled day and night to the feudal city.
He didn't care about rushing on the road, he didn't save his energy, he didn't care about the horrified looks of passers-by, and of course he had no intention of going to the "mascot" exhibition as planned. The only person who could keep up with Song Yang in a few days was Grandmaster Luo Guan.
The journey was finally uneventful. As soon as we arrived at the edge of the feudal town, we saw Xiao Zai from a distance. Chu Rong and a group of important people from his family came out to greet him.
It was a life-and-death farewell, but it was a pity that the ecstatic reunion that would have made me feel happy just thinking about it was suppressed by the haze coming from the front line. Both women were much haggard, and the sisters were the same. When they saw Song Yang, they felt in their hearts
I just wanted to cry, but I still tried my best to smile.
Song Yang stepped forward quickly, but before he could say anything, suddenly a fast horse came from the feudal city. The Hou Mansion had just received a military intelligence report from the front. The matter was too important to delay, so he sent the report to the princess.
Ren Churong took the Queshu, glanced at it hastily, lowered his head and sighed softly, and handed it to Song Yang... It was indeed a major military situation. For Nanli at this moment, the Queshu report was even...
Compared with the disappearance of King Zhenxi and the fall of Kushuiguan, there was even more serious bad news: Hongkou was lost, 70,000 soldiers who were reinforcing the front line were defeated, and the general Gu Yingchun died in battle.
It’s not Gu Yingchun’s fault.
When his army and horses were trapped in a flood and unable to advance, he received a report from the front and learned that Kushuiguan on the front line had been breached by the Japanese troops. At that time, Gu Yingchun had two choices: one was to withdraw the army and return to the capital or enter a nearby city to garrison;
Entering the west, we rushed to the second pass of Hongkou in the west of Nali before the Tubo people, and strengthened a new line of defense for the country to resist the Japanese troops.
Perhaps because he had the idea of revenge for the old commander hidden in his heart, Gu Yingchun couldn't wait for the order from the capital, so he chose the second option and used a more radical method, commanding the entire army to rush across the flood and rush to the mouth of the flood. When Kushuiguan was no longer around
, Hongkou is the last barrier in Western Xinjiang, and Gu Yingchun's actions are beyond reproach. If he really wants to withdraw his troops, it will be dereliction of duty and harm to the country.
The Tibetans marched from west to east unstoppably towards the mouth of the flood; Gu Yingchun led his army from east to west and rushed to Xiongguan.
The two sides competed for speed. If the Fan soldiers captured Hongkou before Gu Yingchun, Nanli would be in danger. On the contrary, if the 70,000 soldiers reinforced Xiongguan before the Tubo people, they could at least block the enemy for a while and temporarily stabilize the overall situation.
In comparison, the Tubo people had a longer journey, but Gu Yingchun's journey was blocked by floods, making it more difficult and difficult. In addition, Gu Yingchun had two other surprises: he did not expect that the Tubo people would advance so far.
Quickly, the city gates along the way could hardly stop them for a moment. Unexpectedly, the Hongkou garrison suddenly contracted a serious illness on the eve of the battle. While patrolling the city, he fell down and could not stand up again.
In the end, the Tubo people were one step faster. When Gu Yingchun led his troops and rushed to Hongkou City, the Tibetan flag had already been raised on the city top.
Hongkou must not be lost, otherwise the Tibetan offensive will be blocked all the way, and the rear will be unable to stop it. In desperation, Gu Yingchun sent an order to attack, hoping to recapture the important town.
It's not that there is no chance. The Tubo people are just an advance army. They have just invaded Hongkou and their foothold is not yet stable. If the army in Gu Yingchun's hand is still the same as when he set out, he can really win the battle. Unfortunately, the army rushed to cross.
The losses from the flood were considerable, and the all-out march was physically and mentally exhausted... It was an extremely brutal battle, and the city changed hands several times. In the end, there were only a few thousand remnant soldiers left in the city, and Gu Yingchun on the Nanli side was killed, and the army suffered heavy casualties.
As long as we can organize another wave of offensives, we can completely eliminate the Sangou, but it is really unsustainable.
Kushui was lost, Hongkou fell, the whereabouts of King Zhenxi was unknown, Chu Yingchun died for his country, the commander-in-chief of Western Xinjiang no longer defended the country and was in chaos, and the gates of Nanli were wide open.
The destruction of the country and the annihilation of the species are by no means alarmist.