Tang Degong poured a glass of barley wine for the two of them, looked at them, and said, "This time the Tubo general who attacked Changdu is Mangeba, who is the eldest son of Tochar. Tochar has two sons, the eldest son Mangeba and the second son Kolerden."

"Brothers who fight tigers, father and son soldiers go into battle." Li Rui smiled and said, "Have both of them come this time? It's okay, it happened to be solved at one time."

Tang Degong's head shook like a rattle: "No, no, no, Koleden is far away from us. Before Tocharo died, he knew that with Mangaba's ability, he could not compete with Delhi Chinan, so he made a deal with Delhi Chinan. Mangaba brought the army under Tocharo at that time to surrender to Delhi Chinan, thus uniting the two forces and re-complete the unification of Tubo. But Koleden did not come. Instead, he brought the rest of his troops back to the fundamental land of the Tochar family, Big and Big Bolu. This formed the pattern of Mangaba fighting outside and Koleden defending his family."

Xue Renzhong continued: "This will ensure that Manghaba will not be attacked under Chinan, Delhi. If Manghaba dies inexplicably, Kolerden will inevitably rebel again in Bolu, and there, his family's power is still deeply rooted and quite large."

"Since Geleden is so far away from us, there is no impact on this battle. Old Tang, let's talk about the situation of Mangba's attack this time!" Li Rui said. "We will slowly clean up one by one in the future."

Tang Degong nodded, but his face became solemn.

"It has been more than three years since the rebel army occupied Chamdo. A few years ago, although Delhi Chinan was busy fighting with Tocharo, he did not forget this place. Therefore, he still knew the situation in Chamdo. Therefore, Delhi Chinan still attached great importance to this attack. The elite forces of Mangaba were considered to have come out in full swing. A total of 20,000 combat soldiers were noticed, and they were 20,000 real combat soldiers. In addition, 50,000 civilians, claiming to be a 100,000 army, carrying a large amount of food, supplies, and weapons. Among them, there are quite a few heavy siege weapons. Obviously, he knew that there are many villages in Chamdo now."

"Seventy thousand people, known as one hundred thousand, are actually true. It's really a big battle. Delhi Chinan and Tuhuonan have fought for so long, but they have never fought a war of such a scale." Xue Renzhong said.

"Derri Chinan and Tochar are both elites among the Tubo nobles. Although both of them want to destroy each other, they start more from politics, wanting to differentiate and win over the opponent's troops and disintegrate the opponent's strength. Therefore, the conflict between the two sides is limited to some small-scale conflicts and confrontations. Large-scale battles are not expected to be carried out on both sides. Because in large-scale battles, no matter who wins, the loss will be the strength of Tubo. The Tang Dynasty's powerful dragon is on one side, and the two do not want to fight against the snipe and clam, but in the end they give us the Tang Dynasty a cheaper one." Tang Degong said: "So, they spared no effort to suppress the serf uprising army, but they wanted to eat each other's flesh and sleep on the other's skin, and still maintained their last rationality."

"The 70,000 to 80,000 is really enough to drink a pot." Li Rui smiled and said, "How many people are there in the whole of Chamdo?"

"Statistics is our strength!" Tang Degong said: "Officials from the Tang Dynasty and the Red Cult Lamas who traveled all over the country all have statistics. Population statistics are one of them. The entire Changdu has a population of about 300,000, but they are distributed in this huge area. It is really true that the so-called uninhabited hundreds of miles is not wrong. Among them, Wucha, where we are now in a key area, with 70,000 or 80,000 people, which is extremely rare. The other hundreds of thousands of people, Basu, Zuogong, Chaya, Jiangda and other places have a slightly larger population. These places are basically within our control, and there are also some tribes of all sizes, among which some are inclined to Chinan, and some are bright and protecting themselves, but their strength is not important."

"I know very well that the people gather on that plain in Basu." Li Rui said.

Tang Degong continued: "Next, our goal is very clear, which is to resist step by step. Use bloody battles to consume Mangaba's strength, and anger this person bit by bit, so that he can advance towards Ucha regardless of everything, so as to create the best opportunity for General Li Rui's final fatal blow."

"Xue has made all preparations. As long as he is surnamed Xue, he has never thought that he can still leave the battlefield alive!" Xue Renzhong said gritting his teeth.

"But you can't do it recklessly." Tang Degong shook his head and said, "Mangba's troops were divided into two groups. Ding Qing, Lewuqi, and Bianba, Luolong, and the last two armies gathered in Wucha. General Li Rui hid in the river and gorge area of ​​Basu. He had to wait until their troops arrived in Wucha before he could take action. Before that, no matter how much sacrifice we had, General Li Rui would not take action. But Renzhong, you have to remember Luo, what's the effect if we die with our opponents at that time? So step by step and resistance is not a burning of jade."

Xue Renzhong bowed and said, "Accept teaching."

"Mangba's 20,000 war soldiers are an important force of the Tubo Dynasty. They are not only military, but also have great influence on politics. If we can wipe out this army, then Tubo will lose more than just the army. At least, whether Mangaba dies or loses, it will have a considerable impact on the Kolerden of Bolu, both big and small." Tang Degong said.

"In every battle, our army needs to try our best to resist and consume the opponent as much as possible. Then slowly retreat, I only have three thousand people." Li Rui said: "And there is only one chance to fight. If one blow cannot compete for the full results, it will be trapped in a war of attrition. Once I appear, Delhi Chinan will roughly understand our intentions and will definitely send troops to rescue. At that time, it will inevitably lead to a bad battle. Although it may not be defeated, for us, life will be difficult, because it will be extremely difficult for us to get supplies from now on."

"General Li said it right." Tang Degong said: "Deri Chinan sent Mangaba to come, not to look down on us, but he didn't know that General Li's three thousand iron cavalry were here, and it was also because he believed that Mangaba had the ability to destroy us. Therefore, his strategic focus was still the headquarters of General Li Cunzhong. He wanted to lure General Li to go deep into Tubo to facilitate his local battles. Once our supply line was lengthened, the opportunity for Deri Chinan would come."

"In order to create opportunities for us, General Li Cunzhong will follow the meaning of Delhi Chinan." Li Rui chuckled: "The Zuowu Guard army will really advance into the Tubo territory. It's just that the speed is very slow. Renzhong, do you understand now? The longer we resist, the deeper General Li's troops will advance, and similarly, Delhi Chinan will also go farther. At that time, the battle situation changed dramatically, and we defeated Mangaba on all sides, and then stabbed the rear of Delhi Chinan like a sharp blade. At that time, the logistics of the Tang Dynasty was not us, but Delhi Chinan himself. Even though General Li was not good at logistics at this time, we had made many years of preparations to support it. Under the same conditions, the Tang army had never lost fighting against the enemy."

Tang Degong smiled and said, "You might as well give Renzhong a letter. The Empress is not in Hetao City now, but has arrived in Li Cunzhong's army. Therefore, no matter whether it is reinforcements or logistics supplies in the rear, any of the officials from all walks of life dares to be negligent. The total force is not just the troops of the Zuowu Guard. In the later stage of the war, more troops will join in."

"The battle was successful?" Xue Renzhong was a little excited.

"We just want to do this." Li Rui said: "It is naturally impossible to completely wipe out the power of Delhi Chinan in one battle, but after the battle, we took control of the overall situation and from then on we decided on the situation on this plateau. From that time on, Delhi Chinan will find it difficult to have a fixed foothold, because wherever he goes, we will chase it and take down the entire plateau bit by bit."

"The entire plan to manage Tubo is now for five years. This year is the first year, but it is also the most critical year. Only if this year is successful can we say that in the future, if this time fails, all our efforts will be in vain and everything will return to the starting point. And we are afraid that we will not be able to go back alive." Tang Degong said with a smile.

"Of course we can succeed!" Xue Renzhong clenched his fists tightly.

"Get rewards, let's talk about Mangaba himself!" Li Rui said. "Renzhong and I are not very familiar with this person."

"Mangba himself is definitely a brave general!" Tang Degong said: "This man has a good way to lead troops to fight. Therefore, in terms of tactics, we must not underestimate this person. In terms of war, he is a good player and has great prestige in the army. It's a pity that this person has poor political qualities and has a bad temper. His brother Qualtai is worse than Mangaba. He is just a Tubo nobleman who is a regular Tubo nobleman who can do something step by step. This is also the reason why Tochar has no successor and has to entrust everything to the great enemy Delhi Chinan in the end. Mangaba has 20,000 combat soldiers, including 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry, and the strongest of them is not the cavalry unit under his command, but the three thousand infantry trained by Mangaba himself. This army is a bit similar to the Modao team led by Li Han of our Tang Dynasty."

"What?" Xue Renzhong and Li Rui were both surprised.
Chapter completed!