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After resting in Lanzhou for five days, Wang Sili, Pugu Huaien, Chen Huiguang, and the troops led by Hao Tingyu set off first.

Wang Sili, Chen Huiguang, and Hao Tingyu's troops marched directly along the Yellow River Valley. After passing through the Yellow River Valley and entering the southeast of Qinghai, Chen Huiguang and Hao Tingyu's troops directly penetrated behind Dafeichuan. Wang Sili's troops prepared to attack the northeast of Dafeichuan.

Chihai, the follow-up arrangement of these two groups is to launch a general offensive.

When the Shangjie Xi tribe was in Feichuan, as the supporting troops on both sides, Chen Huiguang, Hao Tingyu and others also had the purpose of cutting off the Tubo people's retreat. Because they had the longest way to go, especially Chen Huiguang and Hao Tingyu's tribe,

Therefore, they had to leave first to avoid missing too much time with the other groups.

Taking this route into the hinterland of Qinghai is relatively short, but the road conditions are not good. You have to climb some high mountains and cross the Yellow and Huang rivers. The altitude fluctuates greatly. The journey will be very difficult and you will encounter heavy snowstorms.

It's also possible.

Fortunately, the rivers in this area are still frozen, which makes the march of my army a little more convenient.

Pugu Huaien's men went directly over Laji Mountain, preparing to capture Niuxindui and then Mantou Mountain. This strategy was a method that Li Jing never used to attack Tuyuhun in the ninth year of Zhenguan. Yang Xi before this expedition

When studying this battle, I boldly imagined that if we attack Niuxindui and Mantoushan through Laji Mountain, it might be better than passing through Kushan Mountain.

An attack saves a lot of trouble. As long as the army can overcome the influence of terrain and weather when crossing the Laji Mountain, which is more than 3,000 meters above sea level, then this attack will definitely achieve great success. Yang Xi dared to make such a decision,

He didn't make the decision just by patting his head on his head. Before he made the decision, he sent an elite special operations team to investigate the situation in the Laji Mountain area.

The special operations team has been expanded after the counter-insurgency campaign. Many new members have been recruited, and the overall combat strength has been further improved. This time, Yang Xi also pulled everyone out to cooperate with the army. This time to inquire about the situation

, the members of the special operations team returned safely, and the situation they reported made Yang Xi firm on his strategy of crossing Laji Mountain, quickly attacking Niuxindui, and then taking Mantou Mountain.

Yang Xi believed that with the tiger general Pugu Huai'en leading the army, and the members of the special operations team who had already figured out the situation in the Laji Mountain area, they would be able to cross the Laji Mountain and attack the Tibetans by surprise.

Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu's 35,000 men attacked Kushan. Yang Xi believed that they could capture it soon.

Although Kushan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the 8,000 Tibetan people guarding Kushan are completely incomparable in strength to the troops I used to attack Kushan. As long as Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu can attack quickly and have a special operations team to help them,

They will definitely be able to capture Kushan very quickly.

If Kushan cannot be captured in this way, then Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu can also commit suicide by throwing themselves into Qinghai Lake.

Once Kushan is captured, the entire Chiling Mountains can be captured, and the door to Qinghai will be completely open.

The remaining 80,000 men and horses led by Yang Xi will move along the Huangshui River. After Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu's troops capture Kushan and Chiling, they will go straight to Dafeichuan via Kushan, Chiling, and Mantou Mountains.

The route is similar to the one when Li Jing led his army to fight against Tuyuhun. This road is relatively far away, but much flatter. To the east of Chiling Mountain is

The situation fluctuates greatly, but after passing Chiling, there is a vast plain on the lakeshore, which is the world of the cavalry. If the cavalry performs well, it is not a problem to run more than a hundred miles a day. What Yang Xi needs most now is speed, and our side

The marching speed was beyond the imagination of the Tubo people, so they could attack them unexpectedly and win.

There are now more than 1,000 members of the special operations team. In addition to the 500 people assigned to the operations of various ministries, Yang Xi will walk nearly 600 others to the west of Kushan and Chiling. The purpose is to spy on the Tibetan people and assassinate them.

The general intercepted and killed the Tubo scouts.

These elite special forces are one of the important factors that give Yang Xi confidence in victory. The role of these people can sometimes overwhelm thousands of troops.

Two days after Wang Sili, Pugu Huai'en, Chen Huiguang, Hao Tingyu and other generals set off, Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu's troops also set off. One day apart from Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu's troops, Yang Xi led the remaining troops from

Departing from Lanzhou.

Several groups of people have one thing in common, that is, each soldier carries about thirty days of dry food, as well as necessary weapons and equipment. This is a measure that must be taken for a rapid advance. If the army preparing to attack quickly carries a large number of

It is impossible to pick up the baggage and food quickly, and it is impossible to do it quickly. Of course, the baggage and food will follow up. That is what the people in charge of logistics need to do, but their speed is far from keeping up with the soldiers who are preparing to rush into battle.

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If the war does not end after thirty days, the soldiers will have to raise their own food. However, as long as the attack is successful, there will be no need to worry about food. The Tibetans will provide it in large quantities. They have enough cattle and sheep to eat every day.

Although you will get tired of eating meat, at least you won't starve to death.

And by that time, the convoy transporting grain and baggage has almost entered the hinterland of Qinghai. As long as you persist, there is no need to worry about the food problem. The two prefects of Shanzhou and Lanzhou and their officials are fully responsible for transporting grain and baggage.

Tens of thousands of migrant workers and a group of sergeants will take on this important responsibility. As long as the war progresses smoothly and the Tibetans along the way can be eliminated, logistical supplies will not be a problem.

After the attack on Kushan, Niuxindui, and Mantoushan is successful, these places can immediately become our transit points, and the battle line will be stabilized.

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It's already early March, and it's almost the Qingming Festival.

At this time, spring has already bloomed in the south, and spring is definitely in Chang'an. However, it is still very cold in the middle of winter in Qinghai. The Yellow River and Huangshui are still frozen, and war horses can easily run back and forth on the river. Mountains with higher altitudes are all covered with ice.

The white snow and the cold blowing from the north wind are blowing on the face. No herdsmen come out to graze at this season, and the herdsmen who have transitioned to spend the winter have not appeared. It is still a long time before they can graze.

The Tibetan people may not have expected that the Tang army would attack without resting, and they did not send many scouts to investigate the situation. However, even if they sent out scouts, most of them were eliminated by members of the strictly trained special operations team. The Tibetan people were very hostile to the Tang Dynasty

The movements of the army were almost unknown. This intelligence advantage was quickly gained in actual combat. When Yang Xi arrived in Shanzhou, he received news from Pang Zhong and his troops took Kushan lightly.

The enemies of Kushan did not expect that the Tang army would launch an attack so quickly and did not take any defense. The special operations team assigned to Pang Zhong's operation sneaked into the Tubo camp at night, assassinated one of the Tubo leaders, Lai Ben, and then set fire to it.

Burning his camp. Especially

The raid of the action team took place at dawn, when the sky was darkest. Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu, who quietly led their troops to the nearby area, immediately led their troops to attack, captured Kushan with almost no effort, and completely annihilated Kushan.

The defenders got off to a good start.

When the news came, Yang Xi couldn't help but grin widely. His smile was very bright. It started well, with a one-sided victory that kicked off the battle of Qinghai. The future is full of expectations. Yang Xi will soon be fighting for the first time.

News of the victory was sent back to Chang'an, and rewards were offered to Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu.

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On a hillside at the gap of Kushan Mountain on the northeast side of Chiling Mountain, Yang Xi and Gao Shi stood side by side on horseback, looking at the advancing and fast-moving army and sighing with emotion.

"General Gao, after passing Chiling, the terrain in front becomes flat. The gate into Qinghai has been opened. I believe there will be good news from Niuxindui and Mantou Mountain in the next two days!" Yang Xi pointed to a few trees in the distance.

The mountains are all covered with snow, which is very impressive.

He said with emotion: "When Li Weigong defeated Tuyuhun, he led his army into Qinghai from here, and finally destroyed Tuyuhun through a hard battle. I hope that this time we can do the same as before, and devote all our efforts to destroy the Tubo people in Qinghai, and return peace to our Tang Dynasty's western frontier!"

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"Marshal, the dangerous terrain of Kushan was so easily captured, I think the next battle will be very easy to fight," Gao Shi, who was pulling the reins, no longer had any worries, and said with a smile: "Marshal, I will be more and more difficult for you.

The more I admire you, you use your troops like a god, you can compare with Li Wei Gong back then! The general feels that your methods of using troops are the same, both of them use them quickly so that the enemy has no time to take precautions."

Gao Shi's emotion is true. He really feels that Yang Xi and Li Jing have very similar military tactics. They like to use surprise troops and make quick attacks. But how did he know that Yang Xi, who came from a later generation, most admired blitzkrieg and winning with speed?

, defeating the enemy with surprise troops, this concept he learned from the madman Hitler during World War II.

"How dare I compare with Li Wei Gong? General Gao, don't scare me!" Yang Xi glared at Gao Shi with dissatisfaction. This guy actually pulled him to the same height as Li Jing, the military god of the generation. He would be scared to death. Li Jing

It is the existence of God, at least that's what Yang Xi thought in his heart. He never thought of surpassing him. At least in the era of cold weapons, there was no way he could surpass Li Jing.

Yang Xi stopped Gao Shi, who wanted to continue to flatter him, and pointed forward and said: "General Gao, we have to speed up our march next, and we have to separate temporarily. I hope you can lead your army to gain military glory again in the next time!"

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"The general will not disappoint the marshal!" Gao Shi responded loudly. He was so full of pride that he wanted to fly to Dafeichuan immediately to fight the Tubo people and prove to Yang Xi what he was capable of.

A big improvement.

But high expectations cannot be realized immediately.

Kushan is located between Chiling and Riyue Mountain. It is the gateway to Qinghai from the direction of Shanzhou. It is still hundreds of miles away from Dafeichuan. There are many people in front of it who are "robbing" military achievements. It must not be until Dafeichuan.

It was not Chuan who had the chance to perform, and all the previous opportunities fell into the hands of others.

Dafeichuan is a plain and intertwined valley area to the west of Dafeiling in Qinghai Nanshan and at the eastern foot of Ora Mountain. Compared with Qinghai Nanshan and Ora Mountain on the east and west sides, this area can be described as "flat". Although the altitude is

not low,

However, it is not relatively ups and downs. It is one of the most suitable places for grazing and living along the Qinghai coast. It is also the gateway to Wuhai and the hinterland of Tubo. The Tangfan Avenue extends from here. Princess Wencheng and Princess Jincheng both entered Tubo from here.

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