Chapter 665: Expedition to Tibet
Time flies, and the day of sending troops has arrived. Luo Zhaoyun and his two beautiful wives have been in love for two days, free and happy, solved their physiological needs, and comforted the two daughters' lovesickness. Next, he will lead his army to fight.
On this day, outside Jincheng, Luo Zhaoyun took the stage to confer generals, sacrificed his flag to the sky, and was righteous and issued a manifesto that he would never allow Tubo countries to invade the northwest territory and plunder the food, grass, livestock and population of the local people.
"Those who offend my China will be punished even if they are far away!"
Luo Zhaoyun's words were so powerful that the soldiers were excited.
However, this time, he did not mention the Great Sui again, and did not say "those who offended me Great Sui", and seemed to leave the Great Sui saying intentionally or unintentionally.
Because the Great Sui Dynasty was declining and would perish at any time, it had no more status in the minds of the people. He kept talking and mentioned the Great Sui Dynasty, which was easy to arouse people's disgust. The most important thing was that it could not arouse the resonance of these lower-level people.
Using the Central Plains of the Chinese dynasty is a word recognized by all dynasties, which makes it easier for soldiers to accept it.
"Those who offend my China will be punished even if they are far away-"
Tens of thousands of soldiers were shouting in unison, with their majestic voices spreading wildly, extremely infectious.
"The whole army sets off!"
After ordering, the vanguard army was commanded by Xue Wanren, all of which were cavalrymen, and they took the lead in getting out of the formation.
Rumble!
Ten thousand horses galloped, their iron armor shined with brilliance, and their momentum was as if the torrent of steel armor was rolling, quickly moving away.
Half an hour later, the central army set out. Luo Zhaoyun was wearing a bright silver armor. In addition to silver, it also contains elements such as mixed iron and chromium. It is particularly tough and strong, and ordinary soft bows are difficult to penetrate the breastplate.
Thirty thousand infantrymen, ten thousand ordinary cavalry, five thousand fully armed Yan armored cavalry, and five thousand Modao warriors. These fifty thousand are elite troops, enough to resist the 100,000 army.
From Jincheng County to Heyuan County, it is hundreds of miles away from Kuohan and Jiaohe counties. The more you march towards Tubo, the road is getting higher and higher, the air is thinner, the plateau climate is obvious, and there are endless wilderness everywhere.
On the way, Luo Zhaoyun had sent many scouts, and special forces to walk the road first, trying to kill enemy raiders and spies, and at the same time checking the ambush, and training these special military branches.
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The news of the Sui army in Jincheng and expedition to Tubo reached Tianshui County.
Xue Ju received the information and smiled. He was worried that Luo Cheng would lead a 100,000 army to continue advancing eastward, attacking Xiqin, compressing the territory of Xiqin, forcing him to turn around and fight to the death.
Now that Tubo is invading, Luo Cheng will be involved, and he will not fight again within at least half a year.
Xue Rengao said in surprise: "This is a good opportunity. Father, let's lead the army to turn over and attack Luo Cheng's rear, conquer his base camp and recover the eight counties in the northwest. By then, the entire Hexi and Guanlong will be the territory of the father. Even if we don't have the Central Plains, our power and territory will be enough to match the Central Plains."
Xue Ju frowned. His reckless son was determined to show off his strength and wanted to attack Luo Cheng. He became famous in one battle. He was a newborn calf and was not afraid of tigers. He didn't know where Luo Cheng was powerful.
"My dear friends, what advice do you have?"
Wei Weiqing Hao Yuan hurriedly said, "No, Luo Cheng leads troops like a god, and is famous. People and soldiers in the northwest have heard of it. Now Luo Cheng is stationed in Hexi to build water conservancy, develop economy, and promote local development. He has a good reputation. There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on the border between Jincheng and Huining County, Jincheng County and tens of thousands of troops. There are government troops in each county in the rear. Our army will go to the expedition for 100,000, and may not be able to fight in one go. It is only two months before the beginning of winter. During this period, who can be sure to take down the Hexi counties while Luo Cheng is away?"
After hearing this, all the civil officials and bureaucrats turned around and really didn't want to fight against Luo Cheng, because Luo Cheng had fought against Turks in the northwest and destroyed Tuyuhun, and eliminated Li Gui's Xiliang regime within one year. His reputation was too domineering.
The shadow of a tree and the name of a person, before the war, the ministers of cultural relics were not confident enough to win, so naturally they were not active.
"Are we going to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?" Xue Rengao asked dissatisfiedly.
Hao Yuan shook his head and said, "Of course not. Luo Cheng went to the battle against Tubo, which would delay at least a year and a half and would be unable to fight the east. This would give me a chance to stabilize the power and continue to suppress Tang Bi of Fufeng County. Tang Bi supported Li Hongzhi as the emperor, with 100,000 people, occupying several cities in Fufeng County, blocking our way to Daxing City. In the past few battles, we have won some small victories, but it is not enough to crush Tang Bi's army. If we can continue to increase our troops this time, we will be able to suppress him with a 150,000 army, so that Tang Bi realizes that we have no worries and must take Fufeng County, so that Tang Bi has no luck and can instigate him and surrender to us."
"Let Tang Bi surrender?" Xue Ju was moved when he heard this, his eyes flashed, and he raised questions.
Hao Yuan said: "Yes, Tang Bi has limited talent in leading troops and his courage is not enough, so when he raises troops, he dared not become a king. He supported a puppet to be the Emperor of Neiyuan. He held great power by himself, which obviously lacked confidence."
"Then Li Hongzhi is a descendant of the Former Liang royal family. His ancestors were once a prince of the Former Liang Kingdom. Two hundred years later, the family of the side clan declined and he was a civilian, but after all, he had a little imperial bloodline, so he was made a puppet. Our Western Qin army was in a dilemma. Tang Bi saw that there was no restraint in the Western Qin rear, and he was not only surrendered to the end."
"As for Jingzhao County to the east, Li Tangjun is competing with the Xijing Dai court. The situation is unclear. With Tang Bi's suspicious personality, he will definitely not go to join any side. He has no loyalty and fierce hearts and will never fight to the end!"
This conversation between Hao Yuan made Xue Ju and the civil and military officials of the court think it was a clever plan.
"Chu Qing, what do you think?"
Xue Ju asked Chu Liang, the Huangmen Minister, because Chu Liang was well-read and had a very talented reputation in the northwest.
It was true that it was time and time. Because his son Chu Suiliang went to Luo Cheng's tent, he himself was "in Cao's camp and in the heart of the Han Dynasty". He was not really planning for Western Qin. Therefore, when he heard that Western Qin did not take the opportunity to attack Luo Cheng's territory, he felt relieved and followed the flow: "What Lord Hao said makes great sense. If he can conquer Fufeng, acquire Tang Bi's army, and strengthen Western Qin, then taking down Xijing will be just around the corner."
When Xue Ju heard Chu Liang say this, he was sure that this plan was feasible and that he would defeat Fufeng. Jingzhao County was in sight, and Xijing Daxing City was like a treasure.
Of course, if casualties can be reduced and Tang Bi can be forced to voluntarily surrender and accept nearly 100,000 troops from Fufeng, Xi Qin will become unprecedentedly powerful. At that time, he will not be afraid of Luo Cheng's eastern expedition next year.
"It was decided that Xue Rengao led his army of 50,000 to continue to send troops to reinforce General Zong Luohu, and then attacked the defense line of Fufeng County and put pressure on Tang Bi. Then Hao Qing made a letter and sent an envoy to Tang Bi to offer benefits, induce him to surrender, and submit to our Western Qin." Xue Ju finally made a plan.
Chapter completed!