The news of civil strife in Tubo reached the Tang Dynasty court, and the ministers were inexplicably excited. The military group had not been in court for almost two years. However, as soon as the news came back, the military group immediately went to court. The Military University sent special personnel led by Niu Jinda to the court to see if they could get any benefits in this military operation. The formation of the naval forces and Suning's warning last time made the military group feel sharp and eager to express their loyalty...

The military group performed very well during this period. His Majesty Li Er felt that his beating was very effective. It turned out that the domineering generals disappeared, and the evil servants roamed all over the streets were missing. The censor stated that the public security situation in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty had improved a lot during this period. His Majesty Li Er was very satisfied and felt that this stick was very good and effective. Then we should give a sweet date next.

In addition, the news of the chaos in Tubo surprised His Majesty Li Er inexplicably, and he also liked the generals a lot. Therefore, the generals of the military gained a lot of benefits. In this informal meeting, His Majesty Li Er asked the military to exchange views with civil officials about the civil strife in Tubo, and made many important decisions.

For example, Du Ruhui proposed that the matter proposed by the Tubo government about purchasing a large number of excellent weapons of the Tang Dynasty should be agreed, because no matter what aspects it is, it is a good thing. If you sell it to him, you can not only obtain a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, but also obtain the financial income of Tubo. Why not do it if you gain the wealth of Tubo in a noble way? Moreover, the more refined the weapons, the greater the lethality. The people who fight to the death are all Tubo people. This round of civil strife in Tubo has caused Tubo's national strength to decline overall for 30 years!

Sell ​​them, why not? Such a good opportunity to make money. We raise the price higher and get more wealth. Then we also quietly sell it to the Mob Legion and the God Cult Guard Legion, making them kill the sky, the sun and the moon and the moon. The benefit is the Tang Dynasty. Songtsen Gampo really thought he was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was the one who was a fool.

And according to the report, Zanpu, who is likely to be in the future, is a person who doesn’t like the Tang Dynasty very much. The existence of this person is a problem. But it doesn’t matter. Before they decide the victory, the Tang Dynasty was already sure to win. Even if that guy did Zanpu, it won’t last long. Zonghengsi has made a series of preparations, which will definitely make Tubo have no future!

The ministers applauded and the emperor praised. Zonghengsi did a good job and won my heart. We can raise Zonghengsi to a higher level. This time, we will write down our great achievements. When we upgrade our level, we will reward them together. It is time for the Six Divisions of the Tang Dynasty to add a new member!

Then the military group also expressed their views on this time. This incident gave the military sufficient preparation time. The army arrangements in Guzhou and Hunzhou were already made. Fifty thousand troops were fully equipped. They could soon lead their troops south to sweep the northern part of Tubo. However, if you want to conquer the entire Tubo, it is estimated that 50,000 troops are not too many. Therefore, I hope that His Majesty the Emperor can supplement some troops as appropriate to make this annexation battle more confident.

His Majesty Li Er thought about it and agreed to the military's conditions. With a wave of his hand, this military operation allowed the military to mobilize 100,000 troops to participate in the exhibition. The military asked the military to give a practical plan in the shortest time and submit it for the emperor to review it. Then wait for the order to send troops. Once the order arrives, set off immediately without any delay. The empty Tubo north must be annexed as quickly as possible, and then concentrate troops to eliminate all the main forces of the Tubo army in the south, and eliminate them together in three aspects!

This is the second joint combat between large armies with more than 100,000 troops since the eradication of the Eastern Turkic Khanate. Because of the particularity of this battle, His Majesty Li Er approved the use of combustion tanks and the latest continuous Tang crossbow developed by the Ministry of Works. It is necessary to break through all the resistance forces of Tubo in one fell swoop, slapped Tubo in one fell swoop, completely clear the obstacles to the Tang Dynasty's westward advance, and lay a solid foundation for the Tang Dynasty to move to a higher level!

This military operation has no enemies!

At the same time, some people raised the question of the reasons for sending troops. Since ancient times, combat operations have required legitimate reasons, otherwise it is likely to cause turmoil and unrest among surrounding vassal states. Du Ruhui put forward a key point in this regard.

That is, based on the current situation, the secret spies of the Zonghengsi believed that Songtsen Gampo could not fight the attacks from both sides at the same time. Once Songtsen Gampo fell into a downward trend and was forced to ask for help from the Tang Dynasty, how should the Tang Dynasty deal with it? Yes! This is the reason for the Tang Dynasty to send troops! The court officials put forward a lot of opinions on this, and finally unified their thoughts, believing that this was the best opportunity for the Tang Dynasty and the opportunity to send troops to wipe out Tubo was justified.

The northern and western Tubo were occupied by rebels. The Tang Dynasty currently only recognized the government of Songtsen Gampo. Except for the occupied areas and southern areas of the Songtsen Gampo government, the others are enemy-occupied areas. It is legitimate to help Tubo eliminate Tubo’s rebellion as an allies of Tubo. It is normal to help manage the Tubo regular army before regaining the lost territory. It is normal to eliminate the rebels with the regular army of Tubo. It is normal to take good intentions as a donkey, liver and lungs, suspicion and suspicion to attack the Tang Dynasty’s royal army and cause losses. It is normal to take advantage of the situation and fight back in self-defense. It is normal to eliminate Tubo and annex...

Speaking of this, everyone understood, and everyone laughed sinisterly. If you don’t give me a reason, then I can just create a reason myself. In fact, there is no need for a strong country to start a war against a weak country. As long as there is such a small thing, no matter how the weak country avoids the war, it will still be forced to start a war. At that time, if the war is no longer capable of war, and the army of a strong country is strong, the result of the war is self-evident.

His Majesty Li Er was even more happy. Seeing a large piece of land about to fall into his hands, how could he be unhappy? So he took this opportunity to discuss how to manage the old land of Tubo after annexation of Tubo. The plateau, the severe cold and difficult, the development of agriculture is unlikely, and it cannot be developed very well. Therefore, Wufa built it as a grain base, but that kind of bitter and cold place is a good place for training.

Li Shiji, who has experienced the plateau climate, has a deep understanding of this. He believes that the plateau climate can well train a soldier's strong body. Since it cannot be built as a grain production area and a commercial base, it is better to just be a military training area. Every year, the Tang Dynasty can send a considerable number of soldiers to train on the plateau and station at the same time to strictly prevent rebellion. At the same time, the strategic position of the Tubo land is very important, and it can even be used as the Tang Dynasty's attack on the rear of the Western Regions, so it is necessary to build it into a military controlled area.

Niu Jinda proposed that the bitter and cold areas are most suitable for training strong soldiers, so he suggested that every military university student must have at least three months to do training in the bitter and cold areas of the plateau. Well, it is military training! Three months of military training must be completed on the plateau. If you cannot complete it, you are not worthy of entering the military university to enjoy high welfare benefits! This was unanimously agreed by all generals.

Regarding the political and economic value of the old Tubo land, Fang Xuanling proposed a report, believing that although the bitter and cold land is not conducive to grain production, it also has other benefits. For example, it is suitable for grazing. In the Tubo land, a lot of meat often flows into the Tang Dynasty market. The Tang Dynasty now lacks meat food. If the grazing industry is strengthened on the plateau, it can provide a lot of meat to the local area of ​​the Tang Dynasty and strengthen the health of the people.

Then there will be many treasures in the bitter and cold land of the plateau. It may be a good opportunity for the development of the pharmaceutical industry. Perhaps many new medicinal materials and precious things can be found on the plateau, which will also have a considerable effect. To sum up, this bitter and cold land is not useless, but still has high value. It is very important for the long-term development of the Tang Dynasty, so it is especially necessary to strong control of the Tang Dynasty. It is recommended to set up prefectures and counties of the Tang Dynasty in the former land of Tubo and send the most capable officials to rule the local area.

His Majesty Li Er adopted these suggestions one by one, praised the ministers who made the suggestions, and then quickly promulgated and implemented them. The Tang Dynasty Embassy in Tubo immediately stated that the Tang Dynasty government was willing to provide weapons support to the Tubo government, but military consultants were not allowed for the time being. After all, this is the internal affairs of Tubo, and the Tang Dynasty cannot interfere with the internal affairs of Tubo.

This is a delaying strategy. Du Ruhui believes that the army cannot accept any conditions related to the internal affairs of Tubo, otherwise it will give Songzan Gampo a great alert. Now he is hanging him first, making him really think that the Tang Dynasty does not want to manage the internal affairs of Tubo. When he is really desperate, what he wants at that time is not a military adviser, but the intervention of the Tang army!

Du Ruhui's calculations were very accurate. Songtsen Gampo was indeed testing the Tang Dynasty. After all, he was a hero. Songtsen Gampo would not lose his calmness so easily. He calmly sent two armies to divide their troops to resist the Mob Legion and the Shenming Guard Legion. Songtsen Gampo made sufficient tactical preparations. Although the troops recruited were not very combative, they could still be used as cannon fodder. His elite army was useful as a killer weapon, and it was not so easy for these rebellions to succeed, even if they attacked each other!

However, the powerful combat power of the Mob Legion and the God Cult Guard Corps seemed to be somewhat beyond Songtsen Gampo's imagination. The first battles of the two resistance armies were very miserable, and they each lost tens of thousands of troops. Scar even killed the vanguard general of the army and wiped out the vanguard army. The God Cult Guard Corps lured the vanguard who underestimated the enemy and snatched them into the valley and wiped out them. The two armies were defeated in one go, and Songtsen Gampo was a little panicked.

He severely rebuked the commanders of the two armies and ordered them to win the battle, otherwise they would not come back to see themselves. When the people were forced to do anything, the Tubo government army won the victory in the second battle, which severely damaged the momentum of the Mob Legion and the Gods Guard Legion, regained the lost ground and seized important strongholds. The two sides confronted each other.

Songtsen Gampo relaxed a little.

However, the third battle that followed made Songtsen Gampo dizzy. Although the third battle was won, the powerful general who was trusted by the Northern Army was lured by the enemy and shot to death with one arrow, which shocked Songtsen Gampo. It was easy to get one general in a thousand troops. Now that the war has just begun, he lost a general. What a blow? Songtsen Gampo is ready to fight in person.

He had no generals who could stand alone, and they were all sent out. Originally, Lu Dongzan was an excellent candidate, but he capsized in the gutter and died. He was wiped out by a hundred thousand troops. All his family was killed. The twelve lords in the north were wiped out. Songtsen Gampo lost the greatest help. Although the Western God Cult Guard Corps was not very sharp in combat, they were very steady. His army could not fight with him several challenges, which made Songtsen Gampo very angry.

On May 10, the 9th year of Zhenguan, the Western Conference took place. The escort army of the Divine Cult wiped out 80,000 Tubo Western Army for losses of 15,000 people. It is said that it was a very strange tactic. It is rumored that someone used the magic to cause a rain of fire to fall from the sky, which suddenly dispersed the morale of the Tubo government army. They all lie on the ground and dared not fight. Then there was a unilateral massacre. The entire Tubo Western Army was wiped out and the commander was burned to death. The central government of Tubo was shocked. Songtsen Gampo spat another mouthful of blood. After waking up, he gritted his teeth and announced that he would go to the battle in person.
Chapter completed!