Five hundred miles west of Langzhou, there is a fortress built on a cliff path called Duanlong Fort. It is the most important gateway in the west of Tubo. Entering Tubo from Longyou, you must pass through Duanlong Fort. This time Tubo is going on an expedition.

Longyou has all its supplies and food stored here, and is guarded by five thousand elite soldiers. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and extremely difficult to attack.

Seventy or eighty miles east of Duanlong Fort, there is a hidden place in a valley. Li Zhong leads 20,000 soldiers and hides here. As the saying goes, in the dark under the lamp, the more dangerous the place is, the safer it is. Tubo

He would never have imagined that Li Zhong would lead his army and advance to such a forward position. This was simply a bet with his own life and the lives of tens of thousands of people.

Li Zhong stared closely at the map at his feet, with a thoughtful look on his face.

Seven days have passed, and there are only three days of supplies of food and grass left, but there is still no movement from the Tibetan side.

The curtain was opened, and a strong man walked in quickly: "Commander, we are here."

Li Zhong was shocked: "Let him come in."

The strong man nodded, opened the curtain, and gave instructions to the guards outside. After a moment, a man of about forty years old wearing Tubo clothes walked in.

"Zhang Zheng pays homage to the commander-in-chief."

When the man saw Li Zhong, he looked a little excited and knelt down on the ground.

"Don't be too polite!"

Li Zhong took two steps forward, supported Zhang Zheng, looked at him carefully for a while, patted his shoulder, and sighed: "It has been almost ten years since you and I said goodbye."

After Zhang Zheng heard this, there was a flash of memory on his face. After a while, he also sighed and said: "Yes, it has been ten years. Time flies so fast."

Li Zhong has led the army for more than 20 years and has never suffered a defeat. Of course, his commanding talents are part of it, but more importantly, Li Zhong attaches great importance to intelligence work. As early as 20 years ago, he first took charge of the security work.

When the Northern Army came to power, they immediately recruited many intelligence officers to infiltrate the enemy's country. After so many years of ups and downs, some of them became even more important and achieved extraordinary status.

Zhang Zheng is one of them. He was originally a Han. In his early years, Tubo invaded Longyou and captured many Han people. Zhang Zheng's parents were killed. His sister was very beautiful. She was spotted by a Tubo general and was forcibly brought back to Tibet.

, took her as his wife and concubine, and Zhang Zheng was spared. Because of his sister's relationship, he was loved by the general and was promoted many times. After so many years of hard work, he has achieved the position of deputy general in charge of an army of 5,000 men. However,

In his early years, his family was destroyed and his relatives were killed, which made him never forget his hatred for Tibet. Therefore, when Li Zhong found him more than ten years ago, he explained his purpose of coming, and Zhang Zheng quickly agreed to serve as an internal agent and pass on the news inside Tibet.

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Li Zhong took Zhang Zheng to sit down together and immediately asked: "Zhang Zheng, what is Tibet's next plan?"

Zhang Zheng glanced at the strong man who led him in, but did not speak immediately.

Li Zhong smiled and said: "This man's name is Wang Shuo. He is my confidant. He is one of my own and I can definitely trust him. It doesn't matter if you say so."

"Tubo Zanpu led an army of 50,000 to garrison Langzhou. General Gewa Mojong left 10,000 soldiers to guard Lanzhou. In the early hours of this morning, he personally led an army of 130,000 to kill Huizhou. His vanguard of 30,000 cavalry will arrive late tonight.

We can reach the west of Huizhou City and conduct a surprise attack with the intention of capturing Huizhou City in one fell swoop."

"There are still 100,000 troops in Shanzhou. What are their movements?"

Li Zhong asked, Yu Wenzhen is also a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time. He has extremely rich battlefield experience. The success or failure of Huizhou is related to the security of the pass. He will definitely not mess around. He has 40,000 elites in his hands, relying on the solid city defense. Even if Tubo has an army of 130,000, it will be impossible to capture Huizhou City in a short period of time. Once their side takes action, the war situation in Huizhou will naturally be resolved immediately.

"The 100,000-strong army in Shanzhou is still standing still, but I have received the latest news. Gewa Morong's nephew, who is also his deputy general, Gewa Pide, secretly colluded with the army general and asked him to lead the 20,000-strong army. It was supposed to be stationed in Liangzhou, but in fact it was actually a detour to attack hundreds of thousands of Jin Dynasty people who were rushing to Yunzhou. After I got the news, I immediately informed Gewa Morong through others, but it was still two hours late. Zade has led 20,000 cavalrymen out of the camp, and we should be able to catch up with the hundreds of thousands of people late tonight."

At this point, Zhang Zheng's face became serious and he continued: "Although Gewa Mo Rong was very angry and cursed Ge Wa Bi De, the matter is now over and the matter is settled. Under Ge Wa Bi De's urging, Ge Wa Mo Rong Rong has assembled 50,000 troops and led them himself, preparing to rush for reinforcements and lie in ambush in the rear, intending to sneak attack the Jin army coming from Zhike County."

After hearing this, Li Zhong was not surprised at all, but instead had a sneer on his face.

Zhang Zheng was stunned for a moment and said in confusion: "Commander, if Tubo succeeds in the raid, hundreds of thousands of people may be..."

This Tubo campaign was planned by Li Zhong, and he boldly abandoned the four prefectures of Longyou. Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to relocate. If Tubo really succeeded in the raid, hundreds of thousands of people would surely suffer heavy casualties. Once this news comes back, There will be an uproar in the country, and even Li Zhong will probably be infamy for the ages.

"I'm afraid they won't come."

Li Zhong smiled coldly, obviously prepared for it. He walked to the map and looked at it for a while, then said, "Tell me about the situation over there at Broken Dragon Castle."

This is what Li Zhong is most concerned about. As long as the Broken Dragon Fort is captured, Tubo's retreat will be cut off. At that time, the second step of the plan can be implemented to give Tubo a fatal blow.

Although Li Zhong did not explain anything, it could be seen from his expression that he was obviously well prepared for the Tubo raid and was not afraid at all. Zhang Zheng stood up and said: "Tomorrow, there will be a force of five thousand Their army set out from Langzhou to transport grain to Duanlong Fort. The leading general was called Anrong Mohe. This man was greedy for life and feared death. He was very greedy. The commander-in-chief could capture this man and use him as a guide to deceive Duanlong. Dragon Castle Gate.”

Li Zhong nodded, the opportunity had arrived, it was up to him whether he could seize it.

Zhang Zheng hesitated for a moment, but finally said: "If things don't work out, Zanpu will definitely send me to lead the army to come to the rescue. I will help the commander take down the Broken Dragon Fort."

Li Zhong patted him on the shoulder: "Zhang Zheng, I won't make things difficult for you. There are hundreds of Tibetans who have returned to the Han in our army. It shouldn't be a problem to trick the city gates into opening."

Zhang Zheng nodded and remained silent. If things really came to that point, he would definitely be exposed. At worst, he would seek refuge with Li Zhong and still retain his wealth and glory. But his sister in Tubo would probably...

Zhang Zheng looked at Li Zhong and asked softly: "Commander, now all the four states in Longyou are in the hands of Tubo, and they have the upper hand in terms of military strength. Even if the commander captures the Broken Dragon Fort and cuts off Tubo's retreat, they As long as we hold on to the city and defend it, what should we do, Commander-in-Chief?"
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