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Part 11: Civil strife in the capital Chapter 47: The biggest trump card

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    Chapter 47 The biggest trump card

    Songtsen Gampo led them into the urn bit by bit, the purpose of which was to lure them step by step forward, deep into the enemy's rear, taking advantage of the weather and geographical advantages, lengthening their front and consuming their strength.

    Since this intention is already clear, why should I follow his script?

    A brand new idea unfolded in Du He's mind. In the final analysis, Songtsan Gampo's tactic was still consumption, but in a different way.

    A war of attrition should be the only way Tibet can compete with the Tang Dynasty.

    If Tubo chooses to fight the Tang army at Zhonglongyi, it will be a fight for supplies and national strength.  Even if the Tang Dynasty was strong, it would not be able to withstand a long-term expedition of thousands of miles.  But now Songtsan Gampo is consuming the overall strength of the Tang army, using the plateau climate to drain the Tang army's vigor and weaken the Tang army's combat effectiveness, so that they can take advantage of the strength of the fishermen and defeat the Tang army in one fell swoop.

    ¡°Dong dong dong¡­¡±

    Du He placed his finger on a point on the map and tapped it hard. The place where his finger was located was Luozhen, the capital of Tubo.

    The Tubo army retreated in battle, but they would eventually stop at one place and use that place as a stronghold to fight against the Tang army.  This stronghold must meet three conditions: first, it must be able to block the Tang army's crazy offensive; second, it must have enough supplies to withstand long-term consumption without harming Tibet's best interests; third, it must be located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau  Deep down, altitude sickness is intense.

    There is only one place that can meet these three conditions, and that is Luosou, the capital of Tubo.

    The other cities in Tubo were built with mud and had no defensive capabilities, except for the capital city.  In order to highlight the uniqueness of the capital, Songtsen Gampo hired architects from both the East and the West to jointly build it.  Although the appearance is a bit nondescript, there is no doubt about its sturdiness.  In addition, as the capital of the country, Luozhe is the center of Tubo's economy and culture. It has the largest material storage warehouse and controls the economic lifeline of Tubo.  As long as Luoche is not occupied by the Tang army, even if most of the territory is captured by the Tang army, the foundation of Tubo will not be harmed.  The last location is located deep in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which also meets the conditions of altitude sickness.

    Du He has confirmed that the purpose of the Tubo army's final retreat is Luoche.

    "Come hereinvite Xue Rengui and Luo Tong"

    Du He had a plan in mind and called his two most trusted generals. After thinking about it, he called Zhu Huo who came with the army.

    Xue Rengui and Luo Tong are different from Zhang Liang, Liu Lan, Xin Lier and other generals. As their old subordinates, they know their own abilities clearly and can absolutely obey every decision they make.  Faced with this crucial matter, he decided to use his old subordinates.

    Before Xue Rengui and Luo Tong arrived, Du He wrote a secret letter and kicked it into his arms.

    Within a moment, Xue Rengui and Luo Tong arrived one after another.

    "General Manager" Although they are friends, they are standard superiors and subordinates in the military.  Military rituals are related to the general's prestige and cannot be abolished.

    Du He smiled and asked them to come closer and said: "I'll give you a difficult task. I'll give you 20,000 soldiers and 40,000 horses. You go out to camp overnight and don't care about anything else. The army is approaching Luoche, the capital of Tibet, and the city is cut off.  Have all contacts with the Tibetan army and be prepared to attack Luoche by force."

    Xue Rengui and Luo Tong were shocked one after another. It was a taboo for military strategists to go deep alone like this.

    Seeing that Du He¡¯s tone was firm and unquestionable, they agreed at the same time without saying a word.

    Du He solemnly said: "Once you approach the city, you will encounter three severe situations. First, the lone army goes deep; second, the defenders of Luoxe City and the Tibetan army rushing back to Luoxe are surrounded by two sides;  Third, the climate is harsh. The altitude sickness in Luoche is far worse than in Qinghai. You must pay more attention and remember the coping methods I mentioned."

    Du He later traveled to Japan, and the experienced tour guide repeatedly explained in detail how to deal with altitude sickness in a scientific way before the tour bus entered Hong Kong.  Now even if there is no medicine to relieve it, the precautions are still very useful.

    "In addition, Mingda, I have something to discuss with you. Your army is outside. Life and death are not only your personal matters, but also related to the survival of hundreds of thousands of athletes in the three armies. Don't act rashly when encountering things." Du He knew  Luo Tong and Xue Rengui didn't worry too much about their abilities. They were just worried about Luo Tong's impatience and gave him a warning.

    Although Xue Rengui's ability is better than Luo Tong, his time in the army was short and his achievements were not as good as Luo Tong, who followed Du He from the beginning.  Therefore, the main general of this army can only be Luo Tong as the leader and Xue Rengui as the deputy.

    Luo Tong smiled and nodded, still convinced of Xue Rengui's abilities.Angry.

    After a long period of contact, Xue Rengui's strategy has long been recognized.  His opinions are second only to Du He himself in terms of credibility among the group of people who have played well.

    At this time, Zhu Huo, who was also serving as a guide in the army, also arrived outside the camp.

    Du He asked Zhu Huo, who knew the way, to go with Xue Rengui and Luo Tong.

    The second general received the order and prepared to go.

    An hour later, Xue Rengui and Luo Tong's Qingqi galloped out of the Tang Dynasty military camp.

    The secret of the Qingqi's departure was that they set out from behind the camp, made a circle to avoid the sight of the Tibetan scouts, and then accelerated towards Luozhe.

    After Du He watched Xue Rengui and Luo Tong leave, he whistled and summoned Meng'er. He sent the secret letter he had written and said with a chuckle: "Songtsen Gampo, please do me a small favor.  I will be grateful to you and pray for you"

    In order for Du He¡¯s true intention to succeed, he must obtain the ¡°tacit¡± cooperation of Songtsen Gampo.

    When Songtsen Gampo noticed this "surprise soldier", it was already noon the next day.

    "What?" After receiving the news, Songtsan Gampo's expression changed drastically, and he took two steps back and forth, with a fanaticism in his eyes. Sometimes, meeting a good opponent is more satisfying than meeting a trash.  The man's blood was boiling and he said: "What a Du He, such a good man. He actually saw through my intentions and sent troops directly to deal with it. This move hit our Achilles' heel."

    Facing the invincible Tang Dynasty, Songtsan Gampo had no slightest contempt. In order to be able to fight the Tang army, he gathered all the strong soldiers of Tibet in his hands.  He even transferred the powerful team led by his younger brother.  He even asked him to remove part of the guards in Luozhe of the royal city. Now there are less than 5,000 guards in Luozhe, which is when the defense is at its weakest.

    When the Tubo generals heard the news, they all exploded. The leader of the generals, Gerdan, jumped out first and said: "Zanpu, there are few soldiers in the royal city. If it is captured, there will be nothing. I am willing to lead the troops."  Return with reinforcements and crush this group of Tang soldiers who have eaten the courage of a leopard."

    Songtsen Gampo was not anxious at all. Although Du He's move surprised him, he quickly recovered and used his own attitude to encourage the civil and military men under his command.  He shook his head and rejected Gerdan's intention, saying: "We can't catch upour horses can't compare with them."

    The territory of the Tang Dynasty was the largest in history, with large horse farms.  There are two types of military horses in the Tang Dynasty. One is the northwest military horse, which is tall and strong and has strong explosive power. The other is the Hetao military horse, which is short, powerful and full of endurance.  Therefore, most of the cavalry of the Tang Army were assigned two horses. When marching in a hurry, the horses from Hetao were the main ones, and when fighting, the horses from the northwest were mainly used.

    There are also horses on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, but they are located in hills and lack the conditions for horse herding. Most of their horses are cargo horses, good at carrying heavy loads, and lack speed and explosive power.  They were no match for them in the first place. The Tang army had been marching ahead for most of the day. Unless their horses were equipped with wings, they were determined to have no chance of catching up.

    Songtsan Gambo understood this very clearly.

    "You cannot send troops back alone for reinforcements. The Tang people have a tactic in their art of war, which is called encirclement and reinforcements. First attack the place where our army must rescue, force the reinforcements to send troops, and destroy the reinforcements. It is certain that the combat effectiveness of this Tang army must be very strong.  Yes. Sending troops to come back for reinforcements is tantamount to falling into their trick. We cannot lose our strength for no reason." Songtsen Gampo analyzed calmly, glanced at the civil and military personnel in the tent, and felt a headache. How he hoped that there would be someone at this time.  Having Qin Ling by his side can help him pay attention.

    Because of the low level of culture, almost all of Tubo's generals were illiterate. It was okay to let them fight and kill the enemy, but discussing and discussing countermeasures was really a waste of time.

    Songtsen Gampo was also a decisive person, and soon issued an order, "Let the messengers rush to Tubo day and night to report the news, order all the guards to be on standby, and gather the strong men in the city to participate in city defense training, if necessary  Go to the city tower to participate in the defense anytime and anywhere. In additionorder the three armies to break camp immediately and withdraw all the troops to Luosuo." He gave the order with some reluctance. According to the script he wrote, it should be that the Tang army continued to penetrate deeper under his lure.  In the hinterland of Tubo, through constant battles and trials, and constant feints of defeat, the Tang army gradually figured out the weakening strength of the Tang army, and finally retreated to Luozuo to defend, waiting for the opportunity to fight, and using the trump cards in their hands to win with all their strength.

    But now everything has been revealed because of Du He's surprise attack. Du He has seen through all his plans.

    This made him feel like he had lost a hand, which was very uncomfortable.

    However, deep down in his heart, Songtsan Gampo was still secretly glad. Fortunately, even though Du He had seen through his intentions, he still stepped into the dragon's pond and tiger's den for the sake of victory, preventing his final plan from failing and allowing him to specially prepare for the Tang army.  The trump card has a place to be used.

    When Songtsen Gampo was preparing to start broadcasting, he secretly summoned his confidants and asked him to go to Nanzhao.??A letter.

    Nanzhao is divided into Baiman and Wuman. Baiman claims that their ancestors are from Anyi. They came to Nanning during the Western Jin Dynasty and settled here. Therefore, Baiman has the same writing and language as the Han people. They farm fields and raise silkworms, just like the Han people.  But the Wuman are just the opposite. The Wuman live in livestock, do not know how to farm and weave, and are barbaric and brave.

    They have a complicated relationship with each other and usually conflict with each other, but when it comes to war, they unite and deal with the outside world together, causing the invading Songtsen Gampo to suffer many times.

    Songtsan Gambo knew that he could not win Nanzhao, so he secretly tried to alienate each other, causing the Wuman and Baiman to fight among themselves. However, he secretly helped the Wuman to defeat the Baiman and unify Nanzhao.

    Songtsen Gampo and the current Nanzhao King Mengnan were brothers.

    The reinforcements from Nanzhao were Songtsen Gampo¡¯s biggest trump card.
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