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Part 11: Civil strife in the capital Chapter 53: If you don¡¯t have long-term worries, you will have immediate worries

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    Chapter 53: People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries

    Pei Xingjian had already gotten up when the rooster crows.

    Last night he read the military book very late, but he still woke up early and made routine inspections.

    After the meal, Pei Xingjian ordered: "Give me the order to travel sixty miles and rest after arriving at Zhonglong Post."

    As soon as he gave the order, the general jumped out and said: "Pei Canjun, you can't do this. You can rest after walking only sixty miles. How long will it take to send it to the front line? Since entering Qinghai, our grain team has  The speed is getting slower and slower. Because of the heavy rain on the road, we have already delayed our journey, but we only traveled eighty miles yesterday for a whole day. If this continues, we will all be punished by military law."

    ¡° Grain and grass are related to the life and death of the three armies. It is the top priority of the grain transport team to deliver grain to the front line on time.  Any delay will be severely punished.  If the front line is defeated or a fighter opportunity is missed because the food and fodder cannot be reached smoothly, it will be even worse.  The commander at the front can even kill the grain transport officer to appease the morale of the army.

    Therefore, as soon as the grain transport team sets out on the road, no one dares to wander leisurely on the road.

    Today, one of them appeared. On their way here, they were blocked by landslides and mud, which delayed their time.  Wang Lue, the partial general, was already praying that Du He would have a good temper and would not punish them severely for not delaying important events.

    Wang Lue was so anxious that he wanted to jump off the building, but Pei Xingjian remained calm and walked eighty miles a day. At this speed, the food and grass on the front line would be exhausted, and they might not be able to catch up.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? If food is not available, the military will not be delayed, and some time will be delayed?

    Pei Xingjian also knew that his prestige was insufficient, so he did not put on any airs and said with a smile: "It's okay. I calculated that I can arrive a few days before the army runs out of food. Don't worry, if there is anything wrong, I will take care of everything, even if you behead someone."  I'm here too."

    Pei Xingjian has no military experience, and this is his first time on his own.

    But some people have opposite views on war than ordinary people.

    Wang Lue was thinking about how to deliver grain and grass on time.

    But Pei Xingjian has been paying attention to the situation of the soldiers. He wants to ensure that the food and grass are in good condition before delivering them on time.

    None of their grain transport soldiers were local soldiers. They came to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and had no one-month adaptation period, so each of them was greatly affected.

    Under this situation, they can march quickly and their speed can be guaranteed, but once they encounter an attack, they don't even have the ability to fight back.

    Therefore, Pei Xingjian slowed down his marching speed in order to preserve the physical strength of the soldiers, so that the soldiers transporting food could maintain their physical strength to deal with incoming enemies at all times.

    Although Pei Xingjian knew that the front line was a great victory, the possibility of them being attacked was extremely small, it could be said to be extremely slim

    "But if a person has no long-term worries, he must have immediate worries."

    Pei Xingjian, as the only famous general in the Gaozong Dynasty who could compare with Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui, has gradually shown his talents.

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    The northwest wind whistled against the ground, and the skinny branches stretched out their bare arms and made a croaking sound. Dead branches and leaves were flying all over the sky. There was no trace of living things in the vast wilderness, and the entire vast space was filled with deathly gray.

    Du He rode alone in the hills and wandered aimlessly, his mind filled with the current battle situation.

    It has been almost a month since they captured Luoxue City and forced Qinling to death. Now the Tang Army has the absolute initiative and is firmly in an invincible position.

    But their opponent, Tubo Songtsen Gampo, was like a lost dog, hiding left and right, constantly using his familiarity with the terrain to avoid the sight of the Tang army.

    Logically speaking, the victory is right in front of him, and Du He should be high-spirited and happy.

    "In less than half a year since he led the army, he has already achieved decisive results. This is a remarkable achievement.

    But there was no complacency on Du He's face. Some were just strange. He always felt that Songtsan Gampo's behavior was a bit abnormal, but he couldn't think of a reason why.

    So he chose to be alone and think about the current situation alone.

    The current situation is extremely unfavorable for Tubo. They are short of food and clothing, the capital is occupied by the Tang army, and the wives and daughters of senior generals have become prisoners.

    There are two extremely serious problems facing Songtsen Gampo, livelihood and military morale.

    Songtsen Gampo was unable to make a living, so he forced food from the people, which could only last for a while, and was in danger of triggering a revolution.  Family, country and world, family occupies the first place.  Only when you have a country can you have a home. Although it is a good saying, if a person does not have a home,Does the country still have meaning?  The fall of logic was fatal to Tubo.  Maybe Songtsen Gampo can stabilize the morale of the army for a while, but over time, things will inevitably change.

    "The two major problems, no matter which angle or aspect, reveal one thing. Tubo cannot afford to waste money and must solve it quickly.

    This is also the ultimate goal of Du He's plana life and death battle, a quick victory.

    But Songtsen Gampo chose a stupid tactic of delaying.

    The defeated soldiers, who have no food and grass, and whose morale is gradually declining, do not choose to strike before their death when their morale has not reached the bottom. When they run out of ammunition and food, they will have no chance.

    If he were Songtsen Gampo, he would definitely choose a quick victory.

    Du He knew very well that Songtsen Gampo was not an ordinary person, and he would understand this simple truth. However, the facts proved that Songtsen Gampo did not intend to make a quick decision, but was delaying time.

    Such an abnormal behavior made Du He pay special attention, but he was not a god. All he could do was analyze, guess, and speculate. It was impossible to know 100% what Songtsen Gampo was paying attention to. With limited intelligence,  Du He could not see through Songtsen Gampo's purpose.

    "Qinglian" Luo Tong came riding alone. The two of them had known each other for many years. When they left the military camp and only had personal contact with each other, they both addressed each other by their first names and there was no distinction between superior and inferior. "There is news about Songtsen Gampo  " He raised the scroll in his hand and said: "Songtsan Gampo and his wife appeared two hundred miles southwest of Luosu yesterday. They lacked supplies and could not travel far in one day. They are probably dozens of miles away.  As long as we send out a wide range of scouts, we should be able to discover the whereabouts of their army."

    "No need to bother!" Du He was thinking about Songtsen Gampo's problem. He had already made a preliminary plan on how to deal with it. He replied without thinking: "He is the host and we are the guests. We want to follow the host in his home territory."  They are more familiar with the terrain, which is absolutely impossible. Now the initiative is in our hands. There is no need to chase him. We only need to monitor the villages and towns with a radius of fifty miles around the logic, and we can cut off their retreat and force them to submit.  .¡±

    Although Du He, who had lost detailed information about Songtsen Gampo, did not know the current situation of the Tibetan army, he could determine that Songtsen Gampo was short of food and requisitioning food from the people.

    In ancient times, the status of the capital was transcendent, and no country was exempt. They had extraordinary centripetal force.  Attracting attention to one place and benefiting from all sides.  The towns surrounding the capital are definitely much richer than the remote towns.  Unlike the Tang Dynasty, Tubo had a vast territory and rich resources, and there were iconic towns in every place.

    There is only Luuche in Tubo. Luuche and its nearby cities form a strict economic network, which is equivalent to the economic lifeline of Tubo. As long as this economic lifeline is controlled.  Even if Songtsen Gampo opened his hands and robbed by force, he would not be able to grab many supplies from poor towns outside the economic circle. On the contrary, it would cause dissatisfaction among the people and cause trouble.

    Du He and Luo Tong returned to Luoxue together and met Xue Rengui head-on.

    Since Xue Rengui joined Du He, he has been helping him handle important and trivial matters.

    Xue Rengui held an account book in his hand and said: "General manager, we have less than ten days of food and grass left. According to the news, the next batch of food and grass will be delivered in eight days. The time is a bit tight. You see, it is  We shouldn¡¯t remind them.¡±

    According to regulations, the food transport team must arrive half a month before the front line is exhausted, so that the military will not be delayed.

    Now the other party has violated military law by sending it at a tight schedule.

    Du He pondered for a moment and said, "I understand. Send someone to urge you. When the grain and grass arrive, ask the grain officer to come to my place."

    Although Du He may seem amiable, he is extremely ignorant of military law.

    In the military, military law is everything, and no one will be tolerated if they violate it.

    It¡¯s just that he is not dictatorial. If the grain official can come up with reasons that convince him, he can forgive it, otherwise this situation will never be allowed to happen.

    Xue Rengui nodded to express his understanding.

    Seeing that Xue Rengui was about to leave, Du He felt moved and said, "Wait a minute, Rengui, let Yiai lead Qu Bu along, and let him personally escort the grain team to Luoxue."

    Du He's order made Xue Rengui pause and asked: "The chief manager suspects that Songtsen Gampo is taking advantage of our army's food and fodder?"

    Du He shook his head and said: "It's unlikely. It's difficult for them to sneak away from under our noses and intercept food. However, the three armies have not moved, and food and grass go first. Food and grass are the lifeblood of the three armies. We are now in an invincible position, and the only thing we lack is  Food and grass. This is our only fatal injury now. Why not be a little safer by sending troops to escort? No one has long-term worries, and there must be immediate worries"

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    Every country has heroes, and similarly, every country has heroesworms.

    Even if there is a saint with nothing to say, there are still moths in his disciples.

    Lu Qiang, a junior high school student, is a moth hiding in the Tang Army's food transport team. He is greedy for money and cannot do anything without profit.  As long as you give him money, let alone asking him to betray some information, there is no problem even if he changes his identity as his parents.

    When the grain transport team arrived at Zhonglongyi, he quietly left the military camp alone and met a man in black who was following him along the way.

    Lu Qiang told the marching time and detailed route that he had found out, and with a smile, he took two silver ingots from the opponent's hand, hid them on his body, and left happily.

    The man in black is the confidant of Changsun Shunde.

    In order to teach Du He a lesson, Changsun Shunde was desperate.

    Changsun Shunde did not trust others to hand over such confidential matters, so he sent his most trusted confidant.
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