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- Chapter 56: Digging one¡¯s own grave: Tao Zong¡¯s plan
Songtsen Gampo¡¯s plan was not bad. He developed a layout based on the characteristics of the Tang army¡¯s long and narrow front. But one thing has been completely ignored. Plans can never keep up with changes, especially when the initiative is not in their own hands.
So after he got the news that Tang Jun appeared outside the decisive victory valley, he was completely dumbfounded.
"How is it possible? How did Tang Jun know this place and how did he come here?" Songtsen Gampo exclaimed.
The decisive victory valley is inaccessible and few people even know about it, even the locals. Just in case, he also sent some astute soldiers to the villages and towns around the decisive victory valley, and reported to them whenever there was any trouble.
But now he didn¡¯t get any news, but Tang Jun appeared in front of him
Songtsan Gampo couldn't understand why, but he knew that although he had regarded Du He as very high and very strong, in fact he had underestimated him. He was stronger than he imagined.
Songtsen Gampo really underestimated Du He. Du He was the best at analyzing, especially good at grasping human nature and guessing people's hearts. Therefore, even if Du He could not be like a god, fully aware of Songtsen Gampo's strategy, he could detect abnormalities from subtle situations.
What¡¯s more important is that Songtsen Gampo has no idea that Du He still has the mysterious power of Treading the Moon and Liuxiang.
There are not many of them, but all of them have extraordinary strength and can do things that ordinary people cannot do.
"How many people are there in the Tang army outside the valley?" Songtsen Gampo was panicked but not confused. He believed that even if the Tang army fell from the sky, there would not be many soldiers and horses, and they would still have a chance.
"About five or six thousand people" The Tubo general, who had already sent people to inquire, answered this question immediately.
"Everyone" Songtsen Gampo stood up in awe and said in a deep voice: "I believe you are all aware of the current severe situation. A few soldiers and horses of the Tang Army have blocked our way, leaving us with only one way to go. That is a breakout. I believe that the Tang Dynasty army is on its way, but at this moment our military strength is far superior to the Tang army guarding the valley entrance. As long as we can break out before their army arrives, even if the Tang army has thousands of troops Thousands of horses can¡¯t even defeat us.¡±
Songtsen Gampo mentioned "a small number of soldiers and horses" here in a very serious way, in order to ignite the survival desire of the Tibetan soldiers and engage in the final fight against the trapped beasts.
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The dense rain of arrows was accompanied by the sound of bows, piercing through people's armor. Each and every Tibetan soldier who was hit by the arrow shot out brilliant blood flowers. They fell to the ground with the desire to live and the unwillingness to die.
Liu Boying stared at the battlefield coldly, full of respect for Du He in her heart.
He is also a veteran of the Tang Army. Like other veterans, he has his own pride. There is an instinctive resistance to Du He, his boss. But as the war changed, the contempt in my heart also disappeared. Especially the appointment the day before yesterday convinced him even more.
The key to this battle is whether the Tubo army can block the breakthrough of the Tubo army with a small amount of troops in the decisive battle valley.
If it is blocked, Tubo will be destroyed. If it is not blocked, the bridge will return to the bridge, the road will return to the road, and everything must start from the beginning.
Faced with this crucial battle, Du He did not send the experienced Zhang Liang, the brave Niu Jinda and Xin Lier, nor his confidants Xue Rengui and Luo Tong, but chose the inconspicuous him .
This was enough to convince Liu Boying.
"Since the chief manager thinks so highly of me, how can I let him down?"
Thinking of Liu Boying focusing on the battlefield, he continued to command the battle calmly.
Du He led the real army to the outside of the Valley of Victory. As he expected, the war was in full swing.
Songtsen Gampo was not able to break through Liu Boying's defense line.
As a commander, the first condition is to understand the strengths of his subordinates and be able to use their strengths on the battlefield.
Liu Boying is a veteran who has served Li Tang before Li Tang founded the country. Before the world was basically settled, because of the narrow-mindedness of the great ancestor Li Yuan, he killed Dou Jiande, who was extremely prestigious and popular in the north. Liu Heitai took advantage of Dou Jiande's death to take advantage of the situation and defeated Huai'an King Li Shentong and You in one fell swoop. Li Yi, the governor of the state, and Li Shiji, the governor of Lizhou, were three generals of the Tang Dynasty.
At that time, Li Yuan had to send his second son, Li Shimin, who was the most capable of fighting, to conquer Liu Heitai. Even though Li Shimin was an outstanding soldier, the battle was not smooth sailing and he was once in trouble. The most critical part of that battle was Mingshui City.
Whoever can occupy Mingshui City will be able to take the initiative in the battle. At that time, the commander of Mingshui City was the brave and invincible Luo Shixin, and his deputy was Liu Boying. forAfter taking Mingshui City, Liu Heitai attacked the city with ten times the force for eight days and seven nights, but failed to shake Mingshui City at all.
According to Li Shimin¡¯s strategy, as long as Mingshui City can hold on for a few days, the battle situation can be locked. However, it snowed heavily and the Tang army was unable to advance, which delayed the time and prevented reinforcements from arriving immediately. Luo Shixin died in battle and Liu Boying was captured. In the end, Li Shimin defeated Liu Heitai and rescued Liu Boying.
Li Shimin knew that Luo Shixin was as brave as Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde, but he was good at attacking but not good at defending. He was able to defend the small Mingshui City for eight days and seven nights, and Liu Boying was the first to take credit.
There are countless generals in the Tang camp who are good at attacking, but not many are good at defending. Liu Boying is one of them.
The key to this battle is defense, and Liu Boying is the number one choice.
After arriving at the battlefield, Du He decisively ordered Niu Jinda and Xin Lier to divide their forces and launch an offensive, and then asked Xue Rengui and Luo Tong to gradually take over Liu Boying's camp. Their army arrived, and their strength was firmly superior to that of Tibet. There was no longer any need to continue to defend.
"Thank you for your hard work, General Liu. Being able to block Songtsen Gampo means that we can catch them all and end the war early. The contribution of this battle is indispensable" Du He was sure of victory and praised Liu Boying with a smile.
Liu Boying was a little high-spirited and replied respectfully: "It was the general manager who commanded well, and the general did not dare to take credit." This battle made him feel proud and proud.
Liu Boying is a talented person, but he was born at the wrong time. The early Tang Dynasty was an era of attacks on all sides. Only the Tang Dynasty is qualified to send troops to attack people. No one else dares to use force against the Tang Dynasty. What is needed are generals like Su Dingfang, Hou Junji, and Xue Rengui who can attack cities and seize territory, rather than generals who are good at defending, giving them the feeling that heroes have no place to fight. .
This battle allowed him to let go of his hands and feet, regaining the long-lost feeling, and his whole body seemed to be in high spirits.
Du He looked at the terrain of the Victory Valley, and with just one glance, he knew that everything was a foregone conclusion.
The Valley of Victory is an inaccessible valley with only one exit. When Songtsen Gampo was digging a tomb for the Tang army, he accidentally stepped in with one foot.
When he learned that Songtsan Gampo was hiding in the Valley of Victory, Du He had a vague insight into Songtsan Gampo's intentions.
This decisive victory valley is located in the northwest of Luoche City and does not go deep into the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
This is a trivial but crucial piece of information.
Songtsan Gampo¡¯s hiding place is not the hard-to-find depths of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, but a hidden valley where troops can be sent to attack Luoshu City anytime and anywhere and cut off the Tang army¡¯s return route. It is conceivable that Songtsen Gampo definitely had evil intentions.
It¡¯s just that Du He couldn¡¯t figure out what medicine Songtsan Gambo was selling in his gourd. He didn¡¯t know why he was so confident that he could turn defeat into victory in a desperate situation.
Du He couldn't understand, so he simply stopped thinking about it. Because it is completely unnecessary, Songtsan Gampo's foundation for turning defeat into victory is established on the premise that he has not failed. As long as Songtsen Gampo has not revealed his trump card, he will be destroyed. At that time, no matter how good Songtsan Gambo's trump cards were, what was the use?
But Du He knew that Songtsen Gampo was not an ordinary person. Since he was hiding in the Valley of Victory, he would naturally be fully prepared for defense. In order not to alert the enemy, he specially ordered the Tang army to be broken into pieces, and asked them to disguise themselves as Tubo civilians who had escaped and gathered little by little.
Those cavalry who were out and about would fall behind from time to time and gather in hidden places outside the Valley of Victory. They did not start taking action until their strength reached 5,000.
He took advantage of Liu Boying's ability to defend himself and blocked Tubo in the Valley of Victory.
The Valley of Victory already reflects his name, but it is contrary to Songtsan Gampo¡¯s intention. This is the Valley of Victory for the Tang army, not for Tubo.
In the case of shortage of supplies, the Tubo army was unable to compete with the Tang army. Although they defended tenaciously, they were still unable to withstand the Tang army's offensive.
Under the attack of several fierce generals including Xue Rengui, Luo Tong, Niu Jinda, and Xin Lier, the Tubo defense line officially broke down
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Pyongyang City.
The Northeast Army led by Li Daozong has been making great progress since taking Anshi City with the help of the strange troops left by Du He.
Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen from the northern part of the country led an army of 120,000 to stop the attack.
Li Daozhong attacked decisively. Five generals, Su Dingfang, Zhi Shisili, Ashina Sheer, Xue Wanche, and Guo Xiaoke, successively attacked and divided into five armies. They used wheel warfare to defeat Goguryeo's 120,000-strong army. Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen were defeated in one fell swoop. With no way out, everyone surrendered, and the whole country was shocked.
Taking advantage of their victory, the Tang army marched towards Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo.
Goguryeo was defeated across the board,Gaisuwen had no choice but to defend Pyongyang City, relying on the strength of the city to block the Tang army.
In one month, the Tang army attacked the city three times a day. However, the city of Pyongyang was really strong, and the cold climate in the Northeast made it easy to defend but not easy to attack, so it was really difficult to capture it in the short term.
Faced with this situation, Li Daozong saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart. He had already received the news that Du He had sent troops to Tibet. He also knew that Li Shimin only gave him half a year to deal with Goguryeo. There are still ten days left. After these ten days, he must retreat.
" He is unwilling to give in. Victory is imminent. Goguryeo has been defeated across the board, leaving only Pyongyang alone. How can he be willing to withdraw his troops at this time?
It¡¯s just that the city of Pyongyang is really an insurmountable natural barrier, blocking the road to victory, allowing him to see victory but not grasp it.
Looking at the towering Goguryeo, a snow sculpture flew over and disappeared at the end of the sight
"It would be great if I had a pair of wings and could fly over Pyongyang"
Li Daozong muttered unintentionally, but his heart was beating wildly. He remembered the miracle created by his precious son-in-law many years ago - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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