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Part 11: Civil strife in the capital Chapter 58: Lure the enemy to fight

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    Chapter 58 Lure the enemy to fight

    When the three armies are outside, there will be many unknown situations happening.  This kind of situation can be big or small, and in serious cases it can even subvert the three armies.  Therefore, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, the most taboo thing is to lead the troops outside and restrain their hands.

    Many emperors and ministers did not understand this truth. Rather than winning victory, they were more afraid of the generals outside and gathering troops to cause chaos.  Therefore, many dynasties in history would send some idiots such as eunuchs or civil servants to join the army and monitor their commanders.

    This kind of behavior not only chilled the general's heart, but also became a tight curse, binding the general's hands and feet.  It's okay if you meet some supervisors who don't do anything, but if you meet those famous supervisors in history who like to point fingers, you will be in trouble.

    Just like Bian Lingcheng during the Xuanzong period, he, a small eunuch, overthrew the two powerful generals Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing of the Tang Dynasty, causing the Tang army to be defeated.

    This was completely impossible in the early Tang Dynasty, because as the emperor, Li Shimin was also a military commander. He had a very good understanding of military affairs and knew that if he wanted to maximize the strength of the army, he must give the commander corresponding support.  that power.

    Li Shimin was open to all rivers and dared to delegate power. Therefore, in the Zhenguan Dynasty of the early Tang Dynasty, the marshals who led troops abroad were all titled as the Grand Chief of the Marching Road.  Having this title is almost equivalent to being crowned king in the war zone. The general manager has the right to intervene in all matters in the war zone.  As long as the war requires it, the general manager can do whatever he wants, giving the generals outside the country absolute autonomy.

    Looking at the entire history of China, this is indeed rare. In the early Tang Dynasty, foreign wars were fought with great success without a single defeat, which is not unrelated to this.

    As the general manager, Du He has the authority to use troops against Nanzhao if he feels the need to attack Nanzhao.

    "However, attacking another country is a serious matter, and ordinary generals would not dare to make this decision without authorization.

    So when Du He gave this order, all the generals found it incredible.

    Du He smiled and said: "Soldiers are valuable and quick. The current Nanzhao King is in trouble because he is a brave and reckless man. He is able to become king only because of the help of Songtsen Gampo. He was unexpectedly defeated by our army. With his character  , 10% of the time *** will feel entangled and depressed, and want to regain face. We mobilized troops against Nanzhao at this time, just in line with his wishes. Nanzhao is different from Tubo. The difficulty here in Tubo is the climate and plateau  In response, Nanzhao is a land of barren mountains and harsh waters. Most of them live in the mountains and forests, and their folk customs are fierce and uncivilized. It is easy to say that it is easy to defeat them on the mainland, but it is extremely difficult to say that it is difficult to say. It is ten times better than Tubo.  .¡±

    Zhang Liang, Niu Jinda, Xin Lier and other generals were stunned one after another, and they didn't know why.

    Niu Jinda was confused and asked: "General Manager, stop being so secretive and just say it clearly!"

    The four generals Zhang Liang, Xin Li'er, Liu Lan and Liu Boying were also called this.

    Here we can also see the change in the attitude of the generals towards Du He.

    Because Du He fought brilliantly in the battle to defeat Tubo, they all recognized Du He's abilities and were able to put down their airs of being veterans and ask Du He for advice.

    Du He replied: "Easy is simple. Nanzhao has not yet been civilized and is a barbarian country. Although the soldiers are brave, they have no sharp weapons to help them. Even Tubo is far inferior, let alone the Tang Dynasty. Their king is brave but has no weapons.  All of you who are planning are all generals who are good at conquering and fighting, and you should all be better than him. As far as I know, there are no extraordinary talents in their country. With the strength of the Tang Dynasty, if I want to defeat Nanzhao,  It's really not difficult. It's just that some things cannot be determined by strength. Nanzhao has poor mountains and harsh rivers, a vast land, sparsely populated areas, and dense forests. When fighting, we only need to drill into the mountains. Let alone our small number of soldiers and horses, even if we gather millions  The army will not help."

    Zhang Liang, Xin Li'er, Liu Lan, Liu Boying and other generals, who still didn't understand what Du He meant, understood in their hearts.

    Zhang Liang smiled and said: "What I'm afraid of is not that Nanzhao will fight, but that Nanzhao will hide and not fight. Now Nanzhao is ruled by the unintentional Mengnan, and he has a fighting spirit. Sending troops at this time is just in line with the situation. It's perfect.  The opportunity to win. The General Manager has won thousands of miles, and I will admire him in the end."

    The other generals also clasped their fists one after another to express their admiration.

    Du He smiled and nodded. Du He learned everything about the disaster through interrogating the captured generals in Nanzhao and the Prime Minister of Tubo.

    It turned out that Mengnan was a general. The Nanzhao generals knew the character of their superiors very well, and the Tibetan prime minister was in charge of major military and political affairs in Tubo. He knew the character and details of the leader of the allied countries even more clearly.

    Now that these people are prisoners, it is easy for Du He to extract some useful information from them.  Of course, they may not cooperate honestly, but in the face of some means, even if they don't cooperate, it won't work.

    So it¡¯s all done?Du He has never seen Meng Meng's face, but he knows this person very well.

    It was also because of Du He's understanding of Meng Nan that he decided to send troops hastily: Meng Nan's ability to become the leader of a country can only be described as a miracle in Du He's words.  He has no leadership qualities at all. He is a qualified warrior and a qualified general, but he is definitely not a qualified king.

    He could not possibly govern a country well, but now he is able to become the leader of a country, with fortune and the support of Songtsen Gampo, who occupies the majority.  Now that Songtsen Gampo has become a prisoner, he cannot support suffering. It is difficult to control a country with suffering alone. There is only one final outcome, which is to be overthrown.  A new, better king took his place.

    Du He has not forgotten that in the near future, Nanzhao will become a traitor spying on the beautiful mountains and rivers of the Tang Dynasty. Killing them in their infancy is the best way to limit their development.  Rather than wait until Meng Nian is replaced by others and then launch troops, it is better to take advantage of Meng Nian's reign and want to compete with them to win the battle.

    Generals Zhang Liang, Xin Li'er, Liu Lan and Liu Boying were already convinced by Du He. In addition, Du He did have the power to use troops against Nanzhao. Seeing that Du He was determined, they stopped trying to persuade them. They all puffed up their chests and expressed their willingness.  He served as the vanguard general in the attack on Nanzhao.

    Du He left Liu Boying, who was a good defender, to take charge of Tubo. He planned to rest in Tubo for ten days and personally lead the army to conquer Nanzhao.

    During these ten days of rest, Du He was not idle. He asked Tayue Liuxiang to be divided into two parts. One was led by Huangfu Haohua, who went deep into the hinterland of Nanzhao to collect information and spread rumors, and the other was led by Qin Yu to investigate.  The topography of Nanzhao Kingdom was mapped, so that one could know oneself and the enemy and be able to fight without danger.

    Ten days later, the army set off

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    Nanzhao!

    ????????? He returned to his territory in disgrace, and when he saw the civil and military officials in the court, their faces were as dark as eggplants.  Nanzhao is divided into Baiman and Wuman, and the ministers are naturally the same.

    A year ago, there was civil strife in Nanzhao. Meng Nian won the victory because he had a large number of troops. Many Baiman officials in the court were purged. However, the cultural level of Baiman was higher than that of Wuman. This is also a fact.  Many affairs cannot be handled by non-white barbarians, which means that even if the black barbarians are in power, half of the white barbarian officials in the court are still handling government affairs.

    Most of these Baiman officials have learned the Han culture, know the history well, and understand the consequences of being enemies of the Han people.  Before going to war, they repeatedly advised Meng Nian not to become an enemy of the Tang Dynasty.

    Meng was worried about these white barbarian officials in his heart, but they would not listen, so he chose to send troops to help.  As a result, people came back feeling frustrated.

    The Baiman officials don¡¯t have much.

    "But I had a ghost in my heart and a guilty conscience. When I saw these white barbarian civil servants, I felt that they were laughing at me. I felt like there was a nail in my butt when I sat in my seat. I thought about how to take revenge, how to save face, and save my brother.

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    Meng Nan was defeated, but he was unconvinced. He only thought that the Tang army was cunning and did not defeat him with strength.

    He plans to regroup and avenge his past humiliation.  However, before he could avenge his humiliation, he got the news that Songtsen Gampo was captured and Tubo was destroyed.

    He was in trouble without a plan, but he was not a fool. He knew that the Tang army was far more powerful than him, so he did not force himself to do anything. He planned to return to China and then think about revenge.

    Meng Qian said: "The people of the Tang Dynasty are cunning and have designed to injure more than ten thousand of my troops. I can't swallow this bad breath. Now my brother has also fallen into the hands of the enemy. I must rescue him no matter what Publicly and privately, we all should  Fight to the end with the Tang people."

    In his opinion, the Tang army's killing of his soldiers on the battlefield was a national hatred, and the capture of his brother-in-law was a family hatred.

    The enemies of the country and the family have gathered together, this battle must be fought, and this hatred must be avenged.

    As for why the Tang army killed his soldiers, and who made the first move, that was not within his consideration.

    Those civil servants in the hall did not learn the lesson after seeing the disaster, and wanted to become enemies of the Tang Dynasty. They were so frightened that they jumped out to stop it.

    All kinds of rhetoric, without exception, most of them said that the Tang army was strong and Nanzhao was not an opponent.

    It is difficult to lose my eyes, so let's listen.  It's just that there were too many people who opposed it, and he himself had just suffered a defeat. He didn't have enough confidence, so he suppressed it for the time being and didn't mention it again.

    Just when Meng Nang was thinking about how to silence those civil servants, he heard some rumors. Rumors spread throughout Nanzhao that Meng Nang was incompetent, and the Tang army drove them back like a dog. His brother-in-law was captured, and he had no ability to rescue him.

    Meng Nian was furious and felt that this was a conspiracy. This was Baiman's trick to regain power. He was particularly unhappy.??He went to war to disgrace him.

    Meng Nan didn¡¯t really trust the Baiman people, and he had a grudge in his heart.

    Just when he was struggling, he got news of the Tang army's invasion.

    "I was overjoyed by the misfortune and wouldn't let me beat Ninja anymore, but now they're knocking on my door, are you still pretending to be a turtle?"  At the moment, he didn't care about anything, and used his own power to forcefully issue the order to go to war.

    Some far-sighted ministers still persuaded Meng Nang to avoid fighting and hide.

    Meng Nan was so angry that he immediately threw the minister into prison.

    After this incident, no one dared to persuade Meng Nan to go to war.

    When Du He learned the news that Mengnan was going to fight, the scale of victory was tilted towards them.  Compared to dealing with Songtsen Gampo's traps, Meng Nian is really difficult to become an opponent.
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