It was already dawn when the generals returned to Qingtang City, and the chief general of the Tang Army, Su Dingfang, had been waiting at the city gate for a long time. He wanted to greet the generals and the victorious soldiers. When he saw Chen Qi again, Su Dingfang did not show any surprise. Instead, he laughed loudly and stepped forward to give Chen Qi a hug.
"Finally, I will meet the general!"
Chen Qi and Su Dingfang finished hugging each other, and then saluted Su Dingfang.
"Chen Qi, why are you so rigid about false etiquette now?" Su Dingfang had a faint smile on his face, "Your tactical arrangement is right this time. Only when we completely eliminate Lu Dongzan's army can we give Tubo a Heavy blow."
"Thank you for the compliment, General¡ª¡ª" Chen Qi said respectfully.
Seeing Chen Qi's serious look, Su Dingfang knew that this was his character, so he just smiled bitterly and shook his head, then continued to look at Yuwen Guo.
"Yuwen Guo, I heard that you killed Lu Dongzan this time?" Su Dingfang asked lightly.
"Yes -" Yu Wenguo answered simply, without any joy or arrogance on his face, which made Su Dingfang very satisfied.
"The head will be sealed and sent to Raolan as soon as possible. His Highness really wants to see Lu Dongzan's head!" Su Dingfang ordered.
"Nuo" Yuwen Guo replied.
At this moment, when everyone was about to enter the city, they saw a fast horse coming to the gate of Qingtang City. The knight on the war horse was dressed in black and black armor, and he was dressed as a standard centurion of the Eagle Guard in black.
????????????????????????????? The generals thought. Because only the messenger sent by the Eagle Guard is a centurion, and only Li Ke can send such a messenger.
"Your Highness's military order¡ª¡ª" the messenger reined in his horse ten steps in front of Su Ding and shouted loudly.
Su Dingfang and the generals stopped talking and waited for Li Ke's order.
They saw the centurion jump off his horse and hand a roll of bamboo to Su Dingfang. Su Dingfang opened the letter and looked at it, his face showed a faint joy.
"Your Highness will arrive at Qingtang City soon!" Su Dingfang said briefly.
"What? Your Highness is coming to Qingtang City¡ª¡ª"
"Has His Highness recovered?"
"When will His Highness arrive?"
The generals asked all the questions, and the gate of Qingtang City was bustling with activity.
"Everyone, let's talk about it after we return to the city!" Seeing everyone's joy, Su Dingfang coughed slightly and then said.
"Nuo¡ª¡ª" The generals responded and walked into Qingtang City with Su Dingfang.
Because the Northern King Li Ke is coming to Qingtang City, and Qingtang City is about to enter winter, and the Northern King Li Ke is not in good health. Therefore, after the discussion of Su Dingfang and other generals, the mansion of the largest chieftain in Qingtang City was renovated and turned into the palace of the North King of Qingtang City.
Time passed very quickly. On the third day after the generals received the letter from the messenger, Li Ke and his party had already appeared outside Qingtang City.
Ten miles outside Qingtang City, Su Dingfang led his generals to greet Li Ke.
Seeing the banners fluttering, Li Ke's carriage slowly appeared in the sight of the generals under the retinue of two thousand Eagle Guards and twenty thousand Mo Dao soldiers.
"See Your Highness¡ª¡ª"
When the generals saw Li Ke, they bowed and saluted.
"You don't have to be polite!" Li Ke sat in the car, opened the curtain and said to the generals. His body is still very weak now, and Qingtang City is located in a plateau area, and the climate and environment have a great impact on his body. Therefore, facing the salutes of the generals, Li Ke did not get off the car outside Qingtang City in the strong wind.
After Li Ke saluted the generals, the Eagle Guards took the initiative to clear the way, Mo Dao soldiers followed, and the generals of Qingtang City followed Li Ke's carriage, and the army slowly entered Qingtang City.
After entering the city, Li Ke's carriage stopped at the gate of the North King's Palace of Qingtang City, which had been renovated.
In the main hall of the North King's palace, Li Ke finally met with the generals.
Seeing that Li Ke was still very weak, the generals felt extremely uncomfortable.
"Everyone, sit down!" Li Ke said with a smile, "Your war with Tubo has been going very smoothly during this period. I am here to be happy for you!"
When Li Ke said this, he turned his attention to Su Dingfang, "Su Lie is commanding the troops on the right, and I am very satisfied."
"Thank you, Your Highness -" Su Dingfang replied politely.
"Yu Wen Guo, you killed Lu Dongzan, the Prime Minister of Tubo. I will definitely write a letter to the court to reward you!" Li Ke said to Yu Wen Guo.
¡°Thank you, Your Highness¡ª¡ª¡± Yu Wenguo replied humbly.
Immediately, Li Ke had a conversation with the generals, and then left the hall to rest.
In the evening, a banquet was held in the palace of the Northern King. After Li Ke and the generals finished the banquet, they asked the generals to come to?His study.
Because he wants to discuss military affairs with the army.
In the study room, Su Dingfang, Cheng Mingzhen, Li Xianzhong, Sun Erlang, Xu Jingzong, Chen Qi, Xue Rengui, Yu Wenguo, Tuyan, Zadler, Li Zong, Li Min, Zheyu, etc. were present. A closer look at these generals shows that they are basically the most powerful beings in the Tang Dynasty's army, and they are the most popular generals in the Tang Dynasty now. They are all accomplished warriors, and they all have their own heroic battles that made them famous.
"This time we captured two Tibetan cities, Moyue and Yaze, on the southern front. The military peak on the southern front is approaching Pibo City. As long as Pibo City is captured, the gate of Luoxue City will be opened, and we can march straight in. Fight to Luoche City." Li Ke analyzed lightly, "But, do you know better? Luoche City is guarded by one hundred thousand elite cavalry. These one hundred thousand elite cavalry from the royal family of Tubo Songtsen Gampo, don't care about us. If any of the cavalry encounters him, we will not be able to take advantage of him."
"So, our strategy is to lure these 100,000 elite cavalry. Even if we can't get all of them out of Luosu City, at least half of them must be lured out of Luosu City. Only by annihilating the last Tibetan elite cavalry, can we Only then can we attack Luoche City and defeat Songtsen Gampo without any bloodshed." Li Ke continued, "Everyone of you, please share your opinions!"
"Your Highness, why don't we surround Pibo City instead of attacking, and let the army from Luoxue City come to rescue? Wouldn't this draw out the 100,000 elite cavalry?" Cheng Minzhen was the first to say.
"Then if Luoxucheng is unwilling to send reinforcements to rescue Pi Bocheng, what should we do?" Zhe Yu asked coldly.
"Pibocheng is the second largest city in Tubo. How many people are there in the inner city? Those Tibetans asked us to kill ten thousand a day but it took two or three months. I'm not afraid that Songtsan Gampo can't bear it!" Cheng Minzhen said fiercely! said.
After following Li Ke for a long time, Cheng Mingzhen became bloodthirsty in his bones and gradually became a murderer.
"Your Highness, in fact, the problem you mentioned has been solved by General Chen Qi!" Xu Jingzong said calmly.
"Huh?" Li Ke said in surprise, "What does the Yan clan mean?"
"Your Highness, there are several surrendered Tubo chieftains in the hands of General Chen Qi. We can make a fuss about them." Xu Jingzong said with a smile, "If we let Mo Yue chieftain become the king in Yaze City and support him to establish the Tubo Kingdom , what would Songtsen Gampo of the Tubo Kingdom think? Can he still tolerate the emergence of such a kingdom? If he can bear it, then if we attack Pibo City in the name of the new Tubo Kingdom, maybe Tubo City will be destroyed. will be captured, and after capturing Pibo City, the new Tubo Kingdom will build its capital in Pibo City. Now winter is coming. After we control Qingtang City, Tubo lacks many winter items. We only need to let the new Tubo Kingdom Use the things that the Tibetan people lack to win people's hearts, and the Tubo people will recognize this kingdom, and will Songtsen Gampo still be indifferent?"
"Well¡ª¡ª" Li Ke nodded, "Good suggestion¡ª¡ª"
"Xu Sima, what if Tubo Songtsen Gampo can bear this tone and wants to fight with us?" Li Xianzhong asked.
"Songtsen Gampo is fighting with us, so we will fight with them. We have occupied Qingtang City, Moyue City and Yaze City. If we also occupy Pibo City, most of the fortified cities in Tubo have been occupied by us, and as long as we occupy To support Chief Mo Yue in establishing the new Tubo Kingdom, do we still need to pay for the expenses of our army ourselves?" Xu Jingzong said lightly, "At that time, we will implement a series of new policies in New Tubo to confuse the Tubo people and make them more He will support the new Tubo Kingdom, and when the people flee, and Minzhong does not support him, will Songtsen Gampo still dare to waste time with us? Let¡¯s see how long he can tolerate us.¡±
After Xu Jingzong finished speaking, cold sweat broke out on the backs of the generals.
Because, Xu Jingzong¡¯s plan was too vicious, and it was a direct plan for Songtsan Gampo.
??Just imagine that the new Tubo Kingdom is established, implementing benevolent governance and giving some small favors to the people. Then, facing the old Tubo Kingdom with perennial wars, which kingdom will the Tubo people choose? It must be a new Tubo kingdom with stable life and preferential policies. At that time, Songtsen Gampo will be alone, and the city of Luoshu will be destroyed without attack.
"Well, let's do it like this!" Li Ke nodded with satisfaction, "Chen Qi, if you ask Chief Mo Yue to come to Qingtang City, we still need to discuss many issues with him."