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Volume 6 Chapter 655 The Battle of Destiny (Part 1)

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    The people around Li Ke were all very efficient. It only took three days for Xu Jingzong and Chief Mo Yue to finalize all the procedures for the establishment of the new Tubo Kingdom.  After the establishment of Eastern Tubo, the king will unifiedly manage the national government affairs. The thirteen subordinate chieftains will assist the king in managing the specific affairs of the kingdom. In addition, the newly built Eastern Tubo will need to maintain 30,000 elite cavalry as garrison in the territory to facilitate the management of public security. The Royal Court and New Tubo  The several fortified cities under their control were all put under the command of the Tang garrison since the Tang Dynasty was still at war with Western Tubo.

    However, what surprised everyone the most was that Chieftain Mo Yue was appointed by Li Ke as the new king of Eastern Tubo, and his royal identity was also revealed and recognized by the thirteen chieftains, who unanimously supported and loyal to Mo Yue  toast.  In this way, in a hurry, the Eastern Tubo Kingdom was established.  Songtsan Haiqing, the king of the Eastern Tubo Kingdom, was regarded as the first human king of the Eastern Tubo Kingdom.  The Kingdom of Eastern Tubo declared its founding in Qingtang City and quickly established the royal court of the Kingdom of Eastern Tubo. However, the capital city of the Kingdom of Eastern Tubo has not yet been accurately selected. The ministers and kings of the Kingdom of Eastern Tubo all handle government affairs in Qingtang City.

    Therefore, when the founding ceremony of the nation was held in the palace of the North Palace of Qingtang City, except for a few confidant generals of Chieftain Mo Yue, and except for the hundred thousand chieftains, there were not many real Tubo noble chieftains attending the ceremony.  It is also very simple. Just simplify the founding of Tubo.  The most important thing is that the newly built Eastern Tubo Pass is under the jurisdiction of the Northwest Xingyuan of the Tang Dynasty, which determines the mutual subordination relationship so that Li Ke can handle it with full authority without going through the Tang Dynasty court.  After announcing the founding of Eastern Tubo in Qingtang City, Li Ke appointed Xu Jingzong as the envoy sent by the Tang Dynasty to Eastern Tubo to assist Chief Mo Yue in managing all affairs of the kingdom. Hou Hu, as the Tang general stationed in Eastern Tubo, led  A battalion of ten thousand wolf riders guarded the palace.  After the establishment of the Eastern Tubo Kingdom was completed, Li Ke asked the new king and the thirteen chieftains to start moving to Moyue City, because everyone agreed that the capital of Eastern Tubo should be located in Pibo City, and in order to achieve a great victory in Pibo City,  Only then did the king of Eastern Tubo decide to go to the front line in person to persuade the generals and soldiers of Pibo City to surrender.

    Looking at the leaving King of Eastern Tubo and the Thirteen Chieftains, as well as Xu Jingzong, Hou Hu and other 10,000 Tang Dynasty elite cavalry, Li Ke's face looked very heavy.  Because his formation of Eastern Tubo was just a pretense, and his real purpose was to lure Songtsen Gampo's 100,000 elite cavalry.  He knew very well that as long as the news of the establishment of the Eastern Tubo Kingdom reached Luoxue City, Songtsen Gampo would not sit idly by and ignore it. He would definitely send a large army to attack Moyue City and Yaze City.  Because if he ignores the founding of the Eastern Tubo Kingdom, he will undoubtedly recognize this new kingdom, and as long as he recognizes this new kingdom, his face will be lost.

    When the Eastern Tubo Kingdom and the Thirteen Chieftains, as well as Xu Jingzong, Hou Hu and others left Qingtang City, Li Ke gave the command of the army to Su Dingfang and asked him to redeploy the army to start the conquest of Tibet. Li Ke made it clear that he would not  Participating in the conquest of Tibet and taking full responsibility for Su Dingfang was a sign of trust in Su Dingfang and an affirmation of his ability.

    Therefore, Su Dingfang was moved to accept Li Ke's order and began to continue the military campaign against Tubo.

    Su Dingfang's deployment was very simple. He still asked Chen Qi to return to Yaze City on the southern line to put strong pressure on the southern Tibetan front, while he himself led the army to continue to move towards Luoche City in Tubo, with the purpose of drawing out Song.  Zangampo's 100,000 elite cavalry and the temporary organization of 300,000 recruits.

    Su Dingfang dismissed the 300,000 new cavalry troops temporarily formed by Tubo Songtsen Gampo. Even though the Tibetan horse race was a temporary formation of 300,000 new cavalry troops, they had not undergone strict training and had not experienced the baptism of war.  It's just mediocre without any fighting ability.  But Su Dingfang also knew very well that in the face of a national crisis, the combat effectiveness of the new army should not be underestimated.  Therefore, he did not order the army to march quickly, but marched slowly. He wanted to wait until the Eastern Tubo Kingdom and the king's officials and officials made a mental attack when they attacked Pibo City, giving the impetuous Tubo people a chance to break their fighting spirit.  The Tubo people would not fight to the death because they felt that their country was being destroyed. In this case, what else could Tubo's thirty new troops do besides being captured?

    Therefore, Su Dingfang's army moved very slowly.

    And in Luoxucheng, the capital of Western Tubo.

    When King Songtsen Gampo of Western Tubo saw the news from the front, he was so angry that he almost fainted.  His face was extremely ugly. Dozens of officials in the Tubo court did not dare to breathe, and could only wait quietly for Songtsen Gampo's order.  Without Ludongzan, there was no person in charge of the government affairs in Tubo, and Songtsen Gampo could not find a suitable person to replace him, so he had to do it himself.

    "Hmph - that's unreasonable. This bastard Haiqing kept surrendering to the Tang Dynasty and established a new Tubo Kingdom!" Songtsen Gampo scolded fiercely, "What do you think we should do?"

    "Your Majesty, I believe that the royal court must send troops to arrest Songtsan Haiqing. The establishment of the Eastern Tubo Kingdom is a great blow to us."Fan's challenge!  "A Tubo official said righteously.

    "Send troops? Humph - that's easy to say. Who should lead the troops? The Eastern Tubo Kingdom and Songtsan Haiqing are both puppet kingdoms supported by the Tang Dynasty. Attacking them is tantamount to fighting the Tang Dynasty. With what we have now  Is the military strength of the Tang Dynasty a match?" Someone began to retort.

    "Yes, it's all Lu Dongzan's fault. Why bother with Tang Dynasty?" Someone began to agree, "I think the problem now is not how to solve the problem of Eastern Tibet, but how to deal with the relationship with Datang.  In the past, our grievances with the Tang Dynasty were all caused by Lu Dongzan, but now that he has been beheaded by the Tang army, we should think about how to negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty instead of continuing to fight against the Tang Dynasty."

    "Yes, it was Lu Dongzan who provoked the war between Tubo and Tang Dynasty because of his arrogance. But now? We have all seen the result of the war. Is this the result that Lu Dongzan wanted? Since Lu Dongzan  We have to deal with the Tang Dynasty. We must repair the relationship with the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible. As long as the peace talks with the Tang Dynasty are successful, they will definitely depose the Eastern Tubo Kingdom." Someone else said loudly.

    Lu Dongzan offended many gentry elders and ministers because of his reforms in Tubo.  Now that he died in the hands of Yu Wenguo, people who had been offended by him in the past would naturally find various Lu Dongzan and attack them.  Moreover, what everyone said is not unreasonable. The war between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty was mainly caused by Lu Dongzan. Without him, it is estimated that Tubo and the Tang Dynasty would be in a state of peace now.

    "What are you arguing about? Now that the Tang Dynasty's army is approaching, and there are traitors who are opposing the royal court and establishing a new Tubo Kingdom, don't you think of countermeasures and only know how to criticize the dead?" The person who spoke was Tubo.  Among the four generals, Ma Meng was tall and rough. He was the defender of Luoxue City appointed by Songtsen Gampo and the chief general of Songtsen Gampo's 100,000 soldiers.  Therefore, his words represent Songtsen Gampo¡¯s meaning and thoughts to a certain extent.

    When Ma Meng said this, everyone began to fall silent.

    Because they really don¡¯t have any good suggestions.

    Seeing that these ministers were silent, Songtsen Gampo knew that it was impossible for him to put forward any targeted opinions, so he waved them away and left Ma Meng alone in the hall.

    "Ma Meng, what do you think we should do?" Songtsen Gampo asked Ma Meng.

    At this time, he showed a tired look, and he seemed to be much older in an instant. He did not look like the high-spirited King of Tubo at the time.

    "Your Majesty, Songtsen Haiqing himself is a member of the royal family. If he wants to use this identity to incite and confuse the people in Tubo, many people in the country will rely on the Tubo Kingdom in the east. This is very unfavorable to us. We must not tolerate adultery. We should  We should kill him as soon as possible." Ma Meng said in a harsh tone, "Just these senior ministers may have other thoughts in mind!"

    "Mameng, don't talk nonsense, be careful what you say in extraordinary times!" Songtsen Gampo scolded.

    ¡°Ma Meng knows¡ª¡ª¡± Ma Meng admitted his mistake.

    "Then how do you think we should destroy Eastern Tubo? They are supported by the Tang Dynasty?" Songtsan Gampo had a headache when he thought of the Tang Dynasty.

    In fact, he is very remorseful now. He regrets that he listened to Lu Dongzan's words and acquiesced in his strategy of vigorously attacking the Tang Dynasty. He also personally persuaded the thirteen wizards to curse Li Ke and wanted to kill him.  Therefore, for these reasons, Songtsen Gampo knew very well that the chance of peace talks with the Tang Dynasty was very slim. The only way was to go to war and defeat the Tang Dynasty.

    "Your Majesty, give me 50,000 fine cavalry, and I will conquer Eastern Tubo!" Ma Meng said seriously.

    "Give me a reason!" Songtsen Gampo said.

    "Your Majesty, now if Pibo City plus Getai's 50,000 elite cavalry still has an army of nearly 100,000, I will lead another 50,000 troops. Pibo will have a total of 150,000 troops, while the army on the Southern Front of the Tang Dynasty is no more than 100,000.  There are over a hundred thousand, and we occupy the natural danger of Pibo City. As long as we choose the best time to attack and defeat the Tang army, Eastern Tubo will destroy itself without attacking," Ma Meng analyzed.

    "How confident are you that you can defeat the Tang Army on the southern front?" Songtsen Gampo asked. After experiencing too many failures, he was now very cautious and careful.

    ¡°Fifty percent¡ª¡± Ma Meng said seriously.

    "Why is it only 50%?" Songtsen Gampo asked worriedly.

    "We have a 50% chance of sending troops to Pibo City. If we wait until the Eastern Tubo grows stronger and the Tang army suppresses the border, then we won't even have a 50% chance!" Ma Meng said sincerely.

    "Are you gambling?" Songtsen Gampo said.

    "Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty's fine cavalry is divided into two groups, but I think the one we should be most prepared for is the southern army." Ma Meng analyzed, "Because, the southern army??Having been fighting in the hinterland of Tibet for two years, they are very familiar with the terrain, weather environment and climate of Tibet. Although the northern army has a large number, it is difficult to adapt to the weather environment of Pibo City and Luoxue City.  .  Therefore, I think that if the Tang Dynasty wants to attack Luoxu City, it must rely on the southern army. If we solve the southern army of the Tang Dynasty, we will lose the biggest threat to Luoxu City.  "

    "Well - let me think about it again!" Songtsen Gampo said lightly.

    Because he knows that this is a bet, and he has to weigh the pros and cons. He has to think clearly. As long as he thinks clearly, as long as he is willing to bet, he will not just take 50,000 people as a bet.

    Ma Meng saw that Songtsen Gampo was deep in thought and slowly exited the hall.

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