Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 465
"Qinling personally led an army of [-] troops, of which [-] were elite soldiers. This ratio is truly unprecedented for Tubo."

In the temporary stronghold on the border, Li Yan transferred the collected information to the little prince, and said indifferently: "This is a desperate decisive battle for the fate of the country."

The little prince looked at it carefully, and said excitedly: "The elite trilogy that Tubo has accumulated over the years has already been mobilized, and they only bring three months of food and grass, and there is no way out!"

Li Yan nodded: "Both Tubo and Tuyuhun are countries where all the people are soldiers, so there is no pressure to have hundreds of thousands of troops at every turn. The battle of Dafeichuan is [-] soldiers from the two countries against [-] Tang troops."

"But the so-called hundreds of thousands of troops are actually very false. Those untrained soldiers are completely miscellaneous soldiers. They will disperse as soon as they fight against the elite and brave Tang army, and they will also consume food and grass. It cannot be compared based on the number."

The little prince wondered: "Then why do you have to bring them along? I also heard the generals of Tuyuhun say that once there are too many people in the trilogy, they can't be controlled..."

Li Yandao: "Even for a famous general, one hundred thousand troops is often the limit of command, so Han Xin must order more troops, the better, in order to realize that the Marquis of Huaiyin uses his troops like a god."

"However, miscellaneous soldiers are by no means useless. It all depends on how the commander uses them. For example, Qin Ling's use in the battle of Dafeichuan was wonderful."

"In the early stage, a large number of miscellaneous soldiers were deliberately sacrificed to create the illusion that the Tubo army was about to collapse, so that Guo Daifeng, who was originally in charge of escorting food and grass, thought that this battle would be won, and acted without authorization in order to gain merit."

"In desperation, General Xue was forced to rush to the rescue, and because he couldn't move because of the cold plateau, he watched the troops guarding the food, grass and supplies being swallowed up, and the morale of the army was lost. Qin Ling then led the real [-] elite troops to fight against him. In one fell swoop, Tang Jun was completely annihilated."

The little prince couldn't help but feel a little disappointed: "This doesn't seem like an ingenious tactic, does it? If it wasn't for the stupidity of the honorable sons, the Tang army wouldn't have been unfit for the plateau environment, and they wouldn't have suffered a disastrous defeat."

Li Yandao: "If there is no influence of cold miasma, with General Xue's unstoppable charge and the elite combat power of the Tang Heavenly Army, even if the supply troops are besieged by the enemy, it is indeed possible to reverse the situation."

"However, when Qinling was in harmony with the sky, he took advantage of the location, broke the harmony between people, and made every step perfect. This is also quite terrifying."

"Don't think that these sounds easy. When marching and fighting, you don't pay attention to unconstrained style, but you have to be down-to-earth. Famous generals in the past did not rely on fancy tactics to become famous. The more simple the generals are, the more powerful they are."

The little prince was taught, and became curious again: "Master, does Qinling still have a chance of winning this time?"

Li Yan said firmly: "He's lost! Don't underestimate the enemy, and don't look too high. In this battle, Tubo has internal and external troubles. Qinling is dancing in shackles. If you change the name of any military god, you will not be able to change the defeat. Come here." Look!"

Li Yan came to the side of the case and tore off the yellow cloth. A fairly detailed map of the Tang Dynasty occupied most of the wall.

It not only includes Tubo, Tuyuhun, Longyou of Tang Dynasty, Anxi Duhufu, Western Regions and other places, but even the big food in the West is slightly involved.

Of course, Datang doesn't know enough about the Arab Empire at present, so it's not clear whether the terrain is accurate.

Li Yan took out a carbon stick and lightly traced a few strokes on the map. The little prince understood: "Is this the possible marching route of the Tubo army?"

Li Yan nodded: "That's right, unless Qinling directly leads the army to attack Dashi, he has no other way to go."

Datang, Tianzhu and Dashi all had an influence on Tubo culture. When Tubo was strong in history, it once crossed the Himalayas to attack Tianzhu, but because of the scorching temperature there, the Tubo people who had lived on the plateau for a long time could not bear it. , and returned.

As for Tubo and Dashi, there were also three wars. At that time, the Anshi Rebellion broke out in the Tang Dynasty. Xiong Zhongya won three battles and three victories, forcing Dashi to give up the idea of ​​going east.

And the combat effectiveness of the Tubo army in that period was actually far inferior to that of Qinling’s leading army. Even so, Tianzhu and Dashi could not find their way to the north. It can be said that there are no weak countries in East Asia, and an excellent matching mechanism has always been The strong pinch each other.

The current Qinling has no way to go to Tianzhu, and it is impossible to go to Dashi, so the route to the north has been determined.

Li Yandao: "Not only the route, but also the terrain there. The scouts in the army have already inspected it, and even the marching speed can be guessed."

"Marching is also a great science. The unified action of [-] people is a great test of the commander's ability. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" has a saying, if you fight for profit for a hundred miles, you will capture three generals; If you fight for profit within thirty miles, you will reach two-thirds."

"According to the views at that time, if you travel a hundred miles to fight for profit, the generals of the three armies may be captured by the enemy; if you travel fifty miles to fight for profit, the general will be frustrated; troops can arrive."

"Thirty miles a day is the most suitable, so thirty miles is also called a house, and there is a saying of retreating three houses. Of course, the times have changed, and it cannot be generalized. Taking Tubo this time, if it is to ensure the integrity of the combat power, the daily march should be at [-] miles. Between miles and thirty miles."

"The strength of Tubo's army is clear."

"The food and supplies carried are accurate to the cart."

"The marching route and speed are enough to predict."

"And my Tang army's bravery is stronger than that of the Tubo soldiers. In this battle, General Xue, Pei Shangshu, and General Wang are each in charge of the march, commanding [-] Tang troops to wait for work..."

"Even in the worst case, the Tubo army will fight desperately, and the sad soldiers will win. The Tang army will suffer heavy casualties, and will be completely wiped out with a tragic victory. Tubo will surely die. It is absolutely worthwhile to keep the border stable for decades. .”

The little prince was full of admiration: "The battle to destroy a powerful country can be so secure, Master is really far-sighted."

Li Yan's eyes still fell on the map, and there was an indescribable emotion in his eyes: "This is why our Tang Dynasty is so powerful that we can do things like this. There are Tang troops who are responsible for destroying the enemy from the front, and there are those who block the retreat from the rear." Inner Guard, so I can rest assured."

The little prince felt that the tone was a bit strange, and just about to ask, he saw An Shengan walking over with a teasing look on his face: "Liu Lang, son Wu can't help it."

Li Yan withdrew his gaze and smiled sincerely: "Then send them on their way."

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"Second brother, since Tubo is willing to respect us, it is better to serve in Tubo than to be afraid here!"

In the room, Wu Sansi was surrounded by members of the Wu clan. Wu Yanji, Wu Youji and others who had almost turned against him before all looked at this Zhou Guogong eagerly.

But Wu Sansi immediately put the letter on the candle, watched it burn to ashes, and then breathed a sigh of relief: "You are too confused, this kind of criminal evidence should not be destroyed quickly, waiting for the inner guards to arrest people?"

Seeing his reaction like this, the Wu family's disciples were immediately disappointed: "Second brother, do you still want to live like this?"

Wu Sansi looked around at a group of brothers, his eyes showed that he hated iron but not steel.

Ever since they followed the inner guard on the road, this group of people has never stopped.

First, several fell ill, purely out of fear.

Wu Sansi took the opportunity to warn them not to do bad things.

Several more fell ill, purely from holding back.

Seeing that they were going to be tempted by Wu Youning who was in Tubo, Wu Sansi couldn't take it anymore: "We were exiled in Lingnan, and the life was so difficult at that time, didn't we come over too? Can't you bear it now, the queen mother immediately We are about to take power, and we see hope!"

But Wu's children obviously had another idea. They were not in Luoyang anyway. Wu Yanji gritted his teeth and said without hesitation: "Second Uncle, haven't you come to your senses after experiencing this? The Empress Dowager doesn't care about our lives at all. , What's the use of her being in power? Our life is still difficult!"

Wu Youji said very wittily: "If the Empress Dowager is in power in the Tang Dynasty, we will be treated with courtesy by them when we arrive in Tubo, and the Empress Dowager will send envoys to welcome us back for the sake of face. We will become important figures in the struggle between the two sides. , isn't it better than now?"

Wu Sansi said: "Haven't you ever thought that Tubo is going to perish? Isn't it just looking for a dead end if you take refuge in the past now?"

Wu Youji said: "Tubo is not Silla. At most, it will suffer a defeat. How can it be so easy to perish? Xue Rengui was still young, and he was completely annihilated by Tubo, and he was directly demoted to the common people. I don't believe how many people are killed now. Li Yuanfang, even the country is dead!"

Wu Sansi actually didn't think that Tubo would perish, but he still said: "If Tubo is defeated and begs for mercy from the Tang Dynasty, we will also be sent back to the Tang Dynasty if we take refuge in the past. Clans are rewarded, no matter how much she cares about us, she will always hire people..."

Wu's disciples tried to persuade him again and again, but Wu Sansi just shook his head.

In addition to the superficial reasons, the most important thing is that he is now Duke Zhou, a first-rank Duke who is waiting to die, and can still receive many sheep every month. Why should he take risks with this group of people?
Anyway, this trip must bear in mind the lessons learned by Wu Minzhi and Wu Chengsi, no matter what others do, he will not participate.

After half an hour.

The disciples of the Wu clan who failed in persuasion went out one after another, but they did not separate, but instead changed places to conspire.

Wu Yanji was the first to speak: "Wu Sansi also only cares about himself, and doesn't care about the life and death of our Wu family at all. Just like that poisonous woman, there is no family affection at all!"

As the eldest son of Wu Chengsi, he was supposed to inherit the position of Duke Zhou, but was assigned to Wu Sansi by Empress Wu, which made him extremely dissatisfied: "Our elders were killed by poisonous women back then, she She also dispatched us to Lingnan, causing us to become what we are now, if she doesn't give us a good life, she will never even think about being a queen mother!"

This remark aroused the approval of a group of Wu's sons, and another group that was calmer was led by Wu Youji: "The Tubo side also said that there must be Zhou Guogong before they can send elites to respond, we must convince him. "

Wu Yanji's face was distorted, and he sneered and made a final decision: "Isn't that easy to do? Just take Wu Sansi away one night. Since the same surname is Wu, we must live together, and we must die together!"

　Thanks to the book friend "Little husband_I want to come in" for the rewards, and to the book friend "Feng Yu Wu Fei", "Unbelievable Boiled Water", "Tianjing Huntian Baojian", "The Earth is too difficult to mix" for the rewards.

　　
　
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