Tibet

Chapter 465 Debriefing

At this time, a guard shouted, "The emperor is here!"

Everyone fell silent, and a dozen court ladies and eunuchs surrounded the emperor Li Longji and walked into the side hall.

Everyone bowed together and saluted, "See Your Majesty!"

Li Longji smiled and waved his hands, "Everyone, please sit down!"

Li Longji sat down in front of his case, saw the lapis lazuli on the case at a glance, picked it up, looked at it, and said with a smile: "This is a good thing!"

Gao Lishi hurried forward and said: "This is a souvenir from Governor Li for everyone, and His Majesty also has a copy."

Li Longji saw that all the prime ministers had one on the table, which was slightly smaller than his own, so he nodded, "Captain Li is interested!"

Everyone sat in awe, and Li Ye sat on the other side of the answering table. Li Longji said slowly: "Today is the duty report of Governor Li in Hezhong. I have asked the Ministry of War to copy the written report to everyone. If you have any questions, you can speak freely."

Everyone looked at Yang Guozhong. He was the Right Prime Minister. The first question should be asked by him. Yang Guozhong coughed dryly and said: "I want to know how many trophies were captured in total by Governor Li. The report only mentioned trophies. How many, what does this mean?"

Although everyone wants to know this question, it is a bit inappropriate for Yang Guozhong to ask it like this.

Li Longji frowned slightly, but he did not interrupt Yang Guozhong's question.

Li Ye said calmly: "Because the trophies are different, including money, food, population, land, etc., they cannot be counted uniformly, and can only be expressed by a number."

"Just talk about money! How much is it?"

"About 200 million gold coins, and a lot of other items."

Yang Guozhong asked again: "How much will Dudu Li plan to hand over to the court?"

Li Ye said lightly: "Of course, I brought back 100 camels and a large amount of supplies this time, including tinware, silverware, precious stones, carpets, rugs, spices, medicinal materials, sheepskins, and even [-] camels. It is a material for the imperial court, if it is sold off, there will be about [-] million guan.”

Yang Guozhong wanted to ask about Qian Cai again, but he suddenly saw the emperor's stern eyes and immediately changed his words as he spoke, "Captain Li, who does Ju Zhan Ti belong to now?"

Li Ye said calmly: "Juzhanti was originally Dongcao's land. Because of its important location, it has been invaded many times and its population has almost disappeared. It is Ning Yuan Country."

"Why not belong to the Tang Dynasty?"

"Yang Xiangguo, strategic location is important, not land and population. There is too much land in the river, and there is no one living for thousands of miles, and the remaining population is old, weak, women and children, which is huge. Even the Sogdians were unwilling to take this burden, and they directly agreed to give it to Bahanna, but we have garrisoned 2000 troops in Juzhan, and this strategic position actually belongs to us.”

At this time, Wei Jiansu asked: "Why did Governor Li launch the Juzhanti War?"

Li Ye nodded, "Wei Xiangguo's question is a good one, and this is something I intend to explain in detail to Your Majesty and fellow Xiangguos."

Li Ye took out a simple map of Hezhong and Tochar and asked the eunuch to hang it up. His map was darker and everyone could see it clearly. "This is Rehai and Suiye!" Li Ye pointed at the map.

"Going directly south from here to Tochara, you will have to cross hundreds of snow-capped mountains. You cannot ride a horse, so you can only walk. People cannot breathe on the snow-capped mountains. It is difficult to go over mountains and ridges. It will take at least a year to reach Tochara. If there is not sufficient logistical support, all my troops will inevitably die on the way, so is there any way to go to Tocharo? The answer is yes!"

Li Ye pointed at Juzhanti, "Juzhanti is a huge gap, and it is also the only way to enter the river in the Tocharian area. After passing through Juzhanti, you can go south on horseback and walk along the Yaoshashui River Valley. After 25 days You will be able to reach Humi City, walk eastward for three days to reach Shiguo, and then walk for three days to reach Xiaobolu. It can be seen from this that Juzhanti is the strategic starting point for our Hezhong Army to control Tocharo, and its strategic position is very important. Very important.

Before that, Juzhanti was occupied by the remnants of the Great Food Eastern Army. The leader is Hamir Bart. Seizing the strategic position, or eradicating this poisonous snake, it is imperative for the Tang army to attack and fight. "

Wei Jiansu nodded, "Director Li explained it very thoroughly, and I completely understood it."

At this time, Li Longji said to Li Ye: "I am very concerned about the influence of the Tubo army on Tocharo. Let Dudu Li explain it together!"

The Son of Heaven has changed the subject, no longer mentioning Juzhanti, the battle of Juzhanti is over.

Li Ye said slowly to everyone: "After decades of tug-of-war with the Tang army, it is impossible for Tubo to make a breakthrough from Longyou and Hexi, so their goal can only be changed to Anxi and Beiting, directly from the Tubo plateau. It is impossible to go to Anxi, because the vast Kunlun Mountains block it. The only way is to go northwest along the Xindu River Valley, reach the Big and Small Bolu Kingdoms, and then go roundabout to the Bomi River Valley, or walk and drink Pantuo. Shule town can be reached by any road.

Especially the Bomit River Valley, also called the Wakhan Corridor, is the southern route of the Silk Road. It has abundant water sources along the way. As long as there is sufficient food supply, the Tibetan army can easily enter Anxi.

In the Battle of Xiaobolu in the sixth year of Tianbao, we occupied Xiaobolu and the north bank of the Poyi River, cutting off the Tibetan army's route to drink Pantuo. However, the Dabolu and the south bank of the Poyi River were still in the hands of the Tubo people. There are about 3 troops garrisoned, which is the biggest threat to Anxi. "

Li Longji waved his hand and interrupted Li Ye's words, "What was the previous battle of Shiguo?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the battle of the Shiguo Kingdom was actually a battle to relieve the siege, or to defend Xiaobolu. Just now, I also said that the south bank of the Poyi River is in the hands of the Tubo people. Going westward on the south bank, they took control of the Shiguo, and Xiao Bolu's food mainly came from Tocharo, which was equivalent to cutting off Xiao Bolu's food road, so even though it was already autumn, he still forced to send troops, otherwise Xiao Bolu would Neither the common people nor the defenders can survive the winter."

Li Longji nodded, "I understand, Governor Li continues to talk about Tocharo."

Li Ye pointed to the Bomi River Valley Tunnel on the map and said: "After the Tang army cut off the Hepantuo channel, Tubo will attack Anxi, leaving only the Bomi River Road. In this way, the Tubo army will inevitably enter Tocharo and detour from Tocharo In Bomichuan, the Tubo army is facing a serious problem no matter in Dabolu or in Qishiguo, that is, the shortage of food. To solve the food problem, there is only one way to control Tocharia.

Once the Tibetan army takes control of Tochara and solves the problem of food shortage, the Tibetan army will probably increase its troops to [-]. They will not only control Tochara and capture Anxi, but also go north to attack Hezhong. The situation is very serious. "

Li Longji frowned, "Have the Tibetan army already advanced westward?"

"Reporting to your majesty, I received news before I set off from my humble post. The Tibetan army has conducted several small-scale battles with the Tocharian coalition forces. They all ended in the failure of the Tocharian coalition forces. The combat effectiveness of the Tocharian coalition forces was too weak. The Battle of Talas At that time, they could only be used as logistics transportation, and five people on the battlefield could not defeat one Tang army."

Li Longji nodded slowly, "So we must capture Dabolu and completely destroy the foundation of the Tibetan army in the northwest to ensure that Anxi is safe."

Li Ye nodded, "Your Majesty is absolutely right. This is actually a continuation of the Battle of Xiaobolu in the sixth year of Tianbao. But frankly speaking, the 1 Tang troops in the river alone cannot defeat the [-] Tubo troops in Dabolu." military."

Li Longji nodded, and said to everyone: "Do you have any questions, Xiangguo? If you don't ask, today's work report will come to an end!"

(End of this chapter)