Tibet

Li Ye stood alone in front of the sand table and meditated. From the point of view of the Tubo soldiers, the Tubo people did not know that he was coming, which created an opportunity for him to defeat them one by one.

But this opportunity only exists once. As long as you mobilize your own troops, the Tibetan army will react immediately and deploy heavy troops to deal with it.

How should we fight this battle? From which direction can we break through? Only in this way can we find strategic opportunities that can affect the whole body.

At this time, Xin Yunjing hurriedly walked in with his cousin Xin Changwu. Xin Yunjing's eyes were red and his face was full of grief and anger. His second uncle Xin Ran died under the Tubo butcher's knife, and his eldest cousin was also beheaded, which made him furious. .

Xin Yunjing introduced to Li Ye, "Your Highness, this is my cousin Xin Changwu. He was originally a general of Wang Sili and was appointed as a school lieutenant. The Tang army was defeated miserably at Tongguan. He and more than 20 of his men grabbed a ship and survived by luck. Huang He then returned to his hometown.

Xin Changwu knelt down on one knee and saluted, "Xin Changwu, a humble official, comes to see His Highness King Qi!"

"Please get up quickly!"

Li Ye helped Xin Changwu up, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He was tall enough to be compared with Black Spear, with long hands and feet, and a strong physique. This was another natural Mo Dao general.

"How is General Xin's martial arts?"

"In this humble position, I am good at using two hammers. The hammer weighs sixty kilograms!"

In front of Li Ye, he didn't dare to brag and said that he used a hundred catty hammer.

"Can you use Mo Dao?"

Xin Changwu was stunned for a moment. He was a double-hammer general, and his weapon changed from extremely short to extremely long. He really didn't know.

He shook his head quickly, "I don't know about this humble job!"

"Try it later!"

Li Ye asked his soldiers to find Black Spear, then pointed at the sand plate and asked Xin Changwu: "It is said that a large number of Han people were captured and taken to Taozhou. Do you know about this?"

Xin Changwu nodded, "Beizhi knows that there is a large camp in Lintan County, Taozhou, called the Tang Camp, also called the Han Prisoner of War Camp. People captured from various castles are locked up in this camp. Beizhi I heard there are tens of thousands of people.”

"Since there are already tens of thousands of people, why haven't they been transferred yet?"

"They should be the Han people who are waiting for the last two castles. One is our Tianlang Castle and the other is the Long Castle. Our Tianlang Castle has been attacked and only the Long Castle is left. As long as the Long Castle is broken, everyone will be destroyed. They were transferred to Dafeichuan and worked as slaves for the Tibetan Han people there."

"Where is the Long Castle?"

Li Ye handed the wooden pole to Xin Changwu, pointed to a large mountain in the north of Didao County and said: "This is Kanglang Mountain, about fifty miles away from Didao County. Our Tianlang Castle is in the south of Kanglang Mountain, and the long castle is in Kanglang Mountain. North.”

Li Ye looked at the sand table carefully and it seemed that the Long Castle was closer to Jincheng County.

"If the Tibetan army attacks Changcastle, will they use the army from Didao County or the army from Jincheng County?" Li Ye asked again.

"It must be Jincheng County. It has always been the Tibetan army in Jincheng County that attacked Chang Castle, and then the Tibetan army in Didao County attacked Tianlang Castle. This is how they divided their labor."

At this time, Black Spear quickly walked into the battle, bowed and saluted, "See you, Your Highness!"

Li Ye introduced him with a smile: "Let me introduce to you, this young general is General Xin's cousin, Xin Changwu!"

Black Spear looked Xin Changwu up and down, and Black Spear's eyes suddenly lit up. This was the Mo Dao General he was most looking forward to!

The imperial court also gave them 1,500 heavy armored infantry equipment, bringing their Mo Dao Army equipment to 6,500 sets. During the Kaiyuan period when the country was at its strongest, the Tang Dynasty built 12,000 pieces of equipment. They already have more than half of the heavy armored infantry equipment.

But now the heavy armored infantry of the Helong Army is short of people. Each heavy armored infantry must be at least 1.9 meters tall. Southern soldiers are generally not tall enough.

Up to now, the Helong Army's heavy armored infantry still numbered 4,000, and there were still 2,500 sets of equipment whose owners could not be found.

After recruiting 50,000 soldiers in the past few days, Black Spear found 2,500 soldiers and was actively training them, but he still lacked a Mo Dao general. This Xin Changwu was simply an arrangement from God and appeared at the right time.

Li Ye introduced Black Spear to Xin Changwu again, and Xin Changwu immediately understood that this was his immediate boss.

He hurriedly stepped forward to salute, Black Spear patted his arm, and said excitedly: "Come and try the knife with me, I think you can do it!"

Xin Changwu followed Black Spear and left. Xin Yunjing kept smiling and said nothing. This brother of his was very skilled in martial arts and had great strength. He was just a little stupid, so he was nicknamed Tieniu. After all, becoming an excellent Mo Dao General is really his destination. He doesn't need to be smart, and it doesn't matter whether you are literate or not. He just needs to be fierce and powerful, which is perfect for his brothers.

"I forgot to ask for your opinion!" Li Ye apologized from the side.

Xin Yunjing smiled and said: "It is his honor to serve His Highness."

Li Ye nodded, pointed at the sand table with a wooden pole and said: "If I send a surprise army to Lintan County in Taozhou, raid the Han prisoner-of-war camp, annihilate all 5,000 Tibetan troops in Taozhou, and rescue the captured Han people, How will Ma Chongying react?"

Xin Yunjing pondered for a while and said: "Ma Chongying must suspect that he is sending troops to take risks in order to save the tribesmen in Tianlang Fort because of his humble position. He will quickly dispatch Didao and Hezhou's 10,000 Tubo troops to rescue Taozhou!"

Li Ye smiled slightly, "Not only that, if I were Ma Chongying, I would also send 10,000 Tubo troops from Minzhou and Weizhou to counterattack Qinzhou, so that you would lose sight of one thing and the other, and eventually be wiped out by the Tubo army."

Xin Yunjing gave a thumbs up, "Best regards, Your Highness!"

Li Ye nodded, "I am going to make a layout based on this plan and start the first battle with the Tubo army!"

Xin Yunjing immediately clasped his fists and asked for orders: "I am willing to lead the army to Taozhou!"

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "I will give you 15,000 troops. You only need to annihilate the 5,000 enemy troops in Taozhou, rescue the captured Han people, and then withstand the 5,000 Tibetan reinforcements in Hezhou, and then Didao's 5,000 I will arrange for the troops to defeat each of the 5,000 troops from Weizhou and Minzhou!"

Li Ye knew well that the importance of the first battle was related to whether they could stand in the Longxi and Hexi areas in the future.

If the first battle is lost, it will undoubtedly be a major blow to morale, especially the Jingxiang soldiers, who are likely to have their morale shaken and desertion.

Therefore, during this period, Li Ye has been considering the entry point for the first battle. Choosing to raid the Han prisoner-of-war camp in Lintan County, Taozhou is undoubtedly the best entry point. On the one hand, it can boost his prestige in Longyou and win the battle. The people and soldiers of Longyou recognized it.

On the other hand, it can also have a strategic effect of affecting the whole body. If something happens to Taozhou, the entire Longyou will be mobilized.

There is a key point here, that is, will the other party follow Li Ye's idea and the Tubo army in Weizhou and Minzhou will not save Taozhou and counterattack Qinzhou?

If an ordinary Tubo was the commander-in-chief, Li Ye might be a little hesitant, but since the opponent's commander-in-chief was the famous Ma Chongying, Li Ye dared to make this bet.

Ma Chongying could not have known that a counterattack on Qinzhou would capture millions of Han people. At the same time, he would mobilize the Tibetan troops from Didao County in Lanzhou and Hezhou to support Taozhou, causing the Tang army to lose his wife and troops.

Of course, the premise of all this inference is that Ma Chongying did not know that Li Ye's 80,000-strong army came from Hanzhong.

Judging from the current situation, Ma Chongying should not know that once he knows that the 80,000 Tang troops have arrived, the Tibetan army will definitely change its deployment. This is a big deal.

There is another possibility. Ma Chongying is not in Shanzhou at the moment. The generals below knew about the arrival of the Tang army, but did not have the authority to change their deployment. This possibility exists. As a result, the Tibetan army did not dare to counterattack Qinzhou, but instead fully supported Tao. state.

The way to deal with this possibility is to strengthen intelligence and keep track of the enemy's movements at any time. In this way, whether the enemy is counterattacking Qinzhou or rescuing Taozhou, the Tang army can respond calmly.