Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3107 The day of the expedition
"Your Highness, the auspicious day for the expedition has been chosen, please make a decision, Your Highness."

In Li Chunfeng's hall, he first bowed to Li Chengqian, and then greeted Fang Jun, then took out a piece of rice paper from his bosom and handed it over with both hands.

Li Chengqian took it and watched it carefully.After a long time, he just raised his head, handed the rice paper to Fang Jun, and said, "Duke Yue also took a look, Taishi Ling chose three auspicious days for the expedition, let's choose one together."

Fang Jun took a glance and saw the densely packed writing on the rice paper, writing some technical terms such as "prosperity and death", "good and bad luck", which he didn't understand, so he shook his head and said: "Your Highness can decide Weichen doesn't understand these things, but the sooner the better, the later will change."

Right now, Tuyuhun is probably undergoing the final transfer of power. Fushun is old, and Nuohebo has not yet taken over the position of Khan. Therefore, the name and righteousness must be determined first, so that Nuohebo can send troops with confidence.

This process will take some time, and Tubo may need to intervene to support Nuohebo, but Datang must take the first step and rush to Hexi to prepare for the garrison.

Otherwise, if Tuyuhun sent troops to Hexi first, it would be very difficult to resist with the current defense force of Hexi, and the whole battle situation would be very passive for Datang.

Li Chengqian nodded, carefully looked at the date on the rice paper, and finally made a decision: "The first day of August, it's not the time, it's advisable to travel and go to work, and it will benefit the swordsmen."

Li Chunfeng, who was on the side, said: "On the day when Venus shines, it belongs to the hexagram of fire, and the west belongs to gold. With fire to overcome gold, we will surely be able to win the battle and wipe out the enemy."

Fang Jun has no objection.

Although he doesn't understand the knowledge of the five elements, stems and branches, and doesn't believe in these illusory things, he can't deny its role. The universe is mysterious and unpredictable, and the art of the five elements, stems and branches has been passed down for thousands of years. reason.

This is not superstition, but blindly believing in science is another form of superstition.

The universe is too vast and boundless, and the rules of its operation are too unpredictable. Who can be sure which method can be closer to the essence of the universe's operation?

What's more, people in this era firmly believe in such theories, but divination is required for all major events. If the weather does not allow it, it will be regarded as unlucky and directly affect the morale of the army.

Li Chengqian said: "Yes."

Then he called in the officials of the secretary supervisor, drafted an imperial edict on the spot, and read it out in the political affairs hall tomorrow.

Li Chunfeng said to Fang Jun: "The weather is unpredictable, good and bad are unpredictable. The Duke of Yue needs to be cautious in this expedition. Swords and guns have no eyes, and blood and fire are ruthless. You should be careful at all times. When you know that you can't do it, you should evacuate and try again." In the counter-offensive, we must not act on our own will, so that we will be deeply trapped in the enemy's formation, and there will be no way to recover."

He had already admired Fang Jun so much, and a book of "Mathematics" shocked him even more, and he believed that Fang Jun was the number one mathematics master in the world, and no one could compare with him throughout the ages.This kind of extraordinary talent, since he should live in the palace, devote himself to his studies, and carry forward the way of arithmetic, how can he personally take the blame and charge into battle?
It's just a waste of money.

However, he also understands Fang Junzhi's temperament, and knows that persuasion will not work, so he can only tell him to be careful, not to be damaged on the battlefield, and become an irreparable loss for the mathematics world.

Fang Jun smiled and said: "Tai Shi Ling, but please rest assured that I never fight uncertain battles. Tuyuhun seems to have a strong army, but it is not impossible for me to win."

Li Chunfeng wondered: "Really?"

He doesn't really believe it. Although he doesn't know anything about military affairs, he has a wide network of contacts. Recently, people from all walks of life have been hearing concerns about the prospect of going out of the town of Hexi. Under the city, so fight to the death.

It is precisely because of this that the image of Fang Jun's "loyalty and bravery" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and everyone in the ruling and opposition parties praises and respects him.On the contrary, Chai Zhewei, who was fearful of the enemy and cowardly, was scolded and insulted by him, thinking that he was "like his father", timid and cowardly, and he was greedy for life and fear of death under the favor of the emperor, and was not worthy of the blood of Li Tang's royal family.

Since Chai Zhewei would rather bear the infamy and cause the prestige to fall to the ground than go to Hexi, it can also be seen that this battle is dangerous, with more losses than victories, and the danger is at stake.

Fang Jun nodded, and his tone was firm: "There is nothing serious or not. This battle can be won without losing. It is nothing more than that."

Li Chunfeng bowed his hands in awe and said, "Since that's the case, the poor Taoist will prepare fine wine in Chang'an, and wait for Erlang to return in triumph. Then he will drink three hundred cups to his heart's content!"

Knowing that you can't do it, but doing it, this is called a hero.

Even though the enemy is powerful, if the entire Tang army is determined to die and is fearless and valiant, how can it be known that the battle of "fight to the last stand and sink the boat" will not repeat itself?

Attacking the crowd with the few, and winning the many with the few, has been staged countless times since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Whether it is said that the generals use their lives or the heavens favor them, it may not be impossible to win a big victory.

Fang Jun felt Li Chunfeng's sincere worry, and his heart was inevitably warm. He laughed and said, "This is what Tai Shi Ling said by himself? Haha, when the time comes, don't use your urine to escape!"

Li Chunfeng looked embarrassed, blushing, and argued: "Erlang's words are wrong. Although the poor can't drink well, his character can't be ruined. At the previous banquet, he was in a hurry to urinate, so he avoided the table to go to the toilet. How could he return?" Afterwards, the banquet has already dispersed, so what can I do?"

I can't help but regret that I didn't fall, I can celebrate it however I want, but why is it the fastest at the moment, and I want to drink three hundred cups with this guy?
Everyone knows that this guy can drink like a sea, and he can't get drunk after a thousand cups.

If it doesn't work, you still have to urinate to save your life. As for the face, let it go...

Hearing about "piss escape", even the heavy-hearted Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Taishi, if you don't have enough alcohol at that time, you don't need to urinate to escape, I will just hold a few drinks for you!"

Li Chunfeng smiled wryly and said: "Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty, I made a slip of the tongue for a while, which led to a big mistake. The Duke of Yue drank like a sea, and I am really humiliating myself."

Fang Jun smiled, but his mood was not relaxed.

Tuyuhun's rebellion must have been planned for a long time. If there is no war, it will be over.If he was facing an infantry that was several times his size, Fang Jun didn't need it at all. He boasted that he could easily defeat him with the right guard, but if tens of thousands of cavalry charged all over the mountains and plains, could the firearms be able to withstand it?

This is really heartbreaking.

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Back at the Youtunwei barracks, Fang Jun called Pei Xingjian, Gao Kan, and Cheng Wuting to the big tent, and ordered someone to bring the sand table in Hexi, and compared the map on the wall to discuss the strategy against the enemy.

The Hexi Corridor is the main road connecting the east and the west. It is named because of the narrow and long area between two mountains.In the south is the Qilian Mountains, which stretch for thousands of miles, in the north is Heli Mountains, which blocks the cold wind in the north of the Great Wall, and in the east, Wushaoling is regarded as the boundary between the Hexi Corridor and Guanlong. From Wushaoling to the west, it is the Hexi Corridor.

The snow on the top of Qilian Mountain melted and gathered into countless rivers, which flowed southward along the hillside into the Hexi counties, giving birth to this land with rich water and grass.

From the map, the Qilian Mountains seem to be just a ridge shielding the north and the south, but Fang Jun knows that the Qilian Mountains are majestic and majestic, with mountains and ridges, thousands of ravines, majestic, and snow-capped mountains, but the width reaches [-] kilometers above the large mountains.

It is also because of the vertical and horizontal ravines in Qilian Mountains that divide the mountain into fragments and precipitously, there are several mountain passes that can connect the north and the south.However, once Tuyuhun rebelled and the cavalry invaded the counties in the west of Hexi, they would definitely do their best. It would not be easy for tens of thousands of fine cavalry to cross the Qilian Mountains.

Therefore, the only mountain pass that can pass through Tuyuhun is Dadouba Valley located in the middle of Qilian Mountains.

This place has always been an important traffic route for the Xiongnu, Turks, Qiang, and even Tubo in the west to communicate and trade with each other. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang in the four prefectures of Hexi, Dadou Bagu is located near Zhangye. If the enemy troops come out from here, they can go straight to the city of Zhangye, and then divide their troops from east to west, and sweep the entire Hexi within ten days.

On the sand table, Fang Jun planted a small red flag at the position of Dadou Bagu, drank a sip of tea, and asked: "The enemy army is powerful, we can only take a defensive position and avoid fighting with it, everyone may wish to talk about it." , where should be set as the main defensive pass?"

There is a disparity in the strength of the enemy and the enemy, and the enemy is a highly mobile cavalry. Resisting the enemy in the field is the next best strategy. We can only stick to the battlefield and resist with firearms, so as to wear down the enemy's energy and make it difficult to achieve strategic goals. Then choose an opportunity to fight back.

(End of this chapter)