bastard seizes tang

Chapter 869
Emperor Li Ke of the Tang Dynasty was assassinated in Liangzhou, and in a fit of rage he decided to march westward. The news exploded in the northwest like a thunderbolt, and spread across the sea in a short while. .

And following Li Ke's order to drive westward, not only the people of the world were mobilized, but also the famous generals and millions of soldiers and civilians of Datang and Tubo. some come.

The core ruling power of Tubo is in the south of the plateau. There are four Ru in total, namely Wu Ru, Yue Ru, Ye Ru, and Ru La, and Li Ke's four-way army is also rushing here.

On the North Road, Pei Xingjian, the former governor of Liangzhou, temporarily led the marching commander of Baihai Road. He led [-] soldiers from Liang, Lan, and Shanzhou. It is intended to break through the leaves of the northwest barrier;

On the east road, with Li Daozong, the governor of Yizhou, as the general manager of the Domitao march, he took the entire Shu region and surrounding counties and counties with [-] frontier troops, left Weizhou, crossed the Western Mountains, attacked Luo Suochuan, and took Pibo, the former capital of Tubo, from the east. The location of the city is as follows;

On the west road, Ren Yaxiang, the governor of Yaochi, was the general manager of the Yang Tongdao march. He led the Northwest Frontier Army and the Turkic Army [-]. They passed Qiemo City and headed southwest, via Khotan. They cooperated with disrupting the situation in Xiangxiong in the west, with the intention of breaking the border. Rula in the southwest;

The Chinese army, led by the great general Su Dingfang, and Li Ke, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, personally sat in the town and led an army of 30 troops from the western capital, via Subi, and with the cooperation of the other four armies, went straight to the confidant of Tubo, and went straight to the capital Luoxie City. Where Wu Ru left.

In addition, in addition to these four roads, in addition to Siru, Li Ke also issued a decree in the name of Tian Khan according to Wang Xuance's words, to restore the country for Supi, Xiangxiong, and Nibala, and increase the prefectures of the Tang Dynasty. Wang Jue, led them to rise up against the Tubo soldiers stationed in the territory;
At the same time, in Tubo, Li Ke also arbitrarily pardoned the old aristocratic families in Niangbo, Dabo, Gongbu and other places who were convicted by the former Tubo Zanpu Qizong Nongzan, and even conferred the title of county duke and marquis to encourage them Raised troops against Tubo Zanpu and regained power.

Now that the Great Tang army is pressing down on the border, the middle school is already in a state of turmoil and panic. In addition, when the resolute and vigorous Abandoned Emperor Nongzan flattened the plateau, he did not do little to kill and forged a lot of blood feuds.

Li Ke issued several imperial edicts to attack the interior from the outside. Soon, except for the land of Wuru where Luoxi Wangji was located, the other three, especially the most powerful old aristocratic Yueru, had already started wars everywhere. Logic's control over Siru is getting worse than before.

Just when wars were raging on the plateau and flowers were blooming everywhere, the main force of the 30 army led by Su Dingfang finally arrived in the western capital, and joined forces with Li Ke's Beiya imperial army.

"The last general, Su Dingfang, pays homage to Your Majesty." Su Dingfang bowed in front of Li Ke in the imperial tent of the Western Capital City.

Li Ke helped Su Dingfang up, and said with a smile, "After waiting for nearly a month, my commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition has finally arrived."

Su Dingfang got up and said: "Chang'an is thousands of miles away from the western capital, it took a long time, the end will be late, I just hope that the important event of His Majesty will not be delayed."

Li Ke shook his head and said: "It's not too late, it's not too late. It's exactly what I mean. It's not easy for my son from Xizheng to travel far. After coming to the capital, we will rest for two days. After two days, the army will leave. We will march slowly and go to the southwest to take troops some cities."

It has not been a year or two since Li Ke was looking forward to the western expedition to Tubo. Su Dingfang originally thought that Li Ke would be impatient to go out after he led the army to the western capital, so in order to prevent the soldiers from being too tired, Su Dingfang deliberately slowed down a little in the past few days. Slowing down the marching speed and allowing the soldiers to rest for a while would make the army too tired, but Su Dingfang did not expect Li Ke to make such an arrangement.

Su Dingfang asked puzzledly: "Soldiers are expensive and fast, isn't Your Majesty in a hurry to lead the army south?"

Li Ke smiled and said: "Of course I am in a hurry. I wish I could go to some cities tomorrow and fight to the death with the Tubo people. But the march is not in a hurry, so let the soldiers rest well first."

Su Dingfang nodded in agreement and said: "Your Majesty is the imperial conquest after all, which is unusual. You should fight steadily and step by step."

Su Dingfang didn't know Li Ke's meaning, and only thought that Li Ke, as the emperor, was inconvenient to visit dangerous places in person, so he acted like this, and he said this in order to act prudently.

But in fact Li Ke didn't mean that. Li Ke said: "I don't just want to be prudent. The three armies fight, and the use of soldiers should be used as a supplement. The reason why I have to march slowly is to take care of the health of the soldiers, and I am worried that they will not adapt to the weather."

In the Western Expedition to Tubo and fighting on the plateau, what Li Ke was worried about was never the Tubo athlete who was rumored to regard death as home, because he had absolute confidence in the combat power of the unparalleled Da Tang Erlang. Li Ke was only worried about the terrain and climate of the plateau.

Because no one knows the horror of the plateau better than Li Ke. Most of the Tang army came from the plains. For the soldiers of the Tang army who were born in the plains, once they really landed on the plateau, let alone fighting, even daily marching would be difficult. There is no good way to put things aside for more than a thousand years, let alone now.

However, if Li Ke went to talk to Su Dingfang about the plateau reaction, Su Dingfang must not understand it. Li Ke thought about it, but said: "Tubo is located on a plateau, and the terrain is several thousand meters higher than the Central Plains. Once the Central Plains people boarded the plateau, the light ones would have difficulty breathing and chest tightness, and the severe ones would be swollen all over the body and even internally bleed, and they might lose their lives."

Li Ke is very concerned about Tubo and has done a lot of research on Tubo. Su Dingfang has no doubts about Li Ke's interpretation of Tubo. , must have been planned long ago."

Li Ke said: "In recent years, I have spent a lot of thought on Tubo, not only to infiltrate the interior of Tubo, but also to find a way to alleviate this disease. I once ordered famous doctors in the court to go to the plateau to find medicine, and it can be regarded as gaining, although I can't This disease can be avoided, but it can also be slightly alleviated. As long as we march slowly and let the soldiers gradually adapt to the plateau climate, those who are fit will enter, and those who are unfit will stay. In the end, maybe more than half of them will be able to follow me all the way to the logical end. Under the city."

When Su Dingfang heard this, he asked in surprise: "If you are so cautious, how many people can go to the logical place?"

Li Ke said: "On the way to the south, there must be people who are unwell on the plateau. These people can no longer forcibly march. If they are mild, they will be cured on the spot. After they recover, they will go south. If it is serious, they will quickly return to the Western Capital City."

Li Ke led an army of 33 troops to the south, and went to get rid of the troops stationed along the way. In Li Ke's vision, there would be at most 20 troops who could follow him all the way to Luoxie City. It is also enough.

Of course, this is a better situation, even if it is the worst situation, there are only [-] troops. With Li Ke's current arrangement for Tubo, Tubo is already surrounded by enemies. If he holds the Beiya Imperial Army in his hand, he is still sure of defeating Tubo.

Li Ke took a breath, looked at the surprise on Su Dingfang's face, patted Su Dingfang's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Dingfang, the last time our monarchs and ministers fought together in armor was when Xue Yantuo was destroyed. Xue Yantuo, the king of the state, pacified the northern land and became famous all over the world. Now that we have a war, we should also work together to stabilize the plateau!"

(End of this chapter)