Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 173 National War!

Cao Lingzhong said: "This battle only needs to make the Uighurs return without success, then the 6000 people can play a great role."

Now Shang Bo understood why Cao Lingzhong only brought the Tianshan Army of [-] light cavalry into battle.

The goal of Cao Lingzhong's battle was not to defeat the army led by the [-] Uyghur Khan head-on, but to make the Uyghur Khan's Western Expedition fail!

If it was just to disturb the Yellow Uyghur Khan's Western Expedition, then there are many ways to do it. Shang Bo immediately said: "The chief guard is going to cut off the food supply of the Uyghurs!?"

Cao Lingzhong glanced at Shangbo and said, "King Jianning's subordinates are not all idiots."

After saying this, Cao Lingzhong immediately put on his armor, strode out of the lobby of the Protectorate's Mansion, turned over and rode on a pure-blooded Dawan horse, surrounded by Cao Lingzhong's personal guards.

After putting on the helmet, Cao Lingzhong grabbed his whip and said, "Shang Sima, if we die in battle, please tell King Jianning that there must be no unified country in Mobei."

"Since the Qin Han and the Huns, there have been Rous first and then Turks. Those who can unify Mobei have become my confidantes in the Central Plains. Now the Uyghurs also have the tendency to unify Mobei. As long as I Cao Lingzhong is still alive, I cannot let the Uyghurs complete the unification. Mobei's foundation!"

"Since the establishment of the entire Beiting Protectorate Mansion, it has implemented the national policy of dividing Mobei. If I can't return this time, I beg King Jianning to persevere!"

After saying this, Cao Lingzhong whipped the Dawan horse under his crotch with a whip, and galloped towards the barracks.

At this time, on the Mobei Grassland, a huge army was advancing. This was the largest military operation since the Uighurs raised troops to destroy the Turks.

The Uighurs were originally a tribe that made iron for the Turkic people, and they were regarded as Turkic vassals.

After the division and suppression of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Turkic people who once flourished in the Southern and Northern Dynasties were divided into two groups, the Eastern and the Eastern Turks.

The active attacks on the Turks in the Sui and Tang dynasties greatly weakened the strength of the Turks.

The East and West Turks perished one after another, but the Mobei Grassland was really not suitable for farming and could not be turned into a county commander. After the East and West Turks perished, the Later Turks rose again, reoccupied the Mobei Grassland, and continued to invade the northern frontier of the Tang Dynasty.

In the year of Xuanzong, Wang Zhongsi, Shuofang Jiedu envoy, united with Uighur, Khitan and Xiren, and once again destroyed the Later Turks.

Later, the Turkic Khan brought the Ketunhe tribe to attach to the Tang Dynasty, and the Turkic state was subjugated from then on.

But the Tang Dynasty was still unable to control the Mobei grassland, and the Uighurs replaced the Turks and became the overlord of the Mobei grassland.

Now that the Uyghurs have recovered all the territories of the post-Turks, if they are allowed to annex the Geluolu and Xiagas tribes, it will be the same as the territory of the Turkic Empire when it was most powerful.

If the Uighurs return to the territory of the Eastern and Western Turks, they will inevitably develop further westward, that is, to compete for the territory of Longyou in the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, although Cao Lingzhong, a general of the Tang Dynasty, hadn't learned much about geopolitics, he also understood that the Uighurs could not be allowed to unify the Mobei grassland.

The news that Cao Lingzhong wanted to use 6000 Tianshan cavalry, disguised as Miaogas, to raid the food road of the Uighur Khan's expeditionary army, quickly spread on the player forum.

At this time, the Uighur war against Ge Luolu came into the player's field of vision.

This is the first time that players have experienced a country-destroying war, and players once again have a new understanding of the freedom of the game.

In fact, many players who study history already know about the war of annihilating the country that is taking place on the Mobei Grassland.

However, the players all thought that this war, just like the upcoming war in Xiangzhou, was just the background of the game.

But unexpectedly, Shangbo actually triggered the mission chain of this war!
Immediately afterwards, Jianning King Li Yan called all the players who served in the Bafu, plus the players who served in the Moli Doulu Army, and held a meeting.

Naturally, the meeting was to discuss the Uighur war against Ge Luolu, and whether the Tyrant Mansion should send troops to help Beiting.

The forum immediately became popular, and the players shouted one after another, "Dog planner, you don't play cards according to common sense!"

How can a "game" release such a big battle within a few months of its server opening!

For a war of extermination of 10 people, of course, the number of people in ancient wars was full of water. Speaking of 10 people, it is not bad to estimate that 2 people actually fought.

But this is also a battle to destroy the country!

In the meeting hall of Shazhou Governor's Mansion, Li Yan looked at the players under his command and said, "Today's military meeting is about Beiting Governor's Mansion going north to participate in the Uighur battle to destroy Ge Luolu. What should our Hegemony's position be? Everyone speaks freely."

Cui Tao was the first to stand up and said, "Your Highness, we shouldn't interfere in this matter!"

After Cui Tao finished speaking, all the adventure players glared at him.

This is a plot at the level of annihilation war!It was not easy for Shangbo to discover this task chain, but Cui Tao let the players sit idly by?
If you don't get involved in such a big event, is this still a player?
This is simply losing the face of the fourth natural disaster!

For Cui Tao's cowardly behavior, not only many adventure players glared at each other, but even some official players sneered.

But Cui Tao bit the bullet and said: "Your Highness, it's not that the secret agreement signed by the Bafu and the Uighur prince is so sacred. The treaties between countries are ultimately to be torn up."

"Your Highness just needs to think about the future direction of the Overlord's Mansion! If you are dragged into the quagmire of war by the Uighurs, when will you be able to enter the land of Hexi?"

After saying this, Li Yan was also stunned.

Longyou Dao hangs alone outside the Tang Dynasty, and connects with the Shuofang Hetao area of ​​the Tang Dynasty through the four towns in the Hexi Corridor.

All the players knew that Li Yan could not be a prince in Longyou Road with peace of mind.

If you want to enter the Central Plains, you must open up the Hexi Corridor.

The four towns in the Hexi Corridor, from west to east, are Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye and Wuwei.

Wuwei is where the Hexi Jiedu envoy is stationed. The new Hexi Jiedu envoy is no longer Guo Ziyi who is close to Li Yan, but Fang Guan who has just been dismissed.

Competing for the four Hexi counties and gaining the initiative to enter the Central Plains is a strategic goal recognized by most players.

If it is caught in a long-term war with the Uighurs, it is obviously not conducive to this goal.

Fang Guan has not yet arrived in Wuwei. If Fang Guan really controls the Hexi Corridor, it will be difficult for Li Yan to fight for it.

Cui Tao objected to meddling in the Uyghur war, because he wanted to concentrate his forces on the eastward advance first.

After Cui Tao finished his reasoning, many players fell silent.

Compared with fighting the Uyghurs on the grassland, it seems that marching into the Central Plains is a little more interesting.

Now that there are still so many historical celebrities alive in Datang, all players know that the Anshi Rebellion will last for a few more years, and there are still many battles to be fought.

At this time, they stayed in Longyou to fight the Uyghurs. If the Anshi Rebellion was really put down, would they continue to guard Longyou?
The players hesitated, and so did Li Yan.

Now that they have crossed over, is it possible to shrink in Longyou and become king?

If you don't get involved in the Central Plains war as soon as possible, will you still have a chance after the Central Plains is settled?
Just when Cui Tao was about to persuade Li Yan to remain neutral, a player stood up and said, "Your Highness, these things are actually not that complicated. Fighting on the grasslands is completely different from fighting in the Central Plains."

The player who spoke was named Timur, and he once accompanied Shangbo to Uighur as a guide.

After making meritorious service and returning to Shazhou, Timur chose the mission reward, took a military honorary position as a military cavalry captain, and went to the Moli army.

Timur's parents were envoys abroad, and he grew up in Mongolia when he was a child. He entered the game to be able to lead a cavalry unit to gallop the grassland!
Now Timur knows that his chance has come!
No one present knows how the grassland people fight better than him!
Timur was a little nervous. He cleared his throat and said, "The war between the grassland peoples is completely different from that in the Central Plains."

Everyone looked at him, and Timur became more nervous, but he still said: "In the Central Plains, the most important thing is the city. Occupying the city can control an area, so it is very important to attack the important towns and passes. Whether it is offensive or defensive, it is important." You need to fight with your back against the big city.”

Everyone nodded. Ancient cities were not only economic and cultural centers, but also military centers. The most important military functions of most cities in this era were often built on important geographical nodes.

Timur continued: "The principle of grassland is different. The tribes on the grassland live in grasslands. Apart from the royal court, a tribe doesn't even have a decent city. The way of war is completely different from that in the Central Plains."

"So the most important thing in the war on the grassland is to plunder the enemy's population and livestock. In fact, this so-called war of annihilation is Ge Luolu leading the Uighurs to hunt and hide on the grassland."

Timur's words amused everyone, but after thinking about it carefully, it seems to be true.

With such a large Uighur army, Ge Luolu's Jinshan King is just a hopeless idiot, and he will definitely run away with the king's tent.

The Mobei grassland is so big, the biggest difficulty for the Uighurs in this battle is not fighting, but finding Ge Luolu's main force.

The Uighur Khan led an expedition of tens of thousands of horses, and the number of people eating horse chews every day was an astronomical figure.

If enough people and livestock cannot be plundered from Ge Luolu, then the consumption of this expedition will be enough to bankrupt the Uighur tooth tent.

Seeing that everyone gradually understood what he meant, Timur continued: "Your Highness, I have heard that there is an empire in the west named Ottoman, and there is also a great western country, England."

"The English sent an officer named Lawrence to lead the Ottomans to fight guerrillas on the Arabian Peninsula. They used this set of hide-and-seek tactics to drag the Ottoman expeditionary army to death."

"We don't need to send troops to join the war at all. We just need to send military advisers to play hide-and-seek with the Gelulu and Uyghurs. As long as the Uyghurs have eaten their food, the expedition will naturally come to an end."

"If this is the case, it won't break the agreement between the Overlord and the Uighurs. If the labor force's expedition is fruitless, it will inevitably consume food and grass. When the tea and horses are traded, you can still hoard them and make another fortune!"

(End of this chapter)