People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1232 Autumn Harvest Strategy

Tanggula Mountain.

The majestic snow peak of Gradandong stands aside.

Li Xuan, dressed in black clothes and armor, stood at the top of the city and looked to the south.

With black teeth, Li Duozuo and Li Xuan followed behind, standing silently with solemn expressions.

Follow Li Xuan's gaze and look to the south.

White clouds and blue sky.

But even the two of them could see that there were countless murderous auras under the blue sky.

In the four checkpoints to the south, the Tubo people gathered tens of thousands of people to prepare for Li Xuan's surprise attack.

Even though Li Xuan and the others had captured the Geerdan East Pass at their feet, it was not that easy to break through and enter the Tubo territory, and it would also require a bloody fight.

Li Xuan's expression became invisibly awe-inspiring.

After all, Tubo is a country, a country with a huge territory. It is not that easy to eat just 30,000 people.

Even if the Su Pi and Yangtong cavalry at the back are transferred, there is still a long way to go.

Moreover, these people were originally subordinates of the Tubo people. After entering Tubo territory, Li Xuan didn't know how they would react.

It is unknown whether anyone will be instigated by the Tubo people to rebel.

Even if Qinling is defeated this time, it will definitely not give up and will definitely fight back.

So, what method will he think of to fight back?

……

Waves of noisy sounds came from below, and teams of soldiers were patrolling back and forth in the city.

The entire city gate was completely new, and even the city gates that had been damaged during the fighting were replaced with new ones.

In just a few days, the originally bloody city had become fresh and livable.

At this moment, a rush of footsteps came from downstairs.

Immediately, Yang Zhirou walked up to the tower, raised her hands to Li Xuan and said, "Commander, the Queen of Qamdo wants to see you."

"What's the matter?" Li Xuan raised her head slightly and looked at Yang Zhirou with squinted eyes.

"I heard about the great victory on the front line and came to work for the army. There is also something about Su Pi's "Complaint to Tubo"." Yang Zhirou bowed and said, "Last year, the commander asked Yangtong and Queen Su Pi to each write an essay. A copy of the memorandum is waiting to be sent to Qamdo. Now Yangtong has already arrived, and Queen Subi has just arrived."

"Oh, that's it." Li Xuan came over with a bright look, her eyes sharpened immediately, she nodded and said, "Tell her that I will go to Tanggula Town to meet her."

"Here!" Yang Zhirou immediately handed over his hands, then turned and left.

Li Xuan turned around, and Li Duozuo, who had a strange expression on his face, immediately became serious.

Li Xuan immediately understood what Li Duozuo was thinking, glanced at him angrily, and asked: "Last autumn, I ordered the army sergeants to choose sheep to share with Su Pi's unmarried and widowed women. Getting married, how are things going?"

Li Duozuo hesitated for a moment, and then he raised his hand and said, "Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, everything was going well originally, but when it came time to get married, I discovered that Su Pi had a special custom, asking women to give men gifts..."

"Huh?" Li Xuan immediately looked at Li Duozuo in surprise.

Li Duozuo smiled bitterly and said: "After the official and the brothers got to know each other, they found out that Su Pi once had a country called Daughter's Country. The customs here are unique. For example, women can beat their husbands at will, but the husband cannot resist. In addition, there are Many brothers cannot accept that children take their mother's surname."

"The Kingdom of Women." Li Xuan couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Daughter's country, daughter's country.

Although women are not in charge here as in the legend, the queen is still the head of the country.

Even a few decades ago, women ruled the country.

The country was destroyed that year because of the dispute between the big and small queens.

Although Tibet has ruled for decades, customs have not changed much.

Not to mention, now that Li Xuan has welcomed Queen Subi back, many old customs have also returned.

"According to the news, Lun Qinling has returned to Luosuo." Li Xuan turned and looked into the distance and said softly: "A hundred miles away, once we break through Anduo, we can enter Tubo and tell the brothers below that, Once Amdo is broken through, it will be inevitable for the young women in Tubo to lose their husbands, and then they can marry the women they like."

Hei Te Changzhi and Li Duozuo couldn't help but look at each other.

Next, they will inevitably have to fight with the Tubo people.

Especially after breaking through Tanggula Mountain and entering Tubo territory.

Young and strong Tibetan men have already joined the army. When the time comes to fight against the Tang Dynasty, there will definitely be countless casualties.

When they die, their wives naturally become widows.

Hei Te Changzhi and Li Duozuo's thoughts became a little weird at this moment.

"We will guard the border for as little as three to five years, or as long as ten or twenty years. It is not an exaggeration to marry locally and leave a bloodline." After a slight pause, Li Xuan continued: "Besides, doing so will be conducive to the stability of Tubo. , tell brothers to be patient."

"Here!" Hei Te Changzhi and Li Duozuo raised their hands at the same time, with inexplicable excitement shining in their eyes.

Li Xuan looked at the Lagdandong Peak in the distance, where there were still snow-capped mountains.

"Recently, the Tubo people have been harassing us and other construction works much less." Li Xuan turned to look at the Tubo checkpoint in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "Tell brothers, don't slack off, take advantage of this period, hurry up Once the repairs are successful, we can invade Tubo at the minimum cost."

"Here!" Hei Te Changzhi and Li Duozuo handed over their hands at the same time.

"In addition, all the troops will go to Tanggula Town to rest according to their turns. Those who leave their posts before the scheduled time will be severely punished." "Here!" Hei Te Changzhi and Li Duozuo looked strange again, and Li Xuan just pretended not to see them. .

"And..." Just as Li Xuan was about to speak, footsteps sounded again under the city.

Li Xuan looked down in surprise.

Xiao Siye walked up quickly.

Hei Te Changzhi and Li Duozuo turned around and handed over their hands with solemn expressions.

Xiao Siye nodded, walked quickly to Li Xuan, handed over the official document: "Commander, urgent report from Chang'an."

Li Xuan nodded slightly, took the official document and opened it.

Immediately, Li Xuan couldn't help but laugh: "The great victory in the grassland. The Duke of Wenxi County defeated 100,000 enemies in Heishan and beheaded 30,000 people. It seems that the problem of the grassland has been initially solved."

"Commander, this official document should not be made public." Xiao Siye advised with a cautious expression.

Li Xuan nodded slowly, then handed the official document back and said, "Pack it up."

"Yes!" Xiao Siye took the official document and put it back.

Now in front of the Luoche Taoist army, there are still five thousand Turkic cavalry serving under Li Xuan.

Although they come from a tribe close to the Tang Dynasty, if one thing really harms its own kind, if anyone really has any thoughts.

A crossbow arrow can kill Li Xuan.

Li Xuan calmed down, looked at everyone and said: "No matter what the other Turks or the DPRK, our goal is still the Tibet on the opposite side. I have a feeling that using the flood discharge to mobilize the naval army to attack the city, I'm afraid It has been seen through by many people. I guess I have made corresponding preparations now. If I am careless..."

Black Teeth Changzhi, Li Duozuo, and Xiao Siye all looked stern at the same time.

At first, Li Xuan said that they would use water storage to attack the city gate, but when the city began to build wooden boats, they knew that things were not that simple.

What Li Xuan really wanted to do was to use his wooden boats and sailors to attack the city gate.

To the point of being caught off guard and then directly breaking through.

"It's a pity that the waiting time is too long." Hei Te Changzhi looked solemn, how could he not see through the advantages and disadvantages of this.

The advantage is that once successful, you can immediately save a lot of troops and defeat your opponent by surprise.

The disadvantage is that the preparation time is too long, and many people can guess the methods Li Xuan uses.

Especially regarding Qin Ling, how could he not have a long memory after suffering so much at Li Xuan's hands.

But if they are not prepared in this way and attack the city gate now, they will definitely suffer heavy losses compared with Tibet, which has abundant troops.

"Actually, many people have now seen the shortcomings of my waiting." Li Xuan turned to look in the direction of Chang'an and said softly: "Even now, the number of soldiers who can adapt to the plateau obstacles is still small. Originally, there were some soldiers who could adapt to the plateau obstacles last year. However, as soon as the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks started, the additional troops were immediately cut off."

"I'm afraid there is no way around this." Xiao Siye also looked helpless and said: "The Eastern Turks are in Ganliang, Shasu, Longyou, northern Shaanxi, Bingzhou and Hebei. Our main troops also come from this."

"So I want to recruit troops from the south of the Yangtze River and transport these people to Tanggula Mountain. After all, we need sailors." Li Xuan mentioned the word sailors again.

The sailors are the core of Li Xuan's solution to the Tubo war.

Although they are said to be stronger than Tubo in terms of combat power, Tubo is not easy. When the country is destroyed, it is easy to mobilize an army of 100,000.

This is the result of Li Xuan and others using various means to sow discord.

If it were a head-on fight, even if Li Xuan's more logical soldiers could capture Tubo, they would probably suffer heavy casualties in the end.

"It can be considered that there are several large rivers in Tubo, and there is even a Nu River that leads directly to the middle of Shu. If the Tubo people can be divided by naval forces, then they can be divided and annihilated." Xiao Siye nodded in agreement, and even saw through Li Xuan's plan at a glance.

"Now please go back to the Duke and write a memorial and send it back to Chang'an." After Li Xuan finished speaking, he turned around and walked down the city.

"Here!" Xiao Siye followed Li Xuan and accepted the promise.

"In addition." Li Xuan looked back and said: "Lun Qinling must have seen through this water attack method by this commander, but the means to deal with the water attack method are nothing more than iron ropes, hidden stakes, rockets, etc. Wei Shaofu asked him to create corresponding equipment to defeat the enemy."

Li Xuan had to be thankful that the emperor sent Wei Hongji to his side, which saved him a lot of energy.

"Subordinates obey orders."

"Send out scouts and carefully watch every move in the cities opposite." Li Xuan's face turned cold and he said with a sneer: "Although Lun Qinling has returned to Luosuo, who knows when he will come back. This person cannot be careless at all. "

"Yes!" Xiao Siye, Li Duozuo, and Hei Teochang looked awe-inspiring at the same time.

They have all fought against Lun Qinling, and they all know how difficult Lun Qinling is.

The reason why the current situation is like this is because the terrain of Tanggula Mountain makes it difficult for both sides to perform.

This is also the reason why Li Xuan wants to maintain his position in Tanggula Mountain.

He is trying his best to reduce the advantage to Lun Qinling.

"There is also the matter of logistics and food routes. Even if we have not entered Tubo yet, we must be prepared to clear the Qinling Mountains." Li Xuan's face was solemn.

Hei Te Changzhi stopped immediately and looked at Li Xuan in disbelief: "Commander, are you waiting for the autumn harvest in Tubo?"

Xiao Siye and Li Duozuo immediately looked at Li Xuan in horror.

(End of this chapter)