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

Chapter 676 The army is mobilized, the war will start

On the eighth day of February, the day before the scientific examination.

afternoon.

A long letter was placed flat on the table, and the sunlight outside the window happened to fall on the letter paper.

Li Xuan looked at the letter with a solemn expression.

Liu Jinyu walked in with the help of the maid Xiaoyun, and walked back to the room carefully wearing a pink chest-length skirt.

Li Xuan got up quickly, and helped Liu Jinyu to sit down on a recliner covered with blankets.

Liu Jinyu moved her body a little to make herself lie down more comfortably, her eyes casually glanced at the long letter, and she asked curiously, "Where did this letter come from?"

Li Xuan picked up the long letter, handed it to Liu Jinyu, and said softly, "The letter is from Hangzhou. It is a letter from Captain Li Yi of Guoyi, who commanded three thousand recruits from Wuyue. The three thousand recruits from Hangzhou have received orders from the Ministry of War." , They, together with the soldiers from Kuaiji Mansion and Xinlin Mansion, and the other [-] recruits, as well as the soldiers withdrawn from Dongdao, set off one after another, joined the soldiers from Henan Road, arrived in Chang'an one after another, and then went to the west line through Chang'an.

Although the tone was light, Li Xuan's expression was serious, the army was mobilized, and a big battle was about to start.

Liu Jinyu glanced at it, nodded, and said, "In two months, all these soldiers will arrive in the Lintao area, and then they will be divided into various armies."

Li Xuan frowned, then sighed and said, "Is it used as a supplementary force?"

Liu Jinyu shrugged and said, "The Zhechong government soldiers on the western front were all transferred from Longyou, Kansai, and Hebei. The troops in Henan and Jiannan are not many. The troops from Jiangnan Road can only be used as supplementary troops. It’s not bad, it’s not bad to not directly let them serve as auxiliary soldiers.”

Soldiers in the north have always been tall and powerful, hardworking and hardworking, and they have always been the first choice for soldiers.

In this Western Expedition, if it wasn't for these years, the Liangjiazi in the north suffered heavy losses and insufficient replenishment, otherwise they would not have recruited southern soldiers easily.

"One hundred thousand army, I don't know how the Ministry of War plans to arrange it." Li Xuan looked disappointed.

"In the land of Tubo, not many soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River can even ride horses. Most of them will use them as infantry... If you want to seize this force, you will be able to do anything when you see it." Liu Jinyu looked up at Li Xuan sighed softly: "Mr. Lang wants to go this time, at most Lintao and Lanzhou, I'm afraid he won't even have the chance to go to Qinghai-Tibet."

Seeing Liu Jinyu's regretful face, but his eyes full of smiles, Li Xuan could only shrug helplessly, not knowing what to say for a while.

Liu Jinyu obviously knew something, but no matter how Li Xuan asked, she didn't say anything.

In the early days, there were still some official documents from the court sent to the palace, but after Dou Xuande was transferred to be the Minister of the Household Department, there were fewer and fewer official documents.

Originally, the Minister of the Household Department was concurrently held by the Right Minister Dai Zhide. Now that Dou Xuande was transferred to be the Minister of the Household Department, Dai Zhide can focus on the official affairs of the Minister of Ministers. The pressure on Liu Rengui has also been relieved a lot. Liu Jinyu is needed here Much less.

"I hope so, there is nothing wrong with Lintao and Lanzhou." Li Xuan smiled lightly and didn't say anything else.

Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan in amazement, but at this moment she looked at Li Xuan in amazement: "Your Majesty, did you notice something wrong?"

Li Xuan shook her head slightly, sat beside Liu Jinyu, hugged her lightly, and said, "Tubo Prime Minister Qin Ling is definitely not a person to be provoked, even if we are fully prepared this time, no one knows What kind of tricks can he use, in this battle, he will either win a big victory or lose a lot, or draw with each other."

"Lang Jun's views are always unexpected." Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan in surprise.

Although it is said that soldiers are fierce and wars are dangerous, Li Xuan's views are different from most people in the court.

The vast majority of people in the court believed that the Great Tang would win this battle.

Having learned the lesson of the defeat of Dafeichuan, the whole army is united and determined to take revenge. Half a mourner, how can there be no reason to win.

Li Xuan smiled lightly, and then said: "In the battle of great powers, we should focus on stability first, and then seek opportunities after stability, but this time, in our war against Tubo, we only have the word stability, but it is difficult to find opportunities. If we succeed in capturing Tubo, we will certainly suffer heavy losses."

Liu Jinyu frowned, looked at Li Xuan and asked, "There is something in Mr. Lang's words!"

"This is what the lady said, it has nothing to do with being a husband." Li Xuan smiled, and then waved her hand directly.

Li Xuan didn't have much expectation for this battle between Tang Dynasty and Tubo, because he didn't have any memory of this battle between Tang Dynasty and Tubo.

Ordinary people have not heard of such a big victory like the Battle of Baijiangkou, but they have come into contact with it occasionally, but this time, it did not make a big splash in history, so this battle, [-]% of it is An unbeaten game.

Really smart people have already thought about how to end the war before the war broke out.

……

If this battle really ended in a draw, Li Xuan would not be dissatisfied, but on the other hand, once an accident is discovered, an opportunity will also appear at the same time.

But the premise is to figure out the layout of Tubo. Li Xuan may not be able to see through some of the layout of Qinling, but people like Pei Xingjian may not be unable to see through.

So we still have to start with Pei Xingjian.

"If Mr. Lang really wants to, then I'm afraid you really have to hold the three thousand recruits in your hands." Liu Jinyu said suddenly, and she also became a little suspicious about the future battle situation.

"Three thousand new recruits are inconspicuous among the [-] army, but it is not so easy to get these three thousand new recruits." Li Xuan couldn't help shaking her head slightly, and then said: "It depends on how the Ministry of War arranges it." of."

"Why don't you ask someone?" Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan with a half-smile.

Li Xuan waved his hand directly, and said: "There are restrictions in the court, and those who spy on military opportunities at will will be killed... However, it is not completely hopeless."

"Oh?" Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan in surprise, then frowned and asked, "Does anyone else know about this?"

"Yes." Li Xuan nodded, and said: "The grain and grass transported by the Ministry of Households and the roads repaired by the Ministry of Industry can all be seen a little bit, but if you want to know more things, maybe you can start from the two people. .”

"Which two people?"

"One is the King of England." Li Xuan recalled that Li Xian had mentioned to him about asking him to take care of Li Xian, and Li Xuan knew that Li Xian might also be on the expedition.

Liu Jinyu nodded solemnly, and then asked, "What about the other person?"

"It's Tubo envoy Zabala." Li Xuan sneered, and said softly, "If we say that the person who knows the most about the mobilization of our army in the court, besides all the officials in the court, the one who knows the most is probably this one. An envoy of the Tubo Kingdom, especially the overall situation."

"It's true to say that, but before, didn't you say that all the eyeliners of the Tubo envoy in Chang'an have been cleared?"

Looking at Liu Jinyu who was full of surprise, Li Xuan shook her head slightly, and said softly: "Those eyeliners that have been removed are all things that we can see. He has always been the only one who knows what is in the hands of the envoy."

After a short pause, Li Xuan said softly: "The close relationship between Tang and Tubo can't be summed up by just a few eyeliners or a king of the East China Sea. The rest, which are unknown, are the real people of Tubo. killer's trump card."

Liu Jinyu frowned suddenly, as if thinking of something: "I see."

……

At dusk, Li Xuan walked peacefully between the pavilions and corridors, Li Bi followed Li Xuan, and said softly: "Reporting to my lord, King Luo Bin, Song Zhiwen, and Yang Jiong, there is nothing unusual these days. .Song Zhiwen has been staying in the Hongwen Museum, Yang Jiong will start to participate in the examination tomorrow, and King Luo Bin will leave Wugong County today and return to Chang'an. According to reports, one of his friends will participate in the scientific examination tomorrow."

Li Xuan's footsteps paused, and then he said: "Decree, take back all our people tonight, from now on, no longer pay attention to King Luo Bin, Song Zhiwen and Yang Jiong."

"Here!" Li Bi didn't ask any reason, and directly agreed.

"In addition, there is also the matter of the Yingxu caravan. The eyeliner of his subordinates has now detected that the inner guard has begun to secretly take over the caravan." Li Bi then mentioned again.

Li Xuan took a deep breath, and then said: "Let Li Mo set off for Lanzhou tomorrow, and find a way to get hold of the shopkeeper and head of the Yingxu caravan in Lanzhou?"

"Don't those bosses care?"

"Don't worry about those people." Li Xuan chuckled, and said: "On the surface, the chief executives of the British government in Lanzhou are the most important, but the so-called importance is just to the British government. People don't use the king at all, but it's not as good as the shopkeepers and chiefs below who are really doing things, control them, and hide them carefully, although the inner guards will not notice them, but there is no big mistake in being careful."

"Here!" Li Bi immediately cupped his hands.

Li Xuan sighed softly. Those people in the inner guard seemed to have a lot of power, and their killings were amazing enough, but they couldn't escape the suspicion of being superior in caravan affairs.

This is not a matter of the inner guard's family, it is something of the official family, which one is not like this.

"Our people, after infiltrating in, tried to use the eyeliner of this caravan to detect the movements of the Tibetans on the plateau. The things that this caravan can detect are definitely better than what we can detect by ourselves. A lot." Li Xuan's eyes showed a trace of ruthlessness.

Prince Peng's Mansion also has a caravan, but it mainly travels to the Western Regions. Tubo has less contact, but it is not completely untouched.

However, there is far no one who dares to go deep into Tubo like Li Jingye, so the best way to find out about the truth of Tubo, apart from the Ministry of War, is to borrow Li Jingye's group of people.

"Look at the people below the shopkeeper in Lanzhou, and recruit some appropriately. Once this caravan goes bankrupt on a certain day, we will recruit all the useful people among these people." Li Xuan said in a word. Come to be ruthless.

"Then what about the east of Lanzhou?"

"Don't worry about it." Li Xuan waved his hand directly, and said softly: "The inner guards will destroy this business route by themselves, and before they destroy it, they will take all the money that can be searched on this business route, All are searched and taken away. In Lanzhou and west of Lanzhou, the barbarism we do is not important, but if we go east and cross Lintao, more and more will fall into the eyes of Chang'an. We don't need to care about this thing, it is really useful Yes, in the Western Regions."

The inner guards have great power in Chang'an, Luoyang, and even the entire Tang Dynasty, but the farther away from Chang'an and Luoyang, the more difficult it is to exercise this power.

Not to mention going east, going west, beyond Lanzhou, this right has already begun to weaken rapidly.

After leaving the Yumen Pass, the inner guards may die in the desert at any time.

Therefore, the inner guards rarely appeared outside Yumen Pass, and the influence of Empress Wu rarely left Yumen Pass.

Outside Lanzhou and Yumen, there are too many unknown forces hidden.

There are so many aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty, investing in the Western Regions is not just for the benefit of the caravan.

……

In the west-span courtyard, rows of long tables are placed on both sides of the courtyard. The stove is burning fiercely in the courtyard, and the whole courtyard is warm.

He Zhizhang and Zhuge Minghui sat at the top left and right. He Zhizhang lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking, and Zhuge Minghui looked at him with a trace of worry in his eyes.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the courtyard: "My lord is here!"

(End of this chapter)