Chapter 509: Sending troops is reasonable and reasonable
Pei Shen finally knew what kind of virtue Li Qinzai was. No wonder he once said that after getting to know him, he couldn't help but beat him.
Pei Shen did have the urge to hit him.
After this guy came to Liangzhou, he said "just wait and see what happens", and then... he lay down.
Apart from lying down in the governor's mansion every day, I just wandered around this barren and desolate town with nothing to do.
While Tubo and Tuyuhun were fighting fiercely, Liangzhou City, hundreds of miles away, was enjoying a quiet time. The envoys who were supposed to send envoys to Tuyuhun were unhurried, as if they were on vacation in Liangzhou City.
Pei Shen didn't know what kind of medicine Li Qinzai was selling in his gourd. In terms of official rank and title, Li Qinzai was his superior. He couldn't push him, so he had to let the envoy do whatever he liked.
Of course, Li Qinzai was not really lying down. In fact, scouts reported to him every day the military situation and the war between the two countries.
The Tibetans decided to invade Tuyuhun after planning for a long time. They had coveted the land of Tuyuhun a long time ago.
Tuyuhun is a plain desert area with cultivated land. More importantly, it is the first springboard for the Tibetan people to move from the bitter cold of the plateau to the plains.
At the beginning of this year, a minister named "Su Hegui" in Tuyuhun committed a capital crime. The crime was probably very serious and related to conspiracy to seize the direct descendants. If he stayed in Tuyuhun, Nuohebo Khan would definitely kill him.
Of course, Su Hegui would not sit still and wait for death, so he gritted his teeth and committed treason. He defected to Tubo overnight.
From ancient times to the present, the harm of treasonous ministers is very great. After Su Hegui defected to Tubo, he quickly revealed all the secrets of Tuyuhun, from the royal family members to the domestic troops, from who was honest and corrupt to the state treasury and wealth.
Five Ten makes it clear.
Tuyuhun was like a beautiful girl whose clothes were taken off by gangsters. All the secrets in her body were visible to Tubo, and there was no way to hide them.
Now that the details of the other party are clear, and Tubo has been plotting against Tuyuhun for a long time, what should we do next? Of course we must do it!
So after two months of secret mobilization and assembly, Tibet mobilized 80,000 troops and boldly sent out troops without warning.
From the very beginning of the war, Tuyuhun fell into a passive position. The Tubo people were well aware of the distribution of Tuyuhun's garrison, the number of troops and the strength of the city, etc. The war was naturally unstoppable and unstoppable.
In just two months, the Tibetan army had advanced to Jishi Mountain. In other words, most of the Tuyuhun territory was occupied by the Tibetans, and only one-third of the land area that Nuohebo Khan could actually control was left.
Not all armies in the world are as capable of fighting as the Tang army, which further demonstrates how powerful the Tang army is. In short, Tuyuhun's army was very weak in this battle, and its morale became more and more decadent after repeated defeats.
Unable to recover, they retreated steadily to the east of Jishi Mountain and stood firm.
After understanding the causes and consequences, Li Qinzai had no good impression of either country.
Before this mission, Li Qinzai also understood Li Zhi's strategic intentions.
Li Zhi sent Li Qinzai as an envoy not to save Tuyuhun, but to make a profit. While the two countries were at war, Datang played the role of picking up the last corpse.
The two sides were almost at war, and the Tang Dynasty suddenly sent troops under the pretext of saving Tuyuhun. In fact, it was in the interests of the Tang Dynasty that Tuyuhun was completely controlled by the Tang Dynasty.
There was no problem with the strategy. Tuyuhun must be a sacred and inviolable part of the Tang Dynasty. After understanding Li Zhi's intentions, Li Qinzai was no longer in a hurry to send an envoy.
This time he was not lazy, he really needed a chance.
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Pei Shen's family lived in the backyard of the Governor's Mansion. Although Li Qinzai was a Shangguan, he was too embarrassed to occupy the magpie's nest and let other people's family members free up the backyard.
So Li Qinzai lived in Zhongting. There was no way to live in this poor place, so it would be nice to have a house to live in.
In the afternoon, Li Qinzai set up an oven and a grid in the yard, and asked Liu Asi to get some mutton.
When I first came to Guibao, it was almost a joy to move into a new house. How could I not have a housewarming ceremony?
It took Liu Asi a long time to move over, and told Li Qinzai with an embarrassed look on his face that the butcher selling mutton in the city had closed. After all, it was the border city closest to the war between the two countries. The people here were so worried that they no longer cared about doing business.
When it gets dark, they close early.
"Inquire about where the butcher lives, then lead people to rush in, beat the butcher first, and then cut a few kilograms of mutton back. You want me to teach you such a simple thing?" Li Qinzai said dissatisfied.
Liu Asi was stunned. He didn't expect that when he came to Liangzhou, Fifth Young Master still had such a domineering and dandy temperament. Isn't he too arrogant?
"Are you too arrogant?" Li Qinzai touched his chin and reflected, then said: "Then I will save a process. I don't want the mutton. Just beat the butcher to relieve his anger."
"Fifth Young Master, are you serious?" Liu Asi asked seriously.
Li Qinzai rolled his eyes.
People like Liu Asi are quite good as actors, but whoever lives with him will be unlucky. There is no interest in it. He probably has to turn off the lights to have sex with his wife, and most of them only know one position.
Li Qinzai suddenly asked: "Pei Shen said that Tuyuhun was retreating steadily, and all the young men and women in the country were transferred to the west to fight against the enemy?"
"Yes."
"It means that there are almost no young people among the tribes east of Tuyuhun near Liangzhou?"
"yes."
Li Qinzai blinked his eyes and said: "Ah Si, order Buqu and the Right Guard Imperial Army to assemble! Today, at this moment, send troops to Tuyuhun!"
Liu Asi was shocked: "Fifth Young Master, we only have more than a thousand people. Besides, who will we send troops to fight?"
"Sending troops is not to fight Tuyuhun. I just want to grab some cattle and sheep."
Liu Asi's face became more and more shocked: "Just to have a barbecue?"
"It's more than just one meal, right?... You don't have to worry so much, just send troops."
"Robbing the Tuyuhun tribe?"
"That's right. After entering the territory of Tuyuhun, we will rush on horseback and rob the tribesmen they encounter, including cattle, sheep, and horses. We will rob whatever we see and come back after robbing them."
"But... doesn't the emperor want us to help Tuyuhun? Why does the Fifth Young Master still want to rob them?"
Li Qinzai became impatient and smiled warmly at him: "Would you like me to break it up from beginning to end and crush it to explain it to you clearly?"
Liu Asi was stunned, laughed a few times, then clasped his fists and shouted: "I accept the order, let's set off now!"
Not long after, there was a burst of war horses neighing outside the Governor's Mansion, followed by the rapid sound of horse hooves galloping away, getting further and further away.
At the same time, Pei Shen ran over anxiously.
"Uncle Li County, why did you mobilize troops and horses out of the city?"
Li Qinzai said seriously: "I want to have barbecue, but there is no meat in the city. Is it reasonable to ask the general to go to Tuyuhun to grab some meat?"
Pei Shen: “…………”
This reason... is so legitimate, so reasonable, and irrefutable.