If Li Qinzai's harassment tactics disrupted Lu Dongzan's strategy against Tuyuhun, then Lu Dongzan's additional 30,000 troops and horses' offensive posture against Shanzhou also changed Li Qinzai's strategic deployment.
Reciprocity should be reciprocated without delay or arrears.
According to Li Qinzai's original idea, he planned to cooperate with Pei Xingjian's Anxi Army to attack the Tubo Army from east to west, drive them to the south of Tuyuhun, and then join forces with Su Dingfang's troops to completely annihilate or expel the Tubo Army in Tuyuhun.
The most feared thing on the battlefield are variables. Any tiny variable will completely change the outcome of victory or defeat.
Lu Dongzan's additional 30,000 troops became a variable in this war.
They came from the Tubo mainland, and after entering Tuyuhun, they were not led away by Li Qinzai's harassment tactics, but went straight to Shanzhou in the Tang Dynasty.
It has to be said that Lu Dongzan is indeed somewhat capable. Now that he has seen through Li Qinzai's harassment tactics, he will not be fooled by him again.
In attacking Shanzhou, Lu Dongzan made a brilliant move, a typical example of "encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao".
Facts have proved that there are still special groups of cultural hozens among the foreign hozens, and they can play well with the doctrines and military tactics of the sages of the Central Plains.
There are not many choices before Li Qinzai now, either ignore the Tibetan army's attack on Shanzhou, continue to use harassment tactics, and pin Lu Dongzan's main force near Qinghai Lake.
Either give up the harassment tactics, lead the army back to support Shanzhou, defend the city of Tang Dynasty first, and then plan to evacuate Yuhun.
The Tang Dynasty's strategy was to swallow Tuyuhun, but the current tactics had to save Shanzhou. Strategy and tactics conflicted, and it was a very strange war pattern.
When Li Qinzai heard the news that Tibet was planning to attack Shanzhou, he was so angry that he jumped on the spot and cursed Lu Dongzan for half an hour.
It's true that he can't be graceful and calm in every situation. Li Qinzai is not born to be a Confucian general.
When the spring breeze is triumphant, you will use all your strength, and when you are stuck in a deadlock, you will curse. This is the case for people with temperaments.
"What the hell, you don't follow martial ethics!" Li Qinzai cursed and sat in the handsome tent, foaming at the mouth with a bad expression: "You are an old man in his sixties or seventies, and you are so careless in doing things. Why the hell am I going to fight with you? You
Why did you steal my tower without saying a word..."
Sun Congdong, Song Jintu and others sat in confusion, not understanding what "fighting in the wild" and "stealing towers" meant, but it was certain that County Uncle Li was furious at the moment. He was anxious, he was anxious.
"Do we have any powerful Taoist priests in the Tang Dynasty? Go to Chang'an quickly to deliver a message, let the Taoist priests set up an altar, cast spells, chant spells, draw talismans, etc., and let God accept Lu Dongzan..."
Sun Congdong said nonchalantly: "Yes..."
"What's there?"
"There are Taoist priests, powerful Taoist priests."
"who?"
Sun Congdong grinned: "Li Chunfeng, Taishi Ling of the Taishi Bureau, co-authored "Tui Bei Tu" with Yuan Tiangang during the Zhenguan period, and "Ten Arithmetic Classics" with Liang Shu, a Ph.
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"The general heard about it when he was in Chang'an. Taoist Li highly admired Uncle Li's arithmetic. He wanted to sit down and discuss Taoism with Uncle Li many times. Speaking of the Taoist priests of the Tang Dynasty, this one is considered the most powerful."
Li Chunfeng was like thunder piercing his ears.
He is not only the most famous Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty, but also the most famous Taoist priest in China's thousands of years of history. "Tui Bei Tu" calculates the rise and fall of thousands of years, adding milk, salt and vinegar, and is the perfect ancestor of the bathing industry in later generations.
Master, the technicians must respectfully offer him incense before going to the bell...
Li Qinzai sighed: "I suddenly remembered that I am actually just a math teacher. Why did I go to the battlefield and become the commander? The style of painting is a bit off..."
Sun Congdong hesitated and said: "Uncle Li County, what should we do now? Can we save Shanzhou?"
In the six northwest states, each state has troops to defend the city, but the number of troops is not large. Each city maintains about two to three thousand troops, and it is difficult to mobilize reinforcements because the distance between the six states is not close, and no one can predict the enemy.
Will the army suddenly change its target and attack another city next?
Therefore, the soldiers and horses in each city cannot move rashly.
Today, in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty, the only mobile army is Li Qinzai's.
Thirty thousand Tibetan troops attack Shanzhou, which has two to three thousand defenders. Can it be defended?
"Uncle Li County, I think we don't need to pay attention to Shanzhou City. We will continue to harass Lu Dongzan's troops near Qinghai Lake. There are defenders in Shanzhou City, but we can't guarantee anything else. It's not a big problem to defend it for ten days and a half.
"Sun Congdong said.
Li Qinzai had a sullen face and said nothing.
Maybe it can be defended, and maybe it won't affect Li Qinzai's plan to contain the main force of the Tibetan army, but everything should be done just in case.
What if we fail to defend it? What if the Tibetan army finds a loophole in the Shanzhou city wall and breaks it on the first day of the siege?
Who can guarantee that this "what if" won't happen?
If it happened, who would pay for the lives of twenty to thirty thousand people in the city?
Li Qinzai really did not want to change the northwest peace of the Tang Dynasty for the next hundred years for the sake of a Shanzhou city.
However, Li Qinzai could not ignore the danger that the 20,000 to 30,000 people in Shanzhou City were about to face.
Heaven and man are at war, struggling and hesitating.
After a long while, Li Qinzai gritted his teeth and said, "It's the lesser of two evils."
"What County Uncle Li means is..."
Li Qinzai sighed and said: "I am not a strategist, strategist or military strategist. I just believe that my heart is made of flesh, with joy, anger, greed and anger, and compassion."
"Lu Dongzan, we can't deal with him in this battle. We can deal with him again after Su Dingfang's army arrives. He is in Tuyuhun and cannot escape. But the 20,000 to 30,000 people in Shanzhou City will not be saved if they are not saved this time."
Next time…”
Sun Congdong understood: "Do you want to give up the harassment tactics and return to Shanzhou to save Shanzhou?"
Li Qinzai was silent for a while and said softly: "Remember, when we left the city, many people chose to stay in the city because they believed in me, Master Wang Shi of the Tang Dynasty. If we don't save them, wouldn't we betray their trust?"
"Here in Qinghai Lake, no matter how fruitful we achieve, how can we face the Shanzhou elders when we return to the army?"
"It is shameful to regard the trust and lives of our fathers as a bargaining chip for our own victory. Such a victory!"
Li Qinzai's eyes became firmer: "Okay, I have made up my mind to save Shanzhou!"
Sun Congdong cupped his fists and said: "I am willing to obey the orders of General Li County!"
The taciturn Song Jintu also stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Although Uncle Li's choice is unwise, I am very lucky to be able to fight side by side with Uncle Li. Those who care about the common people are truly invincible in this world."
Li Qinzai smiled bitterly and said: "Don't put a high hat on me. If you go to Shanzhou now, you might fall into Lu Dongzan's trap. The 30,000 Tibetan troops will not attack Shanzhou for no reason. I don't know what Lu Dongzan's conspiracy is waiting for."
What about us."
Sun Congdong smiled boldly: "No problem, just sacrifice your life for righteousness. Even if you die, you will not regret it!"
Li Qinzai rubbed his forehead tiredly and sighed: "I'm just a rural teacher, why do I want to play so hard with my life?"
"Send the order, the whole army marches towards Shanzhou!"