Li Er excitedly watched the battle report, and saw hot air balloons flying into the sky, launching attacks from the air, blowing Luoche City into ruins, and attacking on the ground with a large army, taking the royal city in one fell swoop. His blood couldn't help but boil. He wished he could have been there at that time.
That was the royal city of Tubo, guarded by 30,000 elite troops. The Tang army, with less than 10,000 troops, actually captured it in one fell swoop with minimal losses. It was simply unbelievable. This method of warfare was the first of its kind throughout the ages.
Inexplicably, Li Er became more and more interested in the hot air balloon and couldn't help but cheer: "Okay, good job."
Your Highness, the civil and military officials were confused. They stretched their necks, wishing they could see the words in the battle report. Huge waves were already rising in their hearts. Li Er could cheer. It must be a great victory. It couldn't be wrong. Is it possible that the Tubo King's City was really captured?
How is this possible? That was a royal city, and Tubo was a powerful country with an army of five to six million people, not a small place.
When Li Jing and other princes heard the cheers, they felt reassured, exchanged glances with each other, and laughed.
Although he did not lead the troops to conquer it, Tubo and Tang Dynasty continued to fight continuously, threatening and blackmailing them. How lucky is it to see the arrogant and arrogant Tubo perish in his lifetime?
On stage.
Li Er watched the battle report with great interest, regardless of the mood of the civil and military officials. When he saw that the Tang army defeated Lun Qinling and Tenzin, all parties came to surrender, and after the situation stabilized, he knew that Tubo was completely destroyed. He was in a good mood and couldn't help it.
There was a shout of applause, and this serious worry was finally over.
When I saw that Qin Huaidao talked about the governance and arrangements behind Tibet in great detail, especially how to divide them later, how to win over the remaining Tibetan army, how to abolish slavery, divide the fields into households, and how to arrange the surrender troops, they were all very detailed. Li Er, who was born as a soldier
At first glance, it is clear that it is highly maneuverable. As long as it is followed and implemented, Tubo will no longer be able to make waves, and will withdraw from the stage of history and become a part of the Tang Dynasty.
Thinking of the huge territory of Tubo being annexed to the Tang Dynasty, Li Er was trembling with excitement and his eyes were shining. This was an unprecedented achievement and no one could match it.
Thinking of the excitement, Li Er suddenly slapped the table and shouted: "Okay, the Protector of the Country is mighty and worthy of being my son-in-law. He has not embarrassed me, hahaha."
When everyone heard this, they rolled their eyes and didn't want to speak.
Even Wei Zheng was too lazy to argue.
You are talking about the battle report, why are you talking about your son-in-law? He is simply not a son-in-law!
Li Er was ready for everyone to ask questions, but he found that one of them turned around and suddenly became unhappy and asked: "What, did I say something wrong?"
Fang Xuanling hurriedly smoothed things over: "Your Majesty, the Lord Protector is indeed your good son-in-law. I have nothing to say, but what is so good about it? What is the battle report? Can you tell me something about it?"
"Hahaha, since Aiqing requested it, let me reveal a few things." Li Er was a little arrogant, like a father showing off his child who has done something extraordinary. Yang Yang said in the battle report: "I won't go into the details.
There are two points. First, the Lord Protector used lightning tactics to attack the Tubo royal city at night. In one battle, he captured all the Tubo royal family, nobles, and officials, with negligible casualties."
"What?"
"How can this be?"
Everyone has experienced war, and knows a little bit about the principle of killing one thousand enemies and destroying eight hundred. The Tubo royal city is heavily guarded. How can it be decided in one battle? If it is determined, it can be ignored. The casualties can be ignored. How can this be?
Is it possible?
But Li Er smiled excitedly and said: "You guys don't believe it, right? I can't do it either, but I know that the Lord Protector will never lie to me. What's more, in such a major military matter, if you cheat, you will know once you find out, you can't do it, and you will win the battle.
, even if there is a loss, I will not blame him, why should he take the risk."
After a few words, everyone's expressions became complicated.
Everyone understands the truth, but it is still unbelievable. Tubo and Tang Dynasty have been fighting for many years, and the royal city was captured in one battle? I would never dare to think so in my wildest dreams.
Li Jing knew about the existence of hot air balloons and didn't think there was anything wrong with it. However, he was more interested in the content and couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, what is blitzkrieg? I have read military books and never heard of it."
"It's a great way to fight. Let's talk about it later." Li Er said with a smile. Of course he couldn't reveal everything in front of the civil and military officials, so he continued: "After taking the royal city, Lun Qinling, the son of Tubo Dalun, was known as Tubo's strongest warrior.
The general personally led an army of 100,000 to serve the king, and the protector of the country made a series of clever tricks and killed them all in one night, abandoning their armor and leaving their armor."
"A hundred thousand troops were wiped out in one night. Is this still the strongest general in Tibet?"
Everyone raised doubts one after another.
Li Er knew nothing about Lun Qinling, but he knew that Lu Dongzan and the son he trained would definitely not be too bad, but he also explained and continued: "Subsequently, the northern army Danzeng led 100,000 troops to besiege the city, and the city was also besieged.
Our Tang army was defeated and fled. Later, the Western Army led 50,000 troops by Duoji to surrender and annihilate the remnants of Tenzin. Since then, the Western troops were not enough to worry about, and the Northern Army had 100,000 neutral troops left and no pressure. Only 300,000 troops were left in the east, but
We have already found a way to capture the Duke of Protector, and Tubo can no longer afford the trouble, and it won't take long for it to be incorporated into our territory of the Tang Dynasty."
"Your Majesty."
Wei Zheng came out and solemnly reminded: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to doubt the ability of the Protector of the Country, but the 300,000 troops in the east of Tubo have been fighting against our Tang Dynasty all year round, and their combat effectiveness is not bad. Once they return, the situation may turn around."
"Yes, there are still 300,000 troops, and they are fighting all the year round. Their combat effectiveness is not bad, so we can't be careless."
The civil servants started discussing it one after another.
However, the general sneered repeatedly and did not participate in the argument or defend himself.
Li Er's face looked a little ugly. This Wei Zheng really knew how to find opportunities to upset his appetite, but he had no way to refute. The 300,000 Tibetan troops had indeed caused a lot of trouble to the Tang Dynasty, and their combat effectiveness was not bad.
The atmosphere in the hall became strange.
Li Er glared at Wei Zheng. This old guy was too ignorant. When Qin Huaidao came back, he asked him to clean up.
As soon as I thought about it, I saw a chamberlain poking his head at the door of the hall. There was no place to vent his anger, so he shouted: "What are you doing? Come in if you have anything to say."
The servant was so frightened that he fell down and came in. He did not dare to get up and shouted tremblingly: "Your Majesty, General Xue, the defender of Songzhou, sent someone to rush eight hundred miles away."
When everyone heard that it was another 800-mile rush, and it was coming from Songzhou, could it be possible that the 300,000 troops from the east of Tibet were planning to move? Li Er also became nervous and shouted quickly: "Where is the messenger?"
"The messenger is unconscious. This is a military report." The chamberlain said quickly, holding a military report high above his head.
Li Eryi fell into a coma when he heard that the messenger from Songzhou, while the messenger from Tubo City persisted until the end. The gap was a bit big, but this was not the time to think about it. He asked Wang De to submit the military report, check it, open it, and take it out.
When the military newspaper read it, he was immediately overjoyed.
There was not much content in the military report, and it was written with a questioning tone. If he had not read Qin Huaidao's military report, Li Er would not have been able to figure it out. He said excitedly: "Wei Zheng, Mr. Wei, I am here to answer your question. Songzhou
General Xue reported that 300,000 Tibetan troops had left, and only 200,000 were left. General Xue was worried and sent out scouts to follow him. He found that the 200,000 leaving were blocked by a pass. The defending general was a Tang army, and 200,000 were left.
After settling in, he did not attack."
"If they don't attack, then what will they do back?" Wei Zheng was a little confused.
But Li Er said excitedly: "Let me tell you, when I go back and surrender, General Xue's military report mentioned that 200,000 troops went south within two days, and the remaining 100,000 also went south, leaving the border empty."
"What, going south?" Wei Zheng was confused.
All the civil and military officials were also confused, but Li Jing, a generation military man, had a bright light in his mind and made some guesses, but he did not dare to ask openly and suppressed his curiosity.
Li Er said excitedly: "Yes, we are going south. As for why we are going south, I can't reveal it yet. I can only tell you that it was arranged by the Protector. In other words, the 300,000 troops have surrendered. There is no hidden danger in Tibet and they have been included in our
The territory of the Tang Dynasty."
Everyone was overjoyed. It was a good thing after all that there was no threat. It was gratifying that the Tang Dynasty had expanded its territory.
"I would like to congratulate the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court, and the Holy One!"
"I would like to congratulate the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court, and the Holy One!"
"I would like to congratulate the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court, and the Holy One!"
The cheers, like a roaring mountain and a tsunami, spread out of the hall, making the guards of the Imperial Guard nearby moved and realized that they had truly won the battle and captured Tubo.
During the Zhenguan period, no matter how many civil and military officials fought internally, they were a family behind closed doors and remained united externally.
At this moment, everyone sincerely congratulates and feels proud!
Li Er was high-spirited, ambitious, and in a good mood. Another large area was added to the territory of the Tang Dynasty. With the large area in the northeast, the entire territory almost formed a circle. He was the first of the ancients and had great achievements. Who can compare with him?
Thinking that Qin Huaidao had won these two large pieces of land, he became more and more satisfied with his son-in-law. He raised his hand, the congratulations stopped, and Li Er said with a smile on his face: "Today's court meeting has been extended. Can we discuss how to arrange Tibet's next steps?"
"Hahaha, great kindness!"
All civil and military officials responded excitedly. It was time to compete for positions and share benefits. Suddenly, they felt that their waists were no longer painful, their legs were no longer sore, and they were no longer sleepy. Their eyes were sparkling.