A flying pigeon enters the royal palace of Tubo City.
Soon, a very short message was delivered to Qin Huaidao. There was only a short line of information on it - capture the Turkic king alive in Tingzhou, Su Dingfang's Northern Expedition, Xue Rengui's Western Expedition, but it contained shocking information.
Qin Huaidao quickly asked Luo Wu to send a map and quickly found the location of Tingzhou. The information came from Li Jing. The numbers were encrypted and there was no possibility of counterfeiting. Capturing the Turkic king alive in Tingzhou meant that Su Dingfang's troops arrived in Tingzhou and blocked the return of the west.
The Turk king fought a great battle and captured the people.
"Okay, I saw you right!"
Qin Huaidao couldn't help but murmur to himself, with a smile on his face, and his eyes fell on the vast grassland to the north of Tingzhou. When the Turkic king led his troops to attack Chang'an, the Turks captured all the tribes along the grassland. Su Dingfang dared to lead his troops.
The Northern Expedition showed that Tingzhou suffered little losses in the First World War and still had some remaining strength. Once the Northern Expedition succeeded, wouldn't the northern grasslands also fall into their hands?
Although the northern grassland was under the jurisdiction of the Anbei Protectorate and belonged to the imperial court, it was occupied by the Turks. Legally speaking, whoever conquered it would belong to whom, and the imperial court had to have a good discussion if it wanted to.
What does Xue Rengui's expedition to the west mean?
Qin Huaidao was a little surprised. Xue Rengui was going to conquer the Turks in the west to create chaos and panic, and to plunder some grain, grass, population, etc. to supplement the needs of Hanzhou. One was in the west and the other was in the north. Why did Li Jing suddenly mention Xue Rengui? Could it be that Xue Rengui went there?
Can you make it to Tingzhou?
If this is the case, it can be understood that the Turkic king was captured alive in Tingzhou. The two armies joined forces and had the convenience of Tingzhou city, so the chance of winning was very high. No wonder Su Dingfang still had the remaining strength to make the northern expedition.
"But the question is?"
Qin Huaidao's eyes inevitably fell on Khotan, and the direction in which Xue Rengui sent troops was supposed to go all the way north, up to Shule, and west up to Bolesehe City in Bohe Prefecture, which was the north of Pakistan in later generations. Could it be from the south?
Khotan went west, circled around the Tarim Basin, and then came to Yanqi in the north. After learning that the Turkic king had returned to the west, he ran to Tingzhou to join Su Dingfang?
Thinking of this, Qin Huaidao was ecstatic. The Turk king was captured alive, and the Turks were in chaos. If it was as he analyzed, Xue Rengui killed a circle around the Tarim Basin, and the Turks would be in chaos. He didn't need to bring too many troops to win. This
But the great news is great.
Tubo is not short of gold, but it is short of food. If you bring a large number of soldiers and horses there, people will eat the horses' chews along the way, which will consume too much. By the time you get to the Turks, you may have run out of food, which will be very troublesome.
"Report——"
"General Duan, please see me!" the guard announced from outside.
"Come in!"
Qin Huaidao responded and threw the information into the brazier and burned it. Seeing Duan Zan hurried over, he pointed to the empty seat next to him and asked with a smile: "General Duan, what's the urgent matter? Sit down and chat slowly."
"See the King of Han!"
Duan Zan hurriedly saluted and did not take his seat. Instead, he said eagerly: "King of Han, Commander Qiangba's troops have just rushed from Zhuyu. They said that the Kingdom of Gaoda had learned of the chaos in Tubo and suddenly launched a sneak attack because Qiangba and others led the army.
Come here, the Bamboo Domain is useless and cannot be stopped at all. I am afraid it has fallen into the hands of the Gundam Kingdom."
"Bamboo Domain, where is it?"
Qin Huaidao was a little confused. He spread out the map of Tibet and motioned for Duan Zan to come forward.
Duan Zan stepped forward quickly, pointed to a location on the southern border of Luoche City, and explained: "To the east of Mount Everest, the terrain here is relatively flat. You can go south to the Gao Kingdom. To the east of the Gao Kingdom is the Piao Kingdom. Qiangba and the five of them
Mainly stationed in this area to prevent the Gundam Kingdom and the Pyu Kingdom. After the main force of the army comes over, the two kingdoms want to take the opportunity to get a share of the pie."
Mount Everest is the Mount Everest of later generations.
When Qin Huaidao looked at the map position, wasn't the Bamboo Territory the Bhutan of later generations? This era belonged to the Tibetan territory and had not yet established a country. The Kingdom of Gauda was Bangladesh in later generations. As for the Pyu Kingdom, it was north of Myanmar and south of Lhasa.
Large areas.
"What's going on in this Gundam Kingdom?" Qin Huaidao asked doubtfully.
"My subordinates don't know. Commander Qiangba is waiting outside. How about that?"
"pass!"
Soon, Qiangba hurried in and saluted solemnly. After learning the question, he explained: "King of Han, the Kingdom of Goda was established a few years ago. It was originally a state under the Rong Dynasty. The king's name was Sashanka. In 606 AD, Rong Ri
The king's brother Rajavadanna was killed by a neighboring country. After he came to the throne, he worked hard to govern. In 612 AD, he vowed revenge. With the capital Qunu City as the center, he conquered all directions and ruled more than 30 countries. He was separated due to illness a few years ago.
In the political affairs, the influence of the Rongri Dynasty began to decline, and the kingdoms rose strongly. The Kingdom of Gouda even announced its separation and expanded aggressively. It attacked Tubo six months ago, but was defeated by the joint forces of the last general and the Kampot general. Unexpectedly, they took the opportunity to invade again. "
In the early Tang Dynasty, India and other Indian subcontinent countries were collectively called Tianzhu. Tianzhu was not a specific country. Four empires were established in this area, namely the Maurya Empire, the Gupta Empire, the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire. The Rong Dynasty was in
The Gupta Empire was established later. When King Rongri died in 647 AD, the Rongri dynasty also collapsed. It lasted for 41 years and was short-lived.
It is now the beginning of 642 AD, five years before the death of King Rongri.
Of course, Qin Huaidao had no idea about these events, but with Qiangba, who was familiar with the situation, he understood the population, combat effectiveness, terrain and basic situation of the Bamboo Territory of the Gundam Kingdom after detailed inquiries.
Gradually, Qin Huaidao's eyes fell on the direction of Qunu City, which was the capital of the Rongri Dynasty. Since the influence of the Rongri Dynasty had plummeted and it was unable to control the surrounding countries, it would inevitably be in chaos internally. It was a good time to recover.
If we capture the Jungri Dynasty and its thirty-odd states, it will be equivalent to capturing half of India in later generations. By then, we can send our troops southward and occupy the entire India.
A highly centralized and unified dynasty is difficult to fight, but a dynasty that is about to split and have internal disputes is still easy to capture? According to Qianba, the Gouda Kingdom is still a relatively strong country, but its weapons and equipment are not as good as those of Tubo and Han.
The ratio between the state and the army is even worse.
If God does not take it, he will suffer the consequences.
If you don't eat the big piece of fat meat in front of you, you will be in this world for a while. Once you take it, your descendants will be able to loudly say that Tianzhu is ours after a thousand years.
Su Dingfang went to the northern grasslands to make contributions, and Xue Rengui went to the west to expand territory. How could he, the king, lag behind his subordinates?
Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Qin Huaidao was tempted. His eyes swept around the map, weighing the pros and cons.
The matter was so important that Qin Huaidao asked some details anxiously and asked the two to leave first. He also asked people to retrieve documents from the royal palace's archives about the Bamboo Domain and the Gundam Kingdom to check and verify. He also asked Xiao Lun and other former Tubo ministers to be found.
Ask carefully.
The next day, Qin Huaidao asked people to find Luo Tong and Cheng Chumo.