Chapter 1397 What's the matter, why is there no Jianchuan City in the new map
Chapter 1397 What’s going on? Why is there no Jianchuan City in the new map? (Please subscribe and vote)
Inside the big tent, the lights were brightly lit, and Cheng Chubi repeatedly asked the messenger who brought the letter.
It wasn't until he was sure that he couldn't ask anything new that he signaled to him to go rest first, but he sat down behind the desk with a gloomy face and remained silent.
Cheng Jie, who already knew the general information from the questions and answers between the Third Young Master and the messenger, also stood aside with a pained face.
At this moment, there were only Cheng Jie and one of the leaders of Prince Wu's guards in the big tent: Li Mo.
Li Mo's expression was not much better. He stood on the other side with a very painful expression and looked at Cheng Sanlang with complicated eyes.
Cheng Jie stroked his thick beard, pondered for a long time and then analyzed.
"Sir, these are just the inferences of Governor Ning. If Tubo has a large number of elites here, they will definitely not hesitate and directly attack Yaozhou."
As a veteran who has followed Master Sha Zhan for many years, Cheng Jie still has some brains, otherwise he would not have become the leader of General Cheng's personal soldiers.
For Cheng Sanlang's safety, he was specially sent to assist Cheng Sanlang.
Moreover, what he said was very reasonable and reasonable. Both Cheng Sanlang and Li Mo recognized his words.
Li Mo, who was in his thirties and in the prime of life, stroked his short beard and nodded with deep understanding and analyzed.
"Yes, the British prince led the main force to Yazhou, and the Tubo people must have known about it a long time ago."
"I'm afraid that the Tubo soldiers and horses that appeared in Yaozhou are probably a surprise force used by the Tubo people to contain the British."
Cheng Chubi touched his forehead and looked at the map that Cheng Fa had brought over and spread out. While looking at the map, he expressed his own opinions.
"The strategy of containing the British to resist the Tubo invasion of Yazhou is certain.
But it’s hard to say whether it’s just a rare Tibetan soldier who came to Yaozhou, or whether it’s a large Tibetan army ready to attack and plot the land of Yaozhou.”
Of course Cheng Chubi didn't know, but he felt that the more dangerous he could think of his enemies, the better.
As the saying goes, be prepared for the worst. After all, combat is not just a child's play, it is a bloody and bloody one.
And Yaozhou was the throat of the Tang Dynasty that guarded the southern territory of Jiannan Road. If it were lost, it would be like giving up this fertile land to others.
If Tubo controls this area, the pressure on Jiannan Road in the Tang Dynasty will only be greater, not less.
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Cheng Chubi crossed his arms and looked at the newly drawn map that Li Ji, an old driver, brought this time and was drawn by Zifangsi to make a sand table.
It is much better than the somewhat distorted or even abstract maps of the past. At least you can understand where the mountains are, where the rivers are, and where the fortresses are, and the distances and proportions are much closer to reality.
While looking at it, Cheng Chubi muttered quietly.
"We are not far from Yaozhou now, only three hundred miles away. If we march as fast as usual, we can reach the city of Yaozhou in six days."
"But now that we are there, what's the use?"
Cheng Fa immediately became happy. He felt that the Third Young Master had simply come out of a misunderstanding. He could just do it if he had soldiers. What else was he thinking about?
"Sir, when we get there, of course we will directly ask those from Erhai to come to Yaozhou. If you dare not come, that is rebellion..."
Cheng Chubi raised his hand and pointed outside the tent with a dark look on his face. "Go and watch outside. No one is allowed to break in without my order."
Cheng Fa looked at the unhappy face of the young master, as well as Cheng Jie and Li Mo who were glaring at him with sly expressions.
He said a bit shyly, slapped his butt and slipped out of the big tent.
Cheng Jie and Li Mo looked at each other, and both of them silently decided not to speak, thinking it was better to let Cheng Changshi continue to think on his own.
Cheng Chubi looked at the map, and after half a day he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.
"Sing Xin, could you please bring out the other map you brought earlier."
Deng Chengxin, who had been standing silently at the back, walked to the side, opened the box, and quickly brought the map from before.
After he spread it out and placed it on the table, Cheng Chubi discovered the difference inside.
"What's going on? Why is there no Jianchuan City on this new map?"
"Yes, it seems that there really isn't..." Li Mo and Cheng Jie also came close to look at it for a long time, and whispered with astonishment on their faces.
Cheng Jie wiped his face and glanced at Cheng Sanlang, who was frowning. "Third Young Master, maybe something happened in Jianchuan City."
Cheng Chubi looked at the map with a painful look on his face. Come on, it's his own fault.
After all, it was Li Ji, a veteran driver, who was in charge before, and he was just a bystander watching the show.
I didn't expect that I would be put on the shelf, so it's understandable that I didn't understand the situation.
"Uncle Jie, go and ask the messenger. He is under the command of Governor Ning of Yaozhou. He must know the reason."
Cheng Jie nodded and immediately strode out of the tent. After a short time, Cheng Jie returned to the tent with a strange expression on his face.
Behind him was the messenger who had eaten and drank enough.
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"You mean, Jianchuan City was occupied by Tibet a few years ago?"
Cheng Chubi stared blankly at the messenger in front of him. He did not expect that he would actually get such information.
"Exactly, the guard guarding Jianchuan City was careless at that time. The Tibetans successfully attacked Jianchuan City at night and captured Jianchuan City."
"By the time the news that Jianchuan City was destroyed by the Tubo people reached Yaozhou, three days had passed..."
Afterwards, Governor Ning was naturally frightened and angry, and led his eight hundred elite troops to attack him.
As a result, about ten miles away from Jianchuan City, the way was blocked by more than 3,000 Tibetan troops.
In the end, the generals of both sides talked in front of the battle. The Tubo general's meaning was very simple. General Jianchuan killed more than 20 innocent people from a Tubo tribe without any reason.
Then the Tubo tribe retaliated, and as a result, they accidentally captured Jianchuan City and burned it to a red ground.
The thing is that the Tang Dynasty made mistakes first, and the leaders of the Tubo tribe made mistakes later.
But Jianchuan City was destroyed, and they had no choice, so they were willing to offer a hundred horses as a compensation to Yaozhou in the Tang Dynasty.
Governor Ning was very angry, but faced with several times more enemies, he could only withdraw his troops angrily.
Later, when they sent people there, they discovered that the Tubo people had rebuilt Jianchuan City, and Governor Ning sent people to claim it back.
It's a pity that those Tubo people are not willing to give away the fat in their mouths to others. They refuse to return it despite repeated objections.
Governor Ning reported this to the court, but at that time, the Tang Dynasty was fighting against Tuyuhun, so the matter could only be suppressed for the time being.
In the big tent, all the audience looked extremely ugly after hearing this. Cheng Chubi's face was so gloomy that it could drip with water, and his big hands were clenched into fists.