Chapter 1676: The King of Tubo, Shao Hongyuan Arrives
Chapter 1676: King Pibo of Tubo, Shao Hongyuan arrives
In Xige City on the other side of the river, in a mansion in the city, there was a man in the main hall wearing a silk lapel robe. The robe was red, with the sun god pattern emerging on it. He wore a Zan Xia crown on his head, which made him look majestic.
This person's name is Alupei, he is a brother of Zanpu in Tubo, and he is named King Pibo.
The capital of Tubo is located in Luosu City (Lhasa), and Pibo City is not only the largest city after Luosu City, but also the closest to Luosu City. This shows how close Alupai and Tubo Zanpu are.
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"Your Majesty, our scouts have discovered that there are signs of a large number of soldiers and horses moving around Jishi City and Hezhou, and they have large camps, at least twice as many as before. Do we want to strengthen our defenses?"
Alupei smiled faintly, "It doesn't matter, they are just afraid that we will suddenly use troops. With the current situation, they will never easily start a war with us again!"
"Then...Commander, do we want to continue to be stationed here?
Why not just cross the river and start the fight?
The prince has elite soldiers and generals, and plenty of food and grass. If he can capture Jishi Prefecture and He Prefecture, wouldn't he be praised by Zanpu!"
"Hahaha!"
Alupei laughed and said, "Now that the king is here, I am bound to win these lands.
However, although our soldiers and horses are not small, they cannot be easily damaged! These tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are an important force of Zanpu. They were originally intended to intimidate places outside and outside Hanoi, and wait for opportunities to defeat the Song Dynasty in the Jinchuan and Jinchuan areas.
I asked for the troops and horses several times, and Zanpu just allocated them to me."
"If it is damaged, how can I have the face to face Zampu!"
"Our soldiers and horses are not weak in combat power, but now in the Song Dynasty, the Dangxiang people and the Jin people are all gathering together! In this case, it would be best if we wait for Chen Bing here and have the opportunity to reap the benefits. If
If you intervene rashly and break the balance, the situation will get out of control.
Therefore, our Chen Bing here is the biggest deterrent. When the situation becomes clearer, or which side of them comes, I will decide again."
"Send the order and closely monitor the movements of the troops and horses on the other side. You can dispatch some of the troops and horses to perform inverted positions. However, you cannot actually start a battle with the troops and horses on the other side without my order!"
Before sunset on the second day after Shen Tang arrived in Hezhou, Shao Hongyuan personally led eight thousand elites there!
"Greetings, Commander-in-Chief!"
Shao Hongyuan arrived at the Chinese military tent and met with Shen Tang!
Shen Tang smiled and nodded. After Shao Hongyuan sat down, he asked, "Has Jishi City been decorated?"
Shao Hongyuan chuckled, "Don't worry, Commander. After receiving the order from the Commander, the general made an empty city plan according to the commander's order! The general had people blockade the entire river bank. The Tibetan exploration horses could not cross the river at all, so they could only cross the river.
Observing from the other side, based on what they observed, they probably thought that the general's camp had tens of thousands more troops."
"In order to avoid any negligence, we will let the detective horses patrol day and night, and we will never let the Tibetan soldiers discover the inside story.
The general even hired craftsmen to start building ships on the river bank, pretending to be ready for war."
"But, Tibet really won't send troops to cross the river?
If our plan is wrong, it will allow Tibet to take advantage.
After all, the Tibetan people are now so numerous that the two thousand soldiers and horses left by the general will not be able to withstand them even if there are natural dangers in the Yellow River."
"According to my estimation, they will not cross the river easily.
Moreover, even if something goes wrong, the worst that can happen is that I will lead you to fight them out. Don’t you still have the confidence?"
Shao Hongyuan and Xin Qiji all laughed. Tubo's 50,000 soldiers and horses really didn't take them too seriously.
If it hadn't been for Shen Tang's order, I'm afraid they would have lost patience and took the initiative to cross the river to start a fight.
"Then what kind of rules does the commander-in-chief have when he gathers troops and horses now?"
Shao Hongyuan asked.
Shen Tang stood up, walked to the hanging geological survey map, and then covered a position with his palm, "It's simple to say, it's just a must to attack the enemy!"
"Qingtang City (Xining)?"
Everyone exclaimed!
Qingtang City is located in the northeast of Tubo, about 200 miles away from Huangzhou, and only 200 miles away from the Kaluochuan River on the border with Xia Kingdom.
This is also one of the few large cities in Tubo, its size is comparable to Pibo City! Moreover, this is the core place of Tubo's defense against Dangxiang and the Jin Kingdom, and its importance is almost as important as Xiangyang City in the Song Dynasty.
Once Qingtang City is lost, it means that the entire northwest of Tubo has lost its most important stronghold. Whether it is the Dangxiang people or the Jin people, they can invade Tubo territory unscrupulously, and the entire Yellow River area will be lost.
Why has the Jin Kingdom's advance to the north been extremely slow for several years, and even the Luqu area has been extremely difficult to fight? It can be said that Qingtang City has made great contributions.
"good!"
Shen Tang nodded slightly, "Qingtang City is an important town in the northeast of Tubo. Once Qingtang City is found to be in danger, Tubo will never dare to take risks, and the tens of thousands of troops gathered in Xige City will rush to Qingtang City to garrison as soon as possible. !”
"The commander-in-chief wants us to intercept them on the way?"
Xin Qiji asked excitedly.
"Of course interception and killing are necessary, but as long as the Tubo commander is not a fool, he must have guessed that there is a sudden incident in Qingtang City, and there must be a reason for it. Therefore, even if their troops come, they will be extremely cautious. I will never come here rashly.”
"Whatever!"
Xin Qiji laughed and said, "As long as they dare to come, the general will kill them! I built this mountain and planted this tree. Unless they abandon Qingtang City, those who want to live in peace will pass through the general's territory. Absolutely impossible."
Shao Hongyuan, who was on the side, pondered for a while, and then said, "The commander-in-chief is indeed right. Although our army is brave, the opponent still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and they are in Tubo territory. It would be detrimental to us to force a war."
However, if we find a position where they can't expect to intercept, our losses will be minimized."
"How could I not understand what Brother Shao said!"
Xin Qiji responded, "It's just that, as my brother said, it is their territory after all. They naturally know the terrain and dangerous areas better than we do! It may not be easy to prevent them from predicting it."
"After all, the straight-line distance from Xige City to Qingtang City is less than 200 miles. Of course, they need to go around Zongge City in the north of Huangzhou, but how much can they hide an ambush in such a short distance? place?
How could they not send out detective horses to investigate first?"
"Hahaha!"
Shen Tang laughed loudly, "Everything the second brother and General Shao said is reasonable, but I have already found the unexpected place for the attack."