Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 494
Chapter 494 Battle of the Vast World
A month later, 350,000 Guanxi Army gathered in Qingluo Plain, and the largest batch of grain supplied by the Imperial Court arrived in time. The scouts sent by Qin Mubai to the southwest battlefield to contact Yuchi Jingde also reported that Yuchi Jingde had followed Qin Mubai’s battle instructions and led 50,000 elite foot soldiers from the Southern Sword Region to cross Jinchuan and Jinsha, heading towards Tibet’s capital, Mo Tuojian.
Upon hearing this news, Li Daliang questioned Qin Mubai’s battle instructions. ‘It’s time for our troops to take the initiative to cross the border and fight off the battlefield,’ said the veteran general, who had spent more than half of his life on the battlefield. ‘We should gather our troops and rush forward to strengthen our prestige and fight a decisive battle with regular soldiers.’ Yuchi Jingde’s troops numbered less than 50,000. If they attacked Mo Tuo alone, they would surely suffer a series of tribulations from the Tibetan tribes along the way, not to mention the difficulties in supplying supplies. Adding on the fact that both the enemy and the enemy were on the other side, Yuchi Jingde’s troops would not be able to make any achievements, and they would be doomed.
Qin Mubai naturally couldn’t ignore Li Daliang’s questioning. So he convened a military conference to discuss the problem.
Qin Mubai stated his thoughts and stand and said to the generals, “In terms of military strength, our army has a total of 400,000 troops. After the Tibetan army has been repeatedly damaged, the number of soldiers that can be used in battle is about the same.” However, they were facing the danger of annihilating their country and clan, so they were sure that everyone would join forces. In other words, in terms of strength, they are still far superior to me. Moreover, our army laborer far, the army sit easy to work; Our army is not familiar with geography and is not convinced by the land and water, so they firmly defend their homeland and unite their enemies. Therefore, although we are the attacking side, we are at a disadvantage in terms of time, place, and harmony-in such a situation, it is not conducive to a decisive battle between the main forces! ”
When the generals heard this, they all nodded in approval. Li Daliang also agreed, saying, “In terms of the use of war, there are very few who have surpassed alchemists in ancient times.” As for the core and essence of Medicine Master’s use of force, it was the word ‘Strange and Righteous’. As a proud disciple of the Medicine Master, Major Marshal was indeed a true legacy. This explanation is very thorough, and this old man can only admire it. Speaking of which, since Major Marshal had decided to use the ‘Arcane Armament Battle Technique’ to start the battle here, he didn’t know how to arrange it in detail. A great battle is imminent. It’s time to deploy specific tactics! ”
“My idea is to split the troops into seven, cut them and attack them!” Qin Mubai said.
“Seven paths?” The generals asked.
“Along the way, Yuchi Jingde’s troops sent troops from Sichuan Province to Mo Tuo to take down the accompanying capital. Even if they couldn’t, they had to disperse Gaer Qinling’s forces and help the main forces in Mo Tuo to achieve the goal of besieging the city!”
‘”The second way is to follow Hou Jun’s route of gathering troops, take Kunlun and Golmud, occupy the Yak River, cut off the connection between Qiangtang area and Luoxie City, and restrain the troops of the Qiangtang tribes. If we can occupy the territory of this area, it would be even better!”
“The third way, from the Qingluo Plain into the Doma, occupy the Lake Zaling and Eling Lake basin. This is one of the most important agricultural and pastoral bases in Tibet, but at present, it is relatively close to most of the main forces of our army, and 90% of the Tibetans have already withdrawn. After this army occupied this place, it specialized in transporting grain, supplies, and rescuing the wounded, serving as the support and logistical supplies for the other six troops. In other words, the two lakes area will be our last stronghold on the plateau! ”
“The fourth avant-garde is also the main avant-garde. They left Mount Jishi, crossed the Yellow River, and broke through all the Tibetan tribes stationed in the Domi region! This avant-garde paved the way for the main forces in the rear. I already have a vanguard officer, so let Xue Rengui take the lead. I wonder what everyone thinks?”
The generals nodded in agreement, “Major Marshal continued, the remaining three military forces how to arrange?”
“The remaining three troops are actually the three troops personally led by me, but they are divided into three groups. They follow behind the vanguard troops like trident. Their main target is Sun Bo!”
“Sun Bo?” Li Daliang exclaimed in surprise, “Isn’t that the place where Hou Jun gathered to break through Dong Zanyusong’s bloody battle? It’s said that it’s the last military barrier in front of Tibet’s imperial city. Most of the Tibetan nobles, including the Gal tribe, are sealed here, and their foundations are deep and powerful!”
“Not bad!” Qin Mubai nodded and said, “This is the hereditary land of the three great tribes of Tibet. In fact, it is the three most important military towns. My goal is to break through Gaer Qinling’s wings and the periphery of Luozhi Imperial City one by one and occupy them one by one.”
“Why is it like this?” Li Daliang was still puzzled as he said, “If we join forces, we will have a large number of troops, but if we split up, we will have a small number of troops. If we fight in a different area, we should avoid being defeated by the enemy’s forces! If we join forces and take over some of the imperial cities, wouldn’t that be more straightforward?”
“Gaer Qinling is eager for our entire army to gather together and attack Luo Xie City.” Qin Mubai said, “Old General, think about it. When Gaer Qinling invaded our eastern border, he scattered the army into countless groups, causing us to feel extremely troubled.” However, if he were to merge his forces into a single force, it would be possible for our army to find traces of him and gather them to annihilate him! –A diversion and the casting of a skynet will make Gaer Qinling lose sight of one thing and lose view of the other. Because Mo Tuo, sun bo, qiangtang and so on these territories and garrisons, to Tibet, are important, if Gaer Qinling sent troops to help, then his forces are dispersed, our main force can at any time flexible choice, continue to attack sun bo or straight to take some logic; If he doesn’t send troops to save us, then we can advance step by step, break through these important strongholds one by one, tighten the net we spread out, and finally form a ten-sided encirclement around the cities of Luo! –Won’t we catch a turtle in a jar then? ”
“What a high opinion!” Li Daliang laughed loudly and praised, “No wonder Duke Wei himself said that the three disciples of his sect, Hou Jun, had their skin, Su Dingfang had their bones, and Qin Mubai had their marrow.” That’s right, this is indeed the essence of the Qi Zheng Battle Technique-the Seven Ways Military Forces, either way may be false, or the other way may be true! Even if Gaer Qinling has the ability to escape through the heavens and earth, it is impossible for him to defeat all seven of us at the same time! As long as we win all the way, we’ll have a chance to be more logical! ”
“Yes, that’s what I’m thinking.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Our main offense, even if we lose six matches, as long as we succeed in one attack, it will be a complete victory. Gaer Qinling’s main defense, as long as we fail to defend properly all the way, it will be a total loss. If we join forces and fight him head-on-head-on, it will be a gamble. Of course, it is not worth it for us.”
“Haha! As expected!” The generals were all enlightened and laughed loudly.
“However, Gaer Qinling is an expert soldier. He will not sit idly by and wait for death. He will definitely have a solution to my Seven Ways of Attack.” Qin Mubai said, “Gentlemen, if you were Gaer Qinling, what would happen if you faced such a situation?”
The crowd fell into deep thought, and no one spoke for a long time.
Qin Mubai smiled and asked Li Ke, “Your Highness King Wu, why don’t you give us your opinion first?”
“Me?” Li Ke smiled, “Of all the people present, Xiao Wang’s military level should be the lowest, right? Why are you asking me?”
“Because the onlookers are clear!” Qin Mubai said, “We should not consider it from a military point of view now, but from the standpoint of the country and the nation-if, I mean, if the seven enemy troops were to charge towards Chang’an, what would His Highness do?”
Li Ke knitted his eyebrows and pondered for a moment, then said, “Strong wall, clear field, shrink the defense, and fight the enemy to the death in Chang’an!”
“That’s the spirit!” Qin Mubai said resolutely, “Strong walls and clean fields can reduce casualties on our side and create a supply for us. Shrink your defenses and concentrate your troops to guard the core to prevent the spread of power from being devoured by the whales!”
Li Daliang cried out in surprise, “Does that mean that Gaer Qinling might voluntarily give up all of his territories and hide in the locomotive to fight to the death with me?”
“90% chance!” Qin Mubai said, “We will split up into seven groups. If he were to split up his troops to fight back, he might not be able to block any of them. Since we are going to fight more logically in the end, he will naturally gather all his troops to defend more logically!”
Li Daliang and the others were a little confused. “Then why are we still dividing the troops into seven? Isn’t it over if we join forces and charge towards Luo?”
“Of course not.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “If we join forces and attack together, then Gaer Qinling will be the one who will cast the net!” There was no definite amount of truth in the art of war. If our army synthesized all the way to attack more logical, then it is possible to face enemies from qiangtang, sun bo, Mo Tuo these directions. They will also restrain our troops, cut off our supplies, or form an encirclement-that is to say, they absolutely cannot give up the initiative to Gaer Qinling! Once we give him the initiative, he, a flexible expert of the veteran path of war, will cast a heavenly net on us at any time. Even 400 thousand troops would not be enough for him to swallow! ”
“Before the war started, Major Marshal had already fought with Gaer Qinling bravely!” Li Daliang smiled and said, “You’ve decided to win a thousand li. Mm, very good-I, Great Tang, have another handsome one, haha!”
“Old General, don’t hurry to praise me!” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “The outcome of this battle is still undecided!” I have always believed that we should underestimate our opponents strategically and attach importance to them tactically. Generally speaking, we should have the conviction of victory; However, when it landed in a subtle place, one had to be careful all the time and not tolerate the slightest mistake! –The Seven Ways of Military Forces, commanded by the generals of each point. ‘”Yuchi Jingde has already led the way. I will lead the way personally. In addition, I would like to ask the old general, Li Junxian, Qin Tong, Xue Rengui, Pang Fei, and the other leaders to lead the way. Yuwen Hongtai will leave my troops on standby!”
“Yes!”
The generals cupped their fists and solemnly answered.
“Immediately start the army–conquer the plateau, take down some of the Luo!!!”
“No!!!”
A few days later, in the imperial cities of Luo.
The leaders of the Tibetan tribes, Grand General Ge Ru, and Marshal Gaer Qinling of the Zanpu Forsaken Sect all gathered together to discuss how to deal with the enemy.
“Qin Mubai actually ignored the military taboo and split his troops into seven paths to attack our imperial city!” Qizong praised him with a deep frown and said, “Everyone, do you have any good plans to deal with the enemy?”
“Since he dares to take seven routes and his forces are scattered, we should wait for him to take his leave and split up into seven routes to face the enemy. How can we not win?” Someone below shouted.
Immediately, many people agreed.
“No!” Gaer Qinling shouted loudly, suppressing everyone’s voices.
He bowed to Qizong Nongzan and said, “Zan Pu, I thought that since Qin Mubai is the commander of the army, he would definitely not commit the military taboo that everyone knows. This move of his seems to be mediocre, but it is actually vicious!”
“Oh, what do you mean?”
“The Seven Ways of Military Forces are illusory, illusory, and indistinguishable.” Gaer Qinling said, “If we divide our forces into seven, the imperial city will be empty. If we lose all the way, the Tang army will definitely lose. At that time, we will all lose!-There has never been a war in the world that can be won. Who can guarantee that we will win all seven?”
Everyone was stunned.
Gaer Qinling said seriously, “Therefore, we absolutely cannot split up our troops and refuse them. That way, we will fall into Qin Mubai’s trap!” Only at this moment, they could only join forces to defend the imperial city! No matter how much Qin Mubai cheated, his ultimate goal was to take down the imperial city! “–We will defend the imperial city unswervingly, concentrate all our strength to recover our strength, and look forward to the decisive battle with Qin Mubai!”
“Then our Qiangtang, Sun Bo, and Mo Tuo don’t want them anymore? That’s the land that Zan Pu gave to our tribe, the inheritance that our ancestors left us!” Everyone questioned.
“Not only do we not want these places, we also need to be firm and clear, not leaving a single sheep or grain for Qin Mubai! We need to make their supplies extremely difficult, make it difficult for their soldiers to breathe on the plateau, and make their food unsustainable!” ‘”What’s the point of temporarily losing a few inches of land? Once the imperial city wins the battle, it can be easily taken back at any time!” Said Gaer Qinling. “If you refuse to give up on the gains and losses of an inch of land, you might lose the entire dynasty at that time!”
“On the Mausoleum of Qin!” ‘”Since that’s the case, let’s face it,” Qizong Nongzan agreed. “Vertical wall, Qingye, gather our forces and fight Qin Mubai in the imperial city!”