Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 202 Decoy
The distance between Medog City and Luoxie City, the capital of the Tubo Kingdom, is about [-] miles. It is said that in this era, this distance is already extremely far.

But because of the existence of Zanghe, the connection between this city and Luosu is quite close.

Compared with land transportation, water transportation has natural advantages. After all, ships do not need to eat or rest.

Once the city of Medog is attacked, Songtsen Gampo's main force can go directly to the Tibetan River to support Medog.

Considering that Medog City is the east gateway to the core area of ​​Tubo, Songtsan Gampo has no reason not to send troops to support it.

Therefore, before Li Ke sent troops to Medog, he had already started planning to cut off the Tibetan River.

Only by cutting off the connection between Medog City and Luoxu can this city be safely captured.

"Your Highness, there are only [-] defenders in Medog City, and the city's defense is not tight. We can take down Medog first!"

Ma Liuzhi was very puzzled by Li Ke's behavior. According to him, as long as the Shu army marched quickly, they could reach Medog within a day.

According to the city defense situation of Medog City, the city can be broken in a day or two.

And even if the Luoxi city sent troops to rescue, it would not be able to reach Medog in such a short time.

At this time, Li Ke was still organizing the soldiers to count the sheepskin rafts, which were his magic weapon for crossing the river quickly.

"You made a mistake! The main force of Songtsan Gampo's king's division is not in Luoxi City, but in Pibo, his accompanying capital, which is only three or four hundred miles away from Medog."

Pibo City was the original capital of Tubo. After Songtsan Gampo came to power, in order to strengthen his control over the Quartet, he moved the capital to Luoxie.

However, the main force of the king's division mastered by Tubo's Dalun Keri is still stationed in Pibo City, guarding it.

This horse has become the last line of defense in Luoxi city.

And once Songtsan Gampo dispatched troops to rescue Medog, sent troops from Pibo, and traveled by river, they would definitely reach Medog within three or four days.

Li Ke acquired the Woluo Valley from the Wohan tribe through a transaction. The news must have spread to Luoxie City.

Songtsen Gampo had enough time to respond and deployed troops to support Medog.

If Li Ke wants to take Medog safely, he must guard against Songtsan Gampo's reinforcements.

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In some cities, Shang Nang lowered his head, and was pleading guilty to Songtsan Gampo with his hands folded.

He previously proposed to let the Wohan tribe resist the Shu army, but he didn't want to be kidnapped by Li Ke for negotiation and easily resolved.

Not to mention losing a lot of weapons in vain, the important traffic artery of Woluo Valley also fell into Li Ke's hands.

Songtsan Gampo looked at Shang Nang with a gloomy face.

"Oh! That's all!"

He shook his hands and said: "The Wohan Department is not reliable, and counting on them is just a stopgap measure..."

On the opposite side of Shangnang, there is still sitting Tubo discussing Keri.

If Shang Nang encounters setbacks in normal times, Lun Ke Ri will definitely criticize and attack this competitor fiercely.

But now that the situation in Tubo is tense and the city is in dire jeopardy, Lun Keri has no intention of making trouble again.

"How's the war on the Western Front?"

Songtsan Gampo had already exposed the matter of the Woluo Valley, and asked Lun Keri about the domestic war situation.

Lun Keri hurriedly got up: "The troops of the Zhang Zhung Kingdom are relatively strong, and our army is currently stalemate with them at the Tianshan Pass. The battle is still very anxious. The southwest front is not bad. Our army has a strong momentum and has almost reached the capital of Niborna. Tip City."

Songtsan Gampo pondered for a moment, then sighed and said, "Notify the southwest direction, and bring the army back!"

"What, withdraw troops?"

Lun Keri was shocked, and hurriedly said: "The southwest front has a huge advantage, why withdraw troops?"

Songtsan Gambo smiled wryly: "Do you want to watch Li Ke stepping over Medog and committing soldiers to Pibo City?"

Lun Keri was in a hurry: "Kepibo City still has my 40 iron army guarding it, and Li Ke has only 20 people. Even if Medog is captured, it is absolutely impossible to cross Pibo City!"

"No!"

Songtsan Gampo raised his hand, stopping Lun Keri's justification.

"I have other uses for the 40 troops in Pibo City. Li Ke has already reached the core of the plateau. Our army can no longer stick to it, and must take the initiative to attack!"

Lun Keri was overjoyed: "What Zanpu means is... allow me to lead an army to support Medog?"

Prior to this, Songtsen Gampo had not allowed Lun Keri to lead troops to rob Li Ke.

Because the main army of Pibo City is the only one that Tubo can rely on, if that army is defeated again, Luoxi City will have no more soldiers to use.

Now at this critical moment, Songtsen Gampo transferred the southwest expedition army back in order to free up the main force of his king's division and let it bite Li Ke.

Thinking of this, Lun Keri said excitedly: "I will go to Pibo now, lead an army to attack Li Ke, and support Medog!"

"slow!"

Just as Lun Keri was about to get up and leave, Songtsan Gampo stopped him with a loud shout.

Lun Keri was puzzled, but he heard Songzan Gan preach: "How smart is Li Ke? If he wants to attack Medog City, he will definitely send troops to defend the Zanghe River to block our army's support."

"I have an army of 40, are you still afraid that he will block my river?"

Lun Keri said disdainfully, he was very confident in the combat power of his army.

Songtsen Gampo shook his head: "Li Ke is advancing all the way westward with overwhelming momentum. His military skills have reached an advanced level. If he relies on manpower to fight hard, I am afraid he will fall into his plan..."

Songtsan Gampo pondered for a moment, finally sighed, and said, "There is no need to rush to rescue Motuo. If Li Ke sets up defenses on the Zanghe River, you should avoid his sharp edge and disembark by land instead."

"Then... what should we do about Medog City? Without the barrier of Woluo Valley, Medog City has no natural danger to defend. Li Ke can take it easily!" Lun Keri asked.

The Songtsan cadre shook his head and said, "As long as Li Ke intends to seize the city, we will definitely not be able to rescue him in time. I am afraid that he will not rush to seize the city, but instead surround a spot for reinforcements, and my 40 troops will be ambushed by him!"

The blood in Lun Keri's heart was aroused, and he snorted coldly: "So what about an ambush? Our army is more familiar with the terrain than him, so how can we be afraid of him ambush?"

"Never underestimate the enemy..."

Songtsan Gampo frowned for a moment, his eyes lit up, and said, "You don't need to rescue Medog. Instead, turn to the rear. While Li Ke's army is still in Medog, go directly to seize Woluo Valley and cut off the way back!"

"Oh?"

Lun Keri thought about it for a while, and his heart suddenly became clear: "What Zanpu means...we cut off his army's supply road and trap him in Medog City?"

He thought about this move carefully again, and couldn't help clapping his hands and applauding: "Let's take Medog while he is attacking, and let's cut off his retreat. Although the city of Medog can't be defended, Li Ke can only be trapped in Medog. City. We occupy the Woluo Valley, and then march westward, and then we can surround it in turn!"

This move, using Medog City as a bait, cut off Li Ke's rear support.

You must know that Medog City does not have a strong defense. Li Ke can easily capture it, but cannot hold it firmly.

At that time, it will be easy to annihilate Li Ke in one fell swoop.

At this time, Lun Keri's eyes flashed with light, he clenched his fists and shouted in a low voice:
"Okay! Li Ke, this city of Medog is your grave!"

(End of this chapter)