Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 207 The Choice of Songtsen Gampo
Here Ma Liuzhi is still cleaning the battlefield and taking prisoners, while Li Ke has already walked over.

"You are here to meet the reserve troops. I will take [-] cavalry to Medog..."

Li Ke only dropped a word, and went to order generals with Gu Wu.

Every time it was Ma Liuzhi who cleaned the battlefield, how could he bear it?

"Your Highness, are you going to capture Medog? Don't be in a hurry!"

"How about you take me with you?"

Li Ke moved very quickly, and he was already on the horse.

"No..."

He ordered: "You can deal with the affairs of the valley with peace of mind. After cleaning up, you will lead the troops to Medog."

"Huh? By then, I won't even be able to drink hot soup..."

Ma Liuzhi muttered.

Li Ke turned his horse's head, turned around to comfort Ma Liuzhi and said, "Don't worry, Motuo City is left to you, it's all right!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Liuzhi immediately changed his face: "Hey...then why are you going to Medog, Your Highness?"

After asking this question, Li Ke had already rushed out, leaving Ma Liu Zhi with a dazed expression on his face.

"What is this hurrying to do? As for such a hurry?"

Ma Liuzhi sighed and said helplessly.

Ma Liuzhi was not the only one who was curious.

Along the way, Li Ke led the cavalry galloping non-stop.

Gu Wu beside him was at a loss.

Having just defeated the main force of Tubo, Medog City has no more reinforcements.

If you want to capture Tubo, you are not in a hurry, right?

What's more, bringing [-] cavalry and galloping all the way...

I'm afraid that when we get to Medog, we won't be able to fight anymore.

Gu Wu sneaked a look at Li Ke, seeing his eagerness and concentration on his way, he felt something was wrong.

His Highness's expression is very solemn. Is there any danger ahead?

Did Tubo send another army?

With this doubt, Gu Wu followed Li Ke all the way to the bend of the Tibetan River.

But Li Ke still didn't stop, and urged his horse to gallop forward. Judging by his momentum, the enemy army was close at hand.

Gu Wu couldn't help holding the bow and crossbow in his hand, ready to lead his troops forward.

After walking another twenty miles, Li Ke finally stopped.

"Your Highness, where are the enemy troops?"

Gu Wu hurried forward.

Li Ke took a long breath and looked forward: "Here! There!"

Not far ahead, there are countless warships moored on the bank, and on the river bank, there is also a small group of Tubo main forces, guarding the warships.

Gu Wu looked at the number of enemies, and if they were summed up in general, there were only a few thousand people, and he couldn't help sweating.

"Go! Take the warship!"

With a wave of Li Ke's hand, the cavalry troop strode forward.

Li Ke hadn't cared about the warships earlier in order to pack up the main force of Tubo on the way. Now that he was free, he naturally wanted to take these free warships into his pocket.

During this expedition, all the way was carried by oxen and horses, and there was no time to build warships.

Now that you have arrived in Medog, you can go all the way to Luoxie City and march along the Tibetan River.

With warships, it is easier for soldiers to march.

Although he had a sheepskin raft, it was too simple and crude. It could not bear the wind, and it was only suitable for crossing rivers. It was not as good as a warship for long-distance marching.

Now that the Tubo people give it away for free, he will naturally accept it.

They drove the warship back because they were worried that the other party would receive news of their defeat.

There were only a few thousand people guarding the warship, so it was naturally unable to withstand Li Ke's [-] cavalry. With a little effort, Li Ke successfully captured the warship.

This warship was used by the main force of Tubo. The hull was quite large and there were quite a number of ships, which could fully carry Li Ke's army and horses.

After getting on the warship comfortably, Li Ke asked Gu Wu to send a letter to the rear, ordering them to come and seize the city of Medog.

The city of Medog is still closed and guarded, but the [-] defenders are really not enough. When Ma Liuzhi brought the army to come, he took the city without much effort.

Li Ke did not enter the city, he only left some remnants of the army to guard Motuo, and led the troops directly to the west, heading straight for the royal court.

The warship headed west all the way, and arrived outside Pibo City within a few days.

"There are no defenders in the city?"

On the pier outside the city, Li Ke ordered the army to consolidate and take care of the detailed operations in the city.

At this time, Gu Wu had already brought the elaboration work, and he was still holding a few letterheads in his arms.

"Your Highness, Songtsan Gampo has brought back the army from the southwest front to Luoxi City to defend Luoxi. Since Pibocheng left, there will be no more defenders!"

Then said respectfully.

Li Ke thought for a while and asked again: "How many troops are there in Luoxue City now?"

Gu Wu stepped forward: "There are still 30 people guarding the camp in the south of Luoxie City!"

Li Ke nodded, estimating how to break the camp.

"Your Highness..."

But Gu Wu leaned forward again, and continued: "From the news from some cities, Songtsan Gampo also withdrew the troops from the Northwest Front. It is said that there are still 40 troops left on the Northwest Front. It may take half a month." Within a few days, I will return to logic..."

"Oh?"

Li Ke's heart moved, and he said with a faint smile: "It turns out that Songtsan Gampo refused to retreat when he was at the end of his battle. He actually wanted to use himself as a bait to lure me to fight with him. Then he waited for the army from the Northwest Front to come back and wipe out our Shu. military……"

He couldn't help sighing that once the troops on the northwest front were withdrawn, the Zhang Zhung Kingdom would definitely attack Tubo.

At this time, Songtsan Gampo didn't care about his feud with Xiangxiong for the sake of protecting these cities.

In this way, he needs to break into Luoxi City within half a month.

Otherwise, you can only retreat to Pibo.

When the two armies of the opponent unite, with nearly 70 troops, they will not be able to defeat them no matter what, and they may not even be able to defend Pibo City.

And...the western front is completely abandoned, and the Zhang Zhung Kingdom and the southwestern countries are afraid that they will march into the territory of Tubo.

This is not good news for Li Ke.

Although these people are currently standing on the same front as themselves, once Tubo falls, these people will become enemies at any time.

All parties coveted the land and population of Tubo, so they naturally had to compete.

Li Ke mastered cloth weapons, so they naturally didn't dare to provoke him easily.

But if these countries seized Tubo's land by force, they would have no reason to ask others for it.

Li Ke originally planned to occupy some territory by himself, and then send troops to the west to fight for more land.

When the war is over, the countries on the western front will snatch some of the money, and they will occupy most of the territory of Tubo.

But Songtsan Gampo's current behavior has added difficulties to Li Ke.

"He is forcing my soldiers to commit crimes so as to lure me into death!"

Li Ke sighed bitterly.

"Your Highness, why don't we stay in Pibo City and wait and see? Anyway, we have acquired a large area of ​​Tubo and made a lot of money..."

Gu Wu came up and said.

Li Ke shook his head. Songtsan Gampo will definitely counterattack in the future. If he is not killed while his current strength is weak, when the two armies unite, he will definitely attack the Shu army first.

"Let's go! We won't enter Pibo City anymore! Let's go straight north and reach the royal court!"

"Songtsen Gampo, we need to meet for a while!"

(End of this chapter)