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Attacking back and forth, even if the Tubo soldiers retreated, they could only go northwest. Even if they escaped at that time, it would not make them feel better.

Yuan Shan began to prepare, Li Jing was waiting for the opportunity, and Hou Junji was in a hurry. He came out to beat Tubo before he could sit still. where.

In particular, Li Jing still supported him to take the initiative to attack, and he still hoped to become famous in the first battle, and he was proud of it, but in the end, he had the numerical advantage, and he really had nothing to do.

So after returning to Taozhou, he directly mobilized 5 people to prepare for the real fight. Now Li Jing is just empty-handed. If Hou Junji is beaten back by others, where can he find someone to help him.

Li Jing in Hezhou is in a hurry. Now only Hou Junji and Duan Zhixuan have soldiers and horses in their hands. If Duan Zhixuan deploys troops to support Shancheng, it is estimated that the Tubo people will attack Shancheng first. In fact, Yuanshan's plan is only them. Several people know that it seems to be self-defeating.

"Counting the soldiers and horses, we already know the location of the Tubo people. Now we want to give them a good time. Whether the generals can stand out depends on this time. If they succeed, they will be promoted to the third rank. It is not a problem." Hou Junji was in his camp. Internal mobilization.

This time Hou Junji was really angry. Fifty thousand versus 20. Is there no way to fight? Obviously not like this. Soldiers pay attention to the formation of troops. Although he is eager for success, he still maintains his rationality. The purpose is very clear is to go out to take advantage of some Tibetans.

He could see that the Tubo camp had no intention of moving at all, so he was sure that even if [-] troops marched to call for formation, the opponent might respond, but the chance of a real war was very small.

After all, behind him is the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tubo people led by Li Jing and Duan Zhixuan are very clear about it.

However, there is no guarantee that they will not attack, so Hou Junji also made preparations, pulling out the camp and sending out a small team to harass them. When the other party chases them and dispatches them all, we will see the reaction of the Tubo people. If the 20 troops move , they just chose to retreat, anyway, it was like running a horse in the sand.

Hou Junji ordered his subordinates to prepare. At this time, the messenger appeared and said, "Hou Shangshu, the chief executive invites you to discuss matters in Hezhou."

"Go down." Hou Junji said with a straight face.

At this time Li Jing came to him, he must have known that he was going to send troops so he wanted to stop him, but if he was the chief executive, he would definitely not go, but it would take a lot of time to go back and forth like this.

Instructing his subordinates to continue to prepare, he rode a fast horse and rushed to Hezhou.

"Boss, what do you want from me?" Hou Junji agreed to get straight to the point and asked.

"I already know that you plan to take the initiative to send troops. How sure are you in this battle?" Li Jing asked.

Chapter 807 Lu Dongzan's Suggestion

Li Jing did not object, but Hou Junji was greatly surprised.

The general manager may have misunderstood. The main purpose of taking people out this time is to harass the Tubo camp. If they harass, they will be captured by cavalry. If the Tubo people chase them, they will fall into our trap.

"I'm afraid that the Tubo people will use tricks. If they know that Taozhou is empty, it may change. At that time, Hezhou and Lanzhou will be in danger. Has Hou Shangshu ever considered it?" Li Jing asked.

"This..." Hou Junji was speechless for a moment, he really hadn't thought about these issues, all he thought about on the impulse was the tactics of warfare, but he didn't think much about defending the city in the rear.

Now think about it, there are 20 people in Tubo, and there are enough troops. As long as you send a [-]-man army to take Taozhou, there is no problem at all. If Taozhou is really lost, then Hezhou, Lanzhou and other places will be in trouble. Danger.

But the arrow had to be fired, and Hou Junji immediately said: "If I stay with Taozhou and the main force is stationed in the direction of Taozhou, the effect of sending cavalry alone to attack and harass will be the same. If the Tubo invaders, they can retreat and return to Taozhou." In the prefectural city, Jin can directly stop the Tubo people on the road, and as long as the general manager sends troops to help, he will be able to defeat the Tubo people."

"This is one way for you. If the Tubo people don't move, wouldn't your people have to consume supplies on the road?" Li Jing continued.

Hou Junji hesitated. Lanzhou provided a lot of supplies, but not an unlimited supply. After thinking about it again and again, he hesitated.

"Sir, if it were you, what good plan would I have?" Hou Junji asked with a face down.

"If you don't fight, it's best to subjugate the enemy. The reason why I don't advocate sending troops is not because the environment is not good for us, but because I'm afraid that the Tibetans will run away if they don't fight, and our efforts will be wasted." Li Jing said.

"What's the meaning of Chief Manager?" Hou Junji asked puzzled.

"It's very simple, because we can't occupy their land. As soon as we evacuate, the Tibetans will make a comeback. For them, this has no effect at all. Wherever they go, the cattle, sheep and horses will graze there. Two times at a time Just once, it will affect morale after a long time." Li Jing explained.

"As long as they choose not to fight, won't they always be invincible?" Hou Junji said in a deep voice.

In fact, Li Jing didn't need to say the answer, he already knew it.

"Since they don't choose to go to war with Datang, are they going to solve the problem through negotiations?" Hou Junji suddenly wanted to realize something. Didn't they want to marry the princess of Tubo to Datang not long ago? They just gathered secretly People and horses, what is the purpose of Songtsen Gampo?

There is nothing wrong with Hou Junji's eagerness for quick success and quick profit. He made impulsive choices only when he wanted to express himself, but after he calmed down, he changed back to the way of thinking of the Ministry of War for analysis.

It's nothing more than a matter of interests. What he thought of was that Tubo has always been eyeing the Western Regions, and if it involves interests, it must have something to do with the Western Regions.

Can the Tubo people afford 20 soldiers and horses? Obviously they can’t afford it. There are many people and tribes. It is a loss for one person. The Tang Dynasty has a large population, so it is a very wise choice for the Tubo people not to take the initiative to attack. .

Victory is enough, if they lose the battle, it will definitely be a blow to their morale, and even this kind of blow will be very fatal. The connection between the tribes is a simple relationship of interest and affiliation, which is actually very fragile.

After discussing these things, Hou Junji seemed absolutely meaningless in this battle, because it would take too long. Can 15 vs. 20 be resolved in one go?

"Boss, this subordinate almost made a big mistake." Hou Junji said.

Li Jing didn't take it seriously, so he wouldn't think that Hou Junji was sincerely apologizing, and he was just looking for a step.

"Hou Shangshu doesn't need to do this. In fact, we still have the strength to fight. We don't want to eliminate all of them, but we want to find a suitable fighter to beat them." Li Jing said.

"Really, I don't know when the opportunity will wait?" Hou Junji asked.

"To tell you the truth, I have already sent a letter to Chang'an asking His Majesty to approve the supply of a batch of 'grenades' to the Military Weapons Supervisor. When the supplies arrive, even if there are 10 people, we will definitely inflict severe damage on Tubo." Li Jing said.

Li Jing didn't need to introduce how powerful the grenade was. Hou Junji had seen it before. Every team they came here had equipment. When they raided Tuyuhun, they used grenades.

It is said that there are not only supplies, but also a large amount. If you add this thing, it will be nothing.

Hou Junji thought about it, since he didn't intend to fight against Tubo, he could only calm down and said, "By the way, do you have any explanation from Duke Lan? I don't know what His Majesty thinks, but he has entrusted him with the responsibility of the whole battle." .”

For Yuan Shan's youth, Hou Junji looked down upon him. People like him came here one step at a time, but Yuan Shan was promoted faster than him. No one believed him if he was not jealous.

"Cough! There is no movement from Lord Lan. He means to let us stand still." Li Jing said.

"Hmph, that's the way civil officials manage affairs." Hou Junji muttered.

After talking with Li Jing, Hou Junji returned to Taozhou.

The Tubo people stood still, and their patience reached the limit. The nobles have been urging them recently, and they have lost contact with Gar Chinling Tsandro, and now there is not even a letter.

Lu Dongzan was very anxious, and the matter with Tubo King Songtsan Gampo made Songtsan even more irritable.

"Where are the [-] elite soldiers?" Songzan lay on the leather mattress and wondered.

Songzan was very anxious, but he couldn't show it. Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills, which is a compulsory course for the superiors.

Lu Dongzan came to the tent and said respectfully: "My lord, my son has not sent back any news for such a long time, and the Tang people have not sent envoys to negotiate. Judging from the current situation, I am afraid the situation is not good for us."

Does Lu Dongzan feel sorry for his son? Of course not, but he has nothing to do now.

"What do you mean, do you want to fight?" Songtsen Gampo asked.

"Actually, Tang people are interested in our land, but in fact they don't care about it. If the two sides can maintain friendship, it will be most beneficial to the development of Tubo. Isn't the Tubo princess not yet married to Tang Dynasty, there is still a chance." Lu Dong Zan said.

His proposition has always been to hope that the two countries will live in peace and maintain friendship and mutual assistance, which is most beneficial to the development of Tubo, and with the financial and material resources of Datang, they will be able to get more.

Songtsan Gampo is a very ambitious person, he is not optimistic about marrying a Tubo princess to Datang, but he really hopes to marry a Datang princess, which is actually a wish.

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