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In the early morning of the next day, before dawn, the gates of the Liang Mansion opened.

Tubo had previously set up a suspicious formation, and it may follow the army, or it may just harass and damage our morale.But no matter what, it is necessary to plan early, not to mention that the real tactics of Tubo are still uncertain.So I only took a nap for a while, then got up and started on the road.In order to reach Anrong City quickly, I rode lightly and simply, except for Xie Jingyu, Cui Ying and Chu Hairui, I only brought a small team of elite soldiers.The marching speed of the army was a bit slow, so I asked Jiang Tong and others to come later.

It is more than a thousand miles from Liang Mansion to An Rong City.Even with a good horse and a local guide brought by Chu Hairui, they couldn't arrive overnight.After eating and sleeping all the way, in the evening two days later, everyone finally saw the majestic city wall of Mao Mansion in the afterglow of the sunset.

"Your Majesty, let's rest at the Mao Mansion tonight. After all, from Mao Mansion to Anrong City, one day is enough." Chu Hairui said.

I glanced at him.To be able to achieve the position of Jiedushi is usually not too young.Chu Hairui has already known his destiny, so it is a commendable courage to volunteer to accompany him. "En." I was sure, and asked again: "Does Chu Jiedu know where Li Jiedu is at this time?"

Because he was in a hurry, he took a small path all the way, even if Li Yan had a letter, he didn't know it, so he could only infer from experience.

Chu Hairui thought for a moment. "The minister ordered people to send it to Yi Mansion overnight. Under normal circumstances, Li Jiedu envoy would have received it early the next morning. If Li Jiedu envoy had received the letter and set off immediately, he should have arrived in Anrong City by now."

It means that Li Yu and Murong Qi must be in front of my group, so I feel relieved.However, when I got to Maofu City, I saw the city gate open from a distance, and two rows of soldiers holding spears lined up into the city from outside the gate.Some figures were shaking on the city gate, as if they also saw people coming from the city. "Looks like they did arrive first."

Chu Hairui didn't understand why at first, and only found such a big battle when he rode close.Li Yan was obviously already there, and the group immediately stepped on their horses and urged them forward.

When we arrived at the gate of the city, there was already a black patch on the ground.

"Your Majesty Li Yu, welcome to Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty welcomes you!"

Amidst the shouts that shook the sky, I got off my horse and walked up to the leader. "Get up, envoy Li Jiedu." After speaking, I looked behind him again, "Which one is Murong Qi?"

"Return to Your Majesty, I am here." A man raised his head in response.

I can't help but look him up and down carefully.Even if this person is kneeling, it can be seen that he is quite tall.The face is a purple-red complexion unique to people from the highlands, with sword-shaped eyebrows and deep eyes, and the eyeballs are slightly strange-colored.It's hard to say whether it's scheming or not, but it's not a scheming look.

All in all, Murong Qi's appearance is quite in line with my imagination of the former general Tuyuhun, who is now my general.On the other hand, when he saw me, a trace of surprise flashed through his eyes very quickly.However, I don't have time to care about his first impression of me right now. "Since everyone is here, don't engage in these vain rituals, and quickly find a place to discuss matters."

So a group of people immediately rode into the city, and within a short while, they all entered the meeting hall.First of all, of course, Li Yu briefly explained the latest battle situation in the frontier——

Since the Tubo team harassed and shouted, about a thousand Tubo troops have appeared in Ya County and Qiong County.The number is not small, but compared to the disappearing Tubo army, it is nothing.It is indeed possible to take the initiative to attack, but Li You was worried that this was a tactic to lure the enemy, so he still implemented the strategy of sticking to it.

"Li Jiedu made this move very wise." Cui Yingxian said, "I am not as good as Tubo in the cavalry, but if I go to the infantry, I will not be able to catch up with the cavalry. Besides, if I catch up, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape. When the time comes Encircled by the enemy, I am afraid that we will suffer heavy losses."

Li Yan sighed. "What General Cui said is very true, and Li also thinks so. But Li estimates that this method will not last long. Seeing that we are not fooled, the next step may be to send people to the city to scold. Li himself can be the left ear Into the right ear and out, but the soldiers and generals can't hold back that breath."

This is also very reasonable.Sun Tzu said all about the Art of War, one vigorous effort, then decline, and three exhaustion.If they are insulted by the opponent, the soldiers will be excited, and it is best to attack at this time; when there is too much scolding later, and there is no movement from above, rumors will inevitably breed in the army, suspecting that the battle will be lost.

While listening to their discussion, I slowly walked around the sand table in the middle of the hall.This sand table is by no means comparable to what Chu Hairui ordered people to rush to make on the spur of the moment, and it deserves a closer look.

"It's not that I want to say something frustrating, but if we want to confront the Tubo army head-on, our chances of winning are indeed low. Whether it is Tubo or Tuyuhun, they are all good at cavalry, but we have more infantry. We won, but those barbarians are very cunning. When there are many people, they wantonly kill us immediately, and run away as soon as they see a disadvantage or get something. Well, it’s demoralizing again. If it wasn’t impossible to eradicate it and end up in such a dilemma, why would Jiannan have to guard against the barbarians every year?”

Maybe it was all because of the truth, the room was silent for a while.

When I heard this voice, I asked, "Who was this just now?"

"Return to Your Majesty, my minister's name is Xiang Ning."

Xiang Ning... I thought about it intently, and vaguely remembered that he was the newly mentioned General Dingyuan. "In your opinion, we can only stay in the city forever?"

Xiang Ning was a little flustered when he said this seriously. "Of course I don't mean that." He paused, calmed himself down, and added, "I think the enemy army loves sneak attacks, so we can come up with countermeasures."

"Say it out for everyone to hear."

"First, it is the method that Li Jiedu envoy has taken to clear the border of the people to avoid casualties. Second, train the archers and shoot the cavalry in groups before they get close. Even if they cannot kill all of them, they can break them In the enemy's formation, if you use heavy armored infantry to cut off the horse's legs, you will naturally win. Third, cultivate good horses and train cavalry, so that you can compete with Tubo on horseback."

"It does make sense." Xie Jingyu discovered the key point at once, "But except for the first line and the heavy armored infantry, the rest took a lot of time."

He didn't say it clearly, but I guess everyone here understands that these three methods can't solve the urgent need.I didn't immediately make an evaluation, but only asked: "Except for the difference in the number of cavalry, if you catch up, you will be ambushed. Is it because you don't know how to evade because you are not familiar with the terrain, or is it because our soldiers are not used to fighting at higher places?"

Xiang Ning was obviously surprised. "Return to Your Majesty, both."

Since entering the door of the meeting hall, for the first time, I turned my gaze to Murong Qi who hadn't said a word. "Others don't know the terrain, what about you?"

Although Murong Qi has been following Zhen's footsteps intently, but he was a little surprised when he first heard that he was named. "Returning to Your Majesty, I dare not boast that I know everything, but I am indeed very familiar with the topography of the original Tuyuhun boundary."

This is enough.As long as most of Tubo's troops can be wiped out first, it is not difficult to take advantage of the victory and pursue it to the hinterland.Taking a ten thousand step back, if the main force is destroyed, Tubo will not be able to recover its vitality for decades, let alone harass the dynasty, which is also a way to stabilize the frontier.

I nod my head a little. "How much are our current infantry, cavalry, and archers?"

Li Yan hurriedly reported the number.Cui Ying followed behind him and reported the reinforcements.In the end, Xie Jingyu added that the Danghe in Longyou had received news that the garrisons of Songfu and Longzhou must be on their way.

I knew it was right to hand over the post of military supervisor to Xie Jingyu.Now our military strength is several times that of Tubo's, and it is simply unreasonable not to win another battle.

The news of Li Yan, Xiang Ning and others was relatively late, and now they know what I plan to do. "Your Majesty's preparations are really complete. Now I see, no matter what Tubo wants to do, they can't get any benefits." Li Yu said, with a long sigh of relief.But thinking that I must be trying to cure the symptoms and the root cause of such a big fight, he showed a worried look.

I know what he is worried about.The Tubo cavalry ran too fast, even if our army had an absolute advantage in strength, it would not be possible to win a big victory.And if you want to wipe out the entire enemy army, or at least wipe out most of them, you might as well follow the example of Tubo and outflank it...

"Envoy Li Jiedu," I ordered Li Yuan, "immediately write a letter to all the cities on the front line. No matter how Tubo insults you, you must stick to the city. If you send more spies out, you must find out where the Tubo army is."

"The minister leads the order."

Li Yu immediately interjected, and I turned to Xiang Ning. "General Xiang, it will take about two to three days for the reinforcements to reach the front line. In the meantime, I want you to gather all the archers and line up on the city wall, so that Tubo cannot attack the city nearby. If there is any speculation, I will take all of them." Get ready. All the heavy armored infantry are ready, and they will be ready to use as soon as reinforcements arrive."

Xiang Ning also took orders. "Your Majesty wants to draw the Tubo army to approach and surround them?" He tried to ask.

I didn't answer this question, but turned to the third person abruptly: "General Murong, how many troops can you bring at most?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the population of Tuyuhun is far less than that of this dynasty, and the minister has at most 5000 people." Murong Qi was a little confused.

I thought about it.It is estimated that Tubo has [-] to [-] troops this time, and after [-] troops, it is still a little less, and hidden weapons such as barbed wire may not be enough.If you want to avoid casualties to the greatest extent without affecting the frontal attack... "I will give you eight thousand, can you bring them?"

As soon as these words came out, all four were shocked.

Murong Qi couldn't believe it on his face.After reacting, he immediately got up, flicked his hem, and plopped down on his knees. "Your Majesty has high expectations, and I will not dare to live up to them." He kowtowed heavily.

Speaking of which, my intentions are already very clear——

It is nothing more than to stick to the city first, draw out the main force of the enemy, and then line up with the army of the dynasty to deter the enemy.Tubo didn't know that there were so many troops waiting for them. At first glance, they found that our dynasty was not only well prepared, but also fully prepared, and their morale would definitely be hit.Taking advantage of this opportunity, it is convenient for me to attack and outflank on a large scale, and finally cut off the enemy's back, forming a situation of encirclement.

Li Yuan and others may not have thought of this method, but the previous military strength was not enough to deploy this large formation, and they did not dare to let Murong Qi do such a crucial link after the end.Now, the shocking look of everyone present at each other has already explained everything——

"Your Majesty knows people well and is good at assignments, and he only uses talents. What's more, he employs people with no doubts and others don't use them. I really can't match them." Xie Jingyu was the first to break that silence.

With him taking the lead, the other ministers came back to their senses one after another, saying in unison that Your Majesty is wise.Seeing Murong Qi's body tremble slightly, I knew that the matter was half done.

But in the final analysis, I dare to use Murong Qi because of Xie Jingyu's lessons learned from the past. "Get up quickly. You and my monarch and ministers are of the same mind, so why worry about the restless border and the immortality of the enemy's country?"

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