Su Dingfang withdrew his thoughts, thought carefully for a moment, and then said, "Your Highness, the alliance between Tubo and Tuyuhun will be terminated by the beginning of next spring."

Su Dingfang's first sentence was to keep silent.

Seeing that everyone was listening carefully to their explanations, he continued, "Because, since the elite soldiers of the Northern Prefecture arrived in Shuofang, the Tubo army suffered a series of defeats. In the first battle, they were defeated at Fenghuangling and lost the general Sangdong; in the second battle, they lost 150,000 elite cavalry; then, a 300,000 army was defeated by the long-term attack on Liangzhou City, and was wiped out by our southern army. This series of setbacks caused their morale to be disintegrated and their morale was depressed. It was very unfavorable for them to continue fighting with the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, it was wise to break off diplomatic relations with Tuyuhun, terminate the alliance, and let Tuyuhun face tens of thousands of elite cavalry in the Tang Dynasty alone."

"Then Tubo isn't worried that we will continue to fight against them?"

As soon as Su Dingfang said this, he heard Xue Rengui ask.

"Tubo is afraid of fighting against the Tang Dynasty, but they think that the Tang Dynasty will not fight against them after the spring tomorrow. Because the purpose of the Tang Dynasty sent troops was to solve Tuyuhun. If Tubo did not alliance with Tuyuhun, Tuyuhun might have been destroyed by our army, and our army of Tang Dynasty never thought of attacking Tubo from beginning to end. Therefore, the Tubo people believe that as long as they withdraw from the alliance with Tuyuhun, we will definitely not target them, and we will solve Tuyuhun. The second reason is that Tubo and Tuyuhun are separated from the Tang Dynasty. Before the Tang Dynasty did not resolve Tuyuhun, the Tang Dynasty went to war with Tubo, leaving behind a powerful Tuyuhun behind its army. This is a taboo in military strategists. The Tubo people think we will not take such a bold risk." Su Dingfang continued.

"What is the purpose of Tubo?" Yuwen Guo also spoke and asked Su Dingfang.

"The Tubo people have made great plans. They just want the fisherman to fight against the snipe and clam to benefit." Su Dingfang said with certainty, "If the Tang Dynasty wants to attack Tubo, it must completely destroy Tuyuhun to give its army a stable rear. However, you also know that it is easy to defeat Tuyuhun, and if you want to destroy this country, it will not take a year to destroy this country. For our army, we have experienced several major wars this year and continue to fight next year. Even if we destroy Tuyuhun, we will be exhausted. When our army is exhausted, it is the time when the Tubo army is in a row for a year. When the enemy is strong and we are weak, how can Tubo miss this excellent opportunity?"

After Su Dingfang finished speaking, he bowed to Li Ke and said that he had finished expounding!

"Do you all have any different opinions?" Li Ke continued to ask.

Su Dingfang's analysis was very meticulous, and many of the problems he analyzed were very consistent with the military combat ideas. Therefore, after a little thought, the generals felt that they really had no other opinions, and they all felt that Su Dingfang's analysis was correct. After listening to Su Dingfang's analysis, many generals who had doubts about Su Dingfang's ability admired Su Dingfang and believed that he could be called the first wise general by His Highness the Northern King, and it was indeed worthy of his reputation. At the same time, the eyes of Su Dingfang began to become much more eager, not as provocative as when Su Dingfang walked into the hall just now.

Seeing that everyone had no different opinions, Li Ke smiled faintly, "Dingfang's analysis coincides with me!——So——” Li Ke glanced at the generals lightly and continued, "When the battle plan for next year is formulated by the king, the army will target Tuyuhun and strive to destroy this country in one year. And among the army that started a war against Tuyuhun, I will also make some adjustments."

Speaking of this, all the generals turned their attention to Li Ke with great expectations, waiting for their appointment.

"The army on the southern front continues to maintain its current combat state. Your goal is to train the army. We must train 100,000 elite cavalry into elite cavalry that can go deep into the plateau. When we eliminate Tuyuhun in a year and attack Tubo, these 100,000 elite cavalry will be another powerful force that we have achieved absolute certainty against the Tubo army." Li Ke said seriously.

"No" Su Dingfang and Chen Qi received the order.

"The army on the north line, you must continue to fight against Tuyuhun, and strengthen your attack strength. You must quickly clear the elite cavalry in Tuyuhun's north, and cooperate with the army on the middle line to form an encirclement to the Lanlan!" Li Ke said seriously.

"No" Du Junchuo and Zadler led the order.

"Also, Zadler, your Turkic cavalry must show their own power and the fierce spirit of your nomadic people. In the future, when we attack Tubo, whether we can create psychological shadows on their army depends on the combat effectiveness and combat methods of your Turkic cavalry!" A cold light flashed in Li Ke's eyes, and Zadler also stood up to take the order. He knew very well what Li Ke's words meant, that is, to let the Turkic cavalry return to the original barbarity and cruelty, and to kill prisoners, rob women, kill women and children, and trap surrendered soldiers in the battle. To put it bluntly, I wanted the Turkic cavalry to burn, kill and loot, and do everything evil. However, this was how the Turkic cavalry fought. Now that they were returning, Zadler felt it was normal, so he took the order happily and had no burden in his heart.

"As for the army in Liangzhou, I will not send you all to fight. The reason Dingfang has already said just now, that is, to beware of the Tubo people!" Li Ke said lightly, "So, this time the war started against Tuyuhun. The wolf cavalry camp and the heavy cavalry camp will stay in Liangzhou City. The troops participating in the battle will be divided into Mo Dao, Youzhou Iron Cavalry, Turkic Essence Cavalry, Ghost Face Cavalry and Guards."

"No" Sun Erlang, Xue Rengui, Yuwen Guo, Zheyu, Li Xianzhong, Li Yan, Li Zong and others bowed to the command.

At this time, Li Yan and Li Zong realized why the third brother transferred them to the guards to be the chief cavalry general. It turned out that according to today's arrangement, they had to stay in the Chongqi camp and there would be no war within a year. The doubts in their hearts were relieved, and Li Yan and Li Zong began to become more respectful to Li Ke, no longer had any complaints like when they had just appointed them to the guards.

"Also, your army is fighting on their own, without a unified commander or a unified dispatch. However, you only have one purpose, that is, to spend a year to wipe out all the Tuyuhun spirit cavalry in Tuyuhun territory." Li Ke said seriously.

"No" Sun Erlang, Xue Rengui, Yuwen Guo, Zheyu, Li Xianzhong, Li Yan, and Li Zong seven times said.

"Do you have any other opinions on this arrangement?" Li Ke continued to ask.

"No!" the generals replied.

"Then - my battle plan has been arranged, you can go down and rest! When I hold a banquet in the mansion tonight, we will never return drunk!" Li Ke said with a faint smile.

"No!" The generals took the order and left the hall one by one.

However, when the generals left the hall one by one, Li Ke summoned Su Dingfang, Chen Qi, Sun Erlang, Du Junchuo, Zadler, and Xu Jingzong to his study.


Chapter completed!