Chapter 63: The Troops Are Divided
"Your Highness, I have always wanted to ask, is it appropriate to just put Madam Kutao in the mansion like this?"
Several people sat on the shore and watched the rushing Luoshui move forward. Yao Kui stared at the wooden boats that were gathering on the river and spoke lightly.
"As long, do you think I have something that cannot let her know? Mo'er and the others have already given instructions and will never reveal any news to her. The explosives were made in Brother Yan Zong's Taoist temple, and the military books were brought by Master Yao from home. Every time he finished class, he would take them back. What could she find?"
"I also tell you that when we came out this morning, I didn't even close the gate of the bedroom. My name is Jiang Taigong fishing, and the wishes take the bait. I have already told Acheng that if this little lady has any abnormal movements, she must record them honestly and settle the score with her when I come back!"
Li Jun's eyes were shining with light, just like the clear river water in front of him, the waves were rising. Since the prince had arranged everything, Yao Kui had nothing to say.
Several people were silent, especially Wu Yanzong.
Although several people were together, their relationships were close and distant. He could not interfere with many words from the prince and Yao Kui.
Fortunately, he has always been calm and sophisticated, and he will not feel bullied at all when he is sandwiched between the two of them.
Suddenly, a small black boat gradually sailed towards the shore. On the bow was a big and round man, wearing bright light armor, majestic.
A springboard was built on the shore, and the rash man rushed up.
It was Li Duozuo.
I saw that behind him were a few young men dressed in soldiers, each with their own things, all of which needed equipment to bring to the battlefield from Luoyang.
Li Jun stared at the soldiers who worked silently and saw that the one who followed Li Duozuo didn't seem to be very heavy, but his figure was shaking, as if he was about to fall.
How did Li Duozuo lead the troops? His personal soldiers were so weak.
He criticized the words unconsciously, and then looked carefully at the face under the soldier's helmet.
Hey, why does it seem familiar?
Looking around and searching for Yao Kui's figure, sure enough, the kid had already run to the front to help.
It turns out that I'm not blind!
He is really an unknown person.
Stepping on the withered weeds on the bank by the river, Wumingzi walked towards him. Behind him were two young men with the same bright light armor.
Yao Kui pulled them and happily introduced: "Your Highness, Mr. Wumingzi, will walk with us all the way."
"And this one is Tang Dayan, and his martial arts are good!"
When Li Jun looked up, he saw Tang's big eyes and tiger eyes rolling round, his forehead was protruding, and his authentic tiger back and bear waist were not worse than Zhang Fei and Li Kui.
The slightly thin boy next to him is Luo Yi, who is good at using Xuemao.
According to Yao Kui's previous introduction, there are four core members of the Discipline Army Squad.
There are already three here now. It seems that the one who failed to show up was Bao, who was in Ganzhou, who was asking for Du Rao.
Several people stood in front of Li Jun, and the sun shone on their young and energetic faces, as if they were covered with a layer of golden light.
A wave of impulse surged in Li Jun's heart inexplicably. This is the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty!
The ancestors of human beings lived along the river, and cities also emerged because of the river.
This march basically followed the river and left the Luo River, and Li Jun joined forces with Wumingzi and other righteous men.
He marched rapidly along the Wei River. According to previous battle reports, Tubo had already attacked Ganzhou, and the Turkish army was also harassed in Lanzhou.
Previously, in the Wuzhou era, the heroine had many battles and briefly recovered the four towns of Anxi, including Shule, Kucha, Yanqi, and Yutian, and her ambitions were great.
However, the successive Khitan rebellions and the rise of the Turks soon made Tubo, which was close to the four towns of Anxi, restless.
Then, Zetian, who was tired of fighting on three sides, gave up the four Anxi towns and was annexed by Tubo. At this point, the northwest defense line of the Tang Dynasty was in a state of full contraction of defense.
Under this premise, the Turks often invaded the mainland, sometimes launched large-scale attacks, and sometimes small bandits of enemies were robbed. The Tang Dynasty was in trouble, but it was difficult to wipe out all the Turks in the end.
During the Zetian era, the Turks had already penetrated into Yun, Ding, Xiang and other states in the mainland. Although they would quickly withdraw their troops as long as the robbery was so happy.
But since then, the northern border of the Tang Dynasty has often opened its doors, making it difficult to resist the plunder of the Turks and other tribes.
Now, Mo Chuo has entered Lanzhou again, but he is just a re-using technique. It is autumn, so it is better to spend the winter with a stroke of autumn wind.
Li Jun stood along the Wei River, looking at the deserted north, and made an important decision.
He came to Li Duozuo and said to him: "General Li, I want to divide my troops. You will rule 20,000 troops and horses, and you will go to Lanzhou first."
Li Duozuo was shocked. The Turkish Tubo capital was in a strong military situation, and the Tang Dynasty could not be able to deal with it with all its strength. Now that the division of troops is not enough, isn’t it self-destruction?
Furthermore, for many years, the soldiers had no combat effectiveness due to their military merits and punishments. Now, the prince’s personal expedition is the time when the soldiers’ passion for fighting is the strongest.
If the soldiers were divided at this time, it would definitely hurt the soldiers' determination and fighting spirit.
Li Duozuo was familiar with the art of war, and what he said was the truth, but Li Jun had his own opinion.
Tubo and Turks were temporarily united, and communication between them was not necessarily smooth.
The two thieves must make an agreement in advance. If the Tang army attacks one side, the other side will detour and then raid, and the Tang army's retreat will be cut off.
The Tubo and the Turks are both very powerful now, and the Tang army is on the defensive position. According to the ideas of these barbarians, they must believe that the Tang Dynasty dare not take the initiative to provoke.
And you will definitely make a desperate bet, concentrate your main force, and deal with one side, which will lead to a tendency to care about the first and ignore the last.
The so-called military force has no constant momentum and water has no constant shape. The most important thing in using military force is to win by surprise.
If we divide our troops into two groups, Li Jun will lead the troops to resist Tubo first. According to Du Rao's information, the Turks came out to provoke this time at the invitation of Tubo.
Li Jun concluded that he would not dare to use all his strength.
Perhaps he was still rushing and watching. If he could take advantage of the situation, he would not really help Tubo.
Li Jun believed that it was enough to deal with the Turks' wait-and-see attitude that a small number of troops were distributed to Li Duozuo.
He took most of his troops to Ganzhou and fought against Tubo.
There are two reasons why Li Duozuo went to fight against the Turks.
Although Li Duozuo has been in charge of the imperial guards for more than 20 years, he is actually a native of the Marine.
His ancestors lived in today's Northeast region and were the chief of the people. He was regarded as a confidant by Li Xian for his military achievements.
After Li Jun examined his resume, he also believed that this person was reliable.
When he was young, he led the Tang army to defeat the Hei Shui Mohe. In the late years of Shenlong, he participated in the action to eliminate the brothers of Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong. It can be seen that he was loyal to the Tang Dynasty and was trustworthy.
The territory of the Marin is also adjacent to the Turks. Li Duozuo has a lot of knowledge about their tactics and is familiar with the terrain.
Furthermore, it is better to conceal the matter of division of troops at the beginning. The person who led the troops this time was Prince Wuqiu.
He had met Li Jun and the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty went to war in person. This shocking news must have been spread to Tubo now.
Then he would face each other in front of the formation and find out that if Li Jun didn't go at all, he would definitely be the morale of Tubo and destroy the power of the Tang army.
Chapter completed!