Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Under the gaze of tens of thousands of soldiers, Du He's carriage quickly drove into the city.

These soldiers who arrived early, when they saw Duke Han coming, also understood that a war was about to begin.

Cui Shenji, Xiao Kai and Wang Jingzhi, who were joining the army to fight for the first time, looked at the soldiers coming and going on the street with curiosity on their faces.

In particular, when these soldiers saw Du He's carriage, they would stop and salute loudly.

Cui Shenji murmured, "No wonder Brother Du loves leading troops into battle so much. It turns out being admired by so many people is so cool!"

Not to mention Du He himself, he, as Du He's brother, also feels proud of it.

In the governor's mansion.

After everyone exchanged greetings.

Du He asked Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai, "Have the food, thick clothing, bombs, and artillery been delivered?"

Seeing that Du He was going to discuss serious matters, everyone's faces became serious.

Xue Rengui stood up and replied, "General Du, the current food and fodder is enough for the army to eat for two months, and the food and fodder is still being transported in continuously."

"Thick clothing, bombs, and artillery have also been delivered."

"But we only need 70 guns, and our two armies will each take 35."

In this battle, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally supervised the battle, Duke Du He of Korea personally led the troops to fight, and 80% of the generals in the court have arrived. How dare the people in charge of logistics drag their feet?

Do they think that the nine clans are not enough for the court to kill?

"it is good."

Du He nodded and then asked, "How is the battle situation in the four countries of Southern Xinjiang?"

"Did you conquer the Pyu Kingdom?"

They did not go from the Western Regions to India, nor did they take the Tibetan route, but instead took the western line of the Southern Silk Road.

This road runs westward from the Pyu Kingdom and can directly attack Eastern India and Central India.

The more than 200,000 Tibetan main forces entrenched in East India and Central India were the targets of their three armies.

Xue Rengui reported: "Reporting to General Du, King Jiangxia has led his troops to conquer half of the Pyu Kingdom. Now the western line of the Silk Road is in our hands."

"Also, King Jiangxia captured 3 prisoners to build an official road to facilitate the transportation of food and fodder for the army."

Then Xue Rengui told Du He in detail about the battle situation of Li Daozon and others.

The army's attack on the four kingdoms in southern Xinjiang progressed smoothly. Li Daozon led his troops to conquer most of the Pyu Kingdom, while Su Dingfang led the army to capture more than 20 cities in Linyi.

As for Wang Jun'e, he also hung Zhenla up and beat him.

Srivijaya, which is just across the sea, has not yet been attacked by the army.

After chatting for a while about the battle situation of Li Daozon and his men, Du He also began to inquire about the military strength of Tubo in Tianzhu.

"Where is the main force of Tubo?"

"What is the current attitude of Western India and Southern India towards Tubo?"

Even though Central India and Eastern India had been destroyed by Tubo, the people of other tribes might not have the courage to seek revenge.

The people of this nation are very cowardly and can only talk nonsense.

Xi Junmai reported, "To General Du, the Tibetans have 5 troops stationed in Qunu City, 3 in Chahbo, Rajgir, Nalanda, Vaishali,..., and Kamarupa, each with approximately 1 troops."

"In addition, Tubo also organized 8 Indian vassal troops."

Du He calculated in his mind and found that Tubo had stationed 20 troops in the territory of India, plus 8 Indian vassal troops, a total of 28 troops!

Including the 20 troops guarding the Tubo homeland, the number of soldiers recruited by Tubo this time may exceed 40.

Good guy!

What a warmongering!

Tubo had a population of only 250 million, and there were only about 40 able-bodied men in the country, which meant that all able-bodied men were conscripted into the army.

If the Tang Dynasty also recruited men from all over the country to form an army of 200 million, there would be no problem at all.

But the cost of doing so is very high, and if the army is defeated it will affect the country's destiny.

Du He said in a deep voice: "The Tubo army has a lot of troops. We need to recruit a little brother to help us share some of the pressure."

Win over the younger brothers?

Everyone looked at each other, then asked curiously.

"Master Du, are you trying to win over those younger brothers?"

The only vassal states that still have military forces are Tuyuhun and Gaochang.

These two countries are located to the north of Tubo, and Li Ji has probably sent people to ask for troops.

Du He smiled and said, "The Kingdom of Nepal, located in southern Tibet, has been paying tribute to the Tang Dynasty in recent years, and it has long wanted to break free from Tibet's control."

"Send an envoy to Nepal and promise King Nalingdeva that whatever territory he conquers will be his territory."

Nepal?

When everyone heard about this tiny country, they all showed surprise on their faces.

In the face of the powerful Tubo, how much impact can this small country with a population of only over 100,000 people play?

Du He saw the confusion on their faces and said with a smile, "Don't underestimate the small size of the Nepalese nation. They have over 7000 cavalrymen."

"With their participation, we can tie up a large number of Tibetan soldiers."

Because he changed the course of history, Wang Xuance did not make a second diplomatic mission to India, nor did he carry out the feat of destroying India with 7000 Nepalese cavalry and 1200 Tibetan soldiers.

Although the course of history changed, Nepal was not affected when it had 7000 cavalry.

There will even be more cavalry!

When these generals heard that Nepal had 7000 cavalry, they all looked shocked.

Xue Rengui sighed, "I never thought that tiny Nepal would raise so many cavalrymen. It seems they have great ambitions!"

The others nodded slightly.

There is nothing surprising about maintaining 30,000 to 50,000 infantry, but maintaining 7000 cavalry is unusual.

Li Chengqian said to Liu Rengui, "Liu Rengui, how about you send the Nepalese troops on this mission?"

"If you can borrow 7000 Nepali cavalry, you can lead them directly to wipe out the western city of Khorandara and the small Tibetan troops surrounding it."

"Wait until we lead our troops to the vicinity of Qunu City, and then you lead your troops to attack from behind."

There was a pause.

Du He smiled and said, "If King Nalingdeva of Nepal is unwilling to lend us troops, you can tell us that the Tang Dynasty will destroy them."

This small country could only survive in the cracks, and faced with a behemoth like the Tang Dynasty, it could not resist at all.

Moreover, Nepal had been bullied by Tubo for many years, and they had long been dissatisfied.

Liu Rengui stood up and replied, "I obey your command!"

"Please rest assured, General Du, I will definitely get 7000 cavalry!"

He was a little excited. He didn't expect that the Korean Guild would give him this task. This was a great achievement!

Du He nodded slightly.

He discussed with the generals for a moment, then stood up and spoke.

"The army will rest for another day. The day after tomorrow, Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai, the two generals, will lead the 10-man army to the battle!"

"How to fight this battle? You two will arrange and coordinate."

There was a pause.

Du He smiled and said, "You shall eat the captured livestock first. If you cannot finish them, you can take them back to the Tang Dynasty."

"As for the captured beauties, they will be distributed after the battle."

This battle was too far away from the Tang Dynasty, and it was not easy to supply meat. The best way was to eat the captured livestock.

When the generals heard the order given by Du He, their faces lit up with joy, and then they shouted in unison.

"Thank you, Du Shuai!"

These generals all had a premonition that the soldiers would gain another ten or eight pounds on this expedition.

Du He waved his hand and said, "Everyone, go down and organize the soldiers first. We will have a banquet tonight to celebrate and let the soldiers have a good meal before going out to fight!"