Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Since the Tubo commander wanted to play tricks on him, Du He used simple and crude tactics and led an army of 150,000 directly to Qunu City.

This battle was the decisive battle between the Tang army and the Tubo army.

These generals listened to Du He speak without interrupting him, but waited quietly for the battle order.

Looking around, Du He said loudly.

"Generals, listen!"

These generals stood up one after another, their faces full of solemnity.

Du He gave a clear order: "Leave 5000 men to defend Gaya City, and the rest of the army will rush a thousand miles to attack Qunu City. This battle will decide the outcome!"

"We only have dry food for this battle. We have no subsequent food supplies. We will win if we take Qunu City."

"Do you have any questions?"

After a period of rest and preparation of dry food, the time has come to launch a war.

While the weather is not yet cold and is starting to feel a little bit cooler, it is most comfortable to carry out a thousand-mile raid and fight.

The generals thought for a moment and then shouted loudly.

"No problem!"

Du He nodded, then ordered Pei Xingjian, "General Pei, you will be fully responsible for gathering information about the enemy during this battle."

"The lives of over a hundred thousand soldiers are in your hands. You must find out the enemy situation on your side!"

After hearing Du He's words, everyone's attention immediately focused on Pei Xingjian.

Although Pei Xingjian is only the deputy chief commander of the army, he is deeply trusted by General Du and all core affairs are completed by Pei Xingjian.

Pei Xingjian replied in a deep voice, "Don't worry, General Du. I will definitely be able to find out the movements of every Tibetan army!"

"it is good!"

Du He exclaimed in satisfaction, then waved his hand and said, "Go down and prepare the army for battle immediately. We will march out tomorrow morning!"

Everyone shouted in unison again.

"As ordered!"

They did not stay in the City Lord's Mansion for long, but left in a hurry.

After these generals leave.

Du He said to the three swordsmen, "We can only ride horses for this thousand-mile raid. You don't usually ride long distances, so you should stay in Gaya City."

What?

Let them stay in Gaya City?

Cui Shenji patted his chest and said, "Brother Du, don't underestimate us. We have been trained to ride horses since we were young."

"It's just a thousand miles, it's no big deal for us."

The other two hesitated for a while, and then also bit the bullet and followed the army into battle.

Since they have come to Tianzhu to fight, they must do their best. Otherwise, if they stay in Gaya City, Brother Du will not be able to give them too many military merits.

Seeing that the three of them were determined, Du He smiled and said.

"Since you also want to join the army, hurry back now to prepare some dry food and water, and then take a good bath."

"Starting tomorrow, I'm afraid it will take ten days or half a month before I can take a shower."

The Three Musketeers' eyelids twitched after hearing this. After bowing, they quickly ran out of the hall.

Du He smiled and shook his head, then walked towards the backyard.

...

After the beginning of autumn, time passed very quickly, and it was early October in the blink of an eye.

Qunu City.

A cavalry group galloped in from the north gate. The leader, Lun Qinling, was able to pass through the heavy defenses without a token and quickly walked into the palace.

Without having time to greet or salute, Lun Qinling said with a serious expression.

"Father, something terrible has happened!"

"The Tang army sent people to Nepal to borrow troops more than a month ago, and they even borrowed 8000 cavalry!"

"The Tang army, with 8000 Nepalese cavalry, is conquering Western India!"

what!

The Tang army borrowed 8000 cavalry from Nepal?

When Lu Dongzan heard the news his son brought back, he stood up suddenly, his face full of astonishment.

Such important news, and the scouts didn’t even find out?

Stunned for a moment.

Lu Dongzan turned his head to look at the middle-aged general on the left side of the hall, his tone full of anger.

"Buduzhi, how come such a big thing happened, but the scouts under your command didn't find out anything?"

"What do you all do for food?"

If he had ignored these 8000 Nepalese cavalry before the bloody battle with the Tang army, he might even have had the energy to annihilate them.

But now they are also short of soldiers and generals. These 8000 Nepalese cavalry can completely determine the victory of the battle.

The spy commander, Bu Duzhi, said in a fearful tone, "General, I have placed all my spies near the Tang army, and therefore have neglected to monitor Nepal."

"This general has failed to perform his duties effectively, and I will allow the commander to punish me."

In recent years, the relationship between Tibet and Nepal has been good. In addition, the main enemy is the Tang army from the east, so he did not expect that the Tang army would borrow troops before them.

As for the remote Western India, they don't even take it seriously.

"Humph!"

Lu Dongzan snorted heavily and said in a deep voice, "Send scouts to Western Tianzhu immediately to find out the location of the Tang army and Nepal!"

"With such a formidable enemy behind us, we will have sleepless nights!"

Seeing that Lu Dongzan did not punish him, the spy commander Bu Duzhi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He saluted quickly and said, "This is the time for An Jue to gather information. I believe we will find the Tang army and the Nepalese cavalry within half a month!"

Looking at Buduzhi's leaving back, Lu Dongzan's eyes were full of murderous intent.

Before he could say anything, another middle-aged general strode into the hall, and his face did not look very good either.

When Lu Dongzan saw the grim expressions on the faces of the generals who were returning to the imperial city of Lhasa to seek reinforcements, his heart skipped a beat.

He hurriedly asked, "Wei?9?9 Songnang, the Zamp refused to send reinforcements?"

"Or did you lose the battle?"

He would rather the Zamp not send reinforcements than have his army be defeated by the Tang army.

A few breaths of silence.

The middle-aged general shook his head and reported: "Reporting to the commander, just half a month ago, the Zamp mobilized 10 troops to encircle and suppress a large army of the Tang army. Unexpectedly, the other two large armies of the Tang army were also ambushed on both sides."

"In this battle, our army lost a total of 7 soldiers, and only 3 rear guards escaped the battlefield."

"Moreover, the Zamp has ordered us to dispatch 5 troops back to garrison the imperial city."

what!

7 people were killed!

Lu Dongzan staggered backward and his face suddenly turned extremely pale.

In two battles, the Tang army killed 20 of their troops, directly wiping out half of their military strength.

Hey!

This battle was fought in a really pathetic way!

After a brief panic, Lu Dongzan quickly regained his composure.

He gave the order in a deep voice: "Seal this news and do not let other soldiers know. We must fight the battle to encircle and suppress the Tang army!"

"As long as we destroy these 100,000-plus Tang troops, we can still turn the tide!"

He still has 15 troops on his side, and there are also 13 troops in the Tubo territory. As long as they plan well, they can fight a bloody battle with the Tang army.

The middle-aged general bowed and replied, "I obey your command."

The three chatted for a while.

The spy commander Bu Duzhi walked back into the hall. His face looked very strange, and it was unclear whether he was happy or afraid.

Lu Dongzan glanced at him and said, "Is it arranged?"

Bu Duzhi, the commander of the spies, nodded and said, "General, I have already arranged for spies to go and gather information. I have also received news of the Tang army's actions."

When they heard the news about the Tang army, everyone's heart moved slightly.

Lu Dongzan said quickly: "Tell us what you have learned!"

Bu Duzhi, the commander of the spies, licked his dry lips and said, "The Tang army has indeed advanced alone deep into the heart of Central India and is rushing back..."

good news!

The Tang army finally took the bait!

Before these people could be happy for long, Butuzhi continued.

"The Tang army of over 100,000 soldiers did not separate, but headed straight for Qunu City!"

"According to the Tang army's marching speed, they are expected to arrive at the city gates by noon the day after tomorrow..."