Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Pei Xingjian gestured at the Tibetan marching map, then bowed to Du He and said.

"General Du, Tubo's territory is too large, and it's located in a plateau area."

"Based on the battle progress of the three armies of Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin, and Xue Wanche, it will take until early summer next year at the earliest to destroy them."

"It will take even longer!"

After Songtsen Gampo sent his main force to fight a fierce battle with the main force of the Tang army and was defeated, they adopted the strategy of fortifying the city and withdrawing the main force.

It was already difficult for the Tang army to march and fight in the plateau area, not to mention the cold winter season with heavy snow.

Due to insufficient troops and bad weather, Li Ji did not dare to attack Lhasa City alone, but joined the other two armies to slowly encircle and suppress the main force of Tubo.

There was a pause.

Pei Xingjian said in a deep voice, "General Du, I suggest a surprise attack on Lhasa City. As long as Songtsen Gampo and all the Tibetan civil and military officials are under control, the battle can be ended before December!"

"If we don't adopt this tactic, we might not be able to complete the battle until spring."

The winter in Tianzhu is not cold, and is similar to the late autumn weather in Chang'an, which has little impact on the soldiers' marching and fighting.

But it was different in Tubo. The environment there could only be described as extremely harsh.

After thinking about it.

Du He nodded and said, "General Pei and General Liu have a good plan. After the three armies surrender, I will personally lead 7 troops to raid Luoshui City!"

"As for the remaining troops, besides guarding the Indian and Tibetan prisoners, they must also conquer Western India and Southern India!"

If he didn't have the city-destroying artifact like the thunder bomb, he really wouldn't dare to lead the army to attack the city of Lhasa.

After all, even if you stay outside in the winter, you may still get frostbite.

But now with the bombs, they can blow up the thick walls of Lhasa City and even use artillery fire to intimidate the enemy.

When everyone saw Du He make the decision, they all bowed and shouted.

"I will obey your orders!"

For more than an hour, everyone was discussing the tactics for attacking the city of Logia, as well as who should be sent to guard the prisoners and gold and silver valuables.

After the discussion.

Du He asked Pei Xingjian, "General Pei, how much saltpeter, sulfur, charcoal, and iron have you found in the city?"

"Before the army sets out to attack Luoshui City, we must prepare a large number of sky bombs!"

Since the Tibetan city of Lhasa was located on a plateau and the roads were rugged and difficult to travel on, Du He did not plan to bring artillery there, but instead brought catapults and bombs.

With these two magical objects, it is enough to flatten the Tibetan imperial city of Lhasa.

Pei Xingjian cupped his hands and said, "According to Zhen Fengzi, the materials we have collected can be used to make more than 250 super bombs."

"The blacksmiths have been working on the shell of the thunder bomb these past few days. It's estimated to be completed within five days."

Good guy!

And you can make so many bombs!

Totally enough!

Du He said in a deep voice: "General Pei, your most important task during this period is to assist the Taoist priests in making thunder bombs."

"As for the resettlement of the captives and the Indian people, Cui Shenji will be fully responsible."

Cui Shenji, who was originally sitting on the side watching the show, suddenly showed an expression of surprise on his face when he saw Du He assigned him a task.

What?

Let him be responsible for resettling the captives and the Indian people?

Does he have this ability?

No!

You absolutely cannot take this job.

Before Cui Shenji could refuse, Li Chengqian glanced at him and said with a faint smile on his face.

"Censor Cui, this important task is now entrusted to you."

"I believe that with your ability, you will be able to settle these prisoners!"

this...

Faced with Du He's flattery and the surprised looks of everyone staring at him, Cui Shenji immediately swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

If he backs down at this moment, he will be slapping Brother Du in the face.

Cui Shenji touched the tip of his nose and said, "Please rest assured, General Du, I will definitely do everything clearly, so you can rest assured."

Seeing that Cui Shenji agreed, Du He smiled and nodded.

Ha ha.

This guy looked so nervous, yet he spoke so beautifully.

Cui Shenji was born into a very good family and has lived a very comfortable life over the years. He needs to grow up quickly in pain.

Du He discussed with them for another half a quarter of an hour. Except for Cui Shenji, everyone else said goodbye and left the hall.

A moment of silence.

Cui Shenji said with an embarrassed look on his face, "Brother Du, you know my abilities, but I can't accommodate those captives and the Indian people!"

"Why don't you give this job to Xiao Kai? He has more experience in handling this kind of thing."

Although resettling captives and the people of India is just a casual statement, there are many things to consider, and an uproar will occur if you are not careful.

If he caused a big mess, how would he have the face to see Du He?

After all, they were able to come to the battlefield because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince allowed the three of them to join the army for Du He's sake.

Du He shook his head and said, "Brother Cui, these things are difficult to think about, but they are not difficult to actually do."

"The officers under my command are very experienced. You only need to listen to their opinions. If you encounter any major disagreements, come to me."

"If this is done well, it will be a great achievement."

That’s it for now.

Cui Shenji bowed his head resignedly and said, "Thank you, Brother Du, for your support."

In order to avoid making mistakes, he stayed in the hall and asked Du He about various details until the sky gradually darkened.

...

Four days later.

Du He was studying the route to attack Lhasa City in the main hall when suddenly Du Wu walked in hurriedly.

"Master, good news!"

"General Xue, General Xi, and General Zheng, they sent someone back with victory news!"

Good news?

Were the defenders of the three city walls forced to surrender so quickly?

Du He waved his hand and said, "Bring the victory report here!"

After taking the three letters of good news handed to him by Du Wu, Du He carefully checked them one by one, and the smile on his face became more and more brighter.

Not bad!

The defenders of these three cities had some brains and did not choose to confront the Tang army head-on. Instead, they opened the city gates and surrendered after being persuaded by the defeated prisoners.

Moreover, three armies are escorting prisoners to Qunu City and are expected to arrive in about 8 days.

Du He handed the three handwritten letters to Du Wu and said, "Tell them to leave 5000 men in each of the three armies to guard the prisoners, and the rest to return to Qunu City as quickly as possible. After a day's rest, I will lead them to conquer Luoshui City."

"promise!"

Du Wu received the order and left quickly.

Then Du He asked his personal guards to tell the good news to the generals in Qunu City and call Pei Xingjian back.

Half a quarter of an hour later.

Du He said to Pei Xingjian as he entered the hall, "Keep your promise. The 30,000 troops from Chabo, Luocheng, Nalanda, and Vaishali who came to persuade us to surrender have already surrendered. Please write a letter of victory later and send it back to the Tang Dynasty at an expedited speed of 800 miles."

"Prepare supplies for 7 troops to fight for half a month. After the main force returns and rests for a day, we will immediately attack Luoshui City."