Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

what!

These 3 Tibetan soldiers surrendered so quickly?

When Pei Xingjian heard the good news, his face lit up and he became very excited.

Now, all the Tibetan soldiers lingering in the territory of India have been wiped out, leaving only a few thousand cavalrymen who are still trying their best to cut off the food supply route of the Tang Dynasty.

Now they have sufficient food, fodder and livestock as supplies, and have no need for food shipped by the Tang Dynasty.

Excited moment.

Pei Xingjian responded respectfully, "I obey your command!"

Du He nodded slightly and then instructed, "Send someone to tell Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin, and Xue Wanche about our battle plan immediately. Have them tie down the enemy forces in the cities surrounding Lhasa."

In addition to the main force of more than 100,000, Tubo must have recruited tens of thousands of new soldiers.

Although these new recruits are not very powerful, their large numbers will affect the success or failure of the battle.

"promise!"

Pei Xingjian received the order and left quickly.

In the next two days, the soldiers staying in Qunu City became extremely busy. They were all preparing for a new round of potential raids.

...

Two days later.

Xue Rengui, Xi Junmai, Zheng Rentai and other generals led more than 7 cavalrymen back to Qunu City.

When Du He told them the battle plan to raid Luoshui City, they did not raise any questions and nodded in agreement.

Following Du He, they didn't worry about any danger at all.

They all knew that Du He would not fight an unprepared battle and would definitely prepare a large number of bombs. Then they could just advance into the city.

Fang Yiai said carelessly: "Master Du, we will do whatever you say!"

"After defeating Tubo in this battle, we can return to the capital sooner."

His father's health condition was very poor. Although he had the help of an imperial physician, he didn't know if he could survive this cold winter.

If his father passed away suddenly, the careers of his brothers would be in trouble.

Although Du He would support them, outsiders were not as reliable as their own father. The longer his father lived, the better it would be for them.

On the main seat.

Du He smiled and said, "General Fang is right. We must quickly capture Luoshui City in this battle so that we can return to Chang'an before the New Year's Day to receive our reward."

"Let the soldiers have a good rest for a day. We will set out early the next morning!"

"Our battle will decide the outcome!"

All the generals stood up and responded loudly.

"I will obey your orders!"

Watching the backs of these generals as they left, Du He then turned his gaze to the map of Tubo's territory.

Twenty cities in the east and north of Tubo have been captured by the armies of Li Ji, Li Daozon and Xue Wanche, but it did not cause any serious damage to Tubo.

Tubo is located in the snowy plateau, and its core cities are in the central and southern territories.

Only by taking down the cities in the central and southern territories can the army win quickly; otherwise, Tubo’s troops and food supplies will be continuously supplied.

The next day.

Du He once again summoned all the generals to the main hall, and today they mainly discussed the generals who would stay in Tianzhu.

After discussing for more than half an hour.

Du He gave the order, "Zheng Rentai and Du Junchuo will lead 7 troops to remain in the territory of Tianzhu. In addition to guarding the prisoners and property, you must also lead the troops to conquer Western Tianzhu and Southern Tianzhu."

"I will leave the more than one thousand Nepalese cavalry with me, and you can lead them to charge into battle."

Zheng Rentai, Du Junchao and several generals who could not participate in the attack on Lhasa City had regrets on their faces.

Hey!

Missed the opportunity to make a great contribution!

As expected, only the confidants of Duke Han Guo could get the opportunity to make great contributions.

As for those who defected to the Duke of Korea halfway, they could only be arranged in the territory of India and make some contributions of varying degrees.

After the meeting, Du He immediately ordered people to slaughter cattle and sheep and hold a banquet to celebrate.

The next morning.

Led by scouts, Du He led an army of 7 and rushed quickly towards the north gate, and then galloped towards the territory of Tubo.

...

Time flies, and it is mid-November in a blink of an eye.

East Palace.

Inside Mingde Hall.

Li Chengqian was working at his desk, handling important state affairs, his face full of annoyance.

At this time of year in previous years, he did not have any major matters to deal with, and even as regent he had a large number of civil officials to assist him.

But this year is different. In addition to having more things to do, a large number of core officials in the court have been lost.

"Hey!"

Li Chengqian sighed heavily.

He placed his pen on the shelf, stretched lazily, and murmured, "I wonder if Du He's thousand-mile raid on Qunu City went smoothly."

"It's been so long and there's still no battle report. It's really frustrating."

The eunuch serving on the side showed a slight change in expression.

During this period, the prince kept nagging about the battle situation on the side of Duke Han every day, but as for the battle between Duke Ying and King Jiangxia, the prince ignored it.

Just when Li Chengqian was stunned, the personal guard hurried in with a happy look on his face and shouted.

"Your Highness, the Korean envoy has returned with victory news!"

Another good news!

It seems that the main force of Tubo in Qunu City has been destroyed, and it is only a matter of time before Tubo and Tianzhu are destroyed.

Li Chengqian said hurriedly, "Send us the victory report!"

"promise."

The personal guard responded and then handed the victory report to the eunuch for submission.

It’s time for a cup of tea.

Li Chengqian slapped his desk excitedly and said, "Hahaha, Du He has already annihilated the 15-man army led by Lu Dongzan, and is now leading his elite troops to attack the Tibetan imperial capital, Lhasa."

"Not bad!"

"You are truly worthy of being the talent I nurtured!"

When the eunuchs heard what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, they all flattered him and said that Du He was the disciple taught by the Crown Prince.

Hearing the blind compliments from these eunuchs, Li Chengqian's smile became stiff.

A bunch of idiots who can't even flatter.

Li Chengqian did not scold the attendant, but bent over the desk to copy the victory report, and then gave orders to the Councilor Lai Ji.

"Lai Ji, take this victory report to Yuhua Palace."

"promise!"

Lai Ji responded, then quickly left with the victory report.

Li Chengqian, looking excited, wanted to take out the territory map and point a few times, but when he thought about how large a fiefdom he had allocated to Du He, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​increasing the fiefdom.

The reward given to Du He now is too high, and it is inevitable that those royal relatives will feel unbalanced.

Even a group of old ministers from the Zhenguan period would feel resentful.

In addition, Du He will surely continue to make contributions in the future. If we reward him with dozens of states now, the number of states and counties that can be rewarded later will become fewer and fewer.

Sit still for a moment.

Li Chengqian wrote another short handwritten note, then gave it to the palace maid and instructed, "Send this note to Princess Chengyang's residence."

"As ordered!"

After receiving the order, the palace maid lowered her head and quickly left the hall.

As the news of Du He's annihilation of over 100,000 Indian soldiers spread, officials and common people in Chang'an were all in a frenzy.

Many officials who were on good terms with Du He arranged for the kitchen to kill chickens and sheep to celebrate.

In particular, the Chengyang Princess Mansion held a three-day banquet.

...

Tibet.

Lhasa City.

Inside the palace hall.

"Cough cough~"

Songtsen Gampo coughed twice, then asked, his breath running out, "Lun Qinling, you said that a Tang cavalry unit was heading north from the Indian territory and is expected to arrive in our Lhasa city in five days?"

"Have you found out the details of this Tang army?"