Chapter 1295: Strategy to Consume the Enemy

The next morning, Pei Xiu led 10,000 cavalry to the Tang Army's camp in the West Sea. Li Sheng quickly welcomed him into the camp. Pei Xiu was a veteran of Li Ye's army and was currently promoted to the commander of the general capital. From the third rank to the champion general, he was the same as Li Sheng. level, but he has more seniority than Li Sheng, so Li Sheng is very polite to him.

However, Pei Xiu has a cheerful personality. He is not angry because Li Sheng is at the same level as him, nor does he act like a veteran. Of course, it is also because Li Sheng is from the Li family in Longxi. Pei Xiu's grandmother is the daughter of the Li family in Longxi. Sheng's great-aunt, there is some relationship between the two of them.

The two of them entered the camp and sat down, and Li Sheng asked the soldiers to serve tea.

Li Sheng asked with concern: "How is grandma doing?"

Pei Xiu smiled and nodded, "The old lady is in good health, quite tough, and looks like she will live a long life."

"It would be great!"

Li Sheng pondered for a while and said: "I just got the latest information. The opponent's army is already a hundred miles away. I have moved all the Tuyuhun tribes along the way. I guess they have no food supplies and will be eager to attack. I plan to use mobile warfare. The method is not to fight them directly, but to use up all their food.”

Pei Xiu nodded, "The idea is right, but we are afraid that they will find the Tuyuhun tribe. We think their target should not be the Tang army, but the herdsmen and sheep near the West Sea. General Li wants to fight them in mobile warfare, but he must ensure that he cannot let them go." They found supplies."

Li Sheng stood up and came to the sand table, pointing to Fuqi City to the west of the West Sea and said: "This is Fuqi City, the royal city of Tuhuhun. Now that winter is coming, Tuyuhun tribes from all over the country have gone to Fuqi City. Originally, it was east of the West Sea. There are also more than a dozen tribes that I have moved to the west. Unless the Tibetan army attacks Fuqi City, they will not be able to find any supplies. "

"What if Tubo divided its troops to attack Shanzhou?" Pei Xiu was very clear-headed and pointed out Li Sheng's weaknesses. "

Li Sheng smiled slightly and said: "The opponent's general is Ma Chongying, who is also an experienced general. He will definitely divide his troops to attack Shanzhou, but I have deployed 20,000 troops in the Chiling Valley and will not give them any chance, and once the opponent If we divide our troops, I will first devour their divided troops.”

"But the regent's request is to capture Tianzhu soldiers as much as possible!"

Li Sheng nodded, "I know, I will study how to defeat the Tianzhu soldiers as quickly as possible!"

Pei Xiu smiled slightly and said, "The key is to know yourself and your enemy!"

Li Sheng gave a thumbs up, "That's it!"

Li Sheng pointed at Chiling with a wooden pole and said: "If I guessed correctly and the Tibetan army has not found us, they will definitely attack the Chiling Passage with all their strength. I decided to put the main battlefield in Chiling. At that time, I would have With an army of 60,000, should I still worry about the 70,000 Tianzhu army?”

Pei Xiu laughed and said: "People from Tianzhu are not good at fighting, but they can run fast!"

"Don't worry, Hun Yao's 20,000 troops have already cut off their retreat in Dafeichuan, and they have no way to escape!"

At this time, the Tubo army was still more than a hundred miles away from the West Sea. Although the Tubo army had no logistical support, it also carried a lot of food, enough for them to consume for half a month.

However, the Tibetan army was almost all infantry and their marching speed was not fast. It took almost five days to walk from Dafeichuan to the West Sea. When they approached the West Sea, they had only ten days of food left.

Dazalugong knew the situation in the Xihai area very well and also knew the distribution points of the Tuyuhun herdsmen. He expected to capture each tribe and obtain their flocks and other items.

But so far, they have visited five tribes but found nothing. The herders have all moved away.

Dazalugong felt a little panicked. If it was a normal winter migration, a few people would usually be left to guard the pasture, but there was nothing left. The station was empty. There was only one explanation. They encountered the strong walls and clear fields of the Tang army.

Obviously, the new commander-in-chief of the Tang Army has seen their weakness, which is insufficient supplies.

Although they still have ten days of dry food, since the other party knows their weakness, how could they not make full use of it?

More importantly, he would not pity even if all the 70,000 Tianzhu soldiers died, but what about his 5,000 Tubo cavalry?

Dazalugong had only one idea: to fight the Tang army as soon as possible. If he lost, he would seize the dry food of the Tianzhu soldiers and lead five thousand cavalry to retreat to the plateau as soon as possible.

The team walked for another day and were still thirty miles away from the Tang Army's Xihai camp. Dazalugong sent an order to the entire army to garrison the camp. He sent several teams of spies to the Tang Army's camp to investigate the situation.

Not long after, several spies came back and brought the information he least wanted to face. The Tang Army's Xihai Camp had disappeared and its whereabouts were unknown. There was a large army guarding the Chiling Passage, estimated to number about 20,000 to 30,000 people.

This put Dazalugong in a bit of a dilemma. He knew that if he attacked Fuqi City, there would be a harvest of food, but what if he attacked 20,000 to 30,000 Chiling troops? They also had a numerical advantage.

At this time, Lieutenant General Lun Qinzan came to find him in the main tent and suggested: "Commander, the Tang army did not attack us halfway, which shows that they do not want a quick victory. I suggest that we divide our troops to attack Shanzhou and force them to show up."

Dazalugong pondered for a moment and said: "I have the same idea as you, but there are slight differences. It is easy for the enemy to defeat each other by dividing the troops. It is better to concentrate the troops to attack Shanzhou."

"The coach is brilliant!"

Lun Qinzan praised him sincerely and asked, "Is there any information over at Chiling?"

Dazalugong nodded, "I just received intelligence from the spies. There are about 20,000 troops deployed there. If the army kills them, my only worry is that I will be attacked from both sides."

Lun Qinzan thought for a while and smiled: "We are only attacking the place where the Tang army must defend, but it is not a real attack. Once the main force of the Tang army comes to rescue, we will attack with all our strength. As for being attacked from both sides, will the commander still pity those Indian soldiers?"

Dazalu Gong immediately reacted and realized that he was confused. His mission was to use the Indians to consume the Tang army. The more Indians died in the battle, the more Tang soldiers would be consumed.

He nodded happily, "You are right. The main force of the Tang army is erratic. Since we know that there are Tang troops in Chiling, we will attack Chiling with all our strength. If we can enter Shanzhou, it will be a good thing!"

The two reached an agreement and discussed the details. Dazalu Gong immediately ordered the entire army to turn around and head towards Chiling.

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The next morning, the Tubo army was still thirty miles away from Chiling. Dazalu Gong ordered the entire army to stop advancing and sent spies to the front to inquire about the news.

After all, Dazalugong was a famous general of Tubo. He knew that the most fearful thing about marching at night was sneak attacks. If the team was too long, it would be easy to be cut off and surrounded by cavalry.

He marched the troops into a square formation and sent spies to check everywhere. The journey was smooth and no trace of the Tang army was found.

This made Dazalugong feel a little strange. The Tang army was best at sneak attacks at night. He gave them such a good opportunity to sneak attack, but they didn't use it.

In fact, Dazalugong didn't know that Li Sheng had received an order from the regent to capture as many Indians as possible. If it was a sneak attack at night, he would kill people uncontrollably.

Only fighting during the day was a good opportunity to capture prisoners.

At this time, the spies sent an urgent message that the main force of the Tang army appeared ten miles ahead and had already set up a formation.

Dazalugong originally wanted to surprise the opponent's Chiling defenders and win with his superior strength, but he didn't expect to encounter the opponent's main force. Obviously, the opponent also saw through his intentions and didn't give him a chance.

Dazalugong was a little embarrassed. Should he fight or not? Knowing that this battle is bound to be lost, he still rushed forward. That is not his style.

But if he does not fight, what will these Indian soldiers do? They will all starve to death on the way back.

Dazha Lugong looked back at the dark soldiers, and there was no end in sight. This is an army of 70,000!

Forget it, just follow the order of the Zamp! Use them to consume the Tang army.

Dazha Lugong made up his mind, waved his sword and shouted: "Today is the day to perform meritorious deeds, and order the whole army to march in formation!"