Tubo effortlessly captured Langzhou City, and now Li Xun, with the help of Hu Xian's extraordinary force, also effortlessly regained Langzhou City.

According to Li Xun's original plan, after defeating this enemy force, if possible, he would take advantage of the situation to attack Shanzhou and rescue the 20,000 forbidden troops trapped in the city. However, although Hu Xian defeated the subsequent 10,000 Tubo soldiers with a surprise force, he also

This exposed the military strength here. The Tibetan army in Shanzhou must have been prepared at this time. If they go there at this time, it will not have much effect.

In the battle at night, although the opponent's troops were smaller than ours, the fighting power of the ten thousand Qiu Bai cavalry was extremely powerful. After a battle, the soldiers were exhausted and needed to rest.

Moreover, no news has been sent back from Li Cunxiao, but so far there is no sign of the 50,000-strong follow-up Tibetan army. Li Cunxiao should have successfully completed the mission. This made Li Xun, who had been tense for a long time, finally let out a sigh of relief.

When they arrived at the Governor's Mansion, Liu Zhigu was sitting quietly in the lobby. His clothes were messy and he looked very embarrassed. However, he was still in good spirits, but his expression was full of sadness and guilt.

"Only for rescuing Liu Xiangguo, Hu Xian should be remembered as the first one."

Li Xun sighed and then bowed deeply to Liu Zhigu.

Liu Zhigu raised his head and said with a wry smile: "If I die in the hands of the Tubo people, I will feel better."

Li Xun wondered: "Why did Liu Xiangguo say this?"

"This battle was a huge defeat and tens of thousands of soldiers died on the battlefield. It is all my fault."

Liu Zhigu sighed and said in a low tone: "Your Majesty ordered me to supervise the army here, but he did not let me take charge of military dispatch. It was because I was too competitive, could not listen to good advice, and insisted on going my own way. That's why"

Having said this, Liu Zhigu closed his eyes in pain and was speechless for a while.

Li Xun remained silent.

It is a big disadvantage for an amateur to command an expert, but there is no way. Zhao Zhi trusts civil servants much more than he trusts military generals. Official positions such as military supervisors and observers who have a great say in the army have always been held by civilian officials.

, Liu Zhigu sat in the high position of the Prime Minister and held supervisory power in his hands. Even if Zhao Zhi did not give him military command rights, the weight of what he said from his height was not what Gu Yong, Xu Chengliang and others dared to say.

Refutation?

In fact, Gu Yong once proposed to abandon Langzhou and Shanzhou, gather all the troops and stick to the state.

Prefecture is the core hub of the entire Longyou Road connecting the Central Plains. As long as the prefecture is not lost, even if there is a problem in Liangzhou, even if Shanzhou and Langzhou are gone, even if the prefecture becomes an isolated city, it will eventually gather the entire Longyou North Road.

The total strength of the army and the military weight are strong enough. In this way, no matter how many Tibetan troops there are, they will never dare to take other military actions before conquering Xiazhou. By then, the problem will be simple.

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Once such a situation is formed, the seven states in the west of Longyou where Li Xun is located can calmly deploy military plans and deploy troops. The Fengjing court also has enough time and space to make the most advantageous plan.

Judgment and decision-making.

Gu Yong's plan was supported by everyone including Xu Chengliang. The reason why they unanimously agreed may be out of selfish motives. After all, Tubo had an army of 200,000, more than twice as many as his own. They concentrated all their forces to hold on.

One city is ultimately safer than scattered troops.

However, this plan was ultimately rejected by Liu Zhigu.

In the end, due to the scattered troops, they were divided and annihilated by Tubo, which caused the entire war situation to completely lose control, until they were defeated and completely defeated.

Li Xun glanced at Liu Zhigu, who was in guilt and sorrow, and comforted him softly: "Liu Xiangguo, Tubo took Liangzhou by surprise and captured Liangzhou with a surprise force. None of us expected many things. The fault of the defeat is not yours."

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In the initial situation, although Tubo had an army of 200,000, the overall war situation was still very good. The Hu people made a public statement that they would not intervene in the Longyou war. An army of 50,000 elite troops from Anbei was about to come to aid, and seven people from the west of Longyou were about to arrive.

The prefectures are also actively mobilizing troops and horses to prepare for war. The central court of the Jin Dynasty is also mobilizing troops and generals, gathering food and supplies, and may send large armies to Longyou at any time to assist in the war. And the prefectures of Longyou North Road, Shan

The number of troops gathered in the three prefectures including Zhouzhou and Langzhou has exceeded 70,000 at this moment. Zhouzhou is a majestic city with more than 40,000 troops defending the city. The troops are well-prepared and the prime minister Liu Zhigu is in charge of the place. The morale of the three armies is high.

Even if Tubo has an army of 200,000, trying to conquer the city in a short time is nothing more than talking in a dream.

However, war is unpredictable, power and water are unpredictable. Liu Zhigu responded to the ever-changing situation by remaining unchanged, while Gewa succeeded by surprise. He attacked Liangzhou on a rainy night and defeated Ma Wu in the first battle. He then secretly changed the situation and pretended to be the Jin army, and broke through in the second world war.

State, at this point, the entire battlefield situation immediately took a turn for the worse and completely changed.

"Or we were too careless, neglected to take precautions, and only thought about the best, which ultimately led to a nightmare."

Liu Zhigu shook his head, looked at Li Xun, and said gratefully: "Li Xun, you are very good. If you hadn't given up the thought of self-preservation and dared to lead the army in the critical moment, the war tonight would have been possible."

Victory and recapture Langzhou. In this way, Gu Yong and more than 20,000 soldiers who were trapped in Shanzhou finally have a chance of survival. Your contribution will be remembered by everyone."

Li Xun smiled. Liu Zhigu was a scholar and a politician. At this time, he did not forget to use these small tricks. He said these words and put a high hat on himself because he was afraid that after rescuing him, he would feel that his merits were complete.

With the thought of self-protection, he led the army to retreat to Xiaogu County, leaving Shanzhou's 20,000 defenders behind.

Li Xun now has no way out. The subsequent 50,000 Tibetan troops coming from Duanlongbao have blocked his way back to Xiaogu County. Li Xun now has only two options: to gather the army immediately and take advantage of the Tubo army.

Before he could react, he faced the 50,000-strong Tubo army, defeated them, opened the road, and returned to Xiaogu County. However, the risk of doing so was still very high. After seeing the 10,000-strong cavalry force of the Qiubai tribe, Li Xun was very worried.

, there are many Qiubai cavalry, how many are the Qiubai cavalry who followed Gewa this time? If it exceeds 20,000, then tonight's battle will not cause them any fundamental losses. Once he leads the army to flee west, even if it is

Gewa stood aside, and the Qiubai cavalry came after him. With the mobility of the cavalry, it was easy to catch up with him. At that time, there was no way forward, and there was a strong enemy behind. At that time, I am afraid that there is really only a dead end.

One piece.

Another option is to follow the advice of Shan Qiu and others, stick to Langzhou, re-establish mutual defense with Shanzhou, and disperse the forces there. Once the pressure there is relieved, Shanzhou can at least hold on for a while.

, the news here should be transmitted back to Fengjing soon. The imperial court will never sit idly by and dispatch the army. The source is just around the corner. Although Ma Wu lost the battle, it did not damage the foundation of Anbei. Anbei's military
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