Broken leaves!

"Report to General, according to the information found out, the enemy has about 50,000 troops."

When the general under Pei Xingjian's tent heard this, he couldn't help but feel ache.

Because they only had a poor three thousand men, they didn't want to bring more people, but they also divided some men to support Xiao Bolu who was being beaten. They would not lose that if they wanted to attack, they would directly threaten the four towns of Anxi.

After all, the big food came from afar, and there was a vassal state of Tochar in the middle. The two evils were the least. For the time being, Xiao Bolu was still more deadly.

Pei Xingjian was still very calm and thought for a while, saying, "You send someone to Tocharo to send a message, and our three thousand reinforcements arrived soon."

"General."

A deputy general beside him said nervously: "General, we are always deceiving to cheat. Our troops are not as strong as our enemy. We should use tricks to confuse the enemy. How can we tell the enemy the real situation?"

Pei Xingjian smiled and said, "It is very difficult to defend such a huge gap in troops. If the enemy knows that our army has only 3,000 troops, they will inevitably be careless. They will not expect that our army will take the initiative to attack them with 3,000 troops. Therefore, we must show the enemy as weak and then attack suddenly. This is the only way to win."

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Lelangzhou!

"Report to Governor Liu, news came from Xiong Jinzhou that Silla invited Japanese troops to help, and they were almost unable to stop it. I hope Governor Liu will send troops to support them as soon as possible."

"Japanese army?"

Liu Rengui's eyes were on fire and said, "I didn't expect that the Japanese army would dare to invade my Tang Dynasty."

A general beside him said, "Governor Liu, our main force is all deployed to fight against Martin on the front line. No one can be transferred to Xiongjinzhou. Now we can only give up Xiongjinzhou and withdraw Xiongjinzhou's troops to help us defend the rear and avoid our army being attacked from both sides."

Liu Rengui struggled for a while, and said excitedly, "It's a pity that Wuyue transferred the navy away. Otherwise, our army would not be humiliated by the Silla and the Japanese army."

He didn't think anything was beaten by Tubo, Tiel, and Mart, but Liu Rengui was really frustrated by Silla and Japanese. He felt that this was a great shame in his life.

Dafeichuan, this is also the most important battlefield for the Tang army. Now we can definitely describe the main force of the Tang army as awkward.

Since the war started, he has never won a battle. The Tubo army led by Qinling has been defeated from all directions and has all retreated to Qinghai Lake. With the dangerous pass in front of Qinghai Lake, it has been stubbornly defended. Most of the defense lines of Dafeichuan were broken. If you retreat, you will either fight to the decisive battle or go home, because Qinghai Lake is without any dangers to defend.

Li Ji's army had arrived, but he was rushed to fight, and the enemy did not give them a chance to breathe. Now the main force finally stabilized its position.

Hurry up and hold a meeting, convene the generals and discuss how to fight.

In the central army's tent.

"Ahem!!"

But when he saw the old coach Li Ji, his face was pale and he coughed hard at any time, he said, "Everyone, do you have any good plans to defeat the enemy?"

Xue Rengui immediately said: "Master, I think we should take the initiative and not defend blindly. First of all, defense is not what our army is good at, and our generals are also good at attacking. How can we tie our arms and then? Secondly, we must fight quickly and decide quickly. It is not good for us to drag it down. If General Qiezi in the north does not defend it, we will face an enemy from both sides, and the situation will be even worse. Finally, although there are many enemies, it is difficult to dispatch at the same time. Our army can concentrate our troops and defeat them one by one."

This is a fact. The Tang army really advocates offense. After finally defending, they beat Jie Li to Chang'an and signed the embarrassing Weishui Alliance. The key is that these generals are good at attacking and not at defense. Now the Tang Empire usually fights others. If they get experience, they will attack. There are very few defense situations and they have no experience.

"The problem is that you can't even prevent it."

Asanami Shoo excitedly: "When did our Tang army fight such a cowardly battle? We have been defending from beginning to end, but have been defeated by Tubo. If we want to retreat, there will be no place for us to stand on the entire plateau. It will be difficult to fight back at that time!"

The other generals also demanded to attack Tubo and fight against us to show our Tang army style.

Li Ji nodded slightly, suddenly looked at an old man with silver hair next to him, and said, "I wonder what General Su has to suggest?"

This old man is Su Dingfang. In fact, Su Dingfang is older than Li Ji. Now he is over 80 years old, his hair and beard are all white and there is no black hair. However, Su Dingfang has been resting in Liangzhou in recent years. Liangzhou is a trading center. He has everything he wants and is not in conflict with the world. He does not have as many worries as Li Ji, but his health is very tough.

The other generals looked at Su Dingfang with contempt.

The Liangzhou army of Su Dingfang first entered Tuyuhun. The defensive strategy was given by Su Dingfang. When he came here, he blindly defended, defended layer by layer, and covered the people's departure. All the attacks were occupied by Tubo, and directly blocked the Tang army in Dafeichuan, resulting in the fact that after the main force arrived, he could not launch an offensive immediately. The problem was that Su Dingfang did not defend desperately. He fought and retreated.

Su Ding was embarrassed, and Yu Guang looked at the generals briefly. All the generals from Chang'an had prominent families and hesitated for a while before saying, "I still think we should focus on defense and defend this line of defense."

Li Ji asked: "Why?"

Su Dingfang said: "First of all, our main force came here for a long distance and had not been able to adapt to the climate of this plateau. The attack was a long-distance raid. With our usual experience, if we plan an attack, there may be deviations and the consequences are unimaginable. Secondly, Tubo was born with the power of the country. This cannot last long and will definitely be weak. Our Central Plains have not been in chaos. Moreover, due to trade, the road to Chang'an is very flat, and there are hotels along the way. Although our army came from afar, our logistics may still be better than Tubo. As long as we guard the important road and protect the logistics, if we take an attack, our logistics will be very dangerous. Once we lose the support of the logistics, we will not be able to continue even if we win. Finally, the military strategy is cloudy, and we will stop and decline after one after another. Now the morale of the enemy is like a rainbow, and we cannot fight against it."

Li Ji nodded and asked again: "I wonder if General Su is sure to defend this last line of defense?"

Su Dingfang nodded and said, "I am sure I can keep it."

Asanami cried and said, "Old General, if I remember correctly, you have been beaten and retreated step by step."

Su Dingfang said: "That's because we did not put all our strength into defense. The enemy came from all directions. Our army's strength was far inferior to that of the enemy. If the defense line was too long, it would only be attacked by the enemy one by one. Therefore, I chose to use the least force to drag the main force of the enemy and retreat while fighting and retreating, so as to destroy the morale of the enemy and stabilize the position. Now, the defense line has contracted, and we have also obtained a lot of people from Tuyuhun, which is enough to resist the Tubo offensive."

Asanami shot: "This is just an excuse you made for your failure. Our army is not good at defense at all. Moreover, Tubo is dedicated to us. The surrounding areas of our Tang Dynasty are fighting. Even with logistics support, we can't afford it."

Xue Rengui and the others nodded one after another.

Zhao Chiman said: "General Ashina, General Su is definitely not making excuses. That's how he arranged it."

Su Dingfang himself was silent because he was not from a good background and was suppressed by these noble generals for twenty years. He usually didn't dare to talk too much. Although he has been promoted to an official position, he has developed this habit.

Everyone looked at Li Ji again.

In fact, the Tang army only had these two choices: either attack with all their might, fight quickly, or defend, and fight attributable to Tubo.

And they all made sense, because the Tang army has always won the more with fewer people, and they all attacked long distances and attacked roundaboutly. No one dared to say that Xue Rengui and others could not defeat Tubo, and even Su Dingfang dared not say that, but Su Dingfang was right.

Li Ji's role is here. He has to make a decision at the critical moment. He thought for a while and suddenly asked Su Dingfang: "General Su, are you really sure you can defend it?"

Su Dingfang was stunned and nodded.

Li Ji said: "Okay! The front-line war will be fully handed over to General Su."

"Master!"

Asanami ejaculated, Xue Rengui stood up excitedly.

Li Ji said: "I have decided that you don't need to say much. If anyone does not obey General Su's orders, they will be dealt with by military law. You can go out and arrange it."

"Hi!"

Asanami shot and stomped her feet hard, turned around and walked out.

Xue Rengui and the others looked at Li Ji in surprise, and shook their heads and walked out.

Su Dingfang was not happy either. He sighed secretly, held his fists and bowed to Li Ji, then stepped out. Outside of the tent, he heard the generals talking.

"The Grand Marshal is really old! When did the Grand Marshal choose this kind of retreat strategy before?"

"No, no matter how you attack any enemy, the general advocates attack. Now at the critical moment, he actually chooses to shrink. In this way, our only chance to turn defeat into victory is lost."

Everyone cannot understand Li Ji's decision, because Li Ji was originally a coach who advocated offense. Even if he was defense, he was preparing for offense. In Li Ji's tactical thoughts, he did not say that he was blindly defending, and this was not his style.

Just then, Zhao Chiman suddenly came to Su Dingfang and whispered: "General Su still chooses to believe in Shangshu Ling!"

Su Dingfang sighed and said, "I'm going to say that I want to fight against Tubo in the death row, but I don't have the confidence to win. In the letter from Shangshu Ling, he said that as long as we keep it, we can win this battle when he comes, and he is sure to win. But I don't, then I can only believe him. In addition, Shangshu Ling has never said anything."

Zhao Chiman nodded slightly.

Just then, a non-commissioned officer suddenly came over and saw that the master was outside the tent, so he said, "General, Tubo sent envoys to come."

Asanami was furious and immediately roared: "Is the queen's order not clear enough? We must fight to the end and shoot all the people in the future immediately. If anyone dares to communicate with them, he will immediately deal with the military law."

"Here!"

After they all retreated, only Li Ji and Li Bi were left in the tent.

Li Bi was also incomprehensible and said carefully: "Brother, why did you adopt Su Dingfang's suggestion?"

Li Ji lowered his head and said nothing.

Li Bi shouted again: "Brother, brother!"

Suddenly, he found something was wrong, so he hurried forward and touched it gently, and Li Ji's body fell to the side. He quickly saved Li Ji. He saw that Li Ji's face was covered with sweat and gasping for breath. Just as he was about to call the doctor, Li Ji grabbed his sleeve and said, "Now our army's morale is very low. If someone knows my physical condition again, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Li Bi said: "But brother!"

Li Ji shook his head and stopped him from continuing, and then said, "The reason why I live to this day is to destroy Tubo. Unfortunately, this battle came a little late. I am afraid that there will be no more time. This is why I chose to adopt Su Dingfang's suggestion. If I adopt the offensive tactics, I have a shortage of strength and weakness in the middle. If our army has no leader, it may ruin all the main forces of our army. At that time, the Central Plains may be in danger. I dare not take this risk."

Speaking of this, he closed his eyes and sighed, tears flashing at the corners of his eyes. When he came, he was sick and ran to the plateau again, unable to support it at all. However, for him personally, it was very cruel, because this battle was what he had been waiting for for a long time, but he was in front of him, but he was unable to complete it. He said, "Hurry up and write a letter to Chang'an and ask Your Majesty to let Han Yi come here to replace me."

Li Bi said in surprise: "Han Yi?"

Li Ji nodded and said, "Although Han Yi is young and not a soldier, except me, only Han Yi can convince all commanders. First, he is the Shangshu Ling, and it is reasonable to become the commander of the three armies. Second, he is in charge of logistics, and no matter which army it is, he has to rely on him. Third, no matter who the generals in the army are convinced, if I die, they will definitely quarrel with each other, and the consequences are unimaginable. If Han Yi comes, they will not fight. At this time, our army must unite to defeat the enemy."

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There was no problem with the Tang army in the Tubo side. Qinling was actually the only center. He was in his prime and was full of energy. He was all in his hands. His elder brother praised him for his own actions. If his power was far inferior to him, his power was actually in his hands. He pretended to behave everywhere, in fact, just to confuse the Tang Dynasty.

Tubo tent.

"It seems that Li Ji is really old and actually chose this retreat tactic. Humph, it's really disappointing."

Qinling looked at the map and said contemptuously.

A general around him said, "General, although Li Ji is old, he cannot surrender to us. Why should you send someone to persuade us to surrender?"

Qin Ling smiled and said, "Of course I know that I deliberately sent someone to persuade the surrender, but in fact I humiliated them and let them come out to fight us. We must know that our purpose is not Tuyuhun, but to settle in the Central Plains. We should not waste too much time here, and we must annihilate the main army of the Tang army as soon as possible."

As soon as he finished speaking, one person walked in and said, "General, all the people we sent were shot to death in front of the Tang army."

Qinling said in surprise: "What?"

If the two armies agreed to fight, and if they do not kill the envoys, where will the country of gentlemen go?
Chapter completed!