There are more soldiers and horses under his command, and there are many more generals than before.
However, the space in the big tent is limited after all, and can only accommodate a dozen or twenty people.
Therefore, those who are qualified to come to Zhao Ziliang's central army tent are all soldiers.
The generals and deputies at the envoy and commander levels are not qualified.
In addition, they are just a few main staff.
Even so, the Chinese military tent was packed to the brim.
Zhao Ziliang looked at everyone and said: "Each army envoy or commander will report the situation under his command in turn, including the mental state of the soldiers, how much food and grass is left, how long it can last, how many people are sick along the way, and whether any soldiers are suffering from illness.
Disease and death occur” Chu Ge first stood up and clasped his fists and reported: "Commander, the morale of our former soldiers is high, and the food and grass baggage they brought can still last for a month.
One hundred and twenty-seven people in our army were sick along the way, and now eighty-nine people have recovered.
There are twenty-eight people left who are still ill, but they are not seriously ill.
The doctor said there is no big problem and they will be fine after a few days of cultivation."
After Chu Ge finished his report, Li Siye also stood up and made a report.
The generals in the big tent gave detailed reports one after another.
After understanding the situation, Zhao Ziliang felt a little relieved, and began to care about the problem of food, grass and baggage, and asked Zheng San: "Master Zheng, have the food, grass and winter clothes given to us by the court been delivered?"
Zheng San cupped his hands and said: "If you want to get back to the commander-in-chief, I have already sent a fast horse to rush you four days ago.
The news that came back is that the winter clothes and food and grass baggage have been prepared and are on their way.
According to the itinerary, at the latest It will take another seven or eight days to get here.”
Zhao Ziliang said: "We can still support the food and grass for about a month, but if there is a war, with the arrows we brought this time, I am afraid that it can only last one battle and will be exhausted.
Without arrows, our light cavalry and The cavalry archers will lose more than half of their combat power.
Our army cannot wait here forever.
We must We must take action to restore the confidence of the people in Longyou in the imperial court.
We will also take advantage of the high morale of the soldiers to fight the Tubo people and dampen the Tibetan people's momentum.
This commander has not seen this for more than ten years.
Da Zalukong is honored, let’s see what kind of skills he has gained this time.
Someone can come and bring the sand table in.”
A huge sand table was carried in by eight soldiers and placed in the middle of the tent.
Zhao Ziliang picked up a wooden pole and waved to the generals: "Come on, everyone, come here."
The generals gathered around the sand table, and more than twenty generals just surrounded the sand table in the middle.
Everyone had a place.
Zhao Ziliang held the wooden pole and said to the generals: "Look, everyone, these territories with blue flags are now occupied by the Tubo people.
Our side has red flags.
Most of the Tubo army is concentrated in Shanzhou.
"On the line to the source of the river" While Zhao Ziliang was talking about the spheres of influence of both sides and the deployment of Tibetan troops in various places in Longyou, he used a wooden pole to draw on the sand table, which made it intuitive and easy for the generals to understand.
"The Tubo people may have already known the news of our army's arrival.
It is not surprising that defending the city is not the Tubo people's strong point.
If the Tubo people divide their troops to garrison in each city, this is undoubtedly a very stupid behavior.
The commander of the Tubo army, Dazalukong, and I have had several battles with him.
He would not be so stupid as to divide his troops and garrison them in various cities.
If he wants to defeat our army, he can only concentrate his troops to seek a decisive battle with our army.
Now that I have an army of 200,000, I have the initiative in the war.
It is up to us to decide when, how and where to fight.
Unless he leads the Tibetan army to withdraw from the Longyou area, then the initiative in the war can be transferred.
I decided to divide the troops into three routes.
The first route This handsome leader The main force of the army approached Shanzhou, attracting Da Zha Lugong's attention; the second route, led by Li Siye, consisted of the Beiting Army's Central Army and 10,000 Central Plains Army cavalry.
March forward and capture various towns along the way until Dafeichuan is captured and the retreat route of Dazalugong's army is cut off.
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On the third route, Chu Ge leads the front army of the Beiting Army and 10,000 Central Plains Army cavalry.
The infantry are all equipped with war horses and move as quickly as possible. of The marching speed started from Lanzhou and attacked the Tubo army in the original Zhenxi Army garrison, Pingyi Shouchu garrison, Momen Army garrison and other places along the way.
Then it advanced westward and captured the march and march of the second and third routes of the original Tuyuhun hometown.
The attack speed must be fast.
It must be so fast that the Tibetans cannot imagine it.
They must not even know that our army has reached them while they are still dreaming.
I will equip all your infantry with war horses and will not let the infantry drag the cavalry.
"Back off, so you can go as fast as you can.
This is the general strategy of fighting against the Tibetan army.
If you have any questions, you can ask now.
If you have any needs, you can mention them.
I will do everything possible to solve them for you."
Li Siye clasped his fists and asked: "Commander, I heard that during this period, a large number of Tubo people in Europe followed the Tubo army into the Longyou area.
They began to farm and herd in the occupied land.
If the general and other troops encounter these Tubo people, they should How to dispose of it?
"This is a good question," Zhao Ziliang said, raising three fingers and said: "Three principles: First, the Tubo people without weapons are not considered enemies.
The army of the Tang Dynasty is the army of the civilized world.
We are not.
Barbarians, we cannot commit acts of massacre that go against the development of civilization.
Too much killing will disturb our minds.
But we must control our own behavior and not be violent and violent.
The weapons in our hands are only used against the enemy.
Secondly, those who are hostile to us are enemies.
Good people and kind-hearted Tubo people will definitely not be hostile to our army because we Third, this military operation is a just act.
What is the problem if the collaborators and informants are enemies?"
Chu Ge asked: "The roads in the Marshal Longyou area are difficult to travel, and there are high mountains and steep places everywhere.
It is difficult to transport food and grass.
If we encounter a shortage of food and grass during this battle, what should we do?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "You have taken away all the grain and grass you have now.
When the subsequent grain and grass luggage arrives, I will ask the logistics department to give you priority to replenish it.
However, things may not go smoothly.
You may encounter the failure of the grain and grass luggage in time."
If the shipment arrives, if you encounter this situation, you are allowed to take advantage of it to raise food and grass, but I hope that you can support the war with war and not share the burden on others.
The local people have suffered enough.
First they were massacred and plundered by the Tubo people.
How could they be plundered by their own army?
This makes them so sad.
The people have lost a lot of confidence in the Tang Dynasty.
We cannot let them despair.
Even if we win this war, if the people in Longyou have already despaired of us or have hatred towards us, what is the point of fighting this war?"
Chu Ge and Li Siye clasped their fists and said, "I will eventually understand."
Zhao Ziliang looked at the generals and ordered: "Generals, listen to the order.
The army will rest for three days.
After three days, the army will set off towards Shanzhou.
The Second Route Army and the Third Route Army will set off secretly on the fourth day."
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I hope your two armies can move as fast as lightning.
I call this operation a lightning war."
All the generals clasped their fists in unison and said: "I obey" The generals and officials dispersed, but Zhao Ziliang said to Zheng San: "Zheng San, you stay."
Zheng San stopped, turned back and cupped his hands and said: "What are your orders, Commander-in-Chief?"
"How long can our army's food and grass last?"
"The total amount of food and fodder for the whole army can only last for a month at most."
Zhao Ziliang said: "Grain, grass, winter clothes and other luggage are the top priority.
I want you to stay in Lanzhou and be responsible for the logistics and luggage.
If the food, grass, winter clothes and other luggage cannot be transported in time, we are afraid that we will not be able to fight the Tubo people and even go to Even Shanzhou City can't, so you must urge Chang'an to transport grain, grass, baggage and winter clothes as soon as possible."
Zheng San said: "Commander, with your ability as a commander, as long as you lead your army to Shanzhou, you will definitely be able to defeat the Tubo army in one fell swoop.
Since the Tubo army has a large number of soldiers and horses in Shanzhou, if you defeat them, you can seize a large amount of grain, grass and baggage, and even return some food."
If we can seize a large amount of fur clothing, our army will not be short of food, grass, baggage and winter clothes in a short time."
Zhao Ziliang shook his head and said: "Fighting is not as simple as you think.
Da Zalukong does not necessarily defend Shanzhou City, nor does he necessarily want to fight our army in a decisive battle at the first time.
If he finds that our army does not have much food and grass, , as long as we retreat for some time and wait for our army The food and grass are exhausted.
Our army will be defeated without attacking.
Who can guarantee that the news of our army's food and grass shortage will not leak out?
So we must transport the follow-up food and grass to the army within half a month, otherwise I can only lead my troops back to Lanzhou and I will give it to you.
Ten thousand troops were left in Lanzhou to guard the camp."
Zheng San cupped his hands and said: "This matter is of great importance, so I will go all out."
Since he had just arrived in Lanzhou, Zhao Ziliang did not have time to find a place for his family, so he could only order someone to rent an inn in Lanzhou City, leaving only the shopkeeper.
All other employees went home for the holidays, and all the chores were done by the accompanying servants and maids. , the security guard is in charge of his personal troops, and no outsiders are allowed to enter the inn.
After arranging military affairs, Zhao Ziliang and his son Zhao Ting went to the city to meet their family members.
"Father, this should be the inn," Zhao Ting said to Zhao Ziliang as he stopped.
There were several soldiers standing guard in the inn.
When they saw Zhao Ziliang and Zhao Ting coming with some soldiers, they immediately saluted and said, "See the Marshal and the Second Young Master."
Zhao Ziliang handed the war horse to the soldiers behind and asked: "Are the ladies settled?"
The guard on guard clasped his fists and replied: "We are all settled, just waiting for the commander-in-chief and the second son to come and have dinner together."
The father and son walked into the inn.
There was no one in the front hall, except for the shopkeeper who was settling accounts at the counter.
When the shopkeeper saw Zhao Ziliang and Zhao Ting walking in, he immediately knelt down to pay homage: "I pay my respects to the generalissimo."
Zhao Ziliang stopped and asked, "Are you the innkeeper?"
"Yes, it's the villain" "My handsome family members will settle here and they will cause trouble for you in the future.
They will take care of their daily meals and other matters by themselves.
You can just stay here and say hello."
The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "It is an honor for me to work for the Marshal's family.
Why would I bother you?
If the Marshal and his wife have any instructions, I will definitely obey them."
"Okay, you can do your own business," Zhao Ziliang said and walked towards the backyard
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