The capital of Tubo, Lusai, and Potala Palace.

Tubo Zampu Sonmangbujie summoned all the ministers to discuss matters.

Du Songmang Bujie has a tall figure, and can be said to be a tiger-backed and bear-bear-waisted person. He is very energetic and has a very bright eyes. You can tell that he is a smart person at a glance.

He sat upright on the throne, looked around his ministers, and spoke slowly, saying, "The life-and-death battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is about to begin. What should we do? You speak freely. If it is reasonable, Benzanpu will adopt it; if it is wrong, Benzanpu will not blame it."

He spoke without slowness, but he had a sense of power.

The ministers led by the Great Discourse sat upright on the sides, all of whom were solemn. The Tang Dynasty mobilized so many troops to fight against the Turks, which had never been seen in the history of the Tang Dynasty. Although the Tang Dynasty did not deal with Tubo, they still felt huge pressure.

"Zanpu, I don't understand. Song Jing came to the peace talks. Why don't you make more requests? This is a good opportunity. Do you really admire Song Jing?" Some ministers were puzzled.

They all knew that Song Jing was on a mission to Tubo and had peace talks with Tubo. The Tang Dynasty wanted to fight against the Turks, which was an opportunity for Tubo. Logically, Tubo should put forward some harsh conditions and gain more benefits. Now the Tang Dynasty does not take action, he will definitely agree.

What they couldn't understand was that Dusongmangbujie only made a symbolic request, and the Tang Dynasty did not even mention the requirement to cede land. They really couldn't understand what the Dusongmangbujie's gourd was sold.

"Yes." The ministers agreed loudly.

"Song Jing is very talented and knowledgeable. And he is very kind, I admire him very much." Du Songmangbujie nodded with admiration and said, "If there is such a person in the Great Tubo, I must use him. It's a pity that he is devoted to the Tang Dynasty and cannot be used by me."

Shaking his head, looking regretful.

"Song Jing is indeed a very good talent, a pity." Da Lu also praised it.

"Although Benzanpu admires him, he cannot abolish public for personal gain. The benefits he should still need." Du Songmangbujie's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he smiled very treacherously, saying, "The reason why Benzanpu did not make excessive demands is to let the Tang Dynasty transfer the army away."

Speaking of this, the tone was a little higher, and he said, "The northwest of the Tang Dynasty was stationed in more than 100,000 troops to guard against the Great Tubo. This is a huge trouble. The Great Tubo had long wanted to attack the Hexi Corridor, but there was no chance. Now, the opportunity has come, how could Benzanpu miss it?"

"Ha ha!"

"Za Pu is brilliant! Great!"

The ministers laughed loudly, with joy on their faces.

The Hexi Corridor is an important place connecting the Central Plains and the Western Regions. There are many famous cities and checkpoints here. For example, Yumen Pass, Dunhuang, and Zhangye. This place is both large, but its strategic position is extremely important. If Tubo takes it, there will be two great benefits: one is to cut off the road between the Central Plains and the Western Regions, and Tubo can occupy the Western Regions without any effort. The other is to threaten the land in Guanzhong and pose a huge threat to the Tang Dynasty.

Although the northwest is vast and sparsely populated, the terrain is high. You can overlook Guanzhong, and the northwest is mountainous, with complex terrain, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If it falls into the hands of Tubo, it is like a sharp sword aiming at Chang'an.

How harmful is this place? Let me give you a famous example and friends will know.

The Xixia was only a little bigger, and the whole country was not as big as the Song Dynasty's state. The Song Dynasty mobilized the whole country's troops and fought with the Xixia for decades, but it was still impossible for the Xixia. Later generations attributed the corruption and incompetence of the Song Dynasty, which was somewhat unfair.

At that time, the Song army attacking Xixia was the most elite army, known as the "Western Army", and its combat power was very strong. The reason why we could not do anything about Xixia was because Xixia occupied favorable terrain. Whenever the Song Dynasty launched a large-scale attack, Xixia adopted the strategy of "tempting the enemy into deep and cutting off the enemy's food route", which was unsatisfactory.

The reason for such a strange phenomenon is that there are many mountains in the northwest. If the Western Xia army is in the mountains, the Song army will not be able to find it, and they can jump out and cut off the Song army's food route at any time.

The traditional route of attacking the northwest was not to attack from northern Shaanxi, but to start from the current Beijing area and fight from east to west. It was just because this traditional road fell into the hands of the Liao Kingdom, and the Song Dynasty could only attack from northern Shaanxi.

If the Hexi Corridor falls into the hands of Tubo, it will be endless troubles. The entire Guanzhong is within the Tubo army. There is no need to mention this benefit, and the ministers have to be happy.

"Besides, the Turks are not that easy to fight. If the Turks cannot defeat them, they can retreat into the depths of the desert. They will go south again when they have the chance, which will drag down the Tang army." Du Songmangbujie said proudly: "In this way, it will be difficult for the Tang army to be transferred back in a short time. We have the opportunity to deal with the Tang Dynasty."

"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!" The ministers raised their thumbs up, almost piercing the Potala Palace.

"We can mobilize the army and be ready to act at any time." Da Lu concluded with a smile.

"That's what Benzamp means, what else do you have to say?" Du Songmangbujie asked loudly.

"No." The ministers agreed with this plan from the bottom of their hearts, without any objection.

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Hei Shui City, the tent that moistened.

Mochu sat upright on the throne, holding the golden scepter in his hand, and scanning the ministers. Except for Ashide Yuanzhen, Mojilian and Que Teqin, all came.

"Three dog things!" Mochuo was very angry.

Last time, he wanted to get rid of Ashide Yuanzhen and Mojilian, but he was to get rid of Ashide Yuanzhen. With the advice of Shi Yugu, he had to bury this thought in his heart.

"Spring is here, the grass on the desert is green, and the time for a decisive battle with the Tang Dynasty is here." Mo Chuo's eyes are shining with a mighty expression, and he said: "This battle is very important, and it is related to whether the Great Turks can restore the country. Therefore, everyone must be brave and strive for the first place! If there are those who are afraid of the enemy and do not fight, if there are those who escape at the battle, if there are those who miss the opportunity to be a military officer, behead them! The clan is the slave!"

His tone was not high, but he was determined, making people dare not have any doubts.

"Abide by the order." The ministers also knew that this battle had a great relationship, and they all accepted the order happily.

"The Tang Dynasty dispatched too many troops. We don't know the detailed number, but we can guess about it. It will not be less than 400,000, which has not been seen in the history of the Tang Dynasty." Mochu said with a serious look on his face. "Not to mention fighting the 400,000 army, even if it is released to the border, it is also a huge threat. We cannot take it lightly and avoid underestimating the enemy."

"Khan is wise!" The ministers looked solemn.

Mochu is right. Not to mention attacking the 400,000 army, it will be a huge threat when it is released to the border. Who can not be afraid?

"We must be prepared for both hands: if we cannot defeat the Tang Dynasty with one hand, we will immediately retreat to Mobei and rest. When the Great Turks recover their vitality, and have strong soldiers and horses, we will take revenge again." Mochu's eyes flashed with a glimmer of hatred.

"The other hand is to defeat the Tang army, and then take advantage of the situation to go south and seize the land in the north." Mo Chuo's eyes shone brightly.

"Okay!" These two preparations are very suitable for the current situation of the Turks. The ministers had no objections and praised them in unison.

"Don't fight head-on with the Tang army in this battle. You must fight with the Tang army in a roaming battle. If you can fight, you will fight, and if you can't fight, you will retreat. You cannot fight." Mochuo reminded loudly, saying: "The warriors of the Great Turks have grown up on horseback since childhood. They can live their lives on horseback, and they are skilled in riding and shooting, and come and go like the wind. As long as we fight, the Tang army will find it difficult to catch up with us."

Although the Turks were already accepting Han civilization, they were essentially nomadic peoples and experts of "guerrilla warfare". As long as the Turks carried out guerrilla warfare, they could drag the Tang army down. Once the Tang army was dragged down, they could mobilize a large army to fight.

Mochu's deployment is very suitable for the Turks today.

If you fight head-on with the Tang army, the Turks will definitely not be the opponent and will be massacred by the Tang army.

"Of course, if you have the chance, don't be ruthless and beat him hard!" Mochu raised the scepter in his hand and slashed him hard, like thunder and lightning.

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The capital of the gods, Luoyang, Shangyang Palace, and Ganlu Hall.

Wu Zetian wore a crown and a royal robe, and was majestic and sat upright on the throne.

Ministers such as Di Renjie, Zhang Jianzhi, Li Dan, Princess Taiping, Song Jing, and Wu Chengsi are here.

"Spring is here, and Wansu is reviving. It is the season of military use. The war is about to begin. What do you have to say?" Wu Zetian opened his golden mouth lightly and asked slowly.

"Your Majesty, I don't worry about anything else, I just worry about it." Di Renjie raised his eyebrows and said, "I am worried about the Uighurs and the nine surnames Tielexu and Wiley."

"This is inevitable." Wu Zetian's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he sneered: "They thought it was far away in the desert and the Great Zhou whip was beyond reach. However, they could not. They must be sitting in the mountains and watching the tiger fight and then acting on the camera. Humph, once this battle is over, let's see how I deal with them."

The Uighurs and the nine surnames Tiel, deep in the desert, were far away from the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was really out of reach and could not pose a threat to them. Therefore, it was inevitable that these two families would watch the tiger fight on the mountain.

"This battle depends on ourselves, not these people who are waiting and watching." Wu Zetian said coldly.

"Your Majesty, Khitan Sun Wanrong wrote a letter to surrender to the Great Zhou. He also said that he would help the Great Zhou with one arm." Zhang Jian said: "By guessing, Sun Wanrong's move lies in ill intentions. He is likely to take this opportunity to attack the Songmo land and want to settle down."

"Sun Wanrong was finally smarter." Wu Zetian sneered and said, "When Li Jinzhong was there, he always attacked the border and wanted to plunder, but he didn't know how to capture Songmo land. Sun Wanrong was a smart person. Unfortunately, I would not let him succeed. I sent an order: to scold Sun Wanrong."

This kind of reprimand is useless and cannot restrain the Khitan, but it shows the attitude of the Tang Dynasty. Sun Wanrong should think about it carefully.

Wu Zetian's eyes fell on Di Renjie and said, "Old Guo, this battle is very important, so you must ensure that there is no shortage of weapons and food. You can supervise this matter yourself! If something goes wrong, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The tone is not high, but it makes people dare not have any doubts.

Di Renjie is Wu Zetian's most trusted minister and is highly respected by Wu Zetian. This is the first time he speaks in such a stern tone. It is because the war is too important and cannot be missed.

"Abide by the order." Di Renjie hurriedly received the order.

"I passed the order to Wang Xiaojie, and I said that I would not listen to this battle and just wait for the good news." Wu Zetian's eyes shone brightly, and his eyes were like a sharp sword.
Chapter completed!