Li Cunzhong was just over fifty years old. As a front-line general, he can now be regarded as his peak period, and it is almost the most mature time for a general. At this time, he has achieved success and fame. He no longer has the youthfulness of adolescence, nor has the anxiety of just entering middle age and longing for a future, but he has not yet been as conservative as he is old.

Now he thinks that there is one last thing he has not completed in his life. As long as he does this thing well, he will be satisfied even if he retires immediately.

That is to destroy Tubo.

As a commander general, it is something that many people dream of having a war to destroy a country in their lifetime!

But such things are really hard to come by.

For this matter, he stayed in Ganzhou for nearly ten years, training silently and working hard. While other guards of the Tang Dynasty were prospering on the battlefield of unifying the Tang Dynasty and had successive military achievements, he was silently practicing troops in Ganzhou.

Over the years, the generals of the Zuo Wu Guard have been complaining. Many people even think that they have the opportunity to fail to make contributions because they have followed a general like Li Cunzhong. Otherwise, how could the Zuo Wu Guard be left in this corner and ignore it?

Li Cunzhong never punished a person for such complaints. He was inconvenient to the people below and could not talk about many things. The court's emphasis on the Zuo Wuwei and the supply of materials and weapons was better than him. A very private conversation between Li Ze and him also made him extremely firm in his confidence.

It is not that easy to fight Tubo.

The unique geographical and climatic conditions of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the core area of ​​Tubo are not something that ordinary people can bear. If you want to complete this feat, it is impossible to succeed without years of hardship.

They can only succeed, not fail.

A failure means that the efforts of the past decade are completely in vain and need to be started over again.

So over the years, he never tried to keep those who wanted to leave, but instead allowed the other party to leave reasonably. What he wanted was his subordinates who could calm down and calm down.

He firmly believed that the feedback from these subordinates who could endure loneliness would be rich in the future. And those who left would only regret it in the years ahead.

The battle to unify the world is just an internal brotherly battle, and the battle to destroy Tubo is a real journey of destroying the country. How can the two be generalized?

You should know that like the Tang Dynasty, Tubo was also a real country of thousands of miles, and in history, it once posed a great strategic threat to the Tang Dynasty.

Now, everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.

The layout has basically been completed, and I only need the last fatal blow.

Speaking of which, he was only fifty years old, but under the bitter and cold climate and hard conditions, Li Cunzhong seemed to be much older than his actual age. People believe that he was over 60 years old.

He bowed to the female official who came to lead the way with a fist and bowed, and Li Cunzhong followed the female official all the way inside.

There were more and more female officials in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Cunzhong did not have much resistance to this point. First, because he was a warrior, two people, because he was a Hu person. Third, in the Tang Dynasty, there were always female officials. However, in the past, female officials had phoenix hair and horns, but in this dynasty, the proportion of female officials increased significantly.

In the current Tang Dynasty, it is recommended that children of appropriate age enrollment be enrolled, regardless of gender. Only when they go to county and state schools, men and women's branches are implemented, but when they reach various national colleges, they are mixed up. Because at this level, as long as there is no big mistake, they can basically obtain an official position.

Overall, women account for 20 to 30% of all senior colleges and universities, which seems to be small, but in fact it is already quite remarkable. Among the colleges of finance and taxation, the proportion of women is surprisingly high.

Just like the official in Li Cunzhong's Zuowu Guard's army who is now in charge of money exchanges is a female official over 30 years old. This person's delicateness makes all the officers respectful, afraid and disgusted, but they have to admit that this female official's work is extremely outstanding. For the benefit of the Zuowu Guard, he can't help but be willing to show off. Many people have even seen this female official quarrel with Lu Ziyuan and make trouble, and finally forced Lu Ziyuan to give in. And it is these things that made the Zuowu Guard completely convinced the female official.

The logistics supply of the Zuowu Guard is in the hands of the local governor Lu Ziyuan. Giving more and giving less is actually Lu Ziyuan has the final say. There are always conflicts between the local government and the army. The local government needs more money to develop, and the army wants more money to make itself stronger, and there is only so much money. Whoever can get it depends on their ability.

Apart from these, the two most noble women in this dynasty are both very capable. The imperial concubine won’t say anything, but Li Cunzhong doesn’t understand the things she did. Anyway, he thinks that the gods are all about making money out of nothing. But the queen Liu Ruyan convinced Li Cunzhong.

From Chang'an to Wuyi, he fought thousands of miles away. Liu Ruyan, who was not the queen at that time, carried a newborn baby and broke through the thousand-mile passage. Later, in the battle of Luzhou, Zhu Youzhen made him doubt his life and eventually became a prisoner. Such a record was enough to shock Li Cunzhong, who was also a military general.

Of course, this time he was even more grateful to Liu Ruyan.

Because the queen came to support him.

After working for so many years, if you pick peaches for others, how can you not be depressed? Xu Ziyuan won’t say that although he understands military affairs, he is a local official after all and cannot interfere in military affairs. But Xue Ping and Zhang Jiake are different. Their qualifications are stronger than themselves. If they really want to do something, what should they do?

The queen came to Xining in person to take charge, which meant that she could do it with confidence.

He was about to set off, and Li Cunzhong came to give Liu Ruyan his last report before leaving.

Walking into the yard, Li Cunzhong saw that the queen Liu Ruyan was concentrating on making tea in the pavilion, and there was no one around him. Two strong women who had never left her body retreated to dozens of steps outside the pavilion. The female official who accompanied him also stopped and turned around and made a gesture to Li Cunzhong.

Nodding, Li Cunzhong walked towards the pavilion.

"I've seen the queen!" Li Cunzhong bowed.

"Sit down!" Liu Ruyan smiled and pointed to Dengzi opposite him, and pushed the tea he had just made into Li Cunzhong with a smile.

"Thank you, Queen!" Li Cunzhong bowed again, sat down, and straightened his back. The man in front of him who was also a military man, there is no need to be pretentious, and it is more appropriate to be straightforward.

"Are everything ready?" Liu Ruyan looked at the other party and asked with a smile.

"The last general is ready to set out tomorrow." Li Cunzhong said: "The army has been set off for three days. Han Rui led a total of 10,000 cavalry and has also left."

"Just do your business well, I will be there for you." Liu Ruyan said lightly: "Xue Ping came here in person and brought 20,000 Hu cavalry. Zhang Jia was also on the way here, and he brought 10,000 desert cavalry. At that time, these two cavalry will be unified into your command and obey the orders, and Xue Ping and Zhang Jia will stay in Xining and form the rear headquarters with me to coordinate the matters in the rear for you."

Li Cunzhong swallowed, and a total of 30,000 cavalry would be included in his command, and the leaders of these two cavalry were left in Xining by the queen, so he would not hold any elbows in front of him.

"Thank you, Queen!" He stood up again and bowed deeply.

This is Liu Ruyan's guarantee for him. Logically speaking, Xue Ping and Zhang Jia have the right to lead their troops to go deeper, but since Liu Ruyan said so, she will definitely do it.

"Don't be too happy either." Liu Ruyan said lightly: "The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. Several troops were handed over to your hands. Nearly 100,000 troops, and countless money and materials were smashed. The court has to see the final result. General Li, you must understand that such a large-scale war and such a large-scale mobilization, the court can only come this time. If you cannot compete for the full results this time, then you don't know when the next time will be. You also know that the country is not peaceful now, and the south is about to fall into the quagmire of full-scale struggle. After years of development, the economy has now entered a bottleneck, and there are many difficulties in all aspects!"

"Don't worry, Empress. Your Majesty and Empress trust the last general so much. The last general will live up to his life. They will swear to capture Delhi Chinan to Chang'an alive and incorporate the entire Tubo into the territory of our Tang Dynasty!" Li Cunzhong said loudly.

"Not only have to win, but also win beautifully!" Liu Ruyan said: "Xue Ping and Zhang Jia, I can force myself to stay in Xining, but they will definitely be picky about your military service. If you lose, Li Cunzhong, your head will most likely not be able to be kept."

"If you lose, there is no way to use the marching method. Li will cut off his head by himself." Li Cunzhong said.

Liu Ruyan looked at him deeply: "What I want is victory. What do you want your head to do? Sit and tell me what else do you have to worry about and what you are not sure about!"

"Actually nothing!" Li Cunzhong said: "Abdula is approaching us, and we have made a rescue to Abdula. Delhi Chinan set up a plan to lead me in. Of course, I will jump in without hesitation, but what he attracted was not prey, but beasts that were enough to tear his big net. The 30,000 cavalry in the Western Regions and the desert could tear him to pieces. Han Rui's 10,000 cavalry will rush directly to the hinterland of Tubo through the Tanggula Mountain Pass. The only thing I worry about now is Changdu. Can they complete the task and become the knife inserted into the heart of the enemy with Han Rui!"
Chapter completed!