But Di Dayan also knew that the richer the gift, the less light the gift he had to pay.

But it was too rich. Not to mention the weapons and food, it was only ten thousand taels of gold, which was enough to make him feel moved.

He said, "You bring him in first."

It depends on what the Wei family wants. If you can do it, you can do it. If you can’t do it, no matter how generous the gift is, you can’t force it to do it.

It means he is still a little clear-headed.

After a while, Wang Fu brought in five people, a scholar and four big men, carrying two boxes. After coming in, the scribe made a gesture and the four big men left the tent.

When Dayan knew that the box was filled with gold, he had already ignited a raging flame in his heart, but his face could not be revealed. He signaled the scholar to sit down and then asked, "May I ask the name of Alang?"

He was speaking the words of the Tang Dynasty, but it was not standard, otherwise even Alang would not have appeared. He also thought this was a respectful title, but he did not know that this was the title of the slave to his master.

The scholar did not point out the point. Di Dayan was a nobleman of Tubo and had also made many achievements. Now Tubo is very popular, a bit like the general Xue Na, and even has a say in it. Therefore, he is also a person who wants to save face. It is not beautiful if he points out. He smiled slightly and said, "I dare not, come to Wei Kong, see the general. This time I came here, first, my master gave some gifts to the general, and also came to save you."

Although Di Dayan was not standard in Tang Dynasty, he had a deep understanding of the Tang Dynasty. These Tang Dynasty people went to the battlefield to fight, and it was rare to be a hero. But even ten Tubo people might not be as good as a Tang Dynasty man. He asked you for help in front of him, and he could say that you had to help these scribes. He borrowed money from you, and he could say that it was a reasonable loan. You came to save me and could bring so many generous gifts. Don't take it seriously. But for the gifts, Di Dayan would not care about it. He asked casually: "Why do I want you to save?"

"Oh, the general is in Jishishan. Haven't he heard of the memorial written by Wang Hua?"

Dayan laughed loudly and said after laughing: "Wei Kong Alang, do you really think Wang Hua dares to fight against the power of a country with one person? This is his name, but fortunately, the Eight States have gained a foothold. Let him say go, why should I be a thug for your Tang Dynasty?"

When Wei Kong heard that he had another Wei Konger came, he felt a little funny and dared not laugh. He hit the table, and Dayan was shocked by his action. This was also a touching wealth. If someone else had slapped the table in front of him like this, he would have been annoyed.

"General, the elders in our family are worried that the general will have this idea, so I said I will come to rescue the general. Don't you know how dangerous this idea is? Well, let me tell you."

Di Dayan smiled and I just listened to you, and see what you could say.

"General, I said Wang Hua will definitely send troops to you Tubo. The first thing you have neglected the relationship between Wang Hua and the Princess Jincheng. Whether you don't deny it or not, Princess Jincheng was unhappy in your Tubo, otherwise it would be impossible for them to report secretly to our Tang Dynasty capital. The second Wang Hua is a little scheming and holds grudges. He can even record the hatred of the Queen and Princess Jincheng. I don't believe that you are more important in his heart than them. We jointly designed and killed Wang Hua, and forced him to do so.

He took a detour from the Western Regions to Beijing and then caused such a big storm. He may not dare to do anything to the queen, but he will not care about our family and you. This is also the reason why he will inevitably send troops. Third, as you said, he wrote memorials. Why did he write this memorial? This is to make the name clear. With this righteousness, the court had to hesitate and dare not send troops easily. But he also needed to fight to be as explained by the people of the Tang Dynasty."

Di Dayan was still smiling. If there was this possibility, it might be a small battle, but the battle would not be too big. Now, 70,000 to 80,000 troops have been hoarded from Jishishan to Wuhai to prevent Wang Hua from attacking Tubo on a small scale.

Wei Kong also knew that the first three reasons were not enough to touch his mind, so he continued: "The most important thing is that he must fight. General, do you know how many soldiers Wang Hua has in his hands?"

"More than 50,000?" The information he received was more accurate than what the imperial court got. After all, Wang Huayi appeared in Lanzhou, which aroused Di Dayan's alertness. He also sent scouts to these states to inquire about the news.

"So again, how many soldiers were stationed in the Shannan area of ​​the Blood Battalion?"

Dayan also knew this, but it was difficult to confirm. It turned out to be 5,000 people. Later, some soldiers were transferred one after another. In addition, there were several small-scale conflicts with Tubo some time ago, and the number of casualties caused was declining. Therefore, he had to say: "At the beginning, about 5,000 people came, but later there were only 4,000 people."

In fact, this is also what makes him unhappy. The situation in Tubo has not been very good in recent years. Otherwise, just because of these thousands of soldiers, if they wanted to stop Tubo's invasion, they would have been destroyed.

"Why has it become more than 50,000 people all at once? You should know that the people in the eight states are only more than 100,000 people," Wei Kong's statement is not accurate. The statistics in the Ministry of Revenue are more than 100,000 people. In the three counties of Lanzhou, which are large, there are only more than 100,000 people. Lingzhou is slightly better, with more than 50,000 people. But because of the large number of foreigners and large population mobility, the actual population is more than 100,000. This is similar to Lingnan, and there are great errors. Of course, there are also errors in the mainland, such as refugees fleeing households, but not as large as these places. But even if there are more than 200,000 people, according to the most powerful method of drawing soldiers on the grassland, it is very difficult for Wang Hua to save more than 50,000 soldiers. Wei Kong continued: "

General Xin also knew that this was the result of Wang Hua's recruitment of Dangxiang people, Tuyuhun people, and Qiang people. But these people in the Tang Dynasty did not live too hard. Where did these people gather? Moreover, from Dafeichuan to Jishishan, how many Dangxiang people lived in Dajinchuan? Tuyuhun people? Qiang people? Although he was in a difficult situation to fight against you Tubo in an open manner, as long as he took this place, he made a name and took revenge on you, it didn't matter, mainly because of the hundreds of thousands of other tribes here. If he got this, he would get these people. This would allow him to draw out more soldiers immediately. 50,000 soldiers were not worth worrying about. What about 100,000? What about 150,000? He could still afford it!"

This sentence finally hit the chest of Duda. Wang Hua had more money and had a large area of ​​land larger than Tubo. Unlike Tubo, it could not be planted in many areas. Most of this land could be suitable for farming. Don’t doubt that he could not transport food. Behind him, he had a faint connection with many big families. Using this network of relationships, this batch of grain could also be transferred to the Eight Prefectures, but it is possible to add high freight. But is Wang Hua still less expensive? Even if there are hundreds of thousands of people, they themselves have some livestock and crops, and they lack only a little grain. Wang Hua is enough to support them.

If we follow this reasoning, even if Wang Hua takes some risks, it is worth his action.

"Also, let me ask the general again. Even if you are confident of using your military advantage and terrain advantage to defeat Wang Hua, I believe it will not be so easy. At that time, you will lose your troops and generals, and Wang Hua will never escape to Oceania at best, but what qualifications do you have to gain a foothold in your country?"

Dayan couldn't answer anymore.

"But there is a chance right now. If the general can seize this opportunity, you can immediately turn the danger into safety."

“What opportunity?”

"Why did Wang Hua want eight states, especially Lingzhou, to be convenient for a great river? This is a very good rear, and because of the terrain, it can block the imperial army. But the territory of the eight states is very large, and now there are many county towns, which he has not occupied. After the occupation, he still needs to appease one by one. Therefore, he himself and most of the army are all in the Lingzhou to Yanzhou. Do you know what this means?"

How could Di Dayan not know? This means that the troops from Hezhou to Shanzhou, Lanzhou, Huizhou, and even the southern part of Yuanzhou are now empty. He was a little moved, but it is not a trivial matter to send troops. If the country agrees, the troops can be carried out immediately. He is also hesitant at home. Winning is definitely a good thing. If he fails, he will be responsible for the consequences.

He pondered without answering.

"Also, General, why did he send troops? There are several other reasons. Why did I bring this ranking popular in Guanzhong, our Tang Dynasty to you Tubo? I tell you that Wang Hua has a shortcoming. He likes to use surprise soldiers. Victory is a big victory, and he can also lose a big defeat. And he has never fought a big battle. This is his weakness. Although he is overwhelming on the ranking list, his military ability may not be as good as you in real large-scale combat. There is also a fatal factor that is not seen on the ranking list. Although he was eye-catching in the past, he only led a battle with no one. That's it. He even suppressed you, and even the general was not worth it."

Di Dayan couldn't stand his old face.

That marriage battle came to his surprise, which made him feel uneasy. Now these barbarians in the Central Plains have nothing to do and have created this ranking list. And the reason for the ranking is precisely because of this unintentional battle. Isn’t this the pot not to open and uncover that pot?

"This is the second. The key is the soldiers. Maybe they had secretly recruited a group of soldiers. But when they were not tearing apart with the court, he had to let the Turkic people under him hide the court. How many soldiers could he recruit into the military camp? The reason why there were so many soldiers was that he fled to Shannan to recruit. How much combat power can this recruit have? This is the third. In addition, I also brought a lot of things."

This time, Di Dayan was finally a little moved, but he had not expressed his opinion. But he couldn't help asking: "What?"

"I brought the topographic maps of all four states from Hezhou to Huizhou, as well as the distribution map of Wang Hua's military strength that our family found out. The most important point is that Wang Hua planned it a few years ago to prevent accidents, so he secretly transported more than 100,000 stones of grain and arrived in a valley in Shannan."

"Where is the picture?" Di Dayan couldn't hold back even more. What is the lack of Tubo now? It is food. If Wang Huaren was able to attack Hezhou, Shanzhou and transport the food back to Jishi Mountain, it would be a great contribution to himself and Tubo. And the most beneficial thing is that the road to Shannan to Jishi Mountain, or the road to Wuhai is not too far.

"General, don't worry, this is especially safe for our Tang Dynasty. If the general agrees to send troops, he can only give you the map. Otherwise, I will still let my subordinates bring back this map. Finally, I will bring a promise. If the general sends troops to Shannan, Wang Hua will inevitably be nervous and transfer troops back. As long as you can fight with Wang Hua for a period of time, then our family members will inspire the court and the queen to send troops to Lingyan several states. Attack twice, even if he is our Tang army god General Li Jing, he will immediately collapse."

Speaking of this, Wei Kong stood up and opened the box.

It is said to be ten thousand taels of gold, not the current one. Originally, one pound was only 220 grams, and one pound was sixteen taels, but now it is only 280 pounds. The density of gold is very large, so it was brought in two small boxes.

But this was gold. Both boxes were opened and a golden light soared into the sky. Da Yan almost drooled when he saw it.

Wei Kong was very satisfied with his expression, which was also the intention of making gold. If a flying money is less than 100,000 yuan, he would not impress the greedy Tubo people.

He continued: "In ancient times, there was a story in China called "The Lip and the Cold Teeth. Now our family helps the General and is also helping our family ourselves. As I said just now, he has so many reasons for sending troops to your country. No ministers in the Tang Dynasty could see it? If the General gloating and expecting our Tang Dynasty to send troops to fight with Wang Hua, it would be impossible. If he was allowed to defeat the General and occupy the Eight Prefectures Dafeichuan to Jishi and Dajinchuan, it would be difficult to gain a foothold.

To support Tuyuhun’s founding state is equivalent to supporting a puppet country. Then the next one will inevitably threaten our family. At that time, the general will be unfavorable, and our family will also be unfavorable. Therefore, our family will bring generous gifts to the general. As long as the general agrees to send troops, the court will see hope. The two attacks will lead Wang Hua to defeat and leave Maicheng. Even if he forces him to Oceania, there will be no major obstacles to you Tubo, our Tang Dynasty, and our family."

"But your court isn't afraid of forcing him out of trouble?"

Why did the Tang Dynasty dare not take action? Not only did it consider what Wei Kong said, Wang Hua also had a Quanzhen Sect, which was a thorn in the heart of the Tang Dynasty.

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid. But how important is the Hexi Corridor to our Tang Dynasty? Do you know? There are also a large horse farm. Although Wang Hua said in the memorial that the court would continue to operate, it can be controlled by Wang Hua. Do you think the court will be relieved? With these two courts, they will also send troops under favorable conditions. Now many people in the court are watching. If the general can give us the Tang Dynasty a chance, I believe many people will not let it go. Our queen will not let it go."

The last sentence made Dida feel relieved.

What kind of master is Wei Shi? Di Dayan also heard a lot of news. For Wang Hua, I'm afraid she would be the first to be unhappy and would let him gain a foothold under his nose.

Wei Kong continued, "And our court is not without support. Although his plan is not weird, many relatives are still in our Tang Dynasty, and even a brother-in-law and a brother-in-law are officials in the court. Our court just forced him out of the Tang Dynasty and did not think of harming his life. This is a balance. What if the court marrys the princess to him? But the primary premise is that he cannot continue to do anything wrong in the Eight Prefectures, otherwise his ambition will be immediately encouraged."

Speaking of this, he stood up and said, "General, can you go with me to Damangling?"

Damang Ridge is not too far from here, only about thirty miles away, and you will arrive after a while on a horse.

There are many carriages under Damang Ridge, parked neatly.

The Wei family brought not much cargo to Di Dayan. If the railway was connected, a few trains would be taken away.

But the current means of transportation are too primitive. Even this batch of goods cannot be transported here at once. However, the first batch of goods are mainly weapons, and it is about to fight, so the loss of weapons is very large.

Wei Kong opened the carriages one by one, which was also very spectacular.

Although these weapons are nothing to a country, at most two thousand soldiers are armed. However, for a family, it also pays a great price. This is enough to prove the sincerity of the Wei family.

Seeing Di Dayan flashing greedy eyes again, Wei Kong was even more satisfied. Because he knew that Di Dayan had basically agreed in his heart, and Wang Fu, who was bribed, had almost completed the task.

Moreover, as Tubo fights to support the war, the biggest beneficiary of this battle was not Tubo, but Di Dayan himself.

He would personally embezzle these weapons, and the spoils would also be the big deal. By doing so, he would personally get hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits. In order to make tens of thousands of dollars a year, the Zheng family did not hesitate to show his ugly behavior and seize Wang Hua's property. Besides, the poor Tubo, although Di Dayan was a nobleman of the Tubo, could he compare with the Zheng family?

"As long as the general agrees, these are yours."

Di Dayan pondered for a long time before saying, "Rong Mousi."

Wei Kong knew that he was pretending to be reserved and did not point it out.

In the evening, Di Dayan called him into the tent and asked a question: "Wei Konger, I asked you, are you afraid that I will embezzle this batch of goods and then not send troops?"

"I believe in the character of the general. But if the general really does that, I believe our family will not be happy either. In fact, we do not have another solution. As long as we sincerely marry the princess to Wang Hua and then send someone to mediate and persuade him, I believe that Wang Hua will be satisfied. What kind of feelings do Wang Hua have for us Princess Anle have, have you heard a little about it? At that time, we will persuade the queen and force Wang Hua to send troops with all his strength. And when you are fighting, the court took the opportunity to send troops from Maozhou, Minzhou, and asked General Guo to send troops to Dafeichuan. Although the general holds tens of thousands of elite troops, it is difficult to deal with the beginning and end at that time, this result is not what the general hopes."

Dayan's face changed, and then he laughed and said, "Where, where, I'm just making a joke with Alang."

In fact, he really had this idea.

However, after thinking about it, I also felt that the Wei family had a backup plan. We should not underestimate this family. Now Empress Wei calls the wind and rain in the Tang Dynasty, covering the sky with only one hand, and there is no need to offend them.

Di Dayan paused and said, "I promised you."

Since he agreed, it would be easy. Wei Kong took out a few maps from his arms.

Ni Dayan had already called his confidants into the account. Seeing these maps, he felt even more like a tiger. There are maps, but each map is not detailed. Only the official military map has detailed comments on each terrain level.

With these maps, they have added confidence to fight. And as the general said, Da Yan has indeed led his troops to fight many times, and he also has a group of soldiers who are good at fighting.

Looking at the map, we discussed military operations overnight. Soldiers are very fast. If we send troops, we will immediately send troops while Wang Hua is in Lingzhou.

Wei Kong didn't understand this, so he watched it with great enthusiasm and listened to their explanation.

They did not all dispatch, but they also dispatched 30,000 troops, divided into three routes, 10,000 people on the right to attack Hezhou, with weak troops. 10,000 people on the left to attack Shanzhou, and the remaining 10,000 people went straight to the valley where Wang Hua kept his grain. His entourage brought more than 10,000 people, more than 10,000 slaves from various races and a large number of livestock, which were planned to move the food back.

Although it doesn't sound like a lot of troops, the fierceness of the Tubo soldiers and the panic of the people in the two states now, coupled with the empty force, so many soldiers attacking are enough to achieve their goals.

Just as Wang Hua was having fun with the Tang Dynasty court, the war began silently.v

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