Chapter 12 Both!
It was urgent, and Simolang didn't care about anything else.
All the sons who are great or the first person who are rising stars in Tubo have to stand aside.
Simolang is stubborn in nature. When he was so arrogant, Zanpudusongmbuji and Taizan Mengchimalun ignored it. Otherwise, with his achievements, he would not have been the commander of ten thousand men before.
For the sake of the overall situation, Ximalang could still tolerate Shangzanpo. Now the overall situation is no longer with them, but towards the Tang Dynasty. The more than 10,000 troops in Shangzanpo's hands are crucial and he cannot stop obeying.
As for what target is Iron Blade City, it seems to him be nonsense.
The land of Jiuqu in Hexi is not protected, what is the point of leaving Iron Blade City alone?
No matter what Pei Min's true meaning is, as long as he can defeat Pei Min's main force, all conspiracies and tricks will be invisible.
Simolang's envoy rushed to Shibao City with the order of Simolang. Shang Zanpo was even more angry when he saw Simolang issue a military order directly. His stupidity caused the situation today and asked him to take the blame. He shouted angrily: "Let me support Jiuqu, what about Iron Blade City? There are all kinds of strange people around Iron Blade City that are open and secretly spies. If Iron Blade City is lost, the Tang army can directly threaten Qinghai Lake. Where is it more important? As a marshal, can't Simolang see?"
The commander tilted his head and said nothing. When the gods fought, they were so stupid that they could not get into the mouth.
"Three thousand, I can only divide three thousand people!" Shang Zanpo was filled with anger and asked his confidant to light up three thousand soldiers and follow the messenger to report to Damomen.
The news that Shang Zanpo sent three thousand troops reached Pei Min's ears as soon as possible.
"How is it, the conflict has emerged?" Pei Min said to Sun Zhou in front of him with a smile: "If the contradiction had not intensified, Shang Zan Po would have at least five thousand soldiers. Now he only had three thousand, obviously with a perfunctory mood. Of course, the key is that he is too confident and confident that our little moves are under his control, and from beginning to end, he thinks that everything is under his control."
Sun Zhou sighed and said, "The Duke of the Kingdom of God!"
"Okay!" Pei Min got up and tidied up her clothes and said, "Their conflicts intensify, and the plan can continue. I'll go and explore the Longyou Military Camp."
When he arrived at the Longyou Military Camp, Guo Zhiyun was sitting by the brazier wearing a coat and reading a book. Suddenly, he heard Pei Min ask for a visit and was about to leave the village to greet him, but Pei Min's voice had already heard: "This ghost is too cold, Min doesn't want to stay outside for a long time. He has come in, so don't blame the governor."
Guo Zhiyun knew that Pei Min was worried about his body and was unwilling to let him go out of the village to greet him, so he entered by himself and replied: "Come and come here and roast the fire!" He asked the guards at the door to cook a bowl of ginger soup for Pei Min, and smiled and said: "There is no lemon tea that the Duke likes here, just let it go."
Pei Min said: "Ginger soup is good, I can drink it this day to warm up."
Guo Zhiyun sat down beside him and said, "This war is coming. Is the Duke here to care about my body?"
Pei Min shook her head and said, "This battle cannot be fought!"
Guo Zhiyun looked at Pei Min in shock. He tried his best to force Tubo into a Jedi that had to fight, but he couldn't fight, and he looked confused.
"If we really fight, we have a great chance of winning." Pei Min said: "I don't think that with the help of the Jiedushi, General Lun and me, the strength of the three of us cannot deal with a defender Simolang in the field. But we can't fight like this. In winter, the food rations trapped Tubo, which is beneficial to us. But there are also small disadvantages. The Tubo people are on the plateau, fearing heat and not cold. General Lun is not even wearing a fur coat now. I specially talked to him about the situation in Tubo. He said that on the plateau, this coldness is nothing, and he doesn't care about taking a cold shower. It can be seen that we are inferior to Tubo in this regard. It will cause us huge casualties. If we can fight head-on, try to avoid it. Fighting this battle is the worst, and we have to do it. It is not a time to be forced to do it now."
Guo Zhiyun didn't understand the meaning, so he simply stopped thinking about it and said, "Don't keep it a secret. You can tell me the truth. The Duke's stubborn tricks are so stupid that I can't guess."
Pei Min took out the map from his arms, sat next to Guo Zhiyun, and placed it on his thigh and said, "The Shen Ce Army is not good at siege and has never done orthodox siege training. I need the Jiedushi to send troops to help me take this place down!" He pointed at Wanxiu City on the map between Damomen City and Shibao City.
Guo Zhiyun couldn't understand that after Tubo obtained the Jiuqu land in Hexi, he did not seriously manage it. They divided the Jiuqu land in Hexi into three sections: upper, middle and lower sections. The lower section was mainly pedals for invasion of the Tang Dynasty. The middle section was a pasture, raising cattle and sheep for the supply of the army, and cultivating war horses were either self-sufficient or to subsidize military spending. For some reason, there were soldiers and horses and herds in the middle and lower sections, but there were no cities.
Only in the previous section, the Tubo people attached great importance to it. In order to defend Qinghai Lake and avoid the threat of their most prosperous treasure land. When occupying the Jiuqu land in Hexi, they repaired four cities and a fortress in the upper section, including hundreds of valleys, Wanxiu, Tree Stump, Damomen and Jintianqiao. Only by capturing these four cities and one bridge can they truly control the Jiuqu land in Hexi.
Wanxiu City is located on the edge of Mengchiling and on the right side of Baigu City. In terms of strategic location, it is far less than the tree stump, and Damomen is even less than the Jintianqiao. Why do you attack Wanxiu City first?
I can't figure it out, and Guo Zhiyun was too lazy to think about it. Li Longji handed over the command to Pei Min, and he also had some confidence in Pei Min's wisdom and nodded, "Wanxiu City is not a strong city, it's just a fortress, far from the city. But without siege equipment, it's not easy for us to do it! We can't fly to the top of the city, right? Give me a few days, just build a dozen ladders."
Pei Min smiled and said, "When the Jiedushi builds the cloud ladder, all the dishes will be cold. As long as you send troops, the cloud ladder will be ready long ago."
Guo Zhiyun was stunned and said, "It seems that you are ready."
Pei Min shook his head and said, "It's not a good idea. As long as you approach four cities and one fort, you will inevitably need to attack the city. At that time, the old man Di Dayan prepared siege equipment in Xiqingshan in advance by using my method. During the waiting few months, I also quietly arranged craftsmen to make simple siege equipment in Mengchiling. There was not much time, just some light ladders. I thought it might be useful. Now it's true. It can be seen that marching is not afraid of trouble, and it is better to prepare for it with one hand."
Guo Zhiyun sighed again: "Sure enough, heroes are young, I will arrange it immediately, when will I need it!"
"Two days later!" Pei Min said softly: "Don't make a fuss, you'll catch Tubo off guard."
Guo Zhiyun nodded and couldn't help asking, "What exactly is this doing?"
Chapter completed!