Chapter 963: The Determination to Go South
"Reinforcements are coming, these casualties are within the expectation of this king, but Chang'an suddenly sent a lot of reinforcements to come, which seriously affected our army's plan to go south, 200,000 elites, it is impossible to stay in Fengzhou!" King Zuo Xian said angrily, people are not as good as heaven!
Thinking that the north of Guannei Province and Hedong Province was empty, they led the army to the south, and broke through the Tang army's defense in the north with lightning speed, but they finally let the small Fengzhou City be contained.
Only by seizing the northern territory of the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible can the army have an endless stream of food, gold and silver.
If you stay on the front line of Toyosu for too long, when the grain and grass run out, the impact on the army is immeasurable.
"Lord Wang, the last general suggested that the prince lead an army of 100,000 to the south as soon as possible, and the last general will personally lead the army to capture Fengzhou City!" The leader of the tribe named Mugu suggested to King Zuoxian, who was also a famous general under King Zuoxian.
"Lord Wang, the last general agrees with General Mu's suggestion, our army must not stay in the north for a long time!" The general next to him said: "Only by going south as soon as possible and constantly impulsively capturing the city of the Tang Dynasty, the food and grass of the army will not be a problem, if we stay in the north for too long, Yang Yue will continue to send reinforcements to come, it will not be a good thing for the cavalry of the tribe, not to mention, the last general believes that since we sent the army to attack the city on the front line of Fengzhou, Zhang Shaoming must have sent a messenger south to ask Yang Yue for help!"
"Mugu, Su Li, what you said is right, we must not be held back by the small Fengzhou City, there are countless cities in the south, waiting for us to snatch them!" King Zuo Xian agreed with the suggestions of the two generals, and said loudly: "Mugu, you lead to stay, contain the Tang army, and this king personally leads the army south!"
"General, if you don't capture Fengzhou City, you will directly lead the army south, if Chang'an sends reinforcements to come, we will be blocked in the south, and it will be easy to encounter a two-front attack by the Tang army!" Another tribal leader reminded.
10,000 defenders can block tens of thousands of Turks, if Chang'an sends a strong general, the consequences are unimaginable.
What's more, Yang Hong, the king of Zhao, is in the northeast, and it is impossible for him to watch the Turks go south, Luo Shishang in Youzhou, Lin Kaiyue in Shencheng, and Yuan Yange, how can he sit idly by.
Once the Tang army went on a northern expedition and the eastern front sent a large army to come, the Turks were easily caught between the two lines of the Tang army.
What's more, the battle on the Western Front is confusing, if the Tang Army is in an advantageous position, and the troops are dispatched back in advance, and the Turks are in the southeast and west, not to mention snatching food from the Tang Dynasty, it is already a blessing in misfortune to be able to retreat.
In this battle, you must not be careless!
"Lu Mingsong, are you afraid of Tang Jun?" Makitani's attitude was cold, and he asked angrily.
"General Mu, how can I be afraid of the Tang Army?" Lu Mingsong retorted, he knew that if he put forward an opinion, he would definitely encounter other people's refutation.
That's right!
The Turks are in drought and need food, gold and silver, thus changing the situation of the tribe!
However, in order to plunder money and food, the tribal army cannot be pushed into danger.
Speaking of which, didn't they venture south to change the passive situation of the tribe, and if they put the lives of the tribesmen on the line, it would be better to stay in the Turks in the first place?
When Mu Gu wanted to say something, King Zuo Xian waved his hand to stop him, and said: "Mu Gu, Lu Mingsong is right, we can't ignore the Tang army, be careful to sail the 10,000-year-old ship, Su Li, you immediately give an order to King Zuo Gu Li and Yan Xingjun, telling them that in addition to leaving enough food to be needed for the war, the remaining grain, gold and silver, all of which are transported back to the tribe, should not be left in the barracks, lest the Tang army come, and when the army loses the battle, our previous efforts will be wasted."
"Yes!" Su Li's jaw said.
King Zuo Xian accepted Lu Mingsong's suggestion, but did not change his attitude towards going south.
At this time, a defender walked in quickly with a flying eagle in his arms and said: "Lord, news has come from Chang'an, Emperor Yang Yue of the Tang Dynasty led 100,000 forbidden troops to personally drive the expedition, and advised the prince to be cautious!"
Saying that he sent the note to King Zuoxian?
"Yang Yue's personal expedition, is it the Right Xian King, the Right Valley Li King who revolted in the west and contained the Tang Army, or does Yang Yue have the idea of completely eliminating the Turks?"
Zuo Xianwang took the paperwork and muttered secretly while browsing.
Yang Yue is not an ordinary person, even the army led by Agus was defeated in his hands, and it must not be underestimated.
After reading the letter, King Zuo Xian said with a cautious expression: "Yang Yue is driving the expedition in person, the situation is becoming more and more serious, and we must act as soon as possible."
King Zuo Xian did not hesitate, and immediately made a decision: "Mugu, Tang Wan, you continue to lead 100,000 elites to attack Fengzhou City, and this king will lead the army overnight to meet the reinforcements led by Yang Yue!"
He admitted that he was jealous of Yang Yue from the bottom of his heart, and was afraid that he would be defeated by Yang Yue like Agus, and that the plan for the southern Turkic expedition would be aborted ahead of schedule.
But Yang Yue led 100,000 reinforcements to come, if he could suddenly surprise and appear in front of the Tang army with lightning speed, he would definitely be able to take the Tang army by surprise.
What about Yang Yue personally leading the troops, he still couldn't stop the pace of the Turks' southern expedition.
"Prince, if Yang Yue did not drive the army in person, the last general would support the prince to divide his troops to the south, but Yang Yue would not support the prince to divide the army, when Agus sent Yan to march and lead the army with the prince, the number of the army far exceeded ours, and in Yang Yue's careful arrangement, the whole army was still basically wiped out!" Tang Wan said with a serious expression: "The last general suggested that we send spies to communicate with Yang Yue as soon as possible, as long as Yang Yue agrees to give us enough money and food, all the departments can completely withdraw from the territory of Datang, return the occupied city to Datang, and avoid tribal losses."
Tang Wan knew very well in his heart, what did they need for their southern expedition?
What's more, before they led their army south, Yi Ran personally reminded that if they seized enough money and food, they must withdraw from the territory of Datang as soon as possible.
lest the Tang army come from all directions, and all the previous efforts of everyone will be wasted.
Now Yang Yue is leading 100,000 elites to come, and there are 100,000 elites in Fengzhou City. The number of the Don army was comparable to theirs.
With Yang Yue's military talent and past exploits, they were not sure of victory at all.
Hundreds of thousands of tribesmen must not be put in danger for the sake of plundering food.
"General, the last general agrees with Tang Wan's suggestion, we must be cautious and cautious in this battle, and we must not be rash!" Su Li said.
In the past, Agus led his army to fight against Yang Yue, and almost all of them were defeated!
Khitan, Bohai, Silla, and various Jiedu envoys fought against Yang Yue, but they did not achieve victory!
This time, Yang Yue led the army to come, and if the Turks took a risk, the consequences would be very serious!
Unexpectedly, King Zuo Xian's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "Yang Yue has long had the ambition to destroy the Turks, and this time, he will definitely want to completely destroy the Turks, how can we be afraid of war?"
(End of chapter)