Following Eunuch Huang to the imperial study, Li Shimin was standing in front of the large map drawn by Luo Zhang himself, looking up.
And the place he was looking at was Tubo.
Seeing this, Luo Zhang and others looked at each other, said nothing, and stood aside with bare hands waiting.
After a long time, Li Shimin came back to his senses. He returned to his chair and sat down. He pointed at a memorial on the table and said, "Let's take a look at it. It's urgent from 800 miles away. It was delivered last night!"
Eunuch Huang stepped forward to get the memorial, and handed it to Du Ruhui first.
Du Ruhui read the memorial carefully, frowned after reading it, and handed the memorial to Fang Xuanling. Fang Xuanling hurriedly took the memorial, and also looked ugly after reading it.
Luo Zhang was very confused. He took the memorial and read it. His expression changed when he saw it.
It is written in the memorial that the Tubo army has already arrived outside Yumen Pass, and a large area of land outside Yumen Pass has been occupied by the Tubo people. Since the Tubo people moved very quickly and concealed the news, if they were not blocked by Yumen Pass, they might have been killed. No one knows that it has entered the pass.
Not only the Tibetans, but also the Western Turks also launched an attack. Now they are advancing towards the original territory of the Eastern Turks. The generals guarding there could not resist it at all, and they also sent people to ask for help.
After reading the memorial, Luo Zhang breathed a sigh of relief. What he just heard from Fang Xuanling was that he had just inquired about the information and had not implemented it. Luo Zhang thought that even if he wanted to mobilize troops, he would have to prepare for a period of time. After all, this was not the time to mobilize. It's a good time to send troops. It's not yet spring and flowers are blooming. If we send troops in such weather, many people will die.
Besides, the fodder for the horses is also a problem. Without sufficient fodder, it is impossible to feed so many war horses.
But in such bad weather, the Tubo people and the Western Turks actually sent troops. This was indeed far beyond Luo Zhang's expectation, and I'm afraid it was also beyond the expectations of Li Shimin and others.
"Let's talk about it!" Li Shimin rubbed his eyebrows and said.
After what happened to Changsun Wuji, and now there is another Tibetan invasion, this is indeed not an easy thing to solve.
After all, the Tubo and Western Turks caught him off guard.
Most of the soldiers who went on the expedition to Gaoguli were sent home. After all, there were so many people that the court could not support so many people. Of course, the merits that should be given would not be less.
It's just that it's so difficult to recall it now.
Even if an order is given to summon the troops back, it will be impossible in less than a month. This also requires the preparation of a series of things such as food, weapons, etc. It will basically take two months to send out troops.
You know, Li Shimin had been preparing for several years to attack the Turks and the expedition to Gaoguli.
If we send out troops in a hurry now, we will have trouble defeating the enemy.
"Your Majesty, the top priority now is to resist the Tibetans. I suggest sending troops to reinforce Yumen Pass and assist Liu Hongyu in guarding the pass."
"As for the territory where the Western Turks are attacking the Eastern Turks, we can leave it alone for the time being. We can withdraw all our people and give it to the Western Turks for the time being!" Du Ruhui was the first to stand up and said.
Fang Mou's decision-making was not just a matter of words. Du Ruhui's decisions were straightforward and he said what he said.
Fang Xuanling also spoke at this time: "What Prime Minister Du said is true. Compared with the threat of Tibet to us, the Western Turks in the north are nothing. Once Yumen Pass is lost, the Tibetans can march straight into the pass. Coming to Chang'an!"
Li Shimin listened to the two people's suggestions and did not express his position. Instead, he looked at Luo Zhang and said, "Luo Zhang, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, I agree with Prime Minister Du Xiang's suggestion. The Eastern Turks in the north are indeed vast and rich in resources. They can be my horse breeding ground in the Tang Dynasty. However, the current weather makes it difficult to go to the north to help. It is too difficult. Not to mention that the army is not fully prepared, even if it is fully prepared, I do not recommend sending troops at this time. After all, the journey from Chang'an to the north will probably take more than a month, and this is with sleds. , coupled with the mobilization of troops and horses and the lack of food and grass, we will not be able to send troops in less than three months."
"As for Tubo, first of all, it's important. Secondly, it doesn't take us too much time to rush to help there, and we don't need to recruit too many troops and horses. As long as there is a supply of food and grass, as long as the Yumen Pass is defended, Tubo is not enough as a base!" Luo Zhang said his suggestion.
