"Why is the Qiangtang Road impassable?" Lu Xiaoning asked solemnly.
This time, he could not display the majesty of Master Lu Tian like before.
The reason is also very simple, because the next battle to destroy Tibet requires the full cooperation of Feng Changqing and the Anxi Army.
If Feng Changqing and his subordinates Li Siye, Duan Xiushi and others could not be convinced from the facts, the battle to destroy Tibet that Lu Xiaoning envisioned would be a castle in the air.
Therefore, we must patiently do the persuasion work.
Feng Changqing said: "Because Qiangtang is thousands of miles away from people, and there are deserts and Gobi along the way. Not to mention supplies, drinking water for both men and horses is a problem."
Lu Xiaoning said: "Water is not a problem. I can find plateau lakes within a few hundred miles."
The monitoring height has reached one thousand meters. According to the curvature of the earth, it is enough to detect lakes a hundred kilometers away. Considering the influence of complex terrain, there is no problem in detecting lakes fifty kilometers away.
Although Qiangtang is an uninhabited no-man's land, it is dotted with a large number of lakes.
Li Siye said: "Does Master Lu know that most of the lakes in Qiangtang are salt water lakes? It is difficult for humans and horses to drink."
Lu Xiaoning said: "There is no problem with the salt water lake. I have my own way to turn salt water into fresh water."
"This..." Li Siye was choked up when he heard this, but he forgot that Master Lu Tian was an immortal from the upper world. Since he said it, it should be no problem to turn salt water into fresh water.
Feng Changqing said: "Even if Lu Tianshi has a way to turn salt water into fresh water, what about the food and grass? The Qiangtang Road is two to three thousand miles away. Even if it is calculated based on fifty miles a day, it will take three months of food and grass. If it is prepared from Anxi, Not to mention whether we can prepare all these grains and grasses, just transporting so much grains and grasses will overwhelm the army."
Li Siye said: "Yes, as the saying goes, the army moves forward before the grain and grass are moved. The most difficult thing in all battles throughout the ages is the movement of grain and grass, especially the movement of grain and grass thousands of miles away, which is enough to bring down a country."
Feng Changqing took it seriously and said: "The Sui Dynasty was dragged down because of this."
Lu Xiaoning also admitted that it is indeed difficult to transport food over long distances by land.
When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Korea, he transferred one stone of grain from Luoyang to Liaodong, leaving only one dou. In order to transfer the grain that supported an army of millions to Liaodong, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty recruited a full three million civilians, and the people even complained. Boiling, the people could not survive, so they had no choice but to rise up, and the powerful Sui Dynasty perished.
But this is not unsolvable for Lu Xiaoning.
Because there was an army in history that perfectly solved this problem.
At that moment, Lu Xiaoning asked Feng Changqing: "Isn't Qiangtang surrounded by thousands of miles of Gobi Desert and no grassy beaches at all?"
"That's not true, there are still some grassy beaches." Feng Changqing said quickly, "It's just that the grassy beaches in Qiangtang are far poorer and sparser than the grasslands in other places, so they can't bear the long-term grazing of cattle, sheep and horses, so they can't People live in it.”
"As long as there is a grassy beach that can withstand one herd of cattle, sheep and horses, it will be enough." Lu Xiaoning paused, then continued, "At that time, we will drive the cattle, sheep and horses to march together, and we will choose as many ewes and cows as possible. In addition to war horses, you should also choose as many mares as possible, because mares can provide mare’s milk when they give birth.”
This is the secret of the Mongolian cavalry, mobile logistics.
Feng Changqing and Li Siye began to think seriously.
After all, they are all famous generals, and their basic military qualities are there.
Many things are like that, you don't know or you can't think of them, but once you pierce the window paper, you can understand the secrets in an instant. This is the case with the mobile logistics support of the Mongolian cavalry.
In fact, once Tang Jun masters this method, he will only do better.
Lu Xiaoning was not in a hurry, but quietly watched Feng Changqing and Li Siye plot their plans.
After a long while, Li Siye said: "Master Lu Tianshi's method can indeed solve the problem of supplies, but there is still a major difficulty, that is, it is impossible to carry siege equipment, and the Tibetan area is a plateau and bitter cold place, let alone big trees. Even a small tree as tall as a person is difficult to find, so even if the army reaches Luoluo, due to the lack of siege equipment, they can still only force troops under the fortified city. Once the Tibetan reinforcements attack from all sides, they are in danger of collapse. "
However, this time, before Lu Xiaoning could say anything, Feng Changqing waved his hand and said: "This matter is not difficult to handle. As long as we deploy large forces to suppress the border in Dabolu and Yangtong countries, Tubo will definitely mobilize a large army to fight. In this way Luoche will inevitably be empty once it comes. At this time, if a surprise soldier emerges from Qiangtang, we can take advantage of the emptiness and attack Luochei directly."
"This..." Li Siye's heart pounded, "Jie Shuai, this strategy is feasible!"
At this point in the analysis, Li Siye has realized the feasibility of this plan.
After solving the problem of food, grass and drinking water in Qiangtang, Qiangtang Road was no longer a taboo place for the Tang army.
If the main force of the Tibetan army can be transferred away, it will become possible to take advantage of the opportunity to capture Luoshou City.
With Tubo's power structure, once Luoxue City fell, collapse was almost an inevitable result.
What's more, Tubo has already suffered from internal and external troubles, and the prestige of Zanpu Chi Dai Zhu Dan is not as good as before.
Needless to say, Feng Changqing was already moved at this moment, but he was a military governor after all, so he had more issues to consider or worry about, and the most important thing was actually the issue of authority.
Li Longji still gave great power to the major vassals and towns.
The top ten Jiedu envoys not only had personnel power, administrative power and military power, but also the power to initiate wars. For example, An Lushan often launched wars against Xi on his own. Gao Xianzhi destroyed the country at every turn in Anxi, and Feng Chang When the Qing Dynasty launched the Battle of Dabolu, they also did not request an order from the Tang Dynasty.
But the war to destroy Tibet was different. The impact was really huge.
So Feng Changqing has concerns, should he ask for an order first?
He was worried that the destruction of Fan might not be a surprise to Chang'an or the saint, but a fright. Are you, Feng Changqing, so awesome? To destroy Tubo, which had been at odds with the Tang Dynasty for more than a hundred years, without saying a word? If we follow this logic, will Feng Changqing be able to replace our Li Tang without saying a word another day?
Seeing that Feng Changqing was silent, Lu Xiaoning said that he was worried about how the battle merit would be distributed.
So Lu Xiaoning said: "Feng Changqing, I will not compete with you for the battle merit. The great contribution of the battle to destroy Tibet belongs to you and all the soldiers of the Anxi Army. In the future, history books will only record that it was you who destroyed Tibet." We have conquered Tubo, and there won’t be even a single word of record about me. Are you relieved now?”
Speaking of this, Lu Xiaoning suddenly felt something in his heart.
If this was done, many unsolved cases in history would seem to make sense.
For example, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu was able to revive the Han Dynasty in such an unfavorable situation. Did he also have a heavenly master like him to help him? And erase his traces from the history books?
At this time, Cen Shen had already realized Feng Changqing's concerns, so he quickly explained: "Lu Tianshi has misunderstood. Commander Jie's concerns are not here, but because he feels that such a big thing as the annihilation of Tubo would not be possible without informing Chang'an and Xiang in advance." If a saint asks for an edict, it will inevitably lead to the saint’s suspicion.”
Cen Shen didn't say the rest of the sentence, not to mention you killed Bian Lingcheng and Tian Zhen.
Killing the border and Lingcheng and then annihilating Tubo. When these two things spread to Chang'an, how could the saint not be suspicious? What do you want to do with Feng Changqing? Are you so intolerant of the eunuchs I sent to oversee the army? Do you have to secretly destroy Tubo alone? What did you do when you conquered Tubo? Are you greedy for money, or do you have other ideas?
Unless the saint saw Master Lu talking or being possessed, he would never believe it, so he would definitely put the account on Feng Changqing's head. In anger, he would most likely send an imperial envoy to take his life.
Hearing this, Lu Xiaoning came to his senses and said: "Xiang An Xi is going to Chang'an Wanli. When the day lilies are cold when you invite him, just send troops to Feng Changqing. I will go and divide Li Longji's side when the time comes." He said that if he has any grievances or anger, he can just direct them at me, and I will bear them all."
"Well, Feng Changqing will obey the decree of Master Lu Tian." Feng Changqing put down his worries after hearing this.
Since Lu Tianshi expressed his willingness to bear everything, he can safely launch a war to attack and destroy Tubo.
After all, as a vassal town in the Tang Dynasty, it is really difficult to resist the temptation to annihilate Tubo. This is a great achievement that is enough to be remembered in history, and it will be included in Lingyan Pavilion a hundred years later.
At this time, Duan Xiushi suddenly stood up.
