And the arrival of Li Feng and others also means that these Tubo soldiers have obtained the most lacking generals!
When Li Feng rushed to Lhasa, the generals of the Tanggula City located at the Tanggula Mountain Pass in Xizhou also knew the news, and sent the news to Chihai City in Xizhou as quickly as possible.
Li Daozong, who received the news, did not hesitate at all. He directly ordered 30,000 Tang elites and went straight to Tubo. Although there were only 30,000 Tang elites, these 30,000 troops were all covered with steel armor, from men to horses. They are fully armed with armor, and have four horses per person, one of which carries food and the other carries armor. The 30,000 people are all trained by the original Tuyuhun herdsmen.
Therefore, the plateau environment has no impact on them. Not only them, but also the horses under their crotches are war horses living in plateau pastures.
It is no exaggeration to say that if Tuyuhun originally had these 30,000 elites, the battle between Datang and Tuyuhun might not have been the result it is now.
To Tubo, they were invincible.
Their purpose is also very simple, which is to go straight to the entrance of Yadong and start garrisoning there. After cutting off Songtsen Gampo's way back to aid Tibet, it will be much easier to deal with the remaining Tibetans. In fact, Tubo's At least 80% of the nobles have been wiped out.
Tibet in later generations had a large number of uninhabited areas, and the same was true for Tibet during this period. The population was mainly concentrated in a large number of areas suitable for human habitation. There may be herdsmen in some uninhabited areas, but those are most likely to be refugees. , if there is no one to lead you into those places, it will be almost difficult to come out alive.
So as long as the important passes of Tubo are controlled, it will be enough.
The leader of the army was Su Dingfang. Li Daozong was stationed in Xizhou, and Su Dingfang was temporarily appointed to take charge of all matters in Tubo.
While sending troops there, Li Daozong naturally sent an 800-mile rush straight to Chang'an to deliver the urgent military information here to Chang'an.
In early July of the 21st year of the Tang Dynasty, an unprecedented 800-mile express entered Chang'an City. For the people of Chang'an, this 800-mile express was a bit confusing. After all, the Tang Dynasty could use it in the past two years. To describe the peace and prosperity of the country and the people, it is rare to hear the eight-hundred-mile emergency.
When 800 miles of urgent soldiers entered the boundaries of Chang'an City, the Jinwu Guards located near the gate of Chang'an City immediately dispatched different cavalry in various directions to notify the important officials of the court.
Li Ke, who was swimming in Qinwangzhuang, naturally received the news. In desperation, Li Ke could only run out of the swimming pool, put on some clothes and went to the palace.
Fortunately, it is summer now, and the clothes Li Ke wears are more like the clothes of later generations, except that he is wearing a silk prince's clothes.
When Li Ke arrived at Liangyi Hall, Li Shimin and many ministers were already here, mainly because there were many military officials.
"Dad, what's going on?" Li Ke asked curiously after he came in.
"It's the 800-mile express from Xizhou." Li Shimin said.
"Xizhou? Something happened in Tubo?" Li Ke was stunned for a moment, and then asked directly.
All the ministers nearby couldn't help but look a little strange. Apparently they couldn't figure out why His Highness the King of Qin immediately thought that there was a problem with Tubo instead of Xizhou?
"Why do you think it's Tubo and not Xizhou?" Li Shimin was a little curious and asked everyone's doubts.
"It's impossible for something to go wrong in Xizhou, at least something that needs to be rushed eight hundred miles away, unless it's some natural disaster, such as an earthquake. But if it's a larger earthquake, Chang'an should be able to feel it, and if it's a smaller earthquake The earthquake is not a big threat." Li Ke shook his head.
"Well, it is indeed Tubo." Li Shimin nodded, and then said: "Well, otherwise, guess what happened in Tubo?"
Hearing this question, Li Ke was helpless. I arranged it myself. How could I not know what happened? Although I was just laying a foreshadowing, and I don’t know exactly when it will break out, but since something happened in Tubo, it should be something he arranged.
"What else can there be? The serfs have rebelled. It's normal." Li Ke said casually, "Did Li Daozong send an army?"
Li Jing and the others couldn't help but look at each other. Good guy, Your Highness is really victorious from thousands of miles away. They had just read the information delivered by the Eight Hundred Mile Express, and His Highness already knew it?
"It has been dispatched." Li Shimin nodded and said, "By the way, there is another piece of information here, which is almost the same as the one sent by the Eight Hundred Mile Express."
Li Shimin handed another piece of information in his hand to Li Ke, "This is information collected by the Ministry of Public Security."
Compared with the 800-mile express, Li Shimin really felt that what amazed him was the intelligence collection ability of the Ministry of Public Security. He didn't know how Li Ke did it, but the intelligence of the Ministry of Public Security was almost as good as that of the 800-mile express. It was sent from the front and back, but the intelligence from the Ministry of Security was more detailed. It not only described the detailed events of the matter, but also wrote down the causes and consequences.
Li Ke took it and looked at it. After reading it, Li Ke couldn't help but sigh: "This is going to be included in the history books."
"Historically, it is known as the Wusang Bali Bay Incident." Li Ke even gave a name by the way. "This Wusang Bali Bay Incident led to the rebellion of the Tibetan serfs and played a decisive role in the Tang Dynasty's recovery of China's inherent territory, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. History books say Write according to this.”
"Yes." Both Li Lang and Chu Suiliang nodded.
Li Shimin and others are dumbfounded. Are you still in the mood to consider this issue now? And when did this thing become China’s inherent territory?
"By the way, Lord Chu, help me remember this. This year, there is an additional question in the history final exam of middle schools across the country. Just this question, what is the important strategic and political significance of the Wusang Bali Bay incident." Li Ke talked to Chu Suiliang again. Said hello.
Oh, by the way, Chu Suiliang was promoted and now serves as Minister of the newly established Ministry of Culture.
"Yes." Chu Suiliang was also a little helpless.
"Can you stop focusing on these strange places? You have always been arranging the Xizhou side, including part of the Tubo strategy. Can you tell me how to deal with this matter?" Li Shimin Some people couldn't laugh or cry and said.
"Dad, I think the military department should hold an emergency enlarged meeting, and the main leaders from the three provinces will come." Li Ke thought for a while and said, "This matter needs to be discussed."
"Okay, Chang Lin, go and order the military department to hold an emergency enlarged meeting." Li Shimin gave the order to Chang Lin next to him.
Chang Lin immediately turned around to make arrangements.
