HCB Chapter 207 Anxi Situation
Chapter 207 Anxi Situation
Guo Xin did not have a deep impression of the historical Li Chengqian. After all, he was a prince who failed in rebellion and not many records of him were left in history books.
But he could sense the respectful attitude of His Majesty and the others towards Li Chengqian...
Could it be that this Crown Prince is the backbone of the so-called "time travel"!
Li Chengqian smiled awkwardly: "I'm sorry to make you laugh, old general. I am the prince Li Chengqian who failed in his rebellion. However, history has changed. I am still the prince and the only legitimate heir to the Tang Dynasty."
Guo Xin was surprised and said, "Then what about Emperor Gaozong... no, what about Prince Jin Li Zhi? He is the successor!"
Li Shimin explained: "The King of Jin is dead. He died of treason!"
"Died of treason!!"
Guo Xin was shocked again.
But he was not stupid. He knew that history had changed and that many court struggles had taken place that he was not aware of.
If history really changed, then the prince in front of him would become the successor of Tian Khan!
No matter what, as long as he is recognized as the crown prince by the Heavenly Khan, he is the heir to the throne.
The court struggles and the succession to the throne were not something a general like him could get involved in.
"Your Highness, I, Guo Xin, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Li Chengqian quickly stepped forward and helped him up: "Old General, there is no need to be polite. Please get to know the other generals first!!"
Guo Xin was stunned again!
Since he believed in the identity of Tian Khan, then the Tang Dynasty's God of War Li Jing, as well as famous ministers such as Cheng Yaojin and Zhangsun Wuji were also real.
These are all important figures during the Zhenguan period!
The stars are shining and the generals are gathering!
That was the most beautiful era, the most vibrant era of the Tang Dynasty! !
After getting to know each other, the group finally sat down again to discuss the current situation.
Li Chengqian spoke first: "Old General, you are the only one who knows that we came from the Zhenguan period. We must publicize to the outside world that we are reinforcements from Chang'an."
Guo Xin nodded: "I understand!"
"This is for the sake of the soldiers' morale, but there are only three days..."
Li Chengqian did not answer, but wrote down the formula for the gunpowder on the spot: "This is the formula for the gunpowder. General, you'd better send someone to Chang'an now."
Guo Xin was shocked: "The formula for gunpowder is the thing that exploded just now!!"
"Exactly!"
Guo Xin was very aware of the power of gunpowder and immediately called ten relatively young soldiers.
The so-called relatively young people are all veterans in their fifties.
"You guys take this secret letter with you and go to Chang'an through the northern grasslands. You must deliver the secret letter to His Majesty. You must complete the mission even if it costs your lives. Do you understand?"
"Yes!"
The ten veterans were about to retreat after saying this, but were stopped by Li Chengqian.
"Wait a minute!"
"Old Hou, take the men to help the ten soldiers change their clothes, equip them with enough supplies and equipment, five horses per person, go ahead!"
After a few people went down, Guo Xin took out a map and asked everyone to gather around, intending to analyze the current situation in Anxi.
"Everyone, please look, this is Qiuci City. This is the closest big city to Qiuci, Gumo Prefecture."
"Gumo Prefecture is also the largest stronghold of Tubo in Anxi. As long as we take down Gumo Prefecture, we can keep Anxi stable for at least a year."
"One year is enough time for me to do something."
Li Chengqian took over the conversation: "What did the old general say?"
Guo Xin said slowly: "There are still many Tang people who came with the army in Anxi. They are scattered in various city-states in the Western Regions. Some of them intermarry with the locals, and some still travel along the Silk Road and have influence in various places.
These Tang Dynasty people will be my main target for the next year.
But the prerequisite is that Chang'an must send reinforcements and intend to re-develop the Western Regions. Otherwise, they dare not, dare not gamble their lives and property to assist the Tang Dynasty or join the army. "
Everyone nodded, because this is human nature.
Who made the Tang Dynasty ignore the Western Regions after the Anshi Rebellion?
But the Han people living in the Western Regions had to continue to survive and could only find their own way out.
At this time, if the news that the Tang Dynasty would re-explore the Western Regions was released, then these Han people who remained in the Western Regions would definitely be willing to rejoin the Tang Dynasty and restore its glory.
Because the Tang Dynasty became powerful, these people could also stand up straight in the Western Regions.
Instead of relying on the Tibetans for survival like they do now.
Guo Xin looked at Li Shimin and continued, "So the 1,000 Tang soldiers that your majesty brought with you must raise the flag, capture Gumo Prefecture, and announce to the outside world that our Tang Dynasty is back!
Through this, the Anxi Protectorate was also able to gather troops from nearby vassal states and city-states to strengthen its military strength.
In this way, even if your majesty's thousand soldiers and horses return to the Zhenguan period, I can maintain it. After the court has digested the gunpowder technology, we can retake the Hexi Corridor and truly let the Tang Dynasty soldiers return to the Western Regions.
Therefore, whether we can take over Gumo Prefecture within three days is the most critical thing at the moment."
At this time, Li Chengqian asked: "How many miles is Gumozhou from Qiuci City?"
"More than four hundred miles!"
"More than four hundred miles..."
Li Chengqian looked at Li Jing: "What do you think?"
Everyone looked at Li Jing, including Guo Xin.
Because only Li Jing's ability to command troops can be compared with Li Shimin.
After Li Shimin became emperor, he did not personally go into battle for a long time.
His sensitivity to war is obviously not as good as Li Jing, who has been fighting for many years.
Li Jing looked at the map and thought for a while before saying, "It's more than 400 miles. If we travel day and night, and not counting the loss of war horses, we can reach the destination in one day and night. I think this plan is feasible.
The key is how many Tibetan troops are there in Gumo Prefecture?"
Everyone turned their attention to Guo Xin.
"The Tibetan soldiers who attacked the city before were from Gumo Prefecture. You killed more than 3,000 of them at once. It is estimated that there are less than 3,000 left in Gumo Prefecture now."
Li Chengqian stood up and said, "Very good, one thousand versus three thousand, the advantage is on my side. Time waits for no one, let's set off immediately!"
Guo Xin quickly said, "Your Highness, don't worry. I still have something to say."
"General, please speak!"
Guo Xin drew a circle with his finger around Qiuci City. "The vassal states and city-states in this area have basically surrendered to the Tubo army. My suggestion is to recapture these fence-sitters within one day and demonstrate the return of the Tang Dynasty with absolute strength.
Bring these forces back under the command of the Tang Dynasty. Only in this way can Qiuci City stabilize the situation after you leave, and rely on these vassal soldiers to continue to deal with the remaining Tubo forces and wait for the arrival of reinforcements from Chang'an."
Everyone nodded after hearing this.
Guo Xin continued, "We must also fight for the Huihe forces in the north.
During the An-Shi Rebellion, the imperial court invited the Uighur cavalry to go south to quell the rebellion. Although the Uighur cavalry also caused great losses to Chang'an and the Central Plains, they did contribute after all.
With this relationship, there is a certain basis for alliance between the Tang Dynasty and the Huihe..."