Chapter 302 A Wonderful Plan

Late at night, the hall was brightly lit. In front of the big sand table, including Qin Shubao, the generals and soldiers sat around and listened to Qin Mubai's analysis of the situation of the enemy and us, and discussed tactics together.

"According to the detailed return of the past few days, in a month and a half, Tubo increased its troops five times in a row, ranging from 3,000 to 7,000 respectively." Qin Mubai pointed to the area of Qinghai Lake and Dafeichuan and said, "They are all stationed in the throat of Dafeichuan, next to Qinghai Lake, which is easy to get water, and the grassland is lush and full of horse materials. The total number of soldiers and horses has reached 60,000. It is more than all the soldiers and horses under the governor's office of Lanzhou.

At this time, Qin Shubao said, "Obviously, after the defeat of Songzhou, Tubo was so angry that he did not give up. He wanted to open a breakthrough from Lanzhou, intending to completely attack the river and swallow Tu Yuhun. Over the past six months, the development and growth of Lanzhou must have made them very afraid and panic. They will no longer allow us to continue to sit up. The war is imminent. Even if we don't attack, the Tubo people will definitely attack.

"What the governor said is." Xue Wanjun's voice was still a little weak. He said, "Rever, late spring and early summer have been a good time for Tubo people to leave the plateau to plunder Tangzhou County. They are not the same as the previous Turkic tribes. The Turks usually only do disaster after autumn, because at that time we harvested grain, and the cattle and sheep became fat. The Tubos are more barbaric than the Turks, and they prefer to destroy and destroy. The end of spring and the beginning of summer is the key time for the busy farming in the Central Plains. They like to invade at this time in order to destroy our farming and grassland. The transportation on the plateau is not convenient, and they can't take much. Therefore, destruction has become what they are most willing to do. At present, Tubo is constantly increasing its troops, and it is time to start a war according to the past. In addition, they suffered a big defeat in Songzhou recently. Before that, they were also severely repaired by the major general in Shenzhou. Can they not take revenge?

When everyone heard Xue Wanjun's words, they all understood it. He deliberately emphasized that "the major general repaired the Tubo people in Shangcheng". Obviously, he was intending to show his goodwill to the Qin family and his son, and there was no taboo to mention the embamity. This also made him show some of his mind.

Qin Mubai nodded to him kindly and smiled, and said, "That's what General Xue said. Since the Tubo people will come to invade, it's better for us to take the initiative to attack. Attack is the best defense.

"But our military strength is inferior to that of Tibet, and now it is still scattered in three places. There are less than 20,000 people on the front line of Sancheng. How to use troops?" Some generals raised doubts.

"There are not many soldiers, but in the essence. As long as you use the method, it is not difficult to win more with less. Qin Mubai said, "This time, we should not only take the initiative to block the disasters of the war in Lanzhou and Dafeichuan, but also pull out this poisonous tooth embedded in our body - drive the Tubo people out of Dafeichuan!"

"Ah?" Everyone couldn't help but be shocked, "This is unlikely!"

Xue Wanche immediately raised an objection: "Major General, our army is outnumbered and the enemy is the enemy. If the field battle is strong for a while, this last general is confident. If you want to stick to the city step by step, let alone. However, it is not the last general who destroys his prestige, and the soldiers of Tubo have never been coy!"

"Indeed." Xue Wanjun took over and said, "The governor is here. You must also know the combat power of Tubo. Historically, in terms of equal confrontation, it is good that our cavalry can be equal to the cavalry of Tibet. If the two armies fight head-on, the cavalry of our army is generally used to plunder the array, and most of them still use the Modao infantry array to fight against it. If you fight like this, you don't dare to say that there is an absolute chance of winning. Nowadays, 60,000 iron riders in Tibet are mostly elite soldiers. They lost twice, were furious and eager to revenge, and their strength was terrible. Our army adds up to less than 50,000. How can we gather or expel these 60,000 troops and occupy Dafeichuan?

"The two generals are worthy of being battlefield generals. They are experienced and know the enemy very well." Qin Mubai smiled and wanted to ridicule that when he calmed Tuyuhun down a few years ago, he was also so timid. He thought about it and left some face for him, but said, "However, the two generals also said that such a comparison of combat power is under the general situation of equal combat. Obviously, there is no need for us to fight to death. Isn't it used to deal with such a war in front of you?

"Sanlang, don't tell me what to do. Tell me about your tactics." Qin Shubao said.

"Yes, father is handsome." Qin Mubai took a stick and pointed to the terrain of Dafeichuan and said, "Please look at the terrain from Dafeichuan to Yancheng, with many plains and grasslands, it is extremely beneficial to the Tubo cavalry to play an advantage. Therefore, we have no choice but to fight head-on, which is not cost-effective. We must find a way to limit their cavalry impact advantage. My idea is that the ambush on all sides and the suspicion of the soldiers make the Tubo people hesitate to move forward and obediently shrink back to Dafeichuan to defend the camp!"

"Ambush on all sides, the plan of the suspected soldiers?" The generals were shocked together.

"Not bad!" Qin Mubai said, "Although the terrain of Dafeichuan's throat is flat, there are hills on both sides of Tanping Avenue, and we can ambush. I plan to let Xue Rengui lead a brigade of elite iron riders to challenge the Tubo people and lay an ambush for us to pay the bill. The ten-way ambush did not use cavalry and infantry. They lie in the hidden place of the hills on both sides of the line from Dafeichuan to Dancheng. There are many strong bows and hard crossbows, wooden cannon stones and ignition grass. When our army is ready, we will release a cannon to Xue Rengui in front of him and let him come back fraudulently. When the Tubo people chase the soldiers, our army neither attacks nor shoots arrows. Just beat the drums as suspects, and the Tubo must retreat in horror.

"Just scare off? Why not ambush?" The generals questioned.

"Our army is small, and there are many people in Tibet. In the terrain of Dafeichuan, the lack of vegetation and hills is not high, and the fire attack is not good and the ambush is not strong, so it is impossible to carry out a devastating attack on the enemy. Moreover, as long as the war here is unfavorable, the nearby Tubo army will pour out to rescue. This short distance is really nothing to their cavalry impact. At that time, we will be passive. Qin Mubai said, "So, we can only scare them off first. Then, let Xue Rengui challenge. If Tubo doesn't come out, it's best; if it comes out, he will be cheated again and scared off again. If they see through our scary strategy and continue to chase and fight fiercely, there will be ten ambush and ten scares along the way. Who can stand it? Moreover, I will send another elite soldier to meet Xue Rengui at the end of the ambush, just in case.

"What if the Tubo people are angry and go to kill the ambush on both sides?" The public will continue to question.

"Didn't we prepare strong bows, hard crossbows, ring wood, cannon stones and so on? Although it is not enough to cause a devastating blow to it, self-defence is absolutely more than enough. And as long as they dare to take risks, Xue Rengui can wave his army to cover it back. At that time, it will be difficult to take care of the beginning and the end. Can the Tubo people really fly to become immortals? Qin Mubai said.

The generals couldn't help laughing. Qin Shubao said, "It is impossible for the Tubo people to launch an ambush against our army. They are cavalry. Attacking from downhill to downhill is a cavalry taboo. They will never do that. Moreover, they don't know how many people are ambushed on the mountain. Unless Tubo's general is crazy, he won't do such a thing.

"What the governor said is extremely true! In this way, the arrangement of the major general is really exquisite. All the generals nodded and praised.

"I ambushed on all sides and scared back several times. I don't believe that the Tubo people are still so stupid that they will kill them again and again." Qin Mubai said, "At this time, it's time for the decisive battle. We blocked the narrow throat of Dafeichuan, quickly built fortifications such as camp villages and arrow towers, gave full play to the advantages of our infantry and crossbowmen, turned the attack into defense, and first limited the battlefield to Dafeichuan - this is what the art of war is said, choking its throat and making it impossible to enter. In this way, it will be easy for our army to take the initiative and then use tricks.

"What's next?" The generals all asked curiously.

Qin Mubai smiled slightly, but his smile was a little mysterious: "At that time, I will adapt to local conditions, and naturally I will have a clever plan to defeat the enemy. Call the Tubo army, throw away the armor and the soul is scattered, and the defeated soldiers obediently roll back to the plateau!"

The generals were stunned, but it was not easy to ask again. Such a critical military deployment has always been high-end military secrets. It is reasonable for the general not to make it clear to the deputy general in advance.

"How many people will it take?" Xue Wanjun asked.

"There are more than 10,000 people in ambush on all sides. Xue Renguiyi's house rode 2,000 yuan, and responded to it all the way. At most, thousands of miscellaneous and reserve soldiers will be used. A total of 20,000 soldiers and horses, that's enough!" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "No more, no less. It happens to be the total number of soldiers and horses in the front line of Yancheng and Yifu."

"In addition to the miscellaneous fire head and backup, a total of 20,000?" All the generals looked at each other in con'sibility, which was obviously unbelievable.

Even Qin Shubao had to question: "Sanlang, if you want to strangle his throat so that he can't enter, 20,000 people, I believe they can indeed do it. However, is it impossible to expel the 60,000 troops of Tubo and seize its camp?

"It must work." Qin Mubai nodded affirmatively, "Father, please believe me!"

The generals' faces became serious together. They looked at Qin Mubai and Qin Shubao, waiting for the father and son to make a decision.

"It seems that you are the only one to command this battle? Sanlang, it's up to you to take the temporary command and attack Dafeichuan, right? Qin Shubao said.

"No, my father is handsome. He can only talk about soldiers on paper, command such a big battle, and dispatch troops. It is not available to generals. Let General Xue Wanjun take the lead!" Qin Mubai said.

"What?" Everyone was shocked, and Xue Wanjun was even more panicked. He hurriedly hugged his fist and said, "Young General, Xue's defeated general..."

Qin Mubai waved his hand to interrupt him and smiled, "It is because he is a defeated general that he knows shame and then braves. General Xue, with your talent, you can do it. Qin is just a general in the Yi family in Zuo Weiwei, and there is no command for the whole army. You are a general from the third grade, and it is appropriate for you to command. My father is the lord of Lanzhou, and he has no choice but to stay in the governor's office to command the whole situation. Therefore, you are the only candidate for the commander-in-chief of this battle.

"Xue Wanjun... Thank you, Major General!" Xue Wanjun stood up excitedly and bowed to Qin Mubai.

Bright-eyed people can see that Qin Mubai's intention to take care of Xue Wanjun made a great contribution at this time. His strategy and tactics have been explained very clearly, and there is no complexity in their implementation. As long as there are no big mistakes in the execution, we can make my army invincible - this is already a great achievement!

As for how to achieve a decisive victory in the end, Qin Mubai said that he "he has his own wonderful plan". Can he not dedicate it to Xue Wanjun at that time? This is obviously taking care of him naked!

"Why did General Xue say this? We are all ministers and generals in the same hall, but we want to contribute to the country together. How can we thank you? Qin Mubai saluted with a smile and said, "Father, General Xue Wanjun has not recovered from a serious injury. It's better to make General Xue Wanche his deputy. With a hundred thousand ambush plan, it is enough to use the soldiers of the city. The last general, Xue Rengui, Yuwen Hongtai and other generals, led the elite cavalry of Yifu to help. At that time, we will try to protect the Tubo soldiers from the city. Sooner or later, they will be able to take down the big Feichuan!"

Qin Shubao stood up, stroked his long beve, and said solemnly, "Then I'm just waiting for your good news!"

The generals got up together and said in a low voice, "Please don't worry!"

Late at night, the father and son still fell asleep. Qin Shubao hesitated and couldn't sleep. He simply got up and lit the lamp and woke Qin Mubai up.

"Why doesn't father go to bed early?"

"Sanlang, it's not that I don't believe you. I'm still uneasy." Qin Shubao said, "If I go out in person, I won't be so worried. Do you think you... should ride with 20,000 steps, with no more than 5,000 steps, can you really defeat the 60,000 Tubo elite iron riders and take Dafeichuan?"

"Dad, if I'm not afraid of scaring you and Xue Wan, I'm going to use only 10,000 people!" Qin Mubai half jokingly and half seriously said, "You can sleep at ease. Sooner or later, you will receive good news in the governor's mansion!"

"Bad boy, do you have a hard time with your father? Say, what's the plan?!" Qin Shubao was a little angry.

"Hey hey, you will know tomorrow. Go to bed first, go to bed first!!"