The purpose of Boba Luo's troops was clear, which was to surround Songzhou. The other troops would go outside to coordinate with the overall strategic situation.
Once the goal was achieved, they would plunder and kill. When they returned to Tubo, the strategic requirements were fulfilled.
They would consume the strength of the Tang dynasty's border and prevent the Tang dynasty's border from planting crops in spring.
They would tell the Western Regions and the Southwest that the Tang dynasty was not scary. Tubo could kill his way in at will, pick himself up, and continue to besiege the Tang dynasty.
This was the strategy in history. Unfortunately, they underestimated the Tang dynasty's current border generals.
Sun Renxian, the military governor of Songzhou, had seen through their strategic intentions. Songzhou was surrounded. As soon as Tubo divided his troops, Sun Renxian led his troops to attack.
Tubo had no choice but to strategically retreat.
At this time, the Tang dynasty's court officials were powerful, and the border generals were powerful.
The civil officials governed the court, and the price of food began to fall.
The generals destroyed Tubo's strategic intentions time and time again and counterattacked.
If those aristocratic families did not accumulate strength and wait for an opportunity, if Li Longji did not appear and the mess in the palace.
Then, with the current strength of the Tang dynasty, they would be able to beat everyone around them to their knees.
Boba Luo was not Li Yi. He could not see through history and analyze it from a god's point of view.
At this moment, he was carrying out the strategic intentions given by Tubo's higher-ups. 15,000 people, or 50,000 people, surrounded Songzhou.
The people of Songzhou prepared for battle. They did not think that Tubo could take down Songzhou.
When it was not time to plant crops, the fields were left outside and ignored.
There were many cities here, big and small. If the people did not run out and stayed in the villages, they would be captured.
The border cities were there to take in the people. Everyone hid inside.
It was not the walls of the Great Wall. The city was there. If the enemy rode out and killed and robbed, it would be too late for the city to send troops.
The Tibetan Army surrounded Songzhou at night. The Tang dynasty soldiers remained vigilant.
The people began to eat in big pots. All the food was cooked together. When it was done, it was taken out and eaten.
The people did not eat the canned meat that was given to them. Now, they took it out and threw it into a big pot to taste it.
"From the looks of it, they don't want to attack the city. They want to trap the soldiers of Song Zhou and do some sneaky things."
Sun Renxian wiped the sweat off his forehead and said to Guo Ziyi.
The Winged Knights brought some chili powder made from the skin of small chili peppers and threw a little bit into each pot.
Sun Renxian threw the most spices into the pot. He had never eaten anything so spicy before and was sweating profusely.
The spiciness of chili was different from the spiciness of garlic. If garlic wasn't eaten properly, it would burn the throat.
The mustard was as pungent as green onions.
The spiciness of chili peppers was long-lasting, especially at the top and bottom ends.
If you want to eat mustard to make it less spicy, don't breathe out through your nose.
If you don't want your throat to be spicy, you should chew the garlic between your front teeth. Don't let the garlic reach your teeth like you would when eating normal food.
It was impossible for chili peppers to not be spicy.
"Let's see if they will divide their forces." Guo Ziyi took small bites. He was also sweating due to the spiciness, but he was much better off than Sun Renxian.
"Officer Guo, this is good stuff. You feel good all over after eating it. The Northwest is bitterly cold. Do you have a lot of this?"
Sun Renxian also ate spicy food. The spicier it was, the more he ate it. It was as if they were competing.
"Li Dongzhu planted some on Zhuangzi. After this year's harvest, there will be more seeds. Next year, they will be able to send the seeds over to be planted."
Guo Ziyi mentioned Li Yi again.
Sun Renxian realized that as long as something happened, it would definitely involve Li Yi.
"That way, Tubo will follow suit. The seeds can't be stopped."
Sun Renxian thought about how Tubo loved to eat chili peppers. He was worried again.
Guo Ziyi smiled and said, "Whether there are chili peppers or not has nothing to do with whether Tubo fights or not. Eating chili peppers doesn't mean victory. They … "
"Reporting ~ ~" A messenger ran over.
"Tubo's cavalry is moving. They seem to be leaving and heading north." The Winged Knights in charge of flag signals reported.
"North is … Ningyuan Town? The water there is shallow. They want to cross the river and attack Ningyuan Town? "Sun Renxian instantly thought of the other party's goal.
They couldn't go south. South was Gansong Ridge. What would they do there? Climb the mountain for fun?
East was the Yangtze River. The Yangtze River in Songzhou flowed very fast.
Only Ningyuan Town in the north was near the river. There were soldiers there. Because it was upstream, the water was shallow.
"Wait for me." Guo Ziyi put down his chopsticks and left. Not long after, he returned with a box.
He opened the box and took out a scroll and a piece of sheepskin.
The sheepskin was spread out on the ground. He placed the scroll on it and unfolded it. A map of the Northwest appeared on it.
There were also three magnifying glasses in the box. He handed one to Sun Renxian and knelt on the sheepskin to find a spot.
Sun Renxian also knelt down. He knelt down in his heart. How could there be such a detailed map?
"This map …"
"Li Dongzhu gave it to me." Guo Ziyi didn't wait for Sun Renxian to finish asking.
"As expected, is Li Yi from the Li Family Zhuangzi of Ba Shui so mysterious? If anyone has his assistance … "
Sun Renxian thought of something important and blurted it out.
Guo Ziyi didn't take it seriously and said in his usual tone, "Whoever has Li Yi will have the world. His Majesty and the Prime Ministers all know this."
"He's actually such a monster? Why don't you kill him? "Sun Renxian's first thought was to kill Li Yi.
"You see him as a monster, so he must be a monster in the end. Once you can't kill him, you won't have a chance to make a move.
Governor Sun, I know you said this for the sake of the Tang dynasty. If you want to say it again in the future, you can't even think about it.
Li Dongzhu is devoted to the country and protects His Majesty and the Imperial Court. If your words are spread, I can only take your head back to receive punishment. "
Guo Ziyi turned to Sun Renxian and said seriously.
Sun Renxian wiped his sweat. He felt Guo Ziyi's determination.
"Is this the shoal now?" Guo Ziyi pointed the magnifying glass at the source of the Yangtze River.
"Yes, Tubo cavalry still can't cross, unless they continue to go up. Look at the top, the mountains are drawn. Yes, almost there. What a great map."
Sun Renxian leaned forward to take a look and gave his analysis.
Although the water was shallow, Ningyuan Town on the other side had already received the news.
If Tubo wanted to cross the river here, they would be met with an attack halfway across the river.
Guo Ziyi moved the magnifying glass to the northwest. "This is the Gobi Desert. What's the weather like in the Gobi Desert now? Will Tubo have another army crossing the Gobi Desert and the Yangtze River? "
"That shouldn't be the case. It's not suitable for Tufan to take that route now. There … there might be a group of Tufan troops there just like you said."
Sun Renxian's sweat was no longer a problem. His face changed and all the pores on his body opened.
He knew that the more impossible something seemed, the more likely it was. Only by taking them by surprise could they attack when they least expect it.
"Attack, take the initiative to attack. Destroy the surrounding Tibetan Army and reinforce Ningyuan Town."
Sun Renxian made a prompt decision. Even if there was a one percent chance, he wouldn't dare to ignore it.
Guo Ziyi ordered the Winged Knights. "Find two groups of experienced people and prepare to release the hot air balloons. Go over there and take a look. Then fly back. Adjust the altitude and look for the direction of the wind. Fill it with gasoline."
"Yes." The Winged Knights ran out to arrange. Two new hot air balloons were sprayed with gasoline torches.
Exquisite gasoline barrels were hung up one by one, and three gasoline torches were equipped. Each hot air balloon could carry two people.
They lifted off and flew. The hot air balloons adjusted their altitude and looked for the right direction of the wind.
"Prepare for a surprise attack. Take out your guns. I will snipe the enemy leader first." Guo Ziyi ordered.
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