(PS: Update.)
On the 25th day of the seventh lunar month, Great Xia announced the appointment and dismissal of generals.
The commander of the Northwest Battlefield, General Li Jing, stepped down from his concurrent position as the commander of the Flying Bear Army and was replaced by the commander of the East River Army, Zuo Zongtang. Hou Junji, the surrendered general of the Great Tang, took over as the commander of the Hedong Army.
The battle of Tubo that was about to begin was under the unified command of the Northwest Theater of Operations. In order to reduce Li Jing's burden and make him devote himself to the battle, the imperial court removed Li Jing's position as the commander of the Flying Bear Army at the right time.
It was the general trend that the commander of the theater of operations would no longer be the commander of the army.
Zuo Zongtang was familiar with the Western Frontier, and he was a first-rate general himself. Moreover, he was good at using firearms. All of these made him stand out in the competition for the position of Commander of the Flying Bear Army.
There was an unwritten rule in the Great Xia army. Under normal circumstances, if there was a vacancy in the field army, the person would be promoted from the commander of the border guards. Unless the new general had extraordinary talent and was irreplaceable, he could only assume the post of Commander of the Border Defense Army. Just like Hou Junji, who had taken over the post of Commander of the East River Army.
Hou Junji was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. He was the Minister of War.
In his early days, he was ignorant and incompetent, but he claimed to be brave and courageous. Later, he joined Prince Qin's Mansion and fought alongside Li Shimin. Gradually, he was recognized by Li Shimin and together with Yuchi Gong, he persuaded Li Shimin to start the Black Tortoise Gate incident.
After the Tang Empire was unified, Hou Junji's official position became higher and higher. He began to learn and participate in the selection of talents. He had once learned the art of war from Li Jing, but he falsely accused Li Jing of having the intention to rebel.
During the Zhenguan era, he followed Li Jing to suppress the Turks and then led the army to destroy the Gaochang Kingdom.
Hou Junji, who had performed outstanding meritorious service, began to become arrogant. He was imprisoned for stealing treasures during the conquest of Gaochang. After his release, he began to feel resentment and hatred. He persuaded General Zhang Liang and Crown Prince Li Chengqian to rebel.
In the 17th year of Zhenguan, Hou Junji was implicated in the Crown Prince Li Chengqian's rebellion and was executed.
From this, it can be seen that Hou Junji has the ability to lead troops into battle. It's just that his character is lacking and his personal morality is lacking. He can't be considered a military officer with both ability and integrity.
Ouyang Shuo only hoped that Hou Junji would restrain himself a little with the lesson of history.
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It wasn't until mid-August that the Ashoka Dynasty finally noticed the abnormality in Great Xia.
As an NPC dynasty, the annexation of Tubo was the first time the Asoka Dynasty had set foot on a foreign battlefield. It was also at that time that the Asoka Dynasty made use of the Tubo citizens to establish an intelligence agency in China and began to infiltrate Great Xia.
One could imagine how immature such an intelligence agency was.
Especially under the encirclement of the Mountain Sea Guards, it was basically difficult to move a single step in Huaxia. The secret agents of the Ashoka Dynasty had only managed to find out about such a large-scale transportation of rations in Great Xia after nearly a month. It was a complete failure.
At this point in time, the first batch of Great Xia's rations was already in place. This also meant that Great Xia already had the conditions to start a war. Subsequent rations and supplies could be transported continuously during the war.
Indian District, Ashoka Dynasty, Delhi City.
Ashoka was the third generation king of the Peacock Dynasty of the ancient Indian kingdom of Magadha. His reign was an unprecedentedly powerful era in the history of ancient India, and he was also the greatest king in the history of India. If an inaccurate comparison had to be made, Ashoka's status in India was basically similar to Huaxia's Emperor Han Wu.
At the age of 18, Ashoka was appointed as the governor of Abhinti Province.
Around 273 BC, Bintou Sala was seriously ill, and the court did not appoint a crown prince. In order to seize the throne, Ashoka joined the fight for the throne with the help of his minister, Chenghu.
Legend had it that Ashoka had murdered 99 of his siblings. In the end, Ashoka was victorious, and around 269 BC, he held an official ascension ceremony.
In his early years, Ashoka was warlike and massacred. He unified the entire South Asian subcontinent and part of present-day Afghanistan. In his later years, he was a devout believer in Buddhism and put down the butcher's knife. He was also known as "Ashoka King".
Ashoka, who appeared in the wilderness, was just over 40 years old. He was warlike and bloodthirsty in his prime and wise in his later years. He was truly an emperor that could not be underestimated.
It was no wonder that Indian geniuses like the Peacock King and the Mando King had to be courteous to him.
Naturally, there was no such thing as "retreating without a fight" in Ashoka's dictionary.
Therefore, when he heard that Great Xia was actively preparing for war, Ashoka did not hesitate and immediately issued a war mobilization order to defend the Tufan Dynasty that he had just conquered.
One had to know that the moment he conquered Tufan and set foot on the land of Huaxia, Ashoka's prestige in India rose to a new height. Even the Peacock Dynasty and the Gudo Dynasty, which had always been active, temporarily fell silent.
This was because this was something that the two dynasties had wanted to do but failed to do.
Based on this alone, Ashoka had to defend this hard-won glory at all costs. Otherwise, what was the meaning of his rebirth in the wilderness?!
Following Ashoka's order, another 500,000 imperial soldiers gathered at the border of Tufan.
Including the millions of imperial soldiers that were already stationed in Tufan and the 300,000 Tufan soldiers that had been swallowed and transformed, Ashoka had a total of 1.8 million soldiers, which was extraordinary courage.
With this army, Ashoka was even confident that he could turn from defense to offense and attack the Shu Province of Great Xia.
After all, according to the intelligence from the frontline spies, Great Xia was currently only transporting rations and supplies to the frontline, and there were no signs of the mobilization of the army. Even the news of the transportation of rations was limited to the Shu Province.
The intelligence ability of the two was really not on the same level.
Compared to the slow intelligence of the Ashoka Dynasty, the active Black Snake Guards in the Tianzhu District were more powerful. As soon as Ashoka issued the war mobilization order, the relevant intelligence was immediately obtained and reported to the imperial court.
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August 18th, Jingshi.
The scholar of the Pavilion of Secret Texts was peerless in his generation. He wore a black tight suit and appeared calm and capable. He deliberately concealed his peerless appearance. He took the intelligence report that the Black Snake Guards had just presented and brought it to the table in the imperial study.
She had just entered the Secret Literature Pavilion and was in charge of the confidential intelligence, so she naturally kept a low profile.
She knew that although the decoration of the Xia Palace was similar to the Great Zhou Palace, the two were completely different. This palace was not only the center of Great Xia, but also the center of the world.
Her every move was watched by all parties.
His Majesty would not trust her as much as Di Chen. What she could do was to speak less and do more. She did not dare to say anything out of line, and she did not dare to dress gorgeously, so as not to fall into the name of seducing His Majesty.
Time reveals a person's heart.
Ouyang Shuo naturally had no time to care about the thoughts of Peerless Elegance and took the intelligence report. Because the preparation for the Tubo War was a waste of manpower and money, Ouyang Shuo faced a lot of pressure in the imperial court.
Although no one dared to stand out to oppose, once this war was defeated, Ouyang Shuo's prestige in the imperial court would definitely be affected.
According to the historical plot, Jia Xu, the instigator of this, would lose his position and become a scapegoat.
Therefore, this war could only be won and not lost.
After reading the intelligence report, Ouyang Shuo smiled in relief. He was worried that Ashoka would not dare to press forward. If that was the case, only a million soldiers of the Ashoka Dynasty would be wasted, and it would be far from the goal of weakening the Ashoka Dynasty.
Ashoka did not disappoint Ouyang Shuo.
"Send this intelligence report to the Grand Council, the Bureau of Military Affairs, the Northwest War Zone, and the Southwest War Zone. Tell them that we can move." Ouyang Shuo put down the intelligence report and ordered.
"Yes!"
Peerless Elegance nodded in agreement. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion in his heart. Compared to Di Chen, who was always anxious and impatient, this man in front of him seemed to be able to handle things as if they were light.
This kind of demeanor could not be learned.
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