Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4805 Fang Jun
Lun Qinling cleaned up the post station and expelled all irrelevant people. He then left half of his troops to guard the post station and make a fire to cook. He took the other half of his troops out of the post station and went straight into Dayuechuan along the mountain road to meet Bolun Zanren.

Bolun Zanren had also received a report from the scouts, and learned that his brother Lun Qinling had rushed out of the Eola Pass and Naluyi had surrendered without a fight. The crisis had been resolved, so he ordered the troops to advance at full speed and try to reach Naluyi tonight and set up camp and rest in the post station.

The two brothers ran in both directions and finally met successfully at the beginning of the You hour.

"Brother!"

"Third brother!"

They each dismounted and ran a few steps forward. They first looked at each other and saw that the other was not injured. Then they stretched out their arms and hugged each other. They patted each other's back with their palms to express their joy and excitement.

Capturing Naluyi was equivalent to tightly controlling the Ola Mountain Pass. The Tibetans could only stare at the Ola Mountain in vain. Before Qinling, the long detour to the vicinity of Dulan and crossing the Ola Mountain was only suitable for small-scale troops with light equipment. It was absolutely impossible for tens of thousands of troops to carry countless food and fodder. This meant that all the land south of the Ola Mountain was under the control of the Gar family, including the entire Dayuechuan.

This is of great significance to the Gar family. With such a vast strategic depth of the Dafei River and the two natural barriers of the Ola Mountains and the Dafei Mountains, Fuqi City on the shores of Qinghai Lake can sleep soundly.

……

That Lu Posthouse.

Inside the house, the two brothers were extremely tired after dinner but they could not sleep because they had to prepare for the next military operation.

However, these matters had already been discussed and decided at the beginning of the war, and now it is just a matter of confirmation.

"It will take about five days for the letter to my father to reach Fuqi City, and it will take at least half a decade for my father to mobilize troops to garrison. During this period, we cannot stay at the post station and do nothing. In addition to sending scouts to the south of Mount Eula to investigate the Tibetans' actions, we must also reinforce the post station so that we can resist the Tibetans' counterattack in the worst case scenario."

To put it bluntly, this battle was an extremely risky military action under the pressure of the Tang Dynasty. Even the Tang Dynasty could not believe that Lun Qinling could really capture the city of Lhasa. As long as the Gar family could make progress militarily and put enormous pressure on Tubo, making it impossible for the Gar family and Tubo to turn around and make peace, the strategic goal would have been achieved.

The Gar family also understood the intention of the Tang Dynasty. Apart from being forced to obey, in fact, all the members of the Gar tribe from Lu Dongzan onwards were willing to pay this "letter of surrender" to the Tang Dynasty in order to establish a deeper bond with the Tang Dynasty and obtain more benefits.

After all, compared with the food, fodder and military equipment assistance provided by the Tang Dynasty, Lhasa City really could not provide any decent benefits.

There is no way, the Tang Dynasty gave too much...

Bolun Zanren took a sip of wine and asked, "Do we really want to fight to the city of Luoshui? I think it's as difficult as climbing to the sky. The army under the Zamp is more than ten times ours. If we attack all the way up, we won't have any advantage in terrain and won't be able to defeat the strong with the weak. Besides, the Tang people won't think it's a good idea to fight all the way, right?"

"The Tang people only want us to fight the Zamp to the death and weaken the power of both sides, but the premise is that the balance cannot be broken, so that we can become more dependent on them and become their puppets to stand between them and Tubo. If we really capture Luoshui City and replace the Zamp, it will be another Tubo, which is no different from the current situation. So no matter whether we are unstoppable or defeated, the war will be stopped at a certain point in time."

Lun Qinling cut a piece of meat and put it in his mouth to chew. He suddenly laughed: "The Tang people think they are smart, but they forget that no one wants to be a puppet. Our Gar tribe is not a lackey, how can we obey the orders of the Tang Dynasty? Once we really fight to the gates of Luoshui, I am afraid that we don't have to care about the Tang Dynasty at that time."

Bolun Zanren didn't understand anything else, only the words "overthrow Luoshui City" and asked in surprise, "Is there really a chance?"

After swallowing the meat and taking a sip of wine, Lun Qinling nodded and said, "With the weapons and supplies provided by the Tang Dynasty, our combat power will be more than doubled. Especially the thunder bombs that can blow down the city walls. All the strong cities and fortresses along the way will collapse under our offensive. Without the city to defend, the victory or defeat is naturally unpredictable. As long as we reach the city of Luoshui, something must have happened to the Zamp."

Bo Lun praised it clearly.

Although he was not very clear about politics and human nature, he knew that the current Tubo was only brought together because of the prestige of the Zamp and common interests. It seemed that the plateau was unified, but in fact the various tribes within were restless. Once their interests could not be guaranteed or there were ways to pursue more interests, it would be common for them to stab the Zamp in the back.

Moreover, it can be heard from the elder brother's voice that his father or elder brother has already started to contact those restless tribes. If the army of the Gar tribe is defeated, then naturally everything will be over. No one will sympathize with the Gar family who were driven out of Luoshui City. However, if the army of the Gar family arrives at Luoshui City, then someone will definitely take sides in advance...

Thinking of that scene, Bolun Zanren was somewhat excited: "With my elder brother's strategic planning, my second brother's strategizing, and me leading the way, maybe we can accomplish something earth-shattering!"

However, Lun Qinling frowned and scolded, "The Han Chinese have a saying that goes 'humility brings benefits, arrogance brings harm', and 'arrogant soldiers will be defeated'. This time, we have only just won a victory that is irrelevant to the overall situation at the beginning of the attack on Tubo, but you are so arrogant and frivolous that you don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. If you can't calm down, you will definitely suffer a big loss in the future! Besides, you only killed Lebujie in the battle. If you encounter the 'Guangjun' under the Zamp, can you still be so comfortable in the battle among those brutal and bloodthirsty Goba people?"

The "Guang Army" is the most mysterious army of Tubo. When Songtsen Gampo defeated Zhangzhung and unified the plateau, he incorporated the Goba tribe and organized all the young and strong men of the tribe into an army. The Goba tribe lived in caves next to the plateau. They ate raw meat and drank blood, were cruel and violent, and were fearless of death. In recent years, they have been invincible and undefeated in the battles to suppress internal rebellions in Tubo. After defeating the rebels, they would often massacre their tribes, causing the Tubo tribes to be terrified. They are recognized as the "strongest army" of Tubo.

People like Lebujie are nothing but brave, but the decisive factor on the battlefield is not just bravery. Only "cruelness and tyranny" can make people afraid and terrified, and make them invincible.

Bo Lun Zanren had always admired his two elder brothers the most. When he was reprimanded, he was not dissatisfied at all. Instead, he quickly stood up and knelt in front of Lun Qinling, sincerely admitting his fault: "Brother, you are right. I was a little arrogant. I will sincerely repent and never make the same mistake again."

But I also have some complaints in my heart: Han people really talk a lot. It seems that no matter what the scene is, there are always some words that seem to make sense. Sometimes, later generations do not have to go through the experience passed down by their ancestors to avoid some mistakes or choose the direction to move forward. Perhaps this is the so-called heritage inheritance...

Lun Qinling raised his hand and touched his brother's head, and said with relief: "You are not arrogant and overbearing because of your military achievements and refuse to listen to advice. This is an excellent quality. You must maintain it well."

"Get up and have a good sleep. We have to continue heading south after daybreak. This is just the beginning of our journey. There will be times when you will be too tired to sleep."

Bo Lun Zan Ren then stood up, but after sitting down he asked curiously, "Brother seems to be very afraid of Fang Jun?"

Lun Qinling knew that he was talking about the merchant named Fan who had introduced himself today, so he immediately contacted Fang Jun and returned the goods and let him go.

After carefully considering his words, Lun Qinling said slowly, "Fang Jun is a very strange person. He has made great achievements in the war, but his mind does not seem to be on building achievements. He is more interested in inventions, research, and knowledge. I have also learned about his deeds and read his works. How should I put it... I am amazed by him."

He just wanted to use this word to describe the shock he felt when he obtained the two books "Mathematics" and "Physics" through special means. Although he didn't understand them very well and was confused, just the most basic knowledge at the beginning of the book had allowed him to see a completely different world.

It turns out that everything in the world can be measured in terms of length, height, size, weight?
It turns out that addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are so simple?
So this is the reason why ice floats on water and mercury sinks in water?

It turns out that the reason why Kongming lanterns can fly in the sky is because of the air, so the Tang people made hot air balloons that can carry people to the sky...

Throughout history, there have been many people who are invincible on battlefields, but there are very few people like Fang Jun who can see through the essence of things and the laws of the world.

"A hundred years from now, this man will surely have a place among the sages of the Han people. To put it bluntly, he may even be comparable to Confucius and Mencius..."

Bo Lun Zanren's eyes widened. Although he was not well educated, both his father and his elder brothers in his family praised Han culture and were convinced by it, so he naturally knew what kind of existence "Confucius and Mencius" meant to the Han people.

How could Fang Jun be compared with Confucius and Mencius?
This is a living saint. In Tubo, he is a god like "Donbamiwo"...

"This man does not have the false benevolence and righteousness of traditional Confucianism. He pursues maximum benefits in everything and emphasizes pragmatism. In addition to his unrivaled knowledge, his control over the current situation is terrifying. You can see that his reforms in the military and political aspects of the Tang Dynasty are always in line with the current problems. It is as if he can overlook the plains from the top of a mountain and know the direction of every mountain and river, without missing anything and without making any mistakes."