Chapter 1249 Changes in Tubo (Happy New Year!)

Tianzhu District, Ashoka Dynasty, Delhi City.

The young King Ashoka finished reading the Huaxia battle report in his hand, his eyes glowed, "This time, the land of Huaxia Central Plains is finally about to start a tough battle, good, very good!"

Based on King Ashoka's understanding of the emperor and the war, Da Xia and Da Song have fought to this point, and it is impossible for the two sides to compromise, and they can only fight to the end.

And this is bound to affect the attitudes of Qin and Tang.

"This is our chance!"

Just as Ouyang Shuo guessed, Ashoka was a very ambitious emperor. Three months ago, when the Tubo Zanpu Songtsen Gampo contacted the Ashoka Dynasty with fear, Ashoka realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Ashoka Dynasty. Once the opportunity was taken to annex Tubo, the dynasty’s territory would directly double.

No emperor can resist such a temptation.

King Ashoka did not hesitate at all, and directly divided into two batches, and very "generously" sent 300,000 troops to the Tubo Dynasty. In the process of fighting the Daxia Flying Bear Army, another 200,000 troops were added successively.

This also means that the Ashoka Dynasty deployed a full 500,000 troops in Tubo, which has exceeded the number of troops of the Tubo Dynasty itself.

In order to reduce the logistical burden of the Tubo Dynasty, Ashoka even did not hesitate to mobilize grain and grass from the country.

Ashoka spared no expense to support Tubo locally, of course he would not have any good intentions. The so-called cooperation must be based on the equal strength of the two sides, and the army of the Ashoka Dynasty is ten times that of the Tubo army, and the strength of the two sides is not at the same level at all.

The huge gap in strength means that the Tubo Dynasty is leading wolves into the house.

By the time Songtsan Gampo discovered this, it was too late. The Ashoka army stationed in Luoxie City, the royal city of Tubo, had already quietly controlled the key points of the city.

"It's easy to please God, but it's hard to send God away!"

Li Jing is an experienced general. After discovering the tricks of the Tubo army, he did not rush to attack. He only set up camp at the border, closely watched the enemy army, and quietly inquired about the enemy's details.

Seeing this, Songtsan Gampo once mentioned it to King Ashoka, saying, "The crisis in Tubo has basically been resolved. I am grateful to the Ashoka Dynasty for its assistance. This great kindness will be remembered by Tubo."

The subtext is to hope that the Ashoka Dynasty will withdraw part of the army.

In this regard, King Ashoka pretended to be deaf and dumb, and continued to be stationed in the Tubo Dynasty on the grounds that "the army had to go on an expedition and needed to rest on the spot and make up for supplies". It is even said that King Ashoka also dispatched 500,000 troops to station at the border, and could enter the territory of the Tubo Dynasty at any time.

After receiving the news, Songtsan Gampo really realized that something was wrong, but he was helpless. The weak Tubo Dynasty was sandwiched between the two giants of Bactria and Ashoka, and was destined to become a victim.

And the butcher knife wielded by King Ashoka was far more decisive than Songtsan Gampo expected.

On June 28th, when Daxia Honglu Temple sent an envoy to the Song Dynasty again, the Asoka Dynasty sent another 500,000 troops to the Tubo Dynasty to directly control the Tubo Dynasty.

Songtsen Gampo became the de facto "puppet" of the Ashoka Dynasty.

King Ashoka's plan was not without viciousness. The reinforcements sent before not only took control of some cities, but also took this opportunity to find out the geographical information of the entire Tubo Dynasty under the guidance of Tubo guides.

Coupled with the "fighting side by side" of the two armies, the Ashoka army completed the de facto infiltration of Tubo.

The change in Tubo, due to its secretive actions, has not been noticed by the outside world for the time being. Even Ouyang Shuo didn't know about it. At the end of June, there was a beast lurking in the western border of Great Xia.

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June 29th, Song Dynasty, Xiangyang City.

Ouyang Shuo's "Seven-Day Surrender Order" caused an uproar in the Song court. The court immediately divided into two factions, one for the surrender and the other for the war, very "Northern Song Dynasty characteristics".

Needless to say, the main descendants were afraid of the Great Xia Bingfeng and did not want to be buried with them.

This is also helpless. Even the Great Zhou Dynasty, which was the most resolute against Great Xia and had an army of 700,000, surrendered without a fight in the face of Great Xia's attack, let alone the weaker Great Song.

"We also don't want to make the life of the Great Song Dynasty miserable." The minister of the descendant faction said so.

The main combat faction is dominated by generals, and the reason is very simple, "Surrender before the fight, do you still have a bit of backbone? Even if you surrender, Daxia will look down on us."

It's a pity that in the Song Dynasty, generals had the least say.

The real decision-making power lies with the civil official group, the Song Emperor Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhao Kuangyin was also very contradictory. On the one hand, he couldn't let go of the pride and dignity of the emperor, let alone the foundation he had saved so hard. He was neither reconciled nor lowered his head to surrender.

But if you don't surrender, you will be in danger of genocide.

Zhao Kuangyin would never doubt Emperor Xia's determination. If it really got to the point of no return, it was perfectly normal for Emperor Xia to sacrifice Zhao Kuangyin's head to the flag.

If it were Zhao Kuangyin, he would do the same.

Zhao Kuangyin, who was in a dilemma, fell into a dilemma. In desperation, he sent envoys to Qin and Tang to consult Qin Shihuang and Tang Taizong.

If they surrender, then the three kingdoms will surrender together, and it will be better in face; if they do not surrender, the two countries will not be able to just sit on the sidelines and watch the Great Song fall because they are under the surveillance of the Great Xia Army.

"There are no eggs under the nest. Please think carefully about it. The day when the Great Song Dynasty perishes is the time when the Qin and Tang countries will be destroyed. Rather than humiliating and surrendering, it is better to fight happily!"

What Zhao Kuangyin said was so impassioned, but the real purpose was to let the Qin and Tang countries share a little pressure on the Song Dynasty. Only he knew the real thoughts and calculations inside.

"I hope it works!" Zhao Kuangyin was struggling for the last time.

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Jingchu Province, Jingzhou County.

After seeing His Majesty's military order, Xu Da, commander of the Habayashi Army, shouted: "Come on!"

"exist!"

"Convene the generals, raise the account and discuss the matter!"

"promise!"

No matter how the civil and military officials of the Great Song Dynasty quarreled, after receiving His Majesty's order to conquer the Great Song Dynasty within half a month, the Great Xia Three Route Army moved quickly.

His Majesty made it very clear in the military order that the three armies, whichever route conquered Xiangyang City first, would be rewarded heavily by the imperial court. Although the Yulin Army, Xiangjiang Army, and Huben Army belong to the three major systems, none of them obeys the other.

"In the army, whether you are strong or not depends on your military background, regardless of your military background!"

For the Habayashi Army, the meaning of this battle is even more extraordinary.

One is that this is the first battle that Xu Da has fought since he served in the Great Xia. In the Great Xia Army where famous generals gather, Xu Da needs to pass this battle to prove that he is worthy of the rank of general and worthy of His Majesty's important use.

The Erze Habayashi Army is a new army. It just needs to go through this battle, complete internal adjustment, test the results of daily training, and truly knead the soldiers from various departments into a whole.

In Xu Da's words, "I hope that after this battle, there will be no distinction between the Jin army, Ming army, and Sui army in the army. We will have one and only one title - General of the Habayashi Army."

The left wing that the Habayashi Army is in charge of is the most dangerous route, because they not only have to fight against the Song Army, but also be on guard at any time. The Tang Army crosses the border and intercepts them.

That's why Ouyang Shuo entrusted this important task to Xu Da.

On the same day, Xu Da carried out a general mobilization of the whole army, threatening to win the first place at all costs, conquer Xiangyang, and promote the prestige of Yulin Army.

Almost at the same time, the Xiangjiang Army in the middle and the Huben Army on the right both carried out similar mobilizations. The 700,000 Great Xia Army was like a group of fierce tigers, spreading their fangs on the Imperial Song Army.

The battle to destroy the Song Dynasty entered the most intense duel in an instant.

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On July 3, the Xiangjiang Army of the Central Route Army took the lead in making meritorious service.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, after a day and a half of fierce fighting, with the cooperation of the hidden piles in the city and under the personal command of Zhang Xutuo, the commander of the Xiangjiang Army, the army finally captured Danyang City, beheading more than 30,000 people, and achieved a great victory in Danyang.

As the main city of the former territory, Danyang City is not only the second largest city in the Great Song Dynasty, but also the strongest fortress in the south of the Great Song Dynasty.

In Danyang City, the Great Song Dynasty stationed 150,000 forbidden troops and stored a large amount of food and grass. It was the most important bridgehead for the Song Army to attack the Great Xia Army going north.

However, Danyang City was originally the sphere of influence of Lord Chunshen, and it had been in operation for nearly six years. Although it was forced to be handed over to Song Dynasty, Lord Chunshen still had a considerable influence in Danyang City.

This time, the Xiangjiang Army was able to successfully conquer Danyang City, thanks to the internal support.

Otherwise, relying on the strong defense of Danyang City and the garrison of 150,000 Great Song Imperial Guards, even with Zhang Xutuo's ability, it would take at least a week to conquer Danyang City.

It took only one and a half days for the Great Xia Army to conquer Danyang City, giving the Great Song Dynasty a blow in the face.

When the news reached Xiangyang, the court of the Song Dynasty was shaken again.