Chapter 271, "Capturing the City of Hundred Valleys."

Chapter 271, "Capturing the City of Hundred Valleys."
Everyone is well aware that there is no need to waste time here once the tasks have been determined.
Rather than listening to unrelated strategic military discussions here, it is better to return to the army and have the soldiers carry sufficient food supplies to the destination ahead.
Many times, it is enough to focus on doing one's own thing.
Brothers from the Chengmo Clan have sufficient understanding of this. They are willing to be a good screw in the process.
It is important to note that due to the adverse weather conditions and suddenness, now is the perfect opportunity for the Shudun City to be vacant.
"Guan Feng surprisingly assigned such an important task to his disciple."
As they watched the two figures walk away, Tuoba Muxi and his military advisor exchanged a glance.
In fact, in the eyes of Tuoba Muxi and his military advisor, this first battle was extremely difficult to fight. Despite being native generals of the Tuyuhun, they lacked confidence when it came to crossing the border for an attack.
As for the several thousand loyal Tang army men they took away, Tuo Ba Muqi and his strategist didn't care at all, after all, such a small force would not affect the overall situation.
Furthermore, Tuo Ba Muqi's strategist even favored this situation.
After all, the more military power they have under their control, the more likely they will attract the attention of the Tang army, and this attentiveness is essentially no different from mistrust.
"Alright, let's leave the first battle to them, whether they succeed or not depends on the three of them."
Clapping his hands, Luo Yunseng signaled everyone to refocus their attention, and continued, "As the envoy, I know some intelligence to a certain extent. Baigu City is a crucial stronghold of the Tubo people, with significant military forces and stockpiles of supplies. It is also a major obstacle for us to enter the Tubo territory. However, in order to conquer this city before the Tubo Lord leads a large army over, we must find a way."
After speaking, he turned his gaze towards Tuoba Muqi.
The Tang generals did not speak rashly because they could sense that Luo Yunsheng was waiting for something.
Because of this battle, once the Cheng brothers and Du Zhijing start fighting, it will inevitably involve the Tuyuhun forces, which is a great opportunity for attacking Baigu City.
What no one expected, however, was that Tuo Ba Mu Qi, who had gained the trust of Guan Feng Shi, hesitated for a moment at a critical moment and clasped his fists saying, "My lord, I am willing to give it a try, but I cannot guarantee victory."
What are you trying?
Nothing but trying to fraudulently seize the Bugu City successfully.
Because they are also part of the Tubo tribe, his identity may not have been revealed yet.
It has to be said that this is an extremely dangerous thing to do, after all, no one knows what kind of situation the Tuoba Xianbei's commander has on the battlefield.
Because of this damn weather, it has been delayed too much.
If, due to bad luck, the intelligence has already been sent back to the Tuoba tribe, and Baigu Castle has already learned of the news of Bula and the defeat of the Turkic tribes in Liangzhou City.
Then the plan of taking Baigu Castle by strategy would not only fail, even Tuoba Mochi might not be able to walk out of Baigu Castle alive.
After all, the king of the Tuoba tribe is notorious for being merciless, especially towards traitors.
Not to mention, there has always been animosity between the Tuoba tribe and the Fuyun tribe.
Don't be fooled by Tuoba Muqi's conservative statements, saying that he cannot guarantee success. However, Luo Yunsheng did not doubt his loyalty because of this.
After all, Tuoba Muqi has no choice now, since he has surrendered to the Great Tang. Even if he reveals the military plans of the Great Tang in front of Fu Yun, Fu Yun will not forgive him.
Therefore, Luo Yunseng believes that he will not easily do stupid things.
Therefore, Tuoba Muqi's only choice is to help Luo Yunseng conquer Baigu City, and try to earn Luo Yunseng's trust, so that he can live more comfortably in the future in the Tang Dynasty.
And precisely because he has no chance with the Tuyuhun, there are only two outcomes before him: either take down Baigu city and completely give a guarantee to the Tang Dynasty, or die at the hands of the Baigu city defenders.
Actually, Luo Yunsheng has been waiting for Tuoba Muqi to volunteer, after all, I have treated him very well and he should show some gratitude.
Moreover, this matter is not suitable for either the Tang military commanders or myself to bring up, because once mentioned, it is easy to provoke Tuoba Muqi's aversion.
So this matter ultimately relies on self-awareness.
However, in order to appease Tuoba Muqi, Luo Yunsheng still made generous promises.
Acting swiftly, Tuoba Muqi soon bid farewell and left. He was going to select a few emaciated soldiers from his troops to pretend to be fleeing soldiers who escaped from the Tang Dynasty.
And before leaving, we must use both kindness and severity, so as to prevent some people from disregarding everything or having ulterior motives, and do something that could disrupt the grand plan of the Tang Dynasty and even cause harm to him.
During the period, Luo Yun sent Li Daliang to lead a Tang army, dressed in the costumes of the Tuyuhun people, and followed Tuoba Muqi from a distance.
It's not that I doubt him, but to support him from the side and coordinate with him to seize Baigu City together.
And after making the decision to let Tuoba Mu seize Baigu City, Luo Yunseng ordered his troops to retreat.
Although there were many things he wanted to say to everyone in his heart, it would be useless to say more before capturing Baigu City and obtaining the first real foothold to attack Tuyuhun.
This time Luo Yunsheng couldn't sleep.
Before, in Longyou, no matter how complicated things were, Luo Yunsheng never had such emotions.
But this time it was a full-scale national war, and he couldn't be careless.
He has a very bad habit, but it causes him a lot of pain. That is, when he thinks about things, he often starts with the worst possible scenario and only then considers the positive direction. He constantly contemplates strategies for future situations, which makes his thoughts more and more complicated, resulting in insomnia.
Launching a national war is indeed not an easy task.
It is also unclear why there are so many outstanding generals in the Great Tang, always engaging in wars to annihilate other countries.
Just now, when Tuoba Muqi left, he began to plan. If the attack on Baigu City fails, what should he do? Should he detour or continue with a strong offensive?
And it turned out that his overnight contemplation was unnecessary. It may be due to the heavy snow, the blow to the Tubo was too great, to an extent that Luo Yunsheng couldn't even imagine.
The news of the defeat of General Tuoba Muqi has not yet reached the Tuyuhun kingdom.
Furthermore, due to severe weather conditions, Tuyuhun has temporarily abandoned its desire to attack the Tang Dynasty.
When the city-defending commander of the Tuyuhun tribe saw the silhouette of the Tobo Muqi division, he was astonished.
Without even having time to inspect them carefully, he ordered them to enter the city.
However, what he never expected was that the king of the Tobo tribe instantly gained control over him and ordered his soldiers to cooperate with Li Daliang's troops, quickly taking control of Baigu City and forcing them to surrender.
The first battle of the national war seems particularly smooth, and Luo Yunsheng took Baigu City without any effort.
Although it seems that taking Baigu City is exceptionally easy, in fact, it is relying on the relationship between Tuoba Muqi and Tubo Huns.
Otherwise, even if the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are brave, they cannot overcome the barrier between Tuyuhun and the Tang Dynasty in a short period of time.
"I knew he could do it."
After receiving the news from Tuoba Muqi, Luo Yunsheng was extremely happy.
After capturing Baigu City, it not only means that the army's food and grass problem has been solved, but also because this Tuyuhun country has almost no defense against the Tang Dynasty.
Tang Jun was able to swiftly conquer a large territory of the Tuyuhun with Baigu Castle as its foundation.
After three days of rest, upon learning that Tuoba Muqi had already captured Luo Yunsheng in Baigu Castle, he led his army to officially enter Baigu Castle.
At the same time, he left behind 3,000 people to stay in the territory of the Tang Dynasty and made arrangements for their retreat.
In this campaign, Luo Yunsheng utilized his identity as an observer of the wind and the will of the sage to gather half of the armies in Longyou, all of Li Daliang's troops, and the frontier forces of the Tang Dynasty, totaling 50,000 people. In addition, the surrendered troops of the Turks, the surrendered troops of Tuoba Muqi, and some good families from Longyou joined, totaling over 80,000 people.
However, the three responsible for staying behind are Cui Xiong.
After all, what he is taking away is the regular armed forces of the Great Tang. Otherwise, it would be a waste of combat power.
As for the loyal Tang army, even though most people in the Great Tang army believe in them, other military leaders give retreat arrangements to surrendering troops. This seems to be something only Li Zicheng can do.
So, Cui Xiong and others became the best choice.
But Cui Xiong and the other two who received the military order almost went crazy. Fortunately, Luo Yunsheng personally met with Cui Xiong, comforting him with kind words and making a bunch of promises, finally pacifying Cui Xiong.
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After all, staying on the border and watching our allies continuously earn merits is a very painful thing.
Luo Yunsheng arrived at Baigu City in the evening. At that time, Baigu City had already been controlled by Tuoba Muqi, and the soldiers of Tuyuhun in the city had long surrendered.
The citizens in the city are trembling with fear and dare not appear on the streets.
After all, the people here are well aware that their ruler had recently sent out a large army to attack the Tang Dynasty.
And now, the army of the Tang Dynasty has come to attack.
This clearly implies something, without needing to say it.
"You are the greatest hero in this battle."
As the crowd welcomed Luo Yunsheng, one of Li Daliang's trusted generals said this to Tuoba Muqi, causing him to feel a bit flattered.
Li Daliang's confidant represents Li Daliang's attitude. If he receives his approval, it means that the Tang Army will hardly be biased against him in the future.
"Thank you, General!"
Tuoba Mukui thanked humbly, but he was secretly delighted.
If even Li Daliang's confidants approve of him, then is it still far from Li Daliang's recognition?
After all, he knows that Li Daliang's task force is currently the most valued elite force by Luo Yunsheng and one of the core forces that Da Tang is preparing to launch the war of extermination against countries.
If they have bias against themselves, it will directly affect their position in the Tang Army.
But now, all of this will not be a problem.
Tuoba Muqi secretly felt fortunate that he had violated his own nature this time and made an adventurous decision.
The gains obtained were also far beyond his expectations.