To put it simply, a country's strength is to have strong force when it comes to external forces, which makes people feel fearful, defeated and invincible. Inside, it is reflected in whether you can have strong control and organizational capabilities when an accident occurs, minimize the harm of things, and find favorable points from unfortunate things to the greatest extent, and then use them to the extreme.

In Li Ze's opinion, the current Tang Dynasty was able to do this. The response to the disaster in Henan made him see that the Tang Dynasty under his rule seemed to be a little stronger than he thought.

Of course, not everyone can realize this.

At this moment, another country adjacent to the Tang Dynasty, also a country that is thousands of miles away. The Tubo Daquan Delhi Chinan, which once felt extremely threatening to the Tang Dynasty, was now happy when he heard that there were constant natural disasters in the Tang Dynasty.

The person who brought him this news came from Yizhou.

It was really not easy for Sun Tonglin. At such an old age, he followed the caravan and traveled all the way from Yizhou to Lhasa. Along the way, he almost lost his life several times. In addition to the difficult journey, the closest death was to be a sudden attack by bandits. If it weren't for the strong escort force that accompanied him, Sun Zhonglin would have long become a stubborn man in the mountains.

"Great Discourse, this is the letter from our King Liang to you!" He respectfully presented Zhu Youzhen's letter to Chinan, Delhi.

Chinan, Delhi, did not rush to read the letter, but said in a deep voice: "A few days ago, I heard that your Southern Alliance suffered a great loss in Li Ze's hands?"

Sun Tonglin's face changed slightly and he nodded: "I did suffer some losses, but it did not make Li Ze's better. Most of his personal army, the most elite Right Qianniu Guard, was wiped out by us! Although he lost some territory, he has now stabilized his form again and the two sides have fallen into a deadlock again."

Delhi Chinan sighed. He was very happy when he first heard that the war between the north and the south was at the beginning. It was from that time that he began to actively prepare for a counterattack.

The Tang people became more and more domineering. They had occupied more than one-third of the entire Qinghai, and are still penetrated deeper. In Chamdo and Yushu, the two serf uprising troops were even more troublesome.

But when he was almost ready, news came from the Tang Dynasty. Li Ze once again defeated the Southern Alliance, seized a large area of ​​territory in Jiangxi, Hunan, and drove the two military governors of the Southern Alliance into the mountains.

This was like a scoop of cold water in the front of him, which made him feel refreshed. If the Southern Alliance had no power to restrain Li Ze for a while, once it launched a counterattack, Li Ze would have all his strength to defeat him. Chinan, who had a full understanding of the Tang army, really didn't feel able to fight and win.

"But the king, Li Ze usurped the throne and became independent, and he was unrighteous and arrogant for many years. This time, God was also punishing him." Sun Tonglin said.

"What does this mean?" Delhi Chinan asked in confusion.

"The Northern Tang Dynasty encountered major disasters, Henan, Shandong and other places encountered floods, dozens of counties became marshes, hundreds of thousands of people had nothing in one night, and countless casualties were killed or injured. According to the news brought back by our spies, the situation was quite miserable." Sun Tonglin smiled.

"Be serious?" Deli Chinan stood up suddenly: "I just heard that the Tang Dynasty's Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia encountered drought. Li Ze even sent his queen to take charge, but he still didn't know the flood in Henan and Shandong."

"It is precisely because of this that I was entrusted by King Liang to come here specifically for this trip." Sun Tonglin smiled.

"You King Liang wants me to launch a counterattack against the Tang army?" Delhi Chinan smiled and said, "No need to say, I will do this too. The Tang people seized me Qinghai and the Western Regions. How could I give up? It seems that God helped me."

As he spoke, Delhi Chinan opened Zhu Youzhen's letter, looked at a few lines, and smiled and said, "You King Liang is generous, and you actually helped me with one million taels of silver in military expenses?"

"Our two families are allies, so it is appropriate to watch over each other." Sun Tonglin said: "In our King Liang's view, although our southern Tang Dynasty cannot accomplish anything major, it is still very important for us. Once they are destroyed by Li Ze, it will be a very bad thing for us, both for our King Liang and for you."

Delhi Chinan sighed: "This is a good statement. No one expected that a weak Tang Dynasty had developed to such a level in just over a decade after Li Ze's rise. They, who were once regarded as weak, have now become a trouble for us. Li Ze is a man of admirable people. Although the families in the southern Tang Dynasty cannot do anything, they can restrain Li Ze's large amount of troops and create some opportunities for us to save them. I will naturally do it."

Sun Tonglin smiled and said, "But the big remarks, before I came, King Liang had some words for me to convey to you, but these things were not written in the letter."

"Oh, what are you King Liang going to say to me?"

"I dare to ask a big question, are you planning to attack the Tang army in Qinghai area?" Sun Tonglin asked.

"Yes. The severe drought in Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia is a good opportunity for us. I didn't know about the floods in Henan and Shandong. Now it seems that this is the opportunity given to me by God." Delhi Chinan laughed.

Sun Tonglin shook his head slowly.

Delhi Chinan curled his smile.

"What do you King Liang mean?"

Sun Tonglin said: "King Liang asked for a big argument. Don't fall into Li Ze's trick. At this moment, in Qinghai area, I'm afraid that the Tang people have already set up a net."

Delhi Chinan narrowed his eyes.

"The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia region is indeed suffering from a severe drought, but you may not know that Li Ze's intention to attack Tubo has been long. Li Cunzhong's troops have been raising this matter for several years. In the past few years, Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia has not paid a grain of food or a quota of taxes to the Chang'an court. I wonder where the money and grain have gone?" Sun Tonglin asked.

Delhi Chinan took a deep breath: "You mean, they have saved up all their money and food, specifically to deal with me?"

"Yes!" Sun Tonglin said. "Otherwise, why did Liu Ruyan, the queen, run to Hetao this time? Is it true that they said in the weekly newspaper of the Tang Dynasty, to deal with drought and to provide relief to the victims? If it is really for such a thing, any minister can do it. Why should someone like Liu Ruyan, who has such a noble status and is well-informed in military affairs, go to Hetao?"

Listening to Sun Tonglin's words, the Tubo nobles sitting cross-legged in the lobby all looked solemn.

"The reason why Liu Ruyan was sent was to use Liu Ruyan's identity to coordinate the power of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and even the Western Regions. They did suffer from drought, and they must have planned that you would take advantage of the situation to rob, so they must have been prepared and are waiting for you to go!"

"So, I'm still in awesome?"

"Of course not to go!" Sun Tonglin said: "They can't stand it themselves. The army needs food and grass, and the victims are hungry. If we don't go, they have no choice but to turn back to deal with the disaster. If they really dare to come, why don't you lure them deeper?"

"Can we just watch such a good opportunity slip away from our eyes?" Delhi Chinan said: "Even if the Tang people gathered the power of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia, plus the Western Regions, there would never be more than 100,000 people, but we can easily gather an army of 200,000."

"A great remark, are you really sure to win this battle on the battlefield prepared by the Tang people?" Sun Tonglin said: "Okay, even if you win this battle, how much loss are you going to suffer? Have you calculated how many people there are now and how many troops can be recruited? How many Dingkou under Li Ze's command and how many soldiers can be recruited? Li Ze doesn't care about such a war of attrition, how can you not care?"

Thinobud said in a deep voice: "King, Mr. Sun makes sense. Li Ze's recruitment system will be retired after serving for three to five years. Therefore, this person has accumulated countless experienced reserve soldiers in China. These people may be re-enlisted and put on the battlefield at any time. The gap between the two sides is too big, and we cannot afford to consume it, and we cannot do it in terms of economy."

Thanobud spent many years in the Tang Dynasty and was a real person who understood the Tang Dynasty. When Thanobud said so, Delhi Chinan was a little discouraged.

"Finally, we have to do something!"

"Of course we have to do something!" Sun Tonglin said: "Great Theory, this time is the best opportunity to solve the peasant uprising army in Chamdo and Yushu! It is just right to take this opportunity to launch a large army to wipe out these two rebellions, especially Chamdo. They have put our trade exchanges at great threats. Moreover, these two rebellions are nails buried by the Tang army in Tubo. If they can destroy them, they will pull out the thorns on the back. If they can attract the rescue of the Tang army, it would be even better."

"How could the Tang army be so stupid?" Snowbud shook his head.

"Of course they cannot save these two rebels directly, but it is very likely that they will launch some offensives to disperse our power. If this is the case, they will inevitably take the initiative to attack us, and then the battle will be launched on our territory." Sun Tonglin smiled and said, "At that time, the Dalun just needs to keep retreating and constantly lure them into depth, and maybe they will have the opportunity to take the opportunity to swallow some of their troops."

"Will they take such risks for these two rebels?"
Chapter completed!