boyutpedia Chapter 570 - 64: Awe Across Four Seas, Devouring Eight Oceans
Chapter 570 - 64: Awe Across Four Seas, Devouring Eight Oceans
As time passed, one old general after another left the world. Now, Gu Jing is indisputably the foremost commander of the Great Tang.
Moments later, Gu Jing slightly cupped his hands toward Li Zhi and said, "Your Majesty, Tubo’s actions are rebellious."
"I shall personally lead the army to the Turks."
A simple sentence, yet it instantly filled the hall with the sound of people gasping!
Gu Jing leading the army personally!
The officials couldn’t help but recall the war against Goguryeo years ago!
This was the first time since that battle that Gu Jing planned to take the initiative to deploy troops!
"Does the Grand Tutor intend to go to war with Tubo?" Li Zhi stared intently at Gu Jing and after a long silence, he finally asked.
Gu Jing slowly shook his head, his eyes deep like an abyss: "Your Majesty, Tubo is not Goguryeo. Their country is entrenched on the plateau, a natural barrier and remote land."
"A thousand-mile raid, deep into enemy territory, the soldiers must endure the pain of splitting headaches to barely stand."
"Its paths are extremely treacherous, one person stands guard, ten thousand cannot pass."
"Now is absolutely not the time to wage war!"
He paused slightly, then continued sternly, "My purpose in going is to force them to stop short at the precipice, to know the difficulty and retreat, not daring to overstep by an inch!"
——Deterrence!
This was Gu Jing’s objective.
How could he not see that this was Tubo testing the Great Tang?
This was his response!
He would go personally!
Gu Jing absolutely could not tolerate Tubo affecting the development of the Great Tang at this time, especially in the Western Regions!
Considering Tubo’s political structure.
As long as they are apprehensive, their internal conflicts will erupt completely in a short period.
And his personal movement also signaled all forces in the Western Regions, the dual-registration system is at a crucial moment, Gu Jing’s personal arrival would add leverage to its implementation!
The entire hall was silent.
After a long silence, Li Zhi finally nodded, agreeing to this matter.
——The news spread continuously.
Just as everything was ready, Gu Jing hesitated not a bit and left Luoyang immediately.
This was his first departure from the political center since that battle.
He was not worried.
Now the Great Tang had slowly settled down, even though he was not in Luoyang, as long as the Imperial Censorate was there, everything would not descend into chaos.
Gu Jing really only intended to intimidate, creating a grand momentum for this trip.
Indeed, upon learning of this,
Tubo’s offensive immediately stopped, withdrew quickly to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau without the slightest hesitation, and even sent an envoy to express their stance to Gu Jing.
No choice — although they were all convinced that the Tang Army couldn’t break the terrain of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
However, the Gu Clan held many legends in the hearts of the Barbarians all around.
In addition, due to the deliberately promoted war against Goguryeo years ago.
Gu Jing’s reputation now, in many aspects, has surpassed Gu Chen, although he experienced only one battle, but his heart was quite ruthless indeed.
No small country could withstand his kind of slaughter.
This is a reputation forged through bloodshed, how could it not be dreaded by others?
Gu Jing still said nothing more, only sent the Gu Clan’s banner to the envoy, instructing them to take it back.
And he did not choose to directly return to Luoyang either.
He was dispatching troops at this frontier, examining the work of the Imperial Censorate in the Western Regions while continuing to intimidate the entirety of Tubo.
He seemed to want to drag it out.
To drag until the internal conflicts within Tubo completely explode and then deal with it.
This indeed made the whole of Tubo somewhat despairing.
But not much time passed before, at the end of the ninth year of Yonghui, urgent news came from Luoyang.
——Li Zhi fell ill, having difficulty managing state affairs.
Requesting Gu Jing to return to the capital immediately!...
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(Ps: At the beginning of the month, asking for monthly tickets, hoping for a lot of support from brothers, emphasize once again, Wu Zetian will not become emperor, the most powerful period of the Great Tang is approaching, don’t wildly guess and shift the narrative!!!)