Shibao City is a fortress located in the Chiling Mountains, the reason why it is famous to future generations is that during the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, the famous general Ge Shuhan attacked this city, sacrificing tens of thousands of troops and only capturing more than 400 people in Tubo The astonishing battle loss ratio.

It is precisely because of such exaggerated results that the battle of Stone Castle City should not be fought, and future generations will grind their teeth for eternity. Even at that time, the poet immortal Li Bai wrote a poem to ridicule him: You can't learn from Ge Shu, rampant in Qinghai with a knife at night, and take a purple robe from Xitu Stone Fort. It is believed that the Battle of Stone Castle City is just a meaningless war for Geshuhan to gain fame and fortune.

Of course, the words of the literati and the ink writer, just listen to it, even if he is a poet. It must be known that just before that, Li Bai also had a poem touting Ge Shuhan, "The husband is like this, and the three armies are invincible." Wei Qing is a general, and Bai Qi really becomes a vertical son", in front of Ge Shuhan, Wei Qing and Bai Qi have become small characters worth mentioning.

This is also that in ancient poetry and literature has its own lofty status, if it is placed in later generations, this is the standard to say anything, do everything is wasted, and it will only blindly rub off the popularity of the traffic V.

Say that he has a high character, he followed Yongwang to the east to make trouble, and sang songs to cheer up, saying that he was capable, and he failed in the rebellion, and it is not clear what he did in the chaos, anyway, the group of "Yongwang East Tour Song" has become ironclad evidence that he is in chaos.

There has been a lot of talk about the Battle of Stonecastle, and there is also a theory that Goshuhan was largely responsible for the defeat of the Battle of Talas. Because the Battle of Talas took place in the third year of the Battle of Stone Castle City, some people think that if they did not fight Stone Castle City at that time and threw tens of thousands of Longyou soldiers who died into Talas, this battle would not be lost.

This statement is really not easy to evaluate, probably thinking that Talas is next door to Longyou, and tens of thousands of Longyou troops can reach the war with their feet raised. If this is feasible, directly slip An Lushan over to drive the tiger and wolf, not only can the battle of Talas be won, but the Anshi Rebellion will be avoided.

The battle of Stone Castle City should naturally not be fought from the perspective of future generations, because even if it was defeated, it could not fully tap the important strategic value of this battle.

Because just a few years later, Yuyang Mo came agitatedly, breaking through the song of Ni Clothes and Feathers, and the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion completely disrupted the various layouts of the Tang Empire, and the armies on all sides retreated to quell the rebellion, and even the entire Longyou was swallowed up by Tubo taking the opportunity, not to mention a mere stone castle city.

But human beings are born to wait for death, and it cannot be said that any act from birth to death is meaningless.

The strategic significance of Shibao City is absolutely crucial, after many years of continuous attacks in the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty has basically completed the strategic blockade from Lingnan to Central Asia, stretching nearly 10,000 miles to Tubo, and the capture of Shibao City is the preparation for the next counterattack on Tubo.

Li Tong was naturally very concerned about such an important beacon fort, but when he asked this question, all the generals and colonels of the Heyuan Army who accompanied him from Hei Zhi Chang were all confused. After pondering for a long time, the black tooth Chang Zhi spoke: "What His Highness said about this beacon castle, I don't know where I heard it?" What is the topography of its location? ”

Seeing everyone's reaction like this, Li Tong faintly felt that his question seemed to be a trouble, but he still followed his memory and told about the terrain and environment related to Shibao City.

In this way, the generals were silent for a moment, and suddenly a soldier commander raised his hand and said: "The terrain that Your Highness is talking about seems to be the Baishui Ditch in the northeast, but although the terrain there is dangerous, there is no Fengbao set up!" ”

The struggle between the Tang Dynasty and the Tibetan border was fierce, and the situation was changing rapidly, and when Li Tong saw that none of the generals of the Heyuan Army had heard of the name of Shibao City, he realized that this Fengbao might not exist at the moment.

Therefore, after hearing what the soldier commander said, he was not surprised, but he still couldn't help but ask: "Maybe it was a mistake in the speaker's mouth, and the person who heard it was wrong, but in Baishuigou, is it inconvenient to take a look?" ”

With a specific and knowable location, the memory of Hei Tooth Changzhi came alive, and after hearing the words, he nodded and said: "Baishuigou is located at the eastern foot of Chiling, which is not a place for Tubo to play, and it is safer than in the mountains, so you can naturally go and have a look." ”

After finishing speaking, he raised his hand and signaled the commander who had just answered to lead the way, which could be regarded as giving this alert and knowledgeable soldier commander a chance to perform in front of His Royal Highness King Yong.

The soldier led the way, and he was very familiar with the surrounding terrain, although there were many rugged forks between the mountains, and even Li Tong was dizzy, he could choose the road without thinking.

Seeing that the other party was more than seven feet tall, taller than the black tooth Changzhi, even among the mighty and brave Heyuan Army generals and colonels, they were quite eye-catching, climbing high and leaping like walking on the ground, Li Tong also had a heart of love for talent for a while, so he asked: "What is the name of the captain?" ”

When the commander heard this, his expression was slightly excited, and he paused, turned around and crossed his hands and said: "The humble name is Guo Zhiyun, the Qinzhou Military Mansion Guo Yi, and the current leader of the Xixiang Ling Fengbao Battalion of the Heyuan Army. ”

"Guo Zhiyun?"

When Li Tong heard this name, he couldn't help but be shocked, and felt that this Heyuan army on the front line of the battle with Tubo was really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger.

In order to confirm and avoid people with the same name, Li Tong hurriedly asked curiously about the specific life experience of this Guo Zhiyun, and only then did he confirm that the young man in front of him, who was five big and three thick, and there was no lack of honest posture, was indeed Guo Zhiyun, who defeated Tubo several times in the Kaiyuan Dynasty!

Knowing this, Li Tong's love for talent couldn't help but become more intense, and he asked about Guo Zhiyun's resume since he joined the army. Guo Zhiyun led the way and answered respectfully, because of the huge disparity in their identities, they seemed a little restrained.

"Don't be ashamed of being humble, the thieves in Lingxi are like weeds in the river valley, and they can't be cut, all of them are the achievements of my Tang warriors!"

Seeing that Guo Zhiyun was quite uncomfortable, Li Tong no longer showed too much exposure, and patted the other party on the shoulder to show encouragement.

Then he asked the names of other people in his companion with anticipation, but he didn't find anyone as well-known as Guo Zhiyun. However, he did not regret this, whether people can contribute to the time and pass on their fame to future generations, their own quality is very important, but opportunities are also very important.

The soldiers of Heyuan are more brave and brave, since they have already taken charge of the Longyou army, of course, we must create opportunities for them, spare no effort to discover the talents of the generals, and do not let these athletes donate their will!

After crossing a mountain beam, when everyone was resting on the ground, Li Tong saw that many soldiers were still ignoring their fatigue, patrolling around in armor, vigilantly wandering in the Chiling Mountains in the Tubo guerrilla army, and couldn't help but sigh: "My husband spared no effort to donate himself to the country, how can the imperial court be stingy to rebuild the Lingyan Pavilion and make meritorious deeds!" Exaggerated words may be absurd and unrealistic, but let me hold the right side for a day, and never let the people in armor go hungry and prepare for war! ”

When all the soldiers around heard this, they all smiled, and they all crossed their hands to thank them, and their eyes were even more admiring when they looked at His Royal Highness King Yong.

But for the respect of the soldiers, Li Tong felt ashamed. His noble background and glory are based on the struggle of these frontier soldiers who shed their blood, otherwise Longyou and Guanzhong are almost thieves, how can they carry out a coup d'état in Shendu with peace of mind?

Compared with the efforts of these soldiers, they still do little for them, but the rest of their lives are still long.

The group walked around the foothills of Chiling Mountain for nearly an hour, and after traveling out of the ditch and ridge, they took war horses from nearby Fengbao and continued to hurry, and finally arrived at a mountain pass in the evening, which was the Baishuigou mentioned by Guo Zhiyun.

It wasn't until he watched for a while at the bottom of the mountain and at the top of the ridge that Li Tong understood why the stone castle city that had made the armies of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo grind and grind meat for war had not yet been built.

The Chiling Mountain is abrupt, the peaks and ridges rise and fall suddenly, the Baishuigou here is still open and flat, and the Chiling Pass is also quite open, can accommodate several cars in parallel, it is obviously a passage in and out of the Chiling.

According to Hei Zhi Changzhi, it is also true, the imperial court has used troops several times before, and the mountain passes here are important access roads. On both sides of this mountain pass, there are peaks and ridges, and it is difficult for people and horses to climb, looking at its topography, it should be the Feng Fort in Li Tong's memory that let the Tang Dynasty throw the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers to conquer.

As for the moment, there is no beacon fort on the mountain. It's not that the black tooth often ignores the danger here, but because the mountain danger is located at the eastern foot of the Chiling, and the mountain pass here is still under the control of the Tang Dynasty.

After learning this, Li Tong was quite relieved at first, but then felt a lot of pressure.

As a natural barrier between the two places, Chiling will grasp the offensive and defensive initiative on the battlefield if anyone knows about it. At present, the location of Shibao City is still under the control of the Tang Dynasty, but it is just a dangerous mountain pass that is not worth fortifying at all.

However, in the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, this place was already owned by Tubo, and the Tang army even had to pay the price of tens of thousands of people to knock on this fortress and regain the passage in and out of Chiling.

It can be seen from this that around Chiling, what kind of fierce competition has been waged between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, and how many soldiers from the two countries are corpses all over the field, and the remains are high in the sky! You don't see, Qinghai head, no one has collected the white bones in ancient times!

"In recent years, Qinling has returned to Qinghai and has forced and gradually infiltrated Chiling. In previous years, there were more than 70 forts in Heyuan, and it was still possible to protect Chiling's well-preparedness. But now, there are more than 150 Fengbao forts, but it is still inevitable that there will be Tubo games around the mountains, and there is no calculation! ”

Speaking of this, Hei Tooth Chang Zhi couldn't help but sigh again, and said the sentence that I don't know how many times I have said today: "If Tugu is not lost, Tubo is difficult and difficult to suffer, and the border situation will not be so difficult!" ”