"Withdraw from Ningcheng." After Li Guangbi saw that the Tubo camp was attacked, he admired the commander more and more, and did not hesitate to carry out the order at this moment.

"Captain, according to the order of the Tang Army, our withdrawal from Ningcheng is equivalent to fleeing without a fight, and we will be executed if we are investigated afterwards." Servant Wynne was wounded, and the brigade commander temporarily took over his duties.

"This is the order of the commander, and those who disobey will be killed."

When the brigade commander heard that it was the commander's order, he hurriedly went down to deliver the order, and Li Guangbi quietly summoned Zhou Fuyao. "The marshal's secret order, Brigade Commander Zhou led three hundred people to carry tung oil to hide in the dug deep well, tonight the third watch lit the city to pile up firewood, captured the south gate and opened the city gate, and then someone will answer."

Zhou Fuyao received the order.

Li Guangbi led his troops to withdraw from Ningcheng, leaving an empty city for the Tibetans.

The marshal Shang Zanlu got the news an hour after the attack on the pioneer camp and pulled out the camp overnight to rescue him. Unexpectedly, he was ambushed by tens of thousands of Tang elite horsemen ten miles away from Ningcheng, losing more than 10,000 horses. Shang Tsan joined the remnants of Shang Zhaba, losing more than 30,000 people that night.

Shang Zan was furious and led his army to besiege Ningcheng.

The Tibetans finally noticed that something was wrong, and although the city gate was closed, the city head was empty. Several brave Tibetan soldiers tried to push the city gate with their hands, but they didn't expect a squeak, and the city gate was pushed open a crack. The Tibetan soldiers hurriedly reported to the commander.

"Empty city?"

The depression of being attacked at night was swept away, and Shang Zan laughed and said, "The Tang army fled in despair. "If you think about it carefully, yesterday the Tang army set up an ambush to attack the vanguard camp, and then blocked it in the middle, there is no reason to abandon the city. Looking at Ning Cheng, where the city gate was wide open, Shang Zan hesitated, he couldn't believe the facts in front of him. Believe it or not, no matter what, Ningcheng has become an empty city. Tibet has been attacked and suffered heavy losses, and boosting morale is the most important thing.

"The whole army entered the city with Ben Shuai, and the scouts went around to inquire about the Tang army's whereabouts." Shang Zan didn't care what mystery was involved. More than 100,000 people entered Ningcheng and were overwhelming, and all the houses left by the people were occupied, which was still not enough to live. Shang Zampa ordered Shang Zhaba to lead 20,000 men to be stationed at the west gate outside the city of Ningcheng, and the rest of the Tibetan people entered the city happily, which was the happiest day since the expedition.

"Simorang, order you to lead two thousand men to patrol closely. The Tang army fled without a fight, and there must be something strange in it. ”

Cimouran was released for the time being. Simorang once advised the army to besiege Ningcheng under the city, forcing the main force of the Tang army to fight with Tubo in Ningcheng. Shang Zan was unimpressed, and the result was a big defeat.

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In the general's mansion in the city of Ganzhou.

The generals happily discussed how many people they had killed yesterday, but Li Guangbi was sullen. I thought that defending the city was a difficult task, and Li Guangbi asked for war in order to protect the land and defend the country. Who knew that Guo Li actually ordered him to withdraw from the city.

"Captain Li is still thinking about Ning Cheng? Tonight to take Ningcheng, Li Duwei should be the first to take credit. ”

"The marshal ordered, how to do it?"

"Is there any news from Shazhou and Suzhou?"

"The two generals of Shazhou and Suzhou have already led 10,000 elite cavalry to attack Qinghai yesterday in accordance with the orders of the marshal."

"Ling Mo Yan led the Hui Department to still ambush thirty miles outside Ningcheng City, and ambushed the Tubo army when it broke and fled, and chased and killed the Tubo army for ten miles."

"Ling Gao Sheji led 10,000 elite cavalry, and when Ningcheng was breached, attack the Tubo army from the flank."

"General Ling Wang led 30,000 soldiers in Ganzhou, set off tonight, and captured Ningcheng with his commander."

"Order Li Guangbi to lead the Liangshan regiment and rush to ambush in Zhaling Lake overnight, whether he can take Shang Zanlu's head depends on the will of heaven. After arriving at the destination, he sent someone to inform the Tuyuhun tribe to intercept the Tubo army. ”

The people will be commanded.

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Ningcheng.

An inconspicuous stable in the south of the city, which was used by the Tibetan soldiers to house the horses. In the small stable, seven or eight horses lined up in a row.

Hidden beneath the stables was a deep well, six or seven feet underground. Zhou Fuyao led a team of fifty people to hide in it.

"Brigade Commander, we suddenly appeared in the city tonight, what kind of expression will Tubo Fanzi show when he sees us?"

In the deep well, a soldier said.

"Be quiet, the commander's order will be completed." Zhou Fuyao reprimanded.

The soldier was silent, and then said: "The brigade commander is too careful, this place is so far from the ground, the ground can't hear us talking at all." The marshal uses soldiers like a god, I'm afraid that over the years, following the marshal is the most enjoyable to fight. ”

"What time is it?"

"Just after the child."

"The big guys are all full, and they will kill the enemy in a while." Zhou Fuyao took out a piece of dry food, broke it and threw it into his mouth. If he makes another great contribution this time, Zhou Fuyao wants to go to the border of the Western Regions. The days of staying in Chang'an City are about to fade out, and Zhou Fuyao enlisted in the army to make meritorious contributions, unlike Zhou Peng, who was happy to enjoy it in peace.

"Brigadier, the hour has come." A sergeant reminded.

Zhou Fuyao looked at the fifty soldiers in front of him, and now there are tens of thousands of Tibetan troops gathered in the city, and once they are discovered, they will die and have no place to bury. "Everyone act carefully, our lives are not to be spared, and it is important to delay the plan of the commander. After tonight, the Tubo will no longer dare to invade the Tang Dynasty. After speaking, he instructed again: "Everything is hidden, and you must not make a sound to be discovered." ”

Zhou Fuyao led everyone to climb out of the deep well, and the sudden appearance of the crowd frightened the horses in the stable, but fortunately did not make a sound. The soldiers of several other deep wells all appeared on the surface and converged at the pre-agreed place.

The moonlight is faint tonight, and the streets are patrolled by Tibetan soldiers with torches at regular intervals. In the dead of night, most of the Tubo people in Ningcheng were drowsy.

A group of five people carried tung oil to set a fire, and once the fire started, they quickly converged at the south gate.

After Zhou Fuyao gave the order, he led four soldiers to rush to a residential house. This house is dilapidated, the roof was dilapidated, and yesterday Zhou Fuyao ordered soldiers to pile up firewood and grass on the roof. The soldiers sprinkled tung oil on the roof, and the Tibetan soldiers in the house were unaware. The fire broke and was thrown to the roof. The tung oil caught fire and ignited, and in an instant, the entire roof was filled with fire.

"Withdraw." Zhou Fuyao heard a noise in the house, and hurriedly led the four of them towards the south gate.

A fire suddenly broke out in Ningcheng, and fifty or sixty places were on fire at the same time. The Tibetans woke up from their sleep.

"Enemy attack!"

Looking around in a daze, no shadow of the enemy was found, and the Tibetan soldiers were busy fighting the fire.

"Dashuai, there are fires in many places in the city." Shang Zanlu was woken up by the guards, and his heart was shocked.

"Order all the troops to reorganize, and the enemy may sneak attack." Shang Zanlu's worries became a fact, and the withdrawal of the Tang army from Ningcheng really contained an article. The enemy sneaks into the city and sets fire to it, because it is afraid that the enemy will attack at this moment. There are nearly 100,000 troops in the city, and the consequences of panic are unimaginable.

Shang Zan's order was given, and the Tubo people quickly took action.

Zhou Fuyao brought more than 200 people gathered less than 100 meters away from the city gate. The Tibetan soldiers guarding the city gate had already sent additional guards because of fires in many places in the city.

"Kill."

Zhou Fuyao took the lead in rushing to the city gate, and as soon as the Tubo people guarding the city gate reacted, they were slashed and killed by the swarming Tang soldiers. Only a few of the Tibetan soldiers were armed with swords, and most of them were armed with spears. Zhou Fuyao's soldiers were all armed with Tang knives, which were incomparably sharp. With the advantage of weapons, all the Tibetan soldiers guarding the city gate were killed.

"Open the city gate and send a signal to occupy the favorable terrain on the spot to defend." Zhou Fuyao ordered. At the moment when the city gate was opened, at least two teams of Tibetan soldiers came towards the city gate. Before the army entered the city, the city gate faced a brutal offensive and defensive battle.

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Wang Shouzhen, who was ambushed outside the south gate, saw the city gate open, and ordered 30,000 elite horsemen to rush towards the city gate. Zhou Fuyao finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Tang cavalry entering the city, leaning on the city wall and sitting on the ground. Of the 300 people who had infiltrated the city, less than 50 survived.

Tens of thousands of troops entered the city, and the Tibetans could not organize a favorable resistance at all. Shang Zanlu ordered the west gate to be opened, and led his army out of the city to join Shang Zhaba's troops. The movement in the city had already alarmed Shang Zhapa, and the 20,000 soldiers of Tubo had already stood by in the camp. Seeing Shang Zanlu leading his army out of the city, Shang Zaba ordered to defend it.

After Wang Shouzhen 30,000 elite horses entered the city, he took advantage of the panic of the Tubo soldiers to gallop and slash and kill, killing from the south gate to the north gate, the city was on fire everywhere, although there were many Tubo soldiers in the city, they could not carry out an effective counterattack. Hearing that the marshal led people out of the city from the west gate, they fled to the west gate regardless of the fight.

The city was littered with corpses, like purgatory.

Shang Zanlu ordered in time.

When Wang Shouzhen entered the city, most of the Tibetan soldiers lined up and withdrew from the city through the west gate with the commander, and all the Tubo people who remained in the city were killed. Wang Shouzhen reorganized his army in the city and went out of the city from the west gate to face the Tubo army.

This is the first confrontation between the two armies since the invasion of the Tang Dynasty by Tibet. After a battle, although the Tang soldiers were exhausted, their morale was high. The Tibetans were numerous, and their morale was low.

Shang Zan saw that his morale was low, and he was about to give the order to defend, when suddenly there was a sound of fighting.

"Report, the Tang cavalry attacked from the flank."

Shang Zan suddenly felt powerless, and the 20,000 troops led by Shang Zhaba and Shang Zhaba, who had left the city one after another, converged, and there were at least 100,000 black horsemen. Shang Zanxuan originally wanted to retreat and camp in Wuli to fight the Tang Dynasty again. Unexpectedly, at this moment, when the morale of Tubo was low, the other party had another new force to attack.

"Order Shang Zaba to lead 20,000 horses to meet the enemy."

Shang Zaba led 20,000 black horsemen to meet Gao Sheji, and Wang Shouzhen saw the movement of the opponent's large battalion of military horses, which was a good opportunity to attack.

"You will go with General Ben to kill him." Wang Shouzhen issued an order, and the Tang soldiers with high morale had already rushed out.

Although there are many people in Tibet, it is a pity that the morale is low.

Wang Shouzhen's 30,000 elite horsemen broke into the Tibetan camp, and the two sides fought hard. Shang Zanlu invested 20,000 black horsemen in the family, and the situation was even.

Shang Zanxuan launched an attack on the Tang Dynasty, as Meng Haoran said, to provoke disputes with the Tang Dynasty and suppress the measures of Chide Zan Puxing Buddha within Tubo. Before Chide Zampu did not have a pro-government, the Tibetan government was firmly controlled by the Bon religion. Since Princess Jincheng entered Tibet to promote Buddhism, the dominance of Tibetan Bon has been threatened. In this situation, Shang Zanlu had no interest in attacking the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and led a large army to wait for a fight between Tuyuhun and the Tang Dynasty near Qinghai. Unexpectedly, Tuguhun was vulnerable and was wiped out by 10,000 people in one day. In this situation, Shang Zanlu decided to lead his army back to Tibet.

The tens of thousands of casualties of Wang Shouzhen and Gao Jicoop were not small, and after the two sides started a white-knuckle battle, the casualties of the Tang army increased sharply. Seeing that the other party was slowly retreating, Wang Shouzhen gathered his troops and waited for an attack.

"Today's fun is over, and Tubo is going to retreat?" Gao Jicoop said happily.

"Order all the troops to gather and prepare the army." Guo Li saw the retreat of Tibet, and what awaited Tibet next would be an endless nightmare.

Shang Zanlu led the Tubo army to stop at a distance of twenty-five miles from Ningcheng, and there were still more than 86,000 people left in the whole army, and more than 30,000 people were lost in the first battle yesterday. Of the 200,000 troops before the expedition, there are now only more than 80,000 left, and Shang Zan is disheartened. I'm afraid that after I go back, Chide Zanpu will take back the Shang family's military power.

The morale of Tibet was extremely low.

At this moment, there was a sudden shouting of killing, and Mo Yan came with 10,000 iron horses. Shang Zanlu ordered the 20,000 black horsemen in the family to meet the enemy head-on, and the rest of them all retreated.

20,000 black horsemen against 10,000 iron horsemen, and the sky was dark for both sides to kill. One side is the real elite soldiers of Tibet, and the other side is the iron cavalry of Hui. In the end, the black cavalry was defeated and retreated, and the black cavalry was left with less than 10,000 cavalry, and Mo Yan led the army to chase and kill ten miles and won countless victories.

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There are many soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, and they are very tacitly divided into class levels with each other. The Praetorian Guard belongs to the Royal Forbidden Army to protect the Imperial City and belongs to the first class. The commander of the forbidden army is naturally one level higher than the soldiers of the same rank. The second class is the border army. The Anxi Protectorate and the Anbei Protectorate won the first place among the border troops, and last year Tubo 50,000 conquests against Xiao Bolu, were sent by the Anxi Protectorate to behead tens of thousands. The rest of the border armies are of the same category, whether it is Taiyuan Prefecture or Annan Metropolitan Protectorate, or Anton Metropolitan Protectorate in Liaodong. The third category is the government army, and later Zhang said that the government army was changed to a recruitment army, and the combat power is almost the same. As for the military horses led by the states, the ones located at the border passes are stronger, and the ones close to the interior of the Central Plains are weaker. For example, although Shazhou and Suzhou are not far apart, General Shazhou belongs to the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and General Suzhou belongs to the general of the mainland, and the two cannot be whispered together.

Tens of thousands of horsemen suddenly appeared on the vast grassland, and the two leaders were wearing general armor. One of them smiled and said, "General Suzhou, could it be that Guo Li is Zhuge alive?" Can you accurately predict that the Tibetan army is repairing in Qinghai? Another person said: "General Shazhou, I heard that General Xida is like a god in his army, and he must not be underestimated." This time, I ordered us to lead tens of thousands of horsemen to block the attack, and a great victory will be reported in the direction of Ganzhou in a few days. The 200,000 Tubo army, there is not much left for us after the victory in Ganzhou. ”

These two people were the generals of Suzhou and Shazhou, leading 20,000 horsemen to go straight to Qinghai by bypassing the Great Snow Mountain. 20,000 cavalrymen in their hands are all Mo knives.

"Who knows if the Tubo people will repair in Qinghai, even if the Tubo people repair in Qinghai as Guo Li expected, Qinghai is vast and boundless, and we will ambush there?" Shazhou General Road.

"After the defeat of Tubo, the heart is like an arrow, and the general thinks it's good to ambush in the south of Qinghai?" General Suzhou asked.

"Sons, the time has come to ambush Tubo in the south of Qinghai, and it is time to make meritorious contributions." With the shouting of General Shazhou, there were countless laughter mixed with the galloping of thousands of horses on the grassland.

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