Chapter 104: The battle is over
Doma City is the largest city of the Tuyuhun tribe, and it is bordered by Zhaling Lake and Ngoling Lake in the south, becoming a dazzling pearl on the grassland. The soldiers guarding the city gate saw a young man wearing the armor of a Tang general and several entourages walking towards the city gate, and his heart suddenly became nervous. Isn't the tribe at war with the Tang Dynasty? Why did this Tang general appear in Doma City with a big grin?
"Stop, report your name." The soldier was armed with a spear and stopped the incoming.
The person who came was none other than Li Guangbi.
"Your prince Murong Xihao invited me to come, if you don't believe it, you can tell me."
The soldier will report the suspicion.
In the royal palace of the city of Dom, the chiefs quarreled with each other.
"Since you are obedient to Tubo, you should help Tubo fight the Tang Dynasty, shrink your head and brain like this, and Tubo can give Tugu a good color after defeating the Tang Dynasty?"
"Kurdish chieftain, who is more powerful, the Tang Dynasty or the Tibetans? Now we are trying to survive in the cracks, and no one dares to offend. What was the outcome of Murong Xing's attack on Rong County? 10,000 soldiers died in the gourd valley. Heard that the Kurdish tribe is encroaching on Murong Xing's tribe? But if the old man lives for a day, although Murong Xing is dead, the tribe still exists. ”
"Report, Li Guangbi, the captain of the Tang Dynasty, asked to see the prince at the city gate."
"Captain of the Tang Dynasty, aren't you afraid that I will slaughter him?"
"General Li is invited to the palace." Murong Yi said.
"Lord, don't do it, if Tubo knows about it, it will bring a great disaster to Tuyuhun."
Murong Yichao listened to the quarrels of several chiefs, and some people advocated that since they had returned to Tibet, they should attack the Tang Dynasty wholeheartedly. Some people advocate waiting and seeing who can win in Tubo and Datang, and then who will be attached. There are also people who advocate admitting their mistakes to Datang and rejoining Datang. Murong Xihao brought back the agreement with the Tang Princess, and Murong Yichao was thinking about how to decide.
Li Guangbi entered the palace with his head held high.
When several chiefs saw Li Guangbi entering the mansion alone, they didn't even bring a single entourage, and they admired the courage of the Tang Dynasty generals.
Murong Yichao asked: "Now that Tuyuhun and the Tang Dynasty are at war, is the general coming to see that Tuyuhun has no one?" ”
Li Guangbi said with a smile: "The general is concerned about the safety of the Tuyuhun clan, and he has come to make a deal with the prince." ”
"What deal?"
"One hundred thousand Tibetan skins, one less is replaced by a sheep." Li Guangbi said.
100,000 skins was the agreement between Princess Wan'an and Murong Xihao.
"Bold! Come, take this person down. After Murong Yichao finished speaking, more than a dozen Tuyuhun guards came in from outside the door, and they were about to take Li Guangbi down.
"Father, by all means." Murong Xihao stopped.
"Report, the Tang army annihilated the 50,000 troops of Tubo outside Ningcheng."
Li Guangbi smiled, Tuyuhun's news was too slow, this was all a battle report a few days ago.
Murong Yichao listened to the battle report and hesitated.
"Lord Wang, the battle report just now is just old news from a few days ago, do you want to listen to the latest battle report?"
"Huh?" Murong Yichao said suspiciously.
"The day before yesterday, 30,000 Tubo pioneers were annihilated outside the city of Ningcheng, and the Tang Dynasty attacked at night, and the losses of Tubo are unknown, at least 20,000. The 100,000 Tibetan army entered the city, and the south gate was broken in the early morning, and the Tubo commander led the army to flee in panic, losing at least 30,000. Don't hide it from the prince, the Tang Dynasty ambushed 20,000 elite cavalry near Qinghai to ambush the remnants of Tubo, and the general came today to ask the prince to lead the army to intercept Tubo and wipe out the remnants of the army in Tuyuhun. As for the benefits, the little prince and the prince must have mentioned it, right? ”
Everyone was amazed!
The Tibetans were defeated, and so completely.
"Father, make a decision!" Murong Xihao listened to Li Guangbi and said that it was the truth, not like false information.
"The chiefs listened to the order, and the Tubo acted against the sky, forcing the Tuyuhun people to fall into war. If today's reincarnation conforms to the times, this king orders you to lead the tribal warriors to intercept and kill the Tibetan rebels. ”
At this point, the chiefs did not have to argue which side they should stand, but that side was in Tuyuhun's favor. The chiefs were ordered to leave the mansion, and Li Guangbi smiled and said, "Congratulations on the return of the prince to the Tang Dynasty." ”
Murong Yichao said with a smile: "Individual tribes are disobedient, and this king has always served the Tang Dynasty. ”
Li Guangbi was too lazy to deal with these polite words, and after saying goodbye to Murong Xihao, he led the Liangshan regiment to set up an ambush at Ngoling Lake.
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Shang Zanlu led 70,000 remnants of his army to retreat slowly, and when he reached Qinghai, he prepared to set up camp. More than 70,000 remnants of soldiers need to be reorganized and repaired, who expected that the camp has not yet been settled, and suddenly countless elite cavalry all over the mountains and fields will cover and kill. Shang Zanlu didn't know how many men and horses the other party had ambushed, so he ordered Shang Zaba to lead the 20,000 horses in his headquarters and lead the rest of the men and horses to flee in panic. Shang Zaba led 20,000 black horsemen to resist desperately, but the morale was demoralized, and after a few hours, only a few hundred of the 20,000 black horsemen were left around Shang Zaba.
The generals of Shazhou and Suzhou all bowed to Guo Li, and the Tubo people really wanted to set up camp in Qinghai. The Tubo black cavalry was originally weaker than the Tang Jing cavalry, and the Tang Dynasty's troops were like chopping melons and vegetables. There were only a few hundred people on the other side, and General Shazhou smiled: "Don't surrender yet?" ”
Shang Zhaba was born in the Tibetan aristocracy, and his guards were the elite of the family. There has never been a precedent for surrender, and the only way to die at this moment is to be in a desperate situation. Shang Zhaba made up his mind, looked at the soldiers around him and rushed out first, a rain of arrows fell from the sky, the famous Tubo general in the Western Regions died on the spot, and the rest of the hundreds of Tubo soldiers were killed one after another.
Shang Zaba, pawn.
"Ahead is the Tuyuhun tribe, finally safe." Simorang Road. Shang Zan disagreed, the reason why Tuyuhun surrendered to Tubo was because of the 200,000 Tubo army, not the generosity and benevolence of the Tubo Dynasty. Now that there are only more than 50,000 people left in the 200,000 army, it is difficult to guarantee that Tuyuhun will not take advantage of the fire to rob.
A group of men and horses from afar came up to meet him, and Shang Zanlu recognized this as the Tuyuhun Kurdish chieftain, and this person was the only one among the Tuyuhun tribe who was willing to submit to Tubo first.
"Kurdish chieftain, why are you here?" Shang Zanlu asked. As long as it is not in the territory of Tibet, Shang Zanxuan is wary of anyone.
"When the prince heard that the marshal had returned to the dynasty victoriously, he sent the old man to see the marshal off." The Kurdish chieftain was familiar with the Tibetan language, and immediately after speaking, someone brought out a good wine of cattle and sheep.
Shang Zanlu relieved his heart and ordered the army to camp on the spot.
"There is Chief Raukurd, thank you to Lord Tuyuhun. After Ben Shuai returns, he will definitely report Tuyuhun's kindness to Chide Zanpu. ”
The Kurdish chieftain brought hundreds of cattle and sheep and thousands of pounds of wine.
After the army was treated, the Kurdish sheikh retired.
At night, riots began in the camp. Shang Zanlu was woken up and asked, "What is the reason for the quarrel?" ”
"Report to the marshal, some of the soldiers have diarrhea, a large number of people quarrel over the toilet, and some even want to go outside the tent."
"Nonsense, quickly find out why there are so many people with diarrhea?"
"Report, tens of thousands of cavalry were found ahead, and it seems that they are Tuyuhun people."
Fooled! Shang Zanlu understood that there must be a problem with the food of the Kurdish chieftain during the day. I didn't care too much, so I immediately put on my armor and got on the horse to meet the enemy.
The combat power of the Tubo people was far superior to that of Tuyuhun, but many soldiers ate unclean food, and their combat power dropped sharply. Murong Xihao ordered all the Tibetan soldiers to be annihilated, and one person was lost and took cattle and sheep to top. The chiefs didn't understand why the prince had given such a strange order, and he tried his best to kill him. In this battle, the two sides killed you and me, the sky was dark, from sunrise to dusk, and at sunset, the grassland returned to calm.
50,000 Tibetan soldiers have been buried in Guhun for a long time.
Shang Zanlu and Simolo led 300 guards to escape from the Shura battlefield.
"Marshal, there is the Ngoring Lake in front, just tidy up."
Shang Zanxuan looked at the hundreds of people around him, looking up to the sky and sighing with tears.
"Regret, if it weren't for Zampu's dedication to promoting Buddhism, how could there be such a catastrophe?"
"Marshal, as long as you go back alive, why can't you make a comeback?"
"Let's go, this is Ben Shuai's final habitat. What a beautiful lake, such a place as a place where the handsome man is buried, you see, the scenery is beautiful and rippling. Shang Zanxuan was determined to die.
"Dashuai..."Simorang knew that Shang Zanlu really didn't want to go back to Tibet.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of killing.
Shang Zan smiled, "Simolang, order you to return to Tibet as soon as possible, and the rest of the guards will escort the general away." ”
This was the last military order given by Shang Zandu.
The three hundred guards were quickly slaughtered by the Liangshan regiment, and only Simorang escaped alone.
Shang Zanxuan was surrounded by the Tang Dynasty soldiers, and Li Guangbi stepped forward to ask questions.
"If it weren't for the flowing water yesterday, how could I have seen the green mountains today." Speaking in Tibetan that Li Guangbi did not understand, Shang Tsan suddenly rushed at the spear aimed at him, the tip of which pierced through his chest and was bleeding.
Shang Zandu, pawn.
"Ganzhou reported urgently, Ningcheng won a great victory, and beheaded 50,000. Regain Ningcheng. Wang Hui, the secretary of the military department, received an urgent report and quickly went to Xingqing Palace to meet the emperor.
Li Longji was discussing the establishment of Lizheng Academy in Xingqing Palace, and Zhang Shuo, Chen Jiachong, Yuan Qianyao, Zhang Jiuling, and others were practicing how to implement it, when they suddenly saw Wang Hui, the secretary of the military department, hurriedly walking in from the palace gate.
"What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, a great victory! Ningcheng won a great victory, beheaded 50,000 Tibetans, and recovered Ningcheng. ”
Li Longji Longyan was happy, Guo Li lived up to the trust, did not consume the grain and grass of the imperial court, and obtained such a major result. This good news was not urgent, Guo Li thought to himself that the emperor would know sooner or later anyway, and it didn't matter if he was one day earlier or one day later. Ten days have passed since this good news reached Chang'an.
"Qing recommended Guo Li for meritorious service, and I want to reward him heavily. Message: The military department is recommended for meritorious service, and thousands of households are rewarded. ”
Wang Hui received the order to thank him and returned home, and he was in a happy mood. Zhang said that he heard the emperor say that the recommendation was meritorious, and at that time, it seemed that the old man also recommended Guo Li, why didn't he have a reward? When Chen Jiachong heard the news of Guo Li's victory, he was in a cold sweat behind his back, and it was he who was bent on preventing Guo Li from going to quell the rebellion. Yuan Qianyao and Zhang Jiuling saw the expressions of Zhang Shuo and Chen Jiachong, and they smiled knowingly and continued the topic just now.
As soon as the old general returned home, who knew that the military department sent another good news.
"Three hundred miles of urgent reporting, kill 30,000 Tibetan pioneers."
The old general got the good news, and ran to Xingqing Palace despite the hardships.
When Li Longji and the ministers were talking about who was in charge of Lizheng Academy, Zhang Shuo and Chen Jiachong had a dispute. Just when the two were arguing, they saw the old general Wang Hui enter the palace again.
"The old general went and returned, for what?" Li Longji wondered.
"Emperor Qi, great victory, Guo Libao killed 30,000 Tubo pioneers."
Even Zhang Shuo was secretly surprised, these two good news were obviously sent out two days before and after, but the itinerary on the road was different, resulting in the arrival of the two good news one after another.
Kill 80,000 enemies in two days? Not to mention what Zhang said, even the old general Wang Hui was surprised.
"Could this be a false positive?" Chen Jiachong said worriedly.
"Where is the false positive? Zhang Cheng tried his best to prevent Guo Li from quelling the rebellion. Wang Hui uncovered Chen Jiachong's scars.
"Well, I got it. General Wang has worked hard. "Li Longji saw the ministers quarreling, and it was a good thing to be troublesome. There is a great victory ahead, my position is stable, and the household department does not have to worry about the countless things that will cost me to fight a war.
The old general returned home, but he didn't expect the housekeeper to come forward and say, "Master, there was an urgent report from the military department just now." Wang Hui's eyes were dark, and he usually didn't have any urgent reports, so he hurried to get together today.
"Six hundred miles of urgency, defeated the Tibetan attack, and killed more than 50,000 people."
Six hundred miles of urgent report, not to mention a big victory, you have to enter the palace once.
When Li Longji saw Wang Hui, he thought to himself, why did he come again? When did my Xingqing Palace become a place for old generals to visit the door, and they could come whenever they wanted?
"Your Majesty, great victory!" The old general Wang Hui's face was full of embarrassment.
When Zhang Shuo and the others heard it, wasn't it nonsense, and it wasn't a big victory that came to report that time.
"Guo Li defeated the Tibetan attack and killed more than 50,000 people."
Li Longji laughed, and he was in a very happy mood. This is only a long time coming, and the 130,000 Tibetan army is scattered.
"I remember that Tubo is a 200,000 soldiers?"
"Yes, now the three good news have wiped out 130,000 Tibetans."
"It seems that Tubo should retreat, I have to settle Tuyuhun's account well, and when Tubo retreats, I will order Guo Li to go to fight Tuyuhun."
"Your Majesty, by all means." Zhang said Qiqi.
"Why is that?"
"Tuyuhun sent an envoy to apologize today, but the minister has not yet reported to His Majesty."
"Xuan."
Murong Xihao came to Chang'an for the second time and was deeply touched. Chang'an is prosperous and has reached the point where it can be imagined. Fortunately, I promised the princess to return to the Tang Dynasty, otherwise the Tang Dynasty would take Guo Li as the general, and Tuyuhun would not be enough for people to stuff their teeth. The 200,000-strong Tibetan army suffered all casualties in a few days. Murong Xihao was sent to Chang'an by Murong Yichao to meet the emperor on the day he wiped out the Tubo army, and after Murong Xihao arrived in Chang'an, he found Prime Minister Zhang and said that he was summoned by Li Longji on the same day.
"Minister Murong Xihao came to see the emperor."
"Tuguhun rebelled, what should he be guilty of?"
The emperor was angry, Tuyuhun Murong Yichao asked the emperor for forgiveness, and Tuyuhun was willing to rejoin the Tang Dynasty. Tuyuhun intercepted and killed 50,000 Tubo people on the way back from the Tubo army, and in order to show his sincerity, Tuyuhun was willing to pay tribute to 50,000 cattle and sheep. ”
What the? Li Longji was surprised again.
"So, there are still 20,000 escapes in Tibet?" Li Longji's arithmetic is not bad.
"Report to the emperor, when Tubo was defeated and retreated to Tuguhun, there were only 50,000 weights left, Weichen was incompetent, and Tubo Marshal Shang Zanlu escaped."