The progress of the battle was unexpectedly fast, and soon after the defense line was broken through, the fierce ** occupied an absolute advantage. Although the number of soldiers and horses is quite or even inferior, the ** soldiers are as if they have the advantage, and they are not afraid of death. Half an hour later, the iron-bladed Sinoro, who found that his side was already in decline, had to suggest to Yixiang Yele to retreat south immediately.

Yixiang Yele also knew that he couldn't do anything, the battle situation in front of him was on the verge of collapse, and once the passage to retreat south was blocked by the Jiannan Army, he would die here. So Yi Xiang Ye Le and Iron Blade Sinoro got on their horses and fled south under the desperate escort of more than a thousand personal guard cavalry, leaving the seven or eight thousand Tubo soldiers and horses who were still struggling and had no time to take care of them.

As soon as the commander ran, the Tubo soldiers who were already defeated by the Jiannan Army were scattered, but under the pursuit of the two thousand cavalry led by Liu Jun, they couldn't run at all. Wang Yuan was not a murderous person, and issued an order that those who could be caught alive would not be killed, and an hour later, more than 7,000 remnants of the Tibetan soldiers dropped their blades and became prisoners. Even so, the 30,000 Tibetan army still suffered nearly 20,000 casualties.

At the end of the battle, the generals of the Jiannan Army were a little confused, not knowing why this victory came so quickly. A few days ago, the enemy army was still overwhelmed, and the black clouds overwhelmed the city and wanted to destroy it, but in a blink of an eye, the haze dissipated, and the heavens and the earth were clarified. Happiness came too suddenly, making people a little overwhelmed.

This battle is of great significance, it is a battle to turn the situation around, not only swept away the haze of the previous defeat of the Jiannan army, but also dealt a heavy blow to the Tubo country that was fishing in troubled waters. The total number of soldiers and horses in Tibet was only 100,000, and 30,000 were lost in this battle. This is a typical example of stealing chickens and rice.

The more important strategic significance lies in the fact that this battle wiped out the enemy on the Western Front, opened the passage to Yaozhou, and the next step could be to point the sword at Yaozhou. And once Yaozhou is recovered, then Ge Luofeng's army in the south of Quzhou will suffer from the enemy on the back of the belly, so if Ge Luofeng is smart, he will immediately withdraw from Quzhou, which also indirectly relieves the crisis in Quzhou.

Wang Yuan almost became a god-like figure in the eyes of Jian Nanjun. Under the leadership of Xian Yu Zhongtong, nearly 80,000 Jiannan soldiers and horses were ambushed against the enemy in Nanzhao and nearly half of them were annihilated, which triggered a two-front crisis in Wangzhou and Quzhou. In a few days, Vice Marshal Wang led the army to achieve great victories on the two fronts of Quzhou and Wangzhou. Compared with the two, there is no difference between the two.

Moreover, the strategy of this battle in Wangzhou is dazzling, no one expected that it was originally faced with the attack of the coalition army of nearly 40,000 people of Nanzhao and Tubo, but for some reason Vice Marshal Wang turned it into Nanzhao and Tubo fighting each other in one day, and the Jiannan army took advantage of the fisherman. It's even a head-breaking idea that you can't even think of that.

Another point that is difficult to understand is that even after the soldiers and horses of Chongdao and the Tubo army fought fiercely, the losses caused to the Tubo soldiers and horses were not decisive. Because when the Jiannan soldiers and horses launched an attack on the Tubo army, in fact, the number of the Jiannan army was at an absolute disadvantage. At that time, the total strength of ** was only 17,000 people, and the Tibetan army still had 24,000 people. This is the initiative to attack more with less, and to achieve an absolute victory in this big battle, which is what makes people feel strange.

Think about it before, after nearly 80,000 troops were ambushed in Lushui, they were defeated in the face of the attack of Ge Luofeng's army, which only had 50,000 soldiers and horses. The soldiers and horses who also participated in that big war could have such different performances before and after. Moreover, in terms of equipment and combat power, the Tubo army surpassed the Nanzhao soldiers and horses by a lot, but the result was that one was defeated like a tide with more against less, and the other was like a broken bamboo with fewer attacks, which was very surprising and confusing.

In response to this question, at the lively celebration banquet in the city of Wangzhou that night, Wang Yuan threw out a statement that surprised everyone when he was slightly drunk.

"Do you want to know why I dare to confront the enemy head-on with fewer forces than my opponents? That's not my credit, and I don't deny that there are other reasons. But in my opinion, there is only one main reason, which I call the psychological advantage of fighting against Tibet, and this is the main reason why I think I can win more with less. ”

"Psychological...... Advantage? The generals were stunned and felt novel, it was the first time they had heard of such an advantage.

"What is psychology...... Advantage? It's the first time I've heard of this kind of advantage. Lao Yu is also familiar with military books, but he has not heard of any psychological advantages, only knows that the so-called advantage is the right time and place, that is, the advantage of troops, training, equipment, and strategy, and only knows that the benevolent are invincible......" Li Mi laughed with a big tongue.

"I said, there must be reasons for those aspects, at least the equipment and weapons of my Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses are much better than those of the Tubo people. But it is in vain for a cowardly person, even if he has a big waist and a round waist and a sharp blade on his body, but he does not dare to draw his sword and fight to the death in the face of his opponent. The opponent is strong, but if you know that his strength is only strong on the outside, and he is not vulnerable to attack at all, even if he is armed to the teeth, you only hold a firewood knife in your hand, and you will not be afraid of him. ”

"Interesting, can Vice Marshal Wang explain in detail?" Li Mi nodded.

"That's right, there have been constant wars between the Tubo Kingdom and my Tang Dynasty for so many years, although there are no big battles, but small wars happen almost every day. In the past hundred years, I am afraid it has never stopped. However, most of the time, it was Datang who won. Especially in the land of Anxi, the battle between Gao Xianzhi and Tubo was even more victorious, and the Tubo was terrified. In the face of such frequent defeats, the Tibetan army would suffer from a kind of psychological phobia. Although they don't admit it, they coax each other on weekdays, and they all have a contemptuous and disdainful tone when they talk about Datang, but in fact, the inferiority complex deep in the hearts of Tubo has long taken root. ”

“…… It seems to make sense. Li Mi frowned.

Wang Yuan burped and continued: "In the face of a long-term defeat of my subordinates, I have a psychology of not being afraid of them at all from the bottom of my heart. The reaction in battle is self-confidence and bravery. Even if they are taller than my Datang soldiers and look stronger than our Datang soldiers, we have figured out how many catties and taels they have, and we know that they are vulnerable, and this is the conclusion that we have won after fighting and fighting with them for a long time. Why did I** once I fought with the Tubo people, one by one as if I had fought chicken blood, I was as brave and fearless? That's my Datang soldiers, and I have strong confidence in my heart to defeat them. One is the fear of my Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses in my heart, and the other is that I am not afraid of the Tubo people in my heart. ”

Everyone was silent for a long time, and nodded in agreement, the psychological advantage that Wang Yuan said seemed to be invisible, but everyone asked themselves and found that they did indeed have a sense of superiority in combat for the Tubo people.

"Incisive, if you think about it, it's true, my Tang soldiers seem to be more brave than usual in the face of Tibetan soldiers and horses. Vice Marshal Wang can think of this layer, which is really beyond our reach. The old man admires, and I will wait for a cup to the deputy marshal. Li Mi raised his glass and said.

Everyone raised their glasses, and Wang Yuan accompanied him to drink a glass of wine and said with a smile: "As for the soldiers and horses of Nanzhao, because there are not many battles, I don't know much about them." In addition, their combat methods are vicious and vicious, and they are very mysterious, so they have no bottom in their hearts to fight with them. When they were ambushed by them in the Battle of Lushui, and attacked by their poisonous miasma and other vicious means, they felt some fear of them. Once you fear your opponent, no matter how many troops you have, you can only swallow the bitter fruit of defeat. ”

"What Vice Marshal Wang said is very true, it is true, fighting with the barbarians is always worried about what vicious and unknowable means they use, so they are quite scruples, the more scruples they have, the more they will not be able to perform, it is really frustrating to think about it." A general who had participated in the Battle of Lushui and several subsequent minor battles said loudly.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "After this battle, you will face the battle with Ge Luofeng, presumably you don't have any confidence in your hearts." But in fact, I tell you, I already have a solution to their methods, especially the poisonous miasma attack, and I will find a way to crack it in a few days, and then we will not have to worry about their evil methods at all. ”

Everyone was overjoyed and said, "Does Vice Marshal Wang have a way to crack it?" This is great, but the most feared thing is the miasma attack. On the battlefield today, the soldiers and horses of Nanzhao were also used, which was extremely terrifying, and thousands of Tubo soldiers lost their combat effectiveness in an instant. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Those who don't know are afraid of it, and there is nothing to be afraid of if you know the details." The generals don't have to worry about this, you can just drink and celebrate the victory tonight, and tomorrow the whole army will rest and wait. Tonight, I will play a good report with General Li Mi to ask for merit for those who have participated in the war, and the rest of the matter will be put aside. ”

The crowd roared with joy, and then they staggered the drinks and drank non-stop, drinking in the dark, and enjoying today's victory.