1. The Tang army invaded Tibet in three ways.

The Hou Junji Department of the East Road Group, relying on its well-equipped equipment, advanced steadily, and the area east of the Nu River was all controlled by the Tang Army.

The North Road Group was divided into two routes, one led by Su Dingfang, and still went south from Eagle's Beak Pass.

The other route, led by Gao Xianzhi, exited from the fork of the river in Anxi Duhufu and entered the northwest of Tibet along the west side of Aksaiqin Lake.

This is the Ali region of today's Tibet, which is one of the least densely populated areas in the world, and the local population of Tibet at this time is less than 10,000, which is under the jurisdiction of the general's government in the northwest of Tibet.

In this area, only the city of Gur and the city of Geji each stationed a thousand-man army of Tibetans, which was basically unfortified.

In fact, there is no need for a large army to garrison here, and the harsh natural environment is the largest barrier on the northern Tibetan plateau.

Ali region is located in the northern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau - the core area of the Qiangtang Plateau, Ali is the Himalayas, Gangdis Mountains and other mountain ranges converge, known as the "ancestor of ten thousand mountains". At the same time, it is also the source of the Brahmaputra River, the Indus River and the Ganges River, so it is also called the "source of a hundred rivers".

Ali belongs to the second class of wind area, the annual average wind is more than 3.2 meters per second, the frequency of gale is as high as 8 or more, and the number of annual gale days is about 149 days. The annual average temperature OC, the daily average temperature varies greatly, and it is really to wear a cotton jacket at night and yarn at noon.

Shiquanhe Town has a low temperature and severe cold all year round in winter, the annual average temperature is less than zero degrees, the extreme minimum temperature in Shiquanhe Town in winter is -41 degrees, the extreme maximum temperature in summer is 21 degrees, the temperature difference between day and night is quite large, the annual temperature difference is small, the annual temperature difference is small in the place above 5ooo meters above sea level, the daytime temperature in August is more than 1oC, and the night temperature drops below OC.

At this time, the Tibetan army and the Tang army were fighting in the northern and eastern parts of Tibet. If the Tang army could pass through the northwestern plateau of Tibet, along the valley of the Brahmaputra River, and enter the hinterland of Tibet to the southeast, it would be able to cut off the connection between Tibet and the Jieri Kingdom, and make the Tubo people suffer from the enemy.

Gao Xianzhi is good at long-distance raids, and this time he personally led an army of 1o thousand, and after full preparation, entered the northern Tibetan region of Tibet.

Although Gao Xianzhi was mentally prepared in advance, he was still deeply impressed by the harsh environment of the northern Tibetan plateau.

The Himalayas have complex climatic conditions that can be seen here all year round.

The Tang army encountered torrential rains, heavy snowfalls, strong winds, mudslides and avalanches along the way, and the difficult situation does not need to be described in detail, just the fact that the army lost no less than 5o people per day on average speaks for itself.

After a month's arduous march, the army entered a huge valley in the Himalayas, flanked by treacherous cliffs with snow at the top.

This valley is 100 miles long, and through this valley you can enter the valley of the Brahmaputra River and enter the hinterland of Tibet.

The army marched here, and the soldiers knew that they were coming to an end of the arduous march, and their spirits could not help but be lifted.

In front of the army was the vanguard of a company of the Flying Tiger Army and a battalion of reconnaissance units of the Tang Army, a distance of 10 kilometers from the army.

Five kilometers in front of the vanguard team, there was also a squad of spearheads and two guides.

That night, the biting cold made the soldiers of the elite squad huddle in their tents to keep out the cold, and except for the sentry, the soldiers fell asleep.

At 5 a.m., the soldiers were woken up by a violent shaking, and then they heard a deafening roar.

The shaking lasted for more than twenty seconds, but the roar lasted for several minutes.

Two Tibetan guides knelt on the ground, muttering prayers.

The soldiers of the Elite Class, all selected people who were familiar with the Tibetan language, heard the prayers of the Tibetan guides, to the effect that they had inadvertently angered the mountain god as they passed through this place, and asked the mountain god for forgiveness.

The soldiers of the elite squad did not go through this kind of formation, and their scalps were numb, and they did not dare to go out in their tents.

The sound stopped for a long time, and the soldiers of the Elite squad came out of their tents trembling, and the foreman was stunned by the scene in front of them—the valley between them and the army was blocked by towering snow!

After daybreak, they tried to get in touch with the army, but it was now completely impossible.

It occurred to them that the army was trapped in the valley.

After discussion, the fighters decided to call for help. In order to ensure the success of the call for help, they divided 14 people into groups of two, divided into seven groups, and went in different directions to Chang'an, Anxi Duhufu, Longyou Road and Qinghai Road for help.

Gao Xianzhi in the valley received a report from the troops of the two sections of the valley, saying that the army was trapped in the valley. He didn't panic at the time and decided to wait until dawn to check on the situation.

After dawn, the various pathfinders sent by Gao Xianzhi all reported the depressing news that the army had been trapped in this valley.

Gao Xianzhi personally went to check the terrain, and finally lost confidence.

Gao Xianzhi has 1o thousand horses in his hands, why don't he start to save himself?

Gao Xianzhi's troops were running out of food, and such a large-scale avalanche, relying on their efforts alone, might not be able to open the road in a period of time.

If the road is forcibly opened, the physical exertion of the officers and men will be too great, and the consumption of food will naturally be too large, and once the road cannot be opened, the food in their hands will not be able to hold out until the rescue comes.

Gao Xianzhi discussed with the generals and decided to immediately control the supplies, reduce the daily food ration of the soldiers, and wait for rescue.

The times make heroes. The Himalayas are earthquake fault zones, earthquakes are frequent, but not every day there are large earthquakes, Gao Xianzhi is an unlucky guy, just about to walk out of the valley, encountered an earthquake, and caused an avalanche.

Gao Xianzhi was an experienced general, and he held a meeting of officers, and in order to appease the army, he said in a relaxed tone:

"Go back and tell the soldiers that the top soldiers in front of us are not trapped in the valley, they will go back for help, and it won't be long before we will be saved."

In fact, he didn't know whether the top soldiers were trapped, and he just said this to give everyone hope. He went on to say:

"We're stuck here, there's nothing, it's God seeing that we've been marching too hard these days, let's take a break here.

In order to gain time for us to get rescue, from today onwards, the daily ration per person will be reduced to eight taels, and the daily ration per person for me and the officers above the division level will be reduced to seven taels. Everyone is in this boat and we are in this together! ”

The officers were very moved to see the general like this, and all the officers above the battalion level who attended the meeting said that, like the general, they were only rationed seven taels a day a day.

The earthquake, about five magnitude, was not felt in Chang'an.

Later generations of Americans have a psychological advantage because the United States is strong. The Tang army was strong, also because of the strength of the Tang Dynasty. With a history of thousands of years, the Han people have a superior pride in other ethnic groups.

This pride is the soul of the Han people, and in the Tang army, it is the soul of the Tang army.

The soldiers of the Flying Tiger Army's elite squad, when they lost contact with the main force, consciously and desperately completed their mission with their sense of responsibility and pride in their bones.

After a long journey, the two soldiers made a detour back to the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate. Another soldier entered the Kingdom of Jieri, passed through Nepal, and came to Lingnan Province, where the Lingnan Provincial Military Region sent a fast horse to Chang'an City.

The rest of the soldiers were all killed due to various circumstances.

After Li Jing arrived at the front line, Wei Chigong, who was temporarily in charge of the General Staff, received a report that Gao Xianzhi was trapped and couldn't help but be surprised.

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