Chapter 259: The Black Cauldron with Written Evidence
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At this time, Fu Qi City is facing an unprecedented crisis.
Nanning Songzan, the commander of the Tubo army, judged the situation on the battlefield and believed that the Tang Dynasty might have intervened in the war. In this case, the certainty of defeating Tuyuhun is not great. At the same time, he judged that there was a problem with his grain route based on the fact that the grain did not arrive on time.
Sure enough, he received a report that Longdecheng had missed.
There were only 5 days of grain and grass left in the army of Songtsan in Nanning, and there were only two roads in front of him, the first was to quickly capture the city of Fuqi to obtain the enemy's grain and grass; The second was to immediately withdraw the troops, cut back on food and clothing, and return to the territory of Tibet to seek food and assistance.
He thought twice and decided to take the city one last time.
This time he dispatched 70,000 men to attack the city at the same time, and he wanted to bet that he could capture the city this time, regardless of casualties.
The calculation in his heart is that even if he can't attack the city, he can consume some of the opponent's strength. Reduce the stress of retreating on your own.
There is still a plan in his heart, which no one can say - the more people the Tubo army dies in battle, the grain and grass in his hands can be supported for a few more days, so that the Tubo army can still be preserved to some extent.
He ordered a general attack on the city, and ordered the troops to fight to the death and not retreat, and it was necessary to capture the city.
After more than 20 days of fierce fighting, the losses of Fu Qi City were not small, and Tuyuhun's army was currently less than 40,000 people, and the main force of the Tang army also began to defend the city.
The Khan of Nohobo was so brave that he stood on the walls almost every day to inspire his soldiers to fight.
When he heard that the Tibetan army had begun to attack again, he came to the city tower, and he borrowed the telescope in the hands of Ashinahong, the commander of the second cavalry division of the Tang Army (after the reform of the military system, Li Su Taobao came to 30 telescopes, and each of the chief officers above the division commander of the field army had a pair), and looked out of the city.
Soon, his face changed dramatically.
After Ashinahong took the telescope to observe, his face was also ugly.
It turned out that the enemy's attack this time was not only huge, but also in front of their attacking troops, tens of thousands of Tuyuhun prisoners of war and civilians, including many old people, women and children.
Seeing them approaching step by step, the Khan of the Noble Bowl was very embarrassed. He couldn't give the order.
Arrows will hurt innocent people, and it will be difficult for him as a khan to do it in the future. If you don't let go of the arrows, the city will be ruined. He looked at Ashinahong helplessly, meaning to let Tang Jun make a move.
For Ashinahong, it doesn't matter whether it is the Tubo people or the Tuyuhun people who die, he wishes they would die more!
However, he considered that King Liang was the commander of this operation, and his niece Ashina Qing was also Princess Liang, so he couldn't make trouble for them.
But the current situation made him hesitate. He said: "Khan, the Tang army will do this, but you have to give me a proof." Otherwise, I wouldn't have carried this black cauldron. ”
Noho asked, "What proof?" ”
Ashinahong said: "Just write it as a last resort, and you also agreed." Don't worry, I will keep this matter a secret, just to prevent people inside Datang from making trouble. ”
Seeing that the enemy was about to reach the bottom of the city wall, Nuo Haobo gritted his teeth and wrote him a note according to Ashinahong's advice and signed his name.
Ashinahong saw that Tuyuhun's servant Herenpu was also present, so he asked him to sign as well. Although Helenpu was reluctant, he saw that Nohobo had signed, and he had no choice, and he signed his name.
This note did a good job later.
Ashinahon took the note into his arms and ordered the use of projectiles to shoot arrows at the Tubo army behind, although it could not avoid hurting the people, after all, it gave the Tubo army a big blow.
However, soon after, the Tibetan army changed its tactics, and they mixed the people and soldiers together, and now they could not reduce the casualties of the people.
Ashinahon had a note in his arms, and he had no scruples at all, and ordered to shoot indiscriminately, regardless of who he died.
The officers and soldiers of Tuyuhun at the head of the city looked at the dead and wounded people, and were dissatisfied with the Tang army, but intellectually, they also thought it was right.
Under the strict orders of Nanning Songtsam, the Tibetan army desperately attacked the city regardless of casualties. They gathered under the city, and two soldiers crawled towards the top of the city with a civilian between them.
At this time, Tuyuhun's soldiers had no choice but to kill the people together. The battle was extremely fierce.
The Tubo people are crazy, and the Tuyuhun people are also crazy. They don't care about anything, they just know how to fight desperately.
For four hours, the attack of the Tibetan army did not stop. Finally, a Tibetan army climbed to the top of the city.
The Khan of Nohobo and Ashinahun personally led their guards forward and defeated them.
Nuo Hao Bo Khan gasped and asked, "Why is there no news from the Flying Tiger Army, could it be that they didn't destroy the grain depot of the Tubo people?" ”
Ashinahun didn't know the situation, so he had to comfort him and said: "It should be okay, the Flying Tiger Army was personally trained by His Royal Highness King Liang, and its combat power is strong, so it should be fine." ”
As soon as the words fell, a Tuyuhun general shouted excitedly: "Look, two puffs of wolf smoke!" ”
Nuo Haobo snatched the telescope and looked at it, and couldn't help but feel refreshed, and shouted: "General Xue Rengui's signal is done!" ”
Ashinahun also saw the signal of Xue Rengui's agreement with them. Two puffs of wolf smoke indicate that the Flying Tigers have succeeded.
It is said that at the same time that Nanning Songtsam received the attack on the grain depot, Xue Rengui should also have received the news, why was it more than 4 hours later than Nanning Songtsam when he received the news?
It turned out that Du He sent messengers to find Xue Rengui's troops. Xue Rengui's troops were mobile and did not stop in one place, so the messenger was delayed in finding them.
Ashinahun, Nuo Haobo and others told the whole army the news, and the soldiers were in high spirits and were soon ready to counterattack.
When Nanning Songtsan organized the siege of the city, he had already notified his cronies and quietly prepared to retreat. At this time, he saw wolf smoke and heard the cheers of the city. He guessed that it must be the news that the grain route of the Tubo army had been cut off, and the people in Fuqi City knew about it.
He decisively ordered that after leaving the lieutenant marshal to lead the siege troops, he led the cavalry troops to quickly withdraw.
On the tower of the city, Ashinahun, who had been observing the movements of the enemy army, saw the cavalry of the Tubo army leave, and told Nuo Haobo.
Nuo Haobo immediately ordered to go out of the city in pursuit.
Under the attack of the army in the city and Xue Rengui, the infantry of the 50,000 Tubo army was surrounded.
Seeing that he was abandoned by the commander Nanning Songtsen, the infantry of the Tibetan army was in turmoil, and after holding out for 2 hours, the deputy marshal was killed in battle, and about 40,000 Tubo people surrendered.
Nanning Songtsan ran very fast, and he ordered to abandon all baggage and run all the way south to collect the Tubo troops left behind along the way. Nanning Songtsam had already judged clearly - the Tang Dynasty was involved in the war. He was very decisive and withdrew directly from the land of Tuyuhun.
The war is over.