Chapter 699: The Battle of the Turning Point

People come to the rivers and lakes, spend money to get drunk with spiritual songs, a little hard tears, and immediately the Lausanne River.

Gesang flowers have long been silent in the dry grass, and outside the bare Gesang Mountain, tens of thousands of Tibetan troops gathered in front. Speaking carefully, this is the first time that the Tubo people have seen the Dingguo army, and it can be regarded as the first head-to-head confrontation. There had been a great war in Gama Dansa City and Baiyu City before, but it was already two years ago, and it was easy for humans to forget, and the Tubo people did not know how the Dingguo army won back then. The sound of the horn sounded, and the Tubo people formed a tight formation and rushed towards the Dingguo army little by little. At this time, it was not enough to noon, and the sun was empty, but what I felt was the cold light of the blade. The wind blew on Gesang Mountain, blowing through everyone's cheeks, those immature or old faces, those fearful or excited looks, at this moment, the Tubo people had no way back, and they didn't want to retreat, who could kill Zhao Yougong and reward countless people.

The wind rose, and a piece of dry grass fell into his hand, Zhao Yougong looked at the surging Tubo people lightly, his brows stretched, and he said with great confidence, "This king wants to fight forever, and from now on, Amdo City will not have any trouble." ”

Listening to Zhao Yougong's words, Liu Kuan's heart tightened, His Royal Highness is going to swallow this tens of thousands of Tibetan troops in one bite. The shape near Amdo City is too complicated, the east is against Damu City, and further south are Gongbu Jiangda and Naxue City, now Naxue City has been controlled by the Dingguo Army, Gongbu Jiang can not reach the threat, only Amdo City and Damu City are left, and if you take Amdo City, you can't leave yourself with any more trouble, otherwise once you fight with Damu City, there will be an accident later. That's going to happen. Strictly speaking. The Dingguo Army is a veritable in-depth operation. There is no room for carelessness.

Liu Jian and Yang Zaixing glanced at each other, and they both saw the pressure in each other's eyes. Silban didn't intend to give the national army too much time to respond, so he urged the generals of all departments to attack quickly. The purpose of Celeban is to achieve a quick victory, and if you win, you will take advantage of the victory to pursue, and if you lose, you can also deal with it in advance, and withdraw to the city as much as possible. The sky is full of clouds. The white clouds are like the Mianyang active on the plateau, and under the sky, there is a group of warriors wielding scimitars. The mountains in the distance are undulating, and the scenery is beautiful, and it is a killing.

"Roar, roar, roar" The Tubo man waved the steel knife in his hand, whistling sharply in his mouth, Liu Jian pulled out the command knife, moved forward slightly, and said loudly. "The knife hand crouches, the longbowman shoots!"

The Dingguo Army is no longer familiar with the battle formation, which has already been practiced. Therefore, when Liu Kuang's order was conveyed, a password sounded, the front row of swordsmen half-squatted, and those longbowmen who had been preparing for a long time immediately moved forward, three teams at a time, three teams and nine rows, the rain of arrows poured down, a moment without interruption, when did the Tubo people see such a bow and arrow, and many people were crucified for a while. However, the rain of arrows could not stop the Tibetan people from moving forward, and many Tibetan soldiers raised their round shields above their heads, and continued to rush with a ghost scream. Liu Jian frowned, it seems that His Royal Highness is still quite tempting, and he can make the Tubo people rush forward regardless of casualties, seeing that the Tubo people are already dozens of feet away from the main formation, Liu Kuang's left hand swung back, and the longbowmen and knife hands retreated like a tide, and then a group of soldiers with burdens ran from behind, these soldiers untied the baggage, shook the objects inside to the ground, and looked at it, and suddenly brightened the blind eyes. I saw that the ground was full of silk, jewelry and other things, and some soldiers even dropped some gold leaves.

Speaking of which, it's not the first time that the Dingguo Army has played like this, when they were fighting against Wang Qing's thief soldiers, they used this trick, and they could scold the Duan brothers at that time. After dropping those belongings, the Dingguo army fled backwards in a wolf bèi, as if the soul of the Tubo people had been killed, but in fact, the two sides had not yet handed over their troops, and the Dingguo army retreated so gloomy, is it too much? Regardless of whether the defeat of the Dingguo army was a bit excessive, those Tubo warriors still stopped advancing. What is missing on the Tibetan Plateau? Lack of wine, lack of silk satin, now there is no wine, but silk and silk, in the eyes of these Tibetan warriors, silk and silk are much stronger than gold leaves, as long as half a horse of silk, you can marry a good girl, which man doesn't want to marry a daughter-in-law? It's just that the conditions are not up to standard, but now there is a chance, as long as you bend down a little, you can get the capital to marry a daughter-in-law. There are not many silk and satin, and the Tubo warriors have to rob them, of course, the Tubo people are not like Wang Qing's thieves and soldiers, and they kill each other in order to order something. In Tibet, the strong are respected, and there are some powerful people with prestige in the army, and most of these good things have been taken away by those military leaders.

The Tibetan warriors stopped grabbing things, but the people who charged behind couldn't stop, plus the four thousand cavalry detoured from both sides, and the whole formation was chaotic for a while. Celeban's face turned green when he sat on horseback, these fools were obviously tricks of the Han people, and they were fooled, "Put down what you have in your hand, don't grab it, the county will defeat the Han people"

Celeban shouted at the top of his throat, but the effect was very small, because it was not only ordinary soldiers who were robbing things, but many commanders and centurions were leading the robbery, and this order could be carried out? Afraid that the Dingguo Army would attack rashly, Celeban was stunned, took out his knife and gave a death order to his subordinates, hacking to death a few centurions who were robbing things, and the scene was slightly controlled. Celeban was anxious, but when the Tubo warriors continued to attack, the Dingguo army had formed a defensive belt again hundreds of zhang away, and this time they rushed over, and got the same treatment as last time, countless arrows flew in, and before they could touch the face of the Dingguo army, the Tubo warriors fell a large piece. Being played like this, the Tibetan people were aroused by the males in their bodies, they ran forward, screaming in their mouths, the morale was bursting, and even Salban did not expect that under the repeated blows, the Tibetan warriors would become so ferocious.

It's almost time to kill them, and when you catch those Han people, you have to chop them into mashed meat. The morale of the Tibetan people was high, and the killing intent was soaring, but it was a pity, seeing that this was about to be a short-handed encounter, the Dingguo army withdrew again, not only withdrew, but also left many jars of fragrant wine. At this time, the atmosphere on the battlefield was weird, swords and swords, and more than 20,000 people were invested on both sides. The Tibetans and Mongols share many similarities. Let's just take the wine. They were born with a wine bug. At this time, he knew that the Dingguo Army was not in a good mood, but the Tubo people still stopped and watched for a while, even if it was good to smell it.

Celeban was about to cry, after so many years of fighting, when he attacked the country of Zhangxiong to the west, how strong the vault silver city was at that time, it was still defeated. But now, this is a war. The Tibetan warriors pressed forward step by step, and the Han retreated step by step. Because of the previous lesson, the Tubo soldiers did not dare to drink this time, but they stopped one by one and looked at the commanders and generals behind them. Is this a war? How is it like chasing bandits, and if you catch up, you will have to take the loot.

Seeing the blank and innocent expressions of the soldiers, Celeban was also amused, and he grinned and looked into the distance, full of thoughts of withdrawing troops. This battle is simply confusing, and I don't know what will happen if I go on. Sailban wanted to drive, but the Dingguo army would not let the Tibetan soldiers retreat easily. The drums sounded, and the soldiers of the Dingguo Army who had gone away rushed up in a formation to the beat of the drums. The hearts of the Tubo soldiers who have been teased have long been on fire, grandma, you can't catch up with you with so many tricks, but you sent them to the door by yourself. Before Celeban could open his mouth, a group of centurions led his soldiers to rush forward. The Dingguo army has a strict formation, and it is also a posture of fighting to the death with the Tubo people, seeing that it is about to meet each other in a short battle, and the next scene almost didn't make a group of Tubo people cry, because the Dingguo army turned around and ran back murderously.

The gods are above, open your eyes and see, your people are brave and fearless, and they want to fight, but look at the Han people in front of you, they are too shameless. The brave and warlike Tibetans were enraged, and the distance was not too far, so they had to catch up with those shameless Han Chinese. So, the unusually unique chase battle was launched at the foot of Gesang Mountain, countless Tubo people rode short plateau horses for the foot soldiers to wave their flags and shout, they had the intention to stop those fleeing Han people, but the terrain around Gesang Mountain was potholes, not conducive to cavalry charging at all, the Dingguo Army and the Tubo army totaled more than 20,000 people, and the two sides chased me, like two endless tides. The Dingguo Army deliberately kept a relatively stable distance from the Tubo people, making those Tubo people itch and be unwilling, and they kept chasing but couldn't catch up.

A layer of cold sweat oozed from Salban's head, and it was a miracle that he could sweat in this midwinter wax moon. At this time, he no longer cared about his image, and kept shouting with his horsewhip, "Quick, stop, withdraw to the city"

Celeban's voice was very rough and bold, but who could still hear it at this time, and soon the shape changed, and the fleeing Dingguo army stopped running, and they divided into several columns left and right, and gave way to several aisles in the middle, as if they were deliberately left to the Tibetans. With a burst of howling sounds, the shield bearer slowly pushed to the front, and the Dingguo army finally resumed its usual defensive formation, and there was a creaking sound in the separate aisles, and under the sun, the strangely shaped cars were pushed out by the soldiers. I saw that the front of this car was very sharp, but the big wooden pillar was sharpened and wrapped in a layer of iron. In addition to these, silver steel knives were inlaid on both sides of the large wooden pillars, and the overall appearance of the car was like an iron knife centipede.

The Tubo soldiers don't know this kind of weird car, Celeban still knows the goods, and the appearance is a bit like the iron pulley that the Tangut people relied on to become famous, but it is a little different, that is, the handle of the cart is more, which means that the impact is stronger, and all the wings on both sides have been changed into a silver steel knife, which is simply a sharp weapon for harvesting human lives in mountain warfare. The shield soldiers guarded the soldiers of the cart left and right, and the whole army formed a strict attack formation, the Dingguo army was at a high level, the Tubo people were at a low place, and the iron pulley rushed down the gentle slope, a distance of more than ten zhang, and it was there in a blink of an eye, in the face of these iron carts like centipedes, some Tubo people actually tried to block with the round shield in their hands, but where could they stop it? With a click, the round shield was shattered, and then the whole person was also poked in the lower abdomen, and then all kinds of iron pulleys ran over it, and the Tubo soldiers died thoroughly. The speed of the iron pulley is too fast, coupled with the Tubo people crowded together, the formation is scattered, the iron pulley rushed in, the Tubo array remembered a burst of miserable howls, many Tubo soldiers did not react at all, the outside of the calf or knee was cut by the steel knives on both sides of the iron pulley, although the wound is not fatal, but after the injury, how to follow the fierce battle of the Dingguo army that swarmed after the injury?

The Dingguo Army will not have any mercy, how can they let go of the opportunity to beat the water dogs? Those wounded Tubo soldiers couldn't react, and they were immediately slashed and killed by the soldiers of the Dingguo Army behind them. The centurions hurriedly commanded the Tibetan soldiers to form a defensive belt. It's a pity that the hastily established shield array can't stop the charge of the iron pulley. One by one, the openings were torn open. The cavalry who arrived were not spared. When the war horse comes into contact with the iron pulley, how many can be safe?

The neighing of the magnificent war horses was endless, and the entire Tibetan army was in a mess. Saleban's face was pale, and he almost fainted, knowing that the Han people were brewing conspiracy, but who would have thought that the counterattack of the Dingguo army would come so violently that the warriors did not even have a chance to escape. At this time, it is no longer possible to withdraw all of them, and Silban is also a general who has commanded the army for many years. If you want to leave at this time, you must have the determination of a strong man to break his wrist.

With a frown, he sternly ordered, "Kurukha, take your people to take a detour from the side, and bring the Han people back to Lao Tzu." ”

Celeban is also ruthless enough, he can see that there is a big banner behind the Dingguo Army, and it must be the place where Zhao Yougong, the king of Qin, is staying. It is no longer possible to kill Zhao Yougong, but to impact the rear. The Dingguo army was sure to return to the Chinese army, and perhaps Kurucha and his 3,000 cavalry, who went to the rear, would probably be wiped out. But if you can save most people, it's worth it. 3,000 cavalry for 7,000 foot soldiers? Is it worth it? If it is placed in peacetime, it must not be worth it, let alone 7,000, even if it is exchanged for 20,000, you have to think about it, cavalry is a strategic branch, not for desperate efforts. But now, the foot soldiers are more important than the cavalry, and in the next war to defend the city of Amdo, the foot soldiers are much more important than the cavalry, and the number of people who defend the city depends on the number of people, the more people, the better.

Kurucha didn't say much, drew his sword and led his cavalry to rush towards the high slopes of Gesang Mountain, although the road was rough and bumpy, but in order to keep more people alive, he had to rush up. Kurucha was also a little clever, he saw that the Dingguo army and the army were strangled together, so he deliberately avoided it, ran west on the high slope, followed the backbone of the high slope, bypassed the entire battlefield, and then rushed to the rear of the army. Kurucha's large number of cavalry movements, Yang Zaixing could not have been unaware, he explained to Liu Kuang, he sent 3,000 soldiers and horses back to aid the Chinese army, no matter what, His Highness could not have an accident.

More than 2,000 cavalry rushed up along the backbone of the high slope, Zhao Yougong nodded secretly, Celeban is not an ordinary person, it is not easy to find the only way to turn the tide of the battle in a short time. The enemy was surging, Zhao Yougong was not afraid, he slowly pulled out the ink-colored Qin King knife, pointed to the cavalry in the distance, and said proudly, "Yue Fei, can you kill this person?" ”

"Your Highness, rest assured, the last general will never fail in his mission!" Yue Fei is young, but he has become a pivotal general in the Dingguo Army, he opened his bow and arrows, and the wolf smoke flew like a meteor, and went straight to Kulucha's forehead. He went backwards, reached out with his left hand, and forced the wolf's tooth arrow into the palm of his hand. Yue Fei's archery skills are second only to Shi Wengong's fierce man, and his arm strength is even more unstoppable, but this arrow is caught by Kulucha. However, Kurucha was not comfortable, if he had a choice, he would not choose to hold the arrow, this arrow was fast and ruthless, the strength was amazing, the palm of the hand was hot, and the tiger's mouth was numb.

Yue Fei snorted coldly, immediately put away his longbow, and led more than a thousand Ruifeng battalion soldiers to meet him. The silver spear flew, suppressing Kuruha and couldn't raise his head, Kuruha was not weak, but he just took that arrow and suffered a secret loss, and now his palms are still hot and painful. Within a quarter of an hour of the confrontation, Yang Zaixing's reinforcements blocked the rear, and at this moment, Kurucha panicked, and his mind was confused, and Yue Fei seized the opportunity and stabbed him to death on the horse's back with a shot. The reinforcements brought back by the Ruifeng battalion and Yang Zaixing blocked more than 2,000 Tibetan soldiers, and this place itself was not conducive to cavalry charges, so that some Tibetan soldiers even took the initiative to jump off their horses and become foot soldiers. But even so, it can't avoid the fate of being surrounded and suppressed by the Dingguo Army, and this place can't escape.

Although the cavalry of Kulucha's department was wiped out, but Yang Zaixing's thousands of soldiers and horses were missing, Liu Kuang's side was a little overstretched after all, and if he didn't check, he was rushed out of a road by the Tubo people. The Tubo people who fled for their lives gave full play to the unique advantage of the children of the plateau, that is, the stamina is sufficient. Although the Dingguo Army often runs cross-country, it is not in the plateau climate, which can be adapted to in a short period of time in this plateau climate? The Tibetan warriors still have a bit of a dream, they used to think that the Han people ran like rabbits, but how long has it been, and the people who escaped have been replaced by themselves, and the speed of this escape is more rabbit than rabbits.

Feng Shui takes turns, this year to my house, people are going to be unlucky to drink cold water and stuff their teeth, Salban escaped well, but the horse's hooves were on the small stones, and the horse's legs were broken all of a sudden, fortunately, Salban has great ability, otherwise he would have to be crippled. If you don't have a war horse, and you're embarrassed to grab a soldier's horse, let's run hard. Seeing that he was about to return to the city of Amdor, there was a sudden change, and a rumbling sound of horses' hooves came from the west, and not long after, a group of silver-armored cavalry galloped in the sun. Seeing this group of cavalry, Celeban shook his body and sat on the ground. This time he didn't even have the intention of escaping, in the face of this cavalry, how could the exhausted warriors escape, the more they fled, the more they were easily hacked. What situation was the favorite of the cavalry? It's that you run in front with two big feet, and I chase behind on horseback. The vicinity of Amdo City is mountainous, but the vicinity is very flat, and there are more than ten miles of grassland, which is enough for cavalry to cut and kill all the way.

Cangtian, how did the cavalry of the Han people appear here? Why can it appear in the northwest of Amdo City unconsciously, the Dingguo army can fly, and the war horse will not fly? Celeban looked in the direction of Amdo City with a sad face, and his only hope now was that the people in Amdo City could react in time and send troops to the rescue, otherwise they would really be buried here. Celeban is destined to think too much, at this time Amdo City is no longer the world of the Tibetan people, not long after Celeban led the army to go on the expedition, Aduma secretly let go of the south gate of Amdo City, and thousands of his cronies also quietly evacuated from the south gate, just after Aduma left, a Han army suddenly appeared in the south of Amdo City, this army was led by a general, this person was burly, holding a Fang Tian painting halberd, a slash and killing, there was no one's land, and the defenders of Amdo City who were killed cried and shouted their mother. Before Salban was defeated, the defenders of Amdo were defeated first, and some of them wanted to escape from Amdo to report to Salban, telling him to flee to the east, and it was better to flee to Damu City. But as soon as these messengers left the city, they were intercepted and killed by the cavalry led by Wu Jue, so until now Celeban did not know that Amdo City had changed hands.

In the Dingguo Army, when it comes to the use of cavalry, it should be Wu Jue, at least no one can match it now, even Yang Zaixing, who has made rapid progress in the use of cavalry in the past two years, is also inferior. Looking at the tired soldiers of Salban, the corners of his mouth curled up, full of pride. In fact, he could have launched an attack on Celeban a long time ago, but Wu Jue waited until the hope of the Tibetan people was in front of him. People, once full of hope, and completely desperate, what will be the reaction, most people will lose the courage to live, the current Tubo people are like this, they are too tired, even the only hope is shattered, how to fight, now it is best to pray to be able to die a little happy, right?

This killing was not tragic at all, the cavalry of the ancient town galloped past, countless Tubo soldiers fell like straw, even the city lord Salban was not spared, when there were no living Tubo soldiers in the north of Amdo City, this Gesang Mountain grievance was finally over.

Wu Jue ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, for Wu Jue, the battle of Amdo City was just an insignificant battle in his life, and the battle of Wuzhou City was far more fierce than this. However, for those Tibetans, the battle of Amdo City was tantamount to a turning point, in this battle, the northern barrier was completely defeated, and then, the city of Luo and Pibo were exposed in front of the eyes of the Dingguo army.

On the sixth day of the seventh month of Xuanhe, the Dingguo army went down to Amdo City again, and the news came out, and the world was shocked! (To be continued......)