Chapter 360: Shooting the Sun (2)

The battle of Qinghai in history, Liu Xianli was about to start from Huangbei Road, he was the vanguard army, Li Jingxuan responded from the side of the army on the main road of Chiling, and fought in Longyi City. This is in Longyi City, where the Tubo Fishtail Army is stationed. Tubo was defeated and lured Liu Xianli to Dafeichuan, and Li Jingxuan's army then responded. came, fenced up, Li Jingxuan didn't dare to save it, Liu Xianlijun didn't. It is estimated that a few more people escaped, including Zhang Qianxuan, Pei Shaoye, and Xin Zhonghe. At this time, Li's military position was about the mouth of Dafei Chuankou, and Wansu City and Hongji Bridge were controlled by the Tubo people, so they fled, either from Chiling Avenue or from Chengfeng Ridge, Chiling Avenue was too far away, and retreated to Chengfeng Ridge. The Tubo people arrived in advance (there was no garrison in advance, this is how I wrote it in my book), and with the help of the danger of Chengfeng Ridge and the obstruction of a mud ditch under the ridge (I don't know if it exists now), the Tang army was blocked. It was the mud ditch that blocked the Tang army, not the Tang army who used the mud ditch to block the pursuing army. Later, the Tubo army was about to chase over, and Hei Ya Changzhi led 500 strong men overnight to surprise the Tubo army of the Chengfeng battalion. Yes. The losses of the Tang army in this battle were not lost by Liu Jun, but were separated when they fled, and the number is estimated to be not small. This is the reasonable truth of the Battle of Qinghai, and the history books are either unclear or wrong. Straight to the point.

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Not long after Zhang Guidong came to Dabadou Valley, the war began.

Tens of thousands of Tibetan troops came menacingly in front of the big camp, and now the city is not like a city, and the camp is not like a camp. The time was in a hurry, and it was impossible to repair the city, but it was not solid to build the city with wooden fences. So he mined stones and built a tall stone wall on the mountains on both sides, and even used a lot of gunpowder quarrying in order to grab time.

Although the walls of the camp are not as tall and thick as those of those cities, they are easier to defend and difficult to attack than ordinary cities with the help of the terrain. That's it, because of the fact that the land is going to rush, Li Wei is not very relieved, and he sent 15,000 people, that is, the soldiers under Liu Xianli's original account.

Before attacking the camp, a rain of arrows and gunpowder bombarded them, killing hundreds of people, and retreating like a tide again.

In the afternoon a second attack was launched, again losing a few hundred men.

At first, Zhang Guidong was frightened, but after two attacks, a heart settled down. In fact, a few days earlier, Li Wei received news that a major war might break out. It wasn't that the scouts lurked under the big tent of the Qinling Tomb and heard it, but it was judged from the feedback from the party members.

It turned out that Tubo was going to recruit 30,000 soldiers from the party. However, the party members were reluctant and slowed down, some of them arrived under the tent of Ronzanpo, and some of them did not arrive, and then the war ended and they were repatriated again. But this time it was different, Tubo sent a special person to recruit troops, and the whole 35,000 people were requisitioned, and there was a moment of friction, and they were immediately killed. Unable to do so, the party members of 35,000 young and middle-aged people rushed to the Tibetan camp to meet with others.

Besides, the time has come, and the Qinling Tomb has been here for a long time, seeing that September is coming, and October is coming, if they don't attack again, they are in the field, and it will be more difficult to attack the city. Therefore, all kinds of heavy trucks have been notified, and it is necessary to increase vigilance. Not long after the news was delivered to Dabadou Valley, the Tubo people arrived.

The next day, it was attacked again, but it was still fruitless, this time Zhang Guidong was no longer afraid, and even took advantage of the rest of the Tubo people to run to the camp wall and look at the Tubo camp in the distance.

The three attacks were ineffective, and the Tubo people had no hope, so they were extremely angry, holding flagpoles one by one, carrying women's belly pockets and dirty clothes that they didn't know where they got them, and shouted loudly not far away: "Yaohe Grandma Li, Aunt Wang of Shanzhou, can't fight when you see the enemy, always by Cao Xinwu and Liu Lao." ”

Liu Xianli's face was as angry as a purple pig's liver, in fact, there were already some discussions in Shanzhou, this time the Tang Dynasty army went out, and the Han generals were not as good as General Hu. If it weren't for the prince's bravery, this time the Han generals would have lost the face of the entire Han people, look at Cao Huaishun, with 8,000 people, they didn't dare to attack 2,000 Tubo soldiers, and they lost Chengfeng Ridge. But immediately some people retorted that the prince could not be regarded as a pure Han Chinese, and half of his body was of Xianbei blood.

Half of them are not, but at least a small half, in fact, Li Yuan said that the ancestor Li Hu is a Han person, this is very suspicious, since Tuoba Jue entered Luoyang, changed his Han surname, wore Han clothes, and used Han etiquette, how many Hu people changed their Han surname? There's no way to verify it. If it weren't for Wu Zetian's bloodline, it is estimated that more than half of Li Wei's body would have the blood of Xianbei people.

Not long after this discussion started, some Han generals heard it and bowed their heads in shame. But there are many people who are not convinced, such as Liu Xianli and Wang Xiaojie are not very convinced. It's not that we don't make meritorious contributions, it's that the prince only uses Hu people, not us Han people, what should we do? Cao Huaishun was also not convinced, it was not that I did not attack, the main goal of the prince at that time was to capture Hongji Bridge and Wansu City, and he did not necessarily say that he wanted to capture Chengfeng Ridge. If the sacrifice is too heavy, will the prince pursue it?

It's just that because Li Wei is the crown prince, they are all not quiet.

Zhang Guidong faintly felt that this was an opportunity and asked, "Liu Shangshu, what does this sentence mean?" ”

Liu Xianli also ignored him, although he was a military envoy, but Liu Xianli was also an old minister, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and he was regarded as the deputy prime minister of the country, Hugh said that he was a eunuch, that is, the prince saw him, and everyone had to respect each other.

But I was very ashamed and wronged in my heart.

But Li Wei was for a while, but he didn't know about this kind of rumor in the rear. The pressure he was under was even greater in Jiuqu.

Whether it is Qinling's attack on Dabadou Valley or Shicheng Mountain, it is not easy. It is also not easy to attack Hehuang from Chengfeng Ridge, and he also built two checkpoints to defend on the two dangers of Cuishan and Tie Yanzi. is really invincible, and Hei Tooth Changzhi and Li Jinxing can still divide their troops to come to reinforcements.

It is the nine songs that are difficult to keep. There is a danger of the Yellow River in the west of the river, and there are still many places where the river can be crossed. From the south, the Qushui Army has an avenue leading to the Hongji Bridge, and the Qushui Army can turn from Momen Road to the Great and Small Valleys, and attack Baigu City from the Great and Small Valleys. Neither of these roads is a trail. In addition to these two avenues, the terrain here is relatively flat, and there are also hills, all of which are not tall, and there are also several small roads. Therefore, three small stone cities had to be built from Baigu City to Hongji Bridge, and they were held on top of the three small roads.

Sure enough, as Li Wei expected, the Tubo people started with the Qushui Army and sent out a large army. In fact, Li Wei did not think that this was the true intention of the Qinling. But Tubo did have a lot of people, and if you are not careful, Hongji Bridge and Baigu City will be lost. Once these two places are lost, the abdomen will become thin, and the supply from the Jishi Army to Wansu City will be cut off, and Wansu City will also be lost.

So the soldiers came to block, and the water came to the earth. In fact, if it was really about Qinling fighting a war of attrition with him here, Li Wei would not be able to ask for it, and even hit it.

Let Qi Ming go to Baigu City and defend Hongji Bridge by himself. This distribution principle is also very simple, Baigu City has just been built, Tubo has not repaired much, after Li Wei took over, the time was also in a hurry, only the city wall was built, and even the moat was not dug in time. Even if Li Wei wants to go, the other generals won't let him go. Stay at Hongji Bridge, if there is a case, you can also retreat to Wansu City smoothly, and then withdraw from Wansu City to the Jishi Army. This is also the bottom limit of what Li Jinxing and Qi Biming can tolerate.

The Tibetans came.

Densely packed, Li Wei estimated that there were at least forty or fifty thousand people.

Therefore, it is very capable to talk about Qinling. In terms of numbers, the soldiers used by Tubo were not less than 300,000 this time. These soldiers have Bailanqiang, Dangxiang people, Tuyuhun people, Tubo's own army, as well as the people of the original Tubo tribe, as well as countless tribes such as Subi, Yangtong, vassal country, Zhangxiong, etc., with different languages, different religious beliefs, and different customs, which are more complicated than the members of Fu Jian's Jiangnan River. Therefore, that time, Xue Rengui knew that the other party had an army of three or four hundred thousand, and he still wanted to annihilate it in one fell swoop.

Putting so many armies together and fighting effectively is beyond Li Wei's reach for that alone.

When they arrived in front of the Hongji Bridge, they began to set up a large camp. Li Wei ignored it, on the Qinling conspiracy is good, the yang conspiracy is good, anyway, I rely on my strengths to have a relationship with you. After setting up the camp, Tubo still did not attack, rested for the night, recuperated, and the next day tens of thousands of troops came out of the camp in the dark, carrying all kinds of siege equipment, approaching under the city wall.

Li Wei was not in a hurry, and stood at the head of the city and watched coldly. At the beginning, he tentatively sent some people over, who were cannon fodder, party members, and Tuyuhun people. The party members quietly sent someone to deliver the news, we tied a white cloth around our elbows, His Royal Highness the Prince, you have a little affection for your subordinates.

Li Wei's battles, although the party members sent people to participate in the war, they were also chilled to watch. This lord is said to be the lord of benevolence, but he is violent, no less than the Tubo people. Thankfully, this one makes sense. There has not yet been a war, and I have relatives in my heart, so I sent someone to inform me.

The Tibetan people are also strange, what are you party members doing, tying a cloth around your elbow, nonsense, it's a festival. The main party members are inferior in the minds of Tibet, just like a dog and a cat, calling and drinking when needed, and immediately leviing and extorting when they are not needed. The two sides lack communication and don't want to communicate, it's not worth it! So I didn't pay attention.

Li Wei didn't move until these cannon fodder gradually came to the front of the moat, and then Li Wei ordered: "Shoot!" Try to avoid shooting people who tie strips of white cloth. ”

In fact, there were many *** soldiers in the city, and they didn't need to be ordered, and they began to release arrows very tacitly. Temptation, there are few people, but it doesn't work with **, it's wasted, it's not as effective as a bow and arrow. Bows and arrows were shot out, and arrows were released in the city, and the moat could not be filled because there were no arrows. Tang Jun was not happy either, and it was too obvious that the Tubo people in the rear could also see it. So the party members took the lead and fled.

Dozens of corpses were left behind, as well as things like wood and mud bags that stuffed the moat.

As soon as they arrived at the army, the soldiers of the Tubo law enforcement sent sharp arrows and shot them back. Then more cannon fodder was sent and under the moat. Tuoba Yuan knelt down all of a sudden, and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, save my clansmen." ”

This running back is death, coming to the city to fill the river, there is always a bottom limit to the tacit understanding, and it is impossible to send Hongji Bridge to this tacit understanding. Then it's still dead. So get down on your knees.

Li Wei asked, "What should I do if you call Lone?" ”

But he did think of a way, but at this time, he didn't sell favors, when to sell.

"Your Highness, you are very intelligent, everyone says that you are the star of the world, there will be a way."

Lao Tzu is still a star, and when that star falls to the earth, it will also burn the earth to ashes. Then he put his chin in his hand and said after a while, "For the sake of your people, Lone has no choice but to take a risk." You come with your ears. ”

After hearing this, he was overjoyed, and jumped up in the city, and the cannon fodder came again, and Tuoba Yuan shouted at the top of the city: "If you want to live, immediately put down your weapons and enter the city, whether it is the Tuyuhun people, or the party members, or other Qiang people, they will not be killed." ”

As he spoke, he lowered the drawbridge.

After hearing this, the party members understood, immediately put down their weapons, and ran to the drawbridge, and the other cannon fodder hesitated, thinking in their hearts, it was a dead end anyway, so it was better to flee into the city and surrender. All of a sudden, he ran towards the suspension bridge.

The man in command of the Tibetans, named Malaji, saw the fire and shouted: "The army is pressing." ”

Thousands of Tibetan descendants rushed up.

Li Wei shouted at the head of the city: "Archers, prepare, long-range projectile, hold down the Tibetans, let the prisoners into the city, trebuchets prepare, gunpowder cooperates." ”

"Whoa!" The soldiers of the city replied in unison.

The Tibetans also pounced, and at this time thousands of cannon fodder all crossed the suspension bridge, lifted the suspension bridge, and opened the city gate. The Tibetans fired arrows at these cannon fodder in embarrassment from a distance. Suddenly, a dense rain of bows and crossbows poured over their heads, and then one by one smoking powder packets fell again. Although this was the regular army of Tibet, with shields in their hands, they still left behind hundreds of corpses and fled in a hurry.

On the first day, the attack was unsuccessful, but several thousand prisoners were taken.