Chapter 111 II Blood Relatives
If Gesang's actions needed an apt adjective, it would be the word swift and swift. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info he didn't waste time on Sadit's many strongholds, except for the strongholds on the road to divide his troops to attack, he used all the remaining strength to attack Sadit's old nest Niutou Rock.
It was precisely because of his correct move that Sadit's subordinates were completely confused. No one thought that Gesang would launch an attack in such a bad winter, let alone that at the moment when this terrible snowstorm had just passed, Gesang's troops had already killed in front of their eyes. This meant that Gesang's troops had marched to their own place in a blizzard, and it was impossible for anyone to survive in the wilderness in such weather conditions unless Gesang had the help of the gods. Coupled with the fact that Gesang's troops shouted "Bodhisattva Protection" in unison during the siege, this fact is even more convincing. As a result, Sadit's stronghold was captured almost without having time to resist and without any will to resist.
Originally, the number of Sadit's troops was far more than that of Gesang, but first, his troops were scattered to many strongholds, and secondly, the quality of these troops was uneven, and after a large number of generals defected, Sadit had to recruit local people to serve as soldiers, so the number of troops with real combat effectiveness in his army of more than 100,000 was only a little more than 60,000, and the troops defending Niutouyan were only about 30,000.
Even these 30,000 people were also in chaos under this sudden attack, most of Sadit's troops gathered in a pile to hide indoors to keep warm, and there was no time to react in the face of the attack, and many soldiers didn't even have time to put on armor, and their heads were cut off by the Tibetan army before they took up arms.
The rapid loss of the outlying positions forced Sadit to shrink his forces and retreat to the fortress at the highest point of Niutou Rock. At this time, there were less than 5,000 of his men left, and this was already the limit of what the fortress could hold, and many soldiers who could not enter the fortress had to choose between dying in battle and surrendering, and of course most chose the latter.
At this time, Gesang faced a huge challenge, that is, although he had an advantage in the strength of Niutouyan, but in terms of overall strength, it was not superior, if Sadit's troops gathered, it was very likely that they would surround him, unless he could immediately take the last fortress of Niutouyan and completely annihilate Sadit.
However, at this time, Rodsarn gave him an idea, he asked Gesang to send a large number of envoys disguised as Sadit to report the news, but the content was very different, some ordered to hold the stronghold and not go to battle, and strictly prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to send troops disguised as friendly troops to attack the stronghold, some rushed to rescue the lord as soon as possible, and some gathered troops with nearby friendly forces as soon as possible to rescue the lord, so as not to be too weak and be broken by the enemy. Each of these sounds like there is some truth, but when the defenders of these strongholds are enforced, it becomes a mess, and it may even become a conflict between friend and foe. At the same time, he sent a small number of troops to fish in troubled waters to confuse the public, and then wantonly spread rumors that Gesang had encountered the help of the gods and was invincible everywhere, coupled with diplomatic coercion and temptation, and the result was that Sadit's subordinates were confused and confused. In less than two months, most of Sadit's subordinates chose to surrender to Gesang, and the remaining troops were no longer enough to rescue Sadit.
At this time, Gesang, who had stabilized the situation, began to extend his hand of peace to the stubborn Sadit, and he personally came to the Niutouyan fortress and shouted to his younger brother: "Sadit, my siblings, my brothers. How sad would my father be if he saw us in heaven in the same room? Sadit, my brother, if you can put aside your prejudices and return to the arms of your brother, then let us put aside our old hatreds and get back together. Tibet needs a good commander like you, and a brother needs a right-hand man like you. Surrender, brother, and don't let the Tibetans shed more blood. ”
Sadit stood at the head of the fortress and listened to all this silently, and then laughed and said, "What a great thing, brother. You can still say this in a righteous and stern manner, how did my father die? Is there anyone in this world who knows better than you? You haven't let go of so many brothers, will you let me alone? I know that my talent is not as good as yours, no matter how others praise me, but I know in my heart that I am not as good as you. Do you think I'm staying in this place to fight you and take Zamp's throne? You're wrong! I want to live! As soon as I return to the capital, I will be put under house arrest by you, and then I will lose my life at some point! Maybe it's a cup of poisoned wine, maybe it's a sudden illness, but you can't escape death anyway! I don't want to die like that! So I'm here to stay, even if you rebel against my men and weaken my power!" Even if you come to the city and push me into a corner, I will stay here! Here I can live as a human being! And when I bow my knees to you, it is when I give up the dignity of a man and become an insignificant dog! Put away your face and use it on the eagle dog you can pull together, my brother. ”
Gesang shook his head slightly, and said, "I swear to the gods and Buddhas of the heavens that I will never harm you, can't this still win your trust?" What's the point of continuing to resist? Can anything other than make your men bleed more? ”
Sadit sneered and said: "Then why don't we come to a duel, you kill me, this fortress is yours, I win you, then everything is mine, how about it?" ”
Gesang's face froze.
Sadit snorted: "I know, brother, for you, the position of power is the most important, and everything else is not important!" What kind of flesh and blood affection, for you is just a tool to invite people's hearts! But one thing you are right about is that if we continue to fight, we will only bleed more blood from the Tibetans, and I have no chance of any left. Let my blood wash your eyes away! ”
After Sadit finished speaking, he jumped from the head of the fortress and fell to the ground under the watchful eyes of everyone!
Splashes of brains splattered all over the ground. Everyone was stunned by the scene in front of them, no one expected that the royal brother Sadit would end his life in this way, and at the same time end the war.
With the death of the king's brother Sadit, the defenders of Niutouyan finally surrendered to Kaicheng. Gesang's use of troops this time only killed and wounded 7,000 people and froze to death to pacify Sadit's forces, and also accepted his army, which can be said to be a great victory, but Gesang could not find the slightest joy on his face. Sadit's words lingered in his heart for a long time, and Sadit's brains did not splash on his face, but into his heart. To be continued.