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To the north of the city of Logos, to the northeast of Lake Namtso. Thirty-five thousand Tang cavalry were advancing south along the stretching mountain range of Nianqing Tanggula Mountain. If you want to reach the city of Luo, the fastest way is to take advantage of the land of the lake basin of Namco Lake, and rush through the remaining veins of the Nianqing Tanggula Mountain, and the front of the city will be barrier-free. Therefore, Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi decided to cross the land of Namtso Lake and Lake Basin, and suddenly appeared in the northwest of the city of Luo Qi from the passage between the mountains, which caught the Tibetans by surprise.

Namtso Lake is surrounded by mountains, but nature has left a path in the land of the lake basin. The import is in the northeast direction and the exit is in the southwest direction. Therefore, Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi chose the path of marching. A quick passage would allow the army to move unhindered, and to gain enough time to reach the city of Logos before the other two armies, and at a time when every second was in the running for success, it was absolutely not advisable to detour eastward. What's more, Namtso Lake is known as the sacred lake of the Tubo people, and the occupation of the area around Namtso Lake is also a spiritual blow to the Tubo people.

Although Li Guangbi had all kinds of doubts and concerns, under the persuasion of Ge Shuhan's incendiary words, Li Guangbi gave up his position and threw the things that Wang Yuanxin reminded him of.

The cavalry arrived at the entrance to the northeast of Namtso Lake in one day and one night, and out of caution, Li Guangbi sent dozens of groups of scout cavalry to investigate. He was worried that he would be ambushed by the Tibetans, and although he decided to advance into the city of Luo, caution in the march and battle was still essential, and Li Guangbi did a good job.

The news of the scouts' discovery was reassuring, and the scouts even went deep into the plains and beaches of Namtso Lake, but they did not see a large number of Tibetan soldiers and horses. On the contrary, there are small groups of Tibetan soldiers and horses roaming in the land of the lake beach, and there are a large number of Tibetan herdsmen grazing on the lakeside plains with rich pastures, as if they are unaware that the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses are already eyeing beyond the mountain pass.

After receiving such feedback, Ge Shuhan laughed, and ridiculed Li Guangbi for being too cautious. Goshuhan asserted that the defeated soldiers and horses from the city of Stone Castle must have fled to the city of Rakhe. In a place like Namtso Lake, there are only two small military towns, Dangxiong and Bangor, and they are isolated from the mountains, and there are no big cities here, and there are many soldiers and horses stationed there.

Li Guangbi was speechless, but the news he heard was reassuring, so in the early morning of 27 May, 35,000 cavalry of the Longyou Hexi Coalition Army rushed into the valley mouth in the northeast like a rushing river, and by noon, the army arrived at the lake basin of Namco Lake.

Snow-capped peaks surround a pool of clear water, and the grass is flat by the lake, and flowers and trees are in full bloom. When Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi saw such a beautiful scenery, they couldn't help but be amazed.

"I didn't expect that there is such a beautiful place in the territory of Tubo, and such a splendid land should belong to my Datang, how to teach the Tubo people to occupy it. Fucking shouldn't. ”

Ge Shuhan sighed while getting off the horse and walking towards the clear lake, bowed to the entrance of the lake, and suddenly 'baba baba blah' hurriedly spit out and scolded repeatedly.

"How is it salty water? Damn, it turned out to be a saltwater lake. Lao Tzu's tongue is almost numb. ”

Li Guangbi laughed and said, "This is a saltwater lake, so let's learn a lesson." This may be the punishment of the Tibetan gods, who told you to pee in their sacred lake. ”

Ge Shuhan glared and said, "Punishment? Do the gods of the Tibetans dare to punish me? I want to spoil their sacred lake. With that, he unbuttoned his pants and peed into the lake. He took the lead, and the soldiers of the Tang Army followed suit, lined up hundreds of steps along the lake, and desecrated a quiet and beautiful place into a urine pit.

After desecrating the lake, Geshuhan ordered the entire surrounding lake to be cleared of the Tibetans. For a moment, iron hooves crushed the swaying flowers, and the sword broke the tranquility of the lakeside.

The Tang cavalry carried out a merciless slaughter of small groups of Tibetan soldiers and horses and scattered Tibetan herdsmen on the lakeside plain. The Tibetan soldiers and horses and people on the shore of the lake scattered and fled, some died under the iron hooves of the Tang army, and some fled to the valley to avoid disaster. In the evening, when the Tang army assembled and camped on the beach east of the lake, the entire Tubo people around Namtso Lake had disappeared without a trace.

That night, the plundered cattle and sheep were slaughtered and roasted, and the soldiers of the whole army were able to feast on the fat and oily beef and mutton. And the war horses were finally able to nibble on the abundant pastures by the lake. There was thunderous cheers and high morale in the army.

Early the next morning, the army galloped southwest along the lakeside meadow to the southwest exit. Approaching the outlet of the valley in the southwest in one day, they decided to spend the night by the lake, and tomorrow they would lead their army out of the lake basin. But just when Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi thought that the army would soon appear under the city of Luo, the scouts came with disturbing news.

The scouts sent to the exit valley galloped back in the night, woke Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi from their sleep, and reported to them that the Tibetan soldiers and horses had appeared at the exit of the lake basin. Because the night was dark, it was impossible to estimate the number of people. But judging from the number of torches and the path stretched, the number is no less than tens of thousands, that is, this is undoubtedly the main force of Tibet.

Ge Shuhan didn't care, he thought that sooner or later he would encounter the Tibetan army. If you can't meet it here, you will still encounter it under the city of Luo. But even he was surprised by where these Tibetan soldiers and horses came from. According to the original estimates, they should have held on to the city of Logos. Taking the initiative to appear here, is there any attempt that cannot be achieved?

The next morning, the sun shone on the shores of Namtso Lake, and Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi finally saw clearly the Tibetan soldiers and horses arriving from the valley to the lake basin. The exit of the entire valley and the adjacent lake basin and grassland are all filled with Tibetan soldiers and horses. The flags were displayed, and the noisy birds were endless. Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi, who had rich experience in facing the enemy, easily came up with the number of the Tubo army: 50,000 people!

50,000 people! And mostly cavalry!

This time, even Ge Shuhan was speechless in surprise. Although there were 60,000 victories against 80,000, the battle of Stone Fort City was won by strategy, and there was no frontal battle of cavalry. In that battle, the Tibetan cavalry was attracted to attack the camp, and the Tang cavalry had the opportunity to attack the opponent's infantry team. The cavalry of both sides never fought head-to-head. When the Tibetan cavalry turned around to attack, most of the Tang army had already entered the stone fort city, forcing the Tibetan cavalry to withdraw south.

And now, facing the 50,000 Tibetan cavalry army, and in the flat land by the lake, a head-on battle is inevitable. In this situation, any strategy is useless, and it is the strength and strength that are fighting.

Fortunately, the Tibetan cavalry did not attack immediately, they just set up camp from afar and watched. It's like a beast that is staring at its prey, but doesn't attack, just looks at you from afar, and you feel creepy.

Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi immediately convened the generals to discuss countermeasures, and everyone unanimously felt that with the existing forces and hard fight, there was little chance of winning. Even if he wins, he will no longer have the strength to advance to the city of Luo. This time, instead of being stubborn, Geshuhan agreed with Li Guangbi's proposal to immediately withdraw to the northeastern mountain passes. If you can't fight, you can withdraw, and your own soldiers and horses are also cavalry, and the enemy may not be able to catch up with them. Exiting the land of the Nam Tso Lake Basin, the hilly and mountainous terrain on the plateau will be more conducive to maneuvering and outwitting, which is much better than having no choice but to fight hard here. Although this is a bit like a lost dog, it is the right way to bend and stretch, and there is no need to fight a battle with no chance of winning.

As a result, the Tang cavalry immediately discarded a large number of baggage and began to retreat lightly. The Tubo soldiers on the opposite side strangely did not choose to chase immediately, but slowly began to pull out the camp and slowly followed behind the butt of the Tang army.

Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi didn't have time to think about it, so they only retreated along the lake with more than 30,000 cavalry. But in the early afternoon, they got another piece of news that made their hearts and guts violent. On the lake beach in the rear, a Tibetan cavalry soldier and horse were approaching. There were 40,000 of them.

Ge Shuhan was dumbfounded, it was obvious that the 40,000 Tibetan cavalry had entered from the import. His 35,000 cavalry were surrounded by 90,000 Tibetan soldiers and horses, and blocked the beach east of Namtso Lake.

Apart from fighting, the Don army had no way out. If you don't go up the mountain, you can't cross the lake, and at this moment, unless the Tang army has flying wings, it is impossible to escape the wings.

It was only at this time that Ge Shuhan finally came to his senses that the situation mentioned in Wang Yuan's letter really happened in front of him. The letter was a reminder and advice to him, not a merit. The Tubo people have long set up a net of heaven and earth, and they are waiting for themselves to plunge into this net

By now, it was too late to say anything, the 50,000 cavalry in the rear was slowly attacking, and the 40,000 Tubo cavalry in front was also coming. Ge Shuhan had no choice, and he also made the most correct choice in the current situation, which was to attack the 40,000 Tibetan soldiers and horses in front of him desperately. You can't win if you win, you can run away as much as you can. This is the most helpless and correct decision.