Yi Xiang Ye Le was ordered to leave Luo Qi City and rush to Pi Bo City, when he arrived at Pi Bo City, the Anxi Army and the Jiannan Army had just met, but it was the most peaceful time, and the Tang Army did not throw more than a dozen thunderbolts into the city every day to demonstrate as they had done before, so Yi Xiang Ye Le did not see with his own eyes the power of the enemy artifact that was said in the ancient mouth of Ena. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

However, Yi Xiang Ye Le didn't think that E-Na Gu was exaggerating, because when he was inspecting the city, when E-Na Gu pointed out the houses and ground that had been bombed some time ago to Yi Xiang Ye Le, Yi Xiang Ye Le was stunned. In the area of two or three hundred paces inside the East City Gate, the traces of the destruction of the thunderbolt are shocking. The bluestone ground has been blasted out of a large crater with a radius of several feet, and you can imagine how powerful this is.

When he saw the places on the city wall that had been hit by thunderbolts, Yixiang Yele even understood why he said that the city could not be defended. The thick and sturdy walls made of rammed earth and bluestone were blown out of the crater without exception after being hit by thunderbolts. Half of the castle tower above the East Gate was blown down, and the traces of the fire are still visible. And according to the ancient legend, it was only the masterpiece of a few thunderbolts.

If what the ancient man said is true, then in fact, the huge city wall of Pibo City is two feet high and three feet high, and two feet wide, and it is really difficult to keep it in the face of such a siege weapon. If the Tang army only attacked the city wall, it would not be difficult to blast a hole in the city wall.

After getting off the city tower, Enagu and Yixiang Yele were relatively speechless, and Enagu said: "Prime Minister, you should understand why I have a pessimistic attitude now, the Tang people have such a sharp weapon, and defending the city is just passively beaten." The only way to do this is to go out of the city and fight them to the death, and fight them in close quarters. But with the current composition of my Tibetan soldiers and horses, the newly recruited soldiers not only have no combat power, but also will disturb the morale of the army, so even if I fight to the death, in fact, I have no chance of winning. ”

Yi Xiang Ye Le nodded and said, "What you said is extremely true, even if you can win, it will be a miserable victory." Now that the morale of the soldiers and horses of the whole country has fallen, the soldiers and horses of Xichuan Capital have been inexplicably annihilated by nearly 20,000 main cavalry, so in fact, we no longer have any advantage. The superiority in strength is only a false one, and I have known this for a long time, but I must not recruit new soldiers for you, otherwise the situation will be out of control for a long time. ”

Erna Gu nodded and said: "The prime minister has a long-term vision, at this time, he should make a decision immediately, in order to protect my great Tubo country, there should be some action." If the Tang people increase their troops, I am afraid that the Tibetan country will be in danger of annihilation, this is not a joke. ”

Yi Xiang Yele said in a low voice: "Have you reached the point where you have such no confidence? You are like this, aren't all the generals under your account already having no intention of fighting? ”

He smiled bitterly and said, "I can shroud myself in Zampu Male, but what can I do? Compared with the survival of the Tibetan state, the individual is actually not important. I'm tempted to say I'm confident, but I don't. You know what? In the past few days, more than 700 people have been executed in the city to deceive the people, in order to clean up the hearts of the army. Because they were frightened by the sharp weapons of the Tang army, they talked nonsense about what gods and Buddhas condemned to hold Tubo, so the sky sent divine fire and destroyed our Tubo country. But I kill and kill, they don't say it, but they still think so in their hearts. I have led the troops for many years, and I know that morale is the first thing, and I have lost the courage to fight against the enemy, and the battle has been lost before it is fought. I also ordered my subordinates to hurry up and train the newly recruited soldiers and horses, but do you know how much of a role can be played by relying on this temporary cramming? ”

Yixiang Yele frowned and said: "For those who confuse the public with demons, but don't be soft on killing." The soldiers and horses must be restrained, and the enemy must not be chaotic before attacking. As for your worries, Prime Minister Ben actually has some considerations, what do you think I came to Pibo City for? I just want to know if this battle can be fought, and if there is any hope of victory. If you can't go any further, there's only one way to go. ”

Eh Na Gu said: "Negotiate peace?" ”

Yi Xiang Ye Le glanced at Gu and said, "General, don't speculate. ”

He said with a smile: "Prime Minister, it's all this time, what are you still hiding?" Do you think that I was recommended by the Suvi King to be the general of the Kamigawa Prefecture, so I have the same opinion as them to fight to the death? Then you're wrong. The starting point of my ancient consideration of the problem is to see if it is beneficial to my great Tibetan country. I'm not going to clash with anyone. Zanpu gave me the order, I am afraid that it is also because I am a person loyal to the Tubo country, otherwise even if the king of Subi recommends them, Zanpu and you may not agree. ”

Yixiang Yele smiled and said: "You're right, when Zampu asked me for my opinion, I did nod and agree. It's not that I'm afraid of going against King Subi and them, it's just because I think you're up to the position of General Kamigawa. Looking at my Tubo country, over the years, you are the only one who can stabilize the morale of the army, and you are the only one who has won a little in the battle against the Tang Dynasty. ”

Ernagu shook his head and said: "Prime Minister, I am very ashamed of you to say this, am I undefeated in the hands of the Tang people?" And it was a great defeat in a situation of disgraceful superiority of troops, and I was really ashamed. I was prepared to resign as a general after the end of the war. But before that, I can't resign, I'm worried that the position will fall into the hands of some people, and I will fight the Tang army indiscriminately, and even the last 150,000 troops will be consumed, and then it will really not be far from the destruction of the country. With these 150,000 troops and 50,000 soldiers and horses in some cities, at least the Tang Army does not dare to be too presumptuous, and it is also a bargaining chip in our hands. If we can't negotiate peace, we still have the capital for a war. ”

Yixiang Yele nodded deeply, looked at his forehead and sighed: "If everyone in my Great Tubo Country has such considerations as a general, how can there be today's crisis?" It's a pity that many people are just for themselves, and the survival of my Tubo country is not something they care about. Since the general also thinks that peace talks are a way out, then ......"

Before Yi Xiangye Le finished speaking, a general of the ancient guards ran in striding in from outside the door, and he didn't care about the etiquette, so he said hurriedly: "Prime Minister, General, the Tang Army has made a move." ”

Enagu was startled, got up and said, "Do you want to attack the city?" ”

The lieutenant general said: "It seems that sixty or seventy thousand soldiers and horses are already in battle under the city, and it seems that they are going to do it." ”

"Give an order immediately, and the soldiers will defend the city, and I will come immediately." ”

The general of the personal guard arched his hand, and the ancient dynasty Yixiang Yele arched his hand and said: "Prime Minister, I can't talk to you here, the Tang people want to attack the city, and I need to go to the city immediately to organize the defense." ”

Yi Xiangye said: "I'll go with you." ”

"The Great Prime Minister, the city is in danger, and the Great Prime Minister should stay in the Great General's Mansion." ”

Yi Xiang Yele got up and said: "At this time, what are you talking about personal safety, I want to see with my own eyes how fierce the Tang people's offensive is, so that I can go back and report to Zampu to learn about it, and decide whether to negotiate peace with the Tang people." ”

Yi Xiang Yele smiled bitterly: "Prime Minister, then I can only pray for the Living Buddha to bless you, the Tang people's missiles don't have long eyes." But don't worry, I'll be by your side to protect me, and unless I'm blown up, I won't let the prime minister hurt a single hair. ”

Yi Xiang Yele's heart was furious, but the words had already been spoken, and it was impossible to take them back. At that moment, he ordered someone to take the armor and put it on, and rode a war horse to the east city. But under the gate of the East City, the soldiers and horses of Tubo were bustling and noisy, and there was a chaotic scene. Yi Xiang Yele frowned, and said with a wry smile: "See, the recruits are completely like headless flies, and the military orders can't be carried out at all." ”

Yi Xiang Ye Le nodded slowly, and Gu beckoned a high-ranking general to shout angrily: "What's the matter? If the chaos is like this, are all the soldiers and horses at the head of the city in place? ”

The general wiped his sweat and said: "These idiots don't understand orders at all, they are all running around and shouting, and the last general has already tried his best to restrain them." See, they even blocked the staircase entrance to the city, and the veterans couldn't go up. ”

With a cold face, Gu pulled out the scimitar at his waist, and rode his horse into the staircase of the nearby upper city next to a group of chaotic recruits who did not know the southeast and northwest, and the scimitar flashed continuously, and a dozen dizzy recruits were hacked to the ground in an instant. The recruits around them were all running around in shock. Yi Xiang Yele held the blood-dripping scimitar and shouted: "They all have ears and eyes, they don't understand and follow the veterans, and after going to the city, listen to the orders of the veterans around you. ”

The commotion of the recruits slowly calmed down, since the veterans and generals were given the right to kill, these people also knew that they were afraid of death, so they followed the people around them to the city slowly, and gradually restored order.

He returned to Yixiang Yele with a cold face, shook his head and said, "Prime Minister, have you seen it?" I'm leading troops to fight here, and I'm shepherding a group of sheep cubs on the grassland, and when the wolves come, the sheep cubs are crazy and disobedient. When he was not a soldier, he rode a horse and played with a sword, and when he entered the army, he was all a coward. Do you think they really don't understand the command? It's just that I don't want to go to the city to die. ”

Yixiang Yele sighed and said: "My Tubo soldiers and horses are the best in the world, even Datang has to admit this, I didn't expect it to become like this today." ”

With a sigh, the two went up to the castle tower surrounded by everyone. Looking down at the city from the gap in the half-height battlements, I saw that on the vast wilderness under the clear clouds, the soldiers of the Tang Army were covering the sun with flags and swords, and they had already set up a formation under the city. Hundreds of phalanxes stretched for miles, and at a glance they were full of black heads, like a black carpet on a grass.

Three hundred steps away from the city, four bright banners were waving in the wind, and four of its Tang army generals stood on horseback, their armor reflecting a dazzling light, and the golden armor on one of them was the most eye-catching.

"Those four people are the four commanders of the Tang Dynasty's attack, the one wearing the gold armor is Wang Yuan, the envoy of Jiannan Jiedu, the one with the black armor and white cloak is Gao Xianzhi, and the other two are Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi." Enagu pointed in a low voice.

Yi Xiang Ye Le looked at the city, how could he not know when he mentioned Wang Yuan's name, it was this person who set him up and set up a scam under the city of Wangzhou. Now that they meet again, Yi Xiang Yele can't wait to catch him and chop him to death, he really hates this bastard.

"What are you doing? If you want to attack the city, how can it be this formation? There is not a single ladder siege vehicle, and tens of thousands of cavalry are lined up under the city, is this showing off their might? Yixiang Yele frowned.

"It's not once or twice that they've done this, but it's the first time in a few days, so I'm afraid it's not a joke." Look, the siege equipment has been brought in, oops...... It's not good, it's those things, Prime Minister, you go down to the city and hide, the Tang people are going to use that siege weapon to launch a siege. ”

In the voice that changed the tone of the ancient Yina, Yi Xiang Yele saw hundreds of large vehicles driving out of the Tang army's formation and stopping in front of the formation. Immediately after that, a team of dozens of soldiers began to unload things from the car and began to put them together in a ping-pong manner. Of course, Yixiang Yele wouldn't leave, for the sake of face and curiosity, he wanted to see with his own eyes how terrible these things were, so he insisted on staying on the city tower.

Above and below the city, under the gaze of more than 100,000 eyes, thirty-eight Shenwei cannons were slowly assembled, like more than thirty big monsters standing under the city. And on the head of the city, the cold sweat of the powerful Tubo soldiers who had seen this thing had already flowed down their necks.