On the sixth day of the fifth month of the thirteenth year of Tianbao, 20,000 Tiance troops set off, first to Chang'an, taking the ancient road in Hanzhong, arriving at the city capital through Ma Weiyi, resting in the city for two days after the 20,000 army continued to set off, nine days later, arrived at the front line with Nanzhao Queensland Yining City (now Anning City, Kunming City), the expedition was nearly 4,000 miles, and the marching time alone took nearly 50 days.

Speaking of which, the Nanzhao Rebellion and the war were all in the hinterland of Cangshan and Erhai Lake, but the cause was caused by Yining City in Queensland. Nanzhao was originally one of the six edicts, and under the support of the Tang Dynasty, the six edicts were unified.

The Tang Dynasty's original intention was to contain Tibet after Nanzhao became strong. The Dianchi area of Queensland is the area that the Tang Dynasty itself focuses on, and there is also an indigenous force here, the Fu clan.

Unexpectedly, after the Southern Zhao was powerful, it was not as the Tang Dynasty wished to actively fight against Tubo, but extended its tentacles to Yining City, and finally sent troops to destroy the Fu clan, the Tang Dynasty naturally couldn't bear it, so he secretly cultivated Ge Luofeng's younger brother Yu Chengjie to replace him, and suppressed Nanzhao in various ways, and as a result, Nanzhao was directly forced to rebel, and the Tang Dynasty was defeated again and again.

When the Tiance army came to Yining City, it may have been to test the combat strength of the Tang army, and Nanzhao's troops were almost twenty miles west of Yining City.

Xiao Qubing was furious, personally led 800 Tiance light cavalry, defeated 6,000 Nanzhao troops, pursued 40 miles and returned, and then, Xiao Qubing ordered the army to seize the time to adapt to the local climate, and marched to the east coast of Erhai Lake three days later.

Before this, the Four Seas Trading Company and the Datang merchants who have a cooperative relationship with the Four Seas Trading Company have continuously transported all kinds of materials to Chengdu, and later to Yining City.

was detained for a day, a young general named Duan Mingyi, and when he was escorted to see Xiao Quai, he saw such a scene that made him unbelievable. If it weren't for the dull pain from the wounds on his chest and face, he would almost have thought it was a dream.

What the hell is the army on this day, how can there be so many merchants and supplies in the war, do you see that these merchants are all sick and sick, and ask them to come and die? What does King Lanling want to do?

Then he saw the commander of the army, a handsome and cheerful young man who looked to be in his early twenties. Just looking a little out of sorts?

As soon as he saw himself, his eyes lit up, and then he stared at himself up and down, left and right, for more than a dozen breaths, and did not speak, and the person next to him also had a serious face, but he held back a smile, and the scene fell into a strange and funny atmosphere.

Just when Duan Mingyi was stared at, he was furious. When he was worried in his heart, the young commander named Xiao Qubing spoke, with an expression of admiration and hatred: "Your Excellency's surname is Duan?" ”

"Ah...... Oh, yes! Duan Mingyi wondered what happened to the surname Duan, as for such a fuss?

"Do you have a temple called Tianlong Temple?" The young man asked again.

Duan Mingyi was stunned for a moment, said what is this, and immediately shook his head: "Tianlong Temple? No......"

Xiao Quzhi's eyes widened and asked, "Then you can learn a yang finger?" ”

Duan Mingyi's eyes were blank: "A yang finger? Haven't heard of ......."

"Then you still say that you are the Dali Duan clan?" The man asked again.

Duan Mingyi became more and more confused: "I am Duan, but not Dali Duan." Dali, I haven't heard of it......"

The young commander looked puzzled. Then he slapped his thigh and said loudly: "Then do you know the Six-Vein Divine Sword, or Ling Bo Weibu, the Northern Spiritual Skill?" ”

Duan Mingyi was directly stupid, is this Tang Army commander sick, and then Ma Sui next to him kicked him. Duan Mingyi grinned and shouted, "I won't, I've never heard of it......"

"Fortunately, I won't know the six-vein divine sword, nor will I have a yang finger, Ling Bo Weibu, and the Northern Spiritual Skill." The young commander let out a sigh of relief. patted his chest, looking like he was finally relieved, then he rolled his eyes and laughed: "Since that's the case, it's useless to keep it!" ”

Duan Mingyi was so aggrieved that he almost cried, and said in his heart What is this, he will cut off his head if he doesn't know the six-vein divine sword and a yang finger, Lao Tzu is simply too wronged. He wanted to beg for mercy, but when he thought that the Tang army had 200,000 troops dying in Nanzhao in a row, he felt that it was useless to beg for mercy, so he was pushed out of the Chinese army's tent by Ma Sui by his neck.

Then he heard a sound of a horizontal knife coming out of the sheath, Duan Mingyi trembled, closed his eyes and swore in his heart that in the next life, he must first ask what the six-vein divine sword and the one yang finger are, this time he died too inexplicably.

The sound of breaking wind came, Duan Mingyi only felt that his wrist was cold, and the hairs on his body stood on end, but he didn't feel pain, it turned out that the horizontal knife just cut the rope that tied his wrist, he opened his eyes suddenly, turned his head and wondered: "You don't kill me?" ”

"You didn't listen to what our marshal said, you are a waste, it's useless to keep it, and it's a waste of food." Ma Sui put the knife back into its sheath with a look of contempt: "I don't know anything, I'm embarrassed to claim to be Dali Duan!" ”

Duan Mingyi rode away on his Dian horse, which was about the same as a donkey, and Tang Jun also gave him two days of dry food, until he walked out of Yining City two or three miles away, Duan Mingyi still felt like he was dreaming.

What's the situation? Asked a few inexplicable words, and then let yourself go, what's going on? Duan Mingyi felt that his brain was a mess, did this commander of the Tang Army have something wrong with his brain? At this moment, he suddenly heard a loud military song from the Tang Army camp behind him.

"Ten thousand people are single-minded, Mount Tai can be shaken!

Only loyal and righteous, angry bullfighting.

The Lord will kiss me more than my parents;

Committing military orders is not free.

The order is clear, the letter of reward and punishment,

Go to the water and fire, dare to stay late?

Report to the Son of Heaven and save the head of Qian.

Kill all the fangs and find a marquis! ”

Speaking of which, the morale of this Tang army was really angry, Duan Mingyi shuddered, and hurriedly kicked the horse's belly desperately, and he had to quickly report what he saw and heard here to the king.

At about the same time, more than 200 miles north of Tubo Motuo, an army of 80,000 Tubo was trudging through the mountain road, and the leading general, Enlan Dazarukon, was loudly cheering up his subordinates; "Let's work hard, after this mountain road, the road below will be easy to walk......"

Three miles away from Enlan Dazarugon, two Tibetan generals of some similar age and appearance walked at the back of the line, one of them was red in number and clenched in fists. The other person's expression was much more relaxed, and he asked casually, "Uncle." Is Xiao Qubing really so strong? He only has 20,000 troops, isn't Nanzhao's 80,000 army enough, but also add 80,000 of us? ”

This person who was called Uncle was the one who was raised by Xiao Qubing with one hand at the court meeting, and his full name was Na Nang Shang Jiezan La Nang, which is referred to as Shang Jiezan in Chinese.

The man next to him was about the same age as him. But according to the generation, it is his nephew, named Na Nang Shang Jie Si Xiuting, and the Chinese abbreviation is Shang Xijie.

When Shang Jiezan heard this, he clenched his fists so loudly that his eyes almost burst into flames. Tubo, as well as himself, is now like this, all thanks to this Xiao Qu's illness!

At the court meeting that day, the traitor Xiao Quai, who was sick, raised himself with one hand. Later, when he put it down, his left hand gently touched his lower abdomen.

At that time, I didn't feel anything, but after I returned to Tubo, I found that my lower body could no longer be lifted, and the slightest reaction would be painful.

This dog thief is really insidious, and he unknowingly took a light touch, and he lost his dignity as a man. Turned himself into a eunuch.

Because as soon as there is a reaction, it will be painful, and after multiple treatments have failed. Shang Jiezan was ruthless, and simply cut the two balls by himself, that kind of bitter pain and damage to his soul made his hatred for Xiao Qu's illness stronger day by day, and now he can finally find revenge on the traitor who is not in the sky!

and their old Tibetan old Zampu Chide Zuzan, who was also very sure that he was killed by the dog thieves of Xiao Quai's alliance with the Subi tribe. On the day Chide Zuzan was injured, he smelled a strange smell, which was the same as the fireworks newly invented by Xiao Quzhi in Chang'an.

However, knowing that this is the case, there is no way to take Naxiao to get sick, and even Nasubi King Wuluzan and Zhangxiong King Li Xiuzhuo have no way. Now the two divisions are supported by the Anxi Army and the Longyou Army, uniting to fight against the Sibo Ye Division, and Tubo has been divided into three.

The soldiers of the two divisions are also adapted to the plateau environment, and they are also brave and good at fighting, the only drawback is that the desire to attack ~ is not too strong, but under the training and provocation of the Tang Army, now the soldiers of the two divisions have all become screaming and often take the initiative to attack.

The two departments also cooperated with the Anxi Army and the Longyou Army, and also cut off and blocked the source of tea in Tibet.

Then there were many people with a large number of good horses, cattle and sheep to the Subi and Zhangxiong tribes in exchange for tea, and these black-hearted Suvi and Zhangxiong people actually asked for a sky-high price. In the past, a first-class horse could be exchanged for forty catties of tea, but now it has become a first-class horse that can only be exchanged for seven or eight catties, and it often does not change for you.

But the body is really uncomfortable, and the tea can't help but drink, and now half of the good horses on the Tibetan Plateau have been lost. In addition to tea, the two departments will also smuggle sugar and liquor to Tibet, in exchange for a large amount of Tubo's grain, cattle and sheep, and now the grain is not enough to eat, these robbers killed by God!

And there is another point, in the past, when the year in Tibet was not good, or when there was a good opportunity, you could go down the mountain to loot grain and people up the mountain, but now that you are guarded by the two departments, you don't have to think about looting anymore.

What's even more odious is that the two tribes also preached everywhere, saying that the herdsmen of the Sibo Ye Department were not doing well, because their Zampu and the army had turned their backs on the gods of the Bon religion and had been cursed by the gods, so the Tubo Zampu would be hacked to death by the Thunder God, and all those who continued to follow the Zampu of the Sibo Ye Department would be punished by the God of Thunder and would die, which made the people in Tibet panic.

In this three-pronged way, Tubo, which was once very powerful and could even compete with the Tang Dynasty, suddenly fell apart and became extremely weak.

Fortunately, Tubo survived this series of blows. Under the operation of famous generals such as Non Ruozan and Enlan Dazarugon, Tubo broke his arms to survive, took the initiative to give up a lot of territory, and recalled all the main forces back to the core area.

He also purged a large number of spies and doubters of the Subi and Zhang-zhung tribes in the territory, and then repeatedly showed weakness, lured the enemy to go deeper, and eliminated the 90,000 allied troops of the Subi and Zhang-zhung tribes in a battle, breaking the rumors and boosting morale.

However, even so, the Tibetan Sibo Yebu is still on the defensive, and many of them are now used to block the road and set up blocks.

Because in the past two years, the life of the herdsmen of the Sibo Ye tribe has become extremely difficult, but on the other hand, the life of the herdsmen of the two tribes of Subi and Zhangxiong has become very superior, so that the tribes and tribes in Tibet, and even the herdsmen of the Sibo Ye headquarters, are ready to move, wanting to break away from Tibet and flee to the two tribes of Subi and Zhangxiong.

And all that. It's all because of Xiao Quai's traitor and robber, this strategy of sending troops to attack, supporting the confrontation between the two subi Zhangxiong, and the material blockade was formulated by Xiao Quai. If it weren't for him, why didn't anyone think of it before?

Come to think of it. Shang Jiezan gritted his teeth and said: "This manpower is infinite, the three armies of the brave crown, my Tubo has become what it is today, all thanks to him, do you say he is strong?"

Since he dared to come to attack Nanzhao with only 20,000 troops and horses, he naturally had nothing to fear. I only hope that King Nanzhao will hold out until our reinforcements arrive. ”

Shang Xijie heard this, and he was quite unimpressed, the terrain and geographical environment of Nanzhao are so good that it is simply impossible to open it. Even if you are invincible on the frontal battlefield and defend by danger, how can you not hold out on to the arrival of reinforcements?

But seeing that Uncle's face is so bad, he won't say anything anymore, wait and see, maybe when we arrive in Nanzhao, it may not be necessary that Xiao Quai's army will be wiped out again.

On the other side, two days later. Duan Mingyi returned to Longwei City on the south bank of Erhai Lake.

"What, he just asked you some such inexplicable questions. Just let you come back? After listening to Duan Mingyi's report, Nanzhao Wang Ge Luofeng also felt incredible.

This group of Tang troops was indeed fierce, and the 6,000 Nanzhao army was actually broken by the opponent's 800 light cavalry in three rounds, although there were not many dead on their side, most of them climbed trees and escaped by mountain roads. But the other party almost didn't die.

Eight hundred Tiance light horses, all of them rode and shot like flying, and the range of the wooden bow and crossbow arrows on his side was far inferior to the other party, and he finally entered the range with huge casualties but found that his crossbow arrows could not break the opponent's armor at all.

These hussars. People wear iron armor, horses wear leather armor, and the protection is tight, unless you just shoot in the eye, it is the result of listening to a sound or hanging on the leather armor, and it will not cause harm to this.

What's even more annoying is that this set of armor is not heavy at all, you can see it from the horseshoe prints, and I don't know how it was produced.

"By the way, the king, on the way back, the last general heard a message." Duan Mingyi remembered one thing and said excitedly: "When the last general was out of the city, I heard two Tang businessmen talking about the war......

"Merchant?"

"Yes, my lord, this time with 20,000 Tang troops, there are also a large number of merchants, men and craftsmen, and Yining City is also full of all kinds of materials, among which wood is the most."

Ge Luofeng looked suspicious, he had learned about Xiao Qu's previous record, and every time he won more with less, and the loss was minimal. This time, he dared to take only 20,000 troops and horses to recruit his 80,000 standing army and 50,000 or 60,000 replenishable soldiers.

Ge Luofeng wanted to know what Xiao Qubing relied on, but he felt that all this that Duan Mingyi saw and heard, could it be that Xiao Qubing deliberately arranged it to confuse him?

"You go on."

"Yes, the last general heard one of the merchants say that the construction period given by the king of Lanling is too tight, and the other said who said no, it is too difficult to build a hundred warships in a month, and the previous one said, fortunately, the income is also high, and the king of Lanling promised to break through Taihe City, except for gold and silver, the spoils of war will belong to them......"

Ge Luofeng's eyes widened, the hinterland of Nanzhao is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the north and south are dangerous Xiongcheng, the west is the towering Xiangcang Mountain peaks, and the east is the vast Erhai Lake, which can be described as impregnable.

However, the east coast of the Erhai Sea is indeed difficult to defend, if the other side really succeeds in building ships on the east coast, then all the dangerous terrain outside will be meaningless, and the other side can land at will by boat, slaughter cities and villages everywhere, and kill people.

Moreover, Xiao Quai's illness only relied on 22 warships to pacify the South China Sea in one fell swoop, and there is no doubt about his ability to fight in water.

"Build a hundred warships in a month? What are you kidding, how is it possible? Ge Luofeng's eldest son, Feng Jiayi, sneered.

"Who said no, Your Royal Highness the Prince, I think there is something wrong with that Xiao Quai's brain." Duan Mingyi said, and then everyone laughed.

Ge Luofeng frowned, waved his hand to silence everyone, and then asked, "General Wang, what do you think?" ”

Wang Lekuan was the commander of the Nanzhao naval division, and the last time Li Mibing attacked Nanzhao in three ways, it was Wang Lekuan who led the Nanzhao naval division to attack the Tang army's shipyard on the east bank of the Erhai Lake, destroyed it, and captured all the ships.

Wang Lekuan didn't care and said: "This Xiao Qu's illness is just the second Li Mi, don't worry, the last general's sailor won't let him have a chance to build the ship!" ”

Ge Luofeng's heart was not steady, but taking advantage of the fact that the other party's foothold was not stable, sending Nanzhao Sailor to attack was undoubtedly the best response. Otherwise, would it really be true to wait for the opponent's fleet to be built, and then fight a decisive battle between the two naval divisions in the Erhai Sea? If the sailor on his side is defeated, the consequences will not be imagined......

Therefore, regardless of whether the other party is deceitful or not, the Tang Army cannot be allowed to build the warship, and. In addition to dispatching sailors to attack the shipyard at that time, before that, it is not possible to let the pair be good, and it is also necessary to intercept layer by layer along the way and consume the opponent's combat strength and morale.

"General Wang's courage is commendable, and it will be up to General Wang when the time comes, but we can't let him have a better time along the way......"

After thinking about it for a while, Ge Luofeng made an absolutely correct decision. (To be continued.) )