readx; Wei Hong first sent a fast horse to inform the officials of his plan as fast as possible, and then, with the green light all the way, he made an arc around the territory of Tubo, avoiding important towns and heading straight for Zhangxiong. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The main reason why we want to avoid important towns is because the eight thousand cavalry under Wei Hong is a combat power that cannot be underestimated, and can even subvert the world. If it is too close to an important city in Tibet, it will make Tibet fearful and speculate. When the time comes, it will be possible to fortify again and disrupt the marching route of one's own side, but it will delay major events.

In order to solve the scourge of Zhangxiong as soon as possible, Wei Hong led the army to march rapidly for several days, and when it was less than a day's journey from the border of Zhangxiong, the army was sleepy and tired, and had to stop and rest in a barren mountain and wild ridge. Since it was in the territory of Tibet, there were no enemies, so Wei Hong did not send scouts to sentry. As a result, before the war horses were full, they saw a group of men and horses coming from the southeast, all of them cavalry, but the number was not much, at most only 1,000 people, and it was the cavalry of Tibet from the costume.

At this time, the army of Tubo was sent to the battlefield, and a force of 1,000 soldiers and horses appeared in the territory, which was still a pure cavalry with strong combat power, which made Wei Hong suspicious for a while. For the sake of safety, Wei Hong ordered the army to wear armor and prepare for battle. As a result, as soon as the soldiers turned over their horses, the 1,000 Tibetan cavalry stopped at a far plain, as if to tell Wei Hong that they were not looking for trouble.

Since they are not here to find trouble, what is the intention of these thousand cavalry? Just when Wei Hong was puzzled, he saw a war horse rushing out of the Tubo cavalry camp, which was extremely fast, and reached the front of his own camp in the blink of an eye. Wei Hong took a closer look and found that the person who came turned out to be Saimaga.

"Sir, I haven't seen you for a long time, everything is okay?" The same outfit as when Wei Hong met for the first time, Saimaga was dressed in a golden helmet and gold armor, with a bright red cloak on his shoulders and a golden gun in his hand, which was very heroic.

Seeing Saimaga, Wei Hong's heart that had been hanging was lowered, and he drove his horse to him, hugged his fists and saluted: "Wei has seen the princess." Princess: What is this? ”

Although Saimaga is a smart man, unlike most smart people, Saimaga doesn't like to beat around the bush when he speaks: "I am ordered by Brother Wang to lead a thousand cavalry to reinforce Mr., and go to Zhangzhung with Mr. to fight side by side!" ”

That sounds good, and there's nothing wrong with that. But Wei Hong is a person who likes to pick bones in eggs, and after a little pondering, you can get a glimpse of the deep meaning in these words. Now that the territory of Zhangxiong is empty, his 8,000 cavalry can directly smash the Yellow Dragon, and he doesn't need help at all. Besides, even if you want to help, what can you do with only sending a thousand cavalry? Presumably, whether this Saimaga or the king of Tubo, it is not to help the Tang Dynasty, but to prepare to have more eyes and take over Zhangxiong directly after Wei Hong captures Zhangxiong. To put it bluntly, he was afraid that his efforts would be burned, and in the end he cheapened Datang.

In fact, this kind of worry in Tibet is completely unnecessary. Judging from the current geographical location alone, Datang will never write on Xiangxiong. After all, there is a Tubo and Tuyuhun between Datang and Zhangxiong, even if Zhangxiong is captured, it will not be able to actually control Zhangxiong, but will drag down Datang because of Zhangxiong's 'colony'. Moreover, if Datang really wants to take Zhangxiong, then it will be equivalent to directly facing the Turks in the future, which is inconsistent with Datang's current strategy.

Although he saw the Tao in it, Wei Hong did not point it out. Moreover, with Saimaga's IQ, he must know that he can't hide this from Wei Hong, since everyone knows it in their hearts, then let it be tacit, and you don't have to find out anything.

Wei Hong did not refuse Saimaga's 'kindness', rested until the evening, and embarked on the journey again, this time directly to the Zhangxiong border in one go. The dividing line between the border between Tubo and Zhangzhung is very interesting, it is a towering ancient tree, look at the thickness of this tree, how can it have a hundred or two hundred years. Wei Hong secretly said in his heart, if it is windy and rainy one day, and a lightning bolt splits this tree, won't Tubo and Zhangxiong become a family?

More than eighty percent of the army in Zhangxiong was fighting head-on with Tubo on the battlefield in the east, and Wei Hong led the team to appear in the southwest, so there was no obstacle, and when Wei Hong reached the depths of Zhangxiong's territory, there was not even a single soldier or horse to stop him. I don't know if Zhangxiong really has no soldiers, or if the small group of soldiers around him discovered Wei Hong, but considering the large number of troops under Wei Hong, they didn't dare to resist.

Regardless of his reason, since there was no one to stop him, it would be easier. Wei Hong immediately stopped being polite, and directly pointed at the 'vault' of the king of Xiangxiong. I thought that without soldiers and horses blocking the way, things would go much smoother. But Wei Hong ignored an ultimately necessary factor, that is, altitude sickness! And this problem is indeed fatal, bringing endless trouble to Wei Hong. The soldiers brought by Wei Hong were all brought from the territory of Datang, and they had lived in the plains all their lives, and they would definitely not be suitable for suddenly appearing in a high-altitude excess like Zhangxiong. The more resilient soldiers experienced only vomiting, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and loss of appetite. Those with poor adaptability are directly pulmonary edema, and they don't even have the strength to climb on the horse, so they can only rest in place and can no longer trek through mountains and rivers.

In the end, the Tang Dynasty soldiers were not defeated by the enemy, but by nature. In desperation, Wei Hong could only order the army to stay in place for two days, so that the army could adapt to the plateau environment as soon as possible. In fact, Wei Hong is not much better, Zhangxiong's strong ultraviolet rays have tanned Wei Hong's exposed skin into plateau red, with a faint black, Wei Hong was originally quite handsome, but now his image has become a dirt bun from the ravine. As well as the difference in air pressure and the low oxygen content in the air, Wei Hong will be out of breath when he walks a few more steps.

I thought that the soldiers of Tubo would be closer to Zhangxiong and would be better. The result was not much better, vomiting and diarrhea, wailing again and again, and half of them were lying on the ground and standing up. The day was fine, but at night, the temperature difference between day and night was large, and when a small wind blew, it blew off half of the soldiers' lives.

Saimaga lamented: "The march is too anxious, and it should be done gradually, in a slow advance, so that the soldiers can constantly adapt to the environment of Zhangxiong. ”

Wei Hong objected: "At first, I also felt anxious, but now I look at it, it's not in a hurry." This place is less than a hundred miles away from the vault, and when the soldiers get used to the environment here, they can reach the vault with a quick march and directly take down the king of Zhangxiong! I estimate that there will not be many defenders in the vault, even if our army does not adapt to the environment here and its combat effectiveness is greatly reduced, there is still a certainty of victory. (To be continued.) )