Chapter 42: The Last Hurdle

The discrete pass is built between two mountain peaks, these two peaks are towering into the clouds, and the axe splits and sharpens the knife, and even the birds have no place to stand. Each peak has a jutting block of giant ice that glistens in the daylight.

Wangdui led the Tibetan soldiers out of the city and lined up, all of them with their heads held high, and they were very happy.

Wangdui is tall, very powerful, wearing a pair of Mingguang armor, but this Mingguang armor is quite worn, rusty, if it is in the Tang Dynasty, this Mingguang armor is either abandoned or returned, and he still regards it as a treasure.

"Cheer up and greet the Tang Army!" Wangdui's face sank and he shouted loudly.

"Cheer up!"

"Welcome the Tang Army!"

The Tibetan soldiers roared loudly, and everyone's faces were filled with joy, as if this was a great joy.

In fact, it was indeed a great joy, because the Don army allowed them to surrender. The benefits of surrendering to the Tang Dynasty were obvious, not to mention that the Tang Dynasty was rich, and the fact that everyone had personal freedom alone was enough to make them crazy.

The Tang Dynasty was a feudal system, there were no slaves, everyone was a free people, and Tibet was a slave society, about two-thirds of the total population of the country were slaves, there was no personal freedom, but they were just tools of the aristocracy.

When Bage came back and told him about the situation, Wangdui was overjoyed and summoned the Tibetan soldiers to explain the situation, and the Tibetan soldiers were all overjoyed. Judging from the situation of the Tang army dealing with Baqiao Pass, the Dispersion Pass cannot be held anyway, and it will be dead if it abandons the pass and flees.

You must know that the Tang army has never happened in history, and the anger of the Emperor Zuzan must be higher than ten thousand, and he will definitely kill them. Surrendering to the Tang Dynasty not only has personal freedom, but also has the opportunity to be rewarded for meritorious service.

In Tibet, meritorious service is the privilege of the aristocracy, and death is the "privilege" of slaves and the poor.

So, the Tubo soldiers, under the leadership of Wangdui, went out of the city to line up, ready to meet the Tang army.

"Rumble!"

There was an earth-shattering sound of hooves, and the ground was shaking.

"It's coming! The Tang Army is coming! The Tibetan soldiers cheered loudly, all of them opened their eyes wide, looked at the way they came, and saw a torrent of steel rolling in.

The Longwu soldiers wore armor and armor, the Mingguang armor was shining, Wangdui looked at the tattered Mingguang armor on his body, and suddenly the gap between the beggar and the rich man looked at the Mingguang armor on the Longwu army with admiration, and he couldn't wait to take it off and wear it on himself.

"Mingguang Armor! All the same color of bright light armor! The Tibetan soldiers let out a burst of cheers, and their eyes were full of admiration.

"Welcome to the Tang Army!" Under the leadership of Wangdui, the Tubo soldiers spoke in unison, extremely respectful.

When the Long Wu army arrived, it stopped, Ge Shuhan and Li Changguo rode their horses to the Tubo soldiers, looked at the Tubo soldiers, and shook their heads secretly, where is this army, compared with the Tang army, it is called Huazi, such an army also dares to call the Tang Dynasty. If it weren't for the complexity of the terrain of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Tubo would have been wiped out by the Tang Dynasty ten times and eight times.

If it weren't for the complexity of the topography of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, this land would have been incorporated into the territory as early as the time of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty.

"I've seen the marshal, I've seen the prison army." Wangdui nodded hurriedly, with a smile on his face, and knelt on the ground.

Ge Shuhan flew down, helped him up, and said, "Excuse me." ”

The Tubo soldiers were originally a little frightened, afraid that the Tang army would oppress them, but they didn't expect Ge Shuhan to treat Wangdui like this, and this doubt disappeared, and they were very happy.

"Xie Dashuai." It was an honor to be picked up by Ge Shuhan himself, but he felt that this was the most honorable moment in his life, his face was full of red light, and he couldn't wait to sing loudly.

"Commander, please say a few words to the brothers." Wangdui almost sang a word.

"Good!" Ge Shuhan nodded happily and said, "Brothers: it is a wise choice for you to surrender to the Tang Dynasty!" The Tang Dynasty has a broad mind and embraces all rivers, whether you are a Tubo, Turkic, Khitan, Korean, Tuyuhun, or Hui...... As long as you are loyal to Datang, you are a good man in Datang. As long as you make meritorious contributions, Datang will treat everyone equally and will definitely be rewarded. ”

The Tang Dynasty was broad-minded, there was no racial discrimination, whether it was the Han nationality or the ethnic minorities, as long as they made meritorious contributions, they were rewarded, this thing was famous far and wide, and the Tubo soldiers had heard it countless times, and when they heard this, they were very excited, waving their arms and shouting: "Long live the Tang Dynasty!" ”

"Do you see? That General Li Guangbi Li is a Khitan, General Gao Xianzhi of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate is a Goryeo, and I am a Turkic horseman, and we are living examples. Ge Shuhan first pointed at Lee Kwang-pil, then to the west, and finally to himself, using living examples as teaching materials.

"Long live Datang!"

This is the best example of this, the Tibetan soldiers are even more happy, and they roar harder.

"I'm done, I'll ask the prison guard to say a few more words." Goshuhan stepped back.

Li Changguo grabbed the horse's belly, came to the Tubo soldiers, looked at it, and said loudly: "Brothers, welcome to become good men of the Tang Dynasty!" Before today, we were mortal enemies, fighting to the death, and now we are brothers, do you have the feeling of dreaming? ”

"Haha!" The Tibetan soldiers burst into laughter, and this was the answer.

Li Changguo's words were very relaxed, which made the Tubo soldiers even more relieved.

"I feel like I'm dreaming, but I'm not dreaming, why do I say that?" Li Changguo's question aroused the interest of the Tibetan soldiers, and they all looked at Li Changguo with wide eyes and a look of curiosity.

"The reason I don't think it's a dream is because I know this day will come! The reason why I feel like I'm dreaming is that I didn't expect that you would become a good man in Datang so quickly. Li Changguo explained to them.

"Prison Army, what do you mean by that?" A Tibetan soldier couldn't help it and asked loudly.

"Good question!" Li Changguo praised it and analyzed it: "When you meet us on the battlefield, you always open your mouth and close your mouths to the warriors of Tibet, I want to ask you, in the eyes of Zampu, Da Lun, Xiao Lun, and the whole thing, are you the warriors of Tubo?" ”

"Treatise" is the meaning of the Tibetan dialect, the nobility.

The joy on the faces of the Tibetan soldiers disappeared in an instant, their faces were gloomy, and some people clenched their fists and shouted: "No! They don't treat us as human beings! In our eyes, we are nothing more than cattle and horses, and we are left to be driven around. ”

"Well said!" Li Changguo clapped his hands, made a crisp sound, and said: "Whether you are taken in your eyes or not, you are just slaves who are summoned by them, you rush to the front in battle, you are injured and die in battle, and meritorious service is rewarded, is this fair?" ”

"It's not fair!" The Tibetan soldiers waved their arms and shook their fists, and burst out with a terrifying roar.

"If you carry a head on two shoulders, and you also carry a head on two shoulders, why do they ride on your heads and do a good job, and call you to and fro? Who gave them the power? Li Changguo asked loudly.

"Damn Tibet!" The Tibetan soldiers' eyes were red, and their eyes were shining.

"You don't charge into battle, but you have a lot of military merits, and you shed blood, are wounded, and fight to the death, but you have no merit; You don't herd cattle and sheep, but you have endless yak meat and barley wine to drink, and you get up early and work like hard-working cattle, but you don't have enough food and clothing...... Li Changguo's words are very convincing, and they speak to the hearts of the Tibetan soldiers.

"Woo!" The Tibetan soldiers shed tears, their eyes were crimson, and they cried very sadly.

"Your ancestors have been slaves for generations, they are tools of argumentation, and your children and grandchildren will continue this nightmare, do you have the courage to overthrow this hateful, cannibalistic Tibet?" If it were in the modern society, Li Changguo would certainly be a qualified political worker, and his words would be very convincing and shocking.

"Overthrow Tibet!"

"Tubo Tubo!"

The Tibetan soldiers were furious, waved their arms, and roared loudly, and everyone's eyes shot with hatred.

"Now, I give you a chance to be rewarded for your meritorious service, you go back to the mountains and dense forests, and preach to your relatives and friends that the Tang Dynasty is coming! Datang welcomes enslaved brethren to serve Datang! Li Changguo's eyes flashed.

It is meaningless to defeat Tibet and not defend it. If the Tang Dynasty wants to have Tibet, it must get the support of the Tibetan slaves, and as long as it gets the support of the slaves, the Tang Dynasty will get the Tibetans.

"Yes!" The Tibetan soldiers gladly accepted the order, discussed it slightly, and went in groups.

Although it is not yet possible to cross the stone mountain and go deep into the heart of Tibet, there are many Tubo people in this stone mountain alone, and it is a good move to subdue them first.

"Well said!" Ge Shuhan admired it and gave Li Changguo a thumbs up.

Accompanied by Wangdui, Li Changguo and the others entered the dispersion pass. Wangdui asked people to set up a banquet to welcome the arrival of the Tang army.

"Wangdui, Datang's march into Tibet this time is intended to pacify Tibet, can this last pass break the mouth of the pot without a fight?" Ge Shuhan asked as he cut the yak meat.

Breaking the pot pass is the last pass, if it is defeated, the Tang army will cross the stone mountain, and the pacification of Tibet will be a foregone conclusion. The stakes are extremely important, and Li Changguo and the others stared at Wangdui, very nervous.

"This ...... I'm afraid it's a little hard. Wangdui groaned for a moment and said: "Although the last general is a guard, he is a slave, and although he has some status, he is not valued and cannot be promoted. More importantly, most of the brothers under the command of the last general were slaves, and everyone was happy to submit to the Tang Dynasty. However, the army guarding the broken mouth of the pot is mainly theoretical, and the guards are the royal family, and it is very difficult for them to submit to the Tang Dynasty. ”

It was impossible for the royal family of Tibet to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, because they were vested interests and would never do anything that harmed their own interests.

"Hmm." Geshuhan's brows furrowed together.

"Dashuai, the detailed situation will be discussed when we arrive at the broken pot." Li Changguo reminded.

"It's good!" Ge Shuhan nodded slightly.

Long Wujun rested at the Dispersion Pass, and Ge Shuhan gave an order, and Long Wujun drove towards the mouth of the broken pot.

Half a day later, I saw a majestic city in the distance, which was the last pass of the Tang army's march into Tibet: breaking the mouth of the pot.

(To be continued)