readx; The Great and Small Bolu is the actual control area of Kashmir Pakistan, located in the mountains and valleys, stretching for thousands of miles, the small Bolu is in the north, the big Bolu is in the south, in the traditional geopolitical pattern, the small Bolu is pro-Tang, and the big Bolu is biased towards Tibet. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Xindu River, which originates in Tibetan Zhangxiong, flows north for 2,000 miles, then turns around at the Great Bolu and turns to Tochar in the west, then turns south to flow into Sindh, and finally enters the sea in Punjab.

Turning west, the Xindu River, which flows into Tocharo, became the dividing line between the Great and the Great Bolu, and the first obstacle that the Tang army had to overcome.

At this time, it is the middle of January of the second year of Sadaji, although the spring breath has begun in the plain area, but in the high-altitude plateau and mountainous areas is still the world of ice and snow, the snow here does not melt all year round, the Xindu River is difficult to freeze because it flows through the bottom of the canyon, the water is turbulent and difficult to freeze, it is not frozen all year round, the river is deep and rapid in the valley here, and it is impossible to cross the river at all, if you are not familiar with the terrain here, you can only make a detour of thousands of miles, cross the river from Jiandra to the Shushi country, and then enter the Great Bolu from there, but the seven thousand Tang troops are under the guidance of two guides, Arriving at the edge of the Grand Canyon, the Xindu River is also known as the Shiquan River, and the guide knew that there was a path to go down to the bottom of the valley and then cross the rushing river with the help of a rope bridge.

It's just that the rope bridge was cut off by the little Bolu people as early as eight years after Tianbao, which was to prevent the Tubo people from attacking Xiao Bolu again through the big Bolu, but the native hunters could cross the rapids even if they didn't have a rope bridge.

Seven thousand Tang troops descended from the path on the cliff to the bottom of the valley with difficulty, and the war horses also followed, the bottom of the valley was filled with mist, the white waves were surging, and the roar of the huge rapids was deafening, these two guides were local hunters, they set up a raft, and drifted in a rapids about two miles long and ten zhang wide, they only had a short chance of tea, if the raft was overturned, they would definitely die, or miss the opportunity, the raft hit the boulders in the river, they would also die.

But God favored the Tang Army, and the two guides crossed the river without danger, at this time, they found two abrupt boulders, bypassed the long rope over the boulder, and began to tie the rope bridge, in fact, they only built a few strands of rope, and they couldn't do it on the real river rope bridge.

Soon, more than 300 Tang army craftsmen climbed the long rope to the opposite bank and began to quickly build a rope bridge, and on the opposite bank, the same 300 military craftsmen were also cooperating with the other bank to build a bridge together.

If it was a local person to build a bridge, it would take at least a month, but with the efforts of 500 professional Tang army craftsmen, in just three days, a rope bridge 30 zhang long and only 1 long width was built, and wooden planks were laid on it.

．．．．．．．． The capital of the Great Bolu is called Balti, located on the west bank of the Shiquan River, it is a city built on the high mountains, known as the city of the high mountains, the residents of the Great Bolu are relatively scattered, distributed in the mountains and valleys everywhere, but there are not many residents in the city of Balti, there are only more than 10,000 people, the city is not big, even the smallest county town in the Central Plains can not be compared, under the light of the snowy sun, it is like a castle in a dream.

Da Bolu was the first to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, as early as the Kaiyuan period, it had sent envoys to Chang'an three times to meet Li Longji, but due to the long distance, the Tang court could not give the Great Bolu protection, the Great Bolu was finally controlled by the Tubo people, became a vassal state of Tubo, Tianbao six years after the Battle of Xiao Bolu, the Tubo army withdrew from the Little Bolu, but still controlled the Great Bolu, this time the Tubo army marched into Tocharo, is to borrow the Great Bolu, it can be said that the Great Bolu is the most important bridge from Tubo to Tocharo, The occupation of Dabolu also cut off the return path of the Tibetans.

The Tubo people also knew the importance of Da Bolu, so they also left 5,000 troops stationed in Da Bolu, and the 5,000 army was slightly less than the 7,000 Tang army, but the Tubo army occupied a favorable terrain, had sufficient supplies, and had the advantage of fighting on the plateau, and the difference between the two thousand armies could not make up for the fact that the Tang army was at a disadvantage.

War is sometimes a trick, but more often it is a fight for strength and morale, this truth An Baozhen also knows, after crossing the Shiquan River, An Baozhen got the actual garrison of the Tubo army from the scouts, so he ordered the Tang army to stop advancing, and the garrison was in a valley one hundred and twenty miles away from the capital.

Yaxin is a middle-aged man about fifty years old, he is the younger brother of the king of Da Bolu Tingsu, in charge of the government affairs of Xiao Bolu, this time the Tang army sent troops to Da Bolu, it is not the army of Da Bolu to deal with, but the Tubo army stationed in Da Bolu, so winning the support of Da Bolu is an important guarantee for their victory.

Ya Xin, who had lived in Chang'an for ten years when he was young and could speak fluent Chinese, came to An Baozhen, bowed to him and said, "See General An!" ”

An Baozhen returned the salute, handed the handwriting written by Li Qing'an to King Da Bolu to Yaxin, and said sincerely: "Mr. Trouble is going to be there next." ”

"No problem, I will persuade my brother later, let him understand the current affairs, understand the overall situation, and cooperate with the Tang Army to protect the national fortune of Da Bolu."

"I wonder how sure the gentleman is of convincing the king."

Yaxin thought about it and said with a smile: "Originally, there was only five points of certainty, but with the personal letter of His Royal Highness King Zhao, there should be seven points of certainty, I know that my brother is also very bitter under the oppression of the Tubo people, if the Tang army has enough strength to drive out the Tubo people for him, he should be happy to cooperate with Anxi, I know it in my heart." ”

"That's good! Please, sir. ”

Yashin immediately left the canyon and took a few men with him to the city of Balati to carry out Anhuzhen's orders.

．．．．．． The big and small Bolu were originally the same clan and the same clan, all of them are from the Bolu country, decades ago after the Bolu country was defeated by the Tubo and then split into the big and small Bolu, although it has been divided, but the relationship between the two countries has been very close, the little Bolu queen Xuelian also had been married to the prince of the big Bolu, just because of the battle of the small Bolu in the sixth year of Tianbao, so that the small Bolu was controlled by the Tang army, and the big Bolu was still controlled by the Tubo army, it is for this reason that the two countries lost a chance to reunify, although the two sides have not had official contacts for several years, However, people-to-people exchanges are still endless, blood is thicker than water, and the two sides are still brotherly countries.

The king of Da Bolu is called Tingsu, in his early fifties this year, he has controlled Da Bolu for nearly 30 years, from pro-Tang to pro-Tubo, during which the changes in the current situation have made him see through the game between large and small countries, Da Bolu has no choice, the Tang Dynasty is strong, dependent on the Tang Dynasty, Tubo is strong, dependent on Tubo, only in this way, Da Bolu will not be destroyed, this is his helpless choice, but if he really wants Tingsu to choose, he would rather choose the Tang Dynasty, the reason is very simple, the Tang Dynasty does not want him a penny, on the contrary, will give him rich gifts, and Tubo can't do it, Five taxes and one heavy tax, they have been paid for more than ten years, the exploitation of the Tibetan people and the restrictions on business, so that the big Bolu people have been in a state of abject poverty, and their brother country Xiao Bolu is much richer than them, these years, many big Bolu people have crossed the Shiquan River, to make a living in the little Bolu, so that the original inferior to them began to leave them far behind, whether it is population or economic prosperity, the gap between the big and small Bolu is getting bigger and bigger, which makes Tingsu's heart full of helplessness, and he has nothing to do, People are under the eaves and have to bow their heads.

When he woke up early today, he felt a splitting headache, and always thought that something might happen today, and at this moment, the next person reported that his brother Yasin had arrived.

Ting Su was stunned, their brothers hadn't seen each other for three years, and it wasn't a special thing these days, why did he come? As soon as Ting Su changed his mind, he vaguely guessed that his brother's visit this time was probably related to the current situation, and this matter could not be known to the Tubo people, so he immediately ordered a confidant: "Bring him into the palace through the side door, and don't let people find out." ”

Soon after, Yashin entered the room led by two guards, and the two brothers, who had not seen each other for three years, met with great affection, and the two hugged each other tightly.

"Why are you here?" Tingsu took his brother's hand and sat down.

Yaxin smiled and said tentatively: "I specially took a look at my brother to see if my brother has been doing well recently. ”

"Affordable?"

Ting Su smiled bitterly and said: "I don't see any benefit except for the endless troubles he brings to me when he crosses the border, and once he comes, my treasury will be empty." ”

Saying this, Tingsu sighed again: "The Tubo people are like locusts, eager to devour everything I have, the people hate me, the nobles hate me, but who knows my suffering?" ”

"Then the brother didn't consider cooperating with Tang Jun?" Yashin probed again.

"Shh

Ting Su looked out, he stepped forward and locked the door, and pulled his brother to the back room, and then whispered: "You tell me the truth, what the hell are you here for." ”

"Naturally, I'm here to save my brother."

As he spoke, Yaxin took out Li Qing'an's handwritten letter, handed it to his brother and said, "This is a handwritten letter written by His Royal Highness King Zhao to his brother from the Anxi Festival, take a look at it yourself!" ”

Ting Su also knew Hanwen, he looked at it carefully, was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Where is Tang Jun now?" ”

"10,000 Tang troops have crossed the Shiquan River, and now they are less than two hundred miles away from here, I have come to save my brother."

Ting Su paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, there were some things that he didn't need to say, he completely understood, Li Qing'an's purpose was also very clear, but it didn't matter, if Li Qing'an didn't have a purpose, of course he wouldn't come to him, what he cared about was what Li Qing'an's purpose could bring to him in the end?

Tingsu was still hovering between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty, and he knew very well the price of betraying Tubo, that is, his head would be hung on the highest part of the castle, but returning to the Tang Dynasty would mean that Da Bolu would completely get rid of the slavery of Tubo.

Yaxin also saw his brother's worries, so he persuaded: "Now the situation in Tocharian is very clear, the Tang army will fight with the Tubo army in Tocharo, the reason why the Tang army wants to attack Dabolu, the intention is also obvious, is to cut off the return of the Tubo army, the Tang army wants to annihilate the Tubo army in Tocharo." ”

"But there are 180,000 troops in Tibet!"

This is what Ting Su is most worried about, there are 180,000 troops in Tubo gathered in Tocharo, this is an unprecedented force, could the Tang army be the opponent of the Tubo army?

"I think it's my brother who is too worried, if the Tang army is not sure, then when Tubo just occupied Tocharian last year and has not yet gained a stable foothold, the Tang army will do it, so why wait until now, brother, Tianbao has been six years old, Da Bolu has lost a chance, and now another opportunity appears in front of Da Bolu, and my brother can't lose this opportunity again."

The bitter persuasion of the brothers finally made the already tempted Tingsu make up his mind, yes, they can't lose this opportunity again, the 10,000 troops of the Tang army have crossed the river, and the end of the Tubo people has arrived.

"Bang!" With a punch, he slammed it on the table and said resolutely: "Okay! I will listen to your advice. ”

．．．．．．． The Tibetan army was stationed in two parts in Dabolu, one with 2,000 people stationed on the east bank of the Shiquan River, and the other with 3,000 people stationed on the west bank, which was the lesson that the Tubo people learned from the six years of Tianbao, when the Tubo had 20,000 heavy troops stationed on the east bank of the Poyi River, but there was no garrison on the west bank, which caused the Tang army to cut the vine bridge, and they could not cross the river.

This time, the Tubo army was stationed on the east and west banks at the same time, just to defend against the sneak attack of the Tang army, the main general of Tubo in Da Bolu was called Roncha Dezan, who was a Tubo captain, about forty years old, and was just an ordinary general in the Tubo army, and he was not famous, and Luncha Dezan was extremely addicted to alcohol, twelve hours a day, he spent at least eight hours in drunkenness, and it was like this, he could only stay in Da Bolu, and could not go to Tochar to participate in the war.

At noon on this day, the king of the Great Bolu sent someone to urgently inform Roncha Dezan that a Tang army patrol team was found fifty miles north of Balti City, about 400 people, and the army of Da Bolu did not dare to go, so the Tubo army was specially invited to exterminate this patrol team.

He also believed that Da Bolu's army did not have that guts, so how could he dare to deal with the Tang army, but the four hundred Tang troops were no more and no less, which really made Lun Cha Dezan think about it, and in the end, he personally led 1,005 people to exterminate this Tang army patrol.

The mighty Tibetan army galloped on the plateau, their combat ability on the plateau was far stronger than that of the plains, the thin air on the plateau had no effect on them, they could travel long distances for a long time, and after running for two or three hours, they were still full of physical strength.

The sky has gradually reached dusk, at this time, the Tubo army has discovered the traces of the Tang army, there is indeed a Tang army patrol team ten miles away, they are fleeing north, at this time, the meritorious Cha Dezan has no care about the sky is about to get dark, he immediately ordered: "Speed up the pursuit, be sure to catch up with the Tang army, all annihilated!" ”

The Tibetan soldiers quickened their pace, and 500 cavalry and 1,000 infantry pursued north like a long black dragon.

The sky gradually darkened, a bright moon rose on the plateau, the sky was like a pure black spar, and the snowy peaks were shrouded in a dreamlike crystal color under the illumination of the moonlight.

At this time, the 1,500 Tibetan army passed through a canyon, which was not high, but the sides were as straight and steep as a knife, and the light in the canyon became dim.

The canyon is about five miles long, and when the Tubo army is halfway there, Roncha Dezan begins to have an uneasy feeling, the Tang army has always been strange in battle, will there be an ambush, but when I think of the Tang army only 400 people, even if there is an ambush, the lethality is not great.

He raised the wine jug and poured more than a dozen sips of wine in a row, the alcohol volatilized in his body, multiplying his courage, on the plateau is the world of the Tubo people, what is the Tang Army?

At this moment, he seemed to hear a rumbling thunderous sound, the sound became louder and louder, not only him, but all the Tubo troops heard it, he looked up everywhere, and suddenly found dozens of huge black shadows suddenly appeared in front of them, extremely fast, carrying the wind, 'Whew! The earth rushed towards them.

The Tubo army was frightened, they had seen clearly, each one was a boulder weighing more than a thousand catties, and before the Tubo army could react, dozens of huge rolling stones rushed into the ranks, and in an instant there was a loud scream, and the bones 'clicked! The sound of breaking, the oppression of being smashed into meatloaf, came and went, and at this moment, hundreds of Tibetan soldiers had died on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of boulders rolled down from the top of the mountain on both sides, the Tubo soldiers were so frightened that they scattered and fled, and Roncha Dezan was also stunned, he turned his horse's head and fled, but a boulder still hit his horse's hind legs, the war horse neighed, fell to the ground, and threw Roncha Dezan out of a dozen steps, he escaped by luck, two soldiers hurriedly helped him up, and ran towards the valley mouth when he came, nearly a thousand Tibetan soldiers followed him to run together, and the other two hundred people ran to the other side of the valley.

The sudden attack and the extremely disadvantaged terrain made it impossible for the Tibetan army to follow, and they did not even see the shadow of the enemy, but one thing was clear to all of them was that if they did not escape from the valley, this would be their place of death.

He vaguely guessed that he had been deceived by Tingsu, and he had only one thought now, to escape and skin the damned king into a drum.

Just when they were less than a hundred steps away from the valley mouth, they heard a bang, Taniguchi ten thousand arrows fired in unison, and the powerful crossbow arrows shot through the leather armor and chain mail of the Tibetan soldiers, shot through their wooden shields, and the wailing suddenly rose, and a large number of Tibetan soldiers fell in an instant, this time Roncha Dezan was not so lucky, an arrow pierced his head, and killed him on the spot.

The Tibetan soldiers turned around and fled, and in the process of fleeing, hundreds of people were shot down from behind by the crossbow arrows of the Tang army, and finally five or six hundred people escaped from the range, and ran to the other side of the exit, thousands of Tang troops were not in a hurry, the pace was as dignified as a mountain, and they forced towards the valley step by step. On the other side of the valley, more than 200 Tibetan soldiers were also ambushed, a more than 1,000 Tang cavalry killed, slashing with knives and spears, heads rolling, dead bodies everywhere, wailing resounded throughout the valley, only a moment, killed more than 200 people without leaving one by one..... An unsuspenseful massacre was carried out in the valley, the Tibetan soldiers were slaughtered again and again, the Tang army did not accept surrender, all the Tibetan troops were killed, an hour later, the valley was quiet, filled with a pungent bloody atmosphere, the Tang army was quickly tidying up the battlefield, and in a short time, a cavalry team of about 1,000 people wearing the armor of the Tibetan army and waving the banner of the Tibetan army came out of the valley and galloped towards the city of Balti, the capital of the Great Bolu.

(To be continued)