Chiling is located on the east side of Qinghai, has always been the throat of the ancient road of Tangbo, named because the mountain is red, as early as the Han, Wei, Jin and Sui dynasties, Chiling is the outpost and barrier of the Central Plains Dynasty, and in the Tang Dynasty, it is the most prominent strategic position because it is the dividing line of Tangbo.

Chiling is high in the west and low in the east, although the terrain in the west is high, it is relatively gentle, while the east is steep and steep, like a huge barrier across the ancient road of Tangbo, for a hundred years, it has been the bridgehead of the Tubo invasion of the Tang Dynasty.

This time, the battle of 300,000 troops of Tang Fan in Chiling affected the core interests of the two countries, and the troops began to be transferred in June, and they have been facing each other for half a year, and gradually, the battle of Chiling has reached the most critical time.

In the middle of the team, 800 Tubo warriors carried a huge wooden chariot, on the wooden chariot is a white felt tent woven with wool, which can accommodate nearly 100 people, in front of the tent stood eighteen burly warriors, among them, cross-legged sat a 50-year-old Tibetan nobleman, he was dressed in a white robe with long sleeves and wide collar, a high-quality lambskin collar on the outside, and his hair was braided with silk. The golden crown was wrapped around a straight red turban with a folded tube, and a short sword studded with gems hung from his waist.

The Battle of Hehuang for Tubo, is also a battle related to the fortunes of the country, Tubo poured the strength of the country to deal with this battle, from beginning to end, Chide Zuzan is paying attention to the progress of the battle, but after the Fuqi City in Haixi was attacked by the Tang army, Chide Zuzan's heart began to be uneasy, can Dazaru Gong really hold Chiling for him?

Immediately after Dazarugon captured Shenwei City, but was defeated on Ryuju Island, two completely different battle reports finally made Chide Zuzan unable to sit still, he ordered to inspect the Dafei River, and personally came to the front line to supervise the battle.

There were still ten miles away from the Tibetan camp, and Dazarugong led 30,000 Tibetan troops to meet their Zampu, 'Woo~! The whispered trombone echoed in the ice and snow, and Chide Zuzan stood up and waved his hand: "The gods protect Tibet!" The gods protect my army! ”

"The gods protect Zampu, Zampu! Zamp! ”

The 30,000 Tubo army knelt down, three calls for Zampu, the momentum was very grand, the wooden chariot was slowly put down, Dazaru Gong stepped forward, knelt down and said: "Chen Da Zalu Gong, see Zampu!" ”

Chide Zuzan hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and said with a smile: "General Dazarugong, this king is concerned about the battle of Tangbo and is here to reward the army." ”

"The minister doesn't dare, please ask Zampu to enter the barracks, and the minister will report the battle situation to Zampu."

"Good! This king is trying to hear it. ”

Tens of thousands of wooden chariots surrounded by Tubo Zampu marched towards the Dafeichuan military camp.

Dozens of Tibetan generals lined up in two columns in the tent of the military camp, and Dazarugon was describing the details of the two battles to Chide Zuzan.

Compared to the great victory of Shenwei City, Chide Zuzan was more concerned about the fiasco of Longju Island, when he heard that it was actually the manifestation of the Qinghai Dragon King, which led to the fiasco of the Tubo army, his brows furrowed, how could it be? The Dragon King of Qinghai appeared from the Tang Army Castle, and he really seemed to believe it in his heart.

Dazaru Gong said: "When the minister first heard the report on Tibetan weeping, he didn't believe it, and the minister thought it was an excuse for him to cover up his failure, but then the minister asked more than a hundred soldiers at random, and all of them described the same, the green dragon was indeed hovering in the air, and it also rained thunder in the sky, causing heavy casualties to our soldiers, which was witnessed by thousands of people, and the minister thought it couldn't be fake." ”

Chide Zuzan pondered for a moment and then asked, "What is the name of the Tang Army guard who guarded Longju Island?" ”

"The minister later investigated, and heard that it was the general of Anxi, named Li Qing'an, and the minister suspected that he attacked Fu Qi City, and the minister saw our grain ship in his hands."

"Li Qing'an!"

Chide Zuzan muttered the name twice, and an unforgettable hatred gradually shot out of his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said: "I know him, he is the first arrow of Anxi, he shot my princess to death in the abyss of Xiao Bolu, it is really a narrow road!" ”

Dazaru Gong was also stunned, and after a while, he said: "Please rest assured that this Tang general will definitely be captured alive and handed over to Zampu." ”

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Late at night, there was silence in the west of Chiling, all the creatures seemed to hibernate, the cold wind blew the rocks like a knife, passed through the cracks in the rocks, and made a ghost-like terrible roar, which was terrifying, at this time, two figures appeared in a col in Chiling, they moved quickly and vigorously, these were two Tang army scouts, they were in a total of five groups, two people in each group, sent by Li Qing'an, to investigate the distribution of the Tubo army in Chiling.

These two were old scouts of the Anxi army, and they were very experienced, and they were extremely good at protecting themselves, and they would never let the Tibetan patrol post find out about them.

They were halfway up the mountain at this time, looking for the place where the Tibetan army was stationed, and they had already found traces of the Tibetan patrol posts, so there should be a Tibetan army stationed nearby.

"Sixth, look over there!" One of the scouts suddenly noticed a few white objects in a col.

"It's a tent!" Another Tang Jun shouted in surprise.

"Shhhh Whisper, let's go see. ”

The back mountain of Chiling is not as steep and steep as the front mountain, there are many cols, which are conducive to climbing, but it is limited to the mountainside, and if you want to climb to the top of the mountain, it is also extremely difficult.

The two of them slowly climbed to the top of the col, looking down from above, it was very clear, and the two of them immediately gasped, only to see that the tents were densely arranged one by one, occupying the huge col.

"I ordered it, and there were two hundred and ninety-five tents in all."

According to their experience, each tent houses twenty people, plus some tents for storing grain, then there are at least 5,000 garrisons in this col, they looked up at the top of the mountain, in the night, a mountain road zigzag to the top of the mountain, there is a huge black peak, like a yak standing on the top of the mountain, that is the stone castle city that guards the Chiling road.

"This is it!"

The two Tang soldiers marked the location of the Tibetan garrison on the map by the faint moonlight, slowly climbed down the cliff, and quickly disappeared into the dark night.

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On December 24, in Yinglongcheng, Li Qingan officially handed over the defense of Yinglongcheng to Wang Rare, the general who came to replace him.

On the ice field of Longju Island, the three thousand Tang troops are ready to go, including the Anxi scouts who participated in the Battle of Xiaobolu, the Jiangdu battalion brought from Yangzhou, and the Han slaves rescued in Haixi, and the 1,500 Longyou elite soldiers that Ge Shuhan supplemented him, and in the middle of the team, there are dozens of petite soldiers, who wear red scarves on their left arms, showing their differences.

At the back of the procession, there were more than 500 plateau horses, immediately carrying the rations of the 3,000 Tang Army for six days, clean water, and a large number of arrows, as well as dozens of heavy sleds loaded with oil drums, gunpowder canisters, and other military supplies.

The cold wind was bitter, so cold that even the air seemed to freeze, the three thousand Tang troops stood quietly in the cold wind, waiting for the final departure order, Li Qingan turned over his horse, and took a last look, the lonely Yinglong City that towered on the empty ice field, he had an indescribable loss in his heart, the castle on a small island in Qinghai Lake, after a thousand years, will there be its relics?

"Let's go!"

Li Qingan waved his hand, and the three thousand troops set off, and in the dark, the Tang army set off one by one, like three long black dragons, and drove towards Chiling.

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In the Dafeichuan military camp, Dazarugon got the urgent information sent by Shenwei City, the Tang Army's 100,000 troops appeared on the Chiling North Road, and the sudden military situation made Dazarugong's nerves tense suddenly, he never expected that the Tang Army would launch an offensive in such a cold season, the military situation was very urgent, and the defenders of Shenwei Fort sent three urgent bulletins in a row, requesting support.

But Dazarugon was not moved, many years of experience in the army told him that the more urgent the moment, the more he must remain calm, the Tang army launched an offensive at this extraordinary moment, it will not be so simple, there must be a deep meaning in this.

Dazaru Gong paced back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back, the Tang army's strategy was nothing more than two kinds, one was to attack from the northern front, bypass Chiling from the northern line, and no longer need to climb over Shibao City, and the other strategy was to feint on the northern front to attract their own army to come to the rescue, but the Tang army was actually attacking Shibao City.

Both strategies are possible, Dazarugon squinted at the top of the tent, if he was Goshuhan, which strategy would he choose?

"Zamp has arrived!"

The sergeant's shouting came from outside the tent, and Dazarugon suddenly woke up from his contemplation, and as soon as the tent curtain was raised, Zampu Chide Zuzan and Daxiangshang walked in one after another.

Shang Jiexi because he went to Fu Qi City to inspect, so he came to the Dafeichuan military camp one day later than Zanpu, Shang Jiexi is the governor of Liuhou, responsible for the general support of the Tang Bo War, only from the position of this battle, he and Dazaru Gong are on the same level, one is responsible for the front battle, the other is responsible for logistics support, but in Tubo, Shang Jiexi is the Tubo Minister, that is, the Tubo Xiangguo, under one person, above 10,000 people, Dazaru Gong can not be compared with him, the two have never been in harmony, after Fu Qi City was attacked by the Tang Army, it was his impeachment, Dazaru Gong was dismissed from the position of second minister, and this time he accompanied Zanpu to Dafeichuan to inspect obviously a bit of bad intentions.

Dazarugon didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, "See Zampu!" ”

Chide Zuzan had been here for three days, and he planned to return to Luo some tomorrow, but just as he was about to return to Beijing, he suddenly received the news of a large-scale attack by the Tang army, and he couldn't sit still.

"General Dazarugon, I heard that the Tang army has launched an offensive, but is it true?"

Chide Zuzan's tone was a little displeased, it shouldn't be him who asked, but it should be Dazarugon who reported to him as soon as possible, did this Dazarugon dare to snub himself like this?

A cold sweat flowed from Dazarugon's back, and he heard the dissatisfaction in Zampu's tone, and hurriedly said: "Zampu, Weichen also just got the news that the Tang Army has indeed launched an offensive. ”

Shang Jiexi on the side snorted coldly and said, "Even outsiders like me and Zampu know about it, could General Dazarugon just hear about it?" ”

He bit the word 'outsider' very hard, just to remind Chide Zuzan that Dazarukon had no intention of reporting to him.

Shang Jiexi**'s naked provocation made Dazaru Gong furious, and the new and old hatred attacked him together, and he couldn't restrain the anger in his heart, kneeling in front of Chide Zuzan and said hatefully: "Because the minister wants to think about countermeasures, he didn't report to Zanpu at the time, but some people think that this is a big rebellion, if Zanpu also feels that the minister is not a heavy responsibility, then ask Zanpu to remove Weichen from the post of former army commander, and the minister is willing to go to the grassland to herd sheep." ”

A trace of annoyance flashed in Chide Zuzan's eyes, Dazarughan dared to coerce himself, he held back the anger in his heart, and helped Dazarugong up with a smile.

"At present, the general does not want to be like this, the prime minister is also anxious to discuss military affairs, and the former army is still dominated by generals, and this king is just putting forward some reference opinions."

As he spoke, he walked directly to the map, pointed to the location of Shenwei City, and asked, "This king heard that the Tang Army's 100,000 troops are currently pressing Shenwei City, so how many military horses does our army have in Shenwei City?" ”

Dazarugon sighed secretly, how could Zampu's participation in military affairs be just a reference? Helpless, he had to reply: "There are 5,000 garrisons in Shenwei City, but Shenwei City was built by the Tang Army, facing the mountains in the west, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the east is flat and easy to attack. ”

Chide Zuzan pondered for a moment and said, "Does the general think that the Tang Army is just here to attack Shenwei City?" ”

"The minister considered that the Tang army had two possibilities, either they wanted to open up the northern line and bypass Chiling, or they wanted to feint the northern line and divert our army, and their real purpose was to attack Shibao City."

"Which one does the general think is the bigger one?"

Dazaru Gong frowned, in fact, it is possible to do both, if he only wants to capture Chiling, then the possibility of attacking Shibao City is great, but if the Tang army is going to attack Dafeichuan, it is easier to bypass Chiling to attack, the key is that he does not know the strategic deployment of the Tang army.

But Zampu's question didn't allow him to be left unanswered, and he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Weichen thought that it was a bigger surname to attack Stone Castle City. ”

"I think that the Tang army has concentrated heavy troops in Hehuang and brewed for several months, and it will not be as simple as capturing Shibao City, capturing Dafeichuan, seizing Jiuqu of the Yellow River, and occupying our logistics and grain production areas is the strategic goal of the Tang Army."

Shang Jiexi slowly stepped forward, glanced at Dazarugon contemptuously, and said: "General Dazalugong, the Tang Dynasty defined this battle as the Battle of Hehuang, which means that they are not only concerned about the capture of one pass and one pass, because they have won the victory of the Battle of Xiaobolu, and the western front has occupied the advantage, then they can focus all their energy on the eastern line of Helong, with the great joy of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he will never be satisfied with a small stone castle city, from the second year of Kaiyuan when he first ascended the throne, he has been committed to the in-depth expansion of Tubo, Now that he is in his twilight years, he still has a few years to live, of course he is not willing to enter the coffin with regrets, so he mobilized the 150,000 troops of Shuofang, Hexi, Longyou and Anxi this time, and poured all the strength of the country to fight this big war, does he really just want to capture Shibao City? If it was just to capture Stone Castle City, what was the point of him cultivating Shenwei City and Yinglong City? Dazaru Gong, you are a general, you may only be able to analyze the strategic intentions of the Tang Army from intelligence, but you don't understand the government, so you can't analyze the strategic intentions of the Tang Army, but just look at the deployment of the battle situation in the Tang Dynasty over the years, you can deduce the true intentions of the Tang Army. ”

As soon as Shang Jiexi's words fell, the sound of a hurried running suddenly came to mind outside the door, and a messenger said loudly outside the tent: "General Bao, a Tang Army brigade of about 80,000 people has crossed the northern line of Chiling and is killing in the direction of Dafeichuan!" ”

Chi Dezu glanced at Shang Yuxi approvingly, and then said coldly to Dazarugong: "General Dazarugong, what should I do next, I don't think this king needs to remind you anymore!" ”

Under the oppression of Tubo Zampu, Dazarugon had to change the deployment of military forces, he immediately ordered to mobilize 30,000 Tubo heavy troops stationed in the middle of Chiling to reinforce Shenwei City, and mobilized 20,000 Tubo troops in Datong Valley to march eastward, which was to cooperate with the Tubo army in Chiling to defend Shenwei City, and also to cut off the back road of the Tang army, he personally led 80,000 troops to the north, preparing to meet the main force of the Tang army that invaded Dafeichuan.

After a series of strategic deployments, in addition to leaving 10,000 troops to guard the Dafeichuan military camp, in the entire west of Chiling, only 5,000 Tubo troops were stationed behind Shibao City, which was the follow-up reinforcement of Shibao City, led by the general Zang Wai.

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There are two sections of the journey from Longju Island to the back mountains of Chiling, one is to walk on the ice of Qinghai, and the other is to go ashore and march in a plateau and low mountains, of which the march on the ice is relatively smooth, and the Tibetan scouts generally do not appear on the ice, but patrol along the back of the Red Ridge.

After Li Qing'an's 3,000 troops came ashore at night, they quickly crossed the patrol route of the Tubo army and plunged a sharp knife into the depths of Chiling.

On the evening of December 26, Li Qing'an's 3,000 Tang troops came to a mountain col called Langya Jiao, which was less than ten miles away from the garrison of the Tubo army in the mountain behind Shibao City, and could be reached by crossing a mountain range.

Along the way, they passed through several important places where the Tubo army was stationed, and there were originally thousands of Tubo troops stationed, but now they have all gone to the camp empty, including this Langya Corner, which is also the place where the garrison is, but now there is not a single Tubo soldier missing, indicating that Ge Shuhan's plan to transfer troops was successful, and the main force of the Tubo army rushed to the northern line of Chiling.

After several days of rapid marching, the Tang army was exhausted, and they sat on the ground to rest and recover, and the Tang army was wrapped in a thick military blanket, drank strong wine, and talked quietly.

Under a rock sat five soldiers of the Jiangdu battalion, huddled together like marmots, warming themselves with each other's body heat.

"Damn, this hellish place is almost freezing to death, I remember this time last year, I was lying in the warm quilt of the lady, drinking Jiangdu pear blossom wine, while thinking with the lady whether to have another baby, but now.... Ay! I don't know which tendon is swollen and came here to fight? ”

Another veteran glanced at him and said with a smile: "Lin San, why don't you regret it when you count the money?" Tell me yourself, how much money have you made since you entered the regimental training camp? ”

"And how much did you get?"

"You say it first, and I'll talk about it after you say it."

"Good! I've got an account here. ”

Lin San took out a small notebook from his arms, on which a few lines were written crookedly, and said with a smile: "There is a record here, when I entered the top ten in archery during training, I was rewarded with twenty dollars; Beat the capital Liangshan to get five golden hairpins, and go to Anxi to get 50 yuan for the settlement fee, gone, that's all. ”

Suddenly, he scratched his head and said, "That's not right! I remember that there was still the rice money for the Baguan regiment training camp, why didn't I remember it? Damn, look at my dog's last name. ”

Lin San put away the notebook, stabbed the veteran with his arm and said, "Sun Mazi, it's time for you to speak." ”

Sun Mazi smiled and said, "How much money I get, I forgot!" ”

"You bastard! How dare you fool me. ”

Lin San turned over and threw the veteran to the ground, and scolded with a smile: "It's okay if you don't say it, then you have to tell me, how do you and your wife usually make love?" ”

"Shhhh Silence! An officer whispered in the distance.

At this moment, two scouts rushed over the mountain beam, and he brought the latest information.

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(To be continued)