readx; In late February of the second year of Sadaji, the news that Da Bolu was taken by the Tang army reached Broken Leaf City, and at this time, Li Qing'an had returned to Broken Leaf by Anxi Jiedu, and when he got the news, Li Qing'an immediately ordered the Anxi Army and the Anxi Political Affairs Hall to start the Tocharian Plan. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The strategic intentions of the Tubo people are also very obvious, they are looking for a second land outside the plateau, a land that is more conducive to the development and growth of Tubo, after repeated tug-of-war with the Tang Dynasty for Longyou, the Tubo people finally realized that it is impossible to get Longright, especially the defeat of the Shibao City Battle in the sixth year of Tianbao, so that they finally gave up the competition for the Helong region, and began to shift the focus to Anxi, Tocharian is undoubtedly the most ideal land, the south can control Xinde, Tianzhu, the east and the Great Eclipse, to the north is a large area of sparsely populated, The land is fertile pasture, and more importantly, Tocharian borders the Tibetan Plateau and can be connected with the Tibetan Plateau, because of this, the Tubo people attach great importance to the occupation of Tocharo, they continue to recruit troops, at this time has increased the number of troops to 180,000, even the Tibetan Zanpu Trisong Dezan also personally came to Tocharian to inspect, and it can be seen that the determination of the Tubo people to occupy Tocharian permanently.

It is precisely because the Tubo people are concerned about Tocharo, but also so that Anxi is facing an unprecedented crisis and test, the upcoming Tocharian battle will be a battle related to the life and death of Anxi, if the Tang army fails in this battle, then the Tubo people will attack northward, the forces of the Tang Dynasty will be completely driven out of Anxi, Li Qingan can not afford to lose this battle, in order to win this battle, he did not hesitate to temporarily give up the power struggle in Chang'an, personally came to Anxi to command this all-out campaign.

The Tibetans could not afford to lose the battle either, and they realized that the Tang army would launch an offensive in the spring, and the young Zampu did not hesitate to go to Tocharian himself to command the battle that was at stake in his future.

The whole of Anxi was mobilized, from Shiguo, Ningyuanguo, Juzhanti, from the Broken Leaves locality, from Shule, Qiuzi, a steady stream of troops from all over the country to the Jiesu State, there were 150,000 people, and the Anxi Political Affairs Hall also organized 300,000 Han and Hu Minfu in various places to transport a large number of military materials such as grain and forage.

In the valley of the Broken Leaf River, the mighty grain team drove on the official road, the people were boiling, the carriages full of grain and fodder one after another, extending to ten miles away, most of the people driving the carriages were immigrants from the mainland, in order to prepare for the Tocharian Campaign, the Anxi Political Affairs Hall added a special war tax, that is, the usual twenty taxes and one were temporarily changed to fifteen taxes and one one.

As an ordinary citizen, after paying the official taxes, he has fulfilled his obligations, but as a member of Anxi, in order to protect his vital interests, 300,000 military families and immigrants in Anxi have burst out with unprecedented enthusiasm, and almost every family has donated all their excess money and food.

Each county formed a team, led by the county commander and the county lieutenant, to go to the nearest military depot to themselves, the closest military depot in the Broken Leaf area is naturally Broken Leaf City, Anxi has hundreds of large warehouses here, storing more than a million stone of grain and various materials.

This grain team, which is about ten miles long, came from the grain team of the five counties in the Broken Leaf River Valley, and at this time, the grain team entered the territory of Chuhe County, and the team of Chuhe County also joined in.

The team immediately became lively, many of them were originally villagers, and after coming to Anxi, they were scattered to various counties, and they usually had contacts, and they met in the team at this time, and they were very affectionate.

Wei Jiyuan, a tea farmer in Chuhe County, also drove a carriage into the team, when Li Qing'an inspected Chuhe County, he specially visited his home, this time Anxi prepared for the war, and their whole family prepared for half a month, and also devoted themselves to the preparations.

"Uncle Ji!"

Someone was shouting at him, and as soon as Wei Jiyuan turned around, he saw his distant nephew Wei Qun, who was in his early thirties this year, living in Chuxi County, northwest of Chuhe County, and had 150 acres of land at home, and this time he also joined the team.

"Nephew, you're here too!"

Although the Wei family had only gathered in the New Year, and the time was only a month, the two felt particularly affectionate when they met in the team at this time.

"Hello Uncle Ji!"

Several other young villagers next to Wei Qun also greeted him, and Wei Jiyuan saw that they were rushing a cart full of grain, so he smiled and said, "What, have you posted all the old books of your daughter-in-law?" ”

Several young people scratched their heads embarrassedly and laughed, one of them looked at his carriage, it was actually a cart full of tea cakes, which was worth at least a thousand yuan, he smacked his tongue and said with a smile: "Uncle Ji, you actually posted the coffin book!" ”

"How do you speak?"

Wei Jiyuan struck him on the head with a horsewhip, and scolded with a smile: "There is money to pay, and there is a strong contribution, I have already sent fifty stone rice ten days ago, this is the second trip, I am not like you young people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, if I am twenty years younger, I will also join the army, but my two sons are in the army, I can also explain, you bastards, why don't you go to the army?" ”

"Uncle Ji, we are a militia group, and we will go to the front line at any time, and we are not greedy for life or afraid of death."

At this time, his nephew Wei Qun asked curiously, "Uncle Ji, is Da Lang also in the army?" ”

"Go, the name of the sixteenth day of the first month in Broken Leaf City."

Wei Jiyuan was a little proud, lest others not know that his two sons had joined the army, so he said loudly: "I also wrote to Da Lang and Erlang yesterday, telling them that if they are greedy for life and afraid of death, and are unwilling to fight hard, once the Tubo people occupy Anxi, their parents, wives and children will become slaves of the Tubo people, and they will never turn over, let them do it themselves." ”

His words aroused a round of applause from everyone, and Su Yi, the new county magistrate of Chuhe County, also excitedly said to everyone: "This old man Wei actually has three sons, the second son died in the battle of Huo Xunguo, two months ago he personally sent his eldest son to the front line, General Zhao Wang also specially wrote a pair of words to him, 'The backbone of Anxi', with so many of our backbones against Anxi, this Tocharian battle, our Tang army will win!" ”

Su County's words aroused everyone's resonance, and I don't know who shouted, "The Tang army will win, and Anxi will win!" ”

The blood was boiling, and many people shouted, "We will win, the Tang army will win!" ”

The belief of victory burned in everyone's chest, and they shook up their spirit a hundredfold, increased their speed, and drove towards Shattered Leaf City in a mighty way.

．．．．．．．． Outside the city of broken leaves, 50,000 Tang troops have been assembled, they will be the third batch of Tang troops to go to the liberation of the Soviet Union, this time the Tang army almost poured out, except for keeping 40,000 troops in the river, 50,000 recruits in the broken leaves, and 20,000 troops in the north court, the rest of the troops stationed in Anxi all went to Tochar.

But that's it, the Tang army still only gathered 150,000 troops, and there is still a gap of 30,000 troops with the 180,000 Tubo army in Tocharo, although the gap is not big, but Li Qing'an, who has dealt with the Tubo army for many years, also understands that Tubo Zampu personally came to supervise the battle, which will greatly boost the morale of the Tubo army.

In this regard, Li Qingan did not dare to be careless, and he ordered the ten kings of Tocharian to accompany the army, using their prestige to win the support of the people of Tocharo.

Li Qing'an was dressed in gold helmet and iron armor, carrying a war knife at his waist, wearing a black cloak, riding on a white Arab war horse, by the moat behind him, 50,000 soldiers with distinct armor and a hundred times the spirit, each of them rode on the war horse, looking majestic, in addition to 50,000 cavalry, there was also a logistics baggage team composed of 20,000 camels, they carried heavy supplies, ready to set off at any time.

In addition to the 50,000 Tang troops and logistics baggage teams outside Broken Leaf City, hundreds of thousands of people in the city also went out of the city to send the Tang Army to the south. ”

Li Qing'an nodded, and said to everyone: "The important surname of the Tocharian Battle, I don't say that everyone should also understand, this battle, at least two months, as long as half a year, I hope everyone can unite sincerely, Anxi is one heart, not only to win this battle, but also to cripple Tubo, to ensure a hundred years of peace in Anxi." ”

He said to Duan Xiushi again: "There are still 50,000 new troops in Broken Leaves, I hope you will strengthen the defense of the north, and you must not be careless, and the training of the militia group, do not slack off!" ”

Duan Xiushi bowed down and said, "I understand my humble position, please rest assured that the general." ”

After Li Qing'an explained one by one, his eyes looked into the distance again, and in the distance, he saw Wuyi and Rushi standing in the family team to see him off, Wuyi had infinite concern in his eyes, waving goodbye to him, Rushi held her daughter in her hand, at this time, Rushi seemed to feel Li Qing'an's gaze, she raised her daughter's little hand and waved goodbye to him.

Looking at his delicate wife and his daughter's lovely little face, Li Qing'an couldn't help but feel upset and fluctuating, and he suddenly clenched his fists and said to everyone: "Gentlemen, cherish!" ”

"I wish the general a victory!"

Li Qingan turned the carriage around, waved his hand to the army, and said, "Let's go!" ”

A group of Tang troops began to set off, and relatives rushed up, supporting the old man, pulling the child, and saying goodbye to their husbands and sons.

...... "Daddy, take care all the way!"

...... "Dalang, remember, protect the family and defend the country!" ”

．．．．．． In the cherished and farewell one after another, the soldiers of the Tang Army marched with tears in their eyes and marched towards the distant Tocharian with solid steps.

．．．．．．．．．．．． The riots in the city of Tocharian have subsided, and in this bloody suppression, more than 10,000 laborers were killed, and their heads were hung all over the streets and alleys around the city.

The main force of the 40,000 Tubo army waited in line on both sides of the twenty-mile-long stone road, the road had not been repaired, the mottled blood stains were difficult to wash away, Shang Xi Dongzan was in a heavy mood, although the situation in Tocharian had not deteriorated, and it was still under the control of the Tubo army, but the resistance of the Tocharian people put him in an embarrassing situation, how could he explain it to Zampu?

Shang Xi Dongzan was very helpless in his heart, although he ruthlessly suppressed the resistance of the road construction workers, but he was afraid that the momentum of the rebellion would spread, and he still suspended the special tax on hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, he knew very well that if the tax was increased, the Tocharian uprising would definitely be surging everywhere, but if it was not taxed, their military rations would be difficult to last for two months, making him in a dilemma!

"Governor, Zampu is here!" An officer shouted pointing into the distance.

'Woo~~' The horn sounded.

'Woo~Woo! ’

．．．．．． A low trumpet sound echoed between heaven and earth with a long tail note, and in the sound of the trumpet, the army of Tubo Zampu appeared in the distance.

This is a large army of 80,000 Tibetans, the momentum is huge, stretching for ten miles, these 80,000 people are the most elite army in Tibet, the soldiers are all from the core area of Tibet, well-equipped, all have undergone strict training.

In the middle of the procession, thousands of soldiers of the Red Card Army carried a huge wooden platform, on which there was a white woollen tent, decorated with gold and silver threads, decorated with thousands of brilliant gems, and in front of the tent stood dozens of guards, in front of whom sat several people, the leader of whom was none other than the young Tibetan Tsangpu Trisong Detsen, although he was coming to Tocharian for the first time, but it could be seen that he was not happy, to be precise, he was not satisfied with Shang Xidong Zan.

When his army passed through Shuangquanzhou, several old men came to offer him land, and he gladly received these old men, but he did not expect that these old men would hit him with clay pots containing clay and try to assassinate him, although he was not injured, but this incident filled Trisong Dezan's heart with resentment.

If you can't conquer the hearts of the Tocharians, then you will destroy their **, but Shangxi Dongzan didn't do it.

He and more than 100 of his own soldiers lived by killing horses and hunting all the way, and wanted to flee back to Luo, but when they met Zampu's brigade on the way, they complained to Zampu that Shang Xi Dongzan had framed him, and it was his lack of troops that caused him to be annihilated.

Shang Jiasu's complaint also made Trisong Dezan slightly dissatisfied with Shang Xi Dongzan, although Shang Xi Dongzan occupied Tochar and made great contributions, but he did tamper with his own order, his original order was that the Tubo army should take Shule, from Xiao Bolu into Tocharo, in this way, the Tubo army opened the door to attack Anxi, for the next step to take the north court, block the east to aid the Tang army to lay the foundation.

But it was Shang Xi Dongzan who tampered with the order, so that the Northern Expeditionary Army was finally wiped out and his plan to occupy Shule was shattered, and it was also for this reason that Trisong Dezan added a little dissatisfaction to Shang Xi Dongzan in his heart.

At this moment, the sound of the trumpet in the distance woke the young Zampu from his contemplation, and he raised his head, only to see Shang Xi Dongzan leading more than 100 people to rush to this side, and he waved his hand and ordered: "Stop! ”

The procession stopped advancing, and thousands of red-carded soldiers slowly lowered the holy seat of Zampu, and Shang Xi Dongzan had already rushed to the front, he knelt down on his knees, bowed and bowed: "The humble minister Shang Xi Dongzan knocks to see His Majesty Zampu!" ”

"General Shangxi Dongzan, please get up!"

The young Zampu has a maturity and wisdom that his peers do not have, and he hid his dissatisfaction with Shang Xi Dongzan in his heart, and said with a faint smile: "The general has worked hard to stick to Tocharo." ”

"The humble ministers don't dare to be, this is all Zampu's instructions."

Shang Xi Dongzan raised his head, but saw Shang Jiasu, he was stunned for a moment, how could he be here?

Shang Jiasu sneered and said, "General Shang Xi Dongzan thinks that I am not dead, is it regretful, or is it strange?" ”

Shang Xidongzan's face sank and said: "I don't have any regrets, and I don't have anything strange, I'm just thinking, the 50,000 Tubo army was wiped out in your hands, what should you be guilty of?" ”

"What are you guilty of?" Shang Jiasu said confrontedly.

"Enough!"

Tri Song Dezan said unhappily: "Now that the enemy is present, I don't want to listen to you quarrel, who is right and wrong, I will talk about it later!" Now let's go to the city and talk about military affairs first. ”

Shang Xi Dongzan was stunned, Zampu's implication was that there was still the possibility of holding himself accountable in the future, he hurriedly explained: "Zampu, the subordinates are to occupy Tocharian first, so they will concentrate their main forces on the southern front, otherwise, we will be entangled by the Tang army at the end of the day, and the main force of the Tang army will enter Tocharian first, at that time, the army on the southern front will also face a catastrophe, and Tocharian may not be able to occupy ....."

"I've said it, I'll talk about it later, don't talk about it now!"

Trisong Dezan's tone became stern, and Shang Xi Dongzan didn't dare to explain anymore, so he had to bow his head and say, "Beichen understands. ”

"Oh well! Enter the city of Azu. ”

Under Zampu's order, thousands of red-carded troops raised the Holy Seat again, and the 80,000 Tibetan army marched towards Ashu City.

．．．．．．．．． During the bloody suppression of the laborers by the Tibetan army, Zhou's Tang army scout squad was sheltered by the Tocharian political under-secretary Alain, and hid in his official residence, where they survived, and these days, they have been hiding in the official residence without showing up.

In the morning, Alan told Zhou Mi and the others that Tubo Zampu had arrived, and all the officials had to go out of the city to greet him, and he repeatedly told him not to go out at this time.

Alain's advice is not wrong, at this time there is martial law in Achuan City, the streets are empty, there is no one, Alan originally planned to arrange dozens of elders in Achuan City to welcome Tubo Zampu into the city, but it was canceled because of Zampu's assassination in Shuangquanzhou.

Alain's mansion is on the main street of Achuan City, it is a grand white building, Zhou Mi and his nine friends hide in a small house on the roof, through the lookout hole in the wall of the small house, you can clearly see the situation on the main street from top to bottom.

At this time, the rumbling of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and countless Tubo soldiers were seen running on both sides of the street, as long as anyone dared to open the door and peep, they would cut it with a sword.

"Captain, look! That is the Tibetan Zampu. A comrade-in-arms exclaimed in a low voice.

Zhou Mi had already seen the big wooden platform of Tubo Zampu, the black and oppressive Tubo soldiers were clustered around the big wooden platform, on the wooden platform, there was a young man wearing a white pointed hat and a big hat behind his back, he was curiously looking at the largest city in Tocharo, and beside him stood full of guards, holding shields, vigilantly looking around.

At this time, Zhou Mi had already calculated the distance between him and Tubo Zampu, more than seventy steps, but less than eighty steps, with a crossbow arrow, he could pierce the head with an arrow, although the shield of the Tubo guards strictly protected him from below, but there was a flaw on it, the hut where they were located, located at the highest point of the street, looked down from the height, and could see the head of Tubo Zampu without hindrance.

Zhou Mi slowly lifted the strong crossbow from the wall, this military crossbow was they hid in the hump of a camel, and escaped the search of the Tubo army, Zhou Mi pulled the string, a strong ** rose in his heart, he took out a scout's unique poisonous crossbow arrow and put it into the arrow slot, little by little put the strong crossbow into the lookout hole, aimed at the head of Tubo Zampu.

At this time, the partners beside him all looked at their captain silently, they all knew that this arrow was fired, whether it was successful or not, their lives would be difficult to preserve, but they were willing to exchange their lives for this golden opportunity, the falconer Wang Yiqing climbed on the wall, wrote on the letter paper 'Tubo Zampu has been shot by the Tang army scouts', and put it in a red letterbox.

He gently stroked the eagle's feathers on his shoulders and tied the letter to the eagle's legs, he waited, waiting for the final result.

At this time, Zhou Mi turned his head to look at them, and all of them nodded silently, and they slowly pulled out their long knives from their waists.

A look of determination flashed in Zhou Mi's eyes, assassination is also one of the scouts' vocations, and for this, they do not hesitate to pay the price of their lives.

His head turned back to the street, his eyes narrowing slowly, only to hear 'Click! There was a soft sound of a hanging knife, and a scream was faintly heard outside, and then there was a great chaos in the street, with roars and screams.

At this time, Zhou Yu slowly turned around, smiled and nodded to everyone, Wang Yiqing rushed out of the hut quickly, threw his eagle high, the eagle spread its wings and flew high, his face was full of tears, and he shouted with all his strength: "Go!" Tell them what we've done. ”

(To be continued)