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After resting for five days in Dafeichuan, the Tang army led by Yang Xi continued to advance towards various attack targets.

Yang Xi was readjusting the deployment, Ling Hun led 10,000 people to prepare to attack Wuhai, and Liu Guangting led 15,000 people to Heyuan.

Pang Zhong led 30,000 elite horsemen to the north, preparing to attack the city.

The rest of the tribes also moved separately, preparing to leave Dafeichuan and encircle or force the Tubo tribes in the north of Qinghai to surrender.

Shang Jiexi had already agreed to write a letter to persuade the Tubo defenders in many places in Qinghai to surrender, but Yang Xi could not pin all his hopes on Shang Jiexi's letter of persuasion, and all follow-up arrangements must be made according to the original plan.

In this expedition, there was no intention of attacking the city of Luo, but only to use troops against Qinghai.

Before the war, most of the Tang Dynasty ministers, even Emperor Li Longji, did not expect to occupy Qinghai completely, and they felt that it was enough to defeat the Tubo people and prevent them from posing a substantial threat to the Tang Dynasty. But now that the situation has become like this, whether it is Yang Xi, who was optimistic before the war, or other generals, their lowest goal now is to annihilate the Tubo people in Qinghai and bring the whole of Qinghai under the rule of the Tang Dynasty. Some people have even risen up to attack the city of Luo and destroy the idea of destroying the Tubo state.

But Yang Xi was still quite sensible, he knew that without sufficient preparation, it would be difficult for the army to cross this vast area known as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in later generations. In a hurry, he led a large army in the direction of the city of Luo, and if he encountered an accident, he might be wiped out on the plateau.

The altitude of Qinghai is about 3,000 meters, but the altitude on the way to some cities can be mostly 4 or 5,000 meters. Even if the Tubo State was to be defeated, it could only be carried out after the soldiers had adapted to the terrain of the plateau in the Qinghai area.

As long as the Tubo armies in Qinghai and Anxi are completely annihilated, the Tubo Empire will be like a tiger with its claws cut off, almost slaughtered.

Shang Jiexi still has a lot of prestige among the Tibetan tribes, and the letter of surrender he wrote after being captured was sent out, and it immediately received results. The Tibetans stationed in Wuhai surrendered.

After knowing that his father and two brothers had become prisoners of the Tang army, how could he still have the heart to resist, he immediately responded to Shang Jiexi's call, laid down his arms and surrendered.

However, the Tubo people who guarded the source of the river were unwilling to surrender, but they were finally defeated by the combined forces of Hun Lu and Liu Guangting, and the commander of his army, Falben, was killed, most of his troops surrendered, and a few of them were annihilated.

About half a month after the end of the Battle of Dafeichuan, Pang Zhong led his troops to take the city lightly. I have received a letter of persuasion from the interest that is still settled. But the guards who hesitated to surrender. After the mighty general of Pang Zhong's department shelled it several times. Frightened, he immediately made the decision to open the gates and surrender. This place, which originally belonged to the capital of Tuyuhun State, was occupied by the Tang Dynasty army again after being captured by Li Jing in the ninth year of Zhenguan.

Fu Yi Castle is the gateway to the western side of Qinghai and the Western Regions. The city of Fu Qi fell into the hands of the Tang army, and the Tubo people who were guarded in the fortresses on the north bank of Qinghai have almost become turtles in the urn of the people. Under Shang Jiexi's persuasion, most of the defenders laid down their arms and surrendered, and a small number of those who were unwilling to surrender were also broken under the fierce attack of the Tang army.

Originally, the combat effectiveness of the Tubo army was not bad, but now the remnants of Tubo have almost become frightened birds, coupled with Shang Jiexi's persuasion to surrender, how can there still be fighting spirit, even if the general of the town army is unwilling to surrender. But how could a sergeant without fighting spirit resist the attack of the Tang army, which was equipped with a large number of firearms, and was quickly defeated.

Just two and a half months after the Tang army entered Qinghai, the entire Tubo people in Qinghai were almost wiped out by our Tang army. Originally, the fortifications or castles of the Tibetan army were stationed, and the Tang army was stationed and patrolled on the shores of the beautiful Qinghai Lake. It is also the majestic Tang Army.

The defeat of the Tibetans in Qinghai directly affected the morale of the Anxi garrison.

The Battle of Qinghai took place about a month earlier than the Battle of Anxi, when the Tibetan people in Qinghai were defeated on all fronts, and the news of the defeat of the Tibetan army and the capture of Da Lun Shang and his immediate surrender to the Tang Dynasty had reached the ears of the Tubo people in Anxi. Later, the letter of persuasion was also sent to the leading Tubo army, how could the anxious Tubo army withstand the attack of the Tang army led by Guo Ziyi, who had great morale, and fled in the direction of Luoqicheng. After several battles, the nearly 100,000 Tibetan troops originally stationed in Anxi finally fell apart.

Guo Ziyi led his troops to chase the Tibetan rout, and the result of his fierce pursuit was that less than 10,000 people of the Tubo rout finally fled back to the city of Luo.

The Battle of Qinghai and the Battle of Anxi shocked the world, whether it was the Turkic tribes or the Anxi tribes, they were all shocked by the powerful military might of the Tang army. In Anxi, those tribes who originally followed the rebellion of the Tubo army either fled thousands of miles into the wilderness, or immediately showed goodwill to Guo Ziyi, expressing their willingness to continue to accept the rule of the Tang court, bow down to their vassals, and pay tribute every year.

Guo Ziyi of course accepted the surrender of these tribes, but he, like Yang Xi, continued to send various troops after the great war subsided, to clear out those tribes that were still unwilling to cooperate with the Tang Dynasty, and built castles in dangerous areas, preparing to send troops to defend them for a long time.

From then on, the number of town troops in various places will gradually increase.

When the news reached Chang'an, Emperor Li Longji and a large group of ministers from the court and the central government were all happy and laughing. After receiving the final battle reports from Anxi and Qinghai, Li Longji immediately issued an edict to grant amnesty to the world and promised to reward all members who had made meritorious contributions in the battle.

After the two armies went out one after another, the Tang monarchs and ministers were worried that the war would be unfavorable, but they didn't expect the war with the Tubo people to be so smooth. The opponents faced by the Tang army were like a small country with low military equipment, which could not withstand the blow and was wiped out.

"Your Majesty, how powerful was the Turkic Khanate of Jieli Khan at that time, but under the surprise attack of Li Weigong's army, didn't it fall in just half a year?" This is the words of Li Mi, who was recommended by Yang Xi to serve in Beijing and served as the squire of the Ministry of Culture and Culture, "Li Weigong is like a god with soldiers, and the key to his attack on the East + Turkic Khanate is to attack the Turks by surprise, Marshal Yang and Marshal Guo also adhered to this, launched an attack at a time that the opponent did not expect, attacked the Tubo people in a way that the opponent could not expect, and finally eliminated them. ”

Li Mi's words made Li Longji even more happy, he couldn't imagine that in his twilight years, after experiencing the An Lushan Rebellion, he could still see such glory. He has no regrets—

The edict of the imperial court to reward all the soldiers came, and promised rich rewards after returning to the court, which made all the soldiers ecstatic.

Fame and rewards are what soldiers value and desire the most. Now that the fame is there, and after returning to the dynasty, Lilu also has it, and there is a feeling of satisfaction that fills the hearts of the soldiers.

Those generals who feel that their military merits are not rich enough hope to strive for more military merits, while those generals who have already earned a lot of military merits hope that the imperial court will order the edict of the army to arrive as soon as possible.

On the shore of Qinghai in the southeast of Fu Qi City, a large number of Tang Army soldiers were speeding towards the lakeside.

As far as the eye can see, the whole Qinghai smoke and waves are vast, the blue waves are even the sky, how can not see the end, the white clouds on the far side of the sky seem to be immersed in the water, can not distinguish where is the lake, where is the shore, it is really the water and the sky, the sparkling waves keep flashing with ten thousand pieces of sunshine to make people feel dazzling. Flocks of birds flew quickly from the shore of the lake to the lake, overwhelming the sky, and in the blink of an eye, they flew into the sky and disappeared.

The time is already the beginning of June, it is already the spring time of Qinghai, it is the season when the grass in Qinghai begins to turn green, the flowers are in full bloom, the whole lake shore is like a thin layer of green velvet carpet, the sporadic blooming wildflowers, the green velvet carpet is embellished like brocade, like a very beautiful landscape painting. In the distance, there are also white snow on the tips of some tall peaks, which glisten in the sunlight and glow with a strange brilliance against the clean sky, reflecting the reflection in the lake, and adding charm to the lake and mountains. The mountain is far away, and from the bottom of the mountain to the lake, there is a whole meadow. The clear blue water of the lake, reflecting the surrounding snow-capped mountains, lies quietly in this continuous green, and the mountains, lakes and grasslands reflect each other - an incomparably beautiful scenery!

The large continuous turquoise makes people look very comfortable, and these are ready-made forages for war horses. Not far away, herds of military horses, driven by sergeants, were grazing on the lake, and some shepherds' cattle and sheep also appeared on the lakeside.

"This place is so beautiful, the real aquatic plants are abundant, haha!" Yang Xi, who stopped his mount and looked at the scenery for a while, pointed to the lake and mountains with a horsewhip in his hand, and said with a smile to several generals who followed him: "Before the war, Ben Shuai said that if Qinghai is completely occupied, then all the military horses needed by my Datang can be produced from here, I believe that after you see the situation here, you will also agree with what Ben Shuai said!"

Gao Shi, who followed Yang Xi's side, immediately echoed: "What the marshal said is right, Qinghai is big enough, and the places that can be grazed around the lake are very wide, and it is not a problem to graze millions of livestock on the shore of the lake, and the military horses produced in the land in a year are enough for the needs of my Tang army!"

Yang Xi didn't answer, just smiled heartily and continued to gallop. The group quickly ran to the lake, the water of Qinghai was so clear that they couldn't even distinguish the boundary between the lake and the shore, and they ran and waited for the horses' hooves to step into the water, only to realize that they had run into the lake. The horses standing in the water were not instinctively afraid, but slowly withdrew, perhaps running too long and thirsty, and all the horses reached out to the water and drank water. But the horse immediately shook his nose, for the lake was salty. A group of horses behaved similarly, and the generals laughed again.

"There are so many delicate rivers and mountains!" After Yang Xi stopped laughing, he couldn't help but sigh, and then pointed at Qinghai with a horsewhip, and said to the generals around him in a full voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, we have paid the blood and lives of countless soldiers to finally re-incorporate Qinghai into the territory of my Datang, and Ben Shuai hopes that Qinghai Wangyuan will return to the rule of my Datang and belong to China forever!"

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