readx; The eastern city of Bodong in Tubo, that is, the Kaze region of later generations, said that it is a city, in fact it is just a tribal concentration place, here is about 500 miles away from the capital city of Tubo, the altitude is low, a horse is flat, the Zang River (Yarlung Zangbo River) is traversed like a jade belt, you can see a large area of pure sapphire-like lakes everywhere, most of the banks of the river and lake are plateau meadows, cattle and sheep are herds, the land is fertile, the meadow is accompanied by a piece of barley wheat field, here is also the most important grain producing area in the Tubo region. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

There are many tribes on both sides of the river, in a besieged city made of mud, covering a vast area, the camp tents in the city one after another, the security is extremely tight, several towering sentry posts, several Tang soldiers are patrolling back and forth, this is the temporary station of the expeditionary Tang army, 8,000 Tang troops are stationed here.

Feng Changqing led 8,000 Tang troops from Tianzhu through Nibora into Tibet, after nearly a month of difficult trekking, the army arrived at the Tubo Bodong City, at this time the main force of the Tubo army of 300,000 almost all left the local plateau, the remaining less than 20,000 troops are concentrated in the area of Luocheng, and other tribes and small towns, either old and weak, women and children, or ordinary herdsmen, and then there are no other armies.

The Tang army's fall from the sky made the Tibetan tribes panic, the old and weak women and children fled their homes one after another, and some men temporarily organized to confront the Tang army, but due to the disparity in strength and their own battles, the Tibetan provisional army collapsed in a battle, with heavy casualties.

The Tang army swept all the way to the border of Bodong, at this time the Tang army was also very tired after a month of trekking and fighting on the plateau, Feng Changqing saw that the land in this area was fertile and the supplies were sufficient, so he ordered the Tang army to be stationed on the spot to rest and wait for the news of the scouts.

In the afternoon of this day, in the big tent of the Tang Army, Feng Changqing was receiving a special guest, this guest is called Maha Zangzhi, is the host of the Tubo Jiapu Temple, he is special, because he is also a Longyou Han people, at the age of 20 was captured by the Tubo army to Tubo as a slave, three years later because of the hometown and fled, almost died, was rescued by the lama of Jiapu Temple, since then he became a monk, and later he went to Samye Monastery to worship the Tantric Red Sect founder Padmasambhava as a teacher, devoted himself to learning Tantric Buddhism, thirty years have passed, he because of the profound Buddhism, He has won countless followers and has become a generation of tantric masters.

This time, the Tang army suddenly came from the mud bora, so that the Tibetan people were terrified, and they fled to the major monasteries for refuge, and the Jiapu Monastery also accommodated tens of thousands of refugees.

Feng Changqing's closest grandfather was also a Buddhist believer, and under the influence of his grandfather, Feng Changqing has always been polite to Buddhists, and the arrival of Maha Zangzhi also made him particularly respectful.

The two exchanged a few words, and Feng Changqing heard that Mo Zangzhi was also a Han Chinese, so he asked curiously, "Where is the master from?" ”

Although Mo Zangzhi has been in Tibet for many years, he has not completely forgotten the Chinese language, he clasped his hands together, and said with a slight smile: "Back to the words of the general, the old monk's ancestral home is Puzhou, Hedong, and he moved west to Longyou with his father since he was a child, and was exiled to Tibet at the age of twenty, and thirty-three years have passed in a flash. ”

"Huh! What a coincidence, I am also from Puzhou, Hedong, and I am from Yishi County, Puzhou, what about the master? ”

"I'm from Xie County."

Unexpectedly, Feng Changqing was his fellow countryman, and Mo Zangzhi had a hope in his heart, so he begged sincerely: "Tang and Tibet have always been the country of nephews, Tubo was deeply influenced by the Tang Dynasty, Princess Wencheng and Princess Jincheng successively married Tubo in the west, bringing advanced culture and friendship to Tubo, although the relationship between Tang and Tibet has deteriorated in recent decades, but this is done by the upper echelons of Tubo, and has nothing to do with the people of Tubo. ”

Feng Changqing's face gradually became gloomy, and he said unhappily: "I want to ask the master, if my people in the Tang Dynasty are chased and killed by the Tubo cavalry, will the master go to the Tubo military camp to dissuade the Tubo generals?" ”

Maha Zangzhi sighed and said: "The people of the Tang Dynasty on the border of Helong are deeply affected by the military disaster, I don't know, I myself was captured by the Tubo people, as cattle and horses, and enslaved forever, I also persuaded the former Zampu Chizu Dezan to treat the Tang people well, although there is no effect, but I myself am dedicated to saving the trouble, among the three thousand monks in my Jiapu Temple, at least more than 300 Han slaves were crossed by me as Buddhas, and my Han believers are tens of thousands, if possible, I will take in more unfortunate Han people. ”

Feng Changqing's face softened a little, and he said: "The master is merciful and dedicated to purifying all living beings, which is admirable, and the Tang army is not a butcher, but now the two countries are at war, and the swords and guns have no eyes, and the Tubo people themselves are all soldiers, and I can't distinguish between the army and the people, and it is inevitable that the ordinary people will be affected. ”

Ma Zangzhi couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said: "The general doesn't know, I came from Luo, although I didn't see the important ministers, but several of my believers told me that there are also differences within the Tubo people, there are wars and peaces, and the two sides are in dispute, if the general can contact the faction willing to reconcile, maybe the two sides can reach a reconciliation intention." ”

This time, Feng Changqing marched into Tibet, and received Li Qing'an's instructions in advance, either to exterminate the Tubo people and completely eliminate the hidden dangers of the plateau, or to disarm the army of the Tubo people, eliminate the Bon religion, and change the country to Buddhism, and the living Buddha became the leader of the Tubo people, instead of Zampu, and the Tang army was stationed in Luo, so that Tubo was completely reduced to a subordinate country of the Tang Dynasty.

This is Li Qing'an's Tubo chess game, half of it is playing chess in Tocharo, and the other half is settled in the plateau, with only one ultimate goal, to completely cripple the biggest border trouble of the Tang Dynasty.

Feng Changqing himself is more inclined to Li Qing'an's first plan, that is, to exterminate the Tubo people, at the beginning he also did this, he started from the first tribe Mangyu of Tubo over the snow-capped mountains, he raised the butcher's knife high, slaughtered all the way, the corpses were all over the field, no one for thousands of miles, but after entering the hinterland of Tubo, he found that it was not realistic to exterminate the Tubo people, every time he went to a tribe, he found that the Tubo people had already fled, the cattle and sheep were taken away, and the grain was burned, so that his supply encountered difficulties, and it was because of his slaughter, More and more Tibetan tribes began to unite against him, and several of his scouts disappeared.

Feng Changqing also began to realize that his troops were not enough and it was unrealistic to kill all the Tubo people, so he gradually gave up the first plan and turned to the second direction, in popular terms, that is, to pluck out the feathers of the Tubo people and let them change from plateau eagles to plateau native chickens.

It's just that when Feng Changqing didn't know where to start, the arrival of this Tibetan Buddhist master pointed out a way for him, and there was a dispute among the Tubo people, which opened a way for him to realize the second plan.

Thinking of this, Feng Changqing raised his eyebrows, and asked tentatively, "Then who should I contact?" I mean, I want to reconcile. ”

Mahzang Zhi pondered for a moment, and then said: "After the Tubo Zampuxi expedition, he handed over the internal affairs to the Da Non Nang Dongzan and Shang Chen's co-management, these two people are Da Lun, they represent the two major forces of Tubo, the Nang family and the Shang family, the relationship has never been very good, and it can even be said to be hostile, among which Nang Dongzan strongly advocates negotiating with the Tang Army, and Shang Chen's advocate resolute resistance, and the attitude of the two is very distinct, so the generals and soldiers went to Bodong, and Luo still did not react, that is, the two of them could not hold each other. ”

"I see, then which of the two of them holds the military power?"

"There should be both, the Shangchen clan has the upper hand, with 12,000 troops, while Nang Dongzan only has 6,000 troops in his hands, and he is in a weak position."

Feng Changqing saw that this Tibetan monk knew everything, and even confided in him the number of the Tubo army, which was really beyond his expectations, and he couldn't help but show a mocking smile on his face, and said: "The master told me such important information, aren't you afraid that the Tubo people will say that you are a traitor?" ”

Mo Zangzhi showed a helpless wry smile on his face, clasped his hands together and said: "I just want to save lives, and I am willing to value peace, as for what kind of concessions the important ministers of Tubo want to make, then I can't care, General Feng, I have said this, and I will leave." ”

Feng Changqing also clasped his palms together and smiled: "Master go slowly, I will keep in mind the words of the master, and peace is precious." ”

．．．．．．． On the second day after Mo Zangzhi left the Tang Army's garrison, a group of more than a dozen knights rushed from a distance, dusty, and gradually approached Bodong Tucheng.

"Stop!"

The sentry of the Tang army on the sentry tower shouted loudly in Tubo, and then a row of arrows came and nailed to the path, blocking the way of the group's advance. ”

"You wait!"

The sentry went to report, everyone stood on the side of the road, a tall and fat middle-aged man in the middle was Tubo Da Zhi and Nang Dongzan, he came from the city of Luo, the current situation in Tubo made him worried, the situation of Tocharian is unknown, Da Bolu was occupied by the Tang army, cut off the connection between Tubo and Tocharo, and the battle of Longyou also fell into a stalemate, Zada Lugong was dragged by the Tang army, in an unfavorable situation, now there are more than 18,000 soldiers in Luo, but these soldiers are old and weak army, the elite army was all taken away by Zampu.

Nang Xie Dazan was very worried that once the Tang army defeated the last army of Luo, the Tubo people on the plateau would become a flock of sheep to be slaughtered by the Tang army, and Nang Dongzan hoped to reach a political agreement with the Tang army and make certain concessions to retain the last lifeblood of Tibet.

He thought so, but others disagreed, and there was a disagreement within the Tibetan leadership about the strategy of dealing with the Tang army, and another great commentator, Shang Chen, advocated that all the people should be soldiers, resist the Tang invasion with all their might, and would never agree to reach a disgraceful agreement with the Tang army.

The two argued for a long time over this issue, but it was always difficult to compromise, and Nang Dongzan was afraid that the Tang army would advance eastward and destroy Luo, so he rushed to talk with the Tang army's chief general to find a political solution to the Tibetan crisis.

Nang Dongzan waited patiently outside the siege, and time passed little by little, and there was no news of the chief general of the Tang Army, and his heart began to get anxious.

At this moment, the gate of Bodong Tucheng opened, and an officer of the Tang Army came out and said: "General Feng, please Tubo Da Yan enter the city, and the rest of the people are waiting outside." ”

Several entourages just wanted to go up to fight, but Nang Dongzan stopped them and said, "You are waiting outside, don't make trouble!" ”

He walked into Tucheng alone with a few Tang troops, along the way the Tang army lined up to greet each other, they stretched their bows and arrows, swords out of the sheath, spears were sharp, and their eyes were hostile and staring at him, so that Nang Dongzan was uneasy in his heart, and entered the big tent, only to see that both sides of the big tent were full of swords and axes, and the big tent was murderous, and in the middle was sitting a general about fifty years old, black, thin and short, but he was iron-armored and silver-helmeted, and a war knife was placed horizontally on the table in front of him, which was quite majestic, and Nang Dongzan was nervous for a while, and hurriedly stepped forward to give a salute, and said in not very fluent Chinese:" Tubo Da Nang Dongzan see the general. ”

Feng Changqing didn't invite him to sit down, but said coldly: "I don't know if you are here to write a war letter, or to negotiate peace?" ”

"I'm here to negotiate peace!"

"I'm sorry, I don't want to make peace, come on!"

The surrounding knife and axe hands agreed, Feng Changqing pointed his fingers and praised Dong, and shouted: "Push this person out, and cut off the head to show the public." ”

Five or six Tang Army men who came up dragged Nang Dongzan outward, and soon dragged them to the door of the tent, Nang Dongzan was so anxious that he shouted: "General, please listen to me, it's not too late to kill me again." ”

"You say!"

Several Tang soldiers stopped dragging him, but did not let him go, Nang Dongzan got a chance to breathe, and couldn't remember what to say in Chinese, so he was so anxious that he said in Tubo: "General, there are millions of people in Tibet, you can't kill them all, and the general should also understand this, there is nothing between us that can't be discussed, if you can't talk, you kill me again and sacrifice the flag, and I will die without complaint." ”

A soldier next to him translated his words to Feng Changqing, and Feng Changqing nodded and said, "Let him come back first!" ”

The knife and axe hand let go of Nang Dongzan, and at this time Nang Dongzan's back was already soaked, and he stepped forward and saluted: "Thank you General for giving me the opportunity." ”

Feng Changqing ordered someone to put on a chair and said lightly: "Sit down and talk!" ”

"Thank you!"

Nang Dongzan sat down, and Feng Changqing said unhurriedly: "Let me introduce myself first, I am the deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu of the Tang Dynasty and the governor of Xinde, my name is Feng Changqing, have you heard of it?" ”

"Ahh It turned out to be General Feng, I heard about it many years ago, and I have long admired the prestige of General Feng. ”

"Humph! I'm afraid it's because I've admired my murderous name for a long time! ”

Nang Dongzan showed embarrassment on his face, but he couldn't speak, Feng Changqing said again: "I just carried out the orders of General Zhao Wang, and there is not much room for concessions, I hope you can understand this." ”

Nang Dongzan took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his face, and said, "I know, I also came with sincerity, and I hope the general can give me a chance." ”

"Alright! Then I will tell you the bottom line of the negotiation, if you want to negotiate with the Tang army, the Tubo people must first disarm their soldiers, and no more than 500 soldiers will be left. ”

Nang Dongzan was stunned, isn't disarming the army equivalent to surrendering? Then what else is there to talk about, he stammered: "General Feng, how can this be done, if Tubo is disarmed, won't it be ruined?" Besides, Zampu is still in Tocharo, and to disarm, you must get orders from him, and we don't have that power. ”

Nang Dongzan is only a peace negotiation faction, not a surrender faction, the ultimate goal of him and Shang Chen's clan is the same, wanting to drag the Tang army, and wait for Zampu to lead the army back from Tochari, but I didn't expect the premise of the Tang army's peace talks to be to disarm the army, what else to talk about after the army is lifted, isn't that a plot with the tiger?

He was about to refuse, but he saw Feng Changqing's cold eyes, suddenly remembered what he had just said, and couldn't talk about it and then took his sacrificial flag, his back suddenly covered with a cold sweat, he bit the words he wanted to say, and turned a corner and said: "General Feng, I won't hide it from you, I only have five thousand troops in my hands, and I can promise the general to disband my army, but the other armies are in the hands of the Da Tan Shang Chen clan, I need to talk to him first and try to persuade him." ”

Feng Changqing understood in his heart that he didn't say anything, so he stood up and waved his hand: "Send off!" ”

turned around and left, saying that it was a send-off, but in fact it was a throw-out, and several Tang soldiers picked up wooden sticks and hit Nang Dongzan, "Get out!" ”

Although he was rude, he managed to save his life, he didn't dare to stay, ran out of the city and turned over his horse, and shouted: "Hurry up!" ”

The group rushed to the east, at this time, Feng Changqing appeared on a wooden building, looking at Nang Dongzan and his party leaving, the corners of his mouth showed a sneer, he was right at all, if you want to sit down and talk with the Tubo people, you must first disband the Tubo army, if they are unwilling to disband themselves, then the Tang army will help them disband.

"Deliver my orders, and the army will immediately march to the city of Raksha!"

．．．．．．． Eight thousand Tang cavalry went out again, they didn't need any guides, they just walked along the Zang River, they had no military food logistics, plundered all the way, the Tubo tribes organized resistance, but their resistance brought them disaster, Feng Changqing issued a strict order, all resist, all killed!

Although Feng Changqing indulged his soldiers, even if the Tang army annihilated the silver women, he turned a blind eye, but he had an iron principle, that is, women and livestock should not be taken captive, women and livestock would become a burden to the Tang army and would affect the upcoming battle.

Five hundred miles away, the Tang army did not rush forward, nor did not divide the troops, but prepared to go, they walked for six days, along the way looting and slaughtering, tens of thousands of Tubo young and strong were killed, the blood of the Tubo people stained the Zang River red, this afternoon, the Tang army brigade arrived at Wuyu Tucheng, about 30 miles away from the city, Feng Changqing ordered to garrison troops on the spot.

Although he didn't get the situation of the Tubo army, Feng Changqing knew that the Tubo people would never let him attack Luo, so a hard battle was about to break out.

"Pass my order, all soldiers are not allowed to remove their armor, weapons are not allowed to leave their hands, horses are not allowed to leave their bodies, they are not allowed to bury pots to cook, they are not allowed to camp, they are not allowed to gather people to gamble, they are not allowed to play noisy games, they are not allowed to leave the brigade, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!"

Feng Changqing's judgment was not wrong, twenty miles away, a Tubo army of nearly 20,000 people was hurrying towards this side.

(To be continued)