The morale of the soldiers of the iron-blooded army is the most critical, it is said that fighting in such a harsh environment, the soldiers must have some fear, especially the emptiness of the plateau, the situation of thousands of miles without people, it will make the soldiers feel lonely, it should be said that the soldiers have such a psychology, but with the deepening of the battle and the smooth operation, as time goes by, most of the soldiers have adapted to the atmosphere of fighting on the plateau, plus Gao Chibang, Zhu Wen and Qin Erhei and other generals, also fought with them, Charging and fighting together, or even taking the lead in the battle, many uncomfortable psychology will disappear.

Many methods implemented by the Daxingtai government have played a huge role in the soldiers being able to quickly adapt to the plateau operations, and every soldier of the iron-blooded army today has remembered three points, the first is to drink enough water and drink butter tea every day, the second is to eat a large amount of vegetables and beef, and the third is to pay attention to adding or subtracting clothes at any time according to the change of climate.

After doing this, the soldiers of the Iron Blood Army fully adapted to the climate of the plateau, and the camp of the army was the best problem to solve, there was no need to build houses, and everywhere they went, they were to set up tents, which was also convenient, and after coming to Tibet, many soldiers basically did not see any houses, and the civilians of Tubo who could occasionally be seen were also tents.

The order for the general attack on the fifth day of August had been issued in advance, and many soldiers began to prepare.

Language barrier is the biggest problem faced by the soldiers, strictly speaking, they can't understand a word of the Tibetan language, although they said that when they were in Songzhou, they learned some simple languages, but after they really came to Tibet, people spoke quickly, they couldn't understand at all, but it didn't matter if they didn't understand, because the soldiers could see some things.

The soldiers of the Iron Blood Army are not thirsty for killing, but they have seen some things done by the Tibetan nobles. They couldn't help it at all, in Yugancheng, Bowo, Motuo, Luowo, Dazi and other places, when they chased and killed the nobles, they could often see the houses or tents of the nobles, displaying the human skins of some slaves, and even the children who were directly taken out by disembowelment, these children were all children conceived by slaves, and the Tibetan nobles showed their power and majesty in this way, you must know that most of the soldiers of the Iron and Blood Army were from bitter backgrounds. Seeing such a situation, I must have been unable to help it, and I was ruthless.

The humble status of the Tibetan slaves made the Iron Blood Army unexpected, and many of the soldiers of the Iron Blood Army were once homeless people, because they could no longer live, so they rebelled, but they saw the status of the Tibetan slaves. They all felt that they had rebelled at the beginning, and in this place of Tibet, there was something that could not be said.

Hatred of the same enemy is the most motivating way for soldiers to fight, especially in the process of conquest and fighting. Being able to embody a liberator's mentality and make the Tibetan slaves straighten up is a huge morale, and the soldiers of the Iron and Blood Army have such morale. can be invincible, invincible, and invincible.

For the upcoming general attack, all the soldiers are excited, and they need to make preparations. It is to rest well, recuperate, and wait for the time when the battle really begins, and give the Tubo army a devastating blow.

The king of Lhasa, the king of Ali and the king of Yaze were also making the final preparations, but their preparations seemed a little out of place, or a little ridiculous, and the mage began to set up a altar to bless the Raja, bless the Potala Palace, and the more than 30,000 soldiers gathered in the Raja, under the leadership of the mage, made simple prayers, hoping for the protection of the gods.

Because of the difference in national customs, the Tibetan nobles and the army attach great importance to this kind of prayer, and it cannot be said that prayer has no effect, after all, the sergeant has been blessed by the gods through prayer, and can stimulate extraordinary combat effectiveness.

The king of Lhasa and other the largest nobles in Tibet, at this moment are also very pious, they walked out of the Potala Palace, came to the army, to accept the blessings and prayers of the mage, it should be said that they made such a move, in many soldiers seem to be very not simple, the composition of the Tibetan army, mainly slaves, after all, Tibet is a slave society, population for them, particularly important, these slaves can see the king of Lhasa, Ali and Yaze at the top, the excitement is overflowing, Being able to see these great nobles is something they can't forget for the rest of their lives.

Not all sergeants are like that, though.

Because Tubo is a slave society, the number of population is a sign of aristocratic strength, the climate of Tubo is harsh, the survival rate of the population is very small, and the speed of population reproduction is also very slow, it is precisely because of this situation that the Tubo nobles in order to strengthen their own strength, began to attack Longyou Road and Xichuan and other places, plundered the Han people, and became their own slaves, this situation, starting from the Anshi Rebellion, has continued to the present, so there are many Han people in Tubo, but the status of the Han people is very low, It is not even as good as the slaves of Tubo, because they were robbed, of course, there are some literate Han people, after being robbed to Tubo, they showed their ability and became the guests of the Tubo nobles, but unfortunately this time the Tang army attacked Tubo, and all the Han staff were considered to be untrustworthy.

In fact, these sergeants longed for the victory of the Tang Dynasty army, so that they could return to their hometowns, at least no longer become slaves, and they could have personal freedom.

Tibet also encountered a rebellion by the Han people, but the Han rebellion failed because they were isolated and helpless.

The strong offensive of the Tang army gave hope to the Han people and Han slaves in the Tibetan army, and they knew very well that if the Tang army completely defeated and annihilated the Tibetan army, Tubo would undergo earth-shaking changes.

On the first day of August, when there were still four days before the final decisive battle, a sergeant of the Tibetan army suddenly came to Dazi and surrendered.

There were ten sergeants who surrendered, looking nervous and excited, if it weren't for these sergeants to speak, the soldiers of the Iron Blood Army almost thought that they were Tubo, and these surrendered sergeants were quickly brought to Gao Chibang.

After seeing Gao Chibang, all ten people knelt down and began to cry bitterly.

Finally waited for everyone to calm down, Gao Chibang spoke with a pleasant face, of course, to ask about the relevant situation.

Among the soldiers who surrendered, one of them spoke, saying that they were all Han people from the Songzhou area of Xichuan, who had been looted to Tibet, became slaves, and suffered insults.

Gao Chibang's expression changed, he thought of the Han people who were plundered to Tibet mentioned in Li Rupei's letter, these people must be encircled, they will be the greatest reliance of the iron-blooded army in the future, of course, Li Rupei also said in the letter, when using these Han people, we must pay special attention to resolve the hatred in their hearts to the greatest extent, and not let them kill wantonly after they are liberated, which is not conducive to stabilizing the situation in Tibet.

After the sergeant finished speaking, Gao Chibang opened his mouth to ask, mainly in two aspects, one is what preparations are being made by the Tubo army stationed in Luo, and the other is how many Han people are in the Tubo army, and how many Han people are scattered in various parts of Tubo who have been plundered.

The sergeant quickly replied, saying that there were more than 5,000 Han people in the Tibetan army, and these Han people had a humble status and did not have the slightest freedom, and they were able to escape secretly, or because the officer above was a Han and sent them out to reconnoiter and patrol, so they had the opportunity to run over, if such an act was known to the Tibetan nobles, I don't know how many Han people will be implicated, let alone how many Han people will be killed.

As for how many Han people plundered Tibet, the sergeant did not know very well, but he knew that many Han people died because they did not adapt to the climate of Tibet.

Gao Chibang felt strange, why the iron-blooded army had been fighting to Luo, and did not find any Han people, the sergeant spoke again, saying that it was because the Tang army came, and the Han people were basically restricted from freedom, as for the area around Yucheng City, there were not many Han people, because it was close to Xichuan, and the Tubo nobles were afraid that the Han people would flee, so they basically moved the Han people to the west of Luo, this time because of the attack on Luo, the Tubo army suffered a heavy blow, The looted Han Chinese were forced to join the army.

Knowing that there were more than 5,000 Han Chinese in the Tibetan army, Gao Chibang's face showed a smile of relief.

After he appeased these surrendered Han Chinese, he told them that they could not stay in Dazi at present, they had to return to Luo, and they could not let the king of Lhasa and others find any problems, so as not to implicate other Han people, and after the iron-blooded army exterminated the Tubo army, they would have to rely on them to build and manage this place, and the Tang Dynasty would set up Fuzhou County in Tubo and govern it according to the method of managing the interior.

Ten sergeants who had surrendered, whose names were recorded, including where their hometowns were, and after eating in the barracks, returned to Logos overnight.

After these surrendered Han people left, Zhu Wen reminded Gao Chibang, could this be a trap, is it to send scouts to investigate, Gao Chibang smiled and shook his head, the combat effectiveness of the Tubo army is not strong, the sergeants are all composed of slaves, they have not received much training, and the well-trained iron-blooded army confronts, there is no chance of victory, even if the other party sets a trap, it will not be much of a problem, and the iron-blooded army has entered Tubo for almost half a year, and has never seen any outstanding tactics of the Tubo army, which shows the decline of Tubo, which is already an indisputable fact. (To be continued......)