"It's really annoying," Niu Jinda put his helmet on the desk and said with a nonchalant expression.

The suppression of the firecrackers, the cover of the sword and shield soldiers, the cavalry fighting, and the crushing of the Mo sword soldiers, the Tang army taught a valuable lesson to the Tubo people who were relatively single, and the skillful cooperation made the combat effectiveness of the Tang army rise significantly, and the Tubo soldiers could be said to have no way.

The Tang army has the upper hand on the battlefield, but Songtsen Gampo is very decisive, the momentum is not right, and he immediately collects the gold, and never loves to fight. The soldiers led by Bangse were very strong, desperately resisting, covering the retreat of their main generals, and bringing the tradition of pride in death to the extreme. Bangse fled back to the city of Luo, although he annihilated most of the Tibetan people, but did not kill or capture the main general, Niu Jinda can be said to be very unhappy.

Without a main general, this battle was half folded.

Hou Junji patted Niu Jinda on the shoulder and said, "General Niu doesn't have to move, Qiongbo. Bangse fled, but he fled back to the city of Luo, and now we surround the city of Luo, they are just turtles in the urn, they can't escape, they didn't catch it this time, then we will catch it next time. ”

"Yes, at the very least, the momentum we lost yesterday is back." Old Demon King Cheng said happily.

Niu Jinda didn't appreciate it at all: "Niu has so many brothers to help, and he can't take a small Qiongbo. Bangse, it's a shame to say it, I knew that I had just added a little force and cut him down, by the way, General Hou, such a good situation, the Tubo people Mingjin collected troops, how can you also Mingjin collect troops, let's break this bullshit city in one go, and decide the outcome in a battle, isn't it better? ”

couldn't take the head of the enemy general, Niu Jinda was a little unhappy in his heart, but he didn't expect the critical moment. Hou Junji ordered Mingjin to collect his troops, and Niu Jinda, who had attacked the gate of the city, had to withdraw when the military order was like a mountain, so that he had an opinion on Hou Junji, and there was already dissatisfaction in those words.

Are you afraid that you won't be able to rob him of the credit? This is the first credit for breaking the city, so you can't let yourself take it? You know, I made a great sacrifice last night.

Hou Junji heard the dissatisfaction in his words, and said with a wry smile: "General Niu." You misunderstood, in fact, Hou wanted to break through these cities one day earlier than you, and take the head of Songtsen Gampo to the emperor, but in fact. Hou was also forced to collect the gold. ”

"Oh, what's wrong?" Niu Jinda said in surprise.

"The gunpowder in the army is running out. Not an exaggeration. General Niu retreated a quarter of an hour late, but he was afraid that the firepower would not be able to provide fire support. ”

"Really?"

Qin Qiong nodded and said, "How can this matter be adulterated?" There is indeed very little gunpowder left, and once Tufan knows that our firepower is not sustained, it will definitely launch a large-scale counterattack, which will be detrimental to our army. ”

"This, how is this possible. We brought so much gunpowder, how could it be so quickly used up? ”

Hou Junji said with a wry smile: "There are many reasons, the first one is the high consumption, we use the three-stage shooting method. It is a good thing to maintain a strong firepower output, but in this way, the consumption is also very great, the second is that our army's dependence on firearms is increasing, after entering Tibet, it must be used in every battle, and the inventory of gunpowder has been decreasing, and the last one is transportation, most of our troops are placed in some cities, and the remnants of Tubo will take the opportunity to disturb the enemy's logistics line, so that the supply can not keep up, and our biggest weapon can only be temporarily saved. ”

I see.

When Niu Jinda heard this, he could only sigh and said: "Count Songtsan Gampo lucky, let him live for a while." ”

One of the most relied on means was forced to be suspended, and Niu Jinda did not dare to imagine that the army would attack the city under such circumstances, and the losses would be great.

At this time, Li Kuijing, who was in charge of interrogation, came back, and Hou Junji hurriedly asked, "General Hou, how is it, what are the gains?" ”

Although the war ended, the soldiers still captured a lot of prisoners, in addition to saving dozens of lucky Tang people, in a good way, that was the first time they saw the Tubo army, they were not killed, lived on the plateau, and lived a hard slave life for several years without their lives, serving as cannon fodder in thousands of troops and horses for the second time.

It's just a small strong that can't be beaten.

Li Jing frowned and said: "After checking clearly, based on the opinions of the people and the captives, what was dispatched this time was only the people imprisoned in one of the dungeons, about 3,000 people, and there were as many as four dungeons of the same size, in other words, there were more than 10,000 people in the city." ”

When everyone heard this, their hearts began to weigh again.

Tubo has repeatedly committed crimes in recent years, in addition to the goods, people do not let go, plundered back to Tubo as slaves, especially the city of Songzhou was broken, I don't know how many people were taken away, several large camps combined, about 20,000 people, but as soon as you add those who died under the knife, did not adapt to the Tubo Plateau, died on the road, tortured to death, tortured and killed, etc., this blood debt is big.

Old Demon King Cheng punched the table on the table, gritted his teeth and said, "These dogs are really hateful." ”

"yes, that's pathetic." Li Jing, who was in charge of interrogation and interrogation, said with rare emotion: "These people have been subjected to inhuman abuse, and in the eyes of the Tubo people, their value is not as good as that of a cotton sheep, and it is chilling to hear it. ”

became a general, and the number of people who died under Li Jing is countless, and it can be said that they are very indifferent to life, but such people also say that they are cold, from this, it can be seen how miserable the life of these people in the Tang Dynasty is, in fact, it can be seen from when they are driven away, men and women, naked, skinny, not only the shocking scars on their bodies are shocking, but their indifferent and desperate attitude towards life is even more painful.

Hou Junji frowned and said: "We are under the banner of rescue, if we don't care about the life and death of the people of the Tang Dynasty, it seems that our words are not right, and our actions are not going well, Hou is ready to use those hostages in Tubo to exchange for the people of my Tang Dynasty, what do the generals think?" ”

The Tang army swept through more than half of the Tibetan territory, especially Qiaobo City, and captured a large number of Tibetans. Aristocrats, soldiers, and Hou Junji planned to exchange these people for the people of the Tang Dynasty.

"Cheap those guys, change it, and then catch it back." Old Demon King Cheng was the first to agree.

Thinking of those desperate faces, Niu Jinda did not hesitate to say: "Change"

Qin Qiong and Duan Zhixuan agreed, and Li Jing also said: "This is also a good way, we have surrounded them in Luoqi City, they are difficult to fly, put these noble uncles in, let them consume more food is not bad, and with this reason, we can also speed up the delivery of gunpowder needed for the gunpowder, it can be said that killing two birds with one stone, no, saving the people of the Tang Dynasty, this is originally a great merit, killing three birds with one stone." ”

Everyone nodded.

In the middle of Shangyi, there was a sudden uproar outside, and some soldiers seemed to be shouting loudly, Hou Junji's face sank, and he immediately shouted loudly: "Someone." ”

Several of the "General's" henchmen and guards immediately came in and saluted respectfully.

Hou Junji frowned and said, "Why is there so much noise outside, where is the military discipline?" What the hell is going on? ”

"Back to the general's words, the Tubo people drove the people of the Tang Dynasty on the city wall, used them as meat shields, and hung the people at the head of the city, and the soldiers were angry, so they shouted loudly."

What the? Using the people as meat shields?

When the generals heard this, they immediately walked out of the barracks to see, but they didn't look at themselves, and their lungs exploded: they saw the Tang people who were tied hand and foot standing on the city wall, and those Tubo soldiers were hiding behind them, and there was also a row of people hanging on the city wall, which looked weird and a little sad.

Songtsen Gampo is simply doing everything.

Hou Junji's eyes were on fire, and he turned his head and ordered: "Come on, go and invite Lu Zhilang." ”

"Yes, General"

Not long after, Lu Yuqing, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, who usually hid behind the barracks, carried a white flag and rode alone towards Shi Shiran, the gate of Luoqi City, his body was straight, his face was calm and free, and his eyes were firm and proud.

The envoys of the Tang Dynasty represent the attitude of the Tang Dynasty, as the kingdom of the Celestial Empire and the state of etiquette standing in the east, they naturally cannot lose face.

It is indeed remarkable for a Wenchen to have such courage. (To be continued......)