The Hexi army dispatched 30,000 troops to attack the city, and adopted the tactics of encircling the eastern, northern, and western cities, leaving the southern city unattacked, giving the Tubo people the hope that "if they can't hold on, they can escape from the south gate", and they lost the spirit of being forced to a dead end and swearing to defend the city. Moreover, because the Luo army attacked the city for six consecutive days, the Qingtang soldiers and civilians defending the city were very tired, on the contrary, the Hexi army ate well, slept soundly, and nourished their spirits enough.

The first thing that determines the outcome of a battle is morale. Before the Hexi army even started fighting, it had already gained the upper hand. Now the "hail" of the stone-throwing cart and the crossbow machine are raining down, and the morale of the city is even more depressed. The Hexi army threw two rounds of stone bullets and a round of arrows, and the cavalry began to move, throwing arrows into the city while galloping to cover the infantry attacking the city.

Infantry in leather armor shouted "Hey! Hey, the horn pushes and pulls the nest cart forward, the infantry behind pushes, and the infantry in front and left and right pull it with a long rope, and each nest cart has to send a hundred foot soldiers, because it is very high and heavy, one foot higher than the wall of Naqu City, this majestic height makes the defenders' faces shrouded in shadows, and before they get close to the city, they feel like there is a stone pressure on their chests.

In fact, there were only nine nest cars attacking the city, three under each side of the city, which was not much, and the main thing was deterrence—this purpose was achieved. The infantry didn't move fast, with a "Hey! The sound of the trumpet slowly amplified and extended this deterrence, so that the fear in the hearts of the guards spread little by little, and finally enveloped the whole body and mind.

The guards panicked and shot arrows under the nest car, trying to block the advance of this behemoth, but they were suppressed by the cavalry of the Hexi Army throwing arrows, and there were also stone throws by the stone throwing carts in turn, although the speed of filling and throwing stones is slow and the interval is long, but each round of stone bullets comes down like hailstones, which is a great blow to morale. Under this pressure, Kelsang Dama could only order the cavalry to attack, otherwise the defenders of the city would likely be crushed by the siege of the Tang army.

The cavalry of the Qing Tang Army rushed out of the city from the south gate - the other three city gates were facing the large crossbow machines of the Tang army, and they would be shot when they left the city - and attacked the back of the Tang army attacking the city on three sides in three groups.

The Hexi army had already prepared, and the drums sounded quickly, galloping out three cavalry to meet the battle.

Xiao Yan's cavalry regiment was outside the northern city, cooperating with a battalion of the Xiao cavalry army to block the cavalry attacking the north. The 200 cavalry behind her followed her closely, interspersed and circled in the Tubo cavalry formation like a swimming dragon, and the red background and blue wild goose banner had become a nightmare for the Tubo cavalry. Many of the Tibetan soldiers did not actually compete with this wild goose horse, but somehow, their team was in chaos. The cavalry rushed into the torn formation, wielding their horses, killing them or their horses.

"Ah...... What a finger of God. On the commanding tower outside the city in the north, a staff member beside Xiao Yu praised him.

Xiao Yu laughed, "I'm still a young man, and I need to sharpen it." He said modest words in his mouth, but that tone and expression made the surrounding subordinates look sideways, don't you want to be so proud! There are also subordinates who have tears in their hearts, such sons need to be "sharpened", so their sons can only be whipped.

Hearing that the horse had reported that the cavalry had attacked unfavorably, Kelsang Dama circled around the tower. Because he hadn't slept well for several nights in a row, his eyes were bloodshot, "Is Grand Master Degong still not going to make a move?" ”

As long as the governor of Hexi is killed on the battlefield, the Hexi army will be defeated without a fight.

The chief of the personal guards didn't care about wiping his sweat, "The great master said that the abbot of Fanyin Temple is likely to be in the Tang army. …… If they fight, it may cause an avalanche in the distant mountains, and they can't make a move unless they have to. ”

Kelsang Dama was furious, "Now it's a last resort!" ”

The left and right subordinates looked at each other.

Kelsang Dama's mastermind, Sangri Dundup, thought to himself that Grand Master Degong should not only be afraid of the abbot of Fanyin Monastery, but also the "holy monk" behind the abbot - Fanyin. The holy monks of the temple are all named Fanyin. I don't know when this generation of Brahmans took over, and who knows how many years they lived? Maybe it's an ancestor-level figure. Although there is only innate above the day after tomorrow, but innate is also hierarchical, right? Presumably, the longer the cultivation years, the more profound the martial arts cultivation becomes. And Grand Master Degong is said to be only over sixty years old, which is definitely a long life in Tibet, but compared to the holy monk of Fanyin Monastery who does not know his age...... Maybe they are already 100-year-old "monks", and they dare not expect this victory. There is a saying among the Tang people that if you stay in the green mountains, you are not afraid of running out of firewood, and this is probably what Grand Master Degong thinks. As long as he is there, the monk gate is there, if the great master is defeated and dies, then the Tibetan monk gate will be finished, at least it will be in a state of collapse.

Thinking of this, Sangri Dunzhu said to King Qingtang: "Although the Buddhist monk and the king are both glorious, they are not both dead. ”

These words woke up Kelsang Dama and made his eyes glaze over.

Another aide followed: "The king can't put all his hopes on the Jokhang Temple. Buddhism has the consideration of Buddhism, and it may not fight desperately for the king. ”

Another lord of ten thousand households said, "The king must make plans in advance." The Tang people are good at attacking the city, we have been trapped for many days, the city wall has been damaged, the more we defend, the more people die. I, the Qingtang Warrior, am an eagle on the plateau, and this wall is not our battlefield. ”

Kelsang Dama's trusted wife and brother also advised him, "King, let's abandon the city." Qiangtang is so vast, there can be a place to go to the west. As long as there are tribes and populations, we can make a comeback after more than ten years. Why be trapped and die in this Naqu city? As long as the king is there, our Qingtang is here. ”

Kelsang Dama's face was pale and uncertain, sometimes hesitant, sometimes his eyes were fierce, and his heart was indecided.

At this time, the Tubo cavalry out of the city had been killed by the cavalry on three sides of the Tang army, and had to retreat to the south gate.

The besieging infantry had also approached the city, jumping on the top of the city one by one, from the horizontal pedals of the nest carts to the battlements, and fighting the defenders hand-to-hand. The Tang army was like a tiger and a wolf, while the defenders in the city were demoralized, and they were all supported by a tenacity, but this tenacity did not know when it would break, and then it might collapse like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Seeing that the situation was critical, the subordinates persuaded one after another: "King, you can't hesitate!" "It's too late to drag it on!" "King, make a decision!"

It was still Sangri Dunzhu who hit Kelsang Dama's heart with a sentence, "The Tang army is attacking in a big way, and it will definitely not be easy for Luo to be over there, maybe it won't be long before he will be a brother and sister with the king." If the king had already taken possession of the west, he would have had the upper hand in the future. ”

By "west" he meant Zhang-zhung. Qingtang and Luo are both in the eastern part of Tibet, and to the west of them is a broader plateau, accounting for most of Tibet. Go 1,000 miles west from Naqu and turn over the Daqiang Snow Mountain that towers on the Qiangtang grassland, which is the territory of Zhangxiong. Because the terrain and climate are not as good as those in the east, there are many fewer tribes and populations, and there are many places that are no-man's land, which is extremely advantageous for hiding from the Tang army.

Kelsang Dama has always thought that he is stronger than his brother, so he competes with him for the throne, and of course looks down on his two nephews even more - if his Qingtang can't hold it, can those two cowards still hold on to it? Hmph, sooner or later you have to escape! Either go south to Yalong, or west to Zhangxiong. If he goes to Zhangzhung first, whether Danba or Osong goes to Yalong or Zhangzhung, he will be one step ahead, and he will also be powerful in the future. It's not that he fought with Tang Jun here, and finally cheapened two cowardly nephews!

Thinking of this, Kelsang Dama immediately did not hesitate, and ordered the left and right sides to go back to their respective departments, quickly pack up their things and run away.

Of course, this run can't run with great fanfare, the city still needs people to resist the Tang army, of course, those who can go with him are his cronies, those who are old, weak, sick and disabled will be lost, and some warriors will also be heartbroken and abandoned, and those old, weak, sick and disabled can not be expected to resist the Tang army's siege and pursuit.

The lords of Naqu City had the intention of running away as early as two days ago when they were in danger of defending the city, and secretly packed their bags and quietly loaded the car, and Kelsang Dama's wife and children were no exception, but they kept it from him. After the order to abandon the city was given, a group of carriages galloped towards the southern city under the escort of each family's own soldiers.

Kelsang Dama went to the southern city of Zhaga Monastery to meet with Grand Master Degong and persuaded the monks to go west to Zhangzhung together.

The bowl religion originated from the ancient Zhangxiong kingdom, which is older than the history of their Tubo Dynasty. If the monks did not advance and retreat with him, he also prepared for the worst - it was a big deal to convert to the bowl religion.

It was only because they began to advocate Buddhism from Songtsen Gampo, and after several generations of praise and support and confrontation with the forces of the bowl religion, Buddhism flourished in Tibet. If you are forced to convert to the bowl religion due to the times, it is also a "repentance" to return to the ancestral faith, and there is a prelude to conversion. It's just that in order for the Bowl Sect to accept them, more benefits need to be paid.

In the end, Kelsang Dama did not say anything about moving Grand Master Degong, and he rejected the proposal to go west.

Kelsang Dama left disappointed. Grand Master Degong's apprentice was puzzled, "Why did Master reject King Qingtang?" "Isn't it good to go west? It's better than propping up a force all over again.

Without raising his eyes, Grand Master Degong instructed the monk next to him, who had been sleeping: "Let all the monks go out of the city through the tunnel." The Venerable Master opened his eyelids, titheed him, got up and left. Only then did Grand Master Degong look at his apprentice and said in a cold voice, "Are you able to let them go?" ”

Qu Ji Yirin, "The master is talking about ......"

He wiped a cold sweat in his heart, no wonder the master refused to respond to King Qingtang, it turned out that he would not be able to leave.

Grand Master Degong sneered, "The Buddha does not cross the unbelieved. "If Kelsang Dama is really a believer in Buddhism and devout himself, he should cry bitterly and ask not to abandon them, how can he listen to the refusal and leave disappointed? It is clear that there are dissenting aspirations. Such people at both ends of the rat, the Buddha does not protect them. In this way, let them attract the attention of Tang Jun and make the final contribution to Buddhism.

The monks of the Zhaga Monastery quietly withdrew from the tunnels.

The Tang army had already entered the city and shouted in the Tibetan language: "The king of the Qing Tang Dynasty has abandoned the city and fled!" "Thousands of families have fled!" "Those who stayed were abandoned!"

People's hearts were suddenly in turmoil, and many people lost the will to resist, and when they heard the Tang army shouting in the Tibetan language, "Abandon the fight and don't kill", they threw their swords and spears one after another. They are all abandoned people, what are they doing for the lord's life?

But the Tubo people who surrendered in the city did not know that the Qingtang King and the tribal lords who abandoned the city were ambushed by the Tang army after escaping for thirty miles, and the whole army was killed!

"Here, in the future, it will be the Qingtang of Hexi Road." Xiao Yu stood at the head of the city of Naqu, looking at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, and his ambition was hidden under his resolute face.

A staff member beside him congratulated him: "Congratulations to the Grand Governor, as soon as the King of Qingtang and the great lords of the Qingtang tribes die, there will be no trouble after subduing Qingtang." ”

All the subordinates congratulated one after another.

Xiao Yu laughed, pointed to the south, and said with an imposing attitude: "It's called Qingtang until you hit Nianqing." ”

All the subordinates said one after another: "Our army is going south, and in a few days, we will be able to hit Nianqing Tanggula Mountain!" "Go further south and go straight to Deqing!" "It's not impossible to take down Logo!"

Xiao Yu laughed.

Gu Di said in his heart: At most, Deqing will be laid. Take Luo some, is that a competition with Princess Jinyang?

The most important thing is to spit it out if you take it, and you can't move the property of some cities, otherwise you will lose a lot of money after the Hexi military. There is no benefit, and it takes troops to fight, who will do this kind of thing?

Anyway, Liang Guogong won't do it.

The author has something to say: in other words, "Luo" is the transliteration of the Tibetan language in the Tang Dynasty, and the pronunciation should actually be "Lasa", so later generations have the homophonic name "Lhasa".

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