The man on horseback shouted hoarsely to beat the horse uphill, came to the father and son, turned over and dismounted, knelt on the ground and cried: "Lord, the Tubo people have attacked from Tanju Ridge, they have killed the men of the clan, plundered the women and livestock of the clan, and now they are coming towards the Green Ridge!" ”

Garo went from a split eye, and the nightmare turned into a reality, this was the truth that made him so frightened and painful, and the frost-sidedness of the Lord of the Hidden Nation turned black in front of him, and his body fell backwards.

"Father!"

"Lord of the Kingdom!"

Cha Lostan hurriedly stepped forward to hug his father, and sent him to the grass hall where the envoy was guarded with the clansmen who came to report the news.

Li Siye stretched out his hand to pinch Jia Luocong's people, causing him to wake up slowly, and when he thought of the slain clansmen, the wives and children who were robbed, he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, and tore open his throat and cried: "My clan! My daughter Aranda! I...... I'm going to......! ”

"Your Excellency!"

He almost fainted again, but was grabbed by Cha Shigan. Ruo Lost, the youngest son who had just joined the Tang army to defend the city, cried from afar, he staggered into the grass hall, knelt on the ground, and the father and son hugged each other and wept bitterly.

Li Siye stood next to him and couldn't comfort him, so he had to ask the hidden subordinates who came to report the news: "When did the Tubo people attack?" How many people came? ”

This member may have also had relatives captured, and was so grieved that he could not control himself, and wept so much that he could not utter a complete sentence.

Suo Yuanyu and Li Twelve Niang also stood in the grass hall, their daughter's heart was as weak as water, and they were infected by the sadness of Jia Luocong's father and son, and they also carried Luo Pa to wipe the tears from the corners of their eyes.

Li Siye can certainly feel anger and sadness, but is it time to cry? The Tibetan people have unknown intentions and whereabouts, and they don't want to find a way to remedy them, so they organize forces to snatch people back, what's the use of just crying blindly?

He roared and roared, "Don't cry! ”

The shoulders of the subordinates were excited, the back of their hands rubbed their eyes, and the howling stopped instantly, Jiayan stopped crying from father and son, and looked back at Li Siye, the old lord continued to cry, but the voice was much lower, and it did not prevent them from talking.

Li Siye immediately ordered the soldiers standing guard at the door to run to summon Tian Zhen and Fujimu, and said loudly to everyone in the hall: "The Tubo people have attacked the Hidden Division, you should be sad, but is it appropriate to be at this time?" If you cry a little longer, the Tibetans have already brought your wives and children back to Little Bolu, and then you should really cry! ”

Gayan got up from the ground from turning over, grabbed Li Siye's sleeve and said, "Li Yuanjun! Hurry up and send someone to report to Shule Town, and ask them to send a large army to rescue them! ”

Li Siye was unmoved, and calmly analyzed: "Shule Town is far from the city of Shouyu, which is farther away than Tanjuling from here, and when the horse goes to report the news, the envoy of Shule Town will send troops over, it has been five or six days, general, your wife and daughter will not wait long." ”

"What then? Li Yuanjun, you should think of a way! ”

Li Siye turned around and asked the people in the reporting department: "When did the Tubo people attack?" How many of them are there? ”

"Well, last night, no, in the second half of the night, it was dark and I couldn't see clearly, and their torches were like stars at night, and there were thousands of them."

"Thousands! So much! Jiayan's fear increased, and his heart became even more desperate and sad: "Even if it is the nearest city of Bohe Prefecture and Saole, there is only one regiment of nearly three hundred people, so let's quickly send someone to Shule to move the rescue troops!" ”

Li Siye was awe-inspiring in his heart, this Tubo was more than 1,000 people as soon as it was dispatched casually, and the total strength of Datang in Anxi was only 20,000, scattered in the four towns, states and cities. In the entire vast green ridge area, the total number of troops did not exceed five hundred, and it stands to reason that it should have been captured a long time ago. True strength shouldn't be counted like that.

"It's too late to move the rescuers, they're heading towards the Green Ridge!"

Li Siye raised his hand to stop his subordinates from speaking, and ordered Tian Zhen and Fuji Mu who came to the grass hall: "Immediately organize all the soldiers guarding the city to come to the grass hall, look for a soldier who has dealt with the Tubo people, ride a fast horse to investigate the enemy's situation, and order five people to respond to him in the rear, and find out the number of soldiers and equipment of the Tibetan army." ”

The two took the order and began to organize soldiers to act as sentry agents and assemble in armor. It was rare to have such a tense pre-war atmosphere in the garrison city, and the soldiers heard the military order, silently draped their armor and prepared to compress biscuits and cured meat. Seeing the solemn expression on her husband's face, the ladies did not ask intimately, so they could only squat silently beside him to tie his leggings and tie his skirt armor.

Due to the fact that the Green Ridge garrison had been overstaffed in the past six months, although there were 20 people involved in escorting the caravan, there were 140 soldiers at present, and in addition to the firehead army in charge of logistics, there were 130 troops that could be put into battle.

Li Siye used his strong economic strength to redress the soldiers with excellent scale armor, the left team was equipped with high-quality horn bows, the right team was equipped with crossbows, ash pole spears, bronze shields with horizontal knives, if it wasn't for the Mo knife controlled by the Duhu Mansion, there was no price, he could also get ten or twenty hand.

When the soldiers heard about the upcoming battle, they were inexplicably nervous, but they were a little excited, they had been stationed in the green mountains for many years, and they had not tasted the tragedy of war for a long time, although their swords and guns were sharp, but they didn't know if there was still a edge in their hearts?

Li Siye walked out of the grass hall, his eyes swept over the faces of the soldiers one by one, and he said in a flat but helpless tone: "I know that you have lived a stable life in the Green Mountains, but you have never forgotten your original identity, you are soldiers!" Whether it's farming, or protecting business bodyguards, that's a side hustle! Now is your business! ”

His tone gradually became generous: "If you are a soldier, you should defend the land, if you are a soldier, you should kill the enemy, I can buy you sharp steel knives and strong armor, but I can't arm your minds." He pointed to his chest and said, "Only here is sharp enough, fearless enough, brave enough, we can be invincible and invincible!" ”

The soldiers raised their swords and guns, and the shouts shook the sky: "Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

Li Twelve Niang leaned on the doorpost, looking at Li Siye's back with a slightly surprised expression, she was not used to this person, as an officer, but she bought music and dance, and her voice was a mediocre official; But now it seems that he still has the courage to take responsibility, at least he can say these heroic words.

The grief-stricken general Jia Yancong, whose wife and daughter were captured, was also re-aroused by the strong martyr's spirit in front of him, pulled out the horizontal knife on his waist, and said loudly to Li Siye: "Li Envoyjun, this general also has 500 troops today, although it is not as well-equipped as the Tang Army in the Green Mountains, but I am willing to be the envoy to take the lead and kill the Tubo people!" ”

"Report!"

The messenger with a feather feather on his belt ran in from outside the city gate, knelt down on one knee and said: "The Tibetan army is still more than a hundred miles away from guarding the city, and it is expected to arrive tomorrow. This team of 1,000 people includes fifty Gui shooters and 800 Yong supporters. ”

Li Siye was confused when he heard it, but fortunately, the original team leader Song Heng understood the military establishment of Tubo and gave him a detailed explanation. The slave regime in Tibet, which combined nomadism and agriculture, practiced a military system in which all the people were soldiers. When Songtsen Gampo was established, Wuru, also known as the five wings, led 10,000 households according to the region, and Dongdai was set up under Ru to manage 1,000 households. These soldiers were divided into two categories: one was the katsura who owned the samurai class with personal property, and the soldiers were sharp and hard-armoured, usually cavalry; The other is the mediocre composition of slave soldiers, with rudimentary weapons, wearing leather armor or no armor.

'Gui' is the elite of the Tubo army, this kind of soldier is called a loss when it is lost, as for the slave's Yong support combat effectiveness is not strong, how much or how much, when it needs to be filled with life, these people will be ruthlessly consumed.

Li Siye finally understood the true strength of the Tubo army, which sounded quite terrifying to a thousand people, but there were only more than fifty people in real iron armor, and although the unprotected slave soldiers had a large base, they must not pose a threat.