Chapter 806: Opening the City Gate
It's not that there is no power to fight, it's too unwilling to retreat, Songtsen Gampo hesitated in his heart, at this time, another cavalry galloped over, it still looked like a scout, Songtsen Gampo couldn't help but move in his heart when he heard it, and he had a bad premonition, and said in a deep voice.
"Let him come."
"Qi Qi Zampu, I encountered a Tang army scout thirty miles to the south, and I am here to report."
"What? Scouts of the Tang Army also appeared in the south? ”
"Why are there scouts from the Tang Army in the south?"
"There are scouts of the Tang army in the west, north, and south, have all the three Tang armies returned to the division?"
"There is no one in Xinghai City to break through to ask for help, why did the three armies return to the division together?"
The generals began to discuss fiercely after hearing this, if they encountered three armies on the battlefield, they would not be so frightened, but when they were attacking the city, the three Tang troops that should not have appeared here suddenly appeared here, this strangeness made them feel frightened, and Songtsen Gampo's face suddenly became very gloomy, and he said in a deep voice.
"The three Tang armies suddenly all returned to the division, and one army was in the south, one army was in the west, one army was in the north, and the south was Xinghai City, surrounded by all sides, this is no coincidence, or, these three armies were rescued by Xinghai City at the same time, although we surrounded Xinghai City, but Li Yong is unfathomable, maybe there will be some strange means to ask for help from those three armies, and there is another possibility, this is a trap, Li Yong as a bait with the Shenji Battalion stationed in Xinghai City to lure us to attack Xinghai City, and then three armies joined forces. ”
The generals couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, if Li Yong used some strange means to ask for help from the Tang Army, it would be fine, if this was a trap, it would be terrible, Songtsen Gampo pondered.
"The three armies are at least hundreds of miles away from Xinghai City, what means can Li Yong have to ask them for help? Qianli Transsound? That's an immortal method, although Li Yong is powerful, he is not an immortal, originally I have always felt a little strange, now thinking back to the previous siege, I understand that Li Yong has been deliberately controlling the muskets in the city, just to lure us to attack the city, so that the three armies have enough time to complete the siege. ”
Listening to Songtsen Gampo's analysis, the generals couldn't help but suddenly feel that everything would make sense in this way, Saamu said in a deep voice.
"I didn't expect the Tang Emperor to be willing to let Li Yong be the bait, Zampu, even if the three armies are surrounded? We are not afraid of them either! ”
Songtsen Gampo shook his head slowly after hearing this.
"The three Tang armies are encircled, and it is impossible for us to break through Xinghai City and capture Li Yong alive, so there is no need to fight the Tang army here, it is better to return to Tuyuhun King City to rest, and then wait for work, and then fight with the main force of the Tang army, since we can't catch Li Yong, then defeat the Tang army and keep the land we have laid!"
The generals were also inexplicably relieved when they heard this, although they were not afraid of a decisive battle with the Tang army here, but if they could retreat to Tuyuhun King City to rest and then fight with the Tang army, it would undoubtedly be the best policy, and they bowed down in unison.
"The last general obeys!"
Now that he had made up his mind to withdraw from the army, Songtsen Gampo, who was no longer hesitant and undecided, suddenly became firm and said with a heroic face.
"The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty actually used Li Yong as bait, what a courage and a good strategy! I don't have to do this wrong! Since the Tang Emperor is using Li Yong as a bait, the plan must be very big, the three armies are encircled, and the Tang Emperor not only wants to defeat us, but also wants to completely annihilate our army and hit our Tubo hard! Let us not dare to spy on Longyou from now on! ”
In the end, Songtsen Gampo's voice was even more sonorous, and he raised his voice: "This is Datang's trap, this is Datang's scheme!" But what about even if the three armies are encircled? ”
"Can the three Tang armies really surround us? Can you really annihilate us completely? ”
"Can't!"
"Can't!"
"Can't!"
A group of generals shouted in unison, their faces were full of anger, they were brave and good at fighting, this is not boasting, it is their majesty on the plateau, even if the three armies of the Tang Army are encircled, they also feel that they can defeat the Tang Army, but they have to pay a heavy price, as a result, the Tang Army still wants to surround and kill them, and annihilate them! This is a contempt for them, a trampling on their reputation for bravery! Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated! If it weren't for the fact that Zampu had already decided to retreat to the Tuyuhun King City, they really wanted to fight the Tang army now, so that the Tang army could see the bravery of their Tubo people, Saamu asked.
"Zampu, where do we break through?"
There are Tang troops in the south, west, and north, and they can't figure out the truth and fiction, so what else is there to choose? Songtsen Gampo said decisively.
"It's the same in any direction to break through, so, of course, you have to choose the nearest one, break through directly to the west, and return to Guhun King City all the way!"
The scouts of Tubo galloped back to report the news, and the three soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty did not wait, but kept marching, so when the scouts returned to the Tubo camp to report, the three soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty were not far from the Tubo camp, Li Yong stood on the city wall and could see the west, south, and north directions from a distance, which showed that the three armies had completed the encirclement, and the battle of encirclement and annihilation was finally about to begin, and it was also the battle of the Shenji battalion out of the city, Li Yong said in a deep voice.
"Open the city gate, the Shenji battalion will go out of the city to line up, if the Tubo people attack, all the artillery will fire with all their might, and there is no need to spare any more hands!"
With the issuance of Li Yong's order, the flags on the city wall flew, the city gate slowly opened, and the musketeers of the Shenji Battalion, who had already assembled on standby, immediately lined up and ran out of the city.
"Lao Xue, the cavalry battalion will be handed over to you, after the Tubo cavalry is in decline, you lead the cavalry to launch a surprise attack on the flank and directly defeat the defeated soldiers! Then go all out! There is no need to pursue too urgently, it is necessary to cooperate with the musketeers of the Shenji Battalion to complete the encirclement, not to expose the gap to let the Tubo cavalry break through, slowly tighten the encirclement, slowly encircle and kill, and strive to annihilate the Tubo army here, and strive to leave Songtsen Gampo behind! ”
While walking down the city wall, Li Yong Yin Yin told Xue Wanche that Xue Wanche was very brave in battle, he was afraid that Xue Wanche would forget to arrange it after holding it back for so long, and then leave a gap for the Tubo army to break through, although Xue Wanche is known for his bravery, but since he can become a famous general, he naturally does not rely on bravery, Xue Wanche nodded.
"Don't worry, I understand!"
The musketeers went out of the city in an orderly and fast manner, and the cavalry battalion went out of the city from another city gate, Xue Wanche wanted to lead the cavalry battalion to fight, so he immediately patted his horse and went to the cavalry battalion after he got off the city wall, Li Yong took his own soldiers out of the city with the musketeers, and after leaving the city, he suddenly remembered one thing, Xu Shiji, Cheng Yanjin, and Wei Chigong They should not know that Songtsan Gampo is also in the army now, right? Li Yong turned his head and ordered.
"Go and report to the Duke of Britain, Duke E and Duke Lu, and tell them that Songtsen Gampo is also in the army, don't let go of this big fish!"
Immediately, there were pro-soldiers who went to report the news, and the gate of Xinghai City, which had not been broken for so many days, suddenly opened, which was a great shock to the Tubo people, after all, they had been looking forward to it for so long, the two 10,000 people facing Xinghai City originally planned to retreat, converge with the Chinese army and then break through to the west, but just when they were about to retreat, they suddenly found that the gate of Xinghai City was open, and the Shenji battalion was marching out of the city, and the general who led the army couldn't help but hesitate, because he knew what the biggest purpose of this expedition was, I want to capture Li Yong alive! And at this moment, Li Yong is in front of him, and there is no high wall in the middle. It only takes one charge to capture Li Yong alive, so do you really want to withdraw your troops at this moment? If they turn a blind eye to this and withdraw their troops, then after turning back to Tibet, will Zampu settle accounts after the autumn? Zampu will definitely feel that this is an excellent opportunity, but he wasted it, so, the general of the leading army temporarily stood still, and hurriedly sent his own guards to report, the general of the leading army was waiting for Zampu's order, he did not dare to retreat and did not dare to step forward easily, he could only watch the musketeers are pouring out of the formation, according to the art of war, it is undoubtedly the best choice to attack the Shenji battalion when it has not yet formed a formation, but he knows that it is only the musketeers who go out of the city, and the powerful artillery is still on the city wall, as long as they attackThere is no doubt that the artillery in the city will definitely open fire, but although the artillery is very powerful, it is impossible for the artillery to stop their charge, even if the artillery is fierce, they can rush to the front of the Shenji battalion, but, soon, the generals who led the army have already discovered that something is wrong, why does the Shenji battalion seem to have completed the formation? It's not that it looks like it's done, but it's really done, they've never seen such a tight formation, so well-trained? Looking at the strict formation under the city wall, the generals who led the army couldn't help but have a strange feeling in their hearts, the combat effectiveness of the Shenji battalion should not be weak, the generals of the leading army thought silently in their hearts, but he still had more confidence in the cavalry under his command, the cavalry is the strongest type of troops, and the musketeers can only be regarded as infantry, how can there be a reason that the cavalry is afraid of the infantry? However, at this moment, the generals who led the army did not have to hesitate, because the Shenji battalion was completed, then they would not have the opportunity to raid, in fact, now they also understand, even if they launched a surprise attack just now, the Shenji battalion could complete the formation before their raid, no wonder the Shenji battalion knew that there were two 10,000 troops outside the city and dared to go out of the city to line up, the three armies were completing the encirclement in an orderly manner, and they had determined that the main army of Tubo was in front, but they were not in a hurry to charge, but steadily completed the encirclement, They are all ready to fight at any time, because the Tubo people may break through at any time, but no matter which direction the Tubo people go to close the siege, as long as they do not break through and fall into the melee, the Tubo people can only be slowly slaughtered, but, at this moment, the Tubo people still did not choose to break through, and I don't know whether to say that they are confident or stupid, Cheng Yanjin listened to the return of the heralds while driving the horse, with an excited and bloodthirsty smile on his face, because now, He has already determined that the siege has been completed, and the army under his command has completed the siege according to the plan, and he also believes that Xu Shiji and Wei Chigong must have completed the siege like him, so he feels that the main army of Tubo is already winged and difficult to fly, saying that it is all annihilated, and it is impossible to let no one go, but most of the Tubo people will be buried here, just when Cheng Yanjin was excited, there was a herald to gallop.
"General Qiyu, the Duke of Rongfu County sent his own soldiers to deliver the message."
Cheng Yanjin couldn't help but perk up when he heard this, there must be something important for Li Yong to send someone at this time.
"What about people? What Li Yong wants to say, say it quickly! ”
Cheng Yanjin asked repeatedly, the person who came was Li Yong's personal soldier, and he looked very familiar.
"Meet the general, our grandfather asked the lowly to come and spread the word, Tubo Zanpu Songtsen Gampo is in the army, and we must not let go of this big fish."
Cheng Yanjin's eyes widened suddenly when he heard this, and he said in surprise.
"What? Songtsen Gampo is also there? That's great! Gotta catch him! ”
Not only annihilated the main army of Tubo, but also captured Songtsen Gampo, the blow to Tubo can be imagined, the original plateau was in a state of division, it was Songtsen Gampo Xiongcai who roughly completed the unification, and the southern and northern wars continued to expand, but the foundation of Tubo is not enough, only because Songtsan Gampo has enough prestige pressure, plus Tubo has been in the midst of expansion, so Tubo can be integrated, but what if Songtsan Gampo is captured alive or killed? Can Tibet, which has just completed reunification, still maintain its unity? Can it continue to expand? Can it continue to be strong? Tubo will definitely fall apart, so the significance of capturing or killing Songtsen Gampo is greater than the total annihilation of the Tubo army, Cheng Yanjin said excitedly.
"Tell the three armies, Tubo Zanpu Songtsen Gampo is in the army, if anyone captures or kills Songtsen Gampo alive, it will be the first merit, and after the triumph, the saint will definitely be rewarded!"
The herald immediately sent the order to the battalions, and the generals of the battalions couldn't help but get excited when they heard the news. The status is similar to that of Jieli Khan, if this is captured or killed, the title of a county duke is not too much, right? What a person is this! This is clearly a mountain of activity! Therefore, when they knew that Tubo Zampu was also in the army, they did not have the slightest fear of it, and they also knew that with Tubo Zampu there, the morale of the Tubo army would definitely be stronger and the combat effectiveness would definitely be stronger, but so what? They are also now more morale and combat effectiveness.
"Capture Songtsen Gampo alive!"
"Capture the Tibetan Zampu alive!"
The soldiers under Cheng Yanjin's command had already begun to shout excitedly.