Chapter 809: Escaped

Songtsen Gampo glanced down at the armor on his body, his armor and cloak completely exposed his identity, even if the soldiers of the Tang Army couldn't recognize him as Tubo Zampu, they also knew that he was a big man in Tubo, and he would definitely be worth a lot of military merits, so if you want to break through smoothly, you must get rid of this gorgeous armor cloak, but after all, he is a high-ranking Zampu, how can he pull down his face and take the initiative to take off his armor and cloak? However, the guards around Songtsen Gampo were also spiritual, and his guards were loyal to him, and some of them were influenced by him and could understand Chinese.

"Zampu, the Tang Army's wolf ambition wants to be unfavorable to Zampu, the situation is critical at the moment, and Zampu is the fate of Tubo, and the last general is willing to put on Zampu's armor to attract the attention of the Tang Army."

The leader of the guards made up his mind and said respectfully, and Songtsen Gampo couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard it, and then waved his hand.

"As Zampu, am I greedy for life and afraid of death? I want to fight with the soldiers and fight my way out of the encirclement! ”

The leader of the guards said excitedly.

"The Tang people are treacherous, the situation is critical, and I hope that Zampu will not take risks with the thousands of people in Tubo as his mind, if Zampu is deep in the enemy's formation, then the unification of Tibet will inevitably fall apart, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and I hope that Zampu will take care of himself and agree to the request of the last general!"

Songtsen Gampo couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and said in a deep voice.

"Maybe if it weren't for the people and the great cause, I would definitely fight with the soldiers to the end!"

As he spoke, Songtsen Gampo stretched out his hand and took off his cloak and battle armor, and put on the armor of an ordinary personal guard, looking like an ordinary personal soldier, Songtsen Gampo said in a deep voice.

"Don't impact the gun formation, now there is no advantage in charging, it is difficult to defeat the gun formation, the rest of the place is full of Tang cavalry, but there will definitely be weak guards, gather all the guards, find the weak places, and then kill them directly!"

The guard next to him hurriedly said.

"Zampu, we only have a thousand guards, do you want to gather more soldiers and horses?"

"No need!"

Songtsan Gampo shook his head decisively, if there are a lot of soldiers and horses gathered, it means that the Tang army will definitely mobilize troops to encircle and chase and intercept, and the assembled troops are small, but it is easy to kill out from the air raid, after all, his personal guards are carefully selected warriors, at this time, the entire Tubo army has become a mess, and it is constantly killed by the Tang army, Barzan rushed to the west with his troops, driving most of the cavalry to rush to the west, and the Tang army is also strictly defending in the west. And the leader of the guards has changed into the armor and cloak of Songtsen Gampo and sat on the royal flag in the Chinese army, for a time even the Tubo people themselves are difficult to distinguish between true and false, and Songtsen Gampo is with his own thousand guards to find the weak point of the encirclement, I have to say that Songtsen Gampo is still a rare masterpiece, in such a desperate situation or keenly found a fleeting opportunity, after all, the four soldiers and horses are encircled, although they cooperate with each other, but after all, it is a hundred thousand troops, it is impossible to cooperate seamlessly, and Songtsan Gampo rushed with the guards in the weak place, Even Songtsen Gampo himself pulled out his scimitar and continued to rush to kill, Songtsen Gampo didn't remember the last time he personally went into battle to kill, and this time, he finally experienced the taste of wandering between life and death, after a fierce rush, Songtsen Gampo finally tore a small hole under the protection of the guards, and finally rushed out, Songtsen Gampo really had a feeling of seeing the light again, however, he didn't have time to sigh, but whipped violently, galloping away into the distance, There are also many Tibetan soldiers who saw this small hole that was torn open, and they immediately rushed to this side, but the Tang army was constantly moving, and soon this small hole was blocked again, as for the three or two thousand cavalry that had escaped, the Tang army did not care, because the army continued to kill the cavalry that was surrounded, and the shouting of killing resounded throughout the field, since the afternoon, the shouting of killing became smaller and smaller, and the encirclement became smaller and smaller. With the more and more Tubo people being slaughtered, the Tubo army that has been chaotic and rushing left and right is being eaten up faster and faster, in the evening, the sound of shouting and killing has gradually become inaudible, the whole battlefield has been full of corpses, except for a corpse is everywhere kneeling and surrendering Tubo people, the evening wind has blown up, but the heavy smell of blood can not blow, the surrounding soldiers and horses have stopped, still maintain the formation, but many soldiers directly took out compressed biscuits and kettles while drinking water while gnawing on compressed biscuits, Since Li Yong provided compressed biscuits to the Ministry of War, the army of the Tang Dynasty no longer eats the original kind of dry food, the soldiers fought for a whole day, everyone was tired and hungry, many soldiers were cleaning the battlefield on the battlefield, the mending knife of the knife, collecting the spoils of war, guarding and escorting the prisoners, Li Yong took his own soldiers to drive the horse and step on the corpse of the place, and Cheng Yanjin, Yu Chigong, Xu Shiji bumped into each other, this is the first time since the expedition, they gathered together, everyone has an excited smile on their faces, Because this expedition can be said to have successfully completed the task, look at the corpses and kneeling captives everywhere in this place, although there may be fish that have slipped through the net, but on the whole, Tubo has suffered a heavy blow after this fiasco, and it is simply powerless to plot against Tuyuhun and the Western Regions.

"Good boy, I really let you calculate, this siege won beautifully!"

Yu Chigong shouted, and Cheng Yanjin laughed.

"Isn't it just pretty? Not only did the 100,000 army come, but also attracted Songtsen Gampo, your kid's attraction is really big enough! ”

Xu Shiji hurriedly asked.

"Li Yong, is Songtsen Gampo really here?"

Li Yong said with a smile.

"I should have come and wrote me a letter of persuasion!"

Cheng Yanjin turned his head to look at the corpse in this place and said with some excitement.

"Songtsen Gampo shouldn't be able to run, right? This old boy can't have been killed, right? ”

Xu Shiji turned his head and commanded.

"Come on, search around, carry all the corpses of the generals to one place, find some captives who can speak Chinese, and then let them endure it, and focus on asking whether Songtsen Gampo has come or not, whether he is dead or captured!"

The herald immediately went to give the order, Li Yong, Xu Shiji, Cheng Yanjin, and Wei Chigong were all waiting expectantly, and a group of soldiers were riding horses on the battlefield, looking for the corpse that looked like a general, which was actually very easy to find, and it could be seen from the armor, and soon the generals who were killed were placed together.

"Qi Yu Guogong, Songtsen Gampo did personally lead the troops, and the last general and others found a corpse wearing Songtsen Gampo armor and cloak, but after being identified by the captives, it was not Songtsen Gampo."

Wei Chigong laughed.

"This old boy is really here, but this old boy is a little afraid of death, and he actually changed his armor with his subordinates."

Cheng Yanjin glanced back at the entire battlefield and said dumbfounded.

"How do you find the body of Songtsen Gampo?"

There are tens of thousands of corpses on the entire battlefield, and it is not easy to identify the corpse of Songtsen Gampo from these tens of thousands of corpses, not that it is difficult, but it is very time-consuming, Li Yong muttered.

"Since Songtsen Gampo has asked people to change into his clothes and armor, it means that he is very afraid of death, and since he is so afraid of death, then he will definitely not die quietly."

Cheng Biting Jin scratched his head and said.

"What do you mean? Does he still have to die earth-shattering? ”

Xu Shiji said with a smile.

"What Li Yong means is that Songtsen Gampo has probably escaped."

Wei Chigong's eyes widened when he heard this, and he said in surprise.

"What? Let the old boy of Songtsen Gampo escape? ”

Songtsen Gampo is a big fish, if he kills Songtsen Gampo, it may be greater than the merit of killing these tens of thousands of Tibetan soldiers and horses, Cheng Yanjin is also anxious, and said in a loud voice.

"How can Songtsen Gampo escape? Hurry up and send someone to chase it! ”

Li Yong said in a deep voice.

"Although I am not sure, there is a high probability that Songtsen Gampo has fled, and if we wait for all the corpses to be identified, I am afraid that Songtsen Gampo will not know where to flee to a long time."

Xu Shiji groaned.

"There are indeed a lot of fish that have escaped from the gap, Songtsen Gampo is likely to be among them, no matter what, Songtsen Gampo must not be let go, but, we don't know which direction Songtsen Gampo fled to, so I propose that we each send a cavalry to search for Songtsen Gampo, how about it?"

Cheng Yanjin nodded.

"Okay, even if Songtsen Gampo dies here, he should go after and kill the Tubo people who have fled."

Xu Shiji turned his head and commanded.

"You take the surrendered Tibetans to dispose of the corpses of these Tibetans from four directions, and at the same time identify whether there is Songtsen Gampo."

Li Yong drove the horse and took his own soldiers directly back to the musket array, the soldiers had already sat on the ground while munching on compressed biscuits while resting, but they still maintained the formation, if there is an enemy situation, they can form a gun formation, Xue Wanche, Li Yun and others are talking excitedly, although this big battle is very tired, but it is very enjoyable, killed so many Tubo people, hit Tubo hard, and so after returning to the dynasty, it is definitely a reward for meritorious deeds, and their merits are absolutely indispensable, however, they are still sorry for their excitement.

"I don't know which lucky guy killed Songtsen Gampo!"

Li Yuntian looked regretful and envious, Xue Wanche slapped his thigh and said with annoyance.

"Isn't it, those Tubo people just have a hole in their heads, and they are swarming to break through to the west, can't they run to us? I don't know which lucky guy picked up this big bargain! ”

Feng Lishun said enviously.

"That guy must have stepped on a pit of shit in his last life!"

Seeing Li Yong driving his horse coming, Xue Wanche couldn't wait to ask.

"Jungong, who killed Songtsen Gampo?"

Li Yong shook his head slightly.

"I found a corpse wearing Songtsen Gampo's armor, but after identification, it was not Songtsen Gampo, and I guess Songtsen Gampo probably escaped with the golden cicada's plan to get out of its shell."

Xue Wanche was surprised.

"Huh? Let Songtsen Gampo escape? ”

Li Yong said in a deep voice.

"I'm not sure, after all, the corpses all over the place have not been identified yet, but I guess that there is a high probability that Songtsen Gampo has escaped, and if we wait for the identification to be completed, then Songtsen Gampo would have fled far away, so we decided to send a cavalry from each army to search and pursue."

Xue Wanche and the others understood when they heard this, no wonder they didn't hear the cheers, it turned out that they didn't find any trace of Songtsen Gampo, and they suddenly had expectations in their hearts, which showed that they still had a chance! Li Yong said with a smile.

"Although everyone is very tired after a day of fighting, after all, our cavalry has been nourished for so long, so, Lao Xue, you take all the Shenji battalions out to hunt down the fish that have slipped through the net, and search for the traces of Songtsan Gampo!"

Xue Wanche heard this, and hurriedly patted his chest and said.

"Don't worry, our cavalry has been nourished for so long, and it has only been a day's battle, and they are not tired at all, and most importantly, the horses are not tired, and my old Xue will definitely capture Songtsan Gampo back!"

Li Yong nodded slightly.

"Without further ado, let's go, bring some more compressed biscuits."

Xue Wanche immediately hugged his fists.

"The last will obey! All the brothers of the cavalry battalion brought compressed biscuits and went with me to pursue Songtsen Gampo! ”

Xue Wanche shouted, the heralds gave orders everywhere, except for the wounded cavalry battalion soldiers who packed their bags and then decisively got on their horses, although they were indeed a little tired after a day's battle, but they had been resting for a while, and they had waited for this day for too long, but they still felt that they were not happy to fight such a battle, and the pursuit should be early, so Xue Wanche immediately galloped towards the southwest with the cavalry, and the four cavalry galloped into the distance in the afterglow of the sunset, and soon disappeared on the horizon, Li Yong shook his head slightly, In all fairness, he felt that it was unlikely that Xue Wanche and them would chase Songtsen Gampo, after all, there was more than one cavalry that escaped, and if they only escaped Songtsen Gampo, they could still follow the trail to pursue, but there were so many cavalry who escaped, and they were all small cavalry, and the traces left were originally small and messy, how could it be so easy to find the whereabouts of Songtsen Gampo? And Songtsen Gampo is definitely more familiar with the terrain than Xue Wanche, and it is easier to get rid of the pursuers, of course, Li Yong still hopes from the bottom of his heart that Xue Wanche and they can pursue Songtsen Gampo, no matter who catches or kills Songtsen Gampo, in short, Songtsen Gampo can not be allowed to return to Tubo, although Songtsan Gampo was defeated and lost this time, but Li Yong did not underestimate Songtsan Gampo, this guy can unify Tubo and lay a solid foundation for Tubo, so that Tubo has prospered for two hundred years, and it definitely has its advantages, It will bring a lot of trouble to the Tang Dynasty, and Li Yong has always wanted to annex Tubo, although the plateau is barren and the conditions are worse, but the geographical location is very important, how can Songtsan Gampo be regarded as a generation of Ming Jun of Tubo, with him, it is not so easy to plot Tubo, but it's a pity! Let Songtsen Gampo escape, whether he can catch up with Songtsen Gampo can only do his best to obey the fate of heaven Li Yong shook his head slightly and no longer thought about this, but ordered in a deep voice.

"The Shenji Battalion is lined up and back to the camp to rest!"

Not only that, Li Yong also sent people to inform Xu Shiji, Cheng Biting Jin, and Wei Chigong to let the army enter the city to rest, of course, there are still many soldiers who are busy working, cleaning up the battlefield, guarding and escorting the Tibetan prisoners, and as night falls, blazing torches are lit everywhere.