Chapter 836: Escape
The news that Qinling was going to lead the troops to take the initiative to attack quickly spread in the city, and the officials and people of the city couldn't help but be surprised when they heard it, the prime minister was leading the troops to attack Shannan, and now they are still counting on the army to defend the city, how can they take the initiative to attack? What about the city of Logos? Who will guard the city of Logos? Besides, how wise and martial Songtsen Gampo is, leading an army of 100,000 to a miserable defeat, can Qinling be so young that he can fight the Tang army? This is not unfounded, although Songtsen Gampo suffered defeat and even died tragically, but both the people of Tubo and the officials understand that Songtsen Gampo is very powerful, and Qinling, I am afraid that it is far inferior to Songtsen Gampo, only his father Lu Dongzan can compete with Songtsen Gampo, so a group of officials have come forward to dissuade them, but Qinling, who has been determined to take the initiative to fight, will not be their words? Qin Ling not only did not listen to them, but made up his mind to take the initiative to fight, why did they persuade him not to take the initiative to fight, not that he felt that he could not win? The more others questioned him, the more he wanted to prove himself, and now the highest status person in these cities is Qinling, so once he makes a decision, no one can stop him, and let the Tang army loot and kill everywhere, who will bear the consequences? Only this sentence, none of the officials of the city dared to respond, the gate of the city opened, the army went out of the city, Qinling only left two thousand soldiers and horses to defend the city, and strictly ordered the city gate to close, then left the city with a large army to find the main force of the Tang army decisive battle, the Tang army entered the plateau after the march speed is not fast, because the soldiers need to slowly adapt to the environment of the plateau, the plateau is very cold, and because the altitude is too high, so it is difficult to breathe, fortunately, the soldiers who go out are all year round outside the battle, Therefore, the physique can not cause any problems, and the army is prepared for the cold before the expedition, so the army enters the plateau all the way very smoothly.
"Lu Dongzan is really not simple! Three battles and three victories have forced Shannan into a desperate situation, and it won't take long to defeat the Shannan coalition army and welcome back the little prince. ”
Xu Shiji was quite emotional, thanks to the emperor Qiankun's dictatorship and direct order to send troops, if he climbed for a few more days, this battle would not be so easy to fight after Lu Dongzan's army returned to the division, and now this opportunity can be said to be just right, Cheng Yanjin grinned.
"Let's go straight to Luoqi City, capture Luoqi City in one fell swoop, and directly copy Lu Dongzan's nest, and give Lu Dongzan a surprise!"
Yu Chigong also laughed.
"Yes, I copied Lu Dongzan's nest directly, Lu Dongzan saw that he could welcome the little prince back, and suddenly found that his nest was ended, and he was probably angry and vomited blood, right? Don't be angry all at once, it's not fun. ”
Li Yong said with a smile.
"According to the soldiers who have just returned, a tribe saw a cavalry rushing back to Luoxia City, it should be that Lu Dongzan already knew about us, so he sent troops back to Luoqi City."
Wei Chigong couldn't help but snort when he heard this.
"This Lu Dongzan's news is really well-informed."
Cheng Yanjin said disdainfully when he heard it.
"The fart is well-connected, not because they are in a big place, and it is only a long distance from Luocheng to Shannan."
Wei Chigong couldn't help but nod when he heard this.
"That's just as well."
Xu Shiji groaned.
"Tubo has lost 100,000 elite horsemen, and now it is divided again, and it is estimated that the soldiers and horses in Lu Dongzan's hands plus the old, weak, sick and disabled are full of 100,000. Therefore, although Lu Dongzan sent troops back to help, but the soldiers and horses in some cities will not exceed 50,000, and they may not be elite, Lu Dongzan did not return to the division as soon as possible, obviously because he did not want to give up the current results, and wanted to capture the little prince in one fell swoop. ”
Li Yong said with a smile.
"Lu Dongzan really has a good calculation, he obviously thinks that Luo Qi City can hold on, at least until he captures the little prince and returns to the division, and then he will defeat us in one fell swoop."
Xu Shiji nodded.
"I have to say, Lu Dongzan is very courageous, and his idea is not bad, so the key lies in Luo Some City!"
Regarding Lu Dongzan's plan, Xu Shiji and Li Yong saw it very clearly, and Cheng Yanjin smiled.
"Isn't it just a few cities, but it's a pity that we have few cannons, only twenty light artillery, otherwise, we can capture some cities in one day! Even with only twenty light guns, you can definitely capture the city of Logos in three days! ”
Xu Shiji and they couldn't help but laugh when they heard this, they still had this confidence in capturing Luo Some City within three days, Li Yong said with a smile.
"We are not far from the city of Luo, the soldiers have adapted to the environment of the plateau, they can speed up, and it only takes two days to reach the city of Luoqi."
Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong couldn't help grinning when they heard this, this is really good news, and they will be able to rush to the city of Luo in two days. After marching all the way for so long, there was no decent battle, and those tribes except for women and children were left with only some old, weak, sick and disabled, and there was no meaning at all, and now they could only hope that the defenders of the city of Luo could support a little, not even the courage to fight, the army immediately accelerated the march after resting for the night, and marched towards the city of Luo Hao, and the army had just started short, and there were scouts galloping over.
"Report! Qi Qi Marshal, the traces of the Tubo cavalry were found ahead! ”
Xu Shiji couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard the scout's report.
"There are traces of Tibetan cavalry here? The defenders of the city actually took the initiative to attack? ”
There is no second possibility at all, because it is impossible for Lu Dongzan to return to the division with a large army. Surprise is surprise, but more is surprise. Cheng Yanjin immediately grinned.
"The defenders of the city of Raksa took the initiative to attack? Hahaha, isn't it Lu Dongzan's son Qinling who guards the city? This kid really has a kind, the old man appreciates it very much, if he encounters a certain shot to poke him in a transparent hole, give him a good time! ”
Suddenly met the cavalry of Tubo, all the generals were excited, after all, compared to the siege, of course, they still want to fight vigorously and uprightly in the wilderness, and they also know what a good opportunity it will be for the defenders of the city to take the initiative to attack, if they take the opportunity to defeat the defenders of the city, then it will be easier to attack the city of the city, Li Yong was also pleasantly surprised.
"The defenders of Luo Qi City actually took the initiative to attack, this Qinling is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers! This is a good opportunity, why don't I take the opportunity to attack the city of Luo with the Divine Machine Battalion, what do you think? ”
The soldiers and horses of Luo Qi City took the initiative to attack, this must not be Lu Dongzan's idea, but Qin Ling's private decision, wouldn't it be a pity if the opportunity to send it to the door was missed? Some cities are full of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, so can they still use the Shenji Battalion with such a few soldiers and horses? Therefore, Xu Shiji's eyes lit up after listening to Li Yong's suggestion, and they took the initiative to attack while the soldiers and horses in Luo Some City took the initiative to capture the Shenji Battalion without much effort, and there were so many Tubo soldiers and horses in total, if the Shenji Battalion was still there, how could they have a place to fight? The muskets and artillery of the Shenji Battalion were fired indiscriminately, and these Tibetan soldiers and horses were defeated? Therefore, Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong were particularly happy to hear it, and nodded again and again.
"Yes, yes, what Li Yong said is very true, it is right to take the opportunity to attack some cities!"
Xu Shiji also nodded.
"Okay, Li Yong, you will lead the Shenji Battalion to Luoqi City in a roundabout way, we will delay you for some more time, and you will strive to capture Luoqi City in one fell swoop!"
Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chigong, and Xu Shiji all agreed to divide the troops, but when they were about to fight, they divided the troops, which shows how confident they are in their hearts, Li Yong didn't say much, and immediately left with the Shenji Battalion, preparing to go to Luoqi City in a roundabout way.
"The army stops advancing and rests in place!" Xu Shiji immediately ordered.
The mighty army soon stopped, and Xu Shiji commanded quietly.
"Zhijie, you lead the front army, Jingde, you lead the rear army, after waiting for the Tubo soldiers and horses to approach for a while, we will detour to the opposite direction of the Shenji Battalion, we will not fight with the Tubo soldiers and horses for the time being, and give Li Yong more time."
Cheng Biting Jin and Wei Chigong listened to it, although they were helpless but could only nod, originally they still wanted to rush up and fight a fierce battle to surprise the Tubo people, but now they still have to buy time for Li Yong, so they can only avoid the war for the time being, this is the taste in their hearts, although it is not a taste in their hearts, but they all understand that this is the most suitable strategy.
"Let's let the children of Lu Dongzan's family be arrogant for two more days!"
Cheng Yanjin snorted, the scouts of the Tang army discovered the Tubo army, and the scouts of the Tubo soldiers and horses naturally also discovered the Tang army, hearing the return of the scouts, Qinling couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard it, and finally found the traces of the Tang army, so what are you waiting for? Rushing up to defeat the Don army, of course.
"The Tang army is in front, all rush with me!"
Qin Ling shouted excitedly, he had already left the city, and the generals such as Bagmu had also made up their minds that they must defeat the Tang army, only in this way could they get credit and be exempted from punishment.
"Rush!"
"Rush!"
Under the leadership of Qin Ling, 40,000 Tubo cavalry have been ready to kill a fight, 40,000 cavalry will charge in a mighty way, at this moment, Qin Ling is excited, he has wanted to lead the army to fight for a long time, and now he finally has a chance, defeated the Tang army today, he must be full of Tubo, both the people and the ministers will praise him, even the father will definitely no longer treat him as a child who has not grown up, he will carry the burden in the future, just when Qin Ling is charging while being full of excitement and fantasy in his heart, Suddenly found that Tang Jun actually ran away, and Tang Jun was scared away? Qin Ling really didn't expect this result before, he thought about a bloody battle with the Tang army, thought that the Tang army would collapse at the first touch, but he didn't think that the Tang army would flee before he could fight, after all, the Tang army annihilated nearly 100,000 troops of Songtsan Gampo, and it entered the plateau in a mighty way, and thought that the Tang army was very brave, but it was scared away, that's it? How cowardly? How did Songtsen Gampo lose? How could a hundred thousand troops be buried? Is Songtsen Gampo even less than a pig?
"Soldiers, follow me! Don't let the Tang Army run away! ”
Qin Ling shouted, the Tubo generals were already ready for a bloody battle, but they didn't expect the Tang army to flee from the wind! The Tang Army didn't even have the courage to fight a war! Sure enough! The Tang army just wanted to take the opportunity to come to Tubo to loot, and they didn't dare to attack some cities at all, at this moment they were very happy in their hearts, and they were glad to follow Qinling to take the initiative to attack, otherwise they could only watch the Tang army loot and then return with a full load, and they would definitely be scolded by the people and officials, even the prime minister would definitely blame them, they gambled, and the bet was right, what does the Tang army mean by fleeing from the wind? It shows that the Tang army does not even have the courage to fight a war, and the outcome of this battle is already doomed, and the Tang army will be defeated! So, what are you waiting for? Of course it's rushing! Defeat the Tang army and recover the money and goods looted by the Tang army.
"Rush! Kill! ”
The 40,000 Tibetan cavalry were all excited, they were still a little apprehensive when they set out on the expedition, but now, their apprehension has dissipated, but they are very excited, just like a hunter who sees his prey, his eyes are shining brightly, this is a pursuit battle, the Tang army must not be allowed to run away, this is the thought in the hearts of all the Tibetan cavalry, the Tang army has looted a lot of property, as long as they catch up with the Tang army, then these goods are theirs, this is a long pursuit, Xu Shiji and they always pay attention to the speed of the march, neither can run too fast, but also can't run too slow, run too fast for fear of throwing the Tubo people behind them, run too slowly The Tubo people catch up, then they can only fight, they can't buy time for Li Yong, this pursuit lasted for a day and a night, both the Tang army and the Tubo people were already sleepy, the dawn of the morning light sprinkled the earth, Xu Shiji couldn't help grinning, it should be enough time for Li Yong to buy a day and a night, right? Now that the Tubo people have been defeated, it will take two days for the Tubo defeated soldiers to return to the Luosome city, and in these two days, even if the Shenji battalion has not captured the Luoqi city, it is enough to surround the Luosome city and prevent the Tubo defeated army from entering the Luosome city, although the soldiers have been sleepy and lacking, but Xu Shiji is not worried, because the Tubo people who are chasing are also sleepy and lacking horses, so this battle is more than morale and will, and than morale and will, who are they afraid of in the Tang Dynasty?
"Pass my orders and prepare for battle!"
Xu Shiji ordered in a deep voice, the rear army became the front army, the officers and soldiers of the whole army did not have any doubts, and quickly prepared for battle, in fact, they were quite aggrieved in their hearts when they escaped all the way, although they knew that this was to buy time for the Shenji Battalion, but they were not unhappy in their hearts, these Tubo people would not really think they were afraid, right? Cheng Yanjin even showed a bloodthirsty smile and laughed.
"Tubo cubs, come and die!"
Qinling, who had been pursuing, also noticed the movement of the Tang army, and the Tang army actually stopped, and finally did not escape? Finally found that you couldn't escape? Finally resigned to your fate? Qin Ling shouted excitedly.
"We're finally catching up, follow me! Don't let go of a Tang person! ”