What is very amazing is that it is clearly talking about the grain of the Tibetan people, but what Gao Shi found was not barley, but corn.

Regarding this unusual phenomenon, Gao Shi said that there was no problem at all.

Emperor Taizong gave him a godsend, let alone corn, even if it was a lychee banana appearing here, it was a normal thing.

inadvertently contributed to a theist, and Li Yunze could only spread his hands to express helplessness, he really didn't want to do this.

Although many people did not believe that the Tibetans would leave so much corn and other grain so close to the army.

But as long as the food can be eaten, then nothing else is so important.

With food, leaving the soldiers with strong altitude sickness to garrison Shibao City, Li Yunze led the army and began to march towards the capital of the Tubo people.

The marching route he took was exactly the same as that taken by Princess Wencheng a hundred years ago.

It's just that Princess Wencheng came with peace back then, and experienced the betrayal and slaughter of the Tubo people, and this time Li Yunze came with the royal road.

The so-called royal way, that is, if you don't obey, you will be destroyed!

In this era, the only thing that limited the strength of the Tang Army was logistics, weather and geographical environment.

From time to time, the Tang army could find rice and noodles and other military materials left by the Tubo people in a certain valley.

In terms of qi disease, there were those who could not resist, and the rest of the soldiers were barely able to meet the combat requirements with the assistance of drugs such as rhodiola rosea and saffron.

As for the geographical environment, although there are many mountains and lakes on the plateau, there is no desperate situation like Shibao City on the way forward.

As long as the Tang Army can show its strength, there is nothing that cannot be attacked.

The army marched mightily all the way, constantly destroying the tribes it encountered along the way, and the goal was directly aimed at the capital of Tibet.

Shocked that the Tang army was no longer afraid of the Tubo people, they frantically dispatched troops in panic and mobilized all those who could move to block the Tang army.

Mountain passes, valleys, and rivers erupted in fierce battles.

Because of the imperial conquest, because the merit of destroying the country was at hand, because of the abundant supplies, the rewards and punishments were clear, and the morale of the Tang army was very smooth, and it defeated countless Tubo tribes one after another, and finally entered the capital of Tubo.

At this time, it was already winter, and the sky was snowing heavily and the ground was frozen.

The Tibetans believed that the cold weather would wipe out these Tang troops, and they held the city and waited for the Tang army to freeze to death.

But the Tang army outside set up spacious and thick tents, and also used stoves and fuel for heating.

Not only that, but you can also eat hot food and drink half-boiled hot water.

In contrast, the Tibetan nobles lived in stone supplies to feed and clothe themselves, but their herdsmen could only squeeze together with yaks for warmth.

After the trimming, the Tang Army, which gradually adapted to the cold weather, began to act.

Li Yunze did not come up and directly start the siege, but organized the herdsmen who had been captured before, and began to call with iron horns.

Naturally, it is not the nobles on the other side who are calling, but the herdsmen who have nothing and are nobles even with their lives.

The content of the shouting was nothing more than an accusation of oppression and crimes committed by the nobles, and then said that the Tang Dynasty was here to save them, and that the gods were sent to punish the nobles and save the herdsmen.

In addition to these big truths, there are practical benefits.

As soon as you come here, you can get how many yaks, how much pasture, and all sorts of other things.

These things all belong to the herdsmen themselves in the future, as long as they pay taxes on time, serve forced labor on time, obey the arrangements of the Tang government, and obey the Tang Emperor.

And the Tang Emperor promised in the name of the emperor that as long as it did not violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor would give everyone protection and protect their lives and property.

They will never snatch their wives and daughters at will, will not make them into ritual weapons at will, will not use all kinds of torture and punishment, will not.

For herders who have nothing at this time, not even their own lives, this condition is very attractive.

In particular, the Tang Emperor guaranteed their lives and property, allowing them to transform from slaves under the hands of slave owners into human beings.

The oppression of the herdsmen by the Tibetan aristocracy was extremely terrifying, and these herdsmen also wanted to be individuals in despair.

Now that the opportunity has come, naturally there is the courage to quietly take advantage of the night to touch Tang Jun.

For these people, Tang Jun is naturally a good hospitality, and after eating and drinking, he will continue to show up and call friends to the herdsmen opposite.

As more and more herdsmen fled to the other side, the Tibetan nobles were shocked.

But there's nothing they can do to stop it.

What the Tang Army can give, they can't give. You can't really let the slaves call the shots anyway.

The only way to do this is through brutal massacres, which are used to deter herders who want to flee.

The family and friends of the herders who fled to the other side were dragged out and executed, tortured to death by all kinds of cruel torture, in an attempt to use this as a deterrent.

The cruelty of its methods made the officers and soldiers of the Tang Army tingle when they saw it.

"See?"

Li Yunze, who was on horseback, stretched out his horsewhip to signal the torture scene in the distance opposite, and shouted loudly to the generals under his command, "If you can't eliminate them, one day the Tubo people will break through Chang'an City, and those who will suffer such torture will be my people of the Tang Dynasty!" ”

The generals didn't think that the Tubo people had the strength to break through Chang'an City, which was simply a joke.

But seeing such a cruel scene, I naturally thought that I must not let this impossible thing come true.

"I don't have anything to say to you, but only one thing."

Li Yunze took a deep breath and his eyes were blazing, "We must destroy them!" ”

The brutal torture did not frighten the herders.

Because they have seen and experienced too much of these tortures, they have long been numb.

This only stimulated more herdsmen to flee to the Tang army under the cover of night.

Regarding Li Yunze's recruitment, many Tang Army generals and colonels said that they could not understand it, and it was enough to go up directly to the army, and there was no need to recruit them.

If you don't hurry up in such a cold weather, what are you grinding here?

Geshuhan was elected by the crowd to express his confusion to the emperor.

In the face of the inquiry, Li Yunze patiently explained to Ge Shuhan: "Do you think how many people in the Tang Dynasty are willing to migrate to live on this plateau?" ”

"This."

Geshuhan hesitated slightly, "It should. Not much. ”

There is not much where there is, to be precise, there should be no at all.

In the bitter cold land of the plateau, and the influence of qi diseases, even if the people of the Tang Dynasty can't survive, they are estimated to prefer to beg rather than go to the plateau.

"I'm going to set up a capital here."

Li Yunze looked at Ge Shuhan and made it clear that "You will be the protector of the capital." ”

Ge Shuhan hurriedly saluted and received the order, and then waited for Li Yunze's next words.

"The goal of the Tubo Protectorate is Tianzhu in the south, that is, the place where Zen Master Xuanzang went to learn the scriptures. By the way, have you read his "Tang Western Regions"? ”

"This."

Ge Shuhan responded honestly, "I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it." ”

"Have time to take a good look." Li Yunze instructed and continued, "Tianzhu has a lot of land and people, and there is land suitable for cultivation everywhere. And it's rich in gold."

With Li Yunze's description, Ge Shuhan's eyes turned red.

Such a good place must have been left by God to Datang.

"Going south from Tubo can be said to be condescending and has obvious advantages. The only problem is logistical resupply. ”

Li Yunze raised his hand and nodded, "It is impossible to have things from the sky everywhere, and the people of the Tang Dynasty are not willing to come to the plateau, so they have to use local herdsmen to provide supplies for the army." ”

Something that fell from the sky would only exist when Li Yunze was there, but it was impossible for him to follow him to Tianzhu.

When the Tubo Protectorate attacked Tianzhu, they still had to rely on themselves.

Therefore, a large number of herdsmen are needed to support the front line as people's husbands, and herdsmen are needed to plant barley, raise yaks, build equipment and clear roads, and so on.

To put it bluntly, people are needed to do everything in this era, a large number of people.

Recruiting a group of herdsmen had only one purpose, that is, to provide logistical supply support for the Tang Army.

Of course, those Tibetan nobles must not stay.

A reasonable explanation was obtained, and the generals and colonels of the army had no objections.

Although it requires manual work, the number of work must be strictly controlled.

Moreover, the people of the Tang Dynasty also have to migrate some, and the conditions are good enough and the attraction is strong enough.

As for the number, it must not be less than that of the Tibetans.

And the most important point is that the Tang people can carry swords and bows, and the Tubo people are absolutely not allowed!

The only job of these herders left behind is to cultivate the livestock, and they have no choice but to do the rest.

As more and more herders fled to the Tang Dynasty, the Tibetan nobles panicked and decided that they could not wait any longer.

If this continues, everyone will run out.

Could it be that these nobles should be allowed to go to war?

The anxious Tibetan nobles urged the herdsmen to take the initiative to attack.

The outcome of the battle was already predestined.

Although it was affected by weather and other conditions, it led to a serious decline in combat effectiveness.

But the well-trained, high-morale, and well-equipped Tang Army was still not something that the herdsmen who had long since lost the will to fight could fight.

Under the Great War, the overwhelming Tubo soldiers and horses collapsed.

To say that the elite of the Tubo people naturally has it, they even have an elite cavalry.

Because the treatment is good enough, these people are also extremely brave and willing to die.

When the Tang army began to pursue, this Tubo cavalry was released, which caught the pursuing Tang army by surprise, and even led to the chaos of the Tang cavalry.

The Tubo cavalry formed an advantage on the local battlefield, but they did not take advantage of the situation to defeat the scattered cavalry of the Tang army, but turned around and went straight to Li Yunze's daxu.

Li Yunze glanced sideways at Du Fu, who was wearing armor and holding the sharp arrow in his hand, and said with a smile, "Hold the bow as a strong one, and use the arrow as a long one." Shoot the man first and shoot the horse, and capture the thief first and capture the king. These Tibetans knew where the breakthrough of this battle was. ”

If they really let them take down the emperor, the Tang army would inevitably fall into great chaos.

It's okay to be killed, but under extreme horror and anger, it is likely that you will choose to retaliate frantically.

If the emperor is caught. Anyway, Li Yunze will definitely not take the initiative to call the door, it's a big deal to shout, 'I will die for the country, shoot me with an arrow!'" ’

But it's clear that that's not the case yet.

Because behind Li Yunze, Li Siye was sitting and resting.

Meeting Li Yunze's gaze, Li Siye held the Mo knife in both hands and slowly stood up.

And behind him, there was a Mo Dao army of nearly two thousand!

(End of chapter)