Crusade against Nanzhao - the Lord will be trapped in the land of inaction 1
Pokoromi saw that he only slowed down for a while, and after his breath was even, he was calm, as if his strength had been restored. Pokoromi was suspicious in his heart, and he did not dare to push too far.
At this moment, the Tang army will rush out of the mountain road in an endless stream, the Tang army and the Tubo army face each other, Po Ke Luomi, as a general, has the responsibility of commanding the army, Hu Chi urgently sent an order to find Po Ke Luomi, and someone reported: "General Wolf Ma led his troops to help in the battle, please come back to discuss." 」
Seeing that the Tang army came to aid He Yuzhi and Qi Yunfei and other generals, he slowly retreated, and he couldn't take revenge today, so he couldn't help but be full of anger, breathed a sigh of relief, and shouted at He Yuzhi: "I can't revenge my brother today, it's the will of heaven!" Don will leave a name! He will break your body into ten thousand pieces one day, and pay tribute to my wounded brother! Heaven and earth are proof, I swear to kill it! 」
He Yu was stunned, thinking of when I had a grudge against you for killing my brother? After thinking about it, I already knew in my heart that I would mistake me for my brother He Jingzhi this time! There is no need to say much to him, my brother's enemy is also my enemy, and I will bear this Liangzi!
So he replied in a loud voice, "I'm not afraid that you are a good man! If you don't change your name, you don't change your surname, Lu Ling He Yu is, and the general will report his name! In the future, I will definitely be humiliated by the palm of the snow! 」
Poklomi roared, "I am Pokhorami of Jiapu Temple, next time we meet, wash your neck and kill you!" 」
The two were jealous, so they stared at each other, eager to swallow each other alive. Reinforcements from the headquarters retreated in a huddle.
Wolf Ma led the army of thousands of people to sweep and chase the Tang army to break the deserters, and when he was close to the east slope, he saw a group of Tang troops fleeing, so he chased after the tail, all the way to the Crane Foot Pass, and met the Tang army to seize the pass.
Seeing that Pokoromi's Tibetan soldiers would be driven out of the pass, he moved forward and joined forces with Pokoromi, intending to recapture the Hejiao Pass.
As the two sides fought for the Crane's Foot Pass for a whole afternoon, both sides lost a lot of men and horses, and they were exhausted. As a result, the men and horses of both sides shot at each other and formed a confrontation.
The Tang army intended to hold the pass and respond to the fleeing Tang army, not to strive for victory or inflict heavy casualties on the enemy.
Therefore, Xia Yuqing and Bai Shuixiu strictly ordered not to take the initiative to attack, and the Tubo army saw that the Tang army had gathered about 3,000 people on the south side of the pass, although their own Tubo army had reached more than 7,000 people, but the terrain was narrow and could not maneuver, and many soldiers were crowded in the rear and could not participate in the battle, so the large number of people could not be fully useful.
At this time, it was almost evening, and although the rain had stopped, the ground was covered with blood and mud, broken limbs and stumps, thrown everywhere, and the stomach was broken and the intestines flowed, and it was a mess. The wounded on both sides did not have time to be rescued, so they lay in the middle and moaned and cried, and their condition was very miserable.
Both sides sent messengers asking them not to use cold arrows, and each side sent 30 men to carry the dead and rescue the wounded. Another 20 men were sent to guard them with knives to prevent them from attacking and harassing them.
The commander-in-chief of the Tang Army, Xian Yu Zhongtong, had already gone down the mountain to Dazhai, and Tian Dawei, the commander of the guard, had finished resting in the military curtain, and his heart was full of fear, so he went up the mountain again, and was escorted by many personal soldiers until the south side of the mountain pass at the foot of the crane.
Xia Yuqing and Bai Shuixiu reported the current military situation to Tian Shuai and asked for countermeasures, Tian Dawei asked, "The Tibetan barbarians are powerful, and the soldiers are brave. Our army is newly defeated, the army's heart is unstable, Shuhan, what is the best way to retreat from the enemy? 」
Bai Shuixiu thought for a moment and said, "Our army seized this pass mainly to meet our army's defeated army, not to kill and wound the enemy in large numbers. There are no large plains on the north and south sides of the pass, and there is no way to maneuver, no use of calculations, and can only be attacked and taken hard. Our army suffered this great defeat, the strength of the army was reduced, if compared with the combined forces of Tubo and Nanzhao, it is already at a disadvantage, and it should be quickly evacuated here. 」
Tian Dawei said, "Evacuate here? And how did the rest of our army escape from here? This crane foot pass is the only way down the mountain! 」
Xia Yuqing took a step forward and immediately said, "The Tanzhou soldiers and horses envoy Ming Xiang and the Yuezhou crusade envoy Lin Mocheng are both the vanguard of our army, and they are at the forefront of the whole army, and they have now evacuated here. According to my estimate, our army should no longer have a large number of troops left behind enemy lines, and our army will withdraw from the pass, and Tibet will quickly withdraw its troops for the future. If our army confronts Tibet here, it will be even more difficult for our fleeing army to get out from here. Wangtian Shuai Mingjian! 」
Tian Dawei looked at Bai Shuixiu, who nodded, and agreed very much with Xia Yuqing's opinion.
Tian Dawei said: "Our army is in a formation at the back of the pass, and the mountain road is narrow, only allowing a few people to pass through at the same time, and it is not easy to retreat. Our army is lined up in thousands on the south side of the pass, how can we withdraw in front of the enemy? If the first war is unfavorable and cannot be completely withdrawn, this is a situation of total annihilation! 」
Bai Shuixiu smiled and said, "Don't worry about Tian Shuai, just like this! Our army will be able to retreat with all divisions! 」
So he told Tian and Xia Erjiang about the strategy, and both generals called it a clever plan.
Tian Dawei sent an order down and ordered the troops to hurry up.
The sun fell early in the mountains and wilderness, and after a short time, it was already dark, because it had just rained, the dark clouds had not yet dispersed, so there was no moonlight, it was really pitch black, the Tibetan army ordered the troops to light torches, in case the Tang army sneak attacked, the Tang army also lit torches, and wanted to fight at night.
Although the Tubo army was numerous, they were also worried about the night attack of the Tang army, so everyone did not dare to take off their armor and undress to sleep. The Tubo army was afraid of the Tang army's bow and crossbow, so the general would retreat half a stone's throw away and send sentries to inspect to avoid the Tang army's night shooting.
The Tibetan sentinels patrolled all night and reported at any time, only to see the torches shining on the Tang army's formation, which was very strict, and there were fires moving from time to time, as if they were dispatching troops, so Wolf Ma and Pokoromi did not dare to rashly raid the Tang army, so they had to be on strict guard and did not dare to relax.
Early the next morning, the sky was only slightly bright, and the Tubo sentinels hurriedly grabbed the big tent and reported that the Tang army had retreated!
Wolf Ma and Pokoromi were shocked, and hurried to the Crane Foot Pass, only to see grass men all over the ground, holding torches, and broken swords and guns stuck beside them, and half of the Tang army was already gone.
It turned out that Tian Dawei and others, taking advantage of the lack of moonlight, hurriedly made hundreds of straw figures, interspersed in the front and back columns, and there were knives and guns all over them.
The rear of the Tang army retreated first, and the front army moved back and forth, as if transferring troops and horses. The soldiers will not make a sound, and those who violate it will be immediately beheaded.
After the rear team retreated, and then the front army retreated into the mountain road in turn, because the mountain road was narrow, the retreating Tang army generals did not gather, retreated with the retreat, and all retreated to the Tang army village under the mountain.
The scorching sun made Wolf Ma and Pokoro unable to pursue, and they quickly went to the Great Tent to discuss the matter.
As a result, this is the biggest ambush battle that has come to an end.
Due to the improper planning of Cangshan and the soldiers of the Nanzhao and Tubo armies, the Tang army suffered great losses, a total of more than 25,000 people were wounded, and more than 11,000 people were captured.