In fact, Xiao Yunhe is not too unfamiliar with the terrain around Fengxiang Mansion. This is Qizhou and Fengzhou at the time of Zhenguan. It's just that after so many years, the changes in the landscape, military towns and various city fortresses do not allow him to investigate more. took a closer look at the map drawn by Wu Yuanheng, and it was really very detailed and unpleasant.

Xiao Yunhe frowned lightly, looked at the map carefully, and only recalled the situation in Qishan in his mind. The mountains and rivers marked by dots on the map are all in front of you. After a while, Xiao Yunhe asked Chu Yan, "Can it be found out, how many people does Shang Jiezan have?"

"The scout has not yet reported the number of enemy centaurs, and it seems that it has not yet been discovered. Chu Yan said, "However, at that time, when Pingliang defeated the alliance, Shang Jiezan's subordinates were no less than forty or fifty thousand horses. It's all iron horsemen. ”

"Forty or fifty thousand...... Then it's a big problem for them to eat and drink. Xiao Yunhe said to himself, "The food is easy to solve, they defeated your 20,000 army and confiscated your supplies, and then ransacked Fengxiang Mansion." But this draught ......"

Wu Yuanheng said lightly on the side: "My lord, please take a look." Qishan is located in Qishan County, and in addition to the Weishui River crossing the county, there are also several tributaries of the Stone River, the Qixing River and the Yuyu River for water withdrawal. Judging from the location of Shang Jiezan's soldiers, it is located south of Qishan, which is more convenient to take water in Qixing River. If our army can cut off its water source, it can make the Tibetan army chaotic without a fight. Then lure the snake out of the hole and design an ambush. ”

"Not bad. Xiao Yunhe nodded and expressed his deep approval, "The terrain of Qishan County is very complicated, except for Qishan Mountain in the north, Weishui crosses in the middle, and the Qinling Mountains are steep in the south. There are many mountains and rivers in the territory. The Tibetan iron cavalry was accustomed to rushing and killing, and it was not cost-effective to fight them in the plains. We could set up an ambush and lure it out. Chu Yan!"

Chu Yan was in high spirits: "The last general!"

Xiao Yunhe said: "The scout will report later." After finding out the enemy's reality, you might as well lead the front troops and horses to try the battle. Remember, don't fall in love with war, just take a little face-to-face. It's better to go back by cheating. I personally led the army to meet in the rear. ”

Wu Yuanheng was puzzled: "Do you want to test the combat power of Tubo?"

"Yes, that's exactly what I mean. Xiao Yunhe said, "But." I am even more suspicious of the intentions of the Tibetan troops in Qishan. It stands to reason that there is no need for them to let the army eat and sleep outside. Fengxiang Mansion Military Town, isn't it just a place to garrison?"

Wu Yuanheng twisted his brows lightly and thought for a while, and said: "If I were a general of Tubo, I would camp the army here." There will only be one purpose. ”

"For what purpose?"

"Hold on to the danger and choke me. Wu Yuanheng said, "The terrain of Qishan is dangerous, and it is the throat leading to Fengxiang Mansion in the west. They choked this place, and our army wanted to break through the past and regain Qishan. It's going to be very difficult. At the same time, Jingyuan Jiedu in the north wants to break through from here to support Fengxiang, but it will also be blocked. ”

"You mean to say. Are they going to defend to the death?" Xiao Yunhe was puzzled, and after thinking for a while, he muttered to himself, "Could it be that they have any aftermath or bigger intentions? The Tubo people have never been accustomed to defending battles. ”

"My lord!" Wu Yuanheng said as if he had suddenly realized, "The big throat of Qishan is the key to choking the passage between Guannai and Jiannan Dao. Originally, Fengxiang was lost. Jiannan Road was torn apart. Is this move by Tubo to send reinforcements at the encirclement point, to block our army from rushing to the Jiannan area, or to block the Jiannan area from going to the Guanxi area to reinforce the troops?"

"Very likely!" Xiao Yunhe suddenly came back to his senses, "It seems that this is also the most reasonable explanation! Its biggest purpose is not to take down Fengxiang Mansion, but to divide the land of Jiannan and Liangchuan from Daqi. Then swallow it slowly. Sure enough, the ambition is not small! At the moment, we must break through Qishan and smash their conspiracy!"

Chu Yan hurriedly said: "My lord, do you want to go to war?"

"Yes, of course. Xiao Yunhe said, "What we just said is just speculation. It is also possible that Tubo was preparing for war in Qishan, preparing to rush to the Central Plains in one go. Whatever the possibility, we have to recover Fengxiang Mansion. You lead your 3,000 cavalry to battle, but you can only be defeated. I will personally lead the army to meet you behind. ”

"Yes!" Chu Yan responded in a deep voice, strode out of the tent and prepared to send troops.

Xiao Yunhe frowned slightly, and muttered to himself: "It seems that our opponent is not simple! Trisong Dezan, and the prime ministers and generals under him, are obviously no longer the reckless and rough people we are familiar with. They also have a plan and a strategy. The Pingliang Gang captured Fengxiang and tore almost all the territory in the area of Jiannan Province. After that, they came to encroach on the whale swallow again, and sent troops to invade and occupy the hometown of Chu Yan from the past. Such a strategy is indeed a big deal. Trisong Dezan is really a landlord with ambition and strength. ”

Wu Yuanheng smiled and said: "Isn't such a character just a good opponent of an adult? If the opponent is too weak, it will disappoint you." ”

Xiao Yunhe laughed, noncommittal.

Not long after, the scout reported the news of the Tibetan general in full. The Tubo army totaled about 40,000 people, and they were stationed at the southern foot of Qishan Mountain and Wuzhang Plain. The commander of the army is none other than the Tubo minister Shang Jiezan who came to meet the alliance, and the general talks about Mangluo and Ercang brothers. These two brothers are well-known warriors in Tibet, claiming to kill all the famous generals of the Great Qi.

Xiao Yunhe immediately beat drums to gather generals and assign sergeants. The vanguard Chu Yan led 3,000 men and horses to instigate the war. The left army and the Zuoyu Marquis army were united in one place, which was commanded by Gao Gu, and the right army and the right Yu Marquis army were combined in one place, which was commanded by Tang Hanchen. Song Liangchen's rear army infantry was transferred forward, combined with the infantry of the Chinese army, and handed over to Song Liangchen to command. Shi Yanfen went to the Houzhai to manage the grain and grass and distribute ordnance and horses, and Guo Gang, a baby bump, was transferred to the Shuai Tent and served as the Shuai Banner Envoy and served in front of the tent.

The light cavalry on the left and right screens, under the leadership of Gao Gu and Tang Hanchen, came out lightly and ambushed into the suitable terrain on the left and right. Song Liangchen led the infantry in a sword formation, forming a large fortress as impregnable as the city wall, slowly advancing and ready to meet Chu Yan at any time. Xiao Yunhe led part of the Chinese army's light cavalry and flying dragon cavalry. Sitting in the command of the Chinese army at any time. As soon as the distribution was properly distributed, Chu Yan led the crowd to set off.

A gust of wind rose, rolling up the yellow sand for several feet. The unique sand and dust on the Loess Plateau make the world become vast for a while. The 20,000-strong army was in an orderly manner, preparing for the first major battle after the expedition.

Wu Yuanheng was dressed in white and rode a horse to follow the king of the golden-armored and red-robed land, which was particularly eye-catching. A strong wind blows. The battle flag is unfurled, and the hunt is flying. Xiao Yunhe stood on his horse and looked into the distance, his brows tightened.

"My lord, will Tubo come?" Wu Yuanheng said softly.

"I don't know. Xiao Yunhe breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If you come." It means that they are stationed in Qishan, just preparing for the invasion of the Central Plains. In this way, their purpose is simpler, and if they don't come, it means that our guess is correct, and they are holding on to the danger. There is a big conspiracy to cut off Jiannan Road. Whether they come or not, this time the motive of Tubo is not small. This battle. It's going to be an uphill battle. ”

"In other words, this ambush set up in front of your eyes is both false and real?" Wu Yuanheng said.

"Not bad. ”

The Chinese army advanced for several miles and came to the edge of a small dirt slope. Xiao Yunhe stopped the army, and he and Wu Yuanheng came to a high point, looking at it from above. In the yellow sand, you can faintly go to the Qishan Mountains and some towns in the distance. The two of them stood here quietly and watched, waiting for the news of the former army Chu Yan.

It's been a long time. Wu Yuanheng opened his mouth and said, "There should be news soon." ”

Almost at this moment, a few horsemen rushed to the plain river in front of them, shouting loudly: "Report-" Pegasus rushed to the front of the army. Song Liangchen received the news and quickly sent someone to the hillside. It turned out that Chu Yan had successfully seduced the Tubo soldiers and horses, and was rapidly advancing towards the ambush circle of the army. But there were only five or six thousand centaurs.

Wu Yuanheng couldn't help but smile: "It's coming, but the number of people is too small." It seems that the other party is also very cunning!"

Xiao Yunhe twisted his eyebrows and thought for a long time. said: "Pass the order, the cavalry on the left and right flanks, lay an ambush and don't attack." The Chinese army rolled down and retreated ten miles. Let Chu Yan turn over and go back to fight to the death with the Tubo army. The Tibetan people will not be entangled, and they will retreat after not fighting for long. ”

Wu Yuanheng was slightly surprised: In this way, Chu Yanke will be in danger! But after thinking about what he said later, he suddenly felt reasonable, and suddenly realized: "I see. It seems that our army is tempting, and the Tibetan people are also tempting. They may have realized that there would be an ambush and sent such a force to test our reality. The adults asked Chu Yan to turn over and return to the battle without sending reinforcements, did he intend to confuse them?"

"Yes, Bo Cang is really my confidant!" Xiao Yunhe glanced at Wu Yuanheng appreciatively and said, "The way to use soldiers is to make it difficult for the enemy army to distinguish between the truth and the truth of our army. Fiction is real, reality is fiction. If this is the land of most soldiers and horses, my encirclement will open its mouth and swallow it alive. Now it was just a small fish swimming in, and I couldn't hold it, and he bewildered it. Chu Yan's 3,000 men and horses fought to the death of five or six thousand iron horsemen in Tubo, which was a bit hanging. However, with our army from the side, he was ruthless, and the Tubo people wanted to retreat at any time when they were tempted. In this small local battle, our army will win. ”

Wu Yuanheng smiled and sighed: "Wonderful!"

Not long after, Chu Yan, who was in the midst of the defeat, suddenly heard a huge drum beat, stopped the retreating cavalry, and shouted: "Brothers, Tubo Xiao'er has entered our encirclement, kill back, and fight to the death!"

The three thousand iron cavalry ran a bend and rounded, rushing towards the Tibetan cavalry that followed closely behind.

The Tubo people chased for more than ten miles, and they were always afraid of being ambushed. At this time, when he saw Chu Yan turn over and kill back, he suddenly woke up: There is really an ambush!

The two groups of cavalry rushed extremely fiercely, and the Tubo people had no time to stop the rear army, Chu Yan had already killed in front of him, so he had no choice but to fight for the time being.

Chu Yan bravely crowned the three armies, and he was a fierce general who fought on the battlefield. Coupled with the defeat of the alliance before, I felt too much sullen in my heart. At this time, he was like a fierce tiger out of the box, wielding a big knife in the lead, and slaughtered into the siege of Tibet!

The snow knife lights up, the hand rises and falls, and everyone is broken!

Although everyone in the Tubo people is brave, it is difficult to stop Chu Yan, who is as fierce as a tiger. In the blink of an eye, five or six people had already been smashed under the horse by Chu Yan. The brave soldiers are brave, and the three thousand Tang Army iron cavalry are convinced that there are reinforcements in the rear, and their morale is like a rainbow rushing in. A round of cavalry and archery rained down, and the Tubo army was caught off guard by people turning over on their backs, and lost for a while.

It didn't take long for the two groups of men to scuffle. The individual combat ability of the Tubo warriors is still slightly stronger than that of the Tang army. However, the Tang Army's excellent equipment and current morale are booming, which makes up for the lack of some individual combat effectiveness. The two groups of people fought together, and it was difficult to distinguish for a while. Blood mist sprayed on the yellow earth, and limbs flew.

Xiao Yunhe stood tall and watched, and seeing that Chu Yan was difficult to win for a while, he ordered: "Beat the drum." Shout. ”

Soldiers and horses were lying in ambush on all sides, drums were beating, and those without drums shouted in unison. Suddenly, drums and roars around the battlefield were thunderous. The Tubo people did not know the truth and the truth, thinking that the soldiers and horses in ambush of the Tang army were going to be killed together, and they were suddenly frightened and had no intention of fighting.

With the sound of bull horns, the Tibetan cavalry began to retreat, flashing towards the rear like a tide.

Chu Yan let out a vicious breath in his chest, angrily swung his long knife and smashed a person with his head and shoulders, and shouted: "Brothers, chase! Kill all these miscellaneous pieces!"

The three thousand vanguard riders let out a roar, chased after the horses, and slashed and slashed.

"Release the arrow!" Seeing that many Tubo people were about to escape, Chu Yan gave another order.

A round of arrow rain came overwhelmingly, and several Tubo people screamed and fell off their horses. The frightened horses fled in a hurry.

Xiao Yunhe, who was standing on a high place, was as calm as water, and he could see the scene in front of him clearly. After Chu Yan chased after him for a while, Xiao Yunhe decisively ordered: "Mingjin withdraws his troops." ”

When chasing after him, Chu Yan suddenly heard the sound of Mingjin coming from behind, and was stunned. But the military order was like a mountain, and he immediately ordered: "Retreat! The front army is used as the rear army, and the bow and arrow are covered." The rear army turned back to the front army and retreated layer by layer. ”

Xiao Yunhe saw Chu Yan retreating in an orderly and unhurried manner, and said with a smile: "Chu Yan, he is really a battlefield general. The victory is not arrogant, and the advance and retreat are orderly. ”

Wu Yuanheng said on the side: "This battle can be regarded as a small victory, and it is a good start. However, the Tubo people are really treacherous! It seems that their purpose is really as we expected -- to hold the danger and defend it, and the intention is to defend Jiannan!"

Although he had won the battle, Chu Yan was still a little angry when he returned to the tent. He was a cool person, and said to Xiao Yunhe bluntly: "My lord, it took a lot of effort for the last general to hook out the Tubo barbarian...... Why, why is it that you are clearly in the encirclement, but you don't eat it?!"

Xiao Yunhe beckoned and motioned for Chu Yan to sit down: "General Chu Yan, don't be impatient." Our army is testing Tibet, and it is obvious that they are testing us as well. It's like fishing, the fish is still trying, and if you start the hook suddenly, it will only scare him away, and he won't dare to come again. ”

Chu Yan had just returned from the battlefield, and his blood was boiling, and he didn't have time to think about it. At this time, it suddenly dawned on him, and he clenched his fists again and again to make amends: "I see-the last general is rude, please forgive me." ”

"No need to be polite. It's human nature for you to have such doubts. Xiao Yunhe smiled and comforted him, "Just exchanged hands, how do you feel?"

Chu Yan thought for a while with thick eyebrows, and said, "It feels weird. It seems that Tibet is not Tibet anymore. In the past, they still needed us to instigate, and they often killed our people as soon as they saw us. But this time, I asked dozens of soldiers who knew the language to curse the most ugly words in the world, and they lazily sent more than 5,000 people out to fight us. ”

"That's right. Wu Yuanheng smiled on the side and said, "It seems that we expected it right." The purpose of the Tubo troops here is not to invade the Central Plains, but to prevent us from going down to Jiannan and recovering the military fortress of Fengxiang Mansion. ”

"Not bad. Xiao Yunhe nodded in agreement, and then said, "Have you got in touch with Li Sheng?"

Wu Yuanheng replied: "Not yet. Jingyuan Jiedu is about 200 miles away from this place. Fast horses gallop and go back and forth for two days and two nights at the earliest. ”

Xiao Yunhe took out the map again, carefully studied it for a long time, and said: "Jingyuan Jiedu, Qishan and the place where our army is located happen to be a triangle. If Li Sheng stormed Qishan, it would not be without the certainty of victory. However, it is inevitable that there will be more casualties, longer the battle line, and longer delay. The battlefield is changing in an instant. If we fail to achieve a quick victory, it will be very disadvantageous to our army. Tubo sat and ate Fengxiang's supplies, and we had to rely on the rear to transport grain and grass, which was very difficult. A simple calculation, transporting grain from the national capital to us, although the journey is not very far, but we eat a bucket of grain. It costs almost ten buckets of grain to carry it. Therefore, war is a great drain on national strength. There has just been a food shortage in the Guannai, and I can't stand the toss...... "Xiao Yunhe used to be the superior who coordinated the overall situation, and now he is the commander of the battle, and he knows the key points of the war. Though the kingdom is great and warlike, it will perish. What is consumed in a war is money and rice, and what is fought is national strength. The Tibetans relied on looting to maintain supplies, and they could consume them, but the Tang army could not afford them.

Wu Yuanheng nodded and said, "Those who know soldiers are not warlike. Adults are well aware of this, and their thoughts are reasonable. Victory or defeat, the war is for our agricultural power in the Central Plains. It's a huge loss. His Majesty thought that if the King of Han wanted to win the battle in a hurry, it was not impossible. ”

Xiao Yunhe's eyes turned to look at him: "What's the best plan?"

His Majesty remembered that the King of Han had mentioned the issue of draft water for the Tubo people stationed in Qishan. Wu Yuanheng pointed to the direction of Qishan on the map with one hand, "Your Majesty thinks that our army can just make a fuss in this regard." ”

Chu Yan also came around: "Lord Changshi, just say it quickly, don't beat around the bush." People are so anxious that they panic. ”

Xiao Yunhe smiled: "It seems that Bo Cang happened to be with me." I'm also planning to do that. Now that you have a plan, speak it out and listen to it. ”

"Yes. Wu Yuanheng didn't pretend anymore, and Kan Kan said, "Just now, when we led the troops to advance and prepare to lead General Chu Yan, His Majesty paid special attention to the geomorphological features near Qishan. I found out. They stationed their troops at the southern foot and Wuzhang Plain, and their intention was, of course, to occupy favorable terrain to block our army. But take a closer look. It is not difficult to find that these two places have very easy access to drinking water. The Tibetan people live on the plateau and do not dig wells, but only draw drinking water from the river. People drink from horses, and 40,000 or 50,000 people consume a huge amount of drinking water a day! The closest river to the place where they are stationed is the Qixing River. At present, the water of the river is rising in the spring flood season, and it is very smooth to meet their needs for drinking water. However, if we take a detour of ten miles upstream to cut off the river or divert it into the Wei River, it will be very easy. In this way, the Tibetan people will be cut off from drinking water, and they will definitely be in chaos without a fight. At that time, our army will have an opportunity to take advantage of it. ”

Xiao Yunhe and Chu Yan glanced at each other, and said in unison: "It's feasible!"

Wu Yuanheng continued: "After today's battle, Tubo does not know the truth of our army, and it will definitely not be able to defend it. General Chu Yan might as well challenge again, the treacherous Tubo people think that our army will not fight if they repeat their old tricks. As long as they hold the Qishan camp tightly, our army can send a team of men and horses to make a detour and go to the Qingshizipo River ten miles away, so that the Qixing River will be cut off. Without drinking water, the Tibetan people will be in chaos. When the time comes, our army will have another snake to lure the snake out of the hole, and it will not be difficult for the Tubo people to come down from Qishan. As long as they enter our ambush circle, this battle will be easy to fight. At the same time, you can contact Li Sheng of Jingyuan: as long as our side starts, let him send troops to make a surprise attack and occupy the Tubo camp in Qishan. Forming a north-south encirclement of them, and beating dogs behind closed doors. As long as Qishan takes it down, Fengxiang Mansion will be naked in front of us. The remnants of the Tubo soldiers who took the military town of Fengxiang Mansion in one go and entrenched in Wuzhang Plain are just rootless dogs who have lost their homes, so there is nothing to worry about!"

After hearing this, Xiao Yunhe turned his head and smiled at Chu Yan, "How is it, not bad?"

Chu Yan was stunned and surprised: "This scholar's brain is just a good one! Wu Changshi is also the first time to come to Fengxiang and go into battle, right? But he knows this place well, which is really admirable! The King of Han is already a clever and clever soldier, and now with the unpredictable Wu Changshi from the side, it will be difficult for our army to defeat the battle!"

Xiao Yunhe laughed out loud: "Chu Yan, don't praise him too much-since Bo Cang has proposed such a clever plan, let's implement it step by step, and ruthlessly calculate the Tubo people who are short-sighted in wisdom!"

Wu Yuanheng was not arrogant and complacent, and said softly: "King Han, the first time your subordinates go into battle, it is just a talk on paper...... How to do it, please let the King of Han decide for himself. Be careful. ”

"You've got a good plan. Xiao Yunhe praised with great certainty, "Later, we will call Gao Gu and other generals into the tent and arrange this battle." ”

Wu Yuanheng was a little stunned, but he read a trace of strangeness in Xiao Yunhe's eyes: King Han, this is deliberately to improve his prestige in front of the generals...... The ploy itself, as he himself said. It's just talk on paper. There must be a lot of omissions, with the ability of the Han King to use soldiers, there is no reason not to think of it......

Soon after, the Tang army, which had come out of the nest once, reorganized a little and quickly settled down. Chu Yan sent troops and won a small battle. He also killed hundreds of enemies and harvested hundreds of horses. He was credited with the credit book first.

After the trivial matters were busy, Xiao Yunhe called all the generals to the tent to arrange the next military operation. While analyzing the battle plan and assigning manpower, Xiao Yunhe repeatedly talked about the strategy of Changshi Wu Yuanheng several times. Gao Gu, Tang Hanchen and others were immediately impressed by Wu Yuanheng. Wu Yuanheng was also silent, carefully observing the Han King's free transfer of troops and generals. Even if he, Wu Yuanheng, is an unborn genius. Experience doesn't happen overnight. On the one hand, Xiao Yunhe paid attention to cultivating his prestige, and on the other hand, he deliberately helped him accumulate a lot of experience in marching and fighting. Because Xiao Yunhe found that Wu Yuanheng was not only extremely intelligent, but also a rare genius in military affairs, and had an excellent view of the overall situation. If you train and guide them, it will not be difficult to become an excellent commander in the future.

In an instant, the seven-way army was converted into five roads, with Chu Yan, Gao Gu, Song Liangchen, Tang Hanchen and the king of Han himself leading an army. Dispatch is well organized. As soon as he got in touch with Jingyuan Li Sheng, the operation could be launched.

In the next two days, Chu Yan followed the plan and challenged in front of Tubo Village in Qishan every day. As Wu Yuanheng expected, the Tubo people really used bows and arrows to defend the camp and couldn't shrink. Two days later. Jingyuan Li Sheng sent an adjutant general to the tent of the Han Wangshuai. Xiao Yunhe wrote a handwritten letter and asked him to forward it to Li Sheng. It was agreed that the Jingyuan army would cooperate with this great battle.

As soon as Qiē was ready, huge nets were spread out, just waiting for the Tibetan wolf to come in and die.

It is also a beautiful day, these two days are sunny, and the sun is shining. Xiao Yunhe observed carefully for several days and found that the Tubo army in Qishan was just as Wu Yuanheng said, taking countless amounts of water in the Qixing River every day.

The time had come, Xiao Yunhe asked Gao Gu to lead a thousand foot soldiers, and set off with sacks, axes and shovels. At the same time, let Chu Yan bring enough men and horses to challenge again, and let Guo Gang lead three thousand light horsemen to patrol along the Qixing River. If a Tibetan man is found to have come to fetch water, he will shoot him with arrows. Guo Gang came out with him for a while, and he hasn't been assigned any interesting errands, and he has been a little depressed. This time, Xiao Yunhe also took care of his affection and assigned him this dispensable, undefeated errand.

Three days later, the Seven Stars River suddenly stopped. It became extremely difficult for the Tibetans to come to fetch water, and they were frequently attacked and disturbed by the Tang army before, but now there is no water in the river at all. Even if he rushes to the river to grab water, he is faced with a pile of mud and aquatic plants.

At the same time, Xiao Yunhe quietly ambushed the army, and the original military village was falsely tied with flags, beating drums and bluffing from time to time. The Tubo people couldn't figure out the movement of the Tang army at all, and only felt a crisis in front of them. But if they want to give up the fortress of Qishan so lightly, they are not reconciled.

The development of the battle situation is all expected and controlled by Xiao Yunhe. He secretly told Chu Yan to instigate the scolding array as usual in the past few days, but he must be careful that Tubo rushes out at any time. At the same time, you might as well deliberately make some arrogant and slack appearance to seduce the Tubo people to rush out of the nest. Because the Tibetan people have been so thirsty that they can't stand it these days, they have to take action.

On this day, the sun is still on the top, and dripping water is hard to find. Xiao Yunhe secretly rejoiced in his heart: It should be time!

At the foot of Qishan, Chu Yan led a team of pawns to scold for a long time, but the Tubo people still couldn't defend it. Chu Yan ordered: "Get off the horse for me, go to a cool place to rest and sing!"

The Tang army, who had already been instructed, deliberately let out a loud cheer, and led the horses to walk towards the woods on the side. Chu Yan also asked a few pawns to sing military songs and dance, leading everyone to laugh and have fun together.

The Tubo people guarding the village observed for a long time, and finally waited for an opportunity to send troops - the gate of the military village was opened, and a team of cavalry rushed out overwhelmingly!

Chu Yan and the others pretended to be panicked and screamed loudly, and they all got on their horses and ran backwards. The Tibetans came extremely fiercely, and the number was extremely large. It didn't take long to catch up with Chu Yan's men. Chu Yan really did the fake show, gritted his teeth and turned over to fight. Helplessly, he was too weak to resist, so he had to pull out his horse and escape.

The cavalry of the 35,000 Tang Army rushed like a whirlwind, and nearly 30,000 Tibetan cavalry were in hot pursuit. It seems that they want to destroy the Tang army in one fell swoop. In their opinion, the Tang army has not responded to the battle after instigating them for days, and there is no reason for the Tang army to set up ambushes every day. What's more, if they don't fight to recapture the geographical and water sources, the Tubo people will have to die of thirst in the mountains!

Chu Yan led the cavalry and waded through the dry Qixing River according to the established route, fleeing straight in the direction of Qin Jun. The Tubo people were not familiar with the terrain in this area, and they pursued for more than 20 miles before they suddenly came to their senses: The direction was wrong -- wasn't the Tang army stationed on the banks of the Wei River in the west? How could they now retreat towards the Qinling Mountains in the south?

At the extreme height of the mountain forest, a bright red three-clawed golden dragon Tang character flag hunting and flying. Xiao Yunhe smiled and said to Wu Yuanheng on the side: "Bo Cang, the Tubo barbarian has fallen for your clever plan. ”

Wu Yuanheng hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty is just talking on paper...... If it weren't for the Han king's refinement and revision of many details, how would he have succeeded? It seems that his subordinates are still too inexperienced, ashamed, ashamed!"

"Hehe, don't be busy being humble here. Xiao Yunhe was arrogant, waved his hand and said, "Let's go, it's time to teach them a lesson!"

The reason why Wu Yuanheng felt ashamed was because it was only now that he discovered the shortcomings in his strategy. After all, he wasn't very familiar with combat. In his strategy, as long as he attracts the Tibetans, it will be considered a complete success. But I didn't think about it, even if the Tubo people were attracted, how would this battle end?

In the Loess Plateau west of Weishui, they went head-to-head with the Tibetan iron cavalry, and this was obviously a way to seek death! The Tubo people had 40,000 or 50,000 people, while the Tang army had only 20,000. Moreover, in terms of the impact of the Tibetan cavalry, even if they fall into the encirclement, they will not fall into any disadvantage on such a flat terrain. At the very least, it can be easy to fight your way out of the encirclement. He remembered what the King of Han said: The generals do not know astronomy and geography, and their divisions are defeated. Now he understands that although a general will know geography tomorrow, he will not know how to make good use of it, and there is almost no difference between him who does not know astronomy and geography.

According to the set route, Chu Yanshun attracted nearly 30,000 troops from Tubo, and ran across the Qixing River and entered the Qinling Mountains south of the Qixing River.

The Tibetans were already suspicious, but they didn't know what was wrong. One of the leading generals, who was as stout and fierce as a tiger, pondered for a while and restrained the horses and stopped the rear army. said to one of the people beside him: "On Ercang, do you feel anything wrong?"

The person next to him, that is, Lun Ercang, was stunned: "Big brother, what's wrong?" Shang Jiezan has calculated clearly, and at this time, he is just in time to attack and defeat the Tang army. We have 30,000 people, are we still afraid that they will only have a few thousand remnants of the army?"

The one who was called the eldest brother by Lun Ercang was the famous general of Tubo, Lun Mangluo. He scolded hatefully: "You idiot! Don't you feel that we are going in the wrong direction? The Tang army is obviously stationed in the east of us, but now we have been attracting us to the south, and it is very likely that there is a treacherous scheme!"

On Ercang's strength and brutality like his brother, he blinked his eyes and thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I don't know. I haven't been to the Tang military camp. Besides. This area is the place of the Han people, not our snowy plateau. It looked pretty much the same in all directions, and I didn't know where I was going. ”

"Idiot ......" reckless Luo hatefully scolded his younger brother with poor intelligence, and waved his hand decisively: "Order, the rear army stops!"

On Ercang hurriedly said: "Big brother, just stop chasing after it?

He looked around vigilantly. Scolded: "Shut up." You know what. ”

Xiao Yunhe, who was standing on the slope of the hill, laughed: "It seems that the Tubo people are not hopelessly stupid, and they are actually afraid that Zhongji has stopped the pursuit." But is it too late for them to wake up at this time?"

Wu Yuanheng also laughed: "Since they stepped on that Seven Star River, it's been too late. Xiao Yunhe waved his hand: "Flying Dragon Ride." Go out with the king and say hello to them. ”

With an army of more than 30,000 in Tibet, it is not too easy to stop. The front army was still rammed by the rear army that was constantly clashes for a while before it stopped. As he was about to give the order for the army to retreat, there was a burst of smoke and dust in the woods ahead, and the sound of horses' hooves sounded.

Ron Manluo suddenly shouted: "Sure enough, there is an ambush!"

But the stunned boy of Ercang didn't care at all, looked at it a few times and said, "Don't worry, big brother." There don't seem to be many people on the other side!"

After taking a closer look, only four or five hundred horsemen ran out. And he stopped on a small hill one or two hundred paces away from them. It stood in a neat array of long snakes. In the middle, there is a bright red Tang character flag, and a golden armor and red robe under it, which is not clear from a distance. But on Mangluo knows, generally speaking, where the commander of the Tang Army is located, is where the commander of the Tang Army is.

One or two hundred paces away was too close for the Tibetan cavalry, and four or five hundred cavalry were almost easy to overwhelm them. But when it comes to Mangluo, there are lingering palpitations. Don't dare to step forward. Afraid of harsh military orders and punishments, he did not dare to retreat lightly.

Xiao Yunhe, who was riding on a horse and watching quietly, couldn't help laughing, and said to Wu Yuanheng: "Bo Cang, is it interesting? The 30,000 army faces my 500 people. I didn't dare to step forward. ”

Wu Yuanheng smiled slightly and was silent. In his heart, he was as awe-inspiring as he was at the Han Wangdi. Admire the five bodies to the ground.

Just as he was hesitating, there was a sudden commotion and screams from the rear army. He was shocked to ask why, and the rear army immediately came with news that the Qixing River, which had been dry for a few days, suddenly had water again. And it was an extremely raging flood!

The Qixing River, which had been blocked for several days, collected a large amount of water during the spring flood season. At this time, let go of the barrier and rush to put it up, just like a waterfall flowing down, the stormy waves are very scary. The return route of the Tibetan army was blocked alive.

Xiao Yunhe also observed this change, and knew in his heart that Gao Gu must have done it according to the agreement. So he waved his hand lightly: "Wave the red flag and give the order!"

Suddenly, all the five hundred flying dragon flags took out the red flags and shook them while shouting. The Tang army, which was ambushed on both sides of the Tubo army, got the signal and shouted in unison, and the sound shook the entire mountain.

On Mang Luo and the others were shocked, and then they realized that they had already entered the encirclement of the Tang Army. Before they could finish their astonishment, an overwhelming array of rockets beckoned. On the hillsides on both sides, I don't know how many Tang troops, except for archery, they threw down grass balls sprinkled with fire oil and burned the raging fire, attacking the Tubo army.

The war horse saw the fireball and neighed in panic. The soldiers of the Tibetan region were killed by arrows and fell from their horses, trampled on each other, suffered heavy casualties, and suddenly fell into chaos.

While shouting not to panic, he himself was shot by a rocket, and even his clothes were on fire.

The Tang Army's bow and arrow fireball seemed to never be far away. The fierce Tibetans did not want to retreat at this time, and tried in vain to rush up the slopes on both sides to engage the Tang army in close combat, but they were blocked by a rain of arrows and rolling boulders, and many corpses were thrown down. He gritted his teeth and shouted at his younger brother: "You lead people to charge forward and capture the commander of the Tang Army alive! Although we have entered the encirclement, as long as the commander of the Tang Army is captured alive, we can still reverse it!"

"Yes!" said the simple-minded and only known the brute brave, and beckoned a large group of cavalry to rush forward.

Xiao Yunhe took a horsewhip and patted it in his hand. Said leisurely: "Hehe, the dog jumped off the wall in a hurry, here." ”

Ron Ercang ran in front with a neighing roar with a big knife in his hand, and about two or three thousand men and horses behind him rode their horses and galloped forward. Seeing that he was about to arrive in front of the commander of the Tang Army, his eyes were also full of blood and he was about to fight a big battle, but suddenly he stumbled. The whole person fell forward!

At the end of the ground, a big hole suddenly appeared, and Roncang fell into it with people and horses. Just as he panicked, all he saw was a stake of wood that had been sharpened and sharpened! Before he could scream, he was pierced through the head by several wooden thorns. Instant death. The whole person is pierced!

On the Tibetan cavalry rushing behind Ercang, the situation is not much better. The group of cavalry who rushed to the front did not realize it at all, and fell into the pit and died in Huangquan. Some of the cavalrymen who were a little further away reacted. But they didn't have time to rein in the horses, and they rushed in by inertia. There are also some cavalrymen who were simply rushed from their own rear, and they were rammed into it alive!