Chapter 719, the success fell short

Yang Gui said coldly: "You are not small, you dare to lie to us!" ”

The scout translated Yang Gui's words, and the hunter became even more frightened, kowtowing more violently, and begging for mercy became even more anxious.

Yang Gui asked, "Who is in ambush ahead?" How many people are there? If you tell me honestly, I can spare your life! The scout translated. Orion hurriedly raised his head and muttered a few words. The scout said to Yang Gui: "He said that the ambush in front was General Ganluo, and there were thousands of men and horses. Yang Gui nodded and said, "You guys are really scheming!" I'm underestimating you! Then he ordered the officers around him: "The front team becomes the rear team, and the back team becomes the front team, and you can retreat!" The officers immediately rushed down, and the Ming army immediately changed the front team to the rear team, and the back team to the front team, and turned around and returned north.

Ganluo stood on top of the boulder, seeing that the Ming army was about to enter the trap, but suddenly, they quickly moved away. Ganluo was shocked, and for a moment he didn't know which link went wrong. I watched the Ming army go north, but I didn't dare to order the pursuit.

The military report was sent back to Burang, and the Tubo Emperor couldn't help but feel disappointed and depressed when he heard that a well-planned ambush had fallen short at the last moment, and at the same time he was very frightened, only feeling that this strategy could not succeed, and the Ming army was bound to launch a fierce attack, and he didn't know if his own men and horses could hold it?!

Yang Gui returned to the military camp outside the Pingdu Pass, and immediately waved his army to storm the Pingdu Pass. The Pingdu Pass is too steep, and the Ming army can't exert its combat effectiveness at all, while the other party only needs to stand on it and throw stones down! Any attack by the Ming army is simply a waste of troops!

Yang Gui finally knew that the Pingdu Pass could not be attacked by a frontal attack, so he had to stop the attack and lead the army to retreat to Poor Fruit. Temporarily suspend military operations and send scouts and couriers to liaise with other armies to obtain information and coordinate operations.

The Ming army retreated, and the Tubo Emperor, who had been unable to sleep and eat, received a report from the front and was greatly relieved. However, looking at the current situation, he was not happy at all. The originally powerful Tibet has now become fragmented. The richest areas centered on Luo have all fallen into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and Pibo is the enemy of the imperial court and the situation is now grim, and those areas in the northwest near Western Liao have now lost contact, and I don't know what the situation is now? The Tubo Emperor thought that the area under his control was now only the land of Burang and Yaze, and he couldn't help but be discouraged! However, the despair only flashed in my heart, and I only felt that it would be good if I could be the king in this corner of peace. Immediately, he couldn't help but hope that the Tianzhu people would fight with the Ming Dynasty, and finally defeat the Ming Dynasty, so that he could take the opportunity to recover some Luo.

Just when the Tibetan Emperor was thinking wildly, Bujang and Yaze were shrouded in a panicked atmosphere. Everyone didn't know where to go, they didn't know when the Ming army would come, and they were panicked in their hearts.

The northern nobles, led by Hami, came to the temporary palace of the Tibetan Emperor. After a salute, Hami said, "Your Majesty, there is an important matter that must be discussed with Your Majesty!" Emperor Tubo thought that the Ming army was coming again, so he became nervous and asked urgently: "The Ming army is here again?" ”

Everyone was stunned, and Hami hurriedly said: "The Ming Army did not come, what I want to say is another important matter." When the Tubo Emperor heard that the Ming army did not come, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then asked angrily: "What is the important matter?" ”

Hami said: "Your Majesty, the many northern nobles are the foundation of our Tibetan state. If we in Tibet want to get rid of the crisis and regain our strength, the effectiveness of the northern aristocracy is indispensable! "However, now that the northern nobles have followed His Majesty all the way to the west, they have all lost almost all their land, and almost all of them have gone bankrupt!" Your Majesty's priority should be to re-grant them land in order to appease them, and not to shed blood and tears for their loyal subjects! The nobles chimed in.

When the Tubo Emperor heard that they had made such a request, he only felt a great headache, and frowned: "The mountains and rivers of Bujang and Yaze have already been given to the local nobles and living Buddhas, and I can't rob them of their land and give it to you!" ”

Hami cried: "Your Majesty, for the sake of our loyalty to Your Majesty, we nobles have all gone bankrupt and our wives have been separated, does Your Majesty not care about us?" The other nobles knelt down together and cried, and for a moment there was a loud cry in the main hall of the palace, and there was a wail, as if the mourning hall had been heard.

The Tubo Emperor was so crying by them that he wanted to have a seizure but didn't dare, so he had to persuade him with kind words: "Elder Hami, and everyone, you don't have to be sad!" I will discuss this matter with the local nobles and living Buddhas! Hami bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" The others also bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

The Ming army suddenly appeared, defeated the main force of the Tibetan army in a very short period of time, occupied the core area of Tibet centered on Luoqi, and drove the Tibetan royal family to the southern foot of the Himalayas. Songgan of Pibo City, and Tianzhu people who were attacking Pibo City were shocked, Tianzhu people in view of the great change in the situation, and Pibo was unable to capture it for a long time, worried that the Ming army would take advantage of it, so they stopped the attack on Pibo, and the army withdrew to the southwest to the line of Lahu Temple and Kaqu Temple. The Tianzhu army retreated, and the people in Pibo City breathed a sigh of relief, but thinking of the current situation, they felt heavy, and they only felt that although the Tianzhu people went, they were afraid that the Ming people would come again.

At noon that day, Songgan was discussing with his subordinates, and at this moment, the general of the city gate suddenly came to report, saying that the Ming envoy was coming. Songgan and the others couldn't help but look at each other, uneasy. Songgan ordered the general of the city gate to let him go, and then he led his men to meet the Ming envoy.

The group hurried to the city gate. Seeing a group of sturdy men and women hugging a stunning woman with a black veil on her face, she couldn't help but be stunned, and asked in a relaxed manner, "Your Excellency is ......?" A woman beside the woman said loudly: "This is the concubine of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Yan Ji Niangniang!" Everyone was shocked, and Songgan hurriedly saluted: "I don't know if the mother has arrived, I have missed the distance, and I hope to forgive my sins!" ”

Yan Ji said: "Lord Songgan doesn't need to be polite. ”

Song Gan hurriedly invited Yan Ji and his party into the mansion and invited Yan Ji to take a seat. Yan Ji sat down at the top, and everyone in Tubo stood below, and everyone looked at her with uncertain expressions.

Song Gan bowed down and asked, "I don't know what the lady is going to do?" ”

Everyone only saw her veil tremble slightly, and a very tempting voice came: "You must know the purpose of my trip!" Actually, I'm here to save you! Everyone looked at each other, and Songgan bowed: "Please also ask the mother to speak clearly." ”

Yan Ji said: "You must be very clear about the current situation, and if we continue to fight against our Daming, what will happen to you, I don't need to say more!" ”

Bian Ba said fiercely: "It's a big deal!" Don't think I'm going to be scared to death! When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but get nervous and looked at Bianba.

Yan Ji said with a smile: "General Bian Ba is the number one warrior under the command of Lord Songgan, so he is naturally not afraid of life and death!" Actually, I don't want to force you to give in this time, but I just want to tell you that we have given you a chance to choose. As for how you choose, that's your own business. Do you choose to return to the Ming Dynasty and live and work in peace and contentment from now on, or fight against the Ming Dynasty to the end and finally disappear! In fact, we don't want to use war means, if this matter can be resolved peacefully, it will be the best for both of us! ”

Qu Zha bowed down and asked, "If our adults surrender, I don't know how His Majesty Ming will treat us?" Everyone also looked at Yan Ji with concern.

Yan Ji smiled slightly, her beautiful eyes flowed, and said: "Your Majesty said that as long as the nobles of Tubo are willing to submit, then the interests he has in Tubo will be protected by the Ming Dynasty." In other words, the mountains, forests, land, and even cities owned by Lord Songgan and all of you present still belong to Lord Songgan and you! Everyone showed joy, and they only felt that if they could keep these interests, there was nothing wrong with surrendering to the Ming Dynasty. In fact, before Yan Ji arrived, many people already had the idea of surrendering to Daming, but Songgan, as the leader, has not expressed his position, so this idea can only be used as an idea.

After listening to Yan Ji's words, everyone was very moved, and they all looked at Songgan, with a look of longing in their eyes. Songgan only felt in a dilemma, frowned, and said, "Thank you for your kindness." It's just, it's just that I still have to think about it! Many people couldn't help but get anxious when they heard this, but they couldn't say anything.

Yan Ji nodded and said, "Yes." Not too long, though. Then he stood up and walked outside, surrounded by all the Huaxu killers.

Seeing this, Songgan hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Is Niangniang leaving?" ”

Yan Ji stopped and said, "We will wait outside the city for three days." If you have a decision within three days, please come and see me outside the castle in person. The words fell, and he went straight away. Songgan and the others looked at the backs of Yan Ji and the others, and they all had a feeling of being overwhelmed. Bian Ba hurriedly said to Songgan: "My lord, we should catch her!" With her in her hands, the Ming Army must not dare to act rashly! Qu Zha immediately objected: "No! If you do this, you will completely break with the Ming Dynasty, and there will be no room for turnaround! Besides, Yang Peng is the emperor who reigns over the world, how can he delay a big event for the sake of a woman? This is harmful and unhelpful, and must not be done! Song Gan nodded approvingly: "What Qu Zha said is extremely true! Bian Ba was depressed.

Song Gan frowned and said, "This matter is really difficult for me to choose!" ”

Qu Zha said: "My lord, the emperor treated us like this, we almost died because of him, why can't we surrender to the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Qu Cuo said: "There are also problems with surrendering the Ming Dynasty. We all know the policies of the Ming Dynasty, they don't have a good impression of the nobles, and the nobles of their Central Plains have been persecuted by him very badly! Now the Ming Dynasty needs us, so they have made many conditions that make us happy, but once they have achieved their goal, can they still keep their promises? At that time, if they wanted to cut us, we would not have any room to resist! ”

Everyone was originally inclined to surrender to Da Ming, but after listening to Qu Cuo's words, they all hesitated.

Songgan said: "Qu Cuo is right, I'm just worried about this problem. It doesn't matter if you surrender to the Ming now, I'm afraid that in the future, the Ming will implement their policy in the Central Plains with us, in that case, we will still lose everything we have now! ”

Qu Zha frowned and said, "This is just speculation. Thinking that Yang Peng, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, reigns over the world, how can there be a reason to go back on his word! Now, if you don't surrender to the Ming Dynasty, I'm afraid that you will soon face the Ming Dynasty's soldiers! Some strong cities were captured by the Ming army in an instant, and the hundreds of thousands of troops in the imperial court were wiped out in a blink of an eye. ”

"I've been thinking about it. I think maybe we can change our thinking, can we go to Tianzhu? Everyone was stunned. Songgan continued: "Tianzhu is the hometown of the Buddha, and it should be better to go to Tianzhu!" In the past, the Tianzhu people had the advantage, even if we went to ask them for peace, they would definitely not take us seriously! Now the situation is different, the Ming Dynasty has arrived, defeated the emperor in one fell swoop, and the momentum is overwhelming, and the Tianzhu people have already felt the threat of the Ming Dynasty and shrunk the front! Now we go to the Tianzhu people to make peace, it will be a surprise for the Tianzhu people, and we will be able to reach an agreement that is very beneficial to us! ”

Everyone glanced at each other, only to feel that what Song Gan said was very reasonable, and they couldn't help but move, Qu Cuo said: "My lord is wise! If we surrender to the Tianzhu people, our interests will definitely not be damaged! The crowd nodded. Qu Zha frowned and said: "I'm afraid that the Tianzhu people are not the opponents of the Ming Dynasty!" He glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Don't forget, everyone, Tianzhu people are the defeated generals of Daming's subordinates!" In Dali, the Tianzhu army has been repeatedly defeated in the hands of the Ming Dynasty! If the Tianzhu people are defeated by the Ming Dynasty, they can return to the country, and we will fall into a situation from which we will never recover! ”

Everyone couldn't help but hesitate. There was a buzz in the hall, and everyone was whispering below.

Song Gan said resolutely: "I decided to defect to Tianzhu!" Everyone stopped talking and looked at Songgan with a look of worry in their eyes. Songgan said: "Don't worry! The situation here is different from Dali, the strength of the Ming army is not very large, we unite with the Tianzhu people, even if we can't defeat the Ming Dynasty, there should be no problem in holding the line of the Yarlung Zangbo River! When everyone heard Song Gan say this, they felt that it made sense, and they couldn't help but nod, and the worries in their hearts were put down, and they only felt that surrendering Tianzhu should be a good choice.

Seeing this scene, Qu Zha couldn't help but sigh.

Qu Cuo said: "My lord, since you have decided to surrender Tianzhu, then you must immediately send an envoy to God's side, and at the same time send someone to block the ferry along the Brahmaputra River to prevent the Ming army from crossing the river!" Songgan nodded and said to Qu Zha: "Qu Zha, you will send Tianzhu on my behalf." Qu Zha bowed and promised. Songgan looked at Qu Cuo, "Qu Cuo, you lead 10,000 horses out of the city gate to the north and block the first-line ferry of the Yarlung Zangbo River." Qu Cuo bowed and agreed. Songgan finally looked at the fierce general Bian Ba and said, "Bian Ba, you lead a thousand people to the outside of the city and arrest the Ming lady for me!" Songgan decided to surrender Tianzhu, so he wanted to take Yan Ji in his hand as a bargaining chip to blackmail Yang Peng. Bian Ba excitedly promised and was about to leave. Songgan shouted, "Wait a minute! Bian Ba stopped and waited for Songgan to command, and Songgan advised: "Remember, you must capture her alive, it will be useless for us to die!" Bian Ba replied and ran down.

There is a gentle mountain forest more than ten miles outside the city, and Yan Ji and others are camped here. The sentry stood on the hill and looked at the direction of Pibo, only to see the snow-capped mountains and grasslands reflecting the city, and the scenery was very beautiful. Suddenly, a troop of soldiers and horses rushed out of the city, rushing straight to this direction. The sentry immediately ran down the hill and came to Yan Ji, who was sitting by the bonfire talking to a few of his subordinates, and reported: "Niangniang, an army has come out of Pibo City and is coming this way. ”

Yan Ji frowned, "Army? How many people are there? The sentry said, "There are about a thousand horses, all cavalry." Yan Ji asked again, "Is there anyone else besides the soldiers and horses?" The sentry shook his head, "I don't see it." ”

Yan Ji suddenly stood up and sneered: "I really underestimated Songgan!" He turned to the crowd and said, "Give the order, and everyone will retreat to the north immediately!" Everyone was stunned, and a leader asked puzzledly: "Great Pavilion Leader, why do you want to retreat north?" Yan Ji said angrily: "Are they here to surrender?" They clearly wanted to do something to me! If they are here to surrender, why are there only soldiers and no one else? It dawned on everyone.

Then everyone rushed down to give the order, and more than 100 people were ready in an instant, and they left the camp on horseback and galloped towards the north. A moment later, a leader who followed behind shouted, "They're coming!" Yan Ji looked back and saw more than a thousand enemy horses riding horses, iron hooves roaring, and smoke and dust billowed out.

Yan Ji and his party headed north at full speed, and an hour later they ran to the edge of a ferry on the Brahmaputra River. Seeing thousands of enemy troops arranging defenses on the shore, he immediately rushed forward and smashed into the enemy army. The Songganjun didn't expect someone to rush from behind, and when they were caught off guard, they were rushed to pieces, and the shouts and screams rang out loudly. Yan Ji and the others broke through the obstacles in one fell swoop and crossed the Brahmaputra River along the shallows. Immediately, the pursuers led by Bian Ba also arrived here and ran across the Brahmaputra River.

After Yan Ji and his entourage crossed the Brahmaputra River, they ran straight to Luo, and Bian Ba led the pursuers to chase after them. Although Yan Ji's mount is much stronger than that of the Tubo people, it is not very adapted to the climate of the plateau, and now that they have been running for so long, they are already tired, and they are getting slower and slower. The pursuers behind them still maintained that speed, the distance between the two sides was rapidly narrowing, and the strange cries of the Tubo people came from behind them, becoming clearer and clearer.

In a short time, the distance between the two sides had entered a stone's throw away. The Hua Xu people who were running in front turned their bodies and fired arrows behind them, and the arrows flew behind them, and the Tubo people who were chasing did not expect that the other party would suddenly send arrows, and more than a dozen people were shot off the horse in a hurry! The Tibetans panicked, and the speed of the pursuit immediately slowed down! The distance between the two sides quickly widened, but after a while, the Tibetans settled again.

This time, the Tubo people did not wait for the Ming people to send arrows before they took the first step, and the arrows flew over the space between the two sides like locusts, crackling and falling, and several Huaxu killers fell off their horses with arrows. The others continued to run wildly, twisting their bodies and firing arrows behind them, and a dozen or so Tubo people fell off their horses with arrows, and some of them did not die immediately, but were trampled to death by the iron hooves of their own people in an instant. The two sides chased and fled, firing arrows at each other, and constantly had people on both sides fall down with arrows, and both sides did not care whether the person who fell by the arrow was dead or alive, and only cared about running away while only chasing after them. The distance between the two sides is constantly narrowing, and Yan Ji's situation is getting worse and worse.

"Great Pavilion Leader, after we come to break off, you go quickly!" A leader shouted.

Sou...... A sharp whistling sound suddenly sounded in their ears, and at this moment, Hua Xu and everyone only heard a miserable scream behind them. Everyone was stunned, and hurriedly looked up, and saw a war horse standing not far in front! Everyone was dressed in a black cloak and a unicorn beast armor, and it turned out to be a secret guard, and it was His Majesty the Emperor who immediately bowed his head! Everyone suddenly saw such a scene, and they couldn't help but be surprised.

Seeing that hundreds of Ming war horses suddenly appeared in front of him, Bian Ba didn't pay attention to it and continued to lead the army to chase after him. At this moment, I saw a rain of arrows shooting head-on, and when my own war horses boarded, people turned on their backs, losing dozens of horses. Bian Ba was annoyed in his heart, and he couldn't wait to rush up and kill the enemy immediately! Seeing that the enemy started to rush towards him, he only felt that he was in the middle of his arms, and his heart was excited, and he raised his scimitar high and shouted loudly! His knights shouted too!

In an instant, the two warhorses slammed into each other. Bian Ba and his cavalry wanted to kill the enemy, but they were shocked to find that the enemy army was unexpectedly fierce, only to see the iron hooves rushing, the sword light was like snow, their own soldiers were bloody and flesh flying, and people turned on their horses! It was as if they had collided with a hurricane!

Yang Peng took the lead and picked up more than a dozen enemy soldiers in a row and rushed to Bian Ba. Bian Ba, who rushed to the scene and didn't know what he was afraid of, saw that the other party's momentum was like a rainbow, and he couldn't help but feel shocked, and then he screamed and slashed with a knife! Yang Peng waved the horse lance and swung away the scimitar attacked by the other party, at this time the horses of the two galloping sides had overlapped, Yang Peng suddenly stretched out his left hand and grabbed the placket of the side bar! Bian Ba was taken aback, and even if he wanted to resist, but at this moment, Bian Ba only felt a huge force attacking, and then the whole person flew up uncontrollably, as if the clouds were in the fog. Then he fell heavily to the ground, and fell straight into the stars.

The Tubo army was already shaken by the ferocity of the secret guards, and at this time, when they saw that the master would be shot down by the opponent and dismounted, they were so frightened that their souls were scattered, and their fighting spirit disappeared in an instant, and they all turned their horses and ran for their lives. Yang Peng did not pursue, raised the horse lance, and motioned for everyone to stop.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.