Shang Yexi is a cutting-edge general who has risen in Tibet in recent years, but he has been active in South Asia before, helping Tubo to attack cities and seize land in Tianzhu, and he has not fought much with the Tang army.

Therefore, he was relatively cautious in this battle, and did not want to attack Shanzhou.

Because this time it was a pretended "Dangxiang people" tribe, the 10,000 Tubo cavalry was not used to attack the city, but to plunder Shanzhou to supplement military rations.

What Fang Chongyong knew was that the Tibetans had always launched the "Autumn Offensive" and only fought after the autumn harvest, when there was plenty of grain and grass and the horses were fat and strong.

But what he didn't know was that this time, the Tubo people creatively wanted to launch a "spring offensive", and they could attack Shibao City in spring and summer when the climatic conditions were better!

Therefore, the lack of grain and grass in the Tibetan army has become a difficult problem to solve. The reason why Shang Yexi wanted to raid the granary of the army on the right side of Longxi to grab grain was also due to this part of the factor.

In any case, Shang Yexi was a lightly armed cavalry this time, and he didn't want to fight the Tang army at all.

When I looted in a certain village, I accidentally found a Tang army grain depot. When every horse of the Tibetan cavalry was filled with cloth bags filled with wheat grains, Shang Yexi decisively ordered: Run! How fast and how fast to run!

It is impossible to fight a war, and Shang Yexi, who has learned the art of war, knows very well: the soldiers are fast, the soldiers are strategic, and the next is to attack the city!

On the way back, he can still drive the flock of more than 10,000 sheep back to the territory of the Tibetans. Robbed so many things in this game or there were no casualties, no matter how you look at it, it's all blood gain!

Facing Tang Jun for a while, the other party had no way to find fault afterwards. This kind of record is not commonplace in Tibet, but at least it can be said to be unique.

At this moment, Shang Yexi's heart was full of pride.

He knew that the disbandment of the Tang Army and the People's Army was only temporary, and the internal chaos was also temporary. It is estimated that it will not be long before other armies re-establish Chase City, and then this short window will be fleeting.

Without the obstruction of Datong City, the Tibetan cavalry traveled to and from the villages north of Shancheng and the Tibetan garrison without any hindrance. Not to mention that the morning and evening are coming, you can almost go and go back on the same day!

For example, Chongyong's previous life, Ah Mei, you see that the zero yuan purchase is also convenient.

This is where the opportunity to go out and raid is here!

Of course, the strategic position and topography of Chase City are far inferior to Stone Fort City. The Tubo side also did not think that a single dispatch of troops would be able to drive the right army of the Tang Dynasty out of the Hehuang Valley. Therefore, the high-level of the Tubo army also planned to seek Shibao City first in this wave of offensive, and then talk about other things.

Otherwise, according to Shang Yexi's plan, he would definitely conquer Chase City as soon as possible!

Moreover, Shang Yexi made some disturbances on the side of Datong City on the northern front, which could attract the attention of the army on the right side of the Tang Dynasty, thereby weakening the defense of Shibao City on the southern front and creating an opportunity for the Tubo Southern Route Army to conquer Shibao City.

It's a bit of a sound.

I have to say that Shang Yexi is a very cerebral Tibetan general. This wave of looting can be said to be the right time, place and people.

It's impossible to lose anyway! No matter how bad it is, it's no problem to throw away the food and run away!

However, when Shang Yexi took 10,000 cavalry and carried a large amount of grain to the north. The cavalry team had just arrived at the throat of the Xingsu River, that is, the canyon under the city of Datong City, and Shang Yexi, who was at the front of the team, saw that the dense piles in front of him were all horse rejection piles!

There's no end in sight! It's there, blocking the way back!

What's going on with this horse!

Shang Yexi was dumbfounded!

They sent someone to check on Chase City before, and there was no one in there!

The road goes straight and straight, with weak water on one side that cannot be walked by boat, and towering mountains on the other, and there is nowhere to hide people!

Which one lacked virtue and blocked the throat of the Xingzhu River with a horse rejection stake?

Could it be that all these horse-repellent stakes grew out of the soil?

Shang Yexi's whole person was not good, not only him, but the entire cavalry team that returned victoriously began to be restless.

"Get off the horse and move the stakes out of the way!"

Shang Yexi shouted at the lieutenant general. There is no other way but to pray that the Tang army will come later!

At this moment, he suddenly remembered something, and he was so frightened that he sweated like rain! My lips started to tremble!

Shang Yexi remembered a past incident, decades ago in Wu Zhou, the Tubo army seemed to have used this trick against the Tang army, setting up fences and horse rejection piles on the road that must be passed, blocking the way of the Tang army, and almost annihilating the Tang army returning north.

At that time, it was the famous general of the Tang Army, Hei Zhi Changzhi, who counterattacked and killed, and turned defeat into victory under extremely difficult conditions, defeated the Tubo army, and was thus promoted.

A few decades later, the role played by the two armies was reversed, and it became that the Tang army set up a horse rejection stake on the way back from the Tubo army!

Not good! It's a big deal!

Thinking of this, Shang Yexi hurriedly ordered:

"All the staff dismount and move away from the horse rejection pile! Those who do not listen to orders will be killed! ”

Shang Ye was anxious, looking at the Tubo sergeant who was in a panic for unknown reasons, he turned over and dismounted and directly killed a stunned Tubo sergeant!

"Come here! Move away from the rejection pile! ”

Shang Yexi's anxious voice has changed tone!

Under his command, the Tibetan cavalry turned into foot soldiers, abandoned their horses, and began to carry heavy horse-repelling stakes.

However, in this narrow area, even if Shang Yexi has 10,000 people in his hands, not all of them can be unfolded and transported, and probably only hundreds of people can operate at the same time.

In the process of handling, the scheduling is not smooth, this section of the narrow valley road is hundreds of meters long, and there is no other place to place the horse rejection pile.

As a result, these Tibetan soldiers had no choice but to move the horse rejection stakes to the vicinity of Datong City on the eastern hills, and then return to continue the carrying, wasting a lot of time back and forth.

Shang Yexi's heart was anxious and depressed, and he couldn't use all the strength in his body. This interception seems to be stuck in the most uncomfortable and inconvenient place for the Tubo cavalry.

They have great mobility, but they are too narrow and blocked to use them at all.

They had the advantage of numbers, but again, only a small number of people could participate in the carrying, and the other soldiers could only stare dryly, and there was nowhere else to go.

They had the advantage of time, but they were blocked in their way, and they could only watch the cavalry of the Tang Army in the south react and pursue!

Afraid of something, Shang Yexi was worried about the elite pursuit of the Tang army, and the sound of horses' hooves and shouts of killing was heard in the south.

Shang Yexi raised the ancient sword in his hand and shouted towards Chase City on the hill to the east: "Don't fall in love with war! All in town! Defend yourself after entering the city! ”

Immediately, the heralds beside him began to wave their banners, and the Tibetan cavalry slowly advanced towards Datong City on the hill!

It's impossible to fight! There is a horse rejection pile in front, and there is a Tang army in armor in the back! Not to mention the light cavalry on his side, he is still squeezed in this narrow Jedi!

This battle situation is exactly the same as when the Tubo army blocked the Tang army a few decades ago, and you will die in battle! There are no odds at all!

However, if these 10,000 people were withdrawn into Chase City and occupied a strong fortress to fight a defensive battle, they would still be able to hold out for a few days.

After all, these Tubo troops under Shang Yexi robbed a lot of grain and 10,000 horses! There is no shortage of logistics for the time being.

The matter of their side being trapped in Datong City, the Tubo North Route Army will definitely know about it in a short time, and someone will come to the rescue at that time! I believe that you can fight your way out.

Even if there is no one to rescue him, he can die a few days later. In any case, it is much stronger than taking the Tianling Gai to pick up the long lance of the Tang Army's cavalry.

Shang Yexi's movements were not unpleasant, but it was still a little late.

The sequence he was in was in front of the large army, and he could rush into Chase City without hindrance. However, the dismounted soldiers who were still carrying the horse rejection stakes, and the Tibetan cavalry at the back of the line, all fell with blood mold.

Losing the command of the commander-in-chief, he himself was pretending to be a party member and marching lightly, and he was trapped and lost his mobility. As soon as these Tubo soldiers came into contact with the cavalry of the Lintao Army led by Fang Chongyong, they were cut down like paper men, and they didn't even have the strength to fight back.

Fang Chongyong, who was cautious in his use of troops, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, let a battalion of mounted infantry dismount and open the way in front. He followed unhurriedly with professional cavalry.

These heavy infantry dressed in the bright armor of the Tang Army, in the face of the Tubo light cavalry that lost their speed, were almost one-sided slaughter. After dealing with the Tubo army under the hill, the Tang army all dismounted and surrounded Datong City tightly.

"Fang Jieshuai, do you want to give the order to attack the city?"

Gai Jiayun, who was covered in blood, asked Fang Chongyong with an excited face.

An army does not mean that if you temporarily occupy a city, you can rely on the danger of the city to defend it. Arming itself is a highly technical job, which requires the accumulation of experience and knowledge, as well as some accessories.

For example, bed crossbows, fire oil, bows and arrows, rolling wood, etc.

The Tibetan army temporarily occupied Datong City, and its foothold was unstable. If you want to play a decent defensive battle, it is not usually difficult.

Gai Jiayun's suggestion was to strike while the iron was hot, and enter the city before the Tubo people were familiar with the structure of Datong City. This made it possible to minimize the casualties of the Don army.

"Pass the order down and light the wolf smoke!"

Fang Chongyong didn't say any nonsense, and directly instructed He Changqi, the captain of the pro-soldier beside him.

"Order!"

He Chang went down to give the order, and soon, wolf smoke was burning among the Tang army outside Datong City, which could be seen from a long distance, let alone inside Datong City!

"Beat the drums!"

Fang Chongyong continued to order, steadily, without a word of nonsense.

Knock knock!

The rapid drum beat resounded in the sky!

A large number of Tibetan soldiers climbed the walls of Datong City, holding bows and crossbows, and looked nervously at the Tang army under the city preparing to attack the city.

There are many remnants of soldiers present who are not nervous, and if nothing else, it will be a bloody battle.

……

Burst!

It was the sound of a sword scurrying into flesh, accompanied by blood splattering.

A Tang sergeant wearing a white sheepskin stabbed the long knife in his hand into Shang Yexi's abdomen! The young general of the Tubo army widened his eyes unwillingly, fell to the ground and convulsed, his hands still tightly holding the knife!

Die with a grievance or everlasting regret!

Shang Yexi lost, but until he died, he didn't understand how he lost!

A smart hunter will always set a lot of traps, and if one is not useful, he will replace another one.

Fang Chongyong prepared a sumptuous set meal for the Tubo people this time, no matter what they want to eat, they can find the "favorite" one.

It is certain that the Tang army will win, it will be nothing more than a small victory or a big victory, or a sweep.

What Shang Yexi didn't know was that almost all his choices were signed, and he chose the worst ending.

When Shang Yexi fled into Datong City with the remnants of the Tibetan army, someone noticed that in some corners, there seemed to be some frightened sheep hiding in twos and threes. Of course, this is not unusual, the previous herd of sheep was not far away, and it was not unusual for them to be frightened by the horses, and it was not unusual for them to hide in Chase City.

Shang Yexi led people to set up defenses on the city wall, preparing for the next siege of the Tang army.

The hearts of the Tibetan soldiers are fluctuating, who will pay attention to these harmless sheep?

Unexpectedly, when the Tang army began to release wolf smoke and the drums beat loudly. These "sheep", who originally walked on four legs, walked upright in an instant, and became living people in sheep's clothing! Still with a knife in his hand!

The one in sheep's clothing is not necessarily a wolf, but it can also be a brave and good fighter!

When these "sheepskin men" heard the sound of drums, they began to gather in groups from inside Datong City, and then counter-killed the Tubo people to cooperate with the Tang army's siege. In less than half an hour, the battle was over. Under the internal and external attacks, the casualties of the Tang soldiers can be said to be negligible.

"Fang Jieshuai, someone is guarding in front, I'm afraid that some Tubo people are pretending to be dead, and it won't be good if you are injured."

Gai Jiayun said diligently, and the other party was brave and convinced.

He led the way with his own soldiers in front, and Fang Chongyong led the high-level of the Lintao army into Datong City together. The corpses of the Tubo people can be seen everywhere here, and a few are the corpses of the Tang army wearing sheep's clothing.

The five brothers of the Lun family, who were also dressed in sheep's clothing, stepped forward to salute each other bravely and respectfully.

"The training worked well."

Fang Chongyong laughed.

On Weizhen touched her head embarrassedly and smiled:

"It's just that this sheep's head is uncomfortable to wear, and everything else is fine.

When the Tibetan cavalry was in the grassland, I was afraid that they would return home, so that we, the 3,000 foot soldiers in sheep's clothing, would have a bloody battle with the Tibetan cavalry on the grassland.

If there is really that moment, I can only hope that Jie Shuai will send troops to rescue him soon, how can he gasp and speak like now, hahahahahaha! ”

Hearing this, the surrounding border generals also burst into laughter.

Fang Chongyong's routine said that it was worthless, that is, let the five brothers of the Lun family, with their subordinates, and the border army on the Lanzhou side gather 3,000 people, and change the 10,000 sheepskins in the treasury into "sheepskin clothes" that people can wear, and the three sheepskins into one dress.

Of course, this matter has already been done according to Fang Chongyong's "clever plan".

The five brothers of the Lun clan practiced on the grassland near Lanzhou, and asked their subordinates to wear sheep's clothing and walk like sheep. When they were proficient in the exercise, they returned to Shanzhou, came to the grassland of Xingsuchuan, mixed with a herd of real sheep, and "exercised" on the grassland north of Datong City.

This is also known as baiting the enemy.

And Zhang Shouyu's gang pretended to be herdsmen to control the farm. According to the different situations of the Tubo people, they sent different signals to the Tang army in Shancheng in the rear. and monitored the movements of the Tibetan cavalry throughout the process.

If the Tubo people saw through the sheepskin people, then Zhang Shouyu would send someone to deliver the message, and the Tang army in Shancheng would go north to rescue.

If the Tubo people did not recognize the sheepskin people, then Zhang Shouyu would also send someone to deliver the message. And after the Tubo people crossed the border, they notified the sheepskin people on the grassland that they would move the horse-rejecting stakes that had been deployed in Datong City in advance to the throat valley road of Xingsuchuan to block the road.

When the work is done, the sheepskin people will continue to pretend to be sheep and hide in the city of Chase and wait for an opportunity.

Obviously, the Tubo people, who only planned to get a vote and leave, did not think so much and did not notice so many details. Including Shang Yexi, these Tubo people considered themselves cavalry, and with the city of Datong abandoned, there was no way for the Tang army to block their way.

Unexpectedly, in the end, due to a small loss, the whole army was wiped out!

It's so dangerous to eat on the battlefield, and if you're not careful, you'll die. 10,000 times of caution is not too much, and carelessness may be over.

"Let the Lintao army come to Datong Town to defend quickly! The others, after clearing the battlefield, returned to Shanzhou City. ”

Fang Chongyong's heart was already happy, but his face was still impassive, and he calmly ordered.

Re-arming Chase City, this can be regarded as plugging the last gap, and this battle is really over.

Of course, the external propaganda should be low-key, these "party people" are bold and dare to rob the granary of the Tang army, which is unbearable, but it has nothing to do with the money of Tibet.

On the Tibetan side, they can't say that they have suffering, they can't say that they are cavalry on their side, they came to the Tang Army-controlled area to plunder, and in the end they were killed back, right?

If that's the case, it's a joke to say it, and Tubo Zampu can't afford to lose this person!

Behind the absurdity is incomparably true, taken from two real battles in the Tang Dynasty

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