Just as Fang Chongyong was taking the silver spear filial piety army to plunder the land in the area of Kangyuan, the Tubo people began to exert their strength in Shanzhou!

The elite of the Southern Route Army of Tubo in the Shanzhou battlefield, with heavy infantry as the main force, set off from the plateau around Dafeichuan, regardless of casualties, to attack Shibao City and the surrounding walled cities!

The Tang army was caught off guard, and Dingrong City, which was across the mountain from Shibao City, was hit down. Since then, the road for the Tang army to send reinforcements has been blocked, and Shibao City has become an isolated city.

In this battle, the Tubo army unprecedentedly dominated the small nobles, wearing leaf armor all over their bodies, and only exposed their eyes to the heavy infantry outside, and charged at the front. These "iron cans" often suffered dozens of arrows in their bodies and did not fall, and the Tang army's horizontal swords, spears and arrows could not break the armor, and they suffered a big loss in battle!

Wang Zhongsi hurriedly transferred the elite of the Lintao army to Anrong City (Huangyuan County, Qinghai) to the north of Dingrong City. After inquiring about the battle situation, Wang Zhongsi did not act brutally, but selected 500 warriors from the Lintao army as the vanguard of the assault team, responsible for attacking the heavy armor formation of the Tubo people on the open mountain road.

Each person in the commando team wields a giant feather to kill the enemy, goes into battle in light armor, does not hold a shield, and the main thing is a boldness, and attacks all the skill points.

The so-called "giant flogging bucket" is a general term for stick and strike weapons. This is a kind of standard equipment in the Tang Army, which requires "a big stick to take a strong heavy wood for it, four or five feet long, and wrap it with iron, which is a chebulus stick; Implant nails on it, like a wolf's tooth, called a mace".

Wang Zhongsi asked the Lintao Army commando to use the Hezhu stick, since it can't break the armor, then use the "kinetic weapon".

Sure enough, this move worked wonders, and as soon as he faced Tang Jun, he immediately reversed the unfavorable situation.

As soon as the Lintao army's Hezhuta Commando appeared, the heavy infantry of the Tubo army, which was unprepared, was defeated and retreated, and after a bloody battle between the two sides in Dingrong City, the main force of the Tubo army retreated to Dafeichuan.

The Tang army did not dare to pursue Xiaosheng, and easily pulled out the Dingrong City, which was occupied by the Tubo people and had an unstable foothold.

Although Wang Zhongsi recaptured Dingrong City, it did not alleviate the crisis of the offensive and defensive battle of Shibao City in the slightest.

Taking advantage of the time difference when the Lintao army was transferred to Anrong City, the elite of the Northern Route Army of Tubo in the Shanzhou battlefield rushed to attack the Heyuan Army garrison (Xining City, Qinghai). Since the elite of the Heyuan Army had been transferred to Shibao City to change the defense in the early stage, now the Tang Army's wooden fort is full of wounded soldiers and second-line troops.

Ge Shuhan, who had just been appointed by Wang Zhongsi as the military envoy of the Heyuan Army, was hit by three arrows and could not get out of the line of fire. At the critical moment, Ge Shuhan took off his bloody shirt, led his personal army to battle shirtless, and fought a bloody battle against the Tubo elite soldiers at the head of Mubao City, and finally saved the Heyuan army camp.

The Heyuan Army garrison is located slightly behind the front line of the Tang Army, with a little strategic buffer, but not much, and it is a place where the Tang Army hoards grain and grass in Longyou Town.

If it is lost, not only will the main force of Longyou Town led by Wang Zhongsi not be able to escape from the front line, and the back road will be cut off by the Tubo people, but also the entire army of Longyou Town will fall into a situation of lack of food.

Then there will be no way to fight this battle!

Hearing that the Heyuan army camp was in an emergency, Wang Zhongsi sent 3,000 cavalry from the frontline armies to reinforce, which repelled the elite of the Tubo army on the northern road.

Now the Tang army in Longyou Town has shrunk the defense line in Shanzhou, and the Xingluo Gorge, where the Anren Army is located in the early stage, and the confluence of the rivers where the Baishui Army is stationed have all taken the initiative to give up, shrinking their forces to protect Shibao City. And the Tubo people did not attack blindly, but tightened the noose step by step, squeezing the activity space of the Longyou Tang Army.

In the debate, it must be that there are many dead people in Tibet; But now Shanzhou's strategic advantage is indeed in the hands of the Tubo people.

Wang Zhongsi also has a strategic counterattack force in his hands, that is, the newly established Tianwei Army, which is not yet fully staffed. He pressed it all the time to no avail, and stayed in Shanzhou City to rest. If the situation continues to deteriorate, it is not excluded that it will be used in key places.

But if the Tianwei army also goes to the battlefield, it means that Wang Zhongsi has no room for adjustment, and this battle can only passively deal with Tubo's moves, and he can't fight back.

"General Geshu, thanks to your bloody battle, the Longyou Tang Army has escaped! The commander of this section has already given you a great credit, and after the war, he will be rewarded for his merits! ”

In a simple signing room in the Heyuan Army garrison, Wang Zhongsi looked at Ge Shuhan, who was being treated by the medical officer, and said. The medical officer took out the arrowhead of the Tibetan army, applied gold sore medicine, and wrapped the wound with breathable linen, breathing a sigh of relief.

"General Geshu, the arrows of the Tubo people are all stained with feces, and they are very vicious, you can't be careless."

After the medical officer treated Ge Shuhan's wounds, he saw Wang Zhongsi wave his hand to him, and then quietly exited the room.

"You go to Huangshui County to recuperate, and let Gai Jiayun take over you."

Wang Zhongsi sighed lightly, as if he was not in a good mood.

Ge Shuhan obviously understood Wang Zhonghe's situation as well, and he lowered his voice and asked:

"Wang Jieshuai, the Tubo army is one south and one north, just like a pincer clamping us.

If we can't hold the north, we will all fold in the land of the river. If you can't hold the south, you will lose the stone castle city and let the Tubo people succeed.

Now the Tibetans are luring us to increase our troops on the northern front, and their goal has never been to occupy the place where the Heyuan army is staying. The last general thought that after the Tubo people got the stone castle city and consolidated the defense, they would directly retreat. ”

Ge Shuhan's gaze can be described as precise, and he can see at a glance what the Tubo people want to do with such fanfare.

No matter how ferocious the fight in the north is, when the Tang Dynasty is full of national strength, the Tubo people have eaten the plain area of the Hehuang Valley occupied by the Heyuan army, and when the Tang army is ready for a big counterattack, it will still spit out.

At least ten years, if the Tang border army has not been severely weakened, it is completely impossible for the Tubo people to achieve their goal.

Do the Tibetans know this? In fact, they know it very well in their hearts.

What the Tibetans are counting on is Stone Castle City.

After capturing Shibao City, the Tibetans defended the Tang army's main passage to the land of the Yellow River.

The Tibetans seem to be fighting fiercely, but in fact, they are just attacking instead of defending, which is quite confusing.

"You don't know what you're talking about. A certain let Li Guangbi lead the Tianwei army as a rear hand, that is, to take advantage of the exhaustion of the Tibetan manpower to fight back, waiting for the opportunity to seize the land of Jiuqu.

Now the Tubo people seem to be full of stamina, but Longyou Town is already a little unbearable, and this section commander is worried about this. ”

Wang Zhongsi sighed, fighting a war is a very "materialistic" thing, and there is no way to win by relying on emotions and feelings. The balance of forces between the warring parties accounts for most of the factors in victory.

For example, Wang Zhongsi feels a little clever now, and it is difficult for a woman to cook without rice.

Tubo attacked Shibao City with the strength of the whole country, and Longyou Town was only a part of the Tang Dynasty border army. The Tang army occupied this place, which meant that it had to consume more manpower and material resources than the Tubo people to maintain, which was determined by geographical conditions.

If Tang Jun really decided that he only needed to defend Fengxiang, then of course it would be easy to defend.

It is close to Guanzhong, and there is no shortage of soldiers and supplies. However, in this way, it is necessary to give up a large amount of land in Longyou to Tibet, and finally feed Tubo with fertilizer.

In the end, the strong Tubo attacked, which would also lead to tight border defense in the Fengxiang area.

Therefore, for Datang, whether the northwest is guarded, where to guard, and where the national border is expanded, this is a very dialectical question with no clear answer.

Wang Zhongsi is not Brother Ji, he can't decide where Datang should defend and where to give up. He can only keep the basic territory of Longyou Town with his limited troops, which will give an account to the imperial court.

"Wang Jieshuai, Shibao City must not be lost, if it is lost, the court will punish it.

If the northern front really can't withstand it, then let the Tianwei army take it. ”

Ge Shuhan suggested that Wang Zhongji said.

"Understood, you go and rest first."

Wang Zhongsi nodded slightly, as if he was noncommittal.

After Ge Shuhan left, a middle-aged man wearing a hat and a black Tang Army uniform walked up to Wang Zhonghe, crossed his hands and saluted without speaking.

"Guangbi, what do you think of the current battle situation?"

Wang Zhongsi asked in a deep voice, his attitude was obviously much kinder than that of Ge Shuhan.

"Jie Shuai, I want to fight.

Now that the battle situation is scorching, as long as you counterattack the North Tubo Road, you can break the situation.

Cut off one of his arms, and the Tubo army on the southern front will retreat. ”

Li Guangbi said sonorously and forcefully, and his attitude was very resolute.

He followed Wang Zhonghei to carry forward the Li clan in Liucheng, not to mess around!

When you encounter an opportunity to make a contribution, how can you give it up!

"What you just said seems to make sense, but it's not.

If you can see it, the Tibetan people can naturally see it, how can they be unprepared?

It is true that the counterattack on the northern front of Tubo can break the situation, but the Tianwei army must not move. You're my killer weapon, and you can't move easily.

As long as it moves, the battle will be won or lost. Now is not the time to knock the Tibetan army to the ground with one punch. ”

Wang Zhongsi's eyes were like lightning, and his eyes flashed.

The military deployment of the Tubo army and the Tang army near the Huang Valley of the Shanzhou River was basically a clear card. The main force of the Tubo army on the southern line was hoarded in Dafeichuan, and the main force of the Tubo army on the northern line was hoarded in Datong City north of Xingluo Gorge, like the two ends of a pincer.

Tactics such as breaking in the middle, interspersed with cutting, etc., cannot be played by the Tang Army, because the central node of this "pincer" is the mountains around Qinghai Lake!

It's just a soldier who cuts at people, but he can't cut at a mountain, right?

This is the geographical advantage of the Tubo people, which cannot be changed by the Tang army.

The supply base of the southern line of the Tubo army was in the land of Jiuqu of the Yellow River, and the supply base of the northern line was in the area of Kangyuan. If the Tang army in Longyou Town wants to break through the front of the Tubo army and cut off its grain route, it is basically equivalent to killing all the Tubo army.

Compared with the strong strength of the southern front of the Tubo army, the Tubo army on the northern front was a partial division. As long as this arm is cut off, the opportunity to counterattack the southern line of Tubo and take the land of the Yellow River will come.

In this way, the situation that Shibao City is threatened by the Tibetans every day can be solved once and for all.

When Tubo was plotting against Shibao City, Wang Zhongji was also plotting against them!

And Wang Zhongsi's current state is that one hand is constantly receiving stones thrown by the Tibetans, and he seems to be in a hurry. And his other hand, he has to keep it ready to fight back at any time, and he does not dare to deal with the invasion of the Tubo army with all his might.

If all the reserves are sent out, what if the Tibetans still have a backhand? This possibility not only exists, but is even very much in line with the consistent fighting style of the Tibetan army.

Li Guangbi's idea cannot be said to be problematic, but the soldiers and horses that were mobilized were wrong.

"Don't worry, it's not the time yet."

Wang Zhongsi patted Li Guangbi's shoulder cordially and said.

"Wang Jieshuai, I'm just worried that if this continues, sooner or later I won't be able to stand it. I don't know what the imperial court is doing, it's all at this juncture, and it doesn't send troops to support Longyou. ”

Li Guangbi sighed and complained helplessly.

"Be careful! Is it possible to say such a thing? If you don't send troops, you won't fight? ”

Wang Zhongsi said with a scowl on his face, and then waved his hand tiredly.

In fact, he was also very dissatisfied in his heart, but he couldn't say it. Since he served as the envoy of Longyou Jiedu, he should use the border army of Longyou Town in his hand to guard the territory, which is his duty.

The people below can complain that the imperial court does not send reinforcements, but he can't.

"Go and rest, and when it's time for you to get out of the horse, you must not be ambiguous."

Wang Zhongsi said to Li Guangbi with a solemn face.

"Please rest assured, the end will definitely go all out when the time comes, and if you don't succeed, you will not survive!"

Li Guangbi patted his chest and swore an oath.

"Go, I still have military affairs, so I won't send you."

……

The old capital of Tuyuhun is in the west of Dafei Sichuan, adjacent to Qinghai Lake, and is located in its southwest. Fu Qicheng was the headquarters of the Southern Tubo Route Army, and the elderly Tubo Da Yan Qili Xu lived here for remote command. The front-line battles of the Tubo Army on the southern front were all under the command of the general of the forbidden army, Enlanda Zalugong.

In a certain lobby of the main building of Fu Qi City, two Tubo soldiers covered in blood knelt on the ground to plead guilty, while Qi Lixu sat on a high place with an unkind face, as if he was on the verge of an outbreak.

Fang Chongyong's cheap brother-in-law, Enlanda Zalugong, stood beside Qili Xu, like a sculpture.

"The two Dongdai Janissaries from Luo Qi City, they couldn't capture Shibao City and lost Dingrong City, how should they be dealt with according to military law?"

Qili Xu asked weakly about Enlanda Zalu beside him.

"According to military law, the fox tail will be hung in the department, and the main general will be beheaded."

Nlanda Zalugong said expressionlessly.

"Enforce military law."

Qili Xu nodded slightly.

"Big and slow. The last general thought that the hanging fox tail must be set an example, but the beheading generals could be put in the back, so that they could make meritorious contributions and wash away their shame.

Next time you attack Stone Fort City, let them take the lead. ”

Nlanda Zalu said slowly.

"That's it, that's it, let's do it."

Qi Lixu nodded slightly, and waved his hand slightly.

The two Tubo soldiers who were kneeling on the ground were like being amnestied, and hurriedly withdrew from the lobby.

"Is the time now?"

Kilixu beckoned to Enlanda Zalu to come to his side, and asked in a low voice.

Hearing this, Nlanda Zarugon shook his head, sighed and said:

"It's not time yet, as long as the Tianwei Army of Longyou doesn't move, we won't move.

If you defend it for a long time, you will lose, and with the current strength of the Tang Army, sooner or later you will have to throw the Tianwei Army into it to fill the loopholes. That moment is when we close the net. ”

"Wang Zhongsi has been famous for a long time, and his steady style doesn't seem to fit in."

Qili Xu said with a sigh, his brow furrowed. He is already an old man in his last years, and in Tubo, he can be regarded as a rare longevity. Now the internal strife in Tibet has escalated suddenly with the assassination of the previous Zanpu, and the elderly Qilixu is the "greatest common divisor" acceptable to both factions, and he has been able to sit in Fuqi City and take charge of the overall situation.

The Tibetan army on the northern front also had to obey its orders.

From the beginning of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, Qili Xu presided over military affairs on the border between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty. He had seen too much of the world, so he was deeply worried about the current situation of the war.

"Wang Zhonghei is just like Lian Po in the battle of Qin and Zhao Changping, there is always a Zhao Kuo in the Tang army, we can wait."

Nlanda Zalugong said slowly, shaking his head.

Those soldiers and horses in Longyou Town of the Tang Army, who went all out to defend Tubo and attack on both sides in Shanzhou, were already very passive.

What's more, there are two partial divisions of the Tubo Army, which are in Minzhou and Danzhou on the southern line of Longyou Town! Crazy slap in the face of the Tang Emperor!

Wang Zhongsi is indifferent, is the Tang Dynasty also indifferent?

In such a critical situation, Wang Zhonghei dared to stay behind, and it was only a matter of time before he was dismissed!

Enlanda Zalugong didn't believe that the Tang Army in Shanzhou could hold on forever! The strategic goal of the Tubo army is very small, that is, Shibao City, and by the way, weaken the living force of the Tang Dynasty. And they are well prepared.

With adequate preparation and reasonable strategic objectives, winning this battle is not a problem. In fact, just now under the city of Dingrong, the Tibetan Praetorian Guard was counterattacked by the Tang army, which was the responsibility of the Tubo generals on the scene to command, and they could have won.

Nlanda Zalukon also wants to kill those two wastes! But after all, he is not a Tibetan theory now, and it is still necessary to buy people's hearts, and he can't act rashly.

"How long do you expect it to take?"

Kilixu glanced at Nlanda Zalugong, who had a calm face, and asked softly.

"Fifteen days...... No, ten days is about the same. ”

(End of chapter)