The twelfth year of the Tang Dynasty (753) in late April.

Li Siye led 8,000 Anxi troops and 4,000 Tubo troops to Namco, about 600 miles away from Luo.

The journey of six hundred miles may seem like a long way, but it is only one-fifth of the long journey of nearly three thousand miles.

For the Anxi army, the Logos are already close at hand.

Lu Xiaoning possessed Cui He again and said to Li Siye: "Li Siye, there are only six hundred miles left from here to Luoqi, if nothing else, you will be able to reach the city of Luoqi in about ten days." ”

Li Siye sang with his hands and said sincerely: "This expedition can be so smooth, all thanks to the great help of Lu Tianshi, if there is no Lu Tianshi, 8,000 Anxi soldiers and 4,000 Tubo soldiers are afraid that they have already been buried in the ice and snow, how can they all walk out of Qiangtang Road." ”

"Hey, that's all I won't talk about." Lu Xiaoning said, "Now we can think about how to attack Luo, although the rations and livestock carried by the Anxi army are still enough to support three months, but if we can take Luosome as soon as possible, we still have to take it as soon as possible, otherwise it will be a big trouble for the Tubo army to come back from the front line or Jishi Mountain." ”

At this time, Cen Shen couldn't help but ask: "Lu Tianshi, will the Tubo army really come out of the nest and go to Yangtong?" ”

"Yes." Lu Xiaoning said very firmly, "The Tubo army of Luo will definitely pour out, if nothing else, at this time, at most there is one of Zampu's janissary guards left in Luo Some City." ”

Cen Shen said: "If there is only one Dongdai left in the city, then even if there is no siege equipment, we can still break through the city, and the Tubo army with the same strength will not be able to resist the onslaught of the Anxi army, even if it is a siege." ”

"However, we still have to be fully prepared for the enemy." Lu Xiaoning said again, "What do you say, Li Siye? ”

"Whoa." Li Siye sang with his hands crossed again, and said respectfully, "Lu Tianshi's words are reasonable, our Anxi Army should indeed make full preparations for attacking the city, but I don't know what Lu Tianshi's high opinion is? ”

Lu Xiaoning said: "The soldiers are not tired of deceit, or should send the internal should infiltrate the city, when my Anxi army attacks the city, the city should be infiltrated in advance and then take advantage of the situation to launch, and the internal and external attack, then the city can be broken." ”

Cen Shenyan's heart moved slightly when he heard this, and asked, "What does Lu Tianshi mean by letting the Yang Tongmin Army pretend to be Nangbanu and flee towards Luoqi City?" And then find a chance to blend into the city of Logos? ”

Lu Xiaoning said: "You can also directly mobilize a part of the Nangba slaves." ”

……

At the south gate of Luo, the Tibetan minister Zhong Bajie and his heir Song Dezan were inspecting the city defense.

Watching a team of slaves send baskets of bricks, stones and soil to the city, Zhong Bajie's heart was full of worry, Tubo has dominated the snowy plateau and fixed the capital of Luoqi City for more than 100 years, and in the past 100 years, Luoqi City has also suffered military disasters or fires, and the city wall has collapsed many times, but it is the first time that it has been attacked by the Tang Army.

For a long time, although the Tubo army has been repeatedly defeated on the battlefield and suffered heavy casualties, it has always taken the initiative to attack the Tang Dynasty because of its control of the snowy plateau and its condescending geographical advantage, and it has always maintained an overall strategic offensive posture for the Tang Dynasty in its heyday with weak national strength, weak military strength and weak population, which can not but be said to be a miracle.

But now, with the Tang Army's divine soldiers suddenly appearing near Luoqi, this situation has been completely reversed, and the Tang Dynasty has finally turned into a general offensive posture against Tibet.

In the face of the rebels of Yangtong, Zhangxiong and other princely states, Zhong Bajie was full of confidence.

But in the face of Tang Jun, Zhong Bajie's heart was full of worry and even uneasiness.

Because he didn't know, could the low walls of Luoqi City withstand the Tang army?

But fortunately, Zhong Bajie has also been on the battlefield, and even participated in the battle of Stone Castle City.

Therefore, Zhong Bajie also has a lot of experience in defending the city, and knows how to resist the Tang army, so Zhong Bajie issued orders in an orderly manner.

"Send all the Janissaries."

"Two hundred miles away, no, all the big trees within a radius of three hundred miles are cut down and transported back to the city of Luo."

"Then move all the nobles, slaves, and cattle within a radius of 300 miles into the city, and then put carrion corpses into all the lakes that can be used for people and horses to drink, and cut off all the barley and pasture!"

"We are going to implement the tactics of clearing the field against the Tang army!"

"Let the Tang Army, which is lone and deep, not get a grain of barley!"

"Let the Tang Army's war horses not eat a single piece of grass and starve to death!"

"Let the Tang Army and their war horses not be able to drink a sip of water, they will die of thirst!"

With Zhong Bajie's order, the guards in the city of Luo, as well as the nearby Tibetan nobles and slaves, quickly moved into action and began to implement the fortified wall and clear the wilderness.

At the same time, Zhong Bajie also sent fast horses to Yangtong and Jishi Mountain, and asked for help from Tubo Zanpu and Zhudan and Shang Jiexi, the general of the army.

But Zhong Bajie also knew very well that the army of Monk Zampu would not have time to return to help anyway, and it would be impossible to come back for at least a month and a half, so they could only rely on themselves for a month and a half.

……

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

The scout cavalry of the Tang army finally appeared in the wasteland outside the city of Luo.

After receiving the military report, Zhong Bajie immediately ordered the trumpeter to blow the horn.

Suddenly, the low and majestic sound of the bull's horn drifted from the city of Logos to all directions, and when the sound of the horn was heard, the Tibetan slaves who were busy digging trenches, traps, and building sheep and horse walls and fences outside the city of Logos were driven by the Janissaries and retreated to the city of Logos, and then placed themselves under the city walls.

In the city of Logos, the streets above the walls were already crowded with countless slaves.

These Tibetan slaves were driven back from nearby towns and manors by the Praetorian Guard to assist in the defense of the city.

Zhong Bajie was very clear about the combat effectiveness of the Tang army, although there were 5,000 people in Dongdai, the Janissary Army left behind in Luo, and the Tang army that came from afar was only more than 10,000 people, and the number of troops was only twice as large, but the combat effectiveness of the Tang Army was far superior to that of the Tubo Army, so it was necessary to rely on the assistance of a large number of slaves to block the Tang Army's attack.

When the prime ministers such as Qisong Dezan and Meise and Dong Zebu came to the south gate, they happened to see a Tang army scout.

"Prime minister, there is only one cavalry from the Tang Army?" Qi Song Dezan pointed at Tang Jun and asked with some curiosity.

"No, they're all here." Zhong Bajie shook his head and said, "It's in the valley ahead. ”

As soon as Zhong Bajie's words fell, a big silk with red edges on a blue background slowly opened out from the valley of the Luo River in front of him, and a Tang army was embroidered in the center of this big silk.

It was followed by a banner with the word "Li".

And then there is the Tang Army Mo sword soldier of Wuyang.

One color of Yanqi military horses, one color of Mingguang armor, one color of Mo knife.

Under the illumination of the slanting sun, the armor and Mo Dao of the Tang Army reflected bursts of dazzling cold light, even from a distance of thousands of steps, Qi Song Dezan could feel the cold chill of the forest.

Qi Song Dezan couldn't help but shudder.

This is the Tang Army? It does look formidable.

"It's a Mo Sword Soldier!" Zhong Bajie said awe-inspiringly, "Heir, you remember, this is the Mo sword soldier of the Tang Anxi Army, and the Luoluo River of the Tang Andong Army is known as the two major male soldiers today. ”

"Mo Dao Soldier? Falling River? Isn't it amazing? Qi Songde praised, "How is it better than my Tibetan guard Dongdai?" ”

Zhong Bajie sighed lightly and said gloomily: "Heir, I really want to tell you that our Tubo Janissary Dongdai is the first-class male soldier today, and the Mo Sword Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty and the Luoluo River are not opponents, however, if I really say so, it will harm you, and at the same time harm Tubo, to tell the truth, our Tubo Janissan Dongdai is not the opponent of the Tang Mo Sword Soldiers or the Tuluo River at all, and ten of them may not be able to beat one of them!" ”

"Won't it?" Ji Song Dezan said in disbelief, "Ten can't beat one? ”

"Yes, ten may not be able to beat one of them." Zhong Bajie nodded, and continued, "The heir will soon be able to see the demeanor of the Tang Mo sword soldiers, they are really the heroes of the world." ”

Qi Song Dezan asked with a little weakness: "Great Minister, can we still keep it?" ”

"Of course." This time, Zhong Bajie gave a positive answer to Song Dezan, "Luo Ji will definitely be able to defend it, because Luo Ji is the capital of our Tibet, and no army in this world can capture Luo Ji." ”