Tibet

The Tibetan army ambushing in a bush on the hillside was the 10,000 troops commanded by Zabrel. The disastrous defeat of Dazalugong's attack on the city made Zabrel eager to compete for supremacy. If he succeeded in ambushing the Tang army, then he and the Tang army would be defeated. Compared with the disastrous defeat of Dazalu Gong, his success is particularly eye-catching.

Zabu Reli thought very well and let the main force of the Tang army pass. He ambushed the last army of the Tang army and caught the Tang army by surprise. By the time the main force of the Tang army turned around and came back, he had already led the army to retreat to the north bank of the Yellow River.

As for Ma Chongying's suggestion to advise him to run as fast as he could and never think of an ambush, he simply scoffed.

This is the difference between famous generals and ordinary generals. Famous generals assess the situation and are pragmatic and tolerant, while ordinary generals are unrealistic. They always have beautiful imaginations and underestimate the enemy and are conceited.

At this time, Zabu Reli suddenly saw three bright red rockets in the air. He was secretly surprised. What did this mean? Could it be that Tang Jun discovered that he had an ambush.

At this moment, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from the east, and a huge cavalry ran from the official road. Immediately afterwards, I saw overwhelming arrows flying into the sky, and suddenly turned into a sea of ​​​​fire in mid-air, like Shooting towards his ambush point like raindrops.

The Tibetan army was immediately horrified, followed by screams. Thousands of people were shot, and many bushes were set alight with rockets. Zabureli secretly screamed that something was wrong, pulled out his dagger and shouted: "Kill!"

"kill--"

Countless Tibetan soldiers jumped up and killed the Tang army cavalry at the foot of the mountain, as if a flash flood had broken out, killing them desperately.

Li Ye shouted sternly: "Surround and divide, kill without mercy!"

The official road is still two miles away from the Yellow River. Next to it is a large area of ​​​​Yellow River tidal flats, which can barely open the battlefield. Teams of cavalry are interspersed and divided, encircling and annihilating enemy troops.

The tactics of the Han cavalry and the Hu cavalry are different. The Hu cavalry pays attention to momentum and uses the powerful impact of the cavalry to break down the opponent's formation. In the subsequent battles, they basically fight individually.

The Han cavalry pays great attention to tactical coordination. Basically, they are based on teams, interspersing and dividing, dividing the enemy into pieces, and finally encircling and annihilating them.

The Han cavalry never admired the Hu cavalry's frontal attack tactics from the beginning, believing that the casualties would be too great. The Han cavalry would also charge collectively, beating the enemy to pieces and then launching a general attack to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. rout.

The Han cavalry's tactics of outflanking, intersecting and dividing were deeply imprinted on the character of the nation, so much so that they still use the tactics left by their ancestors to this day.

At this time, Nan Jiyun's cavalry also came from the west, attacking from the east and west. The Tibetan army resisted desperately, but they could not withstand the powerful impact of the Tang army's cavalry, and their numbers shrank rapidly.

At the same time, the two Tibetan armies in the west rushed to come back for reinforcements, but were blocked by Lei Wanchun's army, which fired thousands of arrows. The Tubo armies were defeated.

Tens of thousands of Tibetan troops fled on the ice of the Yellow River. The cavalry of the Tang army pursued them, killing enemy corpses all over the field. The dozens of miles of ice were covered with the corpses of Tibetan soldiers. The Tang army pursued them for more than 20 miles before they finally succeeded. Withdraw troops and return.

In this battle, the Tang army once again killed nearly 20,000 enemy troops. The 70,000-strong army attacked Jincheng and lost half of it in Jincheng.

But this was not the end. Generals such as Zabu Reli ignored Ma Chongying's dissuasion and insisted on returning to Shanzhou. Ma Chongying had to agree, and tens of thousands of Tibetans broke camp and returned ten days later.

However, during the hundreds of miles back to Shanzhou, the Tubo army was once again hit by a snowstorm. Countless old and weak Tibetan soldiers died of freezing and illness. An 80,000-strong army went out to fight, and only the remaining Tibetan soldiers who returned to Huangshui were left. More than 30,000 people.

In mid-December, another blizzard swept through Hexi and Longyou. This was the second blizzard since the beginning of winter this year. It was also this blizzard. In the entire Longyou and Hexi, only the cities had normal activities, while outside the cities, the countryside was completely closed. calm down.

Jincheng County is extremely busy. Tens of thousands of soldiers are shoveling snow on the streets. People are also shoveling snow in front of their homes and on their roofs. Children are having snowball fights happily. There is a cheerful atmosphere everywhere in the city.

Three official offices are located in the middle of the county, covering an area of ​​about 100 acres. This was originally the concentration of state and county offices and official schools. There was also a Chenghuang Temple. They were all demolished and three huge official offices were built in the city. Opposite the official office. It is the east-west Guangwumen Avenue. It and the north-south Yongdengmen Street constitute the two main roads of the entire Jincheng and are also the business center of Jincheng County.

The Huanghe Restaurant opposite the government office is the largest restaurant in Jincheng. The restaurant is divided into the main building and four small courtyards. The main building has three floors. The first and second floors are the lobby, and the third floor is the private room.

Today, Li Ye held a banquet in an elegant room to welcome several Anxi Army generals who came to join him, including Duan Xiushi, Bai Xiaode and Li Fei Yuanli. They were accompanied by more than 800 Anxi Army generals.

Li Siye, the governor of Anxi, was hit by two arrows in Xiangzhou and several more while defending Luoyang. He was seriously injured and had to resign from the military post and returned to Chang'an to recuperate. A disastrous defeat in Xiangzhou, nearly half of the Anxi army was killed, and another in Luoyang. In the battle, the Anxi army suffered thousands of casualties. Last year, 30,000 Anxi troops came to Qinwang, but now there are only more than 8,000 people left.

As Li Siye resigned, Yu Chaoen took the opportunity to report to the emperor Li Heng that he could take the opportunity to reduce the vassal status, and received Li Heng's tacit approval.

Yu Chaoen used the excuse of insufficient troops to disband the Anxi camp, remove the flags of the Anxi Army, and incorporate the officers and soldiers of the Anxi Army into his Shence Army. They used the flags of the Shence Army instead, and were led by his confidant general Wang Weiliang. The change of flag aroused strong dissatisfaction among the officers and soldiers of the Anxi Army. Before Wang Weiliang took office, four to five out of ten of them dispersed in anger.

Duan Xiushi made an appointment with several like-minded generals, each taking hundreds of people to the west. After meeting in Fengxiang, they all came to Jincheng County to defect to Li Ye.

However, they were also unlucky. They happened to encounter a snowstorm in Longyou. Fortunately, they got help from Cui Guangyuan, the governor of Qinzhou, who provided them with a thousand camels, so that they could reach Jincheng with difficulty and were warmly welcomed by Li Ye.

"How is Li Siye doing now?" Li Ye asked.

Duan Xiushi shook his head, "His condition is very bad. We went to visit him and the imperial doctor said that he might not be able to survive this winter."

Li Ye sighed, "I hope he can get through this, and I will have a good drink with him again."

Li Ye asked the three of them again: "How is the situation in Luoyang?"

Bai Xiaode shook his head and said: "Originally, Luoyang could have been saved. Our Anxi Army and more than 30,000 other troops and Shi Siming's army fought fiercely for four days in Yanshi County. Yu Chaoen, the bandit, commanded a hundred thousand troops and rushed to Xin'an County. He just stood still and refused to come to rescue, let's not say he rescued! Even if he led a large army to Luoyang City, we could retreat back to Luoyang City, but he just stood still and our retreat was taken by Li Guiren, and more than half of the 30,000 army was lost. We had no choice but to retreat westward to Shaanzhou."

Li Feiyuanli said bitterly: "My brother Shouyu died in battle while in Xiangzhou. He sacrificed his life for the country. In the end, he didn't even get a title. It's heart-breaking. The emperor is fatuous and uses eunuchs too much. He is loyal and has no future. Such an emperor." , even if you are not loyal!”

Li Ye poured another glass of wine for them with a smile, "It's a pity that you came a little late. We just fought against Tubo and we had a great time!"

Duan Xiushi sighed: "Yes! We are all very sorry that we could not catch up with this battle, but we were surprised when we saw the spoils of this battle in Qinzhou."

"What is it?" Li Ye was a little confused.

"The Tubo leather tent is a tent of high quality. His Highness actually gave it to the refugees, which makes us admire him deeply!"

Li Ye smiled and said: "We have seized 11,000 Tubo leather tents. If they are not used, we will directly collect them in the warehouse. The winter in Longyou is so cold, and there are still hundreds of thousands of people who cannot go home. Give them Use is exactly what you need.

Besides, when they return home, the leather tents will be taken back, and what we really want to give them is one sheep per household. That is what we want. "

The three of them raised their glasses together and said, "Your Highness cares about the people of Longyou and fights for the people. It is our honor to serve for His Highness!"