Chapter 151: Bloody Battle of the Rage

"Bochi!Bochi!" A sarcastic laughter sounded, coming from the mouths of the generals.

Looking at Nangriva's arrogant look, Chen Wanrong couldn't help laughing and laughed out loud.

The 300,000 Tang troops were just Wang Zhongsi's plan. Fighting in a place with a complex terrain like Tubo is not that the more troops the better, as long as they are enough. What Nangriwa said is reasonable. The 300,000 Tang Dynasty would definitely not be able to expand in Tubo, and it would add huge pressure to the supply.

It is precisely because of this that Li Longji mobilized a 100,000 army and stopped mobilizing troops. This is common sense, who doesn’t understand? Nangriwa actually used it as a threatening word, can the generals not make laugh?

Zhang Shuo held back the funny thing: "We appreciate the kindness of Lord Wu Lun, that is our own business, we will handle it ourselves, so we won't bother you anymore. Since Lord Wu Lun is here, you can't let you return empty-handed. I have a few words here, please tell Ji De Zuzan on your behalf.

"One, from now on, Tubo cannot acquire slaves, and those who violate them will be killed! All people are equal, slaves have freedom and possess property.

"Second, ced the land occupied by our army now to the Tang Dynasty.

"Three, Luoshe City allows the Tang Dynasty to garrison.

"Satisfied with these three points, Tubo can continue to exist. If Jide Zuzan refuses to agree, then he wants to fight, so he will bring troops to fight!"

There are three conditions: Don’t say whether Jide Zuzan will accept it or not, even if he is Nangriwa will not agree with any of them. He will refute him if he opens his mouth. Zhang Shuo will not give him a chance at all. He waved his hand and shouted, “Send the guest!” The soldier came in and pushed Nangriwa away. Nangriwa’s unwilling defense came: “You are bullying people too much! You are bullying people too much!”

Guo Qianqian was puzzled and touched his forehead and asked, "Mr. Zhang, you won't allow any of these three sages. In my opinion, they are all a bit too much. Why do you mention these three?"

Zhang Shuo did not answer positively, but laughed and asked, "Among you all here, who can understand Zhang's meaning?"

No one said anything, Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, if I say something wrong, I would like to ask you for advice. The abolition of slaves is of great importance and it is related to whether the Tang Dynasty can gain a foothold in Tubo. If the Tang Dynasty cannot gain a foothold in Tubo, what is the significance of this war? If you want to gain a foothold in Tubo, you must rely on the support of the people, and the Tubo people are these slaves. Only by obtaining their support can the Tang Dynasty gain a foothold in Tubo and own the land of Tubo. This is a major event that has been of great importance to generations."

Zhang Shuo gently clapped his feet and said, "Those who know me are the military officer Chen! The abolition of slavery is inevitable! If Jide Zuzan refuses, it is like cutting off the thoughts of the slaves. They will no longer serve Jide Zuzan, and they will devote themselves to the Tang Dynasty without hesitation. We must make a big announcement about this matter, so that every slave knows that this is Jide Zuzan's fault, not our problem."

When he said that, Zhang Shuo sent a large number of people to promote this matter, and the slaves surrendered to the Tang Dynasty in groups, gaining their freedom and property, and truly supporting the Tang Dynasty.

Another bad consequence is that those vested interests are pushed into one place. The Tubo slave masters are not only ministers, but also commanders, but also soldiers, and many of them are slaves. They fight to get more slaves.

This aroused their sense of hostility and made the Tubo army's fighting spirit high. They all shouted to fight to the death with the Tang army. Zhang said that he was not unaware of this consequence, but he had to do so.

If you don’t do this, you will also have to fight this battle, and you will not get the support of your slaves, and it will be difficult to obtain supplies, and the difficulties will be much greater.

Guo Qianguan nodded and said, "The second one is understandable. If the Tang Dynasty fought so far, if we could not obtain this land, the blood of our brothers would be in vain. But what about the third one? Is it a bit whimsical to garrison troops in Luoshecheng?"

Zhang Shuo still did not answer, but looked at Chen Wanrong. Chen Wanrong explained with a smile: "After all, this matter is to reassure us and put us in a more favorable position. Master, please think, if we cannot control the capital of Tubo, can we be relieved? Only by holding the big figures in Tubo can we rest assured."

Guo Qianguan suddenly realized and said to Zhang with a thumbs up: "Mr. Zhang, you are so smart! The layout is so profound!"

Chen Wanrong still felt that it was not enough and added: "Tubo should also be disbanded, and the order of Tubo is under the responsibility of the Tang Dynasty."

Zhang Shuo pointed at Chen Wanrong and laughed: "Judge Chen, you are even more cruel than me! This is inevitable, but not now, you have to take your time in the future."

Chen Wanrong reminded him: "In Tubo, not only should we garrison troops, but we should also build a good road. As long as there is convenient transportation, once Tubo has something to do, the reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty can arrive quickly."

It is inevitable to garrison troops in Tubo, but it is impossible to garrison too many. After all, Tubo is too poor, and the army is too large and cannot be maintained, so he can only maintain a certain number of troops.

Zhang said high-five and praised: "Judge Chen, you and I have gone together. You have to be advised to the post. You have to wait until you finish the battle and Tubo stabilizes before you can carry out this matter."

If you want to own the territory of Tubo, a convenient strategic channel is necessary. When Zhang said that he wanted to go ahead, Chen Wanrong stopped saying: "Mr. Zhang is so happy to see things, and I'm showing off my skills."

Guo Qianguan laughed and said, "Military Supervisor, this is also in front of Lord Zhang. It sounds like a heavenly book." They are generals, and they are proficient in these overall plans.

Zhang Shuo stood up and said goodbye: "Master, everything is over, Zhang Shuo said goodbye."

The decisive battle is about to come, and his burden is not light. Guo Qianguan does not try to keep him, and he takes Zhang Shuo away with all the generals. When Zhang Shuo is sent away, Guo Qianguan is relaxed: "Mr. Zhang has given us guidance. I think you should all know it, right? Now, let's move forward and move towards Luoshecheng!"

The water grass is abundant on the Nujiang River, and cattle and sheep are in herds. Many herders drive cattle and sheep and hum a few words from time to time.

On the beach, there were a few children playing. One of them took off his leather robe and the other plunged into the Nujiang River, swimming freely in the water like fish at the bottom of the water.

When he came out, he proudly waved to the playmates on the shore: "I'm here! You can get down if you have the guts!"

"Come up quickly, don't stay in the water!" The playmate on the shore waved at him, very anxious.

"I won't come up, so you won't be able to catch me!" The boy tilted his head, and his complacent spirit remained unabated.

"Look at the water quickly, it's red!" A playmate pointed at the water surface and pinched his nose violently: "It smells so smelly!"

The boy didn't believe it at first, but inadvertently saw a layer of red liquid floating on the originally clear water surface, and a pungent fishy smell. He was so scared that he screamed and rushed to the shore in a hurry.

When he got ashore, his companions had already fled in panic. They rushed to several shepherds and chattered about the things in the Nujiang River. The shepherds didn't believe that the Nujiang River would change like this, but the boy had to doubt it. He rode his horse and rushed to the edge of the Nujiang River and shouted in surprise: "This is blood! It is blood! Where does the blood come from?" His eyes involuntarily looked at the upstream of the Nujiang River.

Is this indeed blood or human blood! A blood battle is taking place in the upper reaches of the Nujiang River at this moment, and the blood rushes away the soil and flows into the Nujiang River, dyeing the Nujiang River red.

This matter starts with Cheng Xiaotian taking over Geshuhan's vanguard troops. Cheng Xiaotian is an excellent general with keen judgment. When he heard Geshuhan explain the situation, he knew that Sang Wang and his friends could go through the north attack of Nujiang, and they must have built a floating bridge on Nujiang.

If you take advantage of Sang Wang's new defeat and follow him and have good luck, you can take down the floating bridge in one go without thinking about the benefits, which will create the most favorable conditions for the 100,000 troops to advance to Luoshecheng.

With a certain idea, Cheng Xiaotian immediately led the leading troops to chase after him. Ge Shuhan also wanted to do this, but he recalled Guo Qianguan.

Cheng Xiaotian's judgment was very accurate. Sang Wang built five floating bridges on the Nujiang River, preparing for the army led by Jide Zuzan himself to cross the river.

After Sang Wang was defeated by Geshuhan, he fled while gathering his army. When he had almost collected the defeated army, he received news that a Tang army of tens of thousands of people had already rushed to Nujiang. According to the scout's report, the location where the Tang army was going was where the floating bridge was located.

The importance of the floating bridge to an army is self-evident. If the floating bridge on the Nujiang River falls into the hands of the Tang army, the consequences will be unimaginable! The Nujiang River is the last natural danger north of Lusie City. If the Tang army controls the floating bridge and crosses the Nujiang River, even if the Tang army has not reached Lusie City, it can be said that the troops are coming to the city.

After receiving this news, Sang Wang was so scared that he was the sixth soul. He was the Marshal of the Military and Madu, Zai Tong Pingzhang, in charge of the Tubo army, and the Tang army advanced straight in. He was very responsible, but Jide Zuzan was now important to defend the enemy and had no time to pursue him.

If the floating bridge is thrown and the Nujiang River is lost, Jide Zuzan will inevitably be furious and there will be no problem with chopping his head. The situation is serious, Sang Wang immediately took his defeated army to the floating bridge. By the time he arrived, Cheng Xiaotian had completely controlled the floating bridge and set up a warning on the floating bridge.

The cold sweat on Sang Wang's back wet his clothes, which made the sky leak! Without saying a word, Sang Wang decided to regain the floating bridge, redeem his sins, and lead his defeated soldiers to attack the Tang army.

Cheng Xiaotian was very clear-headed that the reason why he was able to successfully capture the floating bridge was ultimately because he took advantage of the loopholes of the Tubo people. The vanguard troops led by Sang Wang were defeated. Before the Tubo rear army arrived, there were too few guards on the floating bridge, so he took them down with one go.

Needless to think about it, after Jide Zuzan learned that the floating bridge fell into the hands of the Tang army, he would inevitably lead a large army to fight. Even if the floating bridge could not be recaptured, he would still have to retreat the Tang army to the north of the Nujiang River. Then, there will inevitably be a fierce battle in the near future. Cheng Xiaotian had two most urgent matters. One is to send someone to report the situation to Guo Qianguan immediately, hoping that the reinforcements of the Tang army would arrive as early as possible.

The second is to annihilate the defeated army left behind by Sang Wang, eliminating hidden dangers, so as not to attack the Tubo people from both sides.

The five floating bridges had to be divided into troops to guard, which made Cheng Xiaotian's power too dispersed. If Sang Wang brought the defeated army from behind and restrained it, the consequences would be really hard to imagine.

Sang Wang's attack was in line with Cheng Xiaotian's intentions and immediately fought. First, he sent one of the few Tang troops to face the enemy head-on, then divided his troops to encircle the Tubo army, and then killed them.

In fact, Sang Wang's best deal is to wait for the opportunity and wait until Jide Zuzan and Cheng Xiaotian fight before coming from behind. However, he knew that his crime was too great and was eager to make contributions and made mistakes. When the Tang army came overwhelmed and killed, Sang Wang finally understood that he was wrong and that the Tang army was far from being able to deal with.

The same army fought again, but the result was completely different. In the last battle, Sang Wang had an elite imperial guards in his hands. Geshuhan could not wipe them out, but could only wipe out the imperial guards. This time, without the imperial guards with strong combat power, Sang Wang's defeated army of less than 10,000 was depressed because he had just won the battle, and he had no intention of fighting, so he left his weapons and surrendered.

Cheng Xiaotian is now going to concentrate all his strength to fight against Jide Zuzan, so no one cares about them. He ordered the Tubo surrendered soldiers to kneel on the beach. The Tang army holding a horizontal sword launched a death charge against these unarmed surrendered soldiers, and the horizontal sword in his hand reaped their lives.

When the Tang army stopped, no Tubo soldier was alive!

The only one who survived was Sang Wang. Seeing that the situation was not good, Sang Wang surrendered to the Tang army. His guilt was already great. If he went back, he would definitely chop off his head by Ji De Zuzan. It would be better to surrender to the Tang Dynasty and might be able to save his life.

Cheng Xiaotian sent several soldiers to escort Sang Wang to Guo Qianguan's camp, immediately rectified the Tang army, and prepared to welcome the upcoming fierce battle.

When Jide Zuzan received the news that the Tang army had captured the floating bridge, he cursed fiercely, "Sang Wang, this stupid pig". He immediately led 20,000 imperial guards, 30,000 ordinary troops, and a total of 50,000 troops to fight towards Nujiang. His only goal was to drive the Tang army into Nujiang to feed the fish while the Tang army was not yet stable.

Nujiang is the last natural danger north of Lushe City. If Nujiang is lost, Lushe City will have no danger to defend. It is completely exposed to the attack of the Tang army. If Jide Zuzan is not in a hurry, he will not be able to do so. While leading the army to rush, he ordered the rear army to follow up. The Tubo army that arrived later immediately headed north.

So, to the north of Luoshe City, nearly 100,000 Tubo troops galloped and rushed to the Nujiang area. If you look from the air, the scene would be extremely spectacular, and the people scattered and covered dozens of miles of radius.

According to Jide Zuzan's idea, the Tang army must have had a stable foothold and was not large in number. As long as his army arrived, the Nujiang defense line could be stabilized. However, the development of the situation was far beyond his expectations. When he arrived, the first thing he saw was the neat camp of the Tang army, guarding the floating bridge like an iron barrel.

Cheng Xiaotian knew very well how serious the situation he was facing now was. Once Sang Wang was solved, he immediately led the Tang army to build a camp on the south bank of the Nujiang River.

When Jide Zuzan came in person, he would inevitably bring the most elite Tubo imperial guards. Cheng Xiaotian and the imperial guards fought several times, and still remembered the combat power of this army. He was a real strong enemy and could not be despised.

Furthermore, in order to protect Nujiang, Jide Zuzan would definitely order his army to attack at all costs until the final conclusion was finally announced. Therefore, this fierce battle must be the most difficult battle that the Tang army has passed through Shibao City.

Keeping the floating bridge is Cheng Xiaotian’s most important task now. Even if he wiped out all the 10,000 vanguard troops, as long as the floating bridge is still there, it will be a victory. Faced with the coming fierce battle, he can only build a solid camp.

In order to build a camp as soon as possible, Cheng Xiaotian adopted the method of Chen Wanrong carrying artillery, which was to divide the 10,000 troops into three, part of them rested, part of them built camps, and a few people were alert. In this way, there were always people building camps, which ensured the physical strength of the Tang army and prepared for the upcoming fierce battle.

The Tang army knew the importance of the floating bridge. It did not require Cheng Xiao to strictly order the world. All the soldiers were enthusiastic. They actually had two days of strength. When Jide Zuzan arrived, the Tang army's camp was miraculously completed.

"It's so fast!" Jide Zuzan looked at the Tang army's camp for a while and nodded in praise: "It's very strong! But even if it's solid, I will break it! I'll send an order to the imperial guards!"

Jide Zuzan knew very well how great the crisis was now, and he didn't have much time. Cheng Xiaotian would definitely report the news of the capture of the floating bridge to the subsequent troops of the Tang army. The Tang army must have rushed forward and came to support day and night. Once the Tang army's reinforcements arrived, Jide Zuzan lost the opportunity to re-control the Nujiang River.

Therefore, the imperial guards were used only as soon as they came up!

The imperial guards were ordered to line up in neat battle formations and swing their scimitars to start the attack.

The imperial guards approached the Tang army camp little by little. What is strange is that the Tang army camp was quiet, without any noise, and no one was seen. Ji De Zuzan frowned and thought to himself, "What the hell is the Tang army doing?"

Suddenly, people emerged from the Tang army camp. The bows and arrows in the hands of the Tang army shot fiercely at the imperial guards, shooting many imperial guards. The Tang army's bows and arrows were powerful and had a long range, and the imperial guards shot a lot, but the bows and arrows in the hands of the imperial guards could not reach the Tang army.

Until the Tang army was able to reach the Tang army, the Tubo soldiers bent their bows and shot arrows. However, with the cover of the camp, they could not hurt the Tang army at all. Only a few Tang army were too unlucky and shot.

The Tang army fought very smartly, so they shot the imperial guards with arrows, and did not fight with the imperial guards at all. The arrows of the Tang army alone were enough for the imperial guards. With the assistance of the camp, the Tang army was like a fish in water, and the fighting was as powerful as a rainbow, causing major damage to the imperial guards.

The imperial guards had a high price and finally rushed to the edge of the camp. Due to the excessive killing of the arrows, they had lost their combat power. All those who rushed to the camps made the souls of the arrows.

Each floating bridge is several miles apart, and it is impossible for Cheng Xiaotian to build such a wide camp. He is very clever to build only one small camp beside each floating bridge, and it is enough to protect the floating bridge safely.

Cheng Xiaotian also divided the Tang army into six parts, guarding each pontoon bridge with 1,200 people. Two hundred people were left to guard the north bank of each pontoon bridge to prevent accidents. He personally led the remaining 3,000 people and stationed on the north bank. He sent reinforcements wherever he was concerned.

It can be said that under his arrangement, the five scattered camps were actually integrated. Although Jide Zuzan dispatched the imperial guards, he was still powerless. He fought from day to night, and from night to dawn, and attacked day and night.
Chapter completed!