Qin Mo and Li Yue were left in the city, and Li Cungong did not allow them to leave the city.

They only knew that this would be a particularly difficult battle.

There are too few local horses, only 10,000, and it is impossible for horses from the interior to run long distances.

Qin Mo took a deep breath, hoping that the grenade would play a decisive role.

More than 30,000 people guarded the city, ready to attack.

Almost every half an hour, a scout came over to report the situation.

At the second hour, the two armies finally fought.

The scout knelt on the ground and recounted the horror of this battle.

Qinling Zanzhuo took more than 5,000 people from Jiuqu and collided with the large army.

Zhang Xi took the lead in the charge, but facing the opponent's 30,000 cavalry, he was really powerless.

Moreover, the opponent also brought civilians with them. After ordinary soldiers knew about it, they couldn't make a killing move, which resulted in the battle being at a disadvantage from the beginning.

Dou Yiai and others fought, and relied on grenades to restore the situation. The two sides fought fiercely, and the plain where they fought almost turned into a meat grinding ground.

The Mo Dao soldiers slashed the cavalry, horses, Tibetan soldiers, and civilians behind them into two pieces.

The battle lasted for half an hour, and almost half of the people were killed. The men of the Thunder Army rushed into the enemy with explosive packs, and defeated the Tubo offensive by exchanging lives for lives.

Later, Qi Sheng arrived with his men and launched a surprise attack on the rear of Tibet. Tibet was in a state of defeat.

After half an hour, the scouts came to report that Qi Sheng was killed in battle, more than 8,000 Tibetan cavalry were killed, 6,000 were captured, and 10,000 horses were captured. Only less than 1,000 of the people of Jiuqu survived.

Nearly half of Gan's army was lost.

The Modao team suffered 2,000 casualties and 1,400 deaths.

The Thunder Army suffered 1,400 casualties and 500 were killed.

The cavalry suffered 5,000 casualties and 4,600 died.

Of the fifteen thousand people, only more than half survived.

But this was still a victory. In this battle, plus the battle in Xining, more than 10,000 Tibetan cavalry were directly defeated, and 10,000 local horses were captured.

But no one is happy.

Because Qi Sheng died in the battle, he was the highest official who died this time. Even if he was a princeling, in Qin Mo's eyes, no matter who he stood for, he was one of his own.

Another hour later, the large army came back, the prisoners had their hands and feet tied, and the survivors were sitting on horses.

Everyone was covered in blood, but the blood had condensed, and a bloody smell emanated from their bodies.

They obviously won the battle, but no one laughed.

Li Cungong came over and saw Qi Sheng's body. His body was covered with arrows, his head had been cut off, and an ear was missing.

This is the way the Tubo people calculate merit.

"General Qi died for his country and became famous forever!"

Li Cungong bowed to the end.

Wow, the other soldiers all knelt down on one knee, "General Qi forever!"

Even Li Yue knelt down on one knee, not for anything else but because Qi Sheng died for his country.

The remains of those warriors were also brought back, and some even had no remains and were trampled directly into pulp.

Zhang Xi cupped his hands and said: "Marshal, you will finally fulfill your mission!"

"Thank you for your hard work!" Li Cungong cheered up, "You guys, thank you for your hard work. I have prepared good wine and food. I will allow you to get drunk tonight!"

After the war, they needed to be given an outlet to vent their inner pain.

The remains of those soldiers were buried nearby.

Let them stay here forever!

"I'm sorry, gentlemen, I can't take you home safely!" Li Cungong poured three glasses of water and wine in a row, "You are here to guard the country, and I will do my best to take care of your wives, children, and children.

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The wind howled.

The soldiers who used to get along day and night suddenly disappeared. Although they had seen too many farewells, people are emotional animals after all.

Dou Yiai and others couldn't stop crying, and they all beat their chests and beat their feet in blame.

Qin Mo said: "Don't cry, blood debts must be paid with blood after all."

All uneasiness comes from lack of firepower.

If they bring hundreds of thunder cannons this time, and if they bring a large number of grenades, they can break through the Riyue Mountain Pass with a fierce attack.

Qin Mo took a deep breath and looked at the tombstones of more than 6,000 people in front of him. He had won the battle, but he had not yet conquered the Riyue Mountain Pass, so it was far from a win.

As for the six thousand Tubo prisoners, there were also big fish among them, three Daiben, six deputy Daiben, and more than 2,600 Gui soldiers.

A lot of useful information was obtained, such as the detailed city defense structure in Riyue Mountain Pass, and the number of people in Jiuqu, which was actually more than 20,000.

Someone proposed a substitution, but Qin Mo rejected it, "Qinling Zanzhuo just wants to delay us. Are those more than 20,000 people the final number? Not necessarily, we have been here for a month, and we have been beaten so far.

In the two battles, nearly 6,000 people were lost.

Although the losses on the Tibetan side were more than double ours, the Riyue Mountain Pass was still not captured.

So don’t replace any more people, put the effective forces back, keep them, let Qinling Zanzhuo throw a rat-proof weapon, and wait for the opportunity to storm Riyue Mountain Pass. "

Gongsun Wuji said: "What good idea do you have? As you said, they are dragging us down, and there will be no solution unless we break through the Riyue Mountain Pass!"

Zhang Xi said: "Marshal, the general is willing to lead a force to attack!"

"Let's discuss this later. Let's rest for a few days!" Li Cungong said. After killing these Jiuqu people, the morale within the team was low. Qin Mo privately suggested to him not to cover up the matter, but to talk about it openly.

It is better to clarify the key interests and let everyone understand why you are doing this than to be secretive!

Gongsun Wuji looked at Li Cungong, Qin Mo and others, always feeling that they were planning something big, but they didn't know.

I want to find out one or two things, but it is difficult to know.

It was night, Li Cungong summoned everyone in the city, and torches lit up the night sky.

Qin Mo wrote a manuscript for him and he has memorized it by heart.

All the more than 80,000 soldiers and civilians looked at Li Cungong on the temporary general platform.

Li Cungong held a big loudspeaker in his hand, and the first words he spoke were, "Everyone, I, Li Cungong, am a sinner!"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

I heard Li Cungong say: "In the battle in the past two days, I ordered to go out to fight, and those innocent Jiuqu survivors died there.

I am guilty, and I will not defend myself, but I hope you understand why I did this. Qinling Zanzhuo coerced the heroes of the remaining people, and no one in Jiuqu could survive at that time.

Not only that, we will be defeated and retreat to Xining City. At that time, we will no longer be able to fight against Qinling Zanzhuo.

I am responsible for the situation of the war, for the lives of the soldiers, and for the tens of thousands of people in Shangcheng County.

The duty of a soldier is to protect the homeland and the country, and to protect the people, but I, Li Cungong, did not do it well!"

Plop!

Li Cungong knelt down directly, "I, Li Cungong, will bear all the blame!"

As he spoke, he took out a knife and cut off his hair!
Chapter completed!