Chapter 505: The Warriors Return

Tochari's resolving the Soviet state, which is today Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. This is the only Tochari territory occupied by the Tang army. It is like a wedge, deeply encroaching into the land of Tochari. At present, the Tang army has gathered 120,000 troops here. In addition, in the Jiami and Shiniu, the Tang army has deployed another 30,000 troops. The Tang army gathers together and the war is about to begin.

That afternoon, outside Dali Bohe City, a team of Tang army scouts rushed over. They rushed to the city gate, took out the pass silver medal and shouted: "Urgent military information, we must report to the general!"

The soldiers guarding the city did not stop them and let them go in. The Tang army scouts ran all the way, rushed to the front of the military yamen and turned over and dismounted, and said to several personal soldiers: "Please report to the General, the emergency military information of Tocharo."

The personal soldiers did not dare to neglect and immediately went to report. After a moment, the two personal soldiers came out and said, "General, please go in."

The scout team was following two personal soldiers into the military yamen, undergoing strict inspection at the door, and then entered the marching room. There was a huge Tochar sand table in the room. There were more than a dozen generals and some civilian officials standing around the sand table, whispering around the sand table. Several marching counselors were holding red flags in their hands, marking the latest information on the sand table.

In front of the window west of the sand table, Li Qing'an held his hands behind his back and stared out the window. He received information about the shooting of Tubo Zamp three days ago. Although he thought this was a bit incredible, the scouts of the Anxi Army were not sure that they would not send back such important information. If this is true, this incident would become the key to changing the entire battle situation. In fact, in Li Qing'an's entire strategic plan, Chisong Dezan will be an important part. He needs two Zampans to appear in Tubo. Just as in history, after Chisong Dezan's death, his sons competed for the position of Zamp, and civil wars continued to occur, which eventually led to Tubo decline step by step.

But Li Qingan also admitted that killing Chi Song Dezan was also a good thing. This man was a brilliant and stubborn person and was a key figure in leading Tubo toward the revival. His death was an extremely heavy blow to Tubo. No matter what, these ten scouts made brilliant achievements for Anxi. Li Qingan couldn't help but remember the scene when he killed Tubo Zamp. The passion of daring to be the first in the world has now disappeared. He is becoming more and more rational and calm now. Perhaps this is the determination of his personality. He is no longer himself. He is the representative of the interests of millions of soldiers and civilians in Anxi. His words, actions, and actions will determine the fate of many people, which makes him become cautious when dealing with everything.

Power made him lose himself. When he heard the news that his scout shot Tubo, a long-lost heart surged into his cold and hard heart.

"General, they are here!" the personal soldiers whispered from the side.

Li Qingan turned around, and the scout was coming forward and half-kneeled and saluted, "See General!"

"What news was found?"

"Report to the general, the Tubo people mourned in various countries in Tocharia, and their Zamp was seriously injured and died."

It's true! Li Qingan sighed secretly and asked again: "Then what, have they taken revenge?"

"There is revenge. I heard that all the Tocharian officials who surrendered to the Tubo people were cleaned up and most of them were killed. In fact, Ayan City was massacred, and no less than 30,000 people were killed."

"Where are our ten Tang army scouts? Have they been killed too?"

The scouts nodded and whispered: "Yes! We got news from a Tubo prisoner that ten scouts were unwilling to be captured and all committed suicide. Their heads were displayed in the Tubo military camp in Ayan City."

Li Qingan was also silent. He waved his hand gently and signaled the scouts to go down. At this time, he turned out to the window with his hands behind his back, staring at the horizon for a long time, and there was an unspeakable grief. The other generals in the room did not dare to alarm him. They all winked at Li Fei Yuanli and asked him to appease the general.

Li Fei Yuanli walked forward and bowed to Li Qing'an: "General, although ten scouts have been killed, the achievements they have made are enough to keep them in peace. We should treat their families well. Please rest assured, General!"

"The heads of ten brothers are still being shown in the Tubo camp. How can you give me peace of mind?"

Li Qingan sighed and said, "Bring him up!"

After a moment, several personal soldiers brought a Tubo man. He was one of the high-ranking Tubo officials captured in the Battle of Qiemo City, named Lunjiaxi, and was a ten thousand men. The monk Xi Dongzan had a good relationship. Some of the Tubo troops worked hard in the mines in Yincheng, and this high-ranking official was also one of the hard-ranking workers.

"Kneel down!"

The personal soldiers pushed him and pressed him down to kneel down. Li Qing'an glanced at him and said coldly: "You are very lucky to be put back to Tcharo by me."

The translator told him Li Qing'an's original words. The officer couldn't believe his ears and asked hesitantly: "Why should I let me go?"

"It's very simple. I want you to bring me a message to Shang Xidongzan. I am willing to exchange 10,000 Tubo prisoners of war for my ten scouts. If he wants, he asks him to send my scouts back. I will release people. If he doesn't want, then I will 10,000 Tubo prisoners of war for my scouts."

After listening to the translation, the Tubo officer was stunned. Did he exchange a thousand people for another person? Who is this? It is so precious?

"Do you know who General Shang Xi Dongzan?"

"He knows very well, he knows better than anyone else, go ahead! I'll wait for your news."

The Tubo officer was taken away, and Li Fei Yuanli stepped forward and whispered: "General, is it a little too much for ten people to replace the corpses of ten people?"

Li Qingan shook his head, "Not many, Shang Xi Dongzan also wants to explain to Tubo. He will not agree to it if there are too few people."

After pausing, Li Qingan smiled disdainfully again and said, "What if I give him 20,000 people? Sooner or later, they will be my dishes on the plate."

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The young Tubo Zanpu did not die of serious injury, but died on the spot. A poisonous crossbow shot through his head. After hiding the news for two days, Shang Xidongzan finally couldn't hide it anymore and had to inform the entire army that Zanpu had unfortunately died. The entire Tubo army was shocked, and countless people beat their chests and cried. The military camp was mourning everywhere. The entire army was in extreme grief.

Shang Xidongzan was in panic and was in a mess. He didn't know what to do. Zanpu died in Tochar. How should he explain in China? Can the princes and ministers in China spare him?

Should he withdraw his troops and go back, or if he occupied Anxi and then went back, he had an explanation. For a whole day, Shang Xi and Dongzan were in a state of trance.

That morning, Shang Xidongzan sat in the room as usual and was stunned. Zanpu's death made him no longer consider the war, which had seriously affected the preparations of the Tubo army. At this time, a group of officers shouted from outside: "Master, we demand the Northern Expedition, we must avenge Zanpu!"

Shang Xi Dongzan was upset and closed the window, the room became dim, and the sound outside became smaller. In the past few days, Tubo generals have led the way every day. Although the morale is commendable, Shang Xi Dongzan has no intention of sending troops at all. These calls will only cause trouble to him.

"Master!" Someone reported at the door again.

"I'm so annoying!" Shang Xidong praised, "Can you please let me be quiet for a while?"

"Master, it's time for Jiaxi to come."

"Who is it?" Shang Xidongzan was stunned.

"On Jiaxi, it is the commander of the ten thousand men sent by the Grand Marshal to fight with the monk Jiasu."

"He, wasn't he captured by the Tang army? How could he come back?"

After a second thought, Shang Xidongzan seemed to understand something and ordered: "Take him in!"

After a moment, Lu Jiaxi was brought up. He was Shang Xidongzan's old subordinate. He had followed him for many years. As soon as he saw Shang Xidongzan, he knelt down and cried, "Master! I thought I would never see you again."

"Stop crying!"

Shang Xidongzan was upset by his crying, and slapped the table and said, "If you cry again, I will drive you out!"

Lun Jiaxi was so scared that he didn't dare to cry anymore. Shang Xidongzan breathed a sigh of relief, patted his shoulder, comforted him, "I know you have suffered a lot, and I will compensate you in the future, but now you have to tell me how you can come back? Did Li Qing'an put you back?"

"That's it! He let me come back and asked me to pass the message. He wanted to make a deal with Dashuai."

"Trade? What kind of transaction."

"He asked the general to send back the bodies of the ten Tang army scouts, and he was willing to exchange them for ten thousand Tubo prisoners of war."

If Li Qing'an only used one thousand people or a few thousand people to trade, Shang Xi Dongzan would not have considered it at all, but he was indeed a little moved by 10,000 Tubo prisoners of war, and the current situation forced him to consider the transaction.

At present, the 80,000 army brought by Zamp is not in his hands. Before his death, Zamp just pointed at Shang Jiasu, as if he wanted Shang Jiasu to take over the army. This incident made Shang Xidongzan very troubled. In fact, the 80,000 army might not obey Shang Jiasu's command, but because Zamp was assassinated in Ayan City, and the murderer was hidden in the home of Alan, the senior Tocharian official promoted by him, the 80,000 army was very dissatisfied with him. In this way, they obeyed the command of his political enemy Shang Jiasu.

Invisibly, the 180,000 army split into two camps, one of Shangxi Dongzan's camp and the other of Shang Jiasu's camp. The Tang army does not know about this for the time being, but Shangxi Dongzan also understands that the Tang army will sooner or later learn the truth.

Now Li Qing'an is willing to exchange ten thousand Tubo army prisoners for the ten Tang army corpses. This may not be a cost-effective transaction. Shang Xi Dongzan originally planned to hand over the ten bodies to Shang Jiasu in a few days, but now he has changed his mind. Instead of letting Shang Jiasu take advantage of this, he might as well get the 10,000 people first.

Thinking of this, Shang Xi Dongzan asked Jia Xi and said, "How do he plan to exchange?"

"Li Qing'an said that the Grand Marshal will send the person back first, and he will release 10,000 prisoners of war. Grand Marshal, do I think he has no sincerity?"

"No!" Shang Xidongzan shook his head and said, "If you think so, then you are wrong. The Tang people said that a thousand golds buy bones. He used ten thousand people to exchange for ten corpses, but in fact, it was for his soldiers to see."

When he saw Lu Jiaxi, he was stunned and sneered, "The political wisdom of the Tang people is not something that idiots like you can understand. Forget it, you don't understand if you explain it to you. Just go there and send me ten coffins to Li Qing'an."

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In the wilderness outside Dalibohe City, 120,000 Tang troops were neatly armored and solemnly. They lined up in two long snake formations, standing in the middle of the road, stretching for more than ten miles. With a low horn sound, the sound of war drums was ringing, and five hundred Tang troops slowly drove the way forward. Behind them, ten carriages pulled ten coffins slowly. Each coffin was covered with the black dragon battle flag in Anxi. On both sides of the coffin, there were also a thousand iron cavalry guarding. They held long spears in their hands, controlled the war horses, and walked at the same rhythm as the carriage.

Wherever the ten coffins passed, the Tang army lowered their heads, paying respect and silence to them. In the middle of the corridor, Li Qing'an had been waiting for a long time. He silently watched the carriage approaching. When the carriage was still thirty steps away from Li Qing'an, the team stopped. Li Qing'an turned over and dismounted and walked forward quickly. He stopped in front of the ten coffins. Suddenly he knelt down on one knee. The 120,000 troops saw the commander kneeling, and they also knelt down on one knee. The scene was extremely spectacular.

In the wind slowly blowing on his face, the marching Sima Zhao Luchu was reciting the "Ten Warriors Festival of the Tang Dynasty" written by Li Qing'an: "At the beginning of the second year of Zhenzhi, the Ten Warriors of the Tang Dynasty rushed to Tochar as scouts to investigate the enemy situation, understand the public's opinion, work diligently, and never stop day and night.

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The Tubo chief and even ten warriors sacrificed their lives and went to their deaths with humble lives. They exchanged their humble lives for the collapse of Tubo mountains and assassinated the enemy chiefs, and they were shot to death.

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The head commander should not abandon the soldiers as humble bodies. Now, ten thousand prisoners of war will be exchanged for the spirits of the ten warriors, and buried them in the east of Saiye. The ten warriors are Zhou Mi, Wang Yiqing, Lu Ning, Amiti, Nantar, Arrosai, Wu Qilang, Gao Yi, Timuzi, and Aqi, all given to General Zhongwu and the title of Saiye County. Their parents, wife and daughters are supported by Saiye. Alas, the warriors will last forever.

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To be continued...