Chapter 572: Altitude Sickness, Preparations for the Decisive Battle
Now this group of enemies not only refuses to surrender, but also seems to have launched an attack on our side, Datang.
For the soldiers on Datang's side, anger gradually appeared on everyone's face.
However, out of anger, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty started a direct battle with the Tubo people.
I originally thought that these Tubo people were so powerful and fearless of death, so I, the soldiers of the Tang Army, could give them all a good time.
Who knows how this group of Tibetan people got cold feet at this critical moment?
Are there any soldiers thinking of surrendering to the Tang Dynasty?
When the soldiers on the Tang Dynasty heard this news, their expressions tightened and they were very unhappy.
Okay, this is really unreasonable. You Tubo people will surrender if you say you want to surrender, but you won’t surrender if you say you don’t.
It's really interesting. You Tubo people have taken advantage of all the good things. Do you really think that the Tang Dynasty is a soft persimmon? It's up to you to manipulate it as you like.
Hearing that they wanted to surrender, the soldiers on Datang's side snorted coldly. This is really unreasonable. Could it be that you think I, on Datang's side, are garbage collectors?
When I just asked you to surrender, not only did you not surrender, you also said such arrogant words.
Now that I am okay, I know that I will definitely lose, so I want to give in.
I want to ask everyone, how can there be such a good thing in this world? Everyone wants to take advantage of it.
Since you don't cherish the opportunity given to you, now I want to ask, what is the use of taking prisoners like you?
Seeing that all these enemies had thrown down their weapons and wanted to kneel aside and surrender, the soldiers on the Tang Dynasty side directly gave the order that we, the Tang Dynasty, would not keep any prisoners.
Since you are going to war with me, the Tang Dynasty, you should be prepared to die in battle.
This battle is not fought if you think about it, but if you think about it you won’t fight.
If you want to surrender and just slap your butt and leave, wouldn't it be very shameful for me, Datang?
Hearing what Tang Jun said, everyone's heart skipped a beat. Why did they feel that when they heard Tang Jun's words, this additional meaning meant that they and their group would definitely die?
As he said that he was about to stand up and surrender, everyone who was about to stand up and surrender hurriedly picked up their weapons and prepared to go to war with Datang.
The soldiers on the Tang Dynasty drew their weapons, raised their swords, and chopped off their dog heads.
It is really unreasonable for a little Tubo to surrender if he wants to, and if he doesn't want to surrender, he won't.
If you do everything the way you people do, where will it put the face of Datang?
"Ah, these Tang people don't care about credit, they don't care about credibility, fight with them, fight with them."
However, no matter how powerful they are, no matter how roaring they are, what awaits them will be a dead end.
As the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty raised their swords, they directly beheaded the heads of the Tubo people.
"Commanders of the Tang Army, we surrender, we surrender, please give us a way to survive."
"Yes, didn't you just say you would give us a way out?
Why did they suddenly launch an attack on us again?"
The soldiers felt like they were about to cry without tears. It was agreed at that time that as long as they surrendered, they would have a way to survive.
Why did you go back on your word again?
"If you Tubo people are like this, I will let you people die.
Remember, Datang does not collect all garbage.
It’s not a place where you can come and leave whenever you want.
The opportunity just now has been given to you. It's you, the Tubo people, who don't know what it means to cherish it.
But now there is only death waiting for you, either die in battle, or you people can just die obediently."
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
The leading soldier was seriously injured and vomited blood. He stared at the remaining group of them and laughed.
"This is the Tang Dynasty that you want to surrender to. You want to surrender, you want to kneel down and lick the Tang Dynasty, but you don't know that the Tang Dynasty doesn't care about you at all.
As a result, you guys were still thinking about surrendering and kneeling down and licking me, and you ended up dead in the end.
I told you before that Tang Jun couldn't believe it, but you people just don't believe it.
It’s okay now, you know what I said is right, hahahaha, you people deserved it if they ended up like this due to Tang Jun’s deception.”
Traitors, no matter which country or tribe they belong to, make people feel very unhappy.
Especially since they thought they were Tubo people and all of them were brave warriors. Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, they were thinking of surrendering. How could they not be angry?
If they didn't want to surrender just now, and if they fought fiercely, they could directly defeat the enemy even if they were fighting one person against another.
On the contrary, in the end, because of their surrender, their morale was greatly reduced. In the end, this group of Tang people took advantage of the loophole, causing so many soldiers in the entire city to die in battle.
However, the matter has come to this, and I'm afraid there's nothing else I can do if I want to say anything else.
Seeing this scene, the hearts of all the soldiers could be said to have dropped to the bottom. They were really going to die today.
Fight, fight.
However, no matter how hard they try to resist, there is only a dead end waiting for them.
If I say regret at this moment, I wonder if it will be too late?
Seeing this scene, the soldier who was laughing up to the sky was directly approached by a soldier from the Tang Dynasty. He raised his sword and chopped off his head. Then he said, "You are the most troublesome person among all the people."
I'm going to kill you today, so I'll let you know, don't make noises from the side, it's really annoying.
"All officers and soldiers listen to the order. We in the Tang Dynasty will not leave any survivors alive or prisoners. We will kill them all."
"It's the general."
Orders were passed one after another, and the soldiers on Datang's side began to crush the enemies with swords in hand.
But their group of enemies fell down trees and scattered, trying to escape quickly, but they could not escape the Tang Dynasty's attack.
"Please spare your life, spare your life, we surrender, we surrender.
Please, please spare the lives of the Tang Dynasty soldiers."
However, no matter how they prayed, what was waiting for them was a cold weapon slashed down in an attempt to fight.
He wanted to pick up his hand and block it quickly, but no matter how hard the soldier fought, he was still cut in half by the Tang soldier's sword.
They Tang people are really too powerful, let’s retreat quickly, retreat quickly, run away quickly.
Even if the remaining enemies wanted to flee quickly, just when they thought the Tang people were not chasing them, arrows from the rear of the Tang Dynasty were fired, killing the enemies in front.
Arrows were shot in one after another, leaving only the last few people who were seriously injured and collapsed to the side, trying to crawl forward a few more steps.
However, he could no longer climb over.
He raised his head and looked at the Tang people who had already rushed over, and spoke.
"Please, all Tang soldiers, please spare our lives."
Looking at the Tibetan man lying on the ground, he said this. Some people can speak Chinese and can communicate with him.
Some people couldn't understand what the two sides were talking about at all, but seeing their Tibetan appearance, they must have thought of leaving them a line.
I'm just sorry, but the lives of you people are at stake for me, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
He raised the knife in his hand, chopped off the dog's head, and began to clean up the battlefield.
The entire battlefield has been cleared.
It will not end until all enemies are eliminated.
"General, in this battle we on Datang's side will have to wipe out tens of thousands of enemy troops at least.
These Tubo people really don’t need to be beaten.”
There were tens of thousands of them and our soldiers defeated them easily.
After hearing what the other soldiers said, the leading general nodded.
"Everyone, we and other Tang soldiers have come to fight according to your Majesty's order. We should attack the city and seize the territory and severely capture this group of Tubo people.
Let these Tubo people know what will happen if they offend me, the Tang Dynasty.
At the same time, our battle this time will definitely spread throughout the world with lightning speed.
At that time, in addition to the Tubo people, it will also be passed on to the surrounding tribes, and the surrounding tribes will also know that there will be no good results in going against me, the Tang Dynasty."
"It's the general."
"Pass my order and send people to clean up the battlefield. Remember, any living person you encounter will be killed.
I, the Tang Dynasty, take no prisoners."
"It's the General."
Immediately afterwards, in the Tubo city, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty launched a crazy massacre.
No one in their city was spared, they were all slaughtered.
All the enemies wanted to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but they were all massacred. The common people also wanted to pray for the Tang Dynasty's mercy, but they were all slaughtered by the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
Do you think that when I, the Tang Dynasty, came to conquer the city this time, I was just playing house with you guys?
We are here this time to start a fierce battle against you people.
It is absolutely impossible to obtain the kindness of our Datang!
No matter how the enemy flees, a dead end awaits them in the end.
"Run quickly, run quickly, this Tang man is really too powerful, if we don't run we will really be dead."
However, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had already surrounded the city on all sides, and a crazy massacre had just begun.
The absolute strength of the Tang Dynasty was such that the battle in the entire city was not over until all enemies, regardless of gender, age or identity, were slaughtered by the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
Seeing this scene, all the soldiers laughed.
Seeing this scene, all the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty burst into laughter.
They don't know where the enemy general they fled before has gone to now.
I hope I can catch him. Of course, if I can't catch him, I won't regret it.
"Come here, send people to start cleaning the battlefield and return to the military camp."
One after another, the soldiers began to clean the final battlefield, while the remaining soldiers returned to the military camp and began to wait quietly and rest.
Now that the battle is over, it is time for everyone to rest for a few more days and continue the battle.
"Report, report, report, report to the general, there is news from our soldiers who are chasing the Tibetan people.
When our soldiers chased them for nearly a hundred miles, the enemy army disappeared into the forest. I asked the general to punish him."
The Tang Army general thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Okay, I don't blame you for this matter. This time we can enter their Tubo land to fight, or we can continue to pursue them according to the previous plan.
If you still can’t catch him after chasing for dozens of miles, don’t rush forward rashly to avoid unnecessary casualties.”
"It's the last general who takes the order."
"Okay, let all the soldiers have a good rest.
In this battle, this group of enemies actually fled, and it was not something we could decide at this time.
After all, this is their territory, and the Tubo people fled too quickly, so we and other soldiers could not control them.
Regarding this matter, I am not in a hurry. I don't believe that if we attack their capital city, we can't take down all the enemies of Tibet?
Everyone laughed while talking, yes, it’s just a small Tubo. Even if they run away, where can they go?
Waiting for the Tubo people, after all, it will be our Tang Dynasty that will destroy them.
Arrange everything and send people to transport the wounded soldiers to the rear.
Three days later, they continued to attack the Tubo territory.
News came out one after another and began to be transmitted in the direction of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty.
The soldiers on their side continued to repair and prepare for the next battle.
"These Tang people are really hateful, hateful."
This time, the more than 100,000 troops who came to lead the battle were all destroyed by the Tang army's attack. I really feel sorry for my Zanpu's trust.
While escaping, he hid in the woods and lured away all the enemies from the Tang Dynasty. The Tubo general continued to run to the rear.
While thinking about it, my whole heart felt very uncomfortable.
Just as he was galloping, the sound of galloping horse hooves could be heard in the distance.
From what I can see with the naked eye, those coming are our own soldiers!
The scout troops were driven over. When they saw this man, wasn't he their general? He quickly dismounted and saluted.
"My subordinates have met the general."
The general waved his hand.
"Everyone, where are our follow-up troops?"
"Going back to the general, the follow-up troops are about a hundred miles away from here."
About a hundred miles away, when he heard this distance, the general tensed up, and under the leadership of the scouts, retreated towards the rear. Three hours later, he arrived at the rear team and saw a group of people who came to support.
"General, I have met the general. General, what happened?"
I saw the general looking disgraced and fleeing towards the rear. It looked like something important had happened.
Hearing this, the general's face fell to the bottom of his face, and he told what happened before.
The Tang Dynasty surrounded their city and had already conquered their city.
He escaped under the cover of a group of soldiers. Presumably their city had already been occupied by the enemy at this time.
And all their soldiers were killed.
Thinking of this, his whole face changed drastically.
His eyes flickered and his heart straightened, and he immediately thought of dying to apologize.
I am sorry for Zampu, I am sorry for the people of Tibet, and I am even more sorry for the soldiers of Tibet who were injured during this expedition.
He brought so many Tibetan soldiers to fight against the Tang Dynasty.
Who would have known that after the war, it would end with the defeat of our Tibetan side.
As he spoke, his whole mood fell to the bottom.
At this moment, I was still very conflicted in my heart. Looking at the weapon in front of me, I drew my weapon and prepared to commit suicide.
"General, general, never general."
"You guys, don't try to stop me, don't try to stop me.
I'm sorry for all of you, and I'm even more sorry for the soldiers who followed me and waited here.
I am a sinner of Tubo, please don’t stop me, just let me die!”
"General, I have the honor to hear the Prime Minister say this: Victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists.
Is it possible that the general will deny everything just because of this failure?
Besides, what we did was not a failure. The Tang people only captured a few of our cities. We still have a large number of soldiers' cities behind us, and we can hold the Tang people firmly.
If, General, you really can't think about it today, in the end it will only be a happy time for the Tang Dynasty and a loss for us Tubo.
So general, we can continue to prepare for war and fight the Tang Dynasty until the end.
It is not because of these small things that the general feels ashamed of Tibet."
As he spoke, several of the people accompanying him quickly stepped forward and snatched the general's weapon.
After hearing them finish all these words, I raised my head and looked over with expectant eyes.
"Everyone, everyone, I am really ashamed!"
"General, if the general is willing to take us, he will take our soldiers back to fight again.
They killed the Tang people and turned them upside down, wiping them all out.
In this way, not only can we avenge our previous grudges, but we can also avenge the grudges of the soldiers and avenge our past humiliation.
So General, we must win this matter.
Please also ask the general to lead our soldiers to fight back and wipe out all the Tang people."
The accompanying soldiers took away the weapons and said these awe-inspiring words.
The general looked at the scene of everyone, and after hearing what they all said, the general stood up slowly.
He glanced in the direction of the capital city and bowed.
This time, I will put my head directly here. If the Tang people who came to fight are not eliminated, I will raise my head to see them.
As he spoke, he looked very awe-inspiring and planned to wipe out all these Tang people.
Then he stood up and took a look at everyone.
"Everyone, what happened before is over, and our new battle will be next.
If this group of Tang people enters my Tubo territory, all the officers and soldiers will obey my orders and follow me to conquer the Tang Dynasty and wipe out all these Tang people!"
"Tubo will win, Tubo will win."
But now that he had made a grand oath, if he could not wipe out all the Tang people this time, he really wanted to raise his head and show up, no matter who tried to dissuade him.
Seeing all this, I stood aside and took a deep breath.
He raised his head and looked at everything in front of him, and then issued an order to get all the soldiers ready to fight and prepare for Datang's next attack.
Now that the previous line of defense has been completely destroyed, the next step is to enter the second line.
If the second line of defense is also completely destroyed, it means that only a few cities are left to reach the capital city.
The second line of defense must send manpower at all costs to completely crush the Tang people. If they cannot, this city will really be unable to withstand it.
On the other hand, Datang and his party on the other side were in a very happy mood.
Now that this group of Tubo people are under control, everyone is very excited.
Not only did he hold on to it, but he also conquered so many cities and killed countless enemies.
Everyone decided to take back what they said before.
They had spoken before, thinking that the Tibetans were actually compared to the Turks.
Now it seems that the Tubo people are really inferior to the Turks.
At least they, the Turks, had a little trouble handling them. On the other hand, after the battle with the Tubo people, they were beaten all the way.
It was so relaxing and joyful. Thinking of these people, I couldn't help but sigh secretly.
It was too easy for the Tang Dynasty to go to war with the Tubo people.
"Okay everyone, let's not belittle ourselves regarding the Tubo people this time, and at the same time, we shouldn't be arrogant.
If the enemy comes to attack us at this critical moment, the damage to our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will be great!
"As the saying goes, arrogant soldiers will lose. Even if they can win steadily, they must be stable.
At the same time, they also knew that the next battle would be even more brutal.
Therefore, all of them must be even more careful, lest they capsize at this critical moment, which would be a big loss.
"It's the general."
"Alright everyone, I want all the soldiers to finish repairing and continue to attack the city and plunder the land.
We just want to crush all these Tubo people and wipe them out completely."
"It's the general."
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had completed their training and were all ready to continue marching along the route to the territory of Tubo.
The scouts in front came with news that there was no trace of the enemy within a hundred miles, and it looked like they would have to continue fighting along the terrain map.
Then the army set off and continued to advance towards the territory of Tibet.
In the blink of an eye, we walked for several more days until the scouts in front sent news that another enemy city was sighted ahead.
All the soldiers shined at a glance, and this time they were able to have a good fight with the Tubo people.
"General, our army's military doctors have received news that many soldiers on our way there have been dizzy and short of breath in the past few days."
"oh,
But those who were injured became soldiers again?"
"General, not all of them are soldiers here, but some of them are soldiers who have been injured and recovered.
But there are still many soldiers who have not suffered any physical injuries, and they are all in this situation."
After hearing the news, the leading general frowned. What's going on?
Why did my body as a fine soldier suddenly become dizzy and vomiting again?
This shouldn't be the case either.
Could it be that they were the Tubo people again, and the water they drank along the way was poisoned by them?
However, when drinking water along the way, they had strictly followed the requirements of boiling hot water, and there was no sign that the soldiers were poisoned.
"Here comes the military doctor."
When the military doctor heard the news, he hurried over and saw the general. After asking, the military doctor thought for a moment and told the reason.
"Reporting to the general, we will close the city here before attacking the Tubo land.
The doctor arranged by His Majesty once told us that some of our soldiers will suffer from altitude sickness when they enter the Tibetan land.
He also told us some symptoms of altitude sickness, but his subordinates were not at the meeting at the time.
Now it seems that our soldiers may have really suffered from altitude sickness.
All the symptoms are exactly the same as what others said, that’s it.”
Altitude sickness, what is altitude sickness?
The accompanying doctor told me about altitude sickness. I heard the altitude sickness introduced by other doctors.
Simply put, this altitude sickness means that their Tang Dynasty’s territory is at the foot of the mountain, while their Tubo territory is located on the mountain.
There is more air at the foot of the mountain, but less air at the mountain. People living at the foot of the mountain will have difficulty breathing if they rush up the mountain.
This situation will last for a long time. If such a situation occurs, their advice at that time is to rest in place or withdraw troops immediately.
If altitude sickness occurs and the enemy comes to attack, our soldiers will be completely weak and their breathing will not be smooth, and they will definitely suffer heavy injuries.
What retreat?
The leading soldier was very unhappy.
Although they said they respected these imperial doctors, they called them "sir" when they arrived at the border city.
But don't think that these people know everything.
Why didn't His Majesty inform them in advance about what they were talking about?
Besides, the battle has already reached this point, and it is possible to crush all the enemy troops with just a glance, and now suddenly, the so-called altitude sickness comes up.
Let alone them, this is something that no one can accept.
If you want to fight, fight and don't make excuses based on these unfounded things.
When the doctor accompanying the army heard this, he was stunned for a moment.
After thinking for a moment, he shook his head.
Actually, they don't know much about this matter.
Just say it was other terrain, this was altitude sickness. Even when they thought about it, they shook their heads in their hearts.
Perhaps he was deceived directly by the doctor arranged by His Majesty from Chang'an City.
But because they came from Chang'an City, they were directly fooled by these words.
In fact, the strength of this group of people is just a little further than them.
How could this platoon of soldiers be stronger than this group of generals in battle?
Since the general said it was okay, he must have nodded secretly thinking of this.
If that's the case, I think other people can easily solve these things, so I don't have to worry too much.
Thinking of these feelings, it is better to go to war with the accompanying soldiers.
"Okay everyone, we are not worried about these things."
They had never even heard of altitude sickness. It was simply a myth.
Since it is an unreasonable thing, why should everyone worry about it?
This next battle must be very important.
For all the soldiers, the next battle must be the top priority.
No matter what, the soldiers must not be allowed to fight steadily in the next battle.
If not, it would be a big trouble to deal with this matter.
Today, Datang has penetrated deep into the enemy's hinterland.
Otherwise, you need to be more careful in the battle in the next mission.
Although it is said that the soldiers were unstoppable along the way, they would definitely hold them tightly against the Tubo people.
If it happens at this critical moment, it will definitely have a big impact on the overall strategy of the Tang Dynasty.
A group of soldiers began to set up camp, preparing to rest quietly, and at the same time dispatched scouts to conduct reconnaissance.
After investigating everything, prepare for the next battle!
"General, these Tang people have arrived!"
After hearing the news from the scouts, they, the Tang Dynasty people, were already camped only 50 miles away from them and sent a large number of manpower to conduct reconnaissance. It seemed that they were going to launch a fatal blow to their city anytime and anywhere.
All the soldiers have begun discussions in the general's mansion!
"Everyone, I have decided this time. When the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty come here, we will not stick to the city, but rush out of the city to fight directly with the Tang army.
Holding on to the city would be a dead end. Holding on to this place would be like defending a bastard's shell and being beaten by the Tang army without any ability to resist.
But they, the Tang people, could use powerful siege equipment to transport their side like crazy.
So all the soldiers have already thought about this matter.
When the enemy troops come to attack the city, they will go out of the city to fight to the death with the Tang people.
Even if it’s one versus one, it’s still a life and death battle!”
"Everyone, I will personally lead the charge forward with my troops. If this general dies in the battle, you must remember to attack me at all costs and wipe out all the Tang people.
You must not mess up the morale of the army because of me."
At this time, I had my eyes wide and my heart straightened, and I made such preparations again.
This time, for the Tibetan soldiers, it was either success or failure.
The Tang people came to attack the city, and they would drive these Tang people out at all costs, or even eliminate them all, to let them know how powerful the Tibetan people are.
All the soldiers looked incomparable. After all, everyone knew what the Tang army had done before, as well as the strength of the Tang people.
Therefore, in response to this matter, a group of soldiers must completely crush the enemy army.
"Don't worry, General. Even if our entire army is wiped out and all of us die in battle, even if we lose one life for another, we will still fight to the death with the Tang people."
Everyone's expressions were full of final determination, because they also knew that this battle might be their last battle.
But at this moment, the Tubo people also knew that if they retreated, they would really fail.
If they failed, it would mean that the Tang people would definitely continue to attack cities and seize territory as if they were in a deserted land.
By that time, every city in Tubo will be captured by them again.
By then, the Tang people will besiege the entire capital. If they, the Tubo people, even the capital city are wiped out, it means that the Tubo people will be completely destroyed.
Even if they say they won't be destroyed, they will continue to flee. By that time, escaping will be a real humiliation for them. This time they have to fight with them.
Orders began to come out one after another, and Zheng Ge's Tubo city was ready for a decisive battle.