Despite this, Songtsen Gampo was not afraid, but was eager to try to see if the Tang army was as strong as Lu Dongtsen said.
As a result, you will die if you try.
The Tang army did not tolerate him at all and dared to fight whenever they dared to come. Songtsen Gampo personally led the army and fought three fierce battles with Li Daoxuan. They were defeated in all three battles and suffered more than 10,000 casualties.
The atmosphere in the Chinese army camp was very gloomy.
Songtsen Gampo already looked a bit mature, and after many defeats, he aged even faster. A man in his twenties looked like a man in his forties or fifties.
"Everyone, I made a miscalculation this time. I should not have rashly provoked the Tang army. The failure is my sole responsibility." Songtsen Gampo admitted his mistake. In the past few years, he had fought against all the unrivaled opponents in the local area, but finally he encountered the Tang army.
Only then did he know what it means to be strong. What he didn't expect was how the Tang army adapted to the climate and soil here. Not all the soldiers under the Tang general were Tyuhun people.
He couldn't figure it out.
Shang Nang said: "Zanpu, we need to withdraw our troops immediately. If we stay here too long, once the Tang army's support is in place, it will be difficult for us to escape. Moreover, I am worried that the local nobles in the country will take the opportunity to cause trouble. In addition, if we fight with the Tang army,
Both sides will be harmed, and I’m worried that it will arouse the prying eyes of Da Yang and others.”
"Well, tomorrow we will send someone to ask for peace from the Tang army. Just say that we have no intention of offending." Songtsan Gampo said. Until now, Songtsan Gampo didn't think anything big would happen. He didn't believe that the Tang Dynasty would really travel thousands of miles.
Attack yourself.
Admit your mistake and don't be afraid that the other person will not follow the steps.
The next day, the Tang army camped.
The envoy sent by Songtsen Gampo to deliver the message has been beheaded on the order of Li Daoxuan.
Li Daoxuan looked at the generals and said: "I have received the imperial decree. Your Majesty is very angry and must teach Tubo a profound lesson. This battle must be fought!"
Governor Li is currently leading troops to attack Songtsen Gampo’s rear. Our task is to hold them back and prevent them from returning. If we can kill Songtsen Gampo in this battle, everyone will be rewarded!"
"The general will obey the order!"
Songtsan Gampo did not wait for the Tang army to agree to negotiate for peace, but only waited for the news that Li Daoxuan led his army to attack. The two sides fought in the wilderness, and the Tang cavalry killed people like hemp and shot like rain of arrows. The Tubo cavalry, which Songtsan Gampo was once proud of, fell in front of the Tang cavalry.
It is as brittle as paper and will break when poked.
If it weren't for the mountainous terrain here, Li Daoxuan could have dispatched five thousand cavalry to attack. Unfortunately, the terrain here was not suitable for a large-scale cavalry charge. Therefore, the saint sent him two thousand pairs of heavy plate armor.
"Kill!" A school captain wearing heavy plate armor led the infantry and killed the Tibetan army like a bulldozer.
Songtsen Gampo mobilized his horses to block the advance of the heavy plate armor army, but was caught by Li Daoxuan in the air attack. He decisively led a small number of cavalry to attack, disrupted the Tibetan army's position, and killed twelve Tibetan army generals.
At this moment, Songtsen Gampo felt regretful, but it was too late. The Tang army refused to reason with him at all, and pushed even further, chasing him all the way to the Tibetan army camp before giving up.
This battle caused heavy losses to the Tibetan army. More than 7,000 people died, half of whom were hacked to death by heavy plate armor troops.
At this point, Songtsen Gampo decisively chose to retreat and left the Wuhai line. Unfortunately, he was intercepted by Li Daliang who bypassed Dafeiling halfway.
The Tibetan army protected Songtsen Gampo and resisted tenaciously, but they still missed a move and were severely wounded by Li Daliang. By the time they retreated to Xingxuchuan, only a few thousand defeated soldiers were left.
Songtsen Gampo regretted it too much. Many of his generals were killed in battle. Even Shang Nang was killed by the Tang army during the retreat, and his body was not found. More importantly, the 60,000 soldiers and horses he sent out for this expedition were defeated by the Tang army.
There are only a few thousand people left, which is the most unacceptable loss for him. These 60,000 troops are all his elite.
"Zanpu, I'm here to stop you, and you should come back immediately." Ru Laijie said to him, "Even if the Tang army comes, I can hold him back."
Songtsen Gampo gritted his teeth and said, "You must be careful!"
At this time, he could only focus on escaping for his life.
Soon after, the combined forces of Li Daliang and Li Daoxuan rushed to Xingxuchuan, defeated the Tubo army and killed Ru Laijie on the spot.
In this battle, the entire 60,000-strong Tibetan army was wiped out.
Only Songtsen Gampo was left, leading a dozen of his ministers to flee back to Loxu.
The Tang army did not continue the pursuit because there was a supply problem. There were many mountains and dense forests here. If they had to march hundreds of miles in a hurry, the logistics would not be able to keep up, and they would have no choice but to return in despair.
Li Daoxuan sighed: "It's totally impossible. The terrain here is too complicated and there are too many mountains. Even if we want to attack Tubo in the future, it will probably take several years to completely occupy it."
Although he won this battle, it was not satisfying at all. Tubo's troops had nothing to do with force, they were very rough and had no tactics at all.
Li Daliang said: "Don't worry, Tubo is just a new tribal alliance. Songtsen Gampo has suffered such heavy losses this time, and changes will inevitably occur in its country. Not only that, other tribes who are spying on Tubo, such as Dayang and other tribes, will not
Don’t miss this opportunity.”
"You mean, we can reap the benefits?"
Li Daliang smiled and said, "Maybe there is such an opportunity."
In fact, both he and Li Daoxuan knew that now was not the best time to attack Tubo, because they had not yet fully understood the terrain in this area and could not find a place to establish a food transfer point.
The Tang army was indeed very powerful and invincible, but if the logistics and food supplies could not keep up, it would be useless. But the Tubo area had always been rarely involved, and it was very difficult to find the correct route to completely attack the Tubo royal city.
The purpose of Tubo's invasion this time was to teach them a profound lesson and make them behave more honestly.
This defeat really shocked Songtsen Gampo's ambition. He realized that Lu Dongtsen's words were actually right. Tubo was not the opponent of the Tang Dynasty at all. The country of Dongtu has a long history and glorious culture, and
With an immeasurably large population, Tubo was still far behind.
He regretted that he should not have taken the initiative to provoke and test the Tang army.
In other words, he himself did not expect that Emperor Tang would be so serious. He only targeted gangsters, but in the end he was also punished by Emperor Tang.
It's not a problem that 60,000 people were killed. The problem is that two outstanding ministers, Shang Nang and Ru Laijie, were killed this time. Both of them were his capable generals.
In addition, those elite soldiers and generals who followed him in the north and south also died at the hands of the Tang army.
All in all, in one word, miserable!
Worse things were yet to come. After the army was defeated and returned to Lochi, Songtsen Gampo received news that the tribes that had been annexed by Tubo began to resist Tubo rule, and rebellions were breaking out everywhere. While he was busy suppressing the rebellion, he sent
People paid close attention to the movements of the Tang army.
After learning that the Tang army did not pursue further pursuit, he felt relieved. But he was not completely relieved yet. He received news that the Black Qiang and Dayang were attacking Tubo.
Songtsen Gampo spurted out a mouthful of old blood, and quickly summoned ministers and mobilized the army to prepare for a life-or-death national war.
The source of a series of unexpected events all started when he lost to the Tang army. If he had not been defeated so miserably, he would not have caused so many crises. But he was defeated so miserably that all 60,000 elite troops were killed or injured. Although he had
There are still more than 100,000 troops in the army, but there are also hundreds of thousands of troops in Dayang's army. Others are seizing the opportunity of your failure to take advantage of you!
The natives in these places also understand this and take advantage of your illness to kill you. If they seize the opportunity of Tubo's internal chaos, many people will want a piece of the pie.
As a result, Tubo, which was originally prosperous, fell into endless war again because of its defeat by the Tang army.
This piece of land that was originally going to be quiet has also become lively again.