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Chapter 465 World War (8)

Chapter 465 World War (8)

Author: The best is like no water

Chapter 465 World War (8)

Emperors of all dynasties basically had a hobby of enjoying singing and dancing.

After all, they don't have a cough, they don't have the Internet, and they can't enjoy the hot dance of Internet celebrities.

Basically, the palace has a dedicated dance team, the most famous of which is Li Longji's Liyuan.

Li Er's preferences were somewhat special. He liked the singing and dancing of beauties, but what he liked even more was gathering the defeated kings and khans to form a choir.

He has to be good at singing and dancing, and he has to be able to do original songs and dances.

The king of Little Bolu is barely qualified to join the choir.

Seeing Cheng Yaojin's behavior, Li Yunze also secretly thought it was a pity. If he had known about this earlier, he should have captured the king of Dabolu when he passed through Dabolu Kingdom.

There is nothing I can do now but wait until next time.

After crossing the river, the Tang army retreated quickly, and the many horses brought by Li Yunze played a huge role.

Cheng Yaojin's troops had lost most of their horses before, but now that they had received support, they were able to move on. They quickly went through the Congling Mountains and headed straight for Shule.

At this time, the main army of the Tibetans at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains had already sensed the crisis after their supplies were cut off.

Their commander-in-chief Lu Dongzan made a decision quickly. He first gave up the siege of Qiuci, which had been unable to be attacked for a long time, and attacked Yanqi eastward with all his strength.

Because behind Yanqi is Gaochang, where a real mountain of various supplies is stored, enough for the main Tibetan army of more than 100,000 people.

Moreover, if these supplies are captured, the Tang Army's supply line can be cut off in reverse.

The strategic choice was correct, but the problem was that it was not feasible tactically.

The Tubo people attacked Yanqi fiercely, but they could not even break through the iron gate of its entrance. Moreover, the Kucha defenders behind them kept coming out to harass their retreat.

Li Er was not idle during this period. He sat in Chang'an City and paid attention to the intensive fighting in all directions.

Various materials and troops were constantly raised, and truckloads of reinforcements were sent to various locations.

This is also thanks to the selfless sponsorship of many tycoons, wealthy businessmen and foreign friends in the past. Otherwise, even if the Daming Palace was sold, it would not be able to raise such a large amount of military expenses.

Reinforcements continued to arrive in Gaochang, and were then sent to Yanqi to resist the Tibetan onslaught.

When Lu Dongzan saw that the Tang army was attacking more and more, he knew that this road was impassable.

Without hesitation, Lu Dongzan immediately withdrew his troops and retreated westward along the fertile land between Tianshan Mountain and Chihe River (Tarimu River).

It cannot be reached in the east, and the Tianshan Mountains in the north are so high that they cannot be climbed over.

Ludongzan of the Hanhai in the south quietly sent some advance teams into the Hanhai, controlling the oases along the way to find roads, and at the same time exploring the situation in the south of the Hanhai.

He was not stupid, he had already sensed the approaching crisis and started to make the last resort as a last resort.

It wasn't easy when we came, and it certainly won't be easy when we leave.

At this time, the Tang army was not cowardly. When the enemy troops retreated, they would cheer and shout that they had destroyed dozens of miles of rubbish with one shot.

Whether it was Yanqi's defenders or Kucha's defenders, they all followed behind and would rush up to bite them from time to time.

This greatly limited the Tubo people's retreat speed, damaged their morale, and consumed their troops and supplies.

By the time Lu Dongzan worked hard to bring his troops to Shule, Li Yunze and the rescued Cheng Yaojin's troops had already returned.

Here in Shule, the main force of the Tang army of more than 30,000 people was assembled.

These are elite veterans who have experienced successive fierce battles, and have received a large amount of supplies brought by Li Yunze before.

After descending from the plateau, the Tang army regained its fighting capabilities. In the Gumo Kingdom east of Shule, on the banks of the Sihun River, a decisive main battle broke out with the main Tibetan force that was desperately trying to break out.

In this battle, 30,000 well-equipped and well-trained Tang troops with high morale defeated the main Tibetan army of more than 100,000 troops.

The Tang army's infantry lined up to press forward, and the terrifying Great Steel Wall crushed all the resisters in front of them.

Numerous cavalry attacked from the left and right, first defeating the Tubo cavalry, and then outflanking its heavy infantry, which directly led to the collapse of its entire army.

The Tibetan cavalry were numerous and their combat effectiveness was not weak.

Historically, after Princess Wencheng went there with her dowry, she got the Tibetan cavalry equipped with armor and other equipment, and could even compete with the Tang cavalry.

Now, the Tubo cavalry, which mainly wears leather armor, is fighting against the Tang army's cavalry, whose horses are all wearing horse armor. No matter how brave and fearless they are, the result is basically predetermined.

No matter how powerful Lu Dongzan was, he had no choice but to snatch the horse while wiping his tears and flee all the way.

The collapsed Tibetan army was surrounded by the towering Tianshan Mountains to the north, and the Tang army blocked the road to the east and west. The only option was to flee into the vast sea to the south.

The Tang army did not go deep into the Hanhai to pursue, but only blocked the northern border of the Hanhai along the Chihe River.

After being disorganized and losing supplies, they fled into the vast sea in panic, relying on their instinct to return home through the vast sea. In this case, it was not worth mentioning that a hundred thousand Tibetan troops were dispersed.

Li Yunze estimated that it would be a miracle if one out of ten people could return alive.

The supply line on the south line of the Tianshan Mountains was opened, and massive supplies were transported from Gaochang and other places. The crisis in the entire four towns of Anxi was completely resolved.

The Tibetans, who had suffered heavy losses, no longer had the strength to launch another large-scale offensive of similar scale.

The news quickly reached Chang'an City, and Li Er ordered his people to spread the news of Anxi's great victory, and the whole city immediately rejoiced.

Relevant rewards were also decided quickly. Li Yunze, who played a decisive role in this battle, was directly promoted to the title of Founding County Duke, and from now on, he will be the Lantian County Duke.

Cheng Yaojin, who was already the Duke of the country, failed to win the battle in Dabolu and needed help from others. Li Er gave him a rating of equal to his merits and demerits, but he rewarded Cheng Chumo who successfully defended Shule.

In addition, many other officers and soldiers were rewarded and given titles. Among them, Xue Rengui, who was recommended by Li Yunze as the number one in meritorious service, was promoted from a recruit to a captain and was given the title of Pingyang County Count. He achieved a counterattack in life.

, and also greatly improved the Tang army’s officers and soldiers.

The ambition to achieve great things.

The situation in the Fourth Town of Anxi opened up, and Li Er also breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he received a joint telegram from Li Yunze, Cheng Yaojin and others, saying that they were going north to help Su Dingfang.

After Li Er considered it, he agreed to their request.

At this time, the battle north of the Tianshan Mountains was also extremely fierce. Su Dingfang's strength far exceeded that of the southern front, but his opponent was also stronger.

The Western Turks, Xue Yantuo, Uighurs and other tribes attacked desperately and dragged it into the Ili River Valley.

The nine surnames of Zhaowu Tu Qishi and various miscellaneous men from all over the place surrounded Suiye and cut off the supply lines in various parts of Beiting.

Through telegram communication with Su Dingfang, we learned that his supplies were nearly exhausted, and now he was going to the point of robbing various tribes for maintenance.

Even so, Li Yunze did not rush to send troops for reinforcements, but slowly waited for the massive supplies sent from the rear to arrive, and then set off northward, crossing the Tianshan Mountains through the Tulu Erte Pass and arriving at the north of the Tianshan Mountains.

This is why Shule's status is so important.

To the east is to go to Kucha and other places to guard the western edge of the vast sea.

To the west is the Wufangbieli Pass, which is the only route along the Silk Road.

To the south is Congling, which is stuck in the throat of the plateau.

To the north is the Tulu Erte Pass. After passing here, you can directly reach the north of the Tianshan Mountains.

The geographical location of Shule is so important that Li Yunze simply suggested to Li Er to set up the Anxi Protectorate here.

After crossing the mountain pass and coming to the north of Tianshan Mountain, the first enemy we faced was the Geluolu tribe.

Li Yunze's most profound understanding of Ge Luolu was the Battle of Talas a hundred years later in history.

At that time, it was precisely because of the decisive betrayal of the Geluolu tribe that directly led to Gao Xianzhi's defeat.

The Battle of Talos was also the only defeat of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty among the many wars between the Tang Dynasty and Baiyi Dashi.

Even if it was just for this matter, Li Yunze would not let them go.

The traditional tactic of nomadic people for thousands of years is cavalry harassment, and the Geluolu tribe is no exception.

They took advantage of the speed of the light cavalry to constantly harass, seize the opportunity to take a bite, and when they didn't have the opportunity, they came to cause trouble and prevent the Tang army from marching smoothly and settling in for accommodation.

This tactic was effective against the armies of the Song and Ming dynasties because they lacked cavalry.

But for the strong men in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, this was looking for death.

Because during the Han and Tang Dynasties, China had the most powerful cavalry corps in the world.

The excellent war horses provided by Li Yunze for Datang also played a powerful role at this time.

The Don hippopotamus has super adaptability and can persist in fighting whether it is in the north or south of the Tianshan Mountains or on the plateau.

Moreover, they have super fast speed, even when wearing armor, they can be on par with the light cavalry of the Geluolu tribe.

Most importantly, the Don hippopotamus has excellent endurance.

They can even run continuously for nearly ten hours and cover hundreds of miles!

Moreover, the Tang army had a large number of horses, and the standard configuration was one person with two horses, which gave them a stronger ability to pursue continuously.

The Geluolu tribe tried to use harassment to hold back the Tang army, but in the end they were chased by the Tang army's cavalry and had no way to go to the sky or to the ground.

The Tang army basically used teams as tactical units and pursued them with a rumble.

If the Geluolu tribe wanted to concentrate their forces for a siege, the Tang army would light up the sky cannon and summon nearby reinforcements to come for reinforcements.

A sky cannon is a firework similar to a two-kicker. After adding special chemicals, it will explode in the open sky to form a huge and eye-catching shape, alerting nearby friendly forces within a hundred miles.

After more than ten days of fierce cavalry battle, the old camp of the Geluolu tribe was finally found by the Tang army. Then thousands of elite Tang army cavalry, led by Xue Rengui, directly destroyed the old camp of the Geluolu tribe.

The nomadic tribes, which mainly rely on cavalry, have very strong tactical mobility.

But in fact, in terms of strategic movement capabilities, it is far inferior to the Middle-earth Dynasty.

Their old camp must be located not too far from the front line, so that it can provide sufficient logistical supplies for the cavalry.

Once the location is found, the old camp with a large number of men, women, children, various supplies, tents, and countless cattle and sheep cannot escape at all.

The person who used this trick most skillfully in history was Huo Qubing.

The Geluolu tribe, whose old camp was taken away, collapsed immediately.

The old and weak prisoners were all sent to Shule, while the young and strong were escorted to drive the tens of thousands of captured cattle, sheep and horses north to Suiye City.

As for the so-called Khan of the Geluolu tribe, as well as the captured noble heads under him, they were all escorted to Chang'an City to see if Li Er was interested in letting him join the choir.

If you feel that he is not qualified enough to join the group, then you can only get rid of him.

After defeating the Geluolu tribe blocking the road, Li Yunze saw Broken Leaf City in front of him!

(End of chapter)


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