Duan Zan was sitting on his knees on the ground, throwing paper money into the fire and muttering something in his mouth. The cold wind passed by, causing the bonfire to roar, making a roar, and ashes flying in the sky, as if he was telling something.
There were human skeletons placed beside the bonfire, but they were all incomplete and neat. They were a little oozing in the sunlight, but Duan Zan didn't care. His eyes looking at the skeletons were full of guilt and regret, and they kept flashing through his mind.
The scene of the retreat back then reminds me of the brothers who fought back unyieldingly.
Nearby, countless soldiers stood solemnly and silently.
Not long after, Cheng Chubi came in a hurry and said in a deep voice: "General Duan, my condolences!"
Duan Zan nodded indifferently, stood up, looked at the skeleton and said: "Brothers, I said I would come to take you home. I kept you waiting for so long. Come home with me. Hanzhou is our new home. There is a monument to heroes there. It's
Your destination is a large and spacious place, and you will definitely be satisfied with your stay."
A gust of wind blew up, picking up paper money and ashes all over the ground, dancing all over the sky, as if in response.
"Here, I'm here to help you all." Duan Zan looked at the brothers who were waiting around.
Everyone nodded knowingly, hurried up, packed all the remains, and fixed them on the horses. Duan Zan worriedly reminded them repeatedly: "Slow down, be careful, don't hurt them."
Duan Zan realized that he had gone too far, smiled, and looked at Cheng Chubi: "Is there something wrong with General Luo?"
"General Luo said that we have a radius of hundreds of miles, fought many large and small battles, killed countless enemies, and captured more people, cattle and sheep than we can count, but there are no more troops from Tibet to support us. Could it be that Tibet can't take care of it? Let's do it.
Let me ask you what you mean, you are more familiar with Tibet, what do you think?" Cheng Chubi asked in return.
Duan Zan thought about it carefully and felt that something was wrong. It was impossible for Tubo to abandon this area, and it was impossible not to know that it was being attacked. There was only one possibility. He couldn't care less. What was holding Tubo back?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind. Duan Zan thought about it carefully and felt that it was very possible. He immediately said: "Could it be that the King of Han has already begun to attack Tubo and put a lot of pressure on Tubo, so he can't take care of it?"
"Since you think so too, and the three of us have thought of it together, it is very likely that General Luo means to have the wounded soldiers withdraw to Hanzhou with their loot first, while the main force will stay and continue to fight into the hinterland of Tubo. You will bring special
The men of the war army are the vanguard in front to explore the road."
"No problem, General Luo is wise. Let's kill him. Maybe we can take some of the pressure off the King of Han." Duan Zan agreed, his eyes becoming fanatical.
"Since you have decided not to withdraw your troops, then deal with the immediate matters and set off as soon as possible. If you are late, you will not be able to fight a big battle. You know what the King of Han is capable of, so you have to kill him quickly!" Cheng Chubi warned.
"Report——"
A scout came on horseback. The horse was steaming with steam. It looked like he had traveled a long distance. The scout on horseback was also disgraced. He pulled the horse to a halt and shouted urgently: "General Duan, fifty miles to the east we found a large
The tribe has assembled more than 30,000 troops and is heading towards us."
"Thirty thousand? Finally a big fish came." Duan Zan looked at Cheng Chubi excitedly.
Cheng Chubi hurriedly said: "Let's go ahead and look for favorable terrain to ambush and slow down their speed. We must not let them rush over and steal the loot. I will return immediately to notify General Luo, and the main force will arrive soon."
With that said, Cheng Chubi hurriedly mounted his horse and roared away.
After trotting all the way, a large valley appeared in front of us. A huge army was stationed in the valley, with tents and tents camped together. People shouted and horses neighed, and it was very lively.
Cheng Chubi rushed to the central military tent, dismounted from his horse, and hurried in.
Luo Tong was having a barbecue with the soldiers around the campfire. When Cheng Chubi came back, he cut off a large piece and threw it over. He smiled and said, "How is General Duan doing?"
"We've found a lot of skeletons. It's almost time. In addition, we found a large tribe fifty miles east. Thirty thousand soldiers and horses have already gathered to kill them." Cheng Chubi said quickly.
"It's only thirty thousand, nothing to worry about." Luo Tonghun said nonchalantly.
Cheng Chubi thought about it carefully and there was really no need to worry. When everyone came from Hanzhou, they brought 50,000 soldiers. After a series of large and small battles, the number of troops increased, and now there were 80,000. Thirty thousand captive soldiers killed their own people without mercy.
This is thanks to Tubo's tribal system. As long as it is not a tribe, it is no different from the enemy. In addition, the reward and punishment system of the Hanzhou Army is fair and just. No prisoners have complained so far.
80,000 people beat 30,000 people, isn’t it easy to capture?!
As soon as a thought flashed through, Cheng Chubi continued: "General Duan also believed that the King of Han was attacking Tubo and held back a large number of Tibetan troops, so if the Wuyuan Army came over, at most the major tribes would send some people over, such as the 30,000 who were on the way. General Duan
We have already gone to fight an ambush and are slowing down, what should our army do?"
"There are many mountains around, so the cavalry cannot be deployed, but it is suitable for attacking nearby. You lead an army there, find favorable terrain to lay out pockets, and let General Duan find a way to lure the enemy over and eat him in one bite. The opportunity is given to you. Can you win?
It depends on your means, go ahead."
"Thank you, General, for ensuring that the mission is completed." Cheng Chubi was overjoyed. He led an army to fight alone. If he won the battle and made great achievements, he would have the opportunity to be promoted to army commander.
Soon, Cheng Chubi set off with 10,000 infantry in a mighty formation stretching out a long way on the winding mountain road.
About half an hour later, a canyon appeared in front, with steep mountains on both sides. Cheng Chubi ordered the team to stop advancing and sent people to investigate. They found that the canyon was a must-pass, and the enemy had to go here.
But the mountains were bare and clearly visible, which was not conducive to Tibetan soldiers. Cheng Chubi thought for a moment and decided to ambush here. Since it seemed not conducive to Tibetan soldiers, the enemy would think so, and could win by surprise.
All the officers at regiment level and above gathered together. Cheng Chubi said bluntly: "Everyone, the canyon is not conducive to hiding troops. Let's hide behind the mountain and farther away. When the enemy enters the canyon, we will sneak up. But when the enemy is halfway into the canyon, we
We can almost arrive, and we can fire thousands of arrows to eat up the enemy. Is there any problem?"
Everyone carefully considered it. Hiding the troops farther away will not be easily exposed. It is indeed a solution to wait for the enemy to enter the canyon before coming over. Thirty thousand enemies are rushing together, and there is a lot of movement. The footsteps of everyone approaching will be covered up and will not be easily exposed. It is entirely possible to attack.
The enemy was caught off guard.
"Since we don't have any objections, let's do this. We will deploy hidden positions below." Cheng Chubi followed Qin Huaidao's method and drew a line on the ground, then carefully explained which Tuanzang Valley was in which position, how the troops were distributed in order, and finally determined the order.
The flag is the number.
Once the command flag is raised, all the troops must come as soon as possible, hide it, put down the command flag together, and each tribe will shoot a wave with bows and arrows, and then rush down to fight.
After everyone discussed some details, they dispersed.
Not long after, the armies disappeared into the mountains on both sides of the canyon. Cheng Chubi did not move and decided to block the exit himself and send someone to notify Duan Zan to lure the enemy over.
The cold wind was fierce, but it could not extinguish Cheng Chubi's fiery fighting spirit.
He held Ma Shan's hand tightly, his eyes were firm and cold.