Before dawn, Songtsen Gampo personally led an army of 50,000 men with great momentum, and began to attack the key problems with great ambition.
It's no wonder that Songtsen Gampo was like this. The garrison at Gansong Ridge only had more than 3,000 people, and they had an absolute advantage with more than ten times the strength.
At the beginning of the battle, Songtsen Gampo directly used human sea tactics to continuously attack the defenders of Gansongling.
Looking at the continuous attack by the Tibetan army, Zhai Changsun was secretly worried. All his troops had been deployed to guard the pass.
But there were too many soldiers who couldn't stand it. Even though the soldiers in the left camp were brave and not afraid of death, they gradually showed signs of fatigue.
After the Tibetan soldiers in this attack lost most of their troops, the attack was defeated again.
Although he repelled another Tubo attack, Zhai Changsun did not relax because he knew that the next attack would be even more brutal.
The Tubo army was large in number and could take turns to attack, but the defenders of Gansongling never rested.
With such intensity of attack, Zhai Changsun is really not sure how long he can hold Gansong Ridge.
Taking advantage of the gap, Zhai Changsun turned to Wang Xiaojie on the side and asked: "Admiral, did you really say that the Tibetan army will retreat?"
No wonder he was like this. The attack became more and more intense. It was already the third attack, but Songtsen Gampo had no intention of withdrawing his troops.
More importantly, Zhai Changsun knew that Yang Fan only took more than 500 soldiers with him, and they were a group of new recruits.
Even if he tried hard, he couldn't figure out what means the admiral could use to get Songtsen Gampo to withdraw his troops.
You must know that the Tibetan soldiers who attacked Gansongling this time were the absolute main force, and they even had tens of thousands of cavalry.
Wang Xiaojie's expression remained unchanged, with a determined look on his face: "Just execute the order... Well, here we come!"
Before he finished speaking, he saw the sky a fiery red in the distance, followed by a faint scream...
A slight smile appeared on Wang Cunjie's face, but soon he felt a little disappointed.
Because I lost an opportunity to fight alongside the young master.
Of course, Songtsen Gampo also noticed the strange appearance in the distance and frowned, puzzled.
Judging from the geographical location, we can certainly tell that this is where the Wolf Cavalry camp is.
This can't help but make Songtsen Gampo a little confused. Based on the intelligence and the defeat of the scouts, it is impossible for him to have a large Tang army behind him.
Even if the Tang army sent 300 to 500 men to hide in the mountains and avoid detection, it would still be impossible to defeat the 30,000 wolf cavalry, right?
However, the faint screams made Songtsen Gampo extremely uneasy, and he did not dare to carry out the planned attack.
"Quickly, go and find out what happened?"
Soon, the scouts sent out by Songtsen Gampo found out the situation.
"Reporting to Zanpu, the Wolf Cavalry encountered a sneak attack by the Tang Army, with nearly 10,000 casualties. General Tuhamode is currently gathering the remaining troops to surround and kill the Tang Army."
Songtsen Gampo stood up with a roar and said angrily: "What did you say? The Wolf Cavalry was attacked and more than 10,000 people were injured in the camp? What does Tuhamod do for food? How many people are there in the Tang army?"
"Listen... I heard that the Tang army only has a few hundred people," the scout replied hesitantly, his face turned pale.
After hearing the news, Songtsan Gampo suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
A few hundred people dare to attack the Wolf Cavalry, or these people are madmen with the belief that they will die.
Either this group of people has already thought of a way out, and the Wolf Cavalry has nothing to do with them...
For a time, Songtsen Gampo's mind was spinning, and he considered countless possibilities in an instant.
But the more he thought about Songtsen Gampo, the more solemn his face became, and something was obviously wrong.
Before I could figure out the reason, I heard another rumbling sound, like a punishment from heaven.
Songtsan Gampo's expression changed dramatically, and he immediately issued an order: "Send the order, suspend the research, and the Chinese army's rear camp will turn to the forward camp to meet the wolf cavalry. The forward and the Chinese army will immediately turn around and evacuate."
"I will obey the king's order!"
Although the generals did not understand why Songtsan Gampo made such an incredible decision, they would never question any order he issued.
Grain bite
The generals who could follow Songtsen Gampo to attack Gansong Ridge were all old subordinates who had followed Songtsen Gampo for many years and were also his confidants.
They have blind worship and trust in Songtsen Gampo.
In the past battles, every judgment and decision made by Songtsen Gampo proved to be extremely correct and wise.
Whether it was conquering Yangtong or conquering the Qiang, Songtsan cadres showed super military capabilities.
The generals sent people to direct the rear camp to turn around, and at the same time sent people to notify the forward troops to withdraw.
By the time Songtsen Gampo led his army to the side of the Wolf Cavalry camp, the raging fire had already blocked the way.
At this time, the camp had been burned to a pitch black, and some of the wounded were roasted until they screamed and screamed.
The soldiers were trying to put out the fire and save people, but when Songtsan Gampo looked into the forest, he was shocked and frightened.
As a tree with a lot of oil, pine trees are also used by ordinary people to make fires. Now, once the fire is scorching, they are about to be ignited. If they don't get over quickly, the army will just turn into roast suckling pigs.
Songtsen Gampo's guess was right. If you take a bird's eye view from a high place, you can see that the entire Gansong Ridge is already covered with dots of fire.
Of course it wasn't set off by the fire in the camp, but someone was blowing the wind to ignite the fire...
The fire in the pine forest quickly spread out, and soon turned into a billowing fire dragon. The entire Gansong Ridge pine forest was quickly engulfed in a sea of flames.
Discovering this situation, Songtsen Gampo was so frightened that his liver and intestines split apart. He shouted: "Put down all your luggage and evacuate Gansong Ridge as soon as possible."
At this time, almost all the soldiers were frightened by the sudden fire.
The soldiers were running around like headless flies, unable to listen to orders, and some even ran back to the Gansong Ridge checkpoint.
"Can't turn back, can't retreat, rush through the fire..."
Indeed, there is a checkpoint at the back that cannot be passed at all. The only way to avoid being burned to death by the fire is to rush through the burned wolf rider camp.
The place where the wolf riders camped was on the main road, and although it was a little hot, the fire was not that big.
Once they run back to the Gansongling checkpoint, tens of thousands of people are crowded together, and they will definitely be entangled in the fire, and no one can escape.
Songtsen Gampo had a good idea. As soon as Yang Fan and the others defeated the wolf cavalry, they rushed back to Gansong Ridge without stopping.
On the one hand, they wanted to use the fire in the Wolf Cavalry camp to delay the retreat of the Tibetan army; on the other hand, they wanted to ignite the pine forest so that the Tibetan army had no place to hide.
Once the Tibetan army was trapped or did not evacuate in time, these people would either be burned alive or suffocated to death by being drained of oxygen by the fire.
On Gansongling Avenue, Songtsen Gampo still kept shouting loudly, but unfortunately it was to no avail.
In the fire, all the soldiers had lost their minds. How could they still obey orders?
All of a sudden, people were running around everywhere, making the road even more crowded.
Songtsen Gampo looked at all this in a daze, his expression a little gloomy. If the 50,000 troops could not withdraw from Gansong Ridge, then the losses to Tibet would be too heavy, which might lead to the overthrow of the Tibetan regime.
This 80,000-strong army was Songtsen Gampo's support. Once the entire army was wiped out, Songtsen Gampo would no longer have the power to suppress the leaders of each tribe, and Tubo would collapse in an instant.
The helplessness drained Songtsen Gampo's energy and energy all at once.
When Songtsan Gampoleng was praying to God, the soldiers grabbed Songtsen Gampo and said: "Your Majesty, the young men will escort you to escape. Leave quickly. If you don't leave, it will be too late. Keep the green hills and don't worry about running out of firewood."
burn."
Some soldiers threw themselves directly on the fire road, using themselves as bridges for Songtsen Gampo to step over.
One, two... the soldiers rushed forward and followed each other.
No matter which nation there are, there are warriors.
After passing through a camp where the wolf riders were burned, Songtsen Gampo arrived at a relatively safe place under the escort of his own soldiers.
Just when Songtsen Gampo wanted to celebrate the joy of escaping, a neat team of horses appeared at the end of the road.
As the cavalry slowly approached, a burst of fighting sounded.
The ups and downs happened so quickly that Songtsen Gampo's eyes went dark and he fell to the ground...