Fuqi, in ancient Xianbei language, means the city of kings. In fact, before Tuyuhun destroyed the country, Fuqi City, located fifteen miles west of Qinghai Lake, was the royal capital of Tuyuhun. The city was divided into
It is divided into two parts, the inner and outer. The outer city is three miles long from north to south and two miles wide from east to west. The area is not large, just the size of a county in the Central Plains, but its geographical location is very important. It connects Shanzhou (today's Xining) and Lanzhou to the east.
It can reach Yizhou (now Chengdu, Sichuan) in the south and Shanshan (now Wuqiang, Xinjiang) in the west. It is a fortress-style castle guarding the east road of the Silk Road. Its inner city is square, with a length and width of seventy feet.
In the past, the palace of Tuyuhun was located. Now that Tuyuhun has been destroyed, its palace has become the residence of the Deputy Prime Minister of Tubo, Gar Qin Ling. Because Gar Qin Ling gathered the military and political power of Tubo in the east and north, its palace
Naturally, the mansion became one of the centers of Tubo military and political affairs. In the past, it was always noisy with people coming and going, but these days, the old palace was filled with a solemn silence. Even the serving servants were walking.
, they all looked very cautious, not to mention making loud noises, and they didn’t even dare to talk or laugh. All this was just because Gar Qinling was keeping vigil for his younger brother.
The Hall of Prayer for Heaven, the main hall of the old palace, used to be the place where the kings of Tuyuhun dynasties gathered their ministers, but now it is a sea of black and white. The white ones are silk flowers, the black ones are prayer flags. Amidst the smoke, there is a Sanskrit singing array.
In the array, several oil lamps were burning on the incense table in the center. Under the incense table was a black coffin. In front of the coffin, there was a strong man sitting cross-legged. His nose was straight and his mouth was square, and his beard was like
He has a curly beard, his eyes are shining brightly when he opens and closes them, and he is not angry but proud of himself. This man is none other than Gar Qinling, who is known as the first military god of Tibet.[]
It’s been three days, it’s been three days. Ever since the corpse that Dagaer Bo judged to be cut into two parts was sent back, Gal Qinling has been sitting cross-legged in this mourning hall for three whole days without saying a word.
Gar Qinling showed no reaction at all to the advice of his generals or the report of urgent military situation. He was like a wood carving and clay sculpture. If his diet had not been normal, everyone would have asked the masters to help him.
The evil spirits had been exorcised. Even so, the generals who were anxious about the situation on the battlefield could no longer wait any longer. No, a group of heads of ten thousand households surrounded Gar Qinling's third brother and the commander-in-chief of the Tubo East Route Army.
Gar Zanpo came to the outside of the mourning hall one by one and tried to give advice. However, all the generals were afraid of the majesty of Gar Qinling. Everyone had arrived outside the mourning hall, but no one dared to go directly to the hall.
, even Garzan Po was also timid and did not dare to step forward to disturb her brother, but just pushed each other and kept mumbling outside the hall.
"You all come in."
Before the generals could give a clue, Gar Qinling, who was sitting cross-legged in front of the coffin, suddenly let out a long sigh and spoke in a hoarse voice.
"Second brother, the death of my younger brother is extremely heartbreaking, but, ah, the war is urgent now. Second brother, look..."
As soon as they heard Gar Qinling speak, the generals did not dare to neglect. After looking at each other, they could only bite the bullet and walked into the palace. After a while of mutual promotion, the one with the highest status
The Garzampo had no choice but to stand up, bowed her body and spoke out her advice.
"Well, let's all sit down."
Gar Qinling ignored his brother's advice, but calmly pressed his hands and gave instructions in a calm tone.
"Thank you, Deputy Prime Minister!"
The generals really couldn't understand what Gar Qinling was thinking, but under the prestige, no one dared to say anything. They could only bow and thank each other, and then sit cross-legged in the palace.
"I already know the purpose of your visit, so there is no need to say it again. I have my own sense of proportion in my heart."
After the generals sat down, Gar Qinling looked around at everyone with bloodshot eyes and said something in a hoarse voice.
"Second brother, just tell us and we will all listen."
What Gar Zanpo was afraid of was that her brother would be obsessed with the pain of losing his brother. Hearing what Gar Qinling said seemed to have a strategy to deal with the enemy, he became excited and hurriedly
Then he asked a question.
"In the previous battle of Dafeichuan, our army could have ended the battle in June. Does anyone know why it was delayed until August?"
Gar Qinling did not rush to elaborate on the specific strategy, but asked a strange question calmly.
"Well... didn't my brother once say that the Tang bandits would be in chaos if they had no reinforcements from outside and no food and grass inside? If they took advantage of the chaos to attack them, they would be completely victorious?"
Although Gar Zanpo is also known as a wise general, he knows that his military skills and strategies are far inferior to his second brother. When he heard Gar Qinling ask this question, he couldn't help but wonder secretly. After hesitating for a while, he didn't
replied with certainty.
"Well, that's just one reason. Today, the rise of Tubo is complete. The Tang thieves have always been arrogant, how can they tolerate me? From now on, the war will be complicated. Although I, Tubo, are not afraid, we are not ready yet.
If we fight with them, we will undoubtedly be in decline. If we can tolerate one or two years of rectification, we will be invincible. The reason why a certain predecessor postponed the war until August, and after a complete victory, condescended to make peace with the Tang thieves.
, it is just to get this two-year rest and recuperation, but the Tang thieves have not given up their desire to destroy us, and they have gone and come back. In today's battle, victory is also defeat, defeat is also defeat, and our army is inherently disadvantaged."
Gar Qinling slowly shook his head and explained with a solemn expression, with a light of regret flashing from time to time in his bloodshot eyes.
"Ah, this, what should we do?"
"That's not enough."
"Commander, please give the order, I will fight to the death!"
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What Gar Qinling said was really shocking. All the Tibetan generals were dumbfounded. After being silent for a while, they all suddenly started shouting, and the crowd was extremely angry.
"enough!"
Gar Qinling just listened to the words of the generals silently, with no expression on his face, but Gar Zanpo couldn't bear it. He waved his hand, drank unceremoniously, and forced the generals to
The discussion was suppressed, and then he looked at Gar Qinling with a look of expectation on his face, and said after careful consideration: "Second brother, the Tang bandits are making many moves now. Gao Gao gathered troops in Shanzhou, and Li Jin marched out of Yumen.
And Ashina Daozhen is also trying to make a move in Tianshan, and seems to be taking advantage of the chaos to seize Gaochang. War is about to break out around me, but King Li Xian of Zhou Dynasty is causing trouble in our hinterland. If we don't make plans early, we will be in danger. I implore my second brother to get it right quickly.
Just an idea."
"Well." Gar Qinling raised his hand and pressed it, signaling Gar Zanpo not to say anything further. Then he suddenly sat up straight, with a pair of leopard-ringed eyes flashing, staring at the eastern sky, and spoke slowly.
Said: "All the routes of Tang thieves are empty troops. Only the four towns in Anxi are the purpose of Tang thieves. However, Li Xian's son is planning to kill in vain and wants to destroy our foundation. His crime is unforgivable. He should be captured. Look at the Tang Emperor."
Harmony is discord!”
"Second brother..."
As soon as he heard what Gar Qinling said, it seemed that he wanted to give up the four towns of Anxi. Gar Zanpo became anxious and suddenly stood up and wanted to speak out and remonstrate.
"Needless to say, although the four towns of Anxi are important, Tuguhun is the foundation of Tubo. If I lose the land of Anxi, I will lose it, but I will not lose it at all. It is not difficult to take it anytime. Moreover, the Tang thieves are also
Don't expect to take Anxi easily. I sent the order of the Prime Minister. All the soldiers in Anxi retreated to the two cities of Khotan and Shule. They were only allowed to hold on and not fight the enemy. After the spring started, the Prime Minister sent a large army to wipe out the Tang bandits.
In addition, Chahu's troops immediately rushed to support the Shanzhou front line and must hold off its front for a month; Wang Rizhan's troops immediately rushed to support Shanshan, united with Khotan's troops, entangled Li Jinxing, and Tuhunci's troops went straight to Babaochuan, limiting the
Defeat the Tang bandits there within ten days and block the return path of Li Xian's son. Zan Po, I sent you 20,000 elite soldiers to fight from west to east. Herz Zan, I ordered you to lead 15,000 elite soldiers and drive from east to west. We must do it.
After forcing Li Xian's son to Qinghaizi, a certain man led the Chinese army to support him in order to capture Li Xian's little thief alive!" Gar Qinling did not listen to his brother's advice at all. He raised his hand and issued a series of orders one after another.
The command.
"Yes, I will obey your orders!"
Gar Qinling had a very high prestige among the Tubo army. Now that he had given the order, even if the generals were confused, no one dared to disobey the order on the spot. They could only loudly agree...
On October 12, the first year of Xianheng, it was already the seventh day after entering the hinterland of Tuyuhun. The battle was still going smoothly. In the face of the powerful mobility of the Tang army, no matter how hard the Tubo tribes tried to evade, they could not escape the attack and killing of the Tang army. It only took seven days.
Down, the entire eastern part of Tuyuhun became the hunting ground of Li Xian's troops. More than 20 tribes, large and small, were looted and killed, and the results were heavy. However, not only did Li Xian not get excited about this, but the worries in his heart became more and more intense day by day.
The day has come to an end, just because until today, the Tubo armies have not made the slightest move, and one faction has completely given up the posture in the eastern Tuyuhun, and this is obviously not normal!
Yes, Li Xian had the consciousness to use himself as bait, but he had no intention of letting the Tubo people swallow him up. What Li Xian wanted was just to gain political capital, not to sacrifice himself for victory. If he went too far, the consequences would be disastrous.
It was not something Li Xian could afford, so on that day, Li Xian did not send troops to plunder as usual. Instead, he gathered his troops and stationed them in a valley on a branch of the Qilian Mountains, and then moved towards
Many reconnaissance cavalry were sent from all directions to find out the movements of the Tibetan army. However, it was almost noon and no one came back to report. This made Li Xian very vigilant and he was wondering whether he should return here.
When Shi Yunwu entered the city, he saw a mounted sentry outside the valley charging towards him like crazy. Li Xian only glanced at it and discovered that the bloody sentry was actually Liu Ziming. He felt an ominous premonition instantly.
The uncontrollable flow from the bottom of my heart surged out, and my face immediately became serious. I didn't care about anything else, I spread my body and flew forward...