As soon as he saw the Tang Army cavalry rushing out from the mountains and forests, Garzanpo knew that something was wrong. Although he was panicked, he was not confused. In his opinion, after a long-distance attack, both men and horses were exhausted.
Tired and suddenly attacked, he was unable to confront the Tang Army's ambush, and it was extremely difficult to escape from the Tang Army's ambush. If he turned around and fled at this time, not only would it be difficult to escape the Tang Army's cover, but it would also be more likely to be rushed.
Disrupting the approaching army will inevitably lead to the complete defeat of the entire army. Now, the only chance to reverse the defeat is to chase Li Xian's troops into the city and take advantage of the remnants of the Tang army before they can gain a foothold.
On this occasion, he defeated them in one fell swoop and took Li Xian in his hands as a threatening hostage. In view of this, Gar Zanpo not only did not withdraw his troops, but instead waved his scimitar and issued an assault order.[]
"Fire the arrow!"
Garzanpo is indeed a wise general, and his calculations can be said to be extremely smooth. If everything goes according to his plan, it may be possible to reverse the defeat in one fell swoop. However, the reality has given Garzanpo a heavy blow.
Attack - Just when the Tubo army desperately launched an assault on the open city gate, a shout suddenly sounded like thunder. In an instant, rows of people holding crossbows suddenly appeared on the seemingly deserted city.
Khotan soldiers.
It’s over! When Gar Zanpo, who was sprinting in the middle of the army, saw the large number of Khotanese crossbowmen standing on the top of the city, his heart suddenly sank to the bottom. Unfortunately, the Khotan officers and soldiers obviously had no time to sympathize with Gar Zan Po.
The feeling of despair and death, but when the sound of bowstrings was heard suddenly, countless steel arrows and carved feather arrows fell into the charging Tibetan army array like a downpour, instantly arousing the excitement.
With the screams of the formation, countless Tubo cavalrymen became dead souls under the arrows without even understanding what was going on. The originally slightly scattered charge formation fell into complete chaos.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Seeing that the front army was in disarray, Garzam Po knew that the defeat was irreversible, so she could not care about her mission of capturing Li Xian alive. She roared and twisted the horse's head regardless.
He led a group of personal guards in an arc on the chaotic battlefield, turned around and ran away along the way. He took the lead in escaping, and his officers and soldiers, who were already in a mess, had no chance of fighting.
Courage, all collapsed, trying to escape the fate of death.
"My sons, kill, kill all the thieves, kill, kill, kill!"
After receiving Li Xian's flying eagle message, the right-leading general Li Jinxing had led 3,000 elite cavalry in the mountains and forests for two days. He was already exhausted. Seeing that the Tibetan army was about to flee, how could he be willing to do so?
Yi, waving the one-legged bronze man, roaring and screaming, then led his troops into the crowd of rebellious troops. Wherever he passed, people fell on their backs, and there was no enemy. They were killed and killed until the Tubo officers and soldiers were frightened.
The number of cavalrymen of the Tang Army who fought out of the mountains and forests was not large, only 3,000, which seemed to be less than one-third of the Tubo Army. However, the Tang Army was a division waiting for work, so how could the Tibetan Army, which was tired of its veteran divisions, be comparable?
Come on, under this killing spree, the pitiful Tubo officers and soldiers were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. They didn't even have the strength to fight back. A single charge by the Tang army already resulted in heavy casualties. More than 2,000 people were turned into hell.
The corpses of men and horses were scattered all over the battlefield, and blood flowed into rivers. The situation was extremely horrific to behold.
"Blow the trumpet and withdraw the troops!"
Li Xian did not go into battle in person this time, but stood on the broken city wall, watching Li Jinxing's troops kill the Tibetan rebels with an indifferent expression. It was not until he saw smoke and dust billowing from the distance that he calmed down.
The general issued the order slowly. As soon as he said this, the messenger blew the horn to withdraw the troops. Within a few moments, the fine cavalry of the Tang army who were killing happily reined in the galloping horses and slowly withdrew under the city wall.
, formed a formation on the spot, and what was set up was not a defensive formation, but a triangular assault formation, completely ignoring the tens of thousands of Tibetan troops rolling in.
The Tubo army arrived very quickly, but they did not launch a rush attack as soon as they arrived. Instead, they slowed down their speed three miles away from the city, arranged their formation leisurely, and then stepped back, riding in tandem, and slowly marched towards the wasteland.
The city pressed past, although the speed was not fast, but the momentum was not small. It was actually a posture of fighting to the death with the Tang army at all costs. As the army marched, a tragic atmosphere became stronger and stronger. At the end,
It's as real as a substance, giving people a suffocating feeling.
Good guy, you are still playing psychological warfare at this time, tsk tsk, awesome, awesome! Looking at the Tibetan army slowly pressing forward, Li Xian's face remained calm, but there was a slight turmoil in his heart, just because he had guessed
What is the purpose of Liaogar Qinling? The Tubo army put on this posture of fighting to the death not for war, but for peace. To put it bluntly, it was to force peace with war!
Li Xian is not opposed to peace. In fact, the Tang Dynasty has been engaged in constant foreign campaigns over the years, and the treasury has been somewhat empty. Coupled with this year's large-scale drought, the extremely powerful Tang Dynasty actually no longer has the ability to launch large-scale wars again.
If we force a war, it will definitely be a militancy and the country will have to be harmed. Besides, Anxi has not yet completely settled down, and Datang will also need a relatively long period of time to reorganize its internal affairs and accumulate strength. There will be a phase.
In terms of peace, it is indeed in line with the actual needs of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, then again, this kind of peace cannot be prayed for, but must be fought with iron and blood. This is precisely
This is the reason why Li Xian risked his life and led his troops into Tuyuhun.
Li Xian needed peace, and Gar Qinling also needed peace, not only to clean up Tuyuhun, which was smashed to pieces by Li Xian, but also to rectify the internal differences in Tubo. Even without Li Xian's attack, Gar Qinling
? It is impossible for Qinling to launch another offensive against the Tang Dynasty in a short period of time. And now, this time may have to be postponed and postponed. However, in any case, since both sides can no longer fight, then
With the foundation of peace talks in place, who can take advantage depends on whose negotiation skills are better.
"Someone, the Gar Qin Mausoleum is here. Please invite His Highness the King of Zhou to stand in front of the formation for a while!"
As expected by Li Xian, the Tubo army stopped when it advanced one mile away from the abandoned city. Immediately afterwards, Gar Qinling came to the city alone with empty hands and faced him.
The city leader held up his hands and issued an invitation in a sincere tone. Although his voice was calm, the words spread throughout the battlefield, which fully demonstrated the depth of his inner strength.
"Your Highness, you can't go, be careful of fraud!"
"Your Highness, the wild dog is treacherous, please don't touch it lightly."
"Your Highness, I will go on your behalf!"
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Upon hearing such an invitation from Gar Qinling, Li He and other generals who gathered behind Li Xian were afraid that Li Xian would make a mistake, so they all came out with advice.
"It doesn't matter. Although the world is big, there are only a few people who can hurt me. I will be on strict guard here, and I will come back as soon as I go."
Although Li Xian guessed the intention of Gar Qinling's invitation, he did not intend to reveal it. Instead, he laughed and waved his hand. After giving an order, he walked down the city and rode towards Gar Qinling. Erqin Ling went straight to the place that was only ten feet away from him, and then he reined in the horse at his crotch. He said nothing and just looked at the other party with a smile on his face.
"Your Highness, the young hero, I have to submit."
Looking at Li Xian's young and handsome face, Gar Qinling smiled bitterly, shook his head, and sighed with emotion.
"The general is too flattering. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. I never like to beat around the bush."
Li Xian was not moved by Gal Qinling's emotion at all, and said in a calm and unquestionable tone.
"That's fine, let me just say it, our two countries are brothers..."
Gar Qinling heard the meaning of Li Xian's words and couldn't help but frown slightly, but he didn't object. He nodded and opened his mouth to set the tone first.
"Wait a minute, I disagree with what the general said. Songtsen Gampo, the former leader of your country, has always been a vassal to our Tang Dynasty. We are the relationship between the two sect masters. How can we talk about brothers? Don't mention this again!"
Li Xian had no intention of claiming brotherhood with the Tubo people, even if it was false, so he interrupted Gal Qinling's words with an extremely forceful statement.
"It is true. It's just that for one moment and another, our two countries are now on side by side. Isn't this true? If the war continues, I'm afraid it won't be what His Highness wants to see. If we can live in peace, Why don't you do it?" Gar Qinling was choked by Li Xian's strong words, but after all, the city was deep, so he didn't get angry, and just continued calmly.
"The general's words make sense, and Gu also thinks the same way. It would be a good thing if we can turn our hostilities into friendship. But there is one thing that I have to ask the general to do first, and it won't be too late to talk about peace later." Li Xianben was a master of negotiation, and at this time, Although he had the initiative, Gar Qinling was not allowed to say anything else, and he replied with an extremely strong voice.
"Oh? Your Highness, please speak. I'll just listen."
Although Gal Qinling was extremely dissatisfied with Li Xian's toughness, he did not show it, but replied calmly.
"General, if you want to talk about peace, we can do it. Please first hand over the captured soldiers of Datang in the previous battle of Dafeichuan. Otherwise, there is no need to talk about peace. If you want to fight, I, Datang, will accompany you to the end!" Li Xian was tough all the way to the end and did not give Gar Qinling any room to bargain.
"Yes, but I also have a condition. I have heard for a long time that Princess Taiping of your country is very virtuous and virtuous. My Zanpu is also an outstanding person among people. If we can marry her, it will be another good story about Princess Wencheng. I wonder what Your Highness thinks?"
According to Tubo's practice, prisoners of war are slaves of each tribe and are private property. No matter how powerful the Gar Qin Ling is, they dare not openly ask the tribes to hand over their people for free. If they really want to achieve this, Gar Qin Ling will Ling had to make a big hit last time, but facing Li Xian's strength, Gar Qinling could only bite the bullet and agreed, but soon made corresponding demands.
Gar Qinling's request is not too much. After all, the Tang Dynasty had a lot of pro-foreign affairs. In fact, in the previous life, around this time, the Tubo people really went to Luoyang.
When they proposed the marriage, they specified that they wanted to marry Princess Taiping. However, Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu were reluctant to let their own daughter marry a foreigner, so they took Princess Jincheng to make up for it. If Gar Qinling said this to others, it would be unreasonable.
It's not a big deal, but to Li Xian, it is an out-and-out insult - in Li Xian's view, putting the burden of peace on the shoulders of the princesses is extremely unfair.
, marriage can never bring real peace, what is obtained is just a false truce. At this moment, why does the Tang Dynasty need to sacrifice the happiness of the princesses in exchange for peace? Anyone who dares to offend the Tang Dynasty will be beaten.
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"I don't agree with you. If you really want peace, general, I can give you peace. All you have to do is hand over all the prisoners of war to the Tang Dynasty. I promise you five years and don't say anything else. If you don't agree, then fight.
It's over!" Li Xian had no intention of saving face for Gar Qinling. He sneered and gave the ultimatum. Gar Qinling's brows furrowed into a huge "Chuan".
The expression on his face kept changing due to this...