Chapter 2** Angry (Third update! Please vote and support!)
Fang Yiai led 500 men and horses to ambush on the west slope. Wu Hao, Tian Zhong and Gong Chengjun led another 500 men and horses to ambush on the east slope of the valley.
Leaving dozens of soldiers staring at the movement of the Tibetan army's base camp ahead, as well as the secret signals from Wu Han and others on the opposite side, Fang Yiai asked the rest of the soldiers to close their eyes and rest for now, as there might be another fight later.
At the darkest moment before dawn, the sound of carriages and horses was heard in the distance, and a scout came to report that about a thousand soldiers and horses had come out of the Tibetan army's base camp, with a lot of food and grass in custody, obviously for the Tibetans.
The people in the vanguard camp, who had been busy most of the night, went to deliver food.
Fang Yiai signaled Cao Da beside him to imitate the bird call, communicated with Wu Man on the opposite side, and asked everyone to be prepared to attack from both front and back after putting the person in the valley!
The soldiers who had been quietly closing their eyes just a moment ago all had their eyes brightened.
Some people wrapped the clothes of the Tibetan soldiers they had killed one by one in resin, wrapped them around prepared sticks or wooden blocks, arranged them in front of them, and took out the fire sticks.
The soldiers responsible for throwing big rocks at the entrance of the valley all had daggers in their hands, ready to cut off the rattan holding the rocks at any time.
The archers also held the bow in their hands. Although the bow had not been drawn yet, the arrows were already on the strings, waiting for the order! It was true that the previous battle did not allow everyone to have a good shooting. All the archers
Just hold back your energy.
The valley is several miles long, and Fang Yiai has a thousand men and horses. Naturally, it cannot be completely protected. It only occupies the steepest part of the area, which is no more than two miles. Wu Hao led people to block the back, and Fang Yiai led people to block it.
From the front, try to trap the opponent's thousand men and horses inside, and just continue the fire attack as usual.
Two miles of ground should be enough to trap a thousand men and horses.
General Sambajido, who was sent by the abandoned sect Nongzan to help Yang Tsering pacify the forward battalion, had a relationship with Gyatso Puyong and Yang Tsering, although it could not be said to be bad, but it was definitely not good.
Originally, when they rushed all the way down the plateau and captured Tuyuhun, it was him, Sampajido, who served as the vanguard officer, achieved a lot of military exploits, and received many rewards from Zanpu.
As a result, when they invaded the Tang Dynasty, Gyatso Puyong actually took advantage of his kinship with the right prime minister Ludongzan and insisted on taking away his position as a forward official. Sambajido always believed that he, Gyatso Puyong, was the leader.
Envying their own military exploits and rewards, and not wanting to buy into the reputation of Right Prime Minister Lu Dongzan, the two of them were unwilling to become bigger in the army, so they teamed up to seize their vanguard officer in front of Zanpu!
Gyatso Puyong and Ludongzan made excuses, full of benevolence and concern, saying that they were tired from fighting all the way to attack the city, and they could not bear to tire out their strong generals, so they temporarily asked Gyatso Puyong to replace them as the forward officer.
Yaya sucked. To put it bluntly, she was just jealous of her great ability and generous rewards!
That Yang Tsering, the confidant whom Lu Dongtsen gave to Gyatso Pu Yong, is the same as the two of them! It makes people sick when they see it!
Huh, Zamp wants me to help him set up the forward camp? Let him wait slowly first!
Anyway, in the end, not all of these people have to beg for it!
It's just a pity that Gyatso Pu Yong died too easily.
Sambajido was riding on his horse, thinking angrily, and slowly led the people towards the forward camp.
Holding a torch and walking in the valley that must be passed on the way to the forward camp, two miles away from the steepest slopes on both sides, I heard a strange bird call. Sampajido reined in his horse and asked the people around him.
, said, "Why do the birds of the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains have such strange calls? They are not as clear and sweet as the birds on the snowy plateau in my hometown."
Just as the soldiers around him were about to join in and chime in, they heard a rumble that sounded like thunder, and the sound became louder and louder.
"Even the weather in the Tang Dynasty is not as refreshing as the snowy plateau. It thunders and rains all the time." Sampajido said while shaking his head complainingly.
Before he finished speaking, screams were heard from behind the army, the ground shook, and gravel fell from above.
"No! There's an ambush! Damn it, the Tang army didn't retreat!" Sampajido's expression changed drastically, and he lost the leisurely expression of boredom and exclaimed.
The voice was full of disbelief!
"Don't mess up! Follow me and rush out quickly!" Sambajido shouted, and he was about to hit his horse and rush forward, only to find that rolling stones were falling on his head.
The stones and flaming rolling logs at both ends were constantly smashed down, and there were also many fireballs and rainy arrows shooting from the front and back!
In the originally peaceful valley, for a moment, people were on their backs, horses were neighing, people were howling, the smell of meat, burnt meat, and blood mixed with the scorching heat wave, all rolled within the two miles!
Since the front and rear intersections have been basically blocked and everyone has been released, it is estimated that people from the front and rear Tibetan camps should have almost discovered the situation here. Fang Yiai whistled, so Wu Hao and others should not be reluctant to fight and withdraw quickly. He also
He had already retreated with his men and quickly retreated into the nearby mountains and forests.
The Turkic forward camp and base camp once again saw the flames soaring into the sky. After knowing that his people were once again attacked by the soldiers of the Tang Army who were wandering outside, Yang Tsering was a little worried. He sighed and hurriedly sent people to rescue.
Even with Lu Dongzan's consolation, Qi Zong Nongzan was so angry that he overturned his dining table on the spot, smashed many utensils in the camp, and roared at people to quickly send people to chase him!
When two groups of Tibetan troops arrived at the scene of the accident, some of the thousand troops led by Sambajido were burned to death, and many of them were trampled to death by their own people in panic. Those who survived
People were either burned and seriously injured, or were trampled and maimed. In short, everyone was intact.
When the Tibetans extinguished the fire and identified Sampajido through weapons and ornaments, he had been burned beyond recognition!
The eyelids that had shrunk due to being burned by the fire could no longer cover the eyes. The two eyes were looking at the sky with turbid eyes, as if they were silently asking the sky why the Tang army had the courage to attack here, and they seemed to be missing the clean snow in the distance.
Domain hometown.
The loss of two generals one after another, the death and injury of thousands of soldiers, and the loss of a large amount of food and grass cast an atmosphere of desolation and slight fear in the Tibetan military camp, which was originally a little anxious.
Countless people are thinking that it seems that the Tang Army did not go to war before, not because they were afraid of losing the first battle, but because they were waiting for a better opportunity to counterattack!
Look, the Tang army has already started to counterattack! As soon as it started to counterattack, Tubo lost two brave generals! More soldiers than they lost in the siege battle! And two grasses that kept everyone alive!
The people of the Tang Dynasty can rely on the Tang Dynasty and have a continuous supply of food and grass, but what about our Tibetan soldiers?
It has been more than a month since I left home! All the food and grass I brought with me have been exhausted. Even the food and grass looted from the attack on Tuyuhun, nearly one-fifth of the food and grass looted by the Tang army was burned at the beginning of the counterattack! That is enough!
Fifty thousand horses consume seven days of food and grass!
Moreover, there are mostly mountains and forests around Songzhou, and there is not much fertile farmland. The large area of fertile farmland closest to Songzhou has been occupied by three large battalions and turned into military camps! Is it possible that for the supply of grain and grass, we have to send people to plunder.
Tuyuhun was robbed again?
The Tang army is approaching Songzhou! I'm afraid that the Tubo soldiers may be eaten by the Tang soldiers wandering outside!
The Tibetan soldiers were not familiar with the mountains and forests of the Tang Dynasty, let alone looking for food in the mountains and forests. They might even bring poisonous things back as food, and they would be poisoned and die after eating them, so there would be no need for the Tang soldiers to take action.
Hacked and killed.
The panic is slowly spreading, slowly shaking the already unstable military morale, especially the army on the right where Lu Dongzan is located!
In order to suppress the spread of panic that affected the morale of the troops, Lu Dongzan ordered the execution of a hundred people on the spot, which slightly stabilized the morale of the troops in the right camp.
Looking at the cleared road in the valley, Qizong Nongzan looked up at the steep slopes on both sides of the valley. Earlier, he and Lu Dongzan also felt that there was something wrong with marching in this place. However, after the battle, they found that the Tang army in Songzhou only dared to
He cowered and didn't dare to go out to fight, so he ignored the hidden dangers in this area.
Unexpectedly, today, because of this small hidden danger that had been discovered a long time ago, I lost another strong general! I destroyed a lot of food and grass and a thousand soldiers!
However, if the camp is to be moved, it is really difficult to find near Songzhou, except for the large piece of land that is relatively flat, easy to draw water, and can be isolated from insects, snakes and wild beasts.
If all the general camps were moved to the location of the forward camp, firstly, the personnel would be too crowded; secondly, it would be too far to draw water, and it would be easy for the Tang army to guard the valley, making it difficult for the camp to draw water; thirdly, with so many personnel, it would be necessary
Move the camp forward. In that case, during the battle, if the Tang army is not attacked, the fireballs thrown by the Tang army's catapults will most likely be burned into the camp, thereby destroying the food and grass that the army depends on for survival!
After thinking about it, Qi Zong Nongzan exhaled expressionlessly and ordered someone to pass on the order to find two more shrewd and meticulous generals to station the men and horses of the two battalions on both sides of the valley to ensure the safety of the forward battalion and the base camp.
Contact is open.
After giving the instructions, Qizong Nongzan led a large force and rushed towards the forward camp that had just experienced a man-made fire.
Comfort and express condolences to the soldiers of the forward camp, ask those who follow to distribute food and grass, and let the people of the forward camp make fire and cook.
Abandoned Zong praised the lotus and encouraged the three battalions of the base camp. Each battalion mobilized 10,000 soldiers, a total of 30,000 soldiers, as well as the remaining 20,000 soldiers of the forward camp. When the soldiers' panic was over,
After his agitation turned into anger, he waved his hand and led 50,000 troops. Every 10,000 troops were divided into one group, and each attacked a city gate, leaving a smaller force of 10,000 to support them everywhere at any time!
Seeing the menacing Tibetans, the officers and soldiers guarding the city walls on Songzhou City could not help but feel heavy in their hearts.
After handing over the city defense with the people who were changing defenses, Han Zheng followed Han Wei to the south city wall. Looking at the black mass of human heads, Han Zheng swallowed and said, "Dad, could it be that the pioneer officer did something cruel last night?"
This absolutely outrageous thing has completely angered the Tibetan people, right?"