Crown Tang emperor

Many carts with strange shapes suddenly appeared in the Tubo army formation. These carts are huge and covered with thick leather, and there are two rings on the left and right sides of the wheels, about two feet apart from each other. The inner one is larger and the outer one is small. .

This is a chariot specially built by Tubo to attack the rugged mountains and unfavorable cavalry charges. It is called a yak chariot. It is wrapped in tough cowhide and can greatly block the powerful arrows of the Tang army.There is no car board under the cowhide, and the soldiers can push the axle directly inside, so that they can go straight to the rock climbing and fighting under the beacon castle.

Originally, Qinling planned to use this weapon to attack Chiling, but now it was used to attack Wang Xiaojie Mizha in advance.With such chariot protection, Tang Jun's long-range strikes almost lost their effective lethality. Although some Fengbao guards also thought of burning these cowhide carts with fire attack in time, the effect was not good.

When the Tubo army arrived near Fengbao almost unscathed and even broke through the fence, the Tang army's defensive pressure increased sharply.Several groups of Tubo troops poured into the valley like a flood, and looking around, the valley was full of black heads, densely packed, making people panic for no reason.

Especially when hand-to-hand combat occurred in some defense lines, the Tang army, which had been occupying the defensive advantage for a few days, suffered a sharp increase in casualties and had to send reinforcements everywhere.

Hei Zhi Chang Zhi was dispatching troops in the camp while paying close attention to the development of the front line.Over the past few days, high-intensity offensive and defensive operations have been maintained, and the disadvantages of the Tang army's strength have gradually become prominent.

The Tubo army is more than twice that of the Tang army. As the attacker itself, the initiative is greater, and the rotation can be more flexible.However, Tang Jun's several tentative attacks had little effect, and hardly brought any obvious reversal to the battle situation.

Although in this campaign, as long as Wang Xiaojie Mizha is defended, the strategic intention of the Tang army will be basically achieved.However, Tubo's offensive was too fierce, and it has to be said that the morale of the army was still slightly depressed.

As the day went on, it was another tragic battle after another.Compared with the exhaustion of the Tang army in the past few days, today's losses can be said to be heavy. In order to defend the several peaks and valleys that Tubo attacked, the Tang army lost nearly [-] soldiers.

Of course, Tubo paid a higher price for this. Several peaks and valleys were deposited with corpses, almost filling up the peaks and valleys.In some places, the corpses of the enemy soldiers piled up were even directly on the same level as the city wall of the beacon castle. Looking around, they were all stumped limbs and arms, which were hideous and terrifying.

After a day of fighting, the two sides ceased fighting in the evening, and the atmosphere seemed dull and depressing. The huge battle damage also made everyone settle down and return to the camp to start cooking.

After nightfall, the Tubo camp outside the valley looked very quiet, even the bonfires that were illuminated at night were not lit, and the entire camp was shrouded in darkness.

Seeing the dullness in the Tibetan army camp, the generals of the Tang army in Guzhong couldn't help thinking about it again, and many people called for a night attack.But Hei Chi Chang Zhi knew that Qin Ling had a lot of tricks, and if he stopped there, he was really not at his level. After weighing it up, he waved his hand and rejected the generals' invitation to fight. He didn't think it was a good time to counterattack aggressively opportunity.

However, when it was dawn again, the Tang army in the valley looked out again, but was surprised to find that the Fan army on the opposite side had already gone to the camp and carried out a large-scale evacuation last night.

Seeing this scene, many generals of the Tang army felt very annoyed and regretful, and some even complained in private that the old general Hei Chi Chang Zhi was timid and allowed the tired army to retreat.

Hei Chi Changzhi also felt regretful, no matter whether Tubo's withdrawal was true or not, if they were able to escape yesterday, the dispatch of tens of thousands of people in Tubo would definitely not be strictly controlled, and a real rout would definitely occur.

But now that such a fighter opportunity has been lost, Hei Chi Changzhi no longer thinks too much about it. When the enemy's situation is unknown, he did not directly order to pursue it. He just sent scouts to follow the traces of the withdrawal of the Japanese army to distinguish the truth from the truth. , and then count.

Naturally, there was no way to conceal the withdrawal of tens of thousands of horses, not to mention that there were a large number of Hu tribe vassals with low military discipline in the Tubo army.Soon the scouts of the Tang army discovered the retreating whereabouts of the Tubo army in the countryside, spreading back and forth for more than a few miles, dejected, with loose military discipline, and looking like a defeated army.

The defeat of tens of thousands of people cannot be faked by just pretending, so when the news came back, the hearts of the generals to fight became even more intense.

"The bandit army walks on its own rather than being defeated. Although its ambition is lost, its strength still exists. Qinling uses troops, not..."

Hei Chi Chang Zhi was still pondering, and a general in the tent stood up and said loudly: "Duke Yan's fame has been established early, and he can seek stability for himself, and he does not care about special merit. His Royal Highness King Yong has the ambition to patrol the border, and when he hunts for meritorious service, he is really unwilling to miss it! The last general will go to war alone, and if his humble ambition succeeds, he will be honored with his father. If unfortunately he is ambushed, even if he is dead, he will not be afraid of infamy!"

Hearing this, Hei Chi Changzhi was silent for a while again, he failed to respond to the invitation to fight last night, it was already a mistake, if he blocked the pursuit today, it would be considered a meritorious deed.Just because the generals in front of him missed their special achievements, and under the huge sense of loss, his reputation that could be impeached will be destroyed.

Moreover, he was really unwilling to let the Japanese army retreat, so he raised his hand and ordered: "Everyone can attack, but you must remember that the front and rear teams will not lose their echo, and you must not be greedy for success."

The generals were anxious to go to battle, no matter what Hei Chi Chang Zhi said, they would naturally rush to agree.

Now that he has decided to attack, the sooner the better, Hei Chi Changzhi immediately ordered 1 horses in the camp, ordered the generals to divide up, and went straight to the rear of the Fan army.

Similarly, the black-toothed Changzhi did not slack off. On the one hand, he strictly ordered the people left behind to guard Wang Xiaojie Mizha;

"Qin Lingcheng is a cunning talent in warfare!"

When leaving Wang Xiaojie Mizha, Hei Chi Chang Zhi couldn't help but sigh again.He can already be sure that Qinling's withdrawal is bound to be fraudulent, but even he can't bear to let the Tibetan army withdraw, let alone the soldiers of the Tang army who are thirsty for merit.

Now Qinling is forcing Tang Jun to give up Wang Xiaojie's favorable terrain, and he will definitely counterattack in the wild.This battle has been fought until now, after all, the brave will win!

Sure enough, not long after Hei Chi Chang Zhi led his troops away from Wang Xiaojie Mizha, the scouts on the front reported the situation of the battle, saying that Qin Ling had led the Tubo army to counterattack, and the Tang troops who had advanced several times were all intercepted and killed.

Heizhi Changzhi was not surprised by this, but accelerated his march while ensuring horsepower.After going forward for more than ten miles, they saw that a tragic battle had already started in the wilderness ahead.

It is true that the Tubo army fled, but only the Hu vassals under its command fled, while the elite of the Tubo headquarters still maintained their organization and were engaged in a fierce fight with the Tang army in the field ahead.

Even if it's just the headquarters, the Tubo army has a slight advantage.Especially during the counterattack, Qinling personally led [-] elites to ambushe and wipe out all the Tang troops chasing at the forefront, which greatly boosted the rather sluggish morale of Tubo.

For ordinary generals, the military power is difficult to control, but Qin Ling does not belong to this category.The Fan soldiers are used to following this great theory to win victory after victory, but this time they left without success, but they are not used to it.

Seeing that Qinling had not lost his fighting spirit, and once again killed the entire Tang army, a group of Tibetan troops suddenly boiled up and turned back to their troops. They strangled the Tang army who underestimated the enemy and chased them away, sweeping away the depression that could not be overcome by the previous few days of storming.

Heizhichangzhi marched to the edge of the battlefield, and there was a fierce Tubo army coming all the way.

He took a quick look at the situation on the battlefield, did not choose to reinforce a certain side, and did not entangle with the Tubo soldiers who came up to the battle. With a horizontal knife in his hand, he yelled: "The poor people of Baekje have black teeth. They entered the Tang Dynasty for [-] years. The second sage gave me a high position, and King Yong pushed me to be a confidant. I have to get special merit, and it is difficult to repay special kindness! Entering the battle today, Only kill Qinling, leave the rest alone, all the generals dare to fight bravely with me?"

"Fight, fight!"

All the soldiers behind Hei Chi Chang heard the shout and raised their arms to respond.

"Born as a barbarian, dying as a Tang soul! No fear and no regrets, can you be afraid of fighting for merit? Kill!"

One of the black-toothed changs clamped his horse under his crotch, and went straight to kill the commander-in-chief of the fan army.When the Tubo soldiers who were ordered to intercept rushed to the front, Heizhi Changzhi roared loudly, the veteran showed his power, and with a flash of sword light, the former was torn apart!

Qin Ling, who was far away in the center of the battlefield, naturally also noticed Heizhi Changzhi and his troops rushing into the battlefield, but they were still far away from each other. While passing on military orders, he asked the Tibetan army on the battlefield to speed up the killing of the Tang army. While calmly dispatching the rest of the army to stop Heizhi Changzhi's charge.

However, Hei Chi Chang Zhi's troops ran away like a wandering dragon, smashing three Tubo troops who came to intercept him one after another, and Qin Ling's face finally changed.At the same time, although Heizhi Changzhi didn't have any orders to convey to those Tang army soldiers who were outflanked by the attack, he used his brave actions to make the best clear statement, that is, capture the thief first and capture the king!

So on this vast battlefield, the officers and soldiers of the Tang army in every corner also came to their senses one after another, they no longer fought on their own, and all those who had spare energy rushed towards the Tubo Commander's Flag.Its momentum may not be fierce, but it makes the complicated battle situation on the battlefield clear. Qinling's so-called exquisite tactical scheduling is useless. The only thing to do now is to shrink the troops to resist the Tang army's attack on this side. shock.

The combat effectiveness of the Tubo army lies in its speed of separation and reunion, and its ability to gather superior forces. However, when these two advantages are greatly offset, the Tang army's bravery also brings them enormous pressure.

Among the troops of the Tang army who charged and killed several times, only Hei Chi Chang Zhi's [-] men were the most ferocious.The veteran, with gray beard and gray hair, rushed all the way, his face was already smeared with blood, but he still kept going forward.The Wu in the back followed his horse and looked forward to him, pointing at the blade, thousands of people were like one.

However, the desperate resistance of the Fan army also put great pressure on Hei Chi Chang Zhi's men and horses. They are also a team with faith and do not allow others to harm them.Therefore, in the course of the attack, the tribes of the Tang Dynasty were constantly intercepted, killed and divided by the foreign army. Even if the soldiers in the front army had not sacrificed their lives to cover them, the capital of the Black Tooth Chang was almost killed several times.

When the team was nearly halfway through, Hei Chi Chang Zhi's mount was already exhausted, and after being shot in the belly of the horse, he completely fell to the ground.

"Hand over the horse!"

After Hei Zhichang got off his horse, a soldier of the Japanese army jumped forward with his spear in his hand. He swung the knife with his backhand, and the blade of the knife directly sent the soldier flying away. .

Several other Tibetan soldiers waited for the opportunity to surround and kill them, but they were immediately beheaded and killed by the soldiers of the Tang army who came forward to rescue them.

"Go on, go!"

After changing his mount, Hei Chi Chang Zhi continued to wave his hand, and still rushed towards the banner of Fan Jun Commander.

At this time, Qinling in the center of the battlefield finally got to see the demeanor of this veteran of the Tang army. He saw with his own eyes that Hei Chi Chang Zhi's troops plowed a straight bloody deep furrow on the battlefield like an iron plow, and the end point was always It was him, never changed.

This team has grown from 3000 people at the beginning to less than [-] people now, and most of the horses they ride are not their own, but were directly captured and transferred on the battlefield.So far, he is still brave and brave, attracting almost half of the Fan army on the battlefield, which naturally greatly affects the efficiency of his command to kill the Tang army.

On today's battlefield, there are still more than [-] Tang troops still active, and the battle losses are almost all increased before Heizhi Changzhi entered the field.

And when Hei Chi Changzhi entered the arena and rushed to this point, the fighting spirit of the Tang army was stimulated again, and they gathered again when a large number of foreign troops were only Hei Chi Changzhi. The Chinese army is coming.

"Let's withdraw, Black Tooth Chang's reputation is well-deserved, fighting bravely with him is a fallacy."

Although there were still more than [-] people around Qinling who had not entered the battlefield at this time, and there were still thousands of people after the reorganization of the Fan army on the battlefield, but even if they continued to fight here, the result would be nothing but a disastrous victory.Even if he wins the battle in front of him, how to clean up the situation in Qinghai will give him a headache.

What's more, seeing that Heizhi Changzhi is still fighting hard to kill here, and the rest of the Tang army has also been echoed on the battlefield, and it is really worrying about the outcome if they stay.

Following the movement of Qinling commander's flag, the morale of the Fan army on the battlefield suddenly declined again. This time, it was truly defeated.

"Yan Guogong, I am really ashamed of you, I am so ashamed..."

The generals led the army to join Hei Chi Chang Zhi, and seeing the veteran killing the enemy in blood, and his whole body was as miserable as blood, they couldn't help feeling ashamed.

"Stupid, idiot! If you don't chase now, when will you wait! I want a few words of apology from you?"

Hei Chi Chang Zhi glanced around at the crowd, raised his eyebrows, and cursed: "Keep chasing, and kill those soldiers! If you can catch up to the city of Fuqi, King Yong's strong words will come true, and I will praise you for holding the bridle!"

Chapter 0628 The country is eternal, and all the fans respectfully obey

When the news of Wang Xiaojie Mizha Tang's victory came back to the rear, Li Tong, who had been sitting in Hengbao, Wuling, finally relaxed a hanging heart.

Even though he had already done a lot of preparatory work before going to war, even if he was given more time and even greater power, it would be difficult for him to do better than he is now.

But thinking that the opponent on the opposite side is Qinling, the Tubo god of war, the previous battle experience between Tang Jun and Tubo is really not optimistic.Although he had been convincing himself intellectually that Tang Jun had a good chance of winning this time, Li Tong was always in a state of anxiety before the result came out.

Since the army on the front line is still pursuing and suppressing the remaining bandits, the specific battle report will not be sent back until another day.But as long as the winner is determined on the frontal battlefield, there is no need to worry too much about other things.

Aside from the extraordinary military talent of the Tubo Qinling, the biggest problem with the Tang army fighting against the Tubo army was that they had almost no victories in Qinghai, so that many people felt that the Tubo army seemed to be fighting against the Tubo army in Qinghai. It is an invincible and powerful enemy, and it turns pale when talking about war.

Of course, Li Tong knew that this was not the case. The Tubo army was not invincible. When the Tang army's overall strategy and tactics were properly arranged, it could not only defeat the Tubo army, but also output crazily on the ground.

But no matter what kind of conclusion, without facts as a basis, it will appear pale and unconvincing.This victory can be said to be a breakthrough from zero to one in recent years, a new beginning, and a starting point for the Tang army to retake Qinghai and even the entire Tuyuhun hometown.

After receiving this battle report, Li Tong did not continue to stay in Haidong.Before the outcome of the war came out, he was not the only one who was uneasy, but the whole Longyou actually had some heart throbbing.

Now that the result of the battle has come out, Li Tong will continue to strengthen the order construction in Longyou by relying on the power of this great victory.

When King Yong returned to Shancheng from the Haidong area, almost all the sergeants and people in Shancheng came out to welcome him. Naturally, they all wanted to inquire about the latest news.In addition to some officials in the state capital and envoys from other states, there were also many Hu chieftains crowded in the front of the crowd.

Facing everyone's eyes full of expectations and doubts, Li Tong grinned, and then said: "A few days ago, our army Yan State's public command department fought against the [-] troops of Fan Kingdom Qinling in Hainan Wang Xiaojie Mizha, and defeated the Fan army. After beheading tens of thousands, Qinling was defeated, and his whereabouts are unknown."

Hearing this, everyone present was all excited.No matter what their purpose is, since they gathered in Shancheng to wait for news from the front line, of course they hope that this battle can be won, at least they don't want the Tang army to be defeated like the previous few times, and they can continue to isolate the Fan army West of Chiling.

Not only was the Tang army not defeated, but according to King Yong's words, it seemed that it was a brilliant victory. It was definitely an unprecedented feat to directly defeat Tubo's Dalun Qinling directly on the battlefield.

Compared with the pure excitement and ecstasy of the Tang people present, the psychological shock suffered by the Hu chiefs in the crowd was inevitably greater.

Among them, some of the quick-witted and quick-response Hu chieftains even rushed out, and directly prostrated themselves in front of King Yong's horse, kowtowed deeply and even kissed the dust on the ground, and said in a trembling voice with excitement: "His Royal Highness King Yong has the power to rule the country." , Suppressing the traitorous ministers of the troubled country in the middle of the capital, and forcibly punishing the rebellious criminals in the border! The Tang family is won by His Highness, and the country will last forever, and all the people will obey!"

Some Hu chieftains reacted a little slower, and failed to compete for the congratulatory message in front of His Highness King Yong, and simply danced and whirled around in the periphery, singing the song "Killing the Fan" written by King Yong, and repeatedly Congratulations.

The respectful and eager performance of the Hu chiefs one by one made the people of the Tang Dynasty who only clapped and cheered and screamed pale by comparison, and were not enthusiastic enough.So Liu Youqiu and other officials also rushed to King Yong's side one by one, and each gave a congratulatory message.

Seeing this scene, Li Tong was naturally happy in his heart, especially when he saw the exaggerated and excited performances of the Hu chieftains, he sneered in his heart.

To be honest, the mobilization of the Haidong War this time is not perfect. The most important point is that the mobilization of the Hu tribe in Zhujimi Prefecture was not in place.

Although Tubo annexed the former territory of Tuyuhun, it was able to recruit various Hu tribes that were originally under the Tuyuhun regime.But in fact, the Hu tribe, either internal or attached to Longyou, is much more controlled than Tubo. Longyou alone governs more than 200 Jimi prefectures. It is conceivable that there are many Hu tribes, Hu is powerful.

However, in the battle of Haidong, Tubo invested a total of [-] troops, most of which naturally belonged to the vassals of the Hu tribe under its rule.

The troops invested by the Tang army were only in the early 2s, mainly the reinforcements brought by the Heyuan army and Li Tong from the pass, and some of the already existing forces near the city of Hubu.As for the expropriation of the forces of the Hu tribe in Longyou, it is very small. Only more than [-] young men of the Hu tribe are responsible for some logistical affairs on the front line of Chiling.

Although this is also related to the overall tactical plan of the Tang army, neither the state government nor the Heyuan army recruited too many Hu troops.But it's my business not to confiscate it, you didn't express it, should it be?

Previously, Li Tong had hosted a banquet for all the chieftains in Shancheng Prefecture, but many chieftains were not present at all.Because at that time, the Xihe Company was to be established and military supplies needed to be raised, Li Tong only dealt with the thorns of the fine sealing department who were present at the time, and did not continue to investigate the others.

Now, the Tang army has defeated the Tubo army on the frontal battlefield, and its strength and majesty have been re-established. Of course, it is time to settle accounts after autumn.Now all the Hu chiefs are smiling brightly like chrysanthemums, but the most worthless thing in this world is flattery after passion, which will only make people feel sick.

Li Tong didn't express this idea in public, and it didn't spoil the happy atmosphere outside the city.But after entering the inner city, all the letters that the chieftains were eager to see were swept into the garbage dump.

Before entering, Liu Youqiu asked for instructions: "When the war in Haidong is completely over, will His Highness return to the pass to sit in command? Is it necessary for a low-ranking officer to write a statement of merit in advance?"

Li Tong waved his hands after hearing the words, and said in a deep voice: "The problem of freezing in Longyou has just begun to ease. It's too early to return to town now."

His trip to Long this time was not just for the simple purpose of making a wave of military achievements, but he also had very deep thoughts on the reform and creation of the entire Longyou and even Anxi.

Now that Qinghai has made a good start, it is time to strike while the iron is hot and make drastic changes.And there is no new news from the Western Regions, which is also a very important side story.

It was not easy for Li Tong to climb Long once. Of course, he had to lay out some ideas in his heart before returning to Chang'an.

"Bring the list of Zhuzhou states."

Longyou's Huqing is messy, and he has already disliked it. After Liu Youqiu handed over the registration book and flipped through it, Li Tong didn't distinguish the many Huzhou names in detail, but said: "Within this year, Longyou Cut off half of the capital of Jimi Prefecture. If the Zhuzhou states are obedient and naturalized, they don’t need to use their swords, and those who dare to resist will not be condoned!”

Liu Youqiu nodded after hearing the words, and then asked: "Those who are naturalized or convicts, what are the main methods to use?"

"Those who were honored for their reclamation in Longbian will be transferred to ten households of Hu slaves to help them with their farming affairs."

The reclamation foundation in Longbian is still too weak, and the price of grain fluctuates violently if there is a slight collection and distribution of rice, which is not conducive to long-term prosperity in the border.Although he has already ordered Lou Shide to farm the fields, he still needs to ration the basic foundation.

The bearded people who have been swept out are the best labor force.Giving these populations to the landlords and local tyrants in Longyou can not only increase the labor force, but also have an excuse to increase taxes.The labor is given to you for free, but you have to bear their respective household adjustments.

Li Tong's attitude towards these local tyrants and landlords in Longbian was quite polite.Hu and Han people lived together in Longbian, and even due to the establishment of a large number of Jimi prefectures, the Hu people's momentum faintly surpassed the local Tang people.

So as long as these Tang landlords could obey the basic government orders, Li Tong didn't want to use severe punishments to suppress them.Even if there is any request, it will first give a certain amount of sweetness.

Of course, this does not mean that Li Tong will simply accommodate them, and then he asked Liu Youqiu: "Recently, you are in charge of the discussion. How many people responded to the opening of commercial settlements?"

In addition to military settlements and civilian settlements, Li Tong also planned to develop commercial settlements in Longbian. The prefectures and counties would set aside some wasteland and provide basic farm tools and labor to allow merchants to invest in reclamation.What he imitated was the Kaizhong method of the Song and Ming dynasties.

Although he has not yet grasped the production channels of important commodities such as salt and tea in the middle of the country, the trade route of the Hexi Corridor alone is also very attractive to merchants.If Guo Yuanzhen gains something in Tubo, the shogunate can control part of the ancient tea-horse road, and the control over commerce will naturally be greatly enhanced.

"This method was not optimistic before. Although the merchants were greedy for goods and profits, they were always worried about the situation in Longbian. But now that the army is stronger than Qinghai, there will be a large number of responders in the future."

Speaking of this point, Liu Youqiu is also full of optimism.No matter how colorful the rhetoric is, only strong strength can give people full confidence and are willing to invest a lot of money.

"As for the handover with the merchants, I will temporarily pay Song Bazi. After the matter in Longbian is over, Liu Sima will follow me back to work in the pass."

For Liu Youqiu, an old man who is always with him, Li Tong naturally treats him differently. Longyou is his powerful arm, and Guanzhong is his basic base. Only by maintaining the fundamental strength can the limbs be more vigorous.

After the war in Longbian came to an end, Guanzhong was still his focus, and it was his core strength against the imperial court in the capital of God.

After Liu Youqiu heard the words, he was overjoyed and thanked him again and again.

The military and political affairs in Shancheng did not come to an end because of Qinghai's victory.On the contrary, it became more busy due to the frequent government orders of His Royal Highness King Yong, but no one would feel bored with this kind of busyness, and his whole body was filled with a lot of restless energy, unwilling to covet a moment of leisure in this momentum of great advancement. lag behind people.

Ten days later, the troops of the Tang army who fought in Qinghai returned to Huangyuan one after another to rest and recuperate. Naturally, they also returned with the massive gains in the Qinghai campaign, which immediately set off a wave of ecstasy throughout Longyou.

Chapter 0629 The power of life and death should not be given lightly

"The last general will live up to what he has used. He killed the bandits in Qinghai and built the capital in Hainan. The bones are as good as the mountains! Come back and return, and I respectfully ask His Royal Highness King Yong to teach you!"