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Wei Qili Xu saw that he had guessed Zanpu's mind, so he continued to persuade: "Besides, our army has not yet assembled, our power has not yet reached its peak, and there is a civil strife in the Gar family who turned against the enemy. Even if the Tang army wins, it is also a victory." It’s not military. There are still a large army stationed in the Eastern Region, Zanpu will go to recruit and rectify it, and then mount a horse to attack. The first victory of the Tang army will be proud, and the defeat will not be far away!"

After Zanpu heard the words, his face couldn't help being joyful, he got up and walked into the hall, took off his robe and put it on Wei Qilixu, and said with emotion: "The thief rebelled and disturbed my heart, so I was rude and blamed just now. Li Xu, don't blame me. Now that the city is surrounded by enemies, how can we escape without being trapped by the enemy and harming the army?"

Wei Qilixu may not be considered a great talent when it comes to arranging troops and fighting and killing the enemy, but he is an expert when it comes to planning the way forward and protecting himself.He turned his gaze to the outside of the hall, then pointed to the east side of Jiyu City, and then said in a low voice: "Jiyu City is located next to a mountain, and the east side is connected with Jishi Mountains and mountains. Although the Tang army attacked from behind , but their soldiers were exhausted and few, and the only thing they could look forward to was the city, so it was difficult to search the mountains. Moreover, because of the attack, they fled to the mountains with the army of Guihu, so that they could cover their tracks and not worry about running out of supplies..."

"In the face of danger, Mr. Kilixu has a clever plan. When he returns to the country this time, who else can he give to him?"

After hearing Wei Qilixu's plan, Zanpu's eyes brightened, and he began to discuss the retreat plan with Qilixu in his arms.

Seeing this scene, Wei Donggong felt mixed feelings in his heart.Just now Zanpu made a speech outside the hall, encouraging the soldiers to fight with their lives. Wei Donggong was also greatly encouraged. The old fox in his family was about to abandon the city and flee.

At this time, in Jiyu City, the flames of war had already spread.After Zampo led the tribes of the Gar family to capture the west city gate, she did not stay here to rest and handed over the defense of the city gate to the Qiang tribes led by Guo Yuanzhen who came later. The equipment warehouse near the lower city gate was replaced and supplemented with more sophisticated foreign army armaments, and then continued to fight into the city along the lanes in the city.

At this moment, the fact of the rebellion of the Gar family could not be covered up, and the defenders in the city also reacted from the shock, and began to quickly organize defenses in the streets and alleys, and the two sides fell into fierce street fighting.

As the base camp of the Fan army, Jiyu City had already stationed tens of thousands of troops.Although the Gar family took the city gate by surprise, as time went by, more and more troops of the Fan army were mobilized to the nearby streets and alleys for defense, and the fighting situation gradually turned around.

Although the members of the Gar family were also brave, the decision to defect to Tang was a secret that only the brothers of the Gar family knew.

Street fighting in the city is a tragic battlefield where the brave wins when the real narrow road meets. If one side's fighting spirit is not high enough, it will soon be perceived by the opponent.So when the Fan army in the city launched a counterattack, even though Zampo still tried her best to boost morale and took the lead in killing the Fan soldiers who came from the opposite side, the Gar family's army was still gradually suppressed and forced to retreat.

The turning point happened when all the Wangwei troops arrived at the battlefield. Qinling's bloody head was displayed by Zhang Xuan. The original intention was to disintegrate the fighting spirit of the Gar family members, but he didn't want this to directly detonate the anger of the Gar family members.

"Great achievements surpass the world, what is the crime? Conquering the four fields, facing the enemy is sure to win, but it is difficult to guard against the master's sword!"

Although she was prepared in her heart, when she saw her brother's head hanging in front of her eyes, Zan Po was still heartbroken and almost desperate, and even spurted out a mouthful of reverse blood directly under the surge of qi and blood, and let out a stern roar in her mouth: "Blood debt paid in blood! Revenge for Dalun! From now on, only one member of the Gar family will survive, and they will definitely kill Sita's wild thief king!"

"Revenge for Dalun! Blood for blood!"

The soldiers of the Gar family saw Qinling's bloody head hanging on the high pole, and their eyes were shattered. They would no longer regard the Fan army in front of them as fellow countrymen of the same origin, and slashed down fiercely with their swords in their hands. Only the blood sprayed from the bodies of these enemies can dissolve the anger and hatred in their hearts.

Guo Yuanzheng, who had already climbed to the top of the city, ordered to light the beacon signal to seize the city gate. At this time, he also saw the Gar family fighting in the streets like madmen, and quickly summoned several Qiang tribe leaders to order: "Reinforce Zan immediately!" Po, if you can kill the Zanpu of the Fan Kingdom in the city, such a great feat, you can expect riches and honors for generations to come!"

When the leaders of the various Qiangs heard Guo Yuanzhen's depiction of the big cake, they immediately became very motivated. Without waiting for further urging, they led their troops and rushed into the city along the bloody road carved out by the Gar's family.

The battle inside the city was already bloody and extremely tragic, and the battle outside the city was no different.Seeing the Tang army attacking again, the servants of the miscellaneous beards lined up in front of the city complained incessantly, but with the previous battle experience for many days, they were not too panicked, and nervously formed formations to meet the enemy.

However, this time it was no longer the Hu tribe's servants who launched the attack this time, but the real main elite. The rain of arrows fell from the sky, and immediately caused a lot of casualties to those servants of the Hu tribe who rarely had armored units.

Originally, the servants of the Hu tribe under the control of Tubo had fought for days, and they still felt that the Tang army was only mediocre, and there seemed to be nothing terrible.But when they felt Tang Jun's real combat power, it was time to die.

Under several rounds of heavy blows from the rain of arrows, corpses were piled up everywhere in the battle formation.The soldiers of the Tang army rushed to the front and back and immediately dismounted and formed a line of death. The swords and lights intertwined to form a line of death, constantly harvesting the remaining soldiers in the battle formation.

Under such a fierce attack, when Tang Jun finally rushed to Jiyu City, the original battlefield had already been piled up with corpses and filled with blood.The heavy casualties of those servants of the Hu tribe made the Fan army stationed on the top of the city break out in cold sweat, and the two battled.

In fact, with such astonishing casualties, even a well-trained army would have been unable to sustain it and fled in large numbers.But even if it is a rout, it will take a certain amount of time. The Tang army's offensive is so fast that those pawns on the battlefield just realized that I might not be able to defeat this group of fierce pawns, and the sharp blades have already slashed on their bodies!

It wasn't until the Tang army smashed through the defense line of the camp several miles wide that the Hu soldiers near the city wall finally woke up like a dream, and fled to the rear one after another. The Fan army let them into the city.

However, what greeted them was the ruthless shooting of the Fan army on the city.These Hu pawns have obviously been killed by the Tang army. Of course, the Fan army will not take them into the city. If they don't shoot them, these Hu pawns will become the Tang army's soldiers and lead the way.

The troops of the Tang army were divided into two groups before and after the city. Some of them stood in formation and waited for the infantry from the rear to transport the siege equipment. The other part mounted their horses again and galloped around the city to the captured West City Gate rushed to the rescue.

For any seemingly unbreakable fortified city, when cracks appear inside, the so-called solid city defense will become extremely fragile.The main force of the Tang army had been accumulating for many days, and when they arrived at the west gate, they met Guo Yuanzhen on the top of the city. After a brief exchange of information, they immediately rushed along the city wall to the front gate.

A strong fortress can give people a sense of security, but once it is breached, the psychological defense is even more irresistible.

When the Tang army came from the city, the soldiers of the foreign army on the top of the city couldn’t help but feel even more terrified. Just a moment ago, they were still watching the slaves being slaughtered on the top of the city, and they were glad that they still had the city wall to rely on. But he didn't expect that he would encounter the same situation in a blink of an eye.

Under such a ferocious attack by the Tang army, although some soldiers of the Fan army still held on to the city wall and did not break up, they could no longer take care of both up and down. They devoted all their efforts to the killing on the top of the city, but they were unable to resist the Tang army's attack on the city wall on the front of the city. .

When the siege equipment of the Tang army on the frontal battlefield was transported up and built, the tall arrow towers continued to shoot at the stubborn Japanese army in the city. The crowds on the ladder were like dragons, and brave soldiers of the Tang army continued to climb into the city, bravely and first!

Finally, with a violent roar, under the attack from inside and outside, the city gate was broken.The city was destroyed so quickly that the Fan army didn't even have time to fill up the passage space behind the city gate with earth and rocks.As the city gate was breached, a large number of cavalry soldiers of the Tang army rushed into the city on horseback, and the alleyways were full of panicked soldiers fleeing everywhere as far as they could see.

The soldiers of the Tang army who entered the city first rode their horses and marched, constantly rushing to kill the Tibetan army who was about to gather together, and at the same time bullying the central area of ​​the city.

"Capture the thief and capture the king, the great achievement is just around the corner!"

All the generals of the Tang army were also excited at the moment, shouting and encouraging their troops, and quickly rushed to the center of the city.

Originally, the Fan army had prepared a lot of defenses in the city. It was supposed to be prepared for street fighting to stop the enemy after the city was broken. However, because the Tang army's offensive was too fierce, it was even more unstoppable to attack and kill after entering the city. Playing any role, the soldiers of the Fan army were forced to retreat near Zanpu's palace.

Although Jiyu City was quickly breached under the offensive from the inside and the outside, the Fan army is still considered to be the world's first-class strong army. Organized a relatively effective defense, relying on every tree and stone in the city to resist.

When the Tang troops from all walks of life came together, they found that a fierce battle was going on in front of the palace. One side of the battle was the stubborn generals of the Fan army, and the other side was the Gar family horses who fought all the way from the west gate.

At this time, it was not a well-known fact that the Gar family had voted for the Tang Dynasty, so when the generals and soldiers of the Tang army saw the two armies fighting fiercely, they couldn't help being a little dazed.But the great achievement was just around the corner, and many soldiers of the Tang army were impatient to distinguish between the enemy and us, and began to assume an offensive posture.

Guo Yuanzhen was quite loyal, worried that the Zanpo tribe would be accidentally killed by the Tang army entering the city, so when the overall situation of the city was broken, he immediately led a group of elite soldiers to rush along the route of the Gar's house, just in time for the proof Zanpo's identity: "The Ga'er family has returned to Yi to vote, and the west gate can be broken because of their hard work!"

The generals of the Tang army may not know Zanpo, but they know Guo Yuanzhen, and when they heard Guo Yuanzhen shouting like this, they couldn't help showing a bit of surprise.It must be known that at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty's campaign, the slogan used was to recover Qinghai. It stands to reason that the Gar family was the first enemy to bear the brunt. However, they did not expect that when the city of Jiyu was broken and they were about to capture Tubo Zanpu, the Kar family would Instead, the Er family became an allied army who seized the door and offered the city.

The Gar family fought all the way from the west city gate to this place, and that was when the city had not been attacked on a large scale. They fought so hard with hatred. Although there were also various Qiang tribes following the strong force, those Qiang people only followed behind. Hit the wind.

Therefore, during this battle, the Gar family’s army also suffered heavy casualties. In addition to the thousands of troops still arranged by Guo Yuanzhen outside the city and led by Qinling’s son Gongren, the thousands of troops led by Zanpo entered the city. When they reached the front of Xinggong Street, there were only a few hundred people left.

At this time, Tang troops from all walks of life have gathered here. After hearing Guo Yuanzhen's words, Zanpo finally put away the sword in her hand, ordered the few remaining troops to retreat, pointed to the palace building and said: "This is the thief. Wang Bieye, our troops are exhausted so far, so I ask Wang Shi Zhuyong to continue to capture and kill the thief king!"

Originally, the generals of the Tang army were somewhat resistant to the surrender of the Gar family. After all, if it weren't for a conspirator like Guo Yuanzhen, it would be difficult to quickly accept this change in the enemy's camp. In exchange, the generals will inevitably have a slight change in their views on the Gar family.

"The Tang family's meritorious deeds are rewarded clearly. It is indeed gratifying for the Gar family to return to righteousness and make contributions. The recalcitrant thieves here will be wiped out by our tribes. Please generals here to watch the battle."

Tang Jiang Hei Chijun dismounted from his horse, grabbed Mo Dao from the horse's back, shouted and formed an array, and then went straight to kill the Fan army in front.The other soldiers of the Tang army were not far behind, and stepped forward one after another.Although the recalcitrant Fan army is still fighting hard, it is still being mowed like straw.

Finally, under the continuous killing by the Tang army, these recalcitrant troops began to lose their fighting spirit. Some surrendered with their weapons on the ground, and some retreated into the palace.And when some of the generals of the Fan army retreated into the palace, a series of sobs burst out suddenly: "The palace is empty, and Zanpu has already abandoned the army and fled!"

Hearing the roar of the soldiers of the foreign soldiers in the palace, the faces of the soldiers of the Tang army here also changed suddenly. Although this battle has been a complete victory, who wouldn't like to have more credit?If he can directly capture the Tibetan lord alive in this city, it will undoubtedly be another great achievement!

"Kill all these thieves who are resisting! Capture the barbarian waiter in the palace alive, and force the barbarian to ask where he is escaping!"

Following a few angry roars, the officers and men of the Tang army once again waved their butcher knives to vent their anger by harvesting the lives of the surrendered soldiers of the Tibetan army.

When he heard that the lord had already fled out of the city, Zanpo's face changed drastically. The death of his brother made him weep and cry. He wished he could eat Zanpu's flesh and blood, but he didn't expect that Zanpu had already fled.

After pondering for a while, he hastily said: "All parties have already closed the siege, and there is no way for the Tibetan lord to escape. Now the guards don't know where they are going, and they probably fled from the Jishi Mountain Road! There are still tens of thousands of Tibetan troops in Xikang. Stay here, the Tibetan lord may abscond and join the army!"

Hearing Zan Po's reminder, Tang Jun quickly dispatched a group of people out of the city to search in the direction of Jishi Mountain. At the same time, he also stepped up the search for the palace servants and asked other Tibetan lords about the possible escape route.

Chapter 0954 live up to the ancestors, live up to the common people

When the main force of the Tang army was fighting fiercely on the front line, the rear did not become idle.

As the 10,000+ combatants keep pushing forward, the logistical aspect becomes more and more onerous.Although it is said that when the army sets out, it will carry some supplies and luggage, but a considerable part still needs to be transported from the rear.

On the one hand, it is naturally to ensure the safety of materials, and on the other hand, some materials need to be raised in stages.In particular, both Tang and Tibet have invested hundreds of thousands of troops in this battle. There is a great chance that the war will fall into a confrontational war of attrition, and even logistics may become the biggest factor affecting the outcome of the war.

In the past period of time, the Tang army base camp in the rear has also been constantly adjusting the plan of material recruitment based on the battle reports sent back from the front.Although there was no intense fighting here, the pressure it endured was also not small.

Especially when the Fan army carried out the plan to cut off the flow and block the enemy, the main force of the Tang army advanced slowly, and the pressure on the rear base camp was unprecedentedly huge.Not to mention the continuous supply convoys heading towards the heart of Qinghai every day, even Liu Youqiu, the prime minister in charge of logistics affairs, worriedly cut off his beard and became scarce day by day.

When all the consumption books were summarized and placed on the sage's desk, Li Tong was quite shocked when he saw the astonishing numbers.These figures are already extremely impactful, but if you think about the hard work and production of thousands of people behind them, it will inevitably make people feel even more distressed.

In the Middle Ages, productivity was already low. These materials were produced hard, and then they were thrown into the huge incinerator of war and quickly consumed.

Thinking of this scene, Li Tong couldn't help but twitch and ache in his heart, and even raised a compassionate question: Why is there such a terrible thing as war in this world?Can't you thieves just sit back and do whatever you want, making Lao Tzu's conquest cost so high!

As the cost of war increases day by day, the desire for rewards becomes more urgent.A war without interests is like a firework, its brilliance is only for a moment, but it cannot last.

Therefore, Li Tong was also very busy during this time, once again displaying his talent as a small money-holding expert, hoping to squeeze out considerable oil and water from the land of Qinghai.

When it comes to the benefits of war, the most direct plunder is to destroy the enemy's resistance through war, and then to search as much as you want.The second is the possession of land and population, and profits are obtained through continuous slave production.

For the land of Qinghai, there are three modes of reference in modern times, namely the conquest and rule modes of the former Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty and Tubo.

Among them, the most generous one was naturally the Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, who directly set up prefectures and counties to rule after Tuyuhun was wiped out. However, due to various reasons, in the end, only one loneliness was created.

After the Tang Dynasty conquered Tuyuhun, it did not intervene too deeply, and still gave the Tuyuhun nobles great autonomy.This not only reduces the follow-up investment, but also maintains the stability of the frontier to a certain extent.

But it turns out that Tuyuhun's original ruler has become out of date.Especially in the geopolitical situation of Tubo's strong rise, the rulers of Tuyuhun no longer deserved to enjoy this piece of land.

When it comes to ruling and gaining benefits in the Qinghai area, Tubo has done better than Datang.Although a Tuyuhun puppet regime was still established, it did not give much power, but the Tubo sent ministers to rule directly.Tubo also benefited a lot from several Tang-Tibet wars.

However, the shortcomings of Tubo's rule are also obvious, that is, the Gar family sitting in Qinghai has become so powerful that it is almost a separatist regime.

Combining the previous experience of all parties and the current situation and needs of Datang, Li Tong gradually had a relatively systematic and complete conception plan in his mind.

Although the war in Qinghai is not yet completely over, it has entered the stage of income.Although the Zhutu Qiang tribes were not the main opponents in the war, since they did not stand on the side of the Tang Dynasty before the war started, they naturally had to pay a certain price to obtain personal safety.

Although these Tuqiang people gradually fell into abject poverty under the rule of the Gar family, their population base is still considerable.After the army entered Qinghai, hundreds of thousands of cattle, horses and animal power were confiscated from the Qiang tribes alone.

Compared with Tang Jun's massive investment, although this part of the harvest is not considerable, it is always better than nothing.If we really want to talk about the seizure of cattle and horses, in fact, Tubo is the big one.Although Tubo's special logistics method can greatly reduce the cost of war, once it is defeated, it is a proper transportation captain.

In the past, when the Tang Dynasty fought against Tubo, tens of thousands of cattle and horses could be captured just by winning a small-scale battle.The Tang Dynasty had already raided more than half of Qinghai, and it was only in the Tuqiang that such a point was obtained. It can be seen that Tubo has plundered Qinghai for many years.

Although Qinghai has a very important significance for border defense for Datang, it needs to pay attention to long-term development and avoid fishing out of the river.But seeing the intensity of Tubo's plundering of the Tu Qiang, these Tu Qiang could bear it and dare not carry out a large-scale rebellion, Li Tong felt that it was nothing to be more aggressive.

Most of the cattle and horses seized from Qinghai in the early stage were directly put into the subsequent consumption of the war, and some were transported back to Longbian to be rented out as official stables to compensate for the shortage of farming labor caused by the war.

In addition to cattle, horses and livestock, another big gain is population.Although Qinghai as a whole has a vast territory and few people, the number of Qiang people who lived here during the times is still considerable.

The war is not yet over, and the number of Qiang people collected by the Tang army has not yet been systematically counted. However, during the period of household registration in Haidong alone, nearly [-] Qiang households have been counted.Others followed the army and were used as slaves.

In this era, population is the primary productive force.Datang's current investment in war is quite heavy, and it will not take care of idlers for a long time, so these Qiang people will be organized by the government to work and produce immediately after completing the registration of households.

The person in charge of this work is Wang Fangqing, the prime minister who accompanied him, and Wang Fangqing has been saying a word in recent days: "The Qiang people are dull and unruly, and their nature is close to that of a horse. They are really useless!"

Li Tong still disagreed with Wang Fangqing's prejudiced evaluation.At any rate, the Qiang people have survived in this place for such a long time, and they have not been obliterated and eliminated by the mighty river of history. There are always some merits. They are at least stronger than those Kunlun slaves.

But when he inspected the field, he had to say that the weak points of the Qiang people were indeed very obvious.

The establishment of households and the widening of land in the Haidong area were carried out at the same time, and some of them were put into cultivation and production after the completion of household registration, but the efficiency was really low.After all, although Qinghai also has certain conditions for cultivation, these lands suitable for cultivation have been controlled by the rich chieftains for a long time, and most ordinary Qiang people have almost no farming experience.

It seems that if Datang wants to set up prefectures and counties in Haidong and establish a foundation for official settlements, it is still necessary to migrate some people from the territory to be reliable.

However, these Qiang people are not useless. As long as they have hands and feet and are in their prime of life, there is always a place to use their strength.Moreover, due to the living environment in Qinghai, most Qiang people are born good at herding animals, which can be used to expand the scale of official herding in the Tang Dynasty.

The quality of the horses produced by Tuyuhun has always been extremely high, and a considerable part of the several excellent war horses rationed by the Datang army are produced in this area.

In the future, Datang will occupy Qinghai for a long time, and the development of animal husbandry will undoubtedly be one of the most important sources of benefits. The horses produced in Qinghai will not only follow the Datang army to fight in more distant territories, but also flow into the people of Datang in large quantities. Encourage and maintain the martial arts among the people of Tang Dynasty.

In addition, the southwest of Qinghai is also rich in natural resources, such as salt ponds of good quality and minerals that are not difficult to mine.These resources were also the main bargaining chip for the Gar family to control Qinghai. Even the salt in Qinghai was exported to Longbian as a commodity. Many Qiang tribes were salt slaves controlled by the Gar family, and now they will naturally be taken over by the Tang Dynasty.

In addition to the benefits brought by population and land production, the recovery of Qinghai has another very important significance, that is, the stability of the border order, Datang can increase large-scale exchanges with the Western Regions in business, military and other aspects .

Li Tong was in the rear of the Shanzhou University, and was so obsessed with the expansion and management of the empire's territory that even Zhu Hu Jinxian's orchid beauties had no time to enjoy it.Women will only kill my ambition and empty my body, only conquest is a higher level of enjoyment!

When the time entered the beginning of June, the front battle report finally came back: Tang Jun won a complete victory!

"Since the army marched westward, more than 11 Tibetan troops have been killed, and 70 people from Tubo and other tribes have been captured... In the battle of Jiyu City, more than [-] enemies have been killed, more than [-] prisoners have been captured, and nearly [-] cattle, horses and livestock have been captured. innumerable……"

The envoy who followed Baojie returned to Shanzhou, and the Prime Minister Liu Youqiu who was in charge of logistics in Haidong.Liu Youqiu held the battle report in his hand and played the saint, his expression was excited, his voice was high-pitched, and the little beard under his jaw was tremblingly electrified.

big win!A real, uncompromising win!

Hearing all these battle reports, Li Tong wanted to learn from Xie An in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He said lightly that the thief had been broken in the younger generation, but his Adam's apple trembled for a moment, but he couldn't hold it back, and punched heavily on the case. He went up, and laughed loudly in his mouth: "My army is so strong! After this day, my fellow ministers and I can speak boldly and live up to our ancestors and the common people!"

Seeing that the saint was so excited, Liu Youqiu couldn't help but burst into tears, and the other officials who worshiped together prostrated and shouted: "The country will not fall, the Tang industry will flourish, and the saint's achievements are great! Fortunately, my ministers, Ji From the hero, enjoy this special kindness, and leave a name in the history of Zhuang..."

As the ministers worshiped and congratulated in the hall, the sound gradually spread outward, and the soldiers of the imperial guards guarding outside all shouted with joy. For a while, the entire city of Shanzhou was bathed in the sea of ​​sound celebrating the great victory.

Sitting in the banquet, Li Tongduan closed his eyes and listened to the cheers of the crowd inside and outside, and savored the joy of victory in his heart.After a long time, he opened his eyes and said with a smile: "The army has not yet arrived, so there is no need to celebrate wantonly. After the war, we still need to finish it properly, and we must not waste this grandeur. After returning to the court, I, Qing, etc. Rejoice with all peoples!"

When everyone in the hall heard this, they also temporarily suppressed the ecstasy in their hearts, adjusted their mentality, and prepared to devote themselves to the next finishing work.

"It's a pity, it's a pity that the army has besieged Jiyu City, but they still haven't been able to capture the Fan Lord alive..."

Liu Youqiu browsed the battle report again, and couldn't help but sighed.

Li Tong unfolded the detailed battle report and read it again, only to realize that when the army invaded Jiyu City, the Fan Lord had already abandoned the city and fled.Although the army immediately sent troops to chase after it, and at the beginning they also found out the escape route of the Tibetan lord, but in the end they lost it and had to return in vain.

Originally, the best escape route for the Tibetan lord should be to escape along Jishi Mountain and go to Xikang, where he rectified his rear army, but for some reason, after escaping from Jishi Mountain, the Fan lord did not go to Xikang, but went straight to Xikang. Turn to the west and go to Qiangtang.

According to the conjecture of Zan Po, who voted for Tang in Jiyu City, it is very likely that there was a disagreement in the fleeing team of the Fan Lord, or that the Fan Lord did not believe in the Shannan army staying in Xikang, and was worried that they would be held hostage by these Shannan troops, so he bypassed Xikang, we must return to Luosuo City to stabilize the situation and guard against the backlash from all sides.

Although Li Tong's understanding of the internal situation in Tubo was not as detailed as Zampo's, as a king, he was able to embody the current state of mind of the Tibetan lord, and felt that Zampo's guess should be more in line with the facts.

Li Tong was naturally a little regretful for not being able to capture the Tibetan lord alive in Jiyu City. This bastard ran so fast that he even had to trouble him to send troops to Luosuo City.However, he has no obsession with whether to capture the Tibetan lord alive, and even in his heart, the life and death of the Tibetan lord is not as important as Qinling's life.

Moreover, if Zanpo's guess is close to the truth, it would be in the Tang Dynasty's greater interest to let this bereaved dog escape and return to China instead of leaving the Tibetan lord in Jiyu City.

Although Zanpu was the supreme ruler of Tubo, in the actual situation, the impact of Zanpu's life and death on Tubo as a whole was not as great as imagined.

After all, even Songtsen Gampo, whose prestige was as strong as Songtsan Gampo,'s untimely death did not cause Tubo's collapse.Moreover, after the death of Songtsan Gampo, there was almost no serious kingship in Tubo.Therefore, if you want to kill Tubo Zanpu and cause chaos in Tubo, you don't have to place too high hopes.

On the contrary, the return of such an ambitious and talented Zanpu to the country will bring very rich possibilities to the future trend of Tubo.

In short, Datang has gained enough on the battlefield in this battle in Qinghai, even far richer than Li Tong's expectations before the war, and it will take a certain amount of time to digest and consolidate the results.

Tubo Zanpu was let go in Jiyu City, and the frontline generals felt that they were not enjoying themselves enough, so they sent back with the battle report, and a joint letter of invitation from all the generals, hoping that the sage would allow them to take a rest in Jiyu City, Continue to march towards Xikang, recover Xikang in one fell swoop, and even invade Luosuo City.

But after some consideration, Li Tong decided to take a break for the time being and not to continue marching.The current victory is already brilliant enough. If the war continues, not to mention whether the surge in costs can be sustained, Datang does not have a plan to guard against the risks brought about by the elongation of the front line alone.

Of course Xikang will not give up, but if he wants to take it back, war may not be the best way.After the battle in Qinghai, Li Tong had a deeper understanding of the important weapon of a soldier's country.The territory of the Tang Dynasty is vast, and there are also many hidden dangers in frontier defense. If all hidden dangers have to be solved with high-cost methods such as war, no matter how strong the national power is, it cannot last long.

Moreover, in theory, Tubo still has a certain threat, which can also make the local rich chieftains in Qinghai feel fear and fear, and dare not resist Datang's adjustment and reconstruction of Qinghai order.