Tubo, Wuhai City (now Douco Lake Plain, Qinghai Province), Tubo Camp.
Standing in the big tent, Sang Chiruo looked at the map in front of him without saying a word.
The generals whispered for a while, and Tubo Second Prime Minister Dunrenzeng finally stood up and said: "Sang Chiruo, we have followed your order and evacuated all the Tibetan soldiers from all over Yamotang out of Dafeichuan, and stationed them in Urumqi."
We are gathering here in Haicheng, what should we do next?"
Sang Chiruo: "There is nothing to do now. The only thing we can do is to wait."
Tun Rigzin: "Waiting? What are we waiting for?"
Sang Chiruo said nothing.
Dun Renzeng: "The Tang army has set up camp at Tuohe Pass. The terrain there is dangerous, it has a high view, and it is close to the water source. Even if our army is fully pressed, it will not be easy to capture it."
Seeing that Sang Chiruo was still looking at the map, Dun Renzeng was a little impatient and said in a more serious tone: "Sang Chiruo, if Zuzan knew that we were retreating without a fight, he would definitely take the opportunity to convict us. By then, it would be difficult for everyone.
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Sang Chiruo hummed, pointed at the map and said to the Tibetan generals: "Look, the terrain of Dafeichuan is like a basin. To the north is Qinghai Lake and Nanshan Mountain, to the south is Longyang Gorge and Jishi Mountain, and to the east is Qinghai Lake and Nanshan Mountain.
Hehuang Plateau, to the west is the Dulan Mountains."
"There are three entrances to the Dafichuan River for the army to enter and exit. One is Moliyi Station in the east, which is connected to Shibao City and is known as the throat of the plateau. The other is in the northwest, heading to Qieji City in Dunhuang. Finally,
One is the Tuohe Pass in the southwest. According to reports from spies ahead, the Tang army has now completely occupied the three entrances to Dafeichuan."
Dun Renzeng frowned and asked: "According to your words, the Tang army has completely controlled Dafeichuan, and our access there has been blocked? How can we fight this battle?"
Sang Chiruo shook his head and said with a smile: "We have only fought half of the battle. It is too early to say defeat now."
Dun Renzeng took a deep breath, looked at the map and said: "Dafeichuan is surrounded by mountains and lakes on all sides. The only three exits, Moliyi, Qieji City, and Tuohe Pass, have all been captured by the Tang army. The enemy has weapons and
The terrain is advantageous, Sang Chiruo, how do you think we should attack there?"
Sang Chiruo: "Let me ask you, the Tang army is well-trained, has high morale, and has artillery. Even if we can invade Dafeichuan, what chance does the Tibetan army have of winning when the two armies confront each other on the plain?"
The Tubo generals looked at each other, and everyone was silent.
Sang Chiruo: "When the two armies fought on the plain, it was almost impossible for the Tubo army to defeat the Tang army... If you want to win this battle, you must abandon Dafeichuan and lure the Tang army deep into the hinterland, so that the distance between the front army and the rear army
Only by pulling them apart can we defeat them one by one."
Dun Renzeng: "Luring the Tang army to go deep? Defeat them all? What does this mean?"
Sang Chiruo looked around at the crowd and did not intend to explain. He just said: "I have a strategy for victory. What you have to do is to order the soldiers to prepare for war and be ready to go at any time."
Tun Rigzin: "Let's go? Where are we going?"
Sang Chiruo tapped the map with his hand: "Tuohe Pass, the Tang Army's camp."
At the same time, 50,000 Tang troops were stationed at Tuohe Pass, taking advantage of the geographical advantage to firmly guard the passage for the Tibetan army to go north to Dafeichuan.
Uncle Shen was sitting in the military tent, looking at the map hanging on the wooden frame and saying nothing.
Lieutenant General Chu Liangshan smiled and said to the other generals: "When Chu set out from Liangcheng, he was a little worried... Chiling and Dafeichuan are important areas guarded by Tibetan troops. It will take a lot of effort to win.
Unexpectedly, the Tubo people are so incompetent. Except for the battle at Shibao City, there was still some resistance. In other battles, the Tubo people were like pigs and dogs. They were defeated as soon as they met and fled!"
Listening to the laughter of his generals, Uncle Shen frowned, turned around and asked, "Have the scouts who went to investigate come back?"
Someone replied: "Commander, the scouts haven't returned to camp yet, but they should be there soon."
Uncle Shen pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "I always felt that something was wrong during the battle in Dafeichuan."
Chu Liangshan: "Commander, our soldiers are united and assisted by artillery. It is natural that the Tubo people will be defeated."
Uncle Shen: "I think back then, Gar Lun Qinling led 100,000 Tibetan troops, and while General Xue Rengui was marching, he attacked midway, causing chaos to the Tang army, and finally defeated the Tang army in Dafeichuan. Today, the Tubo army has shrunk its strength,
I can’t hide anymore, but I don’t know what my intention is.”
Chu Liangshan: "Commander, now and then...the Tibetan army has been defeated in several battles. The morale of the army must have been shattered. It is normal for them to be afraid of fighting."
Uncle Shen turned his attention to the map again and asked: "What is the current distribution of our army's troops?"
Someone who joined the army replied: "Our army is currently divided into four places. Among them, Tuohe Pass is the camp of the Chinese Army with a strength of 50,000 people. Qieji City is the camp of the Northern Army with a strength of 3,000 people. Moliyi is the camp of the Eastern Army.
The camp has a strength of 8,000 men, and there is also a Shibao city left to guard, with a strength of about 2,000 men."
As soon as he finished speaking, a sergeant outside the door said: "The scouts from the front camp came to report that 80,000 Tibetan troops have marched from Wuhai City and are heading towards our military camp."
When Chu Liangshan heard this, he was not surprised but overjoyed: "We are finally here. As long as the Tubo people are willing to show up, the battle will be easy to fight."
Uncle Shen: "Send the order and prepare the whole army for war!"
The day after the Tubo army arrived at the pass, they built a camp, put down their horses, and began to confront the Tang army north of the pass.
Early the next morning, the marching horn sounded from the Tubo army, and thousands of soldiers rushed to the pass and attacked the Tang army's camp.
The Tang army was located on high ground and had the advantage of being at a commanding height. When the battle began, the overwhelming barrage of bows and arrows and the thundering cannonballs blocked the sunlight at the pass.
The soldiers in the front line of the Tubo army did not have decent armor at all. Under the attack of the Tang army's long-range weapons, hundreds or even thousands of them were soon killed and began to flee backwards.
Upon seeing this, the supervisory team of the Tubo army rode forward and killed many of the soldiers who dared to escape. They shouted loudly and ordered them to move forward.
The Tubo soldiers had no choice but to turn around and charge towards the Tang army again.
After going back and forth in this way for several times, Tuohe Pass was filled with corpses of Tibetan soldiers.
The chief general of the Tang army, Shen Shugong, was even more confused when he saw that the Tibetan army had adopted an almost death-defying fighting style, and ordered his soldiers to drag in the corpses of two Tibetan soldiers.
After an inspection, the soldiers announced to Uncle Shen: "Commander, these people are slave soldiers of Tibet. Their ears have been pierced and their tongues have been cut off."
After hearing this, Chu Liangshan said to Uncle Shen: "If your ears are deafened, you will not hear the sound of artillery. If your tongue is cut off, you will not beg for mercy. The Tubo army regards these slave soldiers as abandoned sons in order to consume our army."
supplies.”
Uncle Shen stroked his gray beard and whispered: "The Tubo army used captives and criminal prisoners as slave soldiers to consume the enemy's arrows. This tactic has been around a long time ago. However, our army occupied
After reaching Dafeichuan, the logistics supply line has been opened. As long as the rear stronghold is not lost, a continuous supply of material resources can be guaranteed. The Tubo people should also know this, why are they wasting their efforts like this?"
Chu Liangshan paused for a moment and was puzzled.
After that, the battle between the Tubo army and the Tang army at Tuohe Pass lasted for three more days.
The Tubo army never dispatched its main force, and was still using the lives of slave soldiers to consume the Tang army's arrows and gunpowder.
In three days, the Tubo army was used as cannon fodder. The number of slave soldiers who died in the pass was close to 10,000, while the losses of the Tang army were minimal.
On the morning of the fourth day, the Tang army originally thought that the Tibetan army would attack again.
However, the Tubo people were uncharacteristically silent and did not move.
At this time, there was a sudden commotion in the rear camp of the Tang Army. Some scouts rushed into the central army and shouted to the generals of the Tang Army: "Wolf smoke! The war smoke has started!"
Uncle Shen was startled and asked quickly: "Where is the smoke?"
Scout: "East! Moliyi is attacked!"
Chu Liangshan heard this and shouted: "Nonsense! Moliyi is located to the west of Shibao City. It is the gateway to the Hehuang Plateau. It is surrounded by natural dangers on three sides. Could it be that the Tubo people have grown wings and can fly there?"
Uncle Shen stopped Chu Liangshan and asked the scout: "Have you looked carefully? Is it really the smoke rising from Moliyi?"
The scout nodded vigorously.
Uncle Shen took a breath of cold air and said to Chu Liangshan: "Moliyi is the choke point of the Tang army's supply line. You must not miss anything. I have allocated three thousand elite cavalry. You can quickly lead the troops there!"
Chu Liangshan loudly accepted the order.
This chapter has been completed!