Under the Tang army's strategy of luring the enemy deep, exhausting them under fortified cities, and concentrating their efforts to attack them on their way back, all the advantages that the Tubo people were proud of disappeared.
In terms of tactics, the Tang army recharged its batteries, had high morale, and was fully prepared. Once they encountered each other, they would advance with the entire army, attack the enemy unprepared, and defeat them in one battle.
This is a comprehensive strategy and tactic that leads the way. The outcome of the Tubo people is doomed, and there is no chance for a comeback.
The Tang army swept through, and the battlefield was almost full of corpses of Tibetan soldiers and horses. The injured Tibetans who were not dead were rolling around and wailing, and the horses that had lost their owners were scattered on the battlefield.
With just one contact, the Tubo people collapsed completely, and those who were lucky enough to survive fled like headless flies.
After a brief reorganization, the Tang army dispersed into hundreds of troops and began to chase the fleeing enemies. The Tang army had already made up its mind and would not allow the Tibetan army to escape back to the high ground one by one.
In the next few days, between Huangshui and Guzang, the Tang army and the Tibetan escapees started a cat-and-mouse game. Later, the nearby northwest tribes also participated, and there was no way for the Tubo people to survive.
And the Tubo people really couldn't escape. Their retreat was completely controlled by the Tang army. Along the way from Huangshui to Jishi Town, the Tang army had already set up checkpoints at various levels to prevent the Tubo people from getting away.
After this battle, the more than 80,000 Tibetan troops who crossed Jishi Mountain were completely wiped out.
The Tang army won a great victory.
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Fan Wenjin, the general manager of Liangzhou in Guzang, led the Liangzhou officials to welcome the army outside the city.
When Zhang Lun met him, he grabbed the other's arm and laughed loudly: "We haven't seen each other for a few years, how are you doing, Mr. Fan?"
Fan Wenjin was from Changping, and the two met once in Shangdang, but to Zhang Lun at that time, Fan Wenjin was still a nobody and not worthy of much attention.
Naturally, the power of the two of them now is not comparable to that of back then, but Fan Wenjin's experience is much more legendary, and now he is on an equal footing with Zhang Lun.
Fan Wenjin also behaved very affectionately. If he met an old friend, he was just muttering in his heart, An'an, your reinforcements arrived late enough. If we hadn't been able to defend the city well, we would have been beheaded by the Tubo people.
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I don’t know if you people did this on purpose or... damn on purpose.
In fact, the two of them had a tacit understanding before, and they both wanted to use the help of the Tubo people to eradicate the old forces in the northwest. In contrast, Fan Wenjin had been in Liangzhou for many years, so this need was more urgent.
Needless to say, Zhang Lun, when he led his army to the northwest this time, would not repel the Tibetans and then leave.
According to the emperor's wishes, he will be stationed in the northwest for at least one to two years, and the purpose is very clear.
One is to plan to capture Tubo. Although the high ground is difficult to get up to, there are still ways to make Tubo uncomfortable. Do you think the Tubo people came over and slapped Datang in the face, and Datang chopped off its hand and it was over? This is a matter of course.
Forget it.
The second is to help Fan Wenjin, the general manager of Liangzhou, rebuild the Liangzhou Racecourse.
Of the three former horse farms of the Sui Dynasty, only one Yunnei Ranch remains. After the princes were pacified, the Tang Dynasty would naturally try every means to recover.
Another thing is to manage the Hexi area a little bit and not let the Turks spread their tentacles over.
Calculated in this way, the burden is not light. In other words, Zhang Lun and Fan Wenjin will be responsible for important responsibilities in the future. The current reinforcements alone are obviously not enough to maintain the situation, and there will definitely be large armies arriving in the northwest in the future.
So defeating the Tibetan invasion is just the beginning...
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Everyone chatted outside the city for a while, told each other about their hard work, and then went into the city to talk together.
Guzang City is very peaceful, and it doesn't look like it has just gone through a war.
Seeing the dust in Guzang City and the strange-shaped houses, Zhang Lun, who was in a good mood, couldn't help praising Fan Wenjin's political achievements.
Fan Wenjin said a few words modestly, saying to himself that in the northwest, as long as you have a big fist, people will listen to you. What political achievements can I make after so many years? If I hadn't been smart enough to immediately raise the flag of the sun, moon and stars, I'm afraid you, Lao Zhang, would have led the troops here.
We will all kneel before your horse and beg and beg.
Zhang Lun was riding on his horse, scratching his beard, looking around and saying, "I heard that Li Gui built a high-rise building before his death to welcome some kind of fairy to the earth. Is this true?"
Fan Wenjin was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed, "That's true. He wanted to imitate the First Emperor and seek immortality, so he believed the words of the Qiang shaman and built a high tower to pray for the blessing of the fairy.
At that time, we sent him up together, but unfortunately the fairy did not come and the man was already dead. So after everyone discussed it, we felt that no one was so lucky, so we demolished the tower to prevent anyone from going up to die."
Hearing what he said was interesting, Zhang Lun and him looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh. The people next to them naturally laughed together. In the midst of the fun, Zhang Lun finally understood the mentality of people in the northwest. They were a group of lawless people.
It's like a joke to talk about the old master...
Speaking of which, Li Gui was considered a prince, but he made such a big joke when he died. Compared with this man, the princes of the Central Plains looked much normal.
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Fan Wenjin and others also wanted to help Zhang Lun, but Zhang Lun declined. The generals were still chasing the fleeing enemies. How could they eat and drink in the city with peace of mind? When this war is completely over, it would not be too late for everyone to have a few drinks.
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Fan Wenjin is actually very busy. Several counties in the south of Liangzhou have been harmed by the Tibetan people. People from Panhan and Jinzhou have all gone to Huiningchuan. The entire Liangzhou is half empty. They need to move all the people back before winter.
, the task is very heavy.
Then there is the issue of the army stationed in Liangzhou for the winter. He, the highest official in the place, has to worry about it. It can be said that he is full of things.
So after a few words of invitation, it was okay to see that Zhang Lun didn't want to attend the banquet. The two of them had been getting along for a long time, and there were a lot of things that needed to be adjusted, and it was not just a matter of time.
In the next few days, various departments of the Tang Army turned around one after another, and most of them achieved some gains. The soldiers happily piled the severed heads into a pile, and asked the military recorder to record their merits. They inadvertently left the heads outside Guzang City.
They are arranged into a series of temples, which makes people feel horrified when they look at them.
The reinforcements officers faithfully carried out Zhang Lun's military orders and did not take in any surrendered prisoners. Anyone who encountered them, whether they were Tubo people or their followers, returned to Guzang with only bloody corpses.
First level.
The tribes in Guzang City and nearby were able to see the ferocity of the Tang army, and the deterrent effect was extremely good.
This allowed Pang Yu and his troops to take advantage. When Pang Yu led his troops back to Guzang, he caught a few big fish...
Pang Yu's troops were behind the Tubo people. In a group battle of cavalry, there was no possibility of a flanking attack. Pang Yu was also a veteran in battles and naturally understood this truth. Therefore, when the two armies met, he did not lead the way.
The army participated in it, and when the Tibetan army was defeated, he took advantage of the situation and led his army to intercept the fleeing enemies.