The enemy's tactics became very simple in Aru's narration.
He described how tall and sturdy Guzang City was, and compared it with Luosu City, giving the generals an intuitive impression. If you have never been to Luosu City, well, people like you don't need to
Come and shout with me.
What he said was not a lie, nor was there much exaggeration. It was basically the truth, but it gave the Tibetan generals the impression that the enemy was not very powerful, but was good at using conspiracies and tricks.
When he mentioned that the Tibetan army had to withdraw after several days of attacking the city, the generals already knew the final outcome. A large group of enemy cavalry suddenly appeared on their way to withdraw, catching the tired and frustrated Tibetan army by surprise.
So he was completely defeated.
After their failure, they were far away from their hometown, and even escaping became extremely difficult. There were enemies everywhere. The lowlanders launched a several-day siege against the defeated ones, and no one could escape.
Aru's tears flowed down, and in a choked voice he complained about the enemy's cruelty, just like the highland tribes had been complaining about the atrocities of the Tubo people in recent years. In the eyes of the victors, they were all the lamentations of the defeated.
But Aru had no such consciousness. He told the Tubo generals that the enemy did not take many prisoners at all, and they had no intention of letting anyone come back alive. They chopped off everyone's heads and piled them together as if they were going to hold a grand ceremony.
Sacrifice.
People who have a better sense of empathy imagine the scene of tens of thousands of people coming to offer sacrifices to the gods, and they can't help but feel horrified. Although they have always retained this primitive sacrificial activity, they have never used so many people's lives to please the gods.
It seems that the appetite of the gods that the lowlanders believe in is really big. If that is the case, is his power much more powerful than the gods of the Tubo people?
Well, this is the idea of saving others by oneself. Religion occupies a very important position in the life of the Tubo people, so they cannot imagine the lowland people's perfunctory attitude towards gods, and it is inevitable that there will be deviations in thinking.
So the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty carried out bloody actions purely for the purpose of revenge and counting their harvests, which made them mistakenly think that they were performing sacrifices.
Of course, no matter how different the customs and habits of the two sides are, the hatred condensed with blood has been sown, and can only be washed away with more blood.
As Aru's narrative comes to an end, the enemy's tactics become clearer.
It is so similar to the description of the lowlanders by the highland slaves, using fortified cities to delay the offensive of the army. When the opponent is tired, reinforcements will determine the outcome of the war.
Both Nangnie and Zilebu have heard this story countless times, but they didn't pay much attention to it because before the failure came, they couldn't imagine what kind of city could stop the Tubo people.
Since they couldn't attack it, their general approach was to bypass it, and the environment in which the Tubo people lived also determined that there was no need to build many roads, because in addition to the mountains, there was a large wasteland on the plateau. What was the use of an isolated city?
Now the lowlanders have taught them an important lesson. Set up a city at some key points. Don't say you can't get around it. Even if you get around it, you will pay an extremely heavy price.
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"Zhilebumaben is really stupid..."
The Tubo people speak so directly, and most people here have no favorable impression of Qileb. After listening to Aru's story, they immediately began to attack Qileb, without any taboo about killing someone.
People are echoing one after another, and some people bluntly believe that Zhilebuma should have been responsible for this defeat. His stupidity ruined such a large army. Now he should be asking the gods for sin instead of receiving a reward.
From the perspective of onlookers, Zileb is indeed stupid and ridiculous, but if you think about it carefully, you can actually know that they are all guys who can stand and talk without pain.
Just imagine, leading an army of more than 80,000 people to the lowlands and breaking the city one after another, how should the commander choose the marching route? Judging from the fighting style of the Tubo people, who would care about their own way out?
Who among them would have the unheard-of tactical idea of using troops to attack far distances, or of being trapped under a fortified city and unsustainable for a long time?
Not to mention bumpkins like them, even the Central Plains generals who are familiar with military art will make such seemingly stupid but actually inevitable stupid mistakes from time to time.
Of course, the Tibetan generals did not have much such awareness, and they would not put themselves in the shoes of the defeated. Most of them even thought that Zilebu was really old. If it were me, I would not let the army
suffered such a disastrous defeat.
Listening to everyone's discussion, Aru quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Of course, he did not say that he was the one who made Zileb decide to attack the city for a few more days. If he had withdrawn earlier, the result might not have been like this.
He also did not elaborate on how many atrocities the Tibetans committed after conquering the lowland city. This is not to shirk responsibility, but it is a normal behavior for the Tibetans.
In their customs, both the conquerors and the conquered must obey the destiny. For the conquerors, it is a reward from the gods, and for the conquered, it is also a test from the gods they believe in.
God is so omnipotent, and it is full of dialectics and double standards. If you experience it carefully, does it sound familiar?
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Nang Nie waved his hand to ask people to be quiet and asked: "When we attacked you, were there many enemies? I heard that the lowlanders always have very few cavalry. If all the enemies are cavalry, they should be larger than your number."
Much less, right?"
A very crucial question, but he asked the wrong person. How could Alu know how many enemies there were? He didn't even see the enemy's face, and the Tubo army had already collapsed. He and Zilebu were bundled up and fled backwards.
I didn't even dare to look back.
But he couldn't answer like this, "Maben, we were very tired when we met the enemy. Some warriors can fall asleep sitting on their horses, and we never expected to meet the enemy there.
When we were preparing to fight the enemy, the enemy had already come in front of us. There were so many enemies that we couldn't count them. Those damn slaves abandoned us and started to run away. We couldn't stand at all, so we could only let it go.
Kill the enemy.
I'm not good at fighting. Maybe I'm too tired or too depressed, and I didn't hear the warning given to me by the gods. When I pulled out my sword, I was already surrounded by enemies...
I saw with my own eyes that Zhilebumaben killed five enemies with his own hands before being dragged off his horse by the despicable enemy. His bravery is really admirable."