Nang Nie asked some more questions, and Aru struggled to answer them one by one.
After such a major setback, no matter what happened to others, Nang Nie had curbed his arrogance and became willing to understand the enemy in detail.
However, Aru could not give him a satisfactory answer. He followed the army to the lowlands and experienced the entire war process, but his description of the enemy was always so vague.
He didn't know how powerful the enemy was, and he didn't know exactly how he could experience such a disastrous defeat. He even met the enemy's leaders, but didn't know their names at all.
As he said himself, he is just a servant of the gods, and is not interested in other things except serving the gods.
Under Nang Nie's questioning, his stupidity and ignorance were almost revealed. If he were not a priest, he would definitely die here.
Nang Nie angrily drove Aru out of the house, and called several people who had lost their ears one after another, and asked again.
Given the violent and cruel style of the Tibetan people, this was a rare occurrence, showing that Zilebu's defeat caused great trouble to the Tibetan people, and even made them feel faintly afraid.
Most of the people who escaped were Zhileb's guards. Their opinions were similar to Aru's. The difference was that they had been trying their best to protect their Maben and were more familiar with war than Aru.
The description of the enemy is more detailed and reliable than Aru's.
The enemy was very powerful. Almost all of them were wearing strong armor that only the Rubens of the Tubo people could wear. The stones thrown by the Tibetan warriors had no effect on the enemy's armor.
Their weapons are almost all made of steel and are extremely sharp. With the help of horse power, they can even cut off the Tibetan weapons with ease.
They also have the most powerful weapons, which are bows and arrows. This is what impressed the Tubo people the most.
Whether they were attacking Guzang City or in the final battle, they were all attacked by bows and arrows. This kind of thing, which is extremely expensive in the eyes of the Tubo people and is easily reluctant to be used, is like a wasteland to the lowlanders.
As long as you are facing an enemy, you must first use bows and arrows as a guide.
They have collected enemy arrows, all of which are made of iron. They can easily penetrate a person's body at a long distance, no matter what kind of defense you have.
Even though they were still using bone arrowheads, the overwhelming and dense rain of arrows caused extremely serious casualties to them.
There are also the warriors of the lowlanders. They wear uniform uniforms, carry the same bright flags, and fight like a pack of wolves. They never seem to be alone.
Of course, they are definitely not as strong and brave as the Tubo warriors, but they are much better than the Tubo people in terms of cunning and despicability. Otherwise, if they were to compete head-to-head like in the past with the highland tribes, the winner would definitely be
The Tibetans, not those damn lowlanders.
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At night, only Nang Nie and a few of his confidants were left in the house.
Nang Nie ordered people to roast two sheep, and several people gnawed on the bones of the sheep sticks and drank milk wine, finally feeling relaxed.
"Maben, the lowlanders want to lure us to fight with them again and defeat us like they defeated Zilebu Maben. It seems that what the slaves said about the lowlanders not being able to reach the highlands is true."
The speaker was Kolebqin Daru. He was the tribal leader of the Xiangxiong tribe and Nang Nie’s teacher. In the understanding of the Central Plains people, this man was Nang Nie’s counselor. At the same time, he also managed Nang Nie’s property.
During the battle, he followed Nang Nie and protected his safety. He was undoubtedly one of the people Nang Nie trusted the most.
His wisdom is well-known in the Xiangxiong tribe and even the entire Tubo, and he also studied in Xiangxiong's temple. He is a priest, and his identity is much more complicated than Alu.
Nang Nie threw away the messy sheep bones that he had chewed, and finally showed a smile on his face: "This is exactly what I want to say. We have always heard that the lowlanders are fighting for the position of the king, so we think it is easy.
Defeat them, but now it seems that we have to think about this matter carefully."
However, there are always a few wise people. Someone then said with disapproval: "Maben, Zileb died there and was sent back like this. If we don't avenge him, the king will definitely punish him."
our."
"Zileb was too anxious. They shouldn't have taken people so far. As long as he walked slower, he wouldn't be caught in the enemy's noose... He is another person blinded by greed."
Several people were talking in gibberish. Compared with the messy words before, they were obviously more rational. After a major failure came, their attitude became cautious.
However, they did not think that the lowlanders were as powerful as Aru and the others said. The army led by Zilebu made too many mistakes, as if they were abandoned by the gods when they arrived in the lowlands.
As a result, the enemy had a tight grip on their throats. If they sent troops to the lowlands again, they would definitely not be like Zileb. On this point, both Nangni and Kolbchin agreed.
As an emerging plateau kingdom, Tubo has many similarities with the nomads who emerged on the northern grasslands, but there are more differences, because they already have the prototype of a civilization, but they are still very immature.
When they had finished talking, Kolebchin said slowly: "Compared with the lowlanders, I am more worried about the slaves. Koleb has taken away so many warriors and followers. Once the defeat is known to the slaves,
, what will they do?
Even the gods have probably heard about the bad reputation of that guy Mu Shu. I think Ma should not allow him to go on like this. Using his head to calm people's anger should be a good choice."
The room suddenly became quiet, and their eyes showed greedy light.
The Tubo army went north and was divided into two armies, Qileb and Nangni. In the war to conquer the highland tribes, they cooperated fairly well.
Because Qileb had a high prestige in the Tubo army, Nangnie could only lead a partial division and cooperate with the main force of the army.
When Qilebu led his army to defeat the highland coalition forces one after another in several years of war, Nangnie took advantage of the situation and captured Fuqi City, the capital of the Tuyuhun people, and the war gradually came to an end.
Qileb set up his tent in Bailan and ruled over most of Bailan, the Dangxiang Qiang, Tuyuhun, and Di tribes. Even though Nangnie's subordinates were very dissatisfied with this, they could not do anything about Qi's increasing power.
Loeb.
Zhileb also showed a certain amount of respect for Nang Nie, the young commander, and did not embezzle their spoils. The two sides lived in peace for a long time.
They were too far away from the royal capital and were not suppressed by Langri Lunzan. For the Tubo people heading north, this kind of tacit understanding was actually very important and rare.
And now that Zileb is dead, most of his close subordinates have also died in the lowlands, and the tacit understanding no longer exists...
So Kolebchin's meaning is very obvious. Instead of discussing how to avenge Zilebu, it is better to accept his inheritance first.
So the subordinates all looked at Nang Nie with burning eyes, imagining the scene when the entire highland was under the rule of Nang Nie Maben, their breathing could not help but become a little heavier.
If it comes true, Nangnyima will be the king of northern Tubo...
Nang Nie pondered for a long time, but then shook his head and said: "Should I do that? Zamp will be unhappy, so it is better to send Zilebu Maben's body back first, and let the wise Zamp decide what to do.
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After listening to his words, everyone's disappointment can be imagined. Kolbchin also sighed secretly. Xiangxiongbe and Xiboyebe have relied on each other for too long, and young people regard Langri Lunzan as a rising star.
The gods come to worship.
They have forgotten the blood shed in their early years. Maybe only old people like them would want to resist from time to time, right?
But Nang Nie's ambition and wisdom were reflected at this time. He looked at everyone's expressions and said with a smile: "You must remember that there are countless eyes in the royal city watching us. The more trophies we send back, the more loot we can send back."
The more greedy people want to replace us.
Have you ever thought about why Zilebu Maben led his troops to the lowlands in such a hurry? Because someone in the royal city is proposing to call him back. If we occupy the high ground after Zilebu Maben's death, what do you think will happen?
Well, a fool like Mu Shu doesn’t deserve our attention, maybe he won’t survive this winter at all…”
His speech, which was full of foresight and political wisdom, won the admiration of his subordinates. At this moment, Kolebchin felt that Nangni was the future of the Xiangxiong Department.
The political manipulation of the Tubo people is not as complicated as that of the Central Plains. They have just formed a tribal alliance, and their internal struggles are still fierce. Large city-states such as Xiangxiong, Yalong, and Subi all have their own interests. They all have their own interests in the royal city and the army.
Distinct factions formed.
In recent years, Langri Lunzan has been recruiting new nobles, and the contradictions have become more acute. Nang Nie is one of the great nobles representing the Xiangxiong tribe, and he has to pay attention to these.
Moreover, he had been away from the Royal City for several years, and relying only on some news brought back by merchants, he was actually very worried about the situation in the Royal City.
His relatives and friends sent him messages from time to time, but the anxiety and anger revealed in those words made him particularly frightened, so at this time he was unwilling to do anything too radical to aggravate the situation.
Suspicion from the royal city.
As for the suggestion of going to the lowlands to avenge Zileb, no one in the house has mentioned it since. There is still one winter for them to discuss and wait for orders from the royal city, so there is no rush.
Obviously, the actions of the Tang soldiers really made the Tubo people feel afraid and restrained their arrogance and arrogance...