In mid-March of the fifth year of Yuanzhen in the Tang Dynasty, the Tibetan army, which had been stationed in the highlands for four years and had not moved for two years, once again set off a bloody storm on the highlands in order to raise food and fodder for the army.
This was undoubtedly a devastating disaster for the Qiang people and Tuyuhun tribes who were already in disarray in the highlands and suffered terribly under the oppression of the Tubo people.
In this early spring season, the Tubo people suddenly launched an attack without warning, leaving almost no time for the tribes in the highlands to react.
Similar to the Bai Yusuo Rebellion and the Tibetan people's northward march to Liangzhou, wherever the Tubo people went, everything was dead.
Needless to say, the bestiality displayed by the Tibetan people during the war was needless to say, and this time they only came for food and grass, and they would not ask for any more slaves.
In addition, Cheng Zhijie, Hou Junji and others were adding fuel to the flames, and did not want to give the Tuyuhun and Bailan, as well as the Dangxiang Qiang in the highlands, any chance of recovery.
Therefore, for more than a month after that, the already weak highland tribes were killed and their bodies were scattered all over the fields.
In early April, the highland tribes in the east finally reacted, gathered warriors, and fought dozens of large and small battles with the oncoming Tibetans in the wilderness, putting up a rather tenacious resistance.
But this was of no avail. In the past ten years or so, some highland tribes fled to Liangzhou one after another after being defeated. Countless brave warriors were either killed by the Tubo people or captured and turned into slaves.
The most serious blow to the highland tribes was actually the war the year before last when they followed the Tubo people to invade Liangzhou and were wiped out.
For more than a hundred years, their vitality has been severely damaged and they have never been so weak as they are now.
Under the attack of the Tibetans, the eastern highland coalition forces completely collapsed.
This actually means that the Tuyuhun tribes that have existed in the highlands for more than 300 years, as well as the more ancient Qiang tribal government, have been completely swept into the dust of history.
During the period when the Tuyuhun tribes controlled the highlands, their territory was quite large when they were most arrogant. Their territory stretched from Linqiang City to the east, to Qiemo in the west, to the north of the Qilian Mountains in the north, and to the Snow Mountains in the south.
As they grew stronger, they also harbored the Western Turkic Datou Khan.
Their relationship with the Central Plains is quite complicated, because it is said that they are descendants of the Murong family, so they are inextricably linked with the Xianbei people.
Therefore, no matter how many countries the Central Plains is divided into, most of the time, they will surrender to the Central Plains regime that occupies Kansai.
Until the former Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian and his son had the ambition to open up the Western Regions, so Tuyuhun was unlucky. After a series of wars, Tuyuhun was beaten all over his head, and his strength gradually weakened.
Until the more ferocious Tubo people came here, the end of Tuyuhun came.
Of course, the current situation has a certain deviation from the history in another time and space. These highland tribes were not forcibly divided by Tubo and the Tang Dynasty, but were almost completely destroyed in the hands of the Tubo people, and their demise was also much earlier.
Year.
Li Po left one less problem for his descendants to solve, or one less achievement. You must know that in another time and space, attacking Tuyuhun and opening up the Hexi Corridor was an important task in the early Tang Dynasty.
Now, with the demise of Tuyuhun and Bailan, the Dangxiang Qiang, and the return of the Western Turkic rebels, the Hexi region has miraculously gained a period of stability.
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At the end of April, early summer has entered in the highlands.
The Tubo people, who had been wreaking havoc on the highlands for more than two months, dragged their exhausted bodies like well-fed beasts, lazily licking their bloody claws, and then headed north under the leadership of Nang Nie.
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Nang Nie faithfully implemented the strategy formulated by Hou Junji. While continuously massacring and plundering the highland tribes, he also took advantage of the situation to clean up the interior.
Needless to say, the main targets of the purge were the Yalong people from the Six Yak Tribes. They were the cornerstone of the founding of Tubo, and they naturally became members of the royalist faction of Tubo.
It is they who want to return to the south as soon as possible, but unfortunately, they can never go back.
When Nang Nie announced his decision to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, there were not many Yalong people left in this lonely Tubo army, and Nang Nie also tightened his grip on military power.
The Tubo people, whose animalistic nature was released and were bewitched by Nang Nie's words, no longer had any objections to taking refuge with the terrifying Tang people.
In fact, at this time, the only thing the Tubo people were worried about was whether the Tang Dynasty would accept them in a friendly manner. Whether it was Nang Nie, the commander-in-chief of the army, or the Tubo generals and soldiers, they couldn't help but feel a little worried.
fear.
The entire army led by Zhileb was annihilated in the lowlands, and he himself was cut into a human stick and sent back. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty left a very bad impression on the Tubo people, who were a tribe even more barbaric than them.
They worried that they would be treated cruelly when they went to the lowlands.
The Tubo people are barbaric and bloodthirsty, but they are not fearless. They are still very afraid of death...
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In the early summer of April, the Tubo army, led by Nang Nie, embarked on an unknown journey. Cheng Zhijie, Hou Junji and other Tang envoys had to continue their march south, and their future was equally dim.
Before leaving, Cheng Zhidao patted Nang Nie's shoulder, "Don't worry, my good brother, we Tang people have always had a clear distinction between grudges and grudges, and we will definitely treat friends who come from afar.
Remember our previous agreement, when I return to Chang'an, we will have another drink together."
What Cheng Dabeard has been trying to do these days is to keep encouraging Nang Nie to prevent him from changing his mind when the trouble comes.
Nang Nie reluctantly led his troops to leave. He really wanted Cheng Dabeard to accompany him to the north. Unfortunately, the Tubo people's simple words were not enough to convince the cunning Tang people, so he could only leave 200 people with the Tang people.
As a guard and guide, he led his troops north to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
There’s nothing to say. Things happen at random in these years that may seem unbelievable to later generations.
For example, a certain tribe suddenly migrated, went to great lengths to reach the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and declared to be subjects of the Tang Dynasty. The number was as little as 1,200, and as many as 100,000 or 200,000. As the influence of the Tang Dynasty spread, this
Things like this happen from time to time.
The few men and horses in Tubo are really nothing.
The only thing worth mentioning is that they cleaned up the highlands, which can be regarded as a good certificate of nomination for Datang.
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Looking at the retreating figure of the Tibetan army with more than 7,000 people left, Cheng Zhijie breathed a sigh of relief and cursed in his heart. The Tubo people who have seen the devil still believe in Buddhism? Look at the past two months.
, what have they done?
As a bystander, he had a rare feeling of extreme disgust towards the Tibetan people. After all, there was a difference between animals and humans.
Even Cheng Dabeard, who had emerged from the cruel wars in Shandong and Henan, would not have massacred people happily all the way...
Damn Hou Dalang, what kind of idea did you come up with?
Cheng Zhijie turned to look at his deputy.
Hou Junji looked at the bearded man with malicious intentions, covered his chest and started coughing. It wasn't that he had altitude sickness again, but that this guy was stabbed in the chest when he was following the Tubo people to kill him last month.
If he hadn't been able to wear soft armor as an envoy to the Tang Dynasty, Hou Junji would have been killed in one go.
Although Cheng Dabeard went up with his men and tried his best to rescue Hou Dalang, who thought he was going to die, but afterwards, he showed no sympathy or sympathy for the unfortunate man's plight.
You said that you, an envoy, can come up with evil ideas for others, but you don't hide aside and watch the fun, and you want to follow others to fight life and death. What kind of mentality is this? It is difficult for Cheng Dabeard to understand.
And you said that your riding skills are not very good, your archery is not accurate, your sword looks like a piece of wood sitting on a horse, and you still want to take the lead? You are really good at it...
Under Cheng Dabeard's gaze, Hou Junji lowered his head "ashamedly". If he knew what Dabeard was thinking, he would definitely defend himself. I just couldn't control myself after seeing the battle formation.
Well, there is nothing difficult to understand.
A manly man can carry out a three-foot sword and achieve great feats. As long as he does not die, his blood will not be cold...
"I said, Da Lang, you still have a beautiful wife like a flower and you haven't married yet. Take care of yourself. Look where we have come. It's hard to breathe. I don't want to go back with a bunch of bones..."
"Bah, my brother is merciful. Even if the gods of Tubo are dead, I won't be able to die. When we return to Chang'an and become a noble, let's see how much money our good brother will get."
The two guys laughed heartlessly.
The two of them turned their horses and led the group southward in unison. Their words drifted into the summer wind in the highland wilderness without leaving a trace...
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In March of the fifth year of Yuanzhen of the Tang Dynasty, spring had arrived in Chang'an.
Li Po didn't feel wrong. The weather this year does seem to be warmer than last year.
The people in the Taishi Bureau were also very sensitive. At the beginning of spring, after some operations, they submitted a form. Li Po looked at it and found that it was "cloudy and foggy" and he didn't quite understand what the Taishi Bureau wanted to say.
The final conclusion is also more in line with Taoist rhetoric. It is probably that this is what happened. It seems that it really happened. How to explain it depends on God's will. Otherwise... you can sacrifice to heaven and earth first and make God happy. Maybe you will dream about it.
What to order?
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How to put it, Li Po felt that the Taishi Bureau should be like a flame lingering in Confucian culture that could be extinguished at any time. Some of them would make certain explorations of nature.
But their main role now is to tell fortunes for the emperor. Can you believe this?
This year, the Taishi Bureau did not take things lightly. When Li Po visited the north last year, Li Chunfeng, a professor at Chang'an Academy, wrote to the court to change the Wuyin Yuan Calendar.
This was firmly resisted by the Taishi Bureau.
Queen Li Bi of the Supervisor State also resolutely suppressed them. Li Chunfeng of the Jin Dynasty became a general and participated in the revision of the Wuyin Yuanli. This directly led to the resignation of Taishi Ling Fu Renjun.
He Chou, the Duke of Pi, and Wang Gui, the imperial envoy, jointly recommended Yuan Tiangang, who was serving in Shu, to take over the post of Taishi Ling...