This situation is very unfriendly to Supi. You must know that the population of the entire Supi is only 200,000. Including the Domi tribe and the mountain tribes in the east, the total number is close to 300,000.
people.
The population base is there. An army of tens of thousands of people is equivalent to one in thirty, and it cannot be calculated like this, because nearly half of the three hundred thousand people, or even half more than that, are women, and the remaining half
Among the men, there are also some elderly people and children.
So whether it is the Supi people, the Yalong people, or the Xiangxiong people, for them, an army of thousands of people is considered a size. Thousands of people can definitely be called a rare army. If it is tens of thousands of people, generally
It's said that it's all about fighting.
In the expedition to Tuyuhun and the highlands where the Qiang tribes were located, Tubo sent nearly 20,000 troops. This was a unique move whether before or after the establishment of Tibet.
Langri Lunzan was indeed a wise king. At that time, Tubo needed to expand to stabilize the domestic situation and consolidate his power.
For example, some people he wants to promote can be allowed to go to the highlands to make meritorious deeds, and when they come back, their identity changes will be completed.
Especially the newly promoted aristocratic officials and generals, most of whom are of low origin, cannot compete with the old aristocrats if they follow the rules step by step. They are also the group that needs military merit the most.
Because Langri Lunzan was old, he was a little impatient. Most of the people he sent out were vested interests in his political reforms. Their departure gave those who were dissatisfied with him an opportunity.
The destruction of the expeditionary force was the trigger of the civil strife in Tubo, and also severely damaged the national power of Tubo. Until now, the various ministries in Shannan have not recovered.
Many times, a wise king always brings both advantages and disadvantages to his subjects, which is why there is such a saying in the Central Plains: prosperity and decline.
This is mainly due to the fact that the wiser and more powerful the king is, the greater his ambition is. Ambitious and confident people are often more willing to take risks than mediocre people.
As a king, the risks he takes are even greater. Once there is a setback, the cost will be very high, and sometimes the entire empire will be dragged into the quagmire.
Therefore, as ordinary people, it is best to live under those rulers who are mediocre but very stable in their governance. That will be the happiest.
Only those who are full of ambition and have an indifferent temperament will like a world of great strife, and most of the people who profit from chaos are such people.
It's better to be a peace dog than a person in troubled times, that's all.
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The generals of the Tang Army were definitely not ordinary people. If they wanted to make great achievements, they would have to die in mountains of blood.
Wherever the army goes, even if it does not loot and kill, it will absorb all kinds of manpower and material resources for its own use.
The tribes on the plateau were already extremely poor and had to support the Tang army. Every flock of sheep driven to Nangle City was a drain on the national power of Supi. At the same time, each tribe of Supi was sending its own blood to the army.
It doesn’t take much time. The army only needs to stay here for two to three months to make the Supi tribes tighten their belts and live a hard life for two years. If the army stays here for the first half of the year, the Subi tribes will not be safe.
Get through this winter.
This is war. Most of the time, what is fought is not military power, but national power.
The Central Plains empire could often last for many years because its national power was unmatched by the nomads.
Especially the new tribal forces like the ones on the plateau, they are far from developing to the stage where they can pose a real threat to the Tang Dynasty. Compared with the Tang Dynasty, their national power is even worse.
In fact, the only thing they can rely on is the environment they live in and the tactics of nomadic peoples in raiding.
However, it is often this characteristic that will cause countless troubles to the Central Plains dynasties, like ropes that are neither loose nor tight, trapping powerful Central Plains dynasties in the east.
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For today's Supi people, fortunately, the Tang army did not want to wait and leave. They were stationed in Nangle City, just waiting for the arrival of fighter planes.
On this day, Subimuluo sent a message back again, asking the queen, her sister, to send reinforcements as soon as possible no matter what.
Because the Yalong people finally raised their troops from Luoxue City, they managed the timing very well. It was not early or late in early May, leaving enough time for the war.
Autumn on the plateau will arrive in June and July, and winter will begin in August. Two or three months will be enough for the coalition forces of the Yalong and Xiangxiong people to put down the Subi rebellion.
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In the palace of Luoxe City, Qizong Nongzan was walking back and forth angrily. It could be seen from his mental state that he had just taken Hanshi Powder and was very excited and manic.
Someone came to the capital of Tubo from Nenger City, and what they heard was the words of Queen Subisura.
It was very unpleasant to talk about. He listed all the crimes Langri Lunzan committed when his father conquered Supi. He also talked about the oppression and exploitation of Supi and Xiangxiong by the Yalong people after the establishment of Tubo.
Finally, he was told clearly that the descendants of God Asura would fight to the death and would never bow to the despicable Yalong people like they did back then.
This made Qizong Nongzan and his ministers, who thought they had a chance of victory, both surprised and very angry...
Surprisingly, under such a situation, the Supi people were still so tough, leaving no room for either side.
You must know that the various tribes in Shannan have been unified under the banner of Tubo for many years. Through marriages, appointment of nobles and other measures, even if there are still some gaps, in general, everyone has been a family for a long time.
According to this logic, if everyone has a disagreement and wants to separate the family, it won't end up becoming life-and-death enemies, right?
Those who have the upper hand think so, but the actual situation is that there is internal strife, old and new hatreds, how can it be worse than enemies meeting each other?
The Yalong people have ruled Tubo over the years and have settled numerous old scores. If they are to be reunited again, these accounts will have to be settled for a while.
For example, in the past half month, Abandoned Zong Nongzan's army has more than doubled, but they have not immediately raised troops to go north. Isn't it just to appease the local tribes and let them understand the current situation?
Abandoning his sect and returning to the Tubo King's City, Nong Zan said he was "merciful", but in fact, the King's City was filled with blood, and not just one or two people died.
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"As I said, no matter whether we are Supi people, Xiangxiong people, or Yalong people, we are all one family. Under the gaze of the gods, I will treat every Tubo person equally, regardless of each other.
But listen, what did this woman say? She slandered the gods and insulted my father. Since she wants to be my enemy, let us treat her as an enemy..."
Abandoned Zong's praises echoed in the palace, and his ministers also joined in the condemnation of the Supi people.
At this time, the army had already set out. Qizong Nongzan did not lead the army himself, but sent his own minister, his uncle Lunkel, to lead the army.
The situation in the Jiqu area was still unstable, but there were many people welcoming the return of the new king. During this period, Qizong Nongzan summoned tribal leaders and Ruben (military chiefs, heads of various ministries, city lords, etc.) from various places in Tubo.
), Yuben (regional governor), Congben (merchant official), Xiben (agriculture and animal husbandry official), and Sengtong (monk official) waited until they came to see him in the royal city.
These were all old Tubo officials. Even though the territory was occupied by Supi after the internal strife, many of them still followed the Tubo official rank system.
Because Tubo has not yet come to the Central Plains, there is no shadow of the Central Plains in the official system, which has strong characteristics of religion and tribal alliances.
Only after Qizong Nongzan held an event similar to the Grassland League in Luoxe City did he re-establish the return of the Tubo monarchy in the Jiqu area.
But the Xiangxiong people in the west, as well as some local tribes, made people suspicious, so the ministers around him such as Nang Lun, Shang Lun and others advised him not to lead the army to attack the Supi people in person, but to stay behind.
The royal city is in charge.
In the past two or three years, the Yalong people went northward for the first time and achieved great success. It gave people the feeling that the war had reached this point and the dust had settled.
The most important thing at this time is to preserve your strength and wait to enjoy the fruits of victory.
This kind of thing is no different from the Central Plains. When dynasties change, some people will be ruined, while others will soar into the sky. The transition between the old and the new is the key moment to seize profits.
Therefore, Luoxe City became lively to the naked eye. No matter how angry Ai Zong Nongzan was, he actually couldn't leave the royal city for the time being.
The method of provoking generals is not very effective. The people in the royal city are preparing to usher in a new dynasty, and they seem to have heard the death knell of the Supi people.
What they didn't know was that for the Tang army who had come from afar, this was just the beginning.
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Nagqu River.
Chen Li and Hou Junji were right. This river is very similar to the Yellow River in the Central Plains. It gave birth to one of the main civilizations on the plateau, the Supi city-state. The Yalong River in the south, also known as the Jiqu River, is owned by the Yalong people.
mother river.
The Nagqu River originates from the southern foothills of Tanggula Mountain, winds down among the mountains, reaches the southern and eastern parts of the Tubo Mountains, and then extends through the mountains to central Sichuan and Lingnan, and then southwards into the closed areas inhabited by the Mon people.
Therefore, it has been given names all over the country. Here in Supi, it is the Nagqu River.
The Nagqu River is in the upper reaches. The river channel is not wide, but the water flow is very fast.
Formed by the melted ice and snow on the plateau, the river water is bone-chilling even in midsummer. Like the Yellow River, it cannot stop the enemy.
Where the river bank is narrow, it is not difficult for the cavalry to swim across, and there are definitely more than one or two places where the enemy can cross the river.
The Supi people are very familiar with the terrain here, and the Yalong people are not bad either. It can't be said that the right time, place and people are favorable. When the two sides fight, there is only one way to win.