"We have been spurned! We have been spurned by the gods for abandoning our people!!"
The chaos of the Tibetan army was both expected and unexpected.
Unexpectedly, since entering Anxi, the number of people in the army who have contracted the disease has increased. Although the symptoms are not particularly serious, in order to ensure combat effectiveness, Qinling still ordered that the unwell people should stay in Khotan to ensure that the three armies at least have backup and support.
retreat.
Suddenly, after he captured Khotan, he led his army to attack Kucha almost non-stop. As a result, just halfway through the journey, a large-scale disease broke out in the army. Even the middle-level generals who had just been promoted fell into the cold.
An uncomfortable situation.
When the information from the various generals was gathered together and it was determined that the military doctors were helpless, Qin Ling's lips trembled slightly and he murmured to himself in an undetectable voice: "Could it be that God wants to kill me?"
Of course he didn't know that after working in high-altitude areas for a long time and returning to live on the plains, he felt particularly lazy and dizzy, as if he was drunk, which is called oxygen intoxication.
This is actually a process that must be experienced. The human body adapts to the low-oxygen environment in plateau areas. If it re-enters an area with relatively high oxygen content, it will cause discomfort. In severe cases, fatigue, weakness, drowsiness and dizziness will occur.
, chest tightness, diarrhea and other reactions.
Therefore, historically, the early borders between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo were distributed along China's natural geographical boundaries. Although the ancients did not understand the reasons behind these diseases, they were able to learn lessons and determine each other's territory according to the laws of nature.
Xue Rengui made a mistake back then, which was to lead the Tang army from the mainland and advance on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau without any time to rest.
That is a big taboo on going to the plateau.
Now it was the Qinling Army's turn to make a mistake, and they led the Tibetan army from the plateau to capture the Khotanese capital, advancing furiously all the way without giving them any time to rest.
This is a big taboo on the lower plateau.
Fortunately, the altitude of the Anxi Protectorate area is not low, and the difference from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is about two thousand meters. If you rush to Longyou or even Guanzhong, the altitude difference is three to four thousand meters, then Qinling will be marching like this
, the soldier has long been unable to move.
Even so, when symptoms erupt collectively, it will be a huge blow to the morale of the military.
The social atmosphere in the early Tang Dynasty was competitive, and the atmosphere in Tubo was even more martial and strong, with brutality and ferocity as beauty. Therefore, before Qinling, he raised the butcher knife and implemented a killing system of survival of the fittest in the army. On the contrary, it won the support of a considerable number of Tibetan people.
support.
But at this moment, they felt that they had been punished by the gods, and they were extremely frightened.
Seeing that the army's morale was shattered and they were suddenly reduced to lambs to be slaughtered, Qinling gradually suppressed the fear in his heart. He suddenly thought of the battle of Dafeichuan in the past, when Xue Rengui's men allowed themselves to be slaughtered, and said in a deep voice to the left and right: "This is
God is helping me, if now is the time to fight against the Tang army, how can we still survive?"
The surrounding generals' expressions changed. They were stunned after hearing this, and couldn't help but agree: "The general is invincible in every battle. With God's blessing, he will definitely defeat the Tang army!"
Qin Ling said: "We will no longer march today. We will set up camp and build strong defenses. Don't let down your guard!"
The generals who were trained by him naturally knew the various requirements for setting up camp, but feedback soon came that the army was uncomfortable and hoped that they could cancel the chores and simply set up camp.
Brenzan also rode over to persuade: "Second brother, even if the Tang army has support, it must be in Qiuci, and it is impossible to attack and fight here. This is a special period, so we should avoid those troublesome things!"
Qin Ling responded coldly: "Nothing is impossible on the battlefield. Send the order, each battalion will do its fortifications, and those who disobey will be killed!"
Brenzann had no choice but to retreat.
Next, Qinling rejected the requests of several confidants, and even inspected each battalion and personally killed several middle-level generals who were passive and slow in their work, so that the situation calmed down on the surface.
Qin Ling was actually feeling a little unwell, but he held it back and ordered: "Send out scouts and release eagles to inspect the surrounding areas!"
Not to mention the scouts, the huge iron cage was lifted out and the eagles looking for power were released.
Since the last time Li Yuanfang's condor did whatever he wanted in the sky, Qin Ling ordered people to go to the Western Regions to buy the eagle at a high price and come back for training.
It is a pity that the kind of condor that can make fake movements to avoid arrows has never been cultivated. It can only be trained by specialized falconers and can barely be used to survey the enemy's situation.
After arranging everything, Qin Ling could no longer suppress the feeling of exhaustion in his body and went into the tent to rest.
I don’t know how long I slept, but suddenly my son Yumino’s voice came to my ears: “Father! Father!”
Qin Ling suddenly opened his eyes and stood up: "What's wrong?"
Gongren said urgently: "The eagle is injured, very seriously!"
When Qin Ling heard that it was Ying's question, he couldn't help but feel a little angry: "You are bothering me with such a trivial matter? I have to recharge my batteries to defeat the Tang army!"
Gongren's face turned ugly: "Father, this is no small matter. The nine eagles bought from the grassland were all scratched to varying degrees. Based on the claw marks, the eagle tamer judged that it was the same eagle. We suspect that it was Li Yuanfang's god.
eagle!"
Qin Ling was stunned.
Nine against one was killed?
The key is that he also understood why Yukihito's face was so ugly.
Li Yuanfang's eagle is here, so where is the Tang army?
Qin Ling immediately stood up and put on his armor: "Every camp is on alert. The Tang Dynasty may attack the camp tonight!"
There was no need for him to pass the order, and the anxious footsteps of the guards came together with the voice: "General! The scouts are reporting! The Tang army has reached twenty miles away!"
Qin Ling's movements suddenly stopped.
Not attacking the camp tonight!
Tang Jun has arrived?
Gongren was originally a little skeptical about attacking the camp, but now he screamed: "They can obviously defend the city, but they want to fight in the field? Is the Tang army crazy?"
Without saying a word, Qin Ling hurriedly put on his armor and rushed out of the tent. He saw that there was already a mess outside.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Not only because of the panic caused by the intoxication reaction, but also because the Tibetan army was not prepared to encounter the enemy halfway. Everyone in Tubo believed that the key battle for Anxi would be at Kucha
The town erupted.
The people below have a very simple idea. The Anxi Protectorate is there, and Qiuci Town is also the most difficult military location to conquer among the four towns in Anxi. The generals above were influenced by the restoration actions of the Gaochang survivors. To this day, Brennan praises
Ren also believed that it was not a trap and there was no need to think too highly of Li Yuanfang.
For the restoration of Gaochang, Qinling could not help but hold some hope deep in his heart. If the old people of this land could resist the Tang Dynasty, then as long as the Tubo army wiped out the Tang army, they would have the political foundation to take root here.
Taking advantage of the civil strife in the Tang Dynasty, he had no time to take care of himself and asked them to cede territory.
Historically, Qinling asked Wu Zetian to cede territory after occupying the four towns in Anxi. But no matter what Wu Zetian said, she was still a hundred Zhen Huan stronger than Cixi. How could she agree to cede territory? Qinling had no choice but to return it to Tibet.
, after all, military seizure is one thing, whether it can dominate is another.
Regardless of whether it was a trap set by the Tang Dynasty's internal guards, they unconsciously set the illusion that it was a contested location. As a result, the Tang army took the initiative to attack Qiuci, which was still thousands of miles away.
The vanguard arrived first.
Thousands of cavalry galloped, and the momentum created was no longer weak. The horses' hooves hit the ground heavily, and the smoke and dust aroused rose into the sky like a mud dragon.
Then there was a torrent of swords and armor, and at the same time drums exploded from the sky and the earth. Along with the loud sound, several smoke pillars shot up from all directions.
The scout's report was obviously inaccurate. The Tang army simply attacked from more than one place.
Smoke horns were rising one after another from all directions, and each plume of smoke rising straight into the sky meant a battlefield about to be brutally fought.
And just before Qin Ling got on his horse and arrived at the front line defenses, in just a quarter of an hour, three or four battles started at the same time.
Yugihito no longer knew where he was, but Brenzan rushed over: "Second brother, what should we do now?"
Qin Ling squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "Abandon all the heavy equipment, gather a group of soldiers who are not sick, and prepare to break out!"
Brenzann was stunned: "It's just siege equipment, how can we give up food and grass?"
Qin Ling grabbed his younger brother and said in a voice that was quick and clear but not heard by too many people around him: "Don't you understand? The restoration of Gaochang is not a trap to lure us into the city, but misleads us into thinking that the Tang army will defend the city.
Tactics to meet the challenge!"
"What they have been pursuing from the beginning to the end is a decisive battle in the wild. They want to annihilate all our Tibetan elites regardless of casualties!"
"This is already a decisive battle. This battle will undoubtedly be defeated. All we can do is to protect the warriors of Fan Kingdom as much as possible for the future!"
Brenzan understood what he heard, but found it difficult to accept: "How could this be so..."
It's useless not to accept it, the Tang army's vanguard has already arrived.
Xue Rengui did not take the lead. His sixty-year-old body and the previous blows could no longer support him in charging on the front line.
However, the god of war's unstoppable bravery in charging into battle was carried forward by another loyal and brave general who also practiced bow string skills.
Li Yan was riding a lion, picking up his bow and arrow, and suddenly the arrow pointed high into the sky.
The eagles reappeared in the sky, injured and went into battle, but before they could show off their power, with a sharp and proud sound, the eagles fell from the clouds, circled and swooped gracefully, and knocked the eagles that Tibet had finally trained into their bows and arrows.
Range!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh——
When the eagle fell powerlessly to the ground, Li Yan immediately stood up and called out in front of the battle: "Li Yuanfang, the loyal and brave general of the Tang Dynasty, is here. Where is Qinling, the general of Tubo?"
Looking at that unstoppable figure, Brenzan's body trembled, while Qin Ling stood out from the crowd and looked at each other from a distance: "This general is here!"
The two sides looked at each other, and Li Yan nodded distantly, with appreciation and respect, but also with satisfaction and emotion: "General Qinling! I'm here to see you off on your last journey!"