As early as when Su Dingfang led the army into Gaochang, he could see that even though they were all countries on the grasslands, Gaochang's army should have the lowest combat effectiveness, and could not even catch up with the defeated Turkic army.
The specific reason is that they have been too stable in these years. The entire country has not fought a war in 20 or 30 years. People in the army have never seen a war. Although there are still some troops training on a daily basis, it is just a cover-up.
There was no real war training at all.
To put it bluntly, Gaochang Kingdom has been comfortable from top to bottom for too long and has no sense of war at all. Xue Yantuo's defeated soldiers are like rats crossing the street. But when Gaochang's army faced them, even they were able to defeat Gaochang's army.
The army was beaten everywhere, not to mention the elite of our Tang Dynasty. This is definitely not on the same level.
The battle only lasted for less than two hours. More than 15,000 soldiers were already dead and wounded. Most of the remaining people threw away their weapons and surrendered. Now they only have one question, why did the Tang Dynasty do this?
Are you going to attack us? Although we have slacked off now and have not carried out your orders from the Tang Dynasty, we have agreed before that we are your vassal state.
"This is our Royal Highness, the Crown Prince. Kneel down."
Kneeling in front of Li Xiang is Gaochang General Kote.
This man is one of the few generals who lead troops in Gaochang, but looking at his fat body, Li Xiang knew that this guy must not be very good. When he caught this guy just now, he was in a tent with several women
Here we discuss life.
"Your Majesty the Grandson of the Emperor, are you mistaken? We are the army of the Gaochang Kingdom. Our two families have already formed an alliance. We are a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty."
Kote knelt and crawled to Li Xiang's feet. At this moment, he had no dignity at all. He knew that this time Datang was really playing and it was not a tentative attack at all. The entire military camp had been taken down. Just now he also
I could smell the blood in the air, so many people had been killed.
"We in the Tang Dynasty don't need a vassal state like yours. When our Datang Dynasty is in danger, you choose to sit aside and watch the fun. If this is also a vassal state, then we really don't need it. Now I give you two choices
, either order the surrounding generals to come and report, or you will become my target."
Li Xiang took out his sword and put it on this guy's shoulder. If he dared to say no, Li Xiang would cut off his head in an instant. So many people have died tonight.
, and you are not alone.
"No, no, no, I'll write it right away. Whatever you say will be whatever you say. Don't kill me. I have admired the Tang Dynasty for a long time..."
This guy has no backbone at all. If Li Xiang hadn't put the sword on his face, he would probably have continued talking, which would make Li Xiang angry just by looking at him.
The other soldiers of Gaochang Kingdom behaved similarly. They followed the orders of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty and knelt beside them. Without the greetings of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, these people did not even dare to put down their hands. They treated them like prisoners.
, it is estimated that they can also rank first among the prisoners of the Tang Dynasty.
According to ancient records, the soldiers of Gaochang State were very brave, but it was difficult for Li Xiang to connect them with the word brave. Although there were several other military camps around, this military camp was the largest.
If we capture this place, it will be equivalent to capturing the entire western border.
Things are going so smoothly here. Li Xiang looks in the direction of Wangcheng with some worry. There will be no news until tomorrow morning at the earliest. I wonder how Su Dingfang is going?
Su Dingfang did encounter difficulties here. The soldiers here had already discovered it when they first started on the perimeter. Therefore, Su Dingfang did not conduct a sneak attack and immediately launched a strong attack. When it was about to dawn, the battle on Su Dingfang's side
It's over, but there is a problem before Su Dingfang, that is, the King of Gaochang has escaped.
According to the plan made earlier, Su Dingfang pushed Wadahan to the throne. From now on, Wadahan is the king of Gaochang Kingdom, and he also has the title of Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
Wa Dahan couldn't believe all this, but at this moment he was already sitting in the position of the king. All the more than 10,000 troops in the entire royal city were disintegrated and were driven into prisoner-of-war camps by the Tang army. As for whether they can survive in the future
It depends on Wadahan's ability to release it.
The ministers of Gaochang Kingdom are dead and injured. There used to be more than a hundred ministers who could participate in the morning court, but now there are less than fifty left. Since you want to resist to the end, then we will bloodbath the royal city of Gaochang.
When Wadahan was pulled to the palace, he was also shocked by the situation outside the palace. Although he admired the culture of the Tang Dynasty and hoped to ascend to this position with the support of the Tang Dynasty, he never thought that he would do so in this way.
In this way, too many people died. More than 3,000 people were executed in one night, and more than 10,000 people were imprisoned outside the city. If they did not express their surrender, according to the
With Su Dingfang's temper, I'm afraid these people won't be able to survive.
"Isn't General Su a little too hasty?"
Seeing three more ministers being dragged down in front of him, Wadahan felt a little guilty.
In the past, he desperately hoped to be able to sit in this position, but he never got it in this way. Although he is the king of Gaochang now, the vast majority of people in the country are opposed to it, so there is no way for him to have a real position.
In the end, he could only rely on the Tang Dynasty court for his rights, which was definitely not what Wadahan thought.
"His Royal Highness the King is too worried. According to the decree of His Majesty the Emperor, His Highness the King is our friend, and we must clear all obstacles for you to take power. Since these people are not willing to work for you, then why do we keep them?
There will be trouble for you in the future, but today, we will send these people to where they should go, and the remaining people will know how to serve you."
Although Su Dingfang was standing, he straightened up beside him without any respect at all. Many Gaochang ministers below also dared to be angry and dare not speak out, but what can they do? If they are even a little bit dissatisfied,
He would be immediately taken out and beheaded by Tang soldiers.
The people outside have collected several big boxes, and they don't want to become one of them...