Chapter 1402 The Tang Pass has become the southern invasion of the Tubo people
Chapter 1402 The Datang Pass has become the starting point for the Tibetan people’s ambition to invade the south (please subscribe)
Cheng Jie saluted Governor Ning, smiled, and whispered into Governor Ning's ear.
Governor Ning turned his head and looked at Cheng Jie, seeing that he didn't mean to be joking at all.
Stroking his long beard, he rolled his eyes for a long time and shook his head in disbelief.
"It turns out that the root lies here. It turns out that Cheng Sanlang, whom the people call him, understands... Well, if that's the case, then I will definitely cooperate with you fully."
"If I can see Jianchuan back in the hands of the Tang Dynasty before I leave Yaozhou, I will really have no regrets..."
Looking at the senile Governor Ning, who was only in his early fifties but already had gray hair and beard, Cheng Jie felt quite sad in his heart.
It seems that since the loss of Jianchuan and the Tubo soldiers and horses can freely enter and exit Yaozhou, it has put too much pressure on Governor Ning.
However, for the sake of peace in the north, the imperial court did not have much support for him.
But he Ning always firmly believed that as long as he persisted, the situation would eventually change one day.
Originally, Li Ji became the governor of Jiannan Province. This news made Governor Ning very excited, as he was one of the most famous generals in the Tang Dynasty.
When Li Ji came, he would definitely not see these Tubo barbarians occupying the territory of the Tang Dynasty and still doing whatever they wanted here.
Therefore, when Mengshe issued an edict to advocate Yue Jinqiu to come to ask for help, Governor Ning asked him to find the British Duke Li Ji who had already arrived in Luzhou.
I just didn't expect that Li Ji, who had originally agreed to come to Yaozhou as governor, would encounter the Tubo demon moth.
He could only lead his army to Yazhou for reinforcements, but fortunately, Cheng Sanlang, who was famous in the central and southern areas of Jiannan Road, led the army to march south.
However, compared to Cheng Sanlang, who has become notorious for his various miraculous methods.
Li Ji, who has been famous for a long time and has experienced hundreds of battles, is naturally more worthy of his trust, but it is a pity that he did not come.
But now, this Cheng Sanlang, who had not even met him in person, couldn't wait to lead an army of more than 1,600 people to suddenly attack Jianchuan City.
This made Governor Ning have to admire Cheng Sanlang. He was worthy of the blood of Lu Guogong's family. If nothing else, at least he was courageous enough.
Even with the information Cheng Jie told him, Governor Ning still felt a little unsure.
But the problem is that under his command, he only has the eight hundred elite soldiers who have been trained for a long time, and those Tubo people will definitely keep a close eye on the movements of these eight hundred elite soldiers.
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Xinuluo stared blankly at the messenger who hurriedly arrived and prostrated himself on the ground, listening to him eagerly report the bad news he had just received.
The Five Zhaos in the north of Erhai formed a coalition and were marching towards Mengshe Zhao in the name of avenging Meng Xunzhao's previous defeat to Meng Shezhao.
Xinuluo asked twice anyway, and after confirming the authenticity of the matter, he fell into silence.
All the leaders of Meng Shezhao and others who were present were very surprised and started talking about it.
"The Mengxun imperial edict was defeated by us just now. Not long after that, they had already gathered their troops and threatened to take revenge."
"This is not like their style. We were defeated by Yue Jizhao before.
The Yue Jizhao had to sacrifice a lot of things in exchange for the various imperial edicts and the Yue Jizhao jointly sending troops to avenge the enemy."
"But Meng Xizhao was defeated this time for me, Meng Shezhao. The losses were not small. It was too late for them to rest and recuperate. How could they have the wealth to persuade each of them?"
"Everyone, everyone, now is no longer the time to discuss this."
"The Five-Edict Alliance has three thousand soldiers and horses, and although our Mengshe-Edict had a great victory over the Meng-Xi-Edict before, we also suffered considerable losses."
"If those three thousand soldiers and horses arrive, how can we resist them?"
"Head of the imperial edict, why don't we ask the imperial court for reinforcements? Otherwise, we have to wait until the five imperial edicts allied forces arrive."
"Many of our villages are all gone."
When the discussion among the leaders gradually subsided, Xinuluo stroked his brow and sighed softly.
I always thought that sitting in this position would be very satisfying, but what happened?
After Zhang Lejinqiu left, this place became his own hall, but since there was no one to support him, Xi Nuluo realized that the pressure was really high.
Just like now, when the Five Zhao Allied Forces arrive, with the strength of Mengshe Zhao, they will definitely not dare to fight with each other in the field.
They could only shrink and retreat to the main city of Meng Shezhao to defend, but in this way, many villages would be surrendered to others.
Even if you run fast and don't leave any money or materials for your opponent, all you have to do is light a fire.
There will be a Mengshezhao leader and hundreds of Mengshezhao people crying bitterly, mourning the loss of their homeland.
Before, when I went to carry out the Mengxun Edict, I had asked Zhang Lejin many times to beg for his return, and then put this guy under house arrest and no longer gave him a chance to cause trouble.
However, after this guy came back from Luzhou, he hunkered down in Yaozhou City and had no intention of leaving.
This made Xi Nuluo very helpless. If he could get Zhang Lejinqiu back, he could at least let him hold the cylinder in front while he would do the trouble behind.
Now that there was no one to hold the tank, Xi Nuluo sighed helplessly.
He began to assume his own responsibilities, and while arranging the defense of Meng Shezhao, he sent messengers to Yaozhou to ask for help.
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At a time when the situation in Yaozhou was changing rapidly, Cheng Chubi, who knew nothing about it, had already led his team to the valley less than twenty miles away from Jianchuan City.
At this moment, Cheng Chubizheng, the spies and the guide had climbed to the top of a mountain only a few miles away from Jianchuan City.
If the weather is fine, standing on the top of the mountain, you can have a panoramic view of Jianchuan City.
When Jianchuan City was first built, it was used as a pass. Therefore, Jianchuan City was not big, and there were almost no people in the city, only garrison troops stationed there.
Precisely because it was an important pass for the Tang Dynasty to guard the western mountains of Yaozhou, the city defense was built very solidly.
At that time, if it weren't for the Tubo people's plan, the inside should be coordinated with the outside, plus the negligence of the guard general and the defenders.
This pass of the Tang Dynasty, which was originally controlled by one man and was inaccessible, has become the starting point of the Tibetan people's ambition to invade the south.
Cheng Chubi looked at it carefully. Coming out of the valley, the road leading to Jianchuan City was not wide, and could even be called rugged.
Only when it reaches a place less than five miles away from Jianchuan City, this trail merges into the main road and can go straight to the south gate of Jianchuan City.
"Jianchuan City has only two gates, one is the north gate, and the other is the south gate. The city wall at the gate is entirely made of piled stones, and is bonded with rice slurry, lime and other materials, making it very strong."
"Even the city gates are made of very strong and thick wood. It would be very difficult to break them open by a normal car crash."
"Moreover, the height of the city wall exceeds two feet. It is very difficult to attack. The important thing is that the terrain here, whether it is the south or the north, is not suitable for investing a large number of soldiers and horses to attack..."