The invasion of the Song Dynasty was an attempt made by Tubo Zanpu. Once he succeeded, his prestige would naturally increase, and he could also be promoted in the army and train a group of his trusted men.
It's a pity that the start went smoothly, and Da Song was caught off guard.
However, when Shen Tang borrowed troops from the Jin Kingdom, after several months of fighting, most of Tubo's nearly 200,000 troops were defeated, and a small number were captured by Shen Tang. Only scattered troops escaped back. In Tubo territory.
This battle not only greatly weakened Zamp's strength, but also brought the troops under his control to a historical low.
Fortunately, many powerful families in Tubo checked and balanced each other, which gave Zampu a chance to breathe.
Otherwise, Zamp may have to be replaced!
After that battle, Tubo Zanpu became low-key, and then with the help of Ludong Zan, he gradually annexed and recovered some small tribes, and provoked fights between large tribes.
Why was Tibet's counterattack so weak when the soldiers and horses of the Song and Jin kingdoms entered the Tubo border?
One is because Tubo has just suffered huge losses, and the other is that the combined strength of Song and Jin Dynasties has greatly increased. However, the most important reason is that Tubo is fighting for power within itself.
The small tribes are no match when they come, but the really big tribes have no time to look around.
Up to now, five years have passed since the war between the Song Dynasty and Tubo. In the battle between the Tubo tribes, the individual strength of the tribes has declined rapidly, but the quietly developing Zanpu has once again gained the upper hand, and even some medium and large-scale The tribe gradually came under Zanpu's command.
As a result, although the whole of Tubo is still inferior to the Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty, countries where imperial power is paramount, the power of the various tribes in Tubo is subordinated to the imperial power to the maximum extent.
But this time Tubo came to fish in troubled waters again, and it was also Tubo Zamp's plan.
What he lacks most now is prestige! And this prestige is not just based on the tribes that belong to him, but requires real ability to win more loyal support from the tribes under his command.
The situation in the west and south of Tubo is more complicated. Starting from the due west, there are the kingdoms of Jiashi Miluo, Tianzhu, Niboluo, etc. Although these countries are not powerful, they have integrated with many tribes in the west and south, and some even Belong to the same lineage.
If we use troops rashly, I am afraid that our own side will be the first to cause chaos.
As for the north, in addition to Xixia, there are areas such as Huangtou Huihe and Xizhou Huihe (respectively belonging to the Qaidam Basin, Tarim Basin, etc. in later generations, Lop Nur is in this generation.
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Almost most of these places are desolate deserts, and even sending troops to recapture them is meaningless. Secondly, the whereabouts of these people are elusive, and it is a question of whether they can be found if a few troops are sent there.
If you can't find anyone by then and come back with a mouthful of sand, you will be in trouble.
Therefore, the only countries suitable for Tubo to use troops were the Song Dynasty, the Jin Kingdom, and Dangxiang.
Needless to say during the Song Dynasty, Chengdu Prefecture was a land of abundance, otherwise Tubo would not have thought of occupying Chengdu Prefecture Road at that time.
If it can be snatched away, even if it only has one road, it will be enough for Tubo to benefit a lot.
As for the use of troops against the Jin Kingdom, the same is true.
For Tubo, the area around Lanzhou, Hezhou, and Jishi was just like the Song Dynasty in the north, it was their homeland.
If it can be recovered, Zamp's prestige will naturally increase greatly.
As for the Dangxiang people, although Tubo's territory was much larger than that of Xia, it was even several times larger.
But party members are never easy to mess with...
Of course, Tubo does not only bully the weak, and it is not necessarily impossible to fight with Dangxiang.
However, if you want to attack the Xia Kingdom, you must first go north through more than a hundred miles of no-man's land, and you must also prevent party members who can hide anywhere from cutting off your retreat and cutting off your food routes.
If everything goes well and the Dangxiang people obediently avoid any ambush, then the Tubo people will still have to face a big problem, and that is the Great Wall.
Yes, it’s the Great Wall.
This ancient Great Wall runs east-west, stretching eastward from the Suzhou (Jiuquan) area to the Yellow River! In this era, the Great Wall is definitely one of the insurmountable barriers.
Moreover, Xuanhua Prefecture and Xiliang Prefecture on the edge of the Great Wall all stationed troops and horses, and Dangxiang also set up a separate Gansu Military Division!
In this case, if Tubo wants to attack the party members without paying a little blood, it will definitely not have any effect.
But otherwise, Tubo would have had no chance, but the Dangxiang people united with the Liao Kingdom and launched a war against the Jin Kingdom! The two sides fought fiercely in Lintao, and the Song Dynasty was also involved.
If you don't send troops to fish in troubled waters at this time, you will definitely miss a God-given opportunity.
I originally thought that I would first gather troops and horses to form a formation, and then wait for one or more of them to win over them, so as to make profits and slowly pursue their plans. However, I did not expect that after their armies gathered, no one paid attention to them.
After covering it up, Tubo really couldn't stand it, so he decided to take the initiative to send troops to test it.
Why didn't they really start a war with Shao Hongyuan and Xin Qiji? In fact, the purpose of Tubo was to say hello and tell everyone that they had arrived, and they had tens of thousands of troops. Anyone who wanted to win over could come...
Hence, the current situation emerged.
Maybe it was fate, but these 50,000 Tubo troops bumped into Shen Tang's hand!
"Commander, when will we start the war?"
Xin Qiji rubbed his hands, quite impatiently! He had been squatting in Hezhou for several months, and it was time to move his hands and feet.
"Second brother, don't worry. A war will naturally happen. But as a saying goes, it's not business that's in business. Since there's going to be a war, it's natural for them to come to your door."
"Delivered to your door?
Does the commander-in-chief mean that they are going to cross the river and start a war with us?"
"On the contrary, I'm afraid the Tubo people won't be able to cross the river. Even in Xige City, they are just putting up a battle array! However, since they want to put on a show, we naturally can't just sit back and watch!"
"It is indeed a coincidence. The last time Tubo invaded the Song Dynasty, it was us brothers. This time, except for the lack of Jin soldiers and horses to help, it is almost the same team."
Isn't it? Xin Qiji, Bian Xi, Shao Hongyuan, and Shen Tang are all forgetful. The commander-in-chief of Tubo this time may not be very familiar with Shen Tang. If there are people who participated in that battle,
I'm afraid I can also give the Tibetan commander some more pertinent suggestions.
"When I came, I had already sent a letter to General Shao. General Shao will arrive in two days at most.
However, don’t be idle these two days, let’s act out this scene first, so that the Tibetan people can rest assured, otherwise, wouldn’t it be a one-man show that is boring?”