"I don't know... what kind of poem I want to write and what is its title?"
Fang Chongyong asked Cui Xiyi, who was sitting on the main seat, with his hands raised.
It is impossible to compose a poem without a proposition. This night banquet is usually titled "Moon".
This kind of topic is the best to write about, but there are so many famous articles written by predecessors that it is not easy to write it this way.
"Since it's a night banquet, of course the theme is the moon."
Xiao Jiong said with contempt.
However, although his tone was arrogant, what he said was very reasonable.
It's just that Cui Xiyi didn't want to agree to him so simply. Xiao Jiong came to Liangzhou obviously to "wreak havoc". In other words, he was preparing to replace him in the near future. Therefore, it would be really strange if Cui Xiyi felt happy.
There is a big and unobtrusive problem here!
Cui Xiyi only served as the governor of Hexi Province last year, and according to the general rules of Tang Dynasty officialdom, the term of governor of Hexi Province is four years.
Let me put it bluntly, although the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Turks, etc. who came back then looked very bad, but compared with our army and the elite Tibetan army, these people are nothing.
Xiao Tang had suffered too many losses from the Tubo people. If he considered that the Tubo people concentrated their superior forces to fight a war of annihilation, it was a habit of sparing human lives, and he would definitely pay a heavy price in the end.
As if he saw my mood, Kang Taihe smiled and said: "Dalangjun, the days are still long. What I didn't have before are opportunities."
At this moment, an orderly soldier wearing leather armor hurriedly rushed into the banquet, raised his hands to Cui Xiyi and shouted loudly: "Commander Jies! The Tubo army is rushing to attack Dadou Valley! Kang Jun is leading Dadou
The sharp soldiers are fighting with the Tibetan army."
Often a Tibetan heavy-armored soldier rushing behind could create a gap of only a few men in Cui Gan's line.
There may be some unusual reasons here.
"Thank you, Ambassador Kang." Tang Junyou bowed deeply to him.
The Tubo people had the brains to pull out grains and attack Liangzhou in a small fight. The Tubo army was sending food, which may have been a fake. But the Tubo army must have had no agenda, and the place where it was plotted was likely to be unexpected.
Don't laugh at me lying drunk on the battlefield. How many people have fought in ancient times?"
At the foot of a low-lying hill, Tang Boyou, who was not yet one of the ten generals in the Little Dou Army, raised his hands to General Cui Gan, who was not of Sogdian descent, and said: "Envoy Kang, it is a shame to disgrace your order and send the Tubo troops to the army."
The people have led them to that desperate area. Now the little Dou Army cannot rely on other reinforcements to annihilate them all."
When the Chishui army was tired of killing, the Tubo people returned from Xiaodou Bugu, leaving many corpses in the ground. That wave of attackers...
Cui Xiyi was silent, and the atmosphere at the table gradually became awkward and dull.
Chang'an has not yet been filled with the aura of peaceful singing and dancing. People here seem to think that there will never be an army that can defeat Chang'an.
That kind of operation seems confusing at first glance.
The Tubo people's tactics were not clever. The last wave was made up of vanguards holding square tower shields. Those people were almost all expendables. By the time they rushed behind the wooden fence that Tang Bo had set up at the entrance, the difference was still small.
The whole army is not covered.
"Yeah, I'm still less than two hundred years old..."
"I know, let's go."
The terrain changed from narrow to wide, the retreat route was blocked, and they advanced in reverse... probably only a small number of people would die in the ensuing pursuit.
After all, the Chishui Army does not have cavalry in the official accounts! In reality, less is more!
Cui Xiyi also stood up and couldn't help but said to himself with emotion.
Because the weak army was constantly harassed by the Tubo people, it had to be stationed in Hexi to be able to move. However, the former Hexi Jiedu envoy might have dispatched the Chishui army to Longzuo to fight in consideration of local defense.
The luminous cup of grape wine, if you want to drink the pipa, you will be prompted by your horse;
There was a thin moon and stars tonight, and under the hills of Xiaodou Valley, there were densely packed torches. Cui Gan erected wooden fences at key points, while the Tibetan army faced them with heavy armored infantry with only their eyes exposed.
Even in Hexi!
Why is there a tendency for Cui Xiyi to be replaced in his second year after taking office?
Although they were well prepared, the Cui Gan soldiers of the Little Dou Army were still unable to prevent the Tibetan army from infiltrating from the south side of the fence to the north side step by step. The ground was full of dried blood, which looked like white oil emerging from the ground when illuminated by fire. special.
Tang Bojing in Huamen Tower felt for a moment that the Tibetans were walking the Chishui Army like dogs.
But in that case, Central Committee Xiaotang bypassed Jiedushi and issued the order directly. For example, in that case, Fang Dafu was not notified of the delay.
The tide of Tubo people rushed into the pass of Xiaodou Valley. In the white darkness, the Tubo people were not yet familiar with the road.
Cui Xiyi hurriedly walked upstairs while reciting poetry. As soon as he came out, he saw Kang Taihe with a relieved look on his face and walking back and forth looking normal and anxious.
Although the Tubo were the majority of the surrounding ethnic groups that rose to prominence in the early Tang Dynasty, our thinking and cultural mentality are still based on the model of the "Central Empire". This is the only example in ancient Chinese history that has a semicolon.
Every time the Tibetan army came in a hurry, the Hexi Chishui army had to rush 200 meters away to Xiaodou Bugu for a decisive battle.
"Li Siye, the captain of Zhaowu School of the Anxi Army, is here. The Modao team is coming down to kill the enemy!"
My subsequent experiences made me realize that if an incompetent person wants to show his talents and rise to the top, it is okay to have a front desk. When the superiors around him are well aware of the clique, it is a good thing to be more high-profile.
These words shocked everyone!
A terrible thought came to Cui Xiyi's mind.
I walked to the wooden fence on the edge of the eighth floor of Huamen Building, looked up at the bright moon hanging in the sky, and felt mixed emotions in my heart.
In order to prevent the Tibetans from breaking through Xiaodou Valley and attacking Liangzhou, Xiao Tang specially set up Xiaodou Shouqiu here. He later upgraded it to Xiaodou Army and continued to increase its number of troops. Now there are only 1,700 soldiers. There is a standing army of men and eight hundred war horses.
As for bows and arrows, the Tubo people think they are "dark" weapons. In our hearts, only the stone-throwing lock Wuduo is a dark weapon! We don't hate using bows and arrows as soon as the war is over. Of course, that also depends on the ruling area. It can only be said that Tibet, the core area under the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is like that.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Zizhi Tongjian" says: In the seventh year of Xiaoye in the Sui Dynasty (609 AD), Emperor Yang returned eastward from Zhangye (today's Zhangye, Gansu). After passing through Xiaodou to pull out the valley, the mountain road passed
Danger, files are coming out, wind and snow are dim,... half of the soldiers are frozen to death, and even forty-four horses and donkeys.
There was a roar in the valley, and numerous torches lit up in front of Li Siye, as did the hills on both sides. A jar filled with the smell of kerosene was slowly thrown up from the hills, and landed at the key point where the Tubo army gathered:
Cui Xiyi nodded slightly, not feeling depressed at all.
"After the banquet is over, those who do not hold military positions will follow the commander of this section to order troops!"
Tang Bojing saw Cui Xiyi in a daze, came over and said animatedly.
Could it be that the Tibetan people's strategy is more stupid?
However, Fang Chongyong told me that Tubo was so weak that since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the surrounding barbarians had not been able to outdo it.
I know where Xiaodou Bagong is located, but have you done any on-the-spot investigation to know what the terrain is like? However, if the Tubo army gets through Xiaodou Bagong, they will be able to kill them in the Hexi Corridor.
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A group of officials from Jiedu Mansion in Liangzhou were having a night banquet. When they heard that the Tibetans were attacking Xiaodou to pull out grains, they got up and left. If a similar thing happened in Chang'an, it would be conceivable.
Cui Xiyi sighed heavily, with a hint of nervousness on his face.
I also served in the army back then, so I am not familiar with it. There was a group of cavalry just now, numbering over a thousand, and they left the city directly from the city gate far away from the Huamen Tower. They knew where they were.
As soon as he saw Cui Xiyi coming, Kang Taihe couldn't help but ask.
Niu Xianke stroked his beard and laughed.
I found that, like Tang Bo, he did not take the strategic initiative when fighting the Tibetan people, even though the capital at hand was extremely strong.
The Tubo nobles generally agree that Tubo is a central empire located on the top of a mountain (Qinghai-Tibet Plateau) and should be the object of pilgrimage by surrounding ethnic groups. On the contrary, it is the opposite.
"The Tubo people made a surprise attack on Xiaodou and pulled the valley."
The outside is narrow in the south and wide in the north. After passing through the barrier, you will find the Hexi Corridor. When the time comes, you can go to Shazhou (Dunhuang) to make a fuss, or you can go to Liangzhou to make a fuss.
But Tubo is the same, and we don't think of ourselves as "barbarians."
"Hey, it's just a nuisance. It's all to do things for the saint."
Cui Xiyi thought about what Fang Chongyong said to me at the beginning, and his heart tightened. I always felt that the Tibetan army had no other agenda. It was quiet in Hexi, but it was not necessarily for Hexi.
The low stools, cushions, and small tables and tables left in the dining room were all in a mess due to the haste of the guests leaving, as if they had been robbed.
Maybe it will create this kind of small victory that has no significant impact on the strategic pattern.
Xiaodouba Valley starts from the mouth of the canyon in the north and ends at Obo Ridge in the south. It stretches for seventy miles and is an ancient ancient road from the Han Dynasty. At its widest point, two people cannot pass each other side by side, but the overall area is quite large.
At that moment, a Tibetan nobleman wearing heavy armor found in disbelief that a long and small knife had penetrated his body! I was "pierced" like a meat skewer by the long knife.
Under the knife!
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The Tibetan heavy-armored soldiers pushed open the fence and swarmed back. The strength of Xiaodou's army today was beyond our expectation. Of course, there is no one possibility. Maybe it is because Xiaodou will attack Liangzhou City next time. The army had not been crippled before, and this time the front line was not even defended before the bloody battle.
Xiao Tang's spirit is not "centered on you, the Qihai family". He is surrounded by ministers of the central government and accepts canonization from the central government. This has not yet formed a cultural mentality.
Faced with the difficult situation thousands of miles away on the border between Tubo and Xiaotang, the Tubo people had no tricks, and Cui Gan actually had no clever tricks. Cui Gan used the method of "mounting infantry and maneuvering thousands of miles away" to predict the direction of the Tubo people's actions. The superior force annihilated the Tibetan army.
Each of those armored soldiers wore chainmail armor made of iron leaves and ropes. Only their eyes were exposed, fearing Cui Gan's swords and crossbows.
For example, two months after our Ya Nei came to Liangzhou, the Tubo army defeated Xiaodou Bago and reached Liangzhou City, where they fought a decisive battle with the main force of the Chishui Army.
In other words, the Tubo people were not interested in robbing Chang'an, but in their hearts they despised Chang'an of the younger Tang Dynasty for being a mediocre person, and had the "strong mentality" of the surrounding grassland peoples.
Because those Tibetan troops, from a strategic point of view, were almost as good as delivering food. Cui Xiyi couldn't understand this, guessing that it revealed the thinking mode of the Tibetan people.
"Returning to the army, this battle relies entirely on the support of the Mo Dao Team sent by the Anxi Army. The last general dares to take credit." Tang Boyou said reservedly.
A small fire spreads, and the Tubo army flees in fear, trampling on each other. This exquisite chain armor has no power to resist in the face of the raging fire. One after another, the Tubo nobles fell outside the fire, outside the valley It exudes a disgusting smell of meat.
After fighting that battle, I will return to Chang'an to enter the palace and enjoy the blessings. The days of licking blood from the edge of the knife have not passed for several decades, and it has been enough. Before I leave, I plan to recommend Tang Junyou as the little fighting army. Of course it is possible to appoint a deputy military envoy. After all, it is an army-level establishment with 1,770 soldiers, and the Baiting Army cannot arrange military envoys at will.
No matter who they were, the Turks, Goguryeo, Khitan, Xiren, Cili, and Sogdians were all vague that they were "barbarians" and tributary vassals to Xiaotang.
On the surface, it seems that the Tubo people suffered a heavy loss. But if the strategically advantaged troops of the Chishui Army marched south to Longzuo, flanked them from the north, retreated, divided and surrounded the Tibetan army attacking Longzuo, what would be the final outcome?
Those iron blades were forged by Tibetan craftsmen using methods from the Western Regions. The forgings are very thick. Each blade must be forged until it is only one-eighth of its original thickness. The armor is strong and durable. , and compared with armor of the same protection level, it is much heavier.
"Mr. Lang, the curfew is not over yet. Cui Jieshuai just sent someone to escort you to the other courtyard where you will go next time to rest."
Very slowly, Cui Gan on the other side of the fence was able to block the fierce Tibetan offensive, and deserters appeared, and the front quickly collapsed.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Tubo's abilities in waging war, such as mobilization, recovery, and execution, are among the best.
The seventh wave is dominated by armored soldiers composed of big nobles among the Tubo people, and we are the main force in the battle.
"Yes, there is no chance."
Tang Bo sighed quietly.
"That's Liangzhou, where prosperity and warfare intersect.
This is not to say that nomadic peoples such as the Turks may dream of one day entering Chang'an to become masters in heaven and accept the seven directions. That is why there are very few nomadic peoples who seek refuge in Xiaotang, and the generals cannot be accepted in small numbers.
one of the reasons.
Outside, the heavy infantry is hostile. There are very few hills and the flat ground is in the middle. The terrain is long and thin. When the cavalry comes, it will be deployed.
That scene happened so hastily that Cui Xiyi didn't even understand what was going on, but it hadn't completely started yet. The remaining cats and dogs got up and left, and there were leftovers under the table.
Cui Xiyi said in a deep voice.
"These are all small things, and I will take credit for him."
The general who listened to my report was not Niu Xianke, the envoy of the Xiaodou Army. He was one of the four surnames of Zhaowu. He had deep roots in Liangzhou. He had served as a guard in Chang'an Palace for ten years and was deeply trusted by Li Longji.
We believe that all the bad things in the world should be transported to Luosu (Lhasa, Tibet) and piled up. The places that should be conquered include but are limited to Xiaotang, Tianzhu and the Abbasid dynasty in West Asia. We should bow down as ministers
With his identity, he went to serve a small country like Xiao Tang.
"Lang Jun, the troops and horses in Liangzhou City are frequently dispatched. Something may have happened!"
"The reputation of the Tubo people is really special."
I really wanted to do something for Cui Gan, and I didn't think much about it after I came here. But when things came to pass, I was always so urgent and embarrassed, and I couldn't help even a little bit.
Fang Dafu stood up and walked slowly and hurriedly towards the Huamen Building. Almost at the same moment, a small number of people at the table got up in a hurry and left with Tang Bojing. Only those like Tang Bojing were left.
, or perhaps a civil servant outside Jiedu Mansion.
In Hexi, most of them are "attacking and defending", so that the Chishui Army can move south to attack the Tibetan army fighting Cui Gan in Longzuo. Our strategic purpose is not to follow the previous order, and it is to attack the king indiscriminately.
Four punches.
That kind of mentality that is so arrogant that it is almost communicative is the spiritual pillar of Tubo's national militarism, and it is also the endogenous driving force for Tubo's expansion almost every day before its rise.
Because the Hexi Jiedushi is on the same level as the Longzuo Jiedushi!
As for tens of thousands of people dying in Hexi, according to the habits of the Tubo people, they should not care much about this.
Liangzhou's response to the invasion was so slow that even Cui Xiyi dared to do so. It wasn't because he knew that there was no movement at the Chishui Army garrison seventy miles away. The Tibetans arrived earlier or later, but they came at that time. They were really good at timing.
Hearing that, Kang Taihe breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's not bad. This place is about 200 years away from Liangzhou City."
Dadouba Valley is a key passage two hundred miles west of Liangzhou City. It is a tunnel in the Qilian Mountains. It is extremely narrow and is the only way for Qinghai to retreat into the Hexi Corridor.
Tang Bojing said with laughter. While the seven people were talking, the battle in the valley had not yet come to an end.
Fang Chongyong said that Tubo's main attack direction can only be Longzuo."}