In fact, the situation at the city gate was more serious than the Tubo people expected.
The internal agent, disguised as a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, first designed to lure Cangmucuo into the city and fell into a trap; then, he spread false news at the city gate that Cangmucuo had captured the treasure house and was plundering the treasures.
Last year, Sang Chiruo returned to the capital of Tubo with a large amount of treasures, adding fuel to the fire and publicizing the wealth of Shazhou. Since then, Dunhuang City next to Daqi Commercial Road has been known as the treasure house city.
.And this impression is deeply planted in the hearts of every Tibetan people.
Moreover, a little-known member of the Gar family was able to almost capture the city of Dunhuang with the help of three thousand cavalry. Now, 20,000 Tibetan troops are approaching the city, and civil strife is frequent in the city of Dunhuang. From this point of view, capturing this city is a challenge.
, wouldn’t it be easy?
With these thoughts, most Tibetan people have been blinded by greed.
When they heard that someone had broken into the Dunhuang Treasure House, their first reaction was not to question, but to worry that their share of the gains would be misappropriated by others.
Ever since, the tragedy of the Tubo people began.
Dunhuang East Gate.
A Qianhu stood on a horse and stopped outside the east gate. Looking at the huge crowds of Tibetan troops in the city gate, he waved his fists and shouted at his subordinates: "Tell our people! No matter what method you use, give them
I'll clear a way into the city! If you leave one step too late, the treasure will be emptied!"
Upon hearing this, hundreds of households rolled up their sleeves and rushed in with their subordinates, shouting and shoving.
The city gate was not wide to begin with, and thousands of people tried to squeeze into the city, but the result was chaos.
At first it was just pushing and shoving, then there was physical violence, and finally it turned into a fight with real fire.
All of a sudden, swords flashed and blood splattered. Before the Tibetan army could fight with the Tang army, a fight started among their own people.
The Tubo army, which entered the city first, was lucky to be able to loot the treasure house first, but unexpectedly encountered an ambush from the Tang army at the end of the street.
Despite the heavy casualties, a few people managed to escape and ran back towards the east gate, shouting: "There is an ambush ahead, an ambush by the Tang army! Retreat quickly!"
Hearing this, the Tibetan people, who had already been dazzled by the treasure, not only did not believe it, but squeezed in even harder.
Qianhu, who was riding on the horse, laughed and said: "A bunch of fools, do you think I can't see this trick? They pretended to be an ambush by the Tang army to scare us away so that you can monopolize the treasure? Don't worry about those troublemakers.
Rush inside and enter the city quickly!"
As a result, the soldiers in the city fled for their lives outside the city, and the army outside the city crowded into the city.
The two sides rushed together, the soldiers in armor trampled on each other, and the armored horses collided with the soldiers.
Under the heavy pressure, a large number of soldiers staggered to the ground and were stepped on by countless pairs of big feet. Blood spurted out and their bones were broken. Even their screams were suppressed in their chests. They couldn't scream even if they wanted to, and they became a mass of sight.
A shapeless red and white thing.
Due to stampedes and collisions, more and more Tibetan soldiers were killed and injured, and corpses piled up at the city gate. In the end, it was the general's supervising team who stepped forward to maintain order, and the few survivors escaped.
In the battle at the east gate of Dunhuang, the Tang army set up an ambush to kill more than 1,200 Tibetan soldiers. However, due to fighting and stampede at the east gate, nearly 2,000 people were killed or injured within the Tibetan army.
Comparing the two sides, there were actually many more Tibetan soldiers who died in the hands of their own people than those who died under the arrows of the Tang army.
When Mang Suzhen finally learned about the actual situation inside the east gate, the sky was already slightly bright.
Although Mang Suzhen was panicked, he thought on second thought that fortunately the main force of Tibet still existed and they still had the power to attack the city.
Just when he was about to order an attack on the city, Sang Chiruo rode up to him like crazy and shouted: "Sir, the Moli Army is here! There are about five thousand people!"
Five thousand people, this number represents the full deployment of Mo Li's army.
Mang Suzhen's eyesight went dark and he murmured: "How could Mo Lijun show up at this time?"
Sang Chiruo: "Presumably before the war, the Moli Army raised troops and horses, so that everyone in the army had a mount. They also marched to a Tibetan military base in Shazhou in advance, hiding their traces, and only waited for our army
Siege the city."
Mang Suzhen glanced at the east gate and said, "If our army can capture the east gate and then hold on to it..."
Sang Chiruo shook his head at Mang Suzhen and said: "Sir, the Tang army used the east gate as bait and set up an ambush in the lanes of the city. Taking advantage of our officers and men's love for money, they led the army into the city in sections and defeated them one by one. I don't know what happened to our army.
According to the plan, the front line will be surrounded and the back line will be in chaos. Even if we take the east gate, we will not be able to win. We will only be attacked from both sides and will be defeated in the end."
Mang Suzhen sighed to the sky: "The Tang army guard broke the rules and dared to use the city gate as bait. I have seen all the previous wars and have never encountered such a situation."
Sang Chiruo said anxiously: "Sir, the distance between the Moli Army and the Moli Army is less than twenty miles. The main force of our army will soon be attacked from a flank. Please make a decision quickly!"
Mang Suzhen looked at Sang Chiruo, and after a while, he asked: "You captured Ziting Town and Shounan County last year and made great contributions to Tubo. Have you ever thought about why you are still a small helper now?"
?”
Sang Chiruo was stunned in place. He didn't understand why Mang Suzhen suddenly asked about this at this stall.
Mang Suzhen: "You are young, capable, and low-key. Logically speaking, you should be reused, but the problem lies with your family..."
Sang Chiruo clenched his fist tightly: "Because I am a member of the Gar family, that's why I can't be reused?"
Mang Suzhen: "The current Zanpu of Tubo has a long-standing enmity with the Gar family. The reason why he did not kill you is precisely because he was concerned about the achievements you had made."
Sang Chiruo looked at Mang Suzhen: "Why do you want to tell me this?"
Mang Suzhen: "For the Tubo people, the plateau is a barrier that blocks the invasion of outsiders, but the plateau is also a cage that imprisons the ambitions of the Tubo people. If they want to get out of the plateau, the Tubo people need fresh blood.
, what is more needed is a heart that yearns for progress.”
After saying this, Mang Suzhen took out a hematite waist plate from his arms, with Sanskrit gold characters on both sides.
After giving it to Sang Chiruo, Mang Suzhen said: "I originally planned to give it to you later, but now it seems that I don't have time... Take this and go to Gemo Temple in Luoxe City to look for Luo He.
Grandmaster."
Sang Chiruo took the badge and was filled with doubts.
Mang Suzhen: "My grandfather once followed Gar Dongzan (Lu Dongzan) to defeat Xiangxiong and received his kindness. However, few people know about this."
With a long sigh, Mang Suzhen said to Sang Chiruo: "Take your subordinates and everyone who wants to follow you and leave here as soon as possible."
Sang Chiruo: "What about you, sir?"
Mang Suzhen: "I'm tired and can't walk anymore... just stay and rear my head."
Sang Chiruo still wanted to persuade him.
Mang Suzhen: "Go ahead, the young eagle will spread its wings one day. Once you have seen the beauty of blue sky and white clouds, who will be obsessed with the rugged mountains and peaks?"
Hearing this, Sang Chiruo pursed his lips, turned sideways to the ground, and fell in front of Mang Suzhen. He bowed respectfully, then got on his horse and left quickly.