The 50,000 Mingjiao army marched into Tubo. It was as if they were entering an uninhabited land. Wherever they passed, the Tubo defenders abandoned their helmets and armor. Elites from all over the country had already been deployed to the front lines. What was left behind were basically stragglers. These people could usually do just that.
The bandits would not dare to bully ordinary people, let alone the 50,000 troops of the Mingjiao. Not to mention resisting, all of them would have fled before they even reached a city.
In just one day, the Mingjiao army fell directly into several Tubo cities. The news spread back to the Tubo royal city, and the government and the public were shocked. The Tubo emperor was so frightened that he immediately ordered an order to gather the army to return to the court. But once the army returned to the court, the southwest army would definitely
Send an army into Tubo. When the time comes, Tubo will not face the Mingjiao army of 50,000, but the Southwest army of hundreds of thousands of troops!
The Tubo Emperor is also called Zanpu. The word Zanpu mainly takes its religious meaning. It emphasizes that his power comes from heaven, which is the so-called "divine right of kings". It emphasizes that Zanpu's bloodline belongs to the divine system and the monarchy comes from the gods.
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But at this time, his so-called gods could not help him. Tubo hurriedly mobilized the remaining armed forces from various places to protect the capital of Luozuo.
The capital, which is also the largest city in Tubo, was anxious to arm civilians. In a short period of time, Tubo actually armed tens of thousands of troops, but these people were not as good as those stragglers.
At this time, the Mingjiao army has actually stopped. There is no way for the Mingjiao to stop. The speed of the picture is too fast. It can be said that it far exceeds the original estimate of the Mingjiao. Mainly, no one expected that the interior of Tubo was already empty.
To such an extent, the Mingjiao advance has gone too far, and the logistics can no longer keep up!
Although capturing the city can replenish some supplies, this is far from enough. The Mingjiao army is all martial arts practitioners. In such a harsh environment as Tubo, the consumption is particularly high!
In addition to the supply problem, there is another thing that troubles the Mingjiao, and that is the direction of the attack. One is to continue the fierce attack on the Tubo capital and leave Luoche. However, the defense of Luoche is complete. Although there are very few soldiers defending the city, the imperial guards
The army still left some troops, and with the addition of armed civilians, the Mingjiao, who lacked siege equipment, would have to pay a heavy price if they wanted to break through the army.
Another option is to turn around and head east to attack the Tibetan front line and the army confronting the southwestern army. In this way, by cooperating with the southwestern army and attacking from the front and back, it is very likely to defeat the Tibetan army.
Both routes have their own advantages. If we take the logical approach, the casualties will be huge. However, once captured, Tubo's wealth will definitely increase the strength of the Mingjiao. Attacking eastward will be safer. After the round with the southwest army,
If we attack Tibet again, the Mingjiao casualties will be much smaller.
Zeng Yi was more inclined to attack eastward. To be honest, although Tubo no longer had much strength in the country, the royal capital must still have some protection from forces, and Persia was unlikely to sit back and ignore its allies, even if it was angry. At this time, it is estimated that
They will also contribute their efforts to protect Tubo. With only 50,000 Mingjiao troops and lack of siege equipment, there is little chance of successfully capturing Luoche.
"Master Ni, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, I suggest you go east and cooperate with the southwestern army to defeat the Tubo army! Although your army is elite, it is not a regular army after all and lacks siege equipment. In such a large-scale siege battle, without siege equipment, the casualties will be very huge.
, and the offensive logic is longer, the supply line is long, and the environment is harsh. Often when food and grass are transported, most of them will be lost on the road. Once the war reaches a stalemate, the situation will be very troublesome!"
Yang Xiao and others all nodded after hearing this, and Zeng Yi continued: "To the east, the situation is different. The Southwest Army of the Central Plains has hundreds of thousands of troops and a large number of siege equipment. If we cooperate with the Southwest Army, it is entirely possible to defeat the enemy in a short time.
To defeat the Tibetan army, as long as we turn around with the southwest army, supplies and siege equipment will no longer be a problem!"
Yang Xiao and others looked at each other and nodded slightly: "Master Ni's words have made me enlightened! Let's take Master Li's advice and attack eastward!"
After determining the strategic direction, the Mingjiao army set off on the road again, and still encountered no resistance wherever it passed. After the Mingjiao army changed its strategic direction, the Tubo king was so close that the Tubo dignitaries breathed a sigh of relief, but they soon understood
Knowing Mingjiao's intentions made them even more nervous.
The Tibetan army on the front line also learned of this situation, and the coach was very anxious. He knew that the strength of the Tibetan army on the front line could not withstand the southwest army.
In order to stop the Mingjiao army, the Tibetan army on the front line tried to mobilize troops and horses several times to block the Mingjiao army. However, every time there was a move, the southwest army launched a wave of attacks, making the Tibetan army dare not mobilize troops at all.
Seeing the Mingjiao army advancing at an extremely fast speed, the Tubo army could no longer sit still. They gritted their teeth and mobilized Xiao Gu's troops, hoping to use guerrilla warfare to hold back the Mingjiao army by relying on their familiarity with the road conditions and environment.
However, after the Mingjiao encountered a guerrilla war, Tubo's guerrilla warfare could no longer play its role. The Mingjiao was not a regular army.
There were also special forces like the Five Elements Banner, and the guerrillas sent by the Tibetan army suffered heavy losses, but had no effect.
A few days later, the Mingjiao army attacked a city less than a hundred miles away from the front line. In this city, the Mingjiao finally encountered some decent resistance, but it can only be said to be decent. The defenders here had no choice. They were far away from the front line.
Too close, the commander of the Tibetan army has given them death orders to fight to the last man.
The Mingjiao did not have any decent siege equipment, but they had many martial arts masters. After the attack was frustrated, they immediately sent out the Houtu Banner. The Houtu Banner took less than a day to dig a secret passage outside the city and lead directly into the city.
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At night, a group of martial arts masters suddenly entered the city. The Tubo stragglers had no discipline at all. Once the city was in chaos, it became even more difficult to organize an effective defense. Soon, with the cooperation of the masters who entered the city,
, the Mingjiao army captured the city.
The city, which the Tibetan commander had high hopes for, resisted the fall for a day. The speed was so fast that the Tubo army had no time to increase its numbers. After capturing the city, there was no longer any resistance for dozens of miles behind. It can be said that now
, the Mingjiao army has already faced the Tubo army!
