"Now there is no way out. We can only form an alliance with the Tang people in Liangzhou to deal with the Liugu Tubo." On the empty grassland, the strong wind picked up the sand and slapped it on the roof of the tent. Cui Su sighed heavily.
, his eyes were cloudy, and he was no longer as smart and strong as before.
Fell into Weng Gao’s trap!
Cui Su even suspected whether Weng Gao had colluded with the Shao thief and deliberately came to harm them in Liangzhou.
Unfortunately it's too late to say anything now.
A defeat is a defeat, with thousands of people lost. Some small vassal tribes also ran away. It is estimated that it will be difficult to obey orders again in a short time.
But these are not unbearable costs.
What was most difficult for them to accept, like a bolt from the blue, was the news they had just received: the Liugu Tubo army marched northward, harassing the Momo tribe everywhere, burning down villages, plundering cattle and sheep, and capturing property and people. This was the only way to dig them out.
Fundamental things.
With the five thousand defeated troops in front of us, even if we could slowly gather the fleeing tribesmen, we would only be able to recover tens of thousands of troops at most, which would still be inferior to the Liugu Tubo.
On the contrary, after the Tubo people devoured a large number of people and property, they only needed a few years to digest and consolidate before they could launch a second annexation war against Liangzhou Aimo. By then, they would
What to use to stop it?
Therefore, it is a top priority to defeat the Liugu Tubo and regain the people, cattle and sheep as soon as possible.
"Form an alliance? Are you afraid of surrendering?" Chen Dudu laughed miserably and said, "The Tang people are not fools. With a little inquiry, you can know our current situation. It's fine if you don't take the opportunity to send troops to annihilate us. Do you still want to form an alliance?
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"Whether it's an alliance or a surrender, it's just a rhetoric." Lu Yan sighed and said: "Now that things have happened, do we have any other choice? The longer we delay, the more fully the six valleys and Tubo will be integrated. We
The value is lower.”
"We don't have enough food, cattle and sheep, so we have to find a way." said Mo Xijia, who had rarely spoken since the army was dispatched.
"There are not enough arrows. The craftsmen are all in the tribes and villages, and no one repairs the broken equipment."
"The sergeants have no intention of fighting and just want to find their families."
"We can't delay it any longer. We must stabilize the morale of the military. If we delay it any longer, there may be a mutiny."
"If the Liugu Tubo sent people to surrender, I suspect that many people would surrender."
Everyone was talking a lot and quickly analyzed the current situation in detail.
There is nothing left to do, the situation has deteriorated to the point where it is difficult to get any worse.
Everyone was psychologically unwilling to surrender to the Tibetans, not to mention that they had just made a sneak attack on their own side in a despicable and shameless manner.
Instead of waiting for death, it is better to surrender to the Tang people and use their strength to defeat the Liugu Tubo, and maybe there will be a chance to stand up.
"Then, send someone to Liangzhou to contact the Tang people?" Cui Su suggested.
Everyone has no objections, or if they have objections, they can't think of a better way. They can only do this first, and then think of other ways to get rid of the control of the Tang people.
Anyway, this is not the first time they have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. As long as they are given time, they can always recover slowly. It is not certain what the situation in Liangzhou will be by then.
As long as you live, you have a chance!
Chen Cheng quickly met with the envoy from Fu Mo in Liangzhou City. In fact, they were none other than Cui Su and Lu Yan, as well as some of their entourage.
The opponent who was fighting life and death before suddenly became one of his own. Chen Cheng felt that such an experience was quite new.
Things are impermanent!
"Two generals, do you know that you are descendants of China?" The people of Guanzhong, some grain, grass, and equipment have been successfully delivered to Liangzhou. At this time, there were 3,000 Tianzhu troops in the city. Chen Cheng felt reassured.
The psychological advantages are huge.
After a while, Tianzhu Army Envoy Li Tangbin will arrive with four thousand infantry to escort a large amount of grain, grass, and equipment. By then, the advantage will be even greater.
"Of course you know that our surnames are Han surnames." Cui Su replied.
"Since we are descendants of China, why do our people still speak Tubo and are enemies of the imperial court?" Chen Cheng continued to ask.
How to answer this question...
It seems too unruly to say that there are many vassal towns in the Central Plains that are opposed to the imperial court.
It seems even more inappropriate to say that Thief Shao knocked on the door more than once.
Therefore, Cui Su could only evade the important and take the easy way out: "In the past, the Northern Tubo moral theory forcibly introduced the Tubo language and used the Tubo script. Over the past few decades, I have already gotten used to it. It is not easy for us to understand some Mandarin."
"If you vote for Lingwu County Prince, you will have to speak Mandarin and wear Tang Dynasty clothes from now on. Is it possible?"
"There is nothing you can't do."
"You also have to organize households, pay tribute, and perform corvee and military service."
Cui Su and others hesitated for a moment.
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Was the fight in vain?
"Don't make any mistakes, generals." Chen Cheng snorted coldly and said.
He has also inquired clearly and knows what kind of situation the various tribes are facing now. As the saying goes, it will kill you while you are sick. If you don't take advantage of this great opportunity to get things right, will it happen again in the future?
"That's all, I'll just follow the request of Prince Lingwu." Cui Su sighed.
"You might call the shots?"
"We are here on behalf of all the tribes, so we can naturally make the decision."
Cui Su had a descendant named Cui Yanmei, who even sent envoys to the court during the Later Liang Dynasty.
"In May of the following year (909), Wenmo's leader Rebubo Governor and Cui Yanmo were appointed as Yinqingguanglu doctors to inspect the prince's guests and send them back to their headquarters."
Therefore, the Cui family is still quite influential in Ximo. Rebu, that is, Zhebu, is also a big family in Ximo.
"That's good." Chen Cheng said with a smile: "The first thing now is to go south to conquer the Liugu tribe."
"It's not what I asked for." Cui Su and others said together.
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Outside the Haomen Valley, the infantry of the Xinquan Army occupied a favorable position, cutting down trees and building fences, staring at the hundreds of green-clad riders in the distance.
They have more than 3,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry from the Luma tribe.
Today, Yang Yue, who has returned from the Yangfei Valley with a great victory, will also escort a large number of Tibetan prisoners, cattle and sheep to join here.
There must not be many green-clothed riders, otherwise they would have pounced on them and eaten them all. Instead of hanging far away like now, mainly intimidating and frightening. Even after the Lu Ma Division cavalry rushed up, they even I don't even dare to monitor anymore, I am extremely cautious.
This group of people were Ganzhou Uighurs. The Xinquan Army went to great lengths to capture two of the rangers, and found out after interrogation. In addition, the fleeing Momo people also confirmed this, and some of the Tibetan prisoners in Liugu also knew the Uighurs.
"...Wearing green clothes, like Chinese Taoist uniforms." This is a scene people in the Song Dynasty saw in Ganzhou.
However, considering that there may not be much cloth in the local area, the people in the Song Dynasty may have seen the middle and upper classes and soldiers. Most ordinary people still wore furs.
The Uighur woman from Ganzhou was described as "fair-skinned" in history, and her face was seen with a thin green gauze covering her head.
They do not braid or braid their hair, but wear it in a bun, five or six inches high, with a red silk bag. When they get married, they wear a felt hat.
The customs are still different from other grassland peoples, even other Uighur tribes.
The Ganzhou Uighurs have always been allies of the Liugu Tubo. Although their appearance here is surprising, it is not incomprehensible - in these troubled times, who hasn't formed gangs to protect each other and have the ambition to annex others?
In any case, these Ganzhou Uighur cavalry caused a lot of trouble to the Tang army.
Its most direct impact was to ruin Yang Yue's major event, forcing him to withdraw his troops in time, escorting the prisoners, cattle and sheep to retreat to Haomen Valley to join the main infantry.
Although Yang is crazy, he is not brainless. He will not go his own way and continue to plunder the Tibetan people in the Liugu Department, knowing that there may be a large number of cavalry with unknown intentions around him.
Therefore, Liugube's luck was better than that of Amo. Someone helped them at the critical moment. Only two of the six valleys and river valleys were destroyed, but one of them was the stronger Yangfeigube, but they just didn't know. Zhebu wondered what his reaction would be when he found out.
The mantis stalks the cicada, with the oriole behind, that's all.
The two sides faced each other in a tacit understanding.
The Xinquan Army brought a large number of packhorses and vehicles, loaded with 20,000 bushels of corn. The Tibetan troops, who were coming quickly, also brought a lot of cattle and sheep. Let's face off. If it lasts for a long time, let's see who suffers!
Yang Yue swaggered back with his team at the beginning of Youshi, and Zhen Xu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
There are a large number of Tibetan prisoners to drive, and the camp has been completed long ago. When the imperial infantry has a large camp to rely on and enough food to consume, its combat effectiveness is unmatched by the cavalry.
Haomen Valley has mountains and water, and the terrain is suitable for defense. If you have the ability, continue to spend it.
"Pass two letters and send them out tonight at night." Yang Yue said as soon as he arrived at the camp.
"The first order is to be sent to Liangzhou, instructing them to organize the troops and complete the city, recruit the scattered people in Sumo, and rectify the troops and horses."
"The second report is to report the situation in Liangzhou carefully to Lingzhou, and the commander-in-chief will make the decision himself."
After giving the instructions, he went to inspect the camp.
He had long heard about the close relationship between the Ganzhou Uighurs and the Liugu Tubo.
Since this expedition, the situation in Liangzhou has given him a prominent feeling of chaos, especially chaos!
The Liugu Tubo still has a certain strength, and the Ganzhou Uighurs do not know how many people have come. In addition, there may be some small tribes that temporarily speculate on the Liugu Tubo, and the current situation must be treated with caution.
There are times when you can take risks, and there are times when you have to be cautious. Yang can still tell the difference.
Anyway, he has already made a lot of money. What should be worried now is actually Liugu Tubo.
On the tenth day of the third month, the Tuoba clan of Minzhou party and the Bai clan of Huizhou rushed to Haomen Valley with 3,000 cavalry each.
Yang Yue calculated the strength at hand. He found that there were about 4,000 cavalry and more than 6,000 infantry. It seemed that he could test the strength of the Ganzhou Uighurs.
He doesn't want to leave Haomen Valley and Yangfei Valley for the time being. He finally captured it, how can he send it out so easily?
In order to conquer Liangzhou, it is not enough to quell the enemy. It is best to deal with the six grains and Tubo as well, so as to avoid future troubles forever!