The warm sun in the morning was shining, and the felt tents in the camp of the remnants of the Shiji tribe were dismantled. The tribesmen threw all the sheep felts and wooden poles into the Uduo River, which was regarded as a desperate attempt to sink the boat. Their felt hats and leather armors were covered with white onyx.
, the shroud was held up as a long streamer, fluttering in the east wind.
Li Siye sent out cavalry scouts at dawn to investigate the enemy's position and familiarize themselves with the nearby terrain. The team marched to the foot of the last peak in the western extension of the Karakoram Mountains. This peak was not named, as it seems that many peaks in the Western Regions did not have names in ancient times.
From the foothills to the mountainside, the terrain is gentle, but from the mountainside up it suddenly becomes steep, and then there are snowy peaks reaching into the sky. But there is a protruding solitary peak on the mountainside, like a bamboo shoot rising from the ground.
The terrain below is slightly gentler.
As they traveled along the way, the terrain here was more difficult. If the remnants of Shih Hide stood firm against the solitary peak, they would be able to consume the Tibetan army's offensive to the greatest extent and last longer.
There are many sharpshooters in the Hidden Division. They can attack from high ground and attack downwards, which can more effectively kill and injure the enemy's effective forces.
Li Siye asked his subordinates to give part of the horned bows and powerful crossbows to the Shihni Department. Although the horned bows were not as stable and as far-reaching as the infantry longbows, they were still a considerable assistance.
Three hundred people dressed in plain silk with their backs leaning against the solitary peak, holding long spears and strong bows in their hands, with white flags facing the cross wind, fluttering and turning in the air, as if they were flying in vain, there is so much compassion.
The Congling guards captured the Tang troops and retreated slowly along the foothills. Although Gayancong spent the whole night to strengthen his heart, seeing the Tang troops withdrawing, his heart suddenly felt empty, and he felt like an abandoned child.
Zha Shiqian's heart was pounding. He turned around and asked his father who was standing on the horse: "Sir, we will not lose, right?"
"Yes, if I didn't make a mistake."
The youngest son, Ruosuluo, fell to the end of the team. He turned back from his horse several times and watched as the phalanx of his father and clan members was gradually blocked by the hillside and disappeared from his sight.
Gayancong sent a few people to pretend to be scouts and lured the advancing Tibetan army over.
When they saw the Tibetan battle flag appear in their field of vision, emotions of sadness and anger hovered over the phalanx, and the Shini warriors' Adam's apples squirmed, and then they cried hoarsely.
There is no need to deliberately act out such emotions. Their tribesmen were tied up hand and foot with hemp ropes and marched on both sides of the army driven by the Tibetan military guards.
Gayan's beard and hair fluttered from his flushed face, he turned around from his horse and shouted: "Don't cry! Don't even cry!"
He swung his riding crop and hit the tribesmen on their heads, but still could not suppress their cries.
The Tibetan army marched to the foot of the mountain. The Yong guards opened their formations to both sides. Fifty or sixty people in the rear group rode silver chainmail horses and drove forward. One of them wore a silver robe on his head. The chainmail shoulder cape covered his entire face, only two of them were exposed.
The eyes and the bridge of the nose are those of the Tubo Tanjuling guard Qianzong Gongjuezan.
Gongjuezhen rode out of the queue, raised his head and shouted upward: "Is the person above you the leader of the State of Gaya Cong of the Sanskrit Department?"
Gayancong raised the steel knife in his hand and shouted angrily: "Tubo dog thief, if you still have eggs! Let my wife and children go free, and you and I will fight to the death and fight to the death!"
Gong Juezan raised his head and laughed loudly, and the Gui archers behind him also laughed disdainfully and arrogantly.
"Bring it up!"
Several Yong guards dragged the two women out of the group of prisoners, and they were forced to kneel on the ground with their hair disheveled. Gongjuezan pointed the knife at them and said loudly: "Gayancong, don't you even want your wife and daughter? For
The Tang Dynasty you surrendered to? Where is the Tang army now? The Tang army in Sole City can't retreat, and as for those cowards captured by Congling, even their armor has been defeated!"
Gayan clenched his teeth, closed his eyes and let the cold wind pass by his cheeks.
"I, Tubo, are located on the top of a mountain. I have a majestic view of the world, and I also have a broad-minded and tolerant heart! The king of Tang Dynasty can give you the honor and honor of being awarded an official, and the Chi De Zu Zanpu can also give you! As long as you can put down the sword in your hand and truly submit to me.
Tubo, I will reunite you with your wife and children!"
Gayancong held the knife in his hand and suddenly burst out laughing. He said in a hoarse voice: "They all say that the Tubo army is good at fighting, but I, Gayancong, don't believe it. Today, I have three hundred warriors wearing plain silk, and I have already fought to the death."
Determination! The head of Gayancong, the leader of the Shini Kingdom, is right here! If you are a real man, bring your troops up to get it! Also let me see the capabilities of the so-called heroic soldiers on the mountain!"
Gong Juezan nodded, pointed to the Sanya tribe on the top of the mountain and said to the people behind him: "This Gayancong is actually a formidable hero. A hero should be treated as a hero and must not insult his wife and fellow tribesmen! Immediate order
All my subordinates are marching towards the mountain, and whoever captures Gayancong alive, I will reward him with thirty gold pearls!"
Lu Dama, the 500th Chief Sect, approached Gong Juezan and persuaded him in a low voice: "Mr. Qian, why do you need to attack against the odds? We are forcing him to come down the mountain with the lives of his wife and other tribesmen. If he is really cruel enough to abandon his wife and daughter,
No matter how hard we attack, it will not be too late to save our lives."
"You are a short-sighted person," Gong Juezan raised his head and said proudly: "Gayancong is a true warrior. He has already covered his whole family with plain silk, and seems to be willing to fight to the death. How can you use despicable means to coerce such a warrior?
?Only if I defeat him openly and capture him can I make him surrender to me, Tubo."
Zong Lu continued to say: "We are at a disadvantage in the terrain and attack from behind, which will increase casualties in vain. If they have reinforcements arriving, our army will be attacked from the front and rear."
"The rest of the Shini army is in silence. This is a lone army fighting to the death. How can there be reinforcements? Don't say any more. The whole army listens to my order and attacks the Shini army formation on the mountainside!"
Gong Juezan waved his command flag, and the Yong guardians shouted and headed towards the top of the mountain with their swords. The Gui archers followed closely behind the guardians and shot arrows towards the phalanx of the Sanya department on the mountainside.
The sharp archers of the Department of Knowledge and Hiding had already drawn their horned bows, the bowstrings were tense, and arrows were shooting downwards like meteors. They were condescending, and their range and momentum far exceeded the arrows shot by the warriors. The guardians of the arrows were hit by
He fell to the ground with his head raised, and his body rolled down the hillside.
The charging Yonghu showed no fear on their faces, or more accurately, they charged towards the mountainside with numbness. In addition to dodging the rolling corpses to prevent them from tripping, they also had to dodge the arrows overhead.
Gongjuezan looked up at the top of the hillside indifferently, as if those who were shot were not his soldiers, but a group of low-value livestock.
In the Tubo army, Gui and Yong were two completely different ranks. Yong was a slave responsible for farming and paying taxes, and became the largest number of low-level soldiers during wartime.
Yong has a chance to become Gui. As long as he can get the enemy's head and survive in a near-death fight, Yong who has made military achievements can get the reward of transferring his household registration. The first benefit of becoming Gui is that there is no need to pay taxes on the land, and secondly, he is eligible.
With sharper swords and guns, as well as strong chainmail protection, the Gui shooters' battlefield survivability has been greatly improved.
The Yong protectors' courageous struggle at this moment is just to win future stability with their blood for a moment. They know that such a chance is slim, but they still rush towards the formation of the Shinobi Department like moths to the flame.
The bow strings sounded like thunderbolts. The closer the Yong guardians rushed, the more accurate and fierce the arrows shot by the Consciousness Department were. The yak leather clothes could not resist the momentum of the arrows, and the soldiers turned into strings of bloody gourds and rolled to the ground.
More Tibetan soldiers rushed up. The soldiers in the front row of the Shihni Department roared and thrust out their spears. The spear points penetrated their chests and were filled with blood. Dozens of spear points formed a wall, holding back the Yong guards who tried to rush up.
Pushed it all down.
The Gui archers rode behind the charge formation. Anyone who dared to retreat would be killed immediately by his own sword. These experienced archers looked extremely calm and looked for the target with sharp eyes. From time to time, they would jump from horseback.
Untie the horned bow, raise your hand to fully draw the bow string, and shoot out. You can always shoot down a brave person who is hiding.
Gayan slashed left and right with his steel sword, his sleeves were filled with blood. The war horse was stabbed down by Yong Huzhi who rushed up with a spear, so he abandoned the horse to fight. The father and son hacked and killed each other, and then stood back to back together, angry.