In front of the capital of Jishi Kingdom, the Tocharian army carried long ladders on their shoulders and waited to go into battle. The Tang army changed the Liuhua Formation into the Arrow Formation. In the front of the seven square formations, thousands of crossbowmen controlled the strings and were ready to go.
The formation flag of the Chinese army was waved, giving the order to fight. The guards waved the battle flag and commanded: "Ready, shoot!"
The arrows were thrown into the air at a 45-degree angle, falling like dense raindrops on the top of the city. The soldiers of the Jieshi Kingdom suddenly shrank their heads and fell to the ground, letting out a series of screams.
It is also a clay city wall in the style of Western Asia and even Persia. The capital of Jishi is much lower and shabby than the city of Talas and even the capital of Little Bolu. The city wall including the female wall is just over two feet, and the pole vaulter
As long as you take off, you can easily fall back up.
After several rounds of arrow rain, the Tiaodang camp began to attack. The Tang army archers led the front and continued to throw arrows at the top of the city. The Tocharian soldiers behind them held up ladders and just put them on the top of the city. The city gate suddenly opened.
After opening it, before Tang Jun could figure out what was going on, many people on the main tower had already thrown their weapons downstairs.
It turned out that there was a coup within the Jieshi Kingdom, and the king was tied up, and he surrendered when the Tang army attacked the city.
The Jieshi Kingdom was not prepared for the war at all. They believed that they were far away from the Tang Dynasty and relatively close to Tubo. Even if the Tang army launched a massive attack, they could easily defeat them as long as they sent envoys to ask for help from Tubo and the Tubo people would help them.
Go with the Tang Army.
Unexpectedly, the Tang army launched a long-distance attack in three groups and joined forces with the Tocharians to rush to the city in just a few days. Now the Tang army is right in front of us, but the Tubo people are nowhere to be seen.
The Jieshi Kingdom is divided into two factions. Some advocate pro-Tang and some advocate pro-Tubo. The ebb and flow of the two factions depends entirely on the changes in the game between the two powers. If the Tang army moves frequently west of Congling, the pro-Tang faction will
will have the upper hand, but if the Tang army retreats to the four towns of Anxi and the Tubo people are active in Congling, the pro-Tubo faction will also have the upper hand.
The Tang army's siege caused divisions and coups within the capital. The pro-Tang faction commanded the army to lay down their weapons and began to welcome the Tang army into the city.
Gao Xianzhi was wrapped in a white wolf fur cloak and rode on a white horse. He held a riding whip and walked toward the city with his head held high. This battle was too easy for him to win. Li Siye said that this was a battle without suspense, a long-distance battle.
A wonderful performance of the battle, but unfortunately he guessed wrong. Master Jie did not give him a chance to perform the battle, and surrendered directly to Kaicheng, leaving him without any sense of accomplishment in his victory.
Jie Shi Wang Bute was not bound by ropes and was kneeling on the dirt field in front of the Dome Palace. Behind him were dozens of officials kneeling. Among them, the pro-Tang faction was not tied with ropes, while the pro-Tube faction were tied as tightly as rice dumplings.
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Gao Xianzhi reined in his horse and stopped in front of them. The sun set behind him and turned into a huge shadow covering their heads.
"The sinner, Bert, did not meet with the general of our country. We have committed a grave sin. Please allow the general to spare my life for the time being."
Gao Xianzhi turned over and dismounted, took out the horizontal knife from his waist, held the scabbard and put the tip of the knife on the back of Bert's neck, causing his body to tremble and he lowered his head deeply.
"Last winter, Tocharoye escorted Shilimanjialuo to Chang'an to report that you had surrendered the whole country to Tubo and also attempted to use the territory of that country to attack Tochara. Isn't it unfair to you?"
"There is no injustice, it is indeed true."
Gao Xianzhi asked again: "In the fifth year of Tianbao, I personally led the Anxi Army's 10,000 cavalry to travel thousands of miles, crossed the Congling Mountains, defeated the Tibetan army in Lianyunbao, and restored Xiao Bolu to my official position in the Tang Dynasty. Haven't you heard about this?"
Bert replied without haste: "Listen, I've heard of it!"
"Since you have heard about it, why do you still risk the disapproval of the world to annex Tubo and counterattack Tocharo, my minister of the Tang Dynasty! Do you want to help the Tibetans make a comeback? Or do you think you can stay close to Tubo for warmth, and my Anxi army can't reach you?
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How could Bert dare to answer without trembling, Gao Xianzhi shouted angrily: "Speak!"
"Sin, I thought that the Anxi Army was thousands of miles away, and was blocked by the dangerous mountains of Congling. An expedition cost countless money and food. However, the Jie Shi Kingdom and Tubo were very close, so I was confused and did this.
Stupid thing. The guilty minister wants to ask the general. I heard that the Tang Dynasty did not kill the king, so the guilty minister does not seem to have committed a heinous crime."
Gao Xianzhi smiled sarcastically: "You are quite good at comforting yourself, that's right. For a king-level criminal like you, as long as the crime is not extremely heinous, the saint will give you some mercy. I will escort you to Chang'an, and the saint will
I will give you a mansion, and you can stay in Chang'an City and enjoy yourself for the rest of your life."
Bert was not relieved, he leaned down and bowed down repeatedly: "Thank you, General, for not killing me."
Gao Xianzhi set his sights on Botemei's younger brother. He was a leader promoted by the pro-Tang faction and was destined to rule the country in Botemei's place. Judging from the face of the king's younger brother, he did appear to be very down-to-earth, unlike some people.
I claim that no one knows better than me.
He put the knife on the other person's shoulder and said in a high-spirited voice: "From today on, you are Bert's successor. Don't live up to my kindness."
"Suga is grateful to Zhongcheng for his gift and will never forget Zhongcheng's kindness until his death."
Gao Xianzhi was extremely useful, and his heart was overflowing with pride. Now he was not only the king of mountain warfare, but also the patron saint of the countries west of Congling, and the true ruler of Congling.
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Gao Xianzhi began to move back to the court. Bute did not become a prisoner from the king of a country. His two concubines also accompanied him. This was Gao Xianzhi's extra mercy. Letting two women accompany him would relieve him of anxiety and prevent him from wanting to escape midway.
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When they returned to Shule Town, Gao Xianzhi began to disperse here, sent people to write a report of victory to the emperor, and sent troops to escort the prisoners to Chang'an.
However, he did not move his army back to Qiuci, but remained stationed in Shule as if waiting for something.
Li Siye also couldn't guess what kind of medicine this astute warrior was selling in the gourd. He led the army on more than one short-distance marching training, and at one point he once crossed the Geluo Ridge, a pass in the southern range of the Tianshan Mountains.
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Until King He Modu Tutun of the Shi Kingdom wrote a rather long letter begging for mercy. Strictly speaking, it was a letter begging for peace. Why did He Modu Tutun write a letter of begging for peace to Gao Xianzhi? This matter has to start from the sudden
The two surnames of Qishi, black and yellow, started fighting. King Hemo was originally from Tuqishi. He was once a confidant who resisted Bull Sulu. Later, he became the king of Shi Kingdom and was a vassal of Tuqishi.
Later, there was a dispute between the black and yellow surnames. Du Tutun openly supported the Huang Khan and sent troops to help the Tang army defeat the black Tuhuo Immortal. Unfortunately, time has passed and the situation has quietly changed. He Mo's ambitions have grown too fast.
, killed Shi Xin, the ten-surnamed Khan, to attract the attention of the Tang court, and was killed by troops sent by Fumeng Lingcha. From then on, all black surnamed forces were active in the area north of the Tianshan Mountains.
As a member of the Huang surname, the King of Shiguo was not very happy at this time, and was particularly frightened. However, the method he chose was not to contact and negotiate with the Anxi Army, but to spread many remarks that were not conducive to unity, such as who should not be a raider.
Shi Khan, I will not mess with you in Datang.
However, he only regarded this statement as a bargaining chip and did not take it seriously.