Dai Wang wore a black cloak and a mask and rode on a maroon horse, following closely behind Li Siye. The few months he waited in the territory of Xiaobolu Kingdom were really torturous. Counting the days as they passed, Pepper Logistics Company
The interruption of the road has caused countless money to be wasted. The saying that a waste of time is a waste of money has been truly confirmed.
The concept of the pepper logistics trade route transcended this era, which is why it has such a huge magic power and makes everyone on this route flock to it. They had never dared to imagine that trade transport could still be done like this.
Livestock relays are carried out at each node to complete the final transportation.
Different production models lead to different trade models. The trade model of agricultural countries is the market. However, the bulk transportation of pepper has redefined trade. Agents and graded agents have emerged. In just two years, the richest man in Chang'an City has become
From Wang Yuanbao to Micha Gan.
I'm afraid Dai Wang himself didn't even realize that he had become capital itself, and it was very consistent with the characteristics of capital. In order to earn huge profits from the pepper trade route, capital did not hesitate to launch wars and dared to trample on all laws in the world. He is not now
Are you starting a war?
He walked a few steps quickly with his horse's belly between his legs, and quickly followed Li Siye. He crossed his arms and said, "I didn't expect you to be so generous. You actually led an army of 20,000 people. You will definitely be able to bring back the Yesa Poman in northern India."
Once all those Brahmins are cleared, we can freely plant pepper balls without restraint, and we can also cut down the fragrant sandalwood trees and send them to Chang'an for free, so that they can become playthings in the hands of dignitaries."
Li Siye frowned and looked at him sideways in the saddle. He felt that this man's tone of voice had taken the logic of bandits for granted. Could it be that the people around him would change, forget their original intentions, and become evil dragons?
"Dai Liulang, don't put the cart before the horse. The purpose of our expedition is to defeat the Great Bolu Kingdom. If North India dares to interfere and provoke, we will destroy them on the way."
Dai Wang reacted quickly, crossed his hands and said: "The doctor is right, you can't put the cart before the horse. North India has already interfered and provoked. It won't be too late to deal with them after we take down Dabolu."
Li Siye had a natural smile on his face.
The Tang army crossed the Poyi River at night and launched an attack on the Tibetan Dabolu Allied Forces on the other side. Because the enemy army was unprepared, they were almost defeated in one blow. Feng Changqing led the Shule Army as the forward, clearing out the remaining enemies while pursuing the attack.
Set off towards Bodhisattva Laocheng, the capital of Dabolu Kingdom.
After the defeat of the Tubo and Dabolu armies, they quickly gathered their forces and prepared for a decisive battle with the Tang army in front of the mountains and forests. Feng Changqing arranged the formation as the Yanyue Formation based on the terrain, with small groups of cavalry on both sides of the Yanyue formation and the infantry array in the center.
A Dongdai army of the Tubo army was gathered on the back of the mountain forest, and the Dabolu army was on both wings of the Tubo army. They had a slight advantage in the terrain and could escape along the mountain forest once they were defeated.
Feng Changqing ordered the Yamen to wave the command flag, and the Yanyue Formation began to move forward slowly. The Gui Archers of the Tubo Army rushed forward quickly with Yong's support, trying to pass through the Tang Army's arrow formation at extremely fast speeds. Feng Changqing
After ordering the team to stop, the crossbow team was divided into three rows and fired alternately. Arrows fell like rain for a while, and the enemy's dense charge formation was shot to pieces.
He vaguely judged that the fighting spirit of the Tubo people was not very strong, and was about to order a small group of cavalry on both wings to prepare to outflank and intercept the enemy who was preparing to retreat. However, before the order was issued, the Tubo people suddenly blew the horns of the argali, and the enemy troops quickly retreated.
, led the yak and adult sheep and fled into the mountain forest.
The mountainous and forested areas were very unfavorable for the cavalry and they could not pursue an effective pursuit. Feng Changqing had to order the cavalry and infantry to act in unison and pursue the Tibetans along their retreat route.
Li Siye led the Chinese army to the mountain forest where the two sides were fighting fiercely in the afternoon, and listened to the Tangqi team messenger sent back by Feng Changqing to report on the battle situation: "When the enemy troops charged towards our army, they were suppressed by the crossbow team and then defeated. Along the way,
This forest belt retreats to the southeast."
He was quite surprised that since the Tang army crossed the Poyi River, the Tibetan and Dabolu coalition forces had not organized a decent resistance. The first two battles could be said to be insufficiently prepared. However, this time the opponents gathered quickly.
How could the counterattack force be defeated so quickly?
He immediately gave an order to the Tangqi team: "Quickly rush to the forward Shule Army and ask Deputy Feng Changqing why the enemy's army has been defeated repeatedly. Whether he deliberately lured the enemy to try to lead our army to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. Will there be any danger in the mountains and forests along the way?"
Is Zhongzang ambushing his troops? Tell him to be careful, and the Chinese army and I will stop at Bodhisattva City and wait for his return after surrendering."
The Tang Cavalry were the messengers that sent messages between the various armies of the Tang Army. They had the strongest horses and camels. In the undulating terrain of Dabolu, they caught up with Feng Changqing in just half a day.
Go forward and report Li Siye's words truthfully.
Feng Changqing was already approaching the junction of Dabolu and Tubomaqiangtang. After hearing Li Siye's message, he immediately reflected carefully and found something unusual. These battles were fought so smoothly, unlike the enemy's army.
of real combat power.
He immediately grabbed the horse's reins and ordered loudly: "Kang Yamen, quickly send orders to all the prison officers to quickly assemble into a three-talent formation, with sword and shield soldiers as the first row, spears and riflemen as the second row, and crossbows
The soldiers are the third platoon, search both sides of the entire mountain and forest, and find the ambush for me."
The jumpers held shields in their hands and lined up in rows to form a shield wall. They carried horizontal knives in their hands and swept through the grass blades, advancing slowly between the bushes and the grass. The riflemen and spearmen put their spears on their shields.
, as the main output weapon, the two crossbowmen stared ahead with their crossbows open, and the crossbow strings were already in a state of fullness and ready to fire.
The Tubo army lay down in the grass. Seeing that the Tang army was approaching, some of them shook the grass blades out of fear.
"Something's going on! Get ready!"
The exposed Tibetan army stood up from the grass, drew their bow strings and fired a burst, but was blocked by the Tang army's tight shield wall. Then they rushed up with broad-bladed knives, slashing and hitting the Tang army's shield. Long spears and short spears
Immediately thrust out from the gap in the shield, stabbing down the person rushing at the front, then pull it out, withdraw it, and stab again. The crossbowmen at the rear are ready to fire at any time to prevent the enemy from discovering the dead corner of the formation. This is the simplest of the three talents.
The Tang army had been well-trained in formation warfare and had a tacit understanding of it, and it was very effective in dispersing hidden ambush troops.
The Dabolu troops hiding in the bushes were constantly driven out and killed. They simply stopped hiding, or rushed out to fight for a while, or surrendered directly.
As the battle progressed into the evening, the Tubo army was defeated and retreated to the Maqiangtang area. However, the Dabolu army could not leave their homeland and had to surrender to the Tang army. They were escorted back to Bodhisattva City by Feng Changqing.
The Battle of Dabolu came to an end in this way, and the subsequent aftermath was dealt with in a familiar manner. Big and small Bolyu were merged into the country of Bolü, and the Quy Nhon army expanded its strength to absorb defeated soldiers such as Dabolu who surrendered.
Big and small Bolu were originally one country, but were later forcibly separated by Tibet. Now they are forcibly integrated by the Tang army. In this way, the Tang army controls most of the eastern part of Kashmir. Even in this era of the seventh century AD, this area was still a must for military strategists.
After Tubo lost it, it completely lost its route to the Western Regions and could only huddle on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It was also the springboard to the south to India. In the following centuries, whether the cannibals wanted to invade India
, whether the Womer Empire or the Ottoman Empire goes south, they need to occupy this place first as an advance base.
Now that the Anxi Army led by Li Siye has occupied this place, it is equivalent to completely controlling the access to and from India, allowing it to only trade with the Tang Dynasty. Then its fate has been decided and it will become a production base for pepper, spices and other raw materials in the northwest vassal town.
, continuously creating wealth for these greedy soldiers.