Chapter nine hundred and forty seventh mantis behind
At the fourth watch, the Tubo army finally reached Yazhou City. Shang Dongzan led the army to stop three miles away from the city. He sent spies to the west city wall to find out the news. According to the agreement, the internal Ying Mangjia in the city would be demolished at the fourth watch.
City bricks, revealing the large hole in the city wall.
Although it is a bit like a rooster and a dog robber, Shang Dongzan still appreciates this method. After all, there are only a dozen internal agents in the city, so seizing the city gate is unrealistic and unreliable.
Not long after, the spies came back to report that a big hole was found in the west city wall. Shang Dongzan was overjoyed and said to his deputy, Lundosang: "You lead three thousand soldiers into the city and seize the south gate. I will lead the army to respond outside the south gate.
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"I humbly obey orders!"
Lun Duosang immediately led three thousand vanguard troops and rushed towards Yazhou City. They carried pine trees and planks that had been prepared in advance, which required them to cross the moat.
Not long after, three thousand soldiers rushed to the city and saw a large, dark hole in the middle of the west city wall. It was particularly clear in the moonlight, like a big mouth.
The Tibetan soldiers immediately put long logs on the moat, fixed them with wooden wedges on both sides to prevent the logs from sliding, and laid wooden boards on top. In a very short time, a pontoon bridge was built.
Mengjia's figure emerged from the black hole. He waved to the soldiers, "Come in quickly!"
Three thousand soldiers rushed onto the pontoon bridge and rushed into the east of the city. The gates of the courtyard were all opened. They rushed into the city one by one and quickly assembled on the street.
In just a quarter of an hour, three thousand soldiers had entered the city gate. At this time, soldiers on the west wall shouted in panic, and a patrol discovered the Tibetan army gathering on the street.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
The alarm bells rang loudly on the top of the city, and the entire Yazhou City was alarmed. At this time, Lundosang shouted, "Kill!"
Three thousand soldiers shouted and charged towards the south gate...
General Zhang Meng had been alerted. When he heard that the Tibetan army was coming, he was panic-stricken. He hurriedly put on his armor, got on his horse, and led two thousand soldiers to kill the Nancheng. He was less than a mile away from the Nancheng and saw only the flames of the Nancheng tower.
There was a raging roar, the shouts of killing shook the sky, and countless soldiers were fleeing in panic.
Zhang Meng stopped one person and asked urgently: "How many enemy troops are there?"
"There are at least 20,000 to 30,000 people. The city gate has been lost and the enemy is coming to kill them."
Zhang Meng was stunned. How could he withstand two to thirty thousand people? At this time, the black Tubo army came in front. Zhang Meng shouted, turned around and fled. When his soldiers saw that their general was fleeing, they all lost their
Take off your armor and run wildly.
The Tubo army did not chase the retreating Tang army. They quickly occupied Yazhou City and took over the warehouse. The reason why the Tubo army attacked Yazhou was because they wanted Yazhou's granary, which contained 100,000 shi of grain, which guaranteed Tubo's logistics.
But before dawn, 20,000 Tibetan soldiers quietly left the city, leaving only 5,000 Tibetan soldiers in the city.
The news that Yazhou was captured by the Tibetan army soon spread to Chengdu, and Chengdu was immediately in an uproar. You must know that to the east of Yazhou City are Qiongzhou and Meizhou, and to the northeast is the long and narrow Shuzhou, and then there is where Chengdu Prefecture is located.
Yizhou is only three hundred miles away, and there are densely populated areas all the way there.
Ju Wenzhen also knew that the situation was critical, so he rushed to the Shence Army's Yamen to discuss strategies to defend against the enemy with Huo Xianming and Dou Wenchang.
He rushed to the military office, but he faintly heard the sound of quarreling in the official room. It was the voices of Huo Xianming and Dou Wenchang. This made Ju Wenzhen startled and he quickly asked the soldiers at the door in a low voice.
"The two old gods had different opinions on whether to send troops, so they had a quarrel." The soldier whispered to Ju Wenzhen.
Ju Wenzhen himself didn't know whether to send troops, so he had no choice but to go to the hall. Huo Xianming and Dou Wenchang stopped arguing. They drank tea separately, and no one said a word.
"Two old gods, how is the situation of the Tibetan army? How many troops did they come to?"
Huo Xianming put the tea cup heavily on the table and said dissatisfied: "The question is here, how many Tibetan troops are coming to Yazhou? What are their equipment? What is their combat effectiveness? If you don't know anything, you have to send troops to fight. If the army is defeated,
, do you still want Chengdu?”
Dou Wenchang also snorted and said: "Did I say go to fight? I just said to send troops to guard Qiongzhou and Shuzhou, and add two locks to the outside of Chengdu, otherwise the Tibetan army would march straight in and attack the city of Chengdu. The city might be
We can still defend it, but how can we defend the palace?"
Ju Wenzhen felt that what Dou Wenchang said made sense. The imperial palace's forbidden garden extended all the way to the outside of the city. Although there was a wall around it, it could only block ordinary people and was of no significance to the army.
Fight through the Forbidden Garden and go directly to Xuanwu Gate. Xuanwu Gate has only one gate, with high gates on both sides, and then a two-foot-high palace wall. It is not a city, has no moat, no suspension bridge, and no tower above it, so its defense is very poor.
, the Tubo army could have used a big piece of wood to break open the palace door.
Ju Wenzhen looked at Huo Xianming again, "Xian Weng, actually Dou Weng is right. The palace's defense is indeed relatively poor. We can defend the city, but what's the point of not being able to defend the palace?"
Huo Xianming saw that Ju Wenzhen also favored Dou Wenchang, so he could only nod his head and said: "Okay! I agree to send troops, but I will say something ugly first. I am not responsible for any consequences."
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Dou Wenchang immediately ordered Wang Qingyang, the governor of the Jiannan Army, to lead an army of 20,000 to Linqiong County, Qiongzhou, to form the first line of defense against the Tibetan army.
The news that tens of thousands of elite Shence troops went to Qiongzhou to fight against the Tibetan army spread throughout the city, and the originally restless Chengdu people gradually calmed down.
Just when news of the fall of Yazhou reached Chengdu, Yang Xiuying, the leader of the Chengdu Intelligence Point, had already sent an urgent pigeon message to Chang'an.
In Chang'an, Guo Song got the news from Chengdu in the afternoon, and he immediately ordered people to invite Du You and Pan Liao.
In the military hall, Guo Song stood in front of a map of the mountains and rivers of Jiannan and said to Du You and Pan Liao: "The purpose of Tubo's additional troops in Longyou this time is obviously to attack Bashu. He is trying to contain our army from going south. It seems that they
It’s not that I want to plunder and leave, but I want to occupy Bashu and use Bashu as the base for attacking the Central Plains.”
Du You nodded and smiled: "There is this possibility. When Cui Ning was stationed in Jiannan, the Tubo army attacked Chengdu several times, but was defeated by Cui Ning's army. This time they saw the opportunity for the eunuchs to take power and started
A large-scale attack on Bashu, in fact, in this way, we also have the opportunity to be the King of Qin Bashu."
Guo Song walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "We originally wanted Qingjun to lead his army into Shu, but the invasion of the Tubo army gave us another excuse to send troops, but our original plan had to change."
Pan Liao smiled slightly and said: "Your Highness has made enough public opinion, and any excuses are meaningless. The people of the world are looking forward to His Highness's army going south to eradicate the eunuchs!"
Du You also said: "Pan Changshi is right. The invasion of the army into Shu does not affect our original plan. It is just to fight the Tibetan army first, and then consider the side of the Qing Dynasty. The key is to mobilize public opinion."
Guo Song nodded slowly, the time was ripe, and there was really no need for him to think about it any more.
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In the evening, Guo Song returned to the harem. He was simply packing up some books in his study. At this time, his wife Xue Tao walked into the study carrying a tea cup. She put down the tea cup. Xue Tao looked at her husband quietly for a moment. She seemed to feel something.
Asked in a low voice: "Husband, are you going out again?"
Guo Song nodded. He hugged his wife into his arms and kissed her forehead. "This is Bashu. It's a matter of great importance. I must go out in person!"
"I know, today's newspaper published that the Tubo army attacked Bashu, so I vaguely guessed that you would lead the troops south."
Guo Song was stunned, did the newspaper get the news so quickly? He got the news before he did.
Xue Tao pursed his lips and smiled, taking a newspaper from the table, "I put it here specially, I guess your husband didn't see it."
Guo Song quickly took over the newspaper. It was the Tianxia Xinbao. The headline on the front page was 'Tubo wants to annex Bashu and invades Yazhou in a large scale'.
Guo Song secretly nodded. Although it was a bit exaggerated, it coincided with his strategic intentions and made it smooth for him to lead his army to conquer Bashu. The position of the "World Xin Bao" was very good.
"My husband is going to Bashu this time to resist the Tibetan invasion?"
Guo Song shook his head, "In fact, it is not just as simple as resisting the Tibetan army, but also to eliminate the eunuchs and restore the imperial court. I am ready to move the imperial court back to Chang'an."
"I understand, when will your husband leave?"
"It is initially scheduled for the early morning of the day after tomorrow, but tomorrow night, I may not come back and live directly in the military camp."
"Then, husband, please tell everyone about it during dinner!"
At this time, a maid reported outside the door, "Your Majesty, Madam Qi, dinner is ready. Madam, please come over."
"Let's go!"
Guo Song took his wife's hand and they walked to the dining hall.