Chapter five hundred and twelve poor road
The Tuoba tribe's garrison was not too far from Jishi Mountain. In fact, the Dangxiang people were also descendants of the Xianbei people and were of the same species as Tuyuhun. When Tuyuhun was powerful, they also belonged to Tuyuhun. However, since Tuyuhun was defeated by the Tang Dynasty and Tubo successively, and their power declined, the eight Dangxiang tribes separated from Tuyuhun.
The Tuoba tribe was ambitious to unify the eight tribes, but the other seven tribes were not willing to have more masters, not to mention that even if they were to be dogs, it was not the turn of the Tuoba tribe, who was also a Dangxiang tribe.
In the slump, Tuoba Ping was entertaining the Tubo delegation. The head of the Tuoba tribe with 20,000 cavalrymen was smiling humbly. He even asked his two daughters to accompany the Jie official who was born in Niangruo Zhongba.
His ancestors had humbly begged for life and finally established the career of the emperor. Tuoba Ping did not dare to compare with his wise and powerful ancestors, but he was always walking on thin ice for the sake of the tribe's strength and was cautious in doing it.
Jie Yazan drank wine and looked at the lord of the Tuoba tribe with displeasure. He had been here for seven days and had a banquet every day, but Tuoba Ping never gave him a clear answer.
"Does the leader Tuoba think that my Dafan's sword is not sharp enough, or the warriors are not good at fighting enough, why are he reluctant to agree to send troops?"
Jie Yazan shouted loudly. Since the beginning of spring, the Tang Dynasty's army has attacked from all directions. None of the borders bordering Dafan and Datang is peaceful. Countless fortresses were destroyed by the Tang army, thousands of Dafan warriors were massacred, and women, girls and children were robbed as slaves.
In a furious manner, Zanpu had mobilized Geru's troops to fight back, but everyone knew that since the Tang army chose to provoke the war, it was obviously prepared for a war. Dafan was obviously not as powerful as the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, it was spring, and it was the time for the people in the country to farm and grazed. It would take time for Dafan to mobilize an army that was enough to resist the 200,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty.
At this time, the vassal states under their command naturally needed to stand up bravely and buy time for Dafan. Jie Yazan set out from Luoshe City. Before he arrived at Jishi Mountain, he had heard the news that Wang Zhongsi ordered Shen Guang to go to Tuyuhun as he was about to go to the expedition.
Among the many conquered vassal states in Dafan, Tuyuhun was once the overlord of Qinghai Lake and the strongest among the vassal states. It also occupied several key cities, so no matter what, Dafan could not sit idly by and watch Tuyuhun fall into the hands of the Tang army.
The eight divisions of the Dangxiang were the reinforcements that Jie Yazan had to recruit first. He sent his subordinates to the other seven divisions, and he came to the most powerful Tuoba division. However, the strength of the Tang army caused the Dangxiang people to shake.
Looking at the Tubo envoy who was glaring at each other, Tuoba Ping just smiled bitterly, "Don't be angry, the messenger is not that I am unwilling to send troops to help. It is really that our troops are in conflict with the other seven ministries. If I lead the army to fight, what if they come to attack my tribe..."
Seeing Tuoba Ping, who refused to give up in front of him, insisted that he would wait for the other seven divisions to send troops before sending troops, he became more and more anxious. It would be fine if the Tuoba tribe was strong, but the other seven divisions had the largest number of soldiers of the Dangxiang people, and even they dared to neglect the envoys of Dafan and ignoring Zanpu's king's orders. It was simply too hateful. After repelling the Tang dogs, they must teach these Dangxiang people a lesson.
Looking at the Tubo envoy with a gloomy face, Tuoba Ping knew that he was hated, but he would never be willing to send troops to fight the Tang army as cannon fodder. Now the cavalry of the Tuoba tribe is not easy to accumulate. There are quite a few 20,000 cavalry, but there are only more than a thousand cavalry in armor here, and most of the remaining are herders with only bows and arrows and wooden guns.
Even if the eight divisions of the Party Xiang Eighth Division could gather 40,000 to 50,000 troops, they had no orders. Once they were on the formation, they would be a mob. The Tang army only needed a few thousand iron cavalry to defeat them.
Just as Tuoba Ping acted like he was spitting on his face, a warrior from the clan suddenly broke in outside the tent and shouted in shock and angrily, "The big leader, Yeli clan, Mi Qin clan and others have been called over. Our cattle and sheep have been taken away, and the herdsmen have also been killed..."
"What did you say?"
Tuoba Ping grabbed the centurion who broke in, unable to believe his ears. At this time, someone broke in and cried, "Grand leader, all my troops are gone, all of them are gone!"
Jie Yazan also stared at the leather armor covered in blood and looked like a crazy Tuoba nobleman muttering there, "The Yeli clan and the others were despicable and shameless, saying that they were coming to join forces with us at the order of the envoy of the Great Fan, but suddenly turned against each other, my warrior, my tribe..."
Looking at the nobles of the clan who were beating their chests and crying, Tuoba Ping felt chill all over. In addition to his noble bloodline, he was also because he was smart enough. Yeli and the others were just timid fox and rats. If there was no one behind him, how dare they attack them Tuoba.
"The Tang army is here and summons all the troops. As long as they can ride horses, they will all be on the battlefield."
Tuoba Ping roared angrily, then looked at the chaotic nobles in the tent, "What are you waiting for? Go back and bring your warriors to the headquarters quickly. Don't think about escaping. The Yeli bastards will not let us go."
"Captain Tuoba, I have told you a long time ago that the Tang people are our enemies."
Jie Yazan suppressed the shock and anger in his heart, walked to the lord of the Tuoba tribe with a gray face, and said in a deep voice, "Don't confront the Tang army head-on, take all your soldiers with you and go to Jishi Mountain immediately, so that you can have a way out."
"Do you want me to leave my troops and escape?"
"This is not an escape. In the eight tribes of the eight tribes of the Yeli clan, there are at least 20,000 cavalry in the seven tribes of the Yeli clan. With the Tang army, can you beat them?"
Jie Yazan said contemptuously that the only people in this world who can compete with the Tang army head-on are the warriors of Dafan, and the Dangxiang people are the most lives of being cannon fodder.
"If you can't beat me, you have to fight. Let the soldiers abandon their wives and children and run away with me like a bereaved dog. What's the difference between me, Tuoba and I, is dead?"
Tuoba Ping shouted angrily, and then said to the warriors on both sides, "Catch him and those Tubo people."
Jie Yazan, whose hands and feet were pressed by the rushing Tuoba samurai, turned red, and he roared angrily, "Tuoba Ping, are you crazy..."
"I'm not crazy. My Tuoba tribe is devoted to the Tang Dynasty. I have been fed up with the tyranny of you Tubo people. I want to offer you to General Shenweitian in exchange for the forgiveness of the Tang Dynasty for my Tuoba family."
Tuoba Pingqiang calmed down and looked at the noble Tubo envoy in front of him, and said expressionlessly.
"You idiot, what kind of General Shenwei Tian? That was made up by the Tang people to deceive people. Besides, do you really think that if you give me away, the Tang people will let you Tuoba family go? Shen Guang won over the other seven divisions of your Dangxiang people, but came to attack your Tuoba team..."
Jie Yazan said quickly, "He is not afraid of death, but he cannot be presented to the Tang army by these lowly Dangxiang people like a embarrassed local dog."
"I know what you said makes sense, but I have to try it. If that general Shenweitian really wants to destroy my Tuoba family, then I will fight the Tang army to the end."
Chapter completed!