Chapter 21: The Great Destruction of Tubo (Part 2)
In just one morning, Tubo suffered nearly 30,000 casualties, and 60,000 casualties in one day. This article is calculated based on the first release, and the 580,000 Tubo army would be killed by the Tang army in just ten days.
This is just because the Tang army was defending and did not launch an attack. If the Tang army launched an attack, the casualties of Tubo would be greater and the time would be shortened.
You should know that the Tang army is well-equipped, well-trained, advanced tactics and tactics, strict commands, extremely strong combat power, not only good at defending, but also good at attacking. The Tang army's defense is like an iron barrel, and the Tang army's attack is extremely sharp. Once the Tang army launches an attack, it will inevitably be like a tide of overwhelming seas and the Tubo army will be unable to resist.
"Oh." The ministers sighed, helpless.
"When the Great Tubo survives and dies, do you have any ideas? Even if you say that Benzanpu should choose the best and accept it." Du Songmang Bujie had no choice.
"Zanpu, why don't we withdraw first." Some minister was very scared and said, "While our main force is still there and the losses are not big, it's time to withdraw quickly."
"Yes, Zamp." An echo immediately rang out.
Seeing the powerful lethality of the Tang army, the ministers were frightened and wished they could escape far away immediately.
"Retreat? I'm afraid it's not that easy to retreat, right?" A minister pondered: "The Tang army is a big situation. It's hard to get us out of the logic. How can we evacuate? If I were Li Longji, I would send troops to cut off all the way we retreat, so that we can't escape."
"Hiss!" A sound of sucking cold air sounded, and the ministers' faces changed drastically, and they were all terrified.
This is by no means alarmist, it is probably the fact. Li Longji took such a lot of effort to lure the Tubo army out. If he did not cut off the retreat of the Tubo army, it would not be Li Longji.
If you cut off the retreat, it would be almost impossible, because the desert is empty and you can gallop at will. But for the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with high mountains and dense forests, it is not difficult, it is very simple. There are only a few roads to enter and exit, as long as the Tang army cuts off, the Tubo army will be unable to escape.
This is very insightful, but it is too direct and too scary. How can the ministers not be afraid?
"It's not possible to retreat. If you don't retreat, you'll die." Some ministers immediately said.
"If you can withdraw, you have to try." Another minister agreed.
The drowning people grabbed the straw and thought it could save lives. The Tubo ministers in desperate situations were just the same. They clearly thought that the retreat might have been cut off by the Tang army, but they still took a lucky mentality and wanted to withdraw.
"If you can't retreat, what should you do?" Some ministers attacked the ministers.
"Is this... peace talks feasible?" Some ministers finally came up with a solution.
"Yes. Peace talk." A sound of echoes sounded, and the ministers responded loudly, the sound was too loud, like thunder.
If you can't defeat the Tang army, you can negotiate with the Tang army, which is also a good idea.
"This may not work." A minister analyzed: "We are a vast army coming to Dafeichuan. If Li Longji wiped us out, the Great Tubo would be empty. It would be as if there were no defenses. The Tang army occupied Dafeichuan, and it is very likely that it would cross Jishishan to capture the logic..."
"Capture some logic?" A scream of exclamation sounded, and the ministers' faces changed drastically.
The capital of Tubo was captured by the Tang army one mile, which meant that the Tubo was destroyed.
If it were the past, people would be laughed to death when they spoke like this. Not to mention anything else, Jishishan would be enough to stop the Tang army from advancing. No matter how powerful the Tang army could fight or fight, it would be useless in front of the dangerous Jishishan.
Now it is different. Not only Tubo's troops were the vast country, but also the ministers such as Dusongmangbujie, big thesis, small thesis, and regular affairs. It can be said that the Tubo monarchs and ministers almost came to Dafeichuan.
If they were captured or killed by the Tang army, then Tubo would be without a leader, and the defense of Jishishan would collapse in the face of the great pressure from the Tang army.
Not to mention anything else, just the destruction of the entire Tubo army will cause a huge blow to Tubo, which will make Tubo morale depressed, the morale of the army will be disintegrated, and people will have no desire to fight. In addition, if the leader is taken down in one fell swoop, it is natural that the Jishishan defense line collapses.
Jishishan could not stop the Tang army from advancing, so the door would be opened in a logical way, and the demise of Tubo was inevitable.
The consequences were too serious, and the ministers took a deep breath.
"Li Longji can definitely get the Great Tubo through this battle. Why should he talk to us?" This minister who is very good at hitting people makes people feel desperate.
By annihilation of the Tubo army, capturing or killing the Tubo ruling team, you can get the entire Tubo. Why negotiate with Tubo? Even if you can negotiate, what bargaining chips do Tubo have to negotiate with the Tang Dynasty?
This is so shocking!
The ministers pursed their lips tightly and could no longer speak. They looked at Du Songmangbujie with a gaze, waiting for him to make a decision.
"Oh." Du Songmangbujie sighed in his heart, his eyes turned black. He had to suppress his fear and cheer up his ministers, saying, "Don't be discouraged, the Great Tubo still has a chance. Let's fight first, drag the Tang army down and exhaust, and retreat immediately while the night is covered."
His voice was very high and full of energy, as if he was very successful, but the ministers did not respond and were a little unstoppable.
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Taking advantage of the battle, the generals gathered around Li Longji and were very happy.
"Tubo dogs are really unbeaten. We killed nearly 30,000 Tubo dogs in just one morning, and nearly 60,000 Tubo dogs were killed in one day. The little Tubo people and horses would be killed by us within ten days."
"Ten days? You are too proud of Tubo's ability. This is Tubo's dog attack, we defend. If we attack, let alone killing 60,000 yuan a day, or 100,000 yuan and 200,000 yuan a day."
"Yes, yes."
The generals kept shouting and smiled happily.
"Crown Prince, let's attack in the afternoon." Zhang Xiaofei said with a smile: "Let the Tubo dogs see how powerful we are."
"Yes, Prince." A response sounded.
"Zhang said, what do you think?" Li Longji did not express his opinion, but asked Zhang.
"Prince, as far as I can see, we should attack in the afternoon." Zhang Saw said while gnawing on the jerky meat, "If I expected it would be fine, the Tubo dog should be already frightened and was thinking about how to escape. The Tubo dog may continue to attack, drag us down, and then escape under the cover of the night."
Speaking of this, he paused for a moment and said, "The entire Dafeichuan has been blocked by us, and Dafeiling is surrounded by many people. If Tubo wants to escape, there is nowhere to escape. However, once Tubo escapes, we will always have to worry about chasing him from behind. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Tubo dogs gather here, we will attack with all our might and defeat Tubo in one fell swoop."
The entire Dafeichuan has been blocked by the Tang army, and Dafeiling is a key blockade. If Tubo wants to escape, there is nowhere to escape. However, once Tubo escapes, the Tang army will have to take more trouble to pursue it. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Tubo is still gathering together, the Tang army will attack with all its might. Defeat Tubo in one fell swoop, which will save a lot of trouble.
"That's right." The generals agreed in unison.
"Very good. Just let it go." Li Longji nodded in admiration.
After using the battle meal, the two armies rested and fought again in the afternoon.
"You have all remembered Benzanpu. We will take turns to attack and continue to advance. No matter how many people die, we must drag down the Tang army and let it retreat at night." Du Songmangbujie spoke loudly to the ministers before the war.
"Please rest assured, we understand." The ministers understood it.
If the Tang army is not burdened and exhausted, the Tang army will pursue it and the Tubo will suffer heavy casualties. If the Tang army is burdened and exhausted first, then retreat, there will be no problem.
The ideal is full, and the reality is skinny. The idea of Dusongmangbu is very good, but it is destined to not be realized.
"Attack!" As soon as the two armies set up their formation, Zhang Shuo waved the flag in his hand and issued an order to attack.
"Rumor!" The Tang cavalry who covered both wings rushed out first, with their hooves sounding like thunder and their voices were extraordinary.
This time, the Tang army's cavalry did not penetrate the Tubo back as before and cut off the Tubo retreat. Instead, they were in groups, scattered around, preparing to intercept the fleeing Tubo army.
Why didn't the Tang cavalry cut off the retreat route of Tubo? Because Tubo was trapped by the Tang army, all roads were blocked by the Tang army, and Tubo had no way to escape, so there was no need to cut off the retreat route of Tubo, just kill as much as possible.
"What... what is the Tang army going to do?" The Tubo monarch and minister were puzzled by the eyes.
Based on their understanding of the Tang army, once the cavalry was dispatched, they often took the lead and cut off the enemy's retreat. This time, the Tang army did not do this, and they were really puzzled.
"Rumor!" Just when they were shocked and suspicious, the Tang army moved and began to attack.
I saw thousands of Mo Dao Hands, lined up in neat battle formations, and the shaky Mo Dao hand formed a wall of swords. Under the cover of the knife hands, they pressed against the Tubo army.
Following Mo Dao's hand was the archer, who also bent his bow and arrows in front of the knife's hand to point them at Tubo.
"Did the Tang army attack?" The Tubo monarchs and ministers understood, and their faces changed drastically.
They wanted to drag down the Tang army through the successive attacks of Tubo, which was the premise that the Tang army defended and the Tubo attacked. Now the Tang army attacked, which meant that the Tubo's plan went bankrupt.
"Swish swish swish swish." The powerful crossbow took the lead and shot and killed the Tubo army.
The power of the powerful crossbow was too great, and the Tubo army fell in pieces, as if the pile of hemp stalks were pushed down. In just a short while, there were more corpses on the ground, a thick layer.
"Shoot the arrow! Shoot the arrow!" Du Songmang Bujie looked at the Mo Dao Battle Formation, his scalp was numb. He knew that the bow and arrow could not help Mo Dao's hand, but he still ordered the arrow to be fired.
It won’t work if you don’t do this. Who said that Tubo has no strong crossbow?
The Tubo army bent its bow and arrows, and the arrows shot on the Mingguang Armor were just a row of Mars, which did not pose a threat to Mo Dao Hand.
"Mo Dao, slash!" With a command, thousands of Mo Dao raised high and slashed hard, like thunder and lightning, extremely terrifying.
"Puff puff puff." The sound of flesh was dull and countless Tubo soldiers or horses were chopped into pieces by the Modao.
The broken limbs and arms, the broken internal organs, the surging blood... painted a tragic picture of war.
The Modao Battle Formation was invincible, and the Tubo army was powerless to stop it. Only by being massacred was the Modao Battle Formation, it was soon engulfed into the Tubo Formation.
"Xue Zhi, attack! Capture Zanpu!" Seeing that the Tubo army was in chaos, Zhang Shuo ordered loudly.
Chapter completed!