Chapter 316 Anxi Strategy (VI)

The grassland under the night was filled with a layer of gray-white mist, as if the demons lurking underground spitted out a trace of white air, strange and terrifying. This was a depression. The long-term immersion of the river water turned this area into a swamp, and there were traps with murderous intent hidden everywhere. On the edge of the swamp, more than 200 cavalrymen guarded the prince Agush. They were frightened and restless, quietly waiting for the next action of these unknown attackers. In the mud in front of them, screams and struggles disappeared like phantoms, and the water surface returned to peace, but there were still strings of bubbles, indicating that the scene just now was not a phantom.

Thousands of black cavalry surrounded them, and their cold long spears and steel crossbows pointed at them. Even the stupidest man would understand what resistance meant?

Cao Hanchen urged him to step forward and said loudly: "We are the army of the Tang Dynasty. Are there any people among you who understand Chinese language?"

He shouted three times in a row, and finally a great food officer stood up and said in stiff Chinese: "Our caliph sent envoys from the East, and there is His Royal Highness Prince Agush here, so you must not be rude."

‘Prince?’ Cao Hanchen exchanged a glance with Guan Ying, they caught a big fish.

"You have entered our Tang Dynasty territory without permission. Now you are prisoners of war. If you dare to resist, we will kill them!" Cao Hanchen waved his hand, "Save their weapons and horses and take them away!"

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It was almost dawn, and the east sky had turned white. In the hazy morning mist, the Tang cavalry returned to Bachang City. They had already received news from the Dashi prisoners of war that 20,000 Dashi troops had occupied Shule. King Pei Lenglong was defeated by the Dashi Army and had led the remaining troops to evacuate towards Yutian. However, what surprised Cao Hanchen was that the Dashi Front Army did not immediately come east to meet with the Tubo army, but waited for the arrival of the rear team in Shule.

Cao Hanchen realized that it was meaningless to go to Shule again, so he ordered people to send a letter to Wang Siyu quickly, and he guarded the city to change the city. At this moment, an elusive chaos occurred in Anxi. The Tang army, the Tubo army, and the Dashi army were intertwined, distributed in the corridor from more than a thousand miles to Shule. Only teams of scouts who were exploring the intelligence ran on the grassland. The intelligence they brought were quietly changing the situation of the war.

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On the second day after Cao Hanchen was stationed in Bachangcheng, Wang Siyu's front army brigade arrived at Axiyan City, a small city east of Bachangcheng. The Tubo army was already far behind by him. At noon, Cao Hanchen sent the captured food nobles to the Tang army camp.

Like Cao Hanchen, Wang Siyu also believed that it was meaningless to go to Shule at this time. On the contrary, before the Dashi Army and the Tubo Army had yet to merge, they should first concentrate their forces to kill the Tubo Army, and then turn around to deal with the Dashi.

As for the captured Prince Agush, he kept silent and disdainful of talking to these low-level officers. He wanted to meet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty or the Supreme Commander of the Tang Army.

Wang Siyu was not interested in him, but liked his horse very much. It was an extremely majestic Arab thoroughbred horse, about 15 feet long and seven feet tall. It was snow-white all over and without a single hair. It was tall and majestic, strong and mighty, with a well-proportioned and slender limbs. The long ponytail flew in the wind and ran like a cloud and fog.

Wang Siyu galloped back from a distance, like thunder, and rushed to the camp gate. He gently pulled the horse's head. The horse stopped sharply. He jumped off the horse and gently stroked the gentle horse's head, as if he was stroking his most beloved lover.

"If the general likes it, just accept it!"

Cao Hanchen walked up and said with a smile. He also liked this horse very much, but he knew that this horse could not belong to him, so he offered it to his master.

Wang Siyu looked at the BMW dragon horse reluctantly. After a long time, he sighed long and shook his head and said, "You know that you want to offer this horse to me, can I keep it privately? How can I lose my life for a horse?"

He handed the horse to his personal soldiers and ordered: "Feed me well, don't be careless."

Wang Siyu was about to enter the camp, but at this time, several scouts rushed to the camp. They rushed to the gate and jumped off their horses to report: "Report to the general, about five or six thousand cavalry of the Tubo army were heading northwest. They were in extremely hurrying, and they didn't even open their flags."

"This is strange. There are snow-capped mountains in the north, but it is not their way back to their hometown." Wang Siyu turned around and looked at Cao Hanchen, "You have come from Bachangcheng, what news is there?"

Cao Hanchen scratched his head, "It's very quiet to switch cities, there's no special news."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "Guan Ying seemed to have heard of something last night. He led hundreds of brothers out to patrol. When I left in the morning, he had not come back."

"He was a scout, and his sense of smell was much more sensitive than that of ordinary people. There must be something abnormal." Wang Siyu strode back to the camp and spread out the map. To the north of Axiyan City is the main peak of the Tianshan Mountains, Khan Tenggeli Peak. There is a large grassland at the foot of the mountain, and there is nothing special. Wang Siyu's eyes moved northwest along his fingers, and finally stopped on a small city. The name of this small city is called Dashicheng.

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Dashi City is located on the banks of the Hulu River in the northwest of Bahuancheng. Although it is within the territory of Gumo Kingdom, it is actually an enclave in the Kucha Kingdom. The origin is that there are large areas of high-quality forage grass on the banks of the Hulu River, which has always been a place that herders yearn for. Especially in late summer and early autumn every year, a large number of herders come here to stock up on the winter forage grass, and a tent can be seen everywhere on the grassland.

Later, even the King of Kucha, who was hundreds of miles away, heard about this, so he sent someone to build a small castle on this grassland. As a symbol of his occupation, the Gumo Kingdom, which had always been attached to Kucha, had no choice but to abide by the existence of this Kucha enclave.

It was the early autumn season when we stockpile grasslands. Thousands of tents were scattered on the grasslands around Dashi City, and haystacks several meters high could be seen everywhere, just like rashes rising from the ground.

In the afternoon, on the banks of the Hulu River about ten miles south of Dashi City, a team of Tang army cavalry came from afar, with more than 800 people. The leader was Guan Ying, the commander of Guoyi.

Perhaps because Guan Ying was born as a scout, his sense of smell was indeed much more sensitive than that of ordinary people. During the patrol last night, he accidentally heard a news. Not long after they passed by Bachangcheng for the first time, a Tubo army quietly left Bachangcheng and headed north. Guan Ying immediately realized that there must be some secret hidden here. He sent someone to inform Cao Hanchen, and he led the cavalry to chase north, inquire all the way, and finally came to Dashi City.

Seeing that everyone was exhausted, Guan Ying waved her hand and said, "Everyone, take a break!"

As soon as he finished speaking, many soldiers shouted loudly, "You have to rest for at least two hours."

"His grandma, I'm still bargaining with me." Guan Ying smiled and waved her hand, "Two hours are only two hours, so you can't fall asleep."

The cavalrymen were overjoyed and dismounted and rested. After tracking them all overnight, everyone was exhausted. After drinking water and eating dry food, many people lie on the grass and slept soundly. Guan Ying was different from Cao Hanchen. He was also an ordinary soldier. He was better able to understand the hard work of the soldiers and had no airs of officers. Many soldiers even called him brothers. To some extent, he was also an incompetent leader. He got off the horse and lie down by the river and drank a few sips of water. When he closed his eyes, he fell asleep.

But they were too close to Dashi City, and the danger was next to them. Guan Ying slept for less than an hour and was awakened by a violent shaking. "General! General!" A lieutenant was shaking his arm desperately.

"What's the matter?" Guan Ying opened his eyes in a daze. Seeing that almost all the Tang soldiers had already boarded the horse, everyone's face was nervous. He suddenly woke up and got up, "What's wrong?"

"General, we found Tubo's traveling post, about 300 people, and rushed past the other side of the river."

"A 300 people's roaming?" Guan Ying seemed to have thought of something, but his mind was a little confused. He shook his head hard and forced himself to wake up. He finally remembered it a little, and urged the horse to come to the riverside. The river was about five or six meters wide and clear. He hesitated for a moment, and rushed across the river with a horse.

Amid the surprise eyes of everyone, he rode his horse back and said loudly to everyone: "Have you ever thought about it? Most of us sleep by the river. There are more than 300 cavalry on the Tubo ward, but they didn't take the opportunity to attack us. What does this mean?"

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads. Guan Ying suddenly pointed to the direction of Dashi City. His face was extremely serious and said word by word: "It means that they are more important than attacking us. If I guess correctly, there must be an extremely important Tubo master hidden in Dashi City."

Everyone's faces changed drastically, and the answer was about to come out. Who else would Tubo be the big figure besides their Zamp?

More than 800 Tang troops were silent. Tubo Zanpu, the emperor of Tubo, was in a small town less than ten miles away from them, and there were only two or three thousand guards. Almost everyone's hearts were beating violently nervous.

"We are in danger of wealth and honor. Are you willing to make this vote with me?"

Although Guan Ying was thin, he was even more courageous than the sky. Seeing that everyone was already a little moved, he shouted loudly again: "Do you do it or not! If you are willing to do it, raise your hand."

Finally, a Tang army captain raised his hand, and then more and more people raised their hands. Even some slightly timid people raised their hands under the guidance of everyone and attacked Zanpu in Tubo. This was unheard of, but it was also extremely exciting.

"Okay! Since everyone is willing to do it, let's follow my arrangement." Guan Ying looked at a tent on the grassland from afar and thought to himself: 'Maybe we can use them.'

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As Guan Ying guessed, the sudden arrival of the Tang army made the Tubo army in Dashi City extremely nervous. Their Zamp was in the city. If the Tang army discovered it and attracted a large group of enemies to attack, the consequences would be unimaginable. The messenger sent to the Tubo army to urgently seek help had already left yesterday, and it was unknown when it would take the army to attract it.

The commander of the guard who was responsible for protecting Chisong Dezan was named Lunzang Sita. At this time, he stood on the city wall and looked into the distance. He had already faintly seen a black line, which should be the Tang army. He just reported that he had found about a thousand Tang army cavalry ten miles away, as if he had happened to pass by here by chance.

‘The Tang army must not be allowed to discover the secrets in the city!’ Lunzang Sita made a quick decision and sent two thousand troops to attack and kill the Tang army. Zanpu was ready to evacuate at any time.

With his order, two thousand commanders led 1,000 people, one left and one right, and rushed towards the Tang army in the distance. Lunzang Sita quickly got off the city and ran towards Zamp's residence.

Chisong Dezan's condition was getting worse and worse. In just two days, the toxins hidden in his internal organs began to attack again. The two Tubo doctors who were serving the left and right were helpless. The antidote given by the Great Cannibal had been used too much, but it was no longer effective. Chisong Dezan's whole body was covered with blisters, and his face was red and he was already burning and confused.

At this moment, the Tubo Zanpu was lying quietly on the bed, his eyes closed, and placed next to him the edict he wrote, passing the throne to the second son, and Shang Jiexi was appointed as the prime minister. In fact, this was just a formal legal document. As early as when he was still in Tochar, Shang Jiexi had already supported Chisong Dezan's second son ascended the throne, called Mudi Zanpu, and personally led his troops to defeat his competitors west of Luoshe: the eldest brother Muni Zanpu, who was immediately in power, controlled the situation in Tubo. Even if Chisong Dezan returned to Tubo, Luoshe City had no seat.

At this time, Lunzangsita rushed in like a gust of wind. He then let his feet lightly and slowly walked to the bed to look at Zamp. He felt sad and turned around and asked the doctor, "How is Zamp's situation? Can you still ride a carriage?"

Both doctors shook their heads and said that they were powerless. At this time, Chisong Dezan's eyelids moved. He slowly opened his eyes again. Seeing that Lunzang Sita was standing beside him, he turned his eyes to the edict on the table and said weakly: "You must bring my handwritten edict back to the edict and hand it over to Shang Jiexi, so that they should not beat them again."

Lunzang Sita nodded sadly and put the edict in close proximity. He whispered to Zanpu: "Someone just discovered that more than a thousand Tang troops appeared nearby. I have ordered my men to intercept them. Please Zanpu get on the carriage. I want to take Zanpu out of here."

Chisong Dezan shook his head, "I don't want to go anywhere. I heard that this is the pasture with the best grass. After I die, I will bury my body here!"

"No!" Lunzang Sita shouted madly, "I want to take Zanpu to the point of being more ruling, and I must not stay in Anxi. I have already thought that I can move along the Duo River through the desert and turn to Yutian and return to Tubo."

Chisong Dezan smiled slightly and did not answer his words. He sighed and said, "What a pity! The Great Cannibals are not good at seizing opportunities. If they marched into Anxi earlier, it would not be the situation today. The Tubo Army and the Great Cannibals will sooner or later be eaten by Zhang Huan."

At this moment, a soldier suddenly rushed into the door. He reported in great horror: "The big thing is wrong! The Tang army suddenly came from behind, and everyone was unprepared. Tang army and Tang army had already entered the city."

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To be continued...