Lu Dongzan did not expect that this Tang army would be so difficult to deal with.
Hundreds of Tibetan warriors were lost in this trench alone, which made Lu Dongzan extremely heartbroken.
Lu Dongzan also thought about whether to go around and directly attack Hou Junji's headquarters on the other side of Songzhou City.
However, he was quickly rejected because the back was unstable and the safety of the retreat could not be guaranteed.
How to retreat?
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If there were those terrible weapons on the way back, Lu Dongzan believed that the army would collapse immediately.
Therefore, no matter what, this Tang army must be eaten.
No one could shoot continuously for a whole morning without getting tired, not even Wang Zhi.
Therefore, Wang Zhi had to divide the crossbowmen into two teams and shoot in turns.
Wang Zhi's biggest shortcoming was the small number of people.
Therefore, after being divided into two teams, the firepower weakened, but the Tubo people's filling speed accelerated.
"General, how about we charge and kill these people?"
Fan Tian stood on Wang Zhi's side, his hands trembling constantly, which was the sequelae of excessive exertion.
"No need, even if they are all filled up, you will still die.
Get ready and retreat to the second line of defense."
The third line of defense was originally a pit.
Wang Zhi did not intend to defend it, but although there were trenches here, But after all, the terrain is flat, which is not conducive to fighting on your own.
"The number of people is still small."
Wang Zhi sighed, wondering whether Zhao Tie had arrived at Hou Junji's place, and whether Hou Junji would give the Wu Li Sima, whom Li Shimin personally named, face and send some troops over.
However, external forces are external forces after all, and Wang Zhi did not include him in the plan, because it was a variable that could be fatal on the battlefield.
As Wang Zhi took the initiative to evacuate, the Tubo people cheered and occupied the third line of defense.
A long-lost smile appeared on Lu Dongzan's face.
As long as a certain price was paid, there was no fortress that could not be conquered.
"Zanpu, fortunately you lived up to your mission.
This line of defense was captured in one day."
In the evening, Songtsen Gampo finally arrived with his army.
Therefore, Ludongtsen became more confident.
There are now one hundred thousand soldiers and horses.
If you can't take down a mere thousand of you, just go back.
It’s time to go up to the plateau.
The loss of a few hundred people was nothing compared to a hundred thousand troops.
Lu Dongzan naturally sent 2,000 men to garrison the defense line that was finally captured to prevent the Tang army from counterattacking, and also blocked all intersections.
This time, Lu Dongzan was determined to force the Tang army to death.
That kind of weapon has not been used yet.
This is what Lu Dongzan and Songtsen Gampo are worried about, the uncertainty.
"General, it would be too easy for them to withdraw like this."
The violent bear is a little dissatisfied.
It's not too late to retreat after at least killing him once.
"It is only right to reduce casualties now.
We should give them a big fireworks at night."
Wang Zhi did not put the fire oil he had obtained from Niu Jinda in a clay pot, but poured it into dry bamboo.
"Okay, I'll arrange the manpower right now."
Bao Xiong was directly involved in the burial, so how could he not be excited?
"There's no rush, it's still early.
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We'll wait till 10pm when the Tubo people relax their vigilance to prevent fires, so that they can never come back."
Under the third line of defense and under the trench, Wang Zhi buried a large number of bamboo pipes, and the bamboo pipes were filled with black kerosene.
For the first time, Wang Zhi realized the benefits of night blindness.
Whether they were Tibetan people or Tang people, there were still many people with night blindness.
Therefore, night fighting was basically impossible.
"It's on fire, it's on fire."
Suddenly, there was a scream in the calm night sky, and at the third line of defense, a large ball of flame suddenly appeared from the ground.
The patrolling Tibetan soldiers immediately ran over to put out the fire.
Unfortunately, when the patrolling sergeant rushed over, he discovered that a large number of flames were coming out from under his feet.
Unlike other kerosene, it is difficult to remove if it sticks to the body.
Therefore, many people roll back and forth in order to extinguish the flames on their bodies.
Unfortunately, Tubo does not produce fire oil and does not use it very much.
Naturally, it does not know how to extinguish it.
One of the sergeants poured a basin of water, which made the flames even more intense.
"Ah, ah" There were soldiers wailing non-stop, their whole bodies on fire, running around like headless flies, setting the tents and supplies on fire, and a raging fire broke out.
Many sergeants no longer planned to put out the fire, but ran outside, because many of the sergeants who were on fire like headless flies pounced on those who were putting out the fire, and then set the fire put out on fire.
In this way, the scope of the fire is getting wider and wider.
In less than a cup of tea, all the bamboo tubes buried under the third line of defense were ignited, and the dazzling flames could be seen clearly even from several miles away.
The Tubo camp had long since become a huge flame, with bright flames everywhere, and there was no place to hide.
"Wang Zhi, you are going too far!"
Lu Dongzan cursed through gritted teeth.
No wonder he captured the third line of defense so easily today.
It turned out to be a trap.
Looking at the struggling and running sergeants in the flames, Lu Dongzan's heart bleeds.
Those are Tibetan warriors, living people who have been lit into torches.
"Come here, shoot everyone who tries to get through."
Although Songtsen Gampo's eyes were red, he had to give this order.
If you don't shoot those human-shaped torches, you will only suffer greater losses.
Moreover, even if those people are saved, they will not survive.
It is better to let them suffer less.
"Wang Zhi, I will cut you into thousands of pieces."
The fire was not extinguished until the early morning.
At dawn, Lu Dongzan counted the losses.
The biggest loss was the lost sergeant.
Nearly a thousand people were killed.
Burned alive, more than 800 people were slightly injured and 300 people were seriously injured.
However, it is estimated that these 300 people who were seriously injured would still not survive in the end.
Lu Dongzan gritted his teeth and spoke word by word.
Looking at Wang Zhi behind the defense line on the top of the mountain, he was so angry that he almost stood up.
Compared with the dead and injured sergeants, the little baggage and tents seemed insignificant.
In the early morning, Wang Zhi didn't care about eating, so he came to test his results.
It was very good.
There were nearly two thousand casualties.
This was a great victory.
On his side, except for a sergeant's ankle sprain, there were no casualties.
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However, the price is that two-thirds of the kerosene that Niu Jinda asked for is used up, and it is difficult to replenish it.
"How is that possible?"
Suddenly, Wang Zhi's little face turned pale, because the endless camp at the foot of the mountain was definitely not just Lu Dongzan's team.
Tubo reinforcements came again.
"General, an army of one hundred thousand."
Fan Tian's face turned livid.
This had exceeded expectations, and it was much more than expected.
One hundred to one: