Ten miles away from the city gate of Panhe County, the Tubo army is marching at a normal speed.
The leading general is Lang Zhidu, the son of Tubo Zanpu.
He is more than 20 years old, handsome in appearance, slender in figure, and wearing shiny clothes.
The helmet and armor are inlaid with various gems and gems, which are dazzling and sparkling.
Under the crotch is a tall and magnificent horse.
The saddle and stirrups are made of gold, decorated with various colorful gems.
Langzhidu was completely different from other Tubo people.
He was handsome, liked luxury, loved to dress up, and had a mysophobia.
As the son of Zanpu, he was favored and naturally superior to others.
He was eager to make meritorious deeds during this expedition.
Lang Zhidu, who was sitting in the BMW, asked the deputy general Tieren Xinuoluo next to him: "How far is it from Panhe County?"
Iron Blade Xinuolo replied: "Your Highness, the Second Prince, our army is less than fifteen miles away from Panhe County."
"Okay!"
Lang Zhidu was overjoyed and waved his riding whip and said loudly: "Immediately send an order, the whole army speeds up the march, and immediately begins to attack the city after arriving in Panhe County.
We will attack the city before noon.
I will wait to eat the Tang Dynasty in Panhe County."
Great wine and food” Iron Blade Xinolo's face changed drastically, and he immediately dissuaded him: "Second Prince, no, if you want to attack the city, you must first camp ten miles away from the city, and wait until you build the siege equipment before attacking the city, otherwise we won't even be able to climb the city wall. , how can we attack the city?"
Iron Blade Xinuolo turned around and looked around, and was about to agree, but found that the place was too empty.
If the Tang army came to sneak attack, they could attack from all directions.
This is a dangerous place and must not be camped, so he said: "No, Second Prince."
Now Lang Zhi was really unhappy, and said with an evil look on his face: "You can't do this, you can't do that, what on earth do you want to do?"
Iron Blade Xinuolo observed it, pointed to a mountain in the distance and said: "Second Prince, please look, there is a mountain there and a river on the side.
You can camp at the foot of the mountain and by the river."
Lang Zhidu was in a bad mood.
He waved his riding whip and said impatiently: "Okay, okay, let's do what you want.
Just camp by the river at the foot of the mountain."
"Yes" Iron Blade Xenoluo agreed and immediately ordered the whole army to move towards the foot of the nearby mountain.
Zhao Ziliang was taking Wang Nanran, Ma Lin, Gao Xiuyan, Zhang Shouyu, Dong Yanguang and others on the top of the South City Gate to watch the smoke and dust rising in the distance.
At this time, several fast horses came galloping from a distance.
When they got closer, everyone saw clearly that it was Ge Shuhan who was galloping in with a few Ye Wushou.
The armor on the bodies of Ge Shuhan and others was somewhat torn.
Moreover, there were a lot of blood stains on his body.
It seemed that he had fought several battles with Tibetan scouts.
Zhao Ziliang immediately asked: "Brother Shu, why are you so embarrassed?"
Ge Shuhan reined in his horse, stopped and raised his hands, saying loudly: "General Qi, my subordinates have been fighting several battles with the Tibetan spies, so they are in a bit of a panic, and some brothers have been arranged by my subordinates to hide nearby."
Zhao Ziliang asked again: "What is the situation of the Tubo army now?"
"General, the Tibetan army has camped at the foot of Erlang Mountain and beside the Xiaofan River, twelve miles away.
There are exactly 40,000 troops."
What is the specific situation of the Tubo army?
Just what Brother Shuhan said, Zhao Ziliang did not have an intuitive concept.
If he wanted to know the real and specific situation, it seemed that he had to go to the vicinity of the Tubo camp to investigate in person.
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while He said to Dong Yanguang and Gao Xiuyan: "You two stay to defend the city.
Wang Nannan, Ma Lin, Zhang Shouyu and others will go with me to explore the Tibetan camp."
All the generals said in unison: "Promise" After the city gate was opened, Zhao Ziliang and others filed out on horseback and rushed towards the Tibetan army camp.
Under the leadership of Ge Shuhan, everyone came to a mound.
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The mound was not high or big, but they could see the general appearance of what Tubo promised.
The Tibetan soldiers were setting up camp, and the cowhide tents were propped up one after another.
The tents were not far apart from each other and were arranged neatly.
Everything seemed in order.
After observing for a while, Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but said: "This person who leads the army has some skills.
From the setup of the camp, it can be seen that this person is proficient in marching formations and cautious by nature.
Although the Tubo people are not nomadic tribes in the north, they are under the leadership of Princess Wencheng.
Before I developed the skills to build houses, I usually lived in tents and only had offense in my mind.
As for those who have no sense of defense, even after all these years, the habits of a nation are not easy to change.
You see, when the leader set up the camp, he not only arranged the tents neatly, but also sent soldiers to cut down trees.
Build stronghold walls and build camp gates to surround the surroundings.
Only those who are familiar with the art of war can do this."
Everyone nodded after hearing this.
Wang Rao frowned and said, "That's not right.
As far as the general knows, the leading general of the Tubo army this time is Lang Zhi, the second son of Tubo rhinoceros ancestor Zanpu."
In the branch capital, he is in his twenties.
He is the great-great-grandson of Songtsen Gampo.
He is quite talented, but it seems that this is his first time leading an army.
He has never heard of him before.
Logically speaking, he should It’s only if you don’t have such experience in leading troops.”
"Oh."
Zhao Ziliang felt a little strange after hearing Wang Jinlan's words.
He touched his chin, thought for a moment and said, "If this is the case, then his deputy must be an experienced soldier.
He knows the situation of the Tubo people well."
It’s almost time, let’s go back and prepare for the battle.”
Returning to the city, Zhao Ziliang found that the atmosphere in the city was different from before.
The fact that the Tubo people were attacking had made all the people and officials in the city realize that this was no joke.
Once the city walls and gates were breached, everyone was waiting for them.
Man's destiny is to die, and the possibility of city destruction and death makes everyone unable to survive.
A steady stream of city defense materials was carried up the city wall, and large pots were added.
A fire was rising under the pots.
The cold water poured into the pots was already steaming, and the hot oil in some pots had begun to bubble.
Seeing Zhao Ziliang and others returning, the soldiers and civilians near the city gate gathered around them.
Some people couldn't help but asked loudly: "General, how are the Tibetans outside the city?"
Zhao Ziliang said solemnly: "There will be no less than 40,000 people.
The generals who lead the army are very talented.
All of us must be mentally prepared.
Even if we surrender the whole city, others may not agree, so either we will die or they will die." , I see that you are all very frightened.
This is human nature and understandable, but please think about it, elders, is it possible?
If we are afraid, will the Tubo people not kill us?
The Tubo people are cruel.
No matter whether we are afraid or not, they will kill us.
Therefore, instead of being killed by them in fear, we should be brave and pick up the weapon.
Fight them to the death with swords and guns.
Even if you are going to die, you have to have someone to support you.
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Otherwise, it would be a huge loss.
Do you think this is right?"
An energetic old man said loudly: "What the general said is true.
The young and old men of Kujing Village should pick up their swords and guns together with me and go to the city wall to assist the officers and soldiers in defending the city.
Kill one and you will be enough.
Kill two and you will make a profit."
Another old man shouted: "All the men in Liujia Village will follow me on the city wall to defend the city."
After these two old men, many village chiefs represented the strong men in the village and expressed their intention to pick up swords and guns to help the officers and soldiers defend the city.
Of course, Zhao Ziliang could not let everyone rush to the city wall at once.
The city wall in the county town was not very tall. , cannot accommodate many people, and in order to save manpower and leave enough reserves so that everyone has sufficient rest time, everyone must be divided into several shifts for rotation.
Seeing that the morale of the people had been boosted, Zhao Ziliang immediately said: "Okay, the main thing is not to fight.
The space on the city wall is limited and cannot accommodate too many people.
Therefore, the general decided to divide the Da Dou Army and all the young men into three squads.
Rotation, each round lasts four hours.
When the time is up, the next round will take over.
This matter is handled by Wang, the deputy envoy of the Great Dou Army.
It is rare to make unified arrangements.
However, the enemy is coming fiercely, and the first wave of attacks must be extremely fierce.
Therefore, the first wave of attacks must be resisted by the Da Dou Army.
After the first wave of attacks is over, General Wang will make arrangements based on the actual situation.
Strong men from different villages went up to the city wall to assist in the defense, and the Tibetans must not be allowed to break through the city wall."
Immediately someone shouted: "Okay, I will follow General Wang's arrangements."
Zhao Ziliang was about to go up the city wall when he saw Gao Xiuyan who was on duty on the city wall hurried over and reported: "General, the day before yesterday you sent your retinue to Wuwei City to ask for help from Lord Jiedushi Wang.
Now that retinue has returned and is under the city gate.
It is estimated that after riding for a long time, the person has fallen down and passed out.
Do you want to open the city gate and carry the person in?"
"When you're back, open the city gate and let people in," Zhao Ziliang immediately ordered.
"No," Gao Xiuyan agreed and turned around.
Soon there was a creaking sound, and the city gate slowly opened.
As soon as a gap was opened, which was large enough for one person and one horse to pass, several soldiers rushed out to carry one person in, and then brought in a war horse.
Zhao Ziliang and others walked over, but the subordinate who came back was already unconscious.
Zhao Ziliang immediately pinched his middle part a few times, and the subordinate woke up and said in a weak voice: "General, when my subordinates arrived at the gate of Wuwei City, The Tubo army was attacking Wuwei City, and the number of troops was no less than 50,000.
His subordinates were unable to enter the city to see Mr.
Wang.
They were about to return but were discovered by the Tubo scouts, so they had to flee desperately.
Finally, they were lucky enough to see the general when he came back."
Everyone turned pale when they heard this.
Even Wuwei City, the seat of the Hexi government, was besieged by the Tibetan army.
This showed how bad the situation was.
The news brought back by the subordinates completely shattered the hope of some people present that Lord Jiedushi Wang would lead troops to help.
"Quickly, carry him down and let him have a good rest.
Prepare some hot soup and food for him," Zhao Ziliang ordered.
After being carried down, Zhao Ziliang brought the generals and the county magistrate Du Shanming and other officials to the county government hall.
Zhao Ziliang sat on the seat that originally belonged to the county magistrate without hesitation, and the others sat on both sides.
Zhao Ziliang looked at the generals and officials on the left and right and said: "Everyone heard it just now.
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We were all deceived by the Tubo people.
On the surface, the Tubo people transferred the main force of the army to Longyou direction to deal with Lord Huangfu Weiming, but in fact they only He used a small amount of troops to contain the troops of Longyou, and secretly transferred a large number of troops north to attack us.
Hexi originally expected Mr.
Wang to lead troops to reinforce, but now Mr.
Wang can no longer protect himself, so now we can only rely on ourselves
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