In the early morning of March 15th, Zhao Ziliang opened his eyes.
After shouting, the soldiers got up one after another, washed their faces with snow water, and the cooks started to light a fire to cook.
Soon, Ma Lin came over with a sad face and reported: "General, thirty-four people died last night due to severe altitude sickness, and pills could not save them."
Zhao Ziliang's expression changed, and he immediately walked towards the concentration area for altitude sickness soldiers, and soon came to an open space.
There were some tents set up on a simple camp, and in the middle of the tents, there were three rows of thirty-four corpses lying side by side.
Zhao Ziliang came to these corpses and looked at them one by one.
The expressions of the corpses of these soldiers were very painful.
Some corpses had a lot of vomit on their chests.
It seemed that there had been a lot of vomiting before that.
There were originally more than a hundred people.
Altitude sickness occurred, but only thirty-four people did not survive after taking the pill.
Although the pill was not a specific medicine, it still worked.
At least it allowed more than seventy people to survive.
After reading it again, Zhao Ziliang sighed: "These soldiers all died before they left the army.
Take off their badges, register them in the dead list, and let them rest in peace."
Ma Lin handed over her hand and agreed: "No" Most soldiers in later generations had soldier nameplates, usually made of metal, worn on a chain and hung on their chests.
They could have the name and serial number of the soldier on them.
Soldiers in the ancient army also had identity badges, which were made of various materials.
Various, usually made of wood, with the name and serial number of the sergeant engraved on it.
The recording officer quickly brought people over to collect the waistbands of these dead soldiers, and registered their names on the death roll.
Then he directed other soldiers to bury the bodies of these comrades in snow piles.
The reason why they were not buried in Underground, because all here is frozen soil, I think They disagree with digging up the frozen soil.
Burying the body in snowdrifts is to prevent the body from being discovered by the Tubo people on the one hand, and to prevent the body from being eaten by wild animals on the other.
The Tubo people living in this area have the custom of sky burial, but the Han people do not.
Without this custom, the dead would be considered as great and buried in peace.
After the soldiers had eaten and drank enough, Zhao Ziliang gave the order and the army continued to march westward.
After resting and eating hot food and drinking hot soup, the soldiers' spirit and physical strength were restored to their original state, and the marching speed was greatly accelerated.
That day We spent the afternoon crossing the Haru'u River.
On the morning of March 16, the army crossed the Nomuhong River again.
Fortunately, it was only March, and the ice and snow on the plateau had not yet begun to melt.
The several rivers the Tang army passed along the way had not yet thawed.
The army passed through the ice of the river.
Passing on, it was smooth sailing.
On March 18, the army arrived at the location of Golmud City, where rivers converged.
It was located on the Golmud River alluvial plain in the central and southern part of the Qaidam Basin.
The average altitude was only more than 7,000 feet, which was much lower than the altitude on the previous march.
After arriving here, the soldiers were full of energy and vitality.
In this place with dense rivers, the Tang army rested for half a day and then turned to the south.
The further south they went, the higher the altitude.
On the march, the Tang army passed many Qiang and Tuguhun villages and saw many Qiang and Tuguhun people. people , Zhao Ziliang and his Tang army officers expressed friendship to these Qiang and Tuguhun people, and asked about the route to Kunlun Pass.
Zhao Ziliang also used ten horses and some property to hire a strong Tuguhun man to lead the army.
It was different with a guide.
The army took fewer detours and the path was much easier to walk.
The march speed was accelerated.
On the morning of March 19, Zhao Ziliang and Ma Lin finally arrived near the Kunlun Pass with 2,700 cavalry.
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More than 200 people died due to altitude sickness and cold along the way.
In just one march, non-combat attrition reached 10%.
One, this made all the soldiers have lingering fears about this march.
"Sir, three miles ahead is the Kunlun Mountain Pass.
There are Tibetan troops stationed at the mountain pass.
I will not go up.
My wife and children are still waiting at home, so I will leave."
"Wait a minute," Zhao Ziliang called him, and the guard commander Bo Han stared next to him.
He put his hand on the handle of the knife and pulled out half of the horizontal knife with a "clang" sound to stop the guide from leaving.
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand to Bo Han, signaling him not to scare the guide, and then said to the guide: "Don't be afraid.
You only need to answer one question to leave.
How many Tibetan troops are there on this mountain pass?"
The Qiang guide hesitated for a moment, stretched out three fingers and said: "I don't know the exact number, but it should be no less than three hundred people."
After sending away the Qiang guide, Zhao Ziliang climbed to a slightly higher mountain nearby, followed by Bo Lehan, Ma Lin and others.
As Zhao Ziliang walked, he asked Ma Lin: "Have the guide marks along the way been done?"
Ma Lin replied: "Yes, General, the guide signs are very visible on the left.
Even if it snows heavily, they will not be covered.
The following three thousand troops should be able to follow these guide signs soon."
"very good" Since three strategic locations were to be attacked secretly, they must be defended after defeating them.
Of course, these cavalrymen could not stay here as garrison guards.
Therefore, Zhao Ziliang also arranged for three thousand infantry to follow behind and wait until the three strategic locations were captured. , each sent a thousand infantry to garrison.
In such a dangerous place, it would be very difficult for the enemy to capture it as long as they did not relax their vigilance.
This place has a desert permafrost landform.
There are hills and hills everywhere at the foot of the mountain.
Plateau permafrost desert plants such as plum blossoms, tiger claw grass, green velvet, giant rhinoceros, and horsegrass grow everywhere on the slopes.
The terrain on the Kunlun Pass is high, the climate is cold and humid, and the air is thin.
The surrounding mountains are undulating, the snowy peaks stand abruptly, and the grassland and meadows are vast.
There are abrupt ice hills and unpredictable ice cones everywhere, as well as ice that never changes all year round.
In the frozen soil layer of the plateau, some ice mounds are several meters high, and some are more than ten meters high.
Under the ice mounds is an inexhaustible trickle of water.
If the ice layer is uncovered, groundwater often gushes out to form fountains, while ice cones have It's seven or eight meters high.
Not far from the mountain pass, on the east and west sides are Yuxu Peak and Yuxian Peak, which tower into the sky and are more than 6,000 meters above sea level.
They are covered in silver and shrouded in clouds and mist all year round.
Zhao Ziliang climbed to the top of the hill and looked up at the Kunlun Mountain Pass and the peaks on the east and west sides.
He couldn't help but sigh: "This is Kunlun Mountain, where the legendary Tianting Yaochi is located."
After that, he picked up the telescope and looked at the mountain pass.
There are a row of stone houses on the east and west sides of the mountain pass.
From time to time, there are Tibetan soldiers holding spears walking back and forth on the mountain pass.
Although this is the hinterland of Tibet, Tubo still deploys troops here.
According to the guide, there should be three About a hundred people.
The altitude on the mountain pass is too high, the air is thin, and the war horses will bear a heavy burden.
They are afraid that they will be out of breath before they reach the top of the mountain.
Zhao Ziliang thought for a long time and said to Brahan and Ma Lin: "Pass the order down. , let the soldiers take off their outer armor and disguise themselves as Tubo troops and rest at the foot of the mountain for half an hour, and then set off to the mountain pass after half an hour."
"promise" It's not feasible to charge up with cavalry.
War horses can't climb the slope quickly, and the road is uneven.
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The altitude of the mountain pass is too high.
If the war horses charge up, a large number of people will definitely die.
It's better for the cavalry to give up their horses and dress up as Tibetan troops.
Climbing up the mountain pass, as long as it is close to the mountain pass for 200 miles without being recognized by the Tibetan army at the mountain pass, the attack on the mountain pass will be 80% successful.
As for the group of war horses left at the foot of the mountain, wait until the mountain pass is captured before sending people to slowly drive them back.
Go up the mountain.
After resting for half an hour, the soldiers of the Tang army had all taken off their armors, revealing the fur clothes underneath.
The styles were the same as those of the Tubo army.
In addition, they were wearing Tibetan hats.
If they didn't walk into the fifty Meter range will not be seen.
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand: "Let's go" The army slowly climbed the mountain road and moved towards the mountain pass.
Under Zhao Ziliang's order, no one was allowed to speak to prevent their voices from reaching the mountain pass and being heard by the Tibetan army.
The view of the mountain pass is very broad.
Not long after Zhao Ziliang and others set out, the Tibetan army on the mountain pass discovered this group of soldiers and horses.
Although they could not see clearly, they could still tell from the clothing and flags that they should be the Tibetan army.
Therefore, the Tibetan soldiers at the mountain pass After discovering it, he did not raise a warning.
Instead, he went to report the situation to the top military officer here.
The 500-strong Tibetan army at Yamaguchi was very confused after hearing the report from his soldiers: "How many men and horses do we have?"
"There are about three thousand people, and the leading general is riding a horse.
We can't see the flag clearly.
And even if we can see it clearly, we don't know it.
Who knows where the soldiers and horses come from?"
Da Wubai said: "Since they are coming from the north, they must be coming from Qaidam.
However, a few days ago, people fled back from Qaidam one after another.
They said that the Tang army attacked there in large numbers and many people were killed."
Why are there so many people coming back this time to take a look?”
When they came to the mountain pass and looked down, Dawubai saw a long team.
The team was very scattered and had no formation at all.
It looked like they had walked a long way, but the distance was still far at this time and it was hard to see.
Knowing which army this is, we can only wait for the other party to walk in and take a closer look.
The Tubo people never thought that the Tang army would march thousands of miles away to attack the Kunlun Pass, and even go deep into the hinterland of Tubo, walking along glaciers and high mountains, because this was completely impossible in the eyes of the Tubo people.
The group of 3,000 people on the hillside came closer and closer.
It was not until the two sides were fifty meters closer that the Tibetan soldiers at the mountain pass realized something was wrong.
The flags were simply scrawled symbols, not Tibetan characters, and they walked into the fifty meters. rice, and could vaguely see the faces of the opposing soldiers.
Da Wubai immediately pulled out his sword and shouted: "It's the enemy.
Let everyone prepare to meet the enemy."
Zhao Ziliang, who was riding at the front on his ulima, saw the Tibetan troops on the mountain pass drawing out their weapons and shouting.
He knew that his side had been discovered, and immediately shouted: "We have been discovered, soldiers, we are only a few meters away from the mountain pass."
Everyone who is within a stone's throw away will follow my general and kill them all."
"Kill" Everyone pulled out their weapons, threw off their arms, and rushed up the mountain pass with long strides.
Zhao Ziliang rode Wuli very fast, and soon rushed to the top of the mountain.
When he saw a strong Tibetan man standing in the middle, he immediately galloped over.
He wielded the golden nail Zaoyang and cut it into two pieces
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