The Western Qin Army did not recruit any Tubo people who were willing to fight for the Western Qin Army in Qusangda.
The only Tubo people in Qusangda were the old, weak, women and children.
Even if these people were willing, they were unable to fight on horseback.
Zhao Ziliang still took all the surrendered people.
More than a thousand Tubo soldiers were handed over to Zhamu.
After the army rested in the riverside camp for more than ten days, Zhao Ziliang led his army to march eastward along the south bank of the Yarlung River.
Zhao Hu and Zhamu led the Tibetan mercenaries and Tibetan servants to march eastward along the north bank of the Yarlung River.
They marched together and attacked the Tubo tribe living along the river.
On September 27, when the army was marching for one day, a huge mountain range stretching into the distance appeared in front of them.
Zhao Ziliang asked: "Where is this place?"
Xuan Shiba, the governor of Xichang, cupped his fists and replied: "Your Majesty, the local Tubo people say that this is the westernmost end of the sacred mountain and the place where the sun shines first.
The sacred mountain they call is Nyainqenthang La, one of the three sacred mountains in Tubo. one" "Bao" at this time a fast horse galloped from east to west.
Zhao Ziliang immediately reined in his horse and stopped, and the advancing army also stopped advancing.
"Report to your Majesty, there is a pass thirty miles ahead called Jinding Pass.
There is a Tibetan army in the pass with more than 15,000 troops.
According to the local Tubo people, there are only 3,000 defenders of Jinding Pass on weekdays, but we After the news that the army captured Qusangda reached Luoxue City, the king of Luoxue sent an additional 12,000 people to garrison this pass to stop our army from advancing westward."
"Oh" Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and asked Chen Qing: "Where are Zhao Bei and Zhamu Bu from Jiangbei now?"
Chen Qing replied: "Back to your Majesty, the armies of General Zhao and Zhamu were held at the intersection between the two rivers.
The Tibetan army was monitoring and patrolling on the other side of the river.
The army could not move forward.
People were sent just now.
Ask the army for instructions on what to do next.”
Zhao Ziliang thought for a moment and told Chen Qing: "In this case, it makes no sense for Zhao Bei and Zhamu to stay in Jiangbei.
Order them to cross the river to join our main army and order the entire army to camp on the spot, waiting for Zhao Bei and Zhamu.
After the troops are reunited, they will enter Jinding Pass."
"According to the order" Chen Qing immediately conveyed the order, and the army soon began to camp on the spot.
On the one hand, they were resting and waiting for Zhao Bei and Zhamu Bu from the north of the Yangtze River to cross the river to join them.
On the other hand, Zhao Ziliang also wanted to study the strategy of attacking Jinding Pass. .
After the Chinese army's tent was set up, the military scribes quickly entered and began to redraw the surrounding terrain to standard scales based on the terrain map drawn by the scouts, especially the terrain around Jinding Pass and Jinding Pass. .
"Your Majesty, eat some.
This is freshly roasted lamb."
A eunuch led two soldiers into the battle carrying a freshly roasted lamb.
Zhao Ziliang, who was watching the military scribes drawing maps, pressed his hands when he heard this: "Put it down."
After the soldiers withdrew, Zhao Ziliang tore off a leg of lamb and started to chew on it.
The military map was quickly drawn, in which the plan and three-dimensional renderings of Jinding Pass were relatively blurry.
Xuan Shiba pointed at the hanging map and explained to Zhao Ziliang: "I personally rode on horseback to observe the situation of Jinding Pass.
Please see, Your Majesty, Jinding Pass is on the top of a mountain, with the Yalu River to the north and the bottomless bottom to the south.
The ravines are connected one by one.
There is no road and there is no way out.
Therefore, if you want to go east, you can only attack Jindingguan, Jindingguang is on the top of the mountain, the terrain is very high, there is only one road on the mountain, and the Tibetan army used the terrain to temporarily build some earthen castles on the way up the mountain.
These earthen castles not only hindered our army's attack, but also could use bows and arrows to effectively kill people.
Wei Chen went to see the attacking soldiers and felt that there was something evil here."
Zhao Ziliang was surprised and said: "How evil is the evil sect?"
"As soon as you enter the road on the mountain, people will feel dizzy.
Not only Weichen feels this, but other sentinel soldiers also feel it.
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There is a lot of difference between what they see from a distance and what they see from a distance.
It’s a big difference, and the clouds are shrouded above the mountainside, so you can’t see clearly, and I don’t know how to make progress halfway up the mountain.”
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said, "Let's go and see for myself."
Xuan Shiba and some soldiers escorted Zhao Ziliang to the mountain road to Jinding Pass.
At first, Zhao Ziliang did not believe that Xuan Shiba said that he would feel dizzy as long as he walked on this road.
He thought that the dizziness was just due to the altitude.
It was caused by a sudden increase, but after walking for a while, he also began to feel a little dizzy.
Others couldn't bear it and were swaying around.
Only then did Zhao Ziliang feel that there was something really evil here.
Zhao Ziliang saw that Xuan Shiba and others could no longer hold on.
He immediately raised his head and looked up the mountain.
The mountain was densely covered with trees, a road continued upward, and there were some clouds and mist lingering in the distance.
"Eh, that's not right."
Zhao Ziliang rubbed his eyes and patted his cheek, "Since entering Tubo, most of the high mountains and steep peaks are bare, with at most some shrubs and weeds growing there.
I have never seen so many tall trees and dense forests.
Normal, this is definitely not normal.”
Zhao Ziliang shook his head, trying to wake himself up, then took off his bow and arrow, opened the bow and shot an arrow at an extremely thick tree.
There was a "swish" sound, followed by a scream: "Ah" "Damn it, what's going on?"
Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but cursed.
He couldn't believe that the arrow he shot at the thick tree just hit a person.
Zhao Ziliang immediately thought of something, his face changed, and he immediately shouted: "Retreat, retreat quickly."
After saying that, he turned around and ran down the mountain.
Xuan Shiba and others were groggy at this time, but they were awakened by Zhao Ziliang's violent shout.
Many soldiers followed him and ran down the mountain.
As soon as they ran a certain distance, they heard the sound of a large number of "whooshing" arrows coming from the air.
As Zhao Ziliang and others ran down the mountain, they looked back and saw countless sharp arrows flying down from the mountain.
They had just run past, A wave of arrows shot behind them, and until all the soldiers retreated to the foot of the mountain, Zhao Ziliang and the other soldiers were still frightened.
Xuan broke into a cold sweat and said to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Majesty, this pass is really an evil gate.
I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to break through this Golden Summit Pass.
I'm afraid we have to find other ways."
Zhao Ziliang frowned and said: "I am afraid that there are Tubo strangers on this mountain who used the surrounding natural terrain to arrange unknown formations, which caused this phenomenon to happen.
I have had illusions since I entered the road up the mountain.
Everything he saw was not real.
Just now, I clearly shot the trunk of a thick tree, but what came out was a scream.
Unless the tree has been refined and knows pain and shouting, it is actually a person. " Xuan Shiba asked: "Then what should we do now?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "The mountain is too strange.
A forced attack will only cause heavy casualties to the soldiers.
Until the strange formation is broken, we should stay put for the time being and return to the camp first."
"yes" After returning to the camp, the army had been stationed in place for half a month.
Zhao Ziliang and others were completely helpless at Jinding Pass, while Zhao Bei and Zhamu had already led their troops across the river to join the main army.
During this period, the temperature began to drop sharply.
Fortunately, the army captured a lot of second-hand sheepskin jackets in the early battles.
Although these items were peeled off the dead, who cares if they can keep out the cold?
Each soldier was assigned one In addition, the soldiers all carried cotton-padded jackets and trousers with them before setting off.
With the sheepskin jackets, they were warmer and could be covered with them to sleep at night.
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On October 15th, Zheng San reported to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Majesty, merchants have entered various areas of Tubo captured by our army.
The army's logistics and equipment are being transported in a steady stream.
There is no shortage of bows, crossbows and arrows, and they can be used in the future.
Continuous Support Operations" Chen Qing then stood up and reported: "Your Majesty, 50,000 Tianzhu soldiers have arrived and have begun to take over the lands captured by our army.
Most of our soldiers stationed in various places have now returned to the establishment.
General Xuan Yi sent people to report and ask for instructions." , can we continue to attack the Ali Dynasty to the northwest?"
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said: "They have Master Shankara over there, so they don't need to worry too much about Tibetan strangers, but their military strength is too thin.
According to my king's will, ten thousand Tianzhu soldiers will be sent back to Xuan.
As soon as you command, send them warm clothes, don’t let these Tianzhu soldiers freeze to death.
After the Tianzhu soldiers arrive, they can take a short rest and then attack the Ali Dynasty."
Chen Qing took out a few more parchment scrolls and went over and said: "This is what Master Shankara sent back.
He said that he had caught a stranger who used strange magic to set up formations, and got these from this person.
I think These sheepskin scrolls may contain instructions on how to use magic to set up formations.”
Zhao Ziliang took the sheepskins and opened them one by one and read them, but he could not understand a single word.
He immediately shouted: "Come here, find someone who is proficient in Tubo language.
Come quickly."
"yes" Zhao Ziliang asked Du Fu again: "Have the Taoist Master Qingluo from Qintian Prison, Zen Master Qianye from Huashan Temple, Master Padmasambhava and Master Wugou from Nalanda Temple arrived yet?"
Du Fu said quickly: "Master Wugou and Master Padmasambhava have arrived near Qusangda.
They should be able to arrive within two days.
Priest Qingluo from Qintianjian and Zen Master Qianye from Huashan Temple estimate that it will take several more days. ".
Zhao Ziliang immediately said: "Send someone to urge them to speed up their formation.
Our army has been blocked here alone for more than half a month.
It has wasted food and grass, and its morale has also dropped sharply.
We must break the city as soon as possible.
This golden enemy arranged by magic is "Dingguan" "Yes, I will send someone to urge you immediately."
Chen Qing then reported to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Majesty, we have recruited five thousand warriors in Niboluo.
However, the population of Niboluo is not large.
Recruiting five thousand warriors is the limit.
Now this army has arrived, and I have sent I have personally seen them trained by others.
These people really obey military discipline and never make trouble.
They do whatever they are asked to do, and they are not afraid of death."
Zhao Ziliang was very satisfied and instructed: "Speed up the training, I still hope to rely on them to fight the war."
"Yes, Your Majesty":