On the early morning of the fifth day of November, Zhao Ziliang opened his eyes and stood up.
He quickly put on his clothes and was about to leave the room.
He turned to look at the sleeping woman, then opened the door and walked out.
An old eunuch came over and bowed: "Your Majesty, the washing water has been poured."
"Okay, get your clothes ready.
After breakfast, I will wear my armor for you."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and walked over to wash his face.
Zhao Ziliang finished his breakfast after consuming twenty kilograms of beef and some vegetables.
The eunuchs and maids came over to put on his armor.
Chen Qing walked outside the door and clasped his fists to report: "Your Majesty, the army is ready and ready to go at any time."
Zhao Ziliang said: "Okay, you go first, I will come later."
"yes" A quarter of an hour later, under the protection of the Dragon Guards, Zhao Ziliang rode to the front of the army formation.
Generals from various ministries came to report the gathering situation.
After hearing this, Zhao Ziliang waved and said: "Let's go."
The weather today is not very good.
It is overcast and windy, and there seems to be signs of snow.
However, no one can predict the weather here in Tubo.
It is impossible to predict the weather here using the methods of predicting weather in the Central Plains.
Gu Shenghong, the captain of the light cavalry battalion of the 1st Army Corps, trotted to Zhao Ziliang's side and clasped his fists: "Your Majesty, the weather is not very good.
It looks like it will snow.
I just don't know when it will snow.
If it snows soon, our army will I’m just afraid I’ll be blocked on the way.”
Zhao Ziliang looked up at the sky and asked, "Have you prepared a guide?"
Gu Shenghong said: "Yes, we have prepared a few guides.
With the guides leading the way, we should not get lost.
The general is worried that the army will be blocked halfway and will not be able to advance or retreat.
It will be very troublesome."
Zhao Ziliang said: "Don't worry, it's not far from Saskaya.
If the marching speed is fast enough, we can arrive before noon and give the order.
The whole army will speed up and start running."
"Yes, Your Majesty, but if all the cavalry start running, what will happen to the five thousand Tianzhu infantry?
It's probably impossible for them to run from here to Sasika.
Running in a place like this will kill people," Gu Shenghong said with some worry. .
The air in the plateau area is thin, and the oxygen is even thinner.
The main force of the Western Qin Army stayed in Niboluo Kingdom for many days, and stayed in Tubo for a long time.
The soldiers and horses have almost adapted, but the Tianzhu soldiers have been living in Tianzhu, and not They are cold-resistant and have only been here for a short time.
For a while, they were really not used to the climate and terrain here. 50,000 Tianzhu soldiers were transferred here, and more than 10,000 cases of altitude sickness have already occurred.
Nearly one-third of these people Already died due to extremely severe injuries.
There are still many people who have lost their ability to move.
It is no wonder that no external force has dared to touch this plateau for many years.
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said: "I have no hope of using Tianzhu soldiers in this battle.
The purpose of bringing them is to garrison them in the Sasjia area after our army wins.
Our main force is not large and cannot serve as garrison.
Task, I will leave this kind of matter to Tubo's employees The mercenaries and servants were not at ease, so they could only let the Tianzhu soldiers take up the garrison duty and let the Tianzhu soldiers march slowly behind.
All the cavalry would march at a faster pace with the king.
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Even if it snowed heavily, as long as all the cavalry arrived near Saskaya before it snowed. , we can launch an attack at any time.”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Gu Shenghong agreed with clasped fists, then turned his horse around and ordered the messengers to convey military orders to various ministries.
Without the encumbrance of Tianzhu infantry, the cavalry led by Zhao Ziliang accelerated their march and headed for Saskaya in the strong wind like a knife.
Many soldiers took off the red scarves tied on their chests in order to resist the cold wind cutting their faces.
On the face, even the mouth and nose are covered, and the helmet is used to cover the entire head and face, leaving only a pair of eyes outside.
In this way, although the face is still a little cold, it is completely no longer like a knife. feeling.
This red scarf is actually a sweat towel issued to soldiers for wiping sweat.
The reason why it is red is for beauty and good luck.
Now the soldiers use it to cover their faces to resist the cold wind, which can be regarded as making the best use of it. .
The oxygen on the plateau is indeed very thin.
Zhao Ziliang led the soldiers of the Western Qin Army to arrive fifteen miles outside Sasjia after noon.
However, the physical strength of the war horses was severely exhausted.
This was because of the thin oxygen, and the soldiers were also very weak.
Tired.
"Your Majesty, what should I do?
The physical strength of the soldiers and horses is very exhausted.
I'm afraid they can't fight immediately.
And now the Tibetan army in Sasjia is afraid that they already know that our army is coming.
If they come to fight, our army will be invincible. " Yang Bicheng, deputy commander of the Guards, rode over and reported anxiously to Zhao Ziliang.
Zhao Ziliang raised his head in the direction of Sasjia, turned his head and looked around and was silent for a few seconds before giving the order: "Give me the order, the whole army will camp and rest on the spot, eat and drink water, and take out the fine materials to feed the war horses."
Yang Bicheng was shocked and said: "Your Majesty, if the Tibetan army comes to attack us now, our army will be severely defeated."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said, "The Tubo people are not so bold and dare to attack us.
Go and give the order."
Yang Bicheng could only bite the bullet and agree: "Yes, General Mo will make arrangements right away."
After receiving the order, the soldiers of the Western Qin Army began to dismount and set up camp.
Soon a busy scene appeared around them.
Zhao Ziliang dismounted and walked aside.
A eunuch trotted over and took a horse and put it down.
Zhao Ziliang sat down and waved to Du Fu.
Du Fu walked over quickly and held his hands in his hands: "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
Zhao Ziliang pondered for a moment and then ordered: "You find a scribe and let him be the envoy.
Hold the staff and take a few soldiers with him to go to Sasjia to meet the Tubo lord Bengfengcuoji of Sasjia and recruit him to surrender.
I will give him one day to think about it.
If he does not surrender after one day, I will lead his troops into Saskar."
"Yes, Your Majesty" Du Fu agreed.
The Bengfeng clan was a powerful family in Tubo.
Before the civil strife in the Tubo Dynasty, the Bengfeng clan occupied many important positions in the Tubo court.
Xisongde Zampu even married a woman from the Bengfeng clan as his concubine.
Du Fu guessed in his heart that Zhao Ziliang did not really want to recruit Bengfengcuoji.
It would be best if he could be recruited.
If he could not be recruited, the Western Qin army could also use this period of time to rest and recover before fighting again.
Unless Bengfengcuo and what happened?
He didn't even listen to what he said and just sent his troops to kill him.
However, this situation is almost impossible to happen.
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No matter who the enemy is, no matter how brutal it is, if the enemy sends an envoy, he must always see it.
Beng Fengcuo, the Tibetan lord of Sasjia, and sent out sentries to learn that the Western Qin army had arrived.
They had already gathered their troops to prepare for the battle.
Unexpectedly, the Western Qin army stopped fifteen miles north of Sasjia and sent The messenger.
"What do the Western Qin people want to do?"
Beng Fengcuoji asked after listening to his subordinates' report.
The head of the thousand households under his command shook his head and said: "I don't know.
I only know that the Western Qin envoy held a staff and brought two soldiers.
They said they wanted to see the master."
Bengfengcuo thought for a while, raised his hand and told the head of the thousand households: "Well, go and bring this person in.
I want to see what the people of Western Qin are up to."
"yes" An official of the Western Qin Dynasty was quickly brought to Bengfengcuoji by the head of a thousand households.
He bowed his hands and saluted him and said: "Li Muchen, the envoy of the Western Qin Dynasty, pays homage to your lord."
Bengfengcuo asked: "Master Li, why did you come to see me?"
Li Muchen said: "Lord, I came here to see your lord on the order of my king.
This wilderness is not a place for conversation.
Doesn't your lord even have a shelter to entertain guests?"
Bengfengcuoji sneered and said: "Master Li, do you think this lord is a fool?
If this lord takes you to Sasika to talk, my lord's army will have no one to lead.
When the time comes, your Western Qin army suddenly comes and our army Wouldn’t it be impossible to resist?”
Li Muchen immediately said: "So that your lord knows that there are rules and etiquette on the battlefield.
Since Western Qin sent me as an envoy to see your lord, they will never launch an attack while I am talking to your lord.
This is The military of any country or race must abide by the etiquette on the battlefield.
The lord is also the superior.
You should understand that these rules cannot be broken at will.
Lord, please rest assured."
At this time, a cavalryman ran over on horseback and whispered in Bengfengcuo's ear: "The army of the Western Qin Dynasty has officially begun to set up camp.
It seems that there is no intention to attack immediately."
After hearing this, Beng Fengcuo and Li Muchen turned around and looked at Li Muchen.
After weighing for a while, they said to the head of the Qian household next to him: "Take the troops and station them on the spot to closely monitor the Western Qin Army.
If the Western Qin Army does anything unruly, report them immediately to the police."
This lord reports” The head of the thousand households agreed: "Yes, sir."
Beng Fengcuo and then stretched out his hand in the direction of Sasika and said to Li Muchen: "Master Li, please" Li Muchen cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Lord.
Please come first."
Bengfengtsoji then took Li Muchen back to Sasika.
At Wanhu Station, Bengfengtsoji had people bring out the best wine and meat to entertain Li Muchen.
"Master Li, can you tell me the reason for your visit?"
Ben Fengcuo asked Li Muchen while gnawing on the leg of lamb.
Li Muchen put down his meat-cutting knife and raised his hand to Beng Fengcuo and said, "Lord, do you think your men can defeat our Western Qin army?"
Bengfengtso said: "It's hard to say.
You can only know if you fight."
Li Muchen asked again: "Lord, do you think Jinding Pass is dangerous and strong?"
"Of course, Jinding Pass is the most solid and dangerous pass in Tubo.
Since it was built, no one has ever been able to break it," Bengfengcuoji said.
"But it was defeated by our Western Qin army" Bengfengtso said: "What on earth do you want to say?"
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Li Muchen said: "Lord, surrender, although you have fifteen thousand people, you are really no match for our Western Qin army.
There were several lords who had more armies than yours before, but they were all defeated by our army.
These are not the same."
One will get a good end, and those who surrendered to our army are still working as masters and still living their good lives.
They just don’t have an army.
Other than that, everything is yours.
If you resist to the end, you will also fight with those people. diehards alike, whereas if You choose to surrender.
Our king asked me to tell you that except for the army, you can keep everything else, wealth, land and slaves.
What do you think?
Of course, you don't have to tell me your answer now.
You have one day.
You can consider it.
I won't leave today.
If you have the answer tomorrow, tell me.
If you still don't agree to surrender tomorrow, I won't say anything and just leave here.
By then, our two armies will win on the battlefield. burden":