Songhe frowned and shook his head, "There is no other way now! If we don't retreat to Burang and Yaze in time, we won't be able to withstand the Ming Army's attack! We must first withstand the Ming Army's offensive before we can think of anything else. Countermeasures! Your Majesty, this matter must be decided as soon as possible, otherwise once the Ming army arrives, the consequences will be disastrous! Our army cannot withstand it and will be defeated again. I am afraid that the Ming army will take advantage of the situation and rush through the Zhuo Shute Mountains and the Himalayas. If that happens, our final destination will no longer exist, and Tubo will really be finished!"
Everyone's hearts trembled, and the emperor frowned and said: "Okay! Then retreat to Burang and Yaze!" Songhe couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty is wise!" All the nobles looked depressed.
At this moment, an officer rushed in anxiously and reported urgently: "Your Majesty, the Ming Army, the Ming Army..." Everyone thought that the Ming Army had arrived, and they were shocked and the scene was in chaos. Songhe took a step forward and shouted: "Calm down!" Everyone calmed down, but they still looked panicked.
Songhe turned to look at the officer and asked: "Where are the Ming army?"
The officer quickly said: "The Ming army has entered Kumba!"
When everyone heard that the Ming army had just arrived in Kumba, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and they couldn't help but feel angry at the officer. Songhe said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, although Kuba is still two hundred miles away from here, the Ming Dynasty's war cavalry can arrive within half a day. We must retreat immediately and leave a certain amount of troops behind!" At this time, the emperor also paid attention Nothing more to say, he nodded quickly and said: "Okay, retreat! Retreat quickly!"
When news of the approaching Ming army came, the entire Damolinka was in commotion. The army, nobles, and slaves fled the city in panic, and there were cries and shouts. Just when everyone was fleeing the city in panic, a shocking news suddenly came. The Ming Dynasty War Cavalry was less than fifty miles away from Damolinka. This news shocked everyone, and Damolinka became even more confused. The emperor, the nobles and the army abandoned all their treasures and baggage and fled for their lives. The emperor had no time to take care of the army, and the army no longer obeyed orders. The people also scrambled and ran in all directions. In the chaos, some people fell down. On the ground, he was trampled to death by the chaotic crowd.
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Thousands of Yanyun warriors rushed to Damolinka. At this time, Damolinka was already an empty city. Outside the city, countless large cars and small cars, large boxes and small boxes piled up like mountains, all kinds of debris were scattered on the roads and in the fields, and layers of corpses filled the intersections. The scene was shocking, and there were no dead ones. Shouting among the corpses. Yang Xin said to the officers around him: "Leave a hundred people to guard the supplies, and the others will follow me to continue the pursuit!" All the officers agreed in unison. Immediately, thousands of warriors bypassed Damolinka and continued to pursue westward. Didn't the Yanyun Army just enter Kuba? How come they arrived at Damolinka so quickly?
It turned out that after Yang Gui captured Shenzha, he expected that the enemy would be unable to withstand his own troops and would continue to flee westward, so he divided his troops into two groups and led thousands of warriors led by Yang Xin to attack Damolinka. He himself led the infantry towards Kumba. Not long ago, Tubo scouts only discovered the Ming army entering Kumba, but did not find that the Ming war cavalry led by Yang Xin had approached Damolinka from the north. However, the actual situation was different from Yang Gui's previous estimate. Yang Gui originally thought that the Tibetans would have a fierce battle with his own army at Damolinka. Yang Xinyi wanted to cut off their retreat, but he did not expect that the Tibetans had already Frustrated, as soon as he learned the news of his approach, he abandoned Kumba without a fight and retreated hastily into Damolinka. As a result, the infantry led by Yang Gui was defeated, but the cavalry led by Yang Xin failed to stop the Tibetans.
The Tubo people fled westward, and the royal family, nobles, troops, and people were scattered across the wilderness and roads as they fled westward. The scene was like a herd of migrating takin on the African continent! But the takin herd may not be so panicked! There were bursts of crying and the atmosphere was very desolate!
"No! The Hans are coming!" The fleeing crowd suddenly heard heart-rending shouts coming from behind them, and couldn't help being frightened. He quickly looked back and saw the dust flying and the flags waving wildly. He was so frightened that he immediately ran away in all directions, throwing away all the heavier salutes! The scene was like seeing a pack of wolves and a flock of sheep, running around in all directions in an instant like a pot exploding!
The Ming Dynasty War Cavalry didn't care about the ordinary people and just pursued forward. When the people saw the Ming army rushing past, they ignored them and breathed a sigh of relief.
The emperor and others who were fleeing in front saw the Ming army catching up and panicked. Song Hye immediately led his army to turn around and fight, while the emperor, royal family and nobles continued to flee for their lives.
The armies of the two sides collided in the wilderness. The Tubo army had nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses, while the Ming Dynasty's war cavalry could not exceed 3,000. The Ming Dynasty's war cavalry crashed into the Tubo army fiercely, its iron hooves rushed forward, and its swords and guns raised a rain of blood. The Tubo people suffered heavy casualties in an instant, and the morale of the army was shaken! After a fierce fighting, the Tubo army felt that they could no longer resist. After a while, the Tubo army ran backwards and collapsed! The Ming Dynasty's war cavalry chased them one after another, killing the Tibetan army corpses all over the field and bleeding into canals!
Yang Xin led the Ming Dynasty cavalry to defeat the Tibetan army in one fell swoop and continued the pursuit. The Tubo emperor, members of the royal family, and many nobles rushed desperately to the Qiongguo Pass located at the Zhuo Shute Mountain Pass. The emperor saw that the enemy cavalry was approaching and could rush into the pass in a moment. He immediately ordered the gate to be closed, not caring about the others who had not yet had time to escape into the pass. The sergeant struggled to close the door, and the people who had not yet had time to enter were shocked. They rushed to the door, banged the door hard, and shouted curses.
The Ming Dynasty's war cavalry chased after them, charging and killing countless people, and the rest immediately dispersed like birds and beasts. There were arrows left on the top of the city, and the Ming Dynasty warriors retreated. The emperor and others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw the Ming Dynasty's war cavalry retreating. At this time, the emperor had time to count the number of people around him. He was horrified to find that less than 30% of the royal family members and nobles who were originally with him were left, and the gold, silver, jewelry and valuable materials originally brought out from Luoche Then everything is lost, and everyone is left empty-handed. The emperor was extremely distressed and frightened, and everyone else also looked panic-stricken.
That night, the dispersed royal family members, nobles, common people and troops entered Qiongguo Pass one after another. There were bursts of crying in Qiongguoguan, and an atmosphere of despair filled the air.
A few days later, more than ten thousand Ming troops led by Yang Gui arrived at Qiongguo City and immediately launched a fierce attack. The more than a thousand Tibetan troops who stayed behind resisted desperately, finally showing the momentum of a true soldier. The Ming army fought hard for a day and night with a strength of ten to one before finally capturing Qiongguoguan. Almost all the Tibetan troops guarding the pass were killed, and the Ming army also suffered seven to eight hundred casualties. Immediately, the Ming army continued to advance westward and arrived at Pingdu Mountain Pass. This is the pass of the Himalayan Mountains. If we can break through here, Burang and Yaze, located at the southern foot of the Himalayas, will be under direct threat from the Ming Dynasty's military front.
The Ming army immediately launched a fierce attack on Pingdu Pass. The army rushed towards the enemy troops across the mountain pass like a tide. The enemy general's huge roar came from the mountain pass, and then there were arrows raining down, and raindrops of arrows continued to fall into the Ming army. The Ming army used shields to cover and kept approaching the enemy's passes.
The Ming army rushed to the pass, fired a hook with a powerful crossbow and hooked it on the top of the wall, then held the long knife in mouth and bravely climbed to the city with the rope in hand. Because the Pingdu Pass is located halfway up the steep Himalayas and has rugged rocks and rugged roads, other siege equipment cannot be used and only this lock hook can be used.
The Tubo soldiers desperately threw down the rolling stones, and pots of boiling water and kerosene poured down on the heads and faces of the Ming army. Yan Yun's army kept falling from mid-air, and after attacking for a long time, no one was able to reach the top of the city. This pass is too dangerous!
Seeing that it was difficult to break through for a while, Yang Gui immediately ordered to stop the attack. The golden bell indicating the cessation of the attack rang loudly, and the Ming army retreated. When the Tubo soldiers saw that they had repelled the Ming army's attack, they couldn't help but cheered. Many people cried with joy! For so many days, they have been suppressed and beaten by the Ming army. From the moment Luoxie fell, it can be said that they were defeated thousands of miles away, with no room to fight back! And today, they finally achieved a victory. Although it was only a small victory, it was enough to cheer them up and boost their morale, sweeping away the gloom that had been weighing on them!
Songhe did not dare to be careless and ordered each team to be more vigilant to prevent a sneak attack by the Ming army.
In the Ming Dynasty's tent, Yang Gui was discussing attack strategies with Yang Xin and others. A general named Li Dong frowned and said: "This Pingdu Mountain Pass is too dangerous! It cannot be defeated by human power at all! Our people cannot attack them, but all their weapons can attack them at extremely long distances." As for us, we are almost completely in a passive position of being beaten! In today's battle, we lost hundreds of people, but the enemy didn't lose even a hair!"
Yang Gui frowned and said, "Li Dong is right! It's impossible to fight like this!"
Yang Gui frowned and thought: "It seems that there is no other way!" He pointed to the Himalayas on the map and said: "This mountain range stretches for thousands of miles. I don't believe there is no other way around Pingdu. Mountain pass!" He turned to Yang Xin and said, "Send out all the scouts immediately to find a road along the mountain. You can ask the locals about the situation. Under the heavy reward, I believe someone will provide information." Yang Xin clasped his fists in agreement and ran down.
Soon after, all Ming Dynasty scouts were dispatched, heading east and west along the Himalayas to search for possible passages.
The scouts sent out came back one after another, but most of them failed to gain anything. Only two scouts brought useful news. Among them, the scout who was scouting to the east found the Yongla Pass, which the locals said could be crossed. The Himalayas are along the mountain range. However, when the scout went to investigate near the Yongla Pass, he found that the Tibetan army was already stationed at the Yongla Pass. In this case, the Yongla Pass obviously could not be used as a breakthrough point. The news brought by another scout to the west made Yang Gui see the dawn of victory. The scout went all the way west but did not find a mountain pass that could cross the Himalayas, so he asked a local hunter he met for information. The hunter was unwilling to say anything, but after the scout gave him a certain amount of silver, he finally spoke.
It turns out that hundreds of miles to the northwest, there is an inaccessible mountain pass, which the locals call the Buffalo Valley. It is a place with rugged rocks and thorns that allows you to cross the Himalayas. The scout was very excited and immediately asked the local to lead the way. When they arrived at the Buffalo Valley, the scene was exactly as the local said. The scout returned immediately with joy and reported the news to Yang Gui.
Yang Gui immediately asked the scouts to point out the location of Yiniu Valley on the map. The scout thought for a moment and pointed to a rough location on the map. Yang Gui saw that the location of Yiniu Valley was closer to Yaze than Pingdu Pass. He couldn't help but become suspicious and asked the scout, "Is it true that few people know about Yiniu Valley?" The scout said, "That's what the hunter said." "That one." Where is Orion?" "My subordinates have brought him back!" "Bring him back immediately!"
The scout promised, ran down, and a moment later led a middle-aged man in Tubo costumes. Seeing that this man was so honest and dull, Yang Gui couldn't help but let go of his doubts. The scout said to the hunter in Tubo language: "This is our general!" The hunter showed nervousness, saluted quickly, and muttered something in his mouth, which must have been something like 'meet the general'.
Yang Gui asked: "Are you a hunter near Yiniu Valley?" The scout translated into Tubo and told the hunter. Orion nodded quickly and chirped a few words. The scout said to Yang Gui: "He said he is the hunter near Yiniu Valley, and his family has lived there for several lifetimes!"
Yang Gui asked: "Are few people going to Yiniu Valley?"
The scout translated, and Orion nodded. Yang Guidao said: "Yuniu Valley is much closer to Yaze than Pingdu Pass. Why do so few people go there?" The scout translated these words. Orion chirped a few words, his expression still very simple and honest. The scout said to Yang Gui: "He said that Yiniugou was not so desolate in the past, but due to a big avalanche in the south thirty years ago, all the roads in the south were damaged, so gradually no one walked there."
Yang Gui frowned and said, "In that case, can we still go to Yaze through the Buffalo Valley?" The scout translated to Orion, who muttered a few words. The scout said: "He said that you can go to Yaze from Yongniugou at this time. If you wait until the early winter, you will not be able to leave. But although you can walk through Yongniugou now, you can't carry a lot of things."
Yang Gui no longer had any doubts in his heart and ordered his soldiers to take Orion down to entertain him. Immediately, Yang Gui issued an order, ordering Yang Xin to lead the cavalry and 5,000 infantry to stay at the local area, while he led another 5,000 infantry to go to the Buffalo Valley with light equipment.
In order to avoid being noticed by the enemy at Pingdu Pass, the army waited until night to move. Yang Gui led five thousand infantry to leave the camp and headed northwest along the Himalayas, using the hunter as a guide. Yang Gui promised him that as long as he led this journey, he would be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold afterwards. When Orion heard that there was a reward of one hundred taels of gold, he was naturally overjoyed and had no objections.
It took the group almost two days to arrive outside the Buffalo Valley. I saw that the surrounding mountains were steep and straight into the sky. The mountains were covered with white snow, and the clouds and mist floated on the top of the mountains, rising and rolling in endless changes. A ravine was located between the mountains, with hazy mist and lush vegetation, and the chirping of famous and unknown insects and birds. The sound echoed in the mountains.
Orion pointed to the ravine in front of him and muttered something. The scout said to Zhang Xian: "He said this is the Buffalo Valley."
Yang Gui nodded and ordered Orion to lead the way. The group formed a long snake formation and slowly entered the buffalo ditch with the hunter as their guide. Just outside the Bison Valley, I had already felt that the vegetation in the Bison Valley was very dense. Now that I was in it, I felt the denseness of the vegetation here even more deeply. It was noon and the sun was shining brightly, but the team was in this ditch. Walking, it actually feels eerie, the light is dim, just like at dusk.
After walking for a while, the woods became denser and gloomier, while the ravine became narrower. Looking up, I saw the peak reaching into the sky through the branches and leaves, and I felt as if the peak was being pressed down. Yang Gui suddenly felt a chill in his heart and thought to himself: If an ambush is set up here, and we only need to attack with bows, arrows and stones from the mountains on both sides, not many of us will be able to escape alive.
Then he laughed to himself, feeling that he really thought too much. The enemy couldn't possibly know that he would lead his troops to take the Buffalo Valley road, so how could he ambush him! At this moment, I suddenly heard a loud crashing sound above my head. Yang Gui looked up and saw many birds circling on the top of the tree. Yang Gui knew that these birds were frightened by him, so he didn't feel anything was wrong.
At the same time, five or six miles ahead, on the mountainside on both sides of the narrowest part of the Buffalo Valley, thousands of Tibetan troops were hiding. Countless boulders had been pushed to the edge of the cliff, and arrows were already attached to the bowstrings. The leading Tubo general was none other than the Tubo Guards General Gan Luo. Gan Luo stood on a large rock and looked to the north. Seeing the frightened birds approaching, he became more and more excited.
Yan Yun's army continued to march under the leadership of Orion, without noticing anything unusual in front of them, and was walking step by step into the enemy's trap.
There were more and more stones scattered on the ground, and it became increasingly difficult for the Yanyun Army soldiers to walk. However, the leading hunter was walking faster and faster, and he kept urging.
Yang Gui couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart. He raised his right hand and the army gradually stopped. The hunter hurried back and muttered something anxiously. The scout translated: "He asked us why we stopped? He also said that we could get out of the buffalo ditch in a short distance!"
Yang Gui looked at Orion and found that he was no longer as honest as when he first met him, and there was an anxious look in his eyes. Yang Gui said calmly: "You are actually more anxious than us!" The scout felt that these words should not be translated, so he did not translate them. The hunter didn't understand Yang Gui's words and kept urging him.
Yang Gui said to the scout: "Ask him, how much benefit did the Tibetans give him to frame us?"
The scout was greatly surprised, and then translated these words into Tubo language and told them to Orion. Orion's expression suddenly changed, and he took a few steps back with a very panicked look in his eyes.
Yang Gui originally just guessed that those words were just a lie to him, but after seeing his reaction, he confirmed his guess in his heart.
The hunter suddenly turned around and ran towards the south. Zhang Xian shouted: "Catch him!" Orion didn't run a few steps before he was caught by two soldiers, dragged back and pushed to his knees. The hunter kowtowed in panic and kept mumbling. Yang Gui didn't need to listen to the scout's translation to know that the hunter was begging for mercy.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
