Yang Gui said coldly: "You are so courageous, how dare you lie to us!"
The scout translated Yang Gui's words, and the Orion became more frightened, kowtowed even louder, and begged for mercy even more anxiously.
Yang Gui asked: "Who is ambushing you in front? How many people are there? If you tell me honestly, I will spare your life!" The scout translated. Orion quickly raised his head and muttered a few words. The scout said to Yang Gui: "He said that the person ambushing in front is General Gan Luo, and there are thousands of troops." Yang Gui nodded and said: "You are really thinking carefully! I really underestimate you!" Then he said to the officers around him. They ordered: "The front team becomes the rear team, the rear team becomes the front team, and you can retreat!" The officers immediately ran down, and the Ming army immediately turned the front team into the rear team, and the rear team changed into the front team, and turned around and returned north.
Gan Luo stood on the huge rock and saw that the Ming army was about to enter the trap, but suddenly, they quickly moved away. Gan Luo was shocked and confused, and for a moment he didn't know which link had gone wrong. He only watched the Ming army go north, but did not dare to order a pursuit.
The military report came back to Burang. The Tubo Emperor heard that a well-planned ambush failed at the last minute. He couldn't help but feel disappointed, depressed, and at the same time very scared. He just felt that this strategy could not succeed and the Ming army was bound to launch an attack. A fierce attack, but I don't know whether my own troops can defend it? !
Yang Gui returned to the military camp outside Pingdu Mountain Pass and immediately led his troops to storm Pingdu Mountain Pass. For several days, the Ming army tried various methods, but could not make any progress. The Pingdu Mountain Pass was too steep, and the Ming army could not display its combat effectiveness at all, but the opponent only had to stand on top and throw stones below! Any attack by the Ming army is simply a waste of troops!
Yang Gui finally knew that Pingdu Mountain Pass could not be conquered by a frontal attack, so he had to stop the attack and led his army to retreat to Qiongguo. Temporarily suspend military operations, and send scouts and messengers to contact other armies to obtain information and coordinate actions.
The Ming army retreated, and the Tubo Emperor, who had been having trouble sleeping and eating, was immediately relieved when he received the report from the front line. However, looking at the current situation, he was not happy at all. The originally powerful Tubo has now become in disarray. The richest areas centered on Luosu have all fallen into the hands of the Ming Dynasty. Pibo is an enemy of the imperial court and the situation is now serious. Those areas in the northwest close to Xiliao have lost contact with each other and do not know what the situation is now. ? The Tubo Emperor felt despair when he thought that the only areas under his control were Burang and Yaze. However, the feeling of despair only flashed through my heart, and I just felt that it would be good if I could be king in this corner. Then he couldn't help but hope that the people of Tianzhu would fight against the Ming Dynasty and eventually defeat the Ming Dynasty, so that he could take the opportunity to regain his position.
While the Tubo Emperor was thinking wildly, Burang and Yaze were enveloped in an atmosphere of panic and uneasiness. Everyone didn't know where to go, and they didn't know when the Ming army would attack, and they were panic-stricken.
The northern nobles headed by Hami came to the temporary palace of the Tubo Emperor. After a salute, Hami said: "Your Majesty, there is an important matter that I must discuss with Your Majesty!" The Tubo Emperor thought that the Ming Army was coming again, so he immediately became nervous and asked anxiously: "The Ming Army is coming again?"
Everyone was stunned, and Hami quickly said: "The Ming army did not come. What I want to say is another important matter." When the Tubo Emperor heard that the Ming army did not come, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked angrily: "What? Something important?"
Hami said: "Your Majesty, the numerous northern nobles are the foundation of our Tubo country. If Tubo wants to get rid of the crisis and regain its strength, the effectiveness of the northern nobles is indispensable!" After a pause, "However, now the northern nobles have followed your majesty thousands of miles west, and everyone They have lost almost all their land, and almost all of them have gone bankrupt! Your Majesty's top priority should be to give them land again to appease them, and not to make loyal ministers bleed and shed tears!" All the nobles agreed.
When the Tubo Emperor heard that they made such a request, he felt a headache. He frowned and said, "The mountains and rivers of Burang and Yaze have been given to the local nobles and living Buddhas. I can't snatch their land and give it away." Here you go!”
Hami cried: "Your Majesty, all of us nobles have lost their families, lost their families, and separated themselves from us because of our loyalty to your Majesty. Doesn't your Majesty just care about us?" The other nobles knelt down and started crying. For a while, the palace hall was crying. The sound was loud and wailing, as if in a mourning hall.
The Tubo Emperor was so weeping by them that he wanted to have a fit but didn't dare, so he had to persuade him: "Elder Hami, and everyone else, you don't have to be sad! I will discuss this matter with the local nobles and living Buddhas." Let’s discuss!” Hami kowtowed and said, “Thank you, Your Majesty!” Everyone else also kowtowed and said, “Thank you, Your Majesty!”
The Ming army suddenly appeared, defeated the main force of the Tibetan army in a very short period of time, occupied the core area of Tibet centered on Luoche, and drove the Tibetan royal family to the southern foothills of the Himalayas. The Songgan of Pibo City and the Tianzhu people who were attacking Pibo City were greatly shocked. In view of the drastic change in the situation, and the fact that Pibo was still unable to be captured, the Tianzhu people were worried that the Ming army would take advantage of it, so they stopped fighting. In response to Bo's attack, the army withdrew southwest to the line of Lalong Temple and Kaqu Temple. The Tianzhu army retreated, and the people in Pibo City breathed a sigh of relief. However, thinking about the current situation, their hearts became heavy again. They felt that although the Tianzhu people left, they were afraid that the Ming Dynasty people would come again.
At noon that day, Song Qian was discussing matters with his subordinates. At this moment, General Chengmen suddenly came to report that the Ming envoy had arrived. Song Qian and others couldn't help but look at each other, feeling uneasy. Song Qian ordered the city gate general to let him go, and then he led his men to greet the Ming envoy.
A group of people hurried to the city gate. Seeing a group of tough men and women surrounding a stunning woman with a black gauze veil, they couldn't help but be startled. Song Qian asked in a fair manner: "Your Excellency...?" A woman next to the woman said loudly: "This She is the concubine of His Majesty the Ming Emperor, Empress Yan Ji!" Everyone was shocked, and Song Qian hurriedly saluted and said, "I didn't know that the empress was here, and I missed you from afar, so I hope you can forgive me!"
Yan Ji said: "Sir Songqian, there is no need to be polite."
Song Qian quickly invited Yan Ji and his party into the mansion and asked Yan Ji to take a seat. Yan Ji sat down at the top, while everyone in Tubo stood below. Everyone looked at her with uncertain expressions.
Song Qian bowed and asked, "I wonder what your Majesty will do when she arrives?"
Everyone only saw her veil trembling slightly, and a very seductive voice came: "You must know the purpose of my trip! In fact, it can be said that I am here to save you!" Everyone looked at each other, and Song Qian bowed. : "Please speak clearly."
Yan Ji said: "You must be very clear about the current situation. If we continue to fight against our Ming Dynasty, I don't need to say more about what will happen!"
Bian Ba said harshly: "I'll die at worst! Don't think I'm afraid of death!" After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but become nervous and looked at Bian Ba.
Yan Ji smiled and said: "General Bianba is the number one warrior under Lord Songgan, so he is naturally not afraid of life and death! In fact, I don't want to force you to submit when I come here this time. I just want to tell you that we have given you a chance to choose. As for how The choice is your own business. Whether to choose to submit to the Ming Dynasty and live in peace and contentment, or to fight against the Ming Dynasty and end up in ashes! In fact, we, the Ming Dynasty, do not want to resort to war. If this matter can be resolved peacefully, it will be a good thing for both of us. They are all the best!”
Qu Zha bowed and asked, "If we, sir, surrender, how will His Majesty Ming treat us?" Everyone looked at Yan Ji with concern.
Yan Ji smiled slightly, her beautiful eyes moving, and said: "Your Majesty said that as long as the nobles of Tubo are willing to submit, then their interests in Tubo will be protected by the Ming Dynasty. In other words, what Lord Songqian and everyone present will have The mountains, forests, land and even the city still belong to Lord Songqian and you!" Everyone showed joy, and felt that if they could keep these interests, there was nothing wrong with surrendering to the Ming Dynasty. In fact, before Yan Ji arrived, many people had already had the idea of surrendering to the Ming Dynasty. However, Song Qian, as the leader, never expressed his stance, so this idea could only be regarded as an idea.
After hearing Yan Ji's words, everyone was very moved and looked at Song Qian with longing in their eyes. Song Qian only felt in a dilemma and frowned: "Thank you for your kindness. However, I still have to think about this matter!" Many people couldn't help but become anxious after hearing this, but they couldn't say anything.
Yan Ji nodded and said, "Okay. But it doesn't take too long." Then she stood up and walked outside, surrounded by Huaxu killers.
Seeing this, Song Qian quickly stepped forward and asked, "Is your Majesty going to leave now?"
Yan Ji stopped and said, "We will wait outside the city for three days. If you make a decision within three days, please come to see me outside the city in person." After saying that, she went straight away. Song Qian and others looked at the backs of Yan Ji and others, feeling at a loss. Bian Ba said to Song Qian in a hurry: "Sir, we should seize her! With her in hand, the Ming army will not dare to act rashly!" Qu Zha immediately objected: "No! If you do this, you will completely break with the Ming Dynasty. There is no room for change! Furthermore, Yang Peng is the emperor who rules the world, how can he delay important events for the sake of a woman? This is harmful and useless, and must not be done!" Song Qian nodded with deep understanding and said: "Qu Zha What you said is absolutely true!" Bianba was very depressed.
Song Qian frowned and said, "This matter really makes it difficult for me to make a decision!"
Qu Zha said: "Sir, the emperor treated us like this, and we almost died without a burial place because of him. Why can't we surrender to the Ming Dynasty?"
Qucuo said: "There is also a problem with surrendering to the Ming Dynasty. We all know the policies of the Ming Dynasty. They have no good impression of the nobles. The nobles in the Central Plains were persecuted very badly by him before! Now the Ming Dynasty needs us, so we have issued a There are many conditions that make us happy, but once they achieve their goal, can they still keep their promises? At that time, if they want to attack us, we will have no room to resist! "
Everyone was originally inclined to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, but after hearing Qu Cuo's words, they all hesitated.
Song Qiandao: "Qucuo is right, that's what I'm worried about. It doesn't matter if we surrender to the Ming Dynasty now. I'm afraid that the Ming Dynasty will implement their policies in the Central Plains on us in the future. In that case, we will still lose everything we have now!"
Qu Zha frowned and said: "This is just a guess. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, there is no reason for Yang Peng to go back on his word! If he doesn't surrender to the Ming Dynasty now, I'm afraid he will soon face the Ming Dynasty's soldiers! The fortified city will be locked in an instant Soon they were captured by the Ming army, and the imperial court's hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out in the blink of an eye. How can we withstand the Ming army with so few remnant soldiers scattered so close to each other?"
Song Qian said: "I have been thinking about this issue. I think maybe we can change our thinking. Can we go to Tianzhu?" Everyone was stunned. Song Qian continued: "Tianzhu is the hometown of Buddha. It would be better to go to Tianzhu! Previously, the people of Tianzhu had the advantage. Even if we went to ask them for peace, they would not take us seriously! The situation is different now. , the Ming Dynasty came and defeated the emperor in one fell swoop. With great momentum, the Tianzhu people have already felt the threat of the Ming Dynasty and have shrunk the front line! Now we go to the Tianzhu people to seek peace. It will definitely be a surprise for the Tianzhu people. We must be able to achieve an agreement for us. A very favorable agreement!"
Everyone looked at each other and felt that what Song Qian said was very reasonable. They couldn't help but feel excited. Qu Cuo said: "Your Excellency is wise! If we surrender to the Tianzhu people, our interests will definitely not be damaged!" Everyone nodded. . Qu Zha frowned and said: "I'm afraid that the Tianzhu people are no match for the Ming Dynasty!" He glanced at everyone and said solemnly: "Don't forget, the Tianzhu people were defeated by the Ming Dynasty! In Dali, the Tianzhu army was defeated by the Ming Dynasty many times. In our hands! If the Tianzhu people are defeated by the Ming Dynasty, they can return to the country, and we will fall into an irreversible situation!"
Everyone couldn't help but hesitate again. There was a buzz in the hall, and everyone was talking quietly below.
Song Qian said resolutely: "I decided to defect to Tianzhu!" Everyone stopped talking and looked at Song Qian, with worries in their eyes. Song Gan said: "Don't worry, everyone! The situation here is different from Dali. The Ming army does not have many troops. If we join forces with the Tianzhu people, even if we cannot defeat the Ming Dynasty, we should have no problem guarding the front line of the Brahmaputra River!" Everyone heard what Song Gan said, It made sense, so I couldn't help but nodded, and let go of my worries. I just felt that surrendering to Tianzhu would be a good choice.
Seeing this scene, Quza couldn't help but sigh.
Qucuo said: "Your Excellency, since you have decided to surrender to Tianzhu, you must immediately send envoys to God, and at the same time send people to block the ferries along the Yarlung Zangbo River to prevent the Ming army from crossing the river!" Songgan nodded and said to Quzha: " Qu Zha, you will go to Tianzhu on my behalf." Qu Zha bowed and promised. Songgan looked at Qucuo and said, "Qucuo, lead 10,000 horses out of the city gate and go north to block the first-line ferry of the Yarlung Zangbo River." Qucuo bowed and agreed. Song Qian finally looked at the mighty Bian Ba and said, "Bian Ba, lead a thousand people to the outside of the city and capture the Ming Dynasty's empress!" Song Qian decided to surrender to Tianzhu, so he wanted to capture Yan Ji He held it in his hand as a bargaining chip to blackmail Yang Peng. Bianba excitedly agreed and left. Songgan shouted: "Wait a minute!" Bianba stopped and waited for Songgan's instructions. Songgan warned: "Remember, we must capture her alive. She will be of no use to us if she is dead!" Bianba agreed. With a cry, he ran down.
There is a gentle mountain forest more than ten miles outside the city, and Yan Ji and others camped here. The sentry stood on the hill and looked in the direction of Pibo. He saw the snow-capped mountains and grasslands reflecting the city, and the scenery was very beautiful. Suddenly, a group of soldiers and horses rushed out of the city and rushed towards this side. The sentry immediately ran down the hill and came to Yan Ji, who was sitting by the campfire talking to a few of her men. He reported, "Mother, there are troops coming out of Pibo City and coming this way."
Yan Ji frowned, "Army? How many people are there?" The sentry said: "There are about a thousand people and horses, all cavalry." Yan Ji asked again: "Are there others besides soldiers and horses?" The sentry shook his head. He shook his head and said, "I didn't see it."
Yan Ji suddenly stood up and sneered: "I really underestimated Songgan!" She turned to everyone and said: "Send the order, everyone retreats to the north immediately!" Everyone was stunned, and a leader asked in confusion: "General, why do you want to retreat north?" Yan Ji said angrily: "You think Songqian and the others are here to surrender? They clearly want to attack me! If they are here to surrender, why do they only have soldiers and horses? Others?" Everyone suddenly realized.
Immediately everyone ran down to deliver the order, and more than a hundred people were ready in an instant, rode their horses and left the camp, running wildly towards the north. A moment later, a subordinate who was following behind shouted: "They are coming!" Yan Ji looked back and saw more than a thousand enemies on horseback, with iron hoofs roaring and smoke billowing.
Yan Ji and his party headed north at full speed, and an hour later they arrived at a ferry on the Brahmaputra River. Suddenly, he saw thousands of enemy troops setting up defenses on the shore. He immediately rushed forward and rushed into the enemy army regardless of the number. The Songgan Army did not expect that someone would rush in from behind. They were caught off guard and were immediately rushed to pieces, shouting and screaming. Yan Ji and others broke through the obstacles in one fell swoop and crossed the Brahmaputra River along the shallows. Immediately, the pursuers led by Pianba also arrived here and ran across the Brahmaputra River.
After Yan Ji and his party crossed the Yarlung Zangbo River, they ran straight towards Luoche, and Bianba led his pursuers in hot pursuit. Although Yan Ji's horses were much more majestic than those of the Tubo people, they were not well adapted to the plateau climate. After running for so long, they were already looking tired and running slower and slower. But the pursuers behind them still maintained that speed. The distance between the two sides was rapidly closing, and the strange screams of the Tubo people came from behind, becoming increasingly clear.
After a while, the distance between the two sides was within a stone's throw. The people in Huaxu who were running in front twisted their bodies and fired arrows behind them. The arrows flew towards them. The chasing Tubo people did not expect that the other party would suddenly fire arrows. Unprepared, more than a dozen people were shot off their horses! The Tubo people panicked and their pursuit immediately slowed down! The distance between the two sides quickly widened, but after a while, the Tubo people moved in again.
This time, the Tubo people fired their arrows before the Ming people did. The arrows flew across the space between the two sides like locusts and fell with a clatter. Several Huaxu assassins were hit by arrows and fell off their horses. The others continued to run wildly, twisting their bodies and firing arrows behind them. A dozen Tibetans were hit by arrows and fell off their horses. Some of them did not die immediately, but were trampled to death by their own people's iron hoofs in an instant. The two sides chased and escaped like this, firing arrows at each other, and people from both sides were constantly hit by arrows and fell down. Both sides did not care whether the person who was hit by arrows and fell was dead or alive. One side only focused on running away, and the other side only focused on chasing. The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and Yan Ji's situation is getting worse and worse.
"Leader of the Grand Pavilion, we are here to break up the rear, please leave quickly!" A deputy leader shouted.
Whoosh... A sharp whistling sound suddenly sounded in their ears. At this moment, everyone in Huaxu heard a scream from behind them. Everyone was stunned, and quickly looked up, and saw a warrior cavalry standing not far in front of them! Everyone was dressed in black cloaks and unicorn beast masks, and they turned out to be secret guards, and the one standing in front of him turned out to be His Majesty the Emperor! When everyone suddenly saw such a scene, they couldn't help but feel surprised.
Bian Ba saw hundreds of Ming Dynasty warriors suddenly appearing in front of him, but he didn't take it to heart and continued to lead his army to pursue them. At this moment, a hail of arrows was seen coming towards them, causing their own cavalry to flip over and lose dozens of them. Bian Ba was upset and wanted to rush forward and kill the enemy immediately! Seeing the enemy start charging towards me, I felt that I was getting what I wanted. I felt excited. I raised my machete high and shouted loudly! His warriors also shouted loudly!
In an instant, the warriors from both sides collided violently. Bianba and his warriors wanted to kill the enemy, but they were shocked to find that the enemy's force was unexpectedly fierce. They saw iron hooves rushing, swords shining like snow, and their own soldiers' flesh and blood flew everywhere, and their horses were turned upside down! Everyone felt as if they had collided with a hurricane!
Yang Peng took the lead and picked up a dozen enemy soldiers to rush to Bianba. Bian Ba, who rushed towards him and didn't know what to fear, couldn't help but feel shocked when he saw the opponent's momentum. Then he yelled and slashed with his knife! Yang Peng waved his horse to deflect the opponent's scimitar. At this time, the galloping horses of both sides were already overlapping each other. Yang Peng suddenly stretched out his left hand and grabbed Bian Ba's skirt! Bianba was shocked and even wanted to resist, but at this moment, Bianba felt a huge force coming, and then his whole body flew up uncontrollably, as if he was flying into the clouds. Immediately afterwards, he fell heavily to the ground, and his eyes were filled with stars.
The Tibetan army had already been shaken by the fierce charge of the secret guards. At this time, they saw their general being knocked off his horse by his opponent. They were frightened to death. Their fighting spirit was instantly gone. They turned their horses and ran for their lives. . Yang Peng did not pursue him, but raised his horse to signal everyone to stop.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
