At this time, in Nie Duo City, the seat of the Quy Nhon Army, the melodious singing of silk and bamboo shengs could be heard from time to time in the garrison's residence, and the silver bell-like laughter could also be heard. There seemed to be many young ladies.
The little Bolu people passing by all had expressions of anger on their faces.
"Dog slave, what are you looking at? Believe it or not, I will dig out your eyeballs!"
At this time, the attendants guarding the gate of the house would immediately scold him, and sometimes even whip him. In the worst case, a little Bolu man was even hacked to death with a knife.
The people in Xiaobolu also dared to get angry but did not dare to speak.
The Tang Dynasty adopted a restraint system for most of the Anxi kingdoms.
The so-called Ji Mi system means that after conquering some small countries on the border, they do not send officials directly from the court to govern them. Instead, the original nobles or even kings still manage their own country's subjects, but the kings are turned into governors or governors. Some They even still retained the title of king, such as the King of Khotan.
The Quy Nhon Army is actually the original Little Bolu Kingdom, it just changed its name, and the king has not changed.
The residents of the country were still the original Xiaobolu people. The Tang Dynasty only stationed three thousand soldiers in Niduo City. These three thousand soldiers were Tian Zhen's Guiren Army.
Of course, Niduo City now has thousands of elite soldiers brought by Bian Lingcheng.
Tian Zhen, like Li Siye, was once a Mo Dao general under Gao Xianzhi, but their styles were opposite. Li Siye was still very good to the people of Khotan, but Tian Zhen was very bad to the people of Xiaobolu. Exploitation and extortion were all trivial matters. , and often searched for young and beautiful Hu Ji for his own and his men's pleasure.
Tian Zhen actually learned it from Gao Xianzhi, who has this kind of virtue.
Gao Xianzhi was indeed very powerful in fighting, but it was also true that he was greedy for pleasure. In order to satisfy his greed, he even made up excuses to send troops to attack the Shi Kingdom. The New Tang Dynasty Book records that Gao Xianzhi robbed "more than ten dendrobiums, five or six golden camels, and good horses" from the Shi Kingdom. There are many treasures and jade, and the family's wealth is huge." Then the prince of Shiguo borrowed troops from Dashi to take revenge, and then there was the Battle of Talas. Gao Xianzhi also suffered his first defeat since he became the governor of Anxi. And it was a disastrous failure.
Gao Xianzhi acted like this, and the senior generals of the Anxi Army followed suit.
Who would have trouble with Hu Ji, who has gold, silver, and fair skin and blue eyes, right?
On the contrary, generals like Feng Changqing and Li Siye, who were honest, self-reliant and kind to foreigners, were the exceptions.
Therefore, under Tian Zhen's governance in the past three years, the population of Niduo City has dropped sharply to less than 20% of the original number.
But Tian Zhen didn't take it seriously at all. A few days ago, he plundered a group of orchids for the enjoyment of Bian Lingcheng, the prison general who had just arrived in Niduo City. Tian Zhen even gave up his house.
And Bian Lingcheng was not polite and accepted everything happily.
At this moment, Bian Lingcheng was enjoying the singing and dancing of Orchid in Tian Zhen's house.
Moreover, this old pervert did not allow Hu Ji to wear clothes. He had to be naked when singing and dancing. When he was sexually aroused, he would rush into the venue and scratch and pinch Hu Ji's skin. All Hu Ji's performers were covered in black and blue.
Seeing more than a dozen Hu Ji spinning around naked, Bian Lingcheng's bestiality flared up again.
However, just when Bian Lingcheng was about to rush into the field again, a young eunuch quickly ran in.
"Grandpa, grandpa, there is new news from Seluburg." The little eunuch shouted as he ran.
Bian Lingcheng's good mood was disturbed, and he immediately asked with a dark face: "What's going on over there in Seluburg? Tell me quickly."
“Here.” The young eunuch crossed his hands and sang, and then said, “The night before yesterday, a camel team came from Khotan Town and transported about 500 shi of grain and hundreds of barrels of grease to Seluburg. "
"Is this happening?" Bian Lingcheng's expression suddenly became even more embarrassing, "What is Li Siye going to do?"
While he was talking, Tian Zhen, the envoy of the Quy Nhon Army who was wearing a crimson round-collar robe, also strode in.
Tian Zhen is similar to Li Siye. He is also a giant man with a height of seven feet, giving people a strong sense of oppression.
Seeing Tian Zhen striding in, more than a dozen Hu Ji in the hall were frightened and fled in all directions, and all of them cast frightened looks at Tian Zhen.
Tian Zhen didn't even look at the group of orchids.
"Here." Tian Zhen shouted to Bian Lingcheng, crossing his hands and saying, "Mr. Bian, does he know that Li Siye transported hundreds of stones of grain and hundreds of barrels of grease to Sailu Castle?"
"Well, our family just learned about it." Bian Lingcheng said with a dark face.
Tian Zhen said: "Li Siye's intervention in Sailubao is still a small matter. Another thing happened tonight. This is a big deal."
"Another big thing happened in Sailubao tonight?" Bian Lingcheng was surprised and asked anxiously, "What big thing happened?"
Tian Zhen said: "A team member named Lu Wen in the fort actually saw through the Tibetan army's conspiracy to transport wood and supplies from the upper reaches of the Sailu River to the lower reaches, and intercepted the rafts and military rations put down by the Tibetans tonight."
From here we can know that Niduo City or Tian Zhen is very well informed.
Although Tubo sent an army of tens of thousands to guard the traffic artery west of Sailubao, it did not cut off the Tang army's intelligence channels at all. Tian Zhen could still know the major and minor events that happened in Sailubao at the first time.
"Lu Wen?" Bian Lingcheng said thoughtfully, "This person does have some eyesight."
"However, this person ruined the border affairs." Tian Zhen said again, "Previously, we secretly leaked the news about the shortage of food in Selubao to the Tibetan people, so the Tibetan people gave up the attack and changed it to a siege. In this way, the Tibetan army If you stay under a fortified city for a long time, you will inevitably lose all your strength over time. If the border commander then sends out a large force to attack it, he will definitely be able to defeat it in one battle."
"This is exactly the truth." Bian Lingcheng said, "The Tubo army has always been brave and must not underestimate the enemy."
Tian Zhen added: "But now, first Li Siye delivered food to Sailubao, and then Lu Wen intercepted the Tibetan army's food. The situation immediately reversed, and the ninth regiment was not short of food, but the Tibetan army was about to run out of food."
"Oh, yes." Bian Lingcheng slapped his thigh and suddenly realized, "That's right."
Tian Zhen said again: "Then the Tibetan army will inevitably fight with the trapped beasts and attack overnight."
"Damn it, Li Siye and Lu Wen misled me." Bian Lingcheng said anxiously, "Send our military order and the army will assemble immediately!"
Bian Lingcheng did not dare to wait any longer, because he was too late, and it would be a big trouble if the Tibetan army captured Seluburg first. By then, the Tubo army only needed to hold Seluburg, and they would be able to seize the Anxi Army by the throat. , even if Feng Changqing's army arrives at that time, it will be difficult to invade the territory of Dabolu Kingdom, and Feng Changqing's entire plan will be invalidated.
As a result, the seventieth birthday gift given to the saint will naturally become a mirror flower and a moon in the water.
Such consequences were not something Bian Lingcheng could afford, so he had to send troops quickly.
However, the dead eunuch was still afraid of death and did not dare to lead the troops himself. Instead, he asked Tian Zhen to lead the troops.
Immediately he held Tian Zhen's hand and said, "Tian Shijun, I can only take a hard trip for you this time."
Tian Zhen felt contempt in his heart, but said with emotion on his face: "What are you talking about, Mr. Bian? It is Tian's honor to be able to serve Mr. Bian and the saint. Mr. Bian is just waiting here for the news."
Tian Zhen immediately led his army to Selüburg overnight.
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Selüburg, everything is ready.
Cui He climbed onto the battlement and said to Lu Wen beside him, "It's so quiet this night."
Lu Wen nodded and said: "The half hour before dawn is the darkest time of the day, and it is also the quietest time."
Cui He continued: "It is also the best time for a sneak attack. It seems that your judgment is right. The Tibetan army really plans to launch an attack before dawn. I can already smell the smell of sheep on them."
"I smell the Tibetans too, three, two, one!"
When the countdown came to one, Lu Wen shouted again: "Squat down, don't show up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a continuous scream in the night sky, which was countless arrows.
There was a dense buzzing sound immediately on the battlements of the city wall and the watchtowers. You could tell without looking that it was the sound made by the arrows shot by the Tibetans when they penetrated the battlements and watchtowers.
Then countless firelights lit up outside the city.
In the light of the fire, thousands of Tibetan archers were firing arrows, and hundreds of bed crossbows, Fuyuan crossbows and even ballistae were being loaded and fired. They came out in full force.
Immediately, groups of Tibetan infantry carried oars and launched a charge.
Lu Xiaoning moved the surveillance camera to a higher place and looked down from a high altitude. He could see more clearly. There must have been at least two thousand Tibetan infantrymen charging into the air. They were really like a tidal wave.
