At the northern foot of Jishi Mountain, Ge Shuhan's Longyou Army was confronting the Tibetan army across the Yellow River.
Tubo's military system, in addition to the pro-army directly under Zanpu and the standing army of Wuru, also has a huge frontier army stationed in the former Tuyuhun hometown. This frontier army was officially formed during the period of the famous Tubo general Lunqinleng and was specifically responsible for Competed with the Tang Dynasty for the land of Tuyuhun and Hehuang Jiuqu.
For more than a hundred years, the Tang and Tibetans had been fighting back and forth between Hehuang and Jishi Mountain. When the Tubo army was strong, such as when Lun Qinling was in charge, they would push north to the Hehuang Valley, and then wait until the Tang army was strong. At that time, we pushed all the way south across the Yellow River to Jishi Mountain, but Jishi Mountain was basically the limit.
Neither the Tang Army on the northern front nor the Tang Army on the eastern front could cross Tubo's Jishishan defense line.
Now is undoubtedly the period when the Tang army is at its strongest and the Tubo army is at its weakest. Ge Shuhan, the military commander of Longyou Jiedu in the Tang Dynasty, led his army to defeat the Tibetan army in Hongji and Damomen, and then took advantage of the victory to pursue and advance southward. It advanced until it reached the north bank of the Yellow River before finally stopping. At this time, the old boundary of the Zhenguan period, which was the national boundary of Songtsan Gampu, had been basically restored.
Because of his meritorious service in restoring his homeland, Ge Shuhan was granted the title of Duke of Liang by Li Longji, and granted an additional 300 households.
The twelve years of Tianbao are undoubtedly the most glorious moment in his life for Ge Shuhan. The limelight has overshadowed Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing, and can be said to be chasing An Lushan.
But Ge Shuhan actually also has troubles that are not enough for outsiders.
That is, after a long battle, the officers and soldiers of the Longyou Army were exhausted.
Ge Shuhan actually wanted to go all out and directly attack Tubo's Jishishan defense line and push the Tang and Tibetan front lines deep into the Tubo border. However, the cruel reality is that the Longyou Army no longer has the ability to launch a large-scale attack.
If we ignore the fact that our troops are exhausted and launch an attack forcefully, we will most likely repeat the defeat of Dafeichuan. Losing troops and generals will be a trivial matter, and we may lose all the land of Jiuqu that we finally regained.
Thinking of this, Ge Shuhan felt a little regretful. What a good opportunity he was about to slip away.
Just when Ge Shuhan was sighing sadly, Secretary Gao Shi suddenly walked in in a hurry.
"Commander Jie, the Tibetan army has withdrawn its camp!" Gao Shi said excitedly.
"What are you talking about? The Tibetan army has withdrawn from camp?" Ge Shuhan slammed the wine jar in his hand on the table and stood up suddenly. A real evil spirit suddenly appeared on his tall and burly body.
"Yes, the Tubo army has pulled out of camp!" Gao Shi nodded heavily.
Ge Shuhan immediately grabbed the bag and clasped it on his head, turned around and walked out.
Half an hour later, Ge Shuhan arrived at the north bank of the Yellow River surrounded by Gao Shi and dozens of cavalry.
Ge Shu Yao, who had led a group of rangers to scout here first, immediately came forward. Ge Shu Yao was originally just a small brigade marshal under Ge Shu Han's account. This time, because of Ge Shu Han's great achievements, he was directly under the influence of the official. Attack the general from the fifth rank.
"Grandpa," Ge Shuyao sang with his hands crossed, and then reported, "The Tibetan army has all retreated, and the boy has sent a group of cavalry to cross the river through the shallow water. If nothing else, there will be a reward soon. "
Ge Shuhan snorted lightly, put up an awning and looked towards the south bank of the Yellow River.
But I saw that the Jishishan Camp, where hundreds of thousands of Tibetan troops were originally stationed, was now empty, leaving only an abandoned military camp littered with messes. The Tubo people were obviously moving in a hurry, and even the wood in the camp was gone. The wood was not taken away or burned together. This was not the style of the Tibetan army.
Gao Shi also noticed this and said thoughtfully: "Commander Jiesi, the Tubo army seems to be moving in a hurry?"
"It does seem so." Ge Shuhan nodded, and then changed the topic and said, "However, Shang Jie Xi has always been cunning and likes to use tricks, so this may be done deliberately to lure us Long You. The army pursued us, and when we penetrated deep into the Tubo territory, we sent out heavy troops to surround us on all sides. At that time, our Longyou Army had no place to retreat even if we wanted to retreat."
"You are handsome and wise, you must be careful here." Gao Shi deeply agreed with Ge Shuhan's caution.
Sun Tzu's Art of War says that soldiers are important matters of the country, the place of life and death, and the path to survival.
While the two were talking, a dozen Tang troops on horseback galloped out of the valley at the northern foot of Jishi Mountain, and each of them was covered with arrows, just like hedgehogs.
Behind the dozen Tang troops, there were more than a hundred Tubo cavalry.
The Tubo cavalry chased forward while constantly drawing their bows and firing arrows.
While chasing and escaping, the Tang army in front was hit by arrows and fell from their horses.
The defensive power of the black hammer armor is strong, but there are always areas that cannot be protected.
The Tibetan cavalry kept chasing the banks of the Yellow River until they finally stopped and stopped pursuing.
A group of fifty Tang Army cavalrymen crossed the river to conduct reconnaissance, but only one of them escaped and was seriously injured. He fell off his horse as soon as he set foot on the north bank of the Yellow River.
Ge Shuyao quickly led people to help Naqi up. Fortunately, he was alive.
"Commander!" After being helped to Ge Shuhan's side, the Tang army scout reported with difficulty, "We were ambushed by the Tibetan rangers just after we entered Jishi Mountain, so we did not find the whereabouts of the Tibetan army."
"No, you have discovered the whereabouts of the Tibetan army." Ge Shuhan said.
"This is the strategy designed by Shang Jiexi to retreat in order to lure the enemy deeper."
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At this time, the army that was still resting had climbed over the stone ridge and entered the southern foothills.
Shang Jiexi was born in the Tubo surname Na Nang, and was also a relative of Mumo (the queen) of Tubo today. His status was roughly equivalent to Huo Qubing during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
In addition to Shang Jiexi, the Nang family also has Shang Jiezan, Shang Dongzan and other disciples.
The most outstanding among this group of disciples are the brothers Shang Jiexi and Shang Jiezan.
In the original history, Shang Jiexi once led the Tubo army to capture Chang'an, ushering in the most prosperous and glorious moment of the Tubo dynasty for more than two hundred years.
But now, Shang Jiexi is just a border guard general.
Moreover, because of the consecutive defeats in Hongji and Damomen, its prestige was greatly weakened.
For example, at this moment, Shang Jiezan raised strong doubts about Shang Jiexi's approach.
"I think it would be a pity to abandon the Jishi Mountain defense line like this. Even if we don't leave a large army to garrison, at least 10,000 people should be left in Jishi Mountain. Otherwise, what if my brother Shu Han leads the Longyou Army of the Tang Dynasty to march straight in? ? By that time, the crisis in Luoche City has not yet been resolved, and Ge Shuhan’s Longyou Army is approaching Luoche City again, which will make it even more troublesome."
"Don't worry, Ge Shuhan's character is cautious at best, and suspicious at worst. This time we will abandon the camp in Jishi Mountain directly, and we won't leave a single soldier in Jishi Mountain. We will make a big move. If we retreat, Ge Shuhan will have doubts. On the contrary, if we leave 10,000 partial troops to garrison in Jishi Mountain, then he will see through the truth."
"Then why did you send another Dongdai cavalry back to intercept the Tang army's scouts?"
"There is a saying in Sun Tzu's Art of War: Those who are good at using soldiers should use reality as reality; those who are good at defeating the enemy should use reality as reality. He sent a Dongdai cavalry back to intercept and kill the Tang army scouts, just to disturb Ge Shuhan's hearing and hearing."
"Well, I hope you're right, or we're going to be in big trouble."
"Don't worry. I claim to know Ge Shuhan's character well. He will definitely not dare to pursue him, at least in a short period of time. He will definitely not dare to go deep into the Tibetan border alone. We have enough time to rescue him."
"Since you know Ge Shuhan so well, why did you still lose to Ge Shuhan in Hongji and Damomen?"
"Can this be the same thing? I lost to Ge Shuhan in the battles of Hongji and Damomen, not because I was not as capable as him, but because the Tang army was well-trained and well-equipped. Facing the Tang army's siege ladders and jinglan chariots, There are also thunder cannons. What can we, the Tubo army, do to compete with the Longyou Army of the Tang Dynasty? Flesh and blood? The defeat of Momen and Hongji was not a crime of war!"
"I won't say it anymore. I hope it won't be a problem if I keep my logic. I hope it's not too late."
After hearing Shang Jie's praise, Shang Jiexi said nothing more.
Shang Jiexi was not worried about Ge Shuhan's pursuit, but he was worried about the more logical Anxi army.
Because until now, Shang Jiexi has not figured out how the Anxi Army crossed the uninhabited Qiangtang and suddenly appeared under Luoxue City? So bizarre, so weird! It’s too unbelievable!
A large army can actually cross Qiangtang? This has never happened before.
