What is very amazing is that although it is clearly talking about the grain harvested by the Tibetan people, what Gao Shi found was not highland barley, but corn.
Regarding this unusual phenomenon, Gao Shi said there was no problem at all.
The God-given gift given by Emperor Taizong, let alone corn, even lychees and bananas are normal here.
Inadvertently becoming a theist, Li Yunze could only show his helplessness with his hands. He really didn't want this.
Although many people do not believe that the Tibetans would leave so much grain such as corn so close to the army.
But as long as the food is edible, nothing else is that important.
With the food in hand and the sergeants with strong altitude sickness left to garrison Shibao City, Li Yunze led the army and began to march towards the capital of the Tibetans.
The marching route he took was exactly the same as that taken by Princess Wencheng a hundred years ago.
It's just that Princess Wencheng came with peace back then, but after experiencing the betrayal and massacre of the Tubo people, this time Li Yunze came with royal principles.
The so-called royal way is to destroy you if you disobey!
In this era, the only thing that restricted the Tang Army from exerting its strength was logistics, weather and geographical environment.
From time to time, the Tang army could find rice, noodles and other military supplies left by the Tubo people in a certain valley.
In terms of gas diseases, only those who were really unable to fight were left, and the rest of the soldiers were barely able to meet the combat requirements with the help of rhodiola, saffron and other drugs.
As for the geographical environment, although there are many mountains and lakes on the plateau, there is no hopeless situation on the way forward like Stone Castle City where one man is in charge and no one can get through.
As long as the Tang army can display its strength, there is nothing invulnerable.
The army marched forward in a mighty manner, constantly destroying the tribes they met along the way, and aimed directly at the Tibetan capital.
Shocked that the Tang army was no longer afraid of the angry Tubo people, in panic, they frantically mobilized their troops and generals, mobilizing all those who could move to stop the Tang army.
Extremely fierce and fierce battles broke out in every mountain pass, every valley, and every river.
Because the emperor personally led the expedition, because the destruction of the country was in sight, because there were sufficient supplies and clear rewards and punishments, the Tang army with high morale made very smooth progress, defeating countless Tubo tribes one after another, and finally reached the Tibetan capital.
It was already winter, with heavy snow falling from the sky and ice on the ground.
The Tubo people believed that the cold weather would destroy these Tang troops, so they defended the city and waited for the Tang troops to freeze to death.
But the Tang army outside set up a spacious and thick tent, and used stoves and fuel for heating.
Not only that, but you can also eat hot food and drink half-boiled hot water.
In contrast, the Tubo nobles lived in stone huts and had enough food and clothing, but their herders could only huddle with yaks for warmth.
After repairs, Tang Jun, who gradually adapted to the cold weather, began to take action.
Li Yunze did not start the siege directly when he came up. Instead, he organized the herdsmen he had captured before and started calling with a tin trumpet.
Naturally, the people calling were not the nobles opposite, but the herdsmen who had nothing and even their lives belonged to the nobles.
The content of the shouting was nothing more than accusing the nobles of their oppression and numerous crimes, and then stating that the Tang Dynasty was here to save them, and that it was sent by the gods to punish the nobles and save the herdsmen.
In addition to these general principles, there are also practical benefits.
After coming here, you can immediately be allocated how many yaks, how big the pasture is, and various other things.
From now on, all these things will belong to the herdsmen themselves, as long as they pay taxes on time, perform corvee service on time, obey the arrangements of the Tang government, and follow the orders of the Tang emperor.
Moreover, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty guaranteed in the name of the Emperor that as long as the laws of the Tang Dynasty were not violated, the Emperor would protect everyone and protect their lives and property.
We will never arbitrarily snatch their wives and daughters, we will not arbitrarily make them into magic weapons, we will not arbitrarily use various tortures to punish them, we will not.
For the herdsmen who had nothing at this time, not even their own lives, this condition was indeed very attractive.
In particular, the Tang Emperor guaranteed their lives and property, allowing them to transform from slaves under their slave owners into human beings.
The Tubo nobles' exploitation of the herdsmen was extremely terrifying, and these herdsmen also wanted to become individuals in despair.
Now that the opportunity has come, naturally there will be those who are brave enough to sneak up on Tang Jun under the cover of darkness.
For these people, Tang Jun naturally entertained them well. After eating and drinking, he continued to speak out and greet friends to the herdsmen on the opposite side.
As more and more herders fled to the other side, the Tibetan nobles were shocked.
But they have no good way to stop it.
They couldn't give what Tang Jun could give. We can't really let the slaves make the decision anyway.
The only way is to brutally massacre, trying to scare the herdsmen who want to flee through massacre.
The family and friends of the herdsmen who fled to the other side were pulled out and executed, and tortured to death with various cruel tortures in an attempt to serve as a deterrent.
The cruelty of his methods made the soldiers of the Tang Army feel numb when they saw it.
"see it?"
Li Yunze, who was on horseback, stretched out his whip to signal the torture scene in the distance opposite, and shouted loudly to his generals, "If they cannot be eliminated, the day when the Tibetans conquer Chang'an City, the people who will suffer such torture will be my people of the Tang Dynasty." !”
It is a joke that the generals do not think that the Tibetans have the strength to break through Chang'an City.
But seeing such a cruel scene, I naturally thought that I would never let this impossible thing come true.
"I don't have anything to say to you. I only have one thing to say."
Li Yunze took a deep breath and his eyes were bright, "We must destroy them!"
The cruel torture did not scare the herdsmen.
Because they have seen too much of these tortures and experienced too much, they have already become numb.
On the contrary, this stimulated more herdsmen to flee to the Tang army under the cover of night.
Many Tang Army generals said they could not understand Li Yunze's recruitment. They could just go up with the army and there was no need to recruit him.
If you don't fight quickly in such cold weather, why are you lingering here?
Ge Shuhan was elected by everyone to express his confusion to the emperor.
Facing the inquiry, Li Yunze patiently explained to Ge Shuhan, "How many people in the Tang Dynasty do you think are willing to migrate to this plateau to live?"
"this."
Ge Shuhan hesitated slightly, "Probably not many."
Where there is not much, to be precise, there should be none at all.
The plateau is a bitter cold place, and there is also the influence of Qi disease. Even if the people of the Tang Dynasty cannot survive, they would rather beg than go to the plateau.
"I am going to set up a Protectorate here."
Li Yunze looked at his brother Shuhan and made it clear, "You will be the guardian."
Ge Shuhan hurriedly saluted and accepted the order, and then waited for Li Yunze's next words.
"The goal of the Tubo Protectorate is Tianzhu in the south, where Zen Master Xuanzang went to obtain scriptures. By the way, have you read his "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty"?"
"this."
Ge Shuhan responded honestly, "I've heard of it, but I've never seen it."
"Take a good look when you have time." Li Yunze asked, and continued, "Tianzhu is a vast land with many people, and there is land suitable for farming everywhere. It is also rich in gold."
Following Li Yunze's description, Ge Shuhan's eyes turned red.
Such a good place must have been left to the Tang Dynasty by God.
"Going south from Tubo, you can say that you are at a high altitude and have obvious advantages. The only problem is logistical supplies."
Li Yunze raised his hand and nodded, "Things sent from heaven cannot be found everywhere. People in the Tang Dynasty are unwilling to come to the plateau, so local herdsmen must be used to provide supplies for the army."
God-given things can only come when Li Yunze is here, but it is impossible for him to follow him to Tianzhu.
When the Tubo Protectorate attacked Tianzhu, they still had to rely on themselves.
That’s why a large number of herdsmen are needed to support the front line as civilian workers. Herdsmen are needed to plant highland barley, raise yaks, build equipment to clear roads, and so on.
To put it bluntly, doing anything in this era requires people, a lot of people.
Recruiting a group of herdsmen had only one purpose, and that was to provide logistical supply support to the Tang army.
Of course, those Tubo nobles must not stay.
After receiving a reasonable explanation, the generals and generals had no objections.
Although it requires manpower to work, the quantity must be strictly controlled.
Moreover, some people from the Tang Dynasty also had to migrate here, so that the conditions would be good enough and the attractions would be strong enough.
As for the number, it must not be less than the Tubo people.
And the most important point is that the Tang people were allowed to carry swords and bows, but the Tubo people were absolutely not allowed to!
The only job of the remaining herdsmen is to cultivate and raise livestock, and they are not allowed to handle other things.
As more and more herders fled to the Tang Dynasty, the Tubo nobles panicked and decided that they could not wait any longer.
If this continues, everyone will run away.
Is it possible to let noble people like them go to war?
The eager Tubo nobles urged the herdsmen to launch an attack.
The outcome of the battle is already determined.
Although affected by weather and other conditions, combat effectiveness has seriously declined.
But the Tang army, which was well-trained, had high morale, and was well-equipped, was still not something that the herdsmen who had long lost their will to fight could resist.
After the war, the overwhelming Tubo troops collapsed.
To say that the Tubo people naturally have elites, they even have an elite cavalry.
Because the treatment is good enough, these people are also extremely brave and willing to die.
When the Tang army began to pursue, the Tubo cavalry was released, catching the pursuing Tang army by surprise, and even caused chaos in the Tang army's cavalry.
The Tubo cavalry had an advantage on the local battlefield, but they did not take advantage of the situation to defeat the scattered cavalry of the Tang army. Instead, they turned around and headed straight for Li Yunze's banner.
Li Yunze turned his head and glanced at Du Fu, who was wearing armor and holding a sharp arrow tightly in his hand, and said with a smile, "When you draw a bow, you should use it as a draw, and when you use arrows, you should use a long one. To shoot a man, shoot a horse first, and to capture a thief, capture the king first. These Tubo people know this." Where is the breaking point of the war?"
If they really allowed them to capture the emperor, the Tang army would surely fall into huge chaos.
It's okay to be killed, but under extreme fear and anger, it is very likely that he will choose to retaliate wildly.
If the emperor is captured, Li Yunze will definitely not take the initiative to call the door. At worst, he will shout, "I will die for my country, shoot me with an arrow!" '
But obviously, things haven't reached that point yet.
Because behind Li Yunze, Li Siye was sitting and resting.
Meeting Li Yunze's gaze, Li Siye stood up slowly with his hands on Mo Dao.
And behind him, there were nearly two thousand Mo Dao Army!
(End of chapter)
