A small victory made Songtsen Gampo a little proud, thinking that the Tang army was nothing more than this.
More importantly, the marriage proposal was rejected by the Tang Dynasty, which made Songtsen Gampo very unhappy.
In the humanistic concept of Tubo, they pursue a wolf culture, and the law of survival is the law of the jungle.
The Tang Dynasty dared to disgrace him. How could Songtsen Gampo swallow his breath?
After the small victory, Songtsen Gampo certainly wanted to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, and conquered Songzhou in one fell swoop to vent his hatred.
Ludongzan can naturally understand Songtsen Gampo's thoughts.
But since I was sent as an envoy to the Tang Dynasty, I saw the prosperity and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was like a tiger, not a sheep to be slaughtered at will.
So he advised: "Zanpu, the Tang Dynasty has a vast land, rich resources, and a powerful country that cannot be underestimated. We still have to be cautious. It is best to act steadily. It is better to send someone to find out the reality of the Tang army first."
Seeing Lu Dongzan being so cautious, Jiumo Tuha, as the leader of the Wolf Cavalry, had no choice but to quit. He held his tongue and said, "What's so scary about the Tang army? Isn't the opponent's forward general a famous general? Isn't he a Tibetan general?" The warrior almost had his head chopped off. If he hadn't run so fast, we would have turned his head into a chamber pot..."
Jiumo Tuhamode's words immediately caused the generals to shout and laugh.
Looking at the high-spirited generals, Songtsen Gampo burst into laughter: "The generals are indeed powerful, but they cannot be taken lightly. Dongtsen's words are also very reasonable. However, I have just received a piece of news that is very important to us." It’s extremely beneficial.”
Lu Dongzan couldn't help but ask: "Zanpu, what's the news?"
Songtsen Gampo said proudly: "After the Tang Army's forward general was injured, do you know who the forward general they replaced was?"
Lu Dongzan was puzzled: "Could it be another famous general?"
Songtsan Gampo gritted his teeth and said: "Haha, what kind of famous general is he? He is just a young boy. Moreover, you have also dealt with Marquis Zhongyi who strongly opposed the marriage."
In his opinion, the marriage was already a foregone conclusion, but Yang Fan ruined it.
After hearing the news, Lu Dongzan suddenly became interested, thinking that he was cheated by Yang Fan, and now he still remembers it.
But he still couldn't help but confirm: "Zan Pu, are these information accurate? Isn't Marquis Zhongyi the Minister of Rites? How did he become a forward general?"
Songtsen Gampo smiled proudly: "Not only did the forward general change, but a secret report came. Wu King Li Ke is supervising the forward camp. He is currently in Songzhou City. As long as Songzhou City is captured, we can capture the Tang Dynasty King Wu. Then we can negotiate with the Tang Dynasty, whether we want to marry the Princess of the Tang Dynasty, or let the Tang Dynasty cede territory and seek peace, both of which will give us the initiative."
After saying that, Songtsen Gampo looked around and added: "The intelligence is absolutely accurate. Although the Tang Dynasty has strong soldiers and horses, the Tang court officials always like to scheming. Now they actually send a young boy with no combat experience as the vanguard. This is a God-given opportunity. also."
Lu Dongzan's face was full of joy and he said expectantly: "Zanpu, there are currently less than five thousand soldiers in Songzhou. I just don't know how many soldiers and horses Yang Fan has brought. As long as it is not too many, under our iron cavalry, Songzhou will be defeated." The city is already within our grasp.”
Songtsen Gampo looked confident: "We have definite information. Yang Fan, the forward general of the Tang Dynasty, only led 3,000 light cavalry to help Songzhou. The total number of soldiers in Songzhou City was less than 10,000, and Hou Jun The main force of the Tang Dynasty led by Ji Ji is still far away in Yizhou, which is at least three days' journey from Songzhou;"
"I plan to use 80,000 cavalry to attack Songzhou, and another 120,000 soldiers to take a detour to hold back the main force of Hou Junji's reinforcements..."
"We must capture Songzhou City and capture King Wu alive before Hou Junji's reinforcements arrive."
Jiumo Tuhamode quickly flattered him: "Zanpu is really smart, and I admire him. In this case, I am willing to lead an army of 100,000 to stop Hou Junji's main force, and buy time for Zanpu to capture Songzhou City." .”
In a big battle a few days ago, Ludongzan's son Gar Qinling Zandhuo showed his talents and almost shot and killed the forward general Niu Dajin. As the main general, Jiumo Tuhamode was certainly not to be far behind.
Songtsen Gampo laughed, waved his hand and said: "General Tuhamode, please be patient. You have a more important task. You need to lead the wolf cavalry with me to attack Songzhou City and stop the main force of the Tang Army." Leave it to General Gar Qinling Zandro."
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Gar Qinling Zandro immediately stood up and said loudly: "We will definitely live up to the king's expectations. Qinling will definitely buy the king twenty days."
"How can it take twenty days to capture a small Songzhou City? You only need to hold on for three days. The Tang army is in great power and should not be underestimated. You must be careful. As the saying goes, father and son go into battle. The king sent Dongzan Dalun to go with you, remember, don’t underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.”
The father and son Ludongzan and Gar Qinlingzanzhuo looked at each other and hurriedly clasped their fists to accept the order: "Please rest assured Zanpu, we will definitely live up to our expectations. Let's go and gather our troops right away."
After saying that, he turned around and left in a hurry.
After everyone retreated, Songtsen Gampo stroked his beard and smiled, showing a meaningful smile.
I never expected that someone in the Tang army would send such important information to Tubo.
God helps Tubo...
But the condition is only the head of the forward general Yang Fan.
In Songtsan Gampo's eyes, dealing with a young boy like Yang Fan was a cinch!
Moreover, since Yang Fan broke up the marriage, Songtsan Gampo had long regarded Yang Fan as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his side, and became the target of Songtsan Gampo's quick elimination.
In this way, the conditions proposed by the other party are equivalent to smooth sailing. Now that such important information has been obtained, why not do it.
However, the most important thing now is to consider how to deceive Yang Fan from Songzhou City and attack the city. The Tubo cavalry are not good at it.
While Songtsen Gampo was thinking about it, Yang Fan led more than 3,000 cavalry into Songzhou City.
It only took Yang Fan and the others four hours to travel the two hundred kilometers. This kind of marching speed surprised even Zhai Changsun, who had been on the battlefield for a long time.
In the past, such a long journey would have taken most of a day, and the soldiers would have been even more exhausted.
But now, although the more than 3,000 people are slightly tired, they obviously still have strong fighting capacity, which can be seen from the neat ranks.
In my heart, I admired the young general Yang Fan even more.
In just two months, a team was completely transformed. It was a magical way. I was secretly glad that I followed the right person.
Yang Fan didn't pay attention to these. After training for so long and using the prescription given by Sun Simiao, if he still couldn't achieve such an effect, wouldn't it be a waste of effort!
Under the guidance of officials, we entered Songzhou City. It was full of the atmosphere of war, and pedestrians were rushing...
Looking at the officials dressed as the county magistrate, Yang Fan asked: "Lord magistrate, where are the soldiers arranged?"
The middle-aged official hurriedly replied: "I don't dare call you that, general. My surname is Liu, my given name is Rengui, and my courtesy name is Zhengze. If the general doesn't give up, just call me by your given name."
Yang Fan smiled slightly: "Thank you, brother Zhengze, please lead the way."
"General, you're welcome. The soldiers' barracks are in the south of the city. Please come with me!"
Liu Rengui was quite surprised to see Yang Fan like this. Of course he had heard of Yang Fan's name. It didn't mean that this man was domineering, which was different from the rumors!
