On the main battlefield where the Tang army and the Tibetans faced each other, Li Daozong commanded the army to advance uniformly, and the uncle of Songtsan cadre also called on his soldiers to gather into an army formation again.
But this time they all knew it well. Looking at the military formations that kept moving towards each other, they already knew the distance of the catapult's attack.
As long as the Tang army exceeded the distance of the trebuchet, the Tubo army would disperse in a rush and run backwards non-stop for their lives. As long as the distance was less than the distance, the Tubo army would continue to provoke the Tang army.
The meaning is very clear, it is to delay time. The uncle of Songtsan cadre saw that the Tang army was really held back by his own army and wanted to come forward to fight him, so he led the team back. When they stopped, he led the team again to harass them, as if he had mastered the battlefield. He was quite proud of taking the initiative and finding Tang Jun's weakness.
But before they could be proud, Li Daozong also realized that something was wrong.
"This Tibetan general seems to be deliberately luring us. As long as we advance, they will retreat. When we retreat, they will come to harass us. It seems to be delaying time. It seems that they have indeed made arrangements. I wonder if we have guessed. It's up to his arrangement." Just after Li Daozong finished speaking, the deputy general next to him said indifferently.
"General, what is there to worry about? We are all the bravest and most skilled soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. If we fight the Tubo with real swords and real spears, we will not be afraid of anyone. We are even more confident that we will completely eliminate them before our eyes." Tang Jun The general said this, which made Li Daozong very satisfied. Li Daozong looked at them and nodded.
"You are right. Our Tang army is brave and good at fighting, but we cannot take it lightly. We immediately arranged for a messenger to contact Xue Li to see if there was any movement from the Tibetan people in the rear. If the Tibetan people really took action, we We need to make plans early." The deputy general nodded.
"General, don't worry, I will go and contact you right away." After the deputy general of the Tang Army said a word, he turned around and retreated with a dozen soldiers, and the deputy general's armor was also quite gorgeous.
Sitting in the Tibetan army formation, feeling that he had mastered the battlefield, he took the initiative to watch his soldiers and the Tang army pull at each other, stalling for time. The uncle of Songtsen cadres even grinned when he waited until the Tang army was completely eliminated by the front and rear attacks.
"The Tang Army is going to move reinforcements now. Where are the reinforcements you can move? Aren't they the defenders of Songzhou City? Go ahead and bring all the defenders of Songzhou City, just enough for me We have arranged an ambush to occupy your Songzhou City, and then attack you from both front and rear to catch you all!" As he spoke, the uncle who sent the compliments to the cadres changed his hands from palms to clenched fists, and laughed.
"Just like this fist, if your trebuchet can attack the front, can it turn around and attack the back? Even if it attacks the back, what about the front? There will always be one side that cannot be attacked. Wait until I You will all die after the army is encircled." But the uncle of Songtsan cadre thought that he would encircle the Tang army, and when the ambush he arranged should rush to the foot of Songzhou City, it was indeed as he thought. After a small incident occurred in the canyon, the Turkic soldiers and horses indeed saw Songzhou City in the distance on the horizon.
After the Tubo army saw Songzhou City, the Tubo generals laughed and talked arrogantly in front of their own people.
"Young men, look ahead is Songzhou City. The Tang army has been led to the front by the general. Songzhou City is an isolated city. Even if there are defenders, they are just pretending. We, the warriors of Tubo, Follow me and charge up. As long as you charge forward and defeat Songzhou City, it will be a great achievement." But just as the Tubo general yelled and encouraged his soldiers and rushed forward quickly, he simply couldn't They didn't notice that the trebuchets one after another in the woods in front of them had removed their camouflage.
Looking ahead without any scruples, he moved in the direction of the Tibetan army approaching Fengzhou City, ready to attack at any time.
The Tiance guards of the Tang Army couldn't stop arranging all the trebuchets, and quickly locked their target area, waiting for an unexpected attack after the Tibetan army entered.
While Xue Li was preparing here, Cheng Chumo, who had already assembled the second regiment, was anxiously riding his horse next to Xue Li.
"These Tibetan dog thieves move very slowly. We have been resting here for a while, and they haven't arrived yet. We are really disappointed!" As soon as Cheng Chumo said this, Xue Li comforted him.
"Don't tell me what happened to the Tubo. If we join forces with the Tubo to fight later, you cavalry can't let me lose my identity. It will be hard for you if I, the Tubo, run away. This is Our Tiance Guard's first battle since the great victory against the Turks in the north."
"The general will know."
"Really? Don't be arrogant and ignore the enemy after you discover that you can attack them." As soon as Xue Li finished speaking, Cheng Chumo hurriedly scratched his head and smiled honestly.
"Don't worry, general, I won't let them escape. I guarantee it with my identity as a soldier." After Cheng Chu was silent, he hurriedly said goodbye in front of Xue Li and left to lead his cavalry, ready to attack at any time. The Tubo army launched a fatal blow.
Not long after Cheng Chumo left, the Tibetan soldiers in the distance finally arrived in front of them laughing and joking. Just after Xue Li raised a small red flag in his hand, the Tiance guards beside the trebuchet hurriedly prepared.
When Xue Li waved the small red flag in his hand forward, the trebuchet was manipulated by the Tiance guards and made a creaking sound. Then it immediately showed its power and threw the prepared magic weapon forward.
While these clay pots were flying in the sky, the Tibetan soldiers were still there, dumbfounded.
"What's going on? Where did you get the jar?"
"This is flying out of the woods. Is there something in the woods?"
"But that's not important. What's important is, what's in the clay pot?" Although these Tibetan soldiers didn't know what was going on in front of them, they also watched the clay pot penetrate into their own army and thought I want to see what's in this Tang jar, if it's money.
I have to say that their brain circuits are very novel, and people who have never seen them want to take a look to see if there will be any unexpected gains.
But just when they were watching the scene in front of them so excitedly and wanted to explore what was going on, these jars exploded violently after falling into their military formation.
Boom...Boom...Boom Another scene that surprised them appeared. The exploding jar immediately made them cry for father and mother, and they began to run for their lives regardless.
Even though the Tiance Guards had fewer people this time, fewer earthen jars were thrown out, and the number of Tibetan soldiers killed and injured was not large, the chaos that appeared was not something they could ignore.
The people at the rear didn't know what was going on in the front. They only heard a loud noise, and while their ears were still buzzing, the soldiers next to them had already begun to flee in all directions.
Some of them were standing stupidly at the back. After being pushed to the ground, they stepped on him. By the time everyone discovered this unexpected situation, hundreds of people had already ran over him. This person who was originally safe and sound was not there. The Tibetan soldiers who were attacked by Xue Li and others died tragically at the feet of their compatriots.
Such a scene was so funny and embarrassing, but it was already like this, and no one said anything to him. What's more, some people were trampled and were still struggling there, which made the Tibetan soldiers nearby panic. Running for his life in all directions.
At this time, the Tubo army did not have any military formations to speak of. There were Tubo soldiers everywhere running backwards in search of a chance to survive.
Although they didn't know if they could run away, and the escape route behind them was blocked, it was better to run backwards than to face unknown crises forward.
But while they were running backwards to escape, the Tubo general leading them reacted.
This was an ambush. If you want to survive, you must face the enemy. Escape? Just a lamb to the slaughter. General Tubo had a plan and shouted loudly.
"Don't run backwards, everyone rush forward for me! Rush over and kill them all who ambush us. Even if you run backwards, it's a dead end." But the Tubo general couldn't stop shouting loudly here. , but if one of these Tibetan soldiers escapes, ten or a hundred will escape.
The Tibetan soldiers did not listen to him at all, not to mention that many of them were not his slaves or soldiers at all.
What's more, some of the small bosses who led the troops died tragically in the first round of attacks, giving them a chance to live for themselves.
Seeing the team starting to run backwards and getting out of control, the little leader of the Tubo army sighed helplessly.
"How can this be so?" Although he was quite helpless, he had no choice but to let them start running backwards for their lives. The little leader started to run, and more Tibetan soldiers started to run.
The Tubo general had no choice but to turn his horse's head and start running backwards for his life. But there was another problem with this escape.
"The general has run away, the general has run away, run with the general!" The unlucky general never thought that he had not escaped just now and had nothing to do. As soon as he ran, someone shouted loudly at me to run away and follow him. I'm running for my life together, what's going on with you?
However, even if the general stopped his horse again, no one followed him to stop, but kept running forward.
There are not many Tibetans who have war horses. They are all noble generals, and the others are infantry. The infantry will not wait for this basic general. As soon as they clamp the horse's belly, the horse can carry them far away. If they relied on two legs, it wouldn't necessarily take them long to run such a long distance.
That's nothing more than a mountainous defeat. It's just that this Tubo general is wailing. What the hell is going on? Just a small attack caused us to be defeated like a mountain. How could it be like this?
Although I was very unhappy, I had no choice but to grit my teeth and run for my life. General Tubo was still thinking about gathering his men and returning to fight them again when he returned to the area near the canyon.
As for going back? There are still people blocking the intersection in the canyon, making it impossible to go back. But just as the general was thinking this, the unique war drums and horns of the Tang Army sounded in the distance, like a signal to harvest life, which scared the Tibetan soldiers and ran forward crying for their fathers and mothers.
But the more they ran, the more they felt something was wrong. Why was the ground shaking? What happened? Just when they turned to look in the direction of the ground vibration in confusion, a black line appeared in their field of vision.
The cavalry is the Tang Army cavalry! Tang Army cavalry armed to the teeth.
"Help!" In an instant, in order to survive, these Turkic soldiers began to throw away everything they could, including armor and weapons, just to get a chance to survive.
At this moment, the Tubo soldiers no longer wanted to fight and kept running for their lives towards the rear. Cheng Chumo watched the opportunity and waved the ax in his hand and shouted loudly.
"Come up with me, all the soldiers, and I will take care of them all, leaving no one behind."
