The rising sun rises from the east
The warm sunshine shines on this land in the west
In the morning light, the body of the Tubo sentry detective, which had long lost its warmth and life, received a ray of warmth.
However, they could no longer open their eyes or open their hands to feel all this.
Only bursts of majestic wind blew by, disturbing the insects that were biting their corpses.
Thonmi Sambuza woke up the next day and heard a report from his subordinates.
"Lord Sambuza, thirteen teams of sentinels did not return to camp last night.
Tunmi Sambuza frowned: "Maybe there was an accident. After waiting for an hour, he ordered the slaves to prepare breakfast for the warriors and sent 5,000 cavalry to explore the way forward."
"Yes, Lord Sambuza"
The subordinates left Tunmi Sambuza and were served by his own soldiers. They changed their clothes and washed their hands and began to eat highland barley and drink butter tea.
This is a traditional Tibetan food. Only this high-calorie food can give people enough calories to survive on the cold plateau.
Stirring the highland barley butter tea and pinching a small dumpling in Tuancheng, Tunmi Sambuza started his breakfast.
Tunmi Sambuza still had time to drink tea. Those slaves obviously did not receive such good treatment. It was good to have a meal, and they also had to be separated to serve the Tibetan soldiers.
After waiting for an hour, Tunmi Sambuza did not see the 13th team of sentinels return, which gave him an ominous premonition.
Datang's knights were all around him, and his every move was under surveillance.
Although he was prepared, Thonmi Sambuza still felt that it was best to play it safe, so he called his subordinates and ordered: "Send another two thousand cavalry to find the vanguard, and then send a team of troops to inform Ludong Tsan to prepare for our retreat."
"yes"
............
Zhang Zhen returned to the assembly area with his trophies, and his colleagues arrived one after another overnight.
When Zhang Zhen saw that most of the people who arrived were injured, there were also some Tibetan war horses, scimitars, gold and silver and other trophies.
It seemed that he was not the only team who had been restless last night.
Everyone looks at each other and smiles
"Hey, Lao Zhang didn't sleep well last night, right?"
"He must have gone to that girl's tent."
"That little girl looks very powerful. Look at the holes in Lao Zhang's armor."
Zhang Zhen smiled and scolded the visitor: "Assholes, you were not honest yesterday. Stop teasing me, Lao Zhang."
"Hahaha..."
"Fortunately, we are smart. Last night we smeared and eliminated a wave of Tibetan dog spies. Look at the money in our hands."
"Old Chen, what's that for you? Look at what we have in our hands, it's gold."
"You're lucky kid"
"There there"
"What are you doing? I still have a living thing in my hand. Hehe, it will be another great achievement to send it to General Zhang Liao."
Zhang Zhen and the others had considered capturing them alive, but the price was too high, so they chose to kill them. Sure enough, there were still some who were brave enough.
This was a battle achievement. The horses behind them were wrapped tightly in blankets. Looking at the size of their luggage, they knew that there was someone here who was not so lucky.
Zhang Liao, who had completed his army formation yesterday, set out from the camp with 20,000 cavalry and arrived at the assembly point last night.
Yesterday, the troops with more than ten outposts did not withdraw. Zhang Liao was still worried that the Tubo people had caught their tail and did not come back.
Unexpectedly, he boldly attacked the Tibetan sentinels and captured a few alive.
This is an important source of intelligence. Naturally, there will be no punishment for those teams who have made great contributions. Instead, they will be rewarded.
Those who were caught alive were naturally pulled down for interrogation, and whether they were tough-mouthed or steel-hard, some Tibetan detectives couldn't help but speak under the torture.
Only then did Zhang Liao learn that one of the four important subordinates of Songtsen Gampo from the Tibetans was coming. Tunmi Sambuza, who was known for his caution, personally led an army of 50,000 men, with Ludongzan, the most capable Tibetan, as a backup.
It’s not easy to deal with. What I brought this time were all cavalry. The other party had more people than me, and they were still on horseback and coordinated with each other. If I fought head-on, I would definitely suffer a loss. It seemed that I had to outsmart them.
Zhang Liao was thinking about the battle plan, and his staff officers were also idle, constantly deducing the gains and losses of both sides and the best place to fight.
The Tang Dynasty has always had the most abundant military exploits. This is why the Tang Dynasty was able to kill those warlords and join China, and it is also the reason why the Tang Dynasty was able to beat the surrounding nomadic tribes to their knees and call them daddy.
Military merit means being exempted from taxes and corvees, and can also obtain titles and permanent fields. Having land means being able to support a family. Generally, as long as there is a family member who serves as a soldier in the Tang Dynasty army, this will not happen. Worried about taxes and corvées.
Li Mingda also thought about changing these tax policies of the Tang Dynasty to Li Shimin, reducing farming taxes, increasing commercial taxes, and then dividing the taxes required according to different business operations.
The largest business group in the Tang Dynasty is the aristocratic family. If you want to get money from them, just relying on one policy is not enough. It requires the efforts of many parties. Unfortunately, Li Mingda is only a princess at present, and the resistance is too great. Only if you really let go of your hands and feet can you become emperor.
Zhang Liao was thinking about how to eat this wave of Tubo people at the minimum cost.
The voices of the staff's arguments could be heard one after another in his ears.
"I think we can fight the Tibetans here"
"No, we only have cavalry here. The losses in the decisive battle will be too great and victory may not be possible."
"Our armor is strong, so what's wrong with our swords?"
"A good dog cannot stand against a large number of wolves. Tubo must be well prepared for this attack. The people coming must be Tibet's elite troops."
"Those sentries killed a lot of people yesterday."
"Sneak attack at night, first use bows and crossbows to suppress and reduce their effective strength, and then launch an assault. The princess will give us new armor and new horizontal swords. It's useless."
"Then what's your opinion?"
"I think we should eat the opponent's forward first to weaken the enemy's energy. At the same time, we can also explore the strength of this wave of Tubo people."
Zhang Liao stood up and came to his staff and patted the young staff member who just said he wanted to eat the opponent's vanguard: "Feiyu, what's the best plan?"
The boy named Feiyu handed over his hand: "General"
Zhang Liao: "No need to be polite, just tell me what you think."
"promise"
Feiyu pointed to an unnamed valley on the Tuyuhun map: "You can set up an ambush here."
Then he waved his hand and pointed to an open space in the direction of Tubo outside the entrance of the small valley: "This is a flat area where cavalry warfare can be carried out. We will attack their vanguard here and lead their army to withdraw from both sides of the small valley."
"Tubo has always been cautious in rewarding Sambuza. They will not chase the cavalry on the two wings but instead advance troops from Xiaogu. After all, behind this is the closest gathering place for the Tubo people in the Tang Dynasty, Jinshui City."
"What if the Tibetans don't leave Xiaogu, but retreat?"
Another staff officer asked
Feiyu glanced at Zhang Liao with a confident smile on his face: "Then they are dead."
To be continued
