The intense firelight shone among the dark mountains.
A large group of war horses ran and killed in the firelight, blood splattered.
I don't know how long it took, but two thousand reinforcements from the Tibetan people came from afar and surrounded them from both sides. Li Xuan, Li Jinxing, Yan Tao and others slowly stopped the horses.
Li Xuan raised the blood-stained Eight-sided Han Sword in his hand, and the four hundred crossbows behind him had already been raised at the same time.
Before the Tibetans could outflank them, countless crossbow arrows fell like a rain of locusts.
The Tubo cavalry, which rushed at great speed, ran directly into the rain of arrows.
In an instant, the Tibetan people had fallen to the ground, and their blood was flowing.
At this moment, the sound of countless horse hooves sounded behind him, dust and smoke flew, and it seemed that countless cavalry were arriving.
When the Tubo people saw this formation, they immediately turned around and left without any hesitation.
Before Yan Tao was about to catch up, Li Xuan grabbed him, pointed at the side of the Tibetan cavalry opposite, and shouted directly: "Did you see that they are already drawing their bows secretly? If you really want to catch up, you will directly risk your death." .”
Yan Tao saw the sharp arrows hidden on the side of the Tubo cavalry, couldn't help but shuddered, and quickly stopped all his men.
Li Xuan looked sideways at Li Duozuo, took a deep breath, and asked, "Brother Gaichuan, where are we chasing?"
"This is the east entrance of Longyang Gorge. After crossing Longyang Gorge forty miles, you will reach Longyang Lake. After crossing Longyang Lake, you will not be far from Damomen City."
Li Jinxing led his army from the rear. Countless cavalry rushed out from behind him and followed the Tubo cavalry in the distance to kill them.
"Da Momen City." Li Xuan raised his eyes and looked at the mountain gorges in the distance. The Yellow River flows from the southwest. The river is rapid and the mountains and rivers are steep.
"Doesn't that mean we fought for more than fifty miles in one night?" Li Xuan was a little surprised. She turned around and looked east. The darkness dissipated and the sun was rising.
Li Jinxing rode forward and stood side by side with Li Xuan. Looking at the gray stains on Li Xuan's face, Li Jinxing couldn't help but sigh: "Who would have thought that the wind suddenly became stronger last night, and the fire took advantage of the wind, and the wind and fire turned, and the Tubo army The camp was completely burned by a fire, which is why our army won last night. Your Majesty deserves a lot of credit!"
Li Xuan quickly handed over his hands and said: "Everything depends on the command of the general. Only when the generals are united can we..."
"It doesn't have to be like this!" Li Jinxing waved his hand and said: "The prince's sailors made the greatest contribution to what happened last night. They forcibly crossed the Tubo camp overnight and attacked the enemy camp with fire, causing chaos. I thought it was going to be a hard fight, but who thought a fire suddenly broke out? The camp was burned, the Tubo people were killed and injured all over the place, and the army chased them, and then they easily reached Longyang Gorge. When they arrived at Damomen City, they were only one step away from joining the Lanshan Dao army."
"But now, the Lanshan Dao army has fought its way out of the Nanshan Canyon. As long as we send a partial army, we can immediately attack from east and west and capture Damomen City." Li Xuan turned and looked to the northwest.
Tens of thousands of troops from Lanshan Road have now been killed. As long as they fight westward through the Kebo River in a plain, they can reach Chaka Salt Lake and reach the foot of Fuqi City in two hundred miles.
At the speed of the left guard cavalry, it only took a day and a night.
There are now hundreds of thousands of Tuyuhun people in Fuqi City. If Qinling is going to lure the Tang army to penetrate deeper, it is inevitable to abandon Fuqi City.
But before that, both sides still have a tough battle to fight.
If the Tang Dynasty couldn't even win this battle, Lun Qinling would not give up Fuqi City at all, and there would be no need to lure the enemy deeper. They would directly lead the Tuyuhun people to directly kill the entire Lanshan Road army.
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"Although Damomen City is known as a city, it is nothing more than an earthen city and a camp. However, it firmly strangles our Taohe River army at the last pass out of the Yellow River waterway. Whether the main army sends people or not is a matter of course. But we must directly capture the Great Momen City, otherwise the food and grass transshipment will be threatened at all times." Li Jinxing's expression calmed down, and he turned to look to the southwest.
Everyone present became serious at the same time. They had never reached the Great Momen City, and everything relied on the intelligence gathered by the Ministry of War's Staff Division for many years.
According to the intelligence from the Ministry of War's Staff Division, Damomen City was not worth mentioning and could be easily passed, but that was before the war.
Once the war started, for several months, the Tubo people worked day and night to build the Great Momen City into what it looked like.
Any carelessness may cause uncontrollable serious consequences.
"Not to mention, in the southwest of Damomen City and the west side of Longyang Gorge, there is also the entire east wing army of Tubo. The pressure on us is not easy." Li Jinxing said one word, and everyone's faces became terrifyingly solemn.
Now, the Lanshan Road army will face the main army of Lun Qinling, while the Taohe Road army will face the east wing army of Lun Qinling.
They could then take advantage of the terrain to transport grain and grass to the Lanshan Road military camp, but the Tibetans could also send cavalry to plunder it.
Fighting along the way is absolutely inevitable.
No matter it is the Lanshan Road army or the Taohe Road army, they are not qualified to take it easy now.
Not to mention that even if they kill Fuqi City, there are still tens of thousands of Tuyuhun people in the city waiting to be fed.
How to digest these Tuyuhun people who are not loyal to the Tang Dynasty, so that they can become a weapon for the Tang Dynasty to fight against Tibet, instead of becoming the poisonous blade that the Tuyuhun people stabbed the Tang Dynasty in the back. This will be a great test for the general of the army. wisdom.
In addition, Lun Qinling on the opposite side will also be the strongest opponent they need to face.
It is now mid-July, and the work on Luozhe's side should have been completed, but it will take some time for the news to reach the Qinghai Basin.
Not to mention that even if Lun Qinling receives the news, he may not leave immediately.
Even if he leaves, he will come back with a shot.
A single oversight could lead to the annihilation of tens of thousands of troops.
The pressure on everyone now is no less than before, or even greater.
"Let's go to the Great Momen City first and see what tricks the Tibetans did?" Li Jinxing hit his horse and immediately led his army to kill the Great Momen City.
High in the sky above our heads, a goshawk was flying above the clouds, but it was always traveling south of the Yellow River.
The further upstream the Yellow River goes, the more rapid the water becomes and the narrower the river channel becomes.
Thirty miles away, at the entrance of Longyang Gorge and the east entrance of Longyang Lake, the distance between the two banks was less than 70 meters.
Damomen City is said to be one city, but it is a special city spanning both banks of the Yellow River, with several suspension bridges connecting the two banks to ensure communication.
To the south of Damomen City, on the south bank of the Yellow River, is Guinan County.
On the west bank of the Yellow River in Guinan County is Xinghai County.
Xinghai County is where the Tibetan army on the east wing is located, and tens of thousands of Tibetan armies gather there.
To the south of Guinan is Tongde County, and to the southeast of Tongde is Zeku.
The army of Black Teeth Changzhi is now stationed in Zeku.
The Tubo people must station a large number of soldiers in Tongde, otherwise once Black Teeth Changzhi breaks in, they will immediately take over their lair.
Li Jinxing in the north is also difficult to deal with. The 10,000-strong army in Taohe Road is now under the command of Li Jinxing and is heading straight towards Damomen City.
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Da Mo's disciples were in panic at the moment.
Countless soldiers were retreating into the city in panic, and there were also many soldiers walking around the city.
From the northwest of the city, they bypassed the wide Longyang Lake and headed towards the confluence of the Tibetan left-wing army.
The sudden fire last night left the Tibetan people in a mess, and they haven't recovered yet.
Later, the Great Momen City was not prepared to be defeated at the mouth of the Nile Lake, and the war was already approaching.
"Li Duozuo, I order you to attack the city immediately and leave from the east gate. Be quick and ignore the broken troops on the road and go straight to the city gate." As soon as Li Jinxing saw the situation clearly, he immediately issued the order without hesitation.
"Here!" Li Duozuo immediately handed over his hand and rushed out in the blink of an eye. Two thousand cavalry followed him and killed him directly.
"Li Qing, you immediately lead your cavalry around the north gate and charge into Damomen City from the north gate." Li Jinxing had already issued a new order in the blink of an eye.
Li Xuan stood on the hillside and saw everything clearly.
In today's Damomen City, the east gate seems to be in a panic, but the Tibetan generals and most of the city's defenders are gathering towards the east gate.
The North Gate seems calm, but in fact the military strength of the North Gate is silently decreasing.
What Li Jinxing wants now is to use Li Duozuo to attract the attention of the Tubo people, and then let Li Qing come and break the city.
Of course, it would also be good if Li Duozuo could break the city despite the huge pressure.
The four thousand cavalry and two thousand infantry were thrown out in the blink of an eye. Li Jinxing's men were now left with his own one thousand right leading infantry, as well as Li Xuan's one thousand right guard cavalry and one thousand right guard sailors.
Li Xuan looked beyond the south gate of Damomen City and looked at the three suspension bridges at the south gate. Hundreds of soldiers were rushing over frantically, trying to reinforce the north bank.
Everyone is rushing for time.
At this time, Li Xuan said: "Congratulations, General, once the north gate is broken, we can enter the Great Momen City."
"Oh!" Li Jinxing turned to look at Li Xuan and asked in surprise: "How did the prince see it?"
"Although the Tibetan garrison at the east gate is not large in number, most of them are strong and strong. Although the number at the north gate is large, most of them are weak and weak. Now the strong men at the north gate have reinforced the east gate, and the north gate There is no one to defend, the overall situation has been decided." Li Xuan took a breath and finished the words directly.
Li Jinxing looked at Li Xuan in disbelief and said, "Others often say that the prince is more clumsy in short-term planning than long-term vision. Now it seems that the rumors are untrue!"
The other chief historians, chief clerks, and officers in the nearby army all looked at Li Xuan and Li Jinxing in surprise.
They didn't know that anyone had ever commented on Li Xuan like this, nor did they expect that Li Xuan's eyesight was so amazing.
Li Xuan smiled lightly and said, "People always have to grow."
After a slight pause, Li Xuan raised his hands to Li Jinxing and said: "General, the overall situation has been decided. Please immediately transport grain and grass from the rear. When the army arrives at Da Momen City, they will immediately transport the grain and grass in, and then pass through Da Momen." The city was transported into Lanshan's main army."
Li Jinxing nodded and said: "In this case, the prince will lead 700 infantry and 300 cavalry to turn around and move away from the grain and grass. The improvement of this grain road must also be put on the agenda immediately."
Li Jinxing attaches great importance to the grain road. How far the army, the right-leading army Wei, can go this time depends on how far Li Xuan's logistics can go.
"I obey the order." Li Xuan handed over his hand, and then immediately turned around and left with Yan Tao.
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At night, Li Xuan slowly came from the mountain road behind with the first batch of five hundred stones of grain and grass.
Outside the south gate of Damomen City, there is now a flame rising into the sky.
The Tibetans burned the suspension bridge, and Damomen City fell completely into the hands of the Tang Dynasty.
In the main camp of the city gate general, Li Xuan had just handed over the order. At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded.
A Qianniu Guard rushed in from outside and said in a hurried tone: "General, Your Majesty, there is a military order from Lanshan Road."
"pass!"
Qian Niuwei unfolded his military order and said loudly: "Order, King Li Xuan of Nanchang, escort two thousand stones of grain and grass to the Qabqa Valley immediately without delay!"
"The general will obey the order!"
(End of chapter)
