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Volume 6 Chapter 656 The Battle of Destiny (Part 2)

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    King Songtsen Gampo of Tubo was a very courageous king, otherwise he would not have fully supported Lu Dongtsen in carrying out reforms in Tubo and pushed Tubo to a new peak.  (_¡¶¡·)

    Therefore, after a night of weighing and thinking, Songtsen Gampo finally made up his mind and made a decision. He asked Ma Meng to lead 80,000 of the remaining 100,000 personal guards of the royal court to Pibo.  The city fought against the Tang army, but he only left 20,000 elite cavalry and 300,000 new soldiers in his hands.  Thinking about it, leaving 20,000 fine cavalry in the royal court, plus 300,000 new soldiers, this kind of guard is enough.  However, in the current special period, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty is likely to arrive at the city in an instant. In this case, the combat effectiveness of the thirty new army cavalry is low and cannot resist the Tang army's troops, so only 20,000 soldiers are left.  Wei faced the Tang army with tens of thousands of troops, which put the royal city into crisis.

    Therefore, Songtsen Gampo¡¯s decision this time was also a bet. He bet that Ma Meng would win.

    Because, now that things have come to a point, is there any other way for him not to gamble?

    Therefore, for Songtsen Gampo and Ma Meng, the battle in Pibo City was a battle of fate, and Tubo could only win, not lose.

    When Ma Meng led 80,000 fine cavalry to Pibo City, the king of the Eastern Tubo Kingdom and the Thirteen Chieftains had already stayed in Yaze City for three days. During these three days, the King of Eastern Tubo Songtsenhai  Qing did a lot of things, discussed with his Thirteenth Chieftain and Xu Jingzong, and sent his confidants to Pibo City to announce the preferential policies of Eastern Tubo to the people, and promoted that Eastern Tubo had food, salt, and tea that the people needed in winter.  etc., can be purchased at low prices, and Eastern Tubo will also pardon the people's taxes and corvee and other measures. These series of actions caused a commotion in Pibo City.  Because the most scarce thing for the Tubo people was food for the winter. The Tang Dynasty cut off their trade routes from Qingtang City, and they became afraid that they would not have the necessary necessities in the winter. Now that the Eastern Tubo people have what they need, under the threat of life  Come on, who cares about which king you are loyal to?  As long as they give themselves food to eat, as long as they don't let themselves freeze to death and starve to death, why do the two Tibetans need to share each other?

    Therefore, after these three days of propaganda offensive, people in Pibo City are now in panic. People are starting to talk about it, thinking about going to Tibet. Even the soldiers guarding the city are a little tempted.  Because Eastern Tubo promised that as long as the soldiers guarding the city surrendered, they could be relieved of military service and go home to reunite with their families, and they could live a civilian life without having to bleed and sacrifice their lives for the country, and Eastern Tubo would also give everyone  A soldier returning home received a piece of silver as compensation for the country's war for the past few days.

    Therefore, when Ma Meng came to Pibo City, what he saw was not a scene of united efforts to defend Pibo City, but a restless situation, thinking of leaving the city and surrendering to Eastern Tibet.

    However, the 80,000-strong army entered the city and instantly suppressed this impetuous arrogance.

    Because the people in Pibo City all know Ma Meng¡¯s status and the status of the 80,000 fine knights around him.

    Ma Meng¡¯s general in front of the royal court is the guardian of the royal court¡¯s safety, while the 80,000 fine cavalry are the king¡¯s personal guards and the royal guards of the royal court.

    Therefore, when Ma Meng and 80,000 fine cavalry appeared in Pibo City, the people and defenders of Pibo City, as well as the nobles and chieftains, all understood the royal court's decision, which was to fight the Tang army to the end.  This decision put an end to their desire to surrender to Eastern Tibet.  Because they knew Ma Meng's character very well. He was a man who killed without blinking an eye. As the leader of the four generals of Tubo, Ma Meng was able to achieve his current status in addition to his bravery and loyalty. He was also well-known for his brutality.  Therefore, everyone did not dare to gamble with their lives and told Ma Meng to surrender to Eastern Tibet or secretly surrender to Eastern Tibet.

    Ma Meng was very satisfied when he saw that he had entered Pibo City and the impetuousness in the city was much reduced.  He summoned the city guards and chieftains to discuss the military situation in the military camp.  He did not live in the general's mansion prepared for him by the chieftain of Pibo City, but chose to live in the military camp. This was also a habit of Ma Meng. He liked living in the military camp, and liked the shouts of killing and the neighing of war horses in the military camp.

    "This general knows that the atmosphere in Pibo City is very wrong recently. The people in the city have thoughts and ideas of seeking refuge with the Eastern Tibet Puppet Kingdom. They are all attracted by the preferential policies of the Eastern Tibet Puppet Kingdom!" Ma Meng said lightly, "  However, now I will tell you clearly that the king gave his bodyguard elite cavalry to me, and his goal is very clear, which is to make everyone in Pibo City fight to the death with the Tang army."

    "So -" Ma Meng's tone softened a lot at this point, "You all must work together with me to protect Pibo City and Tubo!"

    "Work together to protect Pibo City and Tubo!"

    "Work together to protect Pibo City and Tubo!"

    In the large tent of the Chinese army, the Tibetan garrison generals and chieftains shouted loudly.

      However, anyone can see that their shouts are a bit weak, which is an obvious sign of lack of fighting spirit and low morale.

    "But this is not enough. Do you know why the king gave his 80,000 fine cavalry to this general?" Ma Meng said with eager eyes, "Because, my general's goal is not only to protect Pibo City, but also to  To annihilate the Tang army in front of us, we must also annihilate the Eastern Tubo puppet state that Songtsen Haiqing had just established."

    "¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª" The garrison generals and chieftains in the big tent couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.  They didn't expect Ma Meng to be so arrogant and destroy the Tang army?  The Tang army had already left a mark of invincibility on the minds of the generals in Pibo City.  Therefore, when they heard Ma Meng's heroic words, they did not speak to echo him, but remained silent.  Because they felt that Ma Meng was arrogant and arrogant. The 200,000 troops of Lu Dongzan and Sang Xiong were completely wiped out by the Tang army. Getai was defeated in a single battle with the Tang army. No matter how powerful you Ma Meng is,  Maybe only 80,000 fine cavalry were used to annihilate the 100,000 Tang army!

    Ma Meng originally thought that his bold words could arouse the fighting spirit of everyone in the big tent and make them as confident as himself. However, he did not expect that when everyone listened to his bold words, instead of showing excitement, they remained silent.  They were silent, pessimistically thinking that this was a sign of arrogance, and even more hateful that they completely ignored their grand goal just now.

    Ma wanted to get angry, but he still held back!

    Because, he knew in his heart that people had such thoughts because of the power of the Tang Army. The power of the Tang Army left an indelible shadow in their hearts.  Therefore, he believed that to erase this shadow, the most important thing was to fight the Tang army and inspire everyone with a victory in the battle.

    After thinking about this, Ma Meng smiled kindly and said, "Everyone, don't be pessimistic. I can do what I say. When the Tang army attacks the city tomorrow, I will prove to you that defeating the Tang army is not as difficult as you think."  !¡±

    "Congratulations to the general for victory!"

    This time, someone finally shouted in agreement.

    "Congratulations to the general for victory!"

    Everyone in the Chinese army¡¯s tent also shouted, and the atmosphere had changed from the lifeless and tragic atmosphere just now.

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