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Volume 6, Chapter 666: Soldiers besiege Luoche City

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    Pibo City on the southern line was captured by the Tang army. Songtsan Haiqing of the Eastern Tubo Kingdom ascended the throne and proclaimed himself king in Pibo City, and awarded ministers. Gaoyi Chieftain was named the Prime Minister of Eastern Tubo. Zhuo Qing, who was captured in Qingtang City, passed by Li  After doing some ideological work, Ke finally agreed to assist Songtsan Haiqing, and he was also named the General of Eastern Tibet.  It's just that Zhuo Qing is self-aware, and he understands Li Ke's purpose in letting him serve as the general of East Tubo.  Therefore, he was just fulfilling his duties, and he would not give any targeted advice to Songtsan Haiqing at all.

    However, in addition to a great victory on the southern front, the war on the northern front also went smoothly.

    After Su Dingfang's army broke through the Domi Defense Line, it advanced all the way, and its troops reached the Luoxue City of the Tubo Royal Court.  But when they went deep into the hinterland of Tubo, the army had difficulty adapting to the plateau climate of Tubo, and many people fell ill during the march.  Fortunately, the medicine developed by the Taiyuan Royal College of Traditional Chinese Medicine provided timely treatment and avoided the embarrassing situation where the army was unable to march because it was difficult to adapt to plateau operations.

    However, despite these preparations and the rescue work being done very well, the overall physical strength of the soldiers dropped a lot and their combat effectiveness weakened a lot. This forced Su Dingfang to order to slow down the marching speed in order to restore the physical strength of the soldiers.  Let them be at the peak of their combat effectiveness.  Therefore, with this delay, the army that could have reached Luoxu City in only ten days took fifteen days to reach a place a hundred miles outside Luoxu City.

    The place a hundred miles outside Luoxe City is called the Sky Burial Platform by the Tubo people. It is not only the place where Tibetan ministers and nobles were buried in the sky after their death, but also the place where many Tubo noble ministers were executed.  At that time, Tubo implemented reforms, and Songtsan Gampo urged Ludongtsan to reform the Tubo military administration. Many ministers and noble elders in the country opposed it, and there were even military revolts. However, in the end, Songtsan Gampo and Lutongtsan planned it well.  The crisis was resolved, and it was here that he was executed by Lu Dongzan who opposed the ministers and noble clan elders.  Therefore, this place is also called the most noble platform in Tubo, which means that all the people who died here were Tubo nobles.

    When Su Dingfang's army arrived at the Noble Platform, they ran into trouble.

    Because, they encountered the defense line set up by the Tubo Jingqi.

    Su Dingfang knew very well that the Tubo royal court had only 20,000 elite cavalry and 100,000 new troops.

    However, he also knows one thing, that is, the chieftains and nobles of the Tubo royal court also have their own private armed forces. The combat effectiveness of these private armed forces is extremely powerful, and the quality of the cavalry is no less than that of Songtsen Gampo's personal bodyguards.

    "The army on our side has experienced more than ten days of rapid marching, and is constrained by the plateau climate theory, making it difficult to exert strong combat effectiveness.

    The question now is, Luoche City is right in front of us. Is it a risky battle? What about surrounding Luoche City?  Or should we train for a day, annihilate the enemy in one battle, and capture the city of Luoshou?  Su Dingfang faced a dilemma on this issue.  The reason why Su Dingfang was in such a dilemma and fought for this day and a half was because he received the news that Songtsen Gampo, the Tubo Kingdom, was preparing to move to the southwest.  The purpose of the Tang Dynasty in targeting Tubo was to eliminate Tubo and its enlightened king Songtsen Gampo. If Songtsen Gampo ran away, what would be the point of fighting this war?

    After pondering for a long time, Su Dingfang decided to let the army rest for a day, and then break through this layer of defense the next day and approach Luoche City.  This was his decision after weighing the pros and cons.

    Because the army stationed at Noble Tower is the last force guarding Luoxue City. If their army fights this elite cavalry without recovering its combat effectiveness, and the Tubo people find that their army's combat effectiveness has weakened a lot, then  They will discover the Ni Duan among them, and they may take advantage of this opportunity to fight back.  As long as his army rests for one day and recuperates, if the obstacles in front of them are solved in a battle the next day, the military power of the Tang Dynasty will once again shock Luosu City. When the army arrives in Luosu City, Luosu City may be defeated.  Surrender without a fight.

    Therefore, Su Dingfang decisively issued such an order.

    The next day, the morning sunset shone warmly on the earth.

    Su Dingfang was at the main camp of the Chinese army. He let Zheyu's 20,000 ghost-faced cavalry and Yu Wenguo's 10,000 Youzhou cavalry serve as the vanguard force to break through the defense line of the Tibetan garrison in front of him, and let Tuyan's 20,000 Tuyuhun cavalry  As the reserve force of the vanguard army, they would wait until the vanguard army broke through the defense line and then seize the opportunity to attack and completely eliminate this army, creating a shadow in the hearts of the Tibetan people that the Tang Dynasty was so powerful that it was invulnerable.

    And he himself led 40,000 Turkic elite cavalry, 30,000 heavy cavalry battalions and 20,000 Yangzhou elite cavalry to slowly follow behind the vanguard army. As soon as the vanguard army broke through the defense line, he issued an order for the 90,000 army to march urgently to surround them.  Luoche City.

    Yuwen Guo and Zhe Yu are both brave generals in the Northwest Army.

    The two have the same fighting style, and both are known throughout the army for their ferocity.?

    Therefore, when the two men led their own Jingqi into the defense line of the Tubo Jingqi, the Tubo Jingqi collapsed instantly.  They began to flee towards Luoche City without making any effective resistance.  Yu Wenguo and Zhe Yu were very surprised when they saw their weak fighting power and their panic while running for their lives.  Because they had been fighting Tubo for two years, and this was the most incompetent and useless Tubo cavalry they had ever encountered.

    Is there something wrong?

    Zheyu and Yuwenguo thought this in their hearts.

    However, the two did not relax their vigilance, but continued to chase after the fleeing Tubo Jingqi.

    Someone is running in front, and someone is chasing behind. With each chase, the distance of a hundred miles is covered in an instant.

    What appeared in front of Yuwen Guo and Zhe Yu was the majestic Potala Palace in Luoxue City.

    Compared with the grandeur of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, the Potala Palace has a unique sense of vigor and vitality unique to the northwest plateau. In addition to its splendor and splendor, it vaguely reveals the atmosphere of Tubo's former kingdom, and has a vague atmosphere of swallowing up all the wastelands.  Mutually.

    "Have you arrived at Luoshou City?" Zheyu murmured to himself.

    "Yes, we finally arrived at Luoche City!" Yu Wenguo replied in a heavy tone.

    "I can't imagine that we will be the first to enter Luoxue City!" Zheyu asked in disbelief.

    "Yes -" Yu Wenguo also sighed.

    After a while, the two sighed.

    Yu Wenguo then said, "Right now, the two of us only have 30,000 troops. It is impossible to capture Luosu City. The only thing we can do now is to guard the four gates of Luosu City and don't let Songtsen Gampo  Run away and leave the rest to the general!"

    "Well -" Zheyu also agreed, "This is the only thing we can do now. The most important thing is not to let Songtsen Gampo escape. Everything else doesn't matter."

    After some discussion, the two immediately divided their forces and began to attack the four gates of Luoche City, surrounding Luoche City.

    When the people in Luoche City saw their Jingqi escaping back to Luoche City, they clearly realized that the Tang army had arrived.  They originally wanted to pack up their things and flee the city, but as soon as they arrived at the city gate, they saw the defenders sealing the city gate and ordering the people to return to the city, saying that the Tang army was outside the city and everyone had to defend the city. The people had no choice but to go the same way.  Return, but on the way back, they heard a lot of rumors, all about the King of Tibet Songtsen Gampo. It was said that the King of Tibet Songtsen Gampo had left the city and fled to the southwest last night, and now there are only  There are tens of thousands of remnant soldiers and weak generals, and there is not a single member of the royal family in the royal court.

    The people just ran out of the city to escape. As long as the royal court ordered them to defend Luoche City, they would absolutely obey it.

    However, when they heard that the king had run away, they felt a great chill in their hearts.

    Because, this means that Songtsen Gampo has given up on them, and their most beloved king has given up on them.

    Therefore, they felt an indescribable hatred towards Songtsen Gampo.

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