Not long after Yu Wenguo and Zhe Yu arrived at Luoxu City, Tuyan's elite cavalry arrived at Luoxu City. When Tuyan stood in front of the gate of Luoxu City, he was filled with emotion. He never thought that he could come to Luoxu City in his lifetime. In these cities, even the powerful Tuyuhun did not dare to expect that the army could reach Luosu City when facing Tubo. But the Tang Dynasty did it. Not only did the Tang Dynasty do it, they will continue to do so and will themselves The army marched to the gates of the capitals of the countries in the Western Regions. ""()
Tuyan felt that Luoxu City was not accessible, so Su Dingfang's army arrived at Luoxu City.
When Su Dingfang stood in front of Luoxue City Gate and looked at this large and domineering city, his face was very calm. He had no excitement, no joy, no emotion. Because he knew very well that yesterday the Tang Dynasty captured the city of Naolan in Tuyuhun and today it captured the city of Luoche in Tubo. These were not enough. As long as the Northern King Li Ke was still there, the Tang Dynasty's cavalry would capture the capitals of countless kings. .
However, while Su Dingfang was deep in thought, Cheng Mingzhen brought him a piece of news that made him angry.
"General, I heard that King Songtsan Gampo of Tibet has already escaped from Luoxue City!" Cheng Mingzhen said with a livid face.
"Really?" Su Dingfang asked lightly.
"It's just a rumor, but judging from the guards in Luosucheng, I guess the rumor is true!" Cheng Mingzhen replied.
"Regardless of whether the rumors are true or false, Luoche City must be captured before dark tonight!" Su Dingfang coldly issued the military order.
Cheng Minzhen was shocked. This was the first time he saw Su Dingfang issue such a firm order. This showed that he was angry. Even though he had been very calm when he heard the news just now, it can be seen from this order that he was really angry. 's angry.
"Nuo" Cheng Mingzhen took the lead.
Su Dingfang issued the order, and the Tang army began preparations to attack the city.
This time Su Dingfang was well prepared. In addition to his fine cavalry, he also brought 20,000 siege infantry, and the infantry also rode horses to accompany the cavalry.
Therefore, after Su Dingfang issued the order, Cheng Minzhen stopped the 20,000 infantry from starting to attack the city.
When rumors began to spread in Luoxe City that King Songtsen Gampo of Tibet had escaped, the people and the defenders couldn't believe it. They were all doubtful. However, when they saw the Tang army outside the city preparing to attack the city, they saw the royal court. When there was no movement, they believed it. The defenders and the people began to wake up. They understood their situation. They had really been abandoned by their king.
what to do?
This question lingers in the minds of the people and defenders of Luoxe City.
At this time, the defenders of Luoxue City saw countless arrows shot from outside the city.
The long arrow has no arrowhead, and is tied with something like paper.
The Tibetan defenders who were guarding the city picked up the arrows and opened the letters tied to them. What they saw was a letter from the Tang army to persuade them to surrender, and what they saw was a letter from the King of Eastern Tibet to persuade them to surrender.
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The soldiers guarding the city fell silent, the generals guarding the city also began to fall silent, and the people in the city also fell silent.
After a while, someone shouted, "The king has abandoned us, we surrender to the Tang army in Kaicheng, and we go and submit to the King of Eastern Tibet!"
"Yes - we have been abandoned. We cannot be buried with the king. We still have family, children and wives. We still have to live." Someone began to echo.
With the loud shouts of these two people, the silent defenders and the common people let out the anger accumulated in their hearts and shouted to open the city and let the Tang army enter the city.
However, some people also raised the question of whether the Tang army would massacre the city if they were allowed to enter the city.
This issue involves one¡¯s own wealth and life, and no one dares to guarantee it.
Therefore, after urgent discussions, everyone unanimously agreed to send the city's garrison out of the city to negotiate with the Tang army.
The garrison in the city agreed to this suggestion without hesitation. He ordered the soldiers to send a peace negotiation letter to the Tang army.
Cheng Mingzhen was in front of the formation preparing to command the army to attack the city, when he saw a soldier hurriedly came to him.
"General, this is the peace negotiation letter shot from Luoxue City!"
"Well¡ª" Cheng Minzhen responded, opened the letter, and read the entire letter at a glance, "You said that I would agree to their request, and they could send someone to negotiate with General Su!"
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Not long after the soldiers left, they saw a Tubo general dressed as a captain of ten thousand men walking out of Luoxue City.
The general strode up to Cheng Mingzhen and said in a neither humble nor condescending manner, "Guardian of Luoxue City, Basang, the captain of ten thousand men, has met the general."
"Come with me, I'll wait for you to see General Su!" Cheng Mingzhen said calmly.
Cheng Zhenming led Basang to Su Dingfang¡¯s Chinese army tent and saw Su Dingfang looking attentively.Tubo map, seeing Cheng Mingzhen and Basang walking in, Su Dingfang raised his head and asked, "Has the city been destroyed?"
"General, this is Basang, the guard of Luoxue City. He said he wants to negotiate with you. He said that as long as you agree to his terms, he can open the city and surrender!" Cheng Zhenming spoke to himself and Basang in the simplest terms. purpose of coming.
"Are you the guard of Luoxu City?" Su Dingfang looked at Basang carefully and then asked, "Is there anyone else in Luoxu City?"
"Back to the general, the ministers and officials in Luoche City, as well as King Songtsan Gampo, members of the royal family, and 20,000 elite cavalry have all left on the starry night last night. Now there are only common people and 10,000 old people left in Luoche City. The old guard soldiers." Basang said honestly.
"Oh, what are your conditions?" Su Dingfang asked calmly.
¡°Save death¡ª¡ª¡± Basang said firmly, ¡°Give us freedom¡ª¡ª¡±
"This general can promise you now!" After Su Dingfang said that, he strode to the table in the big account and began to write on the rice paper, "Pardon the people and defenders of Luoche City" and the signature was Su Dingfang. 'Stamped it with his general's seal and gave it to Basang.
Although Basang couldn't read Chinese characters, when he saw Su Dingfang's bright red general's seal on it, he knew that what Su Dingfang said was true. He immediately told Su Dingfang that he was returning to the city and ordered the defenders to open the city gate.
After Basang left, Su Dingfang fell into deep thought.
In this way, the Tang army defeated the defenders of Luoche City without any blood and easily captured Luoche City.
When the Tang army entered Luoxe City and Su Dingfang led 20,000 fine cavalry to the royal court, the guards of the royal court surrendered to Su Dingfang without any resistance. When Su Dingfang walked into the royal court, the Potala Palace that Songtsen Gampo had devoted all his efforts to build, he found that everything inside was the same as before, except that its owner Songtsen Gampo and members of the royal family were missing.
"Where is the person?" Su Dingfang asked a palace guard calmly.
Although he already knew in his heart that the building was empty, he still asked extravagantly.
"I don't know-" the palace guard replied.
¡°Pfft¡ª¡ª¡± Su Dingfang pulled out his sword and killed the guard, then continued to ask the servant serving Songtsen Gampo in the palace, ¡°Where are they?¡±
"Ah - my lord - I don't know!" the servant exclaimed, and he answered tremblingly.
¡°You¡ª¡ª¡± Su Dingfang was furious, a cold light flashed in his eyes, ¡°Kill everyone in the royal court!¡±
"Nuo" Cheng Mingzhen accepted the order expressionlessly.
The Northwest Army of the Tang Dynasty did a lot of this kind of thing during the western expedition to Tuyuhun and Tubo. When Cheng Minzhen took the order, he felt no burden at all, but seemed very relaxed.
"Order Zhe Yu, Xue Li, and Yu Wenguo to lead their elite cavalry to set off immediately to catch up with Songtsan Gampo. He must be intercepted halfway and cannot enter the southwest region of Tubo!" Su Dingfang continued to order.
He has checked the geographical environment and climate in the southwest of Tubo today. As long as Songtsan Gampo enters the southwest region, it may not be as simple and easy as it is now if the Tang Dynasty wants to conquer it again.
"Nuo" Li Xianzhong took the order.
"Cheng Zhenming, Li Xianzhong, you two are responsible for the security and defense of Luoche City!" Su Dingfang gave the two men another order.
"Nuo" Cheng Mingzhen and Li Xianzhong took the orders.
Cheng Mingzhen and Li Xianzhong received Su Dingfang's order and saw Su Dingfang's gloomy face, so they did not dare to disturb them and quietly left the royal court.
Watching Cheng Mingzhen and Su Dingfang leave, Su Dingfang slowly walked to the main hall of the royal court. He didn't speak for a long time, and the guards around him didn't know what he was thinking.