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Volume 1: Never give up being a Lingnan native Chapter 264: Good news spreads to Chang'an

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    Zhou Chengye, the chief general of the Suirong Army, ordered his infantry to form a formation and defeat the enemy with a "three-stage attack". This was essentially different from the "three-stage attack" that had appeared in the Ming Dynasty army in later generations.  The Ming Dynasty's "three-stage attack" was created by the famous general Mu Ying.  At that time, Mu Ying led his army to pacify various ministries in Yunnan. He felt that the reloading speed of the muskets used by the soldiers was too slow, so he organized the soldiers into a group of three people. The musketeer at the front fired first, and then the musketeer retreated to the rear of the team to concentrate.  Reload the ammunition and have the second soldier push forward and continue firing.  In this way, the three of them took turns loading and firing, which tripled the efficiency of the matchlock gun that originally took a minute or more to fire!  As a senior staff member of the government in Tuesday's previous life, he had accumulated rich knowledge in military expertise. Of course, he understood that the three-stage attack proposed by the Suirong Army at this time was very different from the original three-stage attack in history, but the kind of attack he proposed  The combat concept was inspired by the three-stage attack of later generations, and in his planning and conception, sooner or later his army would be exposed to such an epoch-making weapon as the matchlock gun, and it would be logical to make improvements at that time.  Following the general's order, the 1,500 infantrymen in the Suirong Army immediately divided into three parts. Among them, 500 longbowmen strung their bows at the front and launched a hail of arrows towards the enemy soldiers in the distance.  And go.  After a round of arrow rain ended, these longbowmen immediately put their longbows on their backs, and then made way to both sides to clear the attack position for the short spearmen following them.  In an instant, five hundred sharp short spears streaked across the sky, pouring down on the Tibetan soldiers not far away.  While the longbow soldiers launched an attack, the Tubo people naturally would not sit still and wait to be killed.  There were also archers among them who launched a counterattack against the Tang army. Unfortunately, the range of their bows and arrows seemed to be dozens of steps closer than that of the Suirong army, so the effect of the counterattack was not ideal.  The short spears thrown by the spear throwers of the Suirong Army were different from the individual piercing weapons used by the pikemen behind them. In addition to the fact that the spear handles were shorter, the key was that the spear tips were made of fine iron. They were not only extremely sharp, but also  In specially trained spear throwers, it will be thrown a considerable distance.  After the spear throwers threw a round of short spears, they immediately took out a sharpened crescent-shaped hatchet from behind, and then threw it out with all their strength.  These ax heads fly closer than short spears.  But it also avoided direct hand-to-hand combat between the soldiers and the Tibetan soldiers.  Just as an effective supplement before the pikemen enter into close combat.  After a metal rain of flying axes flew out, the spearmen who were already prepared shot out from the gap between the two throwers. The ten-foot-long sharp spears in their hands were very useful for infantry in close combat.  The terrifying killing weapon not only has a strong penetrating effect on soldiers on horseback.  It is also very lethal to the Tibetan infantry on the ground.  The three rounds of infantry attacks by the Suirong Army are time-consuming to say the least.  In fact, it only takes a few breaths.  But for the Tubo people who had been disrupted, it caused a lot of damage.  Seeing that one of the two troops he sent suffered a heavy loss despite being numerically superior, Zadayan immediately ordered the rear troops to move forward to suppress and cover.  At the same time, the two leading troops who launched the exploratory attack were ordered to stop the attack and immediately withdraw back.  The Suirong Army and the Baishui Army went to battle today, and their original intention was not to die together with the Tubo people. Therefore, when they saw the enemy's offer of money to withdraw their troops, our own side also immediately retreated as soon as they saw the opportunity, and ordered the troops to break away from the battle group and withdraw towards the position of our main formation.  Wang Zhongsi, who was not far away from the Suirong Army, held the clairvoyance that he had just "snatched" from Tuesday's hand today. He carefully watched the entire process of the Suirong Army's battle, and then shook his head and muttered something.  He scolded: "What a prodigal, he actually used the fine iron to make short spears and flying axes! If all the armies of the Tang Dynasty followed the example of the Suirong Army, the emperor would be shocked just by the additional military expenditure.  "A lieutenant general next to Wang Zhongsi complained: "The Suirong army is more than a prodigal. General, you don't know the daily meals and rewards of their soldiers after the battle. That's called a luxury!  Garrison, our Baishui Army is ranked first among all armies, so why is the treatment not even half of that of the Suirong Army?" Wang Zhongsi twitched his lips, but in the end he could not hold back his complaints about blaming the deputy general.  It is no secret that the Suirong Army is well treated.  It is no secret that the equipment of the Suirong Army is much better than that of other troops.  But these are all because of the relationship between Zhou Chengye, the commander-in-chief, and have nothing to do with the Shanzhou Governor's Mansion.  As the commander-in-chief, Wang Zhongsi naturally knew that the monthly military pay and funds allocated to each army by the Shanzhou Governor's Office had not changed, especially that there was no special care for the Suirong Army.  But who made Tuesday hold a lot of wealth in his hands now, and he is still making money from money?  With the presence of a "money master" who is willing to use his own money to subsidize the army, the Suirong army will naturally become better and better as time goes by, butThis kind of super treatment cannot be distributed to other armies, because no one can force Tuesday to pay.  Wang Zhongsi secretly remembered the attack method used by the Suirong Army just after they launched their attack, and planned to create several similar armies similar to the Suirong Army when he assumed the position of Jiedushi of a town and had the power to allocate taxes in the town.  Such a money-burning army.  Guo Yingyi, who was in the rear position of the central army, also witnessed the performance of the Baishui Army and the Suirong Army after approaching the enemy. At this time, he was not in a hurry to compare which of the two armies had greater combat effectiveness. He was more concerned about what the Tubo people would do next.  Actions.  Not long after, several couriers from the Tibetan army came out with white flags of truce and delivered a handwritten letter from Zadayan to Guo Yingyi.  In the letter, Zadayan very sternly questioned why the Tang army had betrayed its trust. Not only did it invade Tubo territory, but it also took Kilixu as a hostage and killed nearly 100,000 Tibetan soldiers and civilians.  Of course, in addition to questioning and blaming, Zadayan also strongly demanded that the Tang army immediately withdraw from Tubo territory to avoid the outbreak of a full-scale war between Tang and Tubo.  These reactions of the Tubo people were all expected by Guo Yingyi. He immediately replied with a letter, sternly refuting Zadayan's various claims, claiming that the Tang army's dispatch of troops was ordered by the emperor himself, with the purpose of punishing the Tibetans for ignoring  The Tang Dynasty tried to dissuade him five times and insisted on attacking Dabolu.  Of course, Guo Yingyi also vowed to declare that as long as the Tibetans withdraw their troops from the occupied Dabolu, the Tang army will immediately withdraw to the side of the border set during the Chiling Peace Conference and "cede" the temporarily occupied territory along Qinghai Lake to the Tubo Kingdom.  .  It should be noted that the letter written by Governor Guo is "let", not "return". Although it is only one word difference, the meaning inside has changed.  The coaches of the two armies began to engage in a war of words. Naturally, a real battle with real swords and guns would not happen again.  The Tang army has already passed the military post and sent the good news of the victory at Qinghai Lake to Chang'an overnight. It is estimated that it will receive new orders from His Majesty the Emperor in a few days.  Similarly, Zadayan has also dispatched fast horses to quickly report the latest situation in the Qinghai Lake area to Chide Zuzan, and ask for instructions on whether the next step is war or negotiation.  The distance between Fuqi City and Chang'an is slightly longer than the distance to Luoxue City, but the official roads in the Tang Dynasty are much easier to travel than the plateau grasslands in Tubo, so the news of the Tang army's victory is much better than that of the Tang Dynasty.  The speed of repaying Chide Zuzan can be several days faster.  When Li Longji received the news of the expedited return from 800 miles ahead, he ran out of the imperial study room happily, then took Gao Lishi's hand and shouted: "What a great victory at Qinghai Lake! The Tubo Five were completely wiped out."  The main force of ten thousand also blocked the Tibetan general Zadayan fifty miles southwest of Fuqi City, which really relieved my hatred!" Gao Lishi immediately congratulated Li Longji loudly, and then suggested: "Now the Tubo army and  Our troops are still facing off outside Fuqi City, and we need to give them follow-up orders as soon as possible, and at the same time praise the meritorious soldiers. This will show your Majesty's compassion for the soldiers!" Li Longji, who was overjoyed, nodded repeatedly and immediately ordered Gao Lishi to summon the court.  Important ministers, ask them to rush to the palace immediately to discuss matters.  Several ministers who were still on official duties in the political affairs hall, as well as the ministers and ministers who were directors of the six yamen received the urgent notice from the Huangmen of the palace. They hurriedly put down their things and rushed to the Zichen Hall to discuss military and state affairs.  Not long after, important ministers gathered in the Zichen Hall. Everyone was talking about the good news that had just been sent back to the capital from Longyou, and everyone looked happy.  His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty also sat high on the dragon chair with high spirits and burst into hearty laughter from time to time.  "The ministers now know about the great victory of Longyou. The detailed report of the entire war will probably be submitted to the Ministry of War from Hexi and Longyou in a few days. Today, we are called together to make a detailed summary of the next war and how it will happen.  Honor the meritorious officers!" Li Longji's rich and magnetic voice sounded in the hall, causing all the ministers to think carefully.  Not long after, Zhang Jiuling, the chief minister of the Tang Dynasty and Zhongshu ordered Zhang Jiuling to step forward and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I believe that this war has taught the Tibetans enough lessons. In view of the current situation in the four towns of Anxi and other places in the Western Regions, it is not appropriate to report to Tibet again.  As the territory of Tubo goes deeper, we should use the Yellow River as the boundary and stick to the large area of ????the original Tuyuhun that we have won. It will not be too late to advance westward until our army completely occupies and controls the area near Qinghai Lake." Li Yi, the Minister of War, agreed with Zhang Jiuling.  In his opinion, he was afraid that the emperor would be overjoyed and misjudge the situation between the enemy and ourselves, so he ordered the army to continue attacking deep into Tubo territory first, so he immediately stood up and said: "Wei Chen thought that what Prime Minister Zhang said was cautious and prudent, and he had a thorough understanding of the situation in the Western Regions.  , It can make the armies of Longyou and Hexi advance and retreat freely. This is a good strategy. Please adopt it!" Li Linfu wanted to give Zhang Jiuling some "eye drops", but he also knew that it would be wrong at this time.There are risks involved in making trouble. If the emperor adopts his opinion and the army is defeated in Hexi and Longyou, he will be unlucky when the time comes, so he wisely remained silent.  Li Longji saw that Li Yi clearly supported Zhang Jiuling's opinion, and that Zhang Jiuling's statement was indeed in line with the current national and military conditions of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, although he felt a little regretful, he still nodded his head and said: "Xiang Zhang's words are reasonable, and he immediately went to  Cui Xiyi and Zhang Zhongliang ordered them to deploy capable troops and garrison the newly acquired areas on the north and west coast of Qinghai Lake respectively. They must let the Tubo people taste the bitter consequences of losing large tracts of pasture in Qinghai! "
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