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Volume 5 Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, Looking Northward Chapter 211 Battle against Tubo

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    Lu Qi only enjoyed the warmth of his home for five days in Prince Yu's Mansion. Five days later, he left Chang'an City and headed for Hehuang with Du Yong's Baling Army. He had to deal with the border troubles caused by the Tubo invasion. As a de facto  The emperor should seize the opportunity of his personal expedition to gain universal military respect.  Along the way, Lu Qi met with local officials, learned about the people's livelihood, and commended officials who had made great achievements. There were also some bandits in the Guan area. Many of them were Zhao Kuangyi's forces who escaped when Lu Qi bloody took over the Guan area. Those who fled into the mountains  It is difficult to exterminate the rebel army that has become a bandit, and they are unwilling to accept recruitment.  After Lu Qi learned about it, he ordered the 30,000 forbidden troops in Chang'an City, which were the troops stationed in Hehuang, to carry out a large-scale campaign to suppress bandits in the pass. Lu Qi intended to let the 30,000 troops leave Chang'an City. After all, they had been since Kaifeng.  It would be inappropriate to keep the imperial troops stationed in Jingzhao Mansion in the 'Heart', as unexpected mutinies or assassinations would inevitably occur, but Lu Qi did not want his relatives to suffer a crisis.  Lu Qi's worry was not that he was suspicious, but his influence on the 30,000 troops, mainly senior generals. The middle and lower-level generals did not have much contact with him. Even senior generals would be affected by old relationships.  And against Lu Qi, for example, 60% of the orders from Emperor Zhou were able to command the 30,000 troops.  The Baling Army arrived in Hezhou. Xiao Zhili, the governor of Hezhou, greeted Lu Qi outside Linxia City. The original governor of Hezhou was transferred to Yanzhou by Lu Qi. Xiao Zhili is now not only the governor of Hezhou, but also the transfer envoy of the Dudu Mansion in Xining.  , in charge of the financial power of the Xining Governor's Mansion.  As soon as he entered Linxia County, Lu Qi saw the scene of large-scale construction projects. The city was divided into North and South Cross Streets. Shops were being built on both sides of the 40-meter-wide street. Xiao Zhili said that he wanted to transform Linxia City during his term of office.  To make it a good place for living and business, he wanted to cover the stone walls with blue bricks.  Lu Qi understood Xiao Zhili's intentions. Xiao Zhili wanted to leave a name for himself. He took advantage of the situation and said that Linxia County was much smaller than Qingtang City, and the construction was far less beautiful than Qingtang City. The city of Linxia County was built in a diagonal shape. He  Xiao Zhili suggested that two walls should be demolished and expanded to make Linxia County more square and spacious. The renovated city could be renamed Daxia City.  Of course, Lu Qi¡¯s support is not all for fulfilling Xiao Zhili¡¯s wishes, but mostly for the prosperity and defense of Hezhou. The expansion and majesty of the city¡¯s construction can accommodate more people. If it is livable, it can also attract more people.  The population moved to Hezhou. Population is the basis of a place's prosperity. Hehuang is vast and short of people.  Lu Qi stayed in Hezhou for one day, and went to Huangzhou the next day. When he arrived at Qingtang City, Yang Kun and the governor of Xining led a crowd to greet him. Lu Qi had already made Yang Kun the king of Qin, and built a state capital in Qin.  En set up a villa in Qingyang County.  Entering Qingtang City, Lu Qi gathered with generals at and above the camp in Huangzhou. After the gathering, he left the senior generals to discuss military matters.  Yang Kun said that Tibet had 300,000 troops in the Qinghai area. After the attack on Hexi and Hehuang failed, Tibet sent envoys and put forward the conditions for the withdrawal of troops. The condition was that they needed food and cattle and sheep. If they did not give them, they would continue to fight.  Yang Kun used the excuse of asking for instructions to temporarily calm down Tibet's troops.  Yang Kun said that the Tibetan army was very brave, with about 100,000 cavalry. Although the troops in Hexi and Hehuang defended the territory, they suffered heavy losses, with more than 50,000 soldiers killed and wounded. Seeing that winter was approaching, the Tibetan army was facing  But it is even more beneficial.  Lu Qi stated that he would not compromise with Tibet. During the 300,000-strong Baling Army's western expedition, 30,000 divine crossbow troops were available, as well as divine crossbow chariots, which could inflict heavy losses on Tibet before the cold came. The strategy was to reject Tibet's demands.  , adopt a defensive position to lure the enemy, and wait for the Tibetan army to take the initiative to attack.  Five days later, the Tubo army invaded Huangzhou, and an army of 300,000 launched an overwhelming offensive. Tubo Zanpu was extremely angry. The failure of the attack on Hehuang and Hexi caused him to suffer a double loss of prestige and military strength, which aroused the dissatisfaction of many tribes.  , because since the tea and horse trade was restored in Qingtang City, many tribes have gained great benefits. However, this war only resulted in losses.  Tubo Zamp already knew that 300,000 reinforcements were coming from Hehuang, and according to reports, almost all of them were infantry. Therefore, Tubo Zamp was unwilling to withdraw his troops. His greed for Hehuang made Tubo Zamp decide to continue the war, as long as he was defeated.  The Zhou army in Hehuang would obtain food and a large number of slaves, and even allow Tubo to once again possess the vast Longyou territory.  Lu Qi's military force also put up a battle posture not to be outdone. The army was stationed ten miles east of the Datong River. Tubo Zanpu was overjoyed when he heard that the enemy army did not hold on to the Datong River, but instead took a fighting posture ten miles east of the river.  Ordering the attack across the river, what he wanted was a head-on battle with the Zhou army.  One hundred thousand Tibetan cavalry waded across the Datong River in an endless stream. At first, they were worried that the enemy would suddenly attack. However, after 30% of the Tibetan cavalry had passed, no enemy attacks were seen. So the speed of crossing the river increased sharply.  The army also built ten temporary wooden bridges and crossed the river in large numbers.  Lu Qi had 600,000 troops on his side, and they had formed a formation that was more than two miles long. After that, most of the Tibetan army was defeated.After Lu He's report, Lu Qi issued an order not to take prisoners in this battle, because most of the Tubo people were barbaric and cruel, and it was difficult to return them to prison after being captured, and they often became unstable local scourges.  As the Tubo army crossed the river, Lu Qi could already see the approaching Tubo cavalry in the army. He already knew that the Tubo people had a population of about three million, and there were four to five million other affiliated races. The Tubo battlefield in the east  , Hehuang was taken away by the party members, but he showed off his power on the battlefield in the west, ruling a vast territory including Tochara and part of Tianzhu.  The Tocharian region was once part of the Anxi Protectorate, located south of the current Black Khan Uighur. To the west of Tocharian is the Dashi Kingdom (Arabs). The ancestors of most ethnic groups in the Tocharian region are the Yuezhi people.  and Loulan people.  Tubo has been occupying the Tocharian region in the west for a long time. It has wars and peace with the cannibals in the west, but it is an endless war with the Black Khan Uighurs in the north. Most of the territory of the Black Khan Uighurs is the four towns of Anxi during the Tang Dynasty, and  During the Tang Dynasty, Tubo fiercely competed with the Tang Dynasty for the four towns of Anxi, so Tubo always wanted to destroy the Black Khan Uighurs. The Black Khan Uighurs were unable to occupy Beiting because they were threatened by Dashi and Tubo.  Finally, the Tubo army crossed the river and got into position to attack. Lu Qi knew that the Tubo army was also good at kerosene attacks, but he relied on the divine arm crossbow and could kill the enemy from a distance. As long as the Tubo cavalry army was defeated, the 600,000 infantrymen would be defeated.  The army was enough to annihilate the Tubo infantry.  The Tibetan cavalry army began to attack. Thousands of horses galloped towards them. The Baling army also moved. Thousands of wheeled vehicles were pushed out of the military column. Each wheeled vehicle was like a wooden box with wheels. The box in front of the vehicle  There are thirty holes on the face, and a sharp arrow sticks out of each hole.  "Let it go!" The flag officer responded to the order and set up the flag. There was a trembling sound of playing cotton, and each ballista fired thirty powerful crossbows. Together, thirty thousand crossbow arrows flew through like a meteor shower.  A wave of crossbows flew away, and thousands of Tibetan cavalry fell off their horses and staggered. The powerful crossbows fired in the air also caused damage to the cavalry and infantry behind them. Then the crossbow vehicles moved back, and the 30,000 divine crossbow troops went out and began to shoot in waves.  After batches of crossbow arrows were fired, batches of the brave and screaming Tubo cavalry fell on their backs. The large number of cavalry deaths in the front made the large number of Tibetan cavalry behind them rein in fear.  The Tubo army was assembled from various tribes and lacked the quality of military discipline. When they saw that tens of thousands of their companions were dead in the front, those behind immediately refused to charge in fear and turned around and ran back. Lu Qi was a little surprised when he saw this and ordered the army to advance.  , 30,000 divine crossbow troops took the lead in attacking, chasing and killing the fleeing Tibetan army.     kill!  Hundreds of thousands of troops rushed to charge, and after a while, they surpassed the Divine Crossbow Army and attacked the Tubo Army. The Divine Crossbow Army's shots need to be aimed, and they will not fire crossbow arrows randomly, and they must maintain their array, so as soon as other troops rushed up,  The Shennu Army fell behind and advanced step by step.  The cavalry was massacred and fled back, causing the Tibetan infantry and Tubo Zampu behind them to be frightened. When they saw the enemy troops coming to kill them like a tide, without waiting for Tubo Zampo's order, the Tubo infantry turned around and fled. As a result, the Datong River became a  Despite the terrible obstacles, batches of people were able to cross the river safely, but the swarms of swarms soon caused the wooden bridge to collapse. The wading also caused the river to become blocked and turbulent due to the large number of people. A large number of Tibetan troops were washed down, and they were trying to hold each other up.  , but the result was that they could not survive, but they pulled each other and drowned in the river.  Two hours later, Tubo Zampu fled with more than 50,000 horse and infantry mixed troops. More than 200,000 Tubo troops died in the Battle of Datong River. Because of Lu Qi's military order, the Tubo troops who begged to surrender were also killed by butcher's knives. After the war  Yang Kun led his army to occupy the entire area surrounding Qinghai Lake.
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