Chapter 841: The Consequences of Barbaring Teeth (Part Two)
Chapter 841
Thinking of this, Songzan felt very frustrated. He, a Tubo Zanpu, was just a tool for a child to practice. Should he be the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, or was he really not qualified to compete with the emperor?
Songtsen Gampo was very concerned about his position in Li Er's heart, and he had never considered it at all. In fact, he was only in his teens. According to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, he was just an adult.
"Retreat, withdraw, withdraw quickly." After receiving the order to withdraw the troops from the Tubo people, they were ashamed of the army, and the front team turned into the front team. They stabbed the horse in the butt and ran towards the formation like crazy.
However, this time they were facing the elite field troops of the Tang Dynasty. Niu Jinda was not the half-baked general of Han Wei. Almost as soon as the Tubo army's order to retreat was issued, Lao Niu was already ordering his cavalry to prepare for attack. After the Tubo army paid the price of thousands of people and completed the "mission" of turning around, the cavalry led by Gu Yiwei had appeared on both sides of the Tubo army.
The Tubo army was a little panicked. They had just completed their turn and their horses were still in place, and their speed did not increase at all. However, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty had already rushed towards them. In this case, they would be subjected to continuous attacks by the powerful crossbows and rockets from the Tang Dynasty behind.
It's over, now it's over. The city gate of Songzhou City behind the Tang Dynasty military formation has been wide open, and about 5,000 cavalry have left the city. It seems that it is ready to cut off the retreat of the invading enemy.
Ten thousand people and ten thousand cavalrymen, should we save them and whether we should save them back?
Songzan was also a little anxious. He looked at the chaotic attacking team in front of him and stomped his feet in a hurry, but no one stood up and said, "I'll save people." The shortcomings of the tribal system were fully reflected at this moment. When there was no profit, no one would fight for nothing and ethereal things.
So what if ten thousand people die? Anyway, most of them are from the Qiongbo tribe. If these people die, a large territory will be vacant on the plateau. It would be great to go back and divide the territory. Why should you risk dying and save them back?
With each ulterior motive, the 10,000 cavalry sent out to "test the waters" in the first wave were only a few hundred people, and they were all injured. After returning to the formation, they could not even get off the horse.
Retreat, constantly retreating, facing the Tang army formation that was constantly knocking on the shield and shouting for thousands of victories, forty thousand Tubo people retreated little by little.
The weapons of the Tang Dynasty were terrifying. Not to mention the continuous vicious triangular arrows, nor to mention the super-defensive protective armor, the rockets and Zhenguan cannons alone made the Tubo people frightened.
Those smoke-producing balls are astonishingly fast. They often fall into the formation when people are not paying attention. Then before you have time to dodge, the formation explodes violently, and then there are casualties.
Finally, Songtsen Gampo had to send a subordinate to negotiate with the Tang general, hoping that the Tang Dynasty would not advance step by step. The one who took on this task was Geer Dongzan.
"Dear Tang general, please stop. We have something to say." With courage, Geal Dongzan came to the two armies and shouted loudly.
"If you have something to say, our general is not available." A voice came from the Tang army formation.
"I didn't bring a weapon, I came to negotiate. Please let go of the way and let me pass." Seeing that there was no crossbow gun and the iron ball flew over, Geal Dongzan breathed a sigh of relief.
"From the side, who did you learn from to enter the military formation from the front?" The voice in the Tang army brigade was filled with contempt.
"Yes, I didn't bring a weapon, please don't get it wrong. I'll go around now." Ger Dongzan's face turned red. He said the wrong thing nervously just now, but now he can't take it back even if he wants to.
Half an hour later, Geal Dongzan, who had been searched for eight times, met Niu Jinda.
As soon as we met, we went on a long week: "Tubo Negotiation Envoy..."
"If you want to frame me in this way, don't blame me for using your dog's head to sacrifice the flag!" Niu Jinda interrupted Geal Dongzan, squinted his eyes and knocked gently in his palm.
"I dare not, I dare not!" Geal Dongzan, who was seen through his intention, got up from the ground and saluted Niu Jinda again.
When I met Li Er in the Tang Dynasty, I had never performed such a big gift that was full of strength, but now I used it to Niu Jinda. It was obvious that he was uneasy and wanted someone to take the opportunity to impeach Lao Niu and surpass the system. How could Lao Niu, who had lived for most of his life, not be able to see it? Therefore, he would interrupt his words without waiting for him to finish his words.
"Tell me, what is your purpose?" Niu Jinda smiled coldly, regardless of whether Geal Dongzan was really afraid or not.
"General Niu, I originally wanted to ask you to withdraw your troops." Geal Dongzan said after hesitating for a moment.
"Why?" Niu Jinda asked calmly.
"General Niu, although he had won the Tang Dynasty just now, you should know that I, Tubo, did not have the power to fight. With 40,000 troops attacking each other, I am afraid that no matter how powerful your army is, it will have to pay a heavy price to win. Therefore, I thought that we could temporarily quit the battle, what if we fight again tomorrow?" said Geer Dongzan.
"A slowdown plan?" Niu Jinda sneered: "You used the wrong place, right? These are the rest of us."
"There is an old saying in your country, "Don't chase the enemy. The general must know that if the 40,000 army is fighting to the death without a way out, it will cause certain losses to the army. You must admit this, right? In this case, why do you have to let this happen? The record of annihilation of 10,000 cavalry can already make the general report to His Majesty Tian Khan. What if it can be left with these 40,000 people a way out?" Geer Dongzan also fought hard, and his face was thrown aside, just to leave a way out for the 40,000 people in Tubo.
Niu Jinda's eyes fainted slightly, and after pondering for a long time, he slowly said: "The road of life..., the road of life is made with all my life. When you were in Gansongling, you left a road of life for more than 2,000 soldiers? If you say there is, Niu will not be able to wait for a road of life today."
"This..." Ger Dongzan hesitated. He could be shameless, but he would not lie.
A few days ago, when they were in Gansongling, the Tubo people did not hold back at all. They killed the Tang army that had broken down and even stripped them of their armor in the end.
Chapter completed!