Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

In the early morning of the next day, both sides were preparing to eat in a tacit understanding, and no one attacked first.

Qin Qiong knew that this was a tough battle, and the entire army would be wiped out if not done well.

In a deep ditch in the distance, Zhao Tiejun was lying here with two sharp-edged team members.

"Captain, why don't they start fighting? I've never seen a big scene with 10,000+ people."

One of the team members asked, looking into the distance.

"It should be soon. As soon as there is a fight here, we will quickly go deep into Tubo. The prince said that we should go to the capital of Tubo.

Go and burn their food and grass, and then our Prince Ji’s Mansion will be able to make a lot of money again. "

Zhao Tiejun said excitedly that if they succeed, Prince Ji's Mansion will give them many rewards. It may give them a reward that they can never earn in a lifetime.

"The Tubo people are coming," Zhao Tiejun said with his binoculars and saw a dark mass of people and horses to the west.

"Come on, let's go back, pack up our equipment, and set off immediately."

Putting down the telescope, Zhao Tiejun was not in the mood to appreciate the battle. He had more important things to do.

"Captain, why didn't the prince let us sneak attack on those small tribes? I heard that some time ago, our Tang army wiped out many Tubo people who invaded the border. I really don't understand how good we are at sneak attacks at this time."

On the way back, the team members asked as they walked.

"You know nothing. If you could understand, you would be the captain. How can you understand the prince's plan?" Zhao Tiejun turned around and scolded.

"Then captain, please tell us."

"Actually, it's because...because...this is confidential. You haven't reached this level yet, so hurry up and leave." Zhao Tiejun didn't say it for a long time, so he prevaricated with the last sentence of confidentiality.

The two team members behind him looked at each other and curled their lips together. If you don't know, just say you don't know. If you are still pretending, the captain deserves to be the captain.

When the Tubo army was still more than a mile away from the Tang army, they divided into three groups. Songtsan Gampo was afraid that the Tang army would escape, so he prepared to intercept the Tang army's retreat on both sides.

Qin Qiong looked through the binoculars. Most of them were cavalry on the left and right because they ran fast.

"Send the order, the archers are ready, the sword and shield bearers are in front to guard the fortifications, and the cavalry is behind to prevent sneak attacks."

Qin Qiong was not afraid of the charge of the opponent's horses. He had already built fortifications long ago. The round logs thicker than his arm were sharpened and arranged in rows and rows.

It's simply unrealistic for you to charge.

Sure enough, Songtsen Gampo sent infantry first to destroy the fortifications.

"Arrows,"

"Go ahead"

The Tubo soldiers rushed forward desperately with wooden shields, but Qin Qiong ordered to fire arrows as soon as they reached the shooting range.

This time they were well prepared and had many arrow feathers. It was as if they were free of charge and there was no need to aim at all.

The Tibetan infantry basically wore leather armor, and their arrow feathers penetrated with one shot. Suddenly, hundreds of Tibetan soldiers howled,

The ones behind didn't care who fell in front, just stepped on them and continued charging.

The opposing archers also came within shooting range and began to counterattack and cover.

"Shield in front, spear in back." Qin Qiong gave another order.

The worst shields of the Tang Dynasty were made of iron and were wide.

Greatly defended against the opponent's bow and arrow attack.

The opposing infantry also arrived and began to destroy the fortifications with knives.

Through the gap, the spearmen didn't care whether they could see it or not, they just stabbed them randomly.

The Tibetan soldiers were at a disadvantage at this time, as their weapons were not long enough.

"The archers retreated to the second fortification, shooting as they retreated."

Qin Qiong began to give orders. This was all done in drills. The archers retreated and fired in an orderly manner. Their arrows were running low, and the second line of defense had arrows to supplement them.

More than half an hour later, the first fortification was about to be breached. Qin Qiong gave another order.

"The shield spearmen quickly retreated to the second fortification, and the archers responded with arrows."

While the two sides were fighting, Songtsen Gampo from behind Tibet was also issuing orders.

"Zan Pu, I see that the Tang army advanced and retreated in a controlled manner. It should have been rehearsed in advance. It seems that they were well prepared." Lu Dongzan said from the side.

"What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true, and I think so too. Did they guess that we would attack early on? Prime Minister, look at the number of arrows they have. The archers have never stopped.

It seems to me that they were prepared in advance, prepared a large number of arrow feathers in advance, and then dug the fortifications. "The setback of this wave of attacks made Songtsen Gampo aware of it.

But now that the arrow is on the string and has to be fired, it is impossible to stop shooting just because a few people have been lost.

"Send the order, the rear cavalry will charge their camp, and both sides will attack together. I don't believe they have so many archers."

"General, the Tibetans are attacking from both sides and the rear." The scout came to report.

"According to previous drills, we have 1 cavalry on each side, using fortifications to attack. We have [-] cavalry in the rear. They are all elite and they are no match for us."

Qin Qiong was not panicked at all. His side's equipment was far better than that of the other side. War cannot be won with more people.

The Tang Army did not have many archers, but they had many bows. These were all shipped from Songzhou in advance, and at this time, there was no need for accurate arrows, as long as they could shoot.

Qin Qiong's strategy withstood the second attack of the Tibetan army.

"Prime Minister, why do the Tang army have so many archers?" Songtsen Gampo was a little confused.

"Zanpu, it seems to me that they have many bows and arrows. I observed that many of the bows and arrows are not accurate. Where there are many people, they will shoot where they are."

"Damn it, Prime Minister, our attacks have been resisted by their attacks. Their arrows have too many feathers and they can't go up at all." Songtsen Gampo was a little anxious.

He knew that this attack might have been anticipated by the opponent. Otherwise, where did all these sharp wood come from? There is not so much wood here.

It's a pity that they don't have so many arrow feathers, otherwise they would shoot at each other with the Tang army.

Time passed like this little by little, and the two sides were in a stalemate on offense and defense, with casualties on both sides.

Especially the Tibetan soldiers on the front suffered the most casualties, with corpses everywhere. Seeing that they could not attack for a long time, the momentum of the Tibetan soldiers began to weaken, and the end of the charge was also sharply reduced.

Everyone is afraid of death, especially if the death is so unclear. Negative emotions are contagious. Songtsen Gampo soon discovered this.

"Zanpu, why don't you withdraw your troops first, go back and recuperate before fighting tomorrow." Lu Dongzan also observed the situation on the field. persuaded.

After hearing this, Songtsen Gampo's eyes were full of dissatisfaction. Unexpectedly, the attack on the first day was so unsuccessful. But he nodded.

"Send the order to withdraw the troops."

"Woo~~~Woo~~~~"

The Tibetan soldiers were relieved when they heard the horn sound. They had been fighting for several hours, and their bodies and spirits had reached their limits.

Seeing that Tubo had withdrawn its troops, Qin Qiong also quickly issued orders.

"The scouts investigate the Tibetan movements and clean the battlefield. Mainly to recover arrow feathers. The corpses of Tibetan soldiers are piled up into a mountain of corpses."