Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

Chapter 342 Preparing for a surprise attack

The Tubo retreated, not taking their bodies with them because there were too many casualties. This place is too close to Songzhou, so Qin Qiong cannot ignore it, otherwise he will suffer a plague if it happens.

The soldiers began to take action, began to treat the wounded, and their bodies needed to be taken back on horses. Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

In the evening, several students from Cheng Chumo who were responsible for the cleaning work came to report.

"General, the battlefield has been cleaned," Cheng Chu said silently.

"How's the result?"

"General, we have killed more than 750 people and injured more than [-] people. We have killed more than [-] enemies, and there are no prisoners." When they cleaned the battlefield and found any wounded, they also stabbed them.

There was no Geneva Convention at this time.

"Five thousand seven versus ten thousand?" Qin Qiong frowned. He was dissatisfied with such a small ratio in a critical battle.

We are well-equipped and have many bows and arrows, but we still suffered such huge losses.

"Go down with the order, bury the pot and make rice. Retreat at midnight as planned."

"Yes."

This had been planned before. Fight a battle first and then retreat to Songzhou. This would not be considered as insulting the reputation of the Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, Qin Qiong still won, and it was a good news for Chang'an.

Late at night, all the cavalry and all the scouts were dispatched to hunt down the opponent's scouts and cover the evacuation of the team.

The large force quickly retreated to Songzhou City, taking with them the bodies of their own people and weapons and equipment. Before leaving, Qin Qiong ordered people to light several mountains of corpses.

"Report to Zanpu, the Tang army has retreated."

"What, when did it happen?" Songtsen Gampo woke up from his sleep and heard the news. At this time, Lu Dongtsen and others who heard the movement also walked out of the tent.

"Return, Zamp, it's been two hours."

"Two hours? Why did you come to report?" Songtsen Gampo was a little angry.

"The Tang army left behind a large number of scouts and cavalry to hunt and kill our Tibetan scouts. Only a few of them escaped."

"Prime Minister, what do you think about this matter?" Songtsan Gampo asked Ludongtsan,

"Zanpu, I think they want to escape back to Songzhou City." Lu Dongzan said after thinking for a while.

"Hurry up and gather your troops to intercept them." A general said.

"No, judging from today's observation, the Tang army had already guessed that we would attack. Now we don't know whether their retreat was a ploy to lure the enemy.

It's so late now, I'm afraid I might be ambushed. "Lu Dongzan still has some strategies as Prime Minister.

After hearing this, Songtsen Gampo thought for a while and nodded. He thought the same way. In this dark day, if the other party did not really retreat, but instead lured them, they would fall into their trap and the losses would be too great.

"What the Prime Minister said is that we will continue to pursue them after dawn tomorrow. They will not be able to move quickly with their belongings and wounded soldiers."

Songtsen Gampo finally decided.

Early the next morning, Songtsan Gampo ordered the army to prepare and set off, while the cavalry went to pursue it first.

Qin Qiong walked more than 20 miles that night, and after resting for a while in the morning, he continued on his way. He needed to increase the distance.

The speed was faster during the day than at night, and the Tubo cavalry did not move too fast, because Songtsen Gampo was afraid of an ambush in the Tang Dynasty. If the [-] cavalry he brought were gone, he would die here.

Therefore, the Tubo army was cautious all the way, while the Tang army had no scruples. It was not until night that the Tibetan cavalry caught up with them.

Songzhou also dispatched [-] cavalry to respond. After receiving the news, Songtsen Gampo thought that the other party had not ambushed him before showing up, and felt lucky.

-------Nothing-------

"General, after climbing over this mountain and walking forty miles, you will reach Luoche City." A sharp sword came to report.

Zhao Tiejun led the guard camp all the way at high speed for two days. It's finally here.

Some of the guards here already find it somewhat difficult to breathe, but because it takes a long time to adapt, the impact is not great.

"Okay, let's go to the foot of the mountain to prune up and let the horses eat before we start walking." Zhao Tiejun ordered,

Humans can endure it, but horses cannot. There was not much rest for two days and two nights.

"Captain, we should be able to get there tomorrow, but how are we going to get in? The palace is built on a mountain, and our horses can't get up there," one of the team members said.

They had never been to Luoxe either. When the sharp blade team members came back and said that Luoxe City was built on a mountain and the palace was a mountain city, even Zhao Tiejun was confused.

He thought they were in the plains like other tribes.

Luoxue City only had civilians on the plains at the foot of the mountains, while the imperial city was on the mountains.

"Let's talk about it when we get there. Let the sharp blade explore where their food is first. As for the burning of the city that the prince said, it seems difficult to realize it now." Zhao Tiejun also had a headache.

The palace is at the top of Luoxe City, and the floors below are all houses made of stone and mud. The bottom plain should be the civilian area and where the ministers live.

The prince said it was impossible to burn the imperial city.

After resting for more than half an hour, the team set off again. Their goal was very clear, which was to cause chaos in Luoxue City.

On the evening of the next day, in a hidden place outside Luoche City, Zhao Tiejun was leading a few people.

"Captain, we have found out that they have four large granaries, two are under the imperial city, and two are at the foot of the mountain. However, they are all heavily guarded.

There are no less than 3 people in the city. It seems that Songtsen Gampo did not take all the troops away. "

"Well, we have to hurry up. It is estimated that after Duke Yi Guo retreats to Songzhou, Songtsen Gampo will not be stupid enough to attack Songzhou. They should be back soon."

Zhao Tiejun thought for a while and continued, dressing up with a sharp blade to familiarize himself with the terrain, focusing on the two large granaries under the palace.

“We created chaos at night and asked the guards to ride horses outside and pull a few big rocks. They couldn’t see it in the dark, giving them the illusion of a large army.

Sharp Blade is looking for an opportunity to sneak into the mountains to burn food. The four granaries move together, and we have to move fast when the situation is ugly. We must evacuate as soon as possible whether it is possible or not.

The prince said that we must not have any casualties. It costs a lot of money to feed us. "

Li Shen will not let these people sacrifice themselves for the mission. It is not an important thing. If it succeeds, it will be better. If it fails, Li Shen will not lose anything.

He is not following the dynasty hegemony style.

The person who spent so much money to support himself cannot die in vain and take advantage of others, especially that stingy father.

After everyone took the order, Zhao Tiejun personally took the sharp blade into action. He was the deputy captain of the sharp blade.

Wearing Tubo clothes and painting their faces darker, they waited until dusk and took a look at the granary from a distance.

Tubo is very hierarchical and has hierarchies. If you get too close, you will be arrested. They can only observe the terrain from different angles.

Then they went back to draw out the map, and Zhao Tiejun assigned tasks and prepared equipment. Li Shen taught them that kerosene bombs can be made from kerosene cotton pots.

Everything is ready, and everyone is quietly waiting for their first special mission abroad, a mission that will be recorded in history.

Thousands of years later, history books will also record that they were the predecessors of the world's special forces.

(Drinking too much, that’s all.)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like