Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3196

The gunpowder blasted the mountains on both sides of the valley road to collapse, and a huge amount of earth and rock blocked the valley road, making it impossible to move forward.Standing here looking at the mountain-like earth and rocks in the valley road, Lun Qinling was shocked.

The broken corpses and discarded weapons of Tuyuhun soldiers still remained in the valley road, and more of them were the corpses of war horses. However, because the Tang army was already gathering up and buried the corpses, a path connecting the north and the south was opened on the huge pile of earth and rocks. .

A scout from the Tang army came up to greet them, and asked about the purpose of Lun Qinling's group. While escorting and monitoring them, they rushed back to Dadou Bagu to report.

Lun Qinling rode his horse slowly and climbed over the pile of earth and rocks blocking the valley road, and at the end of the valley road in the distance, a fortress rose from the gentle sandy land at the mouth of the valley, which was magnificent.

Waiting for the fortress to approach, Lun Qinling's eyes twitched, his mouth pursed and he was speechless.

The Gar family occupied Qinghai Lake, and many Tuyuhun soldiers who fled back from Dadouba Valley were captured. From these people, they probably knew the history of the Hexi Battle.

When seeing this fortress that the Tuyuhun soldiers called "standing tall" appeared in front of them, Lunqin Mausoleum still couldn't believe that it was a miracle that the Tang army could build within ten months.

How did Tang Jun do it?
From the dismantled wall on the side, slowly around the fortress, seeing the stones glued together by gray objects to form a solid whole, the traces blackened by gunpowder and the blood dried up one by one, Lun Qinling felt heavy in his heart.

The strength of Tang Jun is really unimaginable.

Tubo had long coveted Qinghai Lake, which was occupied by Tuyuhun, but they did not dare to act rashly.Stamping Tuyuhun's folk customs are fierce, and their fighting power is tyrannical. Even if they pour the power of the whole country, they may not be able to win steadily.

That's why Lu Dongzan went to Qinghai Lake to confuse Nuo Hebo into attacking Hexi.

Only when Tuyuhun and Datang fight head-to-head and consume Tuyuhun's strength, Tubo will have an opportunity.Now everything is going as Zanpu and his father expected, Tuyu was completely defeated, with casualties, and Tubo occupied Qinghai Lake without any effort.

However, the tyrannical combat power displayed by the Tang army in this battle shocked the world.

[-] against [-], cavalry against infantry, but they couldn't cross the thunder pool half a step. On the contrary, it was like a river hitting a rock. Except for the splashing waves, Tang Jun stood still.

Lun Qinling's expression was heavy.

He naturally knew that this was because the Tang army was equipped with firearms on a large scale, which greatly increased its combat power.What's more important is that Tuyuhun's iron cavalry across Qinghai seemed to have encountered a nemesis. The power of tens of thousands of iron cavalry charging was enough to shake the world, tearing everything in front of them. The proud cavalry was shot and killed by Tang army infantry with firearms, like slaughtering a porcupine dog.

This is what scares Lun Qinling the most.

For a long time, the Han people were prosperous, developed, and civilized. The reason why the barbarian Hu people were able to abuse the Han people from time to time, and even went deep into the hinterland to kill and rob, was because the Han people were not good at riding and shooting, and the mobility of the army was greatly reduced. They could only defend the city, even if they won Also unable to take advantage of the victory to pursue.

The Hu people relied on the maneuverability of the cavalry, and they could flee thousands of miles with a single blow, allowing Tang Junkong to have elite soldiers, but it was useless.

If in the future all the troops of the Tang Dynasty are equipped with such firearms, so that the mobility of the cavalry has no room to display in the face of such super powerful combat power, then whether it is Tubo, Tuyuhun, or even Turks, what else can they do? Against Datang?

Wherever the pawns of the Tang Dynasty went, all the barbarians would be invincible. If they escaped slowly, they would be hit by firearms... Their combat power was so tyrannical and terrifying.

Lun Qinling couldn't describe the fear in his heart, but vaguely, he felt that the war situation between Hu and Han had been maintained for hundreds of thousands of years, and it was possible that huge changes would occur due to the birth of firearms.

If the Hu people cannot keep pace with the times and develop tactics to restrict firearms, it will be a complete disaster.

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After passing the Dadou Bagu, the eyes suddenly opened up.

The river is rushing and flowing, the vast grassland is full of Tang army camps, and the mountains in the distance lie across the sky, undulating and winding like a giant dragon.

Withered and yellow weeds, white flocks of sheep, from time to time a whole team of Tang Jun in full armor galloped by, and Lun Qinling watched everything about Tang Jun curiously.

Neat and orderly, each performing his duties, this is his understanding of Tang Jun.

Tubo soldiers acted more spontaneously, farming and grazing in their spare time, and brought their own horses, swords and armor into the army during wartime, and their tactics were only following the orders of the commander.Therefore, when fighting against the wind, it is common for each of the three armies to be brave and to chase hundreds of miles a day and night, but if it encounters a battle against the wind, its morale will easily collapse, and the army will lose control like a flock of sheep. Crash thousands of miles.

Not only Tubo, but almost all Hu people are the same. They often face unimaginable defeats against the weak Han army, which is jaw-dropping.

The reason for this, in Lun Qinling's view, is because the Tang army has a clear division of labor.

Regardless of whether there are 1 or 10 soldiers in the entire army, the soldiers belong to different positions and perform their own duties. Military orders are issued from the general to the school lieutenant, and then the school lieutenant assigns it to the commander and corps leader.Therefore, at the time of battle, each department in the army has different tasks and situations, and it is rare for morale to collapse and a complete defeat.

This is the quality that the army should have.

However, the armies of the Hu tribes such as Tubo, Turks, Tuyuhun, etc. rely entirely on their bloody courage, excellent equestrian skills, and aggressive style. When it comes to fierce battles, they are often the first to collapse...

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Lun Qinling was taken to the camp by soldiers of the Tang army, and met Fang Jun, who had been famous for a long time.

Facing this young general who is famous all over the world, wields great power, and is full of heroism, Lun Qinling did not despise him at all, and bowed very respectfully: "Tuban Lun Qinling, I have met the general."

Fang Jun laughed, bowed his hands to return the salute, then stepped forward to take Lun Qinling's hand affectionately, let him sit on the seat, and ordered someone to offer fragrant tea, then he said with a smile: "You really think I am worthy of you. It is a great honor to send his most important son here. Not long after the Battle of Hexi, Your Excellency came so fast, presumably at this moment Tubo has already occupied Qinghai Lake and wiped out all the remnants of Tuyuhun, right?"

As for Fang Jun's guess that Tubo would take the opportunity to capture Qinghai Lake, Lun Qinling was not too surprised. If he didn't even have such a tactical quality, how could he achieve such a great victory in Hexi?
Perhaps, there is only that idiot Nuohebo who blinds his eyes, dreaming of entering Hexi and pointing directly at Guanzhong...

Lun Qinling sat upright, and said politely: "The commander-in-chief is really resourceful and prepared for thousands of miles, but it is not Tubo who occupy Qinghai Lake, but the Gar family."

Fang Jun was taken aback.

The Gar family is a nobleman of Tubo, and the head of the family, Lu Dongzan, is the great chancellor of Tubo. He is deeply trusted by Songtsan Gampo. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Gar family is the number one noble in Tubo, but they are only condescending to Zanpu. Under the family, the strength is tyrannical.

However, the Gar family cannot represent Tubo after all.

He stretched out his hand to invite Lun Qinling to drink tea, and asked with a frown, "But I don't know if it was Songtsan Gampo's order, or your father's intention?"

Lun Qinling took a sip of tea from his teacup and said with a smile: "The Gar family is loyal to Zanpu, and they are willing to die for Zanpu's great cause. Naturally, what they do is to obey Zanpu's orders."

Fang Jun let out a "hey" and sighed: "Your father is an outstanding person in the world, and he is the leader among the millions of people in Tubo. If it weren't for your father's long-awaited sleepiness and hard work, how could Tubo be as grand as it is today? Songtsan Gampo usually looks A man of great talent, but in fact he is jealous of the virtuous and capable, and has a small belly, which is not the work of a wise king, and he has wronged the noble family."

The phrase "high meritorious service shakes the master" is by no means just words.

Lu Dongzan is shrewd and transparent, with both civil and military skills. Under his leadership, the Gar family has become one of the most powerful tribes in Tubo. Great work.

However, it is precisely because of Lu Dongzan's remarkable prestige and the increasing power of the Gar family that Songtsan Gampo is jealous, and the rift between the once close comrades-in-arms appears.

Historically, in the end, the Gar family was rejected, suppressed, and even massacred by the Zanpu family. In the end, it was Lun Qinling who led the remnants of the family to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

Right now, it is because the fiasco of Tuyuhun has been advanced several years, and the process that caused the Gar family to be suspected and rejected by Songtsan Gampo also happened earlier.

Lun Qinling stared at Fang Jun with burning eyes, knowing that there was no need to play tricks in front of such people, so he cut straight to the point and said: "I have admired the reputation of the commander in chief for a long time, and today I am here, apart from seeing the incomparable demeanor of the commander in the world. Bringing a heart of friendship, I am disappointed that the Gar family and Datang can turn hostility into friendship, form an alliance forever, and do not use weapons. I wonder what the commander-in-chief wants?"

(End of this chapter)