Tiantang

Chapter 274 Epic Battle (3)

Chapter 281 Epic Battle (3)

Nima shook his head, and interjected behind Laba, "General, he is not from Hexi Geshuhan. The armor and color of this army horse is obviously different from that of the Hexi army... Judging by the posture, it should be the Longshuo army!"

Laba suddenly turned his head to look at Nima, and said in a deep voice, "However, the main force of Longshuo's army is currently on the front line of Jishi Mountain, ready to fight against Stanley King's army. The news is unmistakable. But where did this Tang army come from?"

Nima secretly smiled wryly, and thought: No matter what kind of Tang army it is, anyway, it is the army of the Tang Dynasty. The army of the Tang Dynasty is overwhelming, how can a mere triangular city be able to defend it!The current plan, if you don't lead your army out of Triangle City as soon as possible, and ask for help from Shaliu River, what are you waiting for?
"General, the general thinks that we should hurry up and withdraw from Triangle City, and go back to Shaliuhe to join forces with Lord Gyatso to fight against the Tang army. The Tang army is powerful, and our army is outnumbered. Triangle City cannot be defended at all!"

"The worst thing is, we should retreat to Wuhai and join Wuhai's samba wrong." Nima raised her finger anxiously and pointed to the Tang army team that was winding closer and closer, one by one on the snow. The faces of Tang soldiers became more and more clear and recognizable.

"General, if you don't withdraw, it will be too late." Nima said anxiously.

Laba said with a gloomy face and sneered, "Look at this, it's only 1 people. Our army is [-], plus private slaves from various families in the city, it is not a problem to gather a team of [-] to [-]. Could it be that the mighty iron cavalry is no match for these mobs of the Tang army who came from afar?"

"The general has already passed on Wuhai Sangba Co. At this moment, the troops of Sangba Co. must be on their way to help the Triangle City. As long as we persist for a few hours, the reinforcements will arrive. At that time, we will gather nearly [-] people from our two departments, Why are you afraid of Tang Jun?"

"Besides, Lord Gyatso will surely lead an army to reinforce him immediately. Why don't we take this opportunity to cut off the Tang army's retreat and make it impossible for them to come and go!"

Raba sneered loudly and waved his hand abruptly, "Hurry up and pass on this general order to summon the serfs and private soldiers from every family in the city to guard the city and wait for help with our army! If the Tang army is ignorant of current affairs and insists on attacking Triangle City, then, I will lead the army out of the city and destroy these Tang barbarians!"

Nima's heart trembled, but she didn't dare to refute Raba's words, so she had to bite the bullet and hurried down the tower, and led the soldiers to temporarily gather serfs and private soldiers from various families, trying to gather a team of thousands of people in the shortest possible time Come.

Laba looked at Nima's leaving back, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, but immediately turned into a fierce arc.

It's not that he doesn't want to evacuate Triangle City, but without Gyatso's military order to retreat without a fight, Gyatso will definitely be punished.Gyatso is ruthless and self-willed. If Laba handed over the Triangle City to Tang Jun, Gyatso would definitely not be able to spare him.

Instead of this, it is better to fight to the death with the Tang army and wait for help.

At most one day, no matter if it is Samba Cuo of Wuhai or Gyatso of Shaliuhe, they will lead the army to help and gather tens of thousands of soldiers from Gyatso's department. How difficult is it to defeat this Tang army?
This is Rabbah's true state of mind.

This has a lot to do with his contempt for Tang Jun's combat effectiveness.He has been under Gyatso for many years and has fought dozens of battles with Datang's Hexi Army. In his eyes, Tang Army is just a bluffing paper tiger, not an opponent of Tubo cavalry at all.

Because Triangle City was built on a plateau oasis, surrounded by barren and empty desert areas.Therefore, although the Tubo soldiers found the traces of the Tang army marching on the tower, in fact the Tang army was still a long distance away from the Triangle City, more than ten miles away.

According to Zhang Xuan's military order, the more than [-] troops belonging to Shancheng Guard Zhang Tong arrived at the east side of the Triangle City and camped on the spot, forming a deterrent to the Triangle City, and then stood by on the spot, waiting for Zhang Xuan's main force to join.

Zhang Xuan's original intention was to use Zhang Tong's army and horses as bait to attract all the main force of Gyatso's troops to Triangle City, and then surround and wipe them out.The reason why he stayed in Feichuan Garrison Fort to rest for a day was nothing more than to give the Gyatso Department time to dispatch troops to reinforce the Triangle City.

Zhang Xuan knew in his heart that the Tubo defenders in Sanjiao City were only a few thousand men, and he would not dare to go out of the city to fight against Zhang Tong's ten thousand troops, and could only stand by and wait for reinforcements.

The reason why the decisive battle with the Gyatso tribe was chosen in the place of the Triangle City is because the city is small and it is difficult to hold on.

Compared with the majestic and tall cities of the Tang Dynasty, most of the cities in Tubo are small and crude cities, and there is no comparison.The Triangle City is also a smaller one among the Tubo cities. It is rectangular in shape and built of plateau gravel. It is about a thousand meters wide at both ends and about two or three miles long.

The "defensive performance" of such a small town is extremely poor. If the Tang army storms it, no matter how tough the Tubo soldiers are, it will be difficult to defend it.

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Zhang Tong is the governor of Shanzhou and the commander of the army and horse capital. He is the commander of the Tang army in the two states and one city of the Tang Dynasty east of Chiling.

After Zhang Tong received Zhang Xuan's military order, he quickly marched in the direction of Triangle City, marched through the snow for a day and night, and finally arrived at Bitter Springs east of Triangle City.According to the military order, he was supposed to lead the army to camp on the spot and wait for the main force to arrive, but when he saw that the Triangle City not far away was such a tiny city, and there were only a few thousand Tubo defenders in the city, Zhang Tong's mind became a little active.

He was stationed on the front line of Hexun, but because Li Guangbi led his army into Hexun, established the Hexun Governor's Mansion and developed the old place of Tuyuhun, his army was transferred to Shanzhou by Zhang Xuan.

The Longshuo army defeated Tubo one after another, and many generals Zuo Yingong were promoted to be his wives and sons. Even Li Guangbi, whom Zhang Tong had always looked down upon, was made a marquis by the court, becoming the second only to Zhang Xuan and Feng Changqing in the Longshuo army. The three real power factions sit on an equal footing with Guo Ziyi.Zhang Tong saw it eagerly, and was eager to fight against Tubo and gain military exploits.

Zhang Tong straddled his horse and looked at the Triangle City not far away, his eyes flickering.

Seen from his direction and distance, Triangle City looks like a city at all, but more like a miniature fortress.He raised his eyebrows, and said to himself: Why did Zhang Xuan let Lao Tzu stand still?Such a small city, such a tiny place, I, 1 people, took it with a single raise of their hands, so what are you waiting for?
When the army arrived, I am afraid that the Tubo people would have already heard the news and fled without fighting.

Zhang Tong calculated that such a small city could easily be taken down if his [-] troops surrounded and attacked the city.Why don't you take advantage of the situation to attack, take down this small city, and get the military merits of this first battle!
At that time, let Zhang Xuan and Guo Ziyi's Lingzhou Guards see that the Shanzhou Guards are not vegetarians either.

The more Zhang Tong thought about it, the more excited he became. In his opinion, this small Tubo town in front of him was simply the supreme military merit and glory bestowed on him by the gods, and he could get it with a little effort.

Thinking of this, he suddenly shouted an order, "Send the officer's military order, speed up the march, advance quickly, and surround the Triangle City!"

Zhao Xun, the marching commander beside him, was startled, and clasped his fists on the horse, "My lord, King Pingxi's military order is for our army to camp on the spot and wait for orders, not to attack the city..."

Zhang Tong glanced at Zhao Xun coldly, and said calmly, "The military situation is changing rapidly, and the opportunity for war is even more fleeting. The so-called generals are not subject to the fate of the king, and such a small town, with the strength of my army, can be destroyed in less than an hour." You can take it and occupy it. If you wait here until the Tubo reinforcements arrive, if you want to take the Triangle City again, you will have to pay huge casualties!"

"Okay, don't need to say too much, I have my own opinion. Our army won the Triangle City and made a great contribution to King Pingxi, and the court will reward it!" After finishing speaking, Zhang Tong galloped away first.

Zhao Xun frowned and sighed softly.Although he was extremely opposed to Zhang Tong's use of troops in violation of Zhang Xuan's military order, Zhang Tong was a superior officer, the chief general, and a relative of the current emperor, so he dared not say anything.

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Zhang Tong led a large army to besiege the city, ten thousand soldiers and horses rushed in and surrounded the triangle city in a short time.

If Guo Ziyi or Li Guangbi were here, they would definitely reprimand Zhang Tong for not using his military skills. If he really wanted to take advantage of the situation and take down the Triangle City, he should not besiege the city, but should concentrate his forces and choose a breakthrough to attack, in order to achieve results.But with such a scattered force, the Tang army came from a long distance, exhausted and exhausted. If the Tubo cavalry seized the opportunity and charged out of the city, they would definitely be defeated.

Sometimes, a large number of people does not necessarily mean an advantage.Otherwise, there would be no examples of winning more with less.

Zhang Tong triumphantly rode his horse in front of the battle, and ordered more than a hundred soldiers to yell and fight in unison, threatening Tubo to leave the city and surrender.

Laba and his subordinates stood on the tower with a gloomy expression, looking at the formation of the Tang army surrounding the city, and gritted their teeth.He didn't expect that the Tang army would come from afar and besiege the city without taking a break, which directly disrupted his plan to delay waiting for reinforcements.

Nima restlessly held the scimitar in her hands, sweating from her palms.

Laba leaned over and looked at the soldiers of the Tang Army not far away from the city who were arrogantly shouting and shouting, and Zhang Tong, the chief general of the Tang Army surrounded by a group of guards under the flag flying high, suddenly sneered.

He raised his finger and pointed to the food supply point of Zhang Tong's army on the easternmost side, and shouted in a low voice, "Everyone, order the soldiers and horses, and order the serfs and private soldiers to be in front. Our army vowed to rush out of the city, protrude from the east gate, and kill a Go to the mouth, first burn the food and grass of the Tang army, cut off the way back, and then turn back to the northwest to join the Wuhai reinforcements!"

"Go out, only the Tubo men who died in the battle did not surrender to the Tubo bastards who saved their lives!"

With a bang, Raba drew out his gleaming scimitar, and with all his strength cut off the flagpole of the Tubo army on the tower, and then led the generals to rush down the tower with strides.

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Amidst the Tang Jun's yelling and shouting, the gate of Triangle City suddenly opened.

A proud smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Tong's mouth, and he said that the Tubo defenders couldn't hold back Kaesong and surrendered.The reason why he besieged and did not attack was simply that he wanted the Tibetans to surrender without a fight and take Triangle City at the lowest cost.

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