The 70,000 elite horsemen of Tubo rode under the urging and threat of Lu Dongzan, and the whole army marched westward in the snow, but in order to maintain the combat strength of the men and horses, the marching speed did not dare to be too fast, after three days of marching, gradually approached the Doma Valley, and when they were about to reach the Maron Cogen Lake, there were remnants of the army to report, only to know that there was a Sui army with thousands of people appeared near the shore of the Maron Cogen Lake.

Lu Dongzan was taken aback when he heard the news.

He knew that the defense on the shore of Malone Cuogen Lake was weak, and once the Sui army fought with a small fight and attacked the large battalion, it was very likely to cause heavy losses.

Lu Dongzan didn't care about the complaints of the whole army, and immediately led the army to rush to Maron Tsogen Lake.

When they arrived at the camp, they saw that the fire had burned down the entire camp, many camp tents were still emitting faint green smoke, and the ground was full of charred and blackened corpses of people and animals.

Lu Dongzan was so stimulated by the tragic situation in front of him that he almost fainted, at this time, a commander who stayed in the camp rushed to kneel on the ground to plead guilty, he fell down and cried: "General, the Sui army is very brutal, more than 50,000 old people, women and children here have been killed, burned to death, about more than 10,000 people have been killed, and most of the soldiers have also been killed. ”

Dazan Gampo's teeth clenched: "What about the sheep and the horses?" ”

This is also the issue that Lu Dongzan is most concerned about.

Cattle and sheep are their food, and their importance is self-evident; The horses that are free-range here are also crucial.

Because the cavalry not only galloped long distances and sprinted at close range, but also rushed back and forth in the sea of swords and fire. The skin of the horse's hooves is the easiest to fall off in this case, and once it falls off, the horse will not be able to fight again.

When the Sui army did not have a horseshoe, a big war down, the war horse was scrapped at least seventy percent, according to statistics, because the horse's hooves were damaged and could not go to the battlefield again, the Central Plains Dynasty was not like the nomads, you can get a steady stream of war horses to replenish, if the war horse is damaged, it can only be replaced, the second and third horses...... If you are also injured, you can only ride the injured horse into battle, which is a great danger to people and horses, and after having a horseshoe, the soldiers of the Sui army who occupy the two major horse sources can avoid this suffering, and they do not have to worry about this matter.

However, for the alien races without horseshoes, although there are enough war horses, these losses must also be taken into account before the war, and when the army is generally marching, an extra war horse will be brought for backup; Therefore, Maron Cogen Lake is not only a grain land, but also a stocking place for their spare war horses.

If these spare horses are lost, the soldiers' own horses will be damaged, and the combat power of one soldier will be reduced by at least half. That's why Dazan Gampo is so anxious.

"The Sui army was divided into two ways, one killed and the other went into the cattle pen; After the war, I asked people to collect and count, and there are only 100,000 live sheep left, and less than 10,000 war horses. Captain Wan said.

"We entrusted the camp to you, and you couldn't hold on, and you still had the face to survive. Give me death. Dazan Gampo hatefully slashed the head of the captain and asked Lu Dongzan, "General Geer, what should we do now?" ”

Lu Dongzan looked at the sky and said fiercely: "Garrison here for one night, and tomorrow lead the army to kill the Sui army camp and capture Doma Valley in one fell swoop." ”

"This!" Dazan Gampo couldn't help but hesitate a little, and said, "General Geer, we only have more than 100,000 sheep now, and I'm afraid that the military rations are not enough. ”

"It is precisely because we are in a crisis of food shortage that we must fight with all our might, even if we can't enter the source of the river, we must bombard the Sui army back to the northern valley of Doma, so as to achieve the purpose of opening up the grain route and trying to protect the land of Tibet from the poison of war." Lu Dongzan said resolutely.

"Okay, just hit it......" Although Dazan Gampo is reckless, he is not a fool, and he knows that Lu Dongzan's decision is the most correct thing to do at present.

Because although this has become the territory of Tibet, but all the surrounding people have been moved, the grain particles are not left, from the border of the Tubo country to the north of the pass Doma is under the control of the Sui army, their army will not get food supplies, can only sit and eat the empty mountain, and the 70,000 army consumes an amazing amount every day, originally placed here more than 1 million cattle and sheep, only more than 100,000 remain, according to this number, at most half a month, they will be cut off from food, then can only kill horses to survive, but the Tubo army that has lost its war horses, what advantages can be spoken?

Of course, you can also return to Jishi Pass and join Langri Zampu, and let Tuyuhun be responsible for the food of the whole army. But Doma has been lost, if the army retreats, the worryless Doma Sui army can easily enter the border of Tubo, if the news of the beacon fire reaches Jishi Pass, the whole army that is worried about their hometown will be defeated without a fight.

"Your Majesty, General Gol." At this moment, a soldier rode up and said loudly: "The three generals Nong Zhun Bao, Drepung Nasheng, and Ba Dianzebu lead the army to ask for a meeting. ”

"Aren't they in the Logo? How did it come? Lu Dongzan frowned, and even surprised in his heart, thought for a while, and ordered: "Hurry up, please." ”

After a while, three sturdy middle-aged men rode horses and walked and saluted from afar: "The last general will see the prince and General Geer." ”

"Why are the three generals here?" Lu Dongzan smiled and saluted:

Nong Zhunbao, Drepung Nasheng, and Ba Dianzebu were all Suvi people, who played a great role in Langri Zampu's war to defeat Subi, so they were reused by Langri Zampu, but the rise of these people took away part of the rights of the old Tibetan nobles such as Geer, Sa, and Meng, which made them very dissatisfied.

Although Lu Dongzan was respected by Lang Rizan and understood the righteousness himself, before this, he was the heir of the Geer family, and he was also disgusted and unhappy with the Subi family; The key is that the Geer family has been loyal to Tubo Zampu for generations, and has heard the words of Tubo Sisai with loyalty, which is also where Ludongzan is proud, and he looks down on these Suvi people who betrayed their old masters for profit. But Lu Dongzan is a well-informed person after all, and he will not show contempt at this critical moment.

"General Geer also knows that Doma Valley is the eastern gate of my Tibet, and the consequences of losing it are too serious, so when we hear the news, we will bring our troops to help." A red-faced, burly man said.

This person's name is Nong Zhunbao, and it was he who set up a sentry on the side of Dabasharu Mountain to watch, let the Tibetan army enter the country, and lost the dangerous fortress of the Subi State that was destroyed so quickly by Langri Zampu.

"Thank you three generals for helping in the war."

Lu Dongzan's face was rough, but his mind was delicate, he saw that there were not obvious black and dried blood stains on the three of them, his eyes froze, and he asked again: "Did the three generals meet the Sui army?" ”

"Yes and no." Without waiting for Lu Dongzan to ask, Nong Zhun Bao said: "Yes, it is because we are at war with the Sui army; To say no, it was us who took the initiative to attack. ”

"Oh?" Lu Dongzan asked with concern: "How is the battle going?" ”

Nong Zhun Bao said: "The Sui army was stationed at the foot of the mud and stone mountain, and we took advantage of the terrain to dig the lake embankment on the mountain at night, and the rolling mud and rock torrent flooded the Sui army camp to the ground. ”

"Haha...... No wonder the river is muddy, it turned out that the three generals drowned the Sui camp, and the Sui army should have been wiped out, right? What a joy! We're going to celebrate. Dazan Gampo said with joy.

Lu Dongzan didn't say a word, he knew that it would be in the following.

Really!

"Disappointed the eldest prince." I saw Nong Zhun Bao sigh and continued: "The speed of the man-made mud and rock torrent is extremely slow, and when the mountain falls off, the Sui army that is aware of it begins to withdraw from the camp, they are well-trained, steady and not chaotic, and soon withdrew to the other side of the river, our ambush soldiers bravely intercepted, and there was a tragic battle, but the Sui army was extremely fierce, we were defeated, and the Cai Bang Nathan brothers were also unfortunately killed. ”

"Did the Sui army retreat?" Lu Dongzan didn't care about the life or death of Cai Bang Nathan and the Subi army, he was concerned about the situation of the Sui army, and asked anxiously: "I mean, has it been partially buried by the mud and rock torrent?" ”

"The night was thick, and there were heavy winds and snowfalls, and we don't know how much the Sui army suffered losses, but they were blocked in the river by us for a long time, and the torrent of mud and rocks rolled down from behind, and their losses were definitely not small,......," Nong Zhunbao reviewed a little, and said: "Also, their supplies and ordnance were all buried. ”

"Haha... The Sui army had fewer troops than us, and the only reliance was on the sophisticated weapons and equipment, and they lost these equipment; The Sui army was no longer afraid. Dazan Gampo laughed and said, "The generals have made such great contributions, and I must ask for credit for you." ”

"The prince is absolutely right." Lu Dongzan also smiled excitedly, as Datsen Gampo said, after losing the strong battalion and excellent equipment, the balance of victory has been tilted in favor of Tibet, and he is full of confidence in tomorrow's war.

"Thank you, Prince." Nong Zhun Bao, Drepung Nasheng, and Ba Dianzebu were grateful.

Nong Zhun Bao looked at the wreckage, gritted his teeth, and said, "It's a pity that we came one step late. ”

"The losses here, we will recover them from the Sui army tomorrow. The generals have a good rest tonight, we will attack the whole army tomorrow, and we must let the Sui army pay for the blood debt" Lu Dongzan waved his hand and said in a cold voice.

Nong Zhun Bao asked, "General Geer plans to fight the Sui army tomorrow?" ”

"Exactly." Lu Dongzan said excitedly: "The plateau climate is unpredictable, different times of the day, cold and warm, within twelve hours, showing the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. The reason why the Sui army climbed the plateau in the scorching summer was to avoid the winter blizzards, and to try to settle Tibet before the arrival of winter, and then quickly retreat. In terms of time, they can't afford to delay. However, people are not as good as the sky, but encountered this sudden snowstorm, and now the generals have successfully broken the lake to bury their camp, all kinds of cold shelter materials have been lost, if I expected, the Sui army has frozen to death frostbite, which makes the morale of the cold-sensitive Sui army plummet, and the environment is even worse. ”

"The soldiers of the Sui army were demoralized, hungry and cold, and had no other way but to wait for supplies and reinforcements; What they fear most now is a decisive battle; In order to delay the speed of our army, the date of the decisive battle was delayed until the reinforcements arrived, so everything was done to sabotage our march. But no matter what, it can't change their predicament of being outnumbered, incomplete, hungry and cold. ”

"General Geer explained the situation of the Sui army so thoroughly, he is worthy of being a wise man in Tibet." Nong Zhun Bao admired.

Lu Dongzan was also unable to suppress his complacency, but he said very modestly: "It's just the blessing of God, and the generals have created a good opportunity to win, and the reputation of the wise man is ashamed." In tomorrow's battle, I will ask the three generals to do their best to kill my Tibetan heroes. ”

Nong Zhun Bao, Drepung Nasheng, and Ba Dianzebu glanced at each other, saluted Lu Dongzan in unison, and said in unison: "As long as General Geer gives an order, we will do our best." ”

"I expect that the Sui army, which slaughtered the herdsmen of Maron Tsogen Lake, will come to attack the camp tonight, delaying the itinerary of our army and dragging down our soldiers and soldiers. General Nong is brave and good at fighting, and he is very good at defense, and I will give you 10,000 elite soldiers to be responsible for the defense of the camp tonight. Lu Dongzan was very satisfied with the statement of the three generals, and immediately said:

"The last will obey." Nong Zhunbao looked excited and responded with a bang.

"The Sui people are as cunning as wolves, if they come to attack and harass them at night, General Nong only needs to drive them away, and they must not pursue them without authorization, so as not to fall for them." Lu Dongzan also advised: "Even if there is a great fire, it must be sent towards the main force of the enemy." ”

"The last will understand."

"General Drepung, General Ba." Immediately, Lu Dongzan said to the two generals Drepung Nasheng and Ba Dianzebu, "You two will each take over 10,000 elite soldiers, and tomorrow will be the vanguard of our army." ”

"The last will obey." The Tibetans admired force, respected warriors, and spurned cowards, and the heavy duty of the striker not only did not frighten Drepung Nasheng and Ba Dian Zebu, but was extremely excited.

In the eyes of the two of them, Lu Dongzan's arrangement is to pick up credit for them.

In fact, Lu Dongzan did have the intention of giving credit to the second general, the Subi system is not a monolith, and there are many internal contradictions, after becoming a Tibetan noble, there is also a difference between superior and inferior.

The status of the families of Drepung Nasheng and Ba Dianzebu is far inferior to the four major families of Nong, Niang, Wei, and Cai Bang, and they want to become the top nobles of Tubo and enjoy the worship of all the people.

When Lu Dongzan saw the three of them arriving at the same time, he had the idea of introducing the second general as the foreign aid of the Geer family, so he first arranged to guard the camp who would not serve the Geer family, and handed over the position of the striker who was easy to make great achievements to Drepung Nasheng and Ba Dianzebu, as long as the two of them made great contributions, they would naturally be grateful to themselves and lay a friendly foundation for the future recovery.

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Meanwhile.

In the new camp of the Sui army, which was only fifty miles away from Maron Tsogen Lake, Yang Tong was also discussing the military situation with the generals, when suddenly a soldier rushed to report and saluted: "Holy Lord, General Wang sent a scout to report the news. ”

"Why don't you send an eagle letter?" Yang Qinfang asked puzzled.

"It should have been a big event, and Eagle Letter can't say it clearly." Yang Tong responded and said to the herald, "Let the scouts come in." ”

"Whoa." The herald left in a hurry, and soon brought a dusty scout into the Chinese tent.

The scout saluted and said, "Enlighten the saint, and come to give the holy news on the order of the king general." ”

"Is it finally here?" Before the mud and rock torrent, Wang Xiongdan had been ordered to leave the camp and go to harass Lu Dongzan's army, and it had been two days, but it seemed that he had lost contact with himself, and when he heard the word 'good news', Yang Tong was also full of anticipation, and said with a smile: "I can't wait, hurry up and listen." ”

"Back to the Holy Place, we inadvertently broke into the logistics of the Tibetan army, Maron Tsogen Lake, where there are more than a million cattle, sheep, and war horses! We have succeeded in burning it down, causing them great losses. General Wang led the soldiers of our army to retreat...... "The scouts told them in detail about the discovery of the Tibetan supply team and the night attack on the camp of Maron Tsogen Lake.

When the scout said that Wang Xiongtan had no intention of guessing that there were big fish in the north from the grain transportation team, the generals all glanced at Yang Tong with emotion and felt that he was too good at employing people.

Especially Yin Mingyue admired Yang Tong's responsibility system, she was going to replace Wang Xiongdan to engage in sabotage, but Yang Tong thought that Wang Xiongdan was more suitable than her, the reason was that Wang Xiongdan was a successful thief, and he was more familiar with various unconventional combat methods than orthodox generals, and now it seems that Wang Xiongdan is indeed more suitable than her.

After the scout finished speaking, Yang Tong asked him to retreat and rest, and said to the generals: "Lu Dongzan has reached Maron Tsogen Lake, fifty miles away, and with the journey of the cavalry, he will arrive at Doma tomorrow, and the war is about to break out. Do you have different views and opinions? ”

"Holy Lord, Weichen thinks it's a good thing." Du Ruhui said with a smile.

"Why is it a good thing?" Wei Fengwu asked puzzledly: "Tubo concentrating its forces to fight will not only increase the pressure on our army and increase the difficulty of breaking the enemy, but even if our army achieves a major victory, its own casualties will increase exponentially. Is it possible to avoid the real and take the false and adopt the tactics of rushing for thousands of miles, dividing and encroaching? ”

She presided over the funeral in the army, and she remembered that scene deeply, and heard that the Tubo army was attacking on a large scale, and she was worried that the Sui army would suffer heavy casualties again.

What she meant was that this war was going to be very difficult and tragic, and she couldn't avoid it as much as possible.

Wei Fengwu's words made the big tent silent, even Du Ruhui needed to give her a face and respect her opinion.

After a long time, Yang Tong said slowly: "I can understand the queen's feelings, I don't want to fight such a tough battle, and even if the people of Tubo can surrender and let us settle, I am also willing to have more people in the Great Sui." But many things can't just look at the present, just like the eastern/Turkic when the Qimin Khan, Emperor Wen kindly settled them in the south of Yinshan to live, when my Great Sui maintained strong strength, they could still keep their own peace, but the Great Sui was slightly weak, and they were ready to move at the beginning, and later directly launched the Yanmen Rebellion and intervened in the Central Plains dispute. The same is true of the Tibetans, if we can't annihilate their vital forces in this great war, they will be like the Turks, because they are afraid of the great Sui Dynasty, they will shrink on the plateau and pretend to be grandchildren, but when they recover, who can guarantee that they will still be in peace? Who can guarantee that they will not send troops to Heyuan, Hexi, and the Western Regions? ”

"We are strong now, it does not mean that we will always be prosperous in the future, for the sake of future generations to have one less strong enemy, in order to let future generations not blame our ancestors for being short-sighted. We must nip a potentially powerful enemy in the bud before it becomes a scourge. Therefore, whether it is to deal with the Turks, Goguryeo or Tibet, the best way is to wipe out their resistance and then split it into small countries and tribes. Just like the countries of the Western Regions, they have been weak for generations, and they have been intimidated and ruled by our Great Sui heroes for generations. ”

Yang Dong's words echoed in the big tent, knocking heavily on everyone's hearts, "Although Lu Dongzan has a lot of troops at the moment, it doesn't mean that he can cause us heavy casualties. And even if the price is huge, what is it compared to the peace and joy of future generations? ”

"The saint fought for the Great Sui and fought for the descendants of the future, but the concubines made inappropriate words." Wei Fengwu smiled bitterly, "It's the concubine who thinks too simply!" ”

"Holy Lord, Queen, Rong Weichen will say a few words." At this time, Du Ruhui played a round and said: "The saint only cares about reasoning, but ignores the great significance of this battle. If you look at this big war from another angle, there will be no dissensibility. ”

"What's the other angle? Please make it clear to Du Shangshu. Wei Fengwu knew that Du Ruhui was going to say it to herself.

"The interests of the Great Sui are the overall interests of all the people of the Great Sui, and I want to gain a foothold in the Northwest, firstly, by relying on the credibility of the Holy Lord and the Great Sui to the countries of the Western Regions, and secondly, by being invincible to the soldiers of the Great Sui Heroes. Langri Zampu intervened in the interior of my Great Sui, and sent troops to help the puppet Tang at that moment, Tubo was the enemy of my Great Sui, if I let go of Tubo lightly, one will make the Great Sui chill, and the other will fuel the arrogance of the four Sai aliens, if you don't destroy its army and split its country, there will be a second, third, and fourth Tubo waving a butcher's knife at my Great Sui another day, if the four Sai sword soldiers, our army will lose thousands of times and ten thousand times the strength of this battle, and the four Sai battles will also lead to the emptiness of the universe and the great loss of national strength, and Tubo will come out. It's just the right time for us to make an example of the monkeys. Du Ruhui said.

Wei Fengwu nodded, "I understand what Du Shangshu meant, for us, this battle is not only the battle between the Great Sui and Tubo, but also related to the tranquility of the entire Great Sui border, as well as the majesty of the Great Sui in the world. Chen Tang wrote to Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty that 'those who commit crimes against the Han Dynasty will be punished even if they are far away', and the same is true for those who commit crimes against the Great Sui Dynasty if they are far away. ”

"Not bad." Yang Tong nodded and said, "The significance of this battle has gone beyond the war itself, and the impact is far-reaching. From the perspective of the war itself, if Lu Dongzan's 70,000-strong army dies, Tubo will not be able to fight against the Great Sui, and our army only needs a partial division to make the hinterland of Tubo blazing and exhausted. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Tong said to everyone again: "The relationship between countries is about the law of the jungle, the supremacy of strength, and the respect of the strong. I don't want to go on a killing spree, but I can't help it, the strength of my Great Sui Xiongshi does not allow me to be merciful. ”

"I don't want to kill on a large scale, but I can't help it, the strength of my Great Sui Xiongshi does not allow me to be merciful." Everyone's eyes lit up, and the more they tasted it, the more they felt that this sentence was arrogant.

"Let's go and prepare. If Lu Dongzan dares to come tomorrow, let the Tibetan barbarians taste the power of the bee crossbow! Yang Tong said coldly.

"The last will obey."