Every year, the Tibetan Zanpu will have an annual alliance with the minister, and if the Tibetan Zanpu is happy, it is not uncommon for the annual alliance to happen.

As long as he wanted to toss, all the ministers of the feudal towns would set off for the holy city: the city of Raksha (Lhasa).

The purpose of the alliance was to ensure the legitimacy of the Tibetan Zampu.

The use of oaths and ancient rituals such as the alliance of blood to prove that Zampu is unique, and it is also an important ceremony for them to sign a contract and swear allegiance to Zamp.

Songtsen Gampo's influence in Tibet was unparalleled, and his grandson Mangsong Mangtsen, after inheriting his brilliant inheritance, especially with the assistance of Lu Dongzan, put the entire Tibetan royal family in an extremely stable and stable situation.

The Tubo army is like a copy of the Tang army, but in a general sense.

If you really peel back the cocoon and study the establishment of the Tibetan army, you will find that in terms of their centripetal force and loyalty, it has nothing to do with the country, but only with the people.

Just as the ministers of the feudal towns were only loyal to the Tibetan Zampu, not the Tibetans, the hierarchical hierarchy under the monarchy made many officials know the king and did not recognize the Tibetans.

Tubo has 61 soldiers in Dongdai, just like the Thousand Households Mansion of the Tang Dynasty, each Thousand Households is under the jurisdiction of Ru at the next level.

As the royal family at the top of the empire, the Tibetan tribe was divided into seven rus, and each year a different number of people would be drawn from each ru to form a royal army, that is, the direct army of Zampu, while the rest were under the control of the seven rus.

Therefore, in Tibet, in addition to the great ministers of Zampu and Lu Dongzan, the most powerful and most likely to subvert the Tubo regime are the seven aristocratic classes that rule Qiru.

Some people also call them the "Seven Kings of Tianchi", scattered around the city of Luo, like princes by Zampu, under the control of the army in hand, for the stability of Zampu's royal family and the expansion of territory to fight on the battlefield.

Tactics such as rebellion and discord are of no use at all to Tibet, which is now thriving and has a relatively complete and stable political system.

The people here believe in Zampu as clear and pure as the sky here. People's minds are also simply loyal to the great god Songtsen Gampo.

Li Hong sat in the camp tent, listening to the reports of Cheetah, Shocking and Hengqiao, the horizontal knife in his hand was drawn back and forth on the ground, he didn't believe that this Tubo was like an iron plate, there was no gap at all.

"Are you sure we haven't found anyone we can use?" Li Hong's tone was very light, as if he was afraid of alarming someone.

But the three cheetahs were pale, and in the past two years, they and others have not succeeded in rebelling, even if they are a big man who plays a pivotal role in Tibet.

And their biggest gain is that they have made a great achievement without using their brains, that is, to assassinate the generals of more than 1,000 households in Tubo.

Nowadays, there are more than 1,000 Tubo generals and soldiers, and they are escorted by a large number of soldiers when they go out and go home, as if they have become a national treasure of Tubo.

"The loyalty of each of the Seven Kings of Tianchi is beyond our imagination, whether it is money, beauty, or power, there is no way to make them move a single thought." The cheetah and the stinger knelt on the ground and lowered their heads.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave them the maximum rights, but in the end, except for assassinating many Tibetan generals with Heng Qiao of 'Jingwei', there was no other credit.

This made them look very ashamed when facing Li Hong's inquiry, and felt that they had failed His Highness's trust and expectations for them.

"Do you know Chidu Songjie?" Li Hong took out a list from his arms, and in addition to the names of the Seven Kings of Tianchi, there was also a name called Chidu Songjie.

Regarding Li Hong's interrogation, the three of them looked at each other, and then nodded in unison and said, "Master, the slave knows this person." ”

"Tell me about him." Li Hong watched Bai Qi walk in leisurely from the outside, and his black fur became brighter, like silk, which made people want to hold it in his arms and caress it.

"Master, Chidu Songjie is the little minister of Tubo, only one level lower than the current Tubo minister Gar Zanzhuo, and he is also a power figure in Tubo, I heard that this person is very difficult to entangle, but he is extremely loyal to Zampu." Cheetah looked solemn and said cautiously.

"In addition to Zanpu, Tubo is the big minister, then the small minister, and then the inner minister, the whole thing and other official ranks, Chidu Songjie has been suppressed by Lu Dongzan for many years, and now after his death, he is suppressed by Lu Dongzan's second son Gar Zanzhuo." Li Hong stroked Bai Qi, who was sitting at his feet, and continued: "Heng Qiao, you can go to Luo and try to contact Chidu Songjie. ”

Li Hong was able to have information about Chidu Songjie because Bai Chun secretly sent information through a caravan after he entered Tibet.

However, Chidu Songjie is as Cheetah said, extremely cunning and suspicious and cautious.

So up to now, only Bai Chun has had brief contact with him, and he hasn't gotten any promises.

The Tang Dynasty is now a vast and sparsely populated area, not to mention Tibet on the 'roof of the world', located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Since entering Tibet, Li Hong's more than 20,000 soldiers and horses have not encountered effective resistance until now.

Occasionally, some small tribes would be armed, ranging from a few dozen to two or three hundred, and when one of them came down, they were defeated by Li Hong's iron cavalry and lost their combat effectiveness.

Just like the small waves splashed down by Li Hong's iron ride along the way, it was impossible to prepare Li Hong's iron ride for more than two years, causing the slightest threat.

But as it went deeper and deeper, the number of Tubo soldiers also increased, but fortunately, there were two guides who had been wandering around in Tubo for two years, and they were stunned and cheetahs.

Therefore, Li Hong did not suffer a loss in the unfamiliar terrain, but in the previous encounters, the somewhat careless Tubo soldiers suffered a lot of losses.

The seven kings of Tianchi, each of them has a royal city, each person has a fief, and each person is in charge of a Ru and Tubo soldiers and horses.

Judging from the hand-drawn map of the stinger and the cheetah, it seems to be ranked according to the Big Dipper, protecting the holy city of Tibet in the middle.

And these eight cities are basically the most prosperous and largest cities in Tibet, and the rest of the small tribes are either attached or suppressed and subdued.

In short, in this area guarded by several large tribes such as Ali, Shannan, and Nagqu, the Zampu of Tibet is like a god and is worshiped by everyone.

Zedang, the royal city of Nie Chizan, one of the Seven Kings of Tianchi, is also the first Tubo general to bear the brunt of the decisive battle with Li Hong.

Lawless and Quan Yi were both in the camp, and under Li Hong's command, their eyes were glued to the rough map.

Every terrain, every small nomadic tribe, even a small mountain recess, etc., have been carefully analyzed by Li Hong.

This is the first time Li Hong has begun to set up field fortifications, and even lawlessness can see a trace of solemnity and caution on Li Hong's face.

In the past few years, they have carried out many small-scale battles with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but this is the first time they have built fortifications.

The fortification positions to lure the enemy, the fortifications to annihilate the enemy, the fortifications to prevent the enemy from breaking through, and the fortifications to reinforce the troops began to be built in this open area after Li Hong arrived thirty miles below the city of Zedang.

The wide and flat grassland was dug out by Li Hong one after another, which made Lawless not know what to do, and even Nie Chizan, one of the Seven Kings of Tianchi in Fang Zedang City, was also confused.

The best battlefield for the perfect cavalry assault cavalry was dug by the generals of the Tang Dynasty like a canal for irrigation, but it was still far away from the Jiqu River, why did he dig these trenches?

Nie Chizan stood on the top of the city and watched, the excellent weather made his vision extremely clear, and he could even vaguely see the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty running back and forth.

Looking at the bantam under his crotch, the corners of Nie Chizan's mouth couldn't help but show disdain, this kind of bantam he also wants to win against their tall horses?

A group of cavalry of about a dozen people left a cloud of smoke and dust on the field, and then quickly entered through the gate of Zedang City.

After a while, the Tubo soldiers on horseback appeared on the top of the city, and said to Nie Chizan: "The Tang cavalry is about 20,000 people, just like the last investigation, they didn't move at all, as if they were waiting for reinforcements. ”

"Attack tonight, don't wait for Si Chizan's reinforcements, Ququ 20,000 horses, we have enough to eat them. However, I have to pay tribute to the warriors of the Tang Dynasty, this is the first time they have invaded our territory in Tibet. Nie Chizan was very relaxed, as if when the sun rose tomorrow, those Tang soldiers outside the city would be killed by them, or become their slaves.

The Tang cavalry was not good at fighting on the plateau, and now their horses looked short and small, and they could not withstand the impact of their Tibetan horses.

If you can't take these people with the 50,000 people in your hands, you can make people in the name of the Seven Kings of Tianchi.

Comfortable daytime, slowly and leisurely under the sun, away from people's field of vision.

The hazy night was mixed with a cold breeze, which made people have to wake up again and start to resist the long cold night.

The tents of the Tang army in the field were brightly lit, and no one knew how they got it, whether it was food or various supplies.

It is located in a remote area, but looking at the appearance of the Tang army, it does not look like it came from an expedition at all, and there is enough food and grass, but it seems like it has just come out of a city.

The 50,000-strong cavalry silently drove out of the city gates, and the wide gates were slowly closed.

Under the leadership of Nie Chizan, the Tubo soldiers did not attack immediately, but slowly stepped on their hooves, until they were able to see the brightly lit camp of the Tang Dynasty clearly, and even the soldiers walking around the door could see clearly, and then they began to silently unfold the formation like a tide, preparing to storm the camp of the Tang Dynasty.

Nie Chizan looked at the still ignorant Datang camp and sneered: "Is the commander of Datang a pig?" We're all here, and they don't even know it. ”

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