667 Ask Datang for help
The sky was full of fire and rain, with a scorching wave of air towards Songtsen Gampo's army, Songtsen Gampo finally understood at that moment that the commander who had high hopes for him did not betray him, he was just like his current self, he was defeated by the rain of fire that he could not believe before, watching the chaos of the army caused by the rain of fire after it landed, Songtsen Gampo understood that he could no longer fight.
How can the power of man be compared with the power of heaven?
That's why the commander was killed in the first place, right? Songtsen Gampo understood him, but Songtsen Gampo was different from him, Songtsen Gampo finally had some psychological preparations, and unexpectedly found that he still had the strength to escape, so he retreated with his own guards without saying a word, and while retreating, he gathered the army to retreat with him, and ran wildly for most of the day, and finally ran back to a dangerous checkpoint, closed the gate of the checkpoint, sorted out the army, and found that there were still 30,000 people around.
Yes, this is a good number, it is much better than the previous army of 80,000 was wiped out by the Divine Sect, and he saved at least 30,000 lives, relying on this solid level, and perhaps the strength of a battle, in the case that the Divine Sect did not chase over, thousands of stragglers fled back one after another, and gathered all the combat power, Songtsen Gampo found that he still had a little confidence.
That's right, there was still a little bit of confidence, and these confidence came from a fighting army of 35,000 people, although they were still frightened, but under the pressure of Zampu's personal bullets, they finally took up their weapons and prepared to counterattack the gods, and Songtsen Gampo, who had calmed down, also had some ideas. Why don't you attack with a rain of fire at the beginning, and only use a rain of fire attack when you have to go to a specific area?
This directly ruled out the possibility of demon law, and Songtsen Gampo began to discover that this should be a ploy, and he was not defeated by the heavens, but by the scheme.
Songtsen Gampo began to miss Lu Dongzan, if he was still here, he would definitely be able to guess what this fire rain was, but he was no longer there. The wise head was cut off and sent back. The rest of the part is nowhere to be found, but even if there is that head, Lu Dongzan can't come back, so. Songtsen Gampo felt powerless than ever. Lu Dongzan was actually defeated by a mob. And was killed, this, how do you think it's a conspiracy.
Wrong. Thinking about it carefully, this is a conspiracy from beginning to end, from the emergence of Buddhism and Taoism, to the rapid collapse of the Shenming Sect, to the chaos in the entire north, to the attack on the land of the twelve lords in the north, to the strange re-emergence of the Shenming Sect, and then to the killing of Lu Dongzan who led the army to the north to quell the rebellion, this series of times is strung together, Songtsen Gampo suddenly feels that this is a conspiracy, an unprecedented and very big conspiracy!
Who is leading the conspiracy? What forces do you represent? What is the purpose? Where are we now? Is it what they want?
Songtsen Gampo didn't know, he didn't know at all, so he didn't know what to do, how to deal with these problems, how to deal with them? How to solve the current political crisis? I have only one person, and now I have been defeated, I can mobilize no more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, and I have to defend the national capital Luo some cities, which is the foundation of my ancestors for generations, and it must not be discarded, what should I do?
Songtsen Gampo fell into unprecedented confusion, but Scar fell into unprecedented joy and excitement, the entire north of the Great Tubo is under his control, he is the ruler of almost the entire Great Tubo, as long as the Songtsen Gampo is destroyed, the Divine Sect bows down to the vassals, isn't he the great Zampu of the entire Great Tubo Empire? He used to respect and admire the great Tsangpo Songtsen Gampo, he really disappointed himself, so he must destroy him!
Break into the city of Raks, occupy the palace of your dreams, get the most wealth and the greatest power in the world, and become the ruler of all kinds! Yes! Is there anything more perfect than that kind of life? He felt that there should be no more, so the army under his leadership fought successively, although it had been defeated several times before, but now it is completely in control of the situation, and it can completely control the situation, and the enemy on the opposite side is not an opponent at all.
More than 10,000 people were wiped out in the first battle, and more than 20,000 people were wiped out in the second battle, and now they have cowered in a small level and come out, so they are afraid! I'm afraid of my soldiers! A bunch of soft eggs! You don't think that you can or leave here, I must clean the Great Tubo inside and out, and then rebuild the Great Tubo Empire!
Scar's self-confidence comes from many aspects, of course, the most important thing is the guidance of Hei Ye, Hei Ye became his military advisor, giving him advice, formulating strategies and tactics, he marched and fought in full accordance with Hei Ye's guidance, and won every battle, so he trusted Hei Ye very much, this traitor to the Tang Dynasty who once saved his life.
It's not important, many people say that they can't trust that Tang man, but it is precisely because he is a traitor to the Tang Dynasty that he will be more loyal than the average Tubo person, he can't go back to his original place to live, he can only follow the power figures of Tubo to survive, this is the true portrayal of Hei Ye's current reality, isn't it?
Of course not...... But he didn't need to know......
The huge pressure on both sides gave Songtsen Gampo even more pressure than the pressure of one plus one equals two, once a checkpoint was lost, it was an unacceptable defeat for him, this failure was enough to kill him, his throne, his regime, his wealth, his power, all of them would come to naught, which he could not accept, completely impossible! So you can't let this happen!
However, there are no reinforcements on their own! There is no one to help yourself! Lu Dongzan is dead, the twelve free lords of the north are dead, the territory is gone, all of them have been swallowed up by the northern mob army, and they are isolated, isolated like never before! Not a single support army! Now that even the food is running out, the territory has implemented a wartime supply system, and one qiē is given priority to supply the army, but the others also need to eat!
If you don't hurry up and come up with a countermeasure, you won't need the Northern Mob Legion and the Western Cult Guardian Legion to come in. He can be eaten alive by those people who can't eat enough.
Just when Songtsen Gampo was at a loss, a man suggested to him: "Since we can't find reinforcements inside Tibet, why don't we ask for reinforcements from other countries?" As long as we pay a certain amount of payment, I believe they will be willing to help us, after all, we are the legitimate government of the Tubo State, and those who have dealings with them should give them money and let them send troops! ”
Songtsen Gampo seems to have a new way of thinking, yes, there is no one in Tubo. Why not work on it in another country? Datang! Right! Datang! Datang is very good! There is also an embassy in the city of Logos. There are also a lot of Taoist priests and monks who are also in the city, and they, yes, are also dangerous. Once I was killed. How could those gods let them go? At that time. These people in Datang are in danger!
Let Datang send troops to help, let Datang send troops to help Tubo quell the rebellion, now there is only one way to go. The embassy of the Tang Dynasty is by his side, as long as he negotiates with them and obtains the support of the Tang army, perhaps, he will be able to solve it in one qiē, right? It's a big deal not to have equal diplomatic relations, don't be allies, please be a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, please be a minister of the Tang Dynasty, and pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty forever, isn't that okay?
The vassal states of the Tang Dynasty have been threatened, and if you add fuel and vinegar to put the lives and safety of these representatives of the Tang Dynasty in danger, you don't have to worry that the army of the Tang Dynasty will not come to quell the rebellion!
With the help of the power of Datang, restore the country, hahahaha! What a great idea!
Songtsen Gampo greatly praised the person who offered the plan, and then immediately set off back to the city of Luo, handed over the defense work here to others, only said that he was not allowed to fight, only allowed to defend the city, and left, and left with his own guards, and rushed to the city of Luoqi day and night to negotiate with the ambassador of the Tang Embassy.
All the personnel of the embassy are from the Zongheng Division, and during this time, they also learned about the situation of the authorities in Tibet, and also knew the dangers faced by Tubo and the domestic arrangements, they have been waiting for Songtsen Gampo to come to ask for support, but of course they can't agree to it, it is too eager, we must hang Songtsen Gampo for a while, let him believe that this matter has nothing to do with us, and then send troops.
And at this time, the 100,000 troops have not yet been in place, and they have not yet been fully equipped, and the strong men of the Tang Dynasty still need a period of preparation to make the final plans for this battle.
Songtsen Gampo's first request was not accepted by the Tang Embassy, and the objection that the Tang ambassador said was that this was the internal affairs of the Tubo State and had nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty, and the internal affairs of the Tubo State were not something that the Tang Dynasty, as an ally, could not intervene, and the Tang Dynasty refused to send troops to intervene.
Songtsen Gampo was very anxious, and the next day he put forward a bottom-line plan - Tubo took the initiative to go to the title of ally, please be a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, be a minister of the Tang Dynasty for generations, guard the western border for the Tang Dynasty, and triple the type and quantity of tribute every year, which will definitely not go against the will of the Tang Dynasty.
The ambassador of the Tang Dynasty still seemed very hesitant, saying that he wanted to ask for instructions from the country, after all, sending troops is a big matter, he can't call the shots, and needs to ask the emperor for instructions, so he sent someone back to China to ask the emperor for instructions, Songtsan Gampo calculated the time, and suddenly his head was big, and he hurriedly said that the Tang Dynasty didn't have an army in Guzhou and Hunzhou in the north? Although the number of people is small, it can also relieve the urgent need of Tibet!
The ambassador still said that even the troop movements of Guzhou and Hunzhou must follow the meaning of the emperor's majesty, and without the emperor's instructions, it is a crime to mobilize troops! Please also ask Zampu Shao'an not to be impatient!
Rest on your sister!
Songtsen Gampo completely broke out, making a big fuss about the embassy, and finally forced the ambassador who wanted to cry without tears to immediately send a request for help from the Tang realm to the army of Guzhou and Hunzhou in the north, asking for help in assessing the rebellion in Tubo, as a reward, the money and food and salary of the troops were paid by the Tubo government, as long as the Tang Dynasty sent troops, it would be fine!
The Tang ambassador was crying without tears in front of Songtsen Gampo, but after Songtsen Gampo left angrily, it was all the staff who applauded and celebrated, this day has finally come, they already know that the northern Guzhou and Hunzhou two states have gathered 100,000 troops and more than a dozen very powerful generals, they are all in place, just a little bit of preparation time, with the fastest speed to deliver the news, at that time the troops are just right!
The battle of the Tang Dynasty to wipe out the Tibetans is finally about to begin, but whether it is Songtsen Gampo or Scar or the leaders of the Divine Sect, they don't know what kind of thoughts and actions the Tang Dynasty in the north of them has, maybe they won't know in the end, because the Tang Dynasty is far beyond their imagination, and it is powerful and weird that they can't understand. (To be continued......)