The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 788 Lu Dongzan's Pig Teammate

The north wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the wind swept the heavy snow, overwhelming the earth, and the sky and the earth became gray.

A fierce battle ended in Duoma Town. The Sui army fought more and more bravely, and killed the Tubo army who was trapped in the encirclement. The corpses piled up like mountains, and the blood stained the grassland. In the snow surrounded by the two mountains, it seemed more piercing than ever.

The key to this battle is not to defeat the [-] Tubo troops who entered the "hub", but to wipe them out.

Only by annihilating them completely, can the secrets of trapping horse pits, crossbow formations, Modao formations, and heavy cavalry be kept, and can achieve unexpected results in the next war.It was from this point of view that Yang Tong put the battlefield in the empty Doma Town instead of blocking the Tubo army in the narrow valley in the south and preventing them from going north to fight.

There are tall mountains on the left and right sides of Doma Town. The terrain is open and flat. It can only drag the enemy into the battle. The light cavalry can gallop south and cut off the enemy's retreat, thus eliminating all the pot. The Tubo scout fled, but he couldn't take away the secrets of the Sui army.

As a result of the war, as Yang Tong wished, no one escaped from the circle surrounded by heavy soldiers of the Sui Dynasty, but the Tubo army, which had become a trapped beast, also showed fierce fighting power, causing a lot of casualties to the Sui army.

On a raised hill, Yang Tong stood for a long time facing the land where more than [-] troops had fought fiercely. There was no joy of victory in his eyes, only a heavy sadness shrouded his heart; in front of him were countless soldiers who followed him to the south The corpses of the soldiers of the Great Sui Dynasty in the Northern War, the blood on their faces had been washed away, and they just lay neatly on the snowstorm-ravaged land.

Snowflakes fell on his armor and body, making him seem like a snowman. Behind him, Wei Fengwu, Shui Tianji, Yin Mingyue, Shui Tianji and the guards were all worried and exchanged glances: The Holy Majesty has already Standing for half an hour, if this continues, it will be frozen.

At this time, a rumbling hoofbeat came from a distance, and Du Ruhui's voice came from the wind and snow, "Where's Your Majesty?"

The crowd greeted them with great joy, and one person walked quickly by Fengxue, it was Du Ruhui who arranged the post-war affairs.

"Du Shangshu, the Holy Majesty has been standing for half an hour, please persuade him." Wei Fengwu said anxiously.

Du Ruhui was startled, he didn't have time to greet the queen, concubine, and princesses, he walked quickly towards Yang Tong, and when he was approaching, Yang Tong's voice came, "Is it Keming?"

"Your Majesty, it's a humble minister." Du Ruhui slowed down, although Yang Tong's voice was flat, but he still felt a deep sadness, Du Ruhui sighed slightly.

During this battle, the Tubo army was extremely brave. When they were in a dilemma, under the desperate counterattack of Lun Keer and others, they still caused a lot of casualties to the Sui army. In exchange for five or six thousand casualties of the Sui army, although their equipment was poor, the bravery shown by the Tubo army in the siege was really shocking.

Their tenacity is the strongest army that Yang Tong has encountered since he started his army. Not to mention the Khitan, Xi, East and West Turks, and Tuyuhun, even Goguryeo, which is also a farming nation, is inferior.

From the performance of these people, Du Ruhui felt two words, that is - fanaticism.

Not bad.

This is a group of lunatics and lunatics who have been indoctrinated by Bon religion.Not only has a strong physique, but also a crazy and fearless soul.

"Your Majesty, there are still [-] Tubo troops coming from the east. The war between us and Tubo is not over yet. Now is not the time to be sad!" Du Ruhui persuaded in a low voice.

"'It's inevitable that the earthen jar will be broken by the side of the well, and the general will inevitably die in battle'. To die on the battlefield is the glory of our soldiers in the Sui Dynasty, and it is also the pursuit of every soldier in his life... I am very proud of having such a good man..." Yang Tong sighed and said, "It's just that I'm going to go south overnight and wipe out the [-] troops led by Lu Dongzan on the way. Before leaving, I can't send them a ride. I feel deeply ashamed."

When Du Ruhui heard the words, he was speechless for a long time.

"Your Majesty is going to go south in the snow?"

"Yes, if there is another face-to-face confrontation, our army may still suffer a lot of damage, so I will take it easy and catch Lu Dongzan by surprise." Yang Tong's voice became very calm, and said: "Before leaving, I will Say goodbye to the soldiers and ask them to forgive their emperor and commander for not being able to send them off."

Everyone immediately understood Yang Tong's heart.

"Xiao Wu, you are the empress of the Sui Dynasty, and your status is sufficient, but you are not the general of the Sui Dynasty. Now I canonize you as the Grand Marshal, preside over the ceremony on my behalf, and send the soldiers a ride." Yang Tong said to Wei Fengwu who was beside him.

The queen's title is the highest and super rank, purely speaking of status, it is only above the emperor, and the grand marshal is a first-rank military official. Although the canonization is a bit far-fetched, it is the most perfect solution at present.

"My concubine, thank you, Your Majesty." Wei Fengwu's heart felt hot, and she was very excited about her husband's arrangement.

Since Yang Tong performed the cremation ceremony, every time the Sui army ended the war, the whole army would send the dead soldiers for the last journey, and then put the ashes of the dead soldiers into their own skin bags. They will be buried in the martyrs cemetery, or sent back to their hometowns at the request of the martyrs.

During the cremation process, the ceremony is presided over by the coach with the highest status. If the emperor presides over and worships it, it is the highest honor for the fallen soldiers; Generals such as Pei Xingyan, Niu Jinda, and Wang Fubao who went to seize the camp may also go with the army... No wonder Yang Tong feels guilty for these soldiers.

She also knew that cremating the remains of soldiers was the supreme ceremony in the army, and now that her husband let herself preside over it, it was actually her honor.

"Keming, you come to assist the queen." Yang Tong said to Du Ruhui.

"Your servant obeys your orders." Du Ruhui, as the minister of the Ministry of Rites, is familiar with all kinds of rituals, he saluted, and then said: "Your Majesty, the scouts came to report just now, the Tubo camp is empty, only three thousand defenders, already It will be determined by our army in one battle."

"understood."

Yang Tong glanced over the faces of Shui Tianji, Yin Mingyue, and Yang Qinfang one by one, thought for a while, and then said: "Mingyue will go out with me, Tianji will stay with the queen, and Lujiang will bring five hundred Shura guards as guards."

Shura Wei is very good at spying on the army, so Yang Tong let Yin Mingyue join the army. Compared with her, Yang Qinfang is far behind.

"Here." Yang Qinfang was not happy about Yang Tong's arrangement, but she didn't dare to disobey the order, and she didn't dare to make fun of Wei Fengwu's safety, so she complied aggrievedly.

Yang Tong walked down the hill, got on his horse, and shouted: "Let's go, go deal with Lu Dongzan."

Before the voice fell, he rode away.

The Xuanjia Army followed closely.

The sound of rumbling hooves sounded, and not long after, the battlefield gradually calmed down. Except for the soldiers who stayed behind to clean the battlefield, the main force of the Sui Dynasty all went south.

More than [-] soldiers of the Sui army who stayed behind watched the army go south, until the back of the last soldier was lost in the wind and snow. fall.

. . . . .

On a snowy day, it gets dark earlier. More than 300 miles southeast of Doma Valley, is the oxbow lake, which is today’s Dongcao Along Lake. It is located on the north bank of the Yellow River. It is the natural embankment and flood plain of the Yellow River, and the other directions are mountains; there are many small lakes distributed in the depressions of the flood plain, which are connected with the winter grass Along during floods. There is no year of flooding, and it is a grassland with rich water and grass.

Under the tall mountain in the northwest of Dongcao Along Lake, tents are connected to form a huge camp, with no end in sight.This is Lu Dongzan's camp.

Under the order of Langri Zanpu, they marched westward in an attempt to form an army with Lun Keer and defeat Wang Fubao, thus spreading the flames of war to the territory of Heyuan, and then detoured behind Jishiguan to deal a fatal blow to Emperor Sui.Then the two armies converged, ran down the plateau, and attacked Hehuang counties and counties such as Lintao, Jiaohe, Yuhan, and Longxi in the Sui Dynasty; heading west, they could attack Hexi in the Sui Dynasty and occupy Heyuan, Xihai, Shanshan, and Qiemo in the Sui Dynasty. , Dunhuang, Yiwu, and Mingyue seven counties, dominate the Western Regions, and control the Silk Road, cutting off the economic lifeline of the Sui Dynasty;
This is also Langri Zanpu's established strategic goal before sending out troops. If this strategy is successful, the entire Longyou land will definitely be slaughtered by Tubo;
Historically, this strategy was indeed accomplished by Tubo. After defeating the famous general Xue Rengui in Dafeichuan, they annexed Tuyuhun, threatened Hexi, and dominated the Western Regions.

Naturally, it was Li Shimin, the so-called emperor of all ages.

According to historical records, when Princess Wencheng married Tubo, she brought 3800 types of grain and 5500 craftsmen. Although these figures are undoubtedly exaggerated and exaggerated, it is undeniable that following Princess Wencheng’s entry into Tibet, such things as agricultural tool manufacturing, weaving, Production technologies such as silk reeling, construction, papermaking, wine making, pottery making, and milling, as well as knowledge about calendars, medical skills, laws, politics, and military smelting, were all spread to Tibet one after another.Earth-shaking changes have taken place in Tubo's basic necessities of life, weapons and equipment.

The Tubo Dynasty, which easily obtained the essence of the Central Plains civilization accumulated for thousands of years, suddenly transformed into a powerful giant, and finally gave back to the Central Plains with weapons and killings. It once entered Daxing City and ransacked the imperial capital of the Li and Tang Dynasties.It can be seen that once the highest decision-maker of an empire makes a mistake, it will take countless lives, countless loyal soldiers, and countless families to bear the mistake.

At this time, in Ludongzan's big tent, a group of Tubo generals with countless thin braids were sitting on the table, drinking milk wine, tearing mutton, chewing with big mouthfuls, overflowing with oil and water, eating very happily.

Lu Dongzan didn't pay any attention to these generals either, he seemed a little tasteless, after a while, he silently put down the barbecue in his hand and let out a long sigh.

Seeing that Lu Dongzan, who was in charge, was silent and sighed, a general couldn't help but asked, "Why doesn't the general eat?"

"According to the itinerary, we were supposed to arrive at Doma's camp tomorrow morning, but the sudden blizzard caused our army to miss the itinerary. According to the itinerary, we need at least two to three days to arrive at the camp. I'm really worried .”

Lu Dongzan stared at these glib generals coldly, feeling very irritable.

According to Langri Zanpu's vision, they should march in a hurry to catch Doma Sui army by surprise.But because these guys couldn't get any benefits in the eastern battlefield, they became angry at the critical moment. In order to force Zanpu to promise more benefits, after they left the Jishi camp, they deliberately delayed for various reasons, and only walked two times a day. Thirty miles away.

Lu Dongzan also endured this, and asked his cronies to tell Langri Zanpu, and asked him to put the overall situation first and meet the demands of these tribal leaders. Langri Zanpu also made unprecedented concessions, but these people were too Too greedy, especially dissatisfied.

Marching here in the evening of the previous day, seeing thick clouds appearing in the sky, the soldiers just stayed here because they were afraid of a snowstorm.

As the saying goes, the military situation is like fire, and it cannot be delayed at all.However, they were so delayed for two days, which made Lu Dongzan unbearable, and the anger in his heart could hardly be restrained.

"The general thinks too much." Another general said nonchalantly: "Lun Keer, Meng Xi, Sakaki and others are all warriors of our Tubo. In two days they will lead the army to the north. It will definitely kill the Sui army and make the whole army crumble."

"Yes, General, even though the Sui army is strong, this is the snow-covered plateau where we have multiplied for generations. The Sui army, who is like a lamb, must be cursed by the gods..."

"Yes, the reason why our army was defeated at Jishiguan was that we fought in Tuyuhun, and the soft bones of Tuyuhun defiled the gods, so the gods didn't help us." One person talked eloquently: "As soon as we leave, the sky will descend This is the punishment of the gods for the Sui army. As soon as our army arrives, we will be able to kill the countless Sui soldiers who have been frozen to death and have suffered frostbite."

"..."

All the generals shouted one after another. From what they said, it seemed that killing the Sui army was like slaughtering pigs and dogs, and they were extremely disdainful.

Lu Dongzan's face sank like water, and the anger in his heart was almost exploded by these oily guys.

But no matter how angry you are, you have to endure it.

After a long while, I had to say patiently: "The Great Sui defeated the powerful enemies of the Four Fortresses, even the Eastern/Turkic and Western Turkic people who had millions of people who controlled the strings did not hold grudges at the hands of the Sui army. It can be seen that the Sui Emperor Like Zanpu, he is also a man of destiny with the protection of the gods. In this way, we Tubo and the Sui Dynasty have the same status in the eyes of the gods. The Sui army is well-equipped with excellent weapons and millions of troops are invincible in the world. Even if we have a plateau Heavenly moat can't stop the Sui army's killing intent!"

A general snorted coldly and said: "I have countless powerful soldiers in Tubo, are you still afraid that he will fail? The general underestimates us too much."

"Why do you underestimate our army? I'm just talking about the facts." Lu Dongzan felt very tired, and he said bitterly: "I'm worried that Emperor Sui has already sent troops to Doma like us. The army must be completely defeated, and then the great army of the Sui Dynasty will be like entering a land of no one, and will go straight to the Romans with a destructive force. If the Sui army is doing evil everywhere, they will not care whose pasture it is. At that time, the wounded will be terrible Not only Zanpu, but your ranch will also become a sea of ​​corpses and blood."

(End of this chapter)