Red Tang

Updated: 2013-01-04

"Brother Kuo'er, does this trick really work?" Zhang Yanji looked at the temporary stone dam inside the giant tent, his eyes almost fell out.

Li Kuo smiled and said: "Didn't the master say that everything has its advantages and disadvantages. Still water is like nectar to nourish all things, and turbulent water is like a beast to destroy all spirits. Don't underestimate this river. If you use it properly, Enough to be a thousand troops."

Zhang Yanji curled his lips disapprovingly and said: "Really, I think the river is only a dozen feet wide, and the terrain of Jiuqu City is not that low. If so much river water is poured down, can it reach the top of the city? say."

Li Kuo smiled slyly: "That would be the case in normal times, but didn't Chief Suta say that last winter, the generation of Jiuqu had heavy snowfall for several months?" After a slight pause, the young man continued He said: "As the saying goes, snow can reach knees and turn into rivers. Now it's summer, and most of the snow in the valleys has melted. The winter snow in the mountains has been added to this river, and the water level can't rise much? If we change the course of the river a little bit and divert the water of the Cang River to the north of the mountain, when the torrent of the Tianhe River will pour down, I am afraid that no matter how high the terrain of Jiuqu City is, it will not be as high as the sky?"

"Hiss." Mr. Zhang Xiaolang gasped, and smiled brightly: "Brother Kuoer, you are really cruel. Once this stone dam is dug, no one will be left behind."

Li Kuo waved his hand and said, "As the so-called kindness does not command soldiers, besides, the purpose of our trip is not for one pass and one pass!"

"That's true!" Zhang Yanji spread his hands, agreeing with Li Kuo's idea.

Frowning, Li Kuo sighed, "But even if we dig a dam to divert the flood, if the Tubo people find out in time, there is no chance of resistance."

"How do you say that?" Zhou Wuzui paced over and asked suspiciously.

"Zhou Datian couldn't even figure out such a simple thing?" Zhang Yanji gave Zhou Wuzui a blank look, and said quite complacently: "The Tubo people are not fools, won't they run away when they see the torrent pouring down from the mountains?" ? Jiuqu City was originally built on a slope, and there is a small earth mountain at the north end of the city. [ ] At that time, they only need to abandon the city and flee to the top of the mountain, and the torrent will still flow?"

Zhou Wuzui snorted coldly and said: "Ordinary people are ordinary people. If they will escape, won't we set up an ambush to intercept them? I'm afraid that the Tubo people will be like turtles and dare not come out to fight. As long as they leave the city, our [-] Datang The man is still afraid of a bunch of bereaved dogs?"

"You!" Zhang Yanji's face was flushed by Zhou Wuzui, and he had nothing to say for a while.This Fatty Zhou is really annoying, every time he speaks out against himself, yet he is still indisputable!

"So, Gao Shuai entrusted us with this task." Li Kuo smiled and interrupted the conversation at the right time.

"Stop tens of thousands of Tibetans with 1000 soldiers and more than [-] reserve soldiers?" Zhang Yanji stared at Li Kuo in disbelief, hoping that the old man was joking.

Zhou Wuzui also frowned and said, "Old man Gao, what are you trying to do? We are not enough to fill the teeth of the Tubo people."

"What you said is not entirely true." Li Kuo walked closer and lowered his voice: "So, we..."

Mr. Zhang Xiaolang slapped his thigh after hearing this and said: "Hey, this old man is really hard-hearted!"

"As long as we delay that day, I'm afraid we'll be done."

Looking at the Jiuqu City at the foot of the mountain, Li Kuo sighed in a low voice.I just don't know if Stone Castle can last until then.

Hope God bless Datang!

......

It was night, and thunder rumbled from the western sky. In the silent night, it sounded terrible at first glance.

"Boom"

Accompanied by another thunderclap, a bright line was torn apart in the dark night sky.

"rumble"

The thunderstorm has started, and the heavy rain follows!

It was at this time that Tang Jun was waiting. He only listened to Li Kuo, the captain of Guoyi, and all the veterans of the Tongwu Battalion worked together to dig up the soil layer under the stone dam.

"one, two"

"one two Three!"

"Just work harder!"

"one two Three!"

There was a muffled bang, and the boulder broke away from the soil layer and rolled down towards the foot of the mountain. [ ] Without the interception of the stone dam, the Cang River turned into a beast, roaring and pouring towards the foot of the mountain.

Thunder rolls, huge waves come one after another!

"It's 26th, it's 26th, I hope that Paoze on the Chiling line can survive tonight."

Li Kuo clenched his fists and looked into the distance resolutely.

At this time, Jiuqu City was in chaos, and after only more than an hour, the torrent from the top of the mountain poured down and reached the foot of the city.Huge waves beat against the city wall, making a muffled sound.

The Jiuqu City, which has always been known for its strength, looked so weak in the face of the flood. The huge waves rolled over the top of the city, drilled through the crenels, and squeezed into the city from all the gaps.

The houses and markets next to the city were immediately destroyed.These bustling areas on weekdays were instantly submerged by floods, and some Tibetans were carried away by the torrent before they understood what happened.In the night sky, the muffled sound of houses falling down, the rumbling of thunder, and the bitter cold shouts and curses of the Tubo people all joined together in an instant, making one's hair stand on end.

Jiuqu City was built in imitation of Chang'an in Tang Dynasty.This will certainly help save space and facilitate the management of the government army, but it also creates a great security risk.

Once the flood comes, there will be no surviving households in the city!

The houses in the city instantly turned into "youchaoshi". Some Tubo people cried and climbed to the roof of their houses, but they didn't know how long the old houses washed by the turbulence could last.They stared blankly at the turbulent water under their feet, chanting silently.

"The Dragon King of Qinghai is angry, the Dragon King of Qinghai is angry..."

More people were trapped out of the house by the turbulence in their sleep, struggling desperately in the heavy rain and raging waves.They floated with the turbulence, crying, shouting, shouting, but they did not give up the hope of life.

They were either holding on to an old door panel, or pulling a hemp rope that had been unthreaded, and they were floating on the water, but a huge wave hit them, and their heads that had finally emerged were submerged under the raging waves in an instant.

There were screams and shouts, all of which sounded so terrifying in the silent night.In the precarious Jiuqu City, countless houses were washed away by the flood, and it has become a vast ocean.

In the palace in the city, a man about forty years old with a clear face was pacing anxiously.His clothes are incomparably luxurious, the buttons on his jacket are made of seven brilliant gemstones, the collar is also trimmed with gold, and even the scabbard at his waist is made of pure gold.

He is Tubo Zanpu Chide Zuzan.He wanted to go to the front to boost the morale of the army, but was flatly rejected by the commander Daza Lugong on the grounds that the battlefield was dangerous.

Pay attention to safety, pay attention to safety, you don't have to worry about flying arrows and flying stones if you hide in Jiuqu City, but you have encountered a torrent!

Hmph, this Dazha Lugong, I must punish him severely by then!

He has always been dissatisfied with this powerful minister, and had long wanted to take him down, but suffered from no good reason.This happened to take advantage of the fact that Jiuqu was flooded, and he was thrown into prison with thunderous means.

Just as he was thinking, he heard a rush of footsteps.

"Zanpu, Zanpu!" A Tubo man with short stature and a bushy beard rushed in and grabbed Chide Zuzan's arm and pulled it away.

He is Dazan, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Tubo, and it was his impeachment that caused Dazha Lugong to lose his position as Minister of Internal Affairs of Tubo, so they can be regarded as sworn enemies.This time Zanpu is in danger, he will definitely settle the score with Daza Lugong, but all this has to wait until he escapes!

"Zanpu, let's go. I've prepared my horses. The north of the city has not been flooded yet. Let's escape through the north gate!" The terrain in the north of the city is obviously higher than that in the south of the city. Ready!

Chide Zuzan felt extremely humiliated by being dragged by Nangxie Dazan, he threw off his sleeves and angrily said: "I am Tubo Zanpu, how can I abandon the whole city and people?"

Nangxie Dazan saw that he was still caring about these false names at this time, and smiled bitterly: "Zanpu is bestowed by the gods, and his body is in danger of all people. Zanpu's safety is the blessing of all people, and Zanpu's danger is the sorrow of all people. Losing this one Jiuqu City, the brave Tubo warriors will take it back, but if you make a mistake, it will be a catastrophe for Tubo."

Chi Dezu Zan saw that he took the initiative to build a step for himself, so he followed the trend.

"Well, what you said makes sense. I was the one who was reckless just now. Quickly mobilize your own soldiers to protect me and break through!"

As soon as he left the palace, Chi De Zuzan was stunned by the scene in front of him.At this time, the flood in the north of the city was knee-high, and it was devouring all living things.It's just that this is nothing compared to Wang Yang in the south of the city.Looking from a distance, the low-lying south of the city is full of dead wood, weeds, beams, floating corpses...

On the muddy school field outside the palace, nearly ten thousand soldiers were soaking in knee-high water, staring blankly at their bleak homeland.All the attendants were silent and turned their heads away.This scene was too tragic, and they really couldn't bear to take another look at it.

Chide Zuzan clenched his fists and said loudly: "Tang Kou destroyed my homeland and humiliated my Tubo man. Let's remember this hatred, and let them pay with blood!"

"Vengeance, revenge!"

"Blood debt, blood debt, blood debt!"

The Tubo soldiers were already dazzled by hatred, and their eyes were bloodshot.

Heavy rain pours down, thunder rolls, and some families are happy and some are sad.

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Note 1: Youchao clan: a legendary figure and clan in ancient China, also known as "Dachao clan".Legend has it that the early people of China lived in caves and were invaded by wild animals. The Chao family taught people to build logs as nests to avoid wild animals. Since then, the people have changed from living in caves to living in nests.The meaning here is that the houses have become nests of 'building', and there is no one built on the surface.

ps: I am resolutely against the war. The damage caused by the war to the people is beyond words.The two countries are at war, in order to compete for territory, is it not the common people who suffer?Therefore, it is not in favor of actively provoking war, but it is indeed intolerable to involve the bottom line of the nation.