Zhenguan Chang'an Xiaofangzheng

Chapter 697 Protest!

Zamo stayed in Honglu Temple and refused to leave.

"Tubo has always been submissive to the Tang Dynasty. Why did the Tang Dynasty establish an army to restrain the small foreign countries?"

Chamo squeezed out a few tears.

It's useless, it can't even wash away the ocher powder on my cheeks.

Fan Zheng laughed and wanted to denounce Zhu Zhi: "Why did your envoy insult our Tang Dynasty? The Eight Kingdoms of Xishan, Bailanqiang, and Chungsangqiang are our vassal states. Weizhou, Laozhou, Fengzhou, Yanzhou, Yuanzhou and Xirong Prefecture are the Jilin Prefectures of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty organized troops to patrol various places. What does it have to do with you, Tubo? You are spitting blood!"

Weizhou is the land of the White Dog Qiang, Xirong Prefecture is the land of the Dangxiang Qiang Tuoba clan, Laozhou, Fengzhou, Yanzhou, Yuanzhou, etc. are the Dangxiang Qiang's Xifeng clan, Feiting clan, Quangli clan, and Pochao clan. The land of the clan, Yeli clan, Fangdang clan and Mi Qin clan.

Tubo was obedient until the 12th year of Zhenguan when they raised troops to attack Songzhou.

Therefore, talking about friendship and the past between countries is purely a formality.

A hard fist and a sharp knife are the last words.

Fan Zheng acted like a good guy: "Whatever the Tang Dynasty formed has nothing to do with Tubo. It is just to maintain the stability of Jixi Prefecture. As long as Tubo fulfills its responsibilities as a vassal state and obeys the orders of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty will not raise troops for no reason. .”

Translation Translation: Be good, Datang will not beat you.

Tibet has always used the plateau as a barrier, so it turned a blind eye to the threat of the Tang Dynasty.

After all, Datang couldn't attack it, right?
But Emperor Yonghui became ruthless and organized an army to ascend to heaven regardless of the cost. Tubo's psychological advantage was broken.

We can no longer be unscrupulous!

If Emperor Zhenguan had done something like this when he was still alive, Songtsen Gampo might not have dared to annex Dayangtong with all his strength.

Altitude sickness does make it difficult for people in low-altitude areas to adapt. The casualty rate for forced ascent remains high, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to go up!

Even if you are willing to suffer half of the casualties, you can cross over no matter how dangerous the situation is!

Moreover, if the Ascension Army can become a fighting force, won't the Dangxiang Qiang surnames turn into a servant army?
As long as the Tang Dynasty takes the lead, those tribes that are weak and powerless in front of Tubo and Gui will turn into ferocious wolves!

Don't think that if the Qiang cannot defeat Tubo, then the Dangxiang warriors are really weak.

What's more, Chamo knew the bad news that Sun Boru's Yufu City had been captured by the mighty Huama Kingdom.

Yufu City is located in a remote location. No one in Tubo paid much attention to it before, but after it was taken away, it was suddenly discovered that this inconspicuous corner could actually threaten Ma Ergan.

Hua Ma Kingdom does not occupy the cities and roads that Ma Er dares to go out, but many of the countryside in Ma Er dare have become the residences of many people.

(Digression: There are indeed quite a few Naxi people in Mangkang.)
Sun Boru wanted to take back Yucheng City, but his reaction was too slow.

Tubo, which was thought to be impregnable, turned out to have leaks in many places.

Yelulu, the young leader of Huama Kingdom, has renovated Yufu City and defeated Sun Bo Rudongdai who captured the city based on the geographical location.

The loss of thousands of soldiers and horses was not a big deal to Sun Boru, but the road where the horses dared to reach Yufu City was difficult and narrow, and could not accommodate too many troops.

Unable to attack with large forces, Yufu City became the first territory lost by Tibet since they left Pibo City.

The loss is not big, the threat is not small, and the face is even more frustrated.

In terms of personal bravery and life-threatening ferocity, these people are no worse than the Tubo people.

Once Yufu City and Iron Bridge City were blocked, the Tibetan people would not be able to travel from Yunnan to the plateau, and one of the four roads would be cut off.

As for the ancient Keriya road from Japan to Khotan, it is already very difficult, otherwise Dayangtong would have gone down the mountain many years ago.

On the Musk Silk Road at Tanggula Pass, Tubo and Tuyuhun are mingling;
The horses dare to go down to Gada, Daowu City, Misang, and reach Songzhou, Yazhou and other places, which will be the battlefield for the ascension army to practice back and forth.In any case, with three of the four major holes blocked, Datang could reach the plateau at any time, which also temporarily destroyed Tibet's prestige.

With his smooth talk, Datang's established policy will not deviate.
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When the Ascension Army was formed, there were not enough death row prisoners, so some prisoners who were preparing for exile were also forcibly recruited.

Adding in the Goguryeo prisoners, Turkic prisoners, and Xueyantuo prisoners, it is easy to piece together [-] people.

At least it doesn't matter what your physical condition is. Anyway, high-intensity climbing up and down the plateau will naturally eliminate a group of people.

Compassion does not command troops. Although General Xianyu Kuangji is not a famous person, he has no mercy for these people who deserve to die.

The troublesome thing is that I don't know where the rangers in Chang'an and Luozhou got the news, so they gathered outside the state government office one by one to protest against the Ascension Army's decision not to recruit rangers.

All of them are justified. Taizong conquered Liaodong and conquered four thousand Yong and Luo knights. This is a precedent!
Even though Chang Shi tried his best to tell the ranger that he would escape death, had no pay, and was still in training for a long time, he never let anyone back down.

No, not only did no one retreat, it was said that Bingzhou Rangers were also coming in an endless stream.

Rangers have a low regard for life and death, and joining the army is not just about the pitiful salary - capture is the big deal, and persuading them to retreat is ineffective.

Although it is difficult to make money after long-term training, the life of the ranger is even more difficult now. It would be nice to find a place to make a living.

Although the government shouts loud slogans every day, whether life is good or bad, the people at the bottom have the most say.

The life of a trafficker and a footman is very difficult, but the life of a knight-errant is very difficult.

After all, they have no property or savings at all and cannot withstand any turmoil.

The total number of the three major ranger distribution centers is more than [-]. Many of them have fierce faces and look really scary.

However, the peddlers and pawns could not be frightened away. On the cart, the bowls of cold locust leaves were quickly bought by the rangers.

Although some knights have a bad habit of defaulting on food, but this is at the yamen gate, so if you have the guts, you can make a scene.

However, a local ranger nuzzled: "You are a dishonest old man. At this time, you charge two cents a bowl. On weekdays, you charge three cents a bowl!"

The old man pushing the cold shopping cart retorted: "You were a disaster in the past, but you are a man today, how can it be the same!"

Roaring laughter rippled through the group of rangers.

They are all sluts. Don’t you know who has what kind of virtue?

Xianyu Kuangji had no choice but to stride up to the Ranger'er, his fine scale armor rustling.

"Think clearly, this is not a child's play. If you join the Ascension Army, you will either survive or die!"

"If you retreat halfway, kill! If you fail to follow orders, kill! If you don't abide by military discipline, kill!"

"Death on the road and buried in a ditch, no pension! I have already arranged my funeral arrangements for my family!"

Without a bit of decisive momentum, it is impossible to face the high mountains and vast snowy areas.

It is easy to ascend to the heavenly army with a moment of bravery, but it is difficult to persist.

Xianyu Kuangji's words somewhat persuaded some of the rangers to retreat, but there were still more than three thousand stubbornly standing in front of him, heads held high and chests held high, refusing to take a step back.

"Don't say that I dislike you. Just like you, you are just an auxiliary soldier. A long history, a record."

There was a burst of joy.

For the sake of his stomach, why not risk death.

(End of this chapter)