Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 289 Damn, that’s awesome!

On the retreat of Qinling, it heralded the overall defeat of Tubo.

No more resistance was to be found.

Tens of thousands of Tibetan soldiers surged toward Qinghai Lake.

The densely packed broken soldiers pushed and trampled each other, countless of them.

Wang Xiaojie came to Su Dingfang's side. This rugged man may have some poor understanding, but he was loyal and courageous. He charged into the battle and never retreated. This time he was responsible for leading his troops to attack the camp. He chopped down three swords and killed more than sixty enemies. , and also killed two generals.

"General Manager, the thief has retreated, do you want to pursue him?"

Wang Xiaojie has earned enough merits this time, he is in high spirits and does not feel tired at all.

"Need not!"

Su Dingfang said: "There are also capable people in the bandits' army. It is easy to cause trouble if we pursue them at this moment."

Su Dingfang's attack this time left the majority of his troops to Pei Xingjian, and only brought more than 10,000 troops.

This time they rushed here and fought fiercely until now. Their physical strength has been exhausted and they are unable to pursue them.

Ashina Chu's subordinates do have the power to pursue and kill them, but there is no room for failure.

Ashina Zhongsuo's troops were defeated and retreated here. If another accident occurs, Su Dingfang will not have enough troops to launch a counterattack.

This battle has ended here.

Su Dingfang's mind has already started on the next battle.

But everything that happened next was beyond Su Dingfang's expectations.

The next battle was not won.

Because Tubo retreated completely.

They swept away the wealthy population of Fuqi City and withdrew from the territory of Tuyuhun.

When Su Dingfang heard the news, he did not show joy, but looked solemnly, looking at the majestic plateau in the distance, and once again realized that this opponent was extraordinary.

The news of the Tang army's great victory blew like a strong wind to the Lianglong area and even to the capital.

This completely devastated the hearts of all the husbands and ministers in the capital.

Especially Li Zhi, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

When he saw the victory report, Li Zhi lowered his arrogant head and said to himself: "I regret that I listened to Chen Aiqing earlier."

When victory has become a habit, crisis will come.

Liang Jianfang was killed in battle, his troops were defeated, and Ashina Zhong retreated to Dafeichuan. This series of defeats was the biggest defeat since the Zhenguan Dynasty.

Liang Jianfang was the highest-ranking general killed in the Tang Army.

The number of casualties in this battle has not yet been calculated, but the emperor Li Zhi knew very well that the casualties of the Tang army this time would be the highest in all battles since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

If I had listened to Chen Qingsi's words earlier, this would not be the case.

Of course, this was just what Li Zhi said to himself, and he would not publicize it to the outside world.

After repeatedly looking at the battle report in his hand, Li Zhi waved his hand to call the chamberlain and said, "Go to the East Palace and give this battle report to Chen Qing."

When Chen Qingsi received the battle report, he was playing polo with Li Hong and He Lanminzhi in Shuigeng Temple.

Chen Qingsi understands the principle of combining work and rest.

Li Hong was frail, somewhat similar to his father. After Chen Qingsi became familiar with the situation in the East Palace, he suggested that he take some time to exercise every day, whether it was horseback riding, archery or polo. In short, he had to do some activities under the sun.

I happened to be playing polo with Li Hong that day, and Chen Qingsi was a skilled player. It didn't matter.

Li Hong and He Lan Minzhi's skills were not good either. Not to mention experts like Han Sizhong, even people with average skills like Li Xiaogong's eldest grandson Li Shangqiu could only watch from the sidelines.     It is interesting for a group of novices to play together.

Hearing the chamberlain calling him, Chen Qingsi hurriedly evacuated the stadium.

Although he had fun, Chen Qingsi was always worried about the battle situation in the southwest.

This was especially true when it was learned that both armies had failed.

The Tang army could be defeated elsewhere, but it could not be defeated here in Qinghai Lake.

A failure here would have a huge impact.

Tubo with Qinghai Lake and Tubo on the plateau are two completely different concepts.

Chen Qingsi received the battle report and watched Su Dingfang's miraculous performance at the foot of Dafeichuan Mountain.

He killed Zan Xiruoduobu with his own hands, taught Qin Ling how to use troops through micro-management, and single-handedly turned the world around.

Chen Qingsi was so excited that she almost knelt down, clenched her fists and shouted excitedly: "Fuck, you're awesome!"

Chen Qingsi knew about Zan Xiruoduobu. All the five sons of Galdongzan were extraordinary, especially the eldest son Zan Xiruoduobu and his second son Lun Qinling.

It goes without saying that the Tubo military god in Qinling was the biggest sufferer in the Tang Dynasty.

Zan Xiruoduobu may not be as famous as Lun Qinling, but he is also an extremely outstanding talent. However, compared with his military level, he is better at politics. After the death of Gardongzan, he faced Tubo Zanpu's intention to take charge of the government, which many nobles harbored. In an unruly situation, he resolutely abandoned military power and followed Wen to sit in the rear to stabilize the court situation and became Lun Qinling's most solid backing.

Su Dingfang's killing of Zanshiruoduobu this time was absolutely fatal to the future of Tubo.

Compared with Qinling's outstanding military talent, his political level is very average.

Chen Qingsi tried her best to imagine in her mind the scene of Su Dingfang teaching Qin Ling. Just thinking about it made her whole body feel relaxed.

"Sir, why are you so happy?"

It was rare for Chen Qingsi to lose his composure. The scholar, who was always known for his elegance and easy-going attitude, lost his composure and became excited. Unable to avoid being curious, people gathered around him.

Chen Qingsi calmed down and told everyone about the war in the southwest with a smile.

"Our army won a great victory, Tubo was defeated and retreated from Tuyuhun."

Li Hong said with joy and cooperation: "That's great. My father has been frowning every day these past few days, and he hasn't slept well enough. Now that our army has won a great victory, I think my father can rest peacefully."

He Lan Minzhi and Han Sizhong responded mediocrely, with a very mediocre response of "Oh, I won!"

It is not normal for the Tang Dynasty to win a war. Is it worth being so rude?

They didn't know what was behind this victory, and they didn't even know that the front line almost collapsed.

There was a Seiyi Pavilion in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, where envoys from various countries lived. In the early stages of the war, good news was reported but no bad news was reported. News of such a major defeat would be properly blocked to avoid chaos in the rear area while the final outcome of the front line was unknown.

Chen Qingsi didn't go into details, just thanked the chamberlain who sent the battle report, and then said with a smile: "Let's continue playing polo!"

He was in a good mood and was in an extremely brave state, controlling the Shu Di horse as if he was possessed by Messi.

The chamberlain went back to report to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi asked a lot: "What was Chen Qing's expression when he saw the news of our army's victory?"

The chamberlain thought for a while and said, "I was so happy that I almost lost my temper. I even said two words that the slave couldn't understand."

Li Zhi was also in a good mood and asked: "What word? Chen Qing is very knowledgeable. You don't know a few Chinese characters, so it's normal that you can't understand it."

The chamberlain said truthfully: "Damn, that's awesome! Chen Yude even clenched his fist and shook it down!"

"Fuck, that's awesome!"

Li Zhi thought for a moment and was embarrassed to say that he couldn't understand it either. He nodded and said, "Chen Qing is an elegant person, and the words he uses to express joy are so unique."

(End of this chapter)