Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

Occupying the Xiaobojin Kingdom was tantamount to opening up the passage to the four towns of Anxi for Tubo.

Out of caution, Qimeng did not directly march eastward to Anxi. Instead, he intensively recruited new troops to strengthen his control over the Xiaobojin Kingdom.

However, not all Xiaobojin people are as greedy for life and afraid of death as Su Shuiwei.

Several ministers who survived by chance escaped from Niduo City overnight and headed towards the Anxi Protectorate.

When Gao Xianzhi, the military envoy of the four towns in Anxi, heard about this, he stood up with a heavy slap on the big case, his eyes round and his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"What are you talking about! King Xiaobojin surrendered to the Tubo Kingdom?"

Several young Bojin ministers wiped their tears and nodded.

"Not only did he surrender, he also married the Tibetan princess Chimalu. Now the two countries have officially signed an alliance."

At this time, an old man named Peng Nan knelt on the ground and begged.

"General Gao, my daughter Peng Ni was humiliated to death by Tubo beasts in public. You must help our little Bo Jin take revenge!"

Gao Xianzhi waved his hands impatiently, and several generals stepped forward to help Minister Bojin.

"Old sir, don't worry. Our Tang Dynasty will definitely not allow the Tubo people to invade Xiaobojin. You go down and rest for a while, and I will tell you the result of the discussion."

"It's up to you to restore the country!" Several young ministers bowed to the generals in the camp and went back to rest.

After seeing the people off, Feng Changqing took a look at the location where the map was punctured and said in surprise.

"General Gao, you are not planning to invade Xiaobolu Country from Feiyun Castle, are you? The terrain there is steep and the army may be unable to do anything."

Gao Xianzhi touched his chin and was deep in thought. He glanced at him.

"The terrain of Xiaobojin is dangerous. The more important thing to attack there is more skill than more."

"If our soldiers can climb up the cliff from Feiyun Castle and launch an attack from high above."

"This general is confident that we will defeat the Tibetans there!"

When he said these words, Gao Xianzhi exuded a strong confidence, like a god of war.

The generals looked at each other and nodded.

Although it is a little difficult to attack from Feiyun Castle, it can play the role of surprise troops, and the benefits are obvious.

"However, such a large-scale combat operation will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the Tibetan people."

"We have to send an army to attract the attention of the Tibetan army from the front."

Speaking of this, Gao Xianzhi raised his head and looked at a young man.

"General Li Siye appointed you as the vanguard general on the right, leading an army of 20,000 to Sole City, occupying it and attracting the main force of the Tibetan people."

The young man solemnly clasped his fists and led his men out of the camp.

"Feng Changqing, I have appointed you as the vanguard general on the left, and you will go with me to Feiyun Castle."

"I will obey your orders!"

After deploying the battle plan, Gao Xianzhi glanced at the generals one by one, and suddenly inserted his sword on the table.

"Everyone, this battle involves the dignity of our Tang Dynasty, you must do your best!"

"promise!"

The generals clasped their fists in unison and walked in two lines towards the camp.

Soon the sound of horns sounded in the Anxi camp, and groups of heavily armed Tang troops came out from the camp gate, forming a giant dragon and rushing towards Feiyun Castle.

The people in Anxi looked curiously wherever they passed along the way.

Two of the skinny children looked at each other and disappeared into the crowd.

At night, Sole City.

On the city wall, several soldiers from Xiaobolu were taking a nap while leaning against the city wall with their weapons in hand.

Suddenly a whip came and struck them hard on the face.

They were so frightened that they trembled and quickly opened their eyes and looked forward.

There, a tall and round-chested Tibetan man was looking at them with a sneer, holding a wooden stick in his mouth.

"Makuzama-sama, we didn't sleep, we were just too tired. I hope you can bypass us."

Suppressing the anger in their hearts, several Xiaobolu soldiers explained in a panic.

"Hmph, you bunch of despicable losers have to sleep even to defend a city. No wonder the country has fallen!"

The Tubo man named Mu Ren said something unpleasant, but he did not continue to beat him. Instead, he came to the city gate with his hands behind his back and looked down at the river below the city.

Nodding with satisfaction, this river is dozens of miles wide, if it weren't for the Xiaobolu people who were greedy for life and feared death and surrendered.

It would take at least ten days for them to capture Sole City.

Finding nothing unusual around him, Mu Ren gave the soldier a few warnings, then took a breath and went back to sleep.

It is enough for a few Bolu people to report the news in such a dangerous city, and there is no need for the Tubo people to guard it.

After seeing off the Tibetan general, a Bolu soldier covered his face and spit on the ground.

"Forget it, the king has surrendered. What can we insignificant soldiers do? Let's go back and take a nap for a while. The Tubo people won't come out in the middle of the night."

Several Xiaobolu soldiers shook their heads and sighed, and went to the watchtower together.

However, what they didn't know was that a heavily armed Tang army was lurking underwater, using bamboo pipes to slowly approach the city wall.

Suddenly, a figure emerged from the water and squirted hard.

Immediately after the second and third, more and more Tang troops appeared under the city wall.

"The sentries on General Li's wall have all gone back to sleep. This is God blessing us." A deputy general said excitedly.

Li Siye smiled and nodded.

"Tell the brothers not to make any sound before climbing up the city wall. This general wants to give the Tibetan people a big surprise."

The generals laughed, unhooked the hooks from their waists, threw them onto the wall, and then climbed up quietly.

The terrain of Sole City is so steep that one man can guard the gate and ten thousand men can't get through it.

Therefore, during the Tang army's attack on the city, no Tubo sentry came out to check.

Standing on the city wall and looking into the city, I saw dark camps lined up neatly, which was surprisingly quiet.

"Why does General Li think something is wrong? The Tibetans have deployed five thousand troops in Sole City, but why is there no movement at all?"

Li Siye's face was also a little solemn. Years of experience in battles told him that there must be a monster when something goes wrong.

It was hard to get to Sole City. If he went back like this, what would he do to General Gao Xianzhi?
Thinking of this, Li Siye gritted his teeth and whispered.

"In this case, Gou Yang, you take a team of scouts and go in first to get a feel for the situation. If there is an ambush, immediately send a signal to this general!"

"Okay, General Mo, let's go explore the bottom right away!" Gou Yang waved his hand and dozens of sergeants followed him towards the tents in the city.

To be on the safe side, every time they walked a certain distance, they would quietly open the tent and take a look inside. After discovering that the Tibetan people were indeed sleeping, they were completely relieved.

"Huh, there's no ambush. Go back and report to General Li."

Gou Yang breathed a sigh of relief, led the people back to the city wall, and reported the situation in the city.

Hearing that there was no ambush, Li Siye felt reassured and drew his sword and pointed it at the tent in the city.

"Brothers, kill me!"

The next moment, 20,000 Tang troops poured into the city like a black tide.

The deafening shouts of killing scared the Tibetan people and fled like headless flies.

The sneak attack went surprisingly smoothly. Five thousand Tubo people did not even have time to resist, and died tragically under the butcher's knife of the Tang army.

"Haha, congratulations to General Li for his glorious military exploits again!"

After the war, several lieutenants gathered in front of Li Siye to congratulate him.

"Okay, stop talking. According to the plan, we should reveal the news of the fall of Sole City to the Tibetans in Xiaokuishan."

After all, Li Siye was a general in charge of the army, so naturally he would not be complacent because of a small achievement.

"That's natural. We deliberately left a few prisoners to let them go back and report the news." As he said that, the deputy general waved to his subordinates: "Bring the prisoners up!"

In the dark, several people wearing Tubo costumes were escorted into the camp by the Tang army.

Seeing how several people were struggling with their mouths tied, Li Siye ordered people to remove the bags from their mouths. However, as soon as they broke free from the restraints, several "Tubo people" immediately knelt on the ground and spoke in Chinese.

"General, spare your life, we are all Xiaobolu people, not Tubo people!"

"What! You are not Tibetans!"

This surprise was no small matter, and everyone's faces became ugly. If these people were not the Tubo defenders, then they had fallen into a trap!
As soon as he thought about this, Li Siye grabbed Xiaobolu's collar and said ferociously.

"Where are the Tubo people!"

"We don't know either. We just heard they said they were laying an ambush."

Upon hearing this, Li Siye's heart skipped a beat and he secretly screamed, "Oh no!"

Just as he was about to order the army to withdraw from the city, unexpectedly, dense torches suddenly lit up all around the city. It looked like there were at least 60,000 to 70,000 people.

"Report! Report to General Li that a large number of Tibetan soldiers have been found in the east, west, north and south. We have been surrounded!"

Signaling the scouts to stand up, Li Siye looked around at the crowd with a livid face and said.

"Brothers, you are in a desperate situation because of Lee's incompetence."

"Now we have only one way to go, and that is to get out!"

"Are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!" The 20,000 Tang troops raised their arms and shouted.

"Okay, I, the general, will take the lead in the charge and bring you a bloodbath!"

Li Siye laughed, tore off a piece of cloth and wrapped the handle of the knife around his hand.

"Brothers, kill me!"

"Kill!"

Twenty thousand Tang troops turned around to face the overwhelming Tubo army.

As soon as the two sides came into contact, there was an earth-shattering clash of iron weapons.

...

To the north of Sole City, on a high slope, a heavily armed army stood silently.

"Tanma came to report that a Tang army of 20,000 people was surrounded by the Tubo people and was fighting hard."

Liuzi came on horseback with several scouts and said.

"Sole City?"

Fan Xin sat on the donkey and looked at the city in the distance, his expression suddenly turned cold.

"Jiang Ji, Cao Wei, I order you two to attack Sole City with all your strength, and you must rescue the besieged Tang army!"

Jiang Ji was not in a hurry to accept the order, he hesitated and said.

"Your Majesty, the Anxi army is very powerful and will probably be Li Longji's main force in dealing with you in the future. Will this save them? Are they suspected of breeding tigers?"

Looking at the generals, Fan Xin knew what they were thinking.

said solemnly.

"You remember, all the people in the world are not the Tang Dynasty, and the shores of the country are not the Tang Dynasty ministers! The grudge between me and Li Longji is our internal matter!"

"When faced with an alien invasion, we must not kill each other!"

"Listen to the order and attack with the entire army!"

Woohoo! The loud horn sounded across the vast land.

The next moment, tens of thousands of Youzhou troops stepped on the ground and rushed towards Sole City with the force of black clouds overwhelming the city.

The Tubo army responsible for sealing off the periphery tried to launch an attack, but as soon as the two sides collided, they were completely slaughtered by the Yanyun cavalry.

Pfft!

A Tubo general spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground, urging
"Go and tell the Protector-General that we have fallen into a trap, and the Tang people still have reinforcements!" After saying this, he died in anger.

The subordinates put down the corpses without saying a word, mounted their horses and ran towards the city.

Seeing him coming, Qi Meng's expression changed and he said with a sullen face.

"Where's Heli? Didn't I ask you to guard the perimeter to prevent the Tang army from escaping?"

The visitor gasped and pointed to the road outside the city.

"Informing the Protector, tens of thousands of Tang troops have appeared outside the city. Before General He Li died, he asked his subordinates to remind you to evacuate quickly. It will be too late!"

hiss!
The originally smug Tubo generals all gasped when they heard tens of thousands of Tang troops appearing outside the city.

Twenty thousand Anxi troops were difficult enough, but tens of thousands more appeared.

Where did the Tang Dynasty come from with so many troops?

A clang!
Qimeng pulled out a knife and put it on the visitor's neck, saying sternly.

"You dare to falsely report military information and shake the morale of our army? Where did the Tang army come from!"

The person who came was also willing to go all out, tearing off his clothes to expose his chest, pointing to the totem on his chest and loudly said.

"Daduhu, my humble position has definitely not deceived you. The person who came to support is King Yan!"

"Fan Xin!"

Qimeng was startled and slowly let go of his saber. He had heard about this man and he was the most powerful person in the Tang Dynasty. Even the emperor was extremely afraid of him.

If he came to support, there might be tens of thousands of troops.

After thinking about this clearly, Qimeng immediately ordered the army to withdraw from the battle without hesitation and retreat towards Xiaokuishan.

Now is not the time to confront the main force of the Tang Army, so it doesn't matter if we give up a few cities.

The Tubo army came suddenly and left quickly, disappearing into the night in less than an hour.

Looking at the mountains of corpses, the Anxi troops in the city looked at each other.

"General Li, what's going on? Why did the Tubo people retreat?"

"Yes, they will be able to break through the defense line in three hours at most. Why are they leaving?"

Li Siye didn't know what was going on, but he was just beating the enemy to death.

Just when everyone was at a loss, the crowd separated and Fan Xin, wearing a python dragon robe, came on horseback.

"Ah, aren't you King Yan?" Someone recognized Fan Xin's identity.

Seeing the person coming, Li Siye hesitated and stepped forward to clasp his fists.

"General, I will see His Royal Highness the King of Yan. Thank you for your help in rescuing the siege."

"No need to be polite, you must be Li Siye, you are indeed a great general."

Fan Xin was a very proud person at heart and never looked down upon anyone except Wu Zetian.

Now that I saw Li Siye's tall and mighty figure, with a sword dripping with blood, I suddenly felt a love for talents in my heart.

If such a person were brought under his command, wouldn't the Youzhou Army become even more powerful?

Seemingly reading his thoughts, Li Siye said in a deep voice.

"Your Highness, King Yan, don't worry. Siye, like General Gao Xianzhi, is only loyal to the emperor and the country of Tang Dynasty, and has no intention of going to your Youzhou Army."

"The general is in charge of military affairs and has to rush to the aid of General Gao. Farewell!"

After speaking, he led his men towards the city gate.

Looking at their backs, Liuzi's eyes turned cold and he said coldly.

"Your Majesty, this child will definitely be a serious problem for us in the future. Do we want to kill him here?"

"No need, this person will definitely come under my sect in the future, it's just a matter of time!"

"Let's go to Xiaobolu Country to see Su Sheng before leaving."

Fan Xin laughed and left with the army...

(End of this chapter)