Tiantang

Chapter 275 Epic Battle (4)

Chapter 282 Epic Battle (4)

Such tactics are naturally advisable to deal with the barbarians in the Western Regions.But using it mechanically to target the Tibetans is simply ridiculous.

Tubo people are tough by nature. During the decades of fighting between Tang and Tibet, there were only Tubo soldiers killed or defeated in battle, and few Tubo people surrendered as a whole.Even if they are outnumbered, the Tubo army will fight to the death.

The gate of Triangle City was opened, and a motley army of serfs and private soldiers in ragged clothes and armed with various weapons rushed out of the city continuously, and rushed towards the formation of the Tang army with fierce shouts.

Zhang Tong's smile narrowed, his brows furrowed, and he sneered, "A mere mob, can't you find death? Send the order, the archers are ready, shoot!"

Marching Sima Zhao Xun waved the command flag in his hand, and a group of hundreds of archers in this direction stepped forward, set up their arrows and drew their bows, and immediately released them.Arrows fell like rain into the ranks of the Tubo miscellaneous army, and screams were heard immediately. Many serfs and private soldiers of the nobles in Triangle City who had just picked up their weapons and had not had time to fight to the death with the Tang army were killed by arrows. Roll over and fall to the ground.

The corpses that fell to the ground were immediately crushed and trampled into a pulp by the people who rushed out.

Although the Tang army's arrow rain was very lethal, but these Tubo private soldiers and serfs were not afraid of death, and under the expulsion of the regular Raba army, they braved the arrow rain to kill them.

"Kill! Kill Tang Jun alone, the master will confiscate the land and reward the land, and go to the slave household registration!"

In the ranks of Tubo serfs and private soldiers, some people kept raising their arms and shouting. Inspired by this, more slaves and private soldiers rushed over like chicken blood, and gradually formed an momentum.

"These bastard Tubo thieves!" Zhang Tong waved his hand angrily, "Rush forward to me, and kill them all!"

In the frontal formation, more than a thousand Tang soldiers rushed out from behind Zhang Tong, brandishing spears and knives to meet them.

Although the Tubo private soldiers and serf army assembled temporarily were not afraid of death, their combat effectiveness was not strong, and they did not have any discipline at all. How could they be the opponents of the well-trained Tang army.

When the two teams met, the Tubo team was quickly defeated by the brave Tang army and became a mess, leaving blood-stained corpses all over the place, and then fled in all directions in a panic.

Zhang Tong laughed loudly, pointed in the direction of the gate of the Triangle City, and shouted, "The whole army has it, rush up to this officer, occupy the Triangle City, and I will be rewarded!"

At this moment, the whimpering Tubo horn sounded, and the galloping horseshoes sounded like thunder, shaking the earth.Before the Tang army could react, a fierce and fierce Tubo cavalry rushed out of the city at full speed.

"Kill!"

Thousands of Tubo cavalrymen wielded gleaming scimitars, and a torrent of steel generally rushed through the formation of the Tang army that had formed a gap in this direction, rushing from left to right, unstoppable.

The combat effectiveness of the Tubo cavalry is very strong, which cannot be denied.

Firstly, the Tang army was dispersed, secondly, the long-distance march was already exhausted, and thirdly, because of the impact of the Tubo private soldiers and serf troops, the Tang army had been mobilized, and an obvious loophole appeared in the iron barrel-like encirclement.

"Let me rush! Whoever dares to take half a step back, I will cut off his head!"

Raba swung his scimitar, spat fiercely on the ground, and chopped off a soldier of the Tang army who was charging with him.Blood spattered all over Laba.

The Tubo cavalry consisted of more than a hundred people, and the four thousand Tubo cavalry were divided into several small teams, brandishing scimitars side by side, shouting fiercely to kill, and their movements were uniform, forming an almost overwhelming penetrating power and attack power.

Soon, he rushed out of a hole and galloped towards the northeast.

The speed of the Tang army returning to the defense was slow. After all, under the siege, there were not enough troops to face the frontal attack. When the surrounding soldiers gathered around for reinforcements, the Tubo iron cavalry with thousands of people had already rushed out of the siege and fled under the leadership of Laba. .

The formation of the Tang Army was completely disrupted.Some soldiers chased the Tubo cavalry, some soldiers stood by and stood by, and some soldiers surrounded from the left and right wings, but missed.

Because the Tubo cavalry wanted to break through the encirclement, they were not able to fight for a long time. Although the casualties of the Tang army were not large, they let go of the Tubo army, which seemed to have been captured by hand. Zhang Tong's face became very ugly.

"My lord, it's not good, the Tubo people have gone to our army's food and supply camp!"

When a soldier flew to report, Zhang Tong was startled and roared angrily, "Chasing, the whole army is on top, let me catch up, we must keep the food and supplies! Go!"

Most of Zhang Tong's Tang army was infantry, and only a small number of cavalry.On the wilderness and snow, the Tang army formed a chaotic chasing and killing, but in fact they were getting farther and farther away from the Tubo cavalry galloping like the wind.

Laba led the army to roar, and in less than half an hour, they rushed to the Tang army's food and grass camp.There were only a few hundred soldiers staying in the camp. How could they be the opponents of the Raba cavalry, and soon they either lost their armor and fled across the mountains and plains, or died under the machetes of the Tubo soldiers.

Laba shouted excitedly and frantically, "Burn it, burn it for me!"

Raba took the lead in throwing the lighted torches in his hands towards the grain storage of the Tang army, while thousands of Tubo soldiers shouted in unison and threw out the torches in their hands one after another.

In an instant, the fire ignited, and the fire blazed with the help of the wind, and the flames soared into the sky.

Laba laughed loudly, "Brothers, retreat! Turn back to the northwest and retreat to Wuhai!"

The Tubo cavalry were familiar with the terrain, and when the Tang army outflanked them, they would have disappeared along the foot of the mountain without a trace.At the scene, Tang Jun was left with a mess of ashes.

Looking at the food and grass that had been burned by the Tubo army and horses, Zhang Tong's face was pale, and his shoulders trembled obviously.

Without food, grass and luggage, his army and horses became useless waste.Don't talk about going deep into Tubo and fighting the Tubo people, you can only return to the country as soon as possible to get supplies.

That's all.What's more, Zhang Tong's stealing of chickens is not enough to lose rice. If Zhang Xuan's ears were heard, he used troops without authorization and caused the entire army to be defeated and burned.If Zhang Xuan insists on holding on, it is possible to kill him before the army and order the three armies!
Zhao Xun sadly and helplessly straddled the horse, looking at Zhang Tong, unable to utter a word.The soldiers of the Tang army surrounded by the ashes of the grain and grass camp were also a little downcast, and the army's morale was in a mess.

Zhang Tong slowly raised his slightly trembling arm, gritted his teeth and shouted in a deep voice, "Rush into the Triangle City and slaughter the city for me, without leaving anyone behind!"

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Annoyed, Zhang Tong led his army into the triangular city, which had become an empty city, and burned the houses and shops of the Tubo people in the city everywhere. Inside, they were all killed by the mutinous Tang Jun.

From the afternoon to the head of the willow on the moon.In the cold and desolate wilderness, thick smoke billowed in Triangle City, and the flames lit up half of the night sky, and screams and cries could be heard endlessly.

The cold air was filled with a strong smell of blood. Under the indulgence of Zhang Tong's military orders, the savage and bloody Tang army burned, killed and looted in groups, and turned the Triangle City into an empty city. , The corpses were all over the ground, blood flowed into rivers, it was difficult to describe in words.

It is impossible to count how many Tubo civilians and serfs died under the hands of the Tang army.

It was a tragic massacre, and Triangle City was reduced to ruins.

At midnight, Tang Jun withdrew from Triangle City.After the frantic massacre, the hideousness on his face gradually faded away, replaced by infinite emptiness and wordless fear.

From the generals to the soldiers, their hearts were trembling, and the blood-stained armor was really eye-catching under the bright moonlight.The soldiers involuntarily turned their heads away, not daring to look at the Triangle City filled with fireworks.

Marching Sima Zhao Xun did not enter the city to participate in the massacre. Under Zhang Tong's unreasonable military orders, seeing that the Tang army had gone crazy and out of control, he led more than a hundred of his subordinates to escape from Triangle City on horseback in despair, and went to the people who were not guarding the fort. direction to run.

At dawn, Zhao Xun and his men finally rushed to Zhang Xuan's camp in Feichuan Garrison Fort.

Zhang Xuan was awakened in the warm bed. He dressed neatly, gathered Guo Ziyi and other generals, and received Zhao Xun in the big tent.

Zhao Xun knelt on the ground with a pale face, and reported the ins and outs of the incident to Zhang Xuan in detail in a trembling voice.

Zhang Xuan's face changed suddenly, and a murderous sternness shot out from his eyes.

"Zhang Tong's thief!" Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth and shouted angrily, and suddenly slapped the table, "Damn it!"

Guo Ziyi and other generals could hardly believe their ears.Zhang Tong disobeyed Zhang Xuan's military order and used troops without authorization. Even if he lost the battle and let the Tubo cavalry break out, it would be nothing. This is simply... This is not a matter of being bold or not, but crazy!
Because of Zhang Tong, Zhang Xuan's overall planning and deployment were disrupted.This made this battle, which was originally well-thought-out, a bit of a change in life.More importantly, the inhumane act of massacring Tubo civilians almost completely ruined the overall military might and spirit of the Tang army.

Zhang Xuan suddenly got up and stood there, his face flushed and his arms trembling.

Guo Ziyi had never seen Zhang Xuan so angry that he couldn't control himself. He hesitated for a while, but he stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Commander, between the last generals, our army should move out quickly and advance into Triangle City, lest Zhang Tong's army and horses get into trouble again." , causing a mutiny, resulting in the loss of more than ten thousand troops and horses!"

Zhang Xuan let out a long breath, glanced coldly at Zhao Xun who was kneeling on the ground, and said calmly, "Zhao Xun, get up."

"Ziyi, pass on the command of the Commander-in-Chief, and the army marches into the Triangle City. Nanba, you lead the Shence Army first, and Zhao Xun leads the way. When you arrive at the Triangle City, take Zhang Tong down first, then appease the soldiers and horses, and set up camp on the spot for orders." , don't act rashly!"

Nan Jiyun clasped his fists and bowed to promise, "Yes, the general will obey."

"Nanba, if that Zhang Tong refuses to obey orders—" Zhang Xuan paused slightly, and immediately said coldly, "Put him on the spot, and bring his head to see me!"

(End of this chapter)