Chapter 349 Dashuzhai

On the rugged mountain road, Nalan Zhen was riding her horse.

The mountain road is difficult to navigate. Although she is a good horse rider, she accidentally got a scratch on the back of her hand yesterday. It has been bandaged now. She is holding the reins with one hand and thinking about whether she will just be a slave after marrying to Nanzhao.

A foreign princess must have military power.

When she was about four or five years old, she met Princess Tang Jincheng and saw how miserable a woman who was alone and married far away lived, and it left a deep impression on her. She told herself that she would never live like Princess Jincheng.

general situation.

Relying on Lun Ruozan alone was not enough. He was just a weak son of a high-ranking official. He would soon return after sending her to Nanzhao. Nalanzhen believed that she had to directly control part of the army.

Not only the guards sent to her by her father, she needed more troops. Regardless of whether there was an invasion by the Tang army, this was an opportunity for her to gain experience in the army and try to master some of the military power.

Thinking of this, Nalanzhen's eyes turned and fell on a tall general in front.

This man's name was Shang Dongzan, and he was the nephew of Dazalu Gong, an important Tibetan minister. He was very brave.

Nalanzhen knew a lot about the Tibetan ministers. Among the nine ministers, the one she admired the most was Dazalu Gong, who had a low status but outstanding intelligence. He was a good choice as an ally.

"General Shang Dongzan, how is your uncle doing recently?"

"Princess." Shang Dongzan heard the question and turned around and said: "He is very good. He is just worried about the war in Qinghai and wants to personally lead the troops to repel Ge Shuhan."

Nalanzhen asked: "Did he say anything about me marrying Nanzhao?"

Shang Dong praised: "My uncle said that if Nanzhao can be conquered, Tubo will become stronger."

"I haven't surrendered yet." Nalanzhen said, "Ge Luofeng is a powerful figure. I must have more power to help Tubo control Nanzhao."

Shang Dongzan didn't expect the princess to have such an ambition, and was stunned for a moment.

Nalanzhen wanted this kind of effect to win over the other party. She observed Shang Dongzan's reaction and said: "This time I go south, I hope the general will help me. If I can make Nanzhao surrender, your uncle can also use it."

This contribution has made him a great minister."

"As long as the princess tells you, I will definitely do it."

Suddenly, there was a muffled sound of thunder ahead.

"Is it thundering?" Lun Ruozan looked up and saw that the sky in the early morning was clear and it didn't look like it was going to rain.

Nalanzhen said: "The sound seems to be coming from the front. Send someone to take a look first."

Shang Dongzan immediately obeyed the order, and without Lun Ruozan's instructions, he immediately sent his exploration horses forward.

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Tan Ma ran all the way along the valley, and suddenly he saw someone blocking him in front of him. As he got closer, he saw several Si tribe women crying there. He immediately asked, "What's going on?"

"The Tang army is attacking!" The speaker was a dark-faced man, who was also dressed as a Si person. He wore a dirty black sheepskin crotch cut into the shape of a frog, representing the Si people's admiration for frogs. Tubo said

Be very fluent.

There are many Tubo tribes, and often the princes, nobles and troops can speak Tubo language.

"Nonsense! Where did Tang Jun come from?"

"Really, the Tang army used thunder from the sky to open the gate of the village with a rumble, and everyone was so frightened that they ran away."

"Then what?"

"Then I escaped."

"Have you met Tang Jun?"

"No, I just heard everyone shouting 'Tang Jun is coming'."

"Come on, take me to see you."

The Tibetan army continued to move forward with their scouting horses. On the way, they looked up towards the valley and could see some Yi people running to the west.

When we arrived at Dashuzhai, we saw that the gate to the south was closed, and there were many people standing on the tower. One of them was screaming in incomprehensible dialect.

"What is he shouting?"

"It seems that... the village has been defended." The Sibu man listened for a while, then showed a surprised expression and said, "Great, we have defeated the Tang army."

"Open the village gate, I want to go in and take a look."

"The leader said no, he's afraid that we are Tang Jun pretending to be us."

"Fart, I don't look like Tang Jun. When I report it to the general, how dare you not open the door?!"

The Tibetan army was furious when they saw the horse, and they whipped their horses and beat them.

The man from Yibu quickly raised his hand to block it, and when the Tibetan army inspected the horse, they noticed that half of his left hand was broken.

"Where was your hand broken?"

"Thousands of fortresses were built to resist the Tang army."

"Have you ever been a soldier? That's right. Come on, follow me back and report to the general. You ride that horse."

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Dashuzhai, city tower.

Xue Bai looked at the retreating figure of the Tibetan army and put down his telescope.

The Tang army was in the stronghold. They reached under the stronghold wall before dawn. After getting ready, they lit the explosive pack and blew open the stronghold wall. They rushed in like divine soldiers descending from the sky and took control of the stronghold.

After causing panic to the Xi troops in Zi Da Di, Xue Bai asked Tian Shengong to chase the fleeing Xi people, and light explosives on the cliff to the west to notify Wang Zhongsi.

The situation calmed down, but the main force of the Tibetan army came again, and the number of people looked at Chenyan was not small.

Although the Tang army succeeded in the surprise attack on Dashuzhai, they took advantage of the opportunity and entered with only about 120 troops. After many days of marching and overnight attacks, they were hungry and tired and could never resist the Tibetan army's counterattack.

At the critical moment, Xue Bai had no choice but to ask Luo Zhui to delay and deliver some false news.

After sending the Tubo cavalry away, he took a breath and immediately asked Tian Shengong: "Has Wang Jieshuai replied? When will the reinforcements arrive?"

"The messenger hasn't come back yet." Tian Shengong also knew that the situation was not good, and said: "It seems that there is a fierce battle over there in Zidadi, and reinforcements may not come soon."

"Let the soldiers be fed first."

There was a look of thought in Xue Bai's eyes. If Wang Zhongsi could successfully cross the river at Zidadi, then in the worst case scenario, Dashuzhai could abandon the village and retreat to the north of the Dadu River.

If so, I'm afraid this Tibetan army will ruin their plan to attack Nanzhao.

After weighing the pros and cons, Xue Bai had a plan.

"Get ready, we will let the Tibetan army enter the stronghold."

"Entering the village?"

Tian Shengong finally had time to pick up a piece of naan and bite it. After hearing Xue Bai's words, he choked and almost lost his breath.

Xue Bai whispered a few more words, and Tian Shengong understood and hurried to make arrangements.

After only a short rest, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty got busy again. They piled all the firewood in the village on both sides of the village gate, carried stones to the tower, and tied explosives to the tower.

Busy time always passes quickly, and before the arrangements are completed, the sound of horse hooves is already approaching.

Xue Bai picked up his telescope and looked around, and saw the Tubo cavalry filing in from the valley. Among them, a tall general wearing light armor rushed to the wall, sat astride his horse, and shouted majestically to the side.

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"People of Qizhai, listen! I am General Shang Dongzan of Bada. I am here to help you defeat the Tang army. Please open the door quickly and let my troops enter the village!"

Shang Dong's praise was as loud as thunder and spread to the tower.

Tian Shengong asked in a low voice: "Lang Jun, what should I do?"

"Don't pay attention to him yet." Xue Bai said: "Continue to prepare."

"Here." Tian Shengong immediately went to urge the soldiers.

Xue Bai continued to observe Shang Dongzan with a telescope. He knew some Tubo customs. Those who are strong and strong are called "Zan". People with this word in their names are often people with extraordinary status, which is equivalent to being called "Zan" in the Tang Dynasty.

"Lang".

As time passed, Shang Dongzan yelled a few more words, rode in circles impatiently, and shouted again: "If you don't open the gate of the village, I will regard you as betraying Tubo!"

Xue Bai moved his eyes away from the telescope and scanned the situation in the village. Although it was not fully prepared yet, it should be able to cause considerable damage to the Tibetan army.

It would be best to destroy the morale of the Tibetan army in one fell swoop. If not, at least they can retreat to the Dadu River.

"Open the village gate." Xue Bai ordered.

Tian Shengong immediately became serious and called his subordinates to open the village gate.

Their armor had been removed, and their faces had been smeared gray with mud. At first glance, they could not be identified as Tang soldiers. However, there were still traces of blood in the village, and I wonder if Shang Dongzan could see the clues.

Amidst the creaking sound, the gate of the village gradually opened in front of the Tibetan army, and a cavalryman drove his horse into the village.

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Luo Zhui has been taken to the Tibetan army's team. The team is very long and lined up in the mountain road. You can't see the beginning and the end.

He saw the Tibetan army entering Dashuzhai and knew that they had fallen into a trap.

Deep in his heart, he actually thought that his wife and children were taken away by the Tibetan army and were probably dead. Xue Bai's promise to try his best to save them was false, but it would be good to kill and injure these Tibetan soldiers and avenge them...
To be continued...