Tibet

Chapter 140
At the same time, [-] Tongluo cavalry had already captured Huaiyuan County and An'an County in Shuofang Jiedu Mansion, burning, killing and looting wantonly in the county town.

The sudden change made the people in Shuofang area terrified, and tens of thousands of people fled into Lingwu County from all directions.

The total strength of the Shuofang Army was 4000, of which the Tongluo Army was also a part of the Shuofang Army, with more than [-] soldiers, accounting for half of the total force. The chief of the Tongluo Army, Abu Si, was appointed as Shuofang's deputy envoy.

At this time, the Tang army focused on fighting the Tubo army in the Hehuang area, and Shuofang Jiedu envoy Zhang Qiqiu also personally led [-] troops to the south to join the battle.

In the Shuofang area, there was only Guo Ziyi, a soldier and horse envoy, who led 1 people to garrison.

Albus seized this opportunity and led his army southward in an attempt to occupy Shuofang.

At the same time, Tubo also suddenly stepped up its offensive against the Hehuang area in an attempt to hold back the Shuofang Army, the Longyou Army, and the Hexi Army. This was also in response to Absi's rebellion.

On the top of the city, Guo Ziyi, deputy envoy of Jiedu, stared coldly at the camp of the Tongluo rebel army ten miles to the north. Although he had [-] troops in his hands, they were all infantry. The four thousand cavalry of the Shuofang army had followed Zhang Qi Qiu went to Hehuang to fight.

With [-] infantry fighting against [-] elite cavalry, Guo Ziyi knew that he could not win, and his only hope was the arrival of imperial reinforcements.

However, the imperial court only sent [-] troops. Guo Ziyi was very worried that the imperial army would come in divisions, so that it would be easy for the rebels to defeat them one by one.

For a while, Guo Ziyi was worried.

At this time, a soldier rushed over, knelt down on one knee and presented a roll of eagle letters.

"Report to the envoy, the imperial court's urgent eagle letter!"

Guo Ziyi quickly took over the Eagle Letter, which turned out to be the Eagle Letter sent to him by Li Linfu, the Prime Minister of the Right and the Military Envoy, ordering him to hold back the rebels no matter what, and not allow the rebels to escape into the grassland.

Yingxin also mentioned that the imperial court actually dispatched 5000 troops, and the [-] troops were just a tactic to confuse the enemy. Pugu Huai'en has led [-] Shuofang troops back and will join the imperial army in Pinggao County, Yuanzhou.

Guo Ziyi patted his forehead, what a bright plank road, dark Chen Cang, there are masters in the court!
Guo Ziyi's confidence was greatly boosted, and she immediately ordered: "Bring Wu Tieluo up!"

After a while, a general was brought to the city wall, named U Tielo, who was also from the Tongluo tribe, and was the nephew of Albus.

But he didn't come to the Tang Dynasty with Abus, he came here for a few years first, because of his strong martial arts skills, he was very good at riding and shooting, and was highly regarded by Guo Ziyi.

"Refer to the general for a humble position!"

Guo Ziyi stared at him and said, "According to the plan we discussed in advance, are you still willing to implement it?"

"Humble duty is willing to die for the general!"

Guo Ziyi nodded, "If something happens to you, I will take care of your wife and children, so don't worry!"

"With the words of the general, you can die in a humble position without complaint!"

.........

That afternoon, Guo Ziyi found two children and a woman who died of illness in the city, asked them to put on the clothes of Wu Tieluo's wife and children, and cut off their heads in front of Wu Tieluo's mansion.

He also made a list to apprehend U Tielo who was hiding in the city, "Three thousand guan rewards will be rewarded to those who report, and those who hide will die together!" '

Now, everyone in the city knew that U Tielo's wife and children had been killed, and that U Tielo had disappeared and was hiding among the people.

At the same time, soldiers began to collect food wantonly in the county and implemented a rationing system, causing panic among the people.

In the south of Lingwu County, there is an inn called Mobei Inn. It was opened by a Tiele businessman. The Tiele people are complex and have many tribes. No one cares which Tiele tribe he belongs to?

In fact, this inn was opened by Albus, and it was a secret base he used to gather intelligence, just like he used Shi Jingzhong to gather intelligence in Chang'an.

At night, suddenly there was a hasty knock on the door in the large courtyard of the inn, "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The shopkeeper came out with a lantern.

"who is it?"

The shopkeeper saw no one for a long time, and was about to go back, when he turned around, he found a figure standing behind the gate, which made him tremble in fright.

"who are you?"

Sombra' boo! ’ With a sound, he stepped forward and whispered: "Amul, it's me!"

The shopkeeper heard the voice, widened his eyes and said, "Wu Tieluo?"

"It's me, is the inn safe?"

"It's safe, let's go inside and talk."

The shopkeeper let U Tielo enter the living room, then looked around vigilantly with his head, and then closed the door.

The shopkeeper brought Utieluo all the way to a hut in the backyard, and then asked, "Where has the general been hiding these two days?"

"Hiding in a servant's house. Last night I felt that he was going to betray me, so I killed him and escaped. I hid in the Temple of the City God for a day. Hey! It's really hard. Give me some water and food."

"Yes! Yes! General, wait a moment."

The shopkeeper went out, and brought a plate of pancakes and a pot of water after a while. Utieluo was already hungry and thirsty, so he immediately grabbed the pancakes and ate them voraciously, and drank water.

After eating and drinking, Utiero asked, "Is there any news about my family?"

The shopkeeper said sadly: "Your wife and two sons were beheaded. I went to see them. There are only three headless corpses left. The heads are missing. I have already paid for the corpses to be buried."

Wu Tielo's face was flushed, and he punched the table hard, "Guo is too deceitful. If you don't take revenge, I, Wu Tielo, swear not to be a human being!"

The shopkeeper comforted again: "The general is lucky, I heard that the city gate will be opened the day after tomorrow to let a group of people out of the city, so I can find a way to get out."

"Why did you open the city?"

"Maybe there is something wrong with the food! Since yesterday, the army has started a large-scale search for food in the city."

Utiero nodded, "There must be a shortage of food. I am in charge of logistics. The army's food can only last for half a month at most, and now it is estimated that it can only last for ten days."

"General, rest well, the day after tomorrow we will go out of the city together!"

Two days later, Guo Ziyi ordered the opening of the south city gate and let a large number of merchants and common people leave the city.

A large number of people flocked out of the city and fled to the south on horseback and donkeys. Most of them were Qiang people, and there were also many businessmen.

Ten miles to the north with the Luo army camp, these merchants were eager to leave, thinking that there were no rebels in the south and they could escape, so they ran to the gate of the government office every day to make trouble, Guo Ziyi simply gave them a favor.

U Tielo and the innkeeper put on Qiang costumes, their faces smeared, and left Lingwu County by chance on a donkey.

When Utiero saw Albus, he knelt on the ground and cried loudly.

Abusi had just met the innkeeper Amul, and learned that U Tielo's wife and children had been executed by Guo Ziyi, and offered a reward of [-] yuan for arresting U Tielo.

Wu Tielo hid in Tibet, and thanks to Amul's help, he was able to escape from the city.

Albus sighed, helped his nephew up and said, "I told you many times that the Han people are untrustworthy, but you just don't listen, and you have to suffer a lot to regret it."

Albus still values ​​this nephew very much. He is skilled in martial arts and has the ability to command, which is the talent he lacks most. If he is not implicated by himself, he will be promoted to the military in two years.

But this is also God's will. If he hadn't rebelled, his nephew would never have worked for him.

"Guo Ziyi is not bad, why would he kill innocent people indiscriminately?"

U Tielo gritted his teeth and said, "He wants to be Shuofang's Jiedushi. To show his determination, he uses my wife and children as a certificate of honor for the imperial court. He and I are at odds with each other!"

"You're right. We must avenge this revenge. You have to tell me first, how is the situation in the city?"

U Tielo sat down and sighed: "The garrison in the city is a little over ten thousand, about ten thousand and eight hundred. They are all infantry. There are quite a lot of soldiers, but there is not enough food, which is a big problem!"

"Shuofang's army should not be short of food!"

"That's because you don't know the truth. The war broke out in Hehuang last year, and the wheat fields were basically destroyed. Almost all the food for the Longyou Army and Hexi Army was transferred from Shuofang. At the beginning of the year, Shuofang sent [-] troops to support Hehuang. A large amount of grain was transported away. If there is no accident, the army’s grain storage can just last until the next month’s wheat harvest. Unexpectedly, a large number of people flooded into Lingwu County, which greatly increased the demand for grain. I recorded at the time that it could only last for half a month. It is estimated that now It can only last ten days."

Albus walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, nodded and said, "Guo Ziyi collected and scraped food in the city, and sent a large number of people out of the city, all in order to reduce food consumption. I will wait patiently and see how long they can last?"

Wu Tielo secretly praised Guo Ziyi's strategy, and deliberately made signs of food shortages. In fact, the military rations could last at least one year, and then released himself to confuse Albus, because he was afraid that Albus would escape back to the grassland.

Jiang is as old as he is hot, Guo Ziyi grabbed Albus's itch, making him reluctant to leave.

U Tielo asked carefully again: "I heard that the imperial court will have reinforcements to support Shuofang."

Abus sneered and said: "A total of 5 troops were dispatched, which sounds like a lot, but it is actually very scattered. The 3 troops from Lingwu County and the [-] troops from Beiting Jiedu envoy Cheng Qianli wanted to cut off my retreat. Only [-] people came from the imperial court, and the old man Li Linfu was actually appointed as the coach, I just waited for them to come, and when I slaughtered them all, I will see how the Tang Dynasty treats me?"

"Where are the reinforcements now?"

"I still don't know. I don't know if the imperial reinforcements will go to Qingzhou Road or Xiaoguan Road? I have sent more than a dozen spies to the south, but there is no news yet!"

(End of this chapter)