Tibet

Chapter 798 Key Reminder

Three hundred divine crossbowmen were distributed on the top of the city and on the big rocks, raising their crossbows to aim at the looming platform. These three hundred divine crossbowmen were all sniper masters, and they all had the military position of scouts. Scouts have three meanings, one is There are one kind of scouts who are undercover agents, and the other kind are special forces.

These three hundred divine crossbowmen are special forces scouts, with good salary, high military salary, and better land subsidies. Other special forces include water ghosts, heavy crossbowmen and heavy armored infantry.

Hundreds of Tibetan soldiers were ambushed on the platform. They were indeed preparing to attack the Tang army's logistics supplies, but they were unexpectedly discovered by the clairvoyant eyes of the Tang army's observers.

The Tubo soldiers could not survive the heavy smoke. Many soldiers felt dizzy and showed signs of poisoning. They got up one after another and looked for shelter. As soon as they got up, they were caught by the divine crossbowmen below.

Three hundred crossbow arrows were shot from all directions, and the soldiers above screamed. More than 20 people were hit by the arrows, and a dozen soldiers tumbled down the cliff, dragging out long screams.

"Centurion, we've been discovered!"

The Tibetan soldiers above shouted, "Evacuate quickly, this smoke is poisonous!"

The Tubo centurion also felt dizzy and had trouble breathing. He was shocked. This was a sign of poisoning. He urgently ordered: "Retreat down the mountain quickly!"

More than seventy Tubo soldiers went around to the other side and tied long ropes to go down the mountain. Here, Nan Jiyun and five hundred heavy crossbowmen were ambushed, waiting for them!

The Tang army did not disturb the Tibetan army who came down the mountain. When all the Tibetan soldiers came down the mountain, Nan Jiyun gave the order: "Shoot the arrows!"

Five hundred heavy crossbowmen raised their crossbows together and fired rapidly. The Tibetan soldiers all had leather armor, but they could not withstand the rapid fire of the five-stone heavy crossbow. More than seventy Tibetan soldiers were shot through the body by the heavy arrows and died on the spot. One round of arrows was enough. , all the Tibetan soldiers were shot and killed, and no one survived.

After occupying Sanshui Pass, there was less than five miles left to the Dadou Bago exit, and there were no longer any Tibetan soldiers in front.

At this time, it was almost dark. Li Ye ordered Nan Jiyun to lead two thousand soldiers to build fortifications at the entrance of the canyon. The rest of the army rested in Sanshui Pass. The platform above was also used. It was a very good observation post and could see To the valley mouth several miles away.

Pei Jun also rushed to Sanshui Pass. When he saw Li Ye, he smiled and said: "I went to Qilian Military City to see the place where you made the hole. It is only two feet away from the place where your grandfather made the hole. Your grandfather was He directly dug a hole into the water house and destroyed 300 large water storage tanks. Later, he replaced it with 800 large water tanks, but this time he destroyed it again."

"It's not a coincidence, it's all about finding the shortest distance, so it coincides with each other."

Li Ye smiled and asked his uncle to sit down, poured him a bowl of hot goat's milk, and brought him some Hu cakes.

"Uncle, have dinner first!"

Pei Jun was really hungry. He wolfed down the cake and drank the goat's milk. He smiled and said, "My stomach feels much better now!"

Li Ye asked his soldiers to serve hot tea again and asked with a smile: "Are the two cousins ​​getting married?"

"Your cousin Hui is getting married, and the other one has just gotten engaged and is expected to get married next year! They are both in Bashu, living with your grandmother."

"My uncle has been working as an official in Ganzhou. Have you ever considered going elsewhere?"

Li Ye asked with a smile: "For example, you can work in Helong Jiedu Mansion." Pei Jun smiled bitterly and said: "I have never been able to control myself. It was your grandpa's decision. His control was too strong. Everyone in the Pei family could do it. Everything, including marriage, is decided by him. That’s why your mother was kicked out of the Pei Mansion back then. Your grandmother’s pleas were useless. If I had gone to work in the Helong Jiedu Mansion without his consent, he would have done the same. Do you believe that you can drive me out of the Pei family?"

"No way! Grandpa is so domineering?" Li Ye said in surprise.

"He is such a person. He asked me to stay in Ganzhou, so I had to stay in Ganzhou and not leave. That's why I hid in Xiedan County instead of going to Bashu to reunite with my family!"

"He won't regard me as a descendant of the Pei family, right?" Li Ye laughed again.

"Of course you are not. I feel that he is quite afraid of you. He doesn't dare to provoke you or your mother. He always tells us three brothers that Ye'er is a royal family that can influence the world's situation. We, the Pei family, must be under his control. Only under his wings can there be room for survival. Without his protection, the Pei family will die miserably. This is actually a painful lesson for him."

"What a painful lesson?"

Pei Jun was silent for a moment and said: "Back then, we had a choice. The 20,000 Hexi Army could be divided into two groups. 10,000 would go to Lingwu Qinwang, and 10,000 would go to Hanzhong to Xiangyang. If they went to Xiangyang, then the Pei family would have at least one more soldier. Ten Thousand Arms can be preserved.

But your grandfather got hot-headed and all 20,000 people went to Lingwu. In less than half a year, the military power was taken away. The 20,000 Ganzhou Army became the Shuofang Army. It is still in the hands of Guo Ziyi. This incident makes you Grandpa regretted it too much.

If you hadn't come to Helong, our Pei family would have grown up as idle people, just like your eldest uncle and your second uncle. One is Youxiao Guards Chief Shi, and the other is the Sixth Mansion Recorder and joins the army. They are completely sinecures, and your grandfather is even more so. He didn't even have a position and just retired. This was the fate of King Qin. "

Li Ye pondered for a moment and said, "I heard from my father that the main reason is that the Pei family offended Li Fuguo. Li Fuguo asked grandpa for 30,000 guan of money, but grandpa didn't give it, so he held a grudge."

Pei Jun sneered and said: "Yes! Just because he offended an eunuch, the merits of King Qin will be gone. If this continues, who will sacrifice their lives for him!"

Li Ye nodded, "Uncle, write a letter and ask grandpa and the others to return to Hexi! Hexi will no longer be occupied by Tibet, and I will not give the Tibetan army any chance."

"I'll write when I get back. I'm sure your grandfather will be very happy!"

At this point, Pei Jun saw that there was no one around him, so he lowered his voice and said to Li Ye: "The Tubo army defeated the 30,000-strong coalition of Ma Lin, the governor of Suzhou, Chen Feng, the governor of Guazhou, and Li Kairan, the governor of Shazhou, in the Jiuquan area. Ma Lin led his army to flee to Lingzhou. Wu, Chen Feng and Li Kairan led the remaining troops to flee to Beiting. Now that Tubo has withdrawn its troops from Guazhou and Shazhou, Beiting will know sooner or later.

What I mean is that if you want to control the Hexi Corridor, you must send troops to occupy Guazhou and Shazhou before Chen Feng and Li Kairan. In this way, you will recover Hexi and you will have the right to speak. If you are defeated by them If you take the lead, it will be difficult for you to control Guazhou and Shazhou in the future, and the court will not give you another chance. "

Li Ye nodded, "Thank you uncle for reminding me at the critical moment. I almost missed my opportunity!"

He immediately wrote two military orders, appointing Xu Jian as the governor of Guazhou and Li Xiyue as the governor of Shazhou. Each of them led 5,000 cavalry and rushed to Jinchang County of Guazhou and Dunhuang County of Shazhou to seize the opportunity before Chen Feng and Li Kairan previously occupied these two states.

As for Suzhou, Li Ye had already sent Zuo Dazhi to lead 5,000 troops to Jiuquan.

(End of this chapter)