Chapter 37: Brilliant Victory (Additional Chapter)
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"Long live the Great Tang!"
The war drums shook the sky, the Tang army wielded their horizontal blades, charging forward bravely, bursting out with astonishing combat power. Wherever they passed, not a single Tibetan soldier was left to catch his breath.
The Tang army was well-trained, well-equipped, and had advanced tactics. They were highly spirited and marched forward triumphantly, defeating the Tibetan troops who were unable to resist.
Qiangjin Zaxi was originally full of confidence, even if the Tang army set an ambush here, it would be impossible to get him. Who would have thought that the situation suddenly changed, and the Tang army actually used fire arrows to burn the rattan bridge, dividing his large army in two, making it impossible for the Tibetan troops on the east bank to reinforce the west bank.
Not only could they not reinforce, but they could only watch as the Tibetan army on the west bank slaughtered the Tang army, while the Tibetan army on the east bank was stunned and terrified, their faces pale.
At the same time, they were also very fortunate that they did not set foot on the west bank, otherwise the Tang army's bright and terrifying horizontal knives would have chopped at their necks.
"Spare our lives, Tang soldiers!"
"Spare our ancestors' army!"
"Spare our lives!"
The Tibetan army was frightened by the Tang army's fierce killing and begged for mercy, with some even throwing away their curved knives and kneeling on the ground to kowtow and plead for their lives.
"Kill all Tibetan mastiffs!"
"Die with your boots on!"
However, what responded to them was the Tang army's ruthless roar, full of endless murderous intent and boundless hatred!
Tibet and the Tang Dynasty fought for over a hundred years, its national strength was extremely weak, and it was not an opponent of the Tang Dynasty at all. However, Tibet had the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to rely on, and the Tang Dynasty was helpless against Tibet. In the eyes of the Tang army, Tibet was just a thief, only able to steal and snatch, unable to openly fight a battle.
The Tang army was particularly resentful of the Tubo, and they killed them with great ferocity. They would not spare any Tubo soldiers, but instead wielded their gleaming broadswords to slaughter them mercilessly.
In the face of the Tang army's fierce and violent attack, like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, the Tibetan army's resistance was no more than a piece of paper, unable to hold out, and soon collapsed completely.
No mercy to be had, no hope of survival, the Tibetan soldiers were utterly desperate, it felt as if they were being hunted down by devils from hell, truly there was no way out, nowhere to hide, all that was left was to cower and flee in terror.
The Tang army roared, bursting out with a shocking roar, wielding horizontal knives, and chasing after them from behind to kill.
The Tibetan army was chased away, with no way to escape, and had to flee to the edge of the cliff. Looking down, they only saw a dark and bottomless pit, their hearts turned cold, and they involuntarily stopped in their tracks. They shouted back at those behind them: "This is a cliff! Stop right there, don't come any closer!"
The Tibetan soldiers behind were chased by the Tang army like ferocious gods and evil spirits, with no way to escape. They didn't care if there was a deep abyss in front of them, they just charged forward. The Tibetan army in front could no longer stand their ground and fell off the cliff.
The Tibetan army on the east coast saw it most clearly, they all opened their eyes wide, with an unbelievable expression.
In their eyes, the Tibetan army on the west bank fell down the cliff like dumplings, falling down like raindrops!
Moreover, these Tibetan soldiers, in the process of falling, kept shouting and screaming, waving their arms and legs wildly, showing all sorts of terrified expressions, too many to count.
On the cliff, there are trees and protruding rocks. The Tubo soldiers who fell from above would splatter on them, bursting out a splash of fresh blood, like blooming flowers of blood color, exceptionally beautiful and strangely enchanting, with an inexplicable eerie feeling under the sunlight!
A splashing and gushing of fresh blood converges into a bright red blood flower, exceptionally beautiful, unspeakably gorgeous!
At first, the cliff was just a patch of red in the east and west. Before long, the entire cliff was a sheet of crimson, shining brightly under the sunlight, exceptionally beautiful!
What a spectacle!
A wonder of the ages!
The Tibetan soldiers on the east coast still remembered this scene decades later, and when they closed their eyes, the scene would appear before them, becoming a lingering dream.
The blood water flowed down the cliff, dyeing the entire cliff red. On the east bank, a huge bloody picture was seen hanging on the cliff!
The blood flowed down to the foot of the cliff, converging into small streams that flowed into the Ba Yi River, dyeing it red.
The waves of Ba Yi River are rolling and surging, all in a deep crimson color!
Qiangjin Zaxi stared blankly as the Tubo soldiers chased the Tang army, tumbling down the cliff, terrified and stunned, like a wooden stake, if not for his still labored breathing, he would have been mistaken for a corpse.
Li Changguo rushed forward, his long spear pointing at Yang Jinzai's throat, coldly declaring: "You're captured!"
"I am willing to be a prisoner of the Great Tang!"
Li Changguo's voice was cold and stern, as if it came from the underworld, making people feel a chill in their hearts. However, no one expected that when Cang Jinqi heard it, it sounded exceptionally beautiful, like heavenly music from above the nine heavens.
Because he watched the Tibetan soldiers fall off the cliff, what he worried about most was that the Tang army would not capture him, but instead push him down the cliff! Compared to being smashed to death, being a prisoner of war was the best thing, and he was delighted.
Li Changguo was taken aback, his mind racing, and only then did he realize what was going on. He sneered coldly: "Tibet has a great general like you who is so gutless, it's really the end of their luck!"
Gao Xianzhi surveyed the battlefield and coldly ordered: "Drive them all off the cliff!"
This was a command to annihilate, and the Tang army executed it well, driving the Tibetan soldiers to the edge of the cliff and forcing them to jump off and die.
It's not that Gao Xianzhi is fond of killing, but he has no choice. If they were to take prisoners, the Tang army wouldn't have enough food to sustain them. Here in the treacherous mountains and waters of Congling, even with thorough preparations, the Tang army's supplies are a major issue; where would they find extra strength to keep prisoners alive?
Almost ten thousand Tibetan soldiers were annihilated, except for the leaders like Jangjin, all the rest were killed, not a single one escaped, it was another great victory!
"Long live the Great Tang!"
Tang Jun swung his still-bleeding broadsword, shaking his fist and bursting out a thunderous roar, filled with endless joy!
Cheers of celebration like this are countless in the Tang Dynasty!
This is just one page of the glorious Tang Dynasty!
This time in the southern expedition, Gao Xianzhi made several plans, carefully prepared, and also had Li Changguo's assistance, only then could they succeed at one stroke.
And it was even more successful than the Southern Expeditions in history!
The first is that the Tang army's southern expedition took nearly a month less time!
Secondly, the victory of the Tang army is even more brilliant and perfect!
Historically, Gao Xianzhi only cut off the rattan bridge and did not ambush the Tibetan army, making his victory somewhat dull. Even so, this southern expedition also won great fame for Gao Xianzhi, becoming one of the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, known in Western academia as the "King of Mountain Warfare".
At present, Li Changguo found a lot of oil in the city of Miao, and suggested that the Tang army apply the oil to the rattan bridge, and then shoot it with fire arrows. The rattan bridge was burned off, cutting the Tubo army in two, and winning a great victory by annihilating more than 10,000 Tubo soldiers, making this southern expedition even more "valuable".
This expedition to the south has come to a successful end, the Tang army has won a great victory, and the passage for Tibet to enter the Western Regions has been cut off. The Tang Dynasty no longer has any worries in the Western Regions, it is time to contend with Dashi!
