Chapter 27: Fight Again and Win Again

  The Arabs, who had long coveted the "Land of Gold" China, were determined to conquer it. To conquer China, they had to take control of Western Regions first, because Western Regions was the only way for the Arabs to enter China, and it was a strategic passage.

  It was precisely for this reason that there were the large-scale invasions of the Great Food Empire in the third and fifth years of the Kaiyuan era.

  In the two wars of invasion by Dashi, the Tang Dynasty was a head-on blow, giving Dashi a heavy blow. Although Dashi was not reconciled, they had to admit that the Tang Dynasty was exceptionally powerful and could not be defeated by Dashi alone.

  Therefore, the decision-makers of the Great Food knew they needed allies to deal with the Tang Dynasty together.

  This ally was precisely Tubo. The Great Food had many allies that could be won over, such as Kangguo, Shiguo, Tujue Shi and Geluolu, but these countries were far inferior to Tubo compared. The military discipline of the Tubo army was far from that of the Tang army, and in peacetime it was extremely lax, doing whatever they wanted as long as they didn't go too far.

  The Tibetan army's favorite pastime was eating meat and drinking wine. Even when stationed in the desolate Onion Mountains, where birds wouldn't even defecate, they had no form of entertainment except for eating meat and drinking wine; they really couldn't find anything interesting to do.

  It's just that I want to find a woman, in this mountainous and dense forest of Congling, only wild beasts are female, it's very difficult to find a woman.

  Apart from eating meat and drinking wine, it's just hunting and falconry, which is also a form of entertainment. However, what can compare to the thrill of eating meat and drinking wine?

  Tibetan soldiers gathered in groups of three to five, eating yak meat and drinking highland barley wine, talking nonsense, rambling on and on, mostly complaining about their miserable fate being sent to this godforsaken poor and remote place.

  "This godforsaken place, can't even find a woman!"

  "You still want to find a woman? Dream on! There are plenty of female beasts in the mountains and forests!"

  "If only there were Tang troops coming, we could kill them to pass the time!"

  "Hmph! The Onion Mountains are all towering peaks, with countless waters and mountains. There are too many treacherous places to count. If the Tang army wants to come here, they'd have to grow wings and fly over!"

  "Even if they could fly, they wouldn't be able to fly here!"

  The Tibetan soldiers were so bored that they actually looked forward to the arrival of the Tang army, which made the Tibetans tremble with fear. This also reflects how dull and uninteresting it was to be stationed here.

  "Long live the Great Tang!"

  The Tibetan soldiers really grew a crow's mouth, saying the Tang army would arrive, and the battle cry shook the sky, shaking the earth.

  "Oh!"

  The Tibetan soldiers heard it in their ears, but they burst into a cheer, everyone's face filled with joy, laughing and saying: "Who is so talented? Actually sending so many people to learn the Tang army's battle cry!"

  Even if they were beaten to death, they would not believe that the Tang army had arrived, and thought that someone was so bored that they pretended to be the Tang army for fun.

  "Long live the Great Tang!"

  Another earth-shaking war cry erupted, and countless Tang troops emerged from the mountain slope, each one like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, wielding horizontal blades and charging towards the mountain stronghold.

  "Is it really the Tang army?"

  The Tibetan soldiers were suspicious and opened their eyes wide, desperately sizing up the Tang army. After a long time, they finally confirmed that it was true: "It's really the Tang army! It's the Tang army!"

  "The Tang army is coming to kill!"

  "Quickly kill the Tang army!"

  "Finally something to kill time!"

  The Tibetan soldiers reacted differently, with some rejoicing and others fearing, as they pointed at the Tang army.

  However, before they could react, the Tang army rushed to the front of the mountain stronghold. A young man as strong as an iron tower held a long spear and slammed it against the gate, causing wood chips to fly everywhere and the gate to shatter.

  "Kill!"

  Li Changguo let out a loud roar, like thunder on a clear day, brandishing his long spear and charging into the mountain stronghold first.

  The Tang army followed closely behind, pouring into the stockade like a tidal wave and cutting down anyone in their path.

  If viewed from the air, at first only a little red can be seen on the entire mountain. Soon, the red color becomes more and more, until finally the whole mountain turns crimson.

  Under the sunlight, the entire mountain range is shrouded in an eerie red glow, inexplicably strange!