Chapter 28: Seizing the First Achievement (Seeking Recommendation Tickets)

  This is massacre!

  A real massacre!

  Tang Jun swung his horizontal knife, shouting the battle cry, and made a fierce gesture at the Tibetan soldiers, taking ruthless action, without leaving any mercy. Just look at their ferocity, as if they wanted to kill the Tibetan soldiers eight times out of ten.

  The national strength of Tubo was far inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty, and after fighting with the Tang Dynasty for over a hundred years, it was mostly defeated. However, relying on the high mountains and dense forests of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Tubo always took advantage of the situation to launch surprise attacks on the Tang Dynasty. Just like a thief, they would take advantage of the owner's inattention to strike, which made the Tang Dynasty extremely annoyed. The Tang army was particularly resentful of the Tubo soldiers, and naturally showed no mercy when they counterattacked.

  The Tibetan soldiers are no match for the Tang army, they can only flee with their tails between their legs, crying out to their fathers and mothers, regretting that they were not born with two more legs.

  The Tang army was well-trained, well-equipped, with strict military discipline, advanced tactics and flexible combat methods. The Tibetan army, whether in terms of equipment, training or tactics, was no match for the Tang army. They were not on the same level, and the Tibetan army was no match for the Tang army.

  Not to mention, since crossing the River Termaqan, the Tang army's morale was high and their will to fight was strong. Everyone was eager to have a big battle with Tibet. However, in the Battle of Lianyun Fortress, the Tibetan troops did not put up any organized resistance, and the Tang army took it without much effort.

  The most important thing is that the Tang army's heavenly soldiers descended from heaven and suddenly appeared, catching the Tubo off guard, and they were unable to organize any effective resistance.

  The Tubo army here became the object of the Tang army's venting, and the Tang army was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, unstoppable. The Tubo army couldn't stop them at all, and could only be slaughtered by the Tang army.

  "This isn't a battle, it's just farmers harvesting crops!"

  Li Changguo surveyed the battlefield and couldn't help but be shocked. The historical records described the Tang army's strength as extremely astonishing, which was indeed true.

  The corpses piled up quickly on the ground, and in a short while, the ground was covered with a thick layer of corpses. The fresh blood did not have time to soak into the soil, gathering into small streams that flowed from the mountain ridge down to the foot of the mountain, making a "gurgling" sound.

  The entire battle was brief and decisive, lasting less than half a watch, and the 7,000 Tibetan troops stationed here were reduced to less than 1,000. This was still the result of the Tang army feeling that it was pointless to continue killing and stopping on their own initiative. If the Tang army had killed for a while longer, not a single Tibetan soldier would have survived.

  "You, you...!" Gao Xianzhi rode his horse up the mountain slope, taking in the scene of the battlefield. He was speechless for a moment, then stuttered: "You acted too quickly! I had just arrived, and you've already killed them all!"

  Li Siye smiled and said: "Deputy Capital Protector, this is all because of the bravery of the Cavalry Commander, he was invincible, can't blame me! I didn't kill many either!"

  Li Changguo led the army and was the first to arrive, killing the most, followed by Li Siye. He arrived later, killing not a few, but far less than Li Changguo.

  "Can you blame me?" Li Changguo shrugged, spreading his hands and said: "Even if I'm more powerful, two fists can't defeat four hands. How many people can one person kill? These are all thanks to Vice Commander's training of the brothers being as fierce as tigers! Vice Commander, if you want to enjoy a thrilling fight, next time when training the army, just use less effort and it'll be fine!"

  This remark was interesting and reasonable, Gao Xianzhi was choked with speechless, stunned for a moment, and said: "After all, it's still my fault?"

  Li Siye secretly gave Li Changgu a thumbs up, and in front of Gao Xianzhi, only Li Changgu dared to speak like this, but he didn't have the guts.

  "Long live the Great Tang!"

  Suddenly, the Tang army burst out with a shocking roar, shaking the sky and making the earth tremble!

  "Long live the Great Tang!"

  Gao Xianzhi, Li Changguo, Li Sigu, Duan Xiushi and Bian Lingcheng waved their arms, shook their fists and shouted loudly.

  This is the cheer of victory!

  The wedge of Tubo's invasion into the Western Regions was pulled out, and Gao Xianzhi's thorn in the eye and stab in the flesh were removed!

  It only needs to be defeated in the small battle of Bolu, and the passage for Tubo to enter the Western Regions can be cut off. The Anxi Protectorate will have no worries about its rear, and it can concentrate its forces to contend with Dashi!

  It was a great victory, with countless spoils of war, piles of leather armor, chain mail, and curved knives as high as mountains, as well as tens of thousands of yaks and horses, with extremely rich harvests.

  Among these spoils, only the yaks and horses were of interest to the Tang army; as for the leather armor, chain mail, and curved knives, they were so far removed from the Tang army's equipment that the Tang army did not even bother to give them a second glance.

  That night, they slaughtered yaks to treat the army, and the Tang soldiers ate meat and drank wine, overjoyed beyond words.

  Since leaving Suole and entering Congling, this is the first time that the Tang army has had such a sumptuous meal, they are overjoyed.

  Li Changguo ate yak meat and drank Qingke liquor, feeling that this was the most delicious taste in the world. It wasn't that he had no experience, but because of the long march, they could only eat cold food, and it was rare to have hot food, so his mouth had already become numb.

  From the highest-ranking generals to the ordinary soldiers, none of them did not have this feeling. They ate meat with big mouthfuls and drank wine with big gulps, extremely pleased.

  After a round of eating and drinking, Gao Xianzhi stood up, holding his wine cup, and came to the front of Li Changguo, saying loudly: "Everyone, our expedition to the south has not yet ended, but the Tibetan army is already finished. This is a great victory!"

  This time the southern expedition is most crucial to eliminate the Tubo army stationed in the Western Regions, as long as the Tubo army is eliminated, Small Balur will lose its backing and there's no need to worry.

  "We were able to win, and win so quickly, completely beyond my expectations, because we have a brave and invincible, bold and calm, affectionate and righteous, courageous and wise Xiaoyong School Lieutenant!" Gao Xianzhi's long string of flattering words was bestowed upon Li Changguo, saying: "Everyone, please raise your glasses, toasting the Xiaoyong School Lieutenant with one cup!"

  "Brave and valiant school officer!"

  Bian Lingcheng, Li Siye, Duan Xiushi and the other generals stood up, smiling and toasting Li Changguo, thinking it was a matter of course.

  What Li Changguo did was seen by them, admired in their hearts, and even Bian Lingcheng, a picky supervising army, highly praised it, thinking it was what should be done.

  "I have some merit, but if it weren't for the trust and heavy responsibility given to me by Vice General Du, and the bravery of my brothers in charging forward, we wouldn't have achieved this great victory! This cup of wine, I truly do not dare to accept!"

  Li Changguo was as modest as ever, winning the favor of everyone, nodding in unison, and applauding loudly. He raised his cup and said, "Cheers!"

  He tilted his head back and Li Changguo downed it in one gulp, feeling an endless aftertaste.

  This cup of wine is particularly meaningful, indicating that Li Changguo's prestige in the army has been elevated to an extremely high level.

  "Brave General, how did you know that Tellemache River can be crossed? Can you enlighten us?" Before Gao Xianzhi could speak, Bian Lingcheng asked.

  "Right! Right! Right!"

  A murmur of assent rose up, from the high-ranking officials to the lowly generals, all of whom stared at Li Changguo with wide eyes, waiting for him to dispel their doubts.

  At that time, Li Changguo said it was possible to cross the river, but no one believed him. Even Li Siye, who was on good terms with Li Changguo, did not believe him. However, as if aided by divine intervention, they successfully crossed the river in one go. Everyone was extremely surprised, but due to the urgency of military affairs and the need to attack Lianyun Fortress, they could only temporarily put it in their minds.

  "It doesn't matter, I looked at the clouds in the sky and found that the weather is clearing up." Li Changguo said with a smile.

  On that day, Li Changguo looked up at the clouds in the sky and found many cloud patterns resembling tiles. This reminded him of a proverb from his hometown: "The tile-like clouds in the sky make one's buttocks ache."

  The sky appears with tile-like clouds, and the hip roots will be sunburned.

  An experienced old man wants to go out, looks up at the clouds in the sky and decides whether to go out or bring an umbrella.

  The sky has cleared up, the rain has stopped, the mountain flood naturally receded, and we can cross the river now!

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