The capital of Tubo is logical, in the palace. Songtsan Gampo looked at the battle report in his hand, but he didn't come back to his senses for a long time. Shocked, terrified, glad... Various expressions flashed alternately across his face. "The prime minister has lost..." Songtsan Gampo had a grim look on his face. Just a few days ago, he had just signed a covenant with more than a dozen tribes. How high-spirited was he at that time? The 150,000 troops outside Songzhou City are Songtsen Gampo's greatest confidence! In his plan with Lu Dongzan. As long as Tubo can beat the Tang army once, it will be invincible in the future.
Datang realized that if he chose to go to war with Tubo, then Tubo would retreat to the plateau. Moreover, when Datang dispatched troops and generals, he was able to bite off a large piece of fat from his body. Tubo occupies the plateau, no matter how powerful the Tang army is, he has nothing to do with them. And those tribes who signed the covenant before will be swallowed up by Tubo. Furthermore, Tubo's sphere of influence can be extended to the north. This is the lowest goal that Songtsen Gampo imagined he could achieve. If the Tang Dynasty did not respond in time, Tubo could unite with other tribes and really go straight ahead. If it is lucky to repeat the Weishui alliance and let the Tang Dynasty cede land and pay compensation, then Tubo will take off directly! Turn around, and you can swallow it with some small tribes. In this battle, Songtsan Gampo and Lu Dongzan completely gambled on Tubo's national fortune! However, the two of them never felt like they were going to fail. How can a 150,000-strong army lose against 50,000 exhausted soldiers? Datang's army is very powerful, but Tang people are also human beings, and their physical fitness may not be comparable to Tubo soldiers. With an army three times the size of the enemy, I really can't imagine how to lose! Originally, Songtsan Gampo's only worry was that the Tang army would stay behind closed doors and not fight the Tubo army. But this concern can basically be ruled out. Datang sent troops against foreign races, and there has never been a situation where they were passively beaten. How can the proud Tang people tolerate such provocations? Moreover, if it drags on for a long time, the emperor of Datang will definitely feel dissatisfied.
Therefore, Songtsan Gampo is very sure. As short as half a month, as long as one month, Tang Jun will definitely take the initiative to attack! By that time, Lu Dongzan must have made sufficient preparations. If the commander-in-chief of the Tang army is a bully, he will go out of the city to meet the enemy as soon as he marches in a hurry. That Tubo's 150,000 army is even more flying dragon riding on the face! No matter how you calculate it, there will be absolutely no problems with this first step. However, an accident happened at this first step. Lu Dongzan lost without any reason! Tang Jun just arrived the night before, and left the city the next day to praise Lu Dong...... Tired soldiers? The number of troops is much smaller than that of Tubo? These reasons now seem extremely ridiculous. The Tang army attacked head-on in such an upright manner, and then defeated the 150,000 Tubo army in the counterattack! Lu Dongzan, the Prime Minister of Tubo, was surrounded by an army of 150,000, was broken through the army formation, and was crucified among the ten thousand troops! What terrified Songtsen Gampo the most was that. Everything that he and Lu Dongzan expected before, actually there is no deviation. The only variable is Tang Jun's coach, Su Li! This was previously considered by them to be a gilded relationship in the army, and it played a decisive role in this battle! One person rushed into the formation, and easily killed a thousand people. Breaking through the 50,000 former army, breaking through the protection of the 80,000 Chinese army, and killing Lu Dongzan... If not for the unanimous opinion of many soldiers who fled back to Tubo, Songtsan Gampo would not have believed such a thing anyway. Even if it is the legendary god descending to earth, it is nothing more than that. In any case, for Lu Dongzan, the coldest reality is that Tubo was defeated. If you lost the first game, naturally there will be no future. Whether it is the covenant with other tribes or the follow-up grand plan, it has become a dream in the mirror and completely lost its meaning. Moreover, the law of the jungle and the red top and white are the ancestral skills of the alien races around Datang. The reason why they were willing to form an alliance with Tubo before was because they took a fancy to Tubo's strong strength. Tubo must not be able to defeat Datang, but Tubo's 200,000 troops threatened Datang, and as a result, Datang did not respond for several months, which was seen by everyone. In the eyes of others, this is a real manifestation of Tubo's strength.
At least, this phenomenon shows that Tang Tubo has scruples! Most importantly, Tubo can gather 400,000 troops! The entire Tang Dynasty is only an army of 600,000. If Tubo and those tribes are added, all the troops will exceed one million. If the covenant is really reached, if you take advantage of the vacancy, maybe you can really reproduce the Weishui Covenant..... There is no doubt that Songtsan Gampo's paintings for those tribes are well-founded and easily believed. But the ruthless reality gave him a big slap in the face! The 150,000 Tubo army was completely annihilated by the 50,000 tired soldiers of the Tang Dynasty! In this case, thinking in another way, Songtsan Gampo thought that if he was the leader of other tribes, he would never continue to form an alliance with Tubo. On the contrary, it is the most normal thing for them to switch to Datang, and then run behind Datang to step on Tubo severely! Fortunately, Tubo can afford to lose... Songtsan Gampo stood at the gate of the palace hall, looking up at the cold moonlight, feeling extremely melancholy. Originally in his plan, after this battle, it was revealed that at least hundreds of years of struggle would be lost. However, after all, he miscalculated the true combat power of the enemy and ourselves. Then again, a peerless fighter like Su Li really can't be included in the plan. This defeat is a crime of war. But if you lose, you lose! Tubo can still afford to lose. This was the only thing Songtsen Gampo was lucky about. Tubo is located on a plateau, and as long as the army of the Tang Dynasty stepped into the plateau, they would definitely encounter the epidemic. Therefore, the situation is not so bad for Tubo that it is unacceptable. Just now, Songtsan Gampo has made a follow-up plan for Tubo. All the forces in Tubo retreated to the plateau. At the same time, urgent conscription was made to recruit elite soldiers. While dormant again, in case of a rainy day! At the same time, immediately send envoys to the Tang Dynasty to pray for surrender. With the character of the Great Tang Emperor who was very happy, I think that as long as his attitude of begging and surrendering is more sincere, he will definitely forgive him generously. With the natural Great Wall of the plateau, Tubo will not be reduced to the point of extinction in any case when facing the Tang Dynasty.
Since the gamble failed this time, let's honestly accumulate strength again. Songtsen Gampo believed that under his diligent rule, Tibet would be able to return to its heyday in another 30 years. But will the Central Plains Dynasty still be at its peak in another thirty years? Opportunities always come. If I can't wait, my son will eventually be able to wait, or at least it will be my grandson. As long as the children and grandchildren pass it on, sooner or later they will be able to plot the land of the Central Plains! Thinking of this, Songtsan Gampo couldn't help feeling a little better. .