"Kill!"
"I surrender, I surrender!"
"I caught one alive."
The Tang dynasty cavalry was responsible for chasing and killing the Tubo cavalry. The Tang dynasty Mo soldiers ran fast and were only responsible for killing when they caught up. If the enemy knelt and surrendered, they would pick up the enemy's weapons and continue chasing.
The Tang dynasty infantry behind took the captives away to exchange for the Tang dynasty's captured civilians.
"Surrender! If you surrender, you won't be killed. You can still be exchanged. If you surrender …"
The Tang dynasty soldiers shouted as they chased, leaving hope for the Tubo soldiers and breaking the Tubo soldiers' fighting spirit.
Zasykuzé only cared about running. He did not want to be caught. He was the Minister of Army Command, and Tubo would pay a great price if he was caught.
Tubo had a lot of slaves, and there were a lot of Qianhu. They were soldiers and people.
In the afternoon, the Tang dynasty's pursuit stopped.
They could not continue chasing. Tubo's reinforcements came up from behind. After some of the Tubo soldiers were killed, they knew how to detour and run.
The Tang army's formation was messy and not suitable to continue fighting the enemy.
Everyone gathered their weapons and captives and regrouped at the back to guard against Tubo. They slowly retreated.
Tubo did not attack. They helped to gather the defeated soldiers and waited for another battle.
Logically speaking, Guo Zhiyun's battle could be considered as a victory for Tubo.
There were more than 7,000 Tubo captives, and about 10,000 were killed. There was no specific count, as the data on the battlefield was never accurate.
However, the usual practice was to report more than necessary. When the soldiers said how many they killed, no one would object, and the person in charge of recording would write down the number.
If they needed ears and heads to prove it, they would cut off the enemy's ears and heads. This number was accurate.
The drawback was that it could easily cause the army to get less and kill good people to take credit.
The troops were gathered and the pots were set up to cook.
Tubo sent people to the battlefield to drag the corpses of their own people. The Tang soldiers did not take the opportunity to chase and kill.
Otherwise, the Tang soldiers would have to deal with the corpses. When the weather became hot, there would be a plague.
A large number of Tubo weapons were piled up together, and the cries of the wounded soldiers could be heard from all over the camp.
Forty hot air balloons were pulled back, and when the area below was full of their own pursuers, they lowered their altitude and threw down ropes.
After controlling the blowtorch, the soldiers on the ground grabbed the rope and dragged it away. They could not let it fall into the hands of the Tubo people.
In fact, it didn't matter if it was lost. The blowtorch could be dismantled, but the Tubo people couldn't take out alcohol, gasoline, or diesel.
"This is what you call a f * cking war. My legs are sore from chasing after them."
"Let's rest for a day. We'll continue tomorrow."
"Let's take over the Land of Nine Bends. We're not going back."
"They ran too fast and didn't dare to resist. Otherwise, we would have killed even more."
"Many people have died in the resistance against us. That's not bad."
The Tang soldiers were eating and drinking in their own camp, happily talking about the battle.
The dead warriors did not affect their excitement.
Wang Junkui and Guo Zhiyun sat opposite each other. There was mutton stew on the small table in front of them.
The people who were stationed at the rear gave them the mutton as a reward.
The people were counting on Guo Zhiyun's army to take over Jiuqu. That way, the people could run to Jiuqu to graze.
The people had too many mountains and ravines in their own land. It was okay to graze goats and a small number of cows.
If the sheep were grazed in the mountains, they would not be full and would fall to their deaths easily.
If they could take over Jiuqu, the people would be willing to move over the mountains and raise more cows and sheep.
Life here was too hard. The good place was not theirs.
"After this meal, we must defend Jiuqu." Wang Junkui looked at the basin in front of her. She knew that it represented the hope of the people.
"What else can we do? Li Yi keeps giving us things. What is he after? "Guo Zhiyun made up his mind.
He was 99.9% sure that after today's battle, the Tufan soldiers who ran over would definitely spread the news of today's battle.
How the hot air balloons were shot, how the sky-scraping monkeys exploded, and how their formation was messed up.
This was not a crime of war. They did not have the same weapons as the Tang dynasty.
"Li Yi wants to take over the entire Yellow River basin and even the source of the Yangtze River. Tubo can only be driven to higher and colder mountains. It will be difficult for us to fight then."
Wang Junkui showed a hint of worry when she talked about Tubo.
The place they were at now was actually very high, and at the same time, it was also quite cold.
However, it was still not comparable to the place further west. There were fewer soldiers who could fight, about sixty to seventy thousand people in total.
Sixty to seventy thousand people adapted to the climate. What about the logistics?
"You don't know that His Majesty recruited thirty thousand strong soldiers. He paid them and now they are training on Mount Taibai of the capital government.
The logistics let the local people help transport them. The people adapt to the same climate and altitude. "
Guo Zhiyun, on the other hand, wasn't worried. Li Yi had a backup.
After a few years, he would have soldiers, weapons, and supplies.
Guo Zhiyun did not know the altitude. He only knew that the local people could be laborers.
The altitude here was more than three thousand and seven hundred meters. The mountains behind were more than five thousand meters high. There was snow on the mountains.
The people lived here all year round and sent things to the plateau. Tubo was not more than eight thousand meters high.
In fact, the average place in Tubo was more than three thousand meters above sea level.
Some of the soldiers of Hexi Jiedushi were not comfortable now. This was the plateau climate.
They brought the people who lived in the Sichuan basin here. After a long time, they could not stand it.
"If there are more Sky Monkeys, we can defeat the enemy without fighting. The enemy will not retreat, but surrender. "
Wang Junkui saw the power of the Sky Monkeys through today's battle. They could blow up a large area and fly a long distance.
If he was the enemy's commander, the only thing he could do would be to run as far and as fast as he could.
Guo Zhiyun nodded. "Now that the weather is warm, let's go forward and fight and occupy more. Let's see if we can build a fort. Let's eat. "
The two of them ate. The mutton was not delicious. There was no seasoning. They just threw in the local grass and cooked it.
It tasted like mutton. It was the meat of a goat. If it ate grass, it would be a male goat.
The two of them scooped out a few big pieces of meat and called the soldiers over to share it with everyone.
The other generals also ate a little. They tasted it and served it to the injured soldiers.
The injured Tang soldiers had bamboo canned fruits, red braised meat, and chestnut chicken canned food.
In the past, when they were injured, the food was more important. After simple treatment, it was up to fate. Some of them were put together and no sound came out.
They were abandoned. The injured soldiers knew that.
When they knew they could not survive, they committed suicide and were carried out.
Now that no one committed suicide, there was a way to treat their wounds. There was also medicine to stop pain and reduce inflammation.
Why not hope for a miracle? Who knows, they might come back to life.
The few of them shared a canned fruit and encouraged each other.
What they felt was not indifference, but that the best things were for them to use and eat.
Tubo was not in the mood to eat. They were all dejected.
Zasykuzé looked at the roasted mutton in front of him. He could not eat a single bite. He was thinking about how he lost.
It felt very fast. There was no formation adjustment, soldier type restraint, or cavalry cruising.
The hot air balloon flew over and he hid. The hot air balloon flew to the back and blew up the rear.
There were so many Sky Monkeys in the intelligence report. With a boom, the formation lost a piece.
Then there were hot air balloons and Sky Monkeys. Then the soldiers collapsed.
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