The Tubo soldiers put down their weapons and took off their leather armor. The cavalry also took off their boots and stood there barefoot.
The Tang dynasty slaves in the team moved the things to the side, picked up knives and bows, and were responsible for guarding. They also knew how to shoot arrows.
The horses were also led to the side. Now that they were the masters, they didn't need to run into the river.
The Tubo people didn't struggle. They saw the situation clearly. They had been schemed against. At the same time, the enemy was too large, and they were all cavalry.
Cuokao Taokai and Suo Nan were allowed to wear armor but not weapons.
The two of them still retained a trace of dignity. They took the initiative to surrender. Their status was high, and they were at the level of Qianhu.
Tubo's Qianhu was different from the Tang dynasty's Qianhu. Tubo's Qianhu was a combination of military and political. They had their own territory and population.
To put it bluntly, they were valuable. There were still people of the Tang dynasty in their territory. The people were free.
This included a lot of livestock, unless they didn't want to go back.
"I want to know who the general of the Tang dynasty is." Suo Nan was more stubborn. He was convinced.
He noticed that the other party had begun to arrange things since his team arrived at the river.
Then, when they encountered smoke, the team retreated to the river. Everything was under the control of the other party's general.
Zhang Xiaosong appeared. He was wearing a war jacket, but his head was tied with a scarf. He looked elegant.
He was indeed like this. According to historical records, he had an extraordinary appearance and was a Jinshi.
He was a handsome man, not a little fresh meat.
"I'm Zhang Xiaosong." Zhang Xiaosong introduced himself.
Cuokao Taokai, who was sullen just now and felt that his tactics were affected by his colleagues, sighed and cupped his hands. "Qianhu Cuokao Taokai greets Marshal Zhang."
He was suddenly in a good mood. He knew who Zhang Xiaosong was. He led 10,000 soldiers to conquer the Western Regions. Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
In the Western Regions, Zhang Xiaosong's name could stop children from crying at night.
It was not shameful to be defeated by such a famous general.
Suo Nan also saluted. "Didn't you say that Inspector Zhang was corrupt?"
"I was a little greedy, but not too greedy. His Majesty knew and said that I was too greedy, so he gave me more money."
Zhang Xiaosong returned the greeting. What he said was very interesting, as if he was chatting with an old friend.
"Then, are you still greedy?" A slave from the Tang dynasty in Tubo came out and asked Zhang Xiaosong curiously.
"What's the difference between being greedy and not being greedy? Therefore, I am no longer greedy. "Zhang Xiaosong spoke the truth.
There wasn't a single general who wasn't greedy. Greed wasn't necessarily to make money for themselves, but because the soldiers under them who died in battle received less compensation.
In that case, he would be greedy and help his dead brother give his family more money.
Otherwise, why would your subordinates be so loyal to you? What right do you have to order me to charge into the enemy's formation even though I know I'm going to die?
Now, there was no need. His Majesty and Li Yi had given them enough. What was the point of being greedy?
"Inspector Zhang, can you tell us the situation at the front?" Suo Nan thought for a while and asked again.
"Baggage was captured by me last time. Tubo's main force, Ashina Xian's troops, and Gerlulu's troops are frequently engaged in battle."
Zhang Xiaosong gave an answer, telling the other party that their main force would be completely crippled if they were defeated by him.
Cuo Kao and Tao Kai followed up and asked, "Inspector Zhang, aren't you afraid that Baggage will be sent back as reinforcements if you can't capture him?"
"There are only 40,000 people in total, and not all of them are cavalry. If they send back infantry, they won't be enough for me to kill. If they dare to send 10,000 cavalry, the remaining 30,000 people will be dead for sure."
Zhang Xiaosong said with a smile and gestured for the two to follow him.
He was confident that Tubo's troops at the front were actually less than 40,000, and they had already lost a portion of them.
Tubo's troops weren't all cavalry. Baggage couldn't be captured. If they wanted to check, they had to send cavalry.
If there were too few cavalry, it would be useless. If there were too many cavalry, what would happen to the troops at the front?
Ashina Xian and Ge Luolu's troops weren't useless. They would definitely charge forward when they saw the opportunity.
More torches were lit, and the people of the Tang dynasty began to cook. There were also dead horses that were dragged back. They belonged to the Tubo people.
They skinned, dug out the internal organs, and cut the meat. They tidied up by the river and used the small iron pots that Zhang Xiaosong's troops brought to cook the meat.
At the same time, they also ordered the Tubo captives to work. Now, the situation had changed.
At the end of the Chou hour, when it was almost the beginning of the Yin1, the food was ready.
The people of the Tang dynasty had to help their soldiers scoop the food first, but the Tang soldiers scoop the food for the people first and put more meat.
The Tubo people had just formed their formation and were attacked by smoke before they could eat. Then, they ran all the way to the river. They were the most tired.
"What is this? It's the best thing I've ever eaten in my life."
"It's called compressed biscuits. There are walnuts in it. Are our soldiers eating this now?"
"Inspector Zhang is too amazing. He killed the Tubo people."
"Later, I'll get my wife and child back."
"Didn't your wife sleep with the Tubo people? Who's the second child? "
"Mine. Look at his appearance. What's wrong with sleeping with them a few times? Just wait for the exchange. It's not my wife's fault. I didn't protect her. "
"My wife gave birth to a child for the Tubo people, but I kept him. He's also my child when he grows up."
The people of the Tang dynasty who were taken as slaves chatted while eating. They didn't care that their women were bullied by the Tubo slave masters.
It wasn't the women's fault. It wasn't that the women took the initiative to go there. They had no choice.
Either they died, or their whole family would die.
Some of them even gave birth to other people's children. They were willing to raise them so that they could work when they grew up.
They could even adopt and borrow children. Why would they care about this?
For these border people, living was the most important thing. When they lost their lives, who would care about Confucian etiquette?
When his family was taken away, where were the people who used etiquette to speak to them?
When they were turned into slaves, whipped, and forced to work, where were those people?
Now they had the opportunity to exchange their families back. In the future, they could live their own lives. Other people's children would be their children when they grew up.
"Tubo's main force should send a team of a thousand people to investigate and kill them directly. There's no need to hide." Zhang Xiaosong took two people into the 'tent' and ordered.
He was talking about the response Tubo's main force would make when Baggage didn't show up after a long time.
They would send out a thousand cavalry and then scatter. The front and the back would be within their field of vision.
Once the front was attacked, the back would be able to see it.
Now that they had defeated two groups of Baggage, there was no need to think about hiding anymore. If Tubo's main force dared to send them, they would kill them directly and chase them all the way.
To what extent would they chase them until they reached the location of Tubo's main force?
Then the pursuers would go around and find Ashina Xian and Karolu's troops.
Tell the two Tubo's main force about the situation they were facing. There were no more supplies. Do as you see fit.
When Chou Kao, Tao Kai, and Suo Nan heard Zhang Xiaosong's order, their first feeling was powerlessness. This person was too powerful.
They were playing strategy and tactics. The tactics were to release smoke, block, and divide and surround.
The strategy was to cut off the logistics and at the same time pass on the situation.
As long as Ashina Xian and Karolu's troops weren't stupid, they would definitely shout with all their might and tell Tubo's main force that they couldn't wait for supplies and that they should starve to death.
When fighting with bows and arrows, they had to consider whether they had enough arrows or not. Otherwise, they could use our arrows.
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