What happened in history had not happened yet, and what happened now was not from history.
In history, it was clearly Ashina Xian's troops that fought against the three sides of the enemy. Now, it had become Zhang Xiaosong's sneak attack.
At the same time, the Anxi Jiedushi also dared to attack. With the five thousand cavalry shouting, the morale of Ashina Xian's troops was greatly boosted.
On the other hand, Tubo's side shouted that their Baggage was not robbed and would be here soon.
When Tubo's soldiers heard this, they did not believe it at all. There were so many cavalry coming over.
Baggage had not been seen these days. Could it be that those cavalry did not go to attack the logistics team?
Even Tubo's Nu Congbing did not believe his commander's words.
They were not like Li Yi's country on the other side of the world. They did not believe anything the higher-ups said.
At least their intelligence was still online. Baggage could still come? Are you trying to fool a fool?
At this moment, the five thousand people who came over took out the flags they obtained from the two attacks and found the location of Ashina Xian's ballistae.
They tied a few flags to the ballistae and aimed at the enemy. The ballistae landed on the empty space between the two sides.
At the same time, they shouted, "Two batches of Baggage have been intercepted by our army. Look at the flags, is it true?"
"Burn it, charge over, burn it. No, it's fake." Tubo's commander shouted.
Some people lit torches and rushed over. They did not even look and directly burned the flags. Then, they pulled out the ballistae and ran back.
Ashina Xian's troops and Karolu's generals smiled. The Anxi Jiedushi's generals were also in a good mood.
Burn, good job, burn it.
Tubo's soldiers immediately understood everything. No more, no more supplies.
Tubo's commander wanted to vomit blood. The Tang soldiers were too evil. What should they do now?
The Tang dynasty's side had many soldiers. The infantry began to move. They advanced from the left and right sides of Tubo's camp as if they were going to surround it.
The Anxi Jiedushi's cavalry left and did not block it. They cooperated and surrounded it.
If they continued to block the escape route, Tubo's soldiers could only fight to the death. Now that they had given up, what would Tubo do?
For a moment, the hearts of Tubo's team wavered. Some of them wanted to run, but they couldn't fight anymore. Others wanted to surrender.
The number of Tang soldiers was several times greater than his, and there were so many cavalrymen that his side could not even fill their stomachs.
If they stayed for a few more days, they would run out of food. Were they going to eat people?
Commander Tubo's heart turned cold. He wanted to command his troops to attack and charge.
However, the Tang army was the same as his side, they had built a military camp. Regardless of whether he used cavalry or infantry to attack the camp, it was a bad idea.
Only if his own army was large enough to surround the Tang army's chain of military strongholds, would he be able to charge in.
If their own cavalry moved out, the Tang soldiers would have more cavalry to deal with them.
When their infantry charged into the stronghold, the extra cavalry of the Tang army would be ready to pierce through from the flank.
Both sides were competing in terms of mobility, initiative, numbers, logistics, and morale.
As for the formation, was there still a need to look at it now? Even the War God would have to kneel.
What array was useful? The number of soldiers was obvious.
Hoping that the Tang dynasty generals would make mistakes? That was definitely a dream. Did they not see the flag signals on the hot air balloons?
Maybe they would wait until the sky turned dark, and then …
No, no, the Tang soldiers were not stupid. If he was in their position, would he not be alert at night?
He might even attack at night. No, there was no need to attack at night. He should attack now.
As Tubo Commander thought about it, all the pores on his body opened up, and his hair stood on end.
Since he thought about it, the Tang generals naturally thought about it too.
The drums sounded out, and Ashina Xian and Karolu's archers formed up and advanced.
The five thousand cavalrymen that had just arrived chose horses with better stamina and galloped to the left and right.
The Anxi Jiedushi's Mo Sword Soldiers roared! Ha! Ha! Ha! "Moving forward, the cavalrymen ran into the distance and were prepared to use the momentum to shoot arrows.
Tubo Commander looked up at the sky. He knew that the attack had begun. Just as he had thought.
If they did not handle it well, the attack would become a strong attack.
Behind them was a gap for their own people to escape. Once they started to run, they would be defeated and would be killed by the Tang army.
Now, it was no longer a question of whether or not to leave behind the soldiers to cover the retreat.
How could it be so easy to retreat when they were deep in the Tang dynasty?
What was the use of the soldiers covering the retreat? The Tang soldiers did not attack the soldiers covering the retreat. They continued to surround them and win with numbers.
The remaining thirty-six thousand soldiers under his command could not escape. They did not have enough supplies, and many were still hungry.
"Surrender, we will not kill, surrender, exchange for the people of the Tang dynasty, exchange for the people of the Tang dynasty, surrender, surrender, surrender, surrender …"
The Tang army began another psychological attack. They told the Tubo people that if they surrendered, they would exchange them for their people.
In fact, they already had enough people, and there was no need for the Tubo soldiers to exchange.
"Wild geese, in the sky, line up, the river is long, the autumn grass is yellow …"
No one knew who started it on the Tang dynasty side, but many people began to sing the wild geese.
The soldiers could not sing with overtones, and the pitch was not high either. Instead, it was low, and there was no singing technique. It was just plain singing.
It was hoarse, unaccompanied, low, and out of tune. It was obviously a single melody, but the singing had a harmonic effect. It was seriously out of tune.
However, it was this kind of singing that touched people's hearts the most.
Many Tubo soldiers were shaken. Some of them began to hum, and some of them even shed tears.
"Surrounded by Gaixia, besieged on all sides." The Tubo commander knew everything, but he could not find a way to break out of this situation.
"Surrender, surrender in exchange for the people, surrender, surrender in exchange …"
Another group of people was calling for surrender.
The infantry was advancing, and the cavalry was looking for an opportunity.
A few more hot air balloons rose into the sky. It was not the same hot air balloon anymore, showing the Tubo that they had reserved their strength.
"Wild geese, return to the north, take my thoughts, sing far away …"
"Commander, surrender, I can't stand it anymore." A soldier threw down his weapon and shouted with tears on his face.
The people around him looked at him and also threw down their weapons.
Rumble, rumble. Hundreds of cavalry appeared in front of them. The cavalry was holding a package in his arms and a torch in his hand.
The Tubo army, who already knew how powerful they were, could not help but retreat. Their formation was in a mess.
They were afraid that these people would rush up and ignite that thing. Then, with a loud bang, their formation would be destroyed, and their horses would be frightened.
The Tubo commander's tears flowed out. He felt aggrieved. The soldiers had lost their will to fight. They could still fight to the death.
"Surrender!" The commander squeezed out a word from between his teeth. They could not fight anymore.
"We surrender, we surrender," the messenger shouted.
The Tubo soldiers who heard the voice also threw down their weapons and shouted in a mess, "We surrender, we surrender, don't kill …"
Weapons fell to the ground one by one, and people knelt down one by one. Tubo's army was tricked into surrendering.
The people of the Tang dynasty were very surprised. Was it so useful? There was no need to fight anymore?
The cavalry holding the package breathed a sigh of relief. They were actually holding ordinary packages, not explosives or grenades at all.
They did not have that much. Their own army was not considered as trusted, so they did not give much.
However, they believed that after this battle, their performance would be recognized by the Emperor of the Tang dynasty, and there would be more things in the future.
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