During the Battle of Langjueshankou, it is not known how many troops the foreign army had invested, but when the Tang army cleared the battlefield after the war, more than 3,000 British corpses were collected. As for the actual number of enemies killed, of course, there were more. After all, the foreign army took away many casualties when evacuated.

This battle was tragic, and the number of enemies killed even exceeded the previous field battle between Dafeichuan and the front troops of Tubo.

After the war, Guo Zhiyun came here in person, looking at the mountains, forests and valleys that were destroyed by the battle, and piles of British troops' bodies. Then he said to Du Xian, who was following him: "The British troops are in chaos, this is a good sign."

Since Du Xian went to war with the army, his performance has always been remarkable. His previous suggestions have made Guo Zhiyun pay more attention to him and often discuss military opportunities. Hearing the chief general say this, Du Xian nodded: "Wolf Jueshan Pass is not a vital place, and gains and losses are not enough to determine the outcome. However, the foreign army still invested heavily, which shows that the commanding army's foreign generals no longer intend to win or lose here!"

There are often stalemates in wars. In such cases, both sides are often evenly matched, and neither side has the strength to break the deadlock, and they have to temporarily maintain this state.

Once the situation continues, every point of power investment must be doubled. If the power is consumed in some insignificant aspects, it is likely that a series of evil consequences will be suffered in the next step, and even the final defeat will be finally defeated.

Although the Tang army has occupied most of the peak ridge strongholds outside Niuxindui in this area, and it seems that the situation is dominant, the fundamental water source problem has not been solved yet, and it consumes a lot of manual labor every day to get water.

As for the foreign army, although they were besieged in the lonely land of Niu Xindui, their retreat was still smooth and they actually did not reach a real desperate situation.

As Du Xian said, although the terrain of Langjue Mountain Pass is also important, it cannot determine the outcome of the current confrontation. Although the Tang army occupied Langjue Mountain Pass, it is temporarily unable to launch a fierce attack on the Niu Xindui Fan Army from this direction. Even if the Fan army regained this place, it could not force the Tang army to withdraw.

There were more than 3,000 people killed in the British army in this battle. After a little estimate, the troops invested were at least 10,000. However, in order to compete for a place that was completely undecided, the price was not successful. Either the British generals who led the army were too stupid, or the pressure felt by the British generals did not only come from the current situation of confrontation between the two armies, but also through this battle, we must achieve some goals outside the battlefield.

No matter what the situation was, this was good news for the Tang army. After the battlefield was cleared, Guo Zhiyun ordered the defenders of Langjueshankou, who were also suffering a lot of casualties, to withdraw back to the Shanwai camp for rest, and at the same time, thousands of elite soldiers were transferred to continue to garrison here.

Although the Fan army did not conquer Langjue Mountain Pass, it also destroyed the water source here during the attack. However, it is still of great significance to station in this area. The Fan army was able to mobilize tens of thousands of people to attack Langjue Mountain Pass at night. It can be seen that the traffic connection between this place and Niu Xindui is still quite basic and can be used as a main offensive route.

As for the corpses of the foreign army, they were all moved outside the mountain and built a Jingguan outside the gully at the foot of Niuxindui Mountain. Although the Jingguan with high mountains and ridges everywhere, the scale of the Jingguan with more than 3,000 corpses built in the city was not enough, but the smell of ridicule and provocation was full of mockery.

On the hillside of Niu Xindui, looking at the Jingguan built by the Tang army with its own corpses, Wei Donggong's face turned pale and his chest was surging. He wished he could lead his elite soldiers down the hillside and kill the Tang army.

However, in the area where the two armies are facing each other head-on, in addition to the original fortifications of the Fan army, the Tang army has added a new line of defense. With the superposition of the two lines of defense, it is no longer possible for both sides to attack the enemy from the front. Although Wei Donggong was extremely ashamed and annoyed, he could only endure it for the time being.

There was no way to do it if I couldn't bear it. Now the foreign army was completely blocked by the bull heart pile, and the attempt to open up the side lane ended in failure. Wei Donggong was really in a mess at this moment and had no choice but to do anything.

Previously, he communicated with the Jiyu City camp to ask for help. Zanpu still insisted on blocking the Tang army's previous plan at Niu Xindui. Although he also sent a batch of reinforcements, he was quite angry about Wei Donggong's defence that caused the Tang army to destroy its own defense line.

If Wei Donggong was born into a wealthy family in the country and had the elder Wei Qilixu, who was the one who was in front of Zanpu, was afraid that Zanpu would decide to change his generals at the last minute and recall Wei Donggong back to Jiyu City and punish him a lot.

Originally, Tubo's overall plan was to delay the Tang army's advance by encircling and intercepting the waterway, and then break the embankment and release water after the water level gathered to a certain extent, so that the torrents east of Niuxindui would flood and become a country of marina. If it could directly defeat the Tang army, it would be better. Even if it could not, it would make the Tang army more difficult.

But now, although the Tang army captured most of the defense lines of the Fan army in one fell swoop, they only surrounded and did not attack, and they were stationed in peace on the plain opposite Niu Xindui, and began to repair and dredge flood control fortifications.

Speaking of the use and control of water and fire tools, the level of the Tang army far exceeded that of the Fan army. Not only did it rely on the terrain to expand and deepen the original river channel of the Chishui River, but it also dug many ditches and ponds for flood discharge on both sides of the dry river channel.

And all this was done under the eyes of the Fan army. This was like telling the Fan army bluntly that I had already predicted your subsequent plan, and all this was destined to be useless!

Now Wei Donggong is watching the water storage level in the embankment become higher and higher every day, and the flood control fortifications excavated by the Tang army outside the embankment are getting bigger and bigger. Although the other party has already avoided it very far, he still has to continue pretending to accumulate strength and prepare to punch. This taste is really a torment.

In order to send more reinforcements from Jiyu City, Wei Donggong deliberately exaggerated the danger Niu Xindui faced in the report. But in fact, the Niu Xindui camp is very safe at the moment, and the Tang army has no intention of attacking at all. Perhaps Niu Xindui is safer now than Jiyu City in the rear.

Although he had concealed the report, Wei Donggong did not dare to hide his personal information in his request to the patriarch Wei Qilixu. Now he had basically seen the intention of the Tang army, which was to surround him and not fight him, waiting for them to fail to stop him and collapse, but he had no idea of ​​breaking through the predicament.

At this point, Wei Donggong felt that this time Zanpu personally led a large army to Qinghai to fight the Tang army, which was a bit rash and missed the plan.

In the early years, the Dalun Qinling was in charge of Qinghai and fought against the Tang army and won many victories, which inevitably made the Tubo country look down on the strength of the Tang Dynasty. Especially under the leadership of Zanpu, the powerful and powerful people in the country excluded and isolated the Gar family, which made the Gar family no longer monopolized power, and made the Tubo people feel that the Tang country was nothing more than Err.

Even the Dalun Qinling could not resist the oppression of the masses in the country. What kind of powerful opponent is Tang, as the defeated general under Qinling?

However, since the war between the two sides started, the facts have taught them a lesson. Whether it was the previous defeat of the vanguards such as Chabukaba, or the subsequent loss of the defense line around Niu Xindui, and the battle of Langjueshankou that could not be attacked last night, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army far exceeded Tubo's previous imagination.

In addition to the incorrect judgment of the combat effectiveness of the Tang army, Tubo now also has a huge problem, that is, the internal power fluctuation has exceeded the threat of external troubles.

Wei Donggong did not conceal the situation on the front line from Wei Qilixu, but Wei Qilixu, who was far away in the rear, did not provide any constructive guidance to him. He just told him to be vigilant about the northward advance of Shannan and the Tibetan forces, and to give up the battle on the front line if necessary, and to protect their strength first.

This time, Zanpu conquered the Chinese national army, and he was stunning to compete with the Tang Dynasty. However, in addition to targeting foreign enemies, he also had the intention of in-depth integration of the Chinese national forces.

No matter what the outcome of this battle in Qinghai, the fall of the powerful clan of the Gar family has become inevitable. With a huge power vacuum, newcomers will inevitably be replaced. Who can take a step forward at this critical moment, the powerful families in the country are also full of calculating.

Although Tubo has completed formal unity today, due to Songtsen Gampo's early death, this unification did not continue in depth. Later, because the Gar Dongzan and his son who were in power were not from famous national families, the following series of government decrees were all suppressed by the powerful forces in all parts of the country. If it were not for the support of the Gar family, Zampo would have been difficult for him to sit firmly on the throne.

However, as Zanpu became an adult, his desire for power increased and his conflicts with the Gar family became increasingly greater. This centralized model of monarchy and ministers was difficult to continue. The reason why the Gar family was strong was based on Tubo as a unified and powerful regime, which was also the source of power for Zanpu.

However, in order to suppress the Gar family, Zamp had to win over the national clans in the country and once again granted some of the power that had been seized from the major clans by Songtsen Gampo and Gar Dongzan.

Therefore, the struggle between the monarch and ministers in Tubo over the past few years has had a deeper trend, and that power will move from concentration to division again.

As the head of the Wei family and an important minister of Tubo, Wei Qilixu was not as famous as Da Lun Qinling in foreign wars, but he was very sensitive to changes in internal power. It was precisely because of this sensitivity that Wei family became a standing tyrant in the Tubo country and safely survived the evolution of power again and again.

At present, even if Zanpu in the Tubo country, the main focus of the Tang army in Qinghai may be on the Tang army that went deep into Qinghai, but Wei Qilixu was able to see some future trends in the evolution of Tubo's power through this heavy fog of war.

In the Tubo Kingdom, there was a group of forces positioned in a relatively subtle way, that is, a group of clans in Yalong, Shannan. Although the Tubo royal family originated in Shannan, their relationship with these Shannan clans was not good. One of the most fundamental reasons is that the Yalong clan once killed Songtsen Gampo's father.

Although Songtsen Gampo was young and promiscuous and killed the evil one who killed his father, he remained vigilant and rejected the Shannan clan throughout his life. It was precisely because of this that although Songtsen Gampo unified the plateau, the Shannan forces did not enjoy much unification dividend. Instead, the Gar family and Wei family forces, who were born in the Sunbo clan, have made great progress.

In the past many years, the Shannan clan has been unable to enter the core of power in Tubo for a long time. However, in the contemporary process of Zampu's power struggle with the Gar family, the Shannan clan has become an important ally of Zampu.

Including this time when fighting with the Tang army, Zanpu also recruited a large number of Shannan troops to fight north. Perhaps in Zanpu's view, this is a relatively normal operation. However, for an old political fox like Wei Qilixu, the Shannan forces to go north was a real threat, and the harm to the Sun Bohao clans such as Wei may be greater than that of the Tang Dynasty who intends to recapture Qinghai.

After all, even if the Tang Dynasty occupied the eastern region of Sun Bo's old place in the early years, it did not persecute the local clan of Sun Bo. Instead, the Wei family and other families made great profits in trading with the Tang Dynasty. But if the Shannan clan was allowed to enter the power arena in Tubo, there would be a life-and-death power struggle between them.

Wei Donggong naturally would not doubt Wei Qilixu's judgment and warning. But in addition to being a child of the Wei family, he was also a new generation of backward heroes in Tubo. He lived in the background of the unity and prosperity of Tubo since childhood, and his vision and ambition were far broader and higher than those of the older generation.

They did not only have private plans in their hearts, nor were they satisfied with just taking over the land in a corner of the plateau, hoping to spread the reputation of Tubo to the Western Regions and even more distant territory, nor were they afraid to compete with the Tang Empire.

To achieve this wish, we must maintain the overall unity of Tubo. We hope that Zanpu can uphold the will of his ancestors and lead them to defeat one powerful opponent after another.

It is precisely because of such beliefs and ambitions that Wei Donggong became a young and new-minded country that Zanpu trusted and relied on. Today, Tubo is at least a few young and strong people who gather around Zanpu with his beliefs and ambitions.

Therefore, despite receiving instructions from the patriarch to fight passively and preserve his strength, Wei Donggong still did not fully obey. After realizing that the obstacle plan to cut off the water flow was difficult to hit the Tang army again, Wei Donggong resolutely launched a strong attack on Langjueshankou.

He hoped to capture the valley exit that was thrown away in his hands, and then wrote to Jiyu City, advising Zanpu not to shrink in Jiyu City and wait for subsequent reinforcements, and lead the existing army as soon as possible, and take advantage of the fact that the Tang army had not yet gathered completely on the front line, and rushed out of the Langjue Pass and used its superior forces to annihilate the people in front of the Tang army.

After making such a decision, Wei Donggong was full of enthusiasm and felt that the power and glory of Tubo in the future should be written by our generation, and the older generation of power and traitors such as Garqinling should be eliminated by the times!

However, although the ideal is full, the reality is cruel. After a night attack, the foreign army got nothing except the short Jingguan under the Niuxindui slope. Even the ownership of the Jingguan was not owned by the Fan army.

"Are all the Chinese people really mediocre? Only Garqinling is worthy of deciding with the Tang army?"

Wei Donggong was shocked by his passion but was hit like this. However, the trouble he was facing at the moment was not only to accept this embarrassing result, but also to question from his colleagues.

The Tang army built a capital temple with the corpses of the foreign people at the bottom of the slope, which naturally made the foreign army on the slope very angry. However, the front line was firm and the side exits were controlled by the Tang army. Even if they were so angry that they were burned inside, it would be difficult to pour this anger on the Tang army. Wei Donggong, who formulated and directed this night attack, became the most suitable target of venting his anger.

While Wei Donggong was still feeling the bitter fruit of failure on the slope, another team of foreign soldiers rode out in the beacon castle on the top of the slope. These foreign knights surrounded a chariot, and four people were carried in front and behind the chariot. Although they were walking on this uneven hillside, they still maintained a stable level.

A young man with gorgeous clothes in a noble family was sitting upright on the chariot. His face was pale and his eyes were a little sinister. When the team was not far behind Wei Donggong, the young man raised his hand and shouted: "Take me the defeated and humiliated general of the country!"

As the young man called the order, the soldiers around him stepped forward with weapons and surrounded Wei Donggong. As the main general here, Wei Donggong naturally had his trusted guards following him. Seeing this scene, they drew their swords in their hands, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"Mangbao, what qualifications do you have to detain me?"

Wei Donggong was defeated again and was in a very bad mood. After seeing this, he was even more angry and roared angrily by pressing his sword.

"What qualifications do I have? I am the governor appointed by Zamp, and I am the nephew of the Queen Mother's blood. Is this qualification enough?"

Seeing that Wei Donggong was about to resist, the young man looked even more violent, and pointed at the other party and cursed: "I am led by the king's order to help. Soon after entering the camp, you will seize our military power and take it over by yourself! Zanpu just made you stick to Niu Xinduo, but you sent troops without authorization and suffered a great defeat. It is really unforgivable to blame!"

"I, since I have any plans for the main general, I don't need to interfere with others! Even if I suffer a defeat, Zamp will be punished and held accountable. It's not your turn to be a lame waste who is unable to bear the power to ask about it!"

Wei Donggong's expression stopped at first, and then he snorted coldly with disdain. The young man was named Wulu Mangbao, and he was the son and nephew of the Queen Mother of Wulu. His identity was considered noble, but he was just a playboy, so he was naturally looked down upon by Wei Donggong.

The quarrel between the two quickly attracted many people to watch, but no one came forward to dissuade them. The Tubo style respected the strong, one played a playboy, and the other suffered repeated defeats, and they were all unpopular, so they just watched the fun.

After being humiliated by Wei Donggong, Mangbao became even more embarrassed and looked around the spectators and snorted coldly: "The generals in the front line returned to the army after their defeat and are still suffering in the slave camp. Do you want to do this too? I am ordered by the king to rule the army, so I have the right to punish the faults here. If you help me capture Donggong, I will protect you in front of you. Even if you don't believe me, don't you still believe in the Queen Mother?"

The Queen Mother, who is not as good as the Lu family, has a high reputation in the country. In addition, Niu Xindui's performance in this side is indeed ugly. At present, the Lumang protects the fox and the tiger are trying to seize power, and the generals also feel that they need to find a candidate to take the blame. Therefore, after a short period of silence, there are successively a foreign general standing behind him.

Seeing someone standing on his side, Wu Mangbao was even more proud. He looked at Wei Donggong with a slightly frivolous sneer: "The sinner is not captured yet. Be careful to cause even greater disaster to you Wei!"

Wei Donggong was already a little discouraged and did not want to create greater conflicts and cracks in the army. After pondering for a moment, he said a little sarcastically: "Our army is guilty of being defeated and apologized from Jiyu City. You are not worthy of capturing me. At present, the Tang army is just waiting for the river valley to break the dam and will not attack Niu Xindui. You stay here, don't act rashly, and wait for subsequent instructions!"

"You stupid guy are even more worthy of being here to give me some advice. Go back to Jiyu City and be punished!"

Wu Lu Mangbao waved his hand with disdain and said, ordering his military soldiers to expel Wei Donggong and a small number of them from the camp, which is considered to have taken the military power here in Niu Xindui.

Originally, the army was fighting outside, and the military power would not be transferred in such a joke. However, Wu Lumangbao was the main general of reinforcements all the way, but soon after he arrived at Niu Xindui, he was under house arrest and seized power by Wei Donggong, who looked down on him, and he was not allowed to interfere in military affairs again.

As a result, Wei Donggong was not successful enough. The defeat of Langjueshankou shocked the morale of the army, and Wulu Mangbao was attacked and seized power by Wulu Mangbao. Before Jiyu City had a new military order to arrive, Wulu Mangbao naturally became the temporary general here.

After successfully expelling Wei Donggong, Wu Lu Mangbao felt proud and ordered the generals to return to the beacon to drink and congratulate him. The generals changed into the seats, which gave him a lot of compliments, which made him feel even more prosperous.

"What is my life experience? You may have heard of it. This leg was broken in the hands of the bitch Ye Ali who threw herself into the Tang Dynasty. In previous years, mountains and rivers were blocked, and I could not retaliate even if I had hatred. But now I have become a general in the front row. If you can help me capture and kill the Emperor of Tang and let the bitch Ye Ali taste the pain of bereavement, I will definitely give you a reward!"

With a passionate and passionate attitude, Wulu Mangbao suddenly picked up the wine jar and poured the wine on one of his legs, saying with a look of hatred and heroic expression. He thought he was a noble family. When Ye Li, the Chen family, lived in Jiqu Luyuan, was also a crazy suitor, but was disturbed by Ye Ali, who was unable to stop him from breaking one of his legs. He thought he had been humiliated for his life. Now that the military power is in hand, he immediately wanted to revenge.

When the generals present heard this, their expressions suddenly became strange, and they couldn't help but feel that Wei Donggong looked down on this guy, but it was really a shame to look down on others.

They also wanted to capture and kill the Emperor of Tang, but no matter how difficult this matter is, even if they really do it, they still care about the reward of a mere dandy who is not as good as the Lu family? The position of the Dalun Qinling can be sat down!

If you want to fully understand a person, you may still need to observe for a long time, but if you are a fool, you don’t have to worry about it.

Originally, these foreign generals felt that Wei Donggong had no choice but to leave in anger. Now it seems that the little fox of Wei clearly realized that Niu Xindui was hard to defend now, so he took advantage of the inability to escape from the power, and used this as an excuse to jump out of this quagmire!

There were many Fan generals who knew this. Although they were still complimenting Wulu Mangbao during the banquet, they returned to their headquarters after the banquet, and immediately began to convene the troops and prepare to leave.

The terrain of Seabuckthorn Ridge opposite Niuxindui was much higher than that of Niuxindui. The garrisons at the top of the peak had a look down on the Niuxindui Fan Camp and were closely watching the dynamics in the Fan Army camp. At night, several Fan generals led their troops to withdraw, but they did not notice it at the Seabuckthorn Ridge for the time being. However, in the morning of the next day, the number of soldiers in the Fan Army camp decreased and there was no way to hide it. Suddenly, the war smoke ignited to send a message to the camp on the plain.

After many days of confrontation, Guo Zhiyun did not allow the British army to retreat easily. After learning that the British army was in a tendency to evacuate, he immediately summoned his troops and launched an attack from several sideways toward the Niuxindui direction.

The drums of war roared, the horse's hooves thundered, and the sound of the Tang army's massive moves in the plains immediately brought greater shock to the foreign camp. The British army, which was already in a weak sense of fighting, fled even more violently. Even when the Tang army tried to cross the gully, break through the horse and rushed to Niuxindui from the front, the British army, which had no establishment on the slope, blocked and counterattacked.

"What happened?"

Wu Lu Mangbao, who successfully seized power, drank unconsciously last night and couldn't wake up from his hangover. He had to rely on his close friends to shake his sleepy eyes hard before he could barely open his sleepy eyes, but he didn't realize the urgency of the situation. Countless noises poured into his ears, which made him even more impatient. He raised his hand and whipped his close friends angrily: "If you have something to do, go find the deputy general, don't disturb my sleep! I'm going to break through Chang'an, Tang State..."

This guy was still dreaming of making achievements. He didn't know that the enemy had almost attacked the beacon, and several confidants complained, so he simply grabbed the candid under his armpit, then snatched the door and called on his troops to prepare to rush and escape.

In the bumpy period, Lu Mangbao almost vomited his heart. While cursing his trusted servants, he gradually realized the urgent situation: "The Tang army has broken through the defense? Wei Donggong, a traitor, did he say that the Tang army would not attack? Dog thieves harm me, dog thieves harm... No, I can't escape like this! Who knows my identity when you run away in a panic? Take my chariot and set it up to let people know that I am a royal family, so no one dares to kill..."

The ramble of these candids inevitably slowed down the speed of escape. When the servants finally found a chariot and set up a chariot, the Tang army had already killed a group of foreign troops gathered in front of the beacon gate and seized the portal. After turning his eyes, he did not see the soldiers in the fortress standing in front of the castle. Instead, there were a few unknown guys carrying a slanted chariot like headless flies.

"I, I am a royal family member. You can't, you can't harm me..."
Chapter completed!