Chapter 147: Jide Zuzan’s Anger

There is a white palace standing in Luoshe City, which is the famous "Potala Palace".

The Potala Palace was built during the period of Songtsen Gampo. At that time, in order to get married to Princess Wencheng, Songtsen Gampote built the Potala Palace. Potala is a transliteration of Putuoka, a Sanskrit Guanyin resort, which means Guanyin Cihang to save all living beings.

At that time, the culture of Tubo mainly inherited Indian civilization, and even the Tubo language also came from Sanskrit and was deeply influenced by Indian civilization.

Songtsen Gampo thought that his deity was Guanyin Bodhisattva, so he named the palace "Potala Palace". At that time, there were 999 rooms of all sizes and large, and a practice room on the mountain, which was exactly one thousand houses.

The Potala Palace has three walls, one side is Zamp's bedroom, a pagoda in the middle, and the other side is the harem. There is a four-story copper-iron hollow corridor bridge connected between the harem and the bedroom. The three major buildings are all pink and white, standing on the Red Mountain, which is particularly holy.

During the Songtsen Gampo period, Buddhism had just begun to spread in Tubo, but had not yet reached the point of unity of politics and religion. It was called a palace rather than a "month".

The current Potala Palace was rebuilt in later generations, not built during the Songtsen Gampo period. The earliest Potala Palace was burned by war.

The spacious political room gathered many people, all of whom were solemn, cautious, and did not dare to show their vigor. On the throne, sat a tall middle-aged man wearing gold jewelry, with a gloomy face and a knife-like look. He swept across everyone, and snorted coldly: "What's wrong? You don't talk anymore! You're all mute!"

He was Jide Zuzan, a generation of Tubo's heroic rulers. He was the most capable Tubo Zanpu after Songtsen Gampo. In history, Jide Zuzan expanded greatly. During his reign, Tubo's territory was the most vast, and Tubo reached its peak.

Jide Zuzan had few ambitions. Since becoming Zanpu, he was ambitious and prepared to do something great. First, he colluded with the Dashi Empire and fought with the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions. Later, he formed an alliance with the Later Turks and used the Later Turks to restrain the northern border of the Tang Dynasty. Tubo relied on the natural danger of Shibao City, which could attack and retreat and defend. He was unscrupulous and sent troops to Longxi to compete with the Tang Dynasty for the Hexi Corridor.

Jide Zuzan once said wildly, "Take Longxi and let the Tang people be unfilial children!"

Although the Chinese nation developed from the Central Plains, Longxi and the Chinese nation have a very big relationship. It can be said that without Longxi, there would be no China today.

During the three generations, a nomadic tribe lived in Longxi, called the Qin tribe, which was the ancestor of Qin Shihuang. The Qin tribe was a small tribe in Longxi, but this tribe was persevering, tenacious, brave and tenacious, and stood out in the fierce tribal war.

Later, the Qin tribe became a small tribe in the north of the Zhou emperor, in order to raise horses for the Zhou emperor. At the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King You of Zhou "played with the princes in the beacon fire", which made a lot of complaints. Immediately after, the Western Rong tribe at that time took the opportunity to capture the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the Western Zhou Dynasty was destroyed.

King Ping of Zhou asked for no way, and the great princes in the east, such as Jin, ignored him. There was no way, so King Ping of Zhou found the Qin tribe. The leader of the Qin tribe at that time was Duke Xiang of Qin. Without saying a word, he brought 50,000 troops into Guanzhong, fought with 80,000 soldiers, and defeated them.

This battle became the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. When Duke Ping of Zhou saw that Haojing was destroyed, he moved the capital to Luoyang. Before leaving, in order to thank Duke Xiang of Qin, King Ping of Zhou rewarded the former land of the Western Zhou Dynasty in Qifeng to the Qin tribe. This reward seemed very heavy on the surface, but in fact it was a favourite, because the old land of Qifeng at that time was still in the hands of the Rong people.

However, Duke Xiang of Qin did not say much, leading the brave and warlike Qin people to drive the Rong people out, regain the land of Qifeng, and make Qin gain a foothold in Guanzhong. Only then did Qin Mu Gong become the dominant, Qin Xiao Gong recruit talents, Shang Yang's reforms, and then Qin Shihuang unified China and achieved a historical turning point in China.

If Longxi falls into the hands of the Tubo people, it will be like losing the ancestor's ancestral property, which is really an unfilial descendant!

Jide Zuzan's strategic concept was indeed good, but one thing was that his army was really not good and he suffered defeat in Longxi several times. Fortunately, there was a natural danger in Shibao City that blocked the Tang army's attack, otherwise the Tang army would have fought somewhere long ago.

Not only was the natural dangerous stone castle city that was absolutely impossible to break through, the Tang army was still in a state of unstoppable power, and in just twenty days it captured most of Sun Boru's area and took down the city of Doma. The Tang army was advancing towards the city of Luss.

This was shocking news. When the Tubo ministers received this news, they were all surprised and didn't believe it at all. However, the war report was very specific and detailed, so they couldn't believe it.

The big discussion, the small discussion, the military and horse marshals were the same as the Pingzhang, and the deputy marshals were the same as the Pingzhang. In the past, the marshals were the same as the Pingzhang, and the mistakes were the same as the marshals, and the resources were all the twists and turns, which was the same as the marshals. These civil and military ministers rushed to the political affairs office one after another.

The first thing they saw was Jide Zuzan's gloomy face. They knew Jide Zuzan's character very seriously. They started to get angry like thunder and did not hesitate to kill people. This manifestation was the prelude to the anger that was about to break out. Who dared to touch this bad head?

The ministers did not say a word, and Jide Zuzan stood up and walked to the ministers to stand firm: "Shibao City is a natural danger for my Great Tubo. With Shibao City, the Great Tubo can be safe. Now that Shibao City is lost, it doesn't matter, because I Great Tubo still has many obstacles and passes that can block the pace of the Tang army. Do you think so?"

When it comes to dangerous obstacles, there are many Tubo, and who doesn’t think so?

"If you don't say it, I will say it on your behalf. You think so, and I think so too!" Jide Zuzan said the truth: "But the Tang army broke through our natural dangers and captured Doma! Doma is the northern gate of my Great Tubo. Without Doma, Luoshe City became a dangerous place. Now, who dares to be self-reliant? Tell me, how did the Tang people do it? Can they fly? They have wings and fly past our natural dangers?"

Before the Battle of Doma, the Tang army swept thousands of miles with the suddenness of the war. At Doma, the Tang army advanced with great fanfare. After Doma, there were still many passes in Tubo, but these passes were vulnerable to artillery and could not stop the advancement of the Tang army.

Jide Zuzan was well-versed in military tactics. Before the Battle of Doma, he could understand that the Tang army was advancing quickly. After the Battle of Doma, the Tang army was still fierce in offensive and advanced rapidly, so he ignored it.

The Tang army had artillery, and Jide Zuzan didn't know at all. Even if he knew, he didn't know what artillery was. What else could he explain besides explaining that the Tang army could fly with wings?

The Marshal of the Military Capital, Zai Tong, was named Sang Wang, and made his debut with many people: "Zanpu, this is my dereliction of duty. I will take the blame. Please Zanpu will be punished!"

"Receive the crime, take the crime, take the sin!" Ji Dezuzan said harshly and scolded: "First of all, we must understand the thoughts of the Tang people, why did they march so quickly, and then we will cure your sins!"

The Tang army is now moving towards the city of Luoshe. The most important thing is to come up with a solution, rather than punishing the crime. Sang Wang was stunned and had to admit that he had made a mistake: "Zanpu blames me, and I know that I am guilty of Zanpu. I will find out this matter!"

"It's not that you will find out, but you must be quick!" Jide Zuzan frowned even more: "Sambuza told me that the Tang people transferred 20,000 Dragon Martial Army troops to join the war. Are you sure about this news?"

After the entire army of Sunset City was wiped out, Sambuza did not rush back to Doma, but returned to Luss City and met Jide Zuzan directly, reporting on the battle of Sunset City in detail.

Sambuza was born into a famous family and was a descendant of Jimi Sambuza. Jimi Sambuza sent Songtsen Gampo to study in Kashmir. After learning, he created Tubo literature. Sambuza himself was fond of soldiers and liked to read military books. It was deeply loved by Sambuza. It was this special relationship that Sambuza did not return to Doma, but rushed back to Luoshecheng to meet Jide Zuzan.

When he wanted to come to the 20,000 Dragon Martial Army to join the war, it was a huge matter, and Jide Zuzan had to know about it.

Sang Wang pondered for a moment and said, "Zanpu, I think that the Dragon Martial Army must be participating in this battle, otherwise the city of Doma would not have fallen so soon."

"This is impossible!" Da Lu saw that Sang Wang broke the dull atmosphere, and expressed his opinion: "Zanpu knew that there were only a total of Dragon Martial Army in Tang? There were only 20,000 people. It was impossible for the Tang people to transfer all of them?"

The Longwu Army was not established for a long time, only more than a year, but due to its strong combat power, it attracted much attention from Tubo. The Tubo upper class was very clear about the roots of the Longwu Army.

Xiaolun took over the conversation: "Zanpu, I think it is possible. The soldiers are in a vain way, and the real and real way. The Tang people formed a 30,000 to 50,000 Dragon Martial Army, but only said that there were less than 20,000 people. This is very likely."

Jide Zuzan waved his hand: "In my opinion, the 20,000 Dragon Martial Army may be less involved in the war, and there are at least 20,000 Dragon Martial Army. Otherwise, Doma would not have fallen so quickly, and our dangerous passes would not be similar to those of paper. As soon as I received the critical news from Doma, I immediately dispatched troops to help, but before the army could be dispatched, Doma took it to the Tang people."

After receiving the news that Doma was surrounded, Jidezuzan immediately dispatched troops to reinforce, but this matter was too unexpected and it was too late to transfer troops. There were many troops in Luoshe City, but these troops wanted to protect the safety of the capital and could not be transferred. They could only transfer troops from other places. After the order was passed, the Tubo army began to prepare. As soon as the preparation was completed, Doma fell.

Such a rapid action has never happened in the history of Tubo, but it happened. After receiving the defeat, Jide Zuzan was shocked for a while.

This is because the Tang army needed to repair it after a long journey, otherwise the city of Doma would have been defeated earlier.

"If 30,000 Dragon Martial Army soldiers participated in the war, how many troops did the Tang Dynasty dispatch?" The ministers were filled with doubts.

At this moment, Sambuza quickly stepped in, gave a slight salute, and muttered in Jidezuzan's ear for a while.

"The news is reliable?" Ji Dezuzan asked loudly.

Sambuza nodded and said with certainty: "Zanpu, this news is absolutely reliable. It was learned from the soldiers who were put back by the Tang people that others were outside. If Zanpu doesn't believe it, he can personally investigate it."

"Bring in!" Jide Zuzan returned to the throne and sat down. His face, which had just improved, became cold again.

Sambuza responded and walked out quickly. After a while, he turned around and pushed a Tubo soldier with two imperial guards in, "Kneel down! I haven't seen Zanpu yet!"

The soldier knelt on the ground with a loud bang and kowtowed, "Zanpu spares your life, Zanpu spares your life!"

"What are you guilty?" Ji Dezuzan asked calmly.

Cold sweat oozed out from the soldier's forehead and his whole body began to sift his chaff: "Zamp, the young man did not fight hard in the city of Doma. He deserves to die for ten thousand sins, and deserves to die for ten thousand sins!"

Jide Zuzan pulled the corner of his mouth, his eyes suddenly became sharp, he slapped with a heavy palm, and made a loud bang, shouting: "You only know now, it's too late. Tell me, how are you afraid of death? If there is a little false statement, I will destroy your whole family!"

The soldier looked pale, suppressed his fear and stammered: "Zanpu, that was a doomsday! That morning, we were still drinking butter tea, and the Tang army began to set up their formation. They drove all the light infantry, which we couldn't see clearly. Xiao thought, it was a dream to capture the city of Doma with just the light infantry!"

"It's not the Tang people who are dreaming, it's you who are dreaming! The light infantry wants to capture Doma, and they underestimate the Great Tubo too much!" Da Lu scolded.

The soldier said with certainty: "Sir, the younger one is telling the truth. The Tang people did only send light infantry. Moreover, the Tang people's light infantry did not participate in the siege at all, so we could not stand it."

"Nonsense! Can the Tang people know magic? "Sang Wang's face sank and he didn't believe it at all.

"Sir, it's almost the same. Tang people really know magical skills!" The soldier actually agreed, and Sang Wang was surprised: "Tang people used a sharp weapon and thundered at the top of the city. The little one didn't know what kind of magic weapon it was. Every time they showed their might, there would be a ball of fire in the sky, and there would be a thunder-like sound, which would make people's ears unable to stand it."

"Shut up! Can fire burn people to death? You have to get rid of lies even if you lie!" The ministers mocked him disdainfully.

Recalling the scene of the bombing that day, the soldier was still a little dizzy. He shook his head, pulled open his sleeves, pointed to a wound on his arm and said, "Sir, please see, this is the wound of that sharp weapon."

Wherever Jide Zuzan's eyes looked, he saw a scar on the soldier's arm, which was not yet sharp. The wound was very strange, not as if it was a sword or a arrow, but as if it was scratched by iron. In fact, this was a shrapnel scratch. This soldier's life was great, and he did not kill the shrapnel.

"The Tangren's weapon is really amazing. The brothers who were killed and injured are terrible and will tear apart the human body. The scene is really, really..." The soldier could no longer say this.

Sang Wang snorted coldly: "You are greedy for life and fear of death, don't pretend to be hypocritical here!"

"Sir, the younger one is telling the truth! If the adults don't believe it, you can ask others. Only half of them survived in the battle of Doma. They are like me, and still don't know what kind of sharp weapon they are hurt." The soldier raised his head and thrust his chest, not showing any weakness, and said instead.

Sang Wang is still waiting for another word, Ji De Zuzan said: "Sang Wang, is he true? It will be verified in the future. You don't need to talk too much here. How big a mistake will you have to fight this war? Don't you know?"

Sang Wang commanded the Tubo soldiers and horses. He was the most guilty of fighting and could not speak immediately. Ji Dezuzan ignored him and rushed to the soldiers and said, "Speak on!"

What Jide Zuzan hated the most was the person who was greedy for life and fear of death. This soldier, one hundred of whom wanted to chop off his head. However, this soldier was an witness of this battle after all, and he had to get details from him, so he could only endure it.

The soldier responded and then said, "Later, we really couldn't stand it anymore, so we rushed to the white flag and surrendered. But the Tang people refused to let it go until we beg for forgiveness. The Tang people stopped using that sharp weapon. Later, the Tang people told us that they had dozens of such sharp weapons, but now they only used one."

"Doctors of types? This..." The ministers didn't believe what the soldiers said, and were still shocked by the strength of the Tang army. If the soldiers said it was true, only one such weapon was needed, Tubo would not be able to stand it, let alone dozens of types, which were shocking.

Jide Zuzan looked at the ministers coldly: "This is a technique of attacking the mind, are you afraid? There is one kind of weapon like this, and there are dozens of them. Who would believe it?"

He said this and was really surprised in his heart, "Does of them are unlikely, but three or five are still very likely!"

"Is there any?" Jide Zuzan was still cold.

The soldier hesitated and then said, "Also, when the young man came back, he saw many Tang troops moving forward. It was probably hundreds of thousands."

"Hundreds of thousands?" The ministers took another breath.

"No?" Ji Dezuzan asked again.

The soldier said blankly: "Return to Zanpu, there is nothing. The young one knows this."

"Cut his head and then bury his family alive." Jide Zuzan coldly issued an order to exterminate the clan. The soldiers were so frightened that they were about to kowtow and dragged them out to the two imperial guards. The begging for mercy came from afar, and Jide Zuzan waved his hand in annoyance.

"Sambuza, what news do you have?" Jide Zuzan asked impatiently.

Sambuza glanced at the ministers, and wanted to speak but stopped. Jide Zuzan waved his hand and said, "Say, say everything you know, even if the sky falls, there is no need to hide it."

After responding, Sambuza said: "Zamp, what the soldiers said may be true. So far, we have discovered about 200,000 Tang troops, and we have not found them yet. I don't know how many. According to my estimate, if there are no 300,000, it is not much different."

"Three hundred thousand?" This was shocking news, and the ministers were so scared that they shook their mouths.

This was Wang Zhongsi's plan. Not to mention the Tang army's vigorous advancement, Zhang said that the abolition of slaves in the past few days, and many slaves have recruited troops, and there are almost three or four thousand. Although these few thousand people are not many, if they are under the banner, swaying everywhere and bluffing, they can suddenly become ten times or twenty times the army.

In addition, the Tang army set out twice and three times the flag, and sometimes had to tie branches to the horse's tail. The rolled smoke and dust covered the sky and the sun, and the Tubo scouts did not dare to approach and could only see from a distance. Therefore, they concluded that hundreds of thousands of Tang army were advancing towards Luoshecheng.

If 300,000 Tang troops really rushed over, there would inevitably be a bloody battle under the city. It seems that Tubo has reached the critical moment of life and death. Jide Zuzan has a character, that is, he is not afraid of any difficulties. He can draw out a scimitar, cut off the imperial case in front of him, and coldly scan the ministers: "We are the descendants of Qi Zong Nongzan, and we swear to fight the Tang people to the end!"
Chapter completed!