Chapter 160: The Decisive Battle (Central)

Jide Zuzan sat on the throne with a pale face, looking at the slave masters who were pushing in by the soldiers. The current slave masters all had their faces as earthy as the body, and they could hear the "grand princess" sounds of their teeth striking from afar.

"Kneel down!" The soldier shouted, and the servants were so scared that they didn't dare to show up. They knelt on the ground with a loud bang.

The Great Religion was trembling and was about to kneel down like these slave masters, but Ji Dezuzan said, "Sit up for the Great Religion!"

"Abide by the order!" Da Lun replied in his most respectful voice in his life and sat down honestly.

According to the idea of ​​the great theories, he was the commander of the army this time. The private army was defeated. He was the commander of the charge. Even if Jide Zuzan did not kill him, he would scold him. What surprised him was that Jide Zuzan not only did not blame him, but instead comforted him without saying good words, but also let him sit in the first place.

Among the ministers, the great tribute is the most respected, and it is natural for him to sit at the first place. It would be understandable before this matter, but now it is different. He is a defeated general and still sits here. He has sat on this position countless times, and every time he sits on it, he is calm, but today he is uncomfortable, as if sitting on pins and needles.

Not only was Dalun uneasy, but even the ministers were all frightened. No one knew how Jide Zuzan would make a comeback. Everyone kept their mouths tight and did not dare to speak out.

Jide Zuzan's eyes were like swords. He first looked at the slave masters who were defeated, and then looked at the ministers and generals. Whoever his eyes fell on would be shocked, as if he was digging his heart and soul.

"Your ancestors followed Xianzanpu through life and death, established great martial arts, and earned you a fiefdom. In your generation, they were all idiots. What is your army like? You need armor without armor, weapons without weapons." Jide Zuzan was very angry, his face turned blue, and pointed at these slave masters and scolded him: "Where did your money go? I gave you the fiefdom, which means you should train your army well and contribute to the Great Tubo. Are you an army? That's a beggar! It's embarrassing to say it! It's a shame to lose your ancestors' face!"

Tubo implemented a hereditary system, and anyone who made great contributions would have a fief that could be passed on to future generations. The ancestors of these slave masters were all very heroes. They followed Zanpu in all generations to conquer the world, build military achievements, and earn a family business. When they were in their hands, everyone was foolish, and some of them could not even kill.

The army will not kill people, that is a joke! A big joke!

As soon as he spoke, the silent depression finally disappeared, and the ministers recovered and breathed a sigh of relief.

Jide Zuzan continued: "I have strict orders first. Those who escaped before the battle will be buried alive! Those who defeated the army will be buried alive! Now, let's execute the military orders. What else do you have to say?"

The slave masters were slumped on the ground, like dough, and were no longer angry.

After a while, a slave asked boldly: "Zanpu, what should I do if I have a great theory? He is the master!"

According to Jide Zuzan's order, not only will they die, but their families will also die, and there cannot be one person alive. Instead of doing this, it is better to put the big talk on the back and let out a sigh of anger.

Da Lun stood up and was about to speak. Ji De Zuzan waved his hand and asked him to sit down and said, "Although Da Lun has the responsibility of defeating the army, he has been loyal and loyal for generations. You have also seen that Da Lun's army is the best among you. When you escape like frightened rabbits, he can still lead the army without chaos. Has any of you done it?"

As we all know, so many people saw this, the slave masters were speechless.

Jide Zuzan said: "Benzanpu has a fair explanation for the great discussion. Come on! Drag them all out and bury them alive for me! And you all go and watch them! From now on, all those who have defeated soldiers will be buried alive!"

They stood up and followed with great strides. The ministers and generals were all frightened and had to follow.

The slave masters are not sifting, but are soft, as soft as dough, and are for the soldiers to carry them.

When I arrived on a hillside, I saw many soldiers guarding me. There were many pits on the ground, and the soil was still fresh, and it was just dug up.

Jide Zuzan stopped and waved his hand coldly. The soldiers carried the slave masters who were urinating, threw them into the pit, and then threw the soil into it. The soil covered their insteps and finally buried them. Hundreds of slave masters were buried alive.

The ministers and the generals were pounding their eyes and they were all silent. Jide Zuzan walked past them, glanced at everyone, and said coldly: "You all remembered for me: this time when fighting with the Tang army, everyone must be brave and strive for the first place! If anyone dares to escape, buried alive! Even if there is one, the leading general will be unlucky!"

"Abide by the order!" The generals had the courage to fight to the death. This was very evident to their temperament, and they all received the order loudly.

Only then did Jide Zuzan walk to Da Lun, look at him for a while, "The first battle failed, Da Lun can't escape the blame, so let's take a break first and wait for the disposal!"

This is a good opportunity to get rid of the great theory, but it is impossible to do it now. It is the time of a great war that cannot be moved. His great theory for generations is deeply rooted and the power in Tubo is too large. If you deal with him now, you will inevitably be in chaos, which is really unwise. A wise approach is to stabilize the great theory now, hold him in your hands, and let his people swear to the mouse and dare not move around. It is not too late to deal with it when the war is over.

By then, even if Da Lu cannot be killed or removed completely, he will be cut off many of his fiefs and seized a large part of his power. Da Lu's strength will be greatly damaged and he will be powerless.

The great remark responded and retreated. With a wave of his hand, a team of imperial guards rushed him.

"It's all gone!" Jide Zuzan clapped his hands and left with great strides.

As soon as I returned to the headquarters, I saw Princess Jincheng enjoying the cool air. Jidezuzan smiled and said, "Princess, please cook a few side dishes that you Tangren like, let's pour a few cups!"

Princess Jincheng looked at Jide Zuzan in confusion, and saw that he looked happy, as if he had won a big victory, and he couldn't help but be confused: "Zanpu, why are you so happy?"

"I won a big victory today!" Ji De Zuzan was in a good mood. He grabbed Princess Jincheng's tenderness and smiled and said, "Cook a few side dishes, let's have a few drinks."

Princess Jincheng asked tentatively: "Zanpu, I heard that today's war is very unhappy, and tens of thousands of people have lost. How can I say that a great victory will be won?"

Jidezuzan laughed: "They are also humans? They are worthy of calling the army? They are not worthy! That's right, I lost tens of thousands of people today, but it was well lost! Without them, I would be relieved."

He talked about it, but Princess Jincheng looked confused. Jide Zuzan explained to her: "Today, my victory is not on the battlefield, but in other places! I have thought about it. When this battle is over, I must make drastic innovations in the Great Tubo. I must do two things well, one is to abolish the hereditary, and the other is to abolish the slaves."

He paused a little and said, "If you want to do these two things, you will inevitably encounter great resistance. Will those who have fiefs and those who can inherit their inheritance be willing? Absolutely not! They will definitely object. Therefore, in order to eliminate future opposition forces, I will use the Tang army to remove them today! Without these opposing reforms, I will not be able to do anything smoothly when I want to reform the past? "

Tubo and the Tang Dynasty have been at a disadvantage for hundreds of years. It is not because their national strength is not good at fighting, nor because the Tubo army is not good at fighting. The fundamental reason is that their social system is much behind the Tang Dynasty.

The hereditary term is, first, the power of the princes is too great, and the obstacles to command by Zanpu are too great, which is not as smooth as the Tang Dynasty. Second, the talent is buried, and all the high positions are hereditary. Whether there is talent or not, they have to occupy a seat, which is in line with the swear words, "Occupy the pit and don't shit", which is even more important.

As for the slave system, it is naturally far inferior to the social system of the Tang Dynasty, but it is still adapted to the national conditions of Tubo. If the Tang army had not invaded Tubo's confidant and abolished slaves with great fanfare, the slave system would have no harm to Tubo.

Among the two major drawbacks, the most serious is hereditary. When Songtsen Gampo was reorganized, it was not that he did not know the harm of hereditary, but because hereditary was deeply rooted in Tubo and could not be abolished. If it was forcibly abolished, it would inevitably cause chaos. It would be better to maintain stability. Hereditary was inherited.

Princess Jincheng opened her mouth wide in surprise, couldn't speak for a long time, and pointed at Jidezu and said, "Zanpu, you..."

Jide Zuzan saw Princess Jincheng's surprise and enjoyed it very much. He smiled and said, "I can also use tricks. A little trick will make all the obstacles in front of me disappear. Slaves, I really didn't take it seriously before. Zhang said that they had abolition of slaves, but they burst out with amazing power and gave great support to the Tang army. It can be said that if there were no support from the slaves, the Tang army would not have been able to hold on until now. Just food and grass would be enough to make them sad."

He was right. It was precisely because of the importance of abolishing slaves to the Tang army that Zhang Shuo launched a large-scale abolition of slaves. This was also an important reason for the success of the Tang Dynasty in Tubo.

Princess Jincheng was a little suspicious: "Zanpu, your idea is very good, but if you abolish the slaves, it will be much more difficult. Your army, especially the imperial guards, all have slaves at home. If you abolish the slaves, your army will be unstable, and the consequences will be unpredictable at that time."

Jide Zuzan nodded and praised: "Princess, you can think of this, good, good! I have thought about it, I have not planned to abolish the slaves like Zhang said. His method is only used by him, but I can't use it. I am planning to recruit the slaves into the army and let them fight. If they make contributions, they will give them freedom and property. In this way, it will not only ensure the stability of the morale of the army, but also find a way for the Great Tubo. Besides, when the slaves have hope and fight, they will definitely be very brave, and the strength of the Great Tubo army will greatly increase."

This is indeed a good idea. Many monarchs in history did this and achieved great results.

Jide Zuzan said with great expectations: "As long as you do this and then abolish the hereditary, who dares to object? Especially those talented soldiers and generals, they will follow me wholeheartedly! Only by abolishing the hereditary can they have a day to stand out. Can they miss this opportunity?"

Finally, Jide Zuzan said confidently: "Even if this battle is defeated, it doesn't matter. Just clear the obstacles and it is a great victory. Ten years later, the Great Tubo will surely rise again and become stronger! At that time, we will fight against the Tang army again, and it is unknown who will win!"

This is not a fool, but a long-term plan. Once the slaves are abolished, the troops will be widened, and the country will have more taxes. With soldiers and money, can Tubo not be powerful?

More importantly, after the hereditary and slaves were abolished, those talented people would have hope and the stage for them to perform, Tubo would inevitably become stronger.

Money, army, and talent are indispensable conditions for a country's prosperity. If Jide Zuzan really wants to realize it, Tubo will inevitably pose a greater threat to the Tang Dynasty.

Princess Jincheng was shocked. She could not have imagined that at the critical moment of the war, Jide Zuzan had planned the long-term vision of Tubo.

Ji Dezuzan said confidently: "The abolition of slaves was my teacher, and he inspired me! The Tang envoy was right about hereditary matter. The harm of hereditary to the country is too great. Therefore, I have made up my mind to reform it!"

Chen Wanrong's disagreement actually made Jide Zuzan decide to reform, and Chen Wanrong could not have imagined that Chen Wanrong would never have thought of it. Of course, Chen Wanrong's words were just a "catalyst". This war made Jide Zuzan realize the shortcomings of Tubo and the Tang Dynasty, especially the gap in social systems, and if it was not made up for it, Tubo would be powerless.

A country's reform must have a stable external environment. One of the important factors that Shang Yang's successful reform in Qin was that he miraculously won a stable and peaceful situation. There was no war in the Qin State for nearly 20 years. This was unimaginable in the Warring States Period, when wars were as numerous as ox, and it was not an exaggeration to call it a miracle.

Perhaps it was God's will that the Qin State had just succeeded in reform, and the six Shandong countries were in chaos. The former overlord Wei State defeated Sun Bin in two battles, and his strength was greatly damaged, and hegemony was unsustainable. Qin State seized the opportunity, and Shang Yang's troops went out of Hexi to regain the land of Hexi, sealed Hangu Pass, and gained a more stable strategic situation for Qin State.

This laid a good foundation for King Huiwen of Qin to further reform and completely eradicate the restoration momentum.

By the time of King Zhao of Qin, after decades of hard work, the reforms were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The new regained Hexi and Longxi were also successful in the remote areas. The Qin State's foundation was solid and the national strength was strong. The Qin army advanced eastward to compete with the six Shandong countries to hegemony in the Central Plains.

The famous general Bai Qi fought for Yique for the first time, beheading nearly 300,000 people. He fought again in Changping and defeated more than 500,000 people in Zhao State. This is a model of successful innovation in Chinese history.

Jide Zuzan has a very good idea, and his plan is a big deal. However, now that the Tang Dynasty army is approaching, can he have an external environment that can be used?

The battle will be very good in the next few days.

The next day, when the morning light first came, the war drums in the Tang army camp sounded, and the Tang army drove out the barracks one by one, lined up their formations, and prepared to fight against Tubo.

Although the battle yesterday killed nearly 50,000 people, it could not be said to be the result of the battle. Tang army held its breath and prepared to fight. All of them were filled with fighting spirit and their blood was boiling. Even when they walked, they had a little more energy. The heavy iron armor of heavy infantry was pierced on their bodies, as if they had become much lighter.

What surprised Chen Wanrong and the others was that the Tubo army was not showing any weakness. When the Tang army's war drums sounded, the Tubo camp was also like thunder. The Tubo army drove out one after another and set up a formation. Looking at the Tubo army's formation, I was afraid that there were no less than 100,000 people.

The Tubo army had a total of 250,000 and 60,000. In addition to nearly 50,000 private troops, there were still 200,000 regular troops left. Jide Zuzan sent out 100,000 people at once. This was half of the Tubo army's strength. It seemed that he was going to fight!

The Tang army was full of morale, everyone fought hard, and they were all passionate and looked at the Tubo army like hungry wolf, and they would pounce on them at any time and tear them apart.

Chen Wanrong was surprised to find that the Tubo army was very different from the past. They were all fierce in fighting and energetic, as if they had changed their own.

After yesterday's battle, Jide Zuzan achieved his goal, and even more to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. The generals were afraid and determined to fight to the death. They all put in some effort and repeatedly stated Jide Zuzan's orders. The soldiers were both afraid of his thundering methods and police, and they were also eager to fight.

Today is destined to be a head-on bloody battle!

Carrying a golden helmet and golden armor, with a scimitar hanging on his waist, riding a very majestic BMW, he slowly came under the escort of the imperial guards. When he came to the formation of the three armies, Jide Zuzan suddenly pulled out the scimitar, waved a beautiful sword flower on his head, and shouted: "The warriors of the Great Tubo: The time for the decisive battle has come! Use the scimitar in your hands to drain the blood of the Tang people! Let the soul of the Tang people never return to their hometown! Long live the Great Tubo!"

"Long live the Great Tubo!" Tubo soldiers all rose passionately, their blood surged, and they shouted with great strength.

Not only were the Tubo soldiers participating in the war excitedly, but even the Tubo army in the camp couldn't stop shouting. Two hundred thousand people shouted in unison, "Long live the Great Tubo." What a momentum it was.

The sound had the power of breaking through the clouds and cracking silk, and it went straight to the sky, shaking the earth trembled.

In contrast to the shouts of the Tubo army, no one made any sound in the Tang army. Everyone was silent, as if there was no existence at all. The Tang army had no sound, which did not mean that their momentum was not as strong as that of the Tubo army. On the contrary, the Tang army had a neat formation and a rainbow of momentum, and the fiery fighting spirit did not need to be expressed by roars.

"Compared with the Tang army, the Great Tubo army is still far behind!" Jide Zuzan saw the reaction of the Tang army and had to sigh.

The Tang army not only had good training and excellent equipment, but also because they had experienced wars. Since Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, the borders have been unstable and wars have often occurred. This is both a bad thing and a good thing. The advantage is that the Tang army can always be tempered by war and is an elite army.

For the army, the best training ground is the sound of war! No matter how well the training is, it must be tested on the battlefield. The Tang army can always have war to test them, which is one of the reasons why the Tang army has strong combat power.

The scimitar in Jidezuzan's hand slashed heavily, and the Tubo army shouted and rushed towards the Tang army.
Chapter completed!