Established a millennium family since King Wu defeated Zhou

Chapter 972 Let Descendants Enjoy Blessings

It has been about eighty years since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty.

The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was unimaginable to everyone in the empire. The fact that Luo Qianqiu and Luo Qianshen’s plan for the Western Regions was so successful was not unrelated to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

Since the Zhenguan period, the Tang Dynasty has been on a rapid path of development.

Until now, seventy years have passed and it has never stopped.

There was so much grain in the treasury that the imperial court had to issue an edict to reduce taxes.

The full treasury enabled the empire to invest more funds in the construction of spiritual civilization and the maintenance of domestic security.

From Luoyang to the Western Regions, a journey of 10,000 miles, as long as you take the straight road built by the imperial court, you will basically not see bandits. Even if there are, they will be quickly wiped out by the imperial army.

It is said that there are no jackals or tigers on the roads of Kyushu, and one does not need to wait for an auspicious sunrise to travel far.

In the towering building of the Tang Dynasty, there seems to be only one stain left, and that is Tubo.

Now that the time is ripe, Luo Qianqiu decides to solve it himself.

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It was beyond everyone's expectation that Prince Luo would go to Tubo in person. What was even more surprising was that the five sons and four daughters of the Luo family all went on the expedition at the same time. Everyone realized that this was not a simple expedition.

The last time the Luo family went on such an expedition was during the decisive battle between Zhuxia and the grassland.

The outcome of that incident is clearly recorded in history books: almost everyone died.

What is Luo going to do?
Is it worth the Luo family to pay such a huge price for just Tibet?

Taiping was very worried. She looked at Luo Qianqiu with deep concern, "Husband, don't go."

This usually strong woman couldn't help but panic at this moment, her eyes were slightly red. Li Shengyi and Luo Shengxi both ran up and hugged Luo Qianqiu's legs, with their eyes wide open, as if they didn't say anything, but it seemed as if they had said everything.

Luo Qianqiu touched the two children's heads and said gently, "Don't worry, this time is different. Tubo is not worth the Luo family paying such a huge price.

The Luo family is different now."

……

On the vast plateau, Luo Qianqiu commanded the army. In the sixth year of Kaiyuan, 30,000 troops had gathered in Qinghai, but it was not until the eighth year of Kaiyuan that Luo Qianqiu advanced towards Tubo from Qinghai Road.

His thoughts couldn't help but go back to before he set foot in Qinghai.

On the surface, it seems that the Luo family’s expedition this time is quite large, but as he and Taiping said, the Luo family is different now.

In the past, the Luo family had no luck points and could only use sacrifices and blood to awaken the artifact.

The current Luo family is no longer the impoverished Luo family of the past.

Why now is the right time.

Because from Wu Zhao to the present Kaiyuan period, the Luo family has absorbed too many luck points from the Tang Dynasty.

Being crowned a king is an achievement that greatly increases one’s luck points, and the person who was crowned was King Luo.

In the system, the Luo family's current family rank is [King].

Coupled with the relationship with the royal family, the increase is simply terrifying. You should know that Luo Xuanye and Li Shimin had already increased tenfold. Luo Qianqiu is the emperor's husband, and Luo Shengxi and Li Shengyi are the emperor's biological sons.

These abundant luck points allow Luo's actions to be completely different.

It is quite reasonable to spend the luck points obtained from the Tang Dynasty on the Tang Dynasty.

At the family meeting before the expedition, Luo Qianqiu made the final assessment of this war, "Maintain the territorial integrity and unity of Zhuxia, eliminate any country that attempts to hinder Zhuxia's conquest of the world, and eliminate all rebels. Don't worry about future evaluations. Everything we do now is for our descendants. The sins will be ours, and the glory will belong to the Su King."

Luo Qianqiu has made up his mind that if this war fails to achieve its goal and the plan reaches an irreversible point, he will make sacrifices to allow this plateau to enter an era where it is no longer suitable for survival.

This plateau, which supported tens of millions of people in the warm era, will return to the barren era when it could only accommodate millions of people.

Looking at the army that was marching like a snake, there was an object constantly spinning in Luo Qianqiu's mind. It was a divine artifact that appeared when the Luo family was promoted to the rank of king.

A magical weapon that is powerful enough to destroy the world.

Even Luo Qianqiu couldn't help but feel a chill after seeing it. That was a true punishment from heaven. He would never use it unless it was absolutely necessary, because this divine weapon could not distinguish between friend and foe.

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During the march, a general proposed to split the army into two groups. "The plateau is vast, and if we split the army into two groups, we can find the enemy's tracks more quickly. This is what happened when Li Jing, the Duke of Wei, and his men entered the Western Yan State."

But Luo Qianqiu decisively rejected this proposal. "Back then, the Duke of Wei and his men led a much larger army than us. If we split our forces, our strength will be weakened. Although we are elite, we still need to pay attention to this.

At first, the Duke of Wei and his men were not familiar with the terrain here, but now all the counties just need to follow me, and I will naturally know where to go to capture the Tibetan king, so there is no need to divide the army."

If it weren't possible to find the Tibetan army, Luo Qianqiu would not have been able to enter this vast snowy plateau with only 30,000 people. That would have been irresponsible to everyone.

Seeing that King Luo insisted, and everyone could feel that King Luo seemed somewhat familiar with this place, the army moved much faster than expected, with almost no detours, so no one insisted anymore.

The Tubo side had long anticipated the Tang Dynasty's attack. After all, the Tang Dynasty had been training troops in Qinghai Road for so long, and they were not blind and had been watching them all the time. As soon as the Tang Dynasty advanced, the Tubo side immediately knew the news.

then.

The Tibetan tribes close to Qinghai began to flee decisively.

They had no intention of fighting with the Tang Dynasty at all. They were not stupid. As soon as they saw the momentum of the Tang Dynasty, they knew that the troops coming were elite troops. The elite troops of the Tang Dynasty could only be fought by the most elite imperial guards of Tubo. Other tribal troops or slave soldiers would be seeking death if they encountered them.

Such a powerful enemy must be left to the Zamp and the Prime Minister to worry about. What does it have to do with them?

Luo Qianqiu's march went smoothly. The biggest problems were the climate and logistics. With the support of the powerful Tang Dynasty, they were able to maintain these two. They crossed mountains and ridges, drank ice and slept in the snow, defeated those Tibetan tribes that had no time to escape, plundered cattle, sheep and food, and marched westward towards the Tibetan capital.

Facing the aggressive Tang Dynasty, Tubo naturally decided to fight back. Especially when they heard that there were only 30,000 people coming, the Tubo prime minister who led everything laughed out loud. He said to the Tubo nobles in a rather arrogant manner: "Since the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has sent people to die, if we don't accept them, wouldn't it be that we are ignorant?"

Then the Tubo Prime Minister summoned all the tribes to send out troops, also 30,000 people, but these 30,000 were different from the 30,000 from the Tang Dynasty. Tubo was a typical slave system, and although the population was not large on the surface, every household of those nobles had slaves.

The actual number of troops dispatched this time was 200,000. The majestic military appearance made him laugh wildly, "200,000 versus 30,000. The advantage is on my side."

What the Tubo Prime Minister never expected was that as soon as he left, the Zamp, whom he had always thought was not to be feared, ran away from the capital. "The Prime Minister really underestimated the enemy. Will he be Lun Qinling himself in the future?

Even though I am in the palace, I know that those who came from the Tang Dynasty are the elite of the elite. Thirty thousand elites are invincible. If you don't run quickly now, you will die later."

The Zamp was too clear-headed. Except during the period of Lun Qinling, Tubo had never defeated the Tang Dynasty in a head-on battle. The quality of the Tang Dynasty's army was far superior to that of Tubo.

Tubo usually relies on an army that is far larger than that of the Tang Dynasty to capture cities guarded by local garrisons. Now it is facing a head-on collision with a group of elite Tang Dynasty troops who can cross mountains and rivers and force their way across the wilderness and icy plains. It is really stupid.

"This time, the victory over the Tang army still depends on me. The Tang army is strong, so we should not engage in direct conflict with them. How long can they stay on this vast plateau?
Once their food and supplies run out and they get lost on the plateau, that will naturally be our chance to win.

Remember to get rid of those herdsmen who might reveal our whereabouts. I am familiar with the history of the Han people. They have always liked to use local people as guides. Those regimes that are hostile to the Central Plains have basically been defeated by these insignificant little people. "

It has to be said that this Tubo king really understood the history of the Han people. He dug out all the small details hidden in history. In war, it was too common to use local people as guides.

There is no such thing as nationalism on the grassland. As long as benefits are given, no one cares about the Khan's great cause. Most people lead the Central Plains army to "annihilate" the Khan.

In fact, the same is true for the Central Plains. In times of chaos, the common people basically don't care about this. They can lead the way by giving money and food. This war situation is completely different from that after the formation of a nationalist country.

Moreover, even after the formation of the nation-state, there were still so many surrenderists. The Tubo Zamp understood this, so he wanted to cut it off.

There would be too many corpses left behind along the way, but as a great king, how could he care about the lives of some slaves? In his eyes, they were just cattle and horses dedicated to him.

"I sit high in the Potala Palace, the greatest king in the Snowland. It is the honor of the untouchables to sacrifice their lives for me."

The Tibetan king said this without any scruples, and the Tibetan nobles around him agreed with him deeply, and no one thought there was anything wrong with what he said.

That's right.

In Tubo, nobles and kings are born noble, while slaves will always be slaves, and their life or death will always be controlled by the whim of those in power.

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Luo Qianqiu naturally knew that the Tubo prime minister was leading a large army to kill him.

Although he did not open Qingshi all the time, he opened it almost every day. Before that, he had already collected information about the Tubo high-level officials.

The launch of Qingshi requires four pieces of information.

Information about the person, time of inquiry, specific location of inquiry, and event of inquiry.

People, time and place, these three pieces of information are like a coordinate axis composed of several non-parallel lines, which can directly determine a point.

The more detailed the event you are looking for, the fewer luck points you will need to spend, and the more accurate the information provided will be.

Precisely because of this characteristic, its greatest function is to dispel the fog of history.

Most historical events are only vague, but the people, time, place, and events are generally clear. As long as all this information is input, the specific process will naturally emerge, and the missing details will be supplemented.

But now when Luo Qianqiu searches, he only has the person and time. In theory, three coordinates are needed to search for a person.

But because the characters are unique, when you know either the character or the time, you can know where the person was at that time.

Of course, this method consumes a lot of luck points, far more than the information provided.

This is the principle why Qingshi can be used as a fully open map. Although it is far inferior to the satellite navigation of later generations, Qingshi is not for military use after all. This developed capability can also be used for dimensionality reduction attacks in this era.

The Tubo Prime Minister quickly realized Qingshi's power. In this vast snowy area where no one knew where the east, south, west or north was, Luo Qianqiu was the only one who could determine the location.

When the Tubo Prime Minister was still fantasizing about the victory of his 200,000-strong army, he had unknowingly entered Luo Qianqiu's encirclement.

What would happen to a mob without a reorganized army when faced with the sudden arrival of cavalry?
Countless wars have given the answer, which is to scatter in panic.

The temple army, which was not affected at all by the plateau, rushed down the high slope wearing armor. The war horses under their crotch were so powerful that they directly dispersed the slave army used by the Tibetans as cannon fodder.

The brave warriors sat beside Luo Qianqiu and did not move easily. As Luo Qianqiu swung his weapons several times, several cavalry teams rushed out and rushed in from the scattered positions of various formations. The dismounted archers, under the cover of the shield infantry, rained down waves of arrows.

The Temple Army is the darling of the battlefield, like a sharp knife that cuts through everything. In front of them, no matter whether it is the slave army or the Tibetan army, as long as they are not wearing armor, they will not be able to match them.

The horses under their crotch seem to be connected with the humans as one, this is the mastery of horsemanship, the bows and arrows in their hands never miss their target, and the horse lances dance like flowers, this is the mastery of archery and weapons, this is the Xuan-level artifact, the Heavenly Soldier!

The real heavenly soldier!
Different from any army in the world.

The troops from the Western Regions all shouted in unison, their eyes full of enthusiasm, cheering for the Temple Army. This was the Temple Army, the strongest legion under the throne of King Su.

Most of the Tang army had never seen the Temple Army in action, so their faces changed drastically when they saw it. The Temple Army was too strong. If it were not for its small number, if there were 30,000 people, they would be invincible and could have changed the emperor.

When the Tubo Prime Minister was ambushed, he still wanted to resist a little, but the resistance he had just organized was suppressed by the temple army, and even the battle flags were chopped down. He immediately decided to escape.

The Tubo prime minister simply dropped the big banner and fled. Then the big banner fell down. In an instant, the entire Tubo army was scattered, and everyone fled frantically in all directions.

Luo Qianqiu would naturally not waste time and energy to chase and kill these ordinary soldiers, but he would never let go of the leading noble. The commander of the temple army raised his warhorse and killed the Tibetan prime minister with a single blow.

Before the Tubo Prime Minister died, he wanted to reveal his identity to save his life, but Luo Qianqiu did not give him the chance. After he was hacked to death, Luo Qianqiu said slowly: "Pickle his head with lime to prevent it from rotting. This is the first one, and there will be the head of the Zamp later.

Kill all captured Tibetan nobles and officers, kill all guards, kill all Tibetans, and take care of the slaves yourself, don't hinder the army's progress, the Tibetan Zamp is still waiting for us ahead."

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At the foot of Suya Ula Mountain, the Tubo prime minister's entire army was wiped out. As for those who escaped, no one knew how many of them actually escaped under such circumstances.

After experiencing a great victory, the Tang army did not delay at all. After Luo Qianqiu determined the direction, they marched quickly again, and then he was shocked.

This was the scene he saw as he marched along.

The snowy area was littered with killed slaves, their clothes torn and their bodies covered in dirt. Their blood had turned black and stained the white snow, which was very eye-catching.

Most of them had numb expressions on their faces, and they didn't seem to care much about life or death.

Some people had fear on their faces.

Very few people had reluctance on their faces.

These expressions seemed to indicate the differences in their hearts.

The numb people have no hope in life, the fearful people want to live but cannot, and the unwilling people seem to be dissatisfied with their own identities and still resent the world.

From the faces of these slaves, we can see countless stories and how much evil is buried on this snowy plateau as pale as the moon.

When Luo Qianqiu saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel fury in his heart. He certainly didn't feel pity for these Tibetan slaves. He was a prince of the Tang Dynasty and didn't have that much kindness to give to the people of other countries.

What he hated was only the Tibetan nobles themselves.

"The Tibetan king and those Tibetan nobles really deserve to die. They could even kill the people under their rule so cruelly.

It is truly an outrage to heaven and earth, and despised by both humans and gods."

This is what made Luo Qianqiu angry. As the king of Tubo, he killed his own people at will. In Luo Qianqiu's view, such a person had no chance of joining the Tang Dynasty and was not qualified to serve the Tang Dynasty.

"Pass on my order that any Tibetan king and nobles who resist will be killed on the spot without mercy."

The herald loudly passed on Luo Qianqiu's order, and everyone could feel the anger in King Luo's heart.

The generals who were accompanying him were even more frightened, as they had a better understanding of King Luo's character. Among the generals of the Tang Dynasty, there were also some who liked to abuse their soldiers, but now they were more restrained.

What the superior likes, the subordinates will follow.

Since Prince Luo doesn't like this kind of thing, you must try your best to endure it. If you offend Prince Luo because of this kind of thing, then don't even think about making meritorious deeds, getting promoted, or getting rich in the future. Don't lose your life because of this kind of thing.

You should know that during the Tianfeng period, there was a prince of the Li clan who was stripped of his title, demoted to a commoner, and exiled five thousand miles away because he beat a concubine to death in his mansion. And this was the result of someone pleading for him, otherwise according to the law, he would have been sentenced to death with a pending execution.

Contrary to the impression of many people that concubines have a low status, although their political status is low, their right to life is still quite high. Unless they have committed major faults, they are not objects that can be beaten or killed at will.

It would be fine if no one pursued the matter after the private settlement, but if the family members or the officials in the government pursued the matter, the matter would become a serious matter. There were more than one or two nobles who beat their concubines or maids to death and were eventually killed.

Looking at Prince Luo's current attitude of disgust, if I were to fall into his hands for such a thing in the future, I would definitely end up in trouble.

Luo Qianqiu probably couldn't have imagined that his attitude could make people think so much.

The Tubo Zamp never expected that Luo Qianqiu would come so quickly. He didn't understand how Luo Qianqiu found him. This didn't make sense as he had clearly made all the preparations.

Fortunately, he was not ambushed directly like the Tubo prime minister, so he still had time to adjust his army and enter a defensive state.

Luo Qianqiu looked at the Tubo Zamp from afar. He was a young man, about twenty years old, very strong, with the red face unique to the snowy plateau, as well as cracks between the ice and snow. His skin was somewhat dark, and his body was decorated with gold, silver and gems.

"It seems that my great chancellor died at the hands of your majesty?"

The Tubo Zamp stood opposite and asked loudly.

Luo Qianqiu rode his horse and shouted, "If you surrender now, I will leave you an intact body and give you a sky burial. Otherwise, I will trample you into pulp and imprison your soul in darkness forever, so that your spirit will never be free.

I also send these words to the Tibetan nobles around you. Whoever can kill the Tibetan king, I can spare his life.

I am the King of Luo of the Tang Dynasty, the husband of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. My promise is the promise of the Tang Dynasty."

The Tibetan king's face suddenly changed when he heard this. Whether it was Luo Qianqiu's threat to his soul or the instigation of rebellion by the nobles around him, he turned pale.

"King Luo of the Tang Dynasty, your arrogance has damaged your mind. You are like a yak in the snowy land. Your words are simply unbearable. Do you think you can stir up conflict with just two sentences?
Your bragging is higher than Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the snow-covered area. Today, let me test your strength and see who can take whose life. You will pay a sufficient price for what you said today.

This king will use the blood of you Tang people to water the most beautiful Gesang flowers in the Snow Region, and then when the Gesang flowers are in full bloom, I will give these sacred flowers from the sacred mountain to your Tang Dynasty.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! "

Perhaps he was extremely satisfied with his subsequent words, for after he finished speaking, the Tibetan king actually burst into laughter. Under his influence, all the Tibetan nobles laughed, whether they wanted to or not.

But some people were already cursing in their hearts. This Tibetan king had a pretty good brain, so why was he going crazy now? What good would it do to offend the Tang Dynasty like this?

Even without seeing the Tang army on the opposite side, he was already filled with anger.

The soldiers in the Tang army were indeed extremely angry, but Luo Qianqiu, the commander, did not feel anything and even found it ridiculous.

"It's just a dying lie."

Luo Qianqiu said lightly.

Then he waved his hand and said, "Soldiers, listen up, don't attack, retreat three miles."

Luo Qianqiu was not only not angry, he was not even prepared to attack directly. The reason was very simple.

Since the Tibetan king was well prepared, there was no need to launch a direct attack. If he did so, even if the victory was great, his own losses would not be small.

The reason for retreating three miles was simple. For the Tang cavalry, this distance could be reached in an instant, so there was no need to worry about the Tubo army escaping. But for humans, this distance was enough to bypass the mountain, so they could not see the direction of the Tang army at all.

As for the Tang army, or for Luo Qianqiu, with the existence of history, he didn't need to worry about the whereabouts of the Tibetan army. He just needed to roughly know where the Tibetan Zamp and the nobles who led the troops were.

This is not a war of equals.

and.

The most important thing is that the Tang army brought a large number of cattle and sheep, as well as warm clothes. Thanks to the strong national strength, they could outlast the Tubo army even on the plateau.

Although the Tibetan army had a large number of people, they also had heavy casualties. The Tang army could continue to attack their yak herds and cut off their recruitment of personnel.

In other words, although the Tang army was small in number, it had surrounded Tubo in this war.

Now the Tang army only needs to wait for the Tubo army to mutiny, or wait for the time when they are forced to go to war, and then they can find an opportunity to defeat the Tubo army.

This tactic was often used by Li Shimin.

At first, the Tubo Zamp did not realize why Luo Qianqiu retreated. It was only after the yak herds were attacked repeatedly and the scouts who went out were killed that he realized it.

When he realized this, endless fear rose in the heart of the Tubo Zamp. He knew that he could not go on like this and had to rely on the larger army he had now to defeat the Tang army.

But when he led his army to challenge, Luo Qianqiu just looked at him coldly, and then led the Tang army to retreat again, still keeping a distance from him. The all-cavalry Tang army was too flexible, and they stuck to him tightly but did not attack.

During this process of torturing the Tubo army, a general suggested that Tubo was exhausted and could launch a night attack, but was rejected by Luo Qianqiu again. He believed that the Tubo Zamp was leading the elite Tubo troops, whose will had not been completely weakened, and that it was not the right time.

The sun rises and the moon sets.

Time passed in this torture, and the Tubo Zamp finally admitted that he could not catch the Tang army at all.

retreat!

We must leave here as soon as possible, return to the Potala Palace and rely on the city's defense. This method of escaping far away to consume the Tang army has failed.

When Zanpu made this decision, Luo Qianqiu finally smiled.

"The time has come."

"The Tibetan king is trying to escape for his life."

When you are running for your life, your flaws are the biggest, and when you are running for your life, you are the most threatening.

"Emperor Taizong's Battle of Queshu Valley was fought during the pursuit. Countless wars to expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty were fought during the pursuit."

Luo Qianqiu drew out the sword in his hand and said in a high voice: "Now, the sons and daughters of the Tang Dynasty, inherit the will of Emperor Taizong, use the sharp blades in your hands to cut off the head of the Tibetan Zamp and report to His Majesty."

"kill!"

The sound of killing shook the sky!
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In November of the eighth year of Kaiyuan, the Xueyu Dao was established in the Xueyu Plateau, with the post of Xueyu Dao garrison commander. Xueyu Dao governed 18 states, 137 counties, and three major military governorships. ——"Geography of the Tang Dynasty"

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