Chapter 3 In the second quarter, I made friends with Tang

Although it is still unclear whether the Dangxiang originated from the Xianbei or the Qiang people, there is no dispute that the early Dangxiang clan was not strong.According to historical records, the rise of the Dangxiang clan was in the early Tang Dynasty.So, how did the Dangxiang clan gradually become stronger?And who led the Dangxiang clan to officially embark on the stage of history? At the beginning of the rise of the Dangxiang people, they were divided into many small tribes, such as the Tuoba tribe, the Xifeng tribe, and the Yeli tribe. These tribes were not a whole, but only maintained by a common primitive religious belief.According to historical records, they "gathered once every three years and killed cattle and sheep to sacrifice to heaven" ("Sui Shu Western Regions Biography of the Party").There is only such communication between tribes.

The place where Dangxiang people first gave birth and gathered was adjacent to two powerful minority regimes, Tuyuhun in the north and Tubo in the south. After the rise of the Tang Dynasty in the East, it began to use troops against Tuyuhun.Dang Xiang saw that the Tang Dynasty was powerful, and many small tribes surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.The Tang army was determined to destroy Tuyuhun. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty failed to defeat it. This time, Tang Taizong sent Li Jing, the number one general under his command, as the commander of the marching capital. He led hundreds of thousands of troops into six groups, vowing to destroy Tuyuhun.The party members originally belonged to Tuyuhun, but now most of them surrendered to Datang to lead the way for the Tang army, so the Tang army is progressing smoothly.

The Tang army marched to Langdaopo, which is in today's Gansu Province. There was a report from the front, and Tuoba Chici, the leader of the party, led tens of thousands of horses to block the way.General Tang, the leader of the army, asked Tuoba Chici if he had taken any offensive actions, and Tan Ma replied that he hadn't, saying that he was only on the defensive.But the terrain of Langdao Slope was extremely dangerous. Tuoba Chici cut down the trees and pushed down the rocks on the mountain to block the road. The Tang army would not be able to get through anyway. If they wanted to attack by force, they would definitely suffer heavy losses.Tang Jiang remembered that before departure, the emperor told him to be gentle with Dangxiang, to contact Dangxiang, to isolate Tuyuhun, and not to offend Dangxiang.So, he sent envoys to see Tuoba Chici, trying to persuade Tuoba Chici to surrender.

But the employment is improper, and the envoys sent are arrogant. I am an envoy from the celestial dynasty, and the celestial dynasty has hundreds of thousands of troops besieging Tuyuhun. You are a local chieftain, and you have dozens of people and seven or eight guns to block the way of the army. Isn't this a murder?The Tang envoy was so arrogant and rude, he angered Tuoba Chici.Tuoba Chici drew out his waist knife and slashed it on the table, saying, do you know what relationship I have with Tuyuhun?I am the son-in-law of Old King Tuyuhun, and he is my father-in-law. We are the relationship between the heart and the heart.Lord Tuyuhun is kind to me, you let me betray him and surrender?No way!Go back quickly, or I will kill you as soon as I get angry.I can't kill the nameless ghost under my knife, a small guy like you is not worthy of me to kill, change to a big one!

The Tang envoy was startled, and hurried back to the camp. Seeing his commander-in-chief, he said emphatically that Tuoba Chici was so unreasonable and despised our Tang Dynasty.As soon as General Tang heard this, his anger was aroused. You are a thief chieftain, you don't know what is good, I will persuade you not to listen, and let you see how powerful the army is.As soon as the heavenly soldiers arrived, no chicken or dog would stay behind.General Tang was very smart and knew that a strong attack would not work, so he wanted to find a local to see if there was a path to get behind Tuoba Chici, preferably to sneak attack on his old camp.The local people have never seen so much yellow gold and white silver. Once the labor fee is collected, they not only tell that there is such a road, but also lead the way in person.Tuoba Chici waited in full force, but Tang Jun came up from behind and gave him a blow, killing more than 3,000 people, mainly his family members, the old and the weak, women and children, and more than 60,000 cattle and sheep were captured by Tang Jun.Tang Jun was out of food, but now he has something to eat, and his morale is high after improving his life.

Tuoba Chici also saw that Tang Jun is not easy to mess with, it seems that my father-in-law is completely finished this time.Marshal Li Jing hasn't shown up yet, just one of his generals, one of the six armies, beat me up like this. Is there any point in my resistance?I was buried for Tuyuhun, is it worth it?Wouldn't it be better for me to recognize another father-in-law?Tuoba Chici began to mutter in his heart.The generals of the Tang Dynasty fought a great victory, and played the role of the emperor: Tuoba Chi resigned from the bandit chieftain, blocking the way of the heavenly soldiers, and the minister gave him a slap in the face, and won the battle.