Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 574 chips are coming
The wind and sand in the desert made their faces hurt. After several days of marching, the wind and sand raged.

How majestic they were when they set off from Chang'an, but now they are like a grass bandit that has been rounded up by the court a hundred times.

A gust of wind poured into Sun Congdong's mouth, and Sun Congdong was caught off guard and was fed a mouthful of sand.

Spitting out the sand in his mouth angrily, Sun Congdong cursed a few hellish words angrily, and then covered his face with a scarf.

The wind and sand did not subside, but the sound of horseshoes came from the southwest direction.

The sound of horseshoes stopped on the shady side of the hill, and a scout quickly ran up to Sun Congdong, and reported excitedly: "Lieutenant Sun, the Tubo army was found [-] miles to the west. There are more than [-] people, and they are looting a Tuyuhun. tribe."

Sun Congdong frowned: "More than 5000 people..."

Turning his head to look at his [-] Forbidden Army, Sun Congdong looked hesitant.

The Tubo army is powerful, unlike other weak and small countries, otherwise the Tang Dynasty would not have been able to destroy it after three generations of emperors.

What Sun Congdong was hesitant about was whether his thousand men could swallow five thousand Tubo troops. Although they were equipped with three-eyed guns, weapons did not determine the outcome on the battlefield. One thousand was against five thousand. After all, the disparity is too great, whether it is worth taking a risk, Sun Congdong is really hesitant.

But the scout said: "Lieutenant Sun Du quickly made a decision, the five thousand Tubo army will surely flee far away after looting, and it will be too late."

Sun Congdong gritted his teeth, the muscles on his resolute face trembled a few times, and said viciously: "Damn it! You bastards, I'm betting on this! As long as you swallow these five thousand Tibetan soldiers with their belts and bones, County Uncle Li will be much more relaxed. Already!"

"Send the order, the whole army mounts and gathers, and marches west!"

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In the middle of the night, the sound of horseshoes broke the tranquility of the Tubo camp.

Before Lu Dongzan fell asleep, a Tubo scout went straight into the commander's tent with a panicked expression.

"Report! Prime Minister, it's not good, the [-] troops under General Ximian Kasong were wiped out!"

Lu Dongzan was shocked, stood up suddenly, and said angrily, "Say it again!"

"General Gasong was ordered by the Prime Minister to go west to Dafeichuan to clear out the remnants of the Tuyuhun tribe. This afternoon, the entire army was wiped out on the wasteland 120 miles away from the camp. The enemy disappeared without a trace. The wasteland is full of our Tubo army. dead body, General Gasong also died in martyrdom.”

Lu Dongzan's chest suddenly stagnated, he couldn't catch his breath, and almost fainted.

Five thousand soldiers and horses is not much, but the annihilation of the entire army without warning is undoubtedly a very heavy blow to the Tubo army.

Since the Tubo army invaded Tuyuhun, the two countries have been at war for several months, and the Tubo army has never suffered such tragic casualties.

"Who did it, have you found it?" Lu Dongzan asked, rubbing his chest in pain.

The scout shook his head, but said again: "The villain checked the wounds of our fallen soldiers and found that they were all shot by iron bullets in the chest, which is consistent with the wounds caused by the weapons held by the Qiantang army in Jishi Mountain."

Lu Dongzan opened his eyes wide in shock, and murmured: "It's Tang Jun! It's that kind of weird weapon again... This thing is so sharp, it's a pity that Zi Nu can't get it for the old man!"

Immediately, Lu Dongzan's expression turned hard, and he said: "Immediately order the more than [-] Tubo warriors north of Dafeichuan to abandon the purge of the remnants of the Tuyuhun tribe, start from Shancheng in the east and reach Qilian Mountain in the west, and search for the Tang army with all their strength. To encircle and wipe them out, we must wipe out all the Tang troops in Tuyuhun!"

The scouts led the way.

Under the dim candlelight, Lu Dongzan's face turned red and then blue.

Lu Dongzan has never underestimated the enemy. When Tang Jun's three-eyed blunderbuss appeared on the battlefield for decades, Lu Dongzan paid full attention to it. The details of the three-eyed gun.

However, when the news came that five thousand Tubo troops were annihilated under the three-eyed gun, Lu Dongzan had to admit that he still underestimated the power of this new weapon of the Tang army.

One thousand Tang troops can cause such huge casualties to the Tubo army. If [-] Tang troops led by Tang general Su Dingfang come to Tuyuhun, among other things, even if they are only equipped with [-] three-eyed guns, the Tubo army will face What kind of disaster?
Lu Dongzan was frightened for a while, his old face showed a little fear of unknown things, and a thought flashed in his mind involuntarily.

When Lun Zhongcong came back from Liangzhou in disgrace, he told him that he had reached an agreement with Li Qinzai, that Tubo would return half of Tuyuhun's territory to Tang, and Tuyuhun would be divided between Tang and Tubo.

Lu Dongzan was very disdainful of this agreement at the beginning. After Lun Zhongcong told it, he never considered it. Why should the envoy of the Tang Dynasty ask for half of the territory that I have worked so hard to win?
But now, while Lu Dongzan was alerted by the news of the annihilation of the five thousand Tubo army, he had to seriously consider the agreement reached in Liangzhou City.

Because Lu Dongzan was really not sure about facing the upcoming [-] troops of the Tang Dynasty, especially the frightening new weapons, which made him feel even more frightened in his heart.

Five thousand soldiers and horses swallowed as much as they wanted, and they didn't even leave a single one alive. Can the Tubo army, which has been tired for a long time, be able to contend with such a terrifying combat power?
Sitting alone in the handsome tent, Lu Dongzan's old body trembled involuntarily.

The Tang envoy Li Qinzai had been in the Tubo camp for two days. During these two days, Lu Dongzan and Li Qinzai had a tacit understanding and did not talk about serious matters, because each had their own secrets.

What Li Qinzai was waiting for was Sun Congdong's news, which would increase the bargaining chip for the negotiations between the two countries.What Lu Dongzan was waiting for was the news that the Tubo army wiped out the remnants of Tuyuhun and completely occupied Tuyuhun. This was also Lu Dongzan's bargaining chip.

Both parties were waiting, and now the news came that Li Qinzai was waiting for a bargaining chip, but Lu Dongzan was waiting for it, but it did not come.

The current situation is that Li Qinzai is silent, and Lu Dongzan is already considering having to voluntarily give up half of Tuyuhun's land.

This is the power of the country, the greatest reliance of a country's envoys.

After a long silence, Lu Dongzan suddenly raised his voice and said, "Come here, hurry to the Tang envoy's camp, and respectfully ask Li Xianbo to move to the commander's tent. I have something to discuss."

Outside the handsome tent, the guards left in a hurry.

Lu Dongzan sighed dejectedly, his body gradually weakened.

This is a national war, and the Tubo invasion is not a one-time decision, but carefully planned for many years.

I didn't expect to encounter such a variable, and I made a mistake after all.

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Lu Dongzan's personal guard galloped to the rear of the camp, and there was silence outside Li Qinzai's camp.

It was late at night, and as soon as the personal guards arrived dozens of feet outside Li Qinzai's camp, they were stopped by Li's Buqu, who was on guard outside.

The personal guard was in a state of desperation, and shouted loudly for the Tubo Prime Minister to summon him urgently, but the Li family still stopped him, not allowing him to approach Li Qinzai's camp for half a step.

The personal guards were in a hurry, and they didn't dare to delay Lu Dongzan's military orders, so they had no choice but to let the members of the Li family search his body and search him all over. After all the weapons were searched, Liu Asi said with a smirk He patted the guard on the shoulder and told him that he could go outside the camp to wake up Tang Envoy by himself.

After all, the personal guard was too young, so he didn't know that people's hearts were sinister, so he ran outside Li Qinzai's tent recklessly, calling for Li Qinzai loudly.

A moment later, candles were lit in the camp, and there was a faint panting sound like a mad cow seeing the red cloth.

Liu Asi and the others felt their scalps go numb, and unconsciously stepped back a few steps, staring at the guard with sympathy.

The guard still yelled loudly, and then saw the curtain being lifted abruptly, revealing Li Qinzai's murderous face, the guard was stunned, before he had time to react, the front of his front suddenly tightened, and Li Qinzai grabbed a person in the court tent. drag.

The personal guard screamed, as if the prey had been sucked into the cave by a python, and Liu Asi outside heard a burst of tragic screams, painful wailing, and begging for mercy.

After a while of rattling and rattling, Li Qinzai walked out of the camp refreshed.

The moment the door curtain was lifted, Liu Ah Si and the others clearly saw that lifeless bodyguard lying on the ground lifeless.

"Drag this thing out and clean my tent again. I want to go back to sleep." Li Qinzai ordered lightly.

The dying bodyguard was dragged out, Liu Asi approached hesitantly and said: "Five Shaolang, the Prime Minister of Tubo invites you to command the tent..."

Li Qinzai sneered: "If he invites me to go, do I have to go? The old man has no eyesight, and he doesn't know what time it is. I'll talk about big things when I wake up!"

After Li Qinzai finished speaking, he turned around and went back to the camp. His footsteps stopped suddenly, and he said, "If Lu Dongzan sends someone to invite me again, beat me out with sticks, and dare to disturb my sleep, you know what will happen. Don't think I don't know." You deliberately let this product in to seek death."

(End of this chapter)