Great Tang princess

Not long after the messenger went out, he came in with one person.

This man looked less than 40 years old, with a thick beard and a thick beard covering the lower half of his face like a mask.

But like all Tibetans, this guy also has two lumps of plateau red on his face.

For Mangpoche, the surprise in his heart never stopped from the moment he entered the barracks.

When he came over, he could see from a distance that the military camp was surrounded by a high platform every ten feet.

On each high platform stood two soldiers, with something incomprehensible stuck to their faces, looking around.

When Mangbuchi came here, he brought 7000 direct troops with him, but since he came to ask for surrender, he asked his troops to station in the distance first, and he only brought three or five guards over.

After arriving at the gate of the barracks and explaining the reason to the soldiers on guard, the other party went in to report, and came out after a while, leading him into the barracks.

After entering the barracks, he couldn't help but look around. It was hard to imagine that the place where the troops sent out during the battle could be so clean and tidy.

And not only that, there are actually houses in the barracks!

That's right, it's not a tent, it's a house!These houses have flat walls and sloping roofs.

The most important thing is that on a small hill among these houses, there is actually a two-story building!
You know, this is during the war, these people are here to fight, the army will have time to build a house here?
The exaggerated facts made him froze in place and even forgot to move forward.

"What are you looking at? Go faster! Do you still want the saint to wait for you?!" The soldier leading the way turned around and scolded.

Only then did he come to his senses, quickly walked a few steps, and continued to walk forward with the soldiers.

When he came to a house not far from the two-story building, he couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw the scene.

I saw two rows of soldiers in camouflage uniforms standing side by side in front of the door. Each of these soldiers had their legs shoulder-width apart, their hands behind their backs, and stood there with their heads held high, motionless, like dummies.

Seeing him coming over, there was no reaction. If it weren't for the slightly rising and falling chest with breathing, I would really think that this is a dummy.

After following the messenger into the room, the first thing I saw was a group of young men and women standing around a huge sand table.

These men and women looked not very old, and they were all wearing stiff black coats.

One difference is that the men's hair and beards are not too long, while the women basically don't dress up, just a simple ponytail.

I once heard some envoys who came back say that Da Zhou's army's combat uniforms and military uniforms are separate.

I think the colorful clothes on the soldiers outside are the so-called combat uniforms, and these black ones are the real military uniforms.

But the most conspicuous ones are those in the middle.

Naturally, the emperor didn't need to say anything more, the gorgeous crown, with beads on his head, was full of the majesty of the emperor.

The one on the left is an old eunuch, and the young woman on the right is presumably the legendary commander of the hidden guards, Shangguan Wan'er.

Since he had never seen the appearance of Princess Taiping with his own eyes, and Li Yuechen was sitting beside her wearing a military uniform at this time, he did not recognize her.

If someone could understand military ranks, he would definitely be able to tell that Li Yuechen had the rank of marshal hanging on his shoulders when he came here.

But it is clear that Mangpoche is not clear about this.

What made him more surprised was that the few court ladies around the emperor were holding a combination of iron pipe and wood in their hands. It didn't look like a ritual vessel, and they didn't know what it was for.

He saluted very respectfully: "Gar Mangpoje has seen the great Zhou sage!"

"Excuse me!" Wu Zetian nodded slightly, then waved his hand lightly: "Give me a seat and serve tea!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"I heard that you came to ask for surrender, why?" Wu Zetian asked casually.

After sitting down, Mang Buzhi gave a wry smile: "Your Majesty doesn't know something. After my father left, the family suffered a catastrophe. If I don't leave again, my family's lineage may become extinct..."

Wu Zetian nodded slightly after hearing this, then picked up the teacup and took a sip.

At this time, Li Shouyi who was on the side suddenly said, "Since you're here to ask for surrender, you probably won't come in vain, right?"

Mang Buzhi nodded and replied: "Yes! I brought a 7000-strong direct army..."

"Humph……"

Before he finished speaking, he heard Li Shouyi sneer slightly: "Compared to these, it is more useful for you to talk about the defense situation in Luosuo City."

From Li Shouyi's point of view, the 7000 people he brought were of no use at all.

Not to mention the low combat effectiveness, the tactical thinking is also very different from my own.

Besides, even if it is useful, you have to dare to use it. If these people suddenly turn back on the battlefield, it will deal a serious blow to the troops.

Hearing his words, Mang Buzhi turned to look at him.

Although I don't know who he is, but since no one objected to his words, it means that at least he is a person with status.

So he immediately replied: "It's natural, I was very clear about the deployment situation before I left, but at this time..."

"It's okay, let's talk about it first, we will naturally make adjustments according to the actual situation."

So Mangpoje immediately began to talk about the defense situation in Luosa city.

While he was explaining, the other staff officers were also listening attentively.

In fact, this is an exam for him. The hidden guards have already figured out the real defense situation in Luosuo City.

Asking him now is just to see if he can match up with the dark guard. If he can match up, it means that this guy should be sincere in asking for surrender.

The situation of arming is not complicated, and Luosuo City is not too big, and it took half an hour to explain everything.

After finishing speaking, Wu Zetian turned his head, and the staff officers next to him nodded slightly, indicating that what he said was completely consistent with the information from the hidden guard.

At least it can show that he should be sincere when he came to invite Xiang. The defense situation of the capital is the most important thing. Even if this kind of secret is revealed, he really can't stay in Tubo any longer.

Wu Zetian picked up the teacup and asked softly, "What do you think of Taiping?"

Hearing this sentence, Mang Buzhi was taken aback for a moment, then quickly stood up and saluted: "The villain has no eyes, I didn't expect Her Royal Highness to be here..."

"Excuse me, I've never seen this palace before, so it's normal if I don't recognize you." Li Yuechen smiled slightly, expressing his indifference.

Mangbuzhi couldn't help but wiped the cold sweat off his forehead with his hand. I heard that Princess Taiping is usually dressed in red men's clothes, but everyone here except the emperor is all in black, so how can it be so easy to recognize.

But looking carefully now, it seems that among all the people present, she has the most stars on her shoulders.

Li Yuechen leaned back in his chair and thought for a while: "Among the 7000 of you who are suitable to continue serving as soldiers, they can be selected and dispersed into various military regions. Those who are not suitable can be granted Dazhou household registration and live as ordinary people..."

Listening to Li Yuechen's arrangement, Mang Buzhi did not object.

As long as he can survive, he is better than anything else. Apart from that, he has no conditions to ask for more now.

He nodded slightly, and then said: "The villain wants to change his name in Dazhou, and I hope the sage will allow it."

"Why did you change your name?" Wu Zetian was curious.

"My father used to be Tubo Dalun, so the villain wanted to take 'Lun' as his surname and change his name to Lun Gongren."

Li Yuechen lowered his eyelids: "Are you sure? Lun Qinling died in my hands."

Although she didn't kill it with her own hands, there is nothing wrong with saying that she died in her hands.

Hearing this answer, Lun Gongren's eyes darkened for a moment, then he nodded and said: "I understand that my father is Da Zhou's enemy, His Highness must not allow him to live."

"Don't you want revenge?" Li Yuechen asked curiously.

Lun Gongren smiled wryly: "Seeking revenge from His Highness is the way of death. I came out to survive, why bother?"

……

The matter of asking to surrender was settled in this way. After Lun Gongren left, Li Shouyi asked curiously, "My aunt has revenge for killing his father, why don't you..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Yuechen: "I've never been a character of cutting grass and roots, do you still remember what I taught you before?"

Li Shouyi nodded slightly: "The heart of hard work."

"That's right!" Li Yuechen nodded slightly, "No matter what you do, you can't expect it to be done once and for all. What's more, if you have to forgive others and forgive others, he may not necessarily have the intention of avenging his father. Even if I am there, I am not afraid, but this will become my father's death. The reminder, let me be more careful when facing him in the future."

While Li Yuechen was explaining, Wu Zetian also looked at her with admiration.

This daughter has been extremely self-disciplined since she was a child, and the method of self-motivation is indeed in line with her personality.

If everyone in the royal family can be like her in the future, why worry about the country not prospering?

Let's just say that in this army, almost everyone has a kind of almost religious worship for her.

This kind of appeal and cohesion cannot be obtained by relying on cruelty or superb combat effectiveness. This is the so-called charisma of personality.

……

The arrangement of the captives took more time than expected. Even with the extremely efficient execution of the army, it took seven full days to get everything done.

On the eighth day, the army finally set out again and went straight to Luosuo City!
Due to the unique geographical characteristics of Tubo, there are almost no human settlements along the way, and some small towns that pass by occasionally can also be asked by Lun Gongren to persuade him to surrender first.

The efficient execution of the professional army has finally been fully displayed.

In half a month, the Dazhou army was like a dagger, advancing fiercely towards the heart of Tubo.

Half a month later, the army approached the city and set up camp ten miles outside Luosa City.

This could almost be said to be a blatant provocation, but Tubo didn't seem to have the slightest desire to go out to fight, and didn't even send scouts over to check.

At the entrance of the headquarters office, Li Shouli looked up at the gradually setting sun with a complicated expression.

Li Yuechen came over with a cup of hot tea, took a sip and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"I was just wondering, if the other party is hiding in the city like this, might there be some conspiracy that I don't know about..." Li Shouli replied with a frown.

"You can think of this, which means that you have grown a lot." Li Yuechen nodded in satisfaction.

Li Yuechen thought of this point yesterday, but he never said it.

Now that Li Shouli can think of this, it is enough to show that he has grown in the past few years and has not been abandoned.

"If it was my aunt, what would happen in such a situation?" Li Shouli asked, as if he wanted to get an answer from her.

However, Li Yuechen just shook his head: "This is a war you are in charge of, so don't ask me."

For now, Li Yuechen doesn't want to intervene.

Unless the strategy he formulates is really problematic and will cause casualties to soldiers, Li Yuechen wants him to learn to solve it by himself.

After all, children have to grow up, and elders cannot protect them for a lifetime.

The elders can be the navigator of the child when he grows up, but the captain is always himself.

Looking at Li Shouli who was frowning and thinking, Li Yuechen thought to himself: May you all be outstanding and better than me in the future!
……

On the other side, in Hongshan Palace, the young Chidu Songtsan sat cross-legged on the couch, constantly squeezing his Qingming point.

The courtiers below also didn't say a word, and the silence in the hall was terrifying.

In the end, the young Zanpu couldn't help but speak: "Now that Zhou Tingbing is approaching the city, who should preside over the battle of defense?"

In the last battle with Da Yi, the coach was directly smashed into pieces. Today's Tubo really doesn't have any high-ranking generals who can do it.

It stands to reason that Qinling's son is also familiar with various military arts, and has won his father's true biography, so he can be regarded as a general that Tubo can show.

But now people have run away, and 7000 people have been taken away, resulting in only about 10 people in Luosuo city.

Such a scene made Chidu Songtsan, who had decided to stick to the strategy, not know how to deal with it.

At this time, the young minister who proposed the strategy of defending the city last time stepped forward and said, "Zanpu, my subordinates are willing to preside over it!"

"How sure is Qiangba?" Chidu Songtsan asked.

"Just defending the city, I'm [-]% sure!" Qiangba replied after thinking for a while.

After all, there are bed crossbows that can shoot high, and the wind direction is good, so he dares to say that.

The most important thing is that as long as he wins this battle, he will definitely become the next Dalun, so he must give it a try!
Hearing that he was [-]% sure, Chidu Songtsan bowed his head and thought for a while: "Well, this battle of defending the city will be presided over by Qiangba!"

His words ended today's meeting.

After the courtiers left, he passed the silver and copper bridge to his wife's palace.

When walking to the middle of the bridge, I turned my head and looked at the city wall in the distance under the setting sun. For some reason, I always felt restless.

It was as if there was some indescribable existence outside the city wall, staring at him!
He closed his eyes facing the setting sun, collected himself, and took a deep breath before turning around and continuing to walk forward.

On the other side, after the excited Qiangba left the palace, the corners of his mouth twitched.

But he kept reminding himself in his heart to calm down and never laugh before going home.

But when I think that I may become the next Dalun, I can't stop the excitement in my heart no matter what.