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Chapter 724 Turkic visit to Tibet

After the Western Turkic Khan League ended, they traveled all the way with the Huihe Khan. The two countries were originally enemy countries. When the Western Turkic Khan took Gaochang for Baifan, the Huihe was still behind and attacked the Western Turkic.

But it is said that there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. In less than two years, the Western Turks took over 36 countries in the Western Regions, and at the same time fought against the Tang Dynasty.

This time, instead of stabbing a knife in the back, I came here as a lobbyist to lobby the Western Turks. What I said was the same thing that Goguryeo foresaw, saying that the only remaining powers on the grassland are Huihe and the Western Turks. Once the Tang Dynasty rises completely, it is impossible to guarantee that In order to expand the frontiers and territories, we need grassland unity.

At that time, Mo He was holding grudges, but he was only vague, and he still thought about revenge one day, but after the Goguryeo alliance, the two countries finally put aside their previous differences and came together.

"Khan, my Huihe country is weak and has few people, and it is not as strong as the Western Turks, so we can only send out [-] elite cavalry." The Huihe king said.

Mo He nodded. There are 10 people, and the Huihe people have no secrets.

"Let's go back and prepare our troops first. Autumn has just passed, and we won't be able to go to war for a while. After all, winter is coming. Our grasslands are most afraid of cold winter. Now that the Tang Dynasty has blocked the exit for us again, life is really sad.

I have already discussed with Yuan Gai Suwen in private, go back to the cats for the winter first, and wait for the spring of next year, when the spring plowing of the Tang Dynasty begins, and they will be caught off guard. "

"Big sweat."

The two countries signed the alliance of nations in Huihe Wangzhang, and Mo Heduo drove his horse back to the Western Turks. He did not forget that he promised to contact the Tubo people to see if there was any way to restrain the thunder.

In order to show solemnity and to hide his tracks along the way, Mo Hedu sent his confidants, the Western Turkic Zuo Xianwang, to go south in disguise and head straight to the bitter cold land of Tubo.

After three full months of hardships, King Zuo Xian of Western Turks finally boarded the plateau and came to Tubo King City. There were originally a team of 50 people when he set off, but now there are only less than 20 people left. When Datang encountered the enemy, it can be seen that the road is difficult and dangerous.

In the post of the Tubo Guest House, a group of Tubo people surrounded the inner three floors and the outer three floors like looking at giant pandas, staring at Zuo Xianwang and the others.

"Hey, is this a prairie man? So rough?"

"Yes, yes, I heard that it is still a big country in Western Turkic. This guy, I don't know what to eat to grow up."

"I heard it's Dun Dun mutton and goat's milk, which tastes much better than our highland barley."

"It's just that this outfit is a bit unbearable. It's almost the same as the beggars in our city. Could it be that they spend all their money on food? Can't even afford a piece of clothing?"

The onlookers pointed and pointed at each other.

These two countries, one in the south and the other in the north, basically had no intersection at all, but now they have contacts due to their joint confrontation with the Tang Dynasty. It is no wonder that the people are surprised to see each other.

Just as the people speculated, the road was difficult and dangerous, and one had to disguise it vigorously. King Zuo Xian deserved to be a wise general of the Western Turks. In order to keep a low profile, his clothes were directly dressed as beggars. A general with heavy responsibilities, he knows the importance of maintaining physical strength and combat effectiveness, so he didn't lose weight because of running around along the way.

"Your envoy, you are welcome to visit us in Tubo, but my Zanpu is still receiving guests, and I have no time to make an appointment with your envoy. Please wait for a few days, and when my Zanpu finishes his work, he will naturally summon you." Officials are also polite.

Zuo Xianwang thought to himself, what is Zanpu going to do?You have such a bitter cold in Tibet, do you have any other diplomatic contacts?It can't be someone from Datang, otherwise it's just delaying me on purpose.

It's just that in someone else's territory, Zuo Xianwang can only endure it, wait a few days, let's wait a few days, what can I do if I am a fish and a knife?

This is because King Zuo Xianpu was wrong. Tubo Zanpu was really receiving guests, but it was not from Datang. Tubo and Datang were mortal enemies, so how could they establish diplomatic relations with Datang?

Qingcheng sent [-] dead soldiers to attack Tubo all at once. In the decisive battle under the king's city, Li Zheng, the elder and peerless master of Qingcheng led Qingcheng's head and elders all the way into the central army. Killed Songtsen Gampo, the ruler of Tubo, and Lu Dongzan, the prime minister.

The current ruler of Tubo is General Li Xinzhong who led the army to take revenge.

Of course, this Li Xinzhong is a survivor from the Longxi Li family in the Tang Dynasty, that is, the great-grandson of Li Zheng, an elder in Qingcheng. You can take advantage of the situation to lead people to revenge and seize power, all of which are unknown.

After Li Xinzhong took control of the real power, he quickly attracted a group of diehard loyalists, and then wiped them out. Since then, Tubo has changed hands. This plan is not unwise.

But Datang nailed a nail on the edge of Tubo, defending the city with thunderbolts, and the guard was Qi Wang Li Yuanji. In this way, Tubo was helpless and could only passively defend. Li Xinzhong decided to take a risk. Open up the passage to the west and contact Tianzhu in the west for help. Although there are high mountains and natural moats in the middle, in order to survive, I don't care much.

After two years, he has succeeded. The person who met with him this time was the envoy from Tianzhu.

After waiting for five full days, King Zuo Xian waited for Li Xinzhong to summon him. Although he did not expect that Tubo Zanpu would be a man dressed in Tang Dynasty, but he heard that Songtsan Gampo admired Datang the most, and he also No wonder.

"I don't know why the Western Turkic envoy came to Tibet?"

"King Zuoxian of Western Turkic has met the ruler of Tubo. This is the letter of credence given to Zanpu by my Khan. The details are written on it. Please read it."

Li Xinzhong opened the letter of credence and read it carefully. After reading it, he understood that this was the Western Turks wanting to form an alliance against the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time ask for advice on how to deal with Hong Tianlei.

After thinking for a while, Li Xinzhong said: "I have already understood the purpose of your envoy's visit, and the alliance is feasible, but the distance between us and you is too far away, and it may be difficult to carry out joint operations, so this alliance can only be limited to mutual benefit.

As for the restraint method you mentioned about the Thunderbolt, I, Tubo, have also suffered a great loss, so far I can only stick to it and dare not fight lightly.

However, after two years of research, we finally conquered the burning of the Tang Dynasty's defensive weapon 'cement', and we can share it with you. Presumably, with this cement, you can use it to build the city and stick to it, so you won't be afraid of Datang's thunderstorm bombing the city. up. "

At first, Zuo Xianwang thought that he ran away for nothing, but he didn't expect a surprise to follow. Tubo has a defensive weapon to deal with the thunder?

That's great, although the Western Turks don't make much use of it, but the northeast is full of cities, and Goguryeo is sure to make it.

That's right, it's cement. This Li Xinzhong is a man of great talent and extraordinary background. Over the past two years, with many experiments, he has overcome the difficulty of firing cement on the plateau. Now every city in Tubo has gradually built cement walls. In order to prevent Datang from blowing up the wall.

As for cooperating with the Western Turks and other countries to attack the Tang Dynasty, Li Xinzhong gave up after careful consideration. Now that the accumulation is not enough, he cannot attack. Even if he cooperates with the Western Turks and Goguryeo to form a three-way siege of the Tang Dynasty, the chances of winning are not great, and he cannot break the sky. Ray, then you can't fight.

As for Hong Tianlei's breaking method, Li Xinzhong has already found a way in Tianzhu. He believes that as long as the big thing is done, it will not only be able to pull out the nails on the edge of Tubo, but even counterattack Datang in one fell swoop. It will not be difficult.

　Today's Chapter 2, thank you for your support.

　　
　
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