Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 572 Negotiation?Sincerity is not enough!
If the Tang army's combat effectiveness was full of energy, it would definitely not be a problem to break through Tashi Quna in two days, but now the troops have been fighting for a day and a night, and the water and rice have not touched their teeth, and they are already exhausted.

After hearing the prince's strict order, the three deputy chief executives combined together and continued to feint with one of them, letting the main force retreat first, eat enough, rest for two hours, and then invest all their capital to kill the enemy in front of them in one fell swoop. military.

Prince Shuailing made it very clear that if the Tashi song cannot be taken down before dark tomorrow, all the generals above the fourth rank will be engaged in military law. Prepare to drag your tired body and fight for a while.

The next day, at noon, Zalexin, who stood in the way of the Tang army's attack, was sent to the Chinese army. Before the man could speak, Li Chengqian waved his hand impatiently. The result of one knife is clean.

Then Li Chengqian ordered Su Dingfang and the other three troops to rest for a day, and Qin Huaiyu led the six troops who had rested all night to act as the forward. Twenty miles outside Sedi City.

After a night's rest, Li Chengqian took out all the guards of honor and came to the city with a mighty army. The flags hissed in the wind, playing the role of the winner to the extreme.

Immediately afterwards, a member of the Chinese army rode out on horseback, galloped to the bottom of the city and shouted loudly: "Tuban generals in the city, listen up, my prince of the Tang Dynasty has been invited to come here with his own army, and I have specially prepared a table of thin wine to invite you Guo Zanpu will leave the city for a while to discuss diplomatic relations between the two countries." After speaking, Li Hui pointed to the wine table behind with his whip.

After a while, two Tubo generals, Thonmi Sambuza and Zhi Sairu Gongdun, who had been envoys to the Tang Dynasty, came to the top of the city. Seeing that the Tang general below was an acquaintance, they looked at each other and smiled.

Thonmi Sangbuza leaned over the wall and replied loudly: "Little prince, it's been a long time since you've seen you become more heroic. However, His Royal Highness's attention may have been misplaced. As early as three days ago, my Zanpu and the Prime Minister, During Maiwa's feigned attack, he led the main force back to the country. If His Royal Highness wants to meet my Zanpu, please come and see him. As for drinking, I don't need to watch it. We guys on the plateau, drink I'm not used to the wine of your Tang people."

After a while, after hearing Li Hui's return, Li Chengqian's expression was not good, and he said lightly: "Three days to break the city, seal the knife, I have to take the heads of these two people to meet Songtsan Gambo. Friends come from afar, and they don’t know how to greet them, so there is no tutor.”.
Li Chengqian is nostalgic, since Thonmi Sambuza and Zhi Sairu Gongdun have been envoys to the Celestial Dynasty, even if the army is defeated, then we have to make them full and go on the road, right? We rewarded two lamb legs and two pots Wine, let them gobble it up and ask the guards to cut off their heads and marinate them with lime.

Then he led the army to Maiwa. So far, all the troops of the Tang army's westward expedition have arrived.After resting for half a month, the exhausted troops finally regained some energy. After fighting for so long, the troops must take a breather!
Immediately afterwards, Li Daozong and Su Dingfang each led [-] troops, mainly in a pincer-shaped offensive, and successively conquered Shilong, Chayi, Geying, Amu, Wache, and Jiangyuan, six Tubo city strongholds, all the way to the army. Some of the soldiers in the group were unable to continue fighting due to altitude sickness, and the two had to stop their offensive.

But at this moment, Songtsen Gampo, who had lost many territories, couldn't take it anymore, and quickly ordered Lu Dongzan to go to Jiangyuan to negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty, what else is there to fight.Although the innate conditions of the terrain are here, what's the use of people dying, and there will be no one left in Tubo, so I can't be a bare Zanpu!
Negotiating peace, hehe, interesting, I can’t move it anymore, okay, this is what you came to find yourself, don’t blame me for opening your mouth like a lion!In fact, after conquering Jiangyuan, Li Chengqian planned to stop the army. Altitude sickness would kill people. The Tubo people were used to living here since childhood, but Tang Jun couldn't bear it.

The reason why we fight all the way here is firstly that the strike cannot be proposed by the Tang Dynasty, and secondly to seize part of the plateau fortifications, so that soldiers can be trained here, so that the soldiers can adapt to the plateau climate early, and in the future they can join forces with Hou Junji's troops. Get rid of this ambitious country.

Negotiating peace was indeed in Li Chengqian's arms, but this airs had to be put on enough, and he couldn't hurry up and rush, it would be difficult to bargain, so the delay lasted for ten days, and the anxious Lu Dongzan ran to find him every day. Li Daozong asked, what can the prince of the Tang Dynasty achieve!
In Jiangyuan City Walled City, in the large tent of the Chinese army, Li Chengqian was dressed in court uniform and sat under the commander's seat, with Li Daozong, Niu Jinda, Su Dingfang, and Qin Huaiyu sitting on both sides.As for Lu Dongzan, who came to negotiate peace, he didn't even give him a chair, and Lu Dongzan's face turned blue when he was angry, but there was no way, who made Tibet a defeated country!
Alas, after reading Tubo's letter of credence, Li Chengqian sighed for a long time, and said with a face of reluctance: "Gar, that's not what the letter of credence sent to Chang'an by your previous country said, isn't it to break Chang'an? ? And isn’t Zanpu from your country going to hunt with Guhui in Songzhou? Gu came all the way here, but he ran away, isn’t this how your Tibetans treat guests?”

Hearing what Li Chengqian said while biting his cheek, Lu Dongzan wanted to hang himself so much. Yes, the war was started by Tubo, but you Tang people should have taken advantage of it. Isn't this a good thing?

After suppressing the anger in his heart, Lu Dongzan bowed and replied: "His Royal Highness, the reason why we are against the Celestial Dynasty this time is because my Zanpu was instigated by treacherous ministers, so I misunderstood the Celestial Dynasty. By the way, those two They are Thonmi Sambuza and Zhi Sairu Gundun who were sent to Chang'an before. I am afraid that they are all in the hands of your army. My Zanpu said that they are the main culprits in this battle, and they are subject to the punishment of the heavens. .”

Lu Dong praised that this is a one-off six-two-five, pushing all the crimes on the abandoned son, and showing the shameless side of the politician to the fullest. It's an eye-opener, there are people more shameless than the corrupt scholars in the court.

Hehe, after a few disdainful laughs, Li Chengqian asked Li Hui to place the box containing the head in front of Lu Dongzan, and then said in a deep voice: "Gar, the two treacherous ministers you mentioned have been beheaded alone. But this doesn’t make any sense. Is Tubo different from other countries, where courtiers can be the home of the monarch? Your sincerity is not enough, go back and let Songzan come by himself, Gu still wants to have a good chat with him. ".
(End of this chapter)