Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

"Before, you asked me to continue fighting!" Songtsen Gampo said with blood-red eyes, "Could it be that after you have made me pay such a huge price, you will return without success!?"

Lu Dongzan was speechless for a while after hearing the words. At the beginning, you said that even if the minister didn't say so, you would still do it...

However, Songtsen Gambo wanted to throw the blame, and Lu Dongzan had no choice but to endure it silently, and continued to persuade him earnestly.

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because you have paid too much price that you need to stop your losses in time!"

Songtsan Gampo was silent. Indeed, in the past ten days, the attack on Songzhou seemed to have become a bottomless pit, dragging down the Tubo army step by step.

"In these days, in addition to siege vehicles, you have also continuously tried frontal assaults. It can be said that you have basically exhausted all methods, but these methods have brought no results. Only now there are up to tens of thousands of people. Casualties and losses!"

Lu Dongzan's words hit Songtsan Gampo's heart word by word, why didn't he understand it?

If the battle is only limited to the offensive and defensive battles near the city wall, then the advantage of the Tang army is simply a crushing level. The Tibetans here have already suffered tens of thousands of casualties, but the Tang Dynasty's losses are only one-tenth of them. That's it!

Moreover, this two-pronged battle between the two sides has also brought greater consumption. Although it has only been fought for ten days now, the degree of consumption is equivalent to more than a month in the past!

Seeing that Songtsen Gampo was silent, Lu Dongzan took a deep breath and said, "Not only are our supplies running out of steam now, but more importantly, the domestic situation can't be dragged on any longer!"

"I received the latest information this morning. Not only is the court in chaos, but two more important officials have died! Please recognize the reality, Your Majesty!"

This sentence has almost become the last straw that overwhelmed Songtsen Gampo. He looked melancholy at the military camps stationed in the four directions, and could clearly see that the faces of every soldier were full of despair.

Just after putting in a lot of labor every day, it was discovered the next day that the cracks that were finally blasted out were repaired again and again. This in itself has brought huge physical and mental torture to the Tubo army.

It can be said that after this kind of thing happened so many times in a row, it will drive people crazy without forcing people to collapse!

"...Well, I got it!"

In the end, Songtsan Gampo closed his eyes in pain and made the most difficult decision in his life.

"Let's retreat! Go back to Tibet at full speed!"

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On the city wall of Songzhou, countless Tang soldiers witnessed the retreat of the Tubo army, and a series of cheers suddenly sounded!

Tubo was defeated, they won!

There are many people who still feel like they are in a dream. They have beaten the Tibetans so badly before, so they ran away in a dreadful way?

It's so unreal!

Immediately afterwards, they recalled the dark days before His Royal Highness's reinforcements arrived, and then compared to the earth-shattering reversal after His Royal Highness's arrival, they could not help but burst into tears!

"Tubo escaped? Haha, we won!"

In the council hall, Niu Jinda, Li Xiaogong and the others all muttered to themselves in disbelief, and then laughed uncontrollably.

In this war to defend their homeland, the final winner is them!

"Cough cough... I can finally go back and return to His Majesty, but unfortunately it didn't help me this time."

On the two chairs next to Li You, sat the weak-looking Persistent Loss of Mind and Liu Lan.

After this half-month recovery, they can barely get out of bed and act. At the time of such a big victory, they naturally don't want to miss it.

It's just that what makes Zhili and Liu Lan a little melancholy is that this big victory has basically nothing to do with them. They have all been in bed these days, and they have not contributed to the victory at all.

"The two generals don't need to say that," Li You said with relief. "If the two generals didn't fight to the death, Songzhou wouldn't be able to support the arrival of Lonely's support. It can be said that you have made great contributions."

"His Royal Highness...!"

Both Zhili and Liu Lan were moved to look at Li You. In their opinion, His Royal Highness was not only the benefactor who saved their lives, but also the savior of Songzhou!

If there is no His Royal Highness, there will be no victory in Songzhou. This has little to do with the reinforcements brought by His Royal Highness. Anyone with a discerning eye can know what is the most important thing in this victory.

There is no doubt that it is the concrete of His Royal Highness!

It can be said that if we talk about the great victory in this battle, [-]% to [-]% of the credit is due to His Royal Highness, then no one will deny it at all, because this is an irrefutable fact!

"But... Your Highness, why does Lao Niu see that you don't seem so happy?"

Just very quickly, Niu Jinda noticed something and immediately asked.

After pondering for a while, Li You said, "Because Gu Fang was just thinking about it, should we just return to the court like this?"

"Isn't it right?" Li Xiaogong asked strangely, "Now that we have all won the battle, it can be said that the mission has been successfully completed. If you don't go back, what else do you want to do, Your Highness?"

Li You looked at him and said word by word: "Gu is thinking - should we just hit the road and directly destroy the Tubo, and never have future troubles!"

Chapter 798 A Brighter Future

"what?!"

As soon as Li You said this, there was a moment of silence in the council room, and then there was an exclamation of shaking!

"You... you actually~ still want to counterattack Tubo?"

Everyone looked at Li You in disbelief. In their opinion, it was a blessing to be able to win with difficulty, and they hoped to fight back, which was simply an extravagant hope.

"His Royal Highness, although the ministers also want to take revenge, but..."

Han Wei said tentatively first, and the rest of the people agreed very much. It was a win, and if something went wrong, they couldn't afford it.

Besides, there is no need to fight Tubo at present. From their point of view, His Royal Highness is afraid that he is not fascinated by the short-term victory, and he is greedy and wants to achieve more achievements, right?

This enterprising spirit is right, but it also depends on the situation.