In the early morning, gusts of cool wind blew through Luoche City, taking away the strong smell of blood.

After the war, there were many affairs. Qin Huaidao stood on the city wall and looked at the city. Affected by the war, the people outside the city closed their doors tightly and did not dare to go out. The roads were empty, and even the vendors did not dare to come out to do business. It looked a bit deserted and depressed.

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There were many injured and dead horses on the battlefield that could not be pulled back in time. Bodies were scattered everywhere, and the ground was stained red with blood, just like Shura Hell.

Duan Zan came over in a hurry: "Sir, we have made arrangements and are working hard to make the arrows."

"Bring a translator and ask people to go out of the city to ask local people for help. Find a far away place to dig a hole and bury the body. Leaving it there will easily cause plague. If Tibet wants to take back our dynasty in the future, we have to do something to gain a good reputation.

Those who go out to work are given ten pounds of meat to each person. There are so many war horses outside, so there is enough for us to eat."

"Understood, let's make arrangements."

"Wait a minute." Qin Huaidao stopped Duan Zan who was about to leave. After thinking about it, he decided: "To buy soldiers, each person who is willing to come will be given ten guan of housing expenses. I just asked specifically that a slave here only needs one guan of silver."

, or two or three sheep, life is extremely difficult, let’s try it at a high price, as much as you want, but your body must be suitable.”

"Buy...buy soldiers?" Duan Zan couldn't react. Shouldn't soldiers be recruited?

Qin Huaidao explained: "Recruitment may not come. Slaves are used to trading and buying directly. You can understand it as recruitment. It is a purpose. To put it another way, many people cannot survive. They should be willing to sell themselves to give their families a hope. Try it.

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"This is their country, can it be done?"

"Try it." Qin Huaidao was not sure, but felt it could work. After all, it is a slave country. The slaves only want to survive and have no sense of belonging or identity with the country. He added: "Tell them that once they join, they will get rid of their slave status."

, from now on, Tang Jun can live in our court, which gives them a hope."

Duan Zan thought for a while and said: "My land is rich and prosperous, which will be attractive to slaves. OK, I will arrange for someone to do it. Let's try it. If it works, maybe we can raise a large army."

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The enemy was outnumbered and we were outnumbered, and the disparity in strength was too great. Qin Huaidao did not dare to place all his hopes on the hostages. After a busy night, his body was a little unable to bear it, so he ate something casually and found a place to fall asleep.

When I woke up, it was already afternoon. The team members guarding the village at the door came up immediately. One of them said: "Sir, someone from the palace came over and said that Songtsen Gampo wanted to see you."

"Let's go and take a look." Qin Huaidao said casually.

Not long after, the group arrived at the palace. Qin Huaidao did not go in. He waited at the door and asked the village guards to go in and take Songtsen Gampo out. He asked bluntly: "Are you looking for me?"

"What's going on outside now?" Songtsen Gampo asked eagerly.

"On Qinling's defeat, he has fled."

"What?"

Songtsen Gampo was shocked. A hundred thousand troops were defeated overnight. Is the Tang army so powerful? He felt inexplicably panic. Without the threat of a hundred thousand troops at Lun Qinling, his own value was even lower.

Once a person loses value, it means being abandoned.

After all, Songtsen Gampo was a great man of his generation and a heroic figure. He quickly made a balance in his mind and asked bluntly: "My king is willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. How will the Tang Dynasty arrange it?"

"You should know." Qin Huaidao looked at the other party with sharp eyes.

Songtsen Gampo's expression darkened. Once he surrendered and became a vassal, everyone might have a good future, but he would not be able to do it. He would be under house arrest in Chang'an and die a mediocre person. However, he was unwilling to accept it and asked: "Sir, what do I mean by this?

, is there anything I can do?"

Qin Huaidao understood. This guy had a strong desire to survive and was unwilling to stay in Tubo. He was worthy of being a great man of his generation and had undying ambition. This kind of person was very dangerous. Just when he was about to refuse, Songtsen Gampo continued: "My lord, I am the king.

I am dedicated to serving the people, but I cannot bear to see the suffering of the people, and the war is rising again. I hope to do something to encourage Tibet to fall into the arms of the Tang Dynasty. What do you think, sir?"

"No." Qin Huaidao bluntly refused.

"My lord, I have millions of gold coins that are not in Luoche City and no one knows about them. I would like to donate them to your lord."

"Not interested." Qin Huaidao refused again. Taking Songtsen Gampo's gold would be tantamount to someone taking advantage of his weakness and causing a lot of trouble. This kind of thing should not be done.

"Your Majesty, why should you refuse people thousands of miles away? I have no other intention. Your army has come thousands of miles away. It's all hard work, just a little thought. In addition, my sister is both talented and beautiful. She is the pearl of Tubo. Tubo is cold. I am willing to dedicate it to you."

Warm quilt, please help me."

If he fails to plead for mercy, he will give money to bribe him, if he fails to bribe him, he will give him women. The key point is to be righteous, his face will not turn red, and his heart will not beat. Qin Huaidao somewhat admires this man's method and his ability to leave a name for eternity. As expected, no one is simple. He said bluntly: "This is the trick.

You are of no use to me. If you want to survive, you must prove your worth to the Tang Dynasty. Don’t waste your time on me."

When Songtsen Gampo saw the money, even women could not do it, and realized that it was difficult to bribe him, so he continued: "I have already written to my trusted generals. I believe they will arrive in two days and surrender to the Tang Dynasty."

"This is what you have already thought about. As long as there is no war later and Tubo successfully merges with the Tang Dynasty, even if you are a meritorious minister, at worst you can still be an idle king in Chang'an. You are a smart man and should know your identity.

It's special and cannot be used again, but your descendants still have a chance."

"Thank you, sir, for your advice." Songtsen Ganpo thanked him, feeling a little bitter in his heart. What he wanted was not that future generations would have a chance, but that he was still young and did not want to remain silent.

How could Qin Huaidao not see that this man's ambition was still alive, but he would not give him any hope, and warned him coldly: "I have given your ministers an ultimatum. Whoever can persuade the army to surrender will have his family alive. No

Those who are worthy must die, and so will you, do you understand?"

"this……"

Qin Huaidao ignored the other party and turned to leave.

Songtsan Gampo realized that the situation was serious and said quickly: "Then I will write another letter to urge you."

"You don't have much time to do it right." Qin Huaidao said resolutely, not giving the other party any chance, otherwise he would be the one who would die, along with the 10,000 troops around him.

As soon as they reached the city gate, Duan Zan came back from outside in a hurry. His face was excited and he asked curiously: "Is there something happy happening to General Duan?"

"Yes, sir, you are wise. With ten pieces of silver and getting rid of your slave status, joining the Tang Army is indeed very attractive. Many people are willing to sell themselves. Thousands of people are already queuing up to register. After a cursory glance at the body, the general

They are all good, and many of them should have been on the battlefield, but how to arrange these people?" Duan Zan asked.

After all, they are Tubo people. It is definitely not possible to arrange to enter the city. If the consequences of defection are serious, Qin Huaidao pointed in one direction and said: "Build a military camp over there and let them do it themselves. Just deploy a thousand people to keep an eye on it. You can fight with them."

The cities of Luozhe formed a corner-to-corner posture and coordinated defense."

"It's a way, but... there is no city wall for defense, and there is no danger to defend, so I might not be able to stop anything."

Qin Huaidao nodded, thought for a while, and said: "Then dig five circular trenches in total, each about ten meters apart, and build traffic trenches in the middle. The trenches can prevent horses from charging, and people hiding in the trenches are less likely to be shot by enemy bows and arrows.

In the middle, just get close and stab and slash. Once one trench is breached, everyone retreats to the second trench and defends layer by layer to consume the enemy."

"Is this possible?" Duan Zan was a little unsure. He had never experienced this type of play.

But Qin Huaidao was too familiar with this routine. It was a tunnel battle that shocked the world in later generations. It was a magic weapon for the weak to defeat the strong. He picked up a small stone and drew five circles on the ground, a big circle and a small circle. He explained: "Every

The circle is a trench, one foot wide and half a foot deep. It can hide people and horses can jump over it, but people can directly stab the horses in it, and can also hide in it and shoot arrows. The dug soil is piled in front, forming a

Cover the earth wall.”

Duan Zan understood the picture as soon as he saw it. He had been fighting for more than ten years and had rich experience. He immediately thought of many things and said: "This kind of formation can slow down the cavalry charge. People inside are not easy to be shot by arrows. Once they get close, everyone suddenly risks

If you go out, you can kill the enemy by surprise, but it is also a dead end."

"It's different if we dig more communication trenches. If we can't defeat them, we can retreat and defend layer by layer." Qin Huaidao drew ten lines to connect the five trenches and explained: "If we can't defeat them, we can retreat from the communication trenches and continue to defend.

They can use their bows and arrows to cover the retreat in front."

"I understand. Hiding troops underground and attacking while defending is novel. This method is novel, but it makes sense. We only need one person to execute it. Such a large amount of work may not be completed in two or three days."

Qin Huaidao smiled: "It can be dug in one day. We have money and there are people outside. If we use money to smash it, we can not only repair the fortifications, but also get a good reputation. Don't forget that others build the fortifications only by recruiting strong men and don't give money. We

Here, you still have to take care of the food. Anyway, there are so many horses that were killed in the battle, and they will be broken if they are not used."

"I understand, sir, you are wise." Duan Zan's eyes lit up and he hurried away.

Qin Huaidao led the village protection team to the scene. After some observation, he drew lines on the ground to mark the marks. He drew five circles in total. The area in the middle was enough to station 10,000 people. If there were 10,000 more people, the pressure would be great.

It will be much smaller.

After waiting for a while, an army came over with many local people, each holding digging tools. The captain of the army came forward and saluted: "Sir, General Duan asked the men from humble positions to repair the fortifications."

"Do you see the line drawn on the ground? Dig according to the position of the line, one foot wide and half a foot deep. A retaining wall will be formed in front of the mound. Go ahead." Qin Huaidao warned.

The captain nodded in agreement and found the translator to explain a few words. The translator immediately explained to everyone and took action.

Qin Huaidao looked at the number of people and saw that there were more than a thousand, but it was still not enough. He waved to the captain to come forward and asked: "How many soldiers have been found?"

"There are about a thousand people, and some people are still coming. Some people even asked if they would like more tomorrow."

"What do you mean?" Qin Huaidao was a little surprised.

The lieutenant explained with a look of disbelief: "I don't know even if I'm in a low-level position. If they want, they can call their relatives from far away. This is their country, so they actually participate so actively. What do you think?"

"Maybe I want to get rid of poverty and become a Tang Dynasty person. Don't forget that I am rich and prosperous. It's up to you whether you want to become a Tang Dynasty person."

"But they are Tubo people after all, so we are..."

He was embarrassed to say the following words, but Qin Huaidao understood what the other party wanted to express and said with a smile: "What if you are a precarious slave, or you can't survive?"

"Yes, slaves are private property. They can be beaten or scolded without dignity. They may die at any time. They have no sense of belonging or identification with Tubo. If you have the opportunity to go to a rich place and change your destiny, of course you are willing. I understand the humble position.

Thank you, sir, for clearing up the confusion."

"As long as you understand, go ahead and let those who signed up to join the army come and build the fortifications. Time is short and we must hurry up. It is best to finish it in the dark." Qin Huaidao warned.

"Follow the order." The other party hurried away.

Qin Huaidao suddenly thought of another type of people who might be able to win over him. He hurried back to Luoxe City with the village guard team. After some inquiries, he came to the prison. There were people in charge of the prison. The prison warden was a smart man and knew whoever was in Tubo.

There must be no chaos in prisons where there is power, otherwise the prisoner can tear his whole family into pieces without anyone taking action.
To be continued...