"Soldiers, we have just received news that Hou Junji is leading the Tibetan army to exterminate their own rebels."
"This will be our last battle in Gaochang. Please keep your spirits up."
"After this battle, I, Zhao Chen, will personally treat you to a drink." Zhao Chen's voice came from afar.
The sound of banner hunting could not cover up Zhao Chen's voice.
When the soldiers heard that this would be the last battle in Gaochang, their bodies and minds, which had been exhausted by the continuous hard battles, once again regained their strength.
Everyone wants to end this war quickly and return to Datang.
Return to your hometown.
Their eyes were also shining.
"I won't say any more nonsense. If we can capture Songtsen Gampo's head in this battle, and everyone will be promoted to the third level, I will personally ask for your credit from Your Majesty." Zhao Chen shouted again.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"Kill!" He yelled three times in a row, causing the war horses to start neighing.
Niu Jinda looked at Zhao Chen and secretly thought that Zhao Chen is no longer the young boy he was before.
Standing in front of tens of thousands of soldiers, Zhao Chen easily aroused their emotions.
"Let's go." Zhao Chen gave the order, and tens of thousands of horses immediately turned around again and ran towards the capital of Gaochang.
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"Your Majesty, General Hou will lead his troops out of the city to strangle the rebels at this time. Could it be that the timing is not good?"
"According to our intelligence, Datang's army did not completely go to Songzhou, but left 50,000 troops on the border between Gaochang and Datang."
"General Hou is leading his troops out of the city now. If the Tang army suddenly attacks, we won't have any soldiers to resist it." The generals under Songtsen Gampo in the Gaochang Palace whispered to persuade.
He has been worried about Hou Junji leading the army.
A foreigner now controls his Tubo army.
This is a joke if it spreads.
"Don't worry, the Tang army is stationed two to three hundred miles away from us. Even if they make a sneak attack, it will take at least a day and a night. I have sent scouts to investigate on the road. As long as the Tang army appears, we will know."
"What's the use of knowing that we don't have any soldiers to resist..." Songtsen Gampo's words did not satisfy the general.
Songtsen Gampo frowned displeased, glanced at the general in front of him, and said slowly: "As long as we get the news that the Tang army has returned, General Hou will immediately lead his troops back.
You can ambush a wave of Tang troops."
"So, you can rest assured."
"But Your Majesty, what if Hou Junji doesn't bring anyone back for rescue?" The general was still extremely worried.
"What are you talking about? General Hou is now in control of our Tibetan army. If he doesn't come to save us, who will?" Songtsen Gampo looked unhappy.
If he hadn't seen that the general in front of him was his elder, he wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to him.
"Your Majesty, Hou Junji is a traitor to the Tang Dynasty. Why did he come to rescue us?"
"If given the chance, I believe Hou Junji would be more willing to stand on his own and not be controlled by others."
"Your Majesty, before the Tang army comes over, quickly send people to trick Hou Junji back and take back the military power."
"Otherwise..." The general in front of him was Songtsen Gampo's elder.
He was not with Songtsen Gampo before, but when he came to the capital of Gaochang, Songtsen Gampo had already handed over the military power to Hou Junji.
This made him sit on pins and needles.
Today, I didn’t care about anything else anymore and spoke directly to Songtsen Gampo.
Songtsan Gampo was so angry that his eyes were about to pop out.
If he hadn't had any useful generals around him, would he have chosen to hand over military power to Hou Junji?
Moreover, Hou Junji had no foundation in Tubo, so he could only rely on himself.
Hou Junji wanted to defect, but none of his Tibetan soldiers would agree.
Therefore, Songtsen Gampo only felt that the general in front of him was unreasonably worried.
Even cursing myself.
"Otherwise what?"
"Hou Junji is from the Tang Dynasty, but he is smarter than all of you."
"If he doesn't take power, how can he let you take power? Are you worthy of it?" Songtsen Gampo was angry. He had endured it twice, but he didn't expect that the old guy in front of him was pushing his limits.
In this case, don't blame yourself for fighting back.
The general in front of him was obviously stunned when he heard Songtsen Gampo speak like this.
After a long time, he calmed down, let out a long sigh, then saluted Songtsen Gampo, and staggered out of the palace without saying a word.
"Huh!" Songtsen Gampo's cold snort came from afar.
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"General Hou, the rebels are in the city ahead. Should we attack them immediately?" From Gaochang City, a hundred miles away, Hou Junji led all the soldiers and horses under Songtsen Gampo to come here.
Prepare to wipe out the rebels in the city ahead.
But when his general asked whether to attack immediately, Hou Junji slowly shook his head: "We won't attack for the time being. We will wait until they are afraid. Once they are afraid, their combat effectiveness will not be so strong."
"When the time comes, we will attack the city at will, and they will surrender themselves."
"General Hou is from the Tang Dynasty. He knows so much." The generals under his command flattered him.
Hou Junji smiled, looked at the generals in front of him, and asked, "Why haven't the other generals come over?"
"The other generals..." The general looked embarrassed, as if he didn't want to tell what happened.
Hou Junji didn't need to think about it to know that those generals must not want to listen to his orders.
"General Changyuan, although I, Hou Junji, come from the Tang Dynasty, I am a mortal enemy of Li Shimin and Zhao Chen of the Tang Dynasty."
"Your Majesty gave me the general power, obviously because he believed in my loyalty to Tibet. Even Your Majesty believed in my loyalty to Tibet, but you..."
"General Hou has misunderstood. My subordinates are absolutely loyal to General Hou." the general said quickly.
"Okay, in that case, I will appoint you as the deputy commander-in-chief of the army. You will control the three armies and only take orders from me."
"Thank you so much, General Hou. My subordinates will definitely die for General Hou." Upon hearing this, the general immediately expressed his loyalty to Hou Junji.
Hou Junji smiled faintly, helped the general in front of him, and said: "Follow me and work hard, and the benefits will only be greater in the future. After a few days, I will declare to Your Majesty that I will make you the Prime Minister."
"Grand... Prime Minister!" The generals were stunned.
"Yes, Prime Minister, Luo Xi has done it, why can't you do it?" Hou Junji smiled and patted the general on the shoulder.
"Thank you, General Hou!" The general plopped down and immediately knelt down in front of Hou Junji.
"Haha, what are you doing, General Changyuan? I will rely on you more in the future." Hou Junji helped the general up again.
The general's face was filled with joy, and his whole body was trembling slightly with excitement.
Hou Junji saw this, and a sneer flashed across his face.
Once his plan is successful, let alone the Prime Minister of Tubo, even if he is the King of Tubo, it will be him, Hou Junji, who has the final say.