Chapter 1,612 There is nothing you can do about regrets
Two days later.
The news that the capital city of Gaochang was breached by the Tang army finally reached the place where Hou Junji was located.
When the entire Tibetan army heard the news, they were all shocked and panicked.
Although they did not get any news about Songtsan cadres, the people they sent out also found no trace of Songtsan cadres.
Cadre Songtsen seemed to have suddenly disappeared from the capital city of Gaochang, and there was no news at all.
All the Tibetan soldiers were very worried about the whereabouts of Songtsen Gampo. Only Hou Junji was secretly happy, knowing that his opportunity had come.
"General Hou, why are there no traces of your majesty or the others? What should we do now?" The generals under his command ran to Hou Junji with deep worry on their faces.
They had no choice but to worry that the king, Songtsen Gampo, had disappeared.
Now that the power of Tubo is still in the hands of an outsider, they have no idea what to do next.
"Of course we will continue to send people to look for traces of His Majesty."
"But I'm worried..." Hou Junji had a worried look on his face, and seeing it in the eyes of his generals made him shiver again.
Even Hou Junji said this, Songtsan cadres and others are probably dead or not alive.
The generals under his command were silent. They were winning battles one after another, but they ended up like this.
Even the whereabouts of their king Songtsan and his cadres are unknown.
What should we do next?
"Report!" A voice came from outside the tent.
"General, we found His Majesty the King's clothes in the knight's palace southwest of Gaochang City, as well as several burnt corpses. One of them has a very similar body shape and appearance to His Majesty the King."
"We suspect..." The soldier who came to report the news suddenly stopped talking, with a look of deep worry on his face.
Upon hearing the news that Songtsen Gampo might be dead, the Tibetan generals around Hou Junji suddenly swayed.
He looked at the Tibetan soldiers in front of him with fear on his face: "Did you see clearly?"
The Tibetan soldier looked at the general and nodded slowly: "There is a ring on it that His Majesty the King wears, and His Majesty the King's seal is also found in it, so..."
"Your Majesty the King!" the general under his command cried out, fell to the ground, and knelt down toward the southwest.
Hou Junji was overjoyed. He was worried that Songtsen Gampo was not dead just now, but he didn't expect the good news to come out so quickly.
After Songtsan Gampo died, he, Hou Junji, could take action.
"General Harry, don't be like this. None of us want to see anything happen to His Majesty, but we have nothing to do about it. For now, we need to bury His Majesty as soon as possible, and then find a way to avenge His Majesty the King."
Hou Junji quickly persuaded the general in front of him and helped him up with both hands.
"General Hou, you must avenge His Majesty the King." The general looked at Hou Junji with a pleading face.
"I can do it, don't worry." Hou Junji nodded repeatedly.
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"Your Highness, Songtsen Gampo seems to have returned to Tibet." Niu Jinda came to Zhao Chen and said the news that had just been sent by the scouts.
According to the news from the scouts, Songtsan Gampo led the remaining army to flee to the southwest.
He didn't even look back once, and it seemed that he was determined to return to Tubo.
"Returning to Tibet?" Zhao Chen was surprised by Niu Jinda's news.
He originally thought that Songtsen Gampo would definitely find trouble with Hou Junji if he survived, but he did not expect that he did not go to Hou Junji but ran back to Tubo.
If I had known this, I should not have asked Niu Jinda to let Songtsen cadre go that day.
Just capture Songtsan Gampo.
Now that people have run away, it can be considered a big loss.
"What news is there about Hou Junji?" Zhao Chen asked about the news about Hou Junji again.
Hou Junji now has all the troops of Tubo. If he uses the death of Songtsan cadre as an excuse to persuade the original Tubo rebels, Hou Junji will directly have hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. This will be a huge blow to the Tang Dynasty.
It's a very dangerous thing to say.
"I don't know. There is no movement at all at Hou Junji, but there is no movement at all from those Tibetan rebels. I don't know what they are doing." Niu Jinda shook his head and said.
Hearing this, Zhao Chen felt even worse.
There shouldn't be any movement at Hou Junji's place. The only explanation may be that Hou Junji is negotiating with the rebels and preparing to conquer the Tibetan rebels.
Once those rebels are subdued by Hou Junji, I am afraid that my 50,000 troops will not be the opponent of Hou Junji's command.
"Miscalculation!" Zhao Chen clapped his palms, and a sigh flashed across his face.
"How did you miscalculate?"
"Didn't we take back the capital of Gaochang?" Niu Jinda looked at Zhao Chen in confusion.
In Niu Jinda's view, even the cadres sent by the King of Tibet to send praises were chased and killed by them and fled the capital of Gaochang, which had frustrated the vigor of the Tibetan army as much as possible.
This was clearly a great victory for the Tang army.
There is some miscalculation somewhere.
"Songtsan cadres did not go to trouble Hou Junji, but returned to Tibet. Our previous plan to make them fight among themselves failed."
"Now that Hou Junji's troops are not fighting with the rebels, I guess 80% of Hou Junji has released news that Songtsan cadres were killed by us, or that Songtsen Gampo died on the way to escape."
"In this way, those Tibetan rebels will definitely have the idea of revenge for Songtsan cadres. After all, as long as Hou Junji says that they will not be held accountable for their previous affairs, these people will still be Tibetan soldiers."
"Once this happens, our life will be difficult."
"When the time comes, Hou Junji will have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. If anyone will check and balance his command, Hou Junji will not be so easy to deal with." Zhao Chen said slowly, already thinking about how to face Hou Junji.
Junji may have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses.
Niu Jinda didn't speak immediately after hearing what Zhao Chen said.
At this moment, he also seriously realized how much trouble Songtsen cadres would bring to the Tang Dynasty because they did not go to trouble Hou Junji.
"If I had known that this was the case, it would be better to capture Songtsen Gampo directly that day, and then force Songtsen Gampo to surrender the Tibetan soldiers. It would be even easier. I didn't expect that now... I am in a dilemma!" Niu Jinda sighed heavily.
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No one expected that Songtsen Gampo would not go to Hou Junji to trouble him, which disrupted all their previous plans.
"Things have already happened, and there is nothing you can do about regretting it."
"Let the scouts always pay attention to Hou Junji's movements." Zhao Chen waved his hand. He has never been a blaming person.
Everything has happened, there is no reason to regret anymore.
"I will take care of this matter immediately. Don't worry, Your Highness." Niu Jinda nodded and said.
Finally, he walked to the door of the camp and stopped, looking back at Zhao Chen, as if he wanted to say something.