"Haha, the general is indeed a genius. In such a critical moment, he can use a strange trick to solve the crisis and turn our army into safety. Now that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has issued an imperial edict, neither Xue Rengui nor Li Xian dare not disobey it.
Listen, in this way, most of the Tubo warriors can be preserved, and we, Tubo, can take advantage of the peace between the two sides to recuperate and recuperate. In ten years at most, I believe that Tubo will be proud of the world again. If there is a chance by then, let alone the four towns of Anxi.
Together with Tuyuhun, even the entire Western Region belongs to me, Tubo."
Su Hegui was originally from Tuyuhun, but when he spoke, he treated himself as if he were a Tibetan. He was not ashamed at all and tried his best to flatter Garqin Ling.
Although Gal Qinling disliked Su Hegui's conduct, he knew that if he wanted to capture Tuyuhun in the future, it would be impossible without this person, so he was very polite to him. Now listening to his words of praise, his face was filled with emotion.
A faint smile.
"Haha, after these days of fighting, the 200,000 troops under my command have suffered more than 20,000 casualties, more than 20,000 were captured by Xue Rengui, and more than 10,000 were captured by Li Xian. There are still 140,000 Tibetan warriors in the army.
Since the Tang Dynasty has negotiated peace, it will naturally return the prisoners. As a result, I still have an army of 170,000 in my hands. How can I wait for ten years with such a strong force? As long as I have three years, I believe I can retake the four Anxi provinces.
When the time comes to conquer Tuyuhun, we will have to rely on the help of General Su." Gal Qinling felt proud, and his prejudice against Su Hegui was much less, so he smiled and said, cupping his hands.
Su Hegui had never seen Gal Qinling treat him so politely? He couldn't help but feel flattered and hurriedly returned the courtesy.
But at this moment, the general Zha Libuhua suddenly broke into the tent and shouted: "General Qi, something bad is going to happen..."
"Haha, what can be wrong? Could it be that Tang generals Xue Rengui or Li Xian violated the emperor's will and refused to negotiate peace with our army?" Gar Qinling was in a good mood and did not take the spies' words seriously, and said gently: "Don't be anxious.
,Speak slowly."
But I heard Zha Libuhua say: "General, according to the spies' report, all the more than 20,000 prisoners in General Xue Rengui's grave were killed last night. It's a pity that we, the Tibetan warriors, are about to return, but we should suffer this misfortune."
"What do you mean?" Gar Qinling was shocked when he heard this and asked quickly: "Are you serious about this?"
I saw Zha Libuhua saying with tears: "It is true that the last general has seen the heads of the two captured generals Aruye and Zaifei on the flagpole of Xue Rengui's camp! Since they were all killed, I believe
The other soldiers will certainly not be spared."
When Gal Qinling heard this, he clenched his fists loudly. After a while, he sighed: "Obviously, this is Xue Rengui's plan. He wants to use this to anger me, make me lead the army to fight, and then destroy the peace negotiation."
Pass the responsibility to me, so that he can openly disobey the emperor's will and launch an attack on our army. Therefore, we must hold back to avoid causing greater disasters. Fortunately, although Li Xian, a little thief, took action
He is vicious, but he is also moral. The prisoners of war in his camp are still fine, so we should redeem the prisoners from his hands as soon as possible."
But before he finished speaking, he saw the guard captain Li Duozan hurried into the tent and said with a pale face: "General, it's not good. According to the report from the detective horse, last night, the Tang thief Li Xian took all the tens of thousands of prisoners in his camp.
Tragedy and killing, it's a pity that they all saw the hope of returning home, but they died so tragically, General, you have to avenge them."
I saw Lidozan weeping as he spoke, tugging at Gar Qinling's shirt, and kowtowing repeatedly. Blood even came out of his forehead.
When Gal Qinling heard this, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth, clenched his hands tightly, and his nails dug into his flesh. He could hardly help but order the entire army to attack Li Xian's camp immediately, but he
He always retains a trace of clarity in his mind, knowing that what has happened is that even if Li Xian is killed, the more than 30,000 Tibetan warriors will not survive. What's more, he has no confidence in killing Li Xian, which will make the Tang army
He found an excuse to go to war with them. Although he was not afraid of war, he must consider the distribution of benefits after the war. If he only gained a victory without any benefit at the cost of losing a large number of Tibetan main forces, this would actually be a loss for Tubo.
There is no difference between success and failure.
The more serious problem is that regardless of victory or defeat after this battle, Tubo will lose a large number of men. This is absolutely catastrophic for both the development of production and Tibet's ambition to become a military power.
Influence.
As for the idea of some generals to capture Li Xian and then take the opportunity to blackmail the Tang Dynasty emperor into using food and land to redeem him, he didn't even think about it. Not to mention that there were many masters around Li Xian, and even Li Xian himself
They are all enemies of ten thousand people, and it is impossible to catch them. Even if they can catch them, Gaozong is lucky, and Empress Wu may be happy in her heart. After all, Li Xian's great military exploits have already vaguely threatened her status.
, Therefore, as long as the group of traitors around Empress Wu exist, Li Xian will not bring any substantial benefits to Tubo, but will make Tubo eat his food rations in vain.
Therefore, based on the above considerations, Gal Qinling's rationality finally prevailed. He solemnly warned himself that he must not act rashly to avoid falling into the trap of Li Xian and Xue Rengui.
Therefore, Gar Qinling summoned all the generals to gather at the central military tent, told everyone about Li Xian and Xue Rengui's plot, and issued a fatal order. No matter how provocative the Tang army was, no one was allowed to fight against the Tang army, otherwise they would not be able to kill them.
amnesty.
Although most rational generals can understand this order of Garqinling and strictly implement it, there are still some people who think that Garqinling is cowardly and was afraid of being beaten by the Tang army, and ignored the generals of Garqinling.
, led his troops out of the camp and prepared for a decisive battle with the Tang army.
These generals, headed by Lidozan, the guard captain of the Garqin Mausoleum, gathered nearly 5,000 people. They made a fuss at the entrance of the camp and wanted to leave the camp, but were stopped by the soldiers guarding the camp.
When Lidozan saw that he was intercepted, he was furious. He immediately swung his sword and slashed the general who was guarding the camp. The general who was guarding the camp was furious and immediately summoned the soldiers to form a formation to meet the enemy. A battle between the two sides was imminent.
At this moment, Gal Qinling arrived, angrily scolded Lidozan and others, and when Lidozan retorted, he took action angrily. He captured Lidozan in just one move, and randomly and mercilessly pushed Lidozan out of the gate.
Behead.
"Li Duozan, I have always treated you as a son, but you have violated military law, and I have no other choice but to kill you as a warning to others. But don't worry, I will treat your parents, wife, and children like you."
My family is generally easy to take care of. As long as I, Garqin Ling, have food to eat, I will never miss them. As for you saying that I am weak and that I am afraid of being beaten by the Tang army, hey, I can't prove it to you now. If you
If there is a spirit in heaven, and you open your eyes in heaven and watch, I will definitely satisfy you within ten years."
Gar Qin Ling beheaded Li Duozan with tears in his eyes. Everyone in the camp was immediately frightened, and no one dared to make trouble anymore. They all followed Gar Qin Ling's instructions, and no matter how provocative the Tang army was, they never responded.
Although this approach of Gar Qinling seemed weak, it did leave Li Xian and Xue Rengui helpless. They had originally discussed it, but of course, it was mainly Li Xian who proposed the plan. He really wanted to anger Tubo and force Tibet by trapping and killing prisoners of war.
Attacking the Tang army made it impossible to comply with the order, but he did not expect that Garqin Ling was an old fox and was not fooled. This immediately made Li Xian secretly cry out for pity.
"It seems that if we want to completely restore peace on the western border, it still needs a difficult and complicated process. The people of Galqinling are so forbearing. Once an outbreak breaks out in the future, it will definitely bring disastrous consequences to the west. Our army must be prepared in advance
Be well prepared. Don't let it get you easily like this time."
Knowing that his plan could not be realized in the end, Li Xian sighed secretly in his heart and began to pack his luggage silently, preparing to return to Chang'an after the negotiations were over.
Facts have proved that the negotiations between the two sides went very smoothly. Before the two sides could talk about asking Tibet to give up Tuyuhun and the four towns in Hexi, Garqinling took the initiative to propose it. Later, Li Xian proposed that Tibet should give up twenty carts of grain and grass.
Ten thousand taels of gold were used to compensate for the losses of the Tang army, forcing Garqinling to object, causing the peace talks to break down. However, Garqinling agreed happily, which made Li Xian even more worried.
The peace talks between the two sides ended soon. As a result, Li Xian's army no longer needed to be stationed. He had to follow the emperor's will and hand over the military power to Tang Xiujing for temporary command. However, he led the palace guards on the
Hurry back to Chang'an.
"I really didn't expect that I was originally ambitious to conquer Tubo, but I didn't expect that Gal Qinling's methods were so powerful. First, he used counterintuitive tactics to arouse the suspicion of Dad, Mom, He Lan Minzhi and others, and then
Everyone unanimously asked me to return to Chang'an and negotiate peace with Tubo. These people ignore the national plan for their own selfish interests. It is really hateful. Especially the prince. Alas, I didn't expect that he looks so benevolent and filial, but he is also such a small-minded, short-sighted person.
From this point of view, the purpose of all his previous so-called benevolent and filial actions was actually to accumulate fame for himself. How is it different from someone like Empress Wu? Huh, originally I had deep sympathy for you and was ready to find you.
A famous doctor treats you. Since you and Empress Wu are in the same league, don't blame me for not being brotherly. After returning to Beijing this time, I will definitely use clever tricks to make you and Empress Wu compete with each other, and then I will take the opportunity to take advantage of it.
Fishing for profit will make you fearful enough."
At this time, Li Xian received the news from Chang'an and already knew what happened in Chang'an City. Naturally, he was resentful of the Crown Prince and Empress Wu along the way. He decided that after returning to the capital, he must teach them a lesson and vent the bad breath in his chest.
(To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!