"Big talk, 20,000 soldiers!" Second Prime Minister Tun Renzin knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "Twenty thousand soldiers were buried alive in the mountains!"
Sang Chiruo sat in the upper seat and looked at the nobles kneeling in the tent.
These nobles were defeated in Fengxiang Pass, and all their soldiers were buried alive by the Tang army, but they themselves were released.
In Sang Chiruo's eyes, those who fail have already lost their value and should be deprived of the right to live.
If it had been a normal day, Sang Chiruo would have executed these losers without hesitation.
However, the group of nobles in front of them had a special status. Behind them were all prominent tribes that supported Sang Chiruo's rise to power.
Even though Sang Chiruo felt disgusted with them, he still needed the support of those tribes in the future if he wanted to stabilize his position in the Tubo Kingdom.
Therefore, Sang Chiruo comforted these nobles and asked them to get up.
After Dun Renzeng stood up, he said: "Da Lun, when we were captured by the Tang army, we heard a piece of news."
Sang Chiruo: "What news?"
Tun Renzin: "The generals of the Tang army thought that we did not understand Tang language, so they mentioned something inadvertently... There were spies in our army who informed the Tang army of the march, troop strength and other information in advance, which led to our great defeat at Fengxiang Pass.
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Hearing this, the Tibetan generals in the tent were in an uproar.
Sang Chiruo remained calm, looked at Dun Renzeng and asked: "You said there are spies in the army, what evidence is there?"
Dun Renzeng said anxiously: "The Tang army has predicted our army's actions time and time again. They are able to predict everything. The battle of Jingzhou Prefecture, the battle of Fengxiang Pass, even when our army walked down the plateau, the Tang army followed and set up an ambush. Is it true?"
Don’t you think it’s strange?”
Sang Chiruo looked normal at first, but by the end, his brows slowly furrowed and he remained silent.
Seeing this, Dun Renzeng said even more enthusiastically: "The Tang army knew the distribution of our army's strength very well. If someone hadn't tipped off the information in advance, what would it be? It can be seen that Daluo's enemies are not only foreigners, but also more
It comes from within..."
Sang Chiruo shouted coldly: "Okay, shut up."
The Tibetan army was currently under attack from both sides. If the conflict between the royalist faction and the new faction of nobles were provoked again, the morale of the army would inevitably be unstable. Therefore, Sang Chiruo promptly stopped Dun Renzin's unrestrained talk.
Seeing that no one dared to speak in the tent, Sang Chiruo fell into deep thought.
When Tun Renzin said that he had overheard the news about the spies, Sang Triruo naturally didn't believe him.
Kong You and Sang Chiruo, the counselors in the Tang army, had dealt with them in Dunhuang.
In that war, Kong You successfully provoked a conflict between the two factions in the army through the Foben dispute.
But this time, Kong You is likely to repeat his old tricks, spreading false rumors and stirring up trouble again.
Therefore, in Sang Chiruo's opinion, when Dun Renzeng heard the news that there were spies in the Tibetan army, it was probably the Tang army's deliberate act.
But even if Tang Jun said it deliberately, is the news necessarily false?
Sang Chiruo couldn't be sure.
In the Tubo Kingdom, the previous Zuzan died mysteriously, and the Buddhist forces were brutally suppressed. Many royalist nobles who were close to Buddhism regarded Sang Chiruo as a thorn in their side and wanted to eat his flesh.
It is entirely possible for the nobles of the Tubo royalist faction to unite and take advantage of Sang Chiruo's absence from the court to collude with the Tang state to weaken the latter's strength, and even kill people with a borrowed knife.
Therefore, it doesn't matter whether the spy's information is true or false.
As long as there is a slight possibility of a connection between the Tubo royalist faction and the Tang state, then if Sang Chi stays here for one more day, it will be even more dangerous.
Thinking of this, Sang Chiruo had completely lost interest in attacking Chang'an.
Maintaining his position as a major commentator and completely eliminating potential domestic crises are his immediate priorities.
So, Sang Chiruo looked into the tent and asked: "Since the Tang reinforcements have arrived near Chang'an, and the situation among our army is unclear, what should we do next? Do you have any suggestions?"
Sang Chiruo's words hinted that he already had the intention of retreating.
But most of the Tubo generals in the tent are stupid people, and they can't understand the meaning.
Even a few smart people would not dare to be the first to suggest retreating at this time.
At this moment, Tubo Second Prime Minister Dunrenzeng jumped out and said: "Da Lun, please allocate me 8,000 infantry troops. I am willing to serve as a vanguard tomorrow and capture Chang'an City!"
Sang Chiruo was stunned.
Just listen to Dun Renzeng say again: "The Tang army killed 20,000 Tibetan soldiers. This is a sworn blood feud! Only by massacring the whole city of Chang'an can we take revenge! Otherwise, how can the heroic souls of those 20,000 soldiers rest in peace?"
How can we face our clansmen?!"
Tun Renzin's words made all the generals excited.
The Tubo people walked down the plateau and traveled all the way to Chang'an, just to rob and capture slaves. At present, they didn't grab any goods or slaves, and so many soldiers died in vain... How should they do business if they go back like this? Isn't that right?
Let others see the joke?
At this time, Sang Chiruo wanted to strangle Don Renzin to death on the spot.
Tang's reinforcements have now arrived in Jingzhou, and Chang'an City has been unable to be captured for a long time, not to mention the royalist nobles in Tubo who may be planning to launch a coup.
In this case, retreating troops as soon as possible and conserving strength is the best choice.
Therefore, Sang Chiruo did not care about anything else and asked directly to Dun Renzeng: "An army of 200,000 has been attacking Chang'an for many days, but there has been no progress. What are you going to do?"
Sang Chiruo's tone at this time was not good, and he had clearly shown his opposition to continuing the war. Under normal circumstances, Tun Renzin might have relented and changed his tune.
However, in the defeat of Fengxiang Pass, Dun Renzin was the main general. Even if he wanted to shift the responsibility to the spies, he had no real evidence.
Therefore, in order to avoid being liquidated by the tribe after returning to the country, what Tun Renzin has to do now is to win a big victory.
However, Sang Triruo had already made up his mind, and even though Tun Renzin repeatedly requested, the former did not agree to send troops.
Tun Renzin was so angry that he finally left the tent directly.
For the first time since the Tubo army sent troops, a dispute broke out between Da Lun and the secondary prime minister, and the seeds of the conflict were sown.
Early morning of the second day.
Sang Chiruo, who had calmed down for the night, knew that after returning to the Tubo Kingdom, he would have to rely on this group of Tibetan nobles to check and balance the royalists in the country.
Therefore, it is not the time for the two sides to quarrel with each other yet.
While Sang Chiruo asked his servants to handle the preparations for breaking up the camp and retreating, he also asked his attendants to invite Dun Renzin and other nobles to come and talk in the tent.
Not long after, the attendant who went to invite someone came back in a panic.
Just listen to the attendant saying: "Big talk, it's not good! The second prime minister and a group of nobles have summoned the armies of their respective tribes this morning, planning to attack Chang'an today!"
Sang Chiruo was first stunned to the point where he couldn't stand, and then he became furious and shouted loudly: "A bunch of bastards!"
This chapter has been completed!