At dusk.

The sunset is like fire, dyeing the western sky into golden red. The clouds are piled up and white and flawless. The wind is mixed with a moist breath, which is cool and refreshing on the body.

Outside Luoche City, from the low adobe houses, thin men walked out one by one and headed towards the trench position. Moreover, their bodies were straight, as if they had found the goal of life and were willing to do everything for it.

Say hello to people you know well, talk and laugh.

Gradually, more people gathered together, like a stream flowing into the sea, with a huge momentum. After arriving at the trench position, they spontaneously went to their respective posts, picked up weapons, and their eyes were a little more determined.

The reward of silver and extra horse meat gave everyone a sense of belonging, and more importantly, peace of mind.

In a slave country, it has become normal for the nobles to curse at will and plunder everyone's little property. No one has ever shown respect, not to mention giving silver rewards or meat. The fulfillment of Tang Jun's promise allowed everyone to see the destiny-changing

Opportunity, don’t want to give up.

The superior nobles and officials do not treat us as human beings, and no one cares whether we are Tibetans or not.

On the city wall, Qin Huaidao saw a large number of people returning, and his heart was completely relieved. Although he had already guessed, it was still a guess and could not be true. Now that the people's support can be used, as long as he persists, there is no chance of taking over Tubo.

Not long after, a large army suddenly ran over, very fast, with the roar of horse hooves. The soldiers quickly got into position and prepared to fight. The temporary troops stationed outside also entered the position one after another and were ready.

However, this army did not attack after it rushed up. Instead, it stopped near the Gonpot army stationed west of Luoche City. Several generals came up and said a few words to Gonpot. It seemed that the scene was very harmonious, but after a while

Due to the distance, Qin Huaidao couldn't see clearly, and he had some doubts in his heart. Could it be that Tenzin sent someone to persuade him to go back?

If Gongbu leads his troops back, it will affect the morale of other armies. I am afraid that something will happen to the thousand men stationed in Gongbu. Duan Zan should be prepared immediately and rush out of the city if necessary. He must pick up his own people no matter what.

return.

Not long after, Gongbu came over with a few people. The situation was not what he had predicted. Qin Huaidao looked at Gongbu calmly and asked: "General Gongbu, what's the situation?"

"Sir." Gonpo bowed solemnly, and then explained: "They led their troops to surrender, but the general did not dare to agree, so they brought them here to see you, and ask you to make a decision."

"Lead the army to surrender?" Qin Huaidao looked at the others in confusion.

One person stepped forward, bowed solemnly, and explained: "We received letters from our parents and elders, and we have wanted to come for a long time, but there was no chance. In addition, each of us had a small number of troops, so we did not dare to act rashly. After withdrawing our troops, I looked for an opportunity.

The soldiers rushed out of the camp. Unexpectedly, other people also rushed out with their troops. I thought they were sent by Tenzin to chase them, but I didn't expect that they all received letters from their elders at home and led their troops to surrender, so they came together.

Please take me in, sir."

"Please take me in, sir." Others also shouted in less proficient Tang dialect.

Qin Huaidao did not dare to agree rashly, and asked Duan Zan one by one for their names and who were the elders in the family. Then he arranged for Duan Zan to go to the side hall where the prisoners were held to inquire. After he was sure that they were correct, he was overjoyed. When he asked about the number of people, there were more than 20,000, so he directly adapted it into a temporary

Organize five armies and let them nominate a chief general named Jia Yang.

This army was stationed five miles due south of Luoxe City, next to the living area of ​​​​the local people. Qin Huaidao did not send people to garrison like other temporary armies, but sent a team of people to reorganize, and several teams were combined. There were some internal

If there is chaos, they should be reorganized according to the military system of the Tang Dynasty to facilitate command and form combat effectiveness.

As a result, there were temporary troops in the four directions outside Luoxe City, with a total of about 70,000. Adding the 50,000 Duoji who were watching Tenzin, we had 120,000 on hand. This kind of behavior is tantamount to a tightrope.

If the dance goes wrong, 120,000 people will rebel, and the consequences will be serious.

However, the situation was complicated, and the Tang army had too few troops. Qin Huaidao had no choice but to use it. Fortunately, Wang Meng sent people to report. Many people came to see the rewards of silver and meat, and asked to join the army. Preliminary statistics showed that

More than six thousand people.

Qin Huaidao was so happy that he sent more than 6,000 guan of silver as a settlement fee for the newlyweds. All of them were collected and incorporated into a temporary army. This army of ordinary people was more reassuring. This was also the reason why Qin Huaidao arranged to be stationed in the east.

If something happens, you can fight out from the east.

The Tang army was very happy to expand its army. On the other side, Tenzin learned that another person had rushed out of the camp and defected to the Tang army. He was so angry that his face became gloomy and he chopped several slaves to vent his anger. Only then did he regain his composure and suddenly discovered that

There are less than 40,000 around, and these 40,000 may not be trustworthy.

"You bastard, you will never die." Tenzin scolded his mother angrily, blaming all the faults on his father-in-law. If he hadn't written a letter to take away Gongbu and Luosang, his food and grass would not have been burned, and the king's heart would have been destroyed.

If there is no chaos, no one behind will escape.

Looking at the dejected army of 40,000, Tenzin knew that he was finished. He had no food, no morale, and no trust. How could he fight this battle?

A hundred thousand troops came rushing in with high spirits, but they were already in such a state of despair after just two days. I couldn't help but think of the defeated Lun Qinling. I originally looked down on him, thinking that he had a false reputation, but I didn't expect that I would be even worse. At least Lun Qinling ran away.

Can you run?

Tenzin couldn't help but look at the Western Army stationed on the other side. There were 50,000 in total, and their morale was high. The general was Songtsen Gampo's sister-in-law. He had been to Luoche City and had surrendered to the Tang Army. Would he let him go?

A sense of sadness surged into his heart, no matter how high-spirited or ambitious he was, at this moment, Tenzin just wanted to go back to the north and live a peaceful life in his own tribe.

Thinking that the remaining 40,000 were direct lineage and composed of clansmen, and the possibility of betrayal was low, Tenzin waited for a moment, and immediately summoned officers above the captain to discuss it, and finally decided to run overnight and return to the north.

With an order, the army started and rushed north.

Dorje sent people to monitor Tenzin all the time. Knowing that there were more than 20,000 people missing, he saw that Tenzin was about to run away, so he could not be polite. He gave an order and led his army to pursue him.

On the wall of Luoche City, Qin Huaidao smiled when he saw the situation, and Tenzin had nothing to worry about.

Duan Zan was watching the craftsmanship in the workshop. He heard the noise and thought someone was about to attack, so he hurried over. He was a little surprised to see the chase, but he quickly reacted and said excitedly: "Sir, Tenzin is dead, we

We won again, my lord’s strategy of dividing and winning over was wise.”

"It's all the result of the sacrifice of the soldiers." Qin Huaidao said politely, but suddenly changed the subject and said in a low voice: "General Duan, according to the stationing situation of the Tubo army, there are 100,000 in the west, Duoji brought 50,000, and the remaining 50,000 are guarding the border.

To express his attitude, there is nothing to worry about. Tenzin brought 100,000 troops to the north of the 200,000 troops, and the remaining 100,000 troops guarded the border. It is hard to say whether they will support the troops with self-respect, but at least they know that Tenzin will not go south after his defeat, and there are three more troops to the east.

One hundred thousand, this is the biggest threat, it depends on whether Brother Xue and General Zhang Yu can stop it."

"In other words, there is no threat to the army in the west and north. How about sending a temporary army to assist? Or wait until Duoji comes back from the pursuit and let him go. This person looks relatively reliable." Duan Zan suggested.

"Let me think about it." Qin Huaidao was deep in thought when he was suddenly noticed by a burst of noise. He raised his head and looked to the east. He saw a carriage approaching slowly. There were only about ten people driving the carriage. It was a bit far away and could not be seen clearly.

The temporary army stationed in the east stopped the carriage. After some negotiation, the carriage went straight to Luoche City and was not detained. Could it be that it was one of our own?

"Did something happen to Xue Rengui and the others?" Qin Huaidao couldn't help but become nervous.

Not long after, the carriage approached, and Qin Huaidao could clearly see that the people escorting the village were the village guards. His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly checked everyone's expressions. They were neither sad nor happy, and their expressions were calm. It didn't look like there was anything bad going on. He waited in his mind and waited for them to get closer.

He shouted loudly at the city gate: "Why are you back?"

The team leader saluted: "Young Master, Commander Xue asked us to send Lun Qinling over."

"On Qinling?"

Qin Huaidao was shocked. He asked how Qinling fell into Xue Rengui's hands. He quickly got off the city wall and rushed to the door. Just as the carriage came forward, he opened the curtain and saw that there was indeed a person lying inside. He was unconscious and his face turned pale. When he touched it,

My forehead was very hot, so I quickly asked: "Tell me, what's going on?"

"Back to my young master, on the way to seize the city, I encountered the remnants of Lun Qinling. Commander Xue advocated an attack. An arrow hit the front leg of Lun Qinling's horse. The horse fell down and the man fell off the horse. Commander Xue captured him. The army will Lun.

The remnants of Qinling were defeated and fled in all directions. We were small and did not pursue them. Later, we pretended to open the city gate and captured the city. Commander Xue asked us to send some people over and report the news."

"Great, are there many casualties?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"There are not many casualties. There is only one baggage force left in the city, about 2,000 people. They don't have much combat power. Kill them all. Commander Xue asked me to tell the young master that there will be enough food in the city for a while and there are many equipment. Defending the city is not a big problem.

, please rest assured, young master."

"Well done." Qin Huaidao's heart dropped and he said to Duan Zan: "General Duan, why don't you go and form a temporary army and find Wang Meng and ask him to take the temporary army to help defend the city?

With Zhang Yu as the chief general."

"Let us form an army temporarily?" Duan Zan was a little worried.

"Execute the order. Zhang Yu and the others only have 2,000 people, which is not enough. It is most suitable to form an army temporarily. I don't know how many days it will take for Duoji to return after chasing Tenzin. I can't afford to wait. We can't go and spend these two days."

Bring all the arrows you made." Qin Huaidao reminded.

When Duan Zan heard that it made sense, among the temporary armies, only one of the temporary armies had helped the Tang army fight with real swords and guns, so it was relatively trustworthy, so he agreed and hurriedly made arrangements.

Qin Huaidao continued to warn the team leader: "It's hard work for coming all the way. Eat something, take a rest, and then set off with the army and return to Brother Xue."

"Okay." The team leader quickly agreed.

Qin Huaidao asked a captain of the village guard team who stayed with him to lead everyone to rest and eat, and then asked another captain to drive the carriage and follow him to the entrance of a side hall in the palace.

The mausoleum was carried out of the carriage, into the side hall, and placed on a long table.

After some inspection, Qin Huaidao knew what he was doing and ordered: "Go and bring Zan Xiruo."

Qin Ling's wound seemed to have been cleaned with white wine, but without any dressing. Along the way, the wound was re-infected and blood flowed out. Xue Rengui's arrow had been soaked in gold juice made from various kinds of feces, and there were various bacteria on the arrow.

, bacteria enter the body, not only inflammation occurs, but the blood appears to be infected by bacteria.

Not long after, Zan Xiruo came in a hurry and was stunned when he saw the unconscious second brother. The pride of the family, his sustenance and hope were just gone?

Qin Huaidao stepped back a few steps and got out of the way. Zan Xiruo stepped forward to check the injury. He was very anxious, but he could still maintain restraint. He knew that the only hope to save his brother was Qin Huaidao. He solemnly saluted: "I beg you, sir, to help me."

Save my second brother."

"You and I are hostile, give me a reason." Qin Huaidao said silently.

Zan Xiruo gritted his teeth and said solemnly: "I can write a letter to my family and withdraw from the competition. However, I have a request. Let my family have a way to survive."

"It's not enough. With the foundation and influence of your family, it won't take long for it to become bigger again. Tubo will not allow factors that are detrimental to the Tang Dynasty to exist." Qin Huaidao refused bluntly.

If Zan Xi was not stupid and knew that the situation was over, he could die, but his family could not. Qin Huaidao asked him to come here as an ultimatum. If he missed this time, he would never have another chance in the future. He knelt down with a thump and solemnly said: "I am willing to sell myself as a slave.

, I will never regret it for the rest of my life, I just ask you to save my second brother and let my family go."

"You are a smart man and have made a wise choice. Get up. I don't like the word slave. From now on, you will follow me as a staff member. I have also seen your brother's situation. It is poisonous to the bone. Whether he can be saved depends on his fate.

Who is the best doctor in Tubo? Find it yourself."
To be continued...