Chapter 832 The Prosperity of the Tang Dynasty (84) Two in One
The glory of Tang Dynasty(84)
When Lin Yutong arrived in Shanzhou, it was already snowing heavily.
Li Jingxuan did not come to greet him. It was said that he was ill and groggy and could not come. The man who came in his place was the right general Wang Xiaojie.
Wang Xiaojie followed the princess and went to the camp, and reported in a low voice what he had done in the agency as acting coach during this period, "I am afraid that the other party will take advantage of our repairs and take action, so while taking precautions, I asked someone to deliver it to Lun Qinling."
I received the letter. He also replied. He just arrived yesterday..."
Oh? Lin Yutong stretched out his hand to ask for a letter, "What did you say in your letter?"
Wang Xiaojie said, "I asked someone to send a bag of corn and a bag of cyanide seeds to Lun Qinling..." As he spoke, he took out two letters from his arms, "This one is for Lun Qinling."
After writing it, I made a copy and kept it to report to the court. The other one was sent to me by Lun Qinling yesterday!"
Lin Yutong entered the camp with a smile amidst the shouts of the soldiers.
As soon as she entered, she stopped laughing and took the main seat! She didn't say anything else. She first read Wang Xiaojie's letter to the other party. Not to mention, Wang Xiaojie was by no means a rough guy. He said in the letter, "I know
The Tubo army is as brave as tigers and as numerous as Tubo’s yaks. But we are in the same situation as you now!"
It means that we are evenly matched, so no one can beat us if we fight again.
Then he quoted a proverb, saying, "Measure your skull to sew your hat, and measure your head to sew your boots." What does it mean? This means that people have to sew their own hats according to the size of their heads, and they have to sew their own hats according to the size of their feet.
To make boots.
This is already implying that Tubo is just that big, and the scale of Tang Dynasty cannot be compared to Tubo. Although it is the same now, the protection we can provide after our death is different. You must be better than Tubo.
But mine!
Then he said, this is like a thunderbolt from the sky hitting a rock. No matter how big the rock is, can it withstand the wrath of heaven?
This is a deterrent, saying that when the Tang Dynasty is angry, it is like a thunderbolt falling from the sky. No matter how big or hard the Tubo is, it will not be able to withstand it.
Lin Yutong looked at Wang Xiaojie in surprise, "General, this letter is very well written."
Wang Xiaojie looked ashamed, "I thought I wrote well before, but after reading what I said about Qinling, I knew I was still arrogant."
Oh? Lin Yutong opened the letter about Qinling. When he saw it, he couldn't help but cheer!
What did the letter say? There are many birds, but they are just food for falcons; there are many fish in the water, and they are inevitably eaten by otters. The elk has so many antlers, but who can it win?
What? A hundred years old, a pine tree is as thick as an arm. Can it be chopped down with an axe? Even if the river is wide, a small boat can't safely cross it. The highland barley rice grows all over the mountains and plains, but in the end it will all end up in a plate of water. Look at the stars.
The sky is full, but it only takes one red sun to eclipse it. A small spark is enough to burn up the mountains and deep valleys. A clear spring, the source of which may cause a flash flood.
Immediately afterwards, they said: Your army of the Tang Dynasty is like a swarm of flies on the lake. There are a lot of them, but they are not easy to command. They are just like the clouds and smoke on the top of the mountain. They are insignificant. Against you, it is like using a swarm of flies.
A sickle is like a piece of grass, just harvest it.
How should I put it? This man is not only good at fighting, but also good at speaking. Listen to what he said. Is this metaphor a coincidence or not? It’s not too much to say a witticism! Not to mention that he is good at fighting, this is it.
Is eloquence considered outstanding among the civil servants of the Tang Dynasty?
Lin Yutong left all the letters and said to Wang Xiaojie, "You continue to write to Lun Qinling and ask someone to deliver it again tomorrow."
Yes! It's easy to write a letter, "But what should we do now...?" The saint didn't want to start another large-scale war, and he came here for defense. But Li Jingxuan thought he had the advantage in troops, so he rashly launched a war. He didn't even think about it.
Taking into account the reasons why the army traveled a long distance and were exhausted, there is also a more critical factor. Many people in the army are here for the first time, and many of them are soldiers recruited from the south.
When I came to the northwest for the first time, I couldn't adapt to the soil and water here at all. Various reasons overlapped, which ultimately led to a huge defeat.
What are His Highness's plans now? He wants to raise an army to destroy the country, but without troops to garrison, it won't last long.
Lin Yutong waved his hand, "Don't be anxious, you go about your business first. Ask Hei Qichangzhi to come over in half an hour and take orders."
yes!
What Wang Xiaojie said, what most courtiers insist on, is actually reasonable. Destroying their country will only drag the Tang Dynasty into the quagmire.
The purpose of this battle was for Tubo to surrender to the Tang Dynasty!
But how can we make Tubo surrender? People like Qin Ling cannot be left here.
As for Qinling's decision to use troops against the Tang Dynasty, in addition to the instability in the court caused by the struggle for power among the upper echelons of the Tang Dynasty, there was another reason, and that was that Mangsong Mangzan of Tubo was ill, and he was afraid that his illness was a bit serious.
Mangsong Mangtsen is the grandson of Songtsen Gampo. He was young when he succeeded to the throne, but now he has finally matured. In the past ten years, he has barely been able to control Lun Qinling in the court. But what happened? He became ill.
Already.
How he got sick, we don't know.
What the disease is, we don’t even know.
Anyway, he is ill, very ill. And his son, the eldest is only seven years old this year.
This means that Tubo is likely to have another baby master.
The powerful minister and young master, Mangsong Mangzan, was more eager than himself to deal with Lun Qinling and its forces and clear the way for his son.
But how can I contact Mansong Manzan?
After washing up, Song Xian came in, "Your Highness, Ashina Guangping is here."
Lin Yutong was stunned for a moment, and understood instantly. In fact, she had never stepped out of the fourth master's protective circle. When he left, he didn't explain anything, so she thought that the matter was too sudden, and the fourth master had not had time to arrange the distance.
It's too far. He hasn't arranged everything well, and he doesn't know how to speak.
No, I didn’t say anything at the time, but then arrangements were made and people came to the door.
Ashina Guangping is a member of the Ashina tribe in Anxi. The rebellious branch was suppressed, but there were also those who did not rebel. The fourth master adjusted them. Because of their various talents, his descendants were also selected for high-ranking positions. In recent years, even
Back in Chang'an, even though we were thousands of miles away, the Fourth Master could still direct the Western Regions. All matters in the Western Regions were slightly delayed, and all the details could be placed on the Fourth Master's desk.
What should the Fourth Master do with the courtiers who have so many contacts? This includes the purpose of selecting officials for the Western Region through the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Tang Guan. That is the retreat and the base camp. There is no way that the Fourth Master will give up this retreat!
With such a relationship with Anxi, many people became a force under the support of the Fourth Master. Just like Ashina traveling on the trade route, it was with the tacit approval of the Fourth Master. Tubo did business with the Tang Dynasty and with the merchants of the Tang Dynasty
, were still worried, but they never gave up their connection with the Ashina family. As a result, Ashina Guangping entered and exited Tubo much more freely.
I just arrived today, less than two hours before Ashina Guangping came.
"Please quickly!" It must have been the fourth master who sent the message.
Sure enough, after seeing the gift, Ashina Guangping said, "It was the Duke who sent the message to me!"
Lin Yutong laughed, "I've been away from Anxi for a long time, but I'm fine now!"
"Thanks to you, everything is fine!"
Liu De came in with food, and Lin Yutong asked Ashina Guangping to eat together. The other party was not polite and sat down. The bonfire was burning next to it, and the wine and food were placed here.
Ashina Guangping lowered his voice, "Mangsong Mangzan has always relied on and trusted his relatives over the years. Tubo's uncle Qu Saruo also has a personal grudge against Lun Qinling..."
personal enmity?
"Yes!" Ashina Guangping's voice was even lower. "Eight years ago, we were ordered by the Duke of the country to transport a batch of Hetian jade to Tubo. When the shipment arrived, it was already the spring of the next year. At that time,
As soon as Mangsong Mangzan had his eldest son, we presented the jade to our uncle Qu Saruo."
Understand, this eldest son is Qu Saruo's nephew.
"The slaves in Lun Qinling were used to being unruly. We deliberately let them see the jade. They knew its value, but they turned around and saw that the other party had it. At that time, they gathered people to snatch it... In the chaos, Lun Qinling's
The domestic slave killed Qu Saruo's eldest son..."
Lin Yutong raised an eyebrow and looked at him, it was really the slave who killed him.
"No one doubts this!" Ashina snorted, "As for Qin Ling's slaves committing crimes, the eldest son of Qu Saruo was also quite cruel. Eighty percent of the slaves who served him had their ears and eyes cut off...because of what he did.
Clever, no one suspects that it is related to us. In this way, the two families are considered enemies! Lun Qinling said that Qu Saruo's eldest son should be killed, and the family slave was not guilty. Qu Saruo felt that Lun Qinling was domineering, is your family slave better than mine?
A son is more noble? In addition, over the years, Qu Saruo has supported the separation of powers between Zanpu and Lun Qinling. From a slight contradiction, it has now become a very serious contradiction, which will inevitably lead to the death of the other party."
Lin Yutong understood, "Mangsong Mangzan wants to get rid of Lun Qinling. Qu Saruo wants to wait for Mangsong Mangzan to die and take over the government to support his nephew, the prince. Bi Zanpu is more looking forward to Lun Qinling's death. Again."
Plus we... there is no immortality in Qinling!"
Yes! Ashina said as he took out a letter from his arms, "Ten days ago, we received an urgent letter from the Duke of Guo, asking us to deliver a letter to Qu Saruo. This was sent by Qu Saruo.
As for the reply, I didn’t dare to open it. When I heard that you had arrived, I hurriedly sent it to you.”
oh?
Lin Yutong took it. The words on the letter were in Chinese characters. Although the writing was not good and the vocabulary was new to me, the meaning was clear. The letter was written in a mang-song-mang-praising tone. As for the title, he called himself
As my cousin's aunt.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Lin Yutong knew that this cooperation was feasible!
Today, Princess Wencheng is still alive! Princess Wencheng is a clan daughter, and her father is Li Yuan's nephew. In other words, she is Li Shimin's cousin. She is the same generation as Li Zhi, so she is a distant cousin.
.
As for Mangsong Mangzan's identity, according to the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, he was the grandson of Princess Wencheng.
Therefore, the title of cousin is correct.
The letter reiterated the friendship between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty, and said that it was a great grace for Taizong to marry the princess into Tubo. He also said that he had been close to him over the years, but he had no choice but to do so because of the powerful ministers in power and the royal family suffering.
But his strength is not enough. Now he is seriously ill and has a young son who has nothing to rely on.
He expressed his attitude very sincerely, and also said that he hoped to send an envoy to meet him to express his feelings of kinship.
Lin Yutong didn't know if this was what Mansong Mangzan meant, but even if Qu Saruo wanted to join forces with him in the name of Zanpu, he could still do it.
She said, "Reply him, in five days, I will lead people to hunt by the Qinghai Lake..."
Yes! Ashina Guanghei stood up and left quickly.
As soon as the people left, Lin Yutong stood up and Liu De whispered, "Your Highness, General Hei Te Changzhi is waiting outside."
Please quickly!
Hei Te Changzhi is a foreign general, and his performance this time is outstanding! Lin Yutong helped him up with his own hands, "General, please get up, this battle depends on the general. The sage knows the merits of the general."
Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Saint.
The man who looked like a black tower had a clumsy mouth and seemed a little nervous.
Lin Yutong said in a low voice, "After you go out, tell others what you said, and say that I...will meet the uncle of Tubo at the bank of Qinghai Lake in five days..."
ah?
Lin Yutong looked at him and said, "This is true news. Just reveal it. Don't be nervous. The more natural the better."
"Is the minister accompanying you?"
Well! I'm going with you, and you're taking your five hundred warriors with you!
Hei Te Changzhi's eyes lit up and he responded loudly. Seeing that Lin Yutong didn't give any more instructions, he went out.
Li Jingxuan was lying on the couch with a handkerchief covering his forehead. He was stunned when he heard the news, took the handkerchief off and threw it away, "Princess is going to make an alliance with Qu Saruo?"
Yes! Hei Te Changzhi said so when he came out of the princess's tent.
Li Jingxuan stood up, grabbed his cloak, put it on and walked out, "No! The risk is too great."
Standing in front of Lin Yutong, Li Jingxuan also said the same, "Your Highness, Hei Te Changzhi is too imprudent. This matter was revealed in advance. Either the date will be changed or cancelled... otherwise..."
"Otherwise, it's a trap! Lun Qinling will try every means to set a trap and eat Qu Saruo and me in one bite, right?"
This possibility is extremely high.
Lin Yutong laughed and said, "General, go and recuperate. Leave the military symbols behind. The other matters are none of your business!"
"Your Highness!" Li Jingxuan knelt down on one knee, "This is not child's play!"
"How many battles has General Li had in his life? How many wins? How many losses?" Lin Yutong looked at him, "How to fight, the general wants to teach me?"
Li Jingxuan blushed, stood up quickly, took off his military talisman, patted the table, turned around and left.
Lin Yutong didn't care about his attitude. He just turned around and looked at the map, making frequent gestures with his hands on the map.
The next day, Lin Yutong called Wang Xiaojie and gave a few instructions in a low voice.
Wang Xiaojie was stunned and said, "Your Highness, if this is wrong, it will be doomed."
Lin Yutong looked outside and said, "I know! This battle requires God's help! Remember, there will be heavy snow within five days. You need to bring people into this area and use the cover of the mountain to arrange the Nine Palaces and Bagua Array for me...
…”
Understood! "I will take three thousand troops and set off now."
Um!
The Nine Palaces Bagua Array sounds weird, but in fact it is a maze. The maze has no other use than to trap people! There is only one way, and there is no way to go anywhere else. What should you do when you only have this way? Either retreat or rush in. No matter retreat or rush in,
It's okay for you! The purpose is to hold them back! It's enough if the purpose is achieved.
How to build a maze in this cold weather? Either dig a maze on the spot, or build a maze with walls. But it's too late for both of these two! There is only snow, and this thing is the best material
.When the snow is squeezed, it becomes ice. Then the ice surface is broken and water is transported. When the water drips up, it becomes ice cubes.
This thing is really quick to build!
But, is it insurance?
The deputy general asked in a low voice: "What if the fire melts it? We can't dig the earth, and we don't have the materials to build the wall. Of course, we can build an ice wall, but we are afraid of fire!"
Wang Xiaojie pointed to the surroundings, "See, it's covered with snow. How can we light a fire? Burn all the baggage and people's clothes?" Then he would freeze to death! Besides, if the princess said so, it would snow heavily, and
The unusually heavy snow makes it even less likely that there will be a fire. "You can think of it, but His Highness can't think of it? Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and take the people to do it! Remember, the size cannot be smaller, and the size between the alleys must be wide..."
clear!
It really took three days to set up such a maze on the necessary road section! Even though I had a map, I spent a long time in it to get people out of this formation.
Wang Xiaojie was afraid. If he encountered this thing, he would be trapped in it and die!
The deputy general asked, "What about us now? Are we going back?"
No return!
Wang Xiaojie took out the map, clicked on the place circled by the princess, looked up at the sky, then rode away, "Quick! Let's go!"
Lun Qinling was also looking at the sky, but it was still gloomy and there was no light at all! Fine snowflakes had been flying intermittently these past few days, and the sky had always looked like this, so he hesitated a little.
The news said that the princess and Qu Sa were going to meet, and Qu Saruo acted as if this was indeed true! The princess was an expert and bold, and her record convinced him that she really dared to bring more than a thousand people with her.
People form an alliance with Qu Sa Ruo.
The country and the family hate each other, and even if they kill her, they won't be able to understand the hatred.
But can we leave today? It must be okay! This little snowflake will not have much impact.
Just when I couldn't make up my mind, another secret report came from outside the account, "Princess Zhenguo of the Tang Dynasty led 800 soldiers and stationed at the bank of Qinghai Lake! Uncle Guo and his party of more than 2,000 people were stationed fifty miles away from Qinghai Lake..."
This is to guard against each other and test each other, fearing that the other party is not sincere enough!
Judging from the number of people they brought with them, these two people negotiated with great sincerity!
If these two form an alliance, your situation will be particularly bad! Even if there are risks, you still have to send troops! These two people - they cannot stay!
He made up his mind, "Come here, give me the order——"
"Did you pass the order?" Qu Saruo didn't dare to move, "He mobilized a large army? What about the Princess Zhenguo? Did she really only bring 800 troops?"
real!
"No ambush?"
No! Our news is reliable! There is really no ambush.
Qu Saruo looked anxious, "Why is she so careless?"
"I'm afraid the news is leaked."
Qu Saruo looked around, "She can't leak the news about the meeting with her!"
That is because we accidentally leaked the alliance with the Tang Dynasty! "Uncle Guo, if Lun Qinling comes and kills us, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us! But if we leave now, the Tang Dynasty will think that we are with Lun Qinling
Ling is in a group, and they planned to kill the princess together! It will be difficult for us to ask for help again."
Yes! Yes! This is a matter of dying early or dying late.
But it is better to die later than to die early, "break out the stronghold and retreat!" As for the princess of the Tang Dynasty, I'm sorry!
But the troops had only been withdrawn for more than ten miles, so something seemed wrong. The wind was a bit strong, and flakes of snow fell like a child's slap.
Want to leave? I can’t leave!
I can't leave!
Lun Qinling was blown by the wind and could only hug the horse tightly, "Send the order, ten people in a team, hug together to keep warm, hurry!"
But the sound had long been blown away and could not be transmitted.
However, instinct also knows that we need to hug each other for warmth. As we were walking into the canyon, the cliffs on the left and right, the road ahead and behind were all completely white. I thought that in half a day, the snow would stop! Unfortunately, half a day later,
Still no sign of stopping.
This is no good! Either rush forward or retreat. If you don't move, you will freeze to death here.
withdraw!
Unable to evacuate, we evacuated for a long time against the wind and snow. When it turned dark, the road ahead was blocked.
"What does being blocked mean?"
"Go and take a look! You'll know after you take a look!"
Lun Qinling went over and saw that someone had dragged a large piece of ice over, stood it up, and reattached the ice to the ground with water. Now it was frozen solid. You don't need to ask anyone to know that the princess
He sent people to block his escape route!
"This wall is two people high. It is a solid block of ice. Even if you climb over it, there is still a distance of two feet from the next wall. If you climb in, you might turn around and get lost! We have asked people to stand high.
I looked everywhere and it turned out to be a big maze..."
We are cold, hungry, tired and thirsty. What should we do if we are trapped in there again? Once we become anxious, we may kill each other! If we can't get out again, if the day is not good, we will freeze to death inside.
No.
Lun Qinling could only change his mind and said, "Let's go! Since there is no retreat, let's move forward!"
But the way back is blocked, how can the way out not be blocked?
When talking about Qinling, it is said, "Climbing over the mountain!"
The deputy general looked up and said, "Are you afraid of such a big movement? What if there is an avalanche?" They were all buried under the snow!
I can only keep my head down and move forward, and sure enough, the exact same formation is set up here. I can't retreat or retreat, nor can I find another way. I can't break the ice by smashing it, and there is no material to make a fire.
What should we do? We can only rush into the formation.
You will know as soon as you enter that you cannot get out!
People's hearts are in chaos, they are crying, they are lying on the ground waiting for death without crying!
This is not the time to talk about mercy. Use the immovable objects as tools and stack people up one by one. I don’t believe that this array can’t be filled! It’s already filled up into a flat river, and I don’t believe that it can’t be passed.
This is what Lun Qin Ling did! But after filling it in like this, I found that this method would not work. Unless all 80,000 people were killed to fill it in... This was clearly calculated!
Seeing the hatred in the eyes of the soldiers, he knew that he could not do this anymore. If he did this again, he would have no choice but to die in the chaos of the army.
He reassured the soldiers and said, "It's almost here! In half a day, the snow will stop."
But it didn't stop after a day! Those in the middle were still alive, but people on the outside were dying every moment.
Lin Yutong was in the igloo, warming himself by the fire with fox fur, and didn't sleep all night.
When it was daylight, the wind stopped and the snow stopped. When I opened the door of the igloo, it was completely white outside. The snow was as deep as half a person!
Black Teeth Changzhi asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, do you want to go see it?"
Lin Yutong clasped his hands together and nodded slowly, "Go and have a look!"
Tie your feet to a sled, you can still play this in the army! Dozens of people can be selected, and with these people, rush to the place where Lun Qinling is trapped.
There was a cloud of darkness, and the men and horses just lay in the snow, motionless.
Hei Te Changzhi would never forget the scene in front of him. He suddenly felt that this princess had magical powers! Zhuge Kongming borrowed the east wind, and Princess Zhenguo borrowed a blizzard. It was really unpredictable!
