"If you were to lead an army to attack, how many people do you think would be able to rush through under such artillery fire?"
Lu Dongzan asked this question to General Huyan, but General Huyan had never faced off against the enemy's artillery, so it was difficult to answer this question.
"To put it bluntly, as your prime minister, I still have the ability to withstand this. If I didn't even have the ability to withstand this, I guess I would not be suitable for this position. I am not one of those in the Holy City.
Guys, they can only listen to the good and not the bad. If a person dare not face his own disadvantages, then he will not be able to survive in this world."
Lu Dongzan knew what General Huyan was worried about. If he told the truth, many people present would probably not be able to bear it. However, this is also a normal thing. Here is the gap between the two sides.
Obviously, if you don't tell the truth, you probably won't be able to get away with it, but if you tell the truth, it's hard to accept.
"Replying to the Prime Minister, with my most elite troops, I estimate that we will need at least thirty casualties before we can break through the enemy's crossbows. But after they pass, they will also have serial crossbows, and the attack power of the serial crossbows will be even stronger. We
We will lose another two to three people, or even up to four people..."
When he heard this result, Lu Dongzan closed his eyes with some sadness. To be more precise, it was despair. General Hu Yan might have said it a bit conservatively, but even so, when you arrive in front of others, there are still ten people left.
Three, ten of them are still standing intact, how can you defeat them?
General Huyan's army is the elite frontier army of Tubo. Many armies in the inland areas are simply incomparable. Whether it is training or ordnance and equipment, it can be said that this side has reached its peak. Even they have to suffer such heavy losses before they can attack.
In the past, if the domestic troops had been replaced, the losses would have been estimated at more than 80%.
"Prime Minister, you don't need to worry too much. What I'm saying is that we leave the country and go to fight on their land. But if they come to our land, they may not be able to win easily. Just because they are not familiar with the conditions on the plateau.
The situation is such that even breathing is a problem after coming up, how can you beat us?"
Seeing Lu Dongzan's heartbreak, General Huyan quickly pointed out one of their advantages, which was also an advantage that Tibetans were always happy to praise.
"You are right, but this advantage will soon disappear. Part of Tuyuhun is also in the highlands. People from the Tang Dynasty have already started training here. In fact, there is nothing to train. They just want their troops to be in such a
As long as they can adapt to such an environment, our advantage will be gone. If they don't want to attack us, why would they train such an army?"
The information that Lu Dongzan obtained was confidential information. In fact, not many people in the Tang Dynasty knew about it. However, because of the Boling Cui family, Lu Dongzan also obtained this information. This was also the reason why Li Shimin and Li Xiang wanted to control Bo Ling.
The reason why the Lingcui family was cut into pieces? If you can leak such a confidential case, are you still a member of the Tang Dynasty?
"..."
General Huyan didn't know what to say. I originally thought that the tension between the two countries was just a superficial phenomenon, but I didn't expect that the people of the Tang Dynasty were more advanced than we thought. They were already thinking about entering our country, but now our country
Still in such a state of civil strife, if the Tang Dynasty came over at this time, wouldn't the military scum in the border areas become...
General Huyan can't imagine anymore. If he continues to imagine, he probably won't be able to eat lunch today. This is really sad. A few days ago, he felt that the two countries were equal, and even Tubo had some advantages.
, but now I feel that I am already at a disadvantage.
"Go back and wait. There is no use worrying here. We must stabilize them. No matter what the cost, we must stabilize them. In addition, we must cut off all the lines of communication between the two countries without my warrant.
No one can leave, and news on the plateau must not spread."
Although Lu Dongzan knows that things on the plateau have spread, he can block as much as possible and try not to let them know the current situation, especially that guy Li Xiang, who is not a peaceful person. Usually
They are all thinking about the surrounding countries. If he knew that something like this happened on the plateau, he would definitely jump higher than anyone else.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, if this is the case, wouldn't it arouse their suspicion even more?"
General Huyan thought for a while and said, since the Tang Dynasty captured Tuyuhun, there have been hundreds of merchants coming and going every month. If this passage is suddenly blocked, then the families of these hundreds of people must be
I will go to the government to complain, and Datang will definitely come to negotiate this matter...
"Let's seal it off first. Try not to hurt them. If someone comes looking for you, you can find a way to delay them. I've dealt with this Lord Protector. I should be able to kill them within two or three months at most.
When the time comes, I will let you release the border as quickly as possible."
Lu Dongzan knew that sealing the border was not a trivial matter, and would even lead to a series of reactions, but at this time, he must not be able to spread the news on foot. When he thought of Li Xiang's face, he felt uneasy all over his body. This guy was like a
Like a demon, Lu Dongzan felt like he was going crazy every time he thought of this demon.
Lu Dongzan's patience was about to be worn out, and finally the day came for the meeting. The two met in a tent near the border. Because troubles often happened recently, Midu Khan discussed it with General Huyan.
, set up a tent in the border area between the two countries, and people from both sides will usually protect it. If anything happens, we will choose to meet here.
This can be regarded as a diplomatic institution in this era, but it looks a bit unsophisticated. At this moment, Li Xiang also imitated the Khans of the previous generation in Tuyuhun and put on soldiers' clothes, and then stood guard outside the tent.
"Master Zeng, this is the Prime Minister of our country, Lu Dongzan."
Except for Lu Dongzan, the other people in the tent were all old acquaintances. They had met each other in the tent more or less before, so before the meeting started, General Hu Yan introduced Lu Dongzan first, but Master Zeng was polite...