Chapter 2114 The owner of the country must have a good meeting with that Cheng Saburo
"Zanpu, drink the medicine quickly, it will get cold if you wait any longer..." The witch doctor stood in front of the couch, holding the bowl of medicine and said in a low voice.
Only then did Songtsen Gampo look away from the official document in front of him, took the bowl of bitter soup, frowned and swallowed it in one gulp.
After taking a bowl of honey water and taking a few sips, I felt that my mouth was no longer numb with bitterness.
Smacking his mouth, Songtsen Gampo asked in a deep voice, "How long do I have to drink this medicine?"
"Zanpu, there is a saying among the Han people that illness comes like a mountain falling, and illness goes away like a thread spinning. Although Zanpu, you are gradually showing signs of improvement."
"But this decoction must be continued for two or three days. In addition, Zamp must not catch cold or have excessive mood swings to avoid recurrence of this heart disease."
After hearing the witch doctor's cautious explanation, Songtsen Gampo raised his hand and rubbed his heart.
The face that was originally fairer than the average Tibetan face had a sickly white color due to a previous illness.
For health reasons, he did not ride a horse again after leaving the camp, and spent most of his time in the carriage with the iron stove purchased from the Tang Dynasty.
He no longer has to endure the raging cold and cold plateau wind and snow, because he needs a good rest.
It was not necessary to hold on forcefully, because the witch doctor had warned Songtsan Gampo over and over again that if he held on forcefully at this time, his life would easily be in danger if he got cold.
As a plateau native, Songtsen Gampo naturally understood that on this plateau, sometimes, just an inconspicuous minor disease would cause people to lose their lives.
He didn't want to die young like this. After all, he had not yet completely unified the plateau.
The Xiangxiong Kingdom can still threaten Tibet, but the Buddhist faith cannot compete with the powerful Bon religion.
There are too many things that I need to do. Only by living and operating well can I see that day.
After drinking the decoction, Songtsen Gampo was about to lie down and take a good rest, but at this moment, an imperial minister quickly entered the tent.
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"Zanpu, Achang Qianhu from Doma City came here to meet Zanpu on the orders of the deputy marshal of Dingai."
Songtsen Gampo sat up again and moved his somewhat stiff body.
After a short while, Achang Qianhu stepped into the big tent, bowed respectfully to Songtsen Gampo, and then handed over the letter that Deputy Marshal Dingai asked him to give to Zampo.
Songtsen Gampo took the letter and asked casually, "How many troops did the deputy marshal bring back?"
"Zanpu, the deputy capital marshal has withdrawn to Doma City with more than 400 cavalry."
"Hmm, hmm?!" Songtsen Gampo raised his head in confusion and looked at Achang Qianhu in front of him.
Several civil servants in the tent also stared.
"What do you mean, the deputy capital marshal came back with more than 400 horses, where are the remaining troops?" a minister asked immediately.
"The deputy marshal of the capital was defeated by tens of thousands of soldiers and horses led by the Minister of War of the Tang Dynasty. He fought and retreated all the way. When he returned to Doma City, he only had more than 400 horses left with him."
"Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses?!" A cry of surprise suddenly came from the tent, and all the civil and military personnel were in an uproar.
Songtsan Gampo's expression changed drastically, and he almost wanted to stand up, but fortunately he still remembered the witch doctor's advice.
Quickly raise your hands to cover your heart and take deep breaths frequently. Don't get excited. Don't get excited. If you are so angry that your heart disease relapses, how will you live in the future?
Songtsen Gampo forced himself to calm down, opened the letter, and looked at Na Ding'ai's statement in the letter.
When I learned that the sinister Li Ji, the famous Tang Dynasty general, actually had more than 20,000 troops hidden in the area of Naluyi City.
Songtsan Gampo couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but secretly expressed his gratitude that if Nari was really not afraid of the Tang Dynasty elites in Nalu Post City.
But if we were not afraid of casualties and launched a forceful attack that night, we might really be seriously plotted by that wily and sinister man Li Ji.
Even if Tubo could stabilize its position with its superior strength, it would probably lose more than the eight thousand soldiers and horses. Well, it should be the four thousand soldiers and horses plus the four thousand slaves.
It is simply impossible for me to withdraw as easily as now.
After reading this letter of apology and request for help, Songtsan Gampo's expression did not change much.
As Wong Sheng's letter was circulated among the ministers, naturally those ministers who had no dealings with Ding Ai began to stand up.
He believes that Dingai only fled back to Doma City with a few hundred remaining soldiers. This is simply a loss of troops and humiliation of the country and damage to the prestige of Tubo. Please Zanpu punish him severely.
Of course, there were also officials from the Tibetan clan who stood up to support Ding Ai, believing that what Ding Ai was facing was one of the most famous generals in the Tang Dynasty.
Moreover, the number of troops was several times that of our own side. Under such circumstances, it was a fluke to be able to escape.
You actually want to trick Zamp into punishing the deputy marshal. This is simply an attempt to frame your colleagues with ulterior motives.
Songtsen Gampo stroked his short beard under his chin and did not express his views immediately. Instead, he waited for the civil and military group to chatter and then spoke slowly.
"The deputy capital marshal is an important minister of the Tubo military. Now, it is an extraordinary time, and the deputy capital marshal is needed to serve the country."
"So, let's record his sins for now. If he can hold on to the city of Thomas, his merits and demerits will be equal to each other."
Having said this, Songtsen Gampo glanced at the generals several times, and finally fell on the steady Wanhumu Naruben among them.
"Munaqing..."
"I have come to see Zanpu. If there is any use for me, please give me your instructions."
"I will give you five thousand warriors and appoint you as the deputy general of the deputy capital marshal to assist the deputy capital marshal in defending Doma City. Are you willing?"
Munarupen, who was in his early forties, quickly saluted Songtsen Gampo and replied loudly and forcefully.
"Don't worry Zanpu, I will definitely work with the deputy marshal to guard Doma City and prevent the Tuyuhun barbarians and the Tang army from crossing Doma City."
"Okay, okay, Munaqing, Doma City, I leave it to you and the deputy marshal."
After Munaruben made the promise with his head held high, he quickly left the tent.
Songtsan Gampo let out a breath of turbidity. No matter what, as long as the city of Nadoma was not lost, his attack on Tuyuhun over the years would not be considered a failure.
When he returns to Huinei, he will first take back the southern territory of Tubo, and he also needs to regain control of Iron Bridge City.
Otherwise, if the critical pass is lost, the southern part of Tubo will be harassed by the Tang people all the time.
Just like back then, after Jianchuan City in Yaozhou fell into the hands of Tubo, they also took action against Yaozhou in the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, at the last moment.
However, a strange army led by Cheng Sanlang destroyed Jianchuan City, ruining Tubo's plan to seize Tang territory.
This time, I really want to have a good meeting with him and let him understand that the plateau is the plateau of the Tubo people, not a place where they, the Tang people, can run rampant.
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Tomorrow is the last day. We will be back to normal the day after tomorrow. Thank you for your understanding.