Chapter 174 Zonglu sells himself to the Tang Dynasty
The two Gui archers brought by Zong Lu vaguely sensed that something was wrong. They held the handles of the swords at their waists and retreated behind Zong Lu, forming a faint confrontation with Gong Juezan and the other seven people.
Ge Rilang quickly stood up and acted as a peacemaker: "Zong Lu, why are you doing this? Mr. Qian has no ill intentions, he just wants you to make up for your mistakes."
Gong Juezan laughed and said: "Zong Lu, yesterday we lost the entire thousand-man team. Such a big crime needs someone to shoulder the responsibility. I thought about it, this time we raided the Congling Shinyang Department, from beginning to end.
You were the one who planned it. Who will take the blame if you don't bear it? Even if you refuse to take the blame later, Dong Dai Dong will be blamed in the future. You will inevitably wear a fox tail and be shown to the public with your head."
Sure enough, Gong Juezan was ready to put the big hat on his head that he sent out the entire army without permission. Zong Lu's heart felt as cold as falling into an ice cellar, but there was nothing he could do.
The ancestor of Gong Juezan was a direct descendant of Trinian Songtsan. He was not a slave who could compete with him, who gradually rose from mediocrity to Guigui and then to an officer by fighting and fighting.
Zong Lu felt despair at this moment, despair for the whole world. He thought he had changed his ant-like fate, but the bloody reality told him that after the truth was revealed, he was still the same 'yong' who was driven as a slave.
Gongjuezan's voice became gentler, but it still contained a condescending coldness: "Zonglu, as long as you are willing to sacrifice your life, you will have made up for your mistakes. When I go back, I will tell Dongdai Dongben that your family will still be Guihu
, your son will still be a Gui Archer when he becomes an adult. He does not need to go through countless bloody battles like you to gain the identity of Gui Hu."
Zong Lu was silent. This was indeed the only wealth he could leave for his family. In order to prevent his son from being reduced to a mediocre supporter for consumption, what else could he do?
He bowed slightly, crossed his chest and saluted Gong Juezan: "I respect your order, and I hope Mr. Qian will not break his promise."
Gong Juezan twisted his lips and smiled, then pointed at the two Gui shooters behind him and said: "It's the same with you two. You died bravely in battle, and you have accumulated good deeds and descendants. Your family will also be Gui households in the future."
The two of them also bowed to Gong Juezan with their arms crossed, and each of the three of them got on their horses with expressions of sadness and anger, and ran towards the road they came from.
Gong Juezan only glanced at their figures, then ordered everyone to mount their horses and take a shortcut back to Tanjuling.
Zong and Lu were in the most exhausted state. After running for a whole day, they could not even eat a bite of tsampa. Gui shooters like them never carry dry food, and all food supplies are carried with heavy loads by Yong.
The guardians have all fled or died.
It's a pity that I didn't have a full meal before I died.
They reined up their horses in front of the mountain pass. On the hilly slope in the distance, there were already ten Tang troops riding on them, running towards them with murderous intent.
The hands of the two Gui shooters holding the horse's reins trembled slightly. They were here to die. The armor of the Tang Army officer in charge shone brightly in the sun, and there were gloomy eyes hidden under his shoulders that wanted to choose and devour others. Behind him
The Mo Dao is mounted on a flagpole like a battle flag, and the blade of the knife is beating with cyan light. The sharpness of this unique flag is enough to make anyone daunted by it.
Zong Lu turned around and looked at the two Gui shooters beside him. He suppressed the chill in his heart and asked, "Which one of you two will go first?"
"I come."
One person grabbed the barrel of the gun and rode forward. Li Siye suddenly pulled out his Mo Dao. The light passed by and blood spattered. Gui Archer's men had already rolled down the horse.
Zong Lu mechanically turned his head and asked the other person: "What about you?"
The man was trembling all over, but he still had the courage to shout, "Ah!"
He rushed over astride his horse, but was still unable to withstand the sword blow. Li Siye slashed him head-on, and both the man and the horse were chopped to pieces and fell to the ground.
Facing the men and horses lying on the ground turned into a pool of flesh and bones, Zong Lu's teeth were beating fast. It turned out that the longer he waited until the end, the more unable he was to face the fear of death.
Li Siye looked straight at him expressionlessly and said coldly: "You are the only one left, come up."
Zong Lu couldn't move. This was the result of them staying to block the enemy. If the three of them couldn't block the enemy for a moment, would there be any meaning in his sacrificing his life?
Li Siye got impatient and said in a cold voice: "Since you are unwilling to come up and die, then I will deal with you."
He clamped his legs between the horse's body and stepped forward with the Mo Dao in both hands. Just as he was about to swing the blade, Zong Lu suddenly screamed: "Don't kill me! Surrender!"
The blade that Li Siye swung out suddenly stopped in the air. Zong Lu's closed eyes slowly opened. He was wondering whether he had just shouted those words and whether he was still alive. Looking at the blade that stayed above his head, his body felt
All parts were still able to move. He tremblingly got off his horse and knelt in front of Li Siye, losing the dignity of a brave Gui.
"Tubo has agreed to surrender to you with the five hundred chief ministers of Lianyunguo under the command of Dongdai of Kagelu Haonu." After he finished this very convoluted statement, he took the initiative to raise his head and said: "Sir, the enemy's leader Qianzong Gongjue
Zan ordered me to come and stop you. He has taken the wife and daughter of the general of the Sangyangbu Gayan Cong hostage and has taken a shortcut to Lianyun Castle. I also know a shortcut that can help the officer intercept Gongjue halfway.
Thumbs up."
"Very good," Li Siye nodded approvingly: "Then go ahead and lead the way."
He breathed a sigh of relief and kowtowed to Li Siye three times before standing up in confusion.
Zong Lu got on his horse. At the moment when he decided to surrender to the enemy, his heart calmed down. What is more precious than living? All the beliefs he had insisted on in the past had long since collapsed. As long as Gong Juezan was eliminated by the hands of the Tang army, no one would
He was able to escape back to Lianyunbao alive. He lived incognito, and the Tubo people would think that he died in the war. His wife and children at home would be regarded as the family members of the martyrs, and Gui's identity would not be removed.
He led the Tang army over the concave ridges of the Karakoram Mountains. In the weather of more than May, the green fields below the mountains were already green, but the many peaks of the Karakoram Mountains were covered with white snow and cold winds.
When it blew through the mountains, everyone's faces felt as painful as being whipped by a whip.
Fortunately, the snow had melted in the lower areas, and a path could be found along the brown rocks. When they encountered a steep hillside, everyone led the horses and walked. They did not stop day and night, until early the next morning, they had already started
A downhill stretch of road.
Zong Lu was so tired that he couldn't speak. He staggered and walked close to the horses. Li Siye ordered everyone to rest under a boulder. The soldiers took out compressed biscuits and bacon to eat, and drank the cold snow water from the water bags.
Chew and swallow.
Zong Lu was lucky enough to get a few pieces of compressed biscuits and bacon. After chewing a few bites, he felt that this stuff was even more delicious than tsampa, with plenty of salt and the scent of animal fat.
After resting for nearly an hour while burning incense, everyone set out on the road again. They came to a low-lying valley and saw green grass and shrubs that had not been seen for a long time. A clear river flowed downstream with waves.
Zong Lu stopped and pointed to the mountain road beside the river and said: "This is the shortcut they took. This is the place they must pass. If you wait in ambush here, you will be able to stop them all."
Tian Zhen took out the knife from his waist, placed it on his neck and said with a ferocious face: "If you dare to deceive us, I will cut off your flesh with a knife!"
Zong Lu raised his head and replied calmly: "Since I have surrendered and am seeking survival, how dare I deceive you. If they don't pass by before sunset today, you can kill them."
Li Siye looked back at him and waved his hand before Tian Zhen took the knife off his neck.
Zong Lu hurriedly took two steps forward and saw the soldiers standing on both sides of Li Siye trying to draw out their steel swords. He quickly stopped and prayed to Li Siye: "When you kill Gong Juezan and others later, I won't
You can hide and don't let them see you."
"Why, are you afraid that they will see you surrendering to the enemy?" Tian Zhen and others laughed mockingly at the side: "What's so embarrassing about this? Didn't the grandson of your Tubo tycoon Guilu Dongzan also surrender to the Tang Dynasty? And he was also
I was given the Han surname Lun, named Gongren, and was granted the title of General Yu Linwei. I was granted the title of Duke of An, and was granted the title of Lord of An, with a thousand households in the city. Although you are not as noble as them, you will join our Tang army in the future, charge into battle, work hard, and become a school captain and a lieutenant.
What's not better than working for your dog Zamp?"