One is a general in Tibet, an ordinary son of the Tang Dynasty, who was still a mortal enemy before, but now the two of them sat on the ground, drinking heartily in front of the eyes of the two armies.

"To be able to make a friend like Maben is also my third life! Come on, come on! Maben, let's do another bowl! Lu Xiaoxian raised the bowl arrogantly.

"Master Lu, I deeply feel the same way with you!" Mang Buzhi also raised his bowl, "If it weren't for the fact that our two countries were at war, we could really be friends!" ”

"War is war, we are enemies on the battlefield, and it does not affect us to be friends under the battlefield!" Lu Xiaoxian smiled slightly, "Besides, Datang and Tubo can't be enemies forever, and the two countries have been friends before!" If the two countries become friends in the future, I invite you to Luoyang, and I will accompany Ma Ben to get drunk and rest! ”

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Mang Buzhi felt a trace of bitterness in his heart, the crisis that the Gar family is facing now can only be barely maintained by fighting with the Tang Dynasty and winning victories one after another, if the Tang Dynasty and Tubo really become friends, then the Gar family will not be far from extinction.

Seeing the melancholy on Mang Buzhi's face, Lu Xiaoxian put the bowl on the ground and said to Mang Buzhi: "Is Ma Ben worried about the future of the Gar family? ”

Mang Buzhi's eyes flashed: "Why did Gongzi Lu ask this?" ”

"Actually, whether it's Ling Zun or Maben, you haven't figured out a question!"

"What's the problem?" Mang Buzhi's eyes flashed.

"Do you think that for Tubo Zampu, the Tang Dynasty is the biggest enemy?" Without waiting for Mang Buzhi to answer, Lu Xiaoxian shook his head and replied to himself, "Definitely!" Datang is very powerful, yes, but Datang has no impact on Zampu's status! In Zampu's heart, who has the greatest influence on his status? There is no doubt that it is your Gar family! Maybe the Gar family won't rebel, but Zampu must take precautions. ”

Mang Buzhi sighed, he didn't know this truth.

"Your father Qinling, your uncle Zanpo, and Maben yourself, have more than half of the army in Tibet. Especially the Tuyuhun people, basically only listen to the words of your Gar family, the stronger your combat effectiveness and the more battles you win, the more uneasy Zampu is, and the more troubled you are in Zampu's heart. ”

Lu Xiaoxian said yes, but the problem is that the Gar family is now difficult to ride a tiger, and even drinking doves to quench their thirst is not too much, they have no way out, they can only take one step at a time.

Mang Buzhi asked absentmindedly: "What should our Gar family do according to what Gongzi Lu sees?" ”

"Whether in the Tang Dynasty or in Tibet, in the position of a courtier, one's own strength must not reach the level of posing a threat to the monarch. Once achieved, no matter how much credit there was before, no matter how brave and loyal he was, it would no longer matter, and he would definitely become a thorn in the emperor's eye and a thorn in his flesh, and he would be relieved if he wanted to get rid of it. Therefore, Maben will advise your father not to think only of the exploits of war, for the more you have in battle, the more Zampu will get rid of you! It's no different from digging your own grave! ”

Mang Buzhi was stunned for a while after hearing this, and then shook his head and said: "Master Lu, maybe you are right, but as a Tubo soldier, my obligation is to fight. As a member of the Gar family, all you can do is be loyal to Tibet! If we meet on the battlefield in the future, I will not be relentless! Farewell! ”

With that, Manbuzhi got up from the ground.

"Maben, I respect your decision!" Lu Xiaoxian also stood up and hugged his fist towards Mang Buzhi, "If one day in the future, Maben encounters a problem, don't forget that there is also my friend!" ”

"Thank you!" Mang Buzhi also hugged his fists at Lu Xiaoxian, turned around and got on his horse, and galloped towards the camp of the Tubo people.

"If you have time to go to Fuqi City, I will invite you to drink!" Mangbuzhi's voice floated in the distance.

"Fu Qi City?" Lu Xiaoxian looked at the back of Mangbuzhi and smiled slightly, and said to himself, "Fu Qi City is definitely going to go, but not now!" ”

Back in the car formation, the baggage team after the reorganization of the army started again.

After a fierce battle, the Guangwu United Army lost 38 people killed and more than 100 wounded. The Yulin army lost three people killed and eleven wounded, and Zhang Meng's servants were killed and thirteen wounded. Only seven people were wounded in the Whirlwind Brigade and none were killed.

With a total of less than 200 casualties, it withstood several attacks by a thousand Tibetan cavalry, which was a hard-won victory.

In addition to casualties, the baggage squad also lost only two wagons and a dozen livestock. Of course, the crossbow arrows were lost a lot, but they captured hundreds of sturdy Qinghai horses of the Tibetan people, and they made a lot of money, and the results were perfect.

The wounded soldiers lay on wagons piled high with booty and marched with the caravan, and the baggage team made a whirlwind march westward under the escort of the Whirlwind Brigade.

From Eagle Valley to Taozhou City, the Guangwu United Army and Zhao Lang's Whirlwind Brigade slowed down and cautiously strengthened their vigilance, but there was nothing unusual along the way, and finally arrived safely in Taozhou City the afternoon of the next day.

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Taozhou is located in the "west control of Fanrong, east of Huanglong", "south of Shengfan, north to Shiling" of the key rush, since ancient times, due to war, reclamation and other reasons, so that many ethnic groups in Taozhou mixed living and integration.

About half of the Han people in Taozhou migrated from the Jianghuai region, while the remaining half were Qiang, Dangxiang, Xianbei and other foreign peoples, and even many Sogdians.

Taozhou City was first built in the fifth year of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty, built by Tuyuhun, and was also called Honghe City.

In order to consolidate the border and the people and develop the needs of the economy, the Tang Dynasty opened a commercial and trade channel to the border and even foreign countries with Chang'an as the center, among which there is a road to Tubo called "Tangbo Ancient Road", and Taozhou City is the necessary place for "Tangbo Ancient Road". In the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, when Princess Wencheng married Tubo Zanpo Songtsan Gampo, she entered Tubo from this road.

Now at the time of the exchange of troops between the two countries, the city gate of Taozhou is very strictly checked, and there is a feeling that the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings. Fortunately, with Zhao Lang and the Whirlwind Brigade here, the baggage team saved a lot of unnecessary trouble when they entered the city.

What Lu Xiaoxian didn't expect was that as soon as he entered Taozhou City, he saw a familiar face.

"Chief Wang, why are you here?" Lu Xiaoxian looked at Wang Xiaojie in military uniform in surprise.

"Master Lu, I'm here to greet you, the big hero!" Wang Xiaojie said with a smile.

Lu Xiaoxian was stunned.

It turned out that before the baggage team set off, Zhao Lang sent a fast horse to the Liuchuan camp to report to Wang Xiaojie about the attack on the baggage team. After Wang Xiaojie got the report, he immediately rushed from the Liuchuan camp to Taozhou City to see Lu Xiaoxian.