Just when Songtsen Gampo was silent and did not speak, a Tibetan general strode in and said in a sincere tone: "Zampu, order the troops to be collected, the siege began early this morning, until now, we have not eaten, although the Tang army on the city wall has suffered a lot of casualties, but we have suffered more casualties, we can't fight like this anymore......"

After fighting for five whole days and exhausting all means, Shanzhou City was still not able to be defeated.

Songtsen Gampo was a little confused.

The Tubo warriors, who had won a hundred battles, were helpless in the face of the tall walls of Shanzhou City, and when they encountered Duan Zhixuan, a stunned young man.

Songtsen Gampo looked at everyone, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Retreat." ”

……

Shanzhou City, on the city wall.

Another Tibetan attack ended in failure, and the Tibetan attacking army retreated.

A man in his thirties, dressed in armor and covered in blood, holding a spear, stood motionless at the battlements of the city wall.

A general ran over, bowed down and said: "General, the count has been completed, our soldiers, who can fight again, less than 5,000 people, this time, if there is no help from the people in the city, I am afraid that it will not be able to hold it, but the city wall has been seriously damaged twice, and there is not much food and weapons in the city, if ...... If the Tibetans fight again, we are afraid that we will not be able to hold on. ”

This man is Duan Zhixuan, the general of Zuo Xiaowei.

Duan Zhixuan is less than forty years old, but he is already a rising star in Datang.

Hearing this, Duan Zhixuan pursed his chapped and bleeding lips, closed his eyes, pondered for a long time, and finally made a difficult decision: "Let everyone hurry up and eat, prepare for the next attack of the Tubo army, and at the same time give an order, let the people pack up their belongings and prepare to leave, except for my Tang soldiers, the rest of the people can leave at will, I, Duan Zhixuan, will die together ...... everyone."

"General......

"Okay, I've made up my mind, I, Duan Zhixuan, won't be a deserter."

"General......

"I lost Shanzhou, how can I go back to Chang'an to meet Your Majesty."

Duan Zhixuan's attitude was very resolute, and it was useless for the generals to persuade him.

But at this moment, a general suddenly pointed to the Tibetan camp and shouted: "General, look at ......."

Duan Zhixuan and the others hurriedly stared wide-eyed, only to see that the army of Tubo was slowly retreating.

Duan Zhixuan was surprised: "It seems that they are not retreating to eat, but to withdraw!" ”

A general next to him was surprised: "No, it's clear that they will be able to take down Shanzhou soon, why did they suddenly withdraw their troops......

Duan Zhixuan thought for a while and said, "Don't underestimate the enemy, maybe it's a conspiracy of the Tubo people, send a scout out out of the city to investigate." ”

The scouts went out of the city, and after a while, they came back in a hurry, hurried to the city wall, and reported: "General, the scouts have ascertained that the Tibetans have really withdrawn, and they have withdrawn in a hurry, as if they were in a hurry ......to go back."

Duan Zhixuan frowned and thought about it, and said, "If this is the case, then there must be something wrong within Tubo, and quickly send someone to find out......

"Yes!"

In any case, the Tibetan army retreated.

The city of Shanzhou was defended.

Duan Zhixuan, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, breathed a sigh of relief.

The soldiers and people of the city also breathed a sigh of relief.

The people took out the last bit of food from their homes and sent them to the army.

The whole city was celebrating.

……

Meanwhile.

A convoy evaded heavy pursuits and finally approached Shanzhou.

It was the men and horses led by Xue Rengui.

They have gone through hardships along the way.

On the most recent occasion, they were less than fifty miles away from the withdrawal of the Tibetan army, and if they were not careful, they would all remain on the land of Tibet.

in the carriage.

The eldest grandson laughed and said: "Damn woman, let you want to arrest me before, the front is the Datang realm, and when you get to Shanzhou, I will kill you with a knife, I want to make you worse than dead, I want to take revenge and hatred......"

The Tubo princess looked at Changsun Chong in horror.

Her hands and feet had now been untied.

Because Xue Rengui and others found that this Tubo princess looks like five big and three coarse, and she is fierce, but in fact she is very weak, and she can't even beat Changsun Chong, plus she is already going to the territory of the Tang Dynasty, so naturally there is no need to tie her up.

Princess Tubo looked outside and confirmed Changsun Chong's statement.

Close to Shanzhou, the surrounding natural geographical environment is different from that of Tibet, and you can obviously see a lot of woods.

She suddenly stared at Changsun Chong and asked, "Are you a nobleman of the Tang Dynasty?" ”

The eldest grandson sneered: "You are very afraid of death now, right, I am not afraid to tell you, my father is the Sikong of the Tang Dynasty, the Duke of Qi, my aunt is the queen of the Tang Dynasty, and the current prince will call me a cousin......"

Princess Tubo widened her eyes and thought carefully.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she stood up.

Sting.

She suddenly tore off her clothes, took them off, threw them aside, and stood naked in front of Changsun Chong.

Eldest Sun Chong swallowed his saliva in surprise and shouted, "You, what are you going to do?" ”

The Tibetan princess hugged him and bullied him.

It was early in the afternoon.

Changsun Chong did not refuse.

As the saying goes, if you don't see a woman for a month, you feel clear when you see a sow.

But it has been almost half a year since Changsun Chong left Chang'an City.

She suddenly felt that this Tibetan princess also had a unique flavor.

The carriage continued.

It shook back and forth violently.

Erniu stepped forward and came to Xue Rengui's side, and said in surprise: "Da Lang, this is ...... How can the eldest grandson be able to speak? ”

Xue Rengui shook his head and said, "The eldest grandson is from a famous family and has a high status, perhaps, this is the fun of the nobles." ”

Erniu thought for a while and said, "I still don't want to be a nobleman." ”

Xue Rengui raised his horsewhip and said loudly: "Everyone work hard, before dark, rush to Shanzhou City, and we will be safe." ”

Hoofs and hooves.

Hoofs and hooves.

Horses gallop.

The carriage was running fast.

……

Chang'an City.

It's already April.

It's getting hotter.

But in the Manna Hall of the Imperial Palace, the atmosphere was very dull.

Hou Junji, the secretary of the military department, said: "...... Your Majesty, now the latest border news was sent three days ago, Duan Zhixuan said that Tubo has attacked Shanzhou for four days, the soldiers and horses in Shanzhou City have been exhausted, and the manpower that can be mobilized in the city has been organized, according to his prediction, I am afraid that Shanzhou will not last for three days, he also said...... He also said that he would fight with the soldiers of Shanzhou City to the last soldier......"

Li Er didn't speak.

The ministers were also silent.

After a while, Li Er asked, "Hou Aiqing, how long will it take for the reinforcements from Liangzhou and Ganzhou to arrive?" ”

Hou Junji said: "Your Majesty, according to calculations, the armies of Liangzhou and Ganzhou will not arrive in five days at the earliest, but I am afraid that ...... I'm afraid that Shanzhou City no longer exists at that time......"

Bang.

Li Er slammed his fist on the table hard, his face so gloomy that he could drip water.

……