Chapter 362: Swearing-in Expedition

Ashiro's injuries weren't too serious. After applying some bone-setting medicine, the imperial physician sent by Li Shimin handed the Tibetan people a bottle of ointment to invigorate blood and dispel blood stasis, and asked the Tibetan people to apply it to Zulun on the second day.

Lying on the bed, Zu Lun only felt a burst of pain all over his body. Gritting his teeth, he looked up at the ceiling, hatred in his eyes. As soon as he remembered that the despicable Han man had attacked him, and then while he was wounded, he continued to attack him, beating him to the point where he was powerless, and he felt a deep sense of shame.

The door opened, and Lu Dongzan appeared in the room.

"Great Phase!" Zulun stood up and was about to salute Lu Dongzan, but was stopped by the latter.

"Zulun, are the injuries on your body better?" Lu Dongzan asked with a concerned face.

Zu Lun said indifferently: "It's just some skin trauma, you can recover after two days of rest!" But the great minister, I, I really can't swallow this breath! The Han people are too despicable! Speaking of the back, Zu Lun was already full of grievances.

Lu Dongzan sighed lightly: "Alas, that Han man is a general of the Tang Dynasty named Zhang Yunwen, I guess you have also heard of it!" ”

Zu Lun was taken aback for a moment: "He is Zhang Yunwen!" The general who chased and killed Murong Fuyun for thousands of miles? ”

Lu Dongzan nodded: "This person is one of the best in the Tang army in hand-to-hand combat, even if he fights with you openly, you may not be his opponent!" ”

When Zu Lun heard this, he was even more angry: "This Han man can defeat me openly, but he still has to make a despicable sneak attack, isn't my Zu Lun enough to let him fight openly?" ”

Of course, he said this in his heart.

Lu Dongzan glanced at the indignant Zu Lun: "Zu Lun, remember how we agreed with Zampu when we left Tibet?" ”

Zu Lun pondered for a moment, and then replied: "If there is no news after three months, then my 200,000 troops in Tubo will take advantage of the situation to threaten the Tang Dynasty, and at that time, I am sending an envoy to the Tang Emperor to ask for marriage, and the Tang Emperor will definitely agree!" ”

Lu Dongzan nodded: "Yes, this was the plan at the beginning. But now, looking at the appearance of the Tang Emperor, it is clear that he does not want to marry the princess to me in Tubo, and it seems that he can only launch it in advance and suppress it with soldiers! Moreover, the Tang Dynasty expedition to Gaochang is imminent, and the transfer of the army and commander is a great opportunity for me to go south! Ashun ......"

Speaking of this, Lu Dongzan looked directly at Zulun: "The old man ordered you to return to Tubo immediately, report this matter to Zan Pu, and ask him to send troops as soon as possible and go south to the Tang Dynasty and Shudi!" ”

Zu Lun was stunned: "But, but Daxiang, what should you do?" ”

"I will stay in Chang'an, and when my army is in Shu, I will ask the Tang Emperor for marriage!"

Zu Lun hesitated for a moment: "But, but will these Han people be disadvantageous to each other?" Prime minister, you better return to Tibet with me! ”

Lu Dongzan shook his head gently: "Zu Lun, the Han people have the best face, and they are the most benevolent and righteous in their mouths, and they will definitely not be unfavorable to me!" So you better go first! Besides, you're on the road alone, and you're extremely fast, and taking an old man like me with you will drag you down! ”

Zulun didn't say anything anymore and nodded heavily.

In the afternoon of the same day, Zulun carried a large package on his back and took two horses all the way out of the post house, out of Chang'an, and went straight to the west.

For Zulun to leave Chang'an, the officials of Honglu Temple did not care, and Lu Dongzan also made a statement at the right time to justify, and in the end, although Honglu Temple reported the matter in accordance with the regulations, but it did not attract Li Shimin's attention.

Because the Left Guard army that crusaded against Gaochang was about to set off.

"Knock knock—"

The four sides of the gathering will stand in the four corners of the school field. Four eight-foot-tall men with big shoulders and round waists struck the drum with drumsticks the thickness of their arms.

A huge wave of sound echoed above the huge school grounds. The shaking made the eardrums of the soldiers standing on the school field hurt.

After the three-way drum was finished, the four big men who beat the drum were already panting and sweating. Playing this kind of drum is not an easy job.

On the platform, Hou Junji was as tall as a pine, and a pair of triangular eyes glanced at the soldiers below.

On the entire school field, there were 30,000 soldiers of the Left Guard, 5,000 Turkic cavalry, 5,000 Tiele cavalry, and 1,000 gendarmes. On the far right of this queue, there were twenty cannons of General Tianwei and fifty small cannons of General Zhengyuan, and three hundred artillerymen stood beside the artillery.

Although he and Hou Junji are a little dirty, but seeing Hou Junji standing on the platform in iron clothes, Zhang Yunwen has to admit that this Hou Junji has the demeanor of a general.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today is the day of our army's expedition, the target, Gaochang in the northwest!" Hou Junji stood on the podium and said these words.

Zhang Yunwen, who was standing on the side, suddenly despised it, how can these two sentences improve morale. However, the next situation surprised Zhang Yunwen.

"The following general announced the order of three killings: cower, kill! Those who do not obey the order, kill! Those who delay military aircraft, kill! Hou Junji said coldly to the soldiers on the school field.

The three "kill" words seem to be three sharp blades, making the soldiers on the school field stagnate at the same time.

An aura of slaughter spread over the school grounds. In the entire school field, there was only the sound of hunting made by the strong wind blowing the flags.

Then there are rituals before the expedition, such as reciting the inscription and worshiping the god of war.

Hou Junji stepped down from the platform, and an old man with gray hair trembled up. After standing still, the old man faced all the soldiers and recited aloud a piece of script, which was the "Var Koji Wentai Wen" written by those Confucian students of the Hanlin Academy.

Although this old man looks trembling and weak, when he reads the text, he is full of energy, and his voice resounds throughout the school, the words are clear, and the tone is frustrating, which makes people have endless aftertaste. When I read it, it was even more deafening, and the sound was like a thunderbolt.

couldn't help but make Zhang Yunwen wonder how this thin old man could make such a loud voice.

After reciting the verse, the next step is to worship the god of war. The god of war sacrificed by the Tang army is Chiyou.

The person who presided over the sacrifice was Li Chunfeng, a Taoist priest who mixed in the Taishi Bureau. I saw Li Chunfeng wearing a wide robe, wearing a high crown on his head, holding a whisk in his hand, and slowly walked up to the platform.

Looking at the way he walks, he is a little fairy-like.

Lighting three big incense sticks and offering three animals as sacrifices, Li Chunfeng didn't know what to say in his mouth, his eyes were slightly closed, and his face was solemn.

Looking at the soldiers below, they all have serious faces.

Suddenly, Li Chunfeng opened his eyes and shouted: "This battle will definitely be a great victory!" ”

As if influenced by Li Chunfeng's words, the soldiers below shouted at the same time: "Great victory, great victory!" ”

The cries resounded like thunder in this school field.

Next, Li Shimin took the stage to give a speech again. His speech was much better than Hou Junji's, and often two or three sentences led to the atmosphere of the entire school and boosted the morale of the soldiers.

From time to time, I heard a soldier shouting loudly: "Long live the Tang Dynasty, long live Your Majesty!" ”

The pledge meeting lasted from morning to noon. At the end, Hou Junji walked up to the platform, shook the cloak behind his back, and pointed to the northwest with a horsewhip in his hand: "Let's go!" ”

Following the direction of the horsewhip, the army slowly moved like a tide, and in the end, it gradually stretched into a long dragon. The dragon's head refers to the northwest.

"What? Did Datang really dispatch a large army to conquer our country? Ko Wentai asked in disbelief.

"It's true, King!" The official of the report lowered his head, not daring to look at the miserable face of Lu Wentai, "According to the news from the Central Plains, the Tang Emperor sent 100,000 troops to my Gaochang, and now the 40,000 left guard army is already on the way to Longyou, just wait to join forces with the right guard, and they will kill me Gaochang!" ”

"However, but with these thousands of miles of dangers, the vast Gobi, and no water and food, this Datang is really going to fight!"

When the official heard this, he immediately raised his head in surprise, didn't the king already ask? When I looked up, I saw Ko Wentai sitting on the throne with empty eyes, staring blankly at the ground.

The official also stopped talking, slowly hung his head, and was about to leave the room, when he suddenly heard Ko Wentai say: "Is the Turkic envoy still there?" ”

The official hurriedly replied: "It's still there, and I asked to see the king yesterday." But by that time the king had already rested, so he did not bother again! ”

"You go and talk to the Turkic envoys, please come over!" Ko Wentai's eyes slowly regained their brightness. Said softly.

Not long after, a bearded Turkic envoy appeared in the palace of Gaochang King.

"Emissary, this king needs the help of your Turks!" Seeing this messenger, Ko Wentai said straight to the point.

The Turkic envoy sighed: "My lord, I know what you mean, you just want my Turks to lend troops to your country!" ”

Ko Wentai nodded suddenly.

"But now that my Turkic civil strife has broken out again, and Yibi Lu Xing's troops are coming, my Great Khan can't send extra manpower to your country, and at most 10,000 Turkic knights stationed on the border can be transferred into your country's territory to jointly defend the Tang Dynasty!" The Turkic envoy said.

When Li Wentai heard this, his heart was cold: "However, but the Tang army has 100,000 people, even if your country borrows 10,000 horses plus our soldiers, it is only 20,000 soldiers, how can it stop the 100,000 Turkic army?" ”

The Turkic envoy saw the disappointed look on his face, was silent for a moment, and said: "If I were the king, I would definitely take advantage of the arrival of the Tang army to mobilize the army and people to strengthen the city, build the city wall, and defend it with a strong foundation, until the Tang army retreats!" You must know that Datang is thousands of miles away from Gaochang, and its logistics supply is quite difficult. So as long as you hold off the Tang Dynasty, consume grain and grass, and wait for my sweat to vacate it, I will definitely be able to wipe out this 100,000 army in one fell swoop! ”

When Ko Wentai heard it, it really made sense. He nodded immediately: "This king will do what the messenger wants!" ”

Just after the Turkic envoy left the palace, a figure flashed out behind a beaded curtain.

"Father, my son thinks that this matter must not be done like the Turkic envoy!" This man is the son of Ko Wentai, Koji Zhisheng.

Ko Wentai coughed twice, looked at Koji Zhisheng and said, "Child, is there anything wrong with this matter?" ”

Lu Zhisheng said: "If you destroy 100,000 Tang troops according to what this envoy said, what if you can do it?" Will Datang give up? Maybe 200,000 or 300,000 troops will come, and I'm afraid that even the Turks won't be able to contain us by then! ”

Ko Wentai stroked his beard under his chin, as if thinking: "Then according to you, what should I do?" ”

"Go up and down the table, ask Datang for guilt!"

Hearing this suggestion, Lu Wentai sighed and looked at his son: "Do you think that if you are on the table and ask for the guilt, Datang will let Gaochang go?" ”

"At least, at least ......" Before Koji Zhisheng finished speaking, he was interrupted by Ko Wentai: "Okay, don't say it again, this king has already decided, do what the Turkic envoy says!" ”