Liu Jun didn't dare to stay in the valley, so he simply cleaned up the battlefield, and at dawn the army returned to the camp of the Jiannan Army. When Wang Yuan sent him to answer, he had explained that the position of the response could only go to the east of the Jiqu River, and if Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi were not stupid, they would move east to get closer to the Jiannan army. If they are not met by the east of the Jiqu River, either the whole army will be annihilated, or they will kill themselves, and there is no need to go any further, and they will immediately turn their horses and rush back to the camp. In short, he had to return to the camp within five days.

Fortunately, Liu Jun had already received Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi before he arrived on the east bank of the Jiqu River, so he saved a lot of time, so Liu Jun had time to arrange an ambush in the valley. However, the battle was delayed for a long time from evening to dawn, and it was necessary to return to the camp at once, so that he could return to the camp within five days.

Liu Jun understood why his father-in-law set a five-day limit, and Wang Yuan explained that in five days, the news of the ambush on the North Road ** would penetrate into Pibo City. Once the Northern Route Army of the Tang Dynasty was annihilated, it would destroy the already unbalanced battle situation, and the Tubo army in Pibocheng would definitely take action. At this time, without Liu Jun's 8,000 cavalry, the Jiannan Army will lose an important bargaining chip. Therefore, whether the response is successful or not, Liu Jun must immediately lead the army back.

On the way back to the camp, Liu Jun briefly talked about the situation under Pibo City with Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi. Geshuhan let out a long sigh. Wang Yuan can be regarded as having done his best to be benevolent to himself, and in such a bad situation, he still sent soldiers and horses to respond. Once this move was known to the Tibetan army in Pibo City, it would immediately attract an attack from the Tubo people, but Wang Yuan did it anyway. And all this is the result of his own stubbornness and misunderstanding of Wang Yuan, if the Jiannan army is attacked and defeated, it will be difficult to atone for his sins.

Although he was tired and wanted to die, Ge Shuhan, who was full of guilt, still loudly urged his soldiers and horses not to drag their feet and speed up. From dawn to the early morning of the next day, I finally came out of the remnants of the continuous mountain peaks. Out of these small hills, which were not tall, but obstructed the passage of soldiers and horses, they went around to the wilderness behind the camp of the Jiannan army under the city of Pibo.

From a distance, the lights in the camp were bright, but it was calm, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that the Tibetan army had not attacked.

** Fifteen miles around the camp, there were outpost rangers patrolling day and night, and the news of the cavalry's return was quickly reported to the battalion commander. When the cavalry arrived at the Xiying Gate, Wang Yuan and the generals at the gate of the camp were already standing to greet them.

Under the light of the torch, Wang Yuan stood in front of the camp gate with a smile, and Li Guangbi said softly to Ge Shuhan beside him: "That is Wang Yuan's envoy to Wang Jiedu." ”

Ge Shuhan rolled the saddle and dismounted, strode to Wang Yuan and bowed deeply, and said with a face full of shame: "Ge Shuhan, the general of the defeated army, has seen Wang Jiedu's envoy. ”

Wang Yuan laughed and hugged his fists and said, "Brother Shu is handsome, why do you have to be like this?" Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, why should Geshu be careful? Back then, Geshu was handsome and won countless battles in the northwest, but now what can he do if he loses one? In my mind, Geshu is handsome and prestigious. ”

Ge Shuhan felt a little relieved in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Ashamed, ashamed! ”

Li Guangbi stepped forward and saluted: "Li Guangbi has seen Wang Jiedu's envoy. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and saluted: "Li Dashuai, let's meet again." When I helped each other back then, I once told the people around me that I must thank Li Dashuai in person. Now, Li Dashuai has given me a chance to thank you. ”

Li Guangbi smiled and said: "Dashuai sent someone to save the lives of me and Geshu Dashuai, this is already the best thanks." I didn't expect it, I didn't expect that Wang Jiedu was still a civil servant in Hebei Province, and now two years have passed, and you are already a famous handsome in the world. Feng Shui takes turns, and it's really wonderfully tight. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Yes, the so-called mountains do not turn around, and everyone has a time to memorize the words and follow the words." It is the right way to keep looking forward without being arrogant or discouraged. ”

Li Guangbi nodded deeply, deeply convinced. Next, Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi met with the lieutenant generals of the Jiannan Army one by one. Wang Yuan stepped forward and took the arms of the two of them left and right and said with a smile: "Let's go, go into the big tent and talk." I know that the two marshals are very tired, but I prepared a reception banquet for the two marshals in the big tent. When you're full of food and drink, it's time to sleep. Two handsome, please! ”

The generals laughed, and surrounded the three of them into the barracks and came to the big tent. Wang Yuan's handsome tent had already prepared a large table of sumptuous banquets. Although there was no table, it was just placed on the carpet on the floor, but this did not prevent everyone from having a good time. It was only at this time that Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi were able to get rid of their anxious state and relax their mood. Wang Yuan diligently persuaded the wine and pushed the cup to change it.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, without Wang Yuan's inquiry, Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi took the initiative to inform Wang Yuan of the situation of the battle of Namco Lake. Although they do not want to recall this heart-wrenching fiasco.

"My 30,000 cavalry gave my life for my country because of my stupidity. They are all good men of Datang, I regret it so much. Regret should not not listen to the advice of the envoy of the king, regret should not be obsessed with the mind and be self-serving. If I didn't want to kill the enemy with a useful body to forgive my sins, I would like to kill myself to thank the souls of my departed brothers. ”

Ge Shuhan ended his memories of the battle in a sad tone, tears flashing in his eyes. Li Guangbi and Ge Shuhan have been together for a long time, and it is the first time they have seen Ge Shuhan cry. The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, just because he hasn't reached the sad place.

There was silence at the banquet, and in the narration of Ge Shuhan and Lee Kwang-pil, everyone could sketch the tragedy of the battle in their minds. Under the siege of 90,000 Tibetan cavalry, what a desperate situation.

"Two handsome men mourn! The matter has come to this point, and there is no way to blame yourself, that is, you have cut yourself off, and you will only end up committing suicide in shame. Blood debts and blood repayment, only by winning this crusade with Tibet can we comfort the dead and live up to the country's grace. In silence, Wang Yuan opened his mouth to comfort.

"What Wang Dashuai said is very true, so we didn't choose to break through to the north, but came to Wang Dashuai to the east, hoping to follow Wang Dashuai to kill the enemy and take revenge. We are willing to be the pawns of the king and charge into battle, as long as we can kill the Tibetan people to avenge the brothers. Ge Shuhan said in a deep voice.

Wang Yuan hurriedly smiled: "How dare you do that?" That's a big deal. The two marshals came to my Jiannan Army, which was to give my Jiannan Army wings. The two marshals have experienced a hundred battles, and together we can better discuss the strategy of breaking the enemy. ”

Although Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi understood that what Wang Yuan said was just kind words, they were still relieved in their hearts. In fact, they had already discussed it on the road, and when they came to the Jiannan army, they would only regard themselves as a general, obey Wang Yuan's dispatch, and would never interfere with Wang Yuan's decision. They just want to be able to kill the enemy for revenge, and any other face is no longer important.

"Envoy Wang Jiedu, I don't know what your plans are for the current situation. At present, it seems that the Tibetans did place heavy troops around the city of Luo. The total number of troops is three times higher than that of all my soldiers. How can this battle be fought? Li Guangbi frowned and asked.

This is actually a question that everyone wants to ask, and now after the defeat of the Northern Route Army, the situation has reached an extremely unfavorable point, and many people have actually reported a pessimistic attitude towards the outcome of this crusade. Li Guangbi asked this, in fact, he also wanted to know what Wang Yuan thought about this. Now it seems that the only one with strong combat power is the Jiannan Army. Except for Wang Yuan, no one is qualified to express his opinion on the battle situation.

Wang Yuan looked at the people who were staring at him, and smiled: "Since Li Dashuai asked, I will tell you what I think in my heart." But before that, I want to toast Li Dashuai and Ge Shu Dashuai with a glass of wine. In order to ensure that you were ambushed by 90,000 Tibetan cavalry at Namtso Lake, you could still inflict heavy losses on the bravery of the Tibetan people. Although the soldiers of the Northern Route Army lost 30,000 casualties, they also annihilated almost the same number of Tibetan cavalry, which was not easy. This battle is not only the loss of our Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses, but also a deterrent to the Tubo people. ”

Wang Yuan raised his wine glass and toasted to Li Guangbi and Ge Shuhan, his expression extremely serious.

"Two marshals, a toast to you, the battle of Namtso Lake can't be regarded as a defeat. It can only be said that it is five or five open. I will say the same when asked by the imperial court. Moreover, this battle exposed a big problem for the Tibetan soldiers and horses. After drinking this glass of wine, let's talk about it in detail. ”

Originally, hearing Wang Yuan talk like this, Ge Shuhan and Li Guangbi were a little uncomfortable, as if Wang Yuan was sarcastic about them. But seeing that Wang Yuan said solemnly, both of them became solemn, eager to know what was going on.

After drinking this glass of wine, Wang Yuan smiled and said to Liu Jun: "Liu Jun, I will also have a drink with you." I just heard from the two marshals about the ambush battle last night, and you did a good job. Under the current situation, this battle annihilated more than 10,000 enemies and dealt a blow to the arrogance of the Tibetan people, which is of great significance. Well done. ”

Liu Jun hurriedly raised his glass and said: "The righteous father is falsely praised, Jun'er has not done many details, if the righteous father is present, he will be able to completely annihilate the 20,000 enemies of Tibet." ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and smiled: "I don't dare to blow this cow, I thought about the situation last night, even if it is me, I can only do the same as you." You don't have to be modest, after this battle, I am relieved that you can be on your own. ”

This is already the best compliment. Now in Wang Yuan's army, the only one who can take charge is Song Jiangong and Li Mi, and the rest of the generals are just following orders, but there are no more who have a strategy to let them lead the army. It is already a great honor for Liu Jun to receive such praise from Wang Yuan at such a young age. The generals toasted together, and Liu Jun was a little embarrassed. Liu Jun's position in the army is actually very embarrassing, and his status as the young son of the Lady of Qin's Mansion and his relationship with Wang Yuan make it difficult for him to be recognized. No matter how hard you try, it will be considered Wang Yuan's shadow. But now, this battle is truly justifying itself.

"The current situation is indeed extremely unfavorable to our army, and we are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of troops. After the Battle of Lake Namco, the situation of the war will become even worse, and it has reached an extremely critical time. One wrong step at this time is a situation where the sky collapses. Perhaps many people think that it is a good idea to withdraw troops and abandon this crusade at this time. But I don't see it that way. In my opinion, withdrawal is the next resort with devastating consequences. And I don't think we don't have a chance of winning. In fact, I don't think our chances of winning are any lower than those of the Tibetans. ”

Wang Yuan's words slowly sounded in the tent, and everyone put down their cups, stopped their chopsticks, looked at Wang Yuan, and quietly listened to Wang Yuan express his opinion. Everyone knows that tonight is probably the most important conversation since Wang Yuan's expedition to Tibet, and no one wants to miss a word.