Chapter 234: Shocked
What Ge Shuhan didn't expect was that he took this matter as a joke, and in less than two days, a sudden news shocked him beyond measure.
A person, to be exact.
This year's winter seems to have come very early, only in October, already felt the cold, on the hall of the festival envoy, there rose a bright red earth dragon, red firelight, both warm, and lighting, but kill two birds with one stone.
Because of the secrecy, the festival hall that was enough to accommodate hundreds of generals and colonels was empty, and even those tooth soldiers retreated to the gate, and there were a total of six people standing in the hall, except for Ge Shuhan, who came, who came with him, Li Sheng, Gao Shi, who escorted him, and Wang Tingfang, the military envoy.
No secret can be concealed from the Son of Heaven.
"You're the Molingti?"
The visitor was wrapped in a large robe from head to toe, covering his face tightly, and it was only when he entered this hall that he untied himself, revealing a face unique to the plateau.
"Respected Dashuai, the leader of the Subi Division, the most trusted friend of Dashuai, and the most faithful servant of Datang, Mo Lingti, I greet you."
Mo Ling touched his chest with his hand and bent down deeply, Ge Shuhan knew at a glance that this was the etiquette of meeting Tubo Zampu, old boy, holding it back.
He quietly moved a step and avoided being in front of him: "If you are true, please go to Chang'an, and when you meet the Son of Heaven, it is not too late to say this again." ”
Seeing through it at a glance, Mo Ling raised his head in disdain, revealing a smiling face.
"Wilderness people, where do you dare to deceive the big handsome, if it's not true, you can't get here, am I right?"
"Let's leave it at that." Ge Shuhan had a basic judgment about this man, which was slippery and unreliable.
"You said that you have a big matter to meet with this official, can you say it now?"
The matter, the person in charge of liaison matters, Cheng Cheng, had naturally told him a long time ago, but the process was inevitable, he had to hear with his own mouth, the words of the great leader of Subi, and then judge for himself, what was the situation, which made them anxious to express their position.
Mo Ling knew this, and he bent down again, only half a salute.
"The little Mo Lingti is willing to take more than 30,000 tents, 10,000 horsemen, 75,000 tribes, and more than 1.2 million livestock of all colors to belong to the tent of the Heavenly Khan, and will be driven forever from generation to generation."
Rao was already mentally prepared before, and when he suddenly heard his own words, Ge Shuhan still couldn't believe it, and subconsciously glanced at Zhongguan Wang Tingfang, who could not hide his excitement.
Because in addition to the population and livestock, there is also a large area of land controlled by the Subi tribe, and without fighting a war, what kind of merit is to bring a tribe of ten thousand horsemen into the country? It is not inferior to recovering Jiuqu and breaking the Tibetan headquarters.
Ge Shuhan took a deep breath, stepped forward to help Mo Ling Lian up, and comforted him with warm words in his mouth, this is his duty as a border minister.
"The big leader admires the Heavenly Dynasty, leads his troops to return, the merits can be shown to the sun and the moon, this official represents the Son of Heaven, expresses his encouragement, he is a saint in the day, and there is a reward, please rise."
"Xie Dashuai." Mo Ling stood up for the occasion, and Ge Shuhan had regained his solemn expression.
He is waiting for the other party's explanation, without a convincing reason, this kind of major matter cannot be decided in a few words, how do you know that it is not a deception?
After finishing the cutscene, Mo Lingti was also much more relaxed, and then he was in the mood to take a look, the fierce man in front of him who was famous in Tubo and could stop children from crying.
It's just the other thing on the side, the sharpness in those eyes makes people feel a little uncomfortable, like a sharp blade, straight into it, the coolness reaches the top of the head, and the blood has just flowed out.
He hurriedly avoided it, bowed his head slightly and said: "Don't hide it from the commander, the Subi Department was sent by the Tubo people, and there were many wars with the Tang Dynasty, which is really a last resort, and now the Tubo people are poor, and our department has never fought against the same country, this point, the general can testify for me." ”
"This official has also heard about this matter, and he will truthfully return to the court." Ge Shuhan said flatly.
"A few days ago, the Tubo army defeated Qinghai, to pass through the territory of the headquarters, we originally wanted to take advantage of the situation to attack, annihilation of the rest of the department in one fell swoop, how can they have been alert, to the tribe of the old and young as a threat, ask us to provide food and grass supplies, the villain has no choice, can only agree, today I saw the handsome, since the truthful return, I hope to forgive."
"At that time, each was his own master, and the official did not care." Goshuhan's tone remained the same.
"Thank you for your kindness." Mo Lingti said gratefully: "Since then, I have been inquiring about the situation of the Tubo people in order to provide news to the commander. ”
"Five days ago, my people reported from the city of Luo, the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses, combined with Zhangxiong, the Nibra Kingdom and others, broke through the Zang River defense line in one fell swoop, and even several cities, even the capital of the Tubo people, were taken, so ......"
Before he finished speaking, there were bursts of exclamations in the hall, not only Ge Shuhan, but even Li Sheng, Gao Shi, and Honesty who had never said a word on the side, blurted out, and a sharp voice seemed to be very harsh.
"What!"
"The villain is saying that the Tang Dynasty has captured the capital of the Tubo people...... Click! Mo Lingti said unhurriedly, not surprised by their reaction at all.
His people got the news earlier than anyone else, and when Liu Ji led the people to break the city, they had already returned with Pegasus, and as for the Suvi people in the city, what kind of fate would suffer, how could they care.
As soon as the city was broken, the Subi Department was in a very awkward position, caught between the two Tang troops, in his opinion, the Tang people would send the news sooner or later, rather than having to surrender again at that time, it was better to take a step earlier, take refuge first, and strive for a better treatment for the tribe.
Ge Shuhan never expected to hear such astonishing news, it was the capital of the Tubo people, he had fought such a big victory in Qinghai, and he had never had the luxury of expecting to be able to defeat the enemy country in one battle.
You must know that in the early years of the dynasty, there was also a large-scale requisition, known as the "Luo Dao March", but what was the result? Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed on this plateau, and their bones can still be found in the grass.
With 150,000 soldiers and horses in the two towns of Helong, he still didn't dare to think about it, let alone other towns.
How can they believe and how dare they believe?
Mo Lingti didn't expect that the news he thought was precious would bring the other party's suspicion of his performance, and all this seemed too much like a trap.
Of course, before finding out what was going on, Ge Shuhan still relied on the etiquette, arranged for him to live in a post house in the city, and immediately sent people to the Subi Department and further places to investigate, he had to be cautious and repeatedly, if this trap was based on the great leader of the Subi tribe himself, his ambition was only afraid of targeting, that is, his own two towns of Helong.
However, before his men could ride out of the pass, the Tang messengers who came from there had already arrived in Xiping County.
When he saw the letters stamped with the seals of the two towns of Anxi and Beiting, and the signatures of Changqing, Cheng Qianli, and Zhang Boji, the chief envoy of the alliance ordered by the imperial court, begging him to send troops to destroy the strongest neighbor of the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop.
Ge Shuhan's heart was mixed, and no one expected that only 10,000 soldiers and horses were sent, plus the thousands of horsemen in Beiting, this group of people actually occupied most of Tibet, and also pocketed Zhangxiong, Nibhara and other countries, compared to this.
The so-called great victory of recovering the Jiuqu homeland by himself and annihilating tens of thousands of enemies seems so insignificant, and even a little ridiculous, because his Jiedu Tooth soldiers have almost reached this number.
And in this earnest letter, he also saw a familiar name.
"Goro, Goro."
Ge Shuhan recited this name several times in a row, and then smiled at Wei Chiyao, who rushed to hear the news.
"Ah Yao, you are no longer worthy of being on the same level as him, I can't imagine that we claim to know people, and we are not as good as a thirteen-year-old girl who can see clearly, it's a pity."
Wei Chiyao was inexplicably surprised by his words, and it was not until he saw the above news that he understood what he meant.
And a little girl who was hiding behind and eavesdropping, her heart was pounding with excitement, as if she was about to jump out.