Quiet, very quiet.

It's so quiet that it's weird.

As we all know, quiet is a relative thing.

Compared with the constant fighting on other battlefields, here, it is very eerily quiet.

Liu Xu will not take the initiative to attack, and Lu Dongzan is actually waiting quietly.

Here, apart from the occasional snort of the camels and horses, there is almost no sound.

Such a battlefield is really weird.

But it also makes sense.

Everyone has scruples in their hearts.

There are many people in the Western Regions Alliance, but Liu Xu's side is well-armed.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the armaments of the Tang Dynasty military guards are all the best of the best.

Where is this war, it's obviously burning money!

This is Ashina Helu's muttering.

He now regrets that he didn't listen to his sister.

If it weren't for the fact that there were nearly 1.2 million people gathered here, his first choice would definitely be to escape, faster and more resolute than his ancestors!

But in the end, he is young, Liu Xu is not much older than his age, but he is already a great achievement, he feels that he is no worse than Liu Xu, he wants to prove himself, so he entered the trap of Lu Dongzan.

At this time, it is impossible for him to retreat, and the so-called pride of Da Mo Erlang is not allowed to make the decision to run away in such a state. At the very least, he wants to fight Liu Xu, and no matter whether he wins or loses, he wants to tell his people, their king, that he is not afraid of anyone.

Only such a king can lead the Turks to survival.

Of course, what he was thinking about now was not the war in front of him, but his life in the future, and he was thinking about where he would lead his people after this war.

He used to think about Tocharo, but now it seems that it can't be done.

He is very sober now, and he naturally knows that since the military guards of the Tang Dynasty need such a thing as fierce fire oil, then the entire Western Regions should be under their cover.

When you're rich, do you allow a bunch of robbers to roam you?

Definitely not, so the entire Western Regions will be all included in the iron cavalry of the Tang Dynasty.

That Tocharian won't be safe either.

Then you have to go to Tianzhu, or eat a lot.

In fact, these days, the smart man has also discovered that the Great Cannibal expedition to the mysterious eastern powers is not to prove their courage or strength, they are here for money.

This kind of purpose is actually similar to the purpose of their Turkic southward raiding of the Central Plains, under the slogan of money, to calm the internal affairs of the country, so Ashina Helu knows that in fact, today's big food is estimated to be in civil strife.

Because their armaments seem to be strong, and their warriors also seem to be strong, but compared to the Tang Dynasty guards in the distance, they are too much worse.

Because when they saw the guards of the Tang Dynasty, the powerful General Mu seemed to have not spoken for a long time, and even, he was drinking, but after drinking, his eyes were as bright as a wolf.

Ashina Helu knew that he was eyeing Datang's armaments, but he didn't dare to go rashly, because he knew that Datang was stronger than them, and if he went up rashly, he would be torn to pieces by Datang's military guards!

Lu Dongzan still looks like he is going to die, Ashina Helu has seen Lu Dongzan before, how strong and confident he was at that time, but now, he feels that Lu Dongzan is actually just an old man who is about to die. Such an old man, he actually knew that his life was not long, but he was afraid to stay on the plateau.

What does it mean to be afraid, is to simply not be able to stay there. When Xue Rengui led people to burn down the Potala Palace, this old man seemed to be unable to stay there.

Everywhere, there is civil strife, there are disputes. The Tang Dynasty supported a pro-Tang Turkic leader, and naturally it could also support a pro-Tang Tibetan leader.

Moreover, this stubborn old man, the power he holds in his hands is too great, after Songtsen Gampo died of illness, this guy is almost the same status as Zhuge Wuhou in the Central Plains before.

But Tubo is not Shu in the end, Lu Dongzan is not Zhuge Kongming, the king of Tubo, and not Liu Chan. Their dispute is actually very acute, so Lu Dongzan is actually slowly unable to stay in Tibet. Unless he rebels and kills the king!

Of course, Lu Dongzan will not kill him, if he does, the Tang State will have a reason to attack the plateau, in fact, there is no need to attack much, as long as the production of the plateau is destroyed, and the Tubo people have nothing to eat, it will be over.

Keeping this Tubo king, he can at least take the Tubo people to beg for a place to live, and Lu Dongzan will even think that in the distant future, an excellent Tubo descendant will raise the banner of rebellion, unite the old Tubo people, and attack the plateau again. Such an opportunity is not impossible, as long as the powerful Datang declines again.

The people of the Central Plains said that if you divide for a long time, you will be divided for a long time, and you will be divided for a long time, and Lu Dongzan absolutely believes in these truths, so he has been waiting for such an opportunity, he can't wait, he will create an environment for the descendants of Tubo to wait.

This is why he didn't kill the king of Tubo!

However, if he doesn't kill the king, it doesn't mean that he will hand over the power in his hands in his lifetime, he is not reconciled, he wants to use the rest of his life to make a big gamble.

The gamble is naturally this battle. With victory, he won the opportunity for Tibet for decades or even hundreds of years. Defeat, in fact, it doesn't matter, this defeat will come sooner or later, and he Lu Dongzan just advanced this battle.

If the king of Tubo wants to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, it is impossible for the emperor of the Tang Dynasty to allow them to control these powerful military guards. Therefore, this sacrifice is actually inevitable.

It's inevitable, so why not fight for it?

That's what Lu Dongzan thinks.

Of course, this is not just a big gamble, but also a conspiracy.

Quangai Suwen wanted to kill Liu Xu, and Lu Dongzan also wanted to kill Liu Xu.

Izumi Gai Suwen chose to sneak attack, but he failed. The price of defeat was the almost extinction of the entire Goguryeo tribe.

Of course Lu Dongzan can't do this, he wants to keep more people for Tubo, and what is better about him than Quangai Suwen is that he has been to the Tang Dynasty many times, and he has seen how the Tang people treat the captives, that is, they scattered to build roads. Many of the women survived, but only one out of ten of the men survived.

Therefore, if there are more people left, there will always be more seeds of the nation.

Therefore, what he Lu Dongzan chose was to fight against Liu Xu in a dignified manner. Such a conquest, such a decisive battle, no emperor can say that he is not right.

Both sides prepared their own means, and he Lu Dongzan did not have strong armaments, so he could only choose to use his three-inch incorruptible tongue to gather the power of the entire Western Regions.

Liu Xu didn't have so many people, so he had to strengthen his armament.

Lu Dongzan felt that he, Liu Xu and Li Er, almost all of them had a tacit understanding.

Lu Dongzan helped the Tang Dynasty gather the sand thieves in the Western Regions, and even the distant cannibals, which was a favor for the Tang Dynasty, and he didn't need to search for it all in a hurry, he could catch them all.

But under this net, there are a lot of fish, and it depends on whether the net is broken or the fish die.

Lu Dongzan wiped his smooth beard, he had read many classics of the Tang Dynasty, and he felt that if he was in the Tang Dynasty, he could also have a great deed, but he was born at the wrong time and in the wrong place.

But then he thought about it again, and he felt that he was born in Tibet, which was actually a kind of luck. He can face an enemy like Datang, which is really a blessing for a person like him who can be called a hero.

These complex thoughts of Lu Dongzan, Ashina Helu naturally can't guess it, these days, although he has tried his best to figure out Lu Dongzan's thoughts, he also feels that he has understood a lot of Lu Dongzan's actions, but in his real heart, he still can't see through.

Therefore, for Lu Dongzan and Ashina Helu, he still gave great respect. Whether it is a plateau, a desert, or even anywhere in the world, heroes or powerful people are worthy of respect. What's more, Ashina Helu is also ready to learn from Lu Dongzan.

Lu Dongzan is old, but he Ashina Helu is still young, and many of Lu Dongzan's ideas have been unable to be realized because of his age, but he Ashina Helu is okay!

Therefore, he respectfully gave Lu Dong a glass of goat milk wine. This wine can't catch up with the wine of the Tang Dynasty, it has a fishy smell, a little smelly, and a little sour, but at this moment, it is an excellent wine.

"Why is the gentleman laughing?"

He didn't address the prime minister, he addressed him as sir. This is the meaning of flattery and closeness, Lu Dongzan has been shrewd all his life, so he can naturally hear it, see it, and drink it.

He drank a full glass of wine, then exhaled a long breath and looked at Ashina Helu with a smile.

"When I laugh, it naturally means laughing."

Ashina Helu was stunned for a while, thought for a long time, but shook his head and bowed again.

"Forgive Helu for being stupid and unable to understand the deep meaning of the gentleman."

Lu Dongzan smiled even more happily, but suddenly stopped laughing. He let out a long sigh and tilted his head.

"Do you know why Quan Gai Suwen wants to kill Liu Xu, and the old man also wants to kill Liu Xu?"

Ashina Helu smiled.

"Naturally, this person is cruel to foreign races, but he is also an important minister of the Tang Dynasty and the successor of the new generation. Moreover, he is extremely intelligent, and the changes in Datang today are at least half of his credit. ”

Ashina Helu felt that he had said it comprehensively, but Lu Dongzan still shook his head.

"If that's all there is to it, although we will all think about killing him, we won't put on such a big game to kill him."

Ashina Helu froze, this is true, there are many ways to kill people, and the method chosen by Lu Dongzan seems to be a little stupid.

"Then again, do you know how he would react if I laughed in front of Liu Xu?"

Ashina Helu stopped again, and Lu Dongzan asked like this, so naturally Liu Xu's reaction was different from his own. If not, what would it be?

After a moment's thought, he replied tentatively.

"He doesn't pay attention to it at all? Yes, with his arrogant nature, he will definitely not easily ignore us foreigners. Will he even be dismissive? ”

Ashina Helu felt that he was right, but Lu Dongzan still shook his head.

"You are wrong again, the old man went to Chang'an, and Liu Xu has seen the old man a few times. If he receives you, then he will definitely treat you with courtesy, and he will definitely not lose a point of his demeanor as a prince of the Tang Kingdom. ”

However, if the old man looked at him with a smile, he would never ask the first question, you said that he was disdainful, in fact, it was right, but it was not all right, it was also right to say that he was arrogant, he was indeed very proud in front of foreigners, but it was not all right. In fact, the only impression this person has on the old man is self-confidence. Absolute self-confidence. In the face of foreign clans, he has a kind of self-confidence in his bones, he may be subject to many constraints in their court, but once it comes to foreign affairs, his eyes are bright. ”

"A confident person will not ask questions first, he will not ask you, you will tell him why. You can't help but tell him what you mean. ”

"Since the Han Dynasty, in order to guard against foreigners, the Central Plains has invented a policy called Heqin, that is, to marry the princesses of the Central Plains to our places. Princess Yicheng was like this back then. This policy, in fact, is very good for foreigners, those princesses, will marry many advanced civilizations, to help us so-called barbarians, and for the Central Plains, in fact, the loss is not big, a woman for a year of tranquility, for them, it is cost-effective. However, this policy, until now, has never been mentioned. The old man stayed in the Tang Kingdom for so many years, for this reason. However, as soon as the old man arrived in Chang'an, or set off from the plateau, Liu Xu seemed to already know the old man's intentions. His words, the old man still remembers. ”

"The survival of the country is stable, and the security can be placed on the body of a weak woman, so what is the use of raising an army? What is the use of indoctrination? ”

When he said this, his eyes were almost as bright as the stars in the sky, and his waist was almost as straight as a giant pine in the sky. That is self-confidence, and he also brought his self-confidence to the emperor of the Tang Kingdom. brought them the officials of the Tang Dynasty, and even the people of Limin! If you go to the Tang Kingdom now, if you are a foreigner, hehe, even the prostitutes who sell themselves on the fence and the beggars who beg on the street will not look down on you. Hehe, the old man once met a woman who was not good-looking, spread her legs and said to the old man. 'The old lady's body is to please the heroes who have returned from the battlefield!' ’”

"Hehe, look at it, these are the changes brought about by Liu Xu, the Duke of Jin in the Tang Dynasty, no matter how smart a person's head is, it's just clever and intelligent, it's not a big deal, but what he Liu Xu is doing now is almost what the saints in their Central Plains will do, he is using his actions to tell everyone in the Tang Dynasty that when he sees a foreigner, he holds his head high, holds up, and tells them very confidently and proudly, I am a Datang person!"

"You say, how can such a person not be killed! He brought a confident soul to Datang! Once a person has such a soul, what way do we foreigners have to live? A prostitute or a beggar is not afraid of us foreigners, let alone anything else? Therefore, if you want to save your people, you must make them proud of their people, and alas, alas, you and I are not such people! ”