Xue Rengui said, "General Gao, I understand. Thanks to your reminder, I almost made a big mistake. ”

The destruction of Tubo is imminent, Li Jing and others have been attacking Tubo for a long time, Xue Rengui and Gao Xianzhi have already been in the limelight in the Kingdom of Jieri, and then they will capture Lhasa first, where will Li Jing, Hou Junji and Su Dingfang's faces go?

Xue Rengui and Gao Xianzhi didn't dare to offend these three Tang Army bosses.

Gao Xianzhi said with a smile: "General Gao, there are a lot of Tibetan beauties in Mohechi City, do you want to enjoy them?" ”

Xue Rengui also smiled: "Okay, let's be the groom here." The whole army was ordered to rest on the spot. ”

Two months later.

Damascus, the royal palace.

When news of the fall of Tibet reached Damascus, the caliph paid more and more attention to the Tang dynasty.

General Khalid was deeply worried about the superiority of the Don Army's equipment, especially the power of artillery. He said:

"Great caliph, our army and the Tang army have had two major battles, but they have not been victorious, and the wars of the Tang Dynasty people to conquer Tibet and the Kingdom of Jieri have shown the strength of the Tang Dynasty army.

It can be seen from the above-mentioned wars that the Tang Army has far surpassed our army in terms of strategy and tactics, the quality of its soldiers, and its weaponry.

We must change this situation, otherwise there will be a large-scale war between the two countries in the future, and the minister will not be sure that he will be able to win. ”

Khalid was the first general of the Arab Empire, and he had hardly tasted defeat in previous wars. When he said this, the caliph was also very worried.

Deputy Prime Minister Weber said: "The great caliph, the Tang Dynasty is not only militarily ahead of the Arab Empire, but in many ways it is not comparable to us.

We must try to let Prince Harold master more science and technology of the Tang Dynasty and improve our scientific and technological level. ”

The caliph said: "I received a letter from Harold, he did not have any information about the artillery, I asked the craftsmen that the cannon could be made, but the gunpowder did not know what it was made of.

However, Harold's affairs in Chang'an have been exposed, and he is already on his way back to Damascus. ”

Hemar had always been haunted by his defeat in Persia, and he said: "Harold is to blame for all these things, and if he hadn't provided false information, I would have defeated Persia a long time ago."

Fortunately, Harold was driven back. It's really useless. ”

At this time, the messenger delivered another letter from Harold.

The caliph read the letter and said, "Harold is still very good, he has obtained a batch of scientific and technological materials of the Tang Dynasty, and he has sent someone to send them back." Moreover, he had already returned to Chang'an, saying that he must have managed to get the secret of the artillery. ”

General Khalid praised: "It is really rare for Prince Harold to have such determination. ”

Hemar said disdainfully: "I don't believe him, I think he didn't dare to come back to face his father because he made a mistake, for fear of being punished by his father, so he just found an excuse to escape." ”

The caliph was noncommittal to their words.

In the caliph's mind, Harold had no status, and he was willing to remain in the Tang Dynasty so that he could play a role.

Vice Prime Minister Wei Libo suggested that at present, maintain good relations with the Tang Dynasty and learn from the advanced science and technology of the Tang Dynasty as much as possible.

Khalid praised his opinion and offered to visit the Tang Dynasty.

The caliph agreed with him.

Ten days later, a caravan came out of the east gate of Damascus, and Khalid disguised himself as a merchant and set out on his way to Chang'an.

East Palace, Li Su's study.

Hou Junji and Li Su were talking, and Begonia was accompanying them.

Hou Junji said: "Tibet is the most difficult country I have encountered in all these years, and it took me six days to conquer Lhasa.

Songtsen Gampo was surrounded in the Potala Palace, and I personally persuaded him to surrender, but he refused to surrender.

He was a good man, and before he died in battle, he killed no less than 10 Tang soldiers with his own hands, and was finally killed by random arrows. ”

Li Su nodded and said: "Yes, Songtsen Gampo is a hero who is rare in a century, and in the history of Tibet, he is the most outstanding figure, but it's a pity." ”

Hou Junji said with a smile: "It's a pity that he was born at the wrong time to meet such a wise Tang monarch as you." ”

Li Su smiled and said, "Father-in-law, you have also learned to pat on the back." ”

He then asked, "How did Songtsen Gampo's body be disposed of?" ”

Hou Junji said: "I sent people to protect his family, and the body of Songtsen Gampo made his family reined." ”

Li Su said: "After the Tubo fight, you can come back and be the deputy prime minister." ”

Hou Junji said: "Xue Rengui and Gao Xianzhi performed well this time, although Lhasa was laid down by me, but they gave up this credit."

If they want to fight for merit, they can take Lhasa at least half a month in advance. ”

Hou Junji now admires the two of them very much and is unwilling to compete with them.

Li Su said: "These two have indeed begun to have the demeanor of famous generals, father-in-law, you should guide them more in the future, so that there will be successors in the Tang Army." ”

At noon, Hou Junji had lunch in the East Palace, and followed Li Su to Baqiao in the afternoon.

Seeing Li Su and others coming, Huang Furui, who had been waiting here for a long time, hurriedly greeted him.

He said: "Your Majesty, the ministers have been ordered to supervise the construction of the Heroes Monument, which has now been completed, please inspect it and see if there are any problems that need to be improved?" ”

Li Su came to the front of the Heroes Monument and saw that on a marble pedestal more than two meters high, there was a stone monument 10 meters high, engraved with large golden characters:

The heroes of the Tang Dynasty are immortal!

The Tang Dynasty has been fighting all year round, and there are thousands of soldiers who have sacrificed their lives, and Li Su has always wanted to build a place dedicated to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country. So the Ministry of Works built this monument.

After the triumph of the army conquering Tibet, Li Jing officiated at the ceremony, and in front of the Heroes Monument, a grand ceremony was held to commemorate the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country in the Tang Dynasty.

More than 100,000 senior military generals of the Tang Dynasty, civil officials of the imperial court above the fifth rank, representatives of the army, local strata and the Chang'an garrison participated in the festival.

After Li Jing finished reading the memorial text, Li Su delivered a speech, he said: "The heroes and martyrs of the Tang Dynasty, today's Datang is prosperous, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. The achievements of Zhenguan's rule are far better than any era since China!

All this was created and defended by you with your lives, and without your sacrifice, Datang would not have been able to achieve what it is today.

What I want to tell you here is that the Tang Dynasty will never forget your merits, and will take good care of your families, so that they can inherit your honor and enjoy the favor of the imperial court.

I also want to tell the soldiers of the whole army here that the imperial court will further improve the preferential care system, so that your family can get better treatment, so that you don't have any worries, and bravely create more brilliant achievements for Datang. ”

Li Su is not playing false, he must really ensure the life of the Tang Dynasty soldiers, and he can't let the soldiers shed both blood and tears.