People always show their ugly side in times of adversity, and big names like Lu Dongzan are no exception. Watch the latest chapter of Perfect World, and look at it quickly. When he was defeated by Li Hong in the first battle, he fled the battlefield in a panic, and when he encountered the arrogance of the Qin war, and then got the anger and vomiting blood when he was besieged, all of these all showed his ugly side vividly and exquisitely. Fortunately, now that he has returned to the barracks, with Mani's more than 40,000 elite horsemen, plus the 10,000 horses around him, he suddenly has more than 50,000 fine horsemen, and in an instant he has regained his former domineering and self-confidence.

In fact, Lu Dongzan at this time did have domineering capital.

Speaking of his current strength alone, if he didn't encounter a pervert like Li Hong, the army of Qin Zhan, Xue Na and Li Jingxuan would indeed not be enough to defeat him.

When he met Li Hong, he was defeated again and again, partly because the combat effectiveness of the guards around Li Hong was too strong, and the force was too perverted, and secondly, the swords used by the guards around Li Hong were too sharp, so that the weapons of Lu Dongzan's army could not compete with them at all, if they were on the banks of the Zhanjiang River, the eight hundred guards around Li Hong did not embroider spring knives, they just put up a cavalry phalanx, and it was difficult to defeat the eight thousand elite cavalry of Sambas, and if it was not for the guards to defeat the eight thousand elite cavalry of Sambas, the attack of Lu Dongzan's army would not collapse.

In addition, Li Hong is too good at fighting with his heart, Lu Dongzan has been influenced by Li Hong's words many times, and has been played by Li Hong many times between applause, which is completely touching Lu Dongzan's heart.

Because of the combination of these factors, Lu Dongzan was defeated again and again against Li Hongshi this time.

However, this does not mean that his command ability is poor, he commanded hundreds of thousands of troops and also attacked the Tang Dynasty, but he never suffered a heavy defeat.

Therefore, without the factor of Li Hong, I would never have met Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian again. Wang Fangyi, the three of them, and the rest of the Tang generals, Lu Dongzan was really not afraid, even if he was at a disadvantage in strength, he still dared to fight.

Therefore, after making peace with Mani, entering the Chinese army's tent, Lu Dongzan took a good bath, and ate and drank comfortably, and then fell asleep and rested comfortably.

After resting for a night, Lu Dongzan woke up early the next morning, summoned the generals to the Chinese army's tent and began to discuss how to deal with the army of Qin Zhan, Xue Na and Li Jingxuan, as well as discuss the route of the march back to Tibet after this battle.

At this point, Lu Dongzan no longer has the luxury of continuing to attack the Tang Dynasty, although the Western Regions is a place where wealth shines, but he is no longer able to eat this piece of fat.

It doesn't matter if he fails today, because some of the Tibetans are war horses, and some warriors who can shoot bows when they get on their horses and can fight with swords. As long as he can return to Tibet safely, and give him another two years, he will be able to form a team of 200,000 elite cavalry to continue to fight the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, the premise is to return to Tibet immediately.

Although he only has more than 50,000 elite horsemen in his hands now, as long as he doesn't go back empty-handed, even if he is defeated, Mangsong Mangzan can't do anything to him. Because he still has a very large force in Tibet, and he still has tens of thousands of elite soldiers available in Tibet, it is impossible for him to recruit all the troops to the front line.

There were not many generals involved in this discussion, except for Mani and Zhuomi, there were only three captains.

To tell the truth, Lu Dongzan's generals were almost killed in battle, and now only Mani and Zhuo Mi can be used, and the remaining three captains are purely for refill.

"Mani, this time we attacked the Tang Dynasty and suffered heavy losses, and we can't continue to fight, I think that I will return to Tibet to recuperate, form cavalry, and come to revenge after two years, what do you think?" Lu Dongzan asked.

As Lu Dongzan's strategist-level general, Lu Dongzan was very cautious about what he said to Mani.

Mani was sent out by Lu Dongzan alone to lead the army to attack Liangzhou City, which shows that his ability is not bad, but he met Pei Xingjian, a few encounters and Pei Xingjian's night attack, only more than 40,000 of the 80,000 elite horsemen in his hand remained, which made him recognize the gap between Tubo and Datang again.

Therefore, when Lu Dongzan asked, he immediately replied, "Prime minister, I also think that we should withdraw our troops, it seems that it is not enough to deal with Datang with our current strength." ”

Mani spoke very smartly, he didn't say that his side was defeated, suffered heavy losses, and was demoralized and couldn't beat Datang, he just said that his side was small in number and couldn't deal with Datang, this way of speaking made Lu Dongzan very comfortable to listen to. After all, the real reason why Tubo lost so badly this time lies in Lu Dongzan himself.

And Mani strongly agreed with Lu Dongzan's return to Tibet, in addition to not violating Lu Dongzan's resolution, he was also scared by Pei Xingjian.

Nima, he has 80,000 fine horses, and the other party has 20,000 horses, and half of them are foot soldiers, and he lost half of his fine horses in a daze, which Mani couldn't think of before. Fortunately, Lu Dongzan was also defeated by Li Hong this time, so he did not pursue the charge of Mani for losing so many men and horses, otherwise according to the practice of Tibet in the past, Mani's current record would have been cut by Lu Dongzan.

"Hmm." Lu Dongzan was very satisfied with Mani's answer, so he moved his gaze to Zhuo Mi on the side and said, "Zhuo Mi, what do you think?" ”

"I also think it's time for us to go home." Zhuo Mi replied, "But before returning home, we should fight the Tang army again, at least to disarm the three Tang cavalry around us." ”

Zhuo Mi's fighting spirit was high, and he never believed that the Tang army without Li Hong would be able to defeat their Tubo elite cavalry.

Moreover, he also guessed Lu Dongzan's thoughts, Lu Dongzan met Li Hong this time, which was equivalent to kicking on the iron plate, he admitted it, but when he met Qin Zhan and his party, he was equivalent to a wolf seeing a sheep, and he would definitely not stop just in order to save his face. Therefore, before returning to Tibet, these three Tang cavalry were destroyed, which was Lu Dongzan's most urgent long-term hope.

Mani's words reached Lu Dongzan's heart, and Lu Dongzan was naturally very happy.

As for the other three full-numbered commanders, Lu Dongzan didn't even look at them, if it weren't for the fact that he really didn't have any generals available, with the strength of these three people, they wouldn't even be qualified to see Lu Dongzan.

Getting the answer he wanted most, Lu Dongzan pondered for a while and said, "The three Tang cavalry that appeared beside us this time seem to be loose, but in fact, there is a commander in command, as long as we find the men and horses where the commander of these three cavalry is located and destroy his army, the remaining two troops don't have to worry." ”

"Mani, you suffered heavy losses when attacking Liangzhou City, this time the Prime Minister will give you another chance to make meritorious contributions, are you willing?" Lu Dongzan asked.

"I do." Mani's body shook and immediately replied. He didn't expect that Lu Dongzan had failed and would hold him accountable. But who is Lu Dongzan, he is the minister of Tibet, he does not admit his failures, only pursues the failures of his subordinates, and Mani has no choice but to admit it.

"Then this time Benxiang will give you another 20,000 horses, can you defeat the three cavalry of the Tang Army one by one, and make meritorious contributions?" Lu Dongzan said. In a word, he easily took away Mani's military power. Mani originally had more than 40,000 troops in his hands, but now that Lu Dongzan arranged it like this, he only had 20,000 elite horsemen left in his hands.

"Yes." Mani could only bow down and receive his orders.

"Zhuomi, you will lead the rest of the army, follow this minister's side, and support Mani at any time." Lu Dongzan said to Zhuo Mi.

"Yes, Prime Minister." Zhuomi replied excitedly. In the past, he was only the deputy general of Lu Dongzan's personal guard iron cavalry eagle cavalry, and with Sambas, a strong general, the number of troops he commanded was no more than 5,000. Now that Lu Dongzan said a word, he became a general who commanded an army of nearly 40,000. How could Zhuomi not be happy and excited?

"Okay, it's not too early, we can't delay any longer, you all go down and prepare." Lu Dongzan said, "Mani, you will act immediately after you have mobilized the army. Zhuo Mi, rectify the army of ten thousand, you come to the camp of the prime minister again. ”

"Yes, Prime Minister." Mani and Zhuomi got up and left the tent of Lu Dongzan with the other three captains.

In a few moments, a shrill horn sounded outside the camp.

Nearly an hour later, Zhuo Mi strode into Lu Dongzan's big tent.

"Prime minister, the army has been reorganized." Zhuo Mi reported to Lu Dongzan with high fighting spirits.

"How many men do you have?" Lu Dongzan asked, "How many dried meat and ghee are left?" ”

"Of the 36,000 men and horses, the jerky can last for three days, and the ghee glutinous rice can last for four days." Zhuomi replied simply. Lu Dongzan nodded slightly, was silent for a moment, and then he opened his mouth and ordered, "Zhuo Mi, immediately send a large army to gather, and we will return to Tibet." ”

"What?" Zhuo Mi was shocked, isn't it just to destroy the three cavalry of the Tang Army and then return to Tibet? How... At this time, when you return to Tibet, don't you care about Mani and his army of 20,000? "Great Minister, at this time back to Tibet, what should Mani and his 20,000 elite horsemen do?"

"Leave them alone, we're lucky to be able to leave." Lu Dongzan said.

At this time, Zhuo Mi was stupid and knew Lu Dongzan's intentions, he was letting Mani be a bait to attract Tang Jun's attention, so that he could calmly return to Tibet! Zhuo Mi was not disgusted by Lu Dongzan's practice of letting Mani be bait, and if he were to be replaced, he would probably do the same. But he was a little uncomfortable with Lu Dongzan's ruthless behavior of taking 20,000 Tubo essence horses as bait.

Seeing that Zhuo Mi was still stunned, Lu Dongzan wanted to scold him, but now it was different, and Zhuo Mi was the only one who could be used by his side now, so he could only patiently explain, "Zhuo Mi, do you know Li Hong?" ”

"I don't understand." Zhuomi replied honestly.

"I know him." Lu Dongzan said, pausing, he continued to speak, "Li Hong is a person who does not give up until he reaches his goal, so he can use his body as bait. This time he defeated his own appearance, do you think his goal has been achieved? No. His real purpose is not to defeat the Avatar, but to kill the Avatar. Therefore, now it seems that he is not pursuing us, but in fact he is ready to annihilate our entire army. Therefore, in this case, it is very difficult for us to return to Tibet. The only way is to pay and sacrifice, let Mani and 20,000 elite horsemen as bait, induce Li Hong and his army, and we can escape from his palm and return to Tibet. ”

"For you, the price of 20,000 soldiers may be too great, but if you don't do this, can Li Hong be fooled?" Lu Dongzan asked. Seeing that Zhuo Mi was silent, he continued, "The original appearance told you so much, even if you understand the original appearance, it is also a last resort. ”

"Minister, I understand." Zhuo Mi immediately said, but he didn't dare to let Lu Dongzan speak to him in a low voice.

Lu Dongzan was very satisfied with Zhuo Mi's performance, and said in a light tone, "If you understand, go down and prepare!" ”

"Yes." Zhuo Mi took the order and strode away.

Lu Dongzan looked at the figure of Zhuo Mi leaving, and Lu Dongzan's expression of guilt just now suddenly became very cold. If it weren't for appeasement of Zhuomi, he wouldn't have said that. In his opinion, as long as his life can be saved, he is willing to sacrifice 20,000 people, not to mention 20,000 people