Chapter 249: Surrender without a Fight
If Li Hong, Li Duoqi and others also regard Lu Dongzan as the prime minister of Tubo and respect him more, then Zhou Xing does not regard Lu Dongzan as a powerful person at all, in his eyes, as long as he commits a crime, he is a prisoner, there is no distinction between high and low status, only how much he has in his stomach that he wants to know.
When Zhou Xing faced Lu Dongzan, Lu Dongzan didn't take Zhou Xing seriously at first, what can a hairy boy do?
However, when Zhou Xing put the torture instruments in front of Lu Dongzan one by one, and began to clean them with water, Lu Dongzan was a little hairy, this is Zhou Xing's psychological tactics to play with Lu Dongzan, how can the interrogator not have mental tactics, otherwise you will use the torture no matter how big, many hard-mouthed people can stand it, the reason why Zhou Xing can conquer every time he interrogates a prisoner is that he combines psychological tactics with interrogation methods.
And when Zhou Xing was cleaning the torture equipment, Lu Dongzan was tied up by the four Yulin guards beside him, and a plate of appetizers came.
It's just a crazy beating.
And they are very skillful in beating people, and when they hit people with their fists, they will only hurt, and they will not be seriously injured.
Lu Dong praised you as the prime minister of Tibet, and he has been in power for decades, when did he suffer such a fist and kick? Coupled with the fatigue of many days, he couldn't bear it in an instant. will let out a terrible scream.
However, at this time, Zhou Xing had not really tortured Lu Dongzan.
After a wild meal, Lu Dongzan tasted an appetizer, and Zhou Xing's torture equipment had been cleaned.
"Prime Minister, have you ever understood the four questions His Highness told you just now?" Zhou Xing asked, seeing that Lu Dongzan snorted coldly and did not speak, Zhou Xing continued, "First, tell me about your inner life in Hezhou City, and what is the conspiracy between you and Liu Ju's traitors?" Second, how many henchmen do you have in Tibet, and who are they? Third, what is the current situation of the deployment of troops in Tibet? Fourth, you've been a prime minister for so many years, you must have looted a lot of money, right? Where do you hide it? ”
Zhou Xing repeated the four-point request put forward by Li Hong, and said with a faint smile, "Great Minister, you are the Great Minister of Tubo in the eyes of the prince, but in my eyes, you are just a prisoner." Tonight, I have already reiterated these four questions to you, there will be no next time, and I don't want you to suffer too much, I will give you an hour to think about it. ”
Lu Dongzan still didn't speak, but a look of pain flashed in his eyes.
To tell the truth, if he captures Li Hong alive, he probably wouldn't dare to treat Li Hong like this, because no matter how powerful Tubo is, it is only a temporary strength, and he does not dare to compare with the Tang Dynasty.
If Tubo is united in the country, he is still the previous Tubo minister, and he does not threaten the Tubo royal power, Li Hong will not treat him like this if he arrests him, and he will give Tubo an explanation no matter what he says.
But now he has nothing to respect.
First, he is an enemy of the current king Mangsong Mangzan, and Li Hong needs Mangsong Mangzan, so there is no need to be polite to him.
Secondly, Li Hong is about to attack Tubo, what does he still care about his identity as the prime minister of Tubo?
Another point is that Li Hong is different from any Tang people's thinking, he is a person who does not give up until the goal is achieved, but he will do whatever it takes for the goal, and he is not bound by a certain idea of the Central Plains people.
Therefore, after meeting Li Hong, after trying Zhou Xing's appetizers, Lu Dongzan actually knew his ending in his heart.
It's just that telling Li Hong such questions so easily is not Lu Dongzan's style.
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Li Hong, Li Duoqi and others came to the big tent of the Chinese army, and he asked several people about the integration of the army.
Because the and Zhao Zhongyong have replenished their own army, now their army has reached 10,000, before Li Hong decided to be 4,000, but when he arrived in Hezhou City, he followed Wang Fangyi's suggestion, and let the two of them choose a lot of Tubo people who were physically strong among the captives, and the reason was to serve the Tang Dynasty, so that each of them made up enough 10,000, and the two of them are now considered to be military generals with great power.
As for Li Duoqi's leopard cavalry, Li Hong thought about it for a while, and selected some soldiers from Qin Zhan's elite cavalry, Bingzhou iron cavalry and Lingzhou iron cavalry, and added the number of leopard cavalry to 10,000.
In this way, the number of his three guards suddenly reached 30,000.
If the Empress Wu who was far away in Luoyang knew, she would probably be surprised, and she would not be able to sleep all night. Because the expansion of Li Hong's strength is the biggest threat to her current rights.
This is the advantage of Li Hong's participation in the war, in addition to having military merits and reputation after a big victory, he can also take the opportunity to expand his strength.
It is estimated that many people will say that Li Hong will not make Gaozong suspicious if he does this?
In fact, Li Hong is not so stupid, he formed three cavalry in this way, and in the future, he will only let Li Duoqi follow him back to Chang'an, and the other two armies will be sent to Bingzhou, or Lingzhou, or garrisoned in Hezhou City, and if it doesn't work, it will be sent to the Western Regions.
So what else can Gaozong be suspicious of?
Chang'an City is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Li Hong is the crown prince, except for a very small number of Liu Ju assassins, no one can threaten him, why should I put so many armies by my side?
"Zhao Zhongyong, after you leave alone, you will also go to Tianzhu with Sun Chu, and the training of the army cannot be delayed along the way." Li Hong said that if Zhao Zhongyong wants to improve his official position, he still needs more military merits, as long as he has military merits, Li Hong can promote him without being obstructed by the Empress Wu and impeached by the imperial history.
"The last general understands!" Zhao Zhongyong said, he was very moved, the prince trusted him so much, he actually handed over 10,000 people into his hands, he really didn't expect it.
", Lone is looking forward to training another ghost rider, can you do it?" Li Hong asked the that the fighting power of the ghost riding on the banks of the Zhanjiang River had a deep impact on him, and Li Hong really wanted such a fierce and unusual cavalry. Because in the future, when conquests against Western countries, such a cavalry will definitely have the strength to turn around a major war.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, the will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations!" said.
He can only be the deputy commander of the ghost cavalry in Tubo, and to put it bluntly, he doesn't have much status in front of Mangsong and Mangzan, and he is about the same as a slave.
But when he came to Li Hong's side, he was not only valued by Li Hong, but also entrusted with important tasks.
had never been treated with such respect and respect, and this was not only touched by him, but also grateful.
He was grateful to Li Hong for believing in him, grateful to Li Hong for his attention, and he was responsible for Li Hong's death.
"You remember, you formed a large army, not for this attack on Tibet, nor for the purpose of conquering Goryeo in two years, but to be able to expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty in the future, and march in the direction of the west and west." Li Hong said loudly, "Therefore, your training, you must have high requirements for the elite cavalry in your hands, and the only thing you want is that your three iron cavalry can dominate the world in the future and be invincible." ”
"Let the people of the whole world tremble when they hear your name, and let the countries of the whole world see your shadow and surrender without a fight." Li Hong said kindly, "Do you understand? ”
"No!" Li Duoqi, Zhao Zhongyong, and the received the order at the same time, and they were all enthusiastic