Ma Lan smiled and ignored him. Li Gongbu stood up after kowtowing three times, looked at Ma Lan and said with a ashamed face: "The general is really a god!" Xiao Wang was still complaining in his heart that the general refused to send crossbowmen to fight, which was really ashamed. The general can teach us so much, where can the Xiangxiong people expect anything else! ”

Ma Lan smiled faintly: "If you want to restore the country, you must rely on your own strength to defeat the Luo people." If it is all by the power of the Tang Dynasty, some people will not be convinced if they are defeated, and you will not have the confidence to win. ”

Li Gongbu nodded again and again: "What the general taught is that it was Xiao Wang himself who was confused. ”

Ma Lan didn't pay attention to him anymore, and he didn't send crossbowmen to fight because he didn't want the Han family to suffer losses, and you didn't care if you killed 10,000 Lao Tzu, and if you die a Han family, you will cut Lao Tzu's heart. As for other words, Lao Tzu is just talking.

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The design of these trenches can be said to have taken a lot of effort, but as for the effect, he is actually uncertain, and he is not sure how far the Xiangxiong people can implement it. Now it seems that the effect is still good.

The Tubo people who came from afar obviously did not understand how to fight trench warfare, after all, this is the wisdom of a thousand years later. The trenches and barbed wire are unknown, and the Zhangxiong people have been training for trench warfare for a while, so this is what they take advantage of.

Trenches are not only trenches, but also a large number of caves for Tibetan soldiers, crisscrossing forks. Those who are not familiar with it enter it and are bound to lose their way. The Zhangxiong people have been adapting to it for a while, and it is completely a home battle, and it is strange that the Tubo people do not suffer losses.

After a tentative attack of more than 2,000 people, the Tibetans did not send any more troops, but retreated a few miles and set up camp. Ma Lan understood that Zhu Dan must be extremely angry at this time, but he actually held back.

Also, after all, Zampu, who has been a lifelong person, how can he rush up to death like an idiot. If you don't have a little city government, you can't be a superior, this is the case with the Tang Dynasty, and the same is true for the Tubo people.

The Tibetan people are not in a hurry, and Ma Lu is naturally not in a hurry. With enough soldiers and food in his hands, and a strong city under his feet, what is there to worry about.

After a tentative battle during the day, the two sides turned into a standoff. Among the Zhangxiong people, there was a rumor that General Ma Lan of the Tang Dynasty was the protector god of the Zhangxiong people, and that he was the reincarnation of the ancestor of the god of war under Xinrao Miwo.

When Ma Lan heard this, he naturally laughed, but at night, he suddenly saw a new statue in the temple outside the palace of King Zhangxiong, and he immediately stopped laughing.

The Zhangxiong people firmly believe in Bon, and since the surrendered city has replaced the vaulted silver city as the new capital of the Zhangxiong people, there should naturally be a place of sacrifice for Bon. This temple was completed before the surrender of the city, and Ma Lu had visited it before, and it was dedicated to the various patriarchs of Sinrao Miwo and Bon. Now looking at this rough statue of the Bon Protector God of War dressed in bright light armor, Ma Lan immediately understood that this was himself.

In connection with the rumors that suddenly spread among the Zhangxiong people during the day, how could Ma Lan not understand that the rumors were also made by Li Gongbu.

"Demolished! Immediately dismantled! Ma Lan looked at the statue with an annoyed expression.

Li Gongbu is just bent on recovering the country, he is not a devout Bon at all, he suddenly made this today, but it is just to show favor to Ma Lan, but Ma Lan knows very well that this is a taboo thing.

The ministers in the court are extremely afraid of the border generals with heavy troops, and if it is known that he has become the protector god of the Xiangxiong people, what consequences will be obvious. Although it is not as good as a glass of poisonous wine, it is inevitable to be summoned to the court. In that case, how to hold the festival of Anxi, how to march into the river?

"General, Xiao Wang really thinks that you are the reincarnation of my Bon Protector God of War. When Xiao Wang was sleeping during the day, the ancestor Xinrao Miwo told Xiao Wang this. Li Gongbu said respectfully with a smiling face.

"There is no room for negotiation in this matter, and I don't want to be the protector of the Dharma God of War for your ancestor." Ma Ling said with a calm face, "Among our Han people, only the dead are eligible to enjoy the blood food offering, if you want to sacrifice General Ben, then wait until General Ben is dead!" ”

Li Gongbu's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly said: "Xiao Wang didn't curse the general to die early, but I really thank the general, so I want to erect a statue for the general, so that the general can be worshiped by my Xiangxiong people for generations." ”

"In other words, there is no such thing as your ancestor dreaming at all? If this is the case, there is no need to erect this statue. Ma Lan snorted coldly.

"My lord, the statues are already standing here, where is the reason to tear them down. Even though I'm the king of Zhangxiong, I don't dare to do this. Li Gongbu looked at the Zhangxiong craftsmen around him and said with a look of embarrassment.

Ma Lan looked at these people, these guys were all accompanied by smiling faces, with a look of gratitude and adoration, just like the other Xiangxiong people he had seen.

He and Li Gongbu spoke official language, and these people couldn't understand it, and they were grateful because he was the chief general of the Tang army, and the Tang army came to help the Zhangxiong people restore the country, as for worshipping...... That's his title as the new Bon protector of war.

Ma Lan suddenly understood that this matter had already been touched, and it was useless to smash the statue, unless he killed all the Xiangxiong people, otherwise he should be the protector of the god of war.

The Zhangxiong people are allies, and they will be for a long time to come, so it is naturally impossible to kill all the Zhangxiong people. This Dharma Protector God of War, it seems that it will not be impossible.

Ma Lan shook his head, if he couldn't refuse something, he could only accept it calmly. He suddenly remembered that Li Mi, who was defeated and died in Erhai Lake, was also sacrificed as a god by the Nanzhao people in later generations, and he felt extremely strange for a while.

It is now the twelfth year of Tianbao, and Li Mi's defeat and suicide seem to be a matter of the thirteenth year of Tianbao, and it has not happened for the time being. However, Ma Lan understands that this incident may still happen, and his appearance will not affect the fate of this person.

The statue technique of the Zhangxiong is quite rough, there is only one outline at the moment, and the bright light armor on the body is still clear, but the face has not yet taken shape.

"Whatever you carve, don't carve it like me. For you Zhangxiong to restore the country, I don't know how many Han family sons and daughters I will die, so let's carve them. Ma Lan waved his hand and said depressedly.

"General, this is not good, my people know that you are the protector of the war......"

"Then so be it!" Ma Lan looked at the statues of the other Bon patriarchs, and suddenly realized that what he had just said was completely in vain. No matter how hard these guys try, they can't really carve like themselves at their level.

Being brought by Li Gongbu like this, Ma Lan was extremely depressed. He knew that the old guy was really grateful to himself now to make such a play, but he was worshiped alive, and this feeling was really speechless. The most troublesome thing is Chang'an's side, Ma Ling thought about it for a long time and didn't know how to explain such a thing.

In any case, the position of the envoy of Anxi Jiedu must not be lost.

Now, although the military power is in hand, a holy decree in Chang'an City can remove him, which is the most troublesome thing. Fate is in the hands of others, not his own autonomy, which is the root of all his problems.

"It's no wonder that so many people want to get in and out of the picture, and they don't care if they know that they are very likely to be ruined. If I weren't a small envoy of Anxi, but sitting in the current position of Yang Guozhong, I wouldn't have to worry about such a. Ma Lan couldn't help but feel satisfied.

Although Chang'an is a muddy pond, he has to obey Chang'an's orders. If you don't obey Chang'an's orders, you will be a rebellion, and you will be a rebellious minister and thief.

He came from later generations, so naturally he was not loyal to the Chang'an royal family, he was just loyal to the entire Han nation. However, in this era, loyalty to the Han nation can only be loyal to the royal family, because the two are fundamentally inseparable in this era.

An Lushan and Yang Guozhong were not in harmony, so they could raise troops to rebel, but he couldn't do such a thing. If one day he is forced to be unable to gain a foothold, at most he will give up everything, wander the world with Gao Qianqian, and truly be a pair of rangers. Let him raise the steel knife against the Han people, it is better to kill him directly.

No longer thinking about what he had or didn't have, Ma Lan came to the top of the city, looked at the Tubo army in the distance, and knew that tomorrow was bound to be a real fierce battle. It is impossible for the Tibetans, who have rested all night, to stay under the fortified city for too long, and there will definitely be a considerable attack tomorrow.

Greeted Duan Xiushi and a few other confidants, and then set up a banquet on the top of the city, there were Cen Shen Fu poems and wine, after drinking a few glasses, Ma Ling felt a lot happier, and then told Duan Xiushi and Du Huan about this depressing thing, and wanted to hear their opinions.

Duan Xiushi is a humble gentleman, there is no problem in keeping secrets, Du Huan and Cen Shen are both famous and fortune, but they both tied their futures to him, so in the face of them, Ma Lan had no taboos.

When several people heard this, they all felt that it was a big trouble, but after thinking about it, there was no room for turning around this matter.

I still have to rely on the Zhangxiong people to fight against the Tibetans, and we can't kill them all. The only way is to block the news, but it is easy for the Anxi athletes to do it, but it is difficult for the Qiang people to do it.

The result of deliberation is to take one step at a time. According to Duan Xiushi's estimate, if this battle is won, Chang'an's side will definitely summon Ma Lu to report to the court according to the usual practice, and it will be clear what the result will be at that time.

At this moment, there was a sudden thunderous sound in the Tibetan camp, more than a dozen in a row like a thunderbolt, and the entire Tibetan camp suddenly became noisy, which also alarmed the Zhangxiong people in the trench, and torches were beaten in many places.

There was a fire in the camp after Tubo, and then there were several loud noises one after another, and the sound was extremely terrifying. Ma Lan looked at this scene, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"General, what's the matter?" Cen Shen was so frightened that a glass of wine spilled on the ground, and when he saw Ma Luan's determined expression, he couldn't help asking.

"Probably thunder, haha!" Ma Xuan smiled incomprehensibly, and said in his heart Mi Xue Zhao Yang They are really good, and I don't know if the ruler Zhu Dan is dead.

The fire in the Tibetan camp grew bigger and bigger, and there was a strong smell of burnt barley, which was the smell of burnt barley. Many elephant males jumped out of the trenches, holding torches and looking at the blazing Tibetan camp.

Suddenly, several loud noises rang out, and I faintly saw a severed limb flying into the sky. Suddenly there was a loud cheer among the male and female people.

"General Ma Lan, the protector god of war, shows his might, summons the heavenly thunder to kill some people!"

The sound began out of nowhere, and then spread like a plague to every Zhangxiong in the trenches. The elephant male jumped out of the trench and yelled wildly, and everyone repeated the same words.

Shijiazi listened to the shouts of these people, looked at Ma Lan and said with a wry smile: "General, it seems that you can't run away from this Zhangxiong Protector God of War!" ”

…… (To be continued.) )