After returning to the camp by the Hulu River in despair, the Tibetan army went back to their respective camps. After losing troops and demoralizing, Shang Tazang had no intention of tossing the soldiers again, and instructed the generals on duty at night to put more sentries and beware of * robbing the camp, so he ordered his subordinates to go to the big tent to discuss matters after eating.

After the generals finished eating, they went to Shang Tazang's tent, but found that Shang Tazang's expression was not as solemn as when he first entered the camp, but had a very decisive demeanor. Will be the backbone of the heart, Shang Tazang has made a decision, and the generals all feel that the pressure on their bodies is relaxed, but they still silently bend down and salute, and sit in their seats. Several veteran generals stood up and said:

"A four-legged yak will fall, let alone a two-legged one? We were so happy to see the general come out of the defeat and make a decision. I wonder what the general has to tell us? ”

Shang Ta Zang Road:

"There is indeed good news, that is, our brave General Jiaoluo, who led his warriors, has recaptured Jinchang City and is attacking Shazhou. General Kakura also reported that a group of soldiers transporting arrows broke through the interception of our troops and entered the Yumen Pass this afternoon. ”

The generals had the same expressions on their faces. However, some people are more concerned about the harvest in Jinchang City. It is no wonder that the Tibetan army sent troops to fight as a tribal unit, and for these tribes who relied on the sky for food, sending troops to fight meant relaxing production. If you can't afford to lose money from war, how can you fight with peace of mind? Shang Tazang was very strange to his subordinates, but he knew that he couldn't help but care about his subordinates' determination to fight, so he had to temporarily stop the topic and said:

"Jiaoluo is in Jinchang City, and he has captured more than 3,000 children, as well as a small amount of goods, which I will divide into various departments according to the size of the war after the war."

Hearing Shang Tazang's promise to distribute the spoils, the generals' hearts calmed down a little, and some people questioned why there were only these, Shang Tazang's eyes rolled and said:

"That is the cunning Tang general knew that Jin Chang could not hold it, and concentrated all the treasures in the Yumen Pass, which had the largest number of troops. As long as we capture the Jade Gate Pass, all those treasures will be ours. ”

Now the atmosphere in the tent is a little higher again. There are generals who say:

"Since Jiaoluo has captured so many children, the general has to do what he agreed before?"

Shang Ta Zang Road:

"The military situation is urgent, and there is no need for me to do so. I would have liked to keep the lives of these children and share them with everyone. Now we have to let everyone suffer some losses first, and when we defeat the Tang people, we will have everything. ”

"That's it, that's it."

The generals agreed. Some people lamented:

"More than 3,000 Langsheng!"

But no one cared. Shang Tazang's lieutenant general first praised:

"No matter how high the mountains are, they can't reach the blue sky, and the water can't rise on the bridge deck. * It's just a few days of arrogance, and in the end it will be folded in the hands of our general. ”

Shang Tazang squeezed out a smile on his face and said:

"There is a saying that good beef is in the bones, and sharp knives are in the cowhide sheath. Although the Yumen Pass is difficult to beat, but after the fight down, there will be unexpected gains, and since we have a favorable weapon in hand, then tomorrow we will have to hit the pass anyway. I decided that whoever attacked the pass first had the right to choose the loot first. You must do your best tomorrow! ”

"Follow the general's horse!"

The generals bent down and saluted. Shang Ta Zang is satisfied:

"Very well, let's sit down first, and discuss the dispatch of troops tomorrow······"

As he spoke, the curtain was lifted, and a general with a goatee came in and said:

"Tell the general, there is an urgent military situation."

Shang Tazang's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition came to him, and he forcibly suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and asked:

"What's the matter? Take your time. ”

The man who came bent down and saluted:

"General, our Tanma on the other side of the Hulu River reported that we had found the army of the Tang Kingdom two hundred miles away."

"It's coming so fast!"

The tent was suddenly shocked and discussed. Shang Tazang asked:

"Do you know how many people are here?"

Let's go:

"* sent rangers to drive around, our spies did not dare to approach, but just watched from a distance, * the procession was several miles long, under the banner of Li Guangyan, the envoy of the Hexi Jiedu, there were forty or fifty flags in the procession, and the torches held looked like there were tens of thousands of fireheads. At present, it seems that there are no less than 40,000 or 50,000 people. ”

"Forty or fifty thousand!"

"Forty or fifty thousand!"

The excitement in the tent was gone. With his own long-fought army, he fought against the forty or fifty thousand army of *, and the result was unknown without asking. Many generals felt a cool breath rising from their dantian. Or did the adjutant stand up and ask:

"Is the news true? Isn't Zhang Ye still in the hands of our army? *How can it appear behind Zhangye? ”

Let's go:

"I really haven't heard of the fall of Zhangye, so the last general judged that * may have known about Yumen Pass, and divided his troops to rescue Yumen Pass."

After so many days of fighting, the Tubo army already knew that it was a lone army guarding the pass. * If the main force knew that there was such a lone army controlling Yumen Pass, he would be so afraid that he would run to the rescue without wearing shoes. The generals accepted this explanation, and Shang Tazang asked:

"How many soldiers and horses does Li Guangyan have there, and can he send forty or fifty thousand people?"

Adjutant General said:

According to the news from Ganzhou, Li Guangyan claimed to have an army of 200,000, but in fact there were only about 100,000, and 40,000 or 50,000 accounted for half of their troops. Besides, he had to keep dividing his troops to guard the place along the way, and he had to fight with our army in Ganzhou, so he couldn't divide half of his troops, and the last general thought that these 40,000 or 50,000* might be a suspicious tactic. *It's great to have 10,000 people. ”

The oppressive atmosphere in the tent was finally relaxed, and seeing the look of fear receding from everyone's faces, Shang Tazang said again:

"It doesn't matter if he comes with 10,000 or 50,000, be careful. Because this means that * has begun to march towards the Jade Gate, in order to defeat *, and for ourselves, tomorrow, we must break the Jade Gate! ”