Smart people don't need to say too much to communicate, just a little bit.

If he was carefully taught by Lu Dongzan since he was a child, he focused on training, and he was naturally good, and he knew very well that the Tang army had broken thousands of years of cognition, and he was not afraid of the impact of the plateau climate to kill some cities, so he could send more people over, without this natural restriction, Tubo was not the opponent of the Tang Dynasty at all.

Now that the Tang army suddenly sent troops, it can be seen that the attitude of the imperial court is resolute, not to mention that some cities have been taken, the royal family and hundreds of officials have become hostages, and the Tubo group of dragons has no leader, and it is bound to be chaotic.

One by one, his thoughts flashed, and if he suddenly thought of another question, even if he took refuge in the Tang Dynasty, it would be impossible to stay in Tubo in the future, and the Tang King would not be able to rest assured, he would be transferred and go to a strange place, with no foundation, no one in the court, plus the war between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty over the years, the family has offended many people, and it will decline in a few years.

But if you don't take refuge in the Tang Dynasty, you will have to die, but the family heritage is still there, there is a heroic second brother who is good at fighting, and there is a large army, so you can integrate the Tubo army, kill this Tang army in the name of King Qin, establish yourself as the king, the Hua family is the country, and the family is prosperous for generations.

As for his own life and his father's life, it is nothing in front of the family for thousands of generations.

Family interests above all else!

In an instant, if the future analysis of the family was clear, he made a decision in his heart, but he didn't show it, and said in a cold voice: "On behalf of the family, I would like to thank Lord Qin for your support, and I am willing to attach to Weiji and serve the Tang Dynasty, and I also ask Lord Qin for more guidance, and I will never dare to forget today's grace." ”

Qin Huaidao is such a character, he can see that he is lying through the other party's micro-expressions, but he didn't break it right away, and pretended to be happy and said: "This is the best, then please repair a book, find you to be convinced to send it out, and let your second brother bring troops to come over to defend some cities?" ”

"Whoa!" The other party solemnly agreed, it was not easy to rejoice in his heart, as long as the soldiers surrounded some cities, the chances were greater.

"Take it down, arrange it quickly." Qin Huaidao looked at Wang Meng.

Wang Meng didn't know why, but he knew that now was not the time to ask, so he took someone with him.

Xue Rengui and the others praised Ruo if he walked farther away, and reminded in a low voice: "Young master, this person may not be credible, once we besiege some cities, we will be very passive." ”

"He's cheating, but it doesn't matter, it's just a mutual use, as for the siege of some cities, even if we don't do anything, his second brother will bring troops over, this family is all heroes, unwilling to be subordinate."

"What does the young master mean?" Xue Rengui was a little confused.

"Muddy the waters, Tubo is not monolithic, there are a group of old nobles, they are hostile to the Lu Dongzan family, will watch the soldiers besiege some cities, so that the Lu Dongzan family has a chance to become bigger? What we have to do is to stir up strife, let them eat dogs, and reap the benefits of the fishermen, but only if we have to tie up the fence tightly and beware of the wolves rushing in, then we will get away with it. Qin Huaidao explained, his sharp eyes looking at the side hall where the Tubo royal family was imprisoned.

After a moment of silence, Qin Huaidao strode in.

Many people gathered in the side hall, men, women and children, crying and crying, sad and miserable, like the end of the world, but afraid of the murderous Tang army around, no one dared to mess around, a young man came over, with an extraordinary temperament, looked at Qin Huai and said: "You are the chief general of the Tang army?" ”

Speaking Tang fluently, Qin Huaidao saw that he could communicate directly, looked at the other party, and asked rhetorically: "You are Songtsan Gampo?" ”

"It is this king, why did your army suddenly attack my Tubo, you are a bandit, it is despicable, and all the countries in the world are cold." The other party said angrily.

Qin Huaidao didn't answer, he looked at the other party coldly, his eyes were like knives, a famous figure in history, it was impossible to say such brainless words, obviously with intentions.

The other party also stared at Qin Huaidao coldly, not speaking.

The invisible qi collided, like a sword and a sword, the two of them were motionless, the qi on their bodies continued to soar, no one was far behind, and soon, Songtsen Gampo was a little unable to withstand the pressure, as if the person in front of him was a peerless sword, which could be cut down at any time, and this sharp battle spirit was not possessed by Songtsen Gampo, who had not been on the battlefield.

In the first battle of Goguryeo, Qin Huaidao fought on the battlefield, killing countless enemies, and the killing intent on his body was so fierce.

Songtsan Gampo is just a flower that grows in a greenhouse, although it is very smart and talented, but after all, it has not been long since it took over, and it lacks Qin Huaidao's iron-blooded killing momentum.

After losing this invisible battle, he lowered his head, didn't dare to look at Qin Huaidao's eyes as sharp as knives, and said, "Say, what do you want?" ”

"You're a smart man, you should be able to guess what the official thinks."

"But if you don't withdraw your troops immediately after you succeed, this king is a little uncertain."

When Qin Huaidao heard this, he smiled: "Don't mention the brainless shouting just now, it seems that you are not level, everyone is a smart person, it is good to go straight, the two countries are in a big war, anyone can live, but only the king can't, you should understand this truth." ”

"You say that...... Do you want to protect me? Songtsen Gampo asked rhetorically, his eyes surging with wisdom, although he lacked iron-blooded battle intent, but he had a good mind and was talented, how could he not hear the meaning behind Qin Huaidao.

"The royal family was captured, what do you think will happen to Tubo?" Qin Huaidao asked rhetorically.

Songtsen Gampo pondered for a long time, the expression on his face kept changing, unwilling, angry, helpless, confused, and finally turned into a sigh, and said with a wry smile: "Tubo will inevitably be in flames, everyone will be the king, and the people will suffer, and I, if I am lucky, will bring back to the Tang Dynasty, be crowned an idle king, have no power, no power, no foundation, and finally become a commoner, the family has completely declined, bad luck, this Luo some city is the place of burial, and no one cares after death." ”

"You are really an understanding person, then you should know the purpose of the official looking for you."

Songtsen Gampo nodded and said bluntly, "This king needs a promise from you. ”

"Say!"

"No matter what happens in the future, keep my blood going."

"Deal!" Qin Huaidao agreed without hesitation, once Li Er wants to exterminate the clan, it is taboo to protect the continuation of the bloodline, but if he can get the support of Songtsan Gampo and take Tubo, he will intercede in the future, Li Er should agree, it is really not possible to have a tanuki for the prince.

Songtsen Gampo could see Qin Huaidao's sincerity, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Say, what do you want me to do?" ”

"Send a message out and persuade the armies to surrender, the army controlled by Lu Dongzan does not count."

"What do you mean?" Songtsan Gampo's face changed greatly, he guessed Qin Huaidao's plan, and was secretly frightened, but when he thought that he was a prisoner, he didn't need to worry about Lu Dongzan's family anymore, nodded in agreement, and asked, "How do you plan to deal with the army that came over?" ”

"As long as you are sincere, after Tubo is included in the Tang Dynasty, the army will still protect them, and they will be useful in the future, but they must show their attitude."

Songtsen Gampo understood, no one would easily use an army, except after showing loyalty, this loyalty would fall on the army controlled by the Lu Dongzan family, and couldn't help but remind: "Lord Qin, this king is very curious, why don't you choose the Lu Dongzan family?" ”

"Lu Dongzan is your big talk, do you really trust him completely?" Qin Huaidao asked rhetorically.

Songtsen Gampo was silent again, Lu Dongzan is talented, and he is still the first family of Tubo, which is enough to help Songtsen Gampo resist the pressure of the old nobles, but what about after suppressing the old nobles? Without an opponent, he will become a puppet, which is very clear to Songtsen Gampo, in the final analysis, it is the art of the emperor, how can there be real trust?

Qin Huaidao no longer dwelled on this issue, there were still too many things to deal with by himself, and said bluntly: "How many troops can you really control?" ”

"About 100,000." Songtsen Gampo looked aggrieved, dignified as a king, but had no military power.

"What about the Lu Dongzan family?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"Three hundred thousand."

300,000 means that half of the Tubo army is controlled by the Lu Dongzan family, this is a terrifying force, no wonder it can suppress the old nobles, assist Songtsan Gampo in innovation, and let Tubo develop rapidly for decades, Qin Huaidao asked: "Tell me about the specific situation." ”

Songtsen Gampo no longer hid it, and said bluntly: "100,000 on the eastern border, 100,000 in the north, and 100,000 not far away, Gongwei Luo some cities, can arrive in two days, led by Lu Dongzan's second son on Qinling, this person is very military talented, this king is curious, how did you break through the defense line?" ”

"That's not the point." Qin Huaidao interrupted, he couldn't just say that he had taken two more days to travel and sneak over the mountains and mountains, right? He asked, "There are 100,000 in the east and north, who will rule them?" ”

"Lu Dongzan's brothers of the same generation are also quite talented in military affairs."

Family means that there is no way to rebel, and it means that he has to face an army of 300,000, Qin Huaidao thought for a moment, and said: "The Lu Dongzan family has an army of 300,000, and you only have 100,000, and 200,000 can be neutral?" ”

"Not necessarily!"

Qin Huaidao understood, the remaining 200,000 may also be involved with Lu Dongzan, even if he doesn't, he may set himself up as the king, or be co-opted by the Lu Dongzan family, no longer hesitate, and immediately said: "Since the Qinling is recently, the soldiers will definitely arrive first, and immediately write a letter to ask the people loyal to you to bring the troops to Qinwang, and the momentum can be greater. ”。

Songtsen Gampo saw that this loyalty really fell on the Lu Dongzan family, but the subordinate prisoners had no choice, so in order to survive, they could only compromise, nodded and agreed.

"Write it and let him arrange for his henchmen to be sent out of the city immediately, keep an eye on it." Qin Huaidao looked at Wang Meng.

Wang Meng nodded knowingly: "Don't worry, my lord, the general will definitely check the content and beware of carrying private goods." ”

Qin Huaidao stopped talking nonsense and left in a hurry, and Xue Rengui hurriedly followed.

A group trotted to the city gate, seeing that the soldiers were cleaning up the site and building fortifications, Qin Huaidao jumped on a commanding height to observe the surroundings, and secretly thought to himself, the city gate collapsed very seriously, it was very difficult to repair, and the time was urgent, so he had to think of a way.

Duan Zan hurriedly came: "My lord, come here, there are instructions." ”

"How are you being told?"

"Someone has already been arranged."

Qin Huaidao nodded, pointed to the city gate and said: "There will be 100,000 troops arriving in two days, we only have two days at most, the city gate and several city walls have collapsed, the project is huge, and a large number of laborers are needed, you immediately arrange for people to collect glutinous rice, boil it into a pulp, stir the Sanhe soil to build the city, and strive to repair it within two days." ”

"It takes a lot of labor."

"There are tens of thousands of people living outside the city, enough to use them, arrest all the young and strong, cut Liwei on the spot if they don't do a good job, take care of three meals if they do a good job, give them the same silver, and let them rush to work overnight, it should be in time."

The city is a royal city, inhabited by royal nobles, dignitaries, wealthy merchants and soldiers, outside the city live ordinary people and slaves, not like Chang'an, a city wall is all enclosed, and then divided into neighborhoods, imperial cities, etc.

When Duan Zan heard that he was in charge of the rice and returned the silver, he was a little stunned, and reminded: "My lord, we don't have any silver." ”

"Are you afraid that you won't have any money to take some cities? Send people to raid the homes of officials above the fifth grade, transport the silver into the palace for centralized care, do not kill indiscriminately, those who block do not need to be polite, give the laborers silver, and take care of the food, they will work with peace of mind, and the efficiency will be high. ”

"Understood, how to repair the fortifications?" Duan Zan reacted, can you raid the house, but are you afraid that you won't have any money?

Qin Huaidao thought for a while and said: "The existing city wall is ten meters ahead of digging a ravine, five meters wide and five meters deep, the soil is used to build the city wall, and then people are mobilized to dig stones nearby to block the periphery of the city wall, fill glutinous rice mortar to bond, reinforce, glutinous rice mortar is just mentioned, boiled with glutinous rice, slurry juice and triple soil stirred. ”

"Understand, the last general knows that glutinous rice mortar has been used in Songzhou City, but this thing is too expensive and requires a lot of glutinous rice, but rest assured, there are so many residents outside the city, so many princes and nobles in the city, and the ministers sent people to investigate one by one, and all of them were collected, and they could be raised one by one."

"Go ahead and do it, this matter is important, you keep an eye on it personally, by the way, did you notify the baggage troops left in the valley before?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"I've sent someone to deliver the order, and I should be on my way back."

"How's the seizure in the city?"

"Lord Hui, preliminary inventory, seized a batch of various weapons, the quality is average, the effect is not great, but there are 300,000 feather arrows, as well as a batch of fire oil, 200,000 stone grain, countless cattle and sheep, the seizure outside the city has not been counted, there is water in the city, and you will not worry about eating and drinking within half a year." Duan Zan hurriedly replied.

"All the shops outside the city such as grain, oil, salt, iron, and wood are confiscated, so that they will not be taken away by the enemy in the future, and the craftsmen, blacksmiths, and carpenters are all under control to prevent the enemy from catching them to build siege equipment, and also, do not let go of the young men who have been captured to repair the city, and stay to assist in the defense, otherwise they will also be captured by the enemy and become opponents."

"Will it become a hidden danger and fight back?" Duan Zan reminded.

"Don't worry, I have my own arrangements, go ahead and arrange it, you must hurry up." Qin Huaidao waved his hand to signal Duan Zan to make arrangements, stood with his hands in his hands, looked at the busy soldiers and pondered, they are all warriors who can sing and cry, they must not be buried in another country, they must go back alive.

An hour later, the baggage troops returned, the war horses entered the city, scattered breeding, and the village guard team also drove the carriage over, the car was loaded with a hot air balloon, although there was no explosive bag, but the hot air balloon could still be used, Qin Huaidao had an idea, and told Xue Rengui: "Brother Xue, the carriage rushed to the palace, found a side hall to hide, arranged for us to guard, and then took people to check the treasury, searching for saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal." ”

As soon as Xue Rengui heard it, he understood that Qin Huaidao was preparing to make explosives bags again, if it could be done, what about the 300,000 enemies? The same ashes disappeared, the spirit was greatly lifted, and a team was told to stay for protection and leave in a hurry.

Not long after, a soldier was ordered to bring food, last night a hurried march for a night, and today it was busy all morning, everyone was already hungry, and you are not welcome.

Eat and drink enough, a large number of young people were driven to repair the city wall, Tubo is slavery, the vast majority of the young people who come are slaves, this kind of people only live for the sake of living, numb, confused, do not have too many feelings of family and country, can not give birth to the same enemy thoughts, as soon as I listen to the food, return the silver, are tempted.

The slave has long learned to be obedient and submit, no one resists, occasionally a few shouts a few words, and are cut down on the spot by a random knife, and the effect of Liwei is good.

Qin Huaidao's scene was much better than expected, let go of his worries, ran to direct the road construction, and asked people to run to the palace to find Wang Meng when he didn't understand the language, and brought a few officials who knew Tang to be translators and assist in management.

Soon, the outside of the city wall became a large construction site, digging ravines, quarrying stones, building earth walls, and making glutinous rice mortar, each performing their duties in an orderly manner.

The soldiers were on the side to supervise and be on guard in case of accidents.

However, it soon became clear that the worries were a bit redundant, underestimating the obedience and hard work of the slaves, especially at noon, when there was meat in the meal, and there was a lot of it, and it was enough, where had the slaves eaten such a good meal? I don't know if it was out of gratitude or other thoughts, but I burst out with more enthusiasm in the afternoon.

There was also meat for dinner, and the money was paid, and the numb faces of the slaves were actually a little brighter, and they rushed to work overnight without complaint.

Qin Huaidao wants this effect, as long as everyone is willing to take it, take it a few more times, it will become a desire to take, once you think about it, you will have greater motivation and greater desire, even if you can't become a mercenary, you will help to do a good job in logistics and become an auxiliary.

Once there is a trustworthy auxiliary, the soldiers can be completely liberated and thrown into battle.

The craftsmen were gathered together, and all the confiscated iron and useless weapons in the palace treasury were melted down, and the hole cards could not be lost.

Everything is being prepared in an orderly manner, Qin Huaidao has been on the city wall, with everyone, giving the soldiers confidence and strength like a needle in the sea.

In the afternoon of the next day, the city wall was repaired, but the laborers did not stop, and continued to dig ravines around the city, which could serve as a moat once the war began, and there were not enough 10,000 or 20,000 people to fill it.

In order to improve the lethality of weapons, Qin Huaidao had people collect all kinds of feces, boil them on the city wall and soak them to be lost, and bundles of feather arrows were also carried on the city wall to prepare for the war.

When it was dark.

There was a faint roar, like thunder, and the ground shook.

On the city wall, Qin Huaidao stood with his hands in his hands, his eyes were calm, he followed the prestige, saw a long black line coming, realized something, and said to Duan Zan beside him: "Order, let the outside laborers enter the city and prepare for battle." ”

"Obey!" Duan Zan was worried about the defection of the laborers, but he did not persuade him again and left in a hurry.

Xue Rengui hurriedly came over, looked at the cavalry that was getting closer and closer, boundless, like a black wave rolling in, he was shocked in his heart, and said: "Young master, the first time I saw so many cavalry, the momentum is really illegal, the key is urgent but not chaotic, the formation is neat, it is definitely a strong army, we can really do this battle?" ”

Qin Huaidao smiled, the person who came must be about the Qinling Tomb and the Tubo military, and Xue Rengui is the military god of the Tang Dynasty, the two military gods collide together, I don't know what sparks will be generated? Smiled: "If you come to command, how to fight?" ”

"If you attack directly, fight back with all your might, frustrate their spirit, and then kill out and kick the camp overnight, kill them all the grain and grass, come from afar, there will not be much grain and grass, once destroyed, you can only grab the grain in the army, you will lose the hearts of the people, and, seeing that they are in a hurry, they will inevitably be sleepy and tired, and they will sleep very soundly at night, suitable for sneak attacks."

"Hahaha!" Qin Huaidao smiled, worthy of being a god of war, like a god, and asked: "With Qinling's talent, he will definitely not attack immediately, so what?" ”

"The young master has repeatedly praised this person, he is by no means an ordinary person, and it is very likely that he will not attack, so force him to attack and continue to consume their physical strength, in case of night, there are many enemy soldiers, and there are few soldiers in our army, so we can't wait passively, when we take the initiative to attack, aggravate the fatigue of the enemy army, exhaust them, and create fighters, why don't I take a thousand people to charge into battle?"

"Brother Xue is very calculating, but don't worry, charging into battle is not good for our army, why don't you use the city wall, if he doesn't attack, let's force him to attack, and then lead the troops to charge the battle after retreating, and get twice the result with half the effort." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.

Xue Rengui's eyes lit up: "Good idea, but how to force him to attack." ”

Qin Huaidao looked at Duan Zhan, who was also curious: "If you are old and calculating, it is a hidden danger to keep it, and his value has been credited with that book, bring people over, and Songtsan Gampo will also bring it." ”

Duan Zan reacted reluctantly and immediately arranged for his subordinates to lead people.

"Boom!"

The cavalry is getting closer and closer, like a stormy wave rolling in, murderous, terrifying, giving people a huge coercion, Qin Huaidao stared at the banner waving in the wind, but unfortunately he couldn't read the text on it, and he couldn't confirm the identity of the person who came, but seeing that the other party didn't mean a speed bump, his eyes suddenly turned cold.

If someone slows down and stops and keeps a sufficient distance, it means that there is a meaning of peace talks or refuge, but if they rush directly to kill, the meaning is already very clear, and this is to be stumbling.

"Order, prepare to fight, use a two-stage attack, as long as he dares to attack, we will fight him to the end, Lao Tzu doesn't believe that he dares to play with his life, without the army, the Lu Dongzan family is nothing." Qin Huaidao said coldly, and a terrifying battle intent erupted.

For the first time, Duan Zan saw Qin Huaidao so angry, he even burst out with foul language, he lost his previous elegance and calmness, but he felt very cordial, a soldier, he had to look like a soldier, and quickly let people give orders.

On the watchtower, the flag officer waved a small flag and spread the order around.

"Boom!"

The boundless cavalry roared in, hunting with banners and soaring momentum, but slowed down and stopped when they were about a kilometer away from the city, and some generals came up immediately.

"Not attacking right away?" Duan Zan said in surprise.

Qin Huai Daotong shrank and said coldly: "No, he did it on purpose, trying to suppress people with momentum, deter the morale of our army, and then use negotiation as an excuse to gain time to recover physical strength and prevent our army from attacking. ”

"Bastard, it's beautiful, what should we do?" Duan Zan hurriedly asked.

"This man is scheming, let's give him a plan."

Qin Huaidao smiled, his eyes surging with battle intent.