Five days later.

Dorjee is back, dusty, the leather armor is full of blood, but the spirit is very good, Qin Huaidao met the other party in a side hall of the palace, after a greeting, Dorjee only then knew that the other party was to lead five thousand soldiers and horses to defeat the protector of Goguryeo, when he heard the news, he didn't think so, and felt that the Tang people were boastful, but at this moment he believed it.

10,000 people fell from the sky, took the city of Luo overnight, and then blocked the two 100,000 troops of Nonqinling and Tenzin to attack the city, and took Tubo to death, such a person is comparable to immortals, Tubo has been defeated, what is it to take Goguryeo, Goguryeo can be compared with the great Tubo?

Dorjee secretly congratulated himself on his choice.

Qin Huaidao reported his name just out of respect and convenient conversation, but he didn't expect his name to spread to Tubo, let alone affect Dorjee's thoughts, and asked bluntly: "General Dorjee, you have to pursue Tenzin, what are the results?" ”

"Back to my lord, Tenzin has been killed, more than half of his army has suffered casualties, and the rest have surrendered, please make a decision."

"What about your casualties?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"Nearly 10,000 people." Dorjee was a little embarrassed.

Chasing and killing a team with no morale and no will to fight actually lost nearly 10,000 people, it is indeed a bit embarrassing, Qin Huaidao quickly calculated, Tenzin has more than 40,000 people, and half of the surrender is about 20,000, it is better to supplement Dorjee to show sincerity, anyway, it is already in Dorjee's hands, it is difficult to let it spit it out, and it is not close to humanity to do so, it will shake the sincerity of the military horses from all walks of life in Tubo.

However, in this way, Dorjee's army had 60,000, and it was too dangerous for such a large army to stay near the city of Luo, and there was not enough food to feed.

With a flash of thought, Qin Huaidao asked bluntly: "General Dorjee's yearning for the heart of the Tang Kingdom has already been known, and he is very happy, and he will definitely truthfully tell the saint and ask for merit for the general, and Tenzin will be under the name of the general, what is General Dorjee's plan next?" ”

"Master Xie." Dorjee is overjoyed, although the captives don't want to be handed over, who doesn't want to have more soldiers and horses in troubled times? But taking the initiative to give it is another matter, I was determined, thought about it, and said: "My lord, Ben Jiang's biggest wish is to go to the Tang Kingdom to be a rich man and be at ease." ”

"Hahaha, this idea coincides with Lord Ben." Qin Huaidao said with a smile, of course, it is impossible to really think that the other party thinks like this, but it is just a means of retreating as a means of advancing, after thinking about it, he asked: "There are still 100,000 in the Northern Army, I don't know what the attitude of this army is?" ”

Dorjee hurriedly said: "Lord Hui, the remaining 100,000 of the Northern Army are under the command of the veteran General Phuntsok, General Phuntsok loves soldiers like sons, does not participate in political affairs, and takes defending the land as his own responsibility. ”

"Pure military?" Qin Huaidao was a little surprised, there are still such people in this era, but it is rare, this kind of person is really difficult to deal with, but it is easy to say, as long as it is good to the people of Tubo, he will not object.

Soon, Qin Huaidao had an idea, but he didn't break it, and asked: "General Duoji, there are only 50,000 troops in the west, and Lord Ben is worried that Tianzhu will take the opportunity to invade Tubo, and ask the general to lead his troops back, what do you think?" ”

"Follow your orders." Dorjee agreed, and he also knew in his heart that tens of thousands of troops staying in Luoqi City were easy to cause suspicion, and in extraordinary times, disobedience was also easy to cause misunderstanding.

Qin Huaidao saw that Dorjee was very good, and added: "General Dorjee came from afar, and his contribution is indispensable, once he should be captured and taken away, Lord Ben will send another 500,000 guan as military salary, what is the difficulty of General Dorjee?" ”

"Thank you, sir." Duoji was overjoyed, with 500,000 yuan as a military salary, he could give an explanation to the army and stabilize the army's heart, thinking of the difficulties of the Western army, his face darkened, and he said truthfully: "The West is bitterly cold, sparsely populated, and the most lacking thing is food, if it can be solved, I am grateful." ”

"You know the situation in Tibet better than me, and the food is probably a little difficult." Qin Huaidao said truthfully,

Dorjee nodded and said no more.

Qin Huaidao thought that Tianzhu was the India of the later generations, and India was a big producer, so he had an idea, and said: "However, Lord Ben allows you to go west to Tianzhu to get the right to grain, and the Tubo army has not gone east to my Tang Realm to fight the grass valley over the years, and you can also go west to Tianzhu to fight the grass valley, is it difficult?" ”

"Really?"

Duoji was overjoyed, seeing Qin Huaidao's puzzled eyes, he quickly explained: "Tubo's national policy over the years is to develop to the east, just because the west is a snow-capped mountain, thousands of miles away, there is no people, and the value to the west is not great, but I will know that after crossing the snow-capped mountain, the terrain becomes steep, like a moat, but as long as I pass through this section is the plain, the land is fertile, and there is an inexhaustible grain ...... the book, but the officials of the court and the central government think that it is too difficult to pass through the snow-capped mountains, the price is too great, and it is not desirable, it is better to gather China's strength to go east, and also say that the Tang realm is rich"

Duoji was embarrassed to say the latter words, but Qin Huaidao understood, and said with a smile: "The national policy of Tubo is right, and the adults will also make it this way, after all, there is no need to go through the vast snow-capped mountains in the east, but it is not what it used to be, Tianzhu production, this official is your strong backing, if you can win Tianzhu, it is better." ”

"Really, sir?" Dorjee's mind came alive.

"Ben-sama never speaks."

"Okay, it's exactly what I want, then go crazy, but I need to send troops in the name of the Tang Army, after all, north of Tianzhu is next to the small Bolu and Green Ridge of your country's Longyou Road, in case of misunderstanding, your army will be uncomfortable giving us a knife from behind." Dorjee hurriedly said.

"A letter from Lord Ben to keep you safe." Qin Huaidao wished that Dorjee would attack Tianzhu, Tubo was already short of food and could not afford to raise it, and he could help the Tang Dynasty expand its territory, so he immediately found a pen and paper letter, stamped it, and handed it over to Dorjee immediately.

Dorjee solemnly took it, with this letter it is equivalent to having a proof, a talisman, put the letter away, thought of something, and said with a wry smile: "I have dreamed for many years, but the Tubo Dynasty did not pay attention to it, but I didn't expect it to be realized in the hands of adults, if you can, our army still needs some weapons." ”

"Some of the seizures are not too much, and they will be sent together with the silver." Qin Huaidao agreed.

"Master Xie." Dorjee saluted solemnly and left.

Qin Huaidao sent people out of the gate to show his attention, and then returned, Duan Zhan, who had not been angry, couldn't help but remind: "My lord, is it appropriate to do this?" ”

"Are you worried about the court?" Qin Huaidao asked rhetorically, and when he saw Duan Zan nodding, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, the Holy Lord is majestic and strategic, swallowing mountains and rivers, and I will only be happy to hear that someone is helping me to expand my territory." ”

"Yes, but isn't the bitter cold polar region in the west, can there be food?" Duan Zan asked.

"You are wrong, the bitter cold polar region is just misguided by Confucianism, and what do you say about the round sky, the west is the border, the frog at the bottom of the well, how big the world is, over the snow-capped mountains, the terrain becomes steeper, and then there is the plain, the land is no less fertile than the south of the Yangtze River, if Tubo attaches importance to the proposal of Dorjee from the beginning, and puts the center of gravity on the west, the absolute national strength is rich and strong, and our dynasty may not be an opponent."

"So rich, Tianzhu's combat power should be good, right?"

"On the contrary, because Tianzhu is so rich, everyone will not die of hunger, and there will be endless food if they move casually, but people will become lazy, the productivity is low, smelting is not good, there is very little iron, and most of them are still fighting with wooden sticks."

"Ah, isn't that a child guarding the mountains of gold and silver?"

Duan Zan reacted reluctantly, if Tubo had focused on the west at the beginning and obtained massive resources from Tianzhu, it would definitely be able to develop, but unfortunately he chose the wrong opponent and fought with the Tang Dynasty, consuming not much national strength in vain, and asked: "Tianzhu is rich, if it is taken by Duoji?" ”

"It doesn't matter, the Western army is only more than 100,000 people after all, even if Tianzhu is taken, most of the casualties will be killed, and it will not be able to hold it, when the time comes, I Datang only needs a large army to go over and directly receive the results of the battle, Dorjee is not stupid, he will not do such a stupid thing, otherwise he would not have asked for a letter to prove it just now."

"No wonder the adults proved it to him." Duan Zan suddenly realized, and said with heartfelt emotion: "My lord has a thousand miles of calculations, and I will bow to him, but there are still 100,000 troops of Phuntsok in the north, and 300,000 in the east with an unclear attitude, what should we do next?" ”

"Let's do a big thing that shakes the foundation of Tubo, and if we do it well, Tubo will be smoothly incorporated into my Tang territory, and no one will oppose it." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.

"Really? What's the big deal? Duan Zan asked curiously.