Su Dingfang took it and looked at the jade plate carefully.

The above picture is a ghost drawing, and it is impossible to understand it at all, but the two sides have been fighting for a month, and it is impossible for people to admit their mistakes, Su Dingfang said excitedly: "I have long heard that the scout said that this path can lead to the Tianshan Mountains, it is a shortcut road, but I didn't expect the Turkic Khan to really choose to go here, now it's okay, there is Senior Brother Lao escorting, let's withdraw first!" ”

It's hard to catch a big fish, and if you kill a Turkic army to grab people, it will be a big loss.

Li Dexuan reacted, hurriedly agreed, and with the assistance of the family soldiers, escorted the Turkic Khan to quickly evacuate the same way, and hurriedly returned to the East City Gate.

Xue Rengui had already led people to chase and kill the remnants of the Turks, there was no one at the gate of the city, everyone quickly entered the city, and came to the west gate of the city, Li Jing had already waited a little worried, and when he saw people coming over, his eyes instantly fell on the Turkic Khan, and he stepped forward quickly, looked up and down, and smiled excitedly after making sure that he was not mistaken.

"Master, the Turkic Khan was caught by his junior brother!" Su Dingfang did not rush to attack, and said truthfully.

Li Jing waved his hand indifferently and said with a smile: "The virtue award is now a member of the Loulan Army, and this credit belongs to everyone in the Loulan Army. ”

"Please teach me Master!" Su Dingfang bowed solemnly.

Li Jing smiled with satisfaction: "You have three choices, first, go north, recover the lost territory occupied by the Turks, and expand the territory for the Han Palace; Second, he marched westward, joined forces with Xue Rengui to attack the Turks, and won the 36 countries of the Western Regions in one fell swoop; Third, go south to Tibet, help the King of Han to destroy Tibet, talk about it, how do you want to choose? ”

The most important thing in life is choice, which is related to the fate of the second half of life.

Different choices, different endings!

Su Dingfang became cautious and was silent in thought.

Li Jing saved the heart of the school examination, and did not bother, waiting patiently, wanting to see how the other party would choose in the end.

After a while, Su Dingfang's slightly condensed gaze gradually became firm, sharpened, and said solemnly: "Master, the apprentice chooses to go north and take the great rivers and mountains in the north for the King of Han." ”

"Tell me, why did you choose to go north?" Li Jing stroked his beard with relief and smiled.

Su Dingfang solemnly explained: "As soon as the Turkic Khan dies, there will be chaos within the Turks, there is no need to worry, Xue Rengui is a hero and a good fighter, and the talent of the commander is enough to take down the Turks, no need to participate in vain, do the icing on the cake, the talent of the Han King is even more ancient and modern, once you decide to attack Tubo, you must be completely sure, there is no need to make more of a move, it is better to go north, and take advantage of the imperial court to take the lost land." ”

"Hahaha, good, a good man should have great ambitions, look at the whole world, going north is the best choice, you can see through, I am very pleased to be a teacher, I will definitely help you to recover the rivers and mountains! However, the losses of the Loulan army are not small, how sure are you? Li Jing asked with relief.

Soldiers, the place of death and life, the way of survival, must not be overlooked.

If he is not sure, Li Jing will never allow him to make rash moves.

Su Dingfang also knew that the war was dangerous, if he defeated the Loulan army, he would not be able to explain to the king of Han, thought about it carefully, and said: "Many tribes in the northern grasslands have a great relationship with the king of Han, and the Turks will be miserable when they cross the border. ”

"Is that true?"

"The stakes are very high, and the disciples dare not say anything, last year there was a rebellion in the north, and the king of Han led his troops to exterminate him, and he formed a deep friendship with many tribes, as long as the interests are sufficient, and the influence of the imperial court has been greatly reduced, presumably those tribes know how to choose."

"Hahaha, good! Great goodness! The old man was sixty percent sure, so he should be completely sure. Li Jing was overjoyed when he heard this, and his eyes sparkled.

After chatting for a while, Xue Rengui returned with a great victory.

After a few words of greeting, Li Jing made a statement to test the future, Xue Rengui was a vigilant and wise person, and he decisively chose to go west, first, he came from the west to kill, the terrain was familiar, and second, there were troops left behind, so he couldn't ignore it.

After reaching a tacit understanding, the two sides rested in Tingzhou for three days.

Three days later, Su Dingfang led his troops north to attack Tingzhou.

When the Turks went east to Chang'an, they took Tingzhou, killed all the imperial troops stationed in Tingzhou, and left a force of 5,000 people stationed in Tingzhou.

……

Tibet, near Namtso Lake.

The Hanzhou army was well fed and drunk, packed up, and continued on the road.

This way to kill more than half a month, surrender the tribe innumerable, capture a lot, the army moved, the mountains are all over the field, the flag is waving with the wind, the war horse neighing, the voice of the people is boiling, the scout fast horse comes and goes, so it is not lively.

In May, the temperature difference in the climate of Tibet is large, more than 20 degrees during the day, but only a few degrees at night, the army walks slowly, and the whole body is hot and dry, but fortunately, it has been adapted to the plateau area for several days.

Namco is the local language, the meaning of Tianhu, one of the "three holy lakes", the first sacred lake of the ancient Xiangxiong Buddhism Yongzhong Sect, one of the holy places, the significance is extraordinary, it is said that outsiders are not allowed to approach, but on the Qinling has no intention of fighting again, Tubo is defeated and retreated, no one guards it, and prevents the Hanzhou army from approaching.

Qin Huaidao rode his horse to the lake, stopped and watched, and found that the lake was obviously much wider than that of later generations, and the water was crystal clear, reflecting the white clouds and blue sky, which had a unique scene.

Luo Yingce approached and said softly: "There is water, there is pasture, it is a good place for the garrison, I don't know how far it is from the Tubo royal city Luoqicheng?" ”

"About five hundred miles, but you need to detour, the distance increases invisibly, but this is indeed suitable for garrisons, which can not only resist the enemy north of the royal city, but also support at any time, and wait to take Tubo, send troops to garrison here." Qin Huaidao agreed, pulled the war horse, and headed southwest along the lake.

The southeast direction of Namtso Lake is Nianqing Tanggula Mountain, like a giant dragon lying horizontally, the mountain range is tall, steep, the top of the mountain is covered with snow, like a moat blocking the way, can only go south from the southwest corner of the lake for a distance, and then turn back to the east to go to the Tubo King City, this detour is much farther, but there is no way.

The generals pulled their horses one after another, believing in the reins.

At dusk, the army came to the southwesternmost end of Namtso Lake and stopped, and set up camp.

A scout rushed over with a horse, hugged his fists and said: "Young master, the fleeing Tubo army has no intention of stopping, it is estimated that they will have to rush overnight, do you want to follow?" ”

"Follow along, tell the brothers to be careful, don't get too close, don't throw away." Qin Huaidao admonished.

"Why don't I lead my troops to chase them down and kill them?" Fang bereaves love, please fight.

Cheng Chumo also asked for battle: "On the fact that there are only about 50,000 soldiers around Qinling, and the rest are wounded soldiers, don't worry, under the attack from both sides, you will definitely be able to take it, why don't you let me go with Fang Er?" ”

"It's not time yet." Qin Huaidao said, his eyes were deep.

Everyone looked at Qin Huaidao curiously, it was not yet time, could it be that there was something else to do?