Li Yan was startled, came back to his senses for a while, was surprised and happy, and hurriedly said: "Righteous brother, county lord, no, no, brother and sister, I'm really sorry, I'm sorry, it's the eldest brother who is lonely and unheard, in this place where birds don't, I don't know that you have already married, come, eldest brother, I will punish myself with three cups."

Longji apologized: "The younger brother didn't tell the eldest brother when he got married, it was the younger brother's sin, and the younger brother should be punished."

Li Yan said with a smile: "In this case, it's not interesting for two people to drink, come, let's have another drink together, what about the cup just now, it is to congratulate the victory, for everyone to catch the wind and wash the dust, this cup is to wish the county king and the county lord a perfect match, raise their eyebrows, and grow old together, come to us to congratulate them." He raised his glass as he spoke.

Everyone responded, "Congratulations, congratulations."

"Raise your eyebrows."

"Grow old together." Raise your glass......

Longji and the beauty were taken aback, and hurriedly raised their wine glasses and said, "Thank you......

Li Yan said loudly, "Everyone did it, did it."

The crowd roared, "." Say it all. qs

In the afternoon, the Tubo camp in the southwest of Liangzhou City

The lord of Tubo, the eldest princess, and Darzan gathered in the tent to discuss something, and the eldest princess looked at the map in front of her.

Darzan said angrily: "His grandmother's, how could those cavalry suddenly appear behind our base camp, could it be that they have grown wings, it is really hateful, angry with me, really angry with me."

The lord of the kingdom hurriedly said, "How is it, do you see something?"

The eldest princess pointed to a crossed-out place on the map and thought, "With so many cavalry, it is impossible for them to fly here with wings, and if possible, the only way is from here...... However, I heard that this was only a small salt smuggling trail that only allowed one person to walk and was close to the cliff on one side, and the large army could not cross it at all, so I didn't care...... It's strange how they managed to pull so many horses over."

The lord of the country was taken aback, looked at it and said, "I heard that there are many smuggling salt dealers who have fallen, so usually when they smuggle, they carry it on their backs, and the horses can't pass at all, how did they get through."

The eldest princess thought for a moment and said, "No matter how they passed, the fact is that we lost the battle this time, it was all the daughter's fault, and we didn't think it through, and the daughter is willing to bear the responsibility alone, please ask my father to punish it." As he spoke, he knelt on the ground.

The lord of the kingdom was shocked, and hurriedly said, "What are you doing, get up quickly, you have done your best, and my father does not blame you."

The eldest princess hurriedly said, "Father, this is such a big defeat, if no one takes responsibility, it will definitely damage the majesty of your father, so please father, you must punish your daughter."

The lord of the kingdom and Darzan were taken aback, and the lord of the kingdom hurriedly said, "This, this ......."

The eldest princess hurriedly said, "Father."

The lord of the country thought for a while, and said helplessly: "Okay, then you will be fined for three years and reduce the number of households in the food town by 5,000, so it's okay, right?"

The eldest princess hurriedly said, "Thank you, Father."

The lord of the kingdom hurriedly said, "Come, Na'er, please get up, please get up." Help the eldest princess to get up.

Darzan hurriedly said: "Sister Wang, you should think about any way to turn defeat into victory, this time we have suffered such a big loss, we can't just forget it, we must raze Liangzhou City."

The lord of the kingdom also said, "Think about what you can do to turn the situation around."

The eldest princess thought for a moment and said seriously: "Although we were caught off guard by their killing this time, but even so, in addition to the dead and wounded, we still have an army of nearly half a million troops, and we still have an advantage in terms of strength, so we still have a chance."

The lord nodded, "What you said is good, but ...... In this big defeat, morale is very low, and if you don't have morale, you can't fight, what can you do?"

The eldest princess said, "What my father said, so the most important thing for us now is to revive our morale, my father and daughter feel that although we have been defeated this time, the reward originally promised to the soldiers will continue to be paid, and the soldiers who are killed and injured in the battle must be doubled, so as to boost morale as soon as possible."

Darzan was surprised, "What? Is there a silver reward for defeat? How much silver does it cost to double it? No, it's absolutely not going to work.

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The eldest princess hurriedly said, "What we have is silver, and the most important thing now is to revive the morale and stabilize the morale of the army, otherwise how do you tell them to fight for us?"

Darzan hesitated, "This ...... I know that, but it's too much, and it's going to cost us most of the gold and silver we've plundered."

The lord of the country thought for a while and said, "Money is something outside the body, if you spend it, you can earn it back, this is okay, in addition, I think the generals have to be doubled."

Darzan was startled and said hurriedly, "Father."

The lord of the kingdom stopped and said, "You don't need to say anything, just do what your sister Wang said."

Darzan hurriedly said, "Father......

The lord said, "Na'er, what about the others?"

The eldest princess thought for a moment and said, "Also, the grain, grass and ordnance we kept in the base camp this time are basically lost, but fortunately, half of our grain and grass are stored in another place, what we need to do now is to pull the grain and grass in the rear and the siege equipment over as soon as possible, as long as these are ready, we still have the ability to continue to besiege Liangzhou City."

The lord of the kingdom nodded and said, "Okay, Wang'er, you listen well, you can't do anything about the distribution of the bounty, you can't do anything, not a penny less, otherwise, I only ask you, do you know?"

Darzan was taken aback and said helplessly, "Yes."

In the afternoon, the Turkic military camp on the border of Liangzhou and Dazhou

In the tent of the Chinese army, the Turkic prince was sitting in the tent drinking tea with an old minister, and four maidservants stood beside the prince and waited by beating their shoulders and rubbing their feet.

At this time, a soldier hurried in and reported, "Report."

The Turkic prince said casually, "Any news?"

The soldier hurriedly said, "Report to the prince, the reinforcements of the Zhou Dynasty rushed to Liangzhou early this morning and fought with the Tibetans, who were flanked by them and retreated in defeat."

The two of them were startled, and the Turkic prince sat up in shock and said hurriedly, "What? Tibet defeated? How is this possible, they are 600,000 troops, how many men and horses have come from their reinforcements?"

The soldier was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "It is said to be 200,000."

The Turkic prince was surprised, "Two hundred thousand? and the city of Liangzhou combined, at most 400,000, how can 400,000 defeat 600,000 in less than a day, are you mistaken?"

The soldier said cautiously: "Prince, it's 200,000 That's right, I heard that they didn't know what method to use, and 30,000 cavalry suddenly appeared behind the base camp of Tubo and launched an attack, shaking the heart of the Tubo army, and then the battle was won."

The Turkic prince was surprised, "Suddenly appeared behind the Tibetan base camp? This ......."

The old minister hurriedly said, "Then, have you found out who their reinforcement commander is?"

The soldier thought for a moment and hurriedly said, "I heard that it was a ...... What is it called, Li Longji, the king of Linzi County?"

The Turkic prince was surprised, "He?"

The old man wondered, "Does the prince recognize him?"

The Turkic prince thought for a moment and ordered, "There is nothing to do with you here, so please all step down."

The soldiers and maidservants hurriedly bowed and said, "It's the prince." Bow down and withdraw.

When the Turkic prince saw everyone withdrawing, he said hatefully: "If it weren't for him, this prince would have married the county lord back a long time ago, and he would have caused this prince to lose such a big face in Luoyang."

The old minister was taken aback and hurriedly said, "Then prince, what should we do now? Last time, we received such a big gift from the Tibetans, and let the Tibetan army take advantage of it, if they have any dissatisfaction, misunderstanding, and blame, how can we explain to the Khan?"

The Turkic prince thought for a moment and smiled, "Don't worry about this, this prince has his own way to make them unable to catch the handle."

The old minister was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "The old minister is stupid, please make it clear to the prince."

The Turkic prince smiled and said, "You find a substitute for the dead ghost, borrow his head, write another letter, and send someone to Liangzhou City, and say that this person is a female cadre of Tibet, and she deceived her superiors and subordinates, secretly opened the border privately from us, and let the Tibetan army in."

The old minister thought for a moment and smiled, "The prince's clever plan, in this way, there is no proof of death, and they can only swallow this bitter fruit."

Turkic king

Zi said: "Originally, this prince wanted to take advantage of the two strong forces of Tubo and the Great Zhou to fight, and in the end the fight was a defeat for both sides, and we, just sit back and reap the benefits of the fisherman, receive the Western Regions, and then march into the Central Plains.

The old minister thought for a moment and said, "But even if the Great Zhou defeats the Tibetans now, I think that the Tibetans may not be so calculated, and they are likely to make a comeback."

The Turkic prince nodded and said, "Yes, it's best if they fight to the death, then we will have a chance."

The old minister said, "It's just that what if Li Longji sends an envoy to ask us to send troops to help? After all, our garrison is here, and it is not far from Liangzhou City, so we can't stand idly by."

The Turkic prince thought for a moment and said, "If he sends an envoy, we will say that the army is limited, and we only want to protect the border, and we do not want to get involved in the dispute between the two countries and make enemies with Tibet.

The old minister said, "Well, then the old minister will go down to repair the book."

The Turkic prince nodded and said, "Well, let's go."

The old minister bowed and said, "The old minister takes his leave." Bow down and withdraw.

The Turkic prince watched the old minister withdraw, holding the wine glass in his hand, his hand tightened, and the wine glass shattered to the ground with a "snap", and his palm was cut, and a trace of blood flowed out......

The next morning, the Tibetan military camp

In the open space in front of the Chinese army's tent, the lord of Tubo, Darzan, and the eldest princess stood on a high platform, which was filled with a large pile of gold, silver and jewelry, and there were soldiers carrying boxes up and pouring on them, piling higher and higher.

A large group of Tibetan soldiers gathered around the stage, looking surprised and discussing: "Wow, there are so many gold, silver and jewelry."

"yes, so much."

"One chain alone is enough for me to spend a lifetime."

"yes, too much." Darzan couldn't help but feel a pain in his flesh as he watched.

After a while, after the soldiers finished moving, the lord of the country looked down, raised his hand, stopped everyone from talking, looked at everyone, and said in a loud voice: "Soldiers of Tibet, everyone has seen it, these gold, silver and jewels are all exchanged for our lives with the swords in our hands, and they are worth a lot of money.

Everyone was startled and burst into a chatter: "Send it to us?"

"Did I hear me right?"

The lord of the kingdom stopped and said, "You don't need to doubt it, this is all true, when we set out on the expedition, this king once said that as long as you win the battle, everyone will be rewarded, today, although we have encountered some difficulties for the time being, but this king thinks that everyone has tried their best, and they have done their best to fight, but we are just a little unlucky, so this king should not only reward you, but also double it, in order to reward your courage and determination."

The soldiers were amazed and said, "Really?"

"Well, it's true, or double."

"Great."

"Great, now we have money."

"Yes, yes......"

One of the generals hurriedly shouted, "Lord, we have lost the battle, and you have given us a double reward, you have been so good to us, we will be loyal to the lord."

"Yes, we all listen to the lord of the country, and everyone will return to Liangzhou City."

"Return to Liangzhou City."

"Raze Liangzhou City." They all raised their arms and shouted.

The lord of the kingdom could not help but rejoice, and said loudly, "Okay, then the king is here to thank the brothers, thank you...... Without further ado, let's start dividing the gold, silver, and jewels now, and after the division is over, we will reinvigorate our military prestige and return to Liangzhou."

All the soldiers shouted in unison, "Go back to Liangzhou."

"Returning to Liangzhou ......" was full of emotion.

Darzan watched with a burst of joy, and the eldest princess finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In the morning, east of Liangzhou City

"Driving...... A messenger of the Zhou army came out of the east gate and rode his horse galloping eastward.

After a long time, when he came to a place where there was no man, there was a soft sound, and the messenger fell to the ground with an "ah", and died, and the horses fell to the ground.

Moaning in pain.

Three figures jumped over from the side and stood in front of the messenger, but they were Chi Xie, Wuxin, and Guo Shimei.

Wuxin touched the messenger's body, took out a letter, removed the wax seal, and handed it to the Red Evil Dao, "Big brother."

Red Evil looked at it, smiled coldly, exercise skills, the letter burned out in an instant, Red Evil sneered: "I want to ask the court for help, but it's a pity that I met us."

"Their forces are now weak, and if they want to win, they must get reinforcements from the imperial court."

The red evil nodded and said, "Then we will fulfill them and send someone to guard here, and if they send a messenger out, we will receive one for him, so that the news here will never reach the capital."