Li Mao's words were almost shouted loudly on the table, and Gao Xianzhi and the generals did not immediately open their mouths to refute after hearing him speak like this, but they all had expressionless gloomy faces. Then there was a deathly silence. Li Mao glanced around, waited for a long time, and then realized that it was Gao Xianzhi who was the first to speak, as if he was smiling.

"My Royal Highness King Shou, although you are now the governor of Jiannan Province, but that is also a remote leader, I am afraid that the position of this commander is not something that you can withdraw if you say it, there is no will of the saint, there is no document from the Ministry of War, no one can move someone's military command in this Jiannan Province, of course, your Royal Highness King Shou is not good! Humble duty is the safety of the whole army, how can you allow others to come nonsense? Your Highness, since you know that the saint has a heart for peace talks, why do you still act in rebellion? If you don't give a reason for obedience at this moment, I'm afraid that the generals present will also be unconvinced......"

"Reason? Okay, the king will give you a reason now, Tubo is already at the end of the crossbow at this moment, if you don't take advantage of the victory to pursue, then he will definitely resurrect in the future, coupled with the cold land in the southwest border, my Tang whip is beyond the reach, it won't take many years for him to grow and make a comeback, is this what you want to see? The reason why this king wants to encircle and suppress some royal cities at all costs today is to completely incorporate Tubo into my Tang Dynasty territory once and for all! For this reason, in the future, even if this king and I are punished by the saints and scolded by the people of the world, I will be willing, although I will die nine times without regrets......"

Li Mao's words were sonorous and powerful, and he repeatedly took the case, but the generals of the Zhongnan Route Army led by Gao Xianzhi were still as silent as before, so they didn't react, and it was only then that he understood how strong Gao Xianzhi's ability to govern the army was.

However, in the end, Gao Dashuai seemed to be unable to step down because of such a scene, so he shook his head helplessly and said soft words to Li Mao: "Your Royal Highness King Shou, you are far-sighted and respectful, but at this moment, my army on the north and south is on an expedition, and there is a lack of people and horses, and more than 20,000 people have been killed and injured in the fierce battle for more than a month!" Under such circumstances, don't you, Your Highness, want to think about the consequences of this rash initiation of a war to destroy the country? Your Highness, why don't you want to wait any longer to observe the many variables in Chang'an? ”

"Lao Gao, the words have come to this, this king doesn't want to talk to you anymore, if you want to fight, you will follow, if you don't want to fight, then this king also understands that he will not force you, I only want you to hold the city that these soldiers have exchanged for their lives! The rest of the things can be done by the king himself, you wait for the Shengming of Chang'an! Leave! ”

Li Mao suddenly insisted on going his own way, without giving people any room for negotiation, to be honest, Gao Xianzhi was also in a dilemma for a while, but as the commander of the three armies, especially Li Longji's hardcore loyal minister, he had too many things to consider at the moment.

As for the benefits of Li Mao's statement that Bi Yizhan took the Tubo Royal City, he Gao Xianzhi naturally understood it very well, but Li Mao, a metropolitan governor who led the South Sword Province from afar, wanted to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops without authorization to drive himself! How dare he cooperate with such a move that defies the world's condemnation?

But looking at Li Mao's expression when he resolutely walked out of the big tent, Gao Xianzhi knew even more that he couldn't stop the ambition of the eighteenth prince to break the Tubo Kingdom at this moment.

So in desperation, he could only come up with a compromise to secretly support Li Mao, that is, he was the commander of the first army of Gao Xianzhi, and he was very relieved to be a logistics support personnel.

As long as Li Mao's army needs any materials, he will respond to his needs, and he will also take Li Mao's front into account in everything! As for the Northern Route Army commanded by Li Yi, although it was not as obvious as Gao Xianzhi's refusal, after several considerations, he still did not send a large army to participate in Li Mao's decisive battle.

However, Li Yi also made a discount with Gao Xianzhi in the same way when he started things, such as 50,000 Turkic troops and 50,000 Tubo troops who surrendered, but somehow they were all under Li Mao's jurisdiction and let him dispatch. In addition, some young generals, including Wang Zhongsi and Zhang Xiaojing, even ran to the front of the attack on the royal city.

"Lao Gao, do you say that His Royal Highness King Shou can take Luo Some City this time? This Tibetan envoy went to Chang'an City early in the morning, if he was a saint, he really ......"

"Huh...... The prince of the county, everything we can do right now has been done, as for whether things can be done, it depends on God! Although the 150,000 army is a little less, it is also a great victory army, and the momentum is unstoppable, plus His Royal Highness King Shou is not afraid of tigers, maybe...... It will take two months for Chang'an City to get to us! Your Highness, his quick temper may ...... Forget it, I don't want to do so much, let's step up the construction of the city and garrison! Such a large piece of land cannot be returned to anything......"

"Yes, yes, what you said is very true, let's follow what His Royal Highness King Shou said, and move all the local wealthy families to Jiannan! Send and officials to educate the people to sort out their household registration, use Tang dialect, Tang law...... Anyway, everything has to be in accordance with the rules of our Datang, what vassal countries are not vassal countries, in the future, these places will be the provincial capital of our Datang, and the land ......"

Just when Gao Xianzhi and Li Yi were planning how to combine the large piece of land in the southeast of Tubo with Tuyuhun, Li Mao's army of more than 100,000 troops also drove to the city of Lhasa (Lhasa).

However, at this moment, Chide Zampu had already transferred the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed on the northwest road of the Anxi Protectorate, as Gao Xianzhi expected, as well as all the combat power that could be gathered in the country, to the surrounding guards of the royal city.

However, at the same time, in the Daming Palace in Chang'an City, Li Longji immediately convened a new grand court meeting after receiving the good news of the war situation in Tubo in the southwest.

"You Aiqing, you must have already read the battle report sent by Gao Xianzhi! Shouwang Li Mao used his body as a bait to defend Qamdo New Town for more than 70 days, and finally dragged Azashi to death by Uncle Zanpu of Tubo! At present, the southeast half of Tubo has been completely in the hands of my Tang Dynasty, and the entire territory of Tuyuhun has also been swept away by Li Yi, the king of Anxin, all the way. Ha ha...... My son Li Mao is mighty! ”

"The ministers congratulate the saint on opening up the territory and expanding the territory, and His Royal Highness King Shou has made immortal achievements...... "Okay, okay, don't say some polite words, now Gao Xianzhi has a letter saying that Chide Zanpu has the intention of peace talks, but Li Mao disagrees with him, and he actually leads the army to attack the royal city of Luo alone, this kid is really uncomfortable!" Let's talk about what to do! ”