Li Yong's idea can indeed work, the problem in front of everyone is Li Yong's security, in case Li Yong is really taken captive by the Tubo people, then the fun will be great, and the impact will be too great, not to mention the relationship between Li Yong and the royal family, Li Yong has a close relationship with a number of nobles, and Li Yong also has a great reputation among the people, if Li Yong is taken captive by the Tubo people, then the Tang Dynasty will definitely rescue Li Yong at all costs, even if it is to launch a war to destroy Tubo, so, Even Li Er couldn't help but hesitate, Li Yong smiled.

"I'm doing bait, and I'm not going to escort alone, bring the Shenji Battalion, and then find a small city, put the artillery on the rack, and then set up the muskets, just waiting for the Tubo people to fight, I don't believe that the Tubo people can still attack the city with artillery and muskets."

After coming up with the idea of making a bait in a flash of inspiration, Li Yong has been thinking about how to make a bait safely, there is no doubt that he trusts the most is the Shenji Battalion under his hands, or the artillery and musket he invented, because all these are his hole cards, making the Tang Dynasty the foundation of the strongest empire, Li Er couldn't help but bow his head slightly when he heard it, he also thought that Li Yong was going to take a few thousand horses and then wander around Tuyuhun to hook the Tubo people and then lure the Tubo people into an ambush, it turned out that Li Yong didn't think like this at all, Instead, he wanted to take the Shenji battalion to garrison a small city, and then wait for the Tubo people to attack, so thinking about it, Li Er's heart was immediately relieved, he could be said to have a deep understanding of the power of muskets and artillery, although he had not used artillery and muskets to defend the city, but as long as he thought about it, he knew that artillery and muskets used to defend the city could definitely play a huge role, Xu Shiji nodded slightly.

"If it is to defend the city, coupled with the sharpness of the artillery and muskets, it will not be so easy for the Tubo people to break through the city!"

After Li Er weighed it in his heart, he said in a deep voice.

"Li Yong's idea is good, it is indeed feasible! The question is which city to choose? ”

The eyes of all the people fell on the map, which city to choose does need to be carefully considered, the city chosen is too deep, it may bring too much danger to Li Yong, if the city chosen is too far back, I am afraid that the Tubo people will not dare to attack, Li Er thought for a while, stretched out his hand and pointed to the map and muttered.

"How about going west out of Hezhou and then going to Xinghai?"

Li Jing nodded.

"Chen also thinks it's very appropriate to choose Xinghai!"

Xu Shiji and the others couldn't help but nod, just now they felt that Xinghai was very suitable, the emperor and a group of generals agreed so much, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and other ministers naturally had no opinions, Wei Zheng groaned.

"Xinghai is not far away, but how can we let the Tubo people know that the Rongfu County Duke is stationed in Xinghai without suspicion?"

Li Jing and Xu Shiji said in unison.

"Stockpile!"

Li Er nodded.

"Yes, just store grain in Xinghai and let Li Yong garrison, so that the Tubo people will not be suspicious."

Stockpiling grain? Hoarding grain and grass in Xinghai, the burden of the body will be heavier, Li Yong said with a smile.

"Isn't the Tibetan envoy not leaving Chang'an yet, as long as the news of my expedition with the army is released, the Tubo people will naturally know, since they want to get me so much, they will naturally pay attention, it is impossible for those Tuyuhun people who fled from Longyou to have no Tubo spies, and when the army arrives in Longyou, it is not simple to release the news that I am stationed in Xinghai? I'm afraid that the news of my expedition with the army will reach Tibet, and Songtsen Gampo will increase his troops! ”

Li Jing shook his head and said.

"Although Tubo is located on the plateau, it has been expanding everywhere, and this attack on Tuyuhun and resisting our attack should have drawn most of the troops that can be drawn, even if it is an increase in troops, it will not increase much."

Li Er groaned.

"Since it is to set up an ambush around Xinghai, it should be well arranged, it can be divided into three routes of soldiers and horses, one of which is the main force of soldiers and horses to feint to attack Tuyuhun King City, and then wait for the opportunity to turn back, and the other way"

A group of generals began to discuss how to set up an ambush, and the more they talked, the more excited they became, and the discussion of sending troops finally made key progress.

"Xu Shiji led 50,000 troops as the main force to feint to attack Tuyuhun Wangcheng, waiting for the opportunity to turn back, Cheng Zhijie led 30,000 troops to make a detour to respond to the main force to feint to attack Tuyuhun Wangcheng, Wei Chigong led 20,000 troops to pretend to cut off the back road of Tuyuhun, Li Xiaogong entered Jiannan Road to sit in town, in case the Tubo people provoked some small clans to take the opportunity to make trouble, Li Yong was the main general Shenji battalion 20,000, and Xue Wanche was the deputy general and 10,000 infantry stationed in Xinghai City to store grain."

The Tibetan envoy left the palace and returned to the Sifang Pavilion with a gloomy face, and the surroundings of the Sifang Pavilion were still full of people.

"Tubo dog thief, do you dare to fight with a certain one?"

"Aren't you Tibetans conceited and brave? Why didn't even this nobody dare to fight? ”

"It turns out that the Tubo people are so greedy for life and afraid of death!"

"Tubo dog thief, let's go back to the plateau and be your shrunken turtle!"

"Hahaha!"

Although many rangers shouted and scolded, but no one took the initiative to make a move on the Tibetan envoys, after all, the two armies did not kill the envoys, if they took the initiative to shoot at the Tibetan envoys, it would be their Tang people's loss, but if the Tubo people agreed to challenge, it would not be regarded as their Tang people's loss, so although they scolded, but no one took the initiative to shoot at the Tibetan envoys, however, everyone was in a good mood today, because they found that the faces of the Tibetan envoys were quite ugly, They also knew that the Tibetan envoys were going to attend the great court meeting to meet the saints, since their faces were so ugly, they were obviously deflated at the great court meeting, although they didn't know what happened, but as long as the Tibetan envoys were deflated, they were happy, and they were happy to see the Tibetan envoys' ugly faces.

"Yo, you're back? Why does your face look darker than the bottom of the pot? ”

The soldiers at the gate of the Sifang Pavilion held their waist knives and laughed, although they were just ordinary pawns, but they had no stage fright in the face of the Tibetan envoys, and they were sarcastic if they wanted to, without any ambiguity, the Tibetan envoys' faces darkened when they heard this, but they just snorted coldly and strode into the Sifang Pavilion.

"Now that I'm back, what did the Tang Emperor say?"

The rest of the Tubo people immediately surrounded them, and the Tibetan envoy gave a look and asked people to close the door, and then they exhaled angrily.

"How unreasonable! The Tang Emperor insisted on sending troops, and he didn't listen to my dissuasion at all! In the last battle, it was obviously our Tubo victory, but it was as if the Tang Dynasty had won, and it was very tough to ask us Tubo to retreat to the plateau, otherwise we Tubo people would be driven back to the plateau! ”

The rest of the Tibetans couldn't help but be furious when they heard this.

"Just experienced a big defeat, the Tang people are still so rampant!"

A group of Tubo people are all indignant, they Tubo is an invincible existence on the plateau, they feel that the strong Tang Dynasty can match them, especially when they heard that the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, but also made them startled, although they are far away from Goguryeo, but they also know that Goguryeo is far stronger than Tuyuhun, but, in this battle, they defeated the Tang army, not only killed countless people, even the Tang Dynasty commander and deputy marshal were killed, This made them re-evaluate the strength comparison between their Tubo and Datang, and they came to the conclusion that although Datang was very rich, it was far less brave and good at fighting than them, of course, they also understood that it was impossible to capture Datang with their current strength in Tubo, so they wanted to make a truce with Datang, go all out to attack the Western Regions and accumulate strength, and one day the iron cavalry swept everything eastward and occupied this richest land, but they didn't expect that Datang was unwilling to make a truce, and threatened to drive them Tubo back to the plateau, It's really overwhelming.

"I didn't expect the Tang Emperor to be so stubborn, and the Tang Dynasty was so self-aware, I am ashamed of my trust in Zampu, and I failed to complete the task assigned by Zampu!"

The Tibetan envoys were angry and a little ashamed.

"It's not Ruben's fault, it's that the Datang people are too self-conscious, but it's nothing, then fight again, this time beat the Datang people again, see how the Datang people are still rampant!"

"Yes, then fight again, defeat Datang again, and then send Datang to Datang, and see if Datang dares to shout again!"

"Yes, since the Tang Dynasty is not self-sufficient, then fight until the Tang Emperor has self-knowledge, and until the Tang Emperor understands the power of our Tubo people!"

The Tibetan envoy said in a deep voice.

"It's a pity that the prince of Rongfu didn't help us speak, since that's the case, then let's return to Longyou as soon as possible, and bring back the news of the Tang Emperor's troops, it's rare to come to the Tang Dynasty, it's a pity not to bring some exquisite goods from the Tang Dynasty back, today and tomorrow, everyone will go out in disguise to sweep the goods, and the day after tomorrow will set off to return to Longyou!"

Li Yong walked out of the palace, today's deliberations lasted until the afternoon, so everyone had lunch directly in the palace and walked out of the palace, Li Yong couldn't help but look back, but he was nostalgic for the delicious food in the palace, and he was also very curious why Li Er's generals Xu Shiji, Cheng Yanjin, and Wei Chigong stayed again, it must be because of the dispatch of troops, but why didn't he stay? Isn't he still worthy to listen? With his current status, what else had to be kept secret from him? In the Manna Palace, Li Er groaned.

"This time, Li Yong's idea of making a bait is really good, the only danger is that Li Yong will be in danger, of course, on the battlefield, anyone will be in danger, however, Li Yong is still young after all, and he is a genius in the sky, and he will be of great use to the court and the people in the future, he will never want him to encounter danger, this expedition, of course, he wants to hit Tubo hard, but he doesn't want Li Yong to be captured by the Tubo people, otherwise even if the soldiers and horses of Tubo are wiped out, they can't make up for our losses, of course, Li Yong is both civil and military, and he has a Shenji battalion, It is extremely unlikely that he will be taken captive by the Tubo people, so he agreed to his proposal, and he still hopes that you will understand the priorities, if you can only choose between the Tubo people and Li Yong, there is no doubt about the answer. ”

Xu Shiji, Cheng Yanjin, and Wei Chigong also understand this truth, this time they did not hit the Tubo people hard, and there will be a chance next time, but if Li Yong is taken away, the loss will be great, and it is not easy to attack the plateau and destroy Tubo, not to mention the relationship between them and Li Yong, even if it is considered in the interests of the Tang Dynasty, they have to bring Li Yong back well, Xu Shiji said respectfully.

"The saint can rest assured, the ministers all understand the priorities, and they must ensure that Li Yong is fine."

Cheng Yanjin patted his chest and reassured.

"Rest assured, the ministers will not only ensure that Li Yong is fine, but also be able to completely annihilate the soldiers and horses of Tubo!"

Li Er said with a smile.

"Okay, you go back and prepare well, and I'm waiting for your good news in Chang'an!"

In fact, he just instructed, because he felt that Li Yong would not encounter any danger with the Shenji Battalion as a bait, otherwise he would not agree to let Li Yong be the bait, that is, there is a Shenji Battalion, and I don't know if the Tubo people really dare to rob Li Yong, and go out of the city with the reins, Li Yong suddenly thought of a question, the women in the family are looking forward to him not going to the expedition, how to explain it when he goes back now? Not only did he have to go on an expedition, but he also wanted to be a bait, and it was an idea he came up with on his own, what should he say about it? For a while, Li Yong felt a very headache, but fortunately, Li Yong didn't want to go home immediately, so he could temporarily give up thinking about these headaches.

"Let's go, go to the Divine Machine Camp."

Since the expedition is about to be made, of course Li Yong has to tell the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion the news of the expedition for a while, so that the soldiers are ready to go to the battle, the school field of the Shenji Battalion, the crackling muskets are endless, the new soldiers are in full swing training, after the Eastern Expedition back, the Shenji Battalion began to expand, and made such a great contribution in the Eastern Crusade, the Shenji Battalion proved the power of firearms with its military exploits, Li Er did not expand the Shenji Battalion is strange, after a walk around the school field, Li Yong couldn't help but nod slightly, Although it is only a few months, but these new soldiers have been trained well, musketeers compared with cavalry, archers have an advantage is that they can be fast, and now the Shenji Battalion is like a furnace, the new soldiers will be infected by the atmosphere of the Shenji Battalion, and they will soon be able to integrate, after a walk, Li Yong summoned a group of generals to go to the big tent of the Chinese army, Li Yong sat on the handsome seat, and all the generals looked at him expectantly, the matter of sending troops should be decided, right? Li Yong looked around at the generals and said with a straight smile.

"Get ready to go!"

Suddenly, the entire Chinese army tent was cheering, what everyone was most looking forward to in the past two days was to go out, and what was most worried was that the expectation was disappointed, and now it is finally going to go out, it is simply a dream come true, how can you not be excited?

"Grandpa, how did the saint arrange it?"

"Is Grandpa the Grand Commander of the March?"

Immediately the generals asked with concern, and Li Yong smiled.

"Our Shenji Battalion is all dispatched, out of Hezhou and stationed in Xinghai, the imperial court will store grain in Xinghai, and our Shenji Battalion will be stationed in Xinghai to guard the grain and grass land."

The big tent that was still cheering suddenly fell silent, which was different from what they wanted to go to war! They thought that it was to defeat the Tubo people and sweep away the Tuyuhun, rather than to protect the grain and grass.