The iron cavalry galloped wildly, rolling up the sky full of smoke and dust, Songtsen Gampo has not personally led the troops out for a long time, and it has not been such a rapid march for a long time, but he must not feel tired, because his heart is full of fiery battle spirit, in front of him is the royal city of Tuyuhun Fuqi City, this conquered royal city comes into view, but Songtsan Gampo is not excited at all, but when the good news of the capture of the Tuyuhun royal city was transmitted back to Tubo, he was excited for a long time, After all, the occupation of Tuyuhun is equivalent to opening up the road to the Western Regions and laying a solid foundation for the further expansion of Tubo, but now, this conquered royal city is not as attractive to him as before, because his current goal is to capture Li Yong, compared to Li Yong, this royal city is simply not worth mentioning, the galloping cavalry is constantly approaching, making the entire Fuqi city tremble, however, the people in the city did not panic, because the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty have just arrived in Longyou, and it is impossible to raid Fuqi City, At this time, a large-scale cavalry suddenly appeared outside the city, there was only one possibility, Zampu came with the cavalry, Saamu led the generals to rush out of the city, the smoke and dust outside the city were billowing out, and the banner was rolling, which was Zampu's banner.

"The last general will meet Zampu!"

Saamu bowed down on his horse.

"Saamu, can you find out Li Yong's movements?"

Songtsen Gampo didn't have any greetings, and asked straight to the point, and Saamu hurriedly said.

"Zampu rest assured, the movements of Li Yong and the Shenji Battalion have been detected, and more than one spy has come back to report, Li Yong will take the Shenji Battalion to Xinghai to garrison."

Songtsen Gampo couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard it, what he was most worried about now was not knowing Li Yong's movements, as long as he knew Li Yong's movements, then he could find a way.

"Xinghai? It's a good place to stock up on grain, but it's not far from Minzhou, so it's a good opportunity for us! Is the message confirmed? ”

Songtsen Gampo was very surprised when he heard this, and Saamu hurriedly replied.

"Four spies came back in a row, and they all replied that Li Yong took the Shenji Battalion to Xinghai to guard the grain and grass."

Although several spies have reported this way, it is already very credible, but Songtsen Gampo still asked seriously.

"How did they hear about it?"

He also had some doubts in his heart, could this news be heard so easily? He was even ready to find out where Li Yong was stationed after the war, because he felt that it would not be so easy to find out where Li Yong was stationed, Saamu said with a smile.

"The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty asked Li Yong to take the Shenji Battalion to Xinghai to guard the grain and grass, Li Yong was very dissatisfied with this, he got drunk at the banquet to catch the wind, and even scolded the emperor on the street, exposing the fact that the Shenji Battalion was stationed in Xinghai."

Drunk and yelling at the emperor in the street? Songtsen Gampo couldn't help laughing when he heard this, others may not be able to do this kind of thing, but Li Yong can definitely do it, because Li Yong once beat the prince and the prince in the street, and once scolded the emperor in court for taking off his crown and throwing his sleeves away, and now Li Yong is in Longyou, scolding the emperor on the street is not a thing, Songtsan Gampo laughed.

"Li Yong, who is both civil and military, has repeatedly made miraculous feats after going to Chang'an, and must be very proud, especially after the Eastern Expedition to prove the power of the Shenji Battalion, he must want to make another great contribution, but now he was sent by the Tang Emperor to guard the grain and grass, it is normal for him to feel aggrieved in his heart, although Li Yong is talented, he is still young and very proud!"

Saamu laughed.

"The Shenji Battalion is indeed very powerful, but the last general doesn't understand, why did the Tang Emperor let Li Yong take the Shenji Battalion to guard the grain and grass, is it because he is afraid that Li Yonggong's high will shock the master?"

Songtsen Gampo said with a smile.

"Maybe there is part of the reason, after all, Li Yong is still young, and there will be a time for meritorious service in the future, and the artillery is cumbersome after all, of course it is useful to siege the city, but in a duel with our cavalry who come and go like the wind in Tibet, the artillery is not very useful, all, it is not unreasonable for the Tang Emperor to let Li Yong take the Shenji battalion to guard the grain and grass."

Saamu laughed.

"In any case, the Tang Emperor's arrangement for Li Yong to guard the grain and grass gave us the opportunity to Tubo."

Speaking of this, Songtsen Gampo couldn't help but laugh.

"If you capture Li Yong, within ten years, you will destroy the Tang Dynasty!"

Songtsen Gampo is full of arrogance, they Tubo people are brave and good at fighting, if there is Li Yong, one can accumulate wealth in exchange for food, and the other can get siege weapons, so as long as Li Yong is captured, it is definitely a huge promotion for them Tubo, Saamu and other generals next to him can't help but be excited when they hear it, who doesn't yearn for the flower world in the Central Plains? A group of generals surrounded Songtsen Gampo into the city, the palace in the city had already been cleaned up, Songtsen Gampo went straight into the palace, before Songtsen Gampo visited the palace, there were guards to report, there were spies hidden in Minzhou to report the news, Songtsan Gampo couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard it, and suddenly lost the interest in visiting the Tuyuhun Palace, how can the palace of Tuyuhun be compared with the palace of the Tang Dynasty? Not to mention that compared with the Tang Palace, it can't even compare to the Tang Palace, right?

"Quick, bring the messenger here!"

Songtsen Gampo said.

After a while, the guards came over with a dusty man.

"The villain meets Zampu!"

The spy said excitedly, and Songtsen Gampo said happily.

"You're from Minzhou? What did you hear? ”

The spy said respectfully.

"The villain saw from a distance that the Shenji Battalion sent troops, carrying a lot of grain and grass, and the direction they were traveling was Xinghai!"

This completely confirmed that the news of the previous spies was true, Li Yong was indeed stationed in Xinghai with the Shenji Battalion, Songtsen Gampo laughed.

"Okay, okay, you brought back the news in time, and you have made a lot of contributions, and you will be rewarded with a thousand sheep, a hundred cows, ten horses, and two Tuyuhun women."

The spy listened excitedly.

"Villain, thank you Zampu for the reward!"

Just saw the whereabouts of the Shenji Battalion from afar, he didn't dare to approach or follow, he didn't expect to get such a reward, it really made him overjoyed, the spies didn't understand the importance of this news, but Songtsen Gampo felt that this news was worth rewarding, before coming to Fu Qi City, he didn't even expect everything to go so smoothly.

"God help me Tubo! What are you waiting for? Come with me to discuss the dispatch of troops. ”

Songtsen Gampo said happily, since it has been determined that Li Yong is stationed in Xinghai, then it is time to discuss how to send troops to attack Xinghai, a group of generals suddenly agreed, with Songtsen Gampo towards the front hall of the meeting, together with artillery and countless grain and grass, the mighty army finally approached Xinghai City, Xinghai City has now become an empty city, the people who followed Murong Shun have already gone to Longyou, and the people who surrendered to Tubo followed all the way to the west, because they all know that there will be war here, in order to avoid the war, This place has long been empty, because it is close to Longyou, it used to be very prosperous, although it is not as good as the city of the Tang Dynasty, but it is not a small city in the Western Regions, but it is a pity, this is already a desolate scene, the scouts of the cavalry went straight into Xinghai City, and began to search for the city to see if there are any suspicious people in the city.

"Report, Qiyu County Prince, the city is empty."

It was not unexpected, Li Yong put the secret report sent by the Intelligence Bureau into his arms and said in a deep voice.

"When the army enters the city, the battalions set up camp according to the deployment, and quickly clean up the city, don't drink the water in the city first, drink the cattle and horses first to see if it is poisonous."

Although it is unlikely that either the Tubo people or the Tuyuhun people will poison the water source, after all, once the water source is poisoned, the city will be completely abandoned, but Li Yong feels that it is better to be careful, the herald immediately obeyed the order, and the mighty army entered the city, although the city is not small, but compared with the city of the Tang Dynasty, it is very backward and primitive, and the battalions are busy camping.

"This city is too far away from our Datang city, just like the city thousands of years ago."

Xue Wanche said with a smile.

"Of course, it can't be compared with our Datang city, but in the Western Regions, this city is already good."

Li Yong shook his head a little helplessly.

"It's just that the city is in tatters, and the city walls are a little low!"

Not to mention that compared with the walls of the Tang Dynasty, it is far worse than the cities of Goguryeo, Xue Wanche said with a smile.

"It's also normal, these nomads fight in the field, and there are few times when they attack and defend the city, it would be good to have a city wall, and Xinghai City is also because of its proximity to Longyou, and it is affected by Longyou to have such a high city wall."

Li Yong said with a smile.

"I'm used to seeing our Datang city, and then looking at the city of these people, it's really a little unsightly."

Xue Wanche said with a smile.

"The Central Plains has been the center of the Quartet since ancient times, and these foreign races are just barbarians."

Xue Wanche said with a smile.

"Don't worry, the county duke, although these city walls are not high, but it is enough to resist the Tubo people, we will definitely be able to hold on, besides, the Yingjun duke and they will soon return to the aid of the Tubo people."

Li Yong climbed the city wall and looked at the southwest direction, and said leisurely.

"What this prince has in mind is that if Songtsen Gampo knew that I was stationed in Xinghai City, he might send reinforcements, or even personally lead troops to reinforce them, and I don't know how many soldiers and horses will attack at that time."

Will there be more soldiers and horses coming in than expected? Xue Wanche not only did not feel frightened when he heard this, but felt very surprised, especially when he heard Li Yong say that Songtsen Gampo might personally lead the troops to come, he was even more excited, if he could kill Songtsen Gampo or capture Songtsen Gampo alive, would the sage reward him as the county prince? Or even the national prince? Quite possibly, it's a big deal! However, Xue Wanche thought of one thing after a while, the county prince seemed to have an ambiguous relationship with the princess of Zhenzhu! Songtsen Gampo is also the brother of the princess Zhenzhu, and it is likely to be the brother-in-law of the county prince! Thinking of this, Xue Wanche couldn't help but feel a sudden burst in his heart and coughed dryly.

"Jungong, the power of artillery is so great, if Songtsen Gampo is on the battlefield, will he be killed by the artillery?"

Li Yong looked at Xue Wanche's thief-eyed appearance and couldn't help but laugh.

"Wouldn't it be better if Songtsen Gampo was killed by a single bombardment? Our Shenji Battalion has made a great contribution. ”

Xue Wanche scratched his head and said with a smile.

"Songtsen Gampo is the elder brother of Princess Zhenzhu, and the prince of the county has a deep friendship with Princess Zhenzhu."

Li Yong said with a smile.

"Since you are on the battlefield, you must put aside the personal feelings of your children, this prince has to think about the thousands of soldiers and the people of the Tang Dynasty, if you can, this prince wants to destroy Songtsen Gampo with one shot, if anyone can kill or capture Songtsen Gampo, this duke will personally ask the sage for him, Lao Xue, if you can kill Songtsen Gampo or capture Songtsen Gampo, this prince will guarantee you to the saint to be crowned the prince of the country."

Xue Wanche couldn't help but be happy when he heard it, other people's promises were useless, but Li Yong's promises must be useful, when he thought that his son was about to be born, if he could be promoted to the title of national prince, then Danyang and the child could raise their eyebrows, Xue Wanche scratched his ears excitedly.

"I'm afraid that Songtsen Gampo won't dare to come! If he comes, I will kill him from his horse. ”

Li Yong laughed.

"Perhaps, Songtsen Gampo is already on his way!"

Xue Wanche couldn't help laughing when he heard it, Li Yong was joking, but the others didn't know that Songtsan Gampo was really on the way, but they didn't know that the information had been sent to Li Yong, and walked on the city wall for a while, Li Yong couldn't help but shake his head, it seems that the Tuyuhun people really don't care about the city wall, the city wall of Xinghai City is in disrepair, and there are many places that are already in disrepair. Now cement has already appeared in the Tang counties, very popular, the border town is used to repair the city wall arrow tower, the army is scattered in all corners of Xinghai City, a group of generals arranged for their subordinates to camp and then went straight to the city lord's mansion, said that it is the city lord's mansion, even the manor of the Tang landlord Lao Cai is not as good, but the council hall is still quite large, a group of generals gathered in the city lord's mansion, Li Yong said in a deep voice.

"Today, the generals can tell the soldiers when they go back, and they will say that if they get the information, it is likely that there will be Tubo people who will come to attack the grain and grass, so that the soldiers will be prepared in their hearts."

The generals agreed with a bang, and Li Yong continued

"Although the Tibetan people should not come immediately, but the battalions should still be ready to fight at any time, there must be people stationed on the city wall, day and night patrols, no one can be broken, just now Bengong went to the city wall to walk around, found that the city wall has been in disrepair, so the battalions are also responsible for repairing the city wall in each defense area, need to use stones to demolish in the city, although the demolition of the houses, especially on both sides of the street, the street widening is also convenient to defend the city, the artillery battalion is responsible for putting all the artillery on the city, If the battalions have any problems or suggestions, they can be raised, and the defense of the city is very important, and the Tubo people are likely to attack in a big way, and I hope that the generals will be able to pay attention to it. ”

"The last general will obey!"

The generals agreed.

"Take a day's rest today, start working tomorrow, and be sure to keep Xinghai City solid!"

Li Yong said in a deep voice.