Qi Zongnong sighed in admiration and said: "Qin Ling, the original soldiers were cunning. It is understandable how to defeat the enemy and what means we use. However, since we are determined to conquer the world, we cannot be obsessed with the gains and losses in a battle. No "?"
Gal Qin Ling's expression suddenly dimmed a bit, and he whispered: "Please Zanpu make it clear, what does this moment have to do with ambition for the world and the gains and losses of the battle?"
"Qin Ling... what do you want me to say?" Qi Zong Nongzan stared at the Gar Qin Ling with a troubled expression. He was silent for a moment and said, "As the saying goes, a good man does not argue with others. The Tang army's commander-in-chief was recently mourned, and he came with hatred. If you are full of anger, you will fight to the death. Even if our army wins, we will inevitably suffer a lot of damage. This is one; second, attacking our soldiers while they are in mourning is unjust. Victory without force will only deepen the hatred of the Tang army and the Han people towards us. Qin Ling, didn't you say that defeating Qin Mubai and defeating the Guanxi army can only be achieved in a matter of seconds, so why wait for the Tang army? Once the anger dissipates, the leaderless group will be defeated in one blow, so why bother to compete with them at this moment and be accused of being unkind and unjust? "
"Zanpu, please forgive me for speaking frankly." Gar Qinling bent down to caress his chest and lowered his eyebrows, but said with sonorous words, "In the past few days, the Tang Army's camp has been organizing funerals, and our army did not take advantage of this. During this period, sending troops to attack and kill would be the most benevolent and righteous thing to do. At this time, the other army came to attack our army and defended it. It was not unkind and unjust. The Tang army came to provoke with courage. If our army was not in a position to fight back, it would be unfair. It will definitely increase the enemy's arrogance and become uncontrollable from now on!"
"Qin Ling, if you want to achieve great things, you must have the right time, the right place and the right people. For me, Tubo, if we want to dominate the Central Plains as a foreigner, the biggest difficulty is to win the hearts of the people." Qi Zong Nong praised patience. He said, "Therefore, if we can practice benevolence and righteousness at all times, we will exchange small losses for big gains. At this time, the commander-in-chief of the Tang army was newly mourned and attacked with hatred. Instead of fighting with him, our army retreated to show his resistance. What kind of courage and magnanimity does the respect for the dead show?”
Gal Qinling lowered his head and remained speechless for a long time, and finally nodded: "My brother understands... We are not as broad-minded and far-sighted as Zanpu!" - Send the order to immediately break up the camp and retreat thirty miles. And join the army. Following the custom of the Han people, we raise mourning flags and pay homage to the Tang Army’s commander, Qin Mubai, who is still alive in heaven!”
"yes!"
Abandoned Zong praised, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and thought to himself: Qin Mubai died suddenly, this happened suddenly, and it was beyond my expectation and arrangement. Before the situation worsens, the Garqin Mausoleum must be stabilized. If this battle can start a day later, I will have more room for maneuver. In short, I will never give up on our alliance until the last moment!
As Gar Qin Ling is so shrewd and attentive, coupled with his understanding of Zan Pu, he has already figured out his motives and intentions of ordering "not to retreat from the battle". But, after all, they are "monarchs, ministers, and ministers." Even if they are brothers who fight for life and death, as long as there is still the relationship between monarch and minister, Gal Qinling knows that he will never be able to overcome the Zanpu level.
At this moment, the sense of crisis that had already existed in Gal Qinling's heart was intensified again - "Zanpu, my brother who has been sworn to me for fifteen years and has become my compatriot, his closeness and trust in me are not as good as before..."
The Tang army's 30,000 troops and 20 Shenwu cannons spent half a day crossing the Qingluo Plain and approached the edge of the Tibetan military camp. However, the scouts in front quickly reported back, saying that the Tufan people suddenly broke out of camp and retreated to the northwest plateau, and set up a new military camp thirty miles away to put on the defensive.
This was really beyond the expectations of Xue Wanjun and all the Tang army soldiers!
Originally, everyone had put life and death aside and was ready to fight to the death, but... why did the powerful Tubo people, an army of 300,000 people, withdraw inexplicably
Xue Wanjun was confused for a moment and hurriedly sent a horse to quickly report back to Hou Junji, letting him, a marching commander, make up his mind.
Hou Junji was also shocked. He hurriedly left the camp and ran to the front army to investigate. At this time, the scouts reported back to the army one after another, saying that after the Tubo people returned to the camp, they actually held up white mourning and soul flags in the camp, killed cattle and sheep in preparation for sacrifice, and mourned for the Tang army commander Qin Mubai.
"That's unreasonable!"
"To kill the young commander with poison, and now he is holding a funeral ceremony, it is obviously sarcastic and deceptive!"
"Kill them all! Kill!!!"
None of the Tang army officers appreciated his kindness, but their anger rose again and was unstoppable!
Seeing this situation, Xue Wanjun and Hou Junji could not quell the public anger even if they had other ideas, so Xue Wanjun still led the army to attack and kill the Tibetan army.
What's more, the Tubo people refused to do anything and retreated two more camps within three days, each battalion thirty miles away. They still held mourning ceremonies in the army to pay homage to the souls of the dead.
Xue Wanjun and the Tang army officers and soldiers gathered up their anger and went out of the camp for more than 200 miles to invite battle for revenge. They actually punched the cotton with their fists. They were angry and puzzled.
Even Hou Junji felt a little dizzy and thought to himself several times: This is really unexpected! Qin Mubai, even with your clever calculations, you never expected this level, right? The Tibetan people retreated and refused to fight me. As the saying goes, you can't drive someone more than a hundred steps away. If we chase them and fight them again, it will look like we are being reckless and ignorant. Besides, going more than two hundred miles deep alone is also the way to defeat. This is like a rabbit provoking a hungry wolf. The rabbit didn't even bother to fight with me and retreated to his den. The rabbit is still chasing me endlessly... I have to find a way to withdraw Xue Wanjun!
In the middle of the night, Hou Junji, who was extremely depressed, came to the mourning hall alone, found an excuse to dismiss the person watching the mourning, patted the big coffin, and said loudly and seemingly falsely: "Qin Mubai, Qin. Mu Bai, you just threw away your bad idea and just lay down in this big coffin and don't care about anything. You feel comfortable and comfortable. If you were here with a big head and worked hard, there would be many people who would die for you and your arrogant people. I can't control the warriors anymore. Either King Jiang Xia comes quickly. Or, why don't we go in and lie down for a while while you come out to take care of things?"
"It's so late at night, why don't you let people go to bed?" Suddenly a voice came, but it was a female voice.
Su Lianqing, like a ghost, appeared from a dark corner of the mourning hall.
Hou Junji was frightened for a while, and said: "When did you come and didn't say anything?!"
"Always there." Su Lianqing curled her lips and said with a smile, "I have to watch. What if someone steals the body or sets it on fire?"
"What do you mean?" Hou Junji stared at her angrily, "Why are you, everyone, watching out for me like a thief?"
"Hey, don't get me wrong, that's not what I meant at all." Su Lianqing said with a smile, "If I couldn't trust you, you wouldn't be an insider. What do you think?"
Hou Junji snorted coldly, looked around vigilantly, and after confirming that there was no one around, he asked in a low voice: "Where is the Young Marshal now? What are the arrangements for the next step?"
The frivolous look on Su Lianqing's face suddenly disappeared, and she became solemn and vigilant. She whispered: "Of course, she is no longer in Dafeichuan."
"What, when did he leave the military camp and where did he go?" Hou Junji asked in surprise, "Does he really not care about the 100,000 troops?"
"What are you yelling for?" Su Lianqing scolded and said, "Didn't he already give you a plan to invite the King of Jiangxia to take charge? There will be someone to support you when you get down from the bed, so why are you panicking!"
"I'm not panicking, I'm anxious!" Hou Junji took a deep breath and exhaled, "He told this big lie and then ran away. He watched a hundred thousand brothers grieve and fight to the death for him. It's hard to get public anger. Guilty! Now the people in Dafeichuan have only one thought, which is to fight against the Tubo people. If they fight to the death and defeat thousands of miles away, wouldn't all the tricks be vain? "
"You're overthinking it." Su Lianqing folded her elbows and said calmly, "With Qin Mubai's cunningness, how could he not have anticipated the situation in front of him? Or, this is exactly what he wanted."
"Exactly what he wants?" Hou Junji frowned and said in doubt and annoyance, "Is he really that cruel to deceive his loyal military commander and fellow brethren?"
"It's not deception. It's a war that never tires of deceit." Su Lianqing said, "I understand Qin Mubai's character. If nothing else, he is very lustful, but he has always been very compassionate. If you look at Li Xueyan's current situation, you will know that he is like this How cruel he was. To tell you the truth, he not only deceived a confidante and a hundred thousand brothers, but also deceived many more people, including his mother, sister, wife and daughter. , even himself."
"Himself?" Hou Junji asked puzzledly.
"I'll tell you something, you will find it hard to believe it." Su Lian said calmly.
"You speak."
"What Qin Mubai swallowed last time was a truly fatal poison." Su Lianqing's face sank, her eyebrows knitted together, she shook her head, and said with a tut, "If I had been even half a minute late, he would have been poisoned into his bones and died. ! So, he is not pretending to be vomiting blood, comatose or even dying! "
"What?!" Hou Junji was really shocked, "He is too ruthless and too risky!"
"At that time, he asked me for help, but I refused. But he said..." Su Lianqing paused for a moment, sighed, and said: "I have never seen him as stubbornly eager for a victory as he is now. That is even paranoid. ! Crazy paranoia! - He said, if you can't even deceive yourself, how can you deceive others first, then the people around you, then the generals and sergeants under your command, and then finally the Tang Dynasty? The purpose must be to deceive the Garqin Mausoleum!"
"Tell a big lie and let the whole world dance with it... He is not poisonous and he is not a husband, so cruel!" Hou Junji took two sharp breaths of cold air, and after being speechless for a while, he said: "Then he has recovered from the poison now, right? How's it going?"
"Don't worry. Even if I have thousands of lives, I don't dare to be confused about this matter." Su Lianqing said, "Qin Mubai knows that his 'death' will cause chaos in Feichuan. You and Xue Wanjun have always It is very likely that the discord will not be able to suppress the situation. Therefore, let me tell you this secret to calm your mind. After King Jiang Xia arrives in Dafeichuan, he will naturally have other plans. "
"Okay... I feel relieved after hearing you say that." Hou Junji took a few long breaths, shook his head, then smiled bitterly, patted the coffin several times and said, "Okay, You should still lie down, we won’t change again.”
Su Lianqing curled her lips and smiled, and said: "Marching and fighting are your men's business. The only thing I can't worry about now is Li Xueyan, the princess. I hope she will get better after King Jiang Xia comes."
"Hmm..." Hou Junji also nodded with a complicated expression and said, "I didn't expect this girl to be so devoted to Qin Mubai. Qin Mubai is really a big lover and a big showman!... Wait for things to happen After that, I'll see how he cleans up the mess. The most difficult thing in the world to repay is this debt of love! - and to his wife and children in Lanzhou, his mother and sister's family in Chang'an, and his brothers and friends. , How should we explain to the countless die-hard soldiers?"
"Don't worry about him. Seeing that the man in my family is almost stupid, I don't dare to reveal a word. How much do you think I hate him?" Su Lianqing sneered, a little annoyed and a little worried. He said, "Now Qin Mubai only has the word 'win or lose' left in his mind. No matter whether he loses or wins in the end, it may not be an easy situation to deal with. This time... he is really going all out!"
Hou Junji nodded, sighed, and said: "Qin Mubai will win this battle even if he gives up all his belongings. In the final analysis, this may all stem from the death of his father... He is so cruel! He He’s a madman, I’m convinced!”