Chisang Yangton watched Lu Dongzan lost in thought, and couldn't help but feel a little anxious. This was the first time since the march that he saw the Prime Minister being so tepid and unhurried.
The Prime Minister, who was always resolute and decisive in making decisions, and the old man in front of him seemed to be two different people.
No matter what Chisang Yangton thought, Lu Dongzan was becoming more and more interested in the commander-in-chief of the Tang Dynasty.
Now the two sides are in a stalemate, and no one can do anything to defeat the other with an overwhelming advantage.
If this consumption continues, neither the Tibetan caravans, nor the Tang cavalry, nor the Tang "thieves" will achieve the expected results.
Lu Dongzan smiled, with a hint of domineering and cunning in his eyes, and said lightly: "Raise the flag of the Tibetan Prime Minister."
"Prime Minister..." Chisang Yangton looked at Lu Dongzan in shock.
If the Prime Minister's flag is raised, it is equivalent to admitting defeat to the Tang cavalry in disguise.
This means that he no longer plans to fight with them, and he no longer plans to avenge the death of more than a hundred warriors.
This means that they plan to pass by here and recognize the Tang Dynasty's actual control over this place.
"Moving forward does not necessarily mean winning, and taking a step back does not necessarily mean losing. As long as we can see their leader, our trip will not be in vain. Even if we lose these goods, so what?" Lu Dongzan was quite calm and bright. His eyes sparkled with wisdom.
If we use retreat to advance, we can find out who the supreme ruler of the Tang Dynasty was in the Western Regions. This would definitely be much more valuable to Tubo than today's goods.
Halfway up the mountain, Yu Tuqi was left with fifty people to monitor the Tubo camel team. Li Hong had already led the others to the mouth of the valley to join Quan Yi.
He was not afraid of Tibetan reinforcements, because there were already signs of Tang Dynasty soldiers in Dafeichuan, southeast of Tuyuhun, and Tubo's focus at this time should be there.
He was not afraid of the Tubo camel caravan going back. As long as they went back, these people would definitely be in chaos and panic. Even in the middle of the night, he was confident of annihilating them all.
"Master, they sent an envoy." Quan Yi ran to the tent that was quickly set up and said inside.
"Messenger? You come in first." Li Hong frowned.
Is there going to be peace talks? Don't you plan to continue the secret war? He just became interested.
Quan Yi walked in after obeying the order, holding a jade pendant respectfully in his hand and handed it to Li Hong.
"Aunt Wencheng? Are you kidding?" Li Hong was shocked. The word "Wencheng" on the jade pendant and the texture of the jade pendant showed that it could not be made by forgery.
What's more, as long as it is something belonging to the royal family, it is easy to identify it in Li Hong's eyes by making it specially purchased for the royal family.
"Where is the envoy?" Li Hong asked as he accepted the jade pendant.
"Master, he has left. He only left a message saying that their commander-in-chief wants to meet you." Quan Yi said.
"Where?"
"It's at the bonfire in front." Quan Yi pointed to the outside of the camp.
Li Hong then got up and paced back and forth in the camp, thinking about what kind of show this old guy Lu Dongzan was playing!
Is this an intention to surrender? Will Ludongzan surrender? It's better to believe that sows can climb trees.
Li Hong waved his hand, then pointed at Hua Meng and said, "Go out and check to see if they have raised the flag and see who it is."
The most fearful thing is that Lu Dongzan shows his own Tubo flag. In this case, he will not be able to trap him here.
After all, he is the prime minister of a country. Even though this place is inaccessible and deserted, his identity is still there.
Killing him secretly was easy to say, even if he was bitten to death by ants while passing by, Tubo Zampu would accept it.
But if he is killed by his own group of thieves after raising his banner, then he will be unable to move forward in the Western Region in the future.
This is an unwritten rule. There are only three or five people in the world who can enjoy this treatment.
Just like myself, if I reveal my identity as the Prince of the Tang Dynasty, no matter Tubo, Baiyi Dashi, Tocharo, Dabolu or Xiaobolu, they will not dare to kill me at will. At most, they will imprison me and use me exchange.
Because killing oneself will not only lead to a war with overwhelming national power, but also cause other countries to support the victim.
Therefore, Lu Dongzan has turned the corner and is invincible at this time. Now it depends on how he responds.
Li Hong walked outside the camp, and the moonlight appeared from behind the clouds at some point. The white moonlight was bright and clear, and it even made people feel that they could touch the moon as long as they climbed the mountain in front.
Looking down from a high position, I could only see silhouettes of people in the distance. After a while, a pile of firewood collected by the Tibetan caravan was piled up one after another with the fire in the middle as the center.
As the figures flickered, eight or nine fires were quickly lit, immediately lighting up the area like daylight.
A flag slowly flew over from the direction of the camel caravan. After approaching the fire, I saw that it was written in Tang and Tubo characters: "On Dongzan."
Lun, which is the great treatise of Tubo, Dongzan, is naturally the name of Lu Dongzan. This is a clear intention to force Li Hong to come out and meet him.
The flag slowly walked towards the central fire not far away, and was inserted into the ground by a Tibetan man with great effort. Then he turned and ran towards the camel caravan.
The night wind blew the flag, and the three characters "Lundongzan" written in Tang and Tubo script shone brightly in the light of the fire.
Li Hong looked at the flag speechlessly, his eyes full of depressed disdain: "Shameless, so shameless, how can an old man be so shameless!"
In Li Hong's opinion, this is equivalent to two children fighting. If one cannot fight, he immediately starts crying, attracting the attention of others and preventing the other child from attacking arbitrarily.
"Which of you knows Lu Dongzan?" Li Hong threw down the telescope in his hand.
A man of about thirty years old and an old Tubo man in gorgeous clothes slowly walked to the central fire, and then began to pour and drink leisurely.
Banmei, Xunlan, and Mangzhong looked at each other, and then shook their heads along with Quan Yi, indicating that they didn't recognize them.
Like a wild beast, Hua Meng sprang out of nowhere, stood in front of Li Hong and said, "Sir, after reading it, it's really just the two of them. The others are still waiting where they are. There is nothing unusual."
"Rogue, this is a rogue, this old guy is playing rogue with me." Li Hong shook his head and sighed: "The hell I occupied this place to consume with him, he was so damn good, he showed his flag directly , tell me he doesn’t want to play anymore? Have you seen such a rogue person?”
He was cursing and cursing in front of the camp, not thinking at all that he was the one who was the first to go rogue.
The two of them also used their own methods to treat others in their own way, preventing the other party from smoothly executing the established strategy, and both unexpectedly disrupted the other party's steps.
"Then what should we do now?" Quan Yi looked at the two people sitting by the fire, drinking and laughing leisurely and said, "Master, how about I help you deal with it?"
"It's useless. That old scoundrel Lu Dongzan can see through it at a glance. There is a qualitative difference between a commander-in-chief and his subordinates. You still have to practice more. You may not have the momentum of a superior in the future." Li Hong looked serious. , looking at the fire where it was, a smirk suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
With the cunning and vicious eyes of a person like Lu Dongzan, I'm afraid that no matter how well Quan Yi conceals his identity, Lu Dongzan's eyes can easily reveal his identity.
"Then, Banmei, bring my equipment." Li Hong said lightly with the smile still on his lips.
Li Hong took off his helmet, and with Xunlan's help, he changed his hair into a ponytail and tied a black bandage on his forehead.
Banmei held a few peacock feathers, which were given by An Xiaohe, and carefully inserted them diagonally on Li Hong's head.
"Don't wear this yet. I'll put it on when we're almost here, so as not to lose sight of the road and fall again." Li Hong pushed up the one-eye mask, revealing one blindfolded eye.
The horizontal sword is naturally indispensable, and the crossbow is also slung on his right waist. Unlike the Tubo leather armor, Li Hong and the others wear iron armor wrapped in cotton.
Each armor leaf is tightly sewn inside with thick cotton and linen cloth.
In this way, especially when it rains and snows in winter, the armor leaves on the armor will not be frozen due to the cold and frozen, unable to move or use the limbs flexibly.
And in summer, the bright sun and unbearable heat will not cause the temperature of the nail leaves to be too high and burn the soldiers.
And these are precisely the advantages of the leather armor of the Tubo cavalry. Just like the later Mongolian cavalry, they swept the world like a whirlwind, relying on their light and agile mobility and the lightweight leather armor on the soldiers.
"Quan Yi leads the way." Li Hong packed up his clothes, looked at Quan Yi's thief uniform, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Sir..." Banmei, Xunlan, Huameng and Mangzhong were in great distress. His Highness could not go alone under any circumstances.
"You can't go. Once you go, my identity will be exposed quickly." Li Hong specifically looked at Hua Meng and Mang Zhong.
"How about my servant and Xunlan accompany you?" Banmei said boldly.
This is no joke. There is no question of contradicting or not contradicting His Highness, but no matter what, His Highness cannot be allowed to go alone.
Li Hong waved his hand impatiently, and after searching for a long time, he realized that Bai Qi had gone somewhere.
"Where's Bai Qi? He's not back yet?" Li Hong looked around, and a huge wolf head suddenly appeared in the grass, with two twinkling eyes that made people feel scared.
Finally, Li Hong took Bai Qi and Quan Yi. Quan Yi carried a fat sheep that had just been roasted on the outside and was tender on the inside. Bai Qi had several cans of grape wine hanging on both sides. The two of them walked slowly. The fire in the center.
And in the place where the fire can't shine, Banmei, Xunlan, Huameng, and Egzhong each hold a sniper crossbow and look around vigilantly.
(End of chapter)