"I can't forget that night in Shule City."

Shan Dewu raised his glass to drink in pain.

The secret spy sitting opposite filled him with wine and sighed.

"I can't forget either."

"We are in the hands of Zhizhu. I thought we would see Jia Ping'an's head at dawn, but what I didn't expect was that the Tang army was hiding outside the city. Do you know what my only mistake was?"

The secret spy shook his head.

Shan Dewu sighed, "My only mistake is that I shouldn't just stare at the city. I should seize the city gate and let someone guard the city. Even if the city progresses slowly, it's okay... Isn't it more certain to catch turtles in the jar? I'm so stupid!"

Every time I mention Shule, the mountain dewu will be in great pain.

"Mander and I escaped with difficulty, but we left those brothers behind. I will never forgive myself."

Shan Dewu's face flushed due to long-term alcoholism, and her nose was even red.

"Bang!"

The door was knocked open, and Mande's excited face appeared outside the door.

"Xue Rengui and the Turks are about to fight."

Shan Dewu's body shook for a moment, "Didn't Ashinahelu run away?"

Mande came in, picked up the wine pot and raised his head and poured it.

The wine flowed along his chin to his beard, and then it gathered and dripped on his beard...

"ah!"

Mande sighed happily and placed the wine pot on the table. "What's strange is that Ashinahelu did not run away, but gathered a large army to prepare for a decisive battle with Xue Rengui."

"He's crazy?"

Shan Dewu's face was solemn: "Tubo needs an existing Asina Helu. Once the Turks decline and fall, I will go to see the great prime minister."

...

"Asina Helu!"

Lu Dongzan was very calm after receiving the news.

"He can't escape any more."

Lu Dong exclaimed: "He escaped countless times, but the Turks are wolfs. The wolves will not follow a wolf who only knows how to escape. They will be unable to bear it. Asina Helu will not escape. There is only one possibility that his tribe is dissatisfied."

A civil servant said: "Great Prime Minister, but the Turks are not the opponent of the Tang Dynasty, why do they oppose escape?"

Lu Dongzan said: "It's because the Turks still miss the glory of the past and want to recreate the glory of the past. Even if this dream is illusory, they want to try it."

A general said, "But if this test is not done well, it will be wiped out."

Someone said, "Many times it's just a bet."

People are always gambling, and that's what the Turks do!

"He won't escape, the war is about to begin." Lu Dongzan said: "Xue Rengui has been dormant in recent years. Since he became famous after following Li Shimin to conquer Goryeo, he has been in great power. But the new emperor ascended the throne and regarded him as a guard dog and stationed in Xuanwu Gate for a long time. Now that he has the opportunity, this is the tiger's out of the slaughter. Asina Helu meets such Xue Rengui, this is his fate..."

The civil servant said in surprise: "The prime minister thinks Ashinahelu will be defeated?"

Lu Dongzan nodded, "Ninety percent will fail, and the remaining one percent... depends on God's will."

Everyone was silent.

“Grain ready.”

"yes."

"The soldiers need to practice harder."

"yes!"

"Inquiry into the detailed information about this battle as soon as possible."

Shan Dewu said: "The Grand Prime Minister, the Tang army blocked the battlefield and even more blocked the surrounding areas, and no detailed information was obtained."

Lu Dongzan said lightly: "At any cost."

"yes!"

Tactics must often serve strategy.

Everyone heard a hint of murderous intent.

Going to start?

Lu Dongzan immediately went to meet Zanpu.

Young Zamp sat indoors, looking at the book calmly.

"Zanpu, the big picture is here."

Zanpu stood up and smiled and said, "The big picture is here."

Lu Dongzan came in and saluted, "I've seen Zanpu."

"Sit down."

Zamp is so kind that he is like a young man next door.

Someone gave tea, and Lu Dongzan nodded and thanked him.

"The Turks are afraid they can't hold on."

Lu Dongzan said: "Once the Turks can't hold on, the Tang Dynasty will be invincible when they look around. Liaodong is pacified, and even the Khitan will be wiped out."

"Can the Turks not beat the Tang Dynasty?" Zanpu asked curiously.

Lu Dongzan smiled, "Li Zhi sent Xue Rengui, who had been suppressed for a long time. Once this person goes to fight, he will inevitably invade like fire. Asina Helu no longer fled and hits Li Zhi's intention. A hungry tiger encountered a wolf, and it must have eaten him."

Zanpu nodded, "In this way, the Turks will decline for a long time after this battle."

"Yes." Lu Dongzan said: "The tribes on the grassland will always exist, but they are weak or powerful, and cannot be completely wiped out. After this battle, the Turks will be difficult to become opponents of the Tang Dynasty within ten years... They need to cultivate and rest, and they need internal fighting to decide a leader."

"The Tang Dynasty lost one opponent, and the Tubo lost one restraint."

Zamp said, and then he clenched his fists.

Lu Dongzan smiled, "I am very pleased that I am very pleased with the cleverness of Pu."

Zanpu lowered his eyes, "It's better to teach Da Xiang."

Lu Dongzang smiled and said, "Once the Turks weaken, the Tang Dynasty will look for the next threat. That is Tubo. From then on, it is not the Tang Dynasty that is worried about the Tubo invasion, but the Tang Dynasty cannot wait for the Tubo to attack."

Zanpu said: "Tubo is located at a high place and the Tang Dynasty cannot attack. Why can't we live in peace?"

Lu Dongzan smiled, "A powerful force cannot be wasted. If you cannot find the target of venting to the outside world, these powers will become the source of internal struggle, and countless Tubo people will fight each other."

"You can go to Tubo and there is no internal strife." Zanpu felt that this was a bit suspicious of fooling him.

"Yes!" Lu Dongzan nodded, "If Tubo pursued a national policy of being friendly to the Tang Dynasty, then we would still watch the Tang Dynasty sweep across the eight deserts with a smile. It was too late. Since the army first launched its attack on Tuyuhun, Tubo and the Tang Dynasty had already torn apart. The Tang Dynasty would not tolerate a huge force that was hostile to itself and always wanted to attack itself. Zanpu, we have a life-and-death relationship with the Tang Dynasty, and you must not make mistakes about this."

"Are you going to the death?" Zamp said: "But the Tang Dynasty is powerful."

"It's very powerful!" Lu Dongzan said: "They are invincible in the eight wildernesses and are invincible in the world. We all underestimated Li Zhi."

Zamp nodded, "When Li Shimin died, my grandfather asked me to bring a letter to Chang'an, arrogantly warning Changsun Wuji and others not to bully the cowardly Li Zhi. But now it seems that my grandfather is wrong, Changsun Wuji is wrong, and we are wrong, too."

"Yes." Lu Dongzan said: "This is a scheming emperor. He can tolerate it. He is like a rock that doesn't speak, silent, but it can never be broken. When the dark clouds above his head dissipated, he is like a sharp horizontal sword, invincible. Look, Goryeo is gone, Baekje and Silla are gone, Japan is gone, Khitan is gone, and the Xi tribe is gone, wherever his eyes are, the enemies of the Tang Dynasty are gone. Now it's our turn."

Zamp sighed, “Is it impossible to save it?”

Lu Dongzan smiled, "Why are Zanpu worried about this? The Tubo army is not bad, we have more people. In addition... even if we lose for the time being, we can withdraw and conquer the local area. The Tang Dynasty can only sigh."

The plateau is the best line of defense, which gives the Tubo people a great sense of security.

Zamp nodded, "How to do this so big-looking?"

Lu Dongzan's eyes were sharp, "If Tubo wants to make a difference, he cannot wait. The Tang Dynasty will prepare for war after this war, and Li Zhi's eyes will be on the city. Zanpu, the soldiers are waiting for the battle, just waiting for the news of this battle to come, and I will lead the army to attack... to defeat the arrogance of the Tang Dynasty!"

He stood up and said goodbye, and Zamp sent him outside the door.

Seeing Lu Dongzan being surrounded by others, Zanpu whispered: "The fate of Tubo! But I can only sit and watch."

Behind him, a confidant said, "Zanpu, some people outside say that the grandchildren are staring at him..."

"What does it mean?" Zamp turned around and asked.

The confidant said, "How many years can the great prime minister last? At most, five or ten years, but what will happen? Will you return the power to Zanpu? Lu Dongzan will not agree, and his children and grandchildren will not agree... It is said that if you become a powerful minister, you will always be a powerful minister. Once you retreat, the emperor's revenge will be extremely tragic."

Zanpu looked at his confidant calmly.

"besides!"

The confidant was excited, "It was said that Zanpu had already made arrangements, and then he would make a son the prime minister and a son the general, so that he would continue to control the power of civil and military affairs."

"The great star must not be like this."

Zamp said calmly, but his right hand, carrying it behind him, grabbed the robe. The robe was twisted, and the joints of the hand turned white...

...
To be continued...