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Chapter 603 The Other Side of Dreams

The Tubo army retreated. Although the defeat in the battle might not have caused them any serious damage, they had no way of defeating or entangled the enemy monks. Simply using the lives of mortal soldiers, not to mention whether they could win the battle, even if they could, the cost would far exceed their tolerance.

There is still a battle to be fought on the plateau. The cost of food and rations for tens of thousands of people and horses every day is an astronomical figure, and we cannot afford to waste time here.

But the Tubo army did not retreat completely. When Gambu entered the Central Plains and found that his retreat was cut off, he would definitely turn back. At that time, he might be able to capture the city by attacking from both sides. It would be good if Gambu could die, but it would be even better if his death was of some value.

For example, making a wedding dress for yourself.

With ulterior motives, most of the Tibetan troops under the city left, but thousands of them were left to watch. This group of people was stationed less than three miles away from the city. This distance was sufficient for a quick response in case of an emergency, but it would be difficult for those in the city to launch a surprise attack.

"The leader of the troops is an experienced man. I can guarantee that at least half of the monks have stayed behind to prevent you from robbing the camp alone."

Yang He looked at the Tibetan army that had re-established its camp not far away and said with a smile, "But no matter what, they have retreated in the end. Even if Tibetan Gampo does not attack Chang'an and returns with all his strength, I have a 60% chance of stopping him."

"Only 60%?"

"Sixty percent is not enough? When the leader started his army, he would have dared to fight if there was a 10 percent chance of winning. There is no such thing as a 100 percent chance of success in this world."

"Except for his abnormal mind, the leader is indeed a character in other aspects, but I still want to kill him if I have a chance."

"Me too."

The two stood side by side on the top of the city wall. Zhao Yushu looked at the afterglow of the setting sun shining on the mountains and forests on the plateau. "Have you been to Tibet?"

"No, I heard it's all snow, nothing to see."

"Further west, there is indeed snow, and there is also the highest mountain in the world. According to the proportion, it is estimated to be more than 10,000 meters, oh, that is, thousands of feet. After crossing the snow mountain, you will cross a vast ocean. It is very large, almost as large as the entire Central Plains and Tubo combined. Then continue to the west, there is another continent with many countries. The people there have blue eyes and black hair. They also have monks and their own culture. Look at this scabbard, it's from them."

Yang He listened with great interest at first, but the more he listened, the more strange it seemed to him, as if Zhao Yushu was talking in his sleep.

"You, uh, where did you know all this? The academy?"

"I went back home recently."

"Hmm? Your home is in Jiannan Road? Aren't you from Chang'an?"

"Listen to me. The continent I just told you about is called Europe. If you continue westward from Europe, you will find a large ocean. You know Japan, right? It is many times larger than the ocean from Central China to Japan. After you cross that ocean, there is another continent. That continent is great. It has a vast land area and few people. It is very suitable for growing crops."

Yang He was no longer calm. If this stuff was taught in the academy, he was well-read and there was no reason why he had no idea about it. He was very concerned about the situation around the Tang Dynasty and had met many Western merchants, but they had never mentioned these things.

"Old Yang, guess what's to the west from that continent?"

"I do not know."

"Just take a guess. If you guess wrong, you won't be charged."

Yang He frowned very tightly under the mask. After holding his breath for a long time, he finally uttered a word: "Sea?"

Zhao Yushu was shocked: "Old Yang, you are really smart. It is the sea, and it is the largest sea in the world. It is several times larger than the sea I just mentioned. There is no end in sight in the middle. Except for a few islands, it is just the vast sea. If you can cross this sea one day, you will reach another place."

"There's still room? Is the world that big?"

"Ha, yes, it is very big. So when I see these people killing each other for a small piece of land, I feel very sad. By the way, can you guess where that sea leads to?"

Yang He shook his head: "I haven't heard of these, how can I guess, it's nothing more than another piece of land."

"No, you have."

"Have I heard of it?"

Zhao Yushu stamped his feet.

Yang He pulled off the mask, his face filled with shock as if he had heard Zhao Yushu say that he was a woman.

"impossible!"

"Why not? Old Yang, use your eyes and look as far as you can. Look as far as you can. Do you see the end?"

Yang He really did as he said, he opened his eyes as wide as possible and looked in one direction.

"It's a pity that this is not a plain, otherwise you would get a better view if you flew up to the sky."

Zhao Yushu felt much better. The dimensionality reduction attack from the common sense of his previous life brought him an incomparable sense of superiority.

So cool.

Yang He put on his mask again: "How do you know all this?"

"My teacher took me to heaven once."

"God?"

"Yes, it's very high, very high. Looking down from there, haha, the ground beneath our feet..."

"It's round."

Yang He said the last three words.

In fact, the ancients were not completely ignorant of this matter. Some people had proposed that the earth was round earlier, but there has been no consensus worldwide, especially without a strong, reliable and rigorous theory to support this argument, so Yang He acted so out of control.

"Old Yang, are you interested in going there together in the future?"

"Where?"

"It depends on Lan Ling's wishes. I plan to go west first to find the owner of this scabbard, then take a ship to America, which is a place very suitable for farming, and then take a ship back. I should land in Japan."

Yang He looked at Zhao Yushu's eyes that seemed to have traveled through the world, and his throat moved: "I'll go to Japan first."

"Ok?"

"Then go east and we'll meet in America as you said, how about that?"

Zhao Yushu laughed so hard that tears almost came out. He was laughing very happily.

"Report!"

A messenger ran over, interrupting Zhao Yushu's laughter, and handed over a note: "Master, an envoy from Tubo has arrived."

"messenger?"

Yang He took the post and said, "I originally thought that a large army would come to attack us. Let's go."

The two men walked steadily down the city wall and arrived at the government office. A group of three Tubo envoys were already waiting. When Zhao Yushu saw one of them, he was stunned.

"Brother, long time no see."

Miao Yinhai bowed his head and saluted to Zhao Yushu: "I don't know who is my master?"

Zhao Yushu looked at the Red Lotus Cult leaders and the other two emissaries in the room and said, "Let's talk business first. If you're not in a hurry to leave, I'll chat with you later."

Miaoyinhai nodded and retreated behind a woman dressed in Tibetan aristocratic clothing. It seemed that this woman was the official envoy.

"Respected Red Lotus Sect Leader, we are here on Ganbu's orders."

Yang He sat on a chair and ordered someone to seat the three people: "I know, what does Gan Bu want?"

"My Lord, I want to discuss with the leader about the ownership of Chang'an."