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Yang He rejected both sides' requests for alliance at the same time, which was beyond everyone's expectation, but not beyond Zhao Yushu's expectation.

Yang He even turned around and winked at Old Zhao, but of course Zhao Yushu couldn't see his other expressions.

"Master, your decision is not wise."

Ambassador Lan Qimo was visibly angry. The conditions offered by Ganbu were more than generous, but the leader had openly and directly rejected them and said that there was no room for negotiation. In other words, Ganbu's retreat was completely blocked, and he would have to fight to the death until he died in the Central Plains.

"Thank you for your reminder. You can go now."

Lan Qimo left angrily. Zhao Yushu spoke silently and said to Miao Yinhai, "Go." Miao Yinhai nodded imperceptibly, which meant he understood what he meant.

"General Sun, weren't my words just now clear enough?"

Yang He was a little unhappy when he saw that General Sun and his two companions had not moved.

"The leader said it clearly."

"Then what are you waiting for?"

"Speak to the leader."

"explain."

General Sun pulled a rather mocking smile from the corner of his mouth: "Just before the leader called us here today, Ambassador Lan Qimo came to me privately and said something."

General Sun took a step forward, approaching Yang He, and immediately two Red Lotus guards blocked his way.

"No problem, let him come over and talk."

General Sun leaned close to Yang He's ear and said in a voice that seemed very small but could be heard by everyone: "Don't let the red lotus return to the east."

"I have finished speaking. If the leader does not want to kill me, we will take our leave first."

Yang He did not stop them and let them leave. Then he suddenly looked up at Zhao Yushu and said, "This is the last battle."

Since there are three forces, there are naturally three ways of forming alliances between the two. Yang He rejected two of them, and the rest chose the last one.

Yang He didn't know what kind of deal Li Qi had reached with Tubo, but soon Songzhou would face Ganbu's tens of thousands of troops and two inner scenes.

"Everyone, this is a life-and-death battle, so prepare yourselves."

At Yang He's command, all the high-ranking members of the Red Lotus Cult left and returned to their respective positions. The authority of the leader could not be questioned and no one would object at this time.

Soon, Zhao Yushu and his partner were the only ones left in the room.

Yang He took off his mask again: "Is this decision I made stupid?"

Zhao Yushu shrugged: "It's hard to say, but we have at least two inner scenes to fight, one for each of us?"

Yang He hesitated: "I can't beat him now."

"You are really inflated. You are still hesitant."

Yang He was unhappy: "Can you?"

"No."

The two men sat together, laughing, as if the ones who were coming were not two inner scenes, but just two small fry who could be easily dealt with.

"Ahem, enough, let's get down to business. How do we fight this war? I'm not afraid of him in a military fight, but if Neijing shows his might, I'm afraid half of the city will be gone."

After all, Yang He is the leader of the Red Lotus Sect. He can make jokes, but if he really treats war as a joke, he doesn't deserve to sit here.

Zhao Yushu touched his chin, and then continued to touch his chin, and found that there was no good way to improve his already smooth chin even if he rubbed it bald.

Perhaps he could entangle the inner scene of Joyful Bodhisattva for a while, but it was just entanglement, and it seemed that he had not caused any harm to Joyful Bodhisattva.

Who is the other inner scene? The Lord of the Cemetery?

“I don’t think we can win.”

After stroking his chin for a long time, Zhao Yushu came to a conclusion.

"nonsense."

"But if they can get us two-on-one, maybe there's a chance."

"A trace?"

"Brother, we are all in the seventh heaven, and you think a slight chance is not enough?"

Yang He curled his lips: "Then, how can we fight two against one? Even if we fight two against one, the remaining interior scenes go directly to the city, what difference does it make?"

Zhao Yushu continued to touch his chin: "So, the battlefield cannot be held in Songzhou."

Yang He's eyes widened.

"dare?"

"Dry!"

No one could have imagined that the two Seventh Heavens actually wanted to deal with the two Inner Scenes. What was even more terrifying was that they actually dared to take the initiative to attack.

The Tibetans naturally couldn't think of it either.

"I want to recall Zhu Huo and Gao Xu to help me defend Songzhou temporarily. At least the 15,000 troops under Jianmen Pass are coming soon."

Yang He's action capability was as strong as ever. He urgently recalled the special forces team that was still squatting in the forest feeding mosquitoes that day. Poor Fu Yun also came back with them. This young and handsome swordsman had been living in the open air these days, and his image was not much better than Hei Lu's.

"I won't waste any more time. Guard Songzhou for me and wait for us to come back."

Yang He patted Zhu Huo and Gao Xu on the shoulders and said, "The future of the Red Lotus Sect depends on you and me. Neither of us can fail."

Zhao Yushu hesitated for a moment and looked at Fu Yun: "This is not your war. Miaoyinhai is waiting for you. I hope you can leave here with her."

Fu Yun also hesitated, but finally shook his head: "When the battle is over, I will leave with her. I hope both she and I can live to see that day."

With a snap, Zhao Yushu slapped Fu Yun on the head: "Don't set up a flag before the battle, this is the rule, live well, leader, I'm leaving."

Night had fallen. Yang He nodded, and jumped down from the city wall with Zhao Yushu, leaving the three people in confusion.

"Where is Fu Lai Pavilion? Why couldn't we establish it in Fu Lai Pavilion before the war?"

Songzhou is far away from Chang'an, so far that even Zhao Yushu and Yang He, who are known for their speed, cannot get there overnight. The safest choice is actually for the two of them to go directly to Jianmen Pass, deal with the Tibetan monks there first, and then go to Chang'an calmly.

But the safest option may not always be the best option.

If anyone escapes from Jianmen Pass, or even if they don't have to escape, Li Qi himself might inform the new ally, and then the two inner scenes might come directly and kill the two guys at Jianmen Pass.

"We have to take them by surprise."

The two men fell from the air, took a short break and discussed countermeasures.

"How do you surprise them?"

Yang He took a big gulp of water and said, "I'll stand at the gate of their camp and start cursing. I'll lure one away, and then you'll deal with the other one. If you win, come and help me?"

"more or less."

Yang He was stunned: "I was just kidding."

"Me too."

"Your uncle!"

Zhao Yushu laughed: "It's too tense, just to ease the atmosphere. To be honest, it's almost the same, but it's not scolding."

Yang He frowned: "What do you want?"

Zhao Yushu chuckled and said, "Let's go and assassinate Gan Bu directly."

Under the city of Chang'an, the young Tubo Gampo set up his camp step by step.

Although the number of soldiers he could bring was half what he expected, it didn't mean he would definitely lose this battle.

Along the way, Lizhou tried to resist, but under the powerful pressure of Neijing, the city was broken almost instantly. The army crossed Lizhou and headed straight for Liangzhou with almost no hindrance.

Liangzhou was even simpler. It was the base for the Liao people as they moved south. The local garrison commander had long been bribed by the Liao people and simply opened the gates and surrendered the city. The Tibetan army easily advanced to the outskirts of Chang'an with almost no losses.

No matter how great a dynasty is, it will collapse from within, and this is true for you and me.

Ganbu looked up at the towering walls of Chang'an. Such a tall and magnificent city was almost impossible to fall, but his ancestors had broken through this heart of the nations three times.

You're nothing but that.