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The Tubo army was attacked by force, and the attack was fierce and successful, even posing a threat to Gampo, so the Lord of the Cemetery did not dare to play around anymore and had to leave.

But this team was not from Chang'an, but came from the south.

"It's not the Red Lotus."

Yang He looked at it for a while and came to a conclusion.

"Who could that be?"

Zhao Yushu racked his brains but could not figure out where this army of at least 30,000 came from. Ganbu came from Songzhou and had already eliminated all possible resistance forces. There was no army south of Chang'an that could come to the rescue.

If it’s not the Red Lotus Sect, could it be that the Liao people who went to attack the Eastern Capital have returned?

This is unreasonable!

Before this, Tubo had never thought that there would be any army from the Central Plains that could cut off its retreat, so it focused most of its energy on defending against a surprise attack on Chang'an City. The interference of Zhao Yushu and Yang He further strengthened its idea of ​​sending people from Chang'an to assassinate it, and its defense of the retreat became even weaker.

Especially after the two of them made a fuss, the camp was in great chaos. For a while, they were unable to organize an effective defense and were forcibly rushed into the camp by thousands of vanguard cavalry.

A night raid with such a large-scale attack by the entire army, there is a 99% chance that this general is a madman.

There was a rage in Gambu's eyes. He was well-versed in various military books from Tibet and the Central Plains, but he still made this serious mistake. However, he still couldn't figure out where this army came from.

Songzhou?

I'm keeping a close eye on the Songzhou direction and the Jianmen Pass direction, so it can't be from there.

Eastern Capital?

The Eastern Capital has been surrounded by Liao people, and it is lucky that we can hold it. Even if they come, it is impossible for them to bypass it from the south.

Could it be the Liao people?

The Liao people are notoriously treacherous and will treat any alliance as a piece of waste paper as long as there are benefits. Earlier, they joined forces with Chang'an to wipe out the Red Lotus Sect, but ended up turning around to attack Tongguan without even entering the Red Lotus Sect's territory. It is not impossible that they will suddenly come back to bite us now.

But if this is the case, the problem will be serious. First of all, the Eastern Capital must have fallen. Secondly, will the city of Chang'an take any action and join forces with the Liao people to encircle itself?

Haha, are we just making wedding dresses for the Liao people by fighting all this?

"Hold the south and pay attention to the north. The Tang people will definitely send troops. Also, immediately find out who the people in the south are!"

"Di Xiang!"

A figure flashed above the gate of Di Mansion and landed directly in front of the study door. This behavior was extremely rude, but no one would say that he was rude.

General Wang looked at the wide-open door of the study, and Prime Minister Di stood up and walked out.

"General Wang, what's the matter that brings you here so late at night?"

"Hmph, Prime Minister Di is so cunning, can't you hear the roar of killing in the south of the city? Quick, I want to send troops, please use your seal quickly!"

General Wang handed over a troop mobilization document. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, even General Wang, if he wanted to mobilize a force of more than a thousand people, had to go through the review of three departments. The first two had already been pulled out of the quilt and stamped directly by him, and the last one was Prime Minister Di's seal.

Unexpectedly, Prime Minister Di was calm and collected: "If we leave the city now, Tubo will surely be prepared. General, are you sure?"

"Do you know who is coming?"

"How should I know? But I can't use this seal now. Let's wait a little longer."

General Wang was anxious: "Prime Minister Di, you are well-educated and can govern a country, but you may not know much about military affairs. If we leave the city now, we can attack Tubo from both sides and we will surely defeat Tubo!"

"I don't know anything about military affairs. If the Tibetans leave 10,000 troops to guard the north, how long will it take for you to defeat the enemy?"

General Wang hesitated for a moment and said, "I will lead 30,000 soldiers out of the city and we will capture it in one hour!"

"Okay, within this hour, the Liao people will attack the city. Apart from those young masters' soldiers, there are only 30,000 soldiers in the city who can fight. How long can they hold out?"

General Wang hesitated again.

Prime Minister Di's face turned serious: "If Chang'an is destroyed because of this, you and I will be sinners for all eternity!"

"Did we miss the opportunity?!"

"of course not."

General Wang was confused.

"Send some auxiliary troops to the southern wall to stir up trouble, and then gather all the troops that can fight to the north city and wait for the opportunity to move."

General Wang widened his eyes in disbelief and began to doubt whether his words "Prime Minister Di does not know how to fight" were a bit hasty.

"If the general agrees, I will use the seal right away."

General Wang suddenly pulled back the troop mobilization document without even realizing why he did so.

Sweat dripped down General Wang's cheeks.

"I, I need to ask your Majesty."

Prime Minister Di snorted coldly and turned away.

After two exchanges between the two sides, Prime Minister Di almost made his cards clear. If General Wang still regarded Li Huan as superior to the entire Tang Dynasty as before, then after tonight, or in a few days at most, at least one of them would die.

Di Xiang was just a mortal, but after he turned and left, General Wang, who was the top inner vision master in the world and was no longer considered a human, felt weak all over, as if even his inexhaustible spiritual energy had been drained.

Decades of education in loyalty to the emperor suffered a shocking shock and he was truly at a loss.

"Minister Di, wait a minute!"

Prime Minister Di stopped and although he hadn't turned around yet, General Wang seemed to have seen his smile of success.

The Liao army camp outside the north city has also woken up. Even though there is a huge Chang'an city between them, the Liao lord will still keep an eye on and be vigilant about the south of the city. It is impossible for him not to be aware of such a big commotion.

"Did you see whose troops they were?"

"Your Majesty, the battlefield is too chaotic, the scouts can't get through, the Tibetans are now like frightened birds, and our monks can't move rashly to avoid misunderstandings."

"understood."

The Liao ruler was already over fifty years old and much more mature than Gampo of Tubo. The Liao Kingdom had been planned for a long time. No matter how many little tricks his subordinates had, with his intentional or unintentional instigation, they still moved forward step by step according to his ideas.

The fourth brother should have taken Dongdu by now. As for that idiot Yelu Rang, he tried his best to take Tongguan. It seemed that he and the fourth brother had surrounded Dongdu together, but he was also surrounded in the center of the Tang Dynasty. As long as the fourth brother could cut off his retreat, the idiot would be trapped to death in the Central Plains.

After taking the two capitals of the east and the west, the Tubo Tang Dynasty was severely damaged. All the land north of the river became Liao territory, and the ambitious King of the Southern Courtyard was trapped in his own web.

How wonderful.

The national teacher is indeed amazing.

"My Lord, should we attack the city now to relieve some of the pressure on Tubo?"

"What's the point? I trust Ganbu."

The Liao ruler looked at the sky far away, which was already burning red with flames, but it was impossible to see it from his position, but he still kept looking.

"Send four thousand households to go around from the east and west."

The Liao ruler stroked his beard and issued an incredible order.

"Go around?"

His subordinates failed to understand what he meant.

"Go around and head to the southern battlefield."

The Liao ruler pointed to the distant night sky and almost laughed: "No matter who comes, God is helping me. Whether it's the Tibetans or the Tang people, no matter who they are, hurry over and give them to me, eat them!"

The rumbling sound of horse hooves came from two directions at the same time. General Wang sat in Prime Minister Di's mansion with his eyes closed and his ears moving all the time.

"The time has come."