I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

"Just hold on."

"Defend Songzhou, and we will all be promoted and recorded in history."

Han Wei's words echoed in the air, rekindling the fighting spirit of every soldier who heard them. They gripped their weapons tightly and their eyes became determined.

They will live and die with Songzhou City.

Tibetan military camp.

Songtsen Gampo sat in the main seat with a gloomy face. His expression was as dark as the sky before a storm.

His eyes were fixed on Lun Qinling who was kneeling on the ground below.

Lun Qinling was now covered in dust and dirt, his armor was badly damaged, covered in blood and dust, his hair was messy and stuck to his cheeks, and he had completely lost the high spirits he had when he first went to battle.

He lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Songtsen Gampo's eyes, and his body trembled slightly, revealing his inner fear.

"Lun Qinling, you went out with a full ten thousand cavalrymen, and now only three thousand have returned."

Songtsen Gampo's voice was low and suppressed, but it contained uncontrollable anger, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.

"A whole seven thousand cavalrymen, just gone like that?"

There was a hint of anger in his tone.

In fact, he was already burning with anger.

Horses are always precious strategic resources.

Even though Tubo has vast grasslands, the environment is harsh and cold.

Breeding war horses is not easy.

A total of seven thousand horses!

That was a huge fortune, and even Songtsen Gampo, the Tibetan king, would feel a pang of pain.

If it weren't for Lu Dongzan's face, a defeated general like Lun Qinling would have been ordered by Songtsen Gampo to be whipped, or even punished more severely.

Listening to Songtsen Gampo's tone, Lu Dongzan knew in his heart that Songtsen Gampo was very angry, but was still suppressing it.

He coughed, breaking the tense silence, and asked doubtfully, "Lun Qinling, you are a Tibetan warrior, and you led a full ten thousand cavalrymen. How could you have suffered such heavy losses?"

His eyes were scrutinizing, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Even if you encountered the Tang army and couldn't defeat them, you could have just fled with your cavalry, right? Why did you lose 70% of your troops?"

Lu Dongzan's words also aroused Songtsen Gampo's curiosity. Although he was angry, he also wanted to know the reason behind the incident.

After all, Lun Qinling's strategy was good. It cut off the connection between Songzhou and the Tang Dynasty, allowing them to attack Songzhou with peace of mind. They thought it would be a great victory, but they did not expect such heavy losses.

Lun Qinling looked up at Lu Dongzan, a hint of barely perceptible panic flashing across his eyes, and then he lowered his head again, "Prime Minister, what I encountered was not the Tang army, but a group of Tang light cavalry."

His voice was a little hoarse, as if he was hiding something.

"They are well-equipped and number over ten thousand. I led seven thousand warriors to fight them."

He began to describe the terrible battle, trying to find an excuse for his defeat.

"Even though the enemy had a large number of people and was well-equipped, more than half of them were killed or wounded."

There was a hint of tragedy in his tone.

"But in the end, we were outnumbered. Luckily, I had left 3,000 men in Songzhou to cut off Songzhou's communication channels, so we were able to escape."

Lun Qinling's eyes rolled around as he was thinking about how to make the lie more convincing.

After all, no one present witnessed the battle personally, so he couldn't say what the real situation was. He tried to shift the blame to the enemy's strength to reduce his own guilt.

When Songtsen Gampo heard that the Tang Dynasty had also lost a similar number of troops, he finally felt a little relieved and weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

Now is the time to recruit people, Tubo needs every warrior. Songtsen Gampo did not intend to pursue Lun Qinling. After all, his martial arts skills were still recognized by him, and he still needed him to continue serving Tubo.