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

"Lun Qinling, get up! Although you have suffered heavy casualties, there are reasons for this. I will forgive you this time. Let your merits atone for your sins."

Songtsen Gampo spoke calmly, his tone no longer showing the anger from before, but was replaced by a sense of majesty and magnanimity.

Lun Qinling was secretly delighted in his heart, but responded to Songtsen Gampo with a sad face.

"Thank you, Zamp!"

He lowered his head, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, a hint of pride flashed in his eyes, and he was glad that he had escaped.

Under the gloomy sky, everyone sat together, listening to Lun Qinling's words, with a solemn look on everyone's face.

At this moment, Lu Dongzan walked out slowly, his steps were steady and firm, his eyes were fixed on Songtsen Gampo, his expression was full of sincerity.

"Zanpu!"

Lu Dongzan bowed slightly and spoke in a low and serious voice.

"The Tang Dynasty's cavalry is like a pack of wolves that suddenly appeared."

"Since they are already within our sight, their army must be watching closely from a distance."

"We all know that we paid a heavy price in the battle at Songzhou City and lost a large number of brave soldiers."

"And now, Songzhou City is right before our eyes. It's like a piece of fat meat that's about to be caught. We're just a little bit away from it."

Lu Dongzan paused, looked around, and continued, "If the Tang army arrives at this moment and garrisoned in Songzhou, firmly guarding the gateway to western Sichuan, then it would be harder than climbing to the sky for our army to break into the Tang territory later!"

"All our efforts and losses will be wasted. All our hard work will be burned to ashes, and the glory of our Tibetan nation will be brought to shame."

At this point, Lu Dongzan's eyes became even sharper, and he raised his voice: "However, if we can capture Songzhou before the Tang army arrives and control this gateway to western Sichuan, the situation will be completely different."

"By then, Songzhou will be like a nail driven deep into the earth, firmly planted there. We can use this place to attack and march straight into the territory of the Tang Dynasty."

"We can retreat and defend, preventing the Tang army from easily breaking through our defenses. This way, we might be able to have a good fight with the Tang Dynasty and gain more benefits and glory for Tubo!"

Lu Dongzan said this after careful consideration.

He hoped that through this plan, he could make up for some of the mistakes Lun Qinling had made before and make the Zamp feel better.

Songtsen Gampo looked at Lu Dongzan quietly, as if thinking about something.

After a while, he nodded slightly and said in a firm voice, "Then I'll do as you say."

He stood up.

"Pass on my order. You must capture Songzhou within two days. If you fail to do so, all the commanders participating in the battle will be executed."

"If they take it down, I'll ensure they live a life of prosperity and wealth!"

"Tell those landowners to be generous and send us their slaves. We can use these slaves to deplete the Tang army's strength."

"In our Tubo, slaves are like the weeds that grow all over the mountains. Every spring, when the wind blows, they naturally grow back in large numbers."

"I will compensate the landowners for their losses at the price of slaves."

"Yes! Zanpu!" Lu Dongzan immediately accepted the order. He knew that Songzhou City would definitely be broken.

After receiving the order, Lu Dongzan quickly organized an army.

There was a bustling atmosphere in the Tubo camp. Soldiers were nervously preparing siege equipment, and the sound of sharpening swords could be heard incessantly.

Although the landlords were reluctant, they drove groups of slaves towards Songzhou City under the strict order of the Zamp.

The slaves' eyes were filled with fear and despair. They were driven onto the battlefield like ants and became victims of this cruel war.