This time Lu Zhaoci sent troops without much fanfare. He just led 3,000 imperial troops out of Chang'an City and headed towards the front line. Such was the speed of his troops. Although Lu Zhaoci was in Chang'an, the intelligence from the front line was coming every day.

They would send people to Chang'an so that Lu Zhaoci could know all the news about the front line. However, because Lu Zhaoci did not come, the situation on the front line was still the same as at that time. Qin Huaiyu and other young generals resisted the attack of hundreds of thousands of troops.

Fortunately, Kunlun Town is extremely strong, otherwise, it would have been broken by these southwest ethnic groups. The individual quality of these people is not as good as the elite army of the Tang Dynasty, but there is one thing that the elite army of the Tang Dynasty cannot compare with.

That is the means of attack. They have various means of attack. They can use all kinds of weapons with great skill. The most important thing is that their weapons are coated with poison. Once this poison cuts the skin,

, if they are not treated in time, even if they do not die, they will still have troubles. This also makes Qin Huaiyu and the others miserable, even when they sleep, they will be in fear. If there were not a large number of doctors in the army and the support of the Heman tribe,

I'm afraid that before Lu Zhaoci could arrive at Kunlun Town, the 150,000-strong army would be demoralized.

"The general will wait to see your Majesty." By the time Lu Zhaoci arrived at Kunlun Town, it was already a month later. The road to Shu was difficult to pass, even if Lu Zhaoci ordered people to open the road to Shu.

"No need to be polite, let's talk when we enter the city." Lu Zhaoci frowned and glanced at everyone. Although everyone was in neat armor, they could not hide the look of exhaustion between their brows. It was Qin Huaiyu who was there when he went on the expedition.

He is so high-spirited. He is also a famous handsome young man in Chang'an City, but now he looks a lot older. This also shows the hardship of the war.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qin Huaiyu and others couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. It was as if they had found a backbone, and they could not hide the relief in their eyes.

Lu Zhaoci saw this in his heart and frowned even more. Is this Lu Dongzan so difficult to deal with? He remained silent and quietly headed towards Kunlun Town under the protection of the imperial guards. Although Kunlun Town was a small town

, it was also a place where the Han and the barbarians exchanged supplies, but in this way, this Kunlun town had obviously become a huge military camp. But what Lu Zhaoci saw was that these soldiers no longer had the composure and calmness of the past, and some were just frightened and panicked

, there is still a glimmer of hope.

"Xuanling, this battle is very difficult," Lu Zhaoci said softly to Fang Xuanling on the side.

"Your Majesty, these barbarians are nothing to worry about. If we fight alone, these people are no match for our warriors of the Tang Dynasty. But in terms of the diversity of methods, our Tang Dynasty cannot compare with them. Your Majesty, and the barbarians

The leader Gao Shang was seriously injured. He was injured by an unknown poison from the southwest. Although a cure was found, it was difficult to recover in a short period of time. He is still lying in bed unable to move." Fang Xuanling said gently

Said: "Your Majesty, this Ludongzan not only has many ways to fight, but also is very vicious. He uses poison on his weapons, not only with various poisons from the southwest, but also from Tibet. When our army fights with the opponent, as long as it is cut

If the skin is damaged, if it is not treated in time, it will cause ulcers and even life-threatening situations. Nowadays, there are many non-combatants in our army. Your Majesty’s 150,000-strong army originally came, but now there are only about 100,000 capable combatants. Most of them are

We cannot fight in a short period of time. Not only that, we have to be careful about the water sources we want to drink. When we first came here, many of us died of poisoning due to drinking the water sources. Now we can only dig wells in the city.

Fortunately, this is the south, otherwise it would be really difficult to get water." Fang Xuanling said worriedly. Apparently he was also stumped by the situation in front of him...

"Has our army collected the opponent's weapons?" Lu Zhaoci frowned and said.

"This minister has ordered people to collect and ask the army doctors to search for the poisons smeared on the weapons of the enemy, and then study them to find a way to deal with these poisons as soon as possible. Now we have made some progress." Fang Xuanling's face finally showed.

A smile, this is probably the only good news.

"This Lu Dongzan is really vicious." Lu Zhaoci's heart was cold. He did not expect that at this time, biochemical weapons would appear. Although this kind of biochemical weapons was very primitive, he had to admit that at this time, this kind of biochemical weapons

Weapons have a huge battlefield, because these raw materials are inexhaustible in the forests of the southwest. And Tubo is the Tibet of later generations. Tibetan medicinal materials themselves are very powerful, and Tibetan medical skills are also very magical.

Yes, most of the medical poisons are the same. As you can imagine, the other party's poisons are also very powerful. In order to deal with the Tang Dynasty, this Lu Dongzan gave him everything. This kind of person is undoubtedly very dangerous and must be killed.

In the cradle, otherwise the Tang Dynasty will be unlucky, and maybe it will be dragged here by him. Songtsan Gambo has such a person under his command, no wonder he can force Li Shimin to marry in history, and Tubo is also there

The hands of this generation became powerful, so powerful that later on, the suzerain country of Datang still had to listen to him, and all his soldiers and horses were sent to fight against Chang'an City. History tells itself that Tubo will be its own formidable enemy.

Lu Zhaoci was in a heavy heart. After visiting Gao Shang, he returned to the Kunlun Town Yamen, which temporarily served as the imperial camp. Lu Zhaoci also held his first military meeting here. Everyone in the hall came here this time.

The generals, mostly young generals, but also some veteran generals, such as Yu Chigong, Cheng Yaojin and others, were also brought over by Lu Zhaoci. It was originally thought that this time, with the help of these southwest ethnic minorities, these young generals could be brought over

They grew up as quickly as possible, but as soon as Lu Zhaoci entered the hall, he saw everyone's expressions in his eyes and couldn't help but shook his head. These people may not be able to recover in a short time. There must be a big victory now to cheer up the military morale.

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Qin Huaiyu on the other side was in the hall, talking about the offense and defense of both sides of Kunlun Town, and then sat back down, and there was silence in the hall.

"Why, have you been fooled by these barbarians?" Lu Zhaoci snorted: "What general can't defeat a battle? A general who doesn't defeat a battle can't become a peerless general. Even if a great general can be what he is today, he won't be able to win.

We know how many hardships we have gone through. When we fail, we must first know why we lost. Is it because our generals are incompetent? Obviously not, is it because our weapons are not as good as the opponent's? Obviously not, what is that, is it because

If you are not ruthless enough and the enemy is ruthless, then we must be more ruthless and cunning than them. Huh, let's go, it's useless to talk here. Go up to the city wall and have a look. I want to see this Ludongzan march and fight.

What kind of skills do you have, but my generals have no intention of fighting?" Qin Huaiyu and others were taught by Lu Zhaoci and could not hold their heads up. Only Yuchi Gong was waiting there and sneered. Fortunately, Lu Zhaoci decided to take a look at the enemy camp.

, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

The city wall of Kunlun Town has been mottled for a long time. The originally thick city wall has long become dilapidated. Even the blue bricks on the city wall have turned black. That is after the blood dyed it red, it turned black over time. Lu

Zhaoci and others asked about the stench before they got close. However, Qin Huaiyu and others seemed to have smelled nothing and looked calm. Seeing this, Lu Zhaoci couldn't help but nodded. He could adapt to this kind of environment.

It's an improvement

The city wall of Kunlun Town is very high and very strong. Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty's army would not have been able to support it until now. However, the moat outside the city wall has long been filled in, and the bodies of those who died in the battle on both sides have long been burned and buried.

The plague was caused by the Tang Dynasty. Of course, it was the Tang Dynasty army that did this. It was impossible for the army of the five southwest armies to do this...

Lu Zhaoci stood on the city wall, looking at the enemy troops outside the city. After a long period of running-in, the four southwest camps at this time had already reached a preliminary size. On the surface, they seemed to be orderly and orderly.

, one can tell at a glance that it was done by Lu Dongzan, and only a person like him who is proficient in the art of war can do it. However, it can only be done in a preliminary way, and cannot be as strict as the Central Plains generals. After all, these four are not the same.

It is not a unified whole. Although there are rules and regulations, Lu Zhaoci still sees some weaknesses.

"After a while, the enemy formations below will be able to be on a par with you. I'm afraid Lu Dongzan will have almost integrated the four southwestern divisions by then." Lu Zhaoci said with a frown.

"Your Majesty Shengming Lu Dongzan is a powerful enemy of our army. If we don't kill this man, if he is allowed to escape back to Tibet, it will be a serious problem for our army." Fang Xuanling frowned and said, "I heard that he

After Lu Dongzan arrived in Chang'an, he didn't do anything. He only looked at those book markets and exchanged a lot of gold and silver for books from the Central Plains. First, they were Buddhist classics, then craftsmen, medicine, and finally the art of war.

A large amount of money and silk were used to open the way. I believe that these four southwest tribes are probably just used by Lu Dongzan to train his troops. While holding back our army, he can achieve his goal of integrating these military strategies."

"Hmph, these people deserve to be killed." Lu Zhaoci snorted helplessly. No matter in any dynasty, there are many people who are greedy for money and sell out national interests. Even if China becomes stronger in later generations, it will be the same.

, What's more, nowadays, with the rise of martial arts, books such as art of war and tactics are not treasured by aristocratic families. Lu Dongzan only needs to spend a certain amount of money to get these things. What makes Lu Zhaoci angry is

Those who sell these books are all bastards. I am afraid that the camp in front of me is Lu Dongzan testing what he has learned.

"Your Majesty, although this camp seems to have some flaws, if it is normal, I can capture this camp in four ways, but this Ludongzan seems to understand the truth behind this, and he has laid out defenses around the camp.

Various traps, including venomous snakes, stingers, poisonous insects, etc., were hidden in the grass or on the treetops, making it difficult for people to detect them. He also planted many small traps around the camp.

Grass, if our army wants to raid these places, it must pass through the grass, and before the war begins, the opponent will order people to take away the poisonous snakes and other objects in the grass." Qin Huaiyu said through gritted teeth. Apparently he had done this before.

Yes, and suffered a big loss.

Lu Zhaoci looked at the enemy camp carefully, and sure enough he saw a lot of grass surrounding the enemy camp, surrounding the enemy camp, forming a huge circle. If it was daytime, it would be good, but if it was night, then

I'm afraid things won't go well. In a sneak attack at night, whoever can clearly see what's under their feet will fall into the opponent's plan if they don't pay attention. Just imagine who dares to light a torch in a sneak attack at night. That's not telling the other party clearly, look, I

Come for a sneak attack.

"Is there any tung oil?" Lu Zhaoci asked with a frown.

"Your Majesty, I have tried it. This Lu Dongzan is very cautious. He knows what these poisonous insects and snakes are afraid of, so he splashes water on the grass every day. Even if there is tung oil, there is no way. With the fire, the other party will also

I understand." An embarrassed look appeared on Fang Xuanling's face, and she said, "Now our army dare not go out to fight in the field. Once we go out to fight in the field, we will be injured by the opponent's weapons, resulting in countless casualties."

Lu Zhaoci nodded and said: "I know, this Lu Dongzan is a powerful character. It seems that in order to destroy the four southwest regions, we must first lift the siege of Kunlun Town. The only way is to switch to passive defense.

Take the initiative to attack, disrupt and disperse these people. Only in this way can we disrupt the deployment of the four armies, and then we attack them separately so that the four southwestern armies cannot form a unified combat effectiveness. In this way, even if Lu Dongzan has great abilities,

It is also impossible to twist these people into a rope. Xuanling, do you know what these southwest ethnic minorities like?”….

"Gold and silver treasures." Fang Xuanling opened his mouth and said.

"Yes, it's gold and silver treasures." Lu Zhaoci sneered: "These people can be bribed by Lu Dongzan and beguiled to go against our Tang Dynasty just because they admire the wealth of our Tang Dynasty. You think if they find out

How about a mountain of gold and silver?"

"Of course it is. What does Your Majesty mean? To alienate?" Fang Xuanling's heart moved and her eyes lit up.

"That's right. In this world, the reason why people rebel is not because of anything else, but because they envy others who live a much better life than themselves. Those powerful people are aloof, enjoying beautiful women, fine wine, delicious food, and enjoying life and death, but they are being

Why are they the objects of slavery? These people are not worried about scarcity but inequality." Lu Zhaoci showed a hint of disdain on his lips and said: "This is the case for these southwestern ethnic groups. At the moment, they can still be gathered by Lu Dongzan.

Together, because they have a common goal, but if one day, they will be separated due to uneven distribution of spoils, and these tribes live together, how can there be no conflicts? As long as there is an introduction, the conflicts in the past will disappear

It suddenly becomes apparent that by then, even if the coalition forces are not broken up, they will not be as closely coordinated as they are now. And with just a little guidance, we can solve most of the problems."

"Your Majesty is wise." Not only Fang Xuanling, but also Yu Chigong and others also understood clearly at this time, their eyes lit up, and they shouted loudly.

"Your Majesty, how do you give them gold and silver treasures? If it's too simple, I'm afraid they won't be fooled." Qin Huaiyu asked with a frown.

"They will be fooled, and they have to be fooled. Even if they know there is a problem here, they still have to take the bait. This is the second method I want to talk about. That is for our army to withdraw from Kunlun Town and hand over Kunlun Town to the other party."

A mysterious smile appeared at the corner of Lu Zhaoci's mouth. In this era, even the most astute military masters did not dare to retreat rashly, let alone rashly abandon the city to the opponent. Only a figure like Lu Zhaoci, as a

Emperor, losing a city is as easy as losing a copper plate.

"If the people are there, the city will survive; if the people are gone, the city will be destroyed." Lu Zhaoci pointed at Kunlun Town and said: "On the one hand, these southwest ethnic minorities are not good at defending the city. Let them enter the city, and our army will be in an offensive position.

Let some of their methods not be used. Secondly, we are the attacking party, and the initiative is in the hands of our army, so there are many more methods. Thirdly, when I withdraw, I will leave a large amount of gold, silver and silk in the city.

, after these people enter the city, they will definitely fight for it, and conflicts will inevitably arise. Third, I will ambush dead soldiers in the city, and destroy the enemy at critical moments. Water sources and other objects are all targets.

, Fourth, the worst thing is, when they enter the city, burn them to death with a fire and weaken their spirit." Everyone's expressions changed when they heard this, and they looked at Lu Zhaoci in surprise. They did not expect that Lu Zhaoci could be so vicious.

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"What if the other party doesn't enter the city? Our army hastily withdrawn from Kunlun Town. Lu Dongzan is treacherous. He must be able to see that there is something wrong. I'm afraid he is not so easy to be fooled." Cheng Yaojin, a fool, shook his head and said.

"Haha, General Cheng, don't worry. I think these people will definitely enter the city." Fang Xuanling on the side explained with a smile: "On the one hand, these southwest rebels are tired from fighting for a long time. They stay in the wild. This

The feeling is not pleasant. They need to enter a city. Secondly, we have been fighting for two or three months now, and the other side is still lingering under Kunlun Town. They are furious. They need a city, otherwise their military morale will collapse.

, is not what these people want. Since these patriarchs think so, how can Lu Dongzan stop it? Even if he has infinite wisdom, there is nothing he can do when encountering this situation. Lu Dongzan's greatest advantage is,

It's just that these people are not Tubo people. He can use countless tactics and strategies on them to find the best way to deal with the Tang Dynasty and achieve the greatest goal of holding back the Tang Dynasty. But his biggest shortcoming is also the same.

, these people are not the Tubo army. If they really make trouble, Lu Dongzan cannot control them. So the old minister guessed that if His Majesty gives up Kunlun Town, these people will definitely enter Kunlun Town impatiently." Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and said,

A confident smile appeared on his face, which was the smile on the other generals' faces after his explanation. Victory was expected.

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