Seeing more and more Tang troops surrounding them, Dazalu Gong decided to go south to plunder and then left.

One dawn, the Tubo army quietly withdrew without waiting for the Tang army on the other side of the river to react. That same day, they rushed to Dayukou, got rid of the Tang army's scouting horses, turned south, and headed straight for Fengtian County.

According to the route originally planned by Li Qiwu and Gao Hui, they should march along the Mogu River, cross the loess plateau and enter the vast and flat Guanzhong Plain.

This plan emphasizes the word "fast".

However, halfway through the march, Gao Hui made a suggestion to Dazalu Gong.

"If you continue to move forward along this road, you will have to pass through the dangerous terrain on Mogu Road. If the Tang army sets up an ambush in the valley, the general's strength may be reduced."

Before Dazhalu Gong could speak, Li Qiwu asked in confusion: "The general is marching so fast, why did the Tang army set up an ambush in advance?"

Gao Hui said: "The general marched in secret from Pingliang to Pizhou. Why was he blocked?"

Dazalu Gong then thought of what his brother said. Xue Bai seemed to have known the route of the Tibetan army for a long time, so he raised his hand to ask Li Qiwu not to interrupt, and asked Gao Hui: "If there is an ambush on Mogu Road, what do you have to say?"

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"General, you can go to Qianling." Gao Hui said.

"Qianling?" Dazalu said respectfully, "What is that?"

"It is the mausoleum of Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu of the Tang Dynasty. The general only needs to go to the Qianling Mausoleum and pretend to dig out the gold and silver vessels buried with him. No matter which Tang army is around, he will be rescued, and the general can ambush him in turn."

After hearing this suggestion, Li Qiwu felt ridiculous.

He didn't think Dazalu Gong still had the time and energy to excavate the Qianling Mausoleum. Even if he did, it would be very uneconomical in the long run.

"Are you going to let Tubo and Tang Dynasty become enemies for generations?!"

"So what I'm talking about is feinting." Gao Hui said: "The purpose is to test whether there is an ambush and avoid directly entering the dangerous pass."

Li Qiwu frowned, thinking that this theory made no sense at all, and said: "This idea is too stupid. Rather than bothering to guess whether there is an ambush, it is better to cross the Mogu Road as soon as possible."

Gao Hui said: "I'm afraid it's because you are a member of the Tang Dynasty clan and you deliberately prevented the general from going to Qianling?"

"What are you talking about?" Li Qiwu was puzzled, "What does this have to do with me being a member of the clan?!"

He had no patience to continue this extremely stupid conversation, thinking that Gao Hui was trying to trick the barbarian Dazalu Gong into thinking he was a fool in order to take credit.

However, Dazalu Gong heard an overtone from this conversation that even Li Qiwu was not aware of.

If someone in the Tubo army has been secretly communicating information to Xue Bai, Gao Hui may be suspicious of Li Qiwu. Because of his suspicion, he was worried that there would be an ambush on the Mogu Road guided by Li Qiwu, and wanted him to go first

Qianling test.

Out of this comparison, Dazhalu Gong decided to go to Qianling first, both out of caution and to test Li Qiwu.

"What?"

Li Qiwu heard the result and saw that he could not persuade Da Zhalu Gong, and he suddenly became dissatisfied.

He was a member of the Li Tang clan, but he was just borrowing troops to follow the emperor's orders. How could he become a national thief who led foreign invaders to rob Gaozong's mausoleum?

After all, one should not associate with barbarians.

After thinking about this, he decided to find another way out.

The next day, the Tubo army changed its route again, instead of taking the faster and more convenient Mogu Road, it took a detour to Qianling.

Qianling Mausoleum is closer to Fengtian, and there is always a small force guarding the mausoleum. When the Tibetan army arrived, the troops guarding the mausoleum were alerted, and Fengtian County was immediately on alert.

Dazhalu Gong was very suspicious that there was an ambush of Tang troops near Mogu Road, so he pretended to be digging in Qianling, but actually hid his troops among the pines and trees, preparing to ambush the Tang troops in turn. He waited for two days.

It was these two days that became the key to the battle.

At dawn on the third day, a troop of troops finally arrived at Qianling.

There was heavy fog in the mountains that day. Dazhalu Gong used his telescope to look at the end of the mountain road and saw the flags fluttering in the fog. It was Wang Rao who had arrived.

He missed the opportunity to break out and fell into the encirclement of the Tang army again.

The Tubo army had a natural fear of Wang Rao, who had once challenged the Tubo prince. If they wanted to defeat Wang Rao head-on, Dazalu Gong was more willing to confront Xue Bai.

But now, he seems to have no choice.

Gao Hui has always emphasized that Mogu Road is dangerous and easy to be ambushed, but he did not mention another thing. If an ambush is discovered on Mogu Road, it is nothing more than retreating. On the contrary, the dense pines and cypresses in the Qianling Mausoleum area and the tortuous terrain are not conducive to the deployment of the army.

Especially not suitable for cavalry charges.

Therefore, if the Tang army wanted to encircle and annihilate the Tibetan army, the terrain of Qianling would be more suitable, and the time would also be conducive to the Tang army calmly deploying the encirclement.

This was something Dazalu Gong did not expect. The moment he saw Wang Rare's flag, he had a premonition that the battle might be lost.

Sure enough, when the two sides engaged in battle, Wang rarely pressed down the formation in person, killing the Tibetan army and retreating steadily.

What's worse is that not long after, more and more Tang troops arrived from the rear, the first being Guo Xi's cavalry.

Dazalu Gong had to admit that he had failed strategically, and now he only wanted to successfully bring the main force back to Tibet.

The trouble is, he's gone too far alone.

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Li Qiwu didn't care about victory or defeat on the battlefield. He was a person who listened to elegant music. Now all he heard was fighting and howling every day, which made him feel bored.

He paced in his tent every day, thinking about how to obtain the court's forgiveness.

On this day, the movement among the Tubo army was particularly loud. The screams of the wounded increased, and there seemed to be a riot. Some Tubo tribes left on their own, and some even ran to join the Tang army.

Li Qiwu opened the curtain and wanted to see what was going on outside, but he saw a pair of bright eyes staring at him. They were the slaves he bought a while ago. They were extremely talented in music and were originally going to give tribute.

With the Supreme Emperor.

"It's a pity. You were supposed to be the next 'Chicken Boy Wonder', but things didn't work out and the Emperor passed away." Li Qiwu sighed, waved his hand and said, "Go and make a living on your own."

Ye Butong prostrated himself on the ground and said, "I want to learn music from Alang."

"What kind of music do you want to learn? In these troubled times, all skills are useless."

Just as he finished speaking, soldiers came over, saying that the general had summoned Li Qiwu.

This time, instead of going to the big tent, he was taken to Dazarugong's stable.

"Go in."

"What are you doing?" Li Qiwu was furious and said, "I am the clan of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Go in."

There was a pile of horse dung under his feet and the fence behind him was closed. Li Qiwu turned around and saw Dazhalu Gong coming in armor with a ferocious look on his face.

Then, Gao Hui was also pushed in.

"General..."

"Cunning Tang people, one of you two must be lying to me!"

When Li Qiwu saw this, he woke up and said hurriedly: "General, it was Gao Hui who brought you here. The Tang army had already set up an ambush."

"General, listen to me. It is impossible for the Tang army to set up an ambush in Qianling. This would disturb Emperor Gaozong." Gao Hui said: "They must be ambushing on Mogu Road. It is because the general is cautious that he did not fall into the ambush."

Li Qiwu said: "The general went deep into the army alone, and the only chance of victory was the word 'quick'. It was Gao Hui who mistook the general."

"Enough!"

Dazalu Gong roared angrily and said: "I won't listen to a word of your chatter. I will only leave one person to lead the way. When the army sets off in half an hour, I will only believe that I will survive."

The one."

"What?"

Li Qiwu was greatly shocked.

This matter seemed to him completely unreasonable.

When you encounter a problem, how can you not distinguish between right and wrong and just use such a simple and crude way to solve it? What if you kill someone by mistake? Or maybe Dazalu Gong doesn't trust him even more.

It is indeed true to expect a barbarian to find out the truth...

"Bang."

Li Qiwu was still thinking in his mind, but he had already received a heavy punch on the head and fell to the ground.

He turned around and saw Gao Hui rushing towards him with a murderous look on his face.

Before he could react, Gao Hui's thick and powerful arms had already wrapped around his neck, dragging him back and strangling him alive.

"open!"

"I'm sorry. The Tubo people said that only one of us can live. I want to blame you and him."

Li Qiwu's face turned red and he couldn't breathe at all.

He finally felt the terror. What frightened him more than death was the arrogance and unreasonableness.

He abandoned the comfortable life in Chang'an City and joined the company of jackals, tigers and leopards. Jackals, tigers and leopards are disorderly. If you want to kill him, kill him regardless of whether there is any reason. No matter what he does, it will be wrong.

The neck was being strangled tighter and tighter. Li Qiwu grabbed a piece of warm horse dung on the ground and pressed it into Gao Hui's eyes.

Horse manure blurred Gao Hui's eyes, and he subconsciously let go of his hand.

Li Qiwu hurriedly crawled away. Gao Hui had wiped the horse manure off his face, grabbed his ankles, dragged him back, kicked him on the back, and wanted to beat him to death.
To be continued...