"Lord Zanpu, are your demands too much?" Lu Yuqing said with a look of sorrow and indignation: "Don't you care about the feelings of your people and subordinates?" Secretly, the entire Yangwei Army had less than a thousand fire weapons. Due to the imperfect manufacturing process, 20% of the weapons were reimbursed in less than two months. Now there are only more than 700 weapons left that can be used. Songtsan Gampo opened his mouth. Five hundred strokes. He was simply greedy. In Lu Yuqing's mind, he had been listed as the most shameless person in the world. He took the people of the Tang Dynasty as slaves, and actually asked for food, clothing, and travel expenses, and then directly asked for the most important things in the Tang Dynasty. Firegun. Not only the Grand Minister Lu was surprised, but also Trisang Yangdun and Qiongbo Bangse felt that Songtsan Gambusong was too much. Tang Jun had such a good offer and could not find any reason to refuse. Throwing away a lot of baggage, he could In exchange for important figures, to put it another way, all the people of Tubo were soldiers, and useless people were exchanged for fighting warriors. I was afraid that the Tang Dynasty would not agree, but I didn't expect that Songtsen Gampo would make such an excessive request. Songtsan Gampo said disapprovingly: "Abo Se, you all can instigate rebellion. Who knows if there will be any traitors you instigated in the exchange this time? On the battlefield, it is the jungle of the jungle, and they are incapable of being captured. This is their misfortune, and it is also According to the arrangement of the gods, if we lose this war, Ben Zamp will go down to accompany them. If the gods bless us to win, then the heads of the Yangwei army will be the best sacrifice for them. " "Okay, you. The Tang Dynasty agreed to the request." Everyone thought that the proud Minister Lu would walk away, but unexpectedly, he actually agreed. "My lord, minister, do you really agree? Can you make the decision on this matter?" Songtsen Gampo did not expect that Lu Yuqing would agree. He was so surprised that he was not convinced himself. ¡°You¡¯re willing to hand over such a confidential thing to the iron for a mere untouchable, aren¡¯t you kidding yourself? I was just asking for a lot of money and asking for more benefits. Lu Yuqing said with a serious face: "My emperor loves the people as his own children. Tell us that we must bring the suffering people back to the Tang Dynasty. Our emperor also said that the people are water and the king is a boat. Water can carry a boat and capsize it." Zhou, a few hundred fire guns can save the lives of so many people, it's worth it." "What's the water? Songtsen Gampo was not interested at all. In his mind, a good emperor should divide his time. He could be a virtuous emperor at ordinary times, but when necessary, he had to show his heroic and courageous nature. In his eyes, Li Er was addicted to being a wise king and a selfless Khan over the years. No wonder the Tang army retreated so quickly yesterday. This is the reason. At this moment, Songtsen Gampo felt that he was in danger, and suddenly Grasping at a life-saving straw. It must be the appearance of three spirits. The gods have not abandoned him or Tibet, Songtsen Gampo thought excitedly. "The Khan of Heaven loves his people like his own son, I admire him." Songtsen Gampo said with a smile: "But I have explained in advance that you must make sure that every fire gun is good. In addition, the gunpowder used to launch the fire gun "No less." Thanks to the Tang Dynasty's retreat yesterday, Songtsen Gampo not only got more than a dozen of the coveted fire blunderbuss, but also got them from the captured prisoners. After getting the news, this kind of fire blunderbuss needs a kind of gunpowder to fire, so I proposed on the spot that in addition to the fire blunderbuss, I also needed gunpowder to fire the fire blunderbuss. Lu Yuqing was shocked: "What, you know this too?" "Hehe, of course. This Zamp never does business at a loss." "How much does Zamp want?" "General, Xiao We have negotiated with Songtsan Gampo according to your instructions. The general guessed right. Songtsen Gampo really opened his mouth and asked not only for the blunderbuss, but also for a large amount of gunpowder. After repeated negotiations, we need to give Tibet four. One hundred fireguns and three hundred barrels of gunpowder are too large, so we agreed to deliver them in late June." In the commander's room, Lu Yuqing, who had returned from negotiations, reported to Hou Junji. It can be said that Hou Junji guessed the negotiation process and Songtsen Gampo's personality very well. Lu Yuqing, who was in charge of the negotiations, was very passive on the surface and failed everywhere, but in fact everything was under his control. "Rescued all the people, including the soldiers who were captured yesterday?" "Yes, general, Songtsen Gampo promised to release all the people of the Tang Dynasty and the captured soldiers, and also promised not to attack them again and let them Return to the Tang Dynasty smoothly," Lu Yuqing continued. Hou Junji sneered and said: "Huh, he can't protect himself. We are surrounded by Luosucheng and no one can get out. How can the order be passed on? It's just self-deception. Don't take it seriously." Lu Yuqing hesitated for a moment and said Face asked unwillingly: "General, do we need to pay so much for those people? You also know that the blunderbuss and gunpowder are the top secrets of the Tang Dynasty. Do you really want to give them to them?" " Lu Dailang, ???Just do your job well. These are important military affairs. I forgive Hou for not being able to disclose them to you. You have made a contribution to this matter, and Hou will naturally report it to the emperor. " "Yes, then if you have nothing to do, I will resign first." " "stroll. " After the Minister of Rites, who had accomplished his task well, left, a smiling young man walked out from behind the screen. It was Liu Yuan who had not seen him for many days. " General Hou, what medicine are you and Liu Yuan selling in the gourd? "As soon as Old Demon King Cheng saw Liu Yuan, he immediately began to ask. Liu Yuan smiled and said, "Uncle Cheng, how did you guess that it was my nephew's idea? " "What I said yesterday was to exchange the nobles and lords of Tubo for the people of Tang Dynasty. In the blink of an eye, there were blunderbuss and gunpowder. Tubo asked for everything from Tang Dynasty. I, Lao Cheng, remember that when we went out, you suddenly You showed up and asked to see General Hou, and then the negotiation completely changed. If it wasn't your idea, whose idea was it? Qin Qiong was also surprised and said: "Fire guns and gunpowder, those are the top secrets of the Tang Dynasty. Is this okay?" "Yes, the emperor attaches great importance to these two things. The research institute that produces gunpowder is guarded by the Royal Forest Army. It can be said that the guard is extremely tight. If it is presented to Songtsen Gampo like this, if the emperor knows about it, will he be furious? ? "Niu Jinda also had a look of solemnity on his face. "Li Er can be very kind and patient, as long as you are not a threat to him and you contribute to the Tang Dynasty in his mind, but once it offends his interests, it will exceed His bottom line is that he will raise the butcher's knife without hesitation. Even if his biological brothers are like this, who is closer than his biological brothers? Huo Tong and gunpowder are two things that Li Er attaches great importance to, and they are also the key to the rapid advancement of the Tang army in Tubo. . Just giving it to the Tibetan soldiers is not giving the opponent a knife to kill him. How come Liu Yuan and Hou Junji, who have always been so smart, suddenly agreed to this idea? " Okay, Xiaoyuan, please explain this matter. Liu Yuan nodded and began to explain: "Uncles, you can rest assured." My nephew is not confused, and there is no illicit affair with Songtsan Gampo. Let¡¯s talk about the confidentiality issue first. In the first confrontation in Luoxue City, Songtsan Gampo suddenly used the people of the Tang Dynasty to break up the Tang army¡¯s camp. This is The most useless battle since we entered Tubo. Not only was morale demoralized, but there were heavy casualties, and a lot was gained by Tibet, including blunderbuss and gunpowder, as well as related personnel. In fact, this was considered a leak. " When everyone heard this, they nodded secretly and felt a little uneasy. For them, it was actually a dereliction of duty here. Seeing everyone's reaction, Liu Yuan smiled slightly and continued: "But don't worry, even if Tubo has captured Fireguns and gunpowder are also useless. The forging process of the fire blunderbuss is very complicated. Tubo does not have the ability to make it. This is one of the most important points. Only a handful of people in the entire Tang Dynasty knew about it, and so many generals present did not know about those captured soldiers. Of course, I don¡¯t even know, so even if Songtsan Gampo got the gunpowder and gunpowder, it would not be of much use. This is also an important reason why my nephew boldly used the gunpowder and gunpowder as chips. " Old Demon King Cheng frowned and said: "Even so, these things are extremely lethal after all. There are hundreds of fire weapons and hundreds of barrels of gunpowder. Cheng knows that rescuing those people will make the emperor's benevolence and prestige famous far and wide. Far and wide, but what a price we have to pay and how many lives of Tang Dynasty soldiers will be lost. " In the past, Tubo was suppressed and beaten, but once Tubo had a fire system and formed a confrontation, the situation would definitely be different. Li Jing smiled slightly: "This is not a big problem. If Tubo uses a little less gunpowder, there will always be an end. On that day, even in duel shooting, the armor protection was not as good as that of our Tang Army, and the cooperation and accuracy were even more incomparable. Li was not very concerned about this matter, but what Li was most concerned about was whether Liu Yuan could fight to the end. What's the idea? " "Yes, I, Old Cheng, have the same problem. Didn't we agree to use gunpowder to blow up the city wall, and then rush in to have a showdown? The stone mountain is so hard that it can be blown open, let alone a mere Luoshu city. Woolen cloth? Liu Yuan, what on earth are you going to do? " All the famous generals were confused by Liu Yuan's actions. Even though they had experienced hundreds of battles, no one could guess what Liu Yuan's real purpose was? Looking at several pairs of eyes full of questions, Liu Yuan smiled slightly, Then he said with an apologetic look: "The real goal is to make this operation more perfect. After all, we captured Tubo but wasted the lives of so many people in the Tang Dynasty. Public opinion is very unfavorable to the Tang Dynasty. As for the real purpose, in Here, please forgive my nephew for being a little pretentious, and we will reveal it later. " "Are you sure? "Old Demon King Cheng couldn't help but ask. Liu Yuan didn't speak, but nodded firmly, his eyes full of self-confidence.The color of faith. "Hahaha" Old Demon King Cheng stretched out his "Iron Sand Palm" and slapped Liu Yuan hard twice, and said happily: "Okay, if you say you have confidence, then I, Old Cheng, will support you. You are a brat." "Bad water, I'll see how you plan to cause trouble when the time comes." Liu Yuan rolled his eyes helplessly at Old Demon King Cheng. This old guy must have done it on purpose, and he slapped him hard twice with the palm of his hand. , it hurts, and there is nothing good to say when you say that again. When you open your mouth, you say "full of bad things." Is this a compliment or a criticism? Yes, it must be intentional. He is dissatisfied with selling his son to whet his appetite. "Li will wait and see what kind of medicine is sold in Xiaoyuan's gourd?" Li Jing, the god of war, could not guess Liu Yuan's true intention, and was full of doubts in his heart, but Liu Yuan was tight-lipped and refused to say anything. Liu Yuan saluted the famous generals with clasped fists and said, "Thank you to so many seniors and uncles for their trust. Liu will definitely put on a good show for you."