Three days later, the Tang army finally crossed Dafeichuan and entered the territory of Tubo. After passing Dafeichuan, the terrain suddenly rises. Some soldiers of the Tang army who had gradually adapted to the plateau climate, instead of getting better, the altitude sickness became more serious. Although it is not late autumn, but looking around, everywhere is covered with ice and snow. Tang Jun was struggling under the altitude sickness and extreme cold. Su Li ordered to march for three hours a day, but at most they could not walk forty miles a day. At night, Tang Jun chose to camp in the lee of a snow mountain. In the handsome tent, several generals met again. "In the past few days, the air epidemic situation has become more and more serious. The number of soldiers who have died of the air epidemic in the army has exceeded 30. There are still many soldiers in critical condition!" Hou Junji glared at Su Li, his face was purple and black due to altitude sickness, like a ghost.
"Why did the commander-in-chief insist on going his own way? In such a situation, I am afraid that our army will suffer serious casualties before fighting the Tubo people. What's more, the commander-in-chief is not ignorant of the truth that soldiers are expensive and fast. Under the influence of the epidemic, the march is seriously slowed down." Speed, but the Tibetans can make sufficient preparations!" Hou Junji looked sullenly, looked at Su Li viciously, and said with a sneer: "Is the commander-in-chief going to take my tens of thousands of sons from the Tang Dynasty to die?" Su Li chuckled and turned to look at the others. After entering the territory of Tubo, the altitude sickness became more and more serious. At this time, even Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong couldn't hold on any longer, and they all showed a sick look. Su Dingfang's condition is slightly better, but he also has a lack of energy visible to the naked eye. As for Li Daozong and Hou Junji, their faces were already turning purple, obviously the altitude sickness had a great impact on them. In all fairness, as a lieutenant general in the army, Hou Junji's advice is actually quite pertinent. Altitude sickness has been so serious that it has resulted in attrition in the army, and the marching speed is so slow, giving the Tibetans plenty of time to react. According to common sense, the Tang army in this state must not be able to fight against the Tubo army. Knowing that you can't do it and force it, this is really courting death. Not to mention that Hou Junji's military law is not bad, even the ordinary commanders and captains in the army can see the current situation. According to Hou Junji's intention, of course he gave up this battle. Do not seek meritorious service, but seek no faults. From a righteous point of view, abandoning this battle can preserve the strength of the Tang army and maintain the myth of invincibility. From the perspective of selfishness, Hou Junji of course wanted Su Li to take the blame. After all, Li Er's support for Su Li this time is unprecedented! This made Hou Junji feel a strong sense of crisis. After all, in his heart, he should be the leader among the younger generation of generals after Li Jing.
Letting Su Li retire from the army can kill two birds with one stone, so why not do it? Hou Junji originally thought that according to the current situation, as long as the generals had a normal mind, they would make the right choice. But Su Li insisted on her own opinion and even insisted on going her own way! Just because other generals can't do it doesn't mean he can't do it! His inhuman force gave him sufficient confidence. No one would think that Tang Jun in this state can still fight! Now everyone can see that Tang Jun's condition is extremely bad. If the Tang army after the rapid march was a tired soldier, the Tang army at this moment is even more tired than a tired soldier, almost reaching the limit of his body. Songtsen Gampo could see naturally as long as his eyes were not blind. Moreover, what Hou Junji said was not true. Altitude sickness will not become more and more serious, on the contrary, as time goes by, the symptoms of altitude sickness will gradually weaken until they disappear. Hou Junji was not aware of this, but Songtsan Gampo had no reason not to. If the Tibetans want to take the initiative to meet the enemy, now is their best chance. Because of this, Su Li ordered to slow down the marching speed and advance slowly. Not only can soldiers gradually adapt to altitude sickness by marching slowly. Most importantly, he is deliberately giving Songtsen Gampo a loophole! 70,000 to 80,000 people marched slowly in Tubo territory. If Songtsan Gampo cannot closely grasp the state of the Tang army, then he is not worthy of being Tubo's Zanpu. Within ten days at the most, the Tubo people will definitely send troops to fight! Su Li This is fishing! With 50,000 Tang troops as bait, all the history of the Tubo people were caught. He wants to fight against Tubo! Hou Junji talked for a long time, but found that Su Li didn't respond to him at all, and his expression was very calm. This disregard made Hou Junji even more angry. "Shuzi's inadequacy and conspiracy! This officer will watch how you are defeated and humiliated!" After saying this, the faces of everyone in the tent changed drastically. Li Daozong scolded angrily: "You are also a veteran in the army, how can you speak so freely!" Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong were furious and looked at Hou Junji viciously. Hou Junji was not afraid at all.
He even felt that these people in front of him were crazy, so that they would go crazy with Su Li. Before the war started, he cursed the commander-in-chief for defeat. If the coach was someone else, of course Hou Junji wouldn't dare, it would definitely be an act of enmity. But facing Su Li, Hou Junji is not afraid. Although Su Li is a son-in-law and is deeply trusted by the emperor. But after this battle, all this is in the past tense! This battle must be lost! Hou Junji couldn't think of any second possibility. There is no need to save any face for Su Li. Su Li narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Hou Junji. "After the war, I hope Duke Hou will not forget this statement!" Hou Junji sneered, 397 got up and walked away. "This bird guy really has a dog's face. If he hadn't been in the army, my old Cheng would have told him why the flowers are so red!" Cheng Yaojin said angrily. Su Dingfang also asked Su Li: "Master, the scouts reported back today. Songtsan Gampo gathered all the soldiers from the whole country and gathered 400,000 soldiers and horses. This battle is really dangerous. Can the commander be sure?" Su Li smiled and said: "In this battle, I have the advantage, everyone, please rest assured!" His smile was extremely calm. The rest of the people immediately felt relieved. I don't know why, but the situation in the military is really bad now, and the opponent's strength is really strong. However, as long as Su Li dares to say that I have the advantage, they really dare to believe it. After all, before this, no matter what, Su Li had done what she said. In fact, the reason is also very simple, a peerless general who can conquer thousands of armies by himself, as if entering the land of no one, would he not have a clear understanding of his own abilities? This is Su Li's first time in command, and he cannot retreat. Withdrew, at least he kept his reputation from the first battle. Even Li Er can understand it. It's nothing more than the bragging that didn't come true, how normal is it? But he insisted on continuing to attack Tubo, so he had the confidence to win. Others followed him to take credit for it, thinking about so much what to do. Not everyone is as brainless as Hou Junji. .