After enjoying the two grassland beauties, Chang Sun Chong and Cheng Chumo came out of the tent and saw each other's big dark circles. They both burst into laughter.
Last night when the two were about to go to bed, the Tuyuhun people sent in a beautiful grassland woman. The two regarded this as the right of the victor, so they did not refuse. After tossing and turning all night, the two remembered that they still had to go to the southern border today, and their waists were really painful.
In Midu Khan's view, going to the southern border to announce the decree meant facing the Tubo army head-on, which should be a very dangerous thing. However, for the two generals, they did not feel any danger. The main reason was that the Tang Dynasty was still powerful and Lu Dongzan was still in Chang'an. Could the Tubo army dare to cause trouble?
After breakfast, the group went there accompanied by Midu Khan. Originally, Midu Khan could not have gone, but in order to observe the attitude of the Tubo army, Midu Khan had to go. In the past, they knew that the two empires were very powerful, but if it was said that Tubo was afraid of the Tang Dynasty, that would be a bit far-fetched. Midu Khan also had to see clearly what the status of the Tang Dynasty was in Tubo.
If they were at the original royal court of Tuyuhun, it would take them at least three days to reach the southern border. However, after being defeated by the Tang Dynasty, hundreds of miles of grassland were ceded to the Tang Dynasty, and their land area was only about half of its original size. Therefore, if they now go to the southern border, they can reach it in one day by riding fast.
Changsun Chong and Cheng Chumo have both been riding horses since they were young, so they don't feel tired on horseback. But it's different for you, Lord Zeng. You are just a civil servant, and even on the grassland you can only ride in a carriage, so the journey that originally took one day took two days.
Upon learning that Tuyuhun Khan was coming, the troops in the border areas had been preparing for a long time. They met up with the Khan thirty miles away from the border, and this team of more than 3,000 people marched towards the border in a mighty manner.
"Generals, the border between our country and Tubo is just ahead."
Midu Khan pointed to a small river in front and said that if we have the concept of altitude now, the altitude here should be around four thousand meters. These people felt difficulty breathing along the way, and there are relatively few Tuyuhun people living around here.
Changsun Chong and Cheng Chumo both looked unhappy, and they felt a little uncomfortable in their hearts. As long as we arrive in the Tibetan territory, no matter how energetic you were before, you may become listless now. I don’t know what’s going on. Li Xiang still keeps saying that he can adapt. Based on your current breathing condition, let alone going to war, even if you can live a normal life, it would be considered that you are capable.
"Who are the Tibetans defending the border areas now?"
From a distance, the Tubo military camp can be seen. Although there are not hundreds of thousands of troops now, there are definitely more than 10,000 people. The rest have retreated to Tubo. After all, transporting supplies here is not an easy task. Since they are no longer planning to attack Tuyuhun, there is no need to leave hundreds of thousands of troops here.
"General Huyan of the Tibetan Empire."
When mentioning this name, Midu Khan's face was full of hatred. Three years ago, this General Huyan rushed down from the plateau with 5,000 cavalrymen, came to the territory of Tuyuhun, burned, killed and looted, and almost killed tens of thousands of them.
Of course, General Huyan was also smart and did not continue to rush north. Our people would be extremely short of oxygen if they rushed to their place, but if their people continued to run downwards, they would also be in an oxygen-rich state.
Cheng Chumo finally realized that you Tuyuhun people went north to bully our border people, and the Tubo people bullied your border people. In the end, we, the people of the Tang Dynasty, suffered the most.
But the situation is different now. We have become your suzerain state. Even if the Tubo Kingdom is powerful, we have nothing to fear. In the next period of time, we will also actively prepare for war. Thousands of people have already adapted to the breathing on the plateau.
"Blow the trumpet."
While chatting, a few people soon arrived at the river. The river was very shallow and they could cross it on horseback. The purpose of blowing the horn was to notify the other party to let the other party's general come over. We submitted the imperial edict of the Tang Dynasty in public.
According to the diplomatic etiquette of that era, when the Tuyuhun side finished blowing the horn, it meant that important people from Tuyuhun had arrived here, and the other side would also send important people over, and both sides would discuss some important matters together. But after we finished blowing the horn, it was already enough time for a meal, and we didn't see any reaction from the other side's camp.
"This damn guy is clearly trying to intimidate us."
Midu Khan said with gritted teeth that he did not want to provoke a war between the two sides, but he also did not want to be so weak.
"Ballista."
Midu Khan could only swallow his anger, but Changsun Chong did not tolerate them. Although he only brought a thousand people, these thousand people were equipped with simple crossbows. After returning to Chang'an City, Li Xiang's glass had been fired, so he fired some glass bottles with a thickness of about two centimeters, so that when the explosives inside exploded, the various glass shards would have stronger penetrating power.
"General Changsun, you must not do that!"
Midu Khan saw that Changsun Chong had already ordered people to set up four crossbows. Now the crossbows have been improved and can be mounted directly on the carriage, so the maneuverability is much better than before.
In the past, they had to be lifted off the carriage, but now they just need to turn the carriage around with the rear facing the enemy, and then a groom will stand next to the warhorse to calm it down and prevent it from running around.
"Midu Khan, he can treat you like this, but he can't treat us Tang Angels like this. Today I will make him understand the price of his arrogance."
Chang Sun Chong said very arrogantly that they had seen the power of the crossbow long ago, and this time the army brought twenty crossbows. Although they only had a thousand people, if the enemy dared to attack, these twenty crossbows plus the chain crossbows would not allow the enemy to get close without five or six thousand people.
"General Cheng, please try to persuade him quickly..."
In Midu Khan's view, Cheng Chumo had been on the battlefield and made contributions on the Tuyuhun battlefield, so he should know how powerful the Tubo army was.
"Pull over two more."
This is Cheng Chumo's answer...