When they first set out, the two were still very excited, but as the altitude got higher and higher, the two had to force themselves to stay on their war horses. In order to prevent accidents, Li Xiang forced the two to get into the carriage.
Now Li Xiang can take the main road. After the peace agreement was concluded, the border has been opened. Li Xiang took the Cui family's route, so no one questioned him. They just walked directly on the main road. Of course, the main road in and out of Tubo is only relative to the last road. If the Han people were to walk on it, it would be extremely uncomfortable.
"Oh my god, I had heard that coming up here wouldn't be easy, but I didn't expect it to be this difficult. I thought my body was stronger than others, so nothing would happen to me after coming up here. I feel like I've already died once."
Yuchi Baolin said breathlessly that this guy was not convinced before. Some businessmen said that they could not hold on at all, and he refuted them at that time. Even when he set out today, he still thought that his body was better and much stronger than those ordinary people. Now he was vomiting so much that he didn't know what to say. His head leaned against the side of the carriage. If he didn't want to delay, he would even want to jump off the carriage.
As for Chang Sun Chong in the other carriage, his luck was relatively good. This guy had fallen into a deep sleep, but every half an hour, Li Xiang had someone wake him up. Sleeping in a state of extreme hypoxia is not a good thing. It is extremely harmful to the whole body, so waking him up every once in a while is good for Chang Sun Chong's body.
"Now that you've come here, you understand what I'm thinking. Even though our Tang army is powerful, if we can avoid fighting in an environment like this, then we shouldn't send our men to fight. Besides the casualties on the battlefield, who knows how many more lives will be lost in this environment alone. Although I sent them to the plateau for training, it was only as a preparation, not as a real fight."
Li Xiang sighed helplessly. He certainly did not have any altitude sickness. After several trips back and forth, he had become very accustomed to the situation here, including the people following him. Therefore, only Chang Sun Chong and Yuchi Baolin felt uncomfortable in the entire team.
"Your Highness is right. If we can avoid fighting, should we? This is still the continent you mentioned. That slope was so high. If we send people up to fight, how many people will we need to push the food carts? In this situation, I estimate that one person will be exhausted after three or five pushes. If five people are used to push a cart, we can't even prepare the labor behind the scenes."
Yuchi Baolin thought of the big and small slopes along the way. When going downhill, you need to find someone to pull, and when going uphill, you need to find someone to push. If there were not so many people, these goods would probably not be transported to the front line at all. I don’t know how the Tibetans usually live. In short, this is really too difficult for our Tang Dynasty.
Li Xiang asked these two guys to come up and see the specific situation here. After returning, they explained to some people in the court that another voice had emerged in the court, which was that we should take advantage of the civil strife in Tubo and send troops to attack here.
Some veteran generals, in particular, saw this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As for the environmental issues, they ignored them. Having fought in battles throughout the years, they had seen all sorts of conditions. Was the Turkic environment any better back then?
Because there were two extra burdens in the team, they could not move faster. The journey that was supposed to take seven days took nine days to complete. When Li Xiang arrived at the official residence of Chief Maggie, he found that most of the people here had gone to the front line, and only the housekeeper and a few others were here.
"Master, you're back! Lu Dongzan has brought back a large army from the border. We've already fought two counterattacks. The masters personally went to the battlefield to supervise the battles. We lost 800 warriors yesterday alone."
When the housekeeper saw Li Xiang, tears were about to come out. Lu Dongzan came back with a large number of reinforcements, and these people were the elite of Tubo, otherwise they would not have been selected to guard the border. They counterattacked openly and more and more fiercely. If the chieftain had not had the upper hand, the defense line would have been broken long ago.
"I brought two friends with me this time. They felt a little unwell on the way. Please find a way to help them recover. I will rest for a while, then go to the front line and have a meeting with your chieftain."
Li Xiang did not waste any time. The housekeeper quickly asked the subordinates to carry Yuchi Baolin and the other two in. People coming from the Tang Dynasty would encounter this kind of situation. They just needed to rest for a while.
Of course, there are also some people who simply cannot rest, so they can only rely on their fate. In today's era, there is no so-called special medicine. Herbs may be able to relieve the symptoms a little, but it also depends on your own ability. If you can't bear it, then this day next year may be your anniversary.
After Li Xiang returned to the house, Xiao Liuzi hurried in. Although he had to write two letters every day, Xiao Liuzi still felt a little scared. Li Xiang gave him such a heavy task, and he always felt that he was not up to it.
"Master, let me report to you..."
When he saw Li Xiang, Xiao Liuzi became extremely nervous and wanted to tell him everything that had happened in the past few days in an instant. Listening to his mouth talking like popping beans but failing to get anything out of it, Li Xiang felt his head was about to explode.
"Alright, alright, stop right now. I know what you're thinking. You report everything accurately in your letters every day. There's no need to repeat it. Besides, I already understand some things. I'll just ask you a few questions about things I don't understand. Just answer them. We don't need to repeat things we've already reported. It's inefficient."
Listening to Li Xiang's words, Xiao Liuzi nodded beside him. He had learned a new word from our young master, which was efficiency.
"Approximately how many troops are there on both sides now?"
Because the situation on the battlefield changes every day, the specific figures must be based on the day, and those reported previously are no longer of much use.