"Don't dare to forget." Zheng Peng said simply and forcefully.

Tubo is the biggest obstacle to the westward expansion of the Tang Dynasty, and it is also a hungry wolf around the Tang Dynasty, Zheng Peng has always wanted to know how far the prosperous Tang Dynasty can go and how brilliant it can create if there is no stumbling block from Tubo.

The blood debts of those brothers and compatriots who died tragically at the hands of the Tibetan thieves must be repaid.

When he thought of his brother who died tragically in the battle of Pangong Mistake, Zheng Peng had an inexplicable grief and indignation, especially when he was surrounded on the mountain and finally hid in the wooden ball to escape, he saw the tragic scene, which often surfaced in the depths of his mind, and the military order was put forward by himself, how could he forget.

Don't dare to forget!

Gao Lishi nodded, but still said suspiciously: "Since you don't dare to forget, why are you still indulging in the sound of dogs, Zheng Peng, you don't think about taking down Tubo with just eight thousand Ximen and four armies, right?" ”

The relationship between the two is so good that Colliers doesn't even need to be polite, and directly questioned Zheng Peng.

Colliers is also qualified to question.

In the face of Gao Lishi's questioning, Zheng Peng still looked calm and said with a smile: "Gao Gonggong, there are some things that are difficult to say, please come with me, you will know at a glance." ”

"Good!" Colliers immediately agreed.

Zheng Peng walked out of the granary, and walked straight to the direction of the back mountain, and when he was about to go up the mountain, he turned his head and said to the team of former guards who followed Gao Lishi: "It is a private house above, it is inconvenient to have female dependents, please stay." ”

"General Zheng's forgiveness" led by the royal front said unhappily: "The subordinates are ordered to protect the safety of Father-in-law Gao, and we will follow Father-in-law wherever he goes." ”

The imperial guards are the emperor's personal guards, and the Great Inner Forbidden Palace can enter and exit freely, but the private residence of the general of Zhenxi can't be entered?

Want to go against the sky?

If it weren't for the fact that Gao Lishi had always been very polite to Zheng Peng, according to his usual temper, he would have beaten him first.

Zheng Peng smiled and didn't speak, Gao Lishi on the side waved his hand and said: "The military camp is heavy, what are you afraid of, if there is something, it is also General Zheng's business, you are waiting here." ”

As soon as Gao Lishi spoke, the imperial guards who were still indignant just now immediately had no opinions, and hurriedly retreated, and the people arranged by Zheng Peng took them down to rest.

After solving a small turmoil, Zheng Peng led Gao Lishi up the mountain again.

Along the way, I saw that there were a lot of new beautiful houses, corridors and pavilions and other buildings on the mountain, and craftsmen were busy, as if they were going to build on a large scale, in addition to craftsmen, there were many women dressed as musicians, some were drying clothes, some were practicing playing, and when they saw Zheng Peng, they all stepped forward to salute, and they all sent Zheng Peng down one by one.

I have to say that Gao Lishi is a very calm person, whether he sees the craftsman who builds the house or the musician who rehearses, his face has not changed, he is not happy, he is not angry, he does not ask Zheng Peng, but follows Zheng Peng with interest.

It seems that he is not here on a secret mission, but for a tour of the mountains and rivers.

Gao Lishi was silent on the surface, but in fact he had been carefully observing, and noticed that the guard of the back mountain was very strict, and there was a checkpoint under the mountain, which did not allow people to enter and exit at will, even on the mountain, there were many people guarding it, and there were many people who were not chaotic, as if everyone had a special activity area, and they could not cross each other at will.

Under the leadership of Zheng Peng, Gao Lishi came to the three houses guarded by guards, and saw that Zheng Peng stopped, if he guessed correctly, the destination should be here.

"Here?" Seeing Zheng Peng stop, Gao Lishi hesitated and asked.

Zheng Peng put away his smiling face and said seriously: "Father-in-law Gao, if you want to know, you can find the answer here, please." ”

Where are the variables?

Gao Lishi's heart was excited, looking at the three simple houses made of wood in front of him, he was a little nervous, a little suspicious, and a little expectant.

Zheng Peng gave Li Longji a five-year commitment to include Tubo in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, it is obvious that Li Longji does not believe it, you must know that since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo have fought many times, most of which are Tubo who has the upper hand, fortunately, the Tang Dynasty is rich in land and resources, and the people of the Tang Dynasty are shrewd and capable, which maintains the advantage over Tubo.

To sum it up in one sentence: Tubo won the battle, while the Tang Dynasty won in strategy.

However, Li Longji is still willing to gamble, for him, the stakes are big, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he can afford to gamble.

If you win, you will be famous for eternity, but if you lose the bet, it will not be a big loss for Li Longji.

There are three houses in front of you, the area is not large, each is equivalent to the lobby of a rich and noble family, it looks like a shed, you can judge from the sound that there are not many people inside, just relying on the eight thousand West Gate and Four Armies outside, it is simply a fool's dream to take Tubo, listen to Zheng Peng's meaning, the variable is in these three houses, such a small, such a simple house, there will be the key to taking Tubo?

Seeing Zheng Peng's calm face, Gao Lishi immediately became curious: What is inside?

Elite soldiers inside? It's useless, just three huts, how many people can stand?

Inside are carefully cultivated beasts? It's not like I didn't hear the sound of a beast, even if it was a beast, I wouldn't be able to raise a few of them.

Gao Lishi's heart was full of questions, but he didn't say anything, and accompanied by Zheng Peng, he began to walk to the three houses to see what tricks were going on inside.

"It smells of sulfur." After walking a few steps, Gao Lishi suddenly spoke.

As soon as the words fell, his nose itched, and he sneezed loudly.

"Grandpa Gao, this is a wilderness, there are a lot of snakes, insects, rats and ants, scattering some can be dispersed, of course, there are many other uses.

Colliers nodded, didn't ask any more, and walked a little impatiently to the three houses that claimed to be able to solve the questions in his heart.

Zheng Peng fortified the back mountain in multiple layers, almost running the back mountain like an iron bucket, Gao Lishi thought it was mysterious, but he didn't expect the first house to give him a blow to the head: charcoal, a lot of charcoal was piled up in the house, more than a dozen slave girls buried their heads in the charcoal, to be precise, they grinded the charcoal into fine powder.

Colliers dared to use his head to vouch for charcoal in the house, because he had picked it up and examined it himself.

It's not winter yet, what are you doing with all this, for fear of colding the soldiers?

Even if you use charcoal, you don't need to grind the charcoal so finely, and filter it several times with a sieve after grinding, is it afraid that the charcoal will not burn well, or will it be boring?

It's also heavily guarded, charcoal, it's not gold, as for it?

Gao Lishi had a question, and glanced at Zheng Peng with the corner of his eye without a trace, but he didn't expect Zheng Peng to still look calm and calm, and there seemed to be a smug look on his face.

Don't worry, there are three houses in total, and now I've only seen one, and I'll ask him slowly after reading it.

I thought there was an improvement below, but I didn't expect that the first one was grinding charcoal, and the next two were not much better: the second was grinding saltpeter, and the third was grinding sulfur.

No wonder there was a large smell of sulphur from afar, and it turned out that the third house had hoarded a large amount of sulphur.

"Zheng Peng, don't play dumb riddles with our family anymore, what do you want to do?"

After looking at the three houses, Gao Lishi didn't see the variables he wanted, what he saw was just nonsense, and he was secretly unhappy, and immediately questioned Zheng Penglai after visiting.

The military orders have been established, and they are still doing things like this?

Gao Lishi didn't say anything, but he still looked at Zheng Peng in his heart: Since the establishment of the Four Gates, Li Longji has not relaxed his concern for the Four Armies of the West Gate, and every month there is information about the Four Armies of the West Gate, and some important information will be sent back in the form of urgent reports, so it can be said that every move of the Four Armies of the West Gate is under Li Longji's control.

As Li Longji's most trusted person, Li Longji did everything and did not hide Gao Lishi, but Gao Lishi didn't know that Zheng Peng didn't know that he had hoarded so much sulfur and saltpeter.

Good means.

Finally couldn't hold his breath, Zheng Peng smiled secretly in his heart, but he didn't show it at all on his face, and said seriously: "Father-in-law Gao is a little calm, you can see it soon, and ask your father-in-law to get on the horse." ”

"Get on the horse? Where to? Colliers asked, somewhat stunned.

has been waiting for Zheng Peng to give himself a reasonable explanation, his ears are stretched, and he is about to get on the horse again, Gao Lishi feels that he can't keep up with Zheng Peng's rhythm.

Zheng Peng explained: "Back to my father-in-law, this is my new secret weapon, the movement is a bit big, for the sake of secrecy, I have to go farther away." ”

"Okay, let's see what kind of secret weapon we have." Colliers readily agreed.

From Chang'an to Xiaobolu, all the places that are so far away have come, and they don't care about going a little farther.

Gao Lishi is not afraid of safety, this is Zheng Peng's territory, if he has misdeeds, that team of imperial guards is not enough for others to stuff their teeth, and Gao Lishi can't find a reason for Zheng Peng to betray.

Zheng Peng led a small team of guards to ride on horseback, took Gao Lishi and ran for nearly a quarter of an hour, and came to a remote and uninhabited valley.

"I'm tired of our family" After Gao Lishi got off the horse, he wiped his sweat with a handkerchief and complained: "What kind of place is this, just that little distance, even riding a horse will make our family tired enough, if you are in Chang'an, even if you walk for an hour, you are not so tired, no, our family is old." ”

Looking at Gao Lishi, who was out of breath, Zheng Peng immediately explained: "Father-in-law Gao, this is Xiao Bolu, the terrain is high, unlike our Datang, it is easy to get tired here, and my father-in-law has run so far away, and he doesn't need to take a break halfway, he is stronger than many people." ”

Zheng Peng did not exaggerate, the terrain here is high, the air is relatively thin, it does not matter much to the people who are used to the climate here, horseback riding is a strenuous sport, Gao Lishi has just arrived here to have this kind of performance, it is very good.

Gao Lishi waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't say polite words, Zheng Peng, what kind of medicine is sold in your gourd, hurry up and show it to our family." ”

After looking at the back mountain, the improvised workshop was also inspected, and Gao Lishi, who thought he was shrewd, couldn't figure out what Zheng Peng was going to do, so he was in a hurry.

Whether it's true or not, you have to find out for yourself.

Zheng Peng answered, stretched out his hand and made a gesture to the guard behind him, and soon, one of the guards carefully handed over a clay pot.

"Father-in-law, help me get it."

Gao Lishi took it with some doubts, and then looked at it with a questioning face: this thing looks like a crockpot, and when I got it in my hand, I found that it was really a crockpot, a crockpot used by ordinary people to make soup, the only strange thing is that it seems to be full of things, the crockpot is sealed with a lid, I don't know what is inside, and what is even stranger is that the deflated hole on the lid leads to a black line.

As weird as you are.

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