"Lord Zampu, are your requests excessive," Lu Yuqing said with a sad and indignant face, "Don't you care about the feelings of your people and subordinates?" ”

The Tang Army's firecracker is the key to victory, and it is also the top secret of the Tang Dynasty, the entire Yangwei Army, the fire is less than 1,000 rods, because the manufacturing process is not perfect enough, it was reimbursed in less than two months, and now there are only more than 700 rods left that can be used, and Songtsan Gampo will have 500 rods to use a mouth.

is simply insatiable, in Lu Yuqing's mind, he has been listed as the number one shameless person in the world, abducted the people of the Tang Dynasty as slaves, and actually asked for food and clothing for the expenses of the trip, and then directly asked for the most important fire gun in the Tang Dynasty.

Not only was Lu Dashilang surprised, but Chisang Yangdun and Qiongbo. Bangse Du felt that Songtsen Gampo was too much, the Tang Army had such good conditions, and he really couldn't find any reason to refuse, throw away a large amount of baggage, and be able to exchange for important people, in other words, all the people in Tubo are soldiers, and they exchange useless people for fighting soldiers, and they are afraid that the Tang Dynasty will not agree, but I didn't expect Songtsan Gampo to make such excessive demands.

Songtsen Gampo said disapprehantly: "Apo. You can all rebel, who knows if there are any traitors you rebelled against this time? On the battlefield, it is the law of the jungle, they are incapable of being captured, this is their misfortune, but also the arrangement of the gods, if this war is lost, Ben Zamp will also go down to accompany them, if the gods protect us to win, then the head of the mighty army will be the best sacrifice for them. ”

"Okay, our Datang agreed to your request" When everyone thought that the proud Lu Shilang would brush his sleeves away, he didn't expect that he actually agreed.

"Squire-sama, do you really agree? Can you call the bills about this? Songtsen Gampo didn't expect Lu Yuqing to agree, he was taken aback, and he was not convinced.

For the sake of the untouchables. is willing to hand over such a confidential thing, isn't it teasing himself? I just ask for a lot of money and ask for more benefits.

Lu Yuqing said with a straight face: "My emperor loves the people like a son, and I must bring the suffering people back to the Tang Dynasty, our emperor also said that the people are water, the king is the boat, the water can carry the boat and overturn the boat, and a few hundred firecrackers can exchange the lives of so many people, it is worth it." ”

What water, the people's. Songtsen Gampo has no interest at all, in his mind, a good emperor is to divide the time, usually can be a virtuous monarch, but when necessary. Then you have to show the true colors of heroism and courage, in his eyes. Li Er has been addicted to being a virtuous monarch and a selfless heavenly khan all these years. No wonder the Tang army retreated so quickly yesterday, the reason is this, at this moment, Songtsen Gampo felt that he was in danger, and suddenly grabbed a life-saving straw.

It must be the manifestation of the three gods, and the gods did not abandon themselves or give up on Tibet. Songtsen Gampo thought excitedly.

"Tian Khan loves the people like a son, Benzanpu admires" Songtsen Gampo said with a smile: "But Benzanpu explained in advance that you must make sure that every firearm is good, in addition. The gunpowder that fires the firebolt is not less. ”

Thanks to the blessing of the Tang Dynasty's withdrawal yesterday, Songtsen Gampo not only got more than a dozen coveted guns, but also got the news from the captured prisoners that this kind of guns need to be fired with a kind of gunpowder, so he proposed on the spot that in addition to the guns, he also needs to fire the gunpowder.

Lu Yuqing was taken aback: "What, you also know this?" ”

"Hehe, that's of course, Ben Zamp never trades at a loss."

"How much does Lord Zampu want?"

"General, the little one has negotiated with Songtsen Gampo according to your instructions, the general guessed correctly, Songtsen Gampo really opened his mouth, not only asking for gunpowder, but also asking for a large amount of gunpowder, after repeated negotiations, we need to give Tubo 400 guns plus 300 barrels of gunpowder, but the quantity is too large, and it is agreed to be delivered in late June." In the handsome room, Lu Yuqing, who came back from negotiations, reported to Hou Junji.

It can be said that Hou Junji guessed the negotiation process and the personality of Songtsen Gampo, and Lu Yuqing, who was in charge of the negotiation, was very passive on the surface and lost everywhere, but in fact everything was under his control.

"All the people have been rescued, 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 promised not to attack them again, so that they could return to the territory of the Tang Dynasty smoothly." Lu Yuqing continued.

Hou Junji sneered: "Hmph, he can't protect himself, he is surrounded by us in Luoqi City, 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 slightly, and asked unwillingly: "General, is it necessary for us to pay so much for those people?" You also know that the firecracker and gunpowder are the top secrets of Datang, do you really want to give them to them? ”

"Lu Zhilang, you just have to do your thing, these are important matters related to the military aircraft, I forgive you for not being able to reveal it to you, you have made a contribution to this matter, and Hou will naturally report to the emperor."

"Yes, then it's okay to retire first."

"Slow down."

After the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, who had completed the task excellently, walked out from behind the screen with a smile on his face, it was Liu Yuan, who had not been seen for many days.

"General Hou, what kind of 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 the little nephew's idea?" ”

"Yesterday I said it well, that is, to exchange the nobles and lords of Tubo for the people of our Tang Dynasty, in a blink of an eye, it was fire and gunpowder, and Tubo gave and demanded from the Tang Dynasty, I Lao Cheng remembered that when we went out, your kid suddenly appeared and asked to see General Hou, and then this negotiation was completely sour, not your idea and whose idea?"

Qin Qiong was also surprised and said, "Gunpowder and gunpowder, that's the top secret of the Tang Dynasty, is that good?" ”

"Yes, the emperor attaches great importance to these two things, the research institute that produces gunpowder, sent the Imperial Forest Army to guard, it can be said that the guards are extremely strict, so give it to Songtsan Gampo, the emperor knows, will it be thunderous and angry?" Niu Jinda also had a solemn look on his face.

Li Er can be very kind and patient, provided that you are not a threat to him, and you will contribute to the Tang Dynasty in his mind, but once he violates his interests and exceeds his bottom line, then he will not hesitate to raise the butcher knife. Is there anyone closer than a biological brother? Fire control and gunpowder are the two things that Li Er attaches great importance to, and they are also the key to the rapid advance of the Tang army in Tubo.

Liu Yuan and Hou Junji, who have always been so shrewd, how could they suddenly agree to this idea?

Hou Junji smiled and said, "Okay, Xiaoyuan, you can explain this matter." ”

Liu Yuan nodded and began to explain: "A few uncles can rest assured. The little nephew was not confused, let alone Songtsen Gampo's fornication songs, let's talk about secrecy first, in the first confrontation in Luoqicheng, Songtsen Gampo suddenly used the people of the Tang Dynasty to break up the camp of the Tang army. This was the most cowardly battle since we entered Tibet, and not only did our morale suffer. Heavy casualties. A lot of them were captured by the Tibetans, including firecrackers and gunpowder, as well as related personnel, in fact, this is already a leak. ”

When everyone heard this, they nodded secretly in their hearts. There are also some apprehensions, for them, in fact, it is a dereliction of duty here.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Liu Yuan smiled slightly. continued: "But don't worry, even if Tubo captures the fire gun and gunpowder, it is useless, the forging process of the fire gun is very complicated, and Tubo does not have the ability to create it, this is one of them, the most important point is gunpowder, without gunpowder, the fire gun is not as good as even the burning stick, and the secret recipe of gunpowder, only a handful of people in the whole Tang Dynasty know, so many generals present don't know, those captured soldiers, of course, they don't know, so Songtsen Gampo just got the gunpowder and gunpowder, and the effect is not great, This is also an important reason why the little nephew boldly used firearms and gunpowder as bargaining chips. ”

Old Demon King Cheng frowned and said: "Even so, but after all, these things are hugely lethal, hundreds of fires and hundreds of barrels of gunpowder, Cheng knows that saving those people can make the emperor's benevolence and prestige far and wide, but what a price we have to pay and how many lives of Tang soldiers will be buried." ”

In the past, it was to press the Tibetans to fight, but once the Tibetans had a fire system and formed a counterfire, the situation would definitely be very different.

Li Jing smiled slightly: "This problem is not big, this bit of gunpowder in Tubo, use a little less, there will always be a day of exhaustion, even if it is a pair of shots, in terms of armor protection, it is not as good as our Tang Army, and in terms of cooperation and accuracy, it cannot be compared, Li is not very concerned about this matter, and what Li is most concerned about is, what kind of idea is Liu Yuan fighting?" ”

"Yes, I Lao Cheng also has such a problem, don't we discuss it, blow up the city wall with gunpowder, and then rush straight in, a showdown, the stone mountain is so hard that it can be exploded, let alone a few cities? Liu Yuan, what are you going to do? ”

All the famous generals were confused by Liu Yuan's actions, Rao is that they have experienced a hundred battles, but no one can guess what Liu Yuan's real purpose is?

Looking at a few pairs of eyes full of questions, Liu Yuan smiled slightly, and then said with an apologetic face: "The real goal is to make this operation more perfect, after all, after taking Tubo and giving away the lives of so many people in the Tang Dynasty, public opinion is very unfavorable to Datang, as for the real purpose, here, please forgive the little nephew for selling a pass first, and then it will be revealed." ”

"Are you sure?" Old Demon King Cheng couldn't help but ask.

Liu Yuan didn't speak, but nodded affirmatively, his eyes full of confidence.

"Hahaha"

Old Demon King Cheng stretched out his "iron sand palm" and slapped Liu Yuan twice, and said happily: "That's good, you say you have confidence, then I will support you, you kid has a bad stomach, and I want to see how you are going to make it bad." ”

Liu Yuan reluctantly rolled his eyes at the old demon king Cheng, this old thing, it must have been deliberate, let him slap him twice, it hurts, and there are no good words to say that, just open his mouth and say "a bad stomach", is this praise or depreciation?

Yes, it must be deliberate, dissatisfied with his own selling and hanging his appetite.

"Li will also wait and see what kind of medicine is sold in Xiaoyuan gourd?" Li Jing, the god of war, couldn't guess Liu Yuan's true intentions, his heart was full of doubts, but Liu Yuan was tight-lipped and refused to say anything.

Liu Yuan saluted the famous generals and said: "Thank you for the trust of so many seniors and uncles, Liu will definitely make a good show for you to see." (To be continued......)