Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

During the battle just now, Li Ke had recognized Wang Xuance, and recognized that this was Li You's Hexi Army.

But for the bravest young general in the formation, he feels unfamiliar yet familiar.

Firstly, this person is wearing a mask, so that people cannot see his face, and secondly, this person's moves and movements are different from those popular in the military now.

But even so, Li Ke felt inexplicably familiar with him.

Now that Li Chuang took off the mask, Li Ke realized that this sense of familiarity came from the kinship of blood.

Originally, Li Ke thought it was a newly trained expert under Li You, but he didn't expect that it was his own younger brother who came.

Li Ke was full of emotion in his heart, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say for a while, he just muttered: "Brother is fine, brother is fine. Good brother, my good brother!"

However, Li Chuang didn't care about the emotion in Li Ke's heart. He was in high spirits at the moment, and when he saw that Li Ke was fine, he immediately said, "Brother, just rest here and watch Zao Er kill them all."

Although Li Ke is out of trouble now, the Tubo army is still on the side. If they are allowed to regroup, they will still pose a big threat to the Tang army.

Li Ke naturally knew this too, and he said, "Brother is fine, this time let us brothers fight the enemy together."

"As the saying goes, if brothers are of one heart, one's strength can cut gold. I want to see if Songtsan Gampo's Tubo army is really capable of fighting as he claims."

After speaking, Li Ke also led the Shu army and the Hexi army to attack Tubo side by side.

With the cooperation of the Shu army, the tactics of Li Chuang's Hexi army suddenly became different again.

If it was like an indomitable sharp sword just now, what it wanted was to pierce the defense of Tubo, but now the Hexi army turned into a wandering dragon, looking for opportunities to wreak havoc among the Tubo army.

The cavalry hand crossbow that made the Tubo army fearful also appeared in the hands of the Hexi army.

This thing is a sharp weapon for the cavalry. It was not used when charging just now because it would affect the speed of the charge, but it is the right time to use it now.

I have to say that the equipment of the Hexi Army really made other Datang Army envious.

Not only is it good, but it is also inhumane.

After entering the Tubo army, there was no possibility of long-distance impact, so the Hexi army decisively abandoned the armor that overcomes wind resistance and the heavy armor that prevents bow and arrow attacks, and they all went into battle lightly, becoming more flexible in short-distance sprints.

And these battle armors that had just made great achievements were thrown to the ground by them.

You must know that even if the added value of the technology above is not counted, these equipment are still very valuable.

Looking at all the armies of the Tang Dynasty, only the Hexi Army can be thrown to the ground so decisively.

Facing the combined impact of the two Tang armies, Songtsen Gampo knew that if the fight continued like this, his 20 men would be lost.

In desperation, Songtsan Gampo decisively issued an order to retreat.

But if you want to retreat, can you retreat easily, especially when the Tang army has a large number of cavalry.

The next day, when Songtsan Gampo regrouped his troops, he found that nearly half of yesterday's 20 people had disappeared in this battle alone.

In addition to being beheaded by Tang Jun, some of them chose to flee directly to their tribe.

In the hands of Songtsan Gampo, the various ministries of Tubo were highly unified, but in the face of the strong pressure of the Tang army, many people still chose to retreat.

Although there were only 10 people left, Songtsan Gampo still did not give up hope. He was going to return to Lhasa with the army, and fight against the Tang army with the help of the holy city.

However, the fire of hope that Songtsen Gampo had just ignited was extinguished in an instant.

The spies came to report that Hou Junji led the army and had quietly blocked their retreat.

In just two days, they changed from besiegers to besieged, from twenty to five to ten to twenty.

Whether it is the right time and place or the harmony of people, everything has reversed, and the Tubo army is in a desperate situation.

Songtsan Gampo is worthy of being a hero. Faced with this predicament, he decisively chose to surrender.

As the saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about having no firewood. Under such circumstances, protecting yourself is the best way.

Moreover, from this battle, he also discovered the tricks between Hou Junji and Li Ke, so he planned to make some fuss about it.

After thinking about it, Songtsan Gampo decisively surrendered to Hou Junji.

Songtsen Gampo's surrender made Hou Junji very happy.

Originally, he was furious because he didn't get the credit for rescuing Li Ke, but now he accepted the credit for Tubo's surrender, which made him smile.

Compared with saving people, accepting the surrender is a little less credit, but after all, Li Chuang did not get it.

Moreover, Songtsan Gampo is under him, and when he accepts Tubo's property in the future, the share he can get will definitely be the largest.

Hou Junji continued to meet up with Li Chuang and Li Ke, and at the same time sent good news to the court.

At the same time, Hou Junji also sent a secret letter to Prince Li Chengqian, pleading guilty and at the same time telling Li Chengqian the current situation in Tubo, hoping that Li Chengqian could help him say a few more good words in front of Li Shimin.

Soon, the two armies joined together, and the Tang army marched towards Lhasa mightily.

When he was trapped, Li Ke harbored hatred for Hou Junji's late arrival.

But after he was rescued by Li Chuang, he finally saw everything away.

Li Chengqian, he, Li You and Li Chuang are all brothers, and this family relationship is deeply rooted in their bones.

Although in the emperor's house, emotions cannot withstand the test of interests, but is this really the case?

Li Ke didn't believe it at first, but when he saw Li You's indifference, and saw Li Chuang sacrifice his life to save himself, Li Ke realized it.

He gave up his desire to fight for power and profit, and his extravagant hope of imperial hegemony. All he wants now is to return to Shu after the conquest of Tubo is over, and to manage it well, so that the lives of the people in Shu will be better.

If there is any hope for Li Ke, it is that his younger brother Li Chuang who saved him will have a better future.

For this reason, Li Ke specially sent secret letters to Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, expressing his apology for his past irrationality on the one hand, and expressing his love for Li Chuang on the other hand.

Li Ke's letter was quickly responded to, and Li Shimin made a decision that no one thought of after receiving the letter.

He recalled the Supreme Commander Hou Junji and asked him to return to Chang'an immediately with Songtsan Gambo. At the same time, he appointed Li Chuang as the general manager of this march, and let Li Chuang be fully responsible for the follow-up work of Tubo.

Although Hou Junji was not reconciled to such a result, he had no choice but to accept this reality.

Among all the people, Songtsan Gampo was the happiest.

Although he also wants to stay in Tubo, he knows that staying in Tubo can only make Datang be on guard from time to time, and there is no possibility of causing trouble at all.

But it is different in Chang'an. Although the risk is not small, the opportunity is also great.

Before Songtsan Gampo left, he also told Li Chuang and Li Ke a news. Hearing this news, the two brothers immediately became restless.