Compared with Luo Zhang's worries, Lu Dongzan was in an extremely embarrassed state at this time. Under the protection of the guards, Lu Dongzan finally got rid of the pursuers and took a rest in a cave.
The wind outside Yumen Pass was strong at night, like howling and whirring like wolves, and the temperature also dropped very low at night.
Sitting next to a campfire, Lu Dongzan ate the wolf meat that the guards had shot, which was slightly sour.
Normally he wouldn't even look at this kind of thing, but now he was on the run and had to eat it. In a place like this, not eating would really kill someone.
You must ensure your own heat, otherwise you may only see a cold corpse that has lost its body temperature the next day.
After eating a few pieces of wolf meat, Lu Dongzan really couldn't eat anymore. Several guards walked in outside, came to his side and bowed: "Sir, there is news!"
Lu Dongzan took a sip of water, suppressed the slightly sour taste in his mouth, and then said: "Tell me about it!"
"Sir, the army is now thirty miles away from us. It is now controlled by Lord Mengtu. It has set up camp in Haizi. It can be considered that the position has been stabilized!" the guard replied hurriedly.
"Meng Tu?" Lu Dongzan muttered, his face becoming uncertain.
Montu was not a member of his group, but a representative of a group of big landowners.
Someone must take responsibility for this defeat, but he was separated from the army, but Meng Tu took advantage and gathered the army. In other words, his position has been replaced by Meng Tu.
And I'm afraid this responsibility will have to be borne by him. This is no small responsibility. Even he can't bear it when the nobles of Tubo get angry.
Moreover, this war was led by him, and he said it well, in order to plunder the wealth of the Tang Dynasty, he went to Chang'an.
But now, let alone plundering wealth, they reached Chang'an and were defeated without even capturing a single Yumen Pass.
Lu Dongzan was also very depressed. He really couldn't understand why there were so many wooden bumps in Yumen Pass. As for the artillery, he didn't know. If he knew that there were artillery in Yumen Pass, he would definitely be able to determine who was coming.
What he wants to think about now is not returning to Yumen Pass for revenge, but how to get rid of the responsibility on his back.
Thirty miles away from Ludongzan, in the newly established camp of Tubo, a big and round Tubo man was drinking heavily.
Behind him sat seven or eight people, all of them toasting to the big man in a flattering manner.
The big man is none other than the Meng Tu the guard told Lu Dongzan.
Mengtu is not an out-and-out Tubo, but half-Turkish. His father is a Turk and his mother is a Tubo. During a Turkic robbery, his mother was captured by the Turks, etc. After he fled back, there was Montu.
Mengtu has been much taller than other children of the same age since he was a child. When he grew up, his martial arts became even more impressive. In just over thirty years, he reached the eighth level of the True Element Realm and was considered the best in Tubo.
This time he was promoted as a representative by the big landowners. Mengtu also had his own ambitions, and the existence of Ke Ludongzan kept suppressing him, which gave him no room to develop.
If this continues, Mengtu will have no chance until the army conquers Chang'an.
But what Meng Tu didn't expect was that the army commanded by Lu Dongzan was defeated. The defeat was so miserable, which gave Meng Tu a chance.
His army did not charge forward, so there were no losses. After the army was defeated, Mengtu sent his troops to search for the fleeing Tibetans. After running away in panic, they met his own people. These fleeing Tibetans were naturally grateful. , expressed their allegiance to Montu.
They hated Lu Dongzan deeply. Not only did they not lead them to plunder wealth, but they also caused them to suffer a huge defeat. That was fine. In the end, they could not find Lu Dongzan's people.
When everyone thought about it, Lu Dongzan must have been the first to run away because he was greedy for life and afraid of death. Supporting such a person was a shame for them, so after Mengtu extended his olive branch, many people agreed without thinking. .
Besides, what if you don’t agree? They have no leader now, they are in a state of disarray, and they don’t even have food. It is impossible to return to Tubo!
Mengtu took advantage of this and recruited all these people into his hands, increasing his number from the previous 50,000 to more than 200,000!
As for Ludongzan, although he was the Prime Minister of Tubo, he was nothing in Mengtu's eyes!
