At that moment, Luo Zhang ordered Cheng Yaojin to lead 30,000 cavalry out of the city to test the Tubo people outside the city.
Although Cheng Yaojin didn't understand why Luo Zhang did this instead of sticking to Yumen Pass, he still received Luo Zhang's general order and rushed out of the city with his troops.
Seeing the gate of Yumen Pass open and groups of cavalry rushing out from inside, the Tibetans who were feinting to attack couldn't help but turn pale with fright.
This is different from what the Prime Minister told them. How could the people at Yumen Pass leave the city? Aren't they supposed to guard the Jade Gate?
Before they could think too much, Cheng Yaojin led his cavalry to kill the Tubo people.
Due to the haste, the Tubo people were unprepared, and they were overtaken by Cheng Yaojin immediately. After a fierce attack, those Tubo people who were feinting to attack were no match for Cheng Yaojin. Those who were killed fell on their backs and threw away their helmets.
The battle started quickly and ended even faster. In just one hour, the Tubo people outside Yumen Pass were taken care of by Cheng Yaojin. Of course, not all were killed, and many were captured.
The prisoners were immediately taken back to Yumen Pass by Cheng Yaojin. Luo Zhang also rushed to the location of the prisoners and began to question them.
This inquiry not only made Cheng Yaojin's face change greatly, but Luo Zhang's heart sank as well. What he had guessed became a reality.
Lu Dongzan praised the poor but wanted to change, and actually let him find a woodcutter's path that could pass through Yumen Pass.
According to the information obtained through inquiring, this path can only allow one person to walk, and horses and baggage cannot be carried. This is good news for Luo Zhang.
The reason why it is said to be good or not is because the horses cannot carry the baggage. Even if Lu Dongzan passed through Yumen Pass, they could not move very fast or run too far on two legs.
But there are also disadvantages. Without baggage and horses, once Lu Dongzan enters the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, he will burn, kill, loot and commit all kinds of evil.
This would have a profound impact on Datang, and Luo Zhang would never let this happen.
At that moment, he and Cheng Yaojin's soldiers split into two groups. Each led fifteen thousand troops and swept toward the Yumen Pass.
As for Yumen Pass, he temporarily handed it over to a general, asking him to hold on without having to fight. With artillery and wooden knots, even if the Tibetans came to attack, he could hold on for some time. With this time, he would be able to return to Yumen Pass.
Fortunately, he got the news in a timely manner, and Luo Zhang discovered it earlier. If he had waited until the afternoon, or when Ming Jin retreated his troops, Lu Dongzan would have gone deep into the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty.
By then it will be too late to say anything!
In a mountain forest, Lu Dongzan was walking hard with sweat on his face. He had been walking for two hours. He set out before dawn, but he still hadn't left the mountain forest, which made Lu Dongzan feel very unhappy. , looked at the old man leading the way in front of him, and felt very hateful. He felt that the old man was playing tricks on him, why he hadn't come out after walking for so long.
But now he couldn't do anything to the old man. He had gone deep into the forest and it would not be easy to go back. If he killed the old man, who would take them out then?
Now he can only swallow his anger.
Just when Lu Dongzan was about to rest for a while, the sound of commotion came from the front. This made Lu Dongzan frown and said to the messenger beside him: "Go and see what happened?"
The messenger trotted to the front, and came back after a while. His face was full of joy, and he praised Ludong: "Prime Minister, the way out, we have already walked out, there are no mountains and forests in front of us, we have already We have reached the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty!"
"What? Are we walking out?" Lu Dongzan exclaimed.
"That's right, Prime Minister, we are out. If we go not far further, we will be able to walk out of the mountains and forests!" the messenger replied hurriedly.
"Quick, help me go and have a look!" At this time, Lu Dongzan didn't care about rest. With the help of the guards, he walked towards the place where the cheers were.
At this time, Luo Zhang and Cheng Yaojin were leading the army to search everywhere. However, although the prisoners knew that Lu Dongzan was going to take a small path, they did not know where to take it. This made Luo Zhang very angry. What if he could not find it? It's troublesome.
