The difference from Li Jing's case is that although Luo Zhang occupied the Potala Palace, Tubo's Songtsen Gampo and those big tycoons and high priests ran away.
What was left to Luo Zhang was an empty shell of Tubo, and all the wealth was taken away by them. How could Luo Zhang let these people go?
According to the spies' inquiries, Songtsan Gampo and his group had already fled Tubo after sending out an army of 100,000 men. According to speculation, the most likely place for them to escape was the Western Region.
Subsequent investigations also confirmed the news. Songtsen Gampo and others were indeed fleeing towards the Western Regions.
In a small town closest to the desert, Luo Zhang was sitting in a wine shop in the town drinking the unique camel wine. This wine was brewed with camel milk. Luo Zhang took a sip and put it down. It was really... I can't get used to it, the smell is too fishy.
After a while, several soldiers who were tired of the journey rode towards the wine shop and dismounted at the door of the wine shop. Luo Zhang knelt down on one knee in front of him and said: "Commander, Songtsan Gampo and his party. People have traveled more than two hundred miles into the desert."
Hearing the report of the detective horse, Luo Zhang nodded slightly, then looked at Cheng Yaojin aside and said: "It's too late to pursue them. They have traveled two days longer than us. It's okay to chase them on flat ground, but in this desert It’s not as good as the plains. The threat of entering it is too great, so we can only send people to follow them first to see where they will stay before we discuss it!”
Cheng Yaojin nodded and agreed with Luo Zhang's opinion. He knew how powerful the desert was. He had suffered from the desert before. It was very scary, especially the black desert, where the strong winds that covered the sky and the sun rolled up the desert. The sandstorm made it impossible to even open one's eyes, and it was even buried in the desert overnight, and one didn't know how he died!
"In fact, there is no need to be pessimistic. Maybe Songtsen Gampo was unlucky and encountered a sandstorm and was buried. They also rushed into the desert in a hurry and were not fully prepared. Moreover, they brought so much wealth with them and did not bring them with them. Without water and food, their trip to the desert is destined to be very difficult!" Luo Zhang said again.
"That's true. Maybe these guys are unlucky and die in the desert."
"It's just that the wealth they brought with them had to be buried in the desert!" Cheng Yaojin said with regret.
"Let those wealth be buried. As long as Songtsen Gampo is dead, it doesn't matter if we don't want those wealth. Compared with those wealth, Songtsen Gampo is more important. Without him, we can retreat and return to the court. There is no need to If you stay here, your soldiers won’t have to die or be injured!”
"I don't want to increase casualties just for some wealth!" Luo Zhang stood up and looked at the desert and said calmly.
Cheng Yaojin was stunned. This was the first time he heard these words.
Some people actually don't want wealth but human life, but the more Luo Zhang does this, the more Cheng Yaojin agrees with him.
Only such a person can you trust him with peace of mind. He will not abandon you or betray you because of profit.
Although there was a big age difference between him and Luo Zhang, Cheng Yaojin admired Luo Zhang and said he was an uncle and nephew, but he was actually like a brother.
Withdrawing his troops back to the Potala Palace, Luo Zhang only sent a team of spies to follow Songtsen Gampo. Luo Zhang's request was very simple, that is, when encountering danger, it is important to save his life, ignore the mission, and just come back alive.
Returning to the Potala Palace, Luo Zhang ordered to reward the three armies.
For a time, all the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty in Tubo were very happy. This order meant that the war in Tubo was temporarily over, and they no longer had to go deep into the desert to pursue the enemy.
This made many people relieved and naturally very happy.
Nowadays, many people not only have sufficient merits, but their personal wealth has also increased a lot.
Luo Zhang didn't want anything captured by his men. Those were obtained by the hard work of his soldiers. There were many unscrupulous generals, and the army would deduct the soldiers' gains. This kind of people was what Luo Zhang hated the most, but he couldn't control them. so many.
However, in his military camp, this kind of thing is prohibited. Once discovered, although you will not be killed, your income will be confiscated, and you will be fined and kicked out of his military camp. It can be said to be ten times and a hundred times more uncomfortable than killing you!
This is Luo Zhang's rule. He doesn't want there to be any moths in his team.
If you don't have money, you can ask him for it, but no soldiers are allowed to exploit the soldiers, let alone the soldiers to exploit the people. This is how many rebellions are formed. Luo Zhang does not want his men to be like this.
It's okay for you to exploit me before. After all, the people of Tubo were not the people of the Tang Dynasty at that time. But now that Tubo has been occupied, the people of Tubo have become the people of the Tang Dynasty. This is a huge benefit to many people. information.
After all, many Tubo people had been squeezed too hard before. The arrival of the Tang army gave them a glimmer of hope. Luo Zhang did not want this hope to be dashed, causing the Tubo people to live in dire straits again. Then they and the high priests of Tubo, the great What's the difference between rich people?
