People coming out of the Tubo camp are not necessarily spies, they may also be friendly forces.
The people sent by Zinu were undoubtedly loyal to her. After coming out of the camp, he ran all over the vicinity of the Tubo camp. The men and horses were almost exhausted, until he encountered a defeated army fleeing south in panic. Only then did they find out the general scope of Sun Congdong's army.
After hearing his report on Li Qinzai's situation in the Tubo camp, Sun Congdong suddenly became anxious.
He didn't know why the situation suddenly changed and why Lu Dongzan would murder Li Qinzai, but before Su Dingfang's army arrived, he was the only one who could save Li Qinzai.
"Gather the soldiers and march towards the Tubo camp!" Sun Congdong shouted sharply.
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In the evening, inside the Tubo camp.
Li Qinzai was sitting cross-legged in the tent, and Liu Asi was reporting to him.
"Fifth Young Master, I have been observing all day during the day, and found that there are about 6,000 troops stationed at the rear of the Tubo camp, and there are more than 10,000 farmers transporting grain and grass. Most of them are camped in the baggage camp further back."
"They have increased their alert since yesterday. The surrounding area of our camp has been sealed off and there are countless sentries. The rear army is separated from us by about 50 feet. A group of Tibetan troops patrols around the rear army camp every other moment. There are about thirty people in each team..."
Li Qinzai smiled and praised: "The observation is very careful."
Liu Asi grinned: "That's right, when I was a child, I never peeked at the girls in the village going to the latrine so carefully..."
Li Qinzai was shocked: "Do you still have this hobby?"
Old Liu Asi blushed and immediately dragged Old Wei out to support him: "My hobby is nothing, Old Wei's hobby is outrageous..."
Old Wei, who was holding a knife across his chest, slapped his hand: "It's business, what are you doing to me?"
Li Qinzai couldn't bear to inquire about his subordinates' privacy any more, for he was afraid that he would be disgusted after hearing this.
"Besides the gap between sentries and patrols, what else did you observe?" Li Qinzai asked.
Liu Asi scratched his head: "Other than that, it seems... nothing else."
Li Qinzai sighed and said, "Still not careful enough. For example, what do people need most?"
Lao Wei and Liu Asi said in unison without thinking: "Women."
"What the hell are you..." Li Qinzai was furious: "Food and water! I miss women all day long and play in such a perverted way. It's really a red rabbit among horses and a teddy among men. There are really three groups of people. Lucky to be born.”
Liu Asi woke up from a dream: "Ah, yes, yes, food and water."
Li Qinzai said with a cold face: "The camping place chosen by Lu Dongzan is about five miles away from Qinghai Lake. However, Qinghai Lake is a saltwater lake. The lake water cannot be drank directly. It needs to be transported back to the camp to be boiled and then filtered layer by layer. Didn't you pay attention? A military baggage truck transporting water?"
"I noticed it. I noticed that every day in the morning, noon and evening, a team of baggage trucks came in and out of the camp. The baggage trucks were all filled with large sealed wooden barrels. They were probably water trucks."
Old Wei was surprised and said: "Fifth Young Master is planning to..."
Li Qinzai said coldly: "Our only way to survive now is to make a fuss about their water trucks."
As he spoke, Li Qinzai took out a large oil paper bag from his luggage. After opening it, there was a full bag of medicinal powder, weighing about three or four kilograms.
Liu Asi and Lao Wei took a deep breath. The Fifth Young Master was rampant in Chang'an and was good at prescribing medicine. He created a unique thing called "Menghan Medicine". The eldest son of the Xue family also obtained a unique secret recipe and made the dandies in Chang'an City feel happy.
Could it be that the package in front of me is...
Li Qinzai sighed and said quietly: "When you go out, a boy must protect himself, so he accidentally brought so many..."
Liu Asi quipped: "Is this... used to protect yourself?"
"Otherwise? Is it used to keep fit?" Li Qinzai glanced at him.
Old Wei understood: "Does Fifth Young Master mean to drug the water truck and bring down the entire rear army?"
Li Qinzai nodded and sighed: "Now there is only one last step left. How can we find a reliable person to approach the water truck and put the medicine into it?"
When the three of them were worrying, a member of the tribe entered the camp and whispered in Li Qinzai's ear: "Fifth Young Master, Miss Zinu has sent someone over to tell you something urgent."
Li Qinzai was stunned: "Aren't we blocked? How did he get in?"
"A Tubo general had a relationship with Miss Zinu's attendant, so he secretly released the water..."
"Let him in quickly, and you'll be on guard all around."
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At night, Lu Dongzan paced back and forth in the handsome tent, his old face full of hesitation.
A guard hurriedly walked into the commander's tent and reported: "Prime Minister, General Sante from the south of our army is reporting urgently. Two hundred miles south of Jishi Mountain, 10,000 soldiers of our army encountered the Tang army while clearing out the remnants of Tuyuhun. Raid.”
Lu Dongzan looked shocked: "The Tang army has entered the country?"
"Yes, after inquiring, I learned that five thousand soldiers and horses under Zheng Rentai entered from Songzhou, crossed Jinchuan, and encountered General Sante's troops. The two armies were engaged in battle, and each suffered casualties."
"Because the terrain of the plain is conducive to the Tang army's cavalry, our army lost 3,000 people and the Tang army lost more than 1,000 people. General Sant ordered to withdraw westward, and the Tang army was advancing step by step towards the hinterland of Tuyuhun."
Lu Dongzan raised his thick eyebrows and said angrily: "Sure enough, a war has begun! Is the Emperor of Tang really going to swallow all the Tuyuhun? He is so greedy!"
After a long silence, Lu Dongzan's face flashed with murderous intent: "Send the order, at midnight tonight, mobilize three thousand troops from the rear army to kill the Tang envoy Li Qinzai and his subordinates in the camp, leaving no one behind!"
Just as the guard turned around to give the order, Lu Dongzan stopped him again.
The muscles in his cheeks twitched several times, and Lu Dongzan said sternly: "...by the way, kill Zi Nu and her followers too. After all, they are a disaster and cannot be left behind!"
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Late at night, the Tubo camp rear troops.
In the completely silent camp, only the occasional patrolling Tibetan troops walked lazily. From time to time, they heard crows in the sky making shrill cries, and wolves howling at the moon in the distance.
In this deathly silent camp, the rear army's baggage camp suddenly let out a hoarse roar, and then, a burst of fire shot into the sky from the baggage camp, and soon the night sky turned red.
"The transport camp has been leaked!" a Tibetan soldier shouted.
The rapid sound of the gong sounded, and the rear army camp suddenly became excited.
In Li Qinzai's camp, everyone was ready to go. Hearing the movement from the rear army, Li Qinzai smiled.
"This purple slave... is very thorough in his work. Why was he so stupid when he was in Liangzhou City?"
Liu Asi drew his sword out of its sheath and said eagerly: "Fifth Young Master, our brothers are ready. We will break out from the rear as soon as the Fifth Young Master gives the order."
Li Qinzai shook his head: "Don't worry, wait for the news from Zi Nu, and we can make things happen if we cooperate properly."
As soon as he finished speaking, a strange figure rushed into the camp.
"Uncle Li County, Your Highness has ordered us to set fire to the rear army's supply camp. The rear army is in chaos. You can break out from the northwest. The defenders there have all rushed to the rear army to put out the fire. Only a small number of defenders remain. But Worth a try.”
