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    "Liu Lang, what's going on? Who dares to mess with our Datang?" Cheng Huailiang was the first to ask.

    This is the main hall of Prince Qi's Mansion. The hall is littered with cups and plates. Half an hour ago, a lively banquet was held here to celebrate the full moon of Li Min's first child. However, with an urgent battle report  , Li Shimin and most of the civil and military ministers who came to attend the banquet had to go into the palace to discuss matters. The remaining guests lost interest, and it was getting late, so they all left one after another, leaving only young people like Cheng Huailiang and Li Jingye.  people.

    "Things are very bad, it's the war in Tubo!" Li Min said as he came in from the door, and Li Ke came with him.  After Li Shimin and the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs left just now, the younger generation wanted to know what happened, so they asked Li Min and Li Ke to go and find out so that they could rush back now.

    "Tubo? Is it because they failed to propose marriage last time that they started this war with a grudge?" Qin Huaiyu analyzed with a frown.

    "Children of Tubo, if we had known this earlier, we should have kept that Songtsen Gampo back to see if they still had the courage to stroke the tiger's beard of the Tang Dynasty!" Fang Yiai, a tall man, also jumped up and shouted.  .  He has learned a lot of military strategies from the Huli siblings, and now he is studying in the military academy. He has long been looking forward to the opportunity to show off his talents.

    When they heard that the war was taking place in Tubo, almost all the people present had the same reaction as Fang Yiai, clamoring to raise troops to destroy Tubo and then capture Songtsen Gampo alive!

    "Liu Lang, it should be said that the last battle of Songzhou should have hurt Tubo. It has only been two years and it is impossible for them to recover. How can they be so bold to start a war with me, the Tang Dynasty?"  Compared with the excitement of others, the youngest Li Jingye put forward his own opinions.

    "The question of dedication is on point, and I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint all the brothers in the military academy this time." Li Min said with a smile, "The key reason why the conflict between Tang Dynasty and Tubo broke out this time is because of one thing.  "

    "Oh. What is it?" Li Jingye asked immediately. Others were also very surprised, because they really couldn't imagine what was it that made Tibet not hesitate to go to war with the Tang Dynasty?

    "Cement!" Li Min spat out two words softly, with a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

    "cement?"

    Hear this answer.  Everyone present was stunned.  People with quick brains woke up immediately and couldn't help shouting: "So that's it, we have so many cement factories in Datang, and as long as we pay a batch of patent fees, we can get the cement firing process, but after all, this is long gone.  It was listed as one of the top secret technologies of our Tang Dynasty, but unexpectedly it was spread to Tubo!"

    "The Tubo boy is so brave, he dares to steal the technology of the Tang Dynasty. Each of our families has paid patent fees to have cement firing technology. But the Tubo people are better, just steal it and take it back to Tubo for use.  This kind of practice is trying to undermine our families. We must not let them go lightly!" Cheng Huailiang couldn't bear it anymore and jumped up and shouted loudly.

    "Cement is an important weapon of the country. If the Tubo people are allowed to develop cement, then if the Tang Dynasty wants to attack Tubo again, I am afraid we will have to face extremely strong cement cities." Qin Huaiyu, who has always been calm, also said,  His tone was full of murderous intent, and it seemed that he was also truly angry at Tubo.

    "Liu Lang, please tell us in detail about the information you have obtained. How far has the situation between the two countries developed now?" At this moment, Li Yongye, who had been silent, asked.  Judging from the determined look on his face, he obviously concluded that there must be a war between Tang Dynasty and Tibet, and those of them who wanted to go to the battlefield naturally had to be prepared first.

    "This happened two months ago. I had not returned to Chang'an at that time. After the last battle of Songzhou, our Tang Dynasty occupied a large area on the Tubo Plateau. In order to adapt to the terrain of the Tubo Plateau,  , so a strong city was built there, and this is Tunfan City!" When Li Min said this, he couldn't help but smile on his face, and when the people around him heard the name Tunfan City, they all laughed loudly.  Smile, even someone as calm as Qin Huaiyu is no exception.

    During the last battle of Songzhou, Li Shimin had a stronghold built on the occupied Tubo Plateau and named it Tunbo City. This name was obviously disgusting to the Tubo people, and the ambition of the Tang Dynasty could be seen from this name.  , after all, Li Shimin was very angry with Tubo at that time. If the other party had not taken advantage of the geographical advantage, he would have sent troops to destroy this growing and powerful enemy.

    After the establishment of Tunbo City, Songtsen Gampo's attitude of admitting his mistakes was very good, which satisfied Li Shimin, so he resumed the trade between Tang Dynasty and Tubo. Tunbo City was the most important pass on the border between Tang Dynasty and Tubo.  So it became more and more prosperous, and even the Tang Dynasty was not only in the city, but also in the city.In addition to the 20,000 troops stationed in the city, many officials were also sent in to facilitate the management of businessmen coming and going in the city.

    Just two months ago, Tunfan City received information from Datang businessmen one after another. According to what they saw with their own eyes, the Tubo people actually started to build cement factories. Although the output was not high and the quality was not good, after all,  Also cement.

    After receiving this information, Tunfan City naturally attached great importance to it. After all, although cement factories were everywhere in the Tang Dynasty, they were one of the commodities named as strategic materials by the imperial court. Even their external sales were strictly controlled.  Not to mention asking Tibet to build a cement factory. As for the source of Tubo's cement-burning technology, there is no need to check. There are so many cement factories in the Tang Dynasty, and the cement-burning technology is no secret. However, the Tang Dynasty was extremely powerful.  , has long since issued an order to all countries that anyone who dares to bake cement without authorization will be destroyed!

    After receiving the news of cement burning in Tubo, Tunfan City immediately sent people to conduct an investigation. As a result, they quickly obtained the exact news. The practice of cement burning was not found throughout Tubo, but was relatively close to Tunfan City.  There are only two tribes in Tubo. One of these two tribes is called Tongyang and the other is called Pilian. They are both relatively large tribes in Tubo. Together they have no less than 100,000 people and tens of thousands of capable warriors. They can be said to be the eastern border of Tubo.  The two local emperors.

    Here I want to explain the composition of Tubo. Tubo is different from the unified political situation of the Tang Dynasty. Tubo is actually composed of tribes. The leaders of the tribes and some nobles constitute the slave-owning class of Tubo.  Most of the other subjects are slaves. In addition to slave owners and slaves, there are also a small number of civilians.

    Although the tribes in Tubo usually obey the orders of the king Songtsen Gampo, if the interests of their tribes conflict, it will also arouse the resistance of these tribes, and there is no peace between the tribes, and wars often occur.  , this is similar to a grassland country like the Western Turks. Although there is a common leader in name, each tribe has great freedom. Even if a certain tribe becomes strong, it may even control the leader of the country.  The tribe fights.

    The investigation of Chang Tunfan City finally determined that in Tubo, only two tribes, Tongyang and Lilian, defied the orders of the Tang Dynasty, established cement factories in the tribes, and sold the fired cement to the outside world to make profits.  .

    As soon as the matter was confirmed, the Tang soldiers who swallowed Fan City did not hesitate at all. They immediately raised 10,000 troops and divided their troops into two groups to attack Tongyang and the two adjacent tribes. With lightning speed, they defeated the two tribes in just three days.  The big tribes were completely wiped out, and tens of thousands of them were captured at the same time. However, it was a pity that the leaders of the two tribes escaped from the rebellion and presented themselves to the leader of the Tubo Kingdom, Songtsen Gampo.  Although the Tang Dynasty had great military power, Songtsen Gampo did not dare to send troops.

    After hearing that Tubo did not send troops, Tubo City did not want to understand the matter so easily. Instead, it sent an envoy to meet Songtsan Gampo and sternly demanded that the other party hand over the two culprits to the Tang Dynasty, otherwise the Tang Dynasty would never  Give it up and let it go!

    Everyone in Tubo was very angry at the unreasonable and unforgiving attitude of the defenders of Tunbo City, and some even clamored for war with the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, Songtsen Gampo knew very well that with Tubo's current situation  National power, but said that a national war broke out with the Tang Dynasty. It is estimated that just a small Tunfan City would be enough for them to drink a pot.

    However, although Songtsen Gampo did not dare to fight against the Tang Dynasty, he was not willing to hand over the leaders of the two tribes. After all, these two people were his subordinates after all. If he, the leader of the country, could not even keep two of his subordinates,  If he does, it will definitely greatly damage his prestige. If it is more serious, it may even cause various tribes in the country to be dissatisfied with him, causing national decrees to be affected.

    It is precisely because of this that when Songtsen Gampo faced the pressure from Tunfan City, he still gritted his teeth and refused to let go. He made up his mind not to surrender, and also mobilized a hundred thousand troops to surround Tunfan City.  However, they did not make any attack, but instead made a defensive posture, apparently telling Datang that he did not intend to fight at all, and that he mobilized these troops just to protect himself.

    Regarding Songtsen Gampo¡¯s move, Tunfan City was helpless and had to report it to the court. As a result, the battle report arrived just during today¡¯s banquet, disturbing all the Chou Chou Full Moon Wine.

    "It's great that the defenders of Tunbo City were really brave. They wiped out two large tribes of Tubo without saying a word, but Tubo didn't even dare to fight back. This is the peak military power of our Tang Dynasty.  Ah!" After listening to Li Min's introduction, Li Yong was the first to slap the table and shout loudly. At the same time, he picked up the wine bottle and took a few sips.

    "Hey, that's true, but cement is an important weapon of our Tang Dynasty. The border troops have long received orders. As long as anyone in the surrounding small countries dares to bake it, they will immediately be killed with thunderous means. It is precisely because of this order  Otherwise, the defenders of Tunfan City would not be so bold!" Cheng Huailiang also drank a few drinks, and then said, "The other people in the palaceEveryone also praised Tunfan City one after another, and the way he acted in this way was indeed worthy of the ambitious name of "Tunfan".  (To be continued)

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