"Your Majesty, the victory is set in stone!”
"This Xue Rengui is indeed a valiant battle general!”
……
At the foot of the mountain, the civil and military officials near Li Shimin watched as the imperial court's elite soldiers crushed the Tibetan elites in a powerful formation.
As the number of casualties was reported coldly, the nervousness of the officials disappeared. They all looked happy and congratulated Li Shiming.
Li Shi Min was still reserved, but his lips curled into a smile.
He turned his head and saw that Songzan's expression was calm, as if he wasn't worried about losing.
Li Shimin was impressed by his calm demeanor.
This person would definitely become a promising ruler of a generation!
Li Shi Min sighed in his heart.
He then pointed his whip in the direction of the mountain and asked with a smile,"What does Zampu think of the Tang army?”
" A first-class army with well-trained soldiers and excellent equipment. If we were to fight on the plains of the Central Plains, our Tibetan elites would not be a match for the Tang army. However..." Songzan smiled and stopped.
Li Shi Min frowned.
The confidence that Songzan displayed made him both puzzled and angry.
On the mountain.
The road became more and more rugged. The mountain was not only uneven, but also very smooth.
The formation gradually became chaotic.
Li Ke noticed that as they approached the forest, less than 50 meters away from the forest, more and more Tibetan soldiers rushed out of the forest.
The number of casualties on their side began to rise.
Even though the Tibetans still suffered great losses.
However, Li Ke noticed that the ratio of casualties was getting smaller and smaller.
The soldiers on his side were emitting white steam.
Li Ke stopped and said,"I won't go into the forest."”
"Why? Your Highness, don't you want to witness the moment our soldiers reach the summit and occupy the Tibetan commander's tent?”Cheng Chumo was puzzled.
"That's right, Your Highness. Although they are too powerful and we might lose to them in the future, we are still facing the outside world. I still hope that the Right Guard can win beautifully.”
……
Li Ke was speechless. He slapped his forehead and said unhappily,"Do you think I'm worried that I'm in a bad mood? I know the result, and there's an 80% chance that we'll lose. I don't want to continue wasting my energy, and I don't want to go to the top of the mountain to see that little barbarian Lu Dongzan show off his martial arts.”
Ah!
"How is this possible!"
" Your Highness, are you having a fever?"
"These are the elites selected from the tens of thousands of Right Guards!”
"Moreover, look at how fierce our soldiers are attacking!”
……
Li Ke sighed and spread out his hands." They're just arrows at the end of their flight. Look at them. They're obviously panting now. This is a sign of extreme fatigue."”
"And now, we're only halfway to the summit.”
"In the next battle in the forest, the formation cannot be maintained, and the battle environment is even worse. Not only is the ground uneven, but fighting in the forest requires faster reaction speed.”
"Our soldiers wear heavy armor, which is the biggest drawback in this kind of battle environment. Not only does it consume too much physical strength, but it also limits flexibility.”
"On the other hand, the Tibetans are different. They live on the plateau and grew up in the mountains.”
"And their light leather armor is not only because they are weak and cannot equip with iron armor, but because leather armor is more suitable for them to fight on the plateau.”
Li Ke's analysis made everyone's expression turn solemn.
"Also, you can't just look at the number of casualties on both sides. You have to look at the change in the ratio of casualties on both sides.”
"In the beginning, the ratio was about five to one, which meant that five Tibetans could be exchanged for the life of one of our soldiers.”
"Look at the situation now. In just a few hundred meters, we've almost tied up, reaching a two-to-one situation. The change in the ratio is the true reflection of the battle situation.”
As Li Ke spoke, he leaned against a large rock and sat down, facing east. He used the rock to block the wind and squinted his eyes to bask in the sun.
"Although what Your Highness said makes sense, I don't believe it.”Cheng Chumo obviously couldn't accept this reality."I want to go up and see who's coming with me.”
"I also want to see for myself. Even if it fails, I want to see how the elites of the Great Tang fail.”Qin Huaiyu said solemnly.
"I'll go too."
"And me."
"Huaiyu will take up my position.”Li Ke opened his eyes and ordered, then looked at the others seriously: "You are not allowed to cheat. Even if you lose, you have to lose openly. Only by recognizing our shortcomings can we grow.”
Li Ke's rare serious words made everyone feel like they were getting to know him again.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I'll be impartial." Qin Huaiyu nodded.”
Li Ke nodded and closed his eyes again. He wasn't worried about Qin Huaiyu, but he was worried about Cheng Chumo.
Cheng Chumo was deeply poisoned by Cheng Zhijie's strange family teachings. It was completely possible for him to do such a shameless thing.
In the end, a few people stayed behind.
Wei Shuyu, Zhangsun Chong, and the others.
Wei Shuyu had been training in the military camp for a month. It was still fine if he already had a foundation, but Zhangsun Chong was already exhausted.
After he sat down, he was just short of gasping for air with his tongue hanging out.
"Cousin, will we really lose?" Zhangsun Chong asked while panting.
"If nothing unexpected happens, the ending is likely to be like this.”Li Ke said calmly.
Sigh!
"If we lose, the imperial court will lose all face." Zhangsun Chong sighed.”
"Which is greater, losing face or losing the country's interests in the future?”Li Ke asked casually.
Whoosh!
Wei Shuyu's lips moved slightly. Just as he was about to speak, a sudden sound of air being torn apart made his expression change."Your Highness, be careful!" He pressed down on Li Ke.
Bang!
An arrow had sunk three inches into the ground not far in front of them.
The tail of the arrow trembled violently and made a buzzing sound.
The three of them curled up and hid behind the rock, not daring to show their heads at all.
After about fifteen minutes, when there was no movement, Li Ke reached out and pulled out the arrow.
The sharp arrowheads caused Zhangsun Chong and the other two's expressions to change drastically.
"Tibetan style?" Wei Shuyu couldn't help but frown.
Li Ke waved the arrow and said with a smile,"It must be because the Tibetans lost to me yesterday and lost face. Today, they want to take revenge on me. It's fine if the three of us know about this.”
Wei Shuyu and Zhangsun Chong had strange expressions.
He secretly looked at Li Ke.
Was that even possible?
Was Tibet really that reckless and stupid?
Their Zanpu was still at the foot of the mountain. If this arrow really killed him and injured Li Ke alive, would Songzan Gambo still be able to return to Tubo alive?
Crown Prince? The King of Wei?
Wei Shuyu secretly guessed that this method was too ruthless.
"Cousin, I've never seen Tibetan arrows before, can you give them to me?”"When our Tang army reaches the plateau in the future, I will personally use this arrow to end Songzan's life," said Zhangsun Chong with a smile.”
"Here, it's just a broken arrow.”Li Ke casually threw it to Zhangsun Chong.
Wei Shuyu glanced at Zhangsun Chong and couldn't help but have a good impression of him.
Zhangsun Chong wanted to test the Crown Prince's faction on behalf of Li Ke. This arrow was a warning to the tiger.
"I didn't expect you, Zhangsun Chong, to have such a heroic spirit. Just based on this point, the matter of you being a coward and not daring to go to the military camp to receive training can be considered over.”Wei Shuyu joked.
Then, the three of them laughed.
The three of them had the same suspicion, but they all chose to see through it.
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