Chapter 491 Fire Attack

"I wonder why the two generals are here this time?" Xue Rengui said straight to the point.

"This time, the two of us plan to join forces with General Xue to drive the Tibetans out of Tuyuhun and drive them back to Tubo. I just don't know what your majesty means?" Hei Chi Changzhi said.

Joining forces to fight the enemy is secondary. The most important thing is what Li Chengqian, who is far away in Chang'an, means.

Is it to force Tubo to surrender to the Tang Dynasty again and bow down to the Tang Dynasty, or to destroy Tubo at all costs.

This is related to their future strategic adjustments to Tubo.

"Your majesty means to cut the grass and uproot it!" Xue Rengui said.

Hei Chi Changzhi and the others immediately understood what Li Chengqian meant, which was to destroy Tubo and not even give it a chance to surrender.

"What do you think of Lun Qinling's sudden attack on the city and his quick defeat, Ambassador Hei Chi Chang Zhi?" Hei Chi Chang Zhi asked.

"Ambassador Hei Chi thinks that the Tibetans did this for other purposes, and I also think that this is not a real attack by the Tibetans." Xue Rengui said.

"Based on my understanding of Lun Qinling, he would never do useless work. He pretended to attack the Tuyuhun King's City. He must be trying to cover up something." Hei Chi Chang Zhi said.

He and Lun Qinling had fought for so long, and both sides fought evenly. Naturally, he knew Lun Qinling very well.

"Could it be that because the other side's food supply was robbed by the army, the food and grass could not be transported to Lun Qinling's army, so they had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure?" Wang Fangyi asked.

"No!" Hei Chi Chang Zhi said firmly.

"Why is Ambassador Hei Chi so sure that Lun Qinling will not do this?" Wang Fangyi asked.

"Lun Qinling is a man of great resourcefulness, calm and composed. He will keep his composure at critical moments. He will not lose his balance when his food and grass are robbed." Hei Chi Chang Zhi said.

"Then according to the Ambassador, what is the purpose of Lun Qinling doing this?" Luo Shide asked.

"Return the favor in their own way! Our army robbed the Tibetans' food supply and cut off their food and grass. Lun Qinling will definitely rob our army's food and grass."

"I want to know which general is responsible for escorting the food and grass this time?" Hei Chi Chang Zhi asked.

"It's General Guo Daifeng of the Left Guard." Xue Rengui said.

"Who is Guo Daifeng?" Hei Chi Changzhi asked. He was from Baekje and didn't know most of the generals of the Tang Dynasty. In his knowledge, he didn't even know there was such a person as Guo Daifeng. "

He is the second son of Guo Xiaoke, the former Protector General of Anxi. What's the matter? Ambassador Hei Chi thinks there will be some problems with Guo Daifeng?" Xue Rengui said.

"I do have this worry!" Hei Chi Changzhi said.

"Ambassador Hei Chi doesn't need to worry! I have sent Zhou Qing and Xue Xiantu to lead troops to meet them. As long as Guo Daifeng transports food and grass according to the route and strategy I set, there will definitely be no problem." Xue Rengui said.

Hei Chi Changzhi nodded and said nothing more.

"Reporting to the chief steward, I just received a pigeon message from Lingzhou and Shanzhou. The Tibetans just looted the two states, but they have been repelled. The Tibetans did not get any benefit." Not long after, a soldier came to report.

"Got it!" Xue Rengui said. The soldiers bowed and left. Xue Rengui turned back and said to Hei Chi Changzhi: "It seems that the ambassador guessed Lun Qinling's target wrong. The Tibetans' target is not Guo Daifeng's troops, but Lingzhou and Shanzhou."

"Because of this, I am more worried about the grain and grass escorted by Guo Daifeng's troops. Please send more people to meet them. This is safer." Hei Chi Changzhi said.

"How can the ambassador be so sure that Lun Qinling will attack the food transport team?" Xue Rengui wondered. Various signs showed that the Tibetans should not have noticed Guo Daifeng's troops.

"I have fought Lun Qinling many times in Tuyuhun. This is an understanding of an opponent." Hei Chi Changzhi said.

"Where are Jiang Xingben and Jiang Xingba!" Although Xue Rengui did not quite believe Hei Chi Changzhi's words, he decided to send someone to meet them out of prudence, so he shouted loudly outside the tent.

"I am here!" Two young generals came in from outside the tent and saluted.

"I order you two to lead a group of soldiers and go to meet Zhou Qing and others." Xue Rengui said.

"I obey the order!" Jiang Xingben and Jiang Xingba saluted and retreated, and then they gathered their soldiers and went to meet Zhou Qing and others.

Jiang Xingben and his men left the camp and did not return until sunset. As soon as they returned to the camp, they immediately reported to Xue Rengui.

"What? You said that our army's food and grass were robbed by the Tibetans?" Xue Rengui was shocked when he heard the report from Zhou Qing and others!

Wang Fangyi and Lou Shide also looked unhappy. Hei Chi Changzhi sighed. He had expected this.

"Yes! When Xiantu and I arrived with our men, the Tibetans had already withdrawn. Guo Daifeng's troops suffered heavy losses. Even General Guo was seriously injured. Most of the food and grass were burned by the Tibetans."

"I didn't see any Tibetans, so I had to withdraw with Guo Daifeng. On the way, I met the Xingben brothers who came to meet us." Zhou Qing told Xue Rengui and others about the scene at that time.

"I understand! You guys go down and have a rest first!" Xue Rengui said.

"Yes!"

Zhou Qing and the others bowed and left. "General Manager, how many large Kongming lanterns did you bring this time?" Hei Chi Changzhi asked after Zhou Qing and the others left.

He had already learned about the wonderful use of hot air balloons during this conversation with Xue Rengui.

"A full one hundred, why does Ambassador Hei Chi ask this?" Xue Rengui asked.

"With these large Kongming lanterns, I will be able to defeat Lun Qinling. I hope the general manager can hand over these large Kongming lanterns to me." Hei Chi Changzhi said. "

Okay! I want to know what Ambassador Hei Chi is going to do?" Xue Rengui asked. He must understand Hei Chi Changzhi's action plan.

"I want to burn down the Tubo camp." Hei Chi Changzhi said.

"The ambassador is planning to attack with fire?" Xue Rengui asked.

"That's right! I want to burn down the entire camp. Once Lun Qinling fails, the other Tubo troops will not be a concern." Hei Chi Chang said.

If it were any other time, it would be unrealistic to get close to the Tubo camp and burn

down Lun Qinling's entire camp. But now it's different. As long as there is enough grease and other flammable materials, we can use hot air balloons to fly over the Tubo camp.

Drop grease and other materials from high altitude into the Tubo camp. At that time, just a little spark can turn the Tubo camp into a sea of ​​fire.

"What specific plans does Ambassador Hei Chi have? We all want to know." Xue Rengui said.

"That's no problem. When the time comes, I'll need you, the general manager, to cooperate with my actions." Hei Chi Chang Zhi said.

Hei Chi Chang Zhi told Xue Rengui and others about his plan, and with their help, he successfully obtained a large amount of flammable materials such as oil.

Before the Tibetans found out, the Tang army flew over the Tibetan camp in a hot air balloon and dropped jars filled with oil and other liquids into the Tibetan camp.

Xue Rengui fired a rocket into the camp, and the Tibetan camp immediately turned into a sea of ​​fire.

After this battle, the Tibetan army was defeated, and Lun Qinling, who had managed to escape the fire, could only withdraw from Tuyuhun with the remnants.

Lun Qinling knew that from now on there would be no chance to annex Tuyuhun, and even Tubo would decline because of this.