Chapter Thirty-Three: Captured Alive

  Xiaoboerben was originally a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, but Sulie betrayed the Tang Dynasty and defected to Tubo. When the Tang army arrived, it was obvious that they would be punished, so Sulie's heart was racing, his soul was shattered, he jumped up high, his face turned pale, his mouth opened and closed, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

  The territory of the small Balur country is small, with a small population and extremely weak national strength. It was not an opponent for the Tang Dynasty at all. Su Shi's reliance was only on the towering mountains and treacherous waters of Congling, once this reliance failed, his doomsday would arrive, leaving him no choice but to be terrified.

  Don't mention Su Shi's defeat, even the Princess of Tibet and her personal guards, who wouldn't be afraid? Who wouldn't fear?

  "Your Majesty, do not be alarmed. The great Tubo has a large army stationed east of the Ba River. Just send an envoy, and the brave warriors of Tubo will come to our rescue." The Princess of Tubo was frightened but still had some wits about her, thinking of the troops stationed by Tubo east of the Ba River.

  To control the small Bo people, marrying Princess Wencheng to Tibet was just a soft approach, and apart from this, force was also needed, which of course referred to the powerful Tibetan army. This is called combining both hard and soft approaches, using both kindness and severity simultaneously.

  However, the territory of Lesser Bolü was too small, and Tibet could not place a large army within its borders. It could only be stationed east of the Ba River. A rattan bridge on the Ba River connected Tibet with Lesser Bolü. If there were any incidents in Lesser Bolü, the Tibetan army would quickly enter its territory.

  "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

  Su Shi lost his composure and completely lost his will, allowing the Tibetan princess to make decisions.

  Just as Su Shi was about to give up on the city of Mengdu, his personal guard hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Your Majesty, the Xiongong Colonel did not come here to interrogate."

  "Isn't it asking for trouble?"

  Su Shi was overjoyed, his voice shrill and piercing to the ear, almost comparable to that of a eunuch.

  "Xiaoyong Xiaowei said that he came this time to consider the future of Xiao Bolu." Qīn Wèi repeated Li Changguo's words: "The Great Tang has not wronged Xiao Bolu, it is Xiao Bolu who has wronged the Great Tang! The Great Tang is a superior country with a broad and magnanimous spirit. I will not hold Xiao Bolu's mistakes against him as long as he returns to the Great Tang!"

  These words hit Su Shili's weak spot. It was Su Shili who betrayed the Tang Dynasty, not the Tang Dynasty that wronged him. Su Shili knew this in his heart and fell into deep thought.

  Between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, he thought the Tang Dynasty was better, but at that time, he was confused for a moment, greedy for beauty and betrayed the Tang Dynasty. Now thinking back, if he could do it again, he would definitely be loyal to the Tang Dynasty.

  The Tibetans are really too poor, they have no money and no equipment, even the princess is not a beauty, Su Shi is very disappointed.

  However, Li Changguo's words have some credibility, and he can't help but think carefully about them.

  Xiaoyong Xiaowei said: "Tubo is so poor that only cow dung is left, what's the benefit of following Tubo? You're really blind!" The imperial guard repeated Li Changguo's words without changing a single word. Only after speaking did he realize his mistake in the midst of busyness.

  As expected, the Tubo princess raised her hand and slapped him hard on the face, scolding angrily: "You have a big dog's guts, daring to insult Great Tubo like this!"

  In front of the Tubo princess, she insulted Tubo and said that Tubo was so poor that only cow dung was left. Isn't this looking for death? Although this statement is very vivid.

  Standing like a wooden stake, not daring to move. The Tubo princess was still unsatisfied, raised her hand again, and wanted to slap him in the face, but was stopped by Su Shi-li, who asked: "Does the brave general have anything else to say?"

  "Really! Really!" Chen Wei looked at Su Shi with a grateful gaze, and said: "The brave general says that this time the Tang Dynasty has dispatched 100,000 troops, sweeping across the land like a broken bamboo, and has already taken Lianyun Fortress. They want to eliminate the Tubo's power in the Western Regions, but they need to borrow a road from Xiaobulü to pass through. The Tang army wants to cross the Bapi River and annihilate the Tubo army stationed on the east bank of the Bapi River. If the king hesitates and does not make a decision, once the heavenly soldiers arrive, Xiaobulü will be reduced to ruins!"

  "An army of 100,000? Impossible!" The Tibetan princess shrieked, her voice piercing and shrill, her eyes wide with alarm.

  "We don't have 100,000, but we do have 50,000 to 60,000! This is the army of Great Tang, its prestige shakes the lands beyond ten thousand miles! There's nothing they can't do! Open the city gate!" Su Shi-li was well aware of the prestige of the Tang Dynasty and knew that the Tang army was unyielding and determined. As long as they set their minds to it, there was nothing they couldn't accomplish.

  "Absolutely not!" The Tibetan princess hurriedly stopped him, her heart set on Tibet.

  However, Su Shi Li, who had always been obedient to her, was no longer listening. With a wave of his hand, he said: "I am the King of Xiaobo, I'm in charge! Open the city gate and welcome the heavenly envoy! I want to greet him personally!"

  Li Changguo and Li Sigu are stationed at the gate of Mashi City, waiting for Su Shi's reply.

  "Brother, what do you think Su Shi will decide? Will he flee?" Li Siye was very worried.

  Although the land of Little Boluo is small, with a sparse population and extremely weak national strength, it is all mountainous. Once Su Shi loses his advantage and escapes, he will hide in the mountains, and even if the Tang army has extraordinary abilities, they will not be able to catch him.

  "No!"

  Li Changguo furrowed his brow and said thoughtfully, "At present, the situation is that Xue Rengui has exhausted all possibilities, and Su Weidao, although incompetent, has been on the throne for many years and will inevitably have figured out some way to rule. He's very clear that he has no other choice but to make overtures to the Tang Dynasty."

  Pausing for a moment, he continued: "Besides, the bait we threw out is to get rid of the Tubo army east of the Baoxi River. This is Su Shi's greatest concern, and he can't wait for us to solve the problem of the Tubo army."

  Li Siye was somewhat perplexed and asked, "What is the meaning of this? The Tibetan army stationed east of the Pu River is to protect Lesser Bolü, so why has it become a major threat to Sulu?"

  "Protection?" Li Changguo was somewhat stunned. Li Siye was a fierce general, but not good at political tactics. How could he understand the reasoning behind it? He explained to him, "This is a double-edged sword. If the Tang Dynasty attacks Little Bolu, the Tibetan army will naturally protect Little Bolu. If Little Bolu has other intentions, the Tibetan army will destroy Little Bolu."

  "I get it! So that's what Su Shi Li is thinking, he wants to borrow a knife to kill someone!" Li Si Ye nodded heavily, with some sarcasm: "He's dreaming!"

  Just then, the city gate burst open and Su Shi Li arrived amidst a crowd of officials to welcome him. His face was covered with layers of smiles, as if he had seen his ancestors, and was extremely affectionate.

  "What a beautiful daydream he's having!"

  Li Changguo rushed towards Li Siye with a smile.

  "I've seen the heavenly dynasty's envoy!" Su Shi's voice trembled slightly, as this was his first encounter with a Tang Dynasty envoy since his betrayal. He recalled the favors the Tang Dynasty had granted him and felt a surge of affection.

  "Got it!"

  However, what answered him was a cold voice and a sharp horizontal knife placed on his neck, which was exactly Li Changguo's move.

  "You, you...!" Su Shi Li almost lost control of his bladder and stammered: "You don't keep your promises! You said you wouldn't take revenge on me."

  "That's right, I did say that!" Li Changguo nodded heavily and said: "I won't bother with you about this matter, my job is to catch you! You should know, this matter of revenge, has to be handled by the Emperor himself!"

  “……”

  Su Shi's mouth was wide open and he couldn't speak for a long time. Suddenly, he understood that he had been tricked by Li Changguo.

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