Xenobud sat in Hongshiyan and quietly waited for the arrival of Li Rui's army.

Like Tuaru, he handed over some of his troops to Delhi Nanchi and took them away, and he brought only five thousand troops to Hongshi Rock.

Because Xenobud knew very well that his attack would eventually end in failure, and even if he could stop it for a while, he would not be able to stop it for a lifetime.

The final decisive battle facing Tubo is still in Lhasa and the surrounding areas. With more troops, it is possible to delay the war longer.

The long supply line of materials will be an unbearable burden for the Tang people. Their limit is at most three months of combat period. If this period exceeds this period, the Tang people will never be able to support it.

The battle they launched now is a success they have accumulated over several years. After resisting this wave of offensive, they won a chance to breathe.

The Red Stone Rock was stuck on the path Li Rui had to go through to advance, either taking down the Red Stone Rock or taking a detour of five hundred miles.

Five hundred archers were arranged on each of the high grounds on both sides, and the remaining four thousand were set up on the road about one mile wide to the Red Stone Rock.

The longer you can hold on, the more you can hold on.

Thinobud did not expect that Li Rui would send someone to persuade him to surrender, but the person who came was Xue Renzhong.

"Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" Senobud asked in surprise when he looked at Xue Renzhong.

Xue Renzhong shook his head: "Of course I'm a little scared, but General Li Rui and Minister Tang said that Ruben, you are still very different from other Tubo people and will not do anything useless."

Thanobud said hee and shook his head, not knowing whether he was making fun of himself or expressing other emotions.

"I also know that for people like Ru Ben, the effect of persuading surrender is probably not great, but I still feel that it is time to come this time. No matter what, Xue still wants to express his gratitude to Ru Ben." Xue Renzhong sat opposite Snowbud, speaking sincerely.

"Thank me, what's there to thank? I personally ordered your son to kill, and the five horses were dismembered, and they died extremely miserably!" Thinobud said coldly.

A trace of sadness flashed in Xue Renzhong's eyes, "My father was about to stay in Lhasa, but he was actually ready to die. As for how to die, what is the important thing? One knife and two pieces of white silk, a glass of poisonous wine, and five horses dismembered the corpse, are actually the same. What I want to thank is that when he was alive, Ruben, you still gave him the dignity he deserved. As far as I know, if it weren't for Ruben's maintenance, I'm afraid my father would suffer more humiliation before that. Even after his death, Ruben helped to restrain himself and put the coffin in the temple."

"It's just a reward for old friends." Xenobud waved his hand: "No need to say more about these things, go back!"

"I've come here, why don't Ru Ben let me finish my words?" Xue Renzhong said.

"No need to say anything to persuade surrender!" said Senobude: "I am a Tubo native and will never tolerate the Tang people invading my hometown and enslaving our people. We have nothing to talk about except fighting to the end."

"Ru Ben, you have lived in the Tang Dynasty for many years. Should you know, which is better, the Tang Dynasty or the Tubo today?"

"No one who is strong will definitely win the final victory." Snowbud said lightly: "How many times have you Tangren fought in Jiaozhi in the past few hundred years? Have you ever completely defeated them? Compared to them, we are stronger."

"Ruben, you are wrong!" Xue Renzhong shook his head and said, "It's not that we can't defeat those places, but because those places are not worth our more cost. Every war against them is not so much to occupy their territory, but rather to teach them a lesson and let them know that great powers cannot be humiliated. As long as they remain obedient and willing to be subordinates, that's enough. Because strategically, they cannot pose any threat to us, so as long as we can get enough commercial benefits from where we can gain enough commercial benefits and maintain our influence for a long time, it is enough to satisfy us. There is a cost-effective question here."

Sinobud was silent. He had been in the Tang Dynasty for many years, so he naturally knew more or less about the discussions on the status and value of foreign foreigners. Even in Jiaozhi and Annan, there were envoys and lobbyists in Chang'an. The reason why these people existed in Chang'an was to try to convince the nobles in Chang'an that they were obedient and honest. Even if the Tang Dynasty is confronting north and south, people from these places still tried their best to send envoys to station where they were stationed.

Sinobud once talked deeply with Annan's envoy Park Soo. Park Soo once said sadly that even if they could win an unprecedented victory against the Tang Dynasty, after the great victory, they still had to quickly express their surrender to the Tang Dynasty, give gifts, and beg for peace. The reason is very simple. Even if the Tang Dynasty was defeated, it would not hurt the bones. Even if Annan won, it would still be damaged by five tuberculosis and seven injuries. If such a big victory was encountered several times, the entire Annan would be destroyed. Not to mention a big defeat, a big defeat would be enough to completely destroy Annan's country.

This is the sorrow of a small country and a small people.

For Tubo today, he wanted to seek such a status but failed.

Because the Emperor Li Ze of the Tang Dynasty positioned Tubo as a strategic threat that would have the possibility of subverting the Tang Dynasty. In order to eliminate this threat, the cleanest way is undoubtedly to destroy this country and directly incorporate it into the territory of the Tang Empire.

This is the root cause of the two sides having no room for compromise.

As a Tubo people, Sinobude naturally had their pride. In history, they once threatened the security of the Tang Dynasty to a country that was considered equal to the Tang Dynasty. Now, Li Ze is positioned in this position, and there is nothing to say.

There is no possibility of even a talk. What other ways can I do besides fighting to the end?

Even though you know you won't win, you have to fight to the end.

What's more, they still have some confidence in themselves.

This confidence comes from Tubo's geographical location, climate and other things that God has given them. Of course, they also have their own courage to defend their country.

"There is nothing to say." Xenobud looked at Xue Renzhong and said, "If you want to fight, then fight!"

"A war is inevitable." Xue Renzhong nodded and said, "Today I will come. In addition to your incense between Xue and Ru Ben, I was also entrusted by Mr. Tang. Mr. Tang had some words and asked me to tell Ru Ben."

Thinobud raised his hand and signaled Xue Renzhong to say nothing.

"The Minister of the Tang Dynasty said that this time the country of Tubo will be a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed. So this time I came here, rather than being a Ruben who persuaded Tubo to surrender, it is better to say that Sinobude himself thought about the future of the Tubo people. The country of Tubo is certain, but the Tubo people will still survive on this land in the future. Ruben is not only a great nobleman of Tubo, has a good reputation in Tubo, and also has an in-depth understanding of our Tang Dynasty. In the future, our Tang Dynasty also needs people like Ruben to join in and work together to make this land prosperous earlier."

After staring at Xue Renzhong for a while, Sinobud suddenly laughed.

"Well, Xue Renzhong, go back and tell Li Rui, Tang Degong, I have recorded their words. But first of all, I have to survive the Battle of Red Stone Rock. Secondly, after you really defeated Lhasa and occupied the entire Tubo land, I am still alive. In this process, I will definitely spare no effort to fight you to the end. If in the end, we do our best and still destroyed the country by you, in order not to destroy the seed, I don't mind becoming a traitor in the minds of Tubo people and help you manage this land. What do you think of this reply?"

Xue Renzhong smiled on his face, stood up, bowed and said, "Some replies are enough. Since that's the case, Ru Ben, I will say goodbye. I also want to ask Ru Ben not to seek death in the next and future battles. When it's time to escape, I must escape."

"Don't worry, I won't let myself die meaninglessly." Xenobud stood up, "It's easy to leave, I won't send you!"

Xue Renzhong left with satisfaction.

If you capture the land of Tufan, you will naturally have to manage this land. At that time, it will naturally not work with the leaders of the serf uprising army like Abdullah. And those who are well-educated, have a good overall view, have a full understanding of the Tang Dynasty, and are naturally the best choice.

Of course, the premise is to make such a person have no way out.

"Attack!" Li Rui's whip was pressing down heavily, the drums were rumbling, and the trumpet was blowing, and the Tang army's attack on Hongshiyan kicked off.

At this time, the battle between Li Cunzhong and Tu Alu was approaching the end of the battle, only a hundred miles away from Red Stone Rock.

Shortly after the war started, the 20,000 civilians collapsed completely. For them, the long-term confrontation reached the limit on the psychological pressure of these civilians. When the real battle began, even if they wanted to trade their lives for their lives, they could not do it. Their collapse was in a blink of an eye, and Li Cunzhong deliberately ordered the ministries not to intercept these fleeing civilians, which further accelerated their collapse.

Tualu's last elite was also killed and injured in the confrontation with the Tang army.

The soldiers of the Left Martial Guard used grenades and other weapons in the first battle with the enemy.

Crossbows were shot, grenades were bombarded, cavalry charges, and finally infantry sweeps.

In the face of Tang army's firepower and personnel advantages, Tualu's idea of ​​resisting a day ended after half a day, and most of the half day was spent in the silent confrontation between the two sides.

Tuaru lit all obstacles under him and around him.

The raging fire became the last stubbornness of the old Tubo nobleman.
Chapter completed!