Rumors have spread in Luoshe City. Lu Dongzan has long known that the rumors have spread, and he has no good idea about this.

There is no way to stop the spread of rumors, unless Zamp returns to logic, all rumors will be self-defeating.

Besides, this cannot be considered a rumor, because these rumors are facts.

"Great Princess, Princess Zhenzhu is here!" The attendant hurried in to report.

Princess Zhenzhu must have heard the rumors, and Lu Dongzan stood up with a headache and walked out.

Lu Dongzan just walked out to the door, and Princess Zhenzhu had already walked in in a hurry.

"Greetings to the princess!" Lu Dongzan bowed slightly.

Princess Zhenzhu walked in and asked straight to the point: "Da Xiang, I heard that there were rumors in the city that the army was defeated. Is this true?"

Lu Dongzan nodded and said, "It should be true. I have interrogated many deserters. What they said are similar, so it should be true. Zanpu's army not only did not capture Xinghai City, but instead was caught by the Tang army's plan to lure troops and fell into a siege."

Unexpectedly, the rumors were real. Princess Zhenzhu said in a lost voice: "How could this happen?"

Lu Dongzan couldn't help but smile bitterly: "No one expected that the Emperor of Tang had such courage to let Su Cheng be bait, and he didn't expect that Su Cheng would agree that the reason they had to conspire to this trap was to wipe out our army completely, so they must be prepared for the encirclement. Once the army was trapped in the encirclement, it would be dangerous, and the 100,000 troops that went to the expedition this time were almost completely lost."

"What about my brother? Did my brother also rush out? Since someone escaped, then my brother, Zamp, would definitely be able to escape, right?" Princess Zhenzhu asked quickly. She didn't care about the casualties of the army now, she only cared about whether her brother had escaped.

Lu Dongzan pondered: "According to those deserters, they were chased by more than one cavalry after escaping from the siege. If Zanpu was trapped in the Tang army, the Tang army would not send cavalry to pursue and search overnight. Therefore, I speculate that Zanpu may have broken out of the siege."

"I interrogated four waves of deserters in total, one of which said he rushed out with Zanpu's personal guard, but they said they did not see Zanpu among the personal guards."

"This proves my opinion. If the situation is critical, with Zamp's cleverness and intelligence, you can change your clothes and armor and mix them into the personal guards. This will not attract attention, but will easily find opportunities to rush out."

Hearing this, Princess Zhenzhu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The loss of this expedition would be heavy, as long as the brother escaped.

Even if the army suffered heavy losses, there would be no worries about the country's destruction. My brother still had a pony. As long as my brother no longer provoked the Tang Dynasty, Tubo would still be able to have a peaceful country and peace.

Princess Zhenzhu asked in confusion: "Since my brother escaped from the Tang army's encirclement, why haven't my brother returned to Luosiecheng yet?"

Lu Dongzan's face was still very serious, and he said in a deep voice: "This is just my speculation. Moreover, after Zanpu broke through the encirclement, it was not safe. The Tang army sent cavalry to pursue him overnight, and more than one wave of cavalry to pursue him."

Princess Zhenzhu, who had already breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly raised her heart and said worriedly: "Since all these deserters can escape, then my brother must be able to do it too?"

Lu Dongzan pondered and said, "It's hard to say. They have all encountered more than a wave of pursuits from the Tang Dynasty cavalry. It's a lucky chance to escape. Zanpu hasn't come back yet, so there are two possibilities."

"One may be that Zanpu led his personal guards to avoid the pursuit of the Tang cavalry. If the Tang cavalry wants to pursue, they will definitely pursue directly in the direction of fleeing towards our Tubo. Perhaps Zanpu will do the opposite, so Zanpu has not come back for a long time."

"There is another possibility that Zamp has already..."

In the end, Lu Dongzan did not continue to say anything. Although Tubo had just established a country and did not have as many rules and taboos as the Tang Dynasty, he could not say some of them directly.

For a moment, Princess Zhenzhu was in a mess. If the elder brother didn't come back just to avoid the pursuit of the Tang army, it would be fine, but if the elder brother was really captured by the Tang Dynasty, what should I do?

When her brother went on the war, she prayed that Su Cheng and her brother would not be hurt, because one was the person she loved the most and the other was the person she loved the most.

Unexpectedly, what she was most worried about happened.

What can I do?

If the brother is really captured by Tang Jun, will it be useful for her to ask Su Cheng?

It is definitely useless, because Su Cheng is just a minister after all, not an emperor. If Su Cheng lets his brother go, even the emperor will not be able to protect Su Cheng, because this is a tremendous crime.

Princess Zhenzhu said in a deep voice: "What are the plans for the Grand Priest? Are you just waiting like this? If your brother takes a detour to avoid the pursuit of the Tang cavalry, then your brother is still in danger, and we should send troops to pick him up!"

"If, if the elder brother falls into the Tang army, then we should send troops to rescue him before he has been sent to Chang'an!"

Lu Dongzan said in a deep voice: "Princess, if I transfer three or five thousand troops, I can do it, but if I draw troops from all over the country, even if I am a great minister, I don't have the power!"

"And, it would not be a matter of overnight mobilization of the army. We must make a lot of preparations to go to the expedition. In fact, if Zanpu really falls into the Tang army, then it will be too late for us to mobilize the army."

"Xinghai is not far from Longyou, and the Tang army will definitely send Zanpu to Chang'an as soon as possible. The best way is to send envoys to Chang'an, show sincerity, pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, and beg the Tang Dynasty to release Zanpu. Perhaps it will succeed."

Princess Zhenzhu said in a deep voice: "So, after all, Daxiang means that we can only wait?"

Lu Dongzan shook his head slowly and said, "No, it's not just waiting. We should send troops. If Zanpu is not captured by the Tang army, then we will send troops to attract the attention of the Tang army and create opportunities to let Zanpu return to Tubo."

Finally, he heard some good news. Princess Zhenzhu said seriously: "I hope Da Xiang can send troops as soon as possible. When his brother returns to Tubo smoothly, he will definitely not forget Da Xiang's contribution!"

After saying that, Princess Zhenzhu bowed to Lu Dong solemnly.

Lu Dongzan quickly bowed and said in a deep voice: "Princess, don't worry, I will send troops to rescue Zanpu as soon as possible. Zanpu is a commoner. Even if I, Lu Dongzan, must save Zanpu."

"Thank you, Da Xiang!" Princess Zhenzhu bowed again.

After hearing Lu Dongzan's promise, her nervous heart finally calmed down a lot. Lu Dongzan is a capable minister, so she will definitely be able to rescue her brother. Her brother has always valued Lu Dongzan so much, and Lu Dongzan will definitely not let down her brother's trust.
Chapter completed!