Chapter 1509: Coercion

Qinling came in full swing, but it was very disappointing.

Qin Ling frowned and said dissatisfied: "The soldiers are very tired after returning from the march. Let's rest for a while, you can follow me!"

In the conference hall of the Grand Prime Minister's Office, a group of generals gathered together. Qin Ling sat down on the main seat and asked, "Didn't my father see the letter I wrote? The Tang army only has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Now there are 40,000 troops in Luoshe City. Why did my father want us to defend the city?"

Bagmu hurriedly said: "Shang Lun's Xin Daxiang has carefully read it. The Shannan Alliance Army has suffered heavy losses after three consecutive defeats. It is just around the corner to welcome the little prince. As long as we defend the city of Lu, Daxiang will return to the army and defeat the Tang army will be easy."

After hearing this, the other generals nodded and agreed: "Yes, Shang Lu, since the Great Prime Minister has orders, we will stick to the city of Luoshe. With these 40,000 soldiers, we will definitely be able to defend the city of Luoshe. When the Great Prime Minister returns to the army and attacks the Tang army will be defeated!"

In fact, they all knew that Qin Ling wanted to go out of the city to fight the Tang army, but since the prime minister had already ordered him to stick to it, why bother to do this?

Qin Ling said in a deep voice: "I hope the Tang army can attack Luosiecheng, but have you ever thought about it? What if the Tang army does not come to attack Luosiecheng? What if the Tang army only dares to loot those tribes outside?"

The generals felt a little confused when they heard this. Wouldn't it be better if the Tang army did not come to attack Luosiecheng?

Seeing the expressions on the faces of the generals, Qin Ling showed a hint of mockery on his lips and sneered: "Do you think it's better if the Tang army doesn't come to attack Luoshecheng? In this way, there will be no danger in Luoshecheng?"

The generals couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed after hearing this. Bagmu hurriedly said, "It's not the case. We also hope that the Tang army will attack Luoshecheng. They will suffer heavy casualties. When Da Xiang returns, it will be easier to defeat the Tang army."

The other generals also nodded and agreed.

Qin Ling sneered: "Our 40,000 troops guard the Luoshecheng, and the Tang army only has 40,000 to 50,000 troops. Do you think they have the courage to attack Luoshecheng?"

"They plundered the tribes everywhere, and then withdrew to Tuyuhun with their stolen property."

"And what about us? We hurried in the city, watching them plunder our Tubo people and return with a full load."

"Whenever, how will the looted people see us? How will the officials and people of the Logan cities view us? How will the generals who win and triumphantly view us?"

After hearing this, the generals' expressions changed drastically and they were silent.

Qinling then sneered: "Those generals who followed my father to fight and succeeded, they made military achievements and promoted their ranks, and were heroes praised by everyone. And what about you? Everyone will say that you are cowards! They are incompetent cowards! They are cowards who watched the Tang army loot but dare not fight!"

These generals had been thinking about how to defend the city, but they never thought about the problem of the Tang army not coming to attack Luosian cities.

What if the Tang army really didn't come to attack Luosiecheng, but just plundered all the surrounding tribes and withdrew their troops?

After careful consideration, they had to admit that what Qin Ling said made sense.

If the Tang army came to attack the city and they defended the city, then they would have made contributions.

However, the Tang army did not come to attack the city, but they kept huddled in the city without going out to fight and let the Tang army plunder and retreat. They did not make any contributions, not only did they have no contributions, but they even had faults.

So, the generals couldn't help but hesitate when they heard this. Should we go to fight or not?

Bagmu's face changed drastically after hearing this. Before he left, Da Xiangke kept telling him to stick to it and not to go to fight without authorization.

Bagmu hurriedly said, "But, Shang Lun, Da Xiang once again emphasized that we must stick to it and not fight! If we go to fight, wouldn't it be against Da Xiang's order?"

The generals were hesitant when they heard this. If they went to war, they would indeed violate the order of the Grand Priest. If the Grand Priest blamed him, who would bear the responsibility?

But if they don't go to the battle, they can only watch others get promoted and become rich, but they have to bear the reputation of being a coward.

It's really a dilemma.

Qinling sneered: "Bagmu, you have made great contributions to the expedition this time?"

After hearing this, the generals couldn't help but look at Bagmu. Yes, this guy went to the battle with Daxiang to fight three battles and must have made considerable contributions.

Therefore, even if Bagmu kept hiding in the city of Luss, the most important thing is that he still had a contribution, and he would still be promoted and made a fortune, and he would not have to bear the infamy of a coward.

In this case, why did Bagmu risk being scolded?

After all, Bagmu and them were not the same.

How could Bagmu not understand the twists and turns in it?

He hurriedly said, "The General of the Imperial Army only strictly abides by the Grand Secretary's military orders. These three great victories are all the contributions of the Grand Secretary. How can the General of the Imperial Army get any contributions?"

Qin Ling snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "I know what you are afraid of, you are afraid that my father will blame you then. But you can rest assured that if my father really blames me, I will bear it all, because I will decide, do you have any objections?"

After saying that, Qinling looked around and finally landed on Bagmu.

Bagmu lowered his head slightly and felt very stressed. He went to the battle and violated the orders of the great minister, but he offended Qinling again if he didn't go to the battle. This was so embarrassing.

If he offended Qinling, how could Qinling inherit the position of Zanpu in the future?

Therefore, he did not dare to offend Qinling at all.

Before returning to the army, he never expected Qin Ling to dare not obey the command of the great emperor.

If he had known it, he would have begged Da Xiang to continue the war, rather than return to the city.

The hall was very silent, no one dared to have any objections, but no one dared to agree for a while.

Qin Ling said in a deep voice: "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of the Tang army? Do you dare not fight with the Tang army?"

Qin Ling said in a deep voice: "Are you afraid of the Tang army's firearms? Songtsen Gampo led a 100,000 army and was defeated by the Tang army's firearms. However, this is a plateau. The Tang army's artillery is very heavy, and they cannot transport it to the plateau. The Tang army without firearms is a tiger without minions. Why are they afraid of it?"

"Shang Lun, how could we be afraid of the Tang army? The Tang army came from afar. How could the tired army be the opponent of our Tubo warriors?"

"Yes, how could we be afraid of Tang Jun!"

"This is on the plateau. When Tang Jun comes, he will die. Why are we afraid?"

The generals said in unison that if the Tang army had no firearms, it would be really not worthy of evidence.

Qin Ling finally showed a satisfied expression on his face after hearing this, and suddenly stood up and shouted: "Okay, since all the generals have no objections, then we will take the initiative to attack and let tens of thousands of Tang troops be buried on the plateau!"
Chapter completed!