[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-great-tang-ten-years-of-signing-in-in-tibet-retu":3,"chapter-great-tang-ten-years-of-signing-in-in-tibet-retu-great-tang-ten-years-of-sign-ins-in-tubo-returni-chapter-597":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Great Tang: Ten Years of Sign-ins in Tubo, Returning with a Million-Man Army",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2020404,3024,"Chapter 597","great-tang-ten-years-of-sign-ins-in-tubo-returni-chapter-597",597,"\u003Cp>After arriving at the North City, these routed soldiers were all in tears; they had finally survived!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early in the morning, Li Xin saw over five thousand refugees standing in the distance outside the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right, in his eyes, these were just over five thousand refugees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't have a single weapon on them; at most, a few standing at the very front held long swords, while the rest had nothing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only were they empty-handed, but they were also in rags, and many looked listless, as if they hadn't slept for a night!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send someone to see what these refugees are doing here.\" Li Xin waved his hand, letting a small soldier leave the city to inquire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the soldier left, Li Xin sighed, \"How strange. Could these refugees be part of their scheme?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Utterly foolish.\" Li Xin smiled with disdain, then began to enjoy his breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he finished, the entire army would march toward their Imperial Capital!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't believe that even the people in the Imperial Capital would run away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they ran, where could they go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The East, South, and West cities had already been surrounded by his great army, and the North City had also been occupied by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fear that only the Imperial Capital could be their final refuge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the soldier who had gone out to question the refugees returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He brought one piece of good news and one piece of bad news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The good news was that those people outside the city were not refugees, meaning they didn't need to prepare food for five thousand people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the bad news was that those five thousand people were soldiers who had been routed from the South City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Li Xin fly into a rage, and he scolded the messenger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are they good for! Where is that Commandant?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Dead...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good riddance, they deserved to die! They were completely useless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is leading the five thousand people now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A person named Li Ming is leading those five thousand people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, let them enter the city; I want to see what this Li Ming has to say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xin had originally prepared to just incorporate them, but seeing that the leader also had the surname Li, he couldn't help but inexplicably develop quite a bit of goodwill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since the ten-thousand-man commander had died, and he not only survived but also led five thousand people out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worthy of the surname Li; they hadn't lost face for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your name is Li Ming?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In reply to General Li, yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very good, how did you lead them to escape?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, our men were dying and wounded, and the enemy actually had three hundred thousand troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They originally wanted to capture us all alive, and many brothers still fought to the death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Ming spoke, he actually shed tears; Li Xin, standing to the side, could imagine that magnificent scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand people, besieged by three hundred thousand, and yet five thousand actually survived and returned; it was truly strong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what Li Xin didn't know was that there was no such thing as three hundred thousand troops; there were only ten thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the reason they lost was all because of the problems with those old soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they had already agreed on the way that they had been defeated by an army of three hundred thousand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's right, they decided to lie together because they were afraid of punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Li Xin knew that the soldiers he led were all this trash, he would definitely kill them all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what happened later? How did you survive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We also wanted to fight to the death, but in the end, we wanted to pretend to surrender first to preserve our strength, so that we could avenge our brothers!\" Li Ming said, clenching his fists; Li Xin, to the side, directly applauded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brave and resourceful, not bad!\" Li Xin looked at Li Ming, his eyes full of admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, in such a situation of disparity in strength, preserving strength was the most important thing; surrender was only temporary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as their hearts were toward Great Qin, one day, perhaps they could even become internal agents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then how did you come back after being captured?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At night they relaxed, and we fought our way out; after one night, we finally arrived at the North City!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xin looked at Li Ming; hmm, he wasn't lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fatigue on his face couldn't be covered up, as well as those severe dark circles under his eyes, and the faint smell of blood on his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, you go down first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, take this token; you are now my deputy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xin directly threw over a token that was a symbol of his status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having that token was Wu Li Ke being Li Xin himself, which meant that now, in the army, besides Li Xin, the person with the highest status was Li Ming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Ming thanks General Li!\" Li Ming decisively took the token and then knelt on the ground to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Xin wave his hand, he then retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find me when you wake up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Li Ming left, Li Xin walked back and forth in the City Lord's Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discovering it was an empty city, Li Xin had used the most luxurious City Lord's Mansion as his residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there was nothing in the City Lord's Mansion, it was luxurious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xin just liked these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Xin was very uncomfortable; the South City alone had three hundred thousand troops, while the North City had none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that the entire Bashu only had three hundred thousand soldiers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was definitely unlikely; if that were the case, then the soldiers of the East and West Cities would definitely have sent news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of having no news at all Wu Li Ke now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just at this moment, the messenger who had run out before came again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eight thousand troops have arrived outside the city, all Qin soldiers; they look Wu Li Ke they have been defeated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xin was stunned; a defeat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin soldiers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How is that possible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the Qin soldiers from the West City...\" the little soldier said timidly; he was a bit afraid that his general would be angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, five thousand defeated soldiers had just arrived, and now eight thousand more; who could handle this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the ten-thousand-man commander? Call him to see me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General!\" At this moment, a big man walked in; he looked at Li Xin with a face full of guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's going on? How did you lose?\" Li Xin looked at the ten-thousand-man commander in front of him with a face full of anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand Qin soldiers, and they weren't even asked to attack the city, just to besiege it; how were they defeated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This subordinate deserves to die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ten-thousand-man commander didn't say anything else and directly knelt down with his head on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xin frowned even more dissatisfiedly, and the corners of his mouth twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly is the situation? If there is an excusable reason, I will count you as innocent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew that just after Li Xin finished that sentence, the ten-thousand-man commander directly cried out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We, we, we were chased and killed by thirty thousand Bashu troops!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the first encounter, brothers were killed and wounded, and in the end, we sacrificed two thousand soldiers to finally fight our way out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were chased all the way, and only after arriving at the North City and seeing General Li's flag did they retreat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ten-thousand-man commander spoke while crying; it really looked as if it were incomparably heroic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xin frowned even more tightly; how could the West City also have thirty thousand people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then would the East City also have an army of thirty thousand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This couldn't help but make Li Xin somewhat hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he retreat with his troops, or continue to hold the North City, or attack the Imperial Capital?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what Li Xin didn't know was that the ten-thousand-man commander had lied!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he encountered was only the ten thousand Bashu new recruits led by Zhao Yun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hours ago.\u003C\u002Fp>",1398,"2026-06-15T19:13:03.957Z","2026-06-15T19:16:48.062Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","972e694cc62ae5a56918ff7c8d544176e4611c5032df8f2f68445c73889bd737","great-tang-ten-years-of-sign-ins-in-tubo-returni-chapter-598","great-tang-ten-years-of-sign-ins-in-tubo-returni-chapter-596",605,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-tang-ten-years-of-sign-ins-in-tubo-returni-cover.jpg"]