Chapter 87

"What!? The Emperor is going to lead the campaign personally?"

Before Qin Mu could speak, Empress Zhangsun was quite agitated.

"Mother, is the war really coming?"

Princess Changle's crystal-clear eyes flickered with a trace of worry and fear.

"Your Majesty, can you let our mother and daughter go back? I swear in the name of the Great Tang Empress that after returning to the capital, I will definitely urge the Emperor to give up fighting Tibet."

"I truly do not wish to see the Great Tang and Tibet suffer because of me and Changle."

Empress Zhangsun was anxious, wishing she could grow wings and fly back to Changancheng to stop Li Er's reckless action.

As a virtuous empress of her generation, Empress Zhangsun's ability was beyond doubt.

She knew well that Tibet was located on a high plateau, and most soldiers from the Central Plains would suffer from altitude sickness there.

Fighting with such anger and resentment, the battle would surely be extremely tragic!

Empress Zhangsun could not bear to see the common people of the world plunged into the flames of war.

"Whether you are willing to see it or not is your business; I, on the other hand, am quite willing to see it."

Qin Mu didn't even glance at Empress Zhangsun and walked straight into the inn.

But no one knew.

His palms were already soaked with sweat.

Whenever he walked with Empress Zhangsun, Qin Mu felt an inexplicable sense of closeness and warmth in his heart.

Especially when seeing Empress Zhangsun's eyes, which seemed to contain an indescribable, kind maternal love, to the point that Qin Mu didn't dare to look her in the eye.

Qin Mu had never panicked in front of anyone.

But in front of Empress Zhangsun, he could never remain calm and composed.

Precisely because of this.

He would stubbornly refute Empress Zhangsun's words.

That feeling...

Was exactly like a naughty child who didn't want to listen to his mother!

"Mother, why is he hot and cold toward us?"

Princess Changle tilted her head, blinked her dark, bright eyes, and looked at Qin Mu's back in confusion.

What a strange person!

"This child..." Empress Zhangsun gave a bitter smile, shook her head, and said: "His heart seems to be very bitter."

"Bitter? He is a monarch of a country; everyone has to listen to him, so how can he be bitter?"

Princess Changle asked naively.

"Silly child, it's not that there is no pain just because one becomes a monarch."

"You are still young; you will understand later."

Empress Zhangsun lovingly stroked Princess Changle's head, and they walked into the inn together.

Inside the private room of the inn.

Lu Dongzan, Yu Huatian, and Wei Zhongxian stood respectfully before Qin Mu.

Qin Mu was urgently deploying his next plans.

"If the Great Tang leads 300,000 troops to attack us, it will take at least a month to mobilize their troops and supplies."

"That is to say, we must arrive in Tibet within this month."

"Yu Huatian, immediately send someone to Lhasa personally to deliver this letter to Zhang Juzheng."

As he spoke, Qin Mu took a letter out of his sleeve.

The content of the letter was how to deploy troops in detail to defend against the Great Tang's attack.

According to Qin Mu's analysis.

Tibet was located on a high plateau; no matter how strong the Great Tang's combat power was, it would be greatly discounted once they reached the plateau.

Currently, the Great Qin's forces consisted of 100,000 Great Qin Iron Eagle Sharpshooters, 50,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, 50,000 Trap Camp soldiers, and 10,000 White Horse Righteous Followers.

Adding it all up, it was only about 200,000.

Such strength could not be considered powerful, but it was definitely not weak!

If one were to say that using such forces to attack the Great Tang was a pipe dream, but if it were for defense, that was absolutely no problem!

Therefore.

Qin Mu was not worried about any accidents.

"Your subordinate obeys!"

After Yu Huatian took the letter, he left the room quickly.

"Tomorrow morning, we will set off and leave the Great Tang!"

Qin Mu ordered.

"Obey!"

Wei Zhongxian and Lu Dongzan both agreed respectfully.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing..."