Xue Rengui said: "Back to the general, Ashina Sheer said that if we don't send a person of sufficient status to meet him as soon as possible, he will defect to the Western Turks or Xue Yantuo."
A smile flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes and he said: "It seems that the day of war is coming soon."
"What the general said is true, and my subordinates also think so."
"Ha ha."
Lin Xuan and Xue Rengui looked at each other and laughed.
Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin looked at the two laughing people a little confused.
In fact, the matter is very simple. Ashina Sheer acted like he was not willing to surrender before, but he was actually selling it for a price.
But now he is suddenly so anxious, even with a hint of threat. You don't need to think about it to know that it is the Western Turks or Xue Yantuo who have put too much pressure on him.
Ashina Sheer could not withstand these pressures, but he could not surrender to one of them. He could only force the Tang Dynasty to send people to negotiate terms with him as soon as possible, so that he could join the Tang Dynasty.
However, the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo had never dared to push Ashina Sheer too hard before, just because they were afraid that he would fall to one of them.
But now that the pressure is suddenly so tight, it is obvious that a war is about to begin, and I don't want to leave an uncertain factor around.
When Xue Rengui got the news, he had already figured it out, but he still called Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin to come to discuss it.
Because he was only a deputy general, even though Lin Xuan was away and he was in charge of the army, he could not really ignore Cheng Chumo and the others.
Lin Xuan came to the main seat and sat down. Seeing that Cheng Chumo and the others were confused in their clothes, he asked Xue Rengui to explain to them.
After listening to Xue Rengui's explanation, Cheng Chumo said loudly: "General, since Ashinashe is really bluffing, we might as well show him off."
"That's right, just because he wanted the general to go see him in person, we rejected him directly. He couldn't wait any longer, so he came over on his own." Yuchi Baolin agreed.
Lin Xuan did not answer the two people's words, but looked at Xue Rengui and said, "What do you think about this matter?"
Xue Rengui pondered for a while, then raised his hands and said, "Back to the general, I think I should go and see him."
"What did you say? How can you let the general take risks?" Cheng Chumo retorted.
"Yes, what if he has defected to the Western Turks or Xue Yantuo, and what he said before is just to deceive the general, and what if the general goes and is caught by them?"
Yuchi Baolin also did not agree with Lin Xuan going.
There are many scenes of fighting generals in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The victorious side leads the troops to charge for a while and then achieves a complete victory.
Influenced by these romance works, many fans of the Three Kingdoms will have the illusion that the ancients used this method of war before the war.
During the Wanli period, Fuso had a military general named Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He was deeply influenced by "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and believed that the ancients would fight generals before wars, so when he planned to invade Korea, he imitated some fighting generals. Toyotomi
As soon as Hideyoshi set foot on Korean territory, he encountered the Ming Dynasty general Li Rusong and led the Liaodong cavalry to fight with him.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was deeply influenced by the novel. When he saw the Ming Dynasty army, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Who dares to challenge me in a duel?"
According to the content in the novel, wars generally proceed like this. As long as you shout loudly, someone will always come out to challenge you.
However, what Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not expect was that after he finished shouting, no one from the Ming Dynasty army went out to fight. Instead, they fired a burst of artillery fire at the shouting general. Soon the general was beaten into a sieve, even Fuso
If people want to show that the Ming Dynasty army does not respect martial ethics, the Ming army will only give him a severe lesson and then tell him to "take care of himself."
On the contrary, generals in the army have a certain number of personal soldiers, just to ensure that the generals can survive and command the battle.
So Xue Rengui asked Lin Xuan to take the risk, but Cheng Chumo and the others couldn't accept it at all.
If they hadn't known Xue Rengui for so long, they would have even suspected whether Xue Rengui deliberately wanted to harm Lin Xuan so that he could take advantage of it and gain power.
Lin Xuan waved his hand, stopped Cheng Chumo and the others, looked at Xue Rengui and said, "Tell me what you think."
"Ashina Sheer did not surrender directly and insisted on the general going to meet him. In fact, in addition to wanting to negotiate terms with the Tang Dynasty, the other reason was that he did not trust the Tang Dynasty and wanted to see what the Tang Dynasty did to him.
Just pay more attention to it."
"If the general is unwilling to go, he will probably think of another way."
Lin Xuan nodded appreciatively. He was indeed the famous Xue Rengui in history. Even though he has no experience now, his vision is not bad at all.
Ashina Sheer did have the intention to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but if the Tang Dynasty could not give him enough benefits and respect, he did not have to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
If the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo pressed too hard, he could lead his troops deep into the Western Regions.
The Western Region is known as the Thirty-Six Countries, but those so-called countries are not big.
Ashina Sheer has more than 30,000 elite cavalrymen who have fought hundreds of battles. As long as those countries in the Western Regions do not unite, they are no match for him.
"Then we can't let the general take risks."
Cheng Chumo and the two admitted that what Xue Rengui said was reasonable, but Lin Xuan was the coach after all, and no one would be able to bear the responsibility if something happened.
"Okay, no need to say more, send someone to inform Ashina Sheer and tell him that I will meet him in the original Gaochang Royal City in half a month." Lin Xuan said.
Before he came, Li Shimin told him about the treatment he would give Ashina Sheer, which meant that he should go see Ashina Sheer.
Leaving aside Li Shimin's reasons, without the help of Ashina Sheer's men and his ten thousand people, if something unexpected happened, the pressure would be too great.
However, Lin Xuan was not stupid enough to go directly to Baodu City to see Ashina Sheer.
"yes."
Lin Xuan has given the order. No matter what Cheng Chumo and the others think, they will not refute it.
Lin Xuan asked some more questions about the military affairs, and then went down to rest.
This bumpy journey was a bit too much even with his physical strength.
The next day, Zhuge Liannu was sent to the army.
Lin Xuan directly summoned Xue Rengui and others and personally demonstrated the Liannu to them.
"With this magical weapon, ten thousand of us are not afraid to face fifty thousand of us head-on." Cheng Chumo said excitedly.
"What are you thinking about? This repeating crossbow is very expensive to make. It took the entire Ministry of Engineering nearly a month to make a thousand of them." Lin Xuan shook his head and said.
If there were really 10,000 repeating crossbows, then the war would be simple.
Ten thousand repeating crossbows equals half a million arrows. If the opponent is not prepared, not to mention 50,000 people, even 100,000 people can defeat them.
In ancient wars, generally speaking, if the casualties were 10%, the army would be likely to collapse, but if the casualties reached 30%, it would be rare for an army not to collapse.
Those who can avoid collapse are the best among the best.
Unless, like a last-ditch battle, the soldiers' retreat is cut off and they are forced to fight tooth and nail.
Therefore, if there are really 10,000 repeating crossbows, it is not difficult to defeat 100,000 people under a salvo.
"Only a thousand." Cheng Chumo said a little disappointed.