When Qin Huaidao retreated, he stayed day and night. Even so, he could feel that the atmosphere on the grassland was very solemn.
Along the way, he encountered cavalry passing by many times. If Qin Huaidao hadn't dispersed the scouts and evaded them in advance, he might have been discovered.
It took ten days like this before Qin Huaidao returned to the military camp.
When Lin Xuan saw Qin Huaidao's appearance, he couldn't believe that the person in front of him was Qin Huaidao.
I saw that their clothes were in rags and slovenly, no different from beggars.
"Huaidao, what's wrong with you?" Lin Xuan asked.
"General, there's a fight. The Western Turks and Xue Yantuo are fighting." Qin Huaidao said excitedly.
"When did it happen?" Lin Xuan asked.
Although it was a surprise that after waiting for so long, the result finally came, Lin Xuan was not too surprised. After all, all signs indicated that the two sides would have a battle.
It's just that we don't know how this battle will turn out or how long it will last.
Qin Huaidao told Lin Xuan how he caught Su Rongzabu and what he saw along the way.
"Okay, you go down and wash up and change clothes first, and ask someone to bring Su Rongzabu over. I'll ask him," Lin Xuan said.
"yes."
It was difficult to take a bath in the grassland, and they didn't even have time to take a bath during the trip, and the stains on their bodies had long since solidified.
Qin Huaidao couldn't bear it for a long time. After hearing this, he bowed and went to take a bath.
It didn't take long for Su Rongzabu to be brought over. Compared to Qin Huaidao, Su Rongzabu was sloppier. Lin Xuan couldn't help but frowned. The smell was really unpleasant.
Holding back the discomfort in his heart, Lin Xuan asked.
Su Rongzabu understood that the person in front of him could decide his life or death, so he would naturally say whatever he wanted.
However, after asking some questions, Lin Xuan became a little disappointed.
What Su Rongzabu said was of some use in the past, but now it is of no use at all.
Su Rongzabu noticed Lin Xuan's dissatisfaction and said: "Sir, don't talk about me. Even my father is not qualified to see the Khan. Everything is notified by the big tribe."
"Take him down and let him take a bath."
Lin Xuan knew that nothing could be learned from Su Rongzabu, but Su Rongzabu was very familiar with the grassland and could be of some use.
As soon as Su Rongzabu was taken away, Xue Rengui and others walked in.
"General, I heard that the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo were fighting?" Cheng Chumo asked.
Lin Xuan nodded and said, "Yes, the fight has already started."
"It's great. After training for so long, I can finally fight."
Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin looked excited.
"What are you thinking about? The fight just started, how could it be so fast?" Lin Xuan said angrily.
This is a war to destroy the country, not a local war. Even if the grassland does not need to attack the city like the Tang Dynasty, it will still take a few months. I don’t know what to be excited about.
"Hehe, as long as the fight starts, it will be quick. I'm afraid they will keep delaying the fight." Cheng Chumo said with a smile.
Lin Xuan was too lazy to pay attention to him. Just when he was about to say something, Liu Da walked in and said, "To inform the Marquis, someone outside the camp asked to see the Marquis. He said that the Marquis will definitely meet him when he sees this token."
The so-called token is something like a token.
Lin Xuan didn't pay much attention at first, but when he saw the pattern on it, he quickly said: "Bring the person here quickly."
This was the first time Lin Xuan had seen this token, but Li Shimin had shown him the pattern on it before, and it was for the exclusive use of Baiqi.
Every founding emperor would establish an intelligence system, the most famous of which was the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty.
But this does not mean that the intelligence organizations of other dynasties are useless.
It's just that the intelligence systems of other dynasties were basically hidden and semi-public, while the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty was directly public.
Jin Yiwei was involved in the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty. In addition, Jin Yiwei was mentioned in various TV series and movies in later generations, which made Jin Yiwei so famous.
The Baiqi of the Tang Dynasty was established by Li Yuan, with the original intention of guarding the imperial palace.
After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, he did not retain the original intelligence agency, but integrated it with Baiqi.
Therefore, Baiqi became one light and one dark. On the surface, he was guarding the palace and protecting Li Shimin, but secretly he was collecting intelligence.
Lin Xuan even suspected that there might be people from Baiqi around him.
"Okay, you can go back and continue training soldiers." Lin Xuan said.
Xue Rengui and others also knew that Lin Xuan had something to do that would make it inconvenient for them to be present, so they saluted and left directly.
Not long after, a thin man in his thirties was brought over by Liu Da.
"You go down first, no one is allowed to come in without my order." Lin Xuan said.
Liu Da accepted the order, bowed his hands, and withdrew.
"Xu Yue of Baiqi has met the Marquis." Xu Yue said with cupped hands.
"Tell me, what brings you here?" Lin Xuan asked.
He didn't want to get too involved with Baiqi's people.
"I was ordered to deliver information to the Marquis." Xu Yue took out a thick letter from his sleeve and handed it to Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan took it and read it. This information was clearer than the information Qin Huaidao brought back.
The Western Turks attacked and destroyed three medium-sized tribes and five small tribes in Xueyantuo.
Later, they fought with three large tribes and then retreated. Both sides were waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
Three days later, reinforcements from both sides arrived. The Western Turks sent 150,000 troops, and Xue Yantuo also had about the same number.
The two sides totaled nearly 300,000 people, and the fighting lasted from morning to evening. As for how many people were lost, there is no information.
In this battle, the Western Turks had a slight advantage, but the losses were not small, and the two sides began to confront each other again.
With the arrival of 50,000 reinforcements from the Western Turks, Xue Yantuo's side chose to retreat.
The Western Turks advanced and occupied hundreds of miles of grassland in Xueyantuo.
After Yi Nan got the news, he took his 100,000 troops and went to the front line in person.
This is what intelligence is all about.
After reading it, Lin Xuan digested it and asked: "Can you still get information about the grassland now?" Lin Xuan asked.
"It's possible, but it's just that because of the current grassland war, it's very difficult to transmit information, so it can't be delivered as soon as possible," Xu Yue said.
Baiqi has basically visited all the tribes in the grassland through caravans in recent years. Now that there is a war, the caravans will definitely not be able to go.
The reason why the Turks did not touch those merchants was because they understood that if they did, no merchants would dare to trade with the grasslands in the future.
If it didn't matter before and no merchants came, they could go to Datang to rob it.
But now they don't dare to come to Datang to rob it, so they can only deal honestly.
But now that there is a war, who cares about that anymore?
Caravans are no longer allowed to enter the grassland, but Baiqi's hard work over the years has not been in vain, and he has bribed many people through various means.
As he said, in the current war, it is more troublesome to transmit information, and it cannot be delivered as soon as possible.
Information is time-sensitive. Even if you get the information too late, it will be useless.
"It doesn't matter, as long as you receive the information on the grassland, send it to me immediately." Lin Xuan said.
It's better than nothing. He can only analyze it through intelligence.
"No problem. Does the Marquis have any other instructions? If you are not here, I will go back first."
Xu Yue did not refuse. The superiors originally asked them to provide Lin Xuan with information about the grassland.