Lin Xuan said speechlessly: "Who said there was going to be a war soon?"
Cheng Chumo was stunned and said: "Didn't the general send troops immediately if he promised Xue Yantuo and the others to send cattle, sheep and horses? Xue Yantuo is so eager to send troops from the Tang Dynasty. He must be unable to hold on any longer. He should send the things soon.
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Lin Xuan shook his head, looked at Xue Rengui and said, "Rengui, do you think Xue Yantuo really can't hold on anymore?"
Xue Rengui said without thinking: "Xue Yantuo is indeed almost unable to hold on, but it's not because of his strength."
Lin Xuan nodded approvingly and motioned for Xue Rengui to continue.
"Although Xue Yantuo suffered heavy losses in several battles with the Western Turks, he was not injured. The reason why Xue Yantuo was eager to ask for help should be due to internal reasons in Qi." Xue Rengui said.
"Internal reasons? Are they in civil strife?" Cheng Chumo said with some confusion.
Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "It cannot be said to be a civil strife. The wolf is the totem of most nomadic peoples, and such a large glazed wolf has the same status in the hearts of the Turks as the jade seal passed down by the country in the hearts of the Han people."
Although the Chuanguo Jade Seal has only symbolic meaning, all dynasties have attached great importance to it. After the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Chuanguo Jade Seal was lost and reappeared several times. It last appeared in the reign of Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty and never appeared again.
Later emperors who did not pass on the imperial seal were called tabula rasa emperors.
Gaining it represents destiny, losing it represents exhaustion of energy.
Of course, only ordinary people would believe these things, not even those in power.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Yuan Shu obtained the jade seal and felt that it was his destiny. He directly proclaimed himself emperor regardless of the opposition of his subordinates. As a result, he was not destroyed.
The same is true for the Turks now. The leaders of the tribes naturally understand what is going on with the Glazed Wolf, but the herdsmen do not.
The leaders of various tribes had suppressed it before, so there was no problem.
However, after losing many wars, the ordinary herdsmen increasingly believed that Nishuo was their destiny.
And those tribal leaders also had other thoughts. As a result, Xue Yantuo was in danger of falling apart at any time.
Now Xue Yantuo's interior is like a powder keg. As long as a large tribe surrenders first, it may explode at any time.
And Xue Yantuo was so eager to ask for help. In addition to using the military strength of the Tang Dynasty to help them defeat the Western Turks, he also wanted to stabilize the tribal leaders.
Those tribes who took refuge with the Western Turks could not guarantee their current status and territory, otherwise they would not hesitate.
But now they feel that Xue Yantuo has little chance of winning. If the Tang Dynasty sends troops, their confidence will be strengthened.
Cheng Chumo and others secretly smacked their tongues. They only knew that the glazed wolf was very attractive to the Turks, but they didn't expect it to have such a big effect.
In fact, Lin Xuan's metaphor is not particularly appropriate.
Although the imperial seal has great symbolic meaning, it represents imperial power after all.
But for the Turks, totem is a kind of belief and represents divine power.
For nomadic peoples, divine power is greater than imperial power.
If it weren't for the suppression by tribal leaders, countless herdsmen from Xue Yantuo's tribe would have surrendered.
"Even if it is due to their internal reasons, we must send troops as soon as possible. The strength of the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo has not been consumed too much now. If Xue Yantuo is in civil strife at this time, the Western Turks will soon be able to dominate the grassland." Yuchi Baolin said.
"You are right, but you overlooked one point." Lin Xuan said.
Yuchi Baolin thought for a while, wondering what he had overlooked, and looked at Lin Xuan doubtfully.
"It would be easy if we just want to prevent the Western Turks from unifying the grasslands, but what we want is that both the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo will lose in the fight. In this way, we cannot send too many troops, otherwise the Western Turks will withdraw their troops."
"Your Majesty has no intention of increasing his troops. In other words, even if we go, there will only be ten thousand people. Do you think that even if we go, Xue Yantuo's tribes will have the confidence to fight against the Western Turks?" Lin Xuan asked
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"Then what should we do now? If we don't send troops, Xue Yantuo may collapse and surrender at any time. Even sending troops won't work. Could it be that we can only do this and watch?" Cheng Chumo said a little irritably.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "If we don't send troops, it will give Xue Yantuo confidence. It's not that we can't send troops, but we can't send troops so soon."
Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin were a little confused, but Qin Huaidao was thoughtful and seemed to understand something.
Lin Xuan nodded secretly. Qin Huaidao was much stronger than Cheng Chumo and the others in terms of wisdom. As long as he practiced more, he might not be a good general. It was a pity.
But Xue Rengui looked indifferent. He had already figured out what Lin Xuan said.
"Rengui, please tell me."
After this battle, Lin Xuan was ready to step down as General of the Heroic Guard and let Xue Rengui take over.
Whether Xue Rengui can take over depends on how much credit he can make this time.
Lin Xuan now gives him a chance to establish his authority.
"Now that the Tang Dynasty has not sent out troops, Xue Yantuo's various tribes do not know how many troops the Tang Dynasty has sent. And Xue Yantuo is sending horses, cattle and sheep to the Tang Dynasty, so naturally he cannot hide it from the Western Turks. The Western Turks will definitely launch a big attack before the Tang Dynasty sends troops.
Complete the attack with scale."
"Xue Yantuo's various tribes must feel that as long as they can withstand this time and the reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty arrive, they can repel the Western Turks. In this way, they will naturally use all their strength."
"Then the two sides will start to fight with real fire. Even if we only send 10,000 troops later, they will have no choice but to continue the fight."
This is easy to understand. The war was fierce and many people died. Even if the tribal leaders wanted to surrender, the sons, husbands and fathers of the herdsmen under them had all died in the battle. How could they be willing?
Even if those tribal leaders can suppress the people of their own tribe, what about the Western Turks?
How could those tribes whose families died at their hands not take revenge on them?
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Xiu killed Cao Cao's son and confidant Dian Wei. Later, when Zhang Xiu surrendered, Cao Cao not only did not kill him, but rewarded him generously.
Does Cao Cao really not care?
No, Cao Cao cared about it, but during the Three Kingdoms period, the princes fought and attacked each other. The generals from Cao Cao's hostile forces also killed the generals from Wei.
If Cao Cao killed Zhang Xiu directly, those generals who had killed Wei generals would not dare to surrender even if they were defeated in the future.
In order to show his ambition, Cao Cao not only refused to kill Zhang Xiu, but also rewarded him heavily for everyone in the world to see.
But how could Cao Cao forget the revenge of killing his son?
After waiting for a while, no one paid attention to Zhang Xiu anymore, and it was time for Cao Cao to take revenge.
According to historical records, Zhang Xiu accompanied Cao Cao on his expedition to Wuhuan. On the way, Cao Pi resented Zhang Xiu for killing his brother and said to Zhang Xiu: "How can you show your face to others if you kill my brother?"
Zhang Xiu committed suicide in shame.
If Zhang Xiu was really so thin-skinned, he would have committed suicide when Cao Cao rewarded him generously for surrendering.
Zhang Xiu committed suicide because he understood that Cao Pi's words were actually said to him by Cao Cao.
Zhang Xiu knew that Cao Cao wanted to settle the score with Qiu Hou, but was unable to resist, so he had no choice but to commit suicide in order to keep his family safe.
Once the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo come to blows, those tribal leaders will not surrender easily as long as they are not fools.