Tenzin Ngawang said with a gloomy expression: "Does the General Manager know how many warriors we lost because the Tang Dynasty sent troops late? Just because the Tang Dynasty sent troops late, more than three warriors died in the Immortal Heaven in just a few days.
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The total number of Xue Yantuo's troops and horses totaled more than 200,000. Including the previous casualties, the number of casualties so far has reached 60,000 to 70,000, accounting for almost one-third of Xue Yantuo's troops.
Lin Xuan didn't care about this. The Tang Dynasty originally planned to make the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo suffer losses. Naturally, the more casualties Xue Yantuo had, the better.
It's just that the losses of the Western Turks are not huge now, and Xue Yantuo cannot be allowed to perish so quickly.
"What does this have to do with the Tang Dynasty? Could it be that if the Tang Dynasty doesn't send troops, you will surrender?" Lin Xuan said lightly.
Tenzin Ngawang was speechless by Lin Xuan.
If we were to say who Xue Yantuo wanted to surrender the least, besides Yi Nan, he would be the one.
Although the Uighurs were weaker than Xueyantuo, but with the restraint of the Western Turks, Yi Nan did not dare to attack the Uighurs. Therefore, the Uighurs were nominally subordinate to Xueyantuo, but in fact they were no different from an independent khanate.
If the Western Turks destroyed Xue Yantuo, would the Uighurs be so comfortable?
For Tenzin Ngawang, not only could he not surrender, but he also did not want Xue Yantuo to lose the war. Only in this way could Uighur continue to be independent.
It is for this reason that in the past few days of war, Tenzin Ngawang spared no effort, and Yi Nan also used his full strength. The casualties of the other tribes were not very large, and they were able to persevere.
If Huihe and Xue Yantuo had held back, the other tribes would have suffered too much and would have surrendered long ago.
For those tribes, they and Xue Yantuo were not only not the same tribe, but also not the same nation. It was impossible for them to build their own tribe for Xue Yantuo.
In the past, the Eastern Turks were strong and they relied on the Eastern Turks. Later, Xue Yantuo had the support of the Tang Dynasty and was relatively strong, so they chose to rely on Xue Yantuo.
Now that the Western Turks are powerful, they naturally don't mind relying on the Western Turks.
It was precisely because his tribe had suffered too many losses and Tenzin Ngawang was late in sending troops to the Tang Dynasty that he was so angry.
As soon as Lin Xuan led his troops into the grassland, the Western Turks retreated.
In Tenzin Ngawang's view, if Lin Xuan had sent troops earlier, his people would not have had to die so many in the battle.
But he couldn't refute Lin Xuan's words. Just as Lin Xuan said, even if the Tang Dynasty didn't send troops, would they just surrender and stop fighting?
Other small tribes may do it, but Xue Yantuo and Uihe do not.
"Well, we should be grateful that Tang Dynasty can send troops to help us." Yi Nan said when he saw that the two of them were deadlocked.
However, Tenzin Ngawang could not suppress the anger in his heart and said: "Let's not talk about anything else, but the chief manager only brings 10,000 people here, what effect can it have?"
"I'm afraid the General Manager doesn't know the strength of the Western Turks, right?"
Tenzin Ngawang paused and said: "The Western Turks now have more than 300,000 cavalry. How many do you think the Tang Dynasty's 10,000 cavalry can defeat?"
Lin Xuan had to lament the power of the grassland. Now the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo together only have a population of two to three million, but both sides have a combined strength of five to six million, and all of them are cavalry.
This is not the limit for both parties. You must know that almost all the nomadic people are soldiers.
It's a bit unrealistic to send old, weak, women and children to the battlefield, but if the two sides put together one million cavalry, it's still no problem.
Although the Tang Dynasty claimed to have millions of soldiers and horses, according to Lin Xuan's understanding, there were actually not that many.
The total military strength of the Tang Dynasty was about 800,000, and the Tang Dynasty implemented a government army system and a rotation system, with less than half of them serving for a long time.
In the cold weapon era, the number of people fighting had an absolute advantage, but it did not mean that victory was guaranteed with more people.
Otherwise, there would be no need for the two sides to fight. It would just depend on which side has more people and surrender directly.
As we all know, the period of Genghis Khan was the largest land area in history.
At that time, the land area reached more than 30 million square kilometers, almost four times that of later generations. This was before Genghis Khan occupied the Central Plains.
At that time, Mongolia had only about 200,000 soldiers and horses.
Later European countries said that Genghis Khan had more than 700,000 troops at that time, but in fact there is no basis for it.
According to historical records, most of Genghis Khan's Mongolian cavalry numbered more than 100,000 people, and at their peak, they numbered around 200,000.
The reason why it is said to be 700,000 is because the Mongolian cavalry at that time only had one man and three horses. If it was an expedition, more horses would be brought to transport supplies.
The Mongolian cavalry liked to charge in a line, and the Mongolian cavalry rarely suffered defeats at that time, so it was exaggerated.
However, most of the Tang Dynasty were infantry, and more than 500,000 cavalry were still too threatening to the Tang Dynasty.
Lin Xuan put away these messy thoughts and said calmly: "Who said that the Tang Dynasty only has these soldiers and horses?"
"What do you mean by the General Manager, there will be more troops coming from the Tang Dynasty?" Yi Nan asked excitedly.
If the Tang Dynasty still had soldiers and horses coming, he would be very sure of defeating the Western Turks.
The other tribal leaders also looked at Lin Xuan, wanting to hear a definite answer from him.
Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "The Tang Dynasty will not continue to increase its troops. After all, the Tang Dynasty is short of food."
"Is the chief manager playing tricks on us?" Yi Nan said with some embarrassment.
As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
Lin Xuan had just given him hope, and now he said that Datang would not continue to increase its troops, making Yi Nan feel that Lin Xuan was playing a trick on him.
"Don't get me wrong, Great Khan. Although the Tang Dynasty will not send troops here, it does have a strange army. As long as Xue Yantuo can hold back the Western Turks and this strange army enters the hinterland of the Western Turks, the Western Turks will definitely retreat. When the time comes, the Great Khan will take the opportunity to pursue
If you kill him, you will definitely defeat the Western Turks." Lin Xuan said unhurriedly.
The surprise soldier Lin Xuan was talking about was of course Ashina Sher, but he was not sure if anyone in Xue Yantuo had defected to the Western Turks, so he did not directly expose Ashina Sher.
He said this out of helplessness. Now Xue Yantuo was a little scared by the Western Turks. Except for Yi Nan and Tenzin Ngawang who still did not give up, the other tribal leaders had no intention of resisting at all.
Lin Xuan spoke out at this time just to strengthen the confidence of those people and let them continue fighting with the Western Turks. Otherwise, how to weaken their strength?
Yi Nan stared at Lin Xuan. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether what Lin Xuan said was true or false.
"General Manager, the main forces of the Western Turks are now assembled. The rear is empty and there is no need for us to hold them back. If the Tang Dynasty sends out surprise troops to raid the rear, the Western Turks will definitely retreat." Tenzin Ngawang said.
Yi Nan's eyes lit up, this was a good idea.
If it's true, that's the best. If it's false, they won't lose anything.
Lin Xuan sneered. Who said that prairie people are generous and have no scheming? Isn't this scheming very deep?
If we really do what Tenzin Ngawang said, when the Western Turks retreat, how will they consume their strength?