"Could it be that Xue Yantuo just wanted the Western Turks to retreat? I don't have any objection to that, but if the Western Turks come back and the Great Khan asks for help from the Tang Dynasty again, he won't be able to part with those cattle, sheep and horses." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
The corner of Yi Nan's mouth twitched, so many cattle, sheep and horses already made him feel distressed.
"What does the chief steward mean?" Yi Nan asked.
"Does the Great Khan not want to defeat the Western Turks and even unify the grasslands?"
"As long as the Great Khan holds back the Western Turks and our Tang Dynasty's extraordinary troops advance into the hinterland of the Western Turks, the various tribes of the Western Turks will naturally have no intention of fighting and will definitely leave the army and go back to protect their own tribes. By then, with Xue Yantuo's military strength, won't they be able to destroy them?
Are there any familiar people in our headquarters?"
"If Xue Yantuo does not send troops and the Tang Dynasty sends troops to harass the rear of the Western Turks, Nishuo will only need to send a force back to defend, or withdraw his troops directly, and the Tang Dynasty's extraordinary troops will not be of much use." Lin Xuan said in a persuasive way.
I have to say that Lin Xuan's words moved Yi Nan. More importantly, Yi Nan was also worried about the comeback of the Western Turks after the Tang Dynasty retreated.
As for Yitong Grassland, Yi Nan was indeed moved, but he soon calmed down.
The Tang Dynasty sent troops to help him because it did not want the Western Turks to unify the grasslands.
If he really planned to unify the grasslands, Datang might turn its guns against him.
Even if he cannot unify the grasslands, if he can defeat the Western Turks, it will be of great benefit to him.
Didn't he defeat the Eastern Turks in the first place and win the support of many tribes?
As long as he can defeat the Western Turks, his strength will definitely increase greatly by then, and he can slowly eat away at the remaining forces of the Western Turks, and may not be able to unify the grasslands.
"Is what the General Manager said true? Does the Tang Dynasty really have a strange army?" Yi Nan said with some disbelief.
"Don't worry, Great Khan, what good will it do to the Tang Dynasty if Xue Yantuo loses?" Lin Xuan said.
Yi Nan thought about it and felt that what Lin Xuan said made sense. Xue Yantuo was now in a weak position and Datang would not plot against him at this time.
"This matter needs to be discussed before I can give an answer to the general manager," Yi Nan said.
In the last battle, his own troops and Uighurs suffered heavy losses. If he wanted to fight the Western Turks again, he would need the full strength of the remaining tribes.
The premise is that he can convince those tribes.
Lin Xuan smiled faintly and said nothing more.
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While Xue Yantuo was meeting Lin Xuan, Nishu summoned the leaders of various tribes from the Western Turks.
The last battle severely damaged Xue Yantuo, and several tribes even contacted him secretly and wanted to surrender.
As long as those people surrender, those tribes that are still hesitating will follow suit, and then Xue Yantuo will basically have nothing to worry about.
Who would have thought that at this moment Datang would send troops, and the tribes that had been preparing to surrender now started to wait and see.
Although the Tang Dynasty only sent 10,000 cavalry, Nishu still chose to temporarily stop his troops out of caution.
"Everyone, we can now confirm that the Tang Dynasty only sent 10,000 troops. This Khan has decided to continue the attack in three days." Nishu said.
Originally, his face was very pale, but because of his anger, there was a trace of blood on his pale face.
"I support the Great Khan. The Tang Dynasty only sent 10,000 people and wanted to scare us away. It simply didn't take our Turkic warriors seriously."
"That's right, we want to let the Tang Dynasty see the power of our Western Turkic warriors."
The leaders of each department said indignantly.
In their opinion, the Tang Dynasty only sent 10,000 troops to scare them away, and it simply did not take them seriously.
In addition, during this period, these tribes have more or less obtained some benefits, and they are naturally unwilling to give up.
In ancient times, it was of no use what you told soldiers to protect your country.
Before every battle, the soldiers would be told how much reward they would get for killing one person, what rewards they would get for killing an enemy general, and what rewards they would get for being the first to climb the city.
Why is the Qin army so powerful?
It is because the Qin State has a very strict reward and punishment system, which clearly tells you which title you can get by killing as many enemies as you can.
The more enemies you kill, the higher your title will be.
Not only can a title be given to land, it can also be tax-free, and family members can also be exempted from corvee service. This is the reason why the Qin army has strong combat effectiveness.
Although the Turks are different from the Central Plains dynasties, these tribal leaders have absolute power to rule the tribes, as long as they feel it is beneficial.
Nishu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's all go down and get ready in the next few days."
He was worried that if the situation continued, Datang would continue to increase its troops, and this time he was prepared to defeat Xue Yantuo at all costs.
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Bianji came to the princess mansion and looked at it, took a deep breath and walked over.
"Excuse me, Lord Jun, to report that Bianji has sent Buddhist scriptures to the princess." Bianji said to the imperial guards guarding the door.
The imperial guard guarding the door had obviously been told to wait at the door, and then went in to report.
Not long after, a maid followed Jin Jun out.
Bianji had seen this maid before. She was with Gao Yang the last time he saw her.
"I have seen the eminent monk. The princess sent a slave to let the eminent monk in." The maid saluted and said.
Bianji clasped his hands and bowed in return, and said, "The young monk won't go in. I'll just trouble the donor to send the Buddhist scriptures to the princess."
After saying that, he took off the baggage he was carrying behind him.
The maid quickly said: "Senior Monk, the princess doesn't understand something about the Buddhist scriptures and would like to ask for advice in person."
Bianji hesitated for a moment and said: "In that case, the young monk will go with the donor to see the princess."
There was nothing he could do, the scriptures were not sold and he could not get the money, so he had no money to eat.
Bian Ji followed the maid all the way to the hall.
Princess Gao Yang's eyes lit up when she saw Bian Ji coming in.
Since the last time she went back, she has always had the idea of a debate in her mind.
But she couldn't send people everywhere to look for Bian Ji, so she had to lie down at the princess's grave every day and wait for Bian Ji to appear.
The defense machine didn't show up for several days in a row. She thought it wouldn't come, but she didn't expect it to be made to wait.
"Senior monk, you are here." Gao Yang came to the debate machine with a gust of fragrance.
"Amitabha, the young monk is just an ordinary monk and should not be called a senior monk. The young monk is called Bianji, and the princess can call him by the name Bianji." Bianji said.
Princess Gao Yang didn't pay attention to what Bian Ji said and kept staring at Bian Ji.
Bianji couldn't stand Princess Gaoyang's hot gaze, and he was worried about her identity, so he couldn't say anything.
The maid coughed quickly, bringing Princess Gaoyang back to her senses.
"You all go down, I want to study Buddhism with the eminent monk." Princess Gaoyang said.
"Yes." The maid and eunuch serving in the main hall bowed and left.
"Jinju, you go and guard. Don't let anyone disturb me from studying Buddhism." Princess Gaoyang said to the maid who came in with a defense machine.
"Yes." Jin Ju responded and backed away.
Princess Gao Yang once again set her sights on Bian Ji, feeling a little crazy for a moment.
Bian Ji couldn't stand the look in Princess Gaoyang's eyes and said, "I wonder which Buddhist scriptures Princess Gao Yang doesn't understand?"
"Eminent monk, isn't this palace beautiful?" Princess Gao Yang said, grabbing Bian Ji's hand.