freenovelworld Chapter 759 Negotiation
Chapter 759 Negotiation
Chapter 759 Negotiation
"You mean Datang's target is our Western Turks?" Yuan Qi said in disbelief: "Datang only has more than [-] cavalry. Where does the confidence come from to attack our Western Turks?"
"Did the Great Khan forget that Gaochang has been wiped out by the Tang Dynasty?" Qilaobateer said.
The grassland near Datang was originally the territory of the Eastern Turks, but now it is occupied by Xue Yantuo.
On the left are the countries of the Western Regions, and the Western Turks are behind Xue Yantuo and the countries of the Western Regions.
If the Tang Dynasty wanted to launch troops against the Western Turks, it would either go through the Western Regions or pass through the grasslands occupied by Xue Yantuo.
No matter which route it is, it has to pass through other countries. If Datang does not attack those countries first, but directly attacks the Western Turks, it may be cut off. This is a big taboo for military strategists.
That's why the Western Turks have always been so unscrupulous, and they are not afraid of Datang at all.
Apart from the fact that Datang has not shown its fangs at this time, another reason is that they do not border Datang.
But now it is different, Gaochang has been wiped out by the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty can pass through Gaochang and directly attack the Western Turks.
"This..." Yuan Qi was taken aback for a moment, and then he remembered this matter.
The reason for ignoring this point is that after the Great Tang destroyed Gaochang, it immediately withdrew its troops, and only occupied the Gaochang King City, where it was preparing to rebuild the Western Region Protectorate. However, very few countries in the Western Region joined.
Because of this, the Protectorate of the Western Regions was gradually ignored by everyone.
"Then what should we do now?" When Yuan Qi thought that Datang might call at any time, a trace of panic flashed across Yuan Qi's face.
Regardless of whether Datang's fighting power is strong or not, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses alone are enough for him to bear.
Even if he wins, he will lose a lot of strength, so why fight Tong'e?
"Big Khan, we should unite with Xue Yantuo and Tong Eshe at this time. No matter what the goal of Datang is, we can't let Datang achieve it. Otherwise, Datang will have a lot of horses, and Datang The population of the Tang Dynasty is dozens of times that of our Western Turks, as long as there are enough horses, a large number of cavalry can be organized, will there be room for us to survive in the grasslands by then?" Qilaobateer said.
"That's right, it's just that they will agree to join forces?" Yuan Qi asked.
"Great Khan, I am willing to personally go to Tong Eshe to persuade. Please send someone to accompany Batu to Xueyan Tuo to persuade Yinan." Qilao Batel said.
"Okay, let's do as you said." Yuan Qi said hastily.
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While Qilaobateer was busy uniting Xue Yantuo and Tong Eshe, Lin Xuan was leading his army to join Li Daozong.
When they arrived at the Chinese army camp, a school captain immediately greeted them. After asking about their identities, they led Lin Xuan and the others to the camping place prepared for the brave guards.
"General, the Chief Commander asked the General to take Colonel Xue Rengui to the Central Army to discuss matters in Youshi," said the Colonel.
"I see, I have to thank the general." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
"I'm just a school lieutenant who can't be called a general. If the general doesn't have any orders, I'll go back and report back." The school lieutenant said.
Lin Xuan nodded and asked Qin Huaidao to go see him off.
"Congratulations Rengui." Cheng Chumo and the others congratulated Xue Rengui with a hint of envy in their tone.
Normally, Xue Rengui's identity is not qualified to discuss matters.
After all, the central army led by Li Daozong has 15 people, and Lin Xuan's 16 is [-]. Among them, there are countless generals and lords, and even some partial generals are not qualified to discuss matters, let alone Xue Rengui, a school lieutenant.
Xue Rengui was able to be named by Li Daozong and asked to go to discuss the matter, probably because Lin Xuan's memorial had an effect.
"Hey." Xue Rengui was usually serious, but now he showed a smile.
"Okay, let's arrange camping first. As long as everyone can make meritorious service in this battle, I will ask His Majesty for credit for everyone." Lin Xuan said.
"Thank you General."
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In the evening, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army
More than 20 generals stood in two rows, saluted Li Daozong who was standing in front of the commander-in-chief, and said, "See the general manager!"
"Everyone is welcome to take your seat." Li Daozong said.
"Thank you, General."
The people sat down in two rows on the left and right.
At the top of the left and right, two lieutenants Cheng Yaojin and Hou Junji sat respectively.
Lin Xuan Sui Cheng Yaojin sat on the left, and Lin Xuan sat on the third.
He didn't know what the arrangement was based on. Anyway, when he came in, someone reminded him that he just had to do it.
After Li Daozong sat down, he said in a deep voice: "Everyone, Your Majesty trusts me and lets me command the army. I hope that you will work together with me and live up to the grace of God. If you don't obey the order, no matter who it is, you will be punished by military law." Do it, no mercy!"
"Yes! We must obey the order of the chief executive!" Everyone said in unison.
Li Daozong nodded and said, "Where do you think this battle should start?"
Li Shimin only asked him to lead his troops to destroy the Western Turks. As for how to fight this battle, it was still up to Li Daozong to decide.
"Chairman, the old man thinks that we should go directly to the grassland, no matter whether he is Xue Yantuo or the Western Turks, he can just hug the grass and beat the rabbits, and they will all be wiped out." Cheng Yaojin said carelessly.
A trace of disdain flashed in Hou Junji's eyes, that such a reckless man could actually rank above him.
Li Daozong was noncommittal, looked at the others, and asked, "Does anyone have any other suggestions?"
No one spoke. If it was a local war, it would be fine for them to put forward some suggestions. Even if they failed, the loss would not be large. However, if something goes wrong in this kind of war with tens of thousands of people, it is very likely that everything will be lost.
Seeing that no one was talking, Li Daozong suddenly looked at Xue Rengui who was sitting at the back, and said, "You are Xue Rengui, right?"
Xue Rengui got up quickly, cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate is right!"
Xue Rengui is tall and powerful, with a trace of heroism in his brows.
Li Daozong naturally saw that Xue Rengui was good at martial arts, so he couldn't help but feel good about it, and said: "The ideas put forward in Lin Xuan's memorial before are very good. Your Majesty appreciated it after reading it. Lin Xuan said it was you who proposed it. I don't know. What's your opinion on this extermination of the Western Turks?"
Xue Rengui knew that this was Li Daozong's test for him, so he hesitated and said: "The news of the Great Tang sending troops, Western Turkic and Xue Yantuo must know, although it may not be sure which one the Great Tang is targeting, but as long as you do it, They will naturally understand. His Majesty ordered Huo Guogong to garrison Shuofang City, which put great pressure on Xue Yantuo. At this time, Xue Yantuo did not know that the purpose of Datang was Western Turks. The next blank area, the subordinates feel that they should enter the grassland from here and go straight to the north of Jinshan."
Seeing that Li Daozong did not speak, Xue Rengui continued: "In the north of Jinshan, there is only the Mukun tribe with a force of about 2. As long as the Mukun tribe can be eliminated, they can enter the hinterland of Western Turks."
"Then what should Xue Yantuo do if he cuts off our back?" Hou Junji asked.
What Xue Rengui said coincided with his thoughts. Just now when Li Daozong asked and no one answered, he was going to say it. Who knew that Li Daozong actually asked Xue Rengui on his own initiative.
(End of this chapter)