Chapter 186 News

"Report to the Khan! The scout sent to Wantong City to gather information has returned!" Not long after the silence, the voice of the guards came from outside.

"Let him in!" Before Bazhuo could speak, the Han woman beside him spoke first.

The Xueyantuo generals in the big tent were very dissatisfied with the Han woman's clamor to usurp the throne. Seeing that their Khan did not say anything, they had to suppress their dissatisfaction in their hearts.

The generals of the tribes with different surnames watched coldly. To them, Bazhuo, the Khan, did not get the position legitimately. If he was not inferior to him in military strength, they would have turned against him long ago.

In short, everyone in the big tent had their own ulterior motives. Although they seemed to be in harmony, they were actually a group of scattered sands.

In addition to his own troops, Bazhuo actually didn't trust these people from different tribes, and always excluded and guarded against them.

In particular, the Uighurs, whose strength was no less than that of the Xueyantuo, had always been a major concern for Bazhuo and his son. The Uighurs

had long wanted to replace the Xueyantuo, but the Xueyantuo was strong, and if the Uighurs fought to the death with the Xueyantuo, both sides would suffer.

Don't let the two tribes fight, both sides suffer, and let the other party benefit. This is not what the Uighurs want to see.

The Uighurs have been waiting for the opportunity to replace the Xueyantuo. This time the Xueyantuo invaded the Tang Dynasty, which was undoubtedly a great opportunity for the Uighurs.

The scout came in from outside, knelt on one knee, and saluted to Bazhuo and the Han woman, saying: "Greetings, Khan, Khatun!"

"What is the situation in Wantong City? Have you figured it out?" Bazhuo asked hurriedly. "

Report to the Khan! Wantong City has 38,000 defenders, more than 10,000 Turkic troops, and the rest are Tang troops, they are distributed on the four walls."

"Just recently, the Turkic leader Shi Shili sent people to Ling and Sheng states to recruit the Turkic soldiers there to come to Xiazhou."

"I heard that the Han prince is also in Wantong City, Xiazhou." The scout told all the information he had found out.

"What? You said Li Chengqian came to Xiazhou? Is this true?" Hearing this, the Han woman stood up.

"Yes, Khatun! Your subordinates have confirmed it again and again, and it is indeed the prince of the Tang Dynasty without a doubt!" said the scout. The Han woman was ecstatic after getting a positive answer, her eyes flashed

with ferocity, and she said viciously in her heart: Li Chengqian, when I catch you, I will torture you to death. The Han woman's ecstatic expression fell into Bazhuo's eyes, and an unknown fire burned in his heart! He pulled the Han woman dissatisfiedly. The Han woman was pulled by Bazhuo to sit down, and she didn't realize that there was anything wrong here. "You leave first!" Bazhuo waved his hand to let the scout leave, and the scout took the order to leave the big tent. "Khan! A scout is here to report! There is an urgent military intelligence report." The scout had just left the big tent when the voice of the guard came from outside. "Let him in!" Bazhuo shouted outside the tent, with a hint of gunpowder in his tone. Another scout came in, knelt on one knee, saluted Bazhuo and the Han woman, and said: "Report to the Khan! According to the news sent back by the spies in the Tang Dynasty! The Tang people are mobilizing a large army to defend Shuozhou, Shengzhou, and Lingzhou." "Shengzhou Governor Song Junming is leading troops from five states to Xiazhou." "When did this happen?" the Han woman asked. "Three days ago!" said the scout. "Who is the general guarding Shengzhou, Shuozhou, and Lingzhou?" asked the Uighur general. "It is said that Jiangxia King Li Daozong guarded Shuozhou, the Turkic son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty, Ashina She'er, guarded Shengzhou, and the left Wuhou general Xue Guwu guarded Lingzhou." "I don't know the overall situation, but I heard that it was these few people." The scout replied. "What? I heard, it seems? You are so careless about such an important matter. This is related to the future of the Xueyantuo Khanate and the life and death of the army this time." The general of the Pugu tribe stood up angrily and shouted. "This, this..." The scout didn't know how to answer for a while. The news was not found out by him, but was sent back by the spies in the Tang Dynasty. What's going on? How can he know? He just felt that the matter was urgent, so he reported to the Khan. This group of generals is the same. Is it necessary to do this? The tribal generals of different surnames were very dissatisfied with the scouts' perfunctory attitude. These guys were too careless. How could they not be angry when they were so careless about such an important matter? If these people were really in charge, it would mean that although the Tang army followed the Tang emperor on the expedition, the remaining strength should not be underestimated, and more importantly, they were already prepared. It was not realistic to take advantage of the Tang emperor's expedition to attack the Tang Dynasty, so they would persuade Ba Zhuo to withdraw his troops and demand compensation and apology. After all, they had experienced the strength of the Tang army, especially Li Dao Zong, who was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty and was not someone they could afford to offend. Ashina She'er was a prince of the former Eastern Turkic Choro Khan. He knew the situation and terrain of the northern desert very well. With his cooperation, the Tang army would have no problem defending, let alone attacking. Ashina She'er once declared himself Dubu Khan and led troops to fight against Xueyantuo, but was finally defeated by Xueyantuo Zhenzhu Khan. If it weren't for the disparity in strength between the two sides, Xueyantuo Zhenzhu Khan Yinan might not be Ashina She'er's opponent. In the end, although Ashina She'er's army was defeated, Xueyantuo was also seriously injured. If it hadn't later surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and taken the opportunity to rest for a few years, there would be no Xueyantuo Khanate today. Although they had never heard of another general, Xue Guwu, who was entrusted with important tasks by the Emperor of Tang and two other generals, he couldn't be that bad. But if this was just a rumor, the Tang army had no defense, and the people who were stationed in these three places were not Li Daozong and Ashina She'er. It can also explain from the side that the Tang Dynasty was empty after the Emperor of Tang went on a long expedition, and it no longer had the strength to stop their iron hoofs from going south. If this was really the case, they would attack the Tang Dynasty without hesitation. Taking advantage of the Tang Dynasty's weakness, they would kill and plunder it, and then immediately retreat to Mobei. They would not miss this golden opportunity to extort money. After all, the life and death of the Tang people had nothing to do with them. Besides, if something really happened, they would have nothing to worry about because the Xueyantuo tribe would be there to support them. When the angry and humiliated Tang Emperor returned from his expedition, he would definitely launch a war against the Xueyantuo tribe to destroy the country.

At that time, these tribes would not mind playing the role of guides, and they could even help the Tang Dynasty to fight against Xueyantuo.

After the destruction of Xueyantuo, the Tang Dynasty could not take away its territory, and the Tang Dynasty needed someone to help manage these lands.

These tribes were undoubtedly the most suitable.

Anyway, no matter what, Xueyantuo was doomed, and it was doomed from the moment Bazhuo planned to invade the Tang Dynasty!

And these tribes would not suffer losses no matter what.