News of the battle at Yumenguan soon reached Tubo, which was greatly shocked, even horrified.
400,000 people, 400,000 Tibetan troops were wiped out like this, which the Tubo people couldn't understand.
You must know that the garrison at Yumen Pass was only a few tens of thousands. Even if there were reinforcements later, it would only be a hundred thousand at most. But with such a small number of people, Yumen Pass not only defended it, but also gave away hundreds of thousands of Tibetan troops. Annihilation.
Lu Dongzan, the prime minister and commander-in-chief, was captured, as was the general Meng Tu.
Speaking of Meng Tu, it was unfair. Lu Dongzan was captured. He had the opportunity to regain control of the remaining Tibetan army, but before he could get this opportunity, Cheng Yaojin led his troops to kill the Tubo camp. , Mengtu also became a prisoner of the Tang Dynasty and was escorted to Yumen Pass. Luo Zhang didn't care much about this, and sent him to Chang'an together, and handed it over to His Majesty.
The battle at Yumen Pass came to an end. Due to the arrival of reinforcements, the crisis in Dingxiang City was resolved. After a day of fighting, the Western Turkic army had to retreat back to the camp!
In the camp of the Western Turks, King Zuo Xian was furious. He pointed at the generals in the tent and cursed loudly. There were fallen tables, chairs and tea cups everywhere on the ground. These were all smashed by King Zuo Xian.
He was really angry. After so many days, hundreds of thousands of troops still couldn't attack Dingxiang City despite having superior strength. Who would believe such a thing?
He couldn't help but want to hide the news. Many of the people here belonged to his hostile forces. It would be better if nothing happened to him. If something happened, the news would be spread back to the Western Turks as soon as possible.
I am afraid that at this moment, he will not be able to attack Dingxiang City for a long time, and the news of heavy losses has been sent back. It won't be long before the Khan's order may arrive, but he is unable to stop it. The only hope is to kill him before the order arrives. Only by capturing Dingxiang City can this crisis be avoided.
What made him most angry was Changsun Chong. He originally thought that he was a member of the Hongqing Gang and was very powerful, so he was asked to lead the alien army to attack the city. But who would have thought that Changsun Chong was the mastermind of the enemy and the city could not be conquered. Forget it, now he actually abducted his 40,000-strong foreign army.
The spies had just reported back that Changsun Chong had led the foreigners all the way east, having traveled two to three hundred miles, and now they were nowhere to be found.
"What? Two or three hundred miles? Whereabouts unknown?" King Zuo Xian glared at the spies and yelled.
"Yes, Your Majesty, we lost track of them two to three hundred miles away!" the spy said tremblingly.
"What do you do for food? That's an army of 40,000. You said you lost track? Could it be that you were bribed by Chang Sun Chong?"
"Come here, drag him down and torture him severely. Bring him to see me whenever he tells the truth. If he dares not to tell the truth, I will beat him to death!!!" King Zuo Xian said through gritted teeth.
"My lord, I'm wronged, I'm wronged. What I said is true. They really lost their traces and we didn't find them at all!" The spy was led out by two strong men, but he still didn't say anything and was still defending. I was wronged.
King Zuo Xian had no intention of distinguishing whether what he said was true or false. He just felt that what the spy said was outrageous and instinctively felt that he was lying.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" a veteran asked.
"If you have any good ideas, tell me. If we can capture Dingxiang City, we will reward you with fifty cattle and two hundred sheep!" King Zuo Xian announced loudly.
For the Western Turks, money is of no great use. For them, cattle and sheep represent wealth. The more cattle and sheep, the stronger the person is. After all, the price of a cow is not high for ordinary people even in the Tang Dynasty. If he could afford it, let alone fifty cows, he would never be able to solve this arithmetic problem.
Everyone, look at me and I look at you. It would be a lie to say that you are not interested in these cattle and sheep, but they must have the ability to solve such troubles. They are all illiterate, so what can they do? The most they can do is fight the war, forget about using their brains.
Seeing that he had been talking for a long time, but no one could stand up to make suggestions or suggestions. King Zuo Xian looked very ugly. They were all reckless men, a group of reckless men, and they only knew how to rush forward.
At this time, he couldn't help but think of Changsun Chong again. Although Changsun Chong left with the foreigners, to be honest, Changsun Chong was indeed very intelligent and had solved many problems for him before. Now he thought about how he should win over him. He tried to win over Changsun Chong, but it was too late.
