Jiaohe City.
Inside the Chinese military tent of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Chengqian looked at Cheng Hualiang in front of him and said, "Is the information accurate?"
"Absolutely true."
"This is the news that brother worked hard to bring back."
"The seven or eight arrows stuck in that brother's body are all Turkic."
Cheng Huailiang looked directly at Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, the Western Turks are now ready to join the war. We must prepare early now."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian did not speak.
He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Did the brother tell you how many people there are?"
"this……"
Cheng Huailiang frowned and said, "It seems that there are thousands of people on the other side."
"now it's right."
"That guy Zhao Youlin has too much time to take care of himself right now. There's no way he can bring a large army to support him."
Li Chengqian smiled slightly and said: "At best, it's just a show of thousands of people."
"Even though they were thousands."
"But it also means that the Western Turks have escaped from the northern battlefield."
Cheng Huailiang said with some worry: "We have to guard against this..."
"You have to be on guard, but you don't need to take it too seriously."
Li Chengqian smiled slightly and said: "The only thing he can do now is to use the prestige of the Western Turks to unite these small countries in the Western Region to fight against us."
"Isn't this also troublesome?"
"The 100,000 people in Qiuci Kingdom are already a bit difficult for us to deal with."
"If other countries in the Western Region also join the war, then we will not only face these 100,000 people..."
Cheng Huailiang looked up at Li Chengqian and said, "Do you want to write to His Majesty and continue to send more troops to the Western Regions?"
"You."
"I don't know where I got the information from."
"Who said there are 100,000 people in Kucha?"
Li Chengqian was happy.
He said: "Let me ask you, what is the population of Kucha?"
"this……"
Cheng Huailiang paused and then said: "Thirty or four hundred thousand?"
Li Chengqian raised his lips and said, "Among the three or four hundred thousand, how many are old people, how many are children, and how many are women? Have you ever thought about it?"
Hearing this, Cheng Hualiang was stunned.
He said: "Your Highness, do you mean that they are trying to scare people by saying they have 100,000 troops?"
"if not?"
"In our first battle, we wiped out thousands of people."
"In the second battle, tens of thousands of them were buried on the battlefield."
"Judging from the current situation, they can still produce a motley army of thirty to forty thousand, even if they have a large population."
Li Chengqian rubbed his chin and said, "However, things that should be reported must still be reported..."
…
After communicating with Li Chengqian to no avail.
Yin Zhao led people into the territory of the Tang Dynasty and went to Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty to meet Li Shimin.
Now, this guy also understands.
If Li Shimin was not allowed to spit, Li Chengqian would never give up Jiaohe City.
After hearing the news, Li Shimin said bluntly: "How can we invade the territory of our allies?"
"How can you be so disrespectful to your allies?"
"This brat is really bullying people."
"And what's even more egregious is that when he got into trouble, he still wanted to let his father take the blame for him. He really deserves a beating."
"When he comes back, I will educate him well."
Although he was cursing, the corners of his mouth were grinning almost to the base of his ears.
Seeing his appearance, Chang Sun Wuji couldn't help laughing and said: "Your Majesty, please stop saying that. There are no outsiders here, right?"
"His Highness occupied Jiaohe City for the sake of our Tang Dynasty."
"After all, the geographical location of Jiaohe City is very important, and it can be used as a forward position for our army to confront the Western Turks."
"But this place is of no use at all if it falls into Gaochang's hands."
Changsun Wuji said: "So Your Highness, this is also for the sake of the Tang Dynasty. If you get beaten but don't get rewards, wouldn't it be unreasonable?"
After hearing these words, Li Shimin couldn't bear it anymore, he threw his head up and laughed and said, "This brat really didn't disappoint me."
"However, now we have to study how to deal with the Gaochang envoy next."
"After all, this is related to our relationship with these vassal countries."
Li Shimin rubbed his forehead with a headache and said: "If one of them cannot be handled well, how will our Datang rule these countries in the future?"
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."
Changsun Wuji smiled and said: "This matter is difficult to say, easy to say."
"Okay, stop being so pretentious."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Tell me directly what I should do."
"Your Majesty, don't be anxious."
"It would be better if the envoy from Gaochang doesn't come this time."
"If it comes, Jiaohe City will only belong to us, the Tang Dynasty."
Changsun Wuji smiled and said: "Although we cannot directly occupy it, we can rent it and buy it with money."
"Eh?"
"What about this trick?"
Li Shimin also just reacted.
However, he soon realized something was wrong.
He said: "It's not like your Changsun Wuji came up with this idea."
"Your Majesty, I'll see you soon."
Changsun Wuji shook his head and chuckled: "Qian'er wrote to me about this idea."
"Why did this brat write to you and not to me?"
Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji with a puzzled face.
What does this mean?
His son had an idea and instead of writing to himself, he wrote to his uncle instead?
What's the point?
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji opened his mouth to speak but stopped.
"If you have anything to say, just say it."
"What are you doing here hesitating?"
Li Shimin took a deep breath and said, "When this kid comes back, I have to teach him a lesson."
"His Majesty."
"It's just because you always talk about lecturing him that he doesn't write to you."
Changsun Wuji said helplessly: "Your Highness is a smart man. Although he knows that you are joking with him, it really makes him a little afraid of you."
"With such a mentality, how many dare to tell the truth?"
"When he told me, he just wanted to use my words to tell His Majesty."
Changsun Wuji also felt helpless towards the father and son.
We are obviously father and son, so why can't we just say what we have to say?
These two people are quite good, one is beating around the bush, and the other is ready to hit people at every turn.
Changsun Wuji now understands why Li Chengqian always writes to him about matters in the court instead of telling Li Shimin explicitly.
And heard Changsun Wuji's words.
Li Shimin couldn't help but pause.
He said: "Okay, I know this. You can go down first."
Changsun Wuji was about to agree.
Suddenly a guard ran in from outside.
He said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness has returned from sending a letter."
"ah?"
Li Shimin glanced at Changsun Wuji and immediately became happy.
"This kid really can't say anything. As soon as he says it, he comes right away."
After receiving his son's letter, Li Shimin also began to smile.
But just when Li Shimin thought that this war was about to be won, and he was about to add another credit to his list of achievements.
The content of the letter directly shattered his wild imagination...
Li Shimin pressed the letter directly on the desk, gritted his teeth and said: "The ghost of the Western Turks is really lingering..."
