"Pass the order down. All tribes must assign dedicated personnel to patrol the surrounding area tonight."
Tuyuhun suffered heavy losses last night. Although an order had been given today, judging from what Li Xiang and General Qin Qiong had just said, something else might happen tonight. Therefore, Prime Minister Midu must order the surrounding tribes to be on high alert and never give them a second chance.
"Prime Minister, should we allow these tribes to migrate south?"
A general stood up and said that no matter how vigilant they were at night, this place was still within the combat radius of the Tang army. Although the Tang army's mobility on the grassland was not very strong, if they were in this area, they could still rush over at any time, so letting these tribes migrate south should be the best solution.
"Do you think I don't want them to migrate south? But that bastard was right. Our Tuyuhun grasslands may seem vast, but in reality, there are only a few places with abundant grass and water. If we all migrate south, the conflicts between the tribes will cause them to fight each other. By then, the Tang army might be able to clean up the mess without any effort."
Prime Minister Mi Du said helplessly that his original plan was very effective, which was to lead an army of 20,000 people and wander around Liangzhou City. Anyway, the Tang army did not dare to come to the grassland before, and they were tying down the Tang army here. When the military expenditure of the Tang army became higher and higher and there were no results later, the emperor of the Tang would definitely be unwilling. At that time, they could conclude an agreement with the Tang Dynasty to ensure the peace of the border area.
But the situation now is far from that. This Tang army is different from the previous ones. They dared to enter the grassland in small groups, and their mobility was very strong. They killed more than a dozen tribes in one night. If they continue like this, the Tuyuhun army will not be enough.
No matter where the war starts, the defending side will always consume the most troops, especially in a place like this with hundreds of miles of front line, you have no idea where they will enter the grassland from.
"So what strategy should we adopt?"
The generals under his command didn't know what to do. In the past, they kept moving and attacking, which made the Tang army confused. Who knew that now the Tang army has also learned it, and because the Tuyuhun tribes have many loopholes, the Tang army also has more opportunities.
"Split your troops into three and place them in three directions south of Liangzhou City. Once our scouts discover their whereabouts, immediately surround and devour them."
Prime Minister Midu finally issued this order out of desperation, but his subordinates felt that the success rate of this method was too low. We have only assembled more than 20,000 troops. We should now inform the rear and ask for more reinforcements. If we want to count on these 20,000 people, let alone annihilate the Tang army, it would be good enough if we can protect ourselves by uniting. Now we have to divide the troops, which is a taboo in military strategy.
Although other people have their opinions, everyone knows that the Prime Minister is very conceited and no one can doubt his decisions. If you question him in person, then just wait to be punished by him. After all, he is the boss on the front line now.
Liangzhou City.
After Li Xiang returned to the military camp and checked in, he went straight to Zatlk. Now is the time for you to be useful. Otherwise, you eat so much food from me every day. Do you really think this place is a charity?
When Zatlk saw Li Xiang coming in, his face was full of disgust. Although the two had established a cooperative relationship, when Zatlk thought about how Li Xiang had cheated him, he wanted to kill and eat Li Xiang.
"Don't look at me like that. Today I'm following the general to meet with your prime minister. Do you know how they look at you?"
Li Xiang found a comfortable place to sit down.
"Stop sowing discord between us."
Zatelk said coldly.
"They didn't even mention you, so why should I stir up trouble? If they said you weren't important, or even said something bad about you, then at least you would have some sense of existence. But they didn't even mention you. When I did bring you up, they didn't even respond. How have you been getting by all these years?"
Li Xiang's words made Zatlk very angry again. It was just as Li Xiang said. No matter how others slandered you, you still had a status in their eyes. But now they didn't even mention you and just treated you as air. This was the most humble thing a human being could do.
"You're talking nonsense. There's no way this could happen."
"I swear to God."
When Li Xiang said this, Zat'ek's eyes suddenly became empty. Although he had many thoughts, at this moment he felt like crying. He had made so many contributions to Tuyuhun, but it was all gone in a flash. The highest-level negotiations between the two sides had not even mentioned him. What did this mean? It meant that he had been abandoned.
"Don't be sad, didn't we agree on this? No matter what happens to Tuyuhun, you will have a place sooner or later. This is my promise to you. Don't look so sad, man."
After breaking down Zatlk's psychological barrier, Li Xiang immediately poured this guy a glass of wine and even clinked his glass with his own. It was strange to say, Zatlk had said before that he would never clink glasses with Li Xiang, but now he picked up the glass and drank it all. In his opinion, even if Li Xiang was an enemy, he was much stronger than his people.
"I'll write you a few letters, and you can find someone to deliver them. These people can act as your insiders."
Li Xiang had been waiting for this sentence for a long time. The reason why he brought this guy here from Chang'an was because he was still useful. If he hadn't written these letters, Li Xiang would probably have sent someone to get rid of him.
"Are these people reliable?"
When Li Xiang asked this question, Zatlk looked unhappy, but Li Xiang still had to ask, your Tuyuhun land is full of ungrateful people, are your words still useful now? That is extremely important, I can't let my men take risks.
"Then send someone to the Duosi tribe first. The tribe leader is my uncle..."
Zat'elk wasn't sure either, so he could only pick out the tribe he was closest to...