In fact, the top leaders of Gaochang Kingdom also knew that Xueyantuo Khan was now like a lost dog. If they were pushed too hard, they might cause a big trouble in Gaochang Kingdom. This was one of the reasons why they did not dare to arrest him.
The high-ranking officials of Gaochang Kingdom were afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind, and in the end they could not accomplish anything. Now they have achieved the result they feared the most. Not only have they offended the Tang Dynasty court, but the people have also been punished.
One morning a few days later, messengers from several tribal leaders arrived, saying that several of their tribes had been attacked by the Xueyantuo cavalry. They had received warnings from the Gaochang court asking them to pay attention to the Xueyantuo cavalry, but they were just a small tribe. How could they defeat the remnants of the Xueyantuo army?
The national teacher of Gaochang also regretted it. His tribe was also attacked. Now the Khan of Xueyantuo was bloodthirsty. No matter who the person was, as long as he saw him, he had to rob him.
In the hall of Gaochang Kingdom, the king of Gaochang Kingdom wanted to eat this guy. In a few days, he robbed several tribes and killed more than 500 people.
"What are you still standing there for? Go find them and kill them."
The King of Gaochang said angrily. The general who was guarding the country was about to take action, but he came back immediately.
"Your Highness, we can't use our own people. We can only provide assistance. First, the Xueyantuo are like hungry wolves. If we confront them, we will definitely suffer heavy losses. Second, the Tang army is still in the royal city. We have to let them go. If our royal city is undermanned..."
Although the general who guards the country is inclined towards the Tang Dynasty, he is still a loyal person. Their troops have all left the royal city, so the Tang Dynasty's army has the final say in the royal city. On the surface, the Tang Dynasty does not pose any threat to them now, but they have to be prepared for anything. If something really happens, there is no regret medicine these days.
"Right, right, right. Go and inform the people of the Great Tang Dynasty that we have grasped the location of these people. Tell them to go and wipe out the Xueyantuo people. These bastards are not human beings at all. They are simply prairie wolves."
The king of Gaochang also came to his senses and regretted accepting so much gold, silver and treasures. If he had confiscated so much gold, silver and treasures, he would not have allowed these people to come to his country to burn, kill and loot.
In fact, this kind of thing is very normal. For nomadic people, they were drinking wine and eating meat in big bowls one second, but they might become enemies the next second. When you helped them hide, you were of course a family, but now you and the Tang Dynasty are a family. How could Xueyantuo Khan not take action?
The General Zhenguo's men immediately went to find Su Dingfang, hoping to take Su Dingfang with them to pacify the cavalry of Xueyantuo Khan.
"This is truly God's help. Should we start the war right now?"
Su Dingfang said very happily that she had wanted to kill Xueyantuo Khan for a long time, but because Gaochang Kingdom had been dragging its feet, they had no way to do it themselves. If their logistics were cut off, it would be no small matter in this vast Gobi Desert.
"General Su is such a straight talker! Have you forgotten how they made things difficult for us? Do we expect them to help us eliminate the danger just because they said a few words? If I'm not mistaken, Gaochang should be in a difficult situation right now. They invited the wolves into their house earlier, and now the hungry wolves of Xueyantuo are bleeding them."
Lord Zhao said cheerfully, recalling the events in the Gaochang Kingdom's palace. "Aren't you wavering? Aren't you unwilling to cooperate with the Tang Dynasty? Then you'll have to endure the bitter consequences. Don't think we can just turn around and forget about this matter."
"What does your Excellency mean?"
Su Dingfang suddenly came back to his senses. When it comes to riding and fighting, Lord Zhao is no match for him, but when it comes to strategies, Su Dingfang really can't beat these civil servants. From what Lord Zhao said, of course he can't do things so easily. If you ask us to do whatever you want us to do, then are we still people of the Great Tang Dynasty?
"What are the geographical advantages of Gaochang?"
Lord Zhao did not answer the question, but instead asked his own question.
"Guarding the connection between our country and the Western Regions is extremely important."
Su Dingfang pointed to the map and said that he had wanted to take this place earlier, but the emperor did not issue an order. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also meant that peace was needed now. The Tang Dynasty had been at war for the past two years and could not engage in large-scale warfare.
"Since this place is so important, we should station an army here. If we had proposed it before, they would have refused, and we were embarrassed to bring it up. Now that such powerful bandits have appeared, shouldn't the safety of our Tang merchants be guaranteed?"
After hearing a few short words from Lord Zhao, Su Dingfang immediately understood what was going on. It is said that people become more shrewd as they grow older. All those years of reading were not in vain. Su Dingfang immediately knew how to respond.
The Great Hall of Gaochang Kingdom.
"What did you say? They're going to set up guards here. What kind of guards are they?"
When the King of Gaochang heard his subordinates say this, he immediately had a lot of questions in his mind. What do you want to protect by setting up a guard team in our country?
"In reply to your Majesty, General Su said that due to rampant banditry in our country, many Tang merchants have been robbed. Without their own guards, we cannot guarantee their safety. Therefore, they want to set up guards in our country to protect the safety of their own merchants, and they want to set up guards in two locations."
As the liaison official spoke, he pointed to two points on the map. One of these points was in the royal city of Gaochang State, and the other was in a commercial center of Gaochang State. They could be said to be the two most important cities in the northern part of Gaochang State.
"That's sheer nonsense. We're not their vassal state. Why should they station troops on our soil? If they were allowed to station troops on our soil, who would have the final say over this land in the future?"
The national teacher of Gaochang Kingdom immediately expressed his opposition. Although its status had declined during this period, everyone else nodded in agreement to what he said. Why should the Tang Dynasty station troops on our land?