Most of the people in the Western Turkic royal city saw the Tang army's actions just now, especially the herdsmen surrounding it. They had never had a large-scale conflict with the Tang Dynasty, only small-scale ones. But after seeing this scene just now, they finally understood what elite troops were.
According to their original idea, those who can fight on horseback are already considered the elite on the grassland. However, judging from the situation just now, no matter how good your horse riding skills are, it will be of no use if you cannot reach the enemy's military camp.
The Western Turkic cavalry was indeed powerful, but no matter how powerful they were, they were at most comparable to the Xueyantuo cavalry. When the tens of thousands of Xueyantuo cavalry charged, more than half of them were killed by the Tang Dynasty. If you want to watch it again, the Tang Dynasty soldiers didn't care.
After what happened just now, the psychological defenses of many Western Turkic people were broken. Only four centuries were killed, which was nothing for the huge Western Turkic people, even if those four people were elite. But the problem was that others were also scared.
Only a part of the people in the Tang Dynasty military camp moved just now, and the rest were guarding where they were. So if we recruit soldiers, the rest of them will not be idle either. Then the result of the war will be the same as before, just on a larger scale. It's really a joke that we can't do anything to these thousands of people on our own territory.
Earlier, people who had escaped from the Xueyantuo army said that if you want to defeat the Tang army, you need to have at least five times the number of troops. If you encounter the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty, then the number must be eight to ten times. At that time, the people of the Western Turks thought that the Xueyantuo people were timid and were scared by the Tang army. After what happened just now, they finally got the truth.
Many people were scolding General Kang Ying, thinking that he had lost all the people of Western Turkestan. However, after what happened just now, they understood why General Kang Ying was so conservative. It was because General Kang Ying knew the combat effectiveness of the Tang army, so he would not start a war easily. Now these people also understood.
When facing a strong person, you must remain rational. If you lose your rationality, you will be halfway to the gate of hell.
The Western Turkic Khan was about to lose his mind at this moment. He originally thought that Abarasha was a smart man who could use this matter to force the Tang Dynasty to make concessions, but he did not expect that this guy would bring such a result. They almost fought outside the city just now. Judging from the posture of the Tang Dynasty army just now, they wanted to attack the royal city directly.
"You mean there's an expert within the Tang army who found a flaw in the interrogation records? And they've also sent people to investigate the city. Have all our efforts been uncovered?"
The Western Turkic Khan said in disbelief that he had actually asked his men to investigate the matter thoroughly on the night of the incident, but he had killed all those who knew the news because he wanted to use this incident to do something big. He didn't expect that the Tang Dynasty had also found out about it.
"That is indeed the case. It was precisely because of this that when the truth was revealed, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty was about to start a war. It was only through this humble servant's persuasion, and by sending his three sons as hostages to the Tang army camp and promising to give them a proper explanation, that the war was averted."
This guy Abalasha immediately took all the credit on himself. When he sent his son over before, many people didn't know what was going on. Now after listening to his words, many people gave him a thumbs up in their hearts. The Prime Minister is really devoted to Western Turks and even sacrificed his three sons. If it were me, I really wouldn't have such a heart.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, have worked so hard. If it weren't for you, our country would have been facing a war. Who was so careless? Didn't we plug all the loopholes back then? How were the people from the Tang Dynasty still able to find it?"
The Western Turkic Khan comforted La Abalasha, but he also had doubts in his heart. This matter was originally done by his trusted people, and now even those trusted people have been killed. How did this matter leak out?
"Your Majesty, I've heard that the Tang Dynasty has formed a special army of spies. They don't have any other missions except gathering information from various countries. They also have a lot of money. Money talks. As long as they use the money wisely, they won't have any trouble finding clues, unless this incident really didn't happen."
Some ministers were related to this matter, but they could not bring themselves into the matter, so they told some of the information they heard from others. It was no longer a secret that there were people specializing in intelligence in the Tang army. It was also clearly written in the memorial sent back by General Kang Ying.
When Xueyantuo Khan came, he seemed to have mentioned such a thing. Although other countries also wanted to emulate the Tang Dynasty, they did not know how to form such an army, especially how to operate it after it was formed. These were all kinds of difficult problems. Unexpectedly, the Tang Dynasty actually used this army against the Western Turks.
"Khan, I think it's pointless to bring this up now. We should focus on more serious matters. The Prime Minister has just appeased His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, but this person is definitely not someone to be trifled with. We must quickly give them an explanation. If we don't, the war will rage on."
Seeing that the topic of discussion had gone a little off track, Abarasha quickly gave his people a look, telling them that they had to pull the carriage back. If they were to investigate the person who leaked the information, many people would try their best to do so, and in the end the investigation would lead to him being the one to be investigated. What would happen then?
After hearing this, the others nodded. What the gentleman just said was a serious matter. We must hurry up and give an explanation to the Tang court. Although Prince Qi Li You was wrong in this matter, all of this was caused by several major families in your country. If they are not held accountable, the anger of the Tang Dynasty will be difficult to extinguish.
"Also, His Royal Highness the Khan Crown Prince wishes to meet with you..."
Abalasha said something else.