We haven't agreed yet, but you've already gotten into the role. This is the first time the Tang Dynasty has encountered this since its conquest of the world.
When Ruan Yuanping took his men down, the people at the scene did not feel any relief, because it was the first time they encountered such a situation.
"Why do you look so unhappy? You know, they surrendered voluntarily, which is not a good thing for us. We will have to wait for the navy warships to attack them in a few months. Now we don't have to make such an effort. This is also a great achievement for us."
Prince Li Zhi of Jin was just curious. He didn't know much about the situation here. Mainly because he was not assigned this matter originally.
He originally thought that everyone was just curious like him, but when he saw the serious expressions on everyone's faces, he realized what was going on. Everyone was not just curious, but also had some other doubts, such as whether it was a true surrender.
When Li Xiang left, he told them that Vietnam was different from other countries. Their combat capability was extremely fierce. If they were not defeated, we would suffer the consequences in the future. Therefore, everyone took this country seriously.
The territories occupied by the Tang Dynasty overseas were either obtained through war or indirectly through war. I have never encountered such a situation where a country was handed over to us without fighting, so the people present were a little confused. They didn’t know what the Vietnamese were doing.
"Your Highness, you may not know that based on our understanding of Vietnam, this country is extremely brave and warlike, and often engages in various conflicts with surrounding countries. If they were to fight every battle, they would definitely not surrender. Now that they are suddenly surrendering to us, we are just a little suspicious."
Chang Sun Ze frowned and said that this country has brought us various changes. For example, the mountain troops formed by Huo Qubing were specifically designed to deal with this country. This was also the order issued by Li Xiang himself.
"Why should we doubt it? They're only fighting some small nations. If they were to encounter the Great Tang Dynasty, they probably wouldn't be able to do so. These people must have seen how powerful our fighting ability is, and coupled with the excessive pressure they've been under recently, it's normal for them to surrender to us. We shouldn't dwell on such things and should arrange for their surrender immediately."
Jin Wang Li Zhi said with some disdain. In his opinion, these people under him had never experienced big scenes. When they came to surrender, they scared you people. You are considered to be the ones who have seen big scenes following Li Xiang. If more people surrender in the future, will you be unable to do anything?
"Your Highness, we should take a long-term view on this matter. We cannot act too hastily. We do not yet have a firm grasp of the situation. Although our military is quite powerful, even if we want to take over the entire Vietnam, it is beyond our current strength. We should report to Chang'an City first!"
Chang Sunze's method is more reliable. If we can't handle this matter here, we have to ask Chang'an City to send special people. In addition, they are at a higher level than us and have collected more intelligence than us. If it is a real surrender, they should have received some secret reports. Of course, if it is a false surrender, they would know it earlier than us.
"It's simply impossible to get anything done with you guys. You always have to report to Chang'an City. Are you given this position of Protector General for nothing? Have you forgotten what was said when the Protector General was established? Wasn't it to allow you guys to share the burden of His Majesty's worries? Now that you've pushed all the problems onto Chang'an, do you guys just collect your salaries for nothing?"
No matter how much the prince cursed, Chang Sun Ze already had an idea in his mind. This incident happened too suddenly. I heard before that they were training the army in their country, and suddenly they sent people to surrender. It’s not that we don’t welcome them, but this incident is so strange that we must investigate it carefully. Before we get the real intention of surrender, we can’t relax at all.
"I will immediately order the army to enter combat mode."
Seeing the unreasonable behavior of Prince Li Zhi of Jin, Huo Qubing could not stand it anymore. He did not even bat an eyelid at this so-called prince. After saying something to Changsun Ze, he immediately took his men back to the army. If we relax our vigilance at this time, it would be tantamount to giving others an opportunity to take advantage of us.
"You bastard, who gave you this right? Who agreed to your leaving? Get back here."
Seeing Huo Qubing leave in such a swagger, Prince Li Zhi of Jin was worried to death. The last time you left, you made Li Zhi lose face. Now you are still doing things in the same way. If there is a next time, I am afraid that no one will go to the gate of the palace.
Although Li Zhi's voice was quite loud, no one present said a word. As one of the two most trusted generals around Li Xiang, are we going to offend such a person just because you are a nominal prince?
The Annan Protectorate did not dare to be negligent and immediately sent an urgent message to the capital over 800 miles. In addition, more than a dozen carrier pigeons also flew out, hoping that Li Xiang could see the situation here as soon as possible.
At the same time, the Annan Protectorate immediately mobilized all its spies, asking them to conduct a thorough investigation within Vietnam to see if there was any disaster or domestic unrest. Otherwise, why would they surrender? Previously, when fighting against the Pyu Kingdom, Vietnam had sent some troops to station there. Now, suddenly surrendering is really not their style.
"Sir, what about our war preparations?"
The officials of the Protectorate thought of another thing. Our navy warships will arrive in two and a half months, and the army is also making preparations for battle. If they surrender, should we continue with the war preparations?
"Continue preparing..."
Looking at the carrier pigeon flying away, Chang Sunze gave this order.
