What happened near Gaochang State certainly could not be hidden from General Moren. His men quickly reported the news. This guy did not expect that the Tang army would react so quickly. They were able to counterattack immediately after being attacked. No wonder the Tang Dynasty could dominate the world.
General Moren did not dare to be negligent in the slightest and quickly told Wadahan about the matter.
"See? I told them clearly back home not to offend the Tang Dynasty, but do these officials listen to me? They all have their own reasons, but to put it bluntly, they were blinded by the Xueyantuo Khan's wealth."
After Wadahan learned about this situation, he wanted to call all the short-sighted people in the country and tell them to look at how the warriors of the Tang Dynasty fought. They didn't believe in the saying "a gentleman's revenge is never too late"; they just wanted to take revenge immediately.
"It's too late for us to say this now. Everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows what our situation is. If we had known this would happen, we shouldn't have blocked them from entering our country. Now we can't wash ourselves clean even if we jump into the Yellow River."
General Moren was telling the truth. No matter what they did now, the Tang Dynasty would classify them as the same as the Xueyantuo. Now the Tang Dynasty's army had not made any excessive moves because there was no substantial evidence. Once substantial evidence was obtained, or if Li Xiang had finished reorganizing the grassland, they would probably be the next target.
"It seems that we need to make some plans early. We can't accompany those people in the royal city. If we accompany them, we won't know how we died."
Wadahan made up his mind that he would take a different path. General Moren's mind worked slowly, and he didn't know what Wadahan meant by this.
"What other options do we have?"
General Mo Lun said in surprise, "Aren't we the same people as Gaochang? If the Tang Dynasty wants to deal with Gaochang, can they still extract us two? You are the brother of the King of Gaochang, and I am a border general of Gaochang. Is there any other way for us?"
"Let me ask you something. From your perspective, can the Tang Dynasty treat us as its own people?"
Wadahan knew that he was the only one who couldn't get things done, so he had to bring the person in front of him into the picture, especially in this border area, where this guy had a lot of power.
"Of course not. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Xueyantuo Khan's men are right behind us. Without our help, they would have died long ago. The Tang Dynasty would have considered us enemies long ago. It's only because they are short of troops, or the newly occupied land in the north is unstable. Otherwise, I think they would have started fighting long ago."
Although General Moren is not very smart, he has a clear view of the situation on the border, especially some of the ways the Tang army does things. Since their Crown Prince came to power, the temper of the Tang army has also risen. They want to destroy others at any time. Of course, this is not an exaggeration. They have destroyed more than one or two countries.
"Then do you think that even if we pool all our national strength, we can be a match for the Tang army? Or how many Tang troops can we resist?"
Wadahan nodded beside him. It was rare that this big fool could see so clearly. This saved him a lot of trouble. Otherwise, if he explained it to him bit by bit, he would never know when it would end.
"I saw what happened yesterday clearly. If they use that kind of weapon against us, our city wall will be lucky to hold out for a day."
General Moren had a look of disdain on his face. Of course, this was not directed at the Tang Dynasty army, but at his own army. In the past, he thought his army was pretty good, at least nothing would go wrong during the war, but compared with the Tang Dynasty army, it was useless at all.
"If you can understand this, I'll save myself a lot of trouble. Then we must cling to the strong and make Gaochang a vassal of the Tang Dynasty."
When Wadhan said this, General Moren was dumbfounded. "You are the king's brother, how could you say such a thing? You are committing treason when you say this. The Tang Dynasty is indeed good, but it is not the same country as us. We are an independent country now. Why should we become someone else's vassal?"
"I didn't hear anything. You must have drunk too much..."
General Moren shook his head vigorously, hoping that what he had just heard was false.
"You don't have to say this in front of me. I know what I just said. The Tang Dynasty will definitely not consider us as their own people now. Forget about the status of a friendly country. I estimate that after the north is pacified, they will think we are a nuisance. At that time, the Tang Dynasty army will definitely come. We can't sink with Gaochang Kingdom. This negotiation is an opportunity for us. If we can leave an impression with the Tang Dynasty early, when Gaochang Kingdom is destroyed in the future, you and I can also protect our families."
General Moren couldn't believe his ears. Was that what Wadhan said? Wadhan was the wisest man in the entire Gaochang Kingdom. Although his background was somewhat questionable, his vision was extremely long-term. Everyone in the country recognized him. Even he said this. Is our country really hopeless?
"Are you so sure that the Tang Dynasty will attack us? Perhaps they look down on our place. After all, compared to the lands within the Tang Dynasty, our place is barren."
General Moren said with some unwillingness, everyone thinks that as an independent country, the Tang Dynasty is indeed very powerful, but that power has nothing to do with us.
"If it weren't for that ambitious Crown Prince, I think we would still be very safe, at least in the past few years. But that man never stops. No matter who stands in his way, he will become a ghost under his sword."
As Wadahan spoke, he felt a chill all over his body. Li Xiang's reputation was really too bad. He had almost become a butcher. Now no one in the surrounding countries dared to offend him. If anyone offended him, he would have to go back and count the days. Maybe one day he would come with people.
"But can we accomplish this?"
General Moren said with some concern, after all, they were both marginalized people...
