The trade between Gaochang State and the Tang Dynasty brought huge benefits to Gaochang itself.
Not only has the country's economy, which has been stagnant for a long time, grown rapidly, but the national treasury has also become increasingly abundant.
But who would have thought that their trade with the Tang Dynasty would bring them such a huge disaster.
To say that these people from Qiuci are beasts is an insult to beasts.
What they did in Jiaohe City made the whole country of Gaochang furious.
Even Qu Wentai, who had always been indecisive and submissive, got angry.
He smashed everything in the palace that could be smashed.
"These Kucha people are simply lawless."
"How dare you kill our people and massacre our people."
"They don't take our sergeants in Gaochang seriously either."
Looking at his appearance, Yuwen Yubo on the side also looked solemn.
But he didn't wait for her to speak.
The national master Yin Zhao on the side spoke first.
He said: "Your Majesty, this matter seems very strange now."
"After all, their Qiuci Kingdom has never waged war with other countries in the past, but this time it launched an unprecedented attack on us."
"this……"
"I'm afraid there are Turks behind this."
Hearing the word "Turk", Qu Wentai felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured from head to toe.
To some extent, the Turks in the eyes of people from the Western Regions are much more terrifying than those of the Tang Dynasty.
After all, although the Tang Dynasty was powerful, it never went to war against them.
But the Turks are different.
Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the control of the Central Plains Dynasty over the Western Regions has gradually weakened, giving the nomadic people an opportunity to take advantage.
The people of the Western Regions had a very strong psychological shadow on these nomadic peoples.
In their eyes, these guys are like tigers and hungry wolves. They feel scared just by hearing their names.
"So what if there are Turks instigating it?"
Yuwen Yubo said directly to Yin Zhao: "Can we still sit idly by and ignore the slaughter of our own people?" After hearing this, Qu Wentai's face relaxed.
He nodded and said: "Yes, if we ignore this incident, what will the people think of our Royal Court?"
"But Your Majesty, everything depends on the circumstances."
"There is a saying in the Central Plains that goes well, if you take a step back, the sea and the sky will be brighter."
"If we have a bad relationship with Qiuci at this time, and we end up annoying the Western Turks, wouldn't it bring disaster to our Gaochang Kingdom?"
Yin Zhaozhi said: "Now, we have only lost one city, but we will not necessarily lose many cities by then."
Qu Wentai didn't think anything about what he said.
But Yuwen Yubo on the side was so angry that his face turned red.
What kind of game is this?
The citizens of his own country have been massacred by foreign enemies, so why is he still talking about taking a step back to open up the world?
This is not greed for life and fear of death, what else could it be?
"Yin Zhao, what do you mean by this?"
"Now, our people are being massacred, and the heads of our soldiers are cut off and hung on the city wall."
"This is an insult to us and to our entire Gaochang."
"But here you are, proposing such proposals that shake the morale of the military."
Yuwen Yubo looked at Yin Zhao coldly and said: "Do you want all the people in Gaochang Kingdom to see the king's joke?"
"Madam, what you said is a little too much."
"Yin is not talented, but he is dedicated to the sake of the king and Gao Changguo."
"Nowadays, the Western Turks are distracted by the war in the north, so they have not paid attention to us."
"But if we wait for the Western Turks to come to their senses, what will happen to us in Gaochang? Do you need me to say?"
Yin Zhao looked at Qu Wentai and said: "I think by then, the Western Turkic army will attack our royal city."
Under the circumstances, will Madam still be as tough as she is now?"
Hearing this, Yuwen Yubo smiled coldly.
She directly angrily said: "Even if you are killed by the enemy, it is better than pretending not to see anything and living in peace after the citizens were massacred."
The two people were seen arguing more and more fiercely, and the more they argued, the more violent they became.
Qu Wentai on the side couldn't bear it anymore.
He held his head and roared: "That's enough, stop arguing. What I want from you is a solution, not to watch you quarrel." .??.
Just when Qu Wentai was about to yell a few more words to vent his anger.
Suddenly a guard ran in from outside.
He cupped his hands towards Qu Wentai and said, "Your Majesty, there are battle reports from the front."
Hearing this, Qu Wentai walked towards him hurriedly: "What kind of battle report? Could it be that the Western Turkic army is coming to kill?"
"Not really."
"It's the Tang Dynasty that has sent troops."
"The King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty personally led five thousand soldiers and horses from Liangzhou and entered our country this morning."
"I heard from the people below that they should be heading for Jiaohe City."
The guard in charge of delivering the order said in a clear tone.
After hearing this, Qu Wentai and Yuwen Yubo's faces clearly showed a hint of joy.
But Yin Zhao on the side looked solemn.
Yuwen Yubo said bluntly: "I have said long ago that our current relationship with Datang is a bitter one. Datang will not understand."
"If we die, the Tang Dynasty will directly border the Western Turks. This is definitely not what the Tang Dynasty wants to see."
"So as long as someone dares to touch us, Datang will definitely send troops as soon as possible."
She turned to look at Qu Wentai and continued: "His Royal Highness King Qin of the Tang Dynasty is known among the people as the God of War. With his coming, our Gaochang Kingdom will have no worries."
"Um."
"good."
Qu Wentai also felt that a stone had fallen in his heart. Already.
Since Datang is backing me, what else do I have to fear?
He said: "The King of Qin showed his superb skills when he was in Tuyuhun. This time Qiuci will be swept away by the Tang Dynasty's troops and will definitely be destroyed."
"But……"
"No matter how powerful the Tang Dynasty is, five thousand soldiers and horses can't have much effect, right?"
Yin Zhao looked at Qu Wentai and said: "After all, Qiuci is not just a kingdom, they are also a branch of the Western Turks."
"If Datang and Qiuci fight, other countries will definitely join the war as soon as possible."
"By then, this matter may not be as simple as it is now."
After hearing this, Qu Wentai also felt that it made sense.
He said: "This is true. The Tang Dynasty's five thousand soldiers and horses are still too few..."
"Less?"
"Your Majesty, do you really think that the Tang Dynasty's five thousand soldiers and horses are too few?"
Yuwen Yubo looked directly at Qu Wentai and said: "The Tang Dynasty has always used less to win more wars with others. To use five thousand soldiers and horses to deal with Qiuci is really a lot."
"Don't forget, the Tang Dynasty did not rely on large numbers of people to fight wars. They had General Zhenguan's artillery and Tianhuo Lei."
"Your Majesty has seen all of these things with his own eyes. Do you really think that you can't deal with a Qiuci with these things?"
Thinking of those Zhenguan General cannons, Qu Wentai's expression couldn't help but pause.
That's right, the Tang Dynasty's Zhenguan General Cannon and Sky Fire Thunder were so terrifying that he had never seen them with his own eyes.
And he can be very sure that it doesn't take much of this thing, just dozens or hundreds of them, to be enough to destroy any country in the Western Region.
Suddenly, Qu Wentai's indecisive temper broke out again, and he didn't know who to listen to.
He looked at the two of them in a dilemma, and finally sighed heavily.
He said: "Then, what do you think we should do now..."