Ashina Khoru ran all the way until he was hundreds of miles away from Khagan Butoh. Then, he stopped with lingering fear.
When he received the news from a top-secret channel that the Tang dynasty had captured Gao Chang City, it was simply unbelievable. That was the most majestic city in Gao Chang. He had seen it with his own eyes. Even he would be helpless in the face of such a majestic city. However, the Tang Army had captured Gao Chang City in just ten days!
"General! If we abandon Gaochang and flee like this, will we be punished by the Khan when we return? " Centurion asked worriedly. According to the tradition of the Turks, if a Turk warrior ran away, it was a shameful thing and would be severely punished, not to mention that they had plundered the cities of their allies.
Ashina Khoru snorted coldly and said, "If we don't escape, even our 20,000 cavalrymen will be lost. Fortunately, the Tang Army immediately sent troops to Khagan Butoh after capturing Gao Chang City. Otherwise, even we would be in danger."
When he learned that Gao Chang had fallen, his hair stood on end. He sensed the danger almost immediately and immediately prepared to escape. Of course, he did not escape empty-handed. He directly plundered Khagan Butoh.
"Take this as the reward you promised me, Ju Wentai!" Ashina Khoru thought to himself.
"The Tang Army is so powerful that they captured Gao Chang City so quickly?" Centurion also frowned. He had always been unconvinced by the Tang dynasty and did not believe that the Tang dynasty could capture Gao Chang City so quickly.
"So, I will continue to wait here for the exact news and see how Gao Chang City was captured. Only then can I explain it to the Khan," Ashina Khoru said solemnly.
Although he withdrew from Khagan Butoh in advance, he could not know how the Tang Army captured the city. He was afraid that he would not be able to sleep or eat in peace. He also could not explain it to Satoshi Tani.
On the third day, Ashina Khoru finally received the exact information. His face could not help but sink.
"Gao Chang City collapsed with one blow!" Ashina Khoru could not help but exclaim in horror.
"How is that possible? What kind of weapon can break the city wall? "Centurion said in disbelief.
"Gunpowder, Mo Jiazi!" Ashina Khoru said.
Centurion could not help but be stunned and said, "It's Mo Jiazi who reversed Yin and Yang during the solar eclipse in Tuyuhun."
Mo Jiazi accurately predicted the solar eclipse and used gunpowder to illuminate the battlefield when it was pitch black. This unpredictable method of sealing ghosts and gods was spread all over the Western Regions. It was even rumored that the reason why Tuyuhun was defeated was because of Mo Jiazi's immortal magic.
The Western Regions were even more ignorant and superstitious. They worshipped ghosts and gods very much. They even believed that Mo Jiazi's immortal magic played a key role in defeating Tuyuhun's army.
And this time, Mo Jiazi even broke Gao Chang's city wall with one blow. This further confirmed the legend of Mo Jiazi.
Ashina Khoru could not help but gasp. "If Mo Jiazi attacked Tuyuhun with one blow and Gao Chang with two blows, the next one might be the Turks. This general must report to the Khan that Mo Jiazi cannot be left alive. The Western Turks must also take the gunpowder. Otherwise, the Western Turks will be in danger."
Immediately, Ashina Khoru gave the order to retreat. He himself led his personal guards on three horses and rushed to the Western Turks' king's tent.
In the Western Turks' king's tent, 50,000 cavalrymen were gathered there.
In fact, Ju Wentai was right. The Western Turks did not want to sit by and watch Gao Chang fall. Especially after receiving Ashina Khoru's request for help, Satoshi Tani did not hesitate to send 50,000 elite cavalrymen to support Gao Chang.
With Satoshi Tani's 50,000 cavalrymen, Ashina Khoru's 20,000 cavalrymen, and Gao Chang's local strength, they could definitely make the Tang dynasty return empty-handed this time. However, Ashina Khoru's sudden arrival completely disrupted this plan.
"Ashina Khoru, I ordered you to support Gao Chang. Why didn't you wait for I's army to arrive and ran back without permission? Are you trying to disobey I's order?" Satoshi Tani looked at Ashina Khoru and shouted coldly.
Ashina Khoru could not help but smile bitterly. "Khan, it's not that He Lu disobeyed the order. It's just that Gao Chang has fallen. If I had reacted earlier, I'm afraid that he would have fallen into the hands of the Tang Dynasty army."
"What, Gao Chang has fallen?!" Satoshi Tani was shocked and looked at Ashina Khoru in disbelief. He had just gathered his army and had not had time to set off, but Gao Chang had already fallen.
"That's right! If it weren't for the fact that Gao Chang is useless, I wouldn't have left without fighting, "Ashina Khoru said helplessly.
"How is that possible? Gao Chang is the most majestic city in the Western Region. If the Tang Dynasty army wants to attack Gao Chang, at least tens of thousands of casualties will be incurred. The Tang Dynasty army has traveled thousands of miles to fight. It's impossible for them to withstand such losses, "a voice suddenly questioned.
"Who is this?" Ashina Khoru looked at the direction of the voice and saw a strange person standing in the military tent. Ashina Khoru was Satoshi Tani's trusted aide. He knew all the Turks' leaders, but he had never seen this person before.
"This is Tubo's special envoy. He specially came to the Turks to discuss Lian Heng's resistance against the Tang Dynasty," Satoshi Tani explained.
"Lian Heng's resistance against the Tang Dynasty."
Ashina Khoru's eyes lit up when he heard this. The current Tang Dynasty was so powerful that it was frightening. If the Western Turks and Tubo joined forces, they might be able to contain the Tang Dynasty.
"Yes, the surrounding countries have been dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty for a long time. My Tubo has already joined forces with Tuyuhun to kill the Tang Dynasty's puppet Fu Shun and restore the glory of Tuyuhun. According to the agreement between Tubo and the Turks, the Turks should support Gao Chang and must kill 100,000 Tang Dynasty elites in Gao Chang. However, the war has just begun, and the Tang Dynasty has already captured Gao Chang? Isn't this too much of a joke? "Tubo's envoy said discontentedly.
Satoshi Tani's face darkened, and he glared at Ashina Khoru with dissatisfaction.
Ashina Khoru smiled bitterly and said, "Envoy, you've misunderstood. The fall of Gao Chang has nothing to do with Gao Chang or the Turks."
"Who was it at that time? Could it be that the heavens helped? A bolt of lightning blasted Gao Chang's city, allowing the Tang Army to attack Gao Chang so quickly," Tubo's envoy sneered.
"It wasn't lightning, it was Mo Jiazi!" Ashina Khoru said dejectedly.
"Who was it?"
"Mo Jiazi!"
Satoshi Tani and Tubo's envoy said in unison.
After Ashina Khoru solemnly told them about the fall of Gao Chang, the entire Turks' tent fell into a dead silence.
"Destroying a city with one strike, what kind of terrifying weapon does the Tang Dynasty have?" Satoshi Tani said in fear.
"Gunpowder, it must be Mo Jiazi's Firearms Division. I've been urging the Khan to send out troops because I received news that Mo Jiazi led the Firearms Division to battle, but I didn't expect that I was still a step too late," Tubo's envoy said with a sigh.
"Mo Jiazi, this person is the culprit behind Fu Yun's 200,000 troops, but I didn't expect that he was also the culprit behind the fall of Gao Chang," Satoshi Tani said in horror.
Tubo's envoy said, "To tell you the truth, the Prime Minister didn't want to start a war lightly and offend the Tang Dynasty, but he received news that Mo Jiazi was going to battle, so he decided to take the risk and keep Mo Jiazi in Gao Chang. Mo Jiazi must die, otherwise, Tubo and the Turks will be in danger."
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