The camp of the Tang Army, in the military tent.

The crowd looked at Qin Tian.

"General, Xue Yantuo has withdrawn like this, it seems that our mission has been completed."

"Yes, they were defeated, they fled back, and our mission was accomplished."

"General, when will the class return to the court?"

Seeing that Xue Yantuo was going back, all the generals were very excited, but Qin Tian shook his head: "Don't rush back first, tell the soldiers, let them give me a good rest, and early tomorrow morning, pursue Xue Yantuo's soldiers and horses." ”

Hearing that the soldiers and horses who were going to pursue Xue Yantuo and fight Xue Yantuo again, everyone was stunned.

Their purpose is nothing more than to teach Xue Yantuo a lesson, why do they still not forgive them now that they have achieved their goal?

But Qin Tian's order, no one dared to question it, and soon, someone conveyed this order.

The officers and men of the Tang army rested in the barracks for a night, and the next morning, they gathered their troops and horses and chased them in the direction where Xue Yantuo had fled.

Xue Yantuo fled early, and they had many cavalry, and their speed was still very fast.

Although the speed of the Tang army is not slow, it seems that there is always a distance apart, and no matter how much you chase it, you can't catch up.

Soon, Xue Yantuo's soldiers and horses returned to their own territory.

And after returning to their own territory, the tribes did not gather together again, but soon returned to their own territory.

They were well aware of their situation, especially those tribes with fewer soldiers, and if they stayed with other tribes, they could easily be annexed, and the best thing to do was to return to their own territory.

Perhaps, their strength is weaker than that of other tribes, but they still have a certain advantage in their own territory.

And it's just that little advantage, for them, sometimes it can be a lifesaver.

The tribes of Xue Yantuo scattered in all directions, and after Qin Tian's soldiers and horses entered, they did not continue to chase and kill, but stopped camping.

"Brother Qin, now that the tribes of Xue Yantuo are scattered, their strength is much weaker, we can break them one by one."

Qin Huaiyu quickly analyzed their situation, Xue Yantuo only had one tribe of one or twenty thousand people, and after their tens of thousands of Tang troops were killed, they would definitely be able to destroy them directly, and it would be a pity not to have such a benefit.

After Qin Huaiyu finished speaking, Cheng Chumo and Yu Chi Baolin also felt that this was indeed the case.

"Brother Qin, let's catch a tribe first, play with them, and destroy one counts as one."

"That's it, that's it, fight them, fight them."

“…………”

Cheng Chumo and the others said excitedly, but Qin Tian was silent and thoughtful, and after a long time, he shook his head: "Killing them one by one is very disadvantageous to us." ”

Hearing this, Qin Huaiyu and the others were a little puzzled.

"Brother Qin, let's break them one by one, why is it unfavorable?"

Qin Tiandao: "If we only have one enemy, Xue Yantuo, and we have enough time, we can naturally destroy them one by one, but the problem is that we don't have that much time now, the longer we spend here, the more grain and grass we need, and the greater the pressure on the imperial court. ”

When they came, the imperial court gave grain and grass, but it was not very much, and it might be given in the future, but they had to consider the situation of the household, if there was not so much grain and grass, they would not be able to support it.

Moreover, the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on the side of Songzhou City also have to eat, and the imperial court will really be unable to bear the grain and grass supplied by so many soldiers at once.

If they can solve the battle quickly, they must solve the battle quickly, and if they solve Xue Yantuo's tribe one by one, then they may not be able to destroy Xue Yantuo next year.

It is never an overnight thing to really use such force to destroy a country.

Moreover, the most important thing is that if they destroy one tribe, the other tribes are only afraid that they will soon be united, once Xue Yantuo is pressed, they are united, and the 50,000 Tang army may not be able to defeat them.

The last time they were able to defeat Xue Yantuo, it was mainly because Xue Yantuo's tribes were not aligned, but when they were really facing life and death, they were afraid that they would hold each other firmly.

People are sometimes like this, united when they need it, and when they don't, they are their own enemies.

Whether they are united or divided depends on what situations and dangers they encounter.

Therefore, Cheng Chumo's idea of destroying Xue Yantuo's tribe one by one obviously doesn't work.

Qin Tian told Cheng Chumo and a few of them about the situation, and Cheng Chumo and the others were a little dumbfounded when they heard this.

"Brother Qin, it's not okay to break them one by one, so what should we do now, we are chasing all here, we can't just go back like this, right?"

"Of course we can't go back like this, don't let Xue Yantuo personally admit to surrendering to my Datang, bow down to my Datang, and send a surrender table, what are we?"

"That is, if Xue Yantuo is not allowed to admit to being a minister, we will not be considered meritorious."

Defeating Xue Yantuo is defeating Xue Yantuo, but if Xue Yantuo bows to their Tang Dynasty, they can be regarded as having made a great contribution.

It's just that if you want Xue Yantuo to be a vassal, you have to defeat them, but now that they are so scattered, it is not easy to defeat them, and even if they are not dispersed, they are gathered together, and if they are united, they will not be able to defeat Xue Yantuo.

They are now faced with a very troublesome problem.

Everyone turned their eyes to Qin Tian.

"General, how can we make Xue Yantuo bow down?"

Qin Tian thought about it for a long time, and after a long time, he finally spoke, and said: "It's easy to make Xue Yantuo bow down and be a minister, don't they want to make peace with my Tang Dynasty, if we are willing to marry the princess to Xue Yantuo, then the Zhenzhu Khan will naturally call me a minister to the Tang Dynasty." ”

If you can get along, Zhenzhu Khan's purpose can be regarded as achieved, and bowing down to the vassal is just a face-saving project, it has never been nothing to many countries, if Zhenzhu Khan can marry the Tang princess, he will naturally not mind this thing.

However, as soon as Qin Tian finished speaking, Qin Huaiyu's face changed a little strangely.

They all looked at Qin Tian differently.

"Brother Qin, what you said is true, haven't you always disapproved of being friendly?"

"Yes, if you didn't approve of Heqin, my Datang wouldn't have the attitude I have now?"

"What does Brother Qin mean, could it be that he has another deep meaning?"

Everyone looked at Qin Tian and asked, they really didn't understand what Qin Tian meant, what was he going to do?

(End of chapter)