"Jiming, you are right, Yi Nan will probably get burned in the end!"
In Qibi's department, inside the Chinese army's tent, Qibi Heli let out a long sigh and said: "After the Weishui Alliance, the Tang Dynasty has been recuperating and recuperating for more than two years, and its national power has become increasingly prosperous, but we, the Turks, have been in deep trouble. Amid civil strife. Today's Tang Dynasty is not even weaker than Jie Li!
More than half a month ago, Jieli sent 50,000 of his most elite wolf cavalry to the border of the Tang Dynasty to deal with the imperial master Wu Jie. But in the end, none of these 50,000 wolf cavalry were left alive under the encirclement and suppression of the Tang army! It can be seen that the strength of the Tang Army today can never be the same as two years ago!
Yi Nan wanted to lure the Tang soldiers northward to attack Jieli, and then drive the tigers to devour the wolves. But how did he know that the Tang State would definitely send troops to the grassland?
As far as I know, the Tang Dynasty today is full of talents and stars. There are astonishing talents such as Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji in literature, and peerless generals such as Li Jing, Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Jingde, etc. in military affairs. Leading his troops to return to the Tang Dynasty, if the civil servants and generals in the Tang Dynasty knew about the current situation in the grassland, I think they would most likely choose to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. When our tribes in Jieli and the Jieli Royal Court fight, both sides will lose. They marched north again to reap the benefits!
Therefore, since the frost fell on the grassland yesterday and rumors spread among the tribes that Jieli was immoral, all the tribes on the grassland may have fallen into the Tang Dynasty's plan! There are experts in the Tang Dynasty court! And now in the Tuli camp, there must be a senior official from the Tang Dynasty who is secretly adding fuel to the flames! "
"Oh? Why did the chief say that?"
Guzang Jiming greatly agreed with the first half of Qibi Heli's words. He also believed that after Datang learned about the situation in the grassland, it was most likely that he would choose to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight instead of rashly sending troops to the grassland to attack Jieli. This One thing, Qibi Heli coincides with him. But Qibi Heli's last words made him somewhat surprised.
"Thanks to Yi Nan's reminder in the morning, it reminded me of something!"
Qibi Heli frowned and said in a deep voice: "A few days ago, a team leader named Qibi He who was under Putuo tent guarding the southern fortress of Tuli Yating reported that there was a caravan of the Pugu tribe coming from the south. When they arrived, they claimed to have been ordered by the chief of the Pugu tribe to transport a batch of specialties of the Tang Dynasty from Taiyuan as a tribute to the Great Khan!
Qi Bihe led people to inspect the caravan's carriage. Seeing that the carriage was full of silk, porcelain, ironware and other goods, he ordered it to be released. Not long after, the prophecy appeared on the grassland that "the failure of profit and morality will lead to the wrath of Changshengtian, and frost will fall in midsummer at the end of July." At first, no one believed it, but they didn't expect that frost actually fell yesterday morning. The situation on the grassland suddenly became delicate!
I later asked the chief of the Pugu tribe, and he said that their tribe had never sent a caravan recently, and no caravan had come back from outside. Therefore, I guessed that the caravan Qi Bihe let go was probably The envoys sent by the Tang Dynasty to help Tuli, and the prophecies of frost at the end of July and midsummer were the envoys of the Tang Dynasty who deliberately let the Tuli people be released in order to disrupt the situation on the grassland and plunge the grassland into a greater crisis. The turmoil caused the Tang Dynasty court to reap the benefits, and by the way, it also helped to make a sudden profit! high! Really high! "
Qibi Heli first heard the prediction that frost would fall on the grassland at the end of July. He suspected that this rumor must have come from Tuli. He expected that Tuli wanted to use this rumor to stir up the situation in the grassland, and then take advantage of the chaos. He led his tribe to escape the siege and surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
He even guessed that Tuli might have already contacted the Tang Dynasty court, otherwise he wouldn't have suddenly staged such an incident. But he never expected that there would be officials from the Tang Dynasty secretly sneaking into the grassland and infiltrating the Tuli Yating, which was surrounded by heavy siege!
It’s true that if you don’t enter the tiger’s den, you can’t catch the tiger’s cubs! Even Qibi Heli admired that man's courage!
"This...? If this is really the case, then the Tang Dynasty court would be really terrible!"
Hearing this, Gu Zang Jiming's eyes widened and he said with a look of shock.
"So, civil strife is about to break out in the grassland. It would be unwise for our Qibi tribe to follow Yi Nan and become enemies of the Tang Dynasty. We must think of an escape route for the tribe in advance!"
Qibi Heli sighed, then looked at Gu Zang Jiming, and said in a deep voice: "In recent years, the civil strife in the grassland has continued, and the Qibi tribe has been suppressed by Jieli. The warriors in the tribe are often sent to the front line by Jieli. In just over two years, In that time, the warriors of my Qibi tribe have suffered over 10,000 casualties. If things go on like this, even if our family fortune is not completely consumed by Jie Li, it will be lost in the endless civil strife! As a chief, I have to serve for The tribesmen have to think of a way out!"
Gu Zang Jiming had actually known Qibi Heli's attitude for a long time. After hearing this, he asked: "Does the chief want to imitate the Khitan tribe and lead the Qibi tribe to defect to the Tang Dynasty~?"
Qibi Heli nodded and said: "Chaos has begun in the grassland. No matter whether Yi Nan or Jie Li wins in the end, the grassland will not be peaceful for a long time. It is a wise move for all the troops to move to the Central Plains! The Tang Dynasty is becoming more and more prosperous, and compared to the chaotic grasslands, the Tang Dynasty is more peaceful. If I can move all my troops to the Central Plains, I will have an explanation for my people!"
In fact, there are some things that Qibi Heli did not say clearly. According to the news he received, many new things have appeared in the Tang Dynasty over the past year, such as the Yanhuang Academy that even Jie Li coveted, and the mysterious telegraph machine.
As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. The tribes on this side of the grassland are still fighting among themselves, while on the other side of the Tang Dynasty, not only are the politics clear and the military strong, but private industry and commerce are also developing rapidly. As one goes down and the other goes up, the Turks and the The gap in national power between the Tang Dynasty will become larger and larger. This is the main reason why he yearns for the Tang Dynasty and wants to move his troops to the Tang Dynasty!
In addition, Li Shimin was also an enlightened emperor. Previously, the Khitan tribe led its people to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin not only gave the Khitan tribe chiefs official titles, but also gave them houses and fertile land for the Khitan tribe members, so that they could Settle down in Datang! Qibi Heli felt that this was the life his people wanted to live!
"What the chief said is true. Compared with the Tang Dynasty, the Turkic national power has gradually declined in the past two years. If the Qibi tribe wants to retain its grip in this turmoil, it can only seek refuge in the Tang Dynasty! And there are examples of the Khitan tribe in First, if our Qibi tribe defectes to the Tang Dynasty, I believe we will also receive preferential treatment from the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
Gu Zang Jiming nodded.
"Oh? So, Jiming, you agree with me leading my troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty?"
Qibi Heli's eyes lit up and he asked.
Guzang Jiming leaned over and saluted: "No matter when or where you are, you are the chief of Jiming, and your subordinates will support the chief's orders!"
"Okay! Then this matter is settled!"
Qibi Heli looked pleased, then changed the topic and said: "But this matter must be settled slowly. Before the time is right, we must not let other tribes know our plans, otherwise we will become the target of public criticism on the grassland!"
"My subordinate understands!"
Gu Zang Jiming cupped his fists and said.
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"Reporting to the Great Khan, I have just received news that the chiefs of the ten Tiele tribes met secretly at the Xueyantuo tribe. It seemed that they were discussing something. They stayed in the Xueyantuo tribe for nearly half an hour before leaving in disguise!"
Grassland, royal court.
A warrior in black quickly ran into the tent where Jie Li was, then bowed to Jie Li and cupped his fists.
The etiquette he performed was clearly the etiquette of the Central Plains people!
"What? The Ten Tribes of Tiele met secretly in the Xueyantuo Tribe?"
Jieli was half leaning on the couch. After hearing this, he suddenly stood up and snorted: "Huh! These people are really immature wolf cubs, and they are all restless! At this time, they are here The secret meeting of Xue Yantuo’s tribe must be up to something evil!”
After that, he frowned and paced anxiously on the spot, thinking about what Yi Nan and others were planning and how he should deal with it.
It was said that there was frost yesterday morning, and combined with the prophecy spread on the grassland a few days ago, Jieli immediately became extremely vigilant. Yesterday, he sent out almost all the wolf guards he had trained. It was to secretly check whether anyone in each tribe, especially the tribe that had been dissatisfied with him, used the prophecy to plan a "rebellion".
But yesterday Jieli was worried all day, and he didn't hear any news about tribes plotting rebellion. This made him not only puzzled, but also thought to himself: Are those tribes so cowardly? They were actually willing to let go of such a good opportunity to start an uprising?
For this reason, Jieli had already relaxed his vigilance, but unexpectedly, the chiefs of Tiele's ten tribes finally "couldn't help it" today and held a "secret meeting" in Xue Yantuo's tribe. As for the reason why they suddenly gathered together to discuss Although the person who sent the message didn't say what it was, Jieli could probably guess it!
"Send a message to the chiefs of Tiele tribes, saying that I have important matters to discuss with them tonight, and ask them to come to the royal court for a banquet!"
After pondering for a moment, Jieli stopped, looked at the warrior in black, and gave instructions in a deep voice.
"yes!"
The black-clothed warrior bowed to accept the order and was about to turn away, but Jieli stopped him again: "Wait! Ask your deputy guard leader Wang Yudong to come and see me!"
"yes!"
The black warrior took the order and left.
The black warrior comes from the Wolf Guard, which is a mysterious but not very mysterious army. He is not mysterious because the existence of the Wolf Guard is almost universally known among the grassland tribes; he is mysterious because of the wolf. The Guard is divided into the Mingbu and the Anbu. The Mingbu is responsible for tracking, assassination, and other tasks, while the Anbu is much more mysterious. They are mainly responsible for lurking among the major forces, and then regularly delivering news to the top. The Wolf Guard Anbu's Their influence covers a very wide area. They are not only lurking among the major tribes in the grassland, but they are also present in the yamen of some state capitals in the Tang Dynasty!
The list of members of the Wolf Guard Anbu is extremely confidential within the Turks. Apart from Jie Li, the only people who know the specific list are the guard leader Zhao Deyan and the deputy guard leader Wang Yudong!
After a while, a middle-aged man with a medium build, a hooked nose, and a long scar under his left eye walked in. He walked quickly to Jie Li, bowed and said, "I've seen you, Dake." sweat!"
"Um!"
Jie Li nodded lightly, and then said: "You must already know that Zhao Deyan was trapped in Taiyuan. I originally wanted to send troops to Taiyuan to support him, but recently there has been a sudden frost in the grassland, rumors have spread, and the tribes are undercurrent. , someone wanted to take this opportunity to cause trouble, so I thought that after stabilizing the situation in the grassland, I would send troops to Taiyuan to rescue Zhao Deyan!"
Wang Yudong said expressionlessly: "The Great Khan is wise! In the current situation, the overall situation should indeed be the top priority! I believe that the Lord of Wei will understand the Great Khan's good intentions!"
Hearing this, Jie Li thought to himself, I hope Zhao Deyan can really understand his good intentions!
He actually valued Zhao Deyan's talents. If something like this hadn't happened suddenly on the grassland and his dominance would have been directly threatened, he would have sent an elite team to Taiyuan to rescue Zhao Deyan. But chaos has arisen in the grassland, and he must make choices and trade-offs.
Obviously, Zhao Deyan was ruthlessly abandoned in this "multiple choice question". After all, even if Jieli valued Zhao Deyan's talent, he could not risk his throne, wealth and life!
"I know that this Wolf Guard was created by Zhao Deyan. Over the years, the Wolf Guard's secret forces have infiltrated into the major forces in the Central Plains and Grasslands, providing me with a lot of precious information. Zhao Deyan played a major role in it! But now, since Zhao Deyan Being imprisoned and unable to return to the grassland to take charge of the overall situation for a short period of time, the Wolf Guard cannot be without the leader of the guard for a long time. Now is a troubled time, so I want you to temporarily take over the position of guard leader, and then help me. Put down the rebellion as soon as possible and unify the grassland! Are you willing to take on this important task~?"
Jie Li stared at Wang Yudong in front of him without blinking with his tiger eyes, and then said in a deep voice.
Wang Yudong's body was shaken, and then he knelt down without hesitation, cupped his fist towards Jie Li and said:
"My subordinates are willing to fight tooth and nail for the Great Khan, swear loyalty to the death, and remove all obstacles!"
It is said that the status of the Turkic Imperial Guard on the grassland is lower than that of one person and above ten thousand people, but that was the situation in the early years. Since Zhao Deyan was appointed by Jieli and began to reform the official system and form the Wolf Guard on the grassland, Zhao Deyan The status of the leader of the Wolf Guard has already surpassed that of the national master Wu Jie. He is the existence below one person and above ten thousand people!
Now that Zhao Deyan is trapped in Taiyuan, Jie Li wants Wang Yudong to take over as the leader of the Wolf Guard. If Wang Yudong is not excited at all, it would be a lie.
He and Zhao Deyan were actually the same kind of people. Did they abandon their ancestors and seek refuge with Jieli because they wanted to establish some success in the Turks and prove that their original choice was correct?
And becoming the leader of the Wolf Guard will give you more opportunities to make contributions!
"Well! Very good! You should immediately send more people to pay attention to the situation of the Tiele tribes. I suspect that they are going to cause rebellion!"
Jie Li nodded with satisfaction and gave instructions to Wang Yudong.
"I obey my orders!"
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(End of chapter)
