"...Khan! Now that rumors have spread and the frost has fallen, the herdsmen on the grassland are also agitated and talking about Jieli privately, but the leaders of other tribes have not moved at all! Especially! There are ten coalition forces surrounding us, but there are still no signs of withdrawal!"
In Tuli Yating, Ni Shutuo and Tuli were analyzing the current situation of the grassland. At this time, Ni Shutuo said with some melancholy.
After seeing the white frost on the grassland yesterday morning, he and Tu Li almost jumped up with joy. If the timing hadn't been wrong, they both wanted to hold a banquet to reward the three armies, so that they would never get drunk again! But their excitement did not last long, because as time went by, the situation they initially expected did not appear. The tribes on the grassland who were dissatisfied with Jieli did not take the opportunity to raise troops. At most, the herdsmen in the tribe were because of the cold weather. There was just a lot of talk about Jie Li about Shuang, but no tribe really took any substantive action!
This made Tuli and Ni Shutuo anxious!
Because whether the grassland can cause chaos is directly related to whether they can escape the siege and successfully go south to join the Tang Dynasty!
So the mood of the two of them went from being excited yesterday morning, to a little uneasy in the afternoon, to today, they are even a little anxious!
"...Du Bi has ruled the grassland for many years, and his subordinates are far more powerful than any other tribe. In addition, in order to unify the grassland over the years, he has destroyed countless tribes, and his methods are extremely cruel. Who among the major tribes in the grassland is not afraid of him now?
Although the realization of the prophecy of frost from the sky caused Du Bi to lose the hearts of the people on the grassland, and some tribes were ready to take action because of this, the power of one or several tribes was always too small. Before sufficient strength could be combined, the tribes' The chiefs would not dare to openly resist Du Bi! "
Tuli glanced gloomily outside the tent, couldn't help but sigh, and said slowly.
In fact, he had been waiting for news of the unrest in the grassland from outside, but his reason told him that things could not progress that fast, because Jieli was too powerful, and the chiefs of those tribes were not fools. Maybe he would jump up to resist Jie Li just because of a prophecy. That would be the same as seeking death!
Now everyone is waiting for someone to take the lead and raise their arms. At that time, the grassland may fall into real turmoil!
"What does Khan mean that we still have to wait?"
When Ni Shutuo heard this, he stared and said anxiously.
Tu Li said calmly: "That's right, now we can only wait!"
Ni Zutuo said anxiously: "But the warriors of the tribe can't hold on for long! Our rations can only last for three days at most. Within three days, if we can't break through the encirclement and join up with the Tang army outside the grassland in the south, , hundreds of thousands of us will starve to death even if we are not killed by the Great Khan’s men!”
"Can it only last three days?"
Hearing this, Tuli couldn't help but clench his hands tightly. He was actually more anxious than anyone else, but was being anxious useful? His men have been surrounded by ten coalition forces and a total of more than 300,000 warriors. At this time, he is a trapped beast. He can only hope that the hunters outside the cage will fight, and then he can take the opportunity to escape!
He can only wait!
Even though he knew that he was running out of food and grass, he could only wait!
It's not that he doesn't want to send people to break out. His people have tried to open a gap in the encirclement countless times before, but they have failed in the end and suffered heavy losses. If they forcefully break through again now, it will only increase the casualties and the result will not be good. Any changes!
"Is there any movement over there at Tang Jian~?"
After a long silence, Tu Li suddenly asked.
"Go back to Khan! Since Tang Jian changed his camp, his life is more carefree than before! We are still worried about the news from the front line, but he is doing well. He is accompanied by fine wine and beautiful women all day long, and his life is very uncomfortable!"
When Ni Shutuo heard Tu Li mention Tang Jian, his face suddenly became indignant, and he couldn't help but accuse him.
By the way, after the frost fell yesterday morning, Tu Li knew that most of his plan was successful, and he felt very happy, so he ordered people to settle Tang Jian and others in the best tent, and gave them the best food and wine. The best beauties in the tribe were also sent to serve them, almost treating Tang Jian as a guest in the tribe!
Compared with the treatment Tang Jian received at the beginning, it was like heaven and earth!
There was no other way. After witnessing the realization of the prediction of frost from the sky, Tu Li knew that he had a chance of getting out of trouble. After he got out of trouble, he would lead his troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. In any case, Tang Jian was the Duke of Ju in the Tang Dynasty and a member of the imperial court. Important minister, after he surrenders to the Tang Dynasty, he will inevitably rely on Tang Jian in many places!
Therefore, he had to serve Tang Jian carefully!
Ni Shutuo had an indignant look on his face, but Tuli's gloomy expression softened after hearing Ni Shutuo's words. He murmured to himself: "That's good! That's good!" "
He thought that as long as Tang Jian remained calm and calm and did not mess up his position, it meant that the situation had not deteriorated to an irreversible point! You must know that when he spread the prophecy of frost from the sky, he was even more unsure than he is now. But at that time, Tang Jian acted like an old god and was not worried at all about whether the prophecy would come true. The final result Well, God really arrived at the end of July and dropped frost on the grassland!
When he thought of this, Tuli's restless heart suddenly calmed down!
He now has a kind of deep confidence in Tang Jian. As long as Tang Jian doesn't mess up, he won't mess up!
"Wha...what?"
Ni Tuo vaguely heard what Tuli was mumbling to himself. He couldn't help but widen his eyes, and for a time he suspected that he had heard wrongly.
He thought to himself that the old guy Tang Jia was living happily in their camp, how could it be considered a good thing in the eyes of the Khan?
Tuli shook his head and didn't explain much.
At this moment, a voice came from outside the camp: "Qi Khan, General Dumozhi of the Xueyantuo Tribe wants to see you!"
"Tumozhi~?"
Hearing this, Tuli suddenly trembled, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. He and Ni Shutuo looked at each other, and then he quickly sat up straight and ordered outside the tent: "Please come in, General Dumozhi!"
Tuomazhi is both the general of Xue Yantuo and the nephew of Yi Nan. Although he is only in his teens, he has possessed magical power since he was a child. Not only are there few rivals among the younger generation of the tribe, but there are also very few people older than him in the army. Someone can beat him.
Therefore, at such a young age, Duo Mozhi has become a general that Yi Nan relies on!
(According to the historical process, after the Tang Dynasty destroyed Xueyantuo, the remaining Xueyantuo people supported Tumozhi as Yitwushu Khan in an attempt to restore Xueyantuo. However, the Tang Dynasty and Tiele tribes did not recognize it, and Li Er sent Li Ji to attack At the station of Tuomozhi, the instructions were: "If you surrender, you will appease them; if you rebel, you will attack them." When Li Shiji arrived at Yudujun Mountain, his chief Tizhenda and his officers and commanders came to surrender, but they secretly plotted to revive them. Li Ji then sent troops to attack and killed five people. More than a thousand people, more than 30,000 men and women were captured, and the Tuomo tribe was brought back to Chang'an)
After Tuli heard that Dumozhi asked for an audience, he guessed that Xue Yantuo's tribe would take action, but he couldn't figure out why Yi Nan sent Dumozhi here at this time. Is the other party now ready for a full-scale confrontation with Jie Li? Otherwise, how could Yi Nan dare to send people here so openly?
"Dumozhi has met the little Khan~!"
Tuli didn't let Tuli wait long. During his pause in thought, the curtain was opened, and a young man with pigtails and slightly bronzed skin walked in. It was Tumozhi. Tumozhi bowed to Tuli without being humble or overbearing and said.
"General Dumozhi, there is no need to be polite!"
Tu Lixu raised his right hand, and after Duo Mozhi straightened up, he asked straight to the point: "I wonder what General Duo Mozhi is here for?"
He had not had much interaction with the Xue Yantuo tribe before, and he was not familiar with Tumozhi. He had only heard of its name, but he had never seen it in person, let alone any friendship, so Tuli didn't want to waste time at this moment. Instead of exchanging pleasantries, ask about business directly.
Nadu Mozhi is also a cheerful person. Hearing this, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and then he cupped his fists towards Tuli and said: "Du Mozhi came here this time to convey the goodwill of my Xue Yantuo tribe to the little Khan!"
"Goodwill? General Tumozhi, what does this mean~?"
In the tent, Tu Li raised his eyebrows when he heard this and couldn't help but say.
It is said that tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Xue Yantuo's tribe are still surrounding them outside. Dumo Zhi actually said that they came with Yi Nan's goodwill, which sounded a bit funny.
Du Mozhi said calmly: "Little Khan, please don't misunderstand me. I came here with the chief's goodwill indeed! Now the little Khan's troops have suffered heavy casualties, and there are ten coalition forces surrounding them outside." , In the absence of food and grass supplies, I believe it won’t be long before the men and horses under the Little Khan’s command will encounter the dilemma of lack of water and food!”,
"Hmph! If you are here to persuade us to surrender, I advise you not to do it! Even if we fight to the last soldier, we will not surrender!"
Hearing this, Ni Shutuo, who was standing aside, couldn't help snorting coldly.
"This should be General Ni, right?"
Dumozhi glanced at Ni Shutuo and quickly recognized it because they had fought on the battlefield before. He hugged his fists at Ni Shutuo and then said: "General Ni Shutuo misunderstood, Dumozhi is not I came here to persuade you to surrender, but to help the little Khan break out of the siege and leave the grassland!"
"What?"
Hearing this, both Tu Li and Ni Shutuo's eyes widened. They were shocked for a while before Tu Li asked in a deep voice, "Is this what Yi Nan meant?"
Dumozhi shook his head. Seeing this, both Tuli and Ni Shutuo's expressions changed. Who knew you were so good at heart? Dumozhi said: "This is not only the intention of our chief, but also the intention of all the ten tribes of Tile." What the leader means!”
"What~?"
When Tu Li and Ni Shutuo heard this, they immediately looked at each other. Could it be that the ten tribes of Tie Le had reached a consensus and were going to fight against Jie Li together? If this is true, it means that their previous differentiation plan has already taken effect!
"General Dumozhi, please speak more clearly!"
Taking a deep breath and suppressing the excitement in his heart, Tuli looked at Tumozhi and said in a deep voice.
Calm down, the more this time came, he warned himself to be more calm. He knew very well that Du Mo Zhi must have other purposes for coming here today, because if the chiefs of the ten tribes of Tile really reached a consensus, they could directly Withdrawing troops is unnecessary!
"The thing is very simple. Our chief has reached a consensus with the other Tiele tribes. As long as the young Khan is willing to swear to the Changshengtian and promise to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, he can lead the Tang army back to the grassland, attack Jieli, and hand over the Heluo Falcon. Bring Xue Yantuo's tribe back to me, and Tiele's tribes can immediately withdraw the troops outside, allowing all the little Khan's troops to leave the grassland safely!"
Tumozhi looked up at Tuli and said unhurriedly.
This is actually a "little cleverness" played by Yi Nan. Ten chiefs gathered at a meeting this morning. After everyone reached a consensus and decided to jointly resist Jieli, they returned to their respective tribes. At the same time, Yi Nan sent Dumo to ride Hurry quickly to Tuli's Yating.
Because after the chiefs of other tribes return to the tribe, they must first discuss some countermeasures with their confidants (just like Qibi Heli), and then they will send people to the outside of Tuli Yating to convey the order to withdraw their troops, and then Dumozhi alone will Riding alone, the speed is much faster than those tribal chiefs, so when the chiefs of Tiele tribes just returned to the tribe, Tumozhi had already arrived at Tuli's Yating!
Yi Nan also knew very well that the key to whether his strategy of driving away tigers and devouring wolves could be successfully implemented was whether he could lead Tang soldiers into the grassland to attack Jieli as soon as possible after the troops suddenly surrendered to the Tang Dynasty! Therefore, he had to let Tuli swear an oath in the name of Changshengtian before leaving the grassland, and let Tuli leave his son Ashina Heluo Falcon in the grassland as a "hostage". In this way, he would not be afraid of Tuli's surrender. After the Tang Dynasty, he will not return to the grassland to seek revenge from Jieli!
After hearing the first half of Tumozhi's words, both Tuli and Ni Shutuo were overjoyed. As expected, all Tiele tribes were ready to unite to deal with Jieli. But after hearing the second half of what they said, especially When he handed Ho Luo Falcon over to Dumozhi and brought him back to Xueyantuo tribe, Tuli's face changed instantly!
In fact, it was nothing to make him swear. He already had a sworn feud with Jie Li. Even if Yi Nan didn't remind him, he wanted to lead troops into the grassland to attack Jie Li after surrendering to the Tang Dynasty. However, he was asked to use his own How could he endure his son staying in the grassland?
That's his only son!
He was not worried about what Yi Nan would do to He Luo'u. He was mainly worried that the ten tribes of Tie Le would be easily defeated by Jie Li during the resistance and massacre of the whole clan. In that case, his son would stay in Xue Yantuo. Wouldn’t the whole department also suffer from the disaster of Chiyu?
But if he doesn't agree, his army and tribe will miss an excellent opportunity to break out!
"Hmph! Yi Nan is really bullying others! Do you really think that our 100,000 warriors are easy to bully?"
Tu Li had a sullen face and was hesitating, but Ni Shutuo on the side couldn't help but said angrily.
There is a saying in the Central Plains that the emperor will humiliate his subjects and die. Although there is not such a strong concept of loyalty to the emperor here in the grassland, Tumozhi actually wants Tuli to leave his own son as a hostage. Ni Shutuo, as Tuli's subordinate, still has no reason to do so. He felt a burst of humiliation. Tu Li could bear this grievance, but he couldn't bear it!
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(End of chapter)
