"A way out~? Brother, what do you mean~?"
In Qibi's tent, Samana Qibi stared at him and looked at Qibi Heli with a puzzled look on his face.
Qibi Heli narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly: "Since the Great Khan came to Chang'an two years ago, the grassland has been plunged into endless conquests and civil strife. Now the Great Khan and the Little Khan are fighting. Although The Great Khan seems to be powerful and has all the advantages, but around the Little Khan, there is a group of tribes who are infinitely loyal to him! That is the inheritance left by the old Khan!
Although the Great Khan is fully capable of breaking through the small Khan's tooth court, after a battle, the strength of the tribe under the Great Khan will be severely damaged!
Moreover, in the past two years, the Great Khan appointed Han people as officials, especially the man named Zhao. The Great Khan attempted to implement the Central Plains system on the grasslands, thus firmly controlling all the tribes on the grasslands in his hands! Nowadays, although the tribes are obedient to the Great Khan on the surface, they have long been estranged from their morals and obeyed secretly!
The Great Khan has always been wary of our Qibi tribe and the Tiele tribes such as Xue Yantuo, Qi?, Huihe, Dubo, etc., and even intended to weaken the strength of our tribe. In this attack on the court of the Little Khan, the Great Khan deliberately ordered our warriors to charge forward. His ambition is clearly revealed!
In the face of absolute strength, what if we are dissatisfied with him? I can only watch my warriors die at the hands of their own people! But now, the situation seems to be different from before! The little Khan released this rumor, and there must be a trick behind it! As long as he has a plan to get out of trouble and defect to the Tang Dynasty, our Qibi tribe can follow suit and lead the troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty together with the little Khan! "
The Qibi tribe and the Xue Yantuo tribe both belong to the Gaoche tribe. In the fifth year of Yongming reign of the Southern Qi Dynasty, he followed Afu to Luo to the Junggar Basin to establish the Gaoche Kingdom. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, they were nomadic in the southwest of the Altai Mountains and the Irtysh River area, with a few remaining in the Dujin Mountains.
In the first year of the Sui Dynasty, the Eastern Turks became powerful, and all Tiele tribes living in Mobei belonged to it. Chuluo taxed excessively, and the Tiele tribes complained. Chuluo was furious and killed more than a hundred Tiele chiefs. The Tiele tribes rebelled with force, and together they elected Ge Leng, the leader of Qibi, as Yi Mozhen Mohe Khan, and Yi Shibo, the leader of Xue Yantuo, as Yi Zhe Xiao Khan. So Yishubo led his troops to establish Ting Yanmo Mountain and became the strongest tribe in Tiele.
In the seventh year of the Great Cause, the Western Turkic Shekui Khan was established, and his power resumed. Qibi Geleng and Yishubo automatically canceled their Khan titles. So by the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Qibi, Xue Yantuo and other Tiele tribes were again under Turkic rule.
In the words of the Central Plains, both the Qibi tribe and the Xue Yantuo tribe had rebelled. For the descendants of such "rebellious ministers and traitors", today's "real" grassland khan will naturally not treat them well. On the contrary, he will be wary of them at all times. Of course, it would be better if there was a chance to weaken the power of these tribes!
This is what Jieli Khan is doing now!
"What~? Brother, are you saying that our Qibi tribe will also defect to the Tang Dynasty~?"
What Qibi Heli said was really shocking. Upon hearing this, Qibi Heli's eyes widened, he suddenly stood up and asked in disbelief.
Gu Zang Jiming, who was sitting opposite him, also changed his expression slightly at this time, and turned to look at Qibi Heli, who was sitting at the top.
Qibi Heli was not as fussy and bluffing as his younger brother. He glanced at the latter lightly and asked: "Sramana, do you think that our Qibi tribe will always live under the control of the Great Khan?" ~?"
The Qibi Samana was stunned for a moment, and he said in a low voice: "This... of course I don't want to! Our Qibi tribe used to be the kings of the grassland, but now we are being abused like this by the Great Khan. In my heart, I feel worse than my elder brother You are even more angry!
Especially the one named Zhao, since he was reused by the Great Khan, he brought their Central Plains people's ways to the grassland. Now we not only have to follow the complicated etiquette of the Han people when meeting the Great Khan, but we also have to be treated by that The wolf guard surnamed Zhao was established to monitor him. This insidious villain has no other abilities but can only speak ill of people behind their backs!
But it happened that such a villain was reused by the Great Khan! If this continues, our Qibi Department will really become the Great Khan! "
This guy talked a lot. It was obvious that he had always criticized Jie Li. Now that he finally got a chance to vent, how could he not finish it all at once
"But... Brother, even if the Great Khan treats us badly, there is no need for us to defect to the Tang Dynasty with the Little Khan, right? We can unite other tribes and establish another khanate. At most, we can build it farther away and let the Great Khan It’s just that Khan is not easy to find!”
After talking for a long time, this guy finally remembered the crux of the problem at hand. He scratched his head and said something to Qi Bi.
In his opinion, whether you serve Jie Li or defect to the Tang Dynasty, you are submitting to others and leaving the fate of your tribe in the hands of others. Instead of doing this, it is better to unite with a group of people to "establish yourself as a king." !
Qibi Heli's eyes flashed and he scolded: "Don't talk nonsense! In the current troubled times, the Qibi tribe can no longer be the one who takes the lead, otherwise it will definitely trigger the great khan's crazy revenge! And once the little khan successfully escapes and defectes to Datang, with his guidance and help, I believe Li Shimin will soon send an army to invade the grassland!
In the past few years, the grassland has been falling into civil strife, but Datang has been recuperating. Just over half a month ago, the Great Khan sent 50,000 of his most elite wolf cavalry to the border of the Tang Dynasty to assist the imperial army. However, 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!
If they really let them invade the grassland, the Great Khan may not be their opponent! Anyway, the Great Khan has always had a grudge against our Qibi tribe. Instead of serving him, it would be better to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. After the chief of the Khitan tribe led his troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, not only did he himself receive a reward from Li Shimin, but his tribe also Don settled down. With the Khitan tribe leading the way, why can’t we, the Khitan tribe, follow suit
Now the key depends on what the little Khan has to offer. If my predictions are correct, the little Khan may have already contacted someone from the Tang Dynasty court~! "
It has to be said that Qibi Heli's ability to become the leader of a tribe did not just rely on his well-developed limbs. He also had a certain mind! But he never would have expected that it was not Tuli Khan who contacted people from the Tang Dynasty court, but officials from the Tang Dynasty who took the initiative to come to the grassland to find him!
Hearing this, Gu Zang Jiming's expression changed. Apparently, he had also thought of this possibility.
Samana Qibi didn't believe it: "Brother, you said that the young Khan may have contacted people from the Tang Dynasty court. How is this possible? Now that the young Khan's Yating has been heavily surrounded, it is impossible for his people to go out!"
Qibi Heli shook his head and did not explain further.
At this moment, a voice sounded outside the tent: "Chief, the Great Khan has summoned you, please go to the royal court immediately!"
Qibi Heli's eyes flashed, and a slightly playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He stood up and whispered to the two people below: "Haha! It seems that he is in a hurry!"
After that, he turned to Gu Zang Jiming and said: "Jiming, please pass on the order and ask the people in our tribe to pay attention to the movements of the little Khan's side recently to see if any strangers appear in the little Khan's dental chamber. !”
Gu Zang Jiming stood up, leaned over and saluted: "Yes! Chief!"
Qibi Heli nodded and then walked towards the outside of the tent.
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Jieli Khan is indeed a little anxious, but he is not only anxious because of the rumors that have spread today, but also partly because of the long-term attack on Tuli Yating!
More than half a month ago, Jieli lost nearly 50,000 elite wolf knights because of supporting Wu Jie. This made him feel bad, because those 50,000 elite wolf knights were all his direct troops. All of a sudden, With so much damage, although it wouldn't seriously damage his vitality, it would still be enough to break his muscles and bones!
Especially now that there is civil strife in the grassland, if he loses so many troops at once, it is easy for other tribes with dissident intentions to take advantage of him. Just like a tiger, it is the king of beasts, but if it is injured, will other animals and wild beasts in the forest still be intimidated by its power
Therefore, not long after that incident happened, Jieli immediately mobilized 300,000 troops from various tribes and surrounded Tuli's Yating.
On the one hand, the deployment of 300,000 troops from each tribe will help weaken the strength of each tribe, so that these tribes will not have the strength to have other thoughts during this period; on the other hand, if the troops of each tribe can be used to wipe out the conflict in one fell swoop, If Li is defeated, his biggest opponent on the grassland will disappear completely. In this way, the chaotic situation on the grassland will quickly restore calm and unity, and Jieli can concentrate all his energy on dealing with the attack from the Tang Dynasty. Got it!
Therefore, deploying troops to besiege Tuli is a complete win-win for Jieli!
But the rumor that suddenly emerged on the grassland today gave Jieli a hint of something unusual. To be able to sit in his current position, Jie Li is obviously not a "bastard". On the contrary, he is a very wise and strategic person.
When he first heard the rumor, he subconsciously scoffed at the content of the rumor, but it didn't take long for him to realize that the person who secretly spread the rumor was probably Tuli, and Tuli The real purpose of spreading this rumor is definitely not simple at all!
It’s scary to think about it!
Like Qibi Heli, he even thought that Tuli might have contacted someone from the Tang Dynasty court!
So, in an emergency, he summoned several important tribal leaders to come over and discuss countermeasures carefully. Of course, there is another purpose, which is to urge the chiefs of these tribes to increase their troops as soon as possible and work together to break through Tuli's Yating!
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