"Brother He Li is right!"
In Qibi's tent, after Qibi Heli finished speaking, everyone was silent for a moment, and then Yi Nan agreed: "Tuli has always been scheming. I don't believe there will be any consequences after he releases this rumor." Move! Next, the warriors of our tribe will fight with the Tuli tribe. They only need to use 80% of their strength, but they cannot be too obvious, otherwise Ashina Sheer will definitely report it to the Great Khan!
In addition, in order to show 'sincerity' to the Great Khan, I suggest that you immediately send more troops to the front line after you go back to make up for the warriors lost in previous battles! In this way, even if we fail to capture Tuli in two days, I believe the Great Khan will not be too harsh on us! "
In a few words, Qibi Heli and Yi Nan formulated the "combat policy" for the Tiele tribes. After everyone listened, they had no objections to this. Of course, the most important thing was this "combat policy". "Principle" is all beneficial to them, so the other leaders clasped their fists and agreed:
"Good idea! Let's do it then!"
"When I return to the tribe in a while, I will send someone to instruct the frontline warriors to secretly provide some water to the Tuli tribe during the subsequent battle!"
"When I return, I will immediately send two thousand more warriors to the front line to express my sincerity to the Great Khan!"
"After I return to the tribe, I will send three thousand warriors to the front line to reinforce..."
Seeing this, Qibi Heli couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After everyone had finished speaking, Qibi Heli pressed his hands and said: "In that case, it's already getting late, so you guys should go back to the tribe immediately to prepare. ! Otherwise, if you stay here for a long time, the Great Khan will definitely become suspicious!"
"Okay! Chief Qibi takes his leave!"
"Farewell!"
The leaders of each tribe took their leave one after another.
Yi Nan deliberately fell at the back. While everyone was leaving, he leaned close to Qi Bi Heli and asked in a low voice: "Haha! Brother Qi Bi, does he know what that sudden backhand is~?"
Qibi Heli narrowed his eyes and did not answer immediately. Even though he and Yinan usually "watched and helped each other" in front of Jieli and acted like good friends, Qibi Heli never expected Yinan to He regarded him as a confidant friend. The two of them had been dealing with each other for such a long time. Qibi Heli knew very well that Yi Nan was very ambitious. He just wanted to keep his tribe safe, but Yi Nan, like Jie Li, only thought about his ambition. Dominance!
Therefore, Qibi Heli has always been wary of Yi Nan!
At this time, he pondered for a moment and said calmly to Yi Nan: "Brother, you are kidding! In terms of the ability to find out information, my Qibi Department is far inferior to you, Xue Yantuo. How can I know things that you don't even know~?"
Yi Nan pointed at Qibi Heli and said with a half-smile: "Hey! Brother Qibi, what you said is so hypocritical. Why are you like the people from the Central Plains? In fact, we both know Tuli's possible back-up plan. You know, although some of the warriors of my Huihe tribe are good at spying on intelligence, the ones currently stationed in the southernmost part of Tuli Yating are the people of your Qibi tribe. Have the Tuli people secretly gone south to the Tang Dynasty in recent days? You know better than me!"
Hearing this, Qibi Heli's heart moved. He was not angry because of Yi Nan's words, but Yi Nan's words reminded him of something. Since he had previously thought that Tuli's last move was to ask for reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty, Those who have made sudden gains in recent days will definitely find a way to go south. He can send people to investigate from this direction!
"... I have not received any such news in recent days. If I receive it, I will definitely send someone to notify Brother Yi Nan!"
These thoughts only fleetingly passed through Qi Bi Heli's mind. After he came back to his senses, he said to Yi Nan with a normal expression.
"Okay! Then I'll wait for your good news, brother!"
Yi Nan crossed his fists, laughed loudly, and walked away.
The two people obviously had a tacit understanding in their hearts. They both believed that Tu Li had spread the rumors, and his next move must be to ask for help from the Tang Dynasty. They would follow the example of the Khitan chief and lead his troops to surrender directly to the Tang Dynasty. But both of them ignored one thing. The rumor released by Tuli was not a rumor. There might really be frost at the end of July!
Moreover, although the Tuli people have not broken through the encirclement and gone south to ask for help, the envoys from the Tang Dynasty have secretly sneaked into the grassland!
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"Khan! My subordinates have ordered people to spread that rumor. Now it is basically known to everyone on the grassland! My subordinates bribed several Uighur soldiers. According to them, at noon, the Great Khan The leaders of the ten tribes were summoned to discuss matters in the royal court. It seems that the Great Khan must have also noticed this rumor!"
In Tuli Yating, Ni Zutuo respectfully clasped his fist towards Tuli.
Hearing this, there was no joy on Tu Li's face. He stared blankly at the sword hanging on the weapon rack next to him, and said expressionlessly: "Okay! Thank you for your hard work, General Ni!"
Ni Shutuo looked at Tu Li's face and asked tentatively: "What worries does Khan have?"
Tu Li finally turned his head, looked at Ni Shutuo, nodded and said: "If Ben Khan's prediction is correct, Jie Li will definitely be more vigilant towards Ben Khan when he hears this rumor, and he may even add more people here." Soldiers! Otherwise, he would not have summoned the leaders of the ten tribes to the royal court for discussion! From now on, our life will be difficult. I am afraid we will face several fierce battles, and I don’t know if the soldiers can hold on!"
After listening to Tu Li's story, Ni Shutuo suddenly realized that he finally understood the danger at hand. He couldn't help but feel shocked and couldn't help but said: "In this case, aren't we being tricked by Duke Ju of the Tang Dynasty? ?”
Tuli shook his head and said: "That's not entirely true! We are in a desperate situation right now. If we want to break out of the siege, in the words of the Central Plains people, it is tantamount to pulling chestnuts from the fire. This rumor will certainly bring us a crisis now. Crisis is the coexistence of danger and opportunity. If the rumors come true, it will be an opportunity for us to get out of trouble!"
Speaking of this, Tu Li suddenly remembered something. He paused and asked, "Oh, by the way! That Tang Jian, has there been any change from yesterday to now~?"
It was a good thing that he didn't mention this. When he mentioned Ni Shutuo, his nose almost became angry: "Humph! This guy is quite honest. He and his people stayed in the camp all day long and never went anywhere. It can be said that they lived a good life. It's so comfortable and tight! Our soldiers are working hard outside fighting, but he is doing well. He sits comfortably in the tent drinking tea and playing chess. He also drinks the fairy tea brought to Khan from the Central Plains. Got it!"
"What? This happened?"
Hearing this, Tuli stared, but when he thought about it, a smile instantly appeared on his face. He waved his hand and said with a smile: "That's it! Ignore him for now! Ben Khan didn't expect that. This Tang Jian is actually quite courageous, and he is so calm even in Ben Khan’s camp! But the calmer he is, the more confident he is, and the higher the success rate of our plan will be!"
Ni Zutuo was stunned at first, but then he quickly figured out the key and couldn't help but admire him: "Khan is wise!"
Tu Li put away the smile on his face, turned to look at Ni Shutuo, and said seriously: "There are only three days until August. These three days may be our most difficult time. As long as we get through it, If you do it, you can escape from Jie Li's clutches and lead your people to live a better life, so for these three days, I'll leave it to General Ni Shu!"
At the end of the sentence, Tu Li patted Ni Shutuo's shoulder heavily, his eyes full of trust.
Ni Tuo was so excited that his blood suddenly surged. He knelt down on one knee, cupped his fist towards Tuli and said, "Don't worry, Khan. Ni Tuo and the 30,000 warriors and 50,000 old, weak, women and children of the Black Water Department of Mohe, even if Even if we risk our lives, we will definitely protect the Khan! As long as I, Ni Tuo, are here, the Khan's palace will not be breached!"
Tu Li hurriedly stepped forward, personally helped Ni Shutuo up, and said with "affectionate expression": "General Ni Shutuo is loyal and courageous. I really did not misjudge you! I believe that my father Khan and Changshengtian will protect you." Yes! This time we will definitely be able to overcome the difficulties and lead our people to live a better life!"
"Yes! We will definitely be able to get through this difficulty!"
Ni Shutuo nodded heavily, then he clasped his fists and said, "I will arrange for the soldiers to be vigilant and prepare in advance!"
"Um!"
Tu Li nodded in agreement, but then he remembered something again and quickly coughed and said: "Ahem! That's right! He can drink the tea that Tang Jian brought if he wants to! But he brought it from the Central Plains Be sure to hide the fine wine that you have brought, so that when we are out of trouble, I will use this fine wine to celebrate General Ni’s victory!”
Tang Jian disguised himself as a merchant this time and led a team into the grassland, but he brought a lot of goods. These goods included porcelain, ironware, silk, tea, fine wine, etc.! As for the fairy tea that Tang Jian brought over, although Tuli felt that it was indeed rare and extremely fragrant, Tuli would rather choose the fairy drunkenness than the sweet, mellow and intoxicating fairy tea. This stuff is many times better than the kumiss on the grassland. It can be called a fairy brew on earth!
So he couldn't bear to have these wines "squandered" by Tang Jian!
Hearing this, Ni Tuo couldn't help but lick his mouth. Obviously, he had tasted the delicious food of Immortal Drunk before. Since Tuli told him this, how could he not respond? I saw him nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice:
"Don't worry, Khan, all the fine wines brought by Tang Jian have been sealed up. No one can touch the fine wines without your instructions!"
By the way, this old guy doesn't want to "choose one or the other". He wants everything. He is not only greedy for the fine wine that Tang Jian brought, but also for the fairy tea that Tang Jian brought. Otherwise, he had seen Tang Jian in the tent before. Even though he was leisurely drinking the fairy tea brought from Zhongyuan, he would not be so angry that his nose would become crooked.
But now, due to the situation, he can only "choose one of the two"!
"Okay! Okay! Okay! General Ni, go and get busy!"
Tuli nodded and waved his hand.
Ni Zutuo then said goodbye and left.
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