Chapter 108 The Turkic Action

October in the north of the Great Wall has entered a severe winter season, withering trees and freezing rivers. The north wind is howling, and the cold wind mixed with light snow flakes blew on people's faces like countless scimitars, causing pain. In such weather, not to mention people, even wolves on the grassland will not appear easily.

However, no one would believe that in such a strong windy day, a team of cavalry slowly walked in the cold wind. At first glance, the number of cavalry was not large, only hundreds. But if you look carefully, you will find that they lined up in a slender straight line, appearing in the sky on the northern border, like a piece of ink slowly flowing down from the sky in the north.

The horses are slowly galloping, and the black line is getting longer and longer. If you look closely, you will find that this team of cavalry has a population of 70,000 to 80,000. They are slowly moving in a long square formation of thousands of people. Although the soldiers riding on the horses are all strong and tough, they cannot hide the fatigue and vicissitudes on their faces under the blood. In front of the fifth square formation, a gray wolf-headed flag moves in the wind, looking exhausted, and cannot flutter in the wind because of the howling north wind.

The cavalry under the Canglang flag is obviously stronger than other cavalry, but they do not seem to have no fighting spirit and discouragement like other cavalry. Their leather armor is also full of holes, and bloodstains indicate that they have gone through a fierce battle. But they are still full of energy, and they always hold their heads high, like eagles in the sky, unyielding. Because they are the personal guards of the Turkic Khan and the iron guards of the overlord of the grassland Jie Li Khan.

Jie Li Khan, named Duo, was the third son of Qimin Khan. In 620, he succeeded his brother to the throne of Jie Li Khan in Luo, and his descendant, Princess Yicheng of the Sui Dynasty, was his wife. Then, based on the foundation of his father and brother, he continued to fight everywhere, making his troops strong and powerful, scattering the Ashina tribe of the grassland and other nomadic tribes in the north of the desert, including Xueyantuo, Huihe, Dubo, Guligan, and many genitals, Tongluo, Pugu, Bayegu, Sijie, Hun, Huxue, Jie, Aduo, Qie, Baixiao and other fifteen tribes unified under their iron hooves. They were well-deserved kings of the grassland.

However, today Jie Likhan's face was gloomy, his eyes were fierce, and he rode on the horse without saying a word. He had a few loyal subordinates beside him, cautiously silent. They were: Zhishili, Ashinasheer and Qibhaheli.

The three of them were all trusted generals of Jie Li Khan, and they followed him consistently since Jie Li Khan conquered the grassland tribes. However, today the three of them dared not speak when facing Jie Li's cold gaze. Because today they were defeated, they were defeated by Xue Yantu, Huihe, Bayegu and other tribes who had surrendered to them. They did not expect that these Xue Yantu people who had followed their butts and wag their tails and beg for mercy would rebel against them and flee, and were ambushed by them while chasing them. This was the most tragic battle that Jie Li had been defeated so far since Jie Li took the position of Khan, so Jie Li was so angry. They had been following Jie Li for ten years, and this was the first time they saw his cold and fierce gaze. Therefore, they could only follow him cautiously and remain silent.

"Where is the position now?" Jie Li suddenly stopped the war horse and asked in a deep voice.

Zhishili was the first person to hear Jie Li’s question. He immediately replied, “Khan, it’s still three days to get to Yinshan.” He spoke very briefly, for fear of making Jie Li angry.

"Why are you so slow?" Jie Li was a little unhappy. He was defeated by the lowly Xueyantuo people who had surrendered to him. However, he knew why he was defeated. All he had to do now was to return to the tribe, return to the holy land Yinshan, and bring this person to justice.

"Because the weather is cold and the soldiers' clothes are thin, they have gone through another battle, and their morale is a little low, and we are traveling against the wind. Therefore, the itinerary of a day is not very fast, and it is estimated that the speed of Yinshan can be reached in three days is the fastest." Ashin'er saw Jie Li's unhappy expression, he supplemented the words of Zhishi's soul.

"This year, the grassland has been severely snowed, the grassland is covered with snow, and many cattle and sheep are frozen to death. There are many shortages of clothing and food in each department, and life is very difficult." Jie Li suddenly said in a deep voice, "It is impossible for the soldiers to wear thin clothes. It seems that they have to think of ways, otherwise it will be very difficult to survive this winter."

"What does the Khan mean?" Qiheli asked carefully.

"Notify all the ministries to set up camps temporarily, and then notify the leaders of the tribes to come to our tent for a meeting." Jie Li suddenly gave the order.

"Yes." Zhishili replied in a deep voice, then slapped the horse whip and disappeared into the square formation.

"The Khan has ordered him to stop moving forward and all the troops set up camps."

"The Khan's military orders should stop advancing and all the troops set up camps."

Tens of thousands of cavalry stopped advancing and began to tent in an orderly manner. The leaders of each unit continued to flock from their respective square formations to the location where Jie Li was. Among them, the Erkhan Tuli of the Turi and the Zuoxian King Yu Gushe seemed a little worried, as if they were both thinking about it.

The two of them pursued the vanguard troops of Xueyantuo, Huihe, Bayegu and other tribes this time, but they were all severely injured by the enemy, so that Jie Li went deep alone under the unknown conditions in the front and lost tens of thousands of elite soldiers. At that time, Jie Li only scolded the two of them severely, but they all knew that the real punishment was after returning to Yinshan. Because, with the loss of tens of thousands of elite soldiers, Jie Li's character would not give an explanation to his tribe members. Therefore, the establishment of camps at this time was a bit abrupt for them, which made them very worried.

Jie Li rode a horse to the high place, looked at the thin clouds in the south sky, and pondered, "Li Shimin, I really want to go to your Chang'an to see how you lived in the cold winter."

Since the Binqiao Alliance, his attitude towards Li Shimin has changed. First of all, he admired Li Shimin's courage, was able to ride into the enemy camp alone without changing his expression, and dared to scold himself. Secondly, although the Tang people did not have powerful cavalry, the tenacity and courage of their soldiers were also feared by him.

Therefore, he wanted to know more about Li Shimin's situation and more about this enemy who could be his opponent.

At this moment, Zhi Shisili rode up on a horse and said to Jie Li, "Shan, the tent has been set up, and the leaders of each tribe are waiting for you to discuss matters in the den."

"Have both Tuli and Yugushe arrived?" Jie Li asked gloomyly.

"Tuli's second Khan and Zuo Xianwang Yugusai are also in the big tent." Zhishili said simply.

"They two of them still have the ability to know themselves." After saying that, Jie Li waved his horse and left to the tent.

Although Jie Li's temporary dental tent is not as good as the Khan tent in Yinshan, it was quickly built in such a cold situation, which is enough to show the characteristics of the nomadic people living by water and grass. The dental tent is not very large, but it can accommodate twenty or thirty people. The north of the den is Jie Li's position, and the precious tiger skin is laid on it. In the lower left corner of his head is the position of Erhan Tuli. At this time, Tuli was already sitting in his seat and silently. Several of the leaders of other tribes were talking in a low voice, and some were covering their heads and drinking the horse milk wine in the cup in front of them.

"Shank you." The soldiers outside shouted, and then saw a corner of the tent lifting up. Jie Li and Zhi Shishili walked into the tent. Jie Li came to the tent, and the leaders of each tribe stood up and stood respectfully on both sides. Jie Li glanced at everyone and found that in addition to the Youxian King stationed in Yinshan, more than 20 tribes of Ashi's tribe were there. Then he stopped his eyes on Tuli's face and stared for a moment. Seeing his fear and fear, he slowly walked to the main seat and sat down.

The leaders of each tribe sat down when they saw Jie Li, and then turned around and called to him, "I've seen the Great Khan."

"Everyone sit down." Jie Li said loudly.

"Xie Dahan." Everyone sat down.

Everyone sat down and saw Jie Li suddenly shouting loudly, "Do you know your guilt between Tuli and Yugusai?"

Tuli had known that Jie Li would be asked about the defeat of the war, so he hurriedly stood up and shouted, "Please forgive the Khan, Tuli is aware of the crime, please punish the Khan." He admitted his mistake so much, but he angered the Zuo Xianwang Yugushe. The pursuit of Xueyantuo, Huihe, Bayegu and other tribes was Jie Li's arrangement. They just acted according to Jie Li's instructions. How could you, Tuli, push down the defeat of yourself? In this way, you are also responsible? Besides, you are the head coach and you are the deputy commander. Your responsibility must be greater than you.

When Yugu imagined this, he stood up and said proudly, "I don't know what the Khan said?" He thought that he was Jie Li's nephew. If his father had not passed the throne to him, he would not have been able to be the Khan of Ashi. Therefore, Yugu imagined pushing the blame to Tuli.

"Bastard, do you still don't know what crime you committed? You lost my Ashi's tribe of tens of thousands, and you still say you don't know what crime it is?" Jie Li said angrily. He had long known that Yugushe was dissatisfied because his brother passed the position of the Khan to him, so he did not work hard when pursuing Xueyantuo, Huihe, Bayegu and other tribes, so he was ambushed by the other party and suffered heavy losses.

"This is the order given by the Khan. I just executed it. I did nothing wrong." Yugushe said indifferently, "Besides, the two Khans of Tuli have confessed their guilt. He is the deputy commander of the marching. The Khan can cure his crime."

Tuli did not refute when he heard Yu Gushi's words, but just waited quietly for Jie Li to treat it. He knew the conflict between Jie Li and Yu Gushi. Because of this, during this pursuit, Jie Li specially arranged him and Yu Gushi as the pursuit vanguard, just to weaken Yu Gushi's power. But what he didn't expect was that Yu Gushi, Xue Yantuo, Uighurs, Bayegu and other tribes encountered it and fled with one blow. Instead, he caused him to suffer a great loss and lost tens of thousands of people. However, Yu Gushi only lost less than 10,000 people. Therefore, he only had to escape by following Yu Gushi, which led to Jie Li's crime today. But he himself knew that Jie Li would definitely not let Yu Gushi go when he encountered such an opportunity. Therefore, at this time, his admitting his mistake gave Jie Li the best excuse to punish Yu Gushi, and he believed that Jie Li would not target him.

As expected by Tuli, Jie Li was furious after hearing the words of Yugushi, "Yugushi, your troops and Tuli troops were vulnerable to the enemy when they encountered the enemy. They fled, causing the enemy to concentrate their troops together, causing the loss of Ashi's troops. Now you dare to speak so wildly, can't I cure you? The person who came, tied Yugushi and dragged it out to cut it off." Jie Li was also very smart. He said he had lost the troops of Ashi's troops, and did not say that he had lost his own troops. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw two personal soldiers coming in outside the tent and wanted to tie Yugushi down.

"Jie Li, why did you cut me down? What right do you have to cut me down?" Yu Gushe broke free from the bondage of two soldiers and shouted, "If my father Khan had not given you the position of Khan to you, what qualifications would you have to sit in this position? Today you have committed the intention of underestimating the enemy, went alone and even pushed the charges on me, and I would not accept it."

"Brother passed the throne to me because I have this talent. If it were passed on to you, the Ashi family would have been killed by you. Now you do not admit your mistake in committing a crime, and you dare to contradict Ben Khan and blame others for your crime." Jie Li said this and looked at everyone, "Today I will punish you on behalf of the Ashi family's tribe, give you an explanation. I will take it out and chop it up."

"Jie Li, you dare to kill me, but I don't accept it. You can't kill anyone. What qualifications do you have to kill me?" Yu Gushi felt that he underestimated Jie Li's strength, and no tribe spoke for him. At this time, he felt that he was a little impulsive. Jie Li had decided to kill him. But it was too late, and he had been dragged out of the big tent.

Jie Li glanced at Tuli, "Tuli, Yugu is the forward coach and bears the main responsibility. As the deputy coach, you cannot forgive your crimes, but you are brave enough to take responsibility and admit your mistakes. My Khan will give you a lighter retribution and make you a meritorious service."

"Xie Dahan." Tuli said gratefully.

Jie Li glanced at Tuli's expression and was very satisfied. If Tuli hadn't voluntarily admitted his guilt today, he would have no way to punish Yugushe. Therefore, he could kill Yugushe and also had Tuli's contribution. Besides, compared with Yugushe, Tuli was quite supported by the clan members in Ashi's tribe, and he could not kill him as long as he wanted.

When Jie Li was talking to everyone, he saw his personal soldiers bringing a bloody head on a plate. Jie Li glanced at him and waved his hand to let him retreat, and continued, "The heavy snow has been snowing for several days, countless cattle and sheep have frozen to death, and the tribe lives are difficult. We urgently need food and quilts for winter. So, I decided to stop moving forward and change to Suzhou, where I can replenish food and grass, and encourage morale, and then go back to Yinshan."

"Khan, we have made an agreement with Li Shimin. I'm afraid this is inappropriate?" The person who spoke was the oldest leader of Ashi's tribe.

Jie Li glanced at him with contempt and explained, "We don't need to confront the Tang people head-on. We just need to break through Suzhou and take away their food, treasures and strong women. Even if Li Shimin knows, he can only swallow his anger. Will he still have to chase Yinshan? Then we will use their people to exchange food with Li Shimin, and I don't believe that Li Shimin will ignore it?"

"The Khan's plan is very good, we agree." Someone agreed.

"Tangren's women are good. We must grab a few more to warm up this time." Some people have begun to think about the grand occasion after entering Suzhou.

Jie Li looked at Tuli and asked, "What do you think?"

"As soon as the Khan commanded everything," said Tuli.

"Okay, this time you have made meritorious service, you will move forward as a vanguard force, go to Yunzhou to attract the attention of the Tang people, and we will take Suzhou directly, and then we will meet in Yinshan to share treasures and women together." Jie Li said seriously.

"Affect the order." Tuli knew that Jie Li wanted to make himself a bait to attract the attention of the Tang people, so he could easily break through Suzhou and rob money. However, at this time, everyone was thinking about robbing money, grain and women. As long as he didn't act as a bait, it didn't matter who he was. Therefore, if he didn't agree, the leaders of each tribe would be dissatisfied with him. At that time, Jie Li would not help him. Therefore, he could only agree.

In this way, Jie Li's proposal was recognized by everyone, and everyone was very interested. Yu Gushe's death had become a thing in their hearts. At this time, robbing money, grain, and women in their hearts became what they wanted to do the most.
Chapter completed!