The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 324 The Fox of the Grassland
"That's what I said, but who is Yang Tong? The king of Qin in the Sui Dynasty, the actual ruler, whether it was fame, martial arts, or power, was the number one in the Central Plains. When the Sui Dynasty was at its weakest, he was in Mayi. With the power of a small lord, I killed hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops at the Shahu Pass, even Shibi Khan was defeated."

The old little khan of the Eastern Turks said plausibly to Zhi Shili: "We Turks are not good at attacking cities, but now, Yang Tong has surrounded the land of the Sui Dynasty with a new Great Wall that is taller and stronger. Wait, how do you say we broke into the Central Plains?"

Zhishisili said coldly: "You are wrong, now we are not going to fight the Sui Dynasty, but the Sui Dynasty is going to fight us."

Hearing this, he suddenly found that everyone was looking at him like an idiot, which made him extremely ashamed.

"She'er, what do you think?" Jieli Khan asked another royal family member.Although he was extremely dissatisfied with Ashina Suyan, but this is not the time for internal strife, he gave the other party a step down.

Ashinasheer sighed: "If you retreat after a threat, it will deal a fatal blow to the Great Khan's reputation, and there is a holy mountain behind us, and there is no way to retreat."

Hearing this, Jieli Khan's face turned serious.

In fact, when Yang Tong first gained a foothold in Zhuojun, the two had cooperated happily. At first, he wanted to replace his elder brother Shibi Khan, and secretly exchanged many high-quality war horses for many high-quality weapons.At that time, it was Ashinasheer, who was desperate to persuade him not to strengthen the Sui Dynasty because of a temporary advantage, but he felt that the people of the Sui Dynasty were at an inherent disadvantage in riding skills. Abandoning one's strengths is exactly in one's arms, and because of this, one does not listen to the words of Ashinasheer and Zhishili, but who would have thought that in just a few years, the cavalry of the Sui Army would become the first cavalry on this land? A strong army.This also shows how stupid he was at the beginning, because although the Sui Dynasty was a farming nation, there were very few good riders, but the Sui Dynasty had a large population, and a hundred soldiers could at least pick out one good rider. The Sui Dynasty had a population of nearly 3000 million People, let alone pick two or three million elite knights.In this way, there will naturally be a huge number of fine cavalry.Coupled with the terrifying crossbow of the Sui Dynasty, the cavalry of the Sui Army was even more powerful.

At this moment, Jieli Khan felt like lifting a stone and hitting his foot.

"How do you think we should deal with the present?" Jieli Khan narrowed his eyes for a while and asked.

"Great Khan, since the day the Sui Dynasty was established, it has always liked to sit and watch the Turkic infighting. In the past, Yang Jian divided our Great Turkic Khanate into two, and then supported Qimin Khan and Dulan Khan as enemies. Now Yang Tong supports Ana Shisimo to be the enemy of the Great Khan. Their methods have always been like this and have never changed. Why don’t the Great Khan test the reaction of the Sui Dynasty to see if Yang Tong is willing to accept us. After we have dealt with Ana Shisimo, we will compete against the Sui Dynasty like Shibi Khan did."

Ashina Suyan, the eastern Turkic royal family, has more than [-] tribes. It is a powerful force in the Anashi family and one of the staunch supporters of Jieli Khan.

Jieli Khan said coldly, "Uncle, do you mean to surrender to the Sui Dynasty?"

Ashina Suyan nodded and said: "There have been many heroes in the Central Plains since ancient times. Back then, Yang Jian, Yang Guang, Changsun Sheng, Yang Shuang, Shi Wansui, Yu Zeqing, Han Qinhu, Yu Juluo, Yang Su, and now Yang Tong are all heroes." He is a person with a deep city and a far-reaching plan."

"Great Khan, do you still remember what Khan Qimin told us when he mowed the grass for Emperor Sui?"

"Of course I remember." Jieli Khan's eyes flashed a deep shame, he clenched his fists heavily, and said: "I will never forget it until I die."

When Qimin Khan invited Yang Guang to make a tour of the north, Yang Guang happily agreed, but before leaving, he was still worried about sending his grandson Sheng to test the attitude of the Turkic people.

Seeing that the big tent Qimin Khan prepared for Yang Guang was overgrown with grass, Changsun Sheng deliberately made it difficult for him.Qimin Khan immediately said nothing, and led a group of Turkic nobles, grabbed the thatch with spikes, and cut bit by bit with the murderous scimitar, regardless of the blood flowing from his hands.

Only then did Changsun Sheng leave satisfied.

When he returned to the tent at night, his father, Qimin Khan, said to all the Turkic warriors: "The shame today is because we are still weak, and we will pay back a hundred times when we become stronger in the future."

Jieli Khan will always remember that day, and remember that stalwart man roaring like a wolf king.

In fact, his elder brother Ashina Duoji (Shibi Khan) did it. After his elder brother rose up, he surrounded Yanmen Pass.Three or four years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the world has changed dramatically.

His father died, his elder brother who wanted to rebel died, and his second brother who once again unified the eastern Turks also died, but when the second brother handed over the Turks to him, the Turks were in his hands day by day. Get weaker.

Ashina Suyan said: "There is an allusion in the Central Plains, saying that Yue State is not as good as Wu State. He felt contemptuous. After returning to Yue State, he slept on firewood, and tasted gall before eating and going to bed, so as to remember the shame and strive for strength. In the end, he defeated Wu State.”

Jieli Khan understood that what he was talking about was a story of suffering through hardship, and said: "Uncle wants us to learn from Goujian? Deliberately showing weakness and submitting, secretly striving to become stronger, first attacking Ashina Simo and other weak ones, and then competing with the Sui Dynasty when the strength is strong. Down?"

"Exactly what it means." Anashi Suyan said.

"'It's fine if you don't break up with the Sui Dynasty. Once you do, you should do your best, and don't leave any room. Don't let the opponent catch his breath. When he loses control, we will be the ones who perish.' This was also said by Qimin Great Khan." Ashina Sheer glanced at Anashi Suyan, clenched his fists and said, "Yang Tong is very cruel to foreigners, he is not like the two emperors of civil and military in the Sui Dynasty, What he wants is absolute surrender, just like Ashina Simo, who has been worn down to the point where he has no blood at all, and now he is Yang Tong's obedient dog."

"Now that we have embarked on this road of being enemies of the Sui Dynasty, there is no room for turning back. Only by defeating Ashina Simo first can I stand up again, otherwise Yang Tong will go north, let alone us soldiers and horses. Even if it is twice as many, it will definitely not be Yang Tong's opponent."

Jieli Khan stared, "She'er is right, but I'm really worried that Yang Tong will send troops directly."

"Great Khan, Yang Tong will definitely send troops, but not many."

“How come you see?”

"Because Ashina Simo's troops have already threatened the peace of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Tong needs our help to weaken him. So the Sui Dynasty will send troops, but not too many."

After a pause, Ashinasheer said again: "The key is that even if we lose, we won't lose anything."

"Why?" Ashina Suyan wondered.

Ashinasheer smiled wryly and said, "Uncle, Yang Tong's Great Wall ends in the Yin Mountains, but did not reach the northern Khan Court. It's because the north is too desolate! He, Yang Tong, doesn't like it."

"So that's how it is." Ashina Suyan suddenly realized, and asked again: "The Sui army's combat power is extremely strong. At the beginning of the year, Khan's hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated at the Killing Tiger Pass."

Ana Shisheer said: "Sibi Khan was defeated in Mayi because he underestimated Yang Tong, but we will not. And the most important point is that Yang Tong has never been defeated since he started his army. , All the way is invincible. If we can defeat the No.1 soldiers in the world, it will not only increase the confidence of our people, but also use Yang Tong's great prestige to achieve the glory of the Great Khan."

"She'er, what you said is really good. Don't say that Yang Tong won't come in person, even if he comes in person, I still want to experience his peerless martial arts." If you are defeated, you can hide in the grassland. Even if Yang Tong defeats us, with the current situation in the Sui Dynasty, it is impossible for him to go on an expedition to the grassland."

Seeing a group of young warriors encouraged by the two men, Jieli Khan laughed and said, "Both of you are right. Naturally, I, Jieli, will not run away in embarrassment just because Yang Tong is coming."

Speaking of this, he asked again: "But what about Tong Yehu? When he heard that the people of the Sui Dynasty were going north, he never mentioned the matter of joint troops. He was obviously going to sit and watch us compete with the Sui Dynasty. There is also the thought of going back to Western Turkic at any time."

Ashina Sheer said in a deep voice: "What the Great Khan said is true. The West Turks are stable internally. After two generations of development, they already have hundreds of thousands of troops. The military discipline is strict. What is surprising is that he is not proud of martial arts, but worships the civilization and system of the Central Plains. If there is no restriction, this person must be the number one enemy of the Eastern Turks. Because the Sui Dynasty only wanted to defeat us, And what he wants to take away is our foundation."

"Sheer is absolutely right."

Jieli Khan's eyes were filled with coldness, and he said harshly, "For tonight's banquet, we..."

"Great Khan!" A Turkic general rushed in and interrupted Jieli Khan: "To the Great Khan, Tong Yehu Khan sent a letter saying that there was a rebellion in Gaochang. Therefore, it was too late to say goodbye , has already led the army to return to the Western Turks. In addition, he also wished us a successful start and success."

Everyone ran out of the big tent like a swarm, only to see that the Western Turks had left their camp.

"This bastard, let him take a step first." Looking at the mighty army heading west, Zhi lost his mind and cursed in despair.

Ashinasheer's face also became quite ugly: "What a Tong Yehu, he reacted really fast. As soon as he heard that the Sui army was coming, he immediately got away and returned. He probably went back to wait for us to fight the Sui Dynasty. It worked out."

"After a war, no matter whether we win or lose, we have to pay a very heavy price. The most frightening thing is that our army has not returned, and Yudujin Mountain has fallen into the hands of the Western Turks." Zhao Deyan said in a deep voice.

When everyone heard the words, all of them changed countenance with astonishment.

Jieli Khan also frowned deeply. He and Zhao Deyan also talked about Western Turks yesterday.

The internal tranquility and strength of the Western Turks will sooner or later become the biggest threat to the East/Turks. At this time, they can only try their best to maintain friendly relations with the Western Turks. The East/Turks are in danger.

And just as Ashinasheer said, the Sui Dynasty only wanted to defeat them, but the Western Turks wanted to take over the Holy One from them. In other words, the latter was the powerful existence that would kill people.

Jieli Khan looked at the Western Turkic army in the distance silently, punched his fist hard, and said solemnly: "It seems that we must make preparations for a decisive battle with Ashina Simo. Since this battle is inevitable, then Win this battle, and then negotiate terms with the Sui Dynasty. Then fight the Western Turks who are plotting against the law."

"Great Khan is wise. Although we have lost countless losses over the years, we still have 15 troops. As long as we can win against Ashina Simo, we will have the capital to negotiate with the Sui Dynasty. I believe that the Sui Dynasty does not want the Western Turks Rise strongly in the Western Regions." Zhao Deyan said.

"Tong Yehu, a wolf cub, was unreliable in the first place. Without him, I feel more at ease, but he will not go far. Zhishisili, She'er, you two will each lead an army of [-] to attack Ashinas, which is heading north. Mo Dajun, we must delay the time for the enemy to go north." Jieli Khan waved his hand heavily.

"Yes!"

"Uncle Su Yan!"

"Yes." Ashina Suyan complied
"You will lead the army from Yudujin Mountain. In order to fight this battle well, we must come out with all our strength."

"This..." Ashina Suyan looked at Jieli Khan in shock.

"Uncle, we have no way out." Jie Li smiled miserably.

Thinking of the previous analysis of Ashinasheer and Zhishisili, Ashina Suyan nodded silently, and said: "There are still more than [-] warriors in my department, and I will gather in one day."

What is a loved one?

When you need help the most and when you are most desperate, your loved ones are by your side without hesitation, regardless of success or failure, regardless of consequences, and without complaint or regret, and share all difficulties with you.

"Thank you uncle for your support." Jieli Khan was extremely grateful, and bowed deeply to his uncle who was always by his side and supported him.

(End of this chapter)