Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1657 Take advantage of the situation!

Even today, there are still many people within Luobi who believe that they should not surrender to Daqian, and that it would bring shame to Luobi's ancestors. However, as a powerful figure within Luobi, Urgenbayar believes that although surrendering to Daqian is embarrassing, it is the right decision!

In Urgenbayar's opinion, if Ibugel had not surrendered to Daqian at that time, he would not have been able to win Daqian's support, which would have led to the inability to capture Jamukha at that time. The fighting between the two sides would have continued, and this fighting would have caused Luo Bi to fall into internal friction and eventually be wiped out by the Cumans!
Ibugel defeated Jamukha. Although the various tribes of the Luobi clans were still divided in appearance and had their own calculations against each other, they were at least unified on the surface, and internal friction was reduced, thus preserving their strength.

Only by introducing Daqian on this basis and getting Daqian's help can we compete with the Golden Horde!

To use the words of the Central Plains, Daqian is just a minor issue to the Luobi, and the Golden Horde is the mortal enemy of the Luobi people!

After all, as an agricultural civilization, Daqian has no demand for Luobi's pastures, water sources, cattle, sheep, and population. If you surrender to Daqian, Daqian will not take these things away. But the Golden Horde will eat up all your wealth and make your Luobi completely disappear on the grassland!

Therefore, Urgenbayar has never opposed surrendering to Daqian!

Although he does not oppose surrender, this does not mean that Wurigen Bayar is pro-Daqian...

In fact, looking at the entire Luobi, there are almost no so-called pro-Daqian factions, including the former Khan Ibugel. These people who seem to have a good relationship with Daqian are actually thinking of using Daqian's power to fight against the Golden Horde and restore their strength. Urgen Bayar is also a supporter of this idea!
Although Urgenbayar had not read many books, he had heard of an idiom from the Central Plains, which is "sleeping on firewood and tasting gall"!
In Urgen Bayar's opinion, the Luobei people nowadays have to endure hardships and suffer humiliation. Daqian is now at its peak. If you confront it head-on, you will suffer. Therefore, you must endure hardships and suffer humiliation like Goujian, the King of Yue, did in the past, accumulating strength while waiting for the decline of Daqian!

As long as Daqian declines, it will be a good opportunity for the Luobi people to regain their independence!

It was precisely because of this idea that Urgenbayar had not been optimistic about the idea of ​​the conservatives headed by Daryachi refusing to submit to Daqian.

Seeing that Dariyachi has become mature and no longer stubborn, Urgenbayar is very pleased!
Under Darachi's gaze, Urigenbayar pondered for a moment and said:
"Emperor Ye Mingsheng of Daqian is a man who likes to show off his achievements. He has always wanted you to go to Yijing to pay homage to him. Habib has figured out this point of Ye Mingsheng and expressed his willingness to go to Yijing in order to confuse Ye Mingsheng!"

"If you go to negotiate with Gao Shen, Gao Shen will definitely ask you to go to Yijing!"

Dariyachi smiled and said:
"Since Ye Mingsheng wants me to go to Yijing to pay homage to him so much, then I will fulfill his wish. As long as I can save Luo Bi, what's wrong with me flattering him and calling him the Heavenly Khan?"

Wu Rigen Bayar nodded slightly when he heard this:

"Just be mentally prepared for this!"

Nodding to Urgen Bayar, Dariyachi walked out of the tent and headed towards Gao Shen's tent...
After a stick of incense, Dari Achi walked out of the tent with Gao Shen's farewell.

After Dariachi left, Xun Ke also found Gao Shen. As soon as they met, he asked curiously:

"Did Darachi agree?"

Gao Shen smiled slightly and said:

'He's leaving tonight!'

Xun Ke asked with some surprise:

"Leaving tonight? In such a hurry?"

Gao Shen said calmly:
"Dari Achi doesn't have much time left, he must hurry!"

Xun Ke looked at Gao Shen deeply after hearing this, then gave him a thumbs up and said:
"You're really good at this!"

"General Xun, you are too kind! I am just doing errands for the court and serving His Majesty."

Facing Xun Ke's praise, although Gao Shen appeared calm on the surface, he was extremely proud in his heart.

In this defeat on the Turtu grassland, although the main force of the Daqian army was relatively intact under the leadership of Xun Ke, thousands of soldiers were still captured by the Golden Horde. Although Xun Ke was very helpless and felt very aggrieved about this, he did not care too much.

After all, according to the rules, after the war, the two sides can exchange prisoners, and then these captured Daqian soldiers can be exchanged back.

However, what Xun Ke did not expect was that this time, the Golden Horde did not wait for the end of the war to exchange prisoners, but unilaterally took the initiative to release all the prisoners of Daqian...
In addition to releasing the captives, the Golden Horde also sent Chen Zhongshu, a Han Chinese who surrendered to the Golden Horde, as an envoy to Damao Mountain.

At that time, Chen Zhongshu said a lot of good things, such as Habib wanted to be friendly with Daqian neighbors. Habib himself also admired Ye Mingsheng very much. He hoped to visit Ye Mingsheng in Yijing in the future, and he also wanted to marry his children to Ye Mingsheng and let his son Asuka marry Ye Mingsheng's daughter.

At that time, Xun Ke was a little confused about what Chen Zhongshu did. He didn't understand what the Golden Horde was doing when they had just won a great victory and had the upper hand in the war!

But Gao Shen saw at a glance that Khabib was trying to sow discord between them. He wanted to use such means to create disunity between Daqian and Luo Bi, make the two sides distrust each other, and eventually fall apart!
Faced with Khabib's sinister intentions, Gao Shen decided to take advantage of the situation and complete the task assigned to him by Ye Mingsheng!

Gao Shen knew that Dari Achi was always worried about him and had always arranged for someone to look after him, so when faced with Chen Zhongshu's request for a secret talk, Gao Shen readily agreed and created the illusion that he was negotiating with the Golden Horde. Finally, he wrote a letter to Ye Mingsheng to lure Dari Achi into the trap!

And the fact was just as Gao Shen had thought. Dari Achi really sent someone to receive the secret letter and took the initiative to come to negotiate with him!
Just when Gao Shen was secretly proud of himself, Xun Ke asked curiously:

"Master Gao, given Dariyachi's temper, aren't you afraid that Dariyachi will get angry with you if you play like this?"

"Turning against me? He also needs the capital. In this battle, he has really screwed over those tribes that supported him, and even lost his good helpers. What can he use to turn against me?"

"Now Luobei is nominally the Khan, but in reality the most powerful person is Urgen Bayar. This guy is very shrewd and will never let Dariachi turn against us..."

Xun Ke suddenly realized what was going on and looked at Gao Shen meaningfully.
"Master Gao, you said that Wurigen Bayar was shrewd and calculating, but I think you are the real shrewd and calculating one. Whether it is Daryaqi or Wurigen Bayar, you have them all in your hands!" "General Xun, you are too kind. I am just assessing the situation!"

After saying this, Gao Shen changed his tone and preached solemnly:

"Although Dariyachi is willing to come to the capital to pay homage to His Majesty, he hopes that you, General Xun, can take good care of his subordinates!"

Xun Ke frowned slightly when he heard this and said:
"Is he worried about Urigenbayar?"

Gao Shen shook his head and said:
"Urigen Bayar still has a sense of the overall situation. Daryaqi is not worried about him, but he is worried about his son Jirigel!"

"After Daryaqi enters the capital, if nothing unexpected happens, His Majesty will officially enthrone him as the Great Khan of Luobei. This means that we must ensure that his position as Khan is stable and cannot be overthrown by Urigen Bayar and Jirigel, father and son!"

"But at the same time, we must also ensure that Urigenbayar and Jirigel can contain Daryachi!"

"I have been dealing with the Luobi people and the Cumans for most of my life. In my opinion, they are all ambitious. Whoever can integrate all the Luobi tribes will definitely try to get rid of the control of our Daqian!"

"So your majesty's grassland strategy is to let Robe maintain a certain level of combat effectiveness so that they can contain the Golden Horde, but at the same time Robe must be a mess internally, and strong men like Habib cannot be allowed to emerge..."

Xun Ke nodded upon hearing this and said:
"Master Gao, I understand! I will take good care of Dariyachi's subordinates!"

After saying this, Xun Ke also said with a serious face:

"Master Gao, although Habib has been trying to negotiate with us and win over our Daqian these days, according to scout reports, the Kipchak army has been gathering near Damao Mountain in recent days, especially the signs of those artillery pieces!"

"With Roman's firearms, the Golden Horde is now quite powerful!"

Hearing what Xun Ke said, Gao Shen also came up with a sermon:
"General Xun, how can I help you?"

Xun Ke didn't say anything when he heard this, but just looked at Gao Shen.

Although Xun Ke did not speak, Gao Shen seemed to understand what he meant and immediately emphasized:
"General Xun, if we can't stop the Cumans and let the Luobi people be eliminated by the Cumans this time, Daqian's northern border will never be at peace, and Your Majesty will not be able to concentrate resources to conquer Southeast Asia. So in today's battle, not only will the Luobi people have no way out, we have no way out either!"

Xun Ke sighed and said:
"Master Gao, I am not afraid of fighting, but you can see the current situation. Most of our firearms have been lost, and our combat effectiveness has plummeted. It is difficult to defend Damao Mountain now!"

"I am not afraid of death, but these soldiers are the elite of Daqian. If they die here, I am afraid they will be seriously injured!"

Gao Shen heard this and said seriously:

“General Xun, you have already sent the news back to Yijing. His Majesty will definitely not sit idly by. The Yi reinforcements are likely on the way. All we have to do is grit our teeth and persevere. We must not let the Golden Horde cross the Damao Mountains…”

"If we lose this battle, both you, General Xun, and I, Gao Shen, can be said to be sinners of Daqian."

Seeing Gao Shen's firm attitude, even bringing up the theory of being a criminal, Xun Ke frowned slightly but ultimately left without saying anything else.

Seeing Xun Ke leave, Gao Shen couldn't help but sigh deeply.

He knew exactly what Xun Ke was thinking. Xun Ke was now the commander of the Third Army. The Third Army was the stepping stone for him to climb up from a Marquis to a Duke, and most of Luo Bi's soldiers were from the Third Army!

So Xun Ke actually didn't want to fight for the Robe people in his heart. After all, the war had reached this point. Even if the Golden Horde withdrew its troops and successfully saved the Robe people, Xun Ke actually didn't have much credit!

What's more, if the Third Army suffered too heavy casualties, according to military rules, Xun Ke would not only not be credited but would be guilty!

Just like He Jingyun during the first Battle of Jinzhong, although he blocked Shangguan Hongyuan's attack as planned, he still left office in disgrace in the end!
Although there were many reasons for He Jingyun's resignation, the most important one was that he crippled the Second and Third Armies in the First Jinzhong Campaign. If it were not for this prerequisite, Lin Huaiwu and Guo Zhiping would not have rebelled against him, and Ye Mingsheng would not have been dissatisfied with He Jingyun!

So now Xun Ke is worried that he will become the second He Jingyun, and is thinking about whether he should preserve some strength. After all, the Luobi people's territory is not actually controlled by Daqian, so even if he retreats, it will not be considered a loss of sovereignty and humiliation of the country.

Although Gao Shen could understand Xun Ke's idea, at this time, Gao Shen had to make Xun Ke understand the importance of perseverance...

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August 21, Imperial Palace
In the early morning, An Miaoyi slowly woke up from her sleep. After waking up, An Miaoyi sat on the bed for a while, and then washed and changed clothes with the help of a group of palace maids and nannies.

Normally, when she has nothing to do, An Miaoyi might lie down for a while longer.

Anyway, she is the queen, the third most important person in the entire palace after Emperor Ye Mingsheng and Queen Mother Ye Cui. And when Ye Mingsheng and Ye Cui do not participate in the daily management of the palace, she monopolizes all the power in the palace. Normally, she is the only one who manages others and no one dares to manage her!

But today is different. Today several nuns and monks are coming to pay a visit to Ye Cui and preach Buddhism to her. An Miaoyi is also going to accompany Ye Cui to study.

At the banquet in Furen Palace some time ago, An Miaoyi realized that Murong Qingwu had put a lot of effort into Ye Cui, which made An Miaoyi very alert.

During this period, An Miaoyi has been actively taking over the affairs of the Ye clan from Ye Cui, trying to gain the support of the Ye clan, thereby saving the country in a roundabout way and gaining the favor of some powerful generals in the military.

But An Miaoyi is still very clear that Ye Cui is still irreplaceable in the hearts of many people in the Ye clan. This old woman has considerable influence in the army and the court!

And now Murong Qingwu still has the power to assist in managing the harem in name. If she is dealt with by Ye Cui, it is likely that An Miaoyi's family will no longer be the only one in power in the palace...