The western sky, the end of the heaven and the earth, dyed with a long vermilion glow, the sunset back through the clouds, revealing golden, the vast expanse of the vast grassland. There are all kinds of desolate horns on the grassland, in all directions, from far and near, touching the heartstrings.

But if you look down, the beauty disappears, and you are greeted by a hellish land, with corpses strewn all over the field, blood-stained land, broken shields scattered on the ground, but more soldiers killed in battle. Some were curled up with the pain of dying on their faces, some were missing, their bodies mutilated, some flesh and blood blurred, and many more crushed into mud with horses' hooves.

From time to time, there are sporadic sounds of weapons colliding. This is the Silk Road Coalition Army cleaning up the battlefield, clearing out the Western Qin soldiers who pretended to be dead, and if they encounter wounded soldiers who have not yet died, they will give the other party a good time by the way.

Cleaning up the battlefield means that this war is coming to an end.

In fact, the outcome of the war, when Wei Chigong killed Xue Rengao, there was no suspense. Just because the Western Qin Army is an army that has been put together, the army's combat effectiveness, morale, and sense of belonging are all determined by Xue Rengao, who is powerful on the plateau, and as soon as he dies, this army will not be able to escape the fate of defeat.

"Marshal, I just asked about the news, the commander of this army is Xue Rengao, but his brother Xue Renyue is also there, but it's a pity that he let him run away."

Qiu Shili said with a regretful face.

"Xue Renyue?" A hint of surprise flashed in Xue Wanche's eyes, but he didn't care too much, on the plateau, the Xue brothers were outsiders like rootless wanderers after all, they were incompatible with the Tuyuhun people and party members in terms of appearance and beliefs, with the death of Xue Rengao, the spiritual pillar, and the rout of this army, Xue Renyue had no possibility of rising, and now he could only completely belong to the Tuyuhun Khan Murong Fuyun, he turned his head to look at Qiu Shili and asked, "How are the casualties of our army?" ”

"More than 4,000 were killed, 5,000 were lightly wounded, and no one was seriously wounded. About 20,000 enemies were killed! Qiu Shili said with some excitement, this is a big victory, as a participant, even if he is not the main general, this battle is enough for him to show off in the future.

"More than 4,000 people? In other words, we still have about 25,000 combat power? ”

"Exactly."

Xue Wanche nodded silently, the 30,000 allied troops transferred this time are all Hu people from the Western Regions trained by Su Dingfang, except for the personal guards of the main generals, there is no Sui army, and it is not a pity to die, he looked at the sky: "Inform Lao Hei and Lao Niu, let the soldiers gather their horses and prepare to go." ”

Although the army named Western Qin may be one of the main armies of Tuyuhun, most of the people on the plateau are herdsmen who live a nomadic life, so how many people there are, not to mention Xue Wanche, even Murong Fuyun, the Khan of Tuyuhun, can't say, the soldiers have just fought, and the already exhausted soldiers are already sleepy, and Xue Wanche doesn't want to have another hard encounter with other powerful forces.

Qiu Shili hesitated for a moment and said, "Xue Shuai, the soldiers are tired and the night is cold, can you rest for a night and then leave?" ”

"The Xue brothers have come to attack on a large scale, our whereabouts have been exposed, and it is no longer suitable to stay here for a long time."

"The morale of our army is high, and as soon as Xue Rengao dies, the morale of the other party will take a big leap, even if there is an army attacking, we can annihilate it in one go."

"Western Qin was a relatively independent force on the plateau, and was not included in the Tuyuhun army. And the purpose of our trip is not the morale of Western Qin, but the powerful force of annihilating 50,000 or 100,000 Tuyuhun. If we continue to fight a tough battle here, how many of our more than 20,000 people will be left in the end? Will you still be able to complete the tasks assigned by the Holy Majesty? Xue Wanche glanced at Qiu Shili and said: "You can't care about the gains and losses of one city or one place in a marching battle, your own safety is the most important thing, the army is here, and there is an opportunity to clean them up." ”

Although Xue Wanche can force the order, but it is easy to cause discord among the generals, after his explanation, Qiu Shili suddenly realized, indeed, the purpose of their trip is not to find a decisive battle with Tuyuhun's main force, nor to destroy the country, but to slaughter Tuyuhun's vital force, by killing more people, in order to consume Tuyuhun's vitality, if the army is gone, how to complete the holy order? Qiu Shili was convinced, and said very ashamedly: "The last general is eager to make meritorious contributions, and he almost missed a big event." ”

"Go and herald!"

"Whoa!"

Chushli replied and went to give the order.

The army was quickly mobilized.

Although they won a big victory and the morale of the soldiers was high, Xue Wanche, Wei Chigong, and Niu Jinda did not have much relief on their faces; The coalition soldiers who absorbed the tactics of the Great Sui were not the Sui army after all, their equipment, combat power, and will were far inferior to the Sui army, and they actually lost more than 4,000 people in such a victorious battle.

The reason for this result is not that Su Dingfang will not train troops, but because of the small widows and prosperous environment of the Western Regions, they have not experienced a big battle, let alone much ambition, otherwise, as early as the Western Han Dynasty, the Western Regions would have been unified into a complete country, and when the Western Turkic Yehu Khan squeezed to his heart's content, no country had the courage to resist.

"What should I do?" Niu Jinda asked.

Xue Wanche smiled bitterly: "What else can I do?" Fight a few more small victories! If you encounter an army with equal strength, let Lao Hei step forward and kill the general. Anyway, the steppe people like to duel, and each of their tribes has the first warrior, as long as these so-called warriors are killed, the morale of the soldiers will immediately collapse. ”

"I like this." Wei Chigong smirked

Xue Wanche slapped his head and said with a speechless face: "It's really terrible, this crazy laugh is here again!" ”

"Huh!" Wei Chi Gong smiled.

"Count you ruthless! Lao Tzu will accept no one, so I will obey you. By the way, you weren't like that before, and to be honest, who did you learn it from? ”

"Cheng Fairy!"

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Jiyu City, the original capital of Bailanqiang, is now the capital of Tuyuhun. The Qiang nationality is a large ethnic group, with many branches, some of which are divided by region, such as: Bailanqiang, Tangchang Qiang, etc.; There are also ethnic divisions, such as: Dangxiang Qiang, Tugu Hun Qiang, etc., because everyone has no concept of national borders, and there are many similar beliefs, Bai Lanqiang did not have much rejection of Murong Fuyun's arrival.

The Tibetan tribe is a foreign race for them, and the occupation of the Qiang tribes such as Dangxiang, Bailanqiang, and Duomi is not successful, which is related to the beliefs of the Qiang people, they stipulate that the same tribe must help each other, and when they are hurt by foreigners, they must take revenge, and before revenge, they are unkempt and barefoot, and they are not allowed to eat meat, until they kill the enemy, and then they can return to normal. Because of this, Tubo was subjected to endless strong retaliation by the Qiang people, and on the contrary, Tuyuhun, which had a certain relationship, was regarded as his own by the Qiang people of various lines.

Originally, this was a good thing for Tuyuhun, when they came forward, they could get strong support from the Qiang people, as long as they were recruited, they should all gather. But Murong Fuyun couldn't be happy now.

Because within a few days after Xue Rengao's death, the Sui army bloodied more than a dozen Qiang and Tuyuhun tribes that surrendered to Tuyuhun, the small tribes had more than 1,000 people, and there were also large tribes with more than 10,000 people. Under the advance of the Sui army, the entire northern region was like a locust in transit, and a large number of tribes began to migrate to Jiyu City. There is no way, Xue Wanche and they killed too hard, even when they were hurt by foreigners, the Qiang people who had to take revenge couldn't stand it, and in these days, the total population of the disappeared tribe was fifty or sixty thousand people.

What is the total population of Tuyuhun?

Even if you add the Qiang population such as Dangxiang, Bailanqiang, and Duomi, the population is only four or five hundred thousand, and if you are tossed by the Sui army like this, let alone to seize the territory of Tubo, I am afraid that you will have to be killed.

Although the herdsmen of various tribes have been gathered now, it is not a long-term solution after all, winter is coming, and if we can't collect enough forage, after this winter passes, the herdsmen gathered around Jiyu City are afraid that many of them will starve to death.

"What the hell did that Xue Renyue do, he couldn't hide, could it be that he was willing to stop watching us fight with the Sui army and break the net?" Murong Fuyun gritted his teeth and smashed the table and said loudly.

After the Xue Renyue brothers arrived in Tuyuhun, he was a supporter and a supporter, supporting the livestock, in order to take them under his command, but the two brothers relied on Xue Rengao's fierce force, received a large number of admirers, and then developed to the point of having 50,000 soldiers, becoming the second largest force in Tuyuhun, not long ago, he heard that Xue Rengao was killed by the Sui army, and lost more than 20,000 troops, he was still happy, but when Xue Renyue no longer went to war, he was not happy.

An old man with a bit of civility sat at the head of Murong Fuyun, bowed slightly, and said: "Great Khan, the news has just been sent from the front, Xue Renyue once led the crowd to attack the Sui army in order to boost morale, but he was attacked by the Sui army instead, and more than 10,000 soldiers were broken, and Xue Renyue did not have Xue Rengao's bravery, so he was not convinced by his subordinates, and he was almost finished." ”

As Xue Rengao's brother, Xue Renyue needs to show his strength in front of everyone, and after being recognized, he can inherit the throne, but Xue Renyue, a person who is infinitely close to a weak scholar, originally wanted to fight a big victory to establish his prestige in the name of avenging Xue Rengao, but he fell into someone's plan, but he lost more than 10,000 people, he can't use force, military level, I'm afraid he can't convince his subordinates, and the situation he is facing now is either to take the initiative to give way, Or sit and watch the various departments under his command scatter and be empty.

Everyone understands this truth.

"Isn't he more than 10,000 people? Why don't you fight to the end with the Sui army? Murong Fuyun frowned.

The old man was speechless.

This is the same reason as knowing that the Sui army is a danger and refusing to send troops to help Xue Renyue.

He was a little slanderous, but he definitely couldn't say it in front of Murong Fuyun, he touched his goat's whiskers like a Han scholar, and said with narrowed eyes: "Xue Rengao is dead, and he has fought a big defeat, so Xue Renyue is probably still appeasing his generals at this time, and I am afraid that he will not be able to free up his hands in a short time, but Khan, why not ask the Sui army for peace?" ”

"Summation?"

Murong Fuyun's brows suddenly furrowed, as far as he knew, there were not many soldiers and horses of the Sui army entering the country, if he knelt on the ground and begged for peace like this, would he still be embarrassed?

"The reason why the Sui army came in was probably because we intercepted and killed the caravan, which was obviously not secretive, and was known by the emperor of the Sui Dynasty. Why don't you give in? Now that the Sui Dynasty is divided, the Sui Dynasty is probably not willing to make enemies with me. The old man touched his goat's whiskers, shook his head and said, quite a bit of a famous man of the Wei and Jin dynasties.

"Return?" Murong Fuyun's face twitched a few times, and his belongings were still secondary, but with such a return, wouldn't it confirm Tuyuhun's notoriety? What if the emperor of the Sui Dynasty used this as an excuse to lead a large army to fight?

The two powerful Turks were destroyed by the emperor of the Sui Dynasty, Murong Fuyun didn't think that the weak Tuyuhun could withstand the thunder fire of the Great Sui, but the Silk Road coalition army beat them like this, if they were replaced by the elite Sui army, what would be the result? Go without saying.

"Great Khan, it's not what it used to be." The old man said with a smile: "The emperor of the Sui Dynasty used to be able to devote his national strength to annihilate the Western Turks, but because of the endless fighting among the various heroes within them, he was able to free up his hands to fight the Western Turks, but now it is different. ”

"How is it different?"

"The emperor of the Sui Dynasty is now fighting a battle to unify the world, how can he have time to take care of us, and when they are done, even if the Sui Dynasty wins in the end, it will be a tragic victory. At that time, perhaps the land of Tibet was already ours. ”

"Reasonable!"

Murong Fuyun's eyes lit up, it was not once or twice that he had been soft to the Sui Dynasty, and he was used to it, as long as he could invite these plague gods away from the troubled place, don't convince him to be soft, even if he asked him to call Yang Tong his father, it was just a title, and it would not affect his rule.

"No!" Just when Murong Fuyun was about to make a decision, an inopportune voice sounded, followed by a dimming of the light in the room, and a burly figure stood at the door, blocking most of the light.

"The Pillar King?" Seeing that it was Murong Ke, Murong Fuyun frowned slightly and said, "You're back, how are things going?" ”

"The tribal chiefs have agreed to send men to join the royal guard." Murong Ke sat down at the head of Murong Fuyun, and saluted the old man opposite, "Mr. Sani." ”

"I've seen the Heavenly Pillar King."

The old man hurriedly returned the salute, Murong Ke is not only the king of Tuyuhun, but also a well-known warrior, he is famous for his good shooting, and his prestige in Tuyuhun is extremely high, and now Tuyuhun is half supported by Murong Fuyun, and the other half is supported by Murong Ke's force and prestige.

"King Tianzhu, what did you mean by what you just said?" Murong Fuyun frowned and asked.

"I think it's a little early to make peace with the Sui Dynasty." Murong Ke said: "Just like Mr. Sani said, the internal war of the Sui Dynasty will start soon, but Li Yuan's strength is far inferior to the Sui Dynasty, if we contain a part of the Sui army on the grassland, then the Sui Dynasty will lose a few chances of winning, we should wait and see what happens, if the Sui Dynasty is weak, we will be soft, then the Sui Dynasty is naturally desperate, if the two sides are evenly matched, we will continue to drag the Sui army on the grassland." ”

After thinking about it for a while, Murong Ke said again: "Didn't Li Yuan always want to buy war horses from us? We will strongly support it, let Li Yuan fight the Sui Dynasty, if Li Yuan can help us destroy the Sui Dynasty, it will be better. Even if it can't, it will make the Sui Dynasty suffer heavy losses, and at that time, no matter who wins or loses between the Sui Dynasty and Li Yuan, they will not be able to attack our Tuyuhun. ”

Compared to the year in Yecheng, Murong Ke was obviously a lot smarter.

"What if the Sui Dynasty wins against Li Yuan?" Murong Fuyun said with some concern, all the original territory of Tuyuhun was lost to Yang Guang in his hands, and Yang Tong was able to destroy the Western Turks, and the Eastern Turks also made him collapse, resulting in the Eastern Turks with millions of people who controlled the strings to be divided into three, and there were countless small forces, and there were endless internal wars. Therefore, in his impression, Yang Tong is a more powerful character than Yang Guang, Li Yuan is just a thief, and even Guanzhong has been lost, how can such a person fight with Yang Tong?

"Then, as Mr. Sani said, pay tribute to the Sui Dynasty, admit his mistakes, compensate a large amount of money, in exchange for several years of peace, and after befriending the Sui Dynasty, purchase advanced weapons and equipment, and go all out to attack Tubo and occupy the territory of Tubo." Murong Ke said.

"Is this necessary?"

"It's necessary." Murong Ke said in a deep voice: "Now it is the Hu people who have entered the country, and their combat strength is far inferior to that of the Sui army, Yang Tong only needs to send a few more Sui troops to make us suffer a great injury, even if all his soldiers are folded here, he will lose it, and we, each of us are precious and cannot afford to lose." ”

Population is too precious to Tuyuhun, which is also the reason why Murong Fuyun is scheming and seeking various Qiang tribes.

If the Sui army continues to use this bloodletting style of shameless beating against them, then Tuyuhun's strength and vitality will be exhausted little by little, and at that time, let alone seizing the territory of Tubo, he will not even be able to survive.

"This ......" Murong Fuyun looked at Sani on the side, his action made Murong Ke very dissatisfied, obviously they were brothers, but his brother was more willing to trust outsiders, but he was very wary of his loyal brother.

Sani touched his goatee and thought about it for a moment, nodded silently and said, "Great Khan, the Tianzhu King's strategy is excellent, this is exactly what I want to say, but let the Tianzhu King say it first." We can do that. ”

He is so old-fashioned, with the appearance of a peerless master, he almost made Murong Ke, who is not very good-tempered, go berserk, this, what did you say just now? Now he has invited the merit.

"Good! Do as you say! Murong Fuyun looked at Sani and said with a smile: "Mr. Sani has made meritorious suggestions, rewarding 100 cattle and 500 sheep. ”

"Thank you, Great Khan." Mr. Sani thanked him with great joy.

When Murong Ke heard this, his face turned green with anger.