The rain was still falling intermittently. The large armies of the Turkic Khanate were gathering more and more, and they all stopped and stationed in front of the Mokou Xionghan. The scouts sent by Xue Shao made a rough estimate, and there were actually two or three hundred thousand people.

At his peak, the Turkic Khanate, which was almost entirely a soldier, once had nearly 600,000 people who controlled the strings, and its troops were not inferior to the Tang Dynasty and the Great Zhou. But after several fiascos, Tunyu Valley was able to gather such a large group of men, which shocked the soldiers of the Zhou army.

It stands to reason that they are outnumbered and have just won a big victory, and their morale is booming, so they should take advantage of the victory to knock on the pass and lay down the moraine, and then recover the black sand and enter Hebei. They had not won a victory over the Great Zhou army for a long time, and the khanate, which had been largely sustained by plunder, had long since been hungry and thirsty.

The Central Plains is a paradise dreamed of by the Turks. In addition to the wealth and materials such as gold, silver, jewelry, silk and tea, there are countless Han beauties who make them dizzy.

At present, there are still some veterans in this army who have followed the bones to raid the Central Plains, and their "good memories" plus some trophies just captured from the Hate River have made the Turkic soldiers taste a trace of blood like hungry sharks, and they have become very manic and restless, and they have also felt even more hungry. At the same time, more and more sharks are coming from all directions. So in just a few days, the number of Turkic armies soared from about 100,000 to 200,000.

As the saying goes, if you can't let a child catch a wolf, Xue Shao is "reluctant to let blood and catch a shark" this time. The reason why he dared to do this was because he knew the nature of the Turkic army very well, which was completely different from the Zhou army.

The Zhou army is a typical state machine, and soldiers regard obedience as their duty, and Xue Shao's order is issued by the whole army. But the Turkic army has always been composed of tribes of all sizes, and further down there are families, families, often fathers, sons, brothers, and families forming a combat squad. This kind of army composed of families and tribes has a great characteristic - they have their own strong interests and needs, such as the desire for wealth and beauty in the Central Plains.

It was precisely because of this strong and common need that it was possible for the khanate to unite these tribes and wage war after war of invasion from the south.

Now, the need has become unusually strong. Therefore, the Turkic army was unprecedentedly full of fighting spirit.

But within the Turkic tent, there were major divisions. The tribal leaders, led by the Ten Qu Lu Si, strongly demanded that the moraine be attacked immediately, and the reason was quite simple and straightforward. But Tun Desire Valley insisted on standing still and chose to negotiate with Xue Shao.

This is not the original intention of Lust Valley, on the contrary, he is the one who advocates the most attack. Attacking is profitable, and this is the root of the support of many clan leaders in the Valley of Lust.

But from that day when Mojlian Khan and Ayan knelt down for him, Tunyugu felt a great deal of pressure, and he sensed that he was walking towards the opposite side of the Khan.

Previously, Tunyugu had always been stable in governing the Khanate with authority, and the biggest premise was the unconditional trust and carte blanche of the young and ignorant Mo Jianlian. But now that Mo Jianlian has grown up, and his wings are plumping day by day, he is becoming more and more like a real khan.

As a powerful minister, once he went to the opposite side of the Khan, it was easy for Tun Desire Valley to think about the consequences. Therefore, in the face of Mo Jianlian's strong demand to insist on rescuing Ye Hu and Ji Secret Service, he had to make a compromise to resist the pressure of Tun Desire, who had already had an open confrontation. Sending envoys to meet Xue Shao before was a manifestation of compromise in Tunyugu.

As a result of the negotiation, the special service did not want to return, and Yehu Krakus returned. It seemed like half the battle, but Lust Valley found that his situation really got worse.

Yehu Krakus has always been close to the Khan Mothorn, and the steppe knows it. Coupled with the special service, the relationship between the three brothers has always been excellent. Now that Krakus is back at Mercan's side, the Khan's power has grown, and his desire to rescue the Turks has become even stronger. But Xue Shao's attitude is as tough as iron, and no one even dares to enter the moraine as an envoy anymore - who wants to lose a piece of ear if nothing happens?!

However, the special service was lost by the "play" of the Lust Valley. He had no shirk in this matter and felt extremely stressed.

On the other hand, the request for war from the tribal leaders led by the Ten Qu Lu Si is also becoming stronger day by day.

The valley of lust was sandwiched in the middle, and it was very uncomfortable.

So some people began to quietly consider: maybe we can really exchange the heads of the Tempest Valley for the special service, and then send troops to attack the moraine.

- Isn't that the best of both worlds?

When Crakus brought back Xue Shao's message, everyone could clearly perceive that this was Xue Shao's little trick to sow discord, which was simply childish and ridiculous.

But such a little trick has been a great success. Although the head of Lust Valley has not yet moved, he is forced to make a choice between the Khan and the military heart as soon as possible.

No matter what he chooses, he will eventually lose the trust and support of the other party.

Tun Desire Valley could only think of a good way to get both, so he could only stand still for the time being.

Xue Shao would hold an umbrella every day and go to the city to take a look. Xue Shao has a drawer-type telescope, and it is not difficult to see some details in the Turkic barracks when standing on this city pass. The Turkic soldiers grew more and more frantic day by day. Today, he even saw the Turks play with their lives during martial arts competitions, and then start a group fight.

Xue Chuyu also glanced at it with a binocular, and said, "Such a manic and bloodthirsty army would actually be pressed to death in the camp, and not a single soldier was sent. Lust Valley governs the army, and he really has some ability. ”

A smile spread across Xue Shao's face, "Every time the Turkic army increases its troops, every time it adds a point of madness, every time our army has a chance of winning. ”

"How so?" Xue Chuyu asked.

"The more people there are, the more they can't hold it down, and the patience of the Turkic soldiers is almost at the limit." Xue Shao said with a smile, "If Tun Desire Valley doesn't want to be engulfed by the anger of the soldiers, he must make a choice as soon as possible. ”

"What if he retreats?" Xue Chuyu asked.

"Withdrawal is the least likely. At the very least, the Turkic secret service is still in our hands, and he is the younger brother of the Khan of Murjilian Khan's mother. Tempted Valley dared to retreat unless he slaughtered Mojian Company as a khan. Xue Shao said, "The most important thing is that you don't see that they are still increasing their troops?" Those grassland tribes saw that the Valley of Lust had won the battle in the River of Hatred, and they all wanted to come over and get a piece of the pie. The Turks now dream of entering the Central Plains and plundering them. Although Lust Valley is in power, he can't go against everyone's wishes. This is the most fatal problem that Lust Valley is facing now. At the same time, this is also the root cause of the success of our strategy of defeating the army and luring the enemy! ”

"So, a big war is coming?"

"Yes!" Xue Shao said, "If there is a benefit, you want to catch it, and the tribes of the grassland will continue to gather." There will be more and more people under the command of Lust Valley, and he will become more and more unable to parry! ”

Xue Chuyu also smiled, "Presumably, right now, the situation of Tunyu Valley must be quite embarrassing. ”

"It's embarrassing." Xue Shao chuckled, "He's literally grilled on the kang now." After baking it for so long, he must have been unable to hold on. Weighing the severity, he could only choose to persuade the khan to conform to the will of the army, otherwise the khanate might collapse and disintegrate. He had to attack, and once such an attack was launched, he had no way out, he could only hope to take down the Black Sand and save the Turk agents, which was the least necessary to get the Khan's forgiveness. Then he had to go into Hebei in one go to meet the plundering needs of all the Turkic soldiers, otherwise not only would he not be able to keep his power, but the Turkic Khanate would also have the possibility of falling apart - think about it, I feel tired for the valley of Tun Desire, what kind of sin did he create! ”

"Hey, in this situation, why do I feel a little familiar?" Xue Chuyu said with a smile.

"History is always strikingly similar." Xue Shao also smiled, "The current Tunyu Valley is a bit like the Garqin Mausoleum back then, right?" ”

"Yes." Xue Chuyu smiled, "I finally understand why you let Krakus go back." ”

"If I don't let him go back, I can do that." Xue Shao said lightly, "I really think that Ai Yan will do something stupid because of excessive sadness and worry." This woman is prone to extremism. ”

"Thoughtful and thoughtful." Xue Chuyu smiled, "I'm too lazy to admire you." I'm sure you're not uncommon. ”

"Don't talk nonsense here, the big war is coming, hurry up and give me back to rest." Xue Shao chuckled lightly and said, "You are far less good at killing people than you are!" ”

"Okay, I'm leaving!"

Xue Shao was still standing on top of the city, looking at the boundless Turkic military camp from afar, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, revealing an evil smile that had not appeared for many years.

"Yuanzhen, come and get a boxed lunch!"

……

The news of the Zhou army's fiasco at the Hathe River had already spread throughout Hebei and flew to the interior.

The Khitan side knew the news earlier than most, because he had always maintained a connection with the Flying Pigeon Legend between him and Tun Desire Valley.

The Khitan, who had been lying dormant for many years, finally showed their ferocious fangs. An astonishing number of iron cavalry divided into two routes, one to attack the Xi people and the other to attack Yingzhou of the Zhou Dynasty. On the Xi side, Xue Ne had already set up a position and defended it to the death. Yingzhou has always had the garrison of the Zhou Dynasty, although the number is small, but it has also made a desperate resistance, but the outnumbered Yingzhou finally fell. After the Khitan sacked the prefectures and counties, they directly killed the most important capital of the Zhou Dynasty in the northeast, Youzhou.

At this time, Wang Xiaojie, who was guarding the state, had already received a letter from Xue Shao.

Wang Xiaojie's first reaction was to sneer, "The death of the defeated army is not far away, and you dare to point fingers at me?" If you ask for help, you will ask for help, and your tone is so arrogant! - This time, I'm not going to give you the power of the army again. Ashina Zhongjie, have you heard? ”