In the blink of an eye, it was summer, and Xue Shao had come to Helong and had not been to Fengzhou for so long, so the Uighurs had already been in a hurry. Their big leader, Yao Luo Ge 61 Dujiezhi, wanted to go south several times and asked to see Xue Shao in person, but he was stopped by Duguzhi, the governor of Fengzhou.

Dugu Zhizhi warned Dujie Zhi that if you want to deal with our Xue Shuai, you must first learn to be patient. He pays the most attention to priorities and orderliness, and he has all the strategies and steps in mind. If you jump up and down and rush to find him, it will only make him feel upset, and it will not do him any good.

Du Jiezhi had no choice but to endure it and patiently waited for Xue Shao to go north to Fengzhou.

And so on, another three months.

It's all autumn.

Dujie couldn't help it, and Dugu couldn't persuade him anymore, so he asked him to take more than a dozen guards to prepare to go south to Yinchuan Juntun to see Xue Shao.

At this moment, Xue Shao took three thousand jumps to Fengzhou. Dugu Zhizhi and Dujie Zhi were both surprised and delighted, and hurriedly came to visit.

Xue Shao met with the great Uighur leader in the out-of-town barracks in the old city of Fengzhou.

As early as the Sui Dynasty, the "Yuan Su tribe" united with the Fugu, Tongluo, Bayegu and other tribes to rebel against the Turks and formed a tribal alliance, collectively known as the "Uighurs". The Uighurs had a total of nine surnames, and Yaorog was the main surname of the Uighur aristocracy, just like the Turkic Ashina surname.

Dujiezhi's father, Yao Luoge 61 Billy, was the governor of Hanhai in the Tang Dynasty, and later the Turks rose and surrendered to the Turkic Khanate. Over the years, the Uighurs with the nine surnames were subservient to the Turks and constantly fought against the Turks, and the Tongluo and Servant Bone tribes of the Great Zhou Dynasty who had been sent by the Xue Shao faction had earlier defected to the Great Zhou, which were among the nine Uighur tribes.

At that time, that incident directly led to the Battle of Nozhenshui, and Ashide Yuanzhen was defeated at the hands of Xue Shao, which not only led to the great loss of vitality of the entire Turkic Khanate, but also led to an unprecedented contradiction between the Uighurs and the Turks. Later, the Uighurs took advantage of the internal turmoil of the Turks to launch a rebellion, but were defeated by Xue Shao's student Wang Yu with fewer victories. So they were forced to flee south to Toyosu, and they had the situation in front of them.

When Dujiezhi saw Xue Shao, he began to vomit bitterness, saying how vicious and cunning your student Wang Yu is, how he kills people like hemp. My nine Uighurs united with fifteen tribes, including Xue Yantuo, and almost half of his 200,000 troops were slaughtered by him. The bones were piled up, almost as high as the rolling mountain.

Xue Shao sneered and said that there were no fathers and sons on the battlefield. Fighting like this only proves your own incompetence. Are you embarrassed to complain that others are too harsh?

Du Xie Zhi was speechless for a moment, ashamed.

"At this point, it is useless to complain and remorse, and the great leader does not need to be too angry." Xue Shao came to persuade him again, saying: "The Uighurs have always been friendly with the Central Plains, and Xue Mou has come to seek explanations for you when he went north this time. ”

Du Jiezhi finally heard what he wanted to hear, so he was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "How many soldiers and horses did Xue Shuai bring?" When do you plan to go on the Northern Expedition? ”

Xue Shao raised three fingers at him.

Du Jiezhi is overjoyed, "300,000? ”

"Three thousand."

Du Xie Zhi was immediately stunned, "This ......"

"The Great Leader need not panic. The war hasn't started yet! Xue Shao smiled calmly, "Do you know why I waited until autumn to go north to Fengzhou?" ”

"I don't know, please ask Xue Shuai for advice."

Xue Shao said two words, "Autumn harvest." ”

Dujie Zhi was still a little incomprehensible, and Dugu Zhizhi on the side hurriedly answered his doubts, saying that the grain harvested by Yinchuan Juntun every autumn was quite abundant. Every autumn harvest, nearly 20,000 soldiers are caught in the farming rush. In addition, our dynasty generally does not recruit troops and expand its military forces in the autumn, because this is also the day when the common people and farmers harvest the field grain. As soon as the autumn harvest is over, we will have enough grain and grass and enough soldiers.

Only then did Du Jiezhi suddenly realize that Xue Shao was reluctant to go north because he had been busy raising food and grass for military supplies. He hurriedly asked, "Xue Shuai, is everything fully prepared now?" ”

"That's not what you're supposed to ask." Xue Shao said indifferently, "You should ask, what kind of opportunity should we look for to avenge your Uighurs and regain lost territory?" ”

This is to be famous - it is not difficult to understand this truth. He thought for a moment and said, "Xue Shuai, if you want to send troops, there are really too many reasons. The Turks have killed so many of us, and the words of revenge and blood hatred alone are enough. ”

"Revenge and blood hatred are indeed sufficient for you." Xue Shao shook his head, "But for my Da Zhou, this reason is not valid. Because your Uighurs were originally part of the Turkic Khanate, the war between you was a civil war. No matter who loses and how many people die, that is an internal matter of the Turkic Khanate. As the suzerain, the Great Zhou can only persuade and mediate from the side, and it is not appropriate to intervene by force. The reason for revenge and blood hatred is even more untenable. If you think about it again, what good reason is there for me to send troops for you? ”

Du Xie Zhi pondered for a while and said, "They slaughtered the Han people, does this count?" ”

"What did you say?" Xue Shao was taken aback and asked.

Du Jiezhi became a little excited, and said, "In our coalition army, there are at least fifteen thousand Han Chinese. They were either Han herders who had settled in the grasslands, or Han slaves who belonged to the chiefs of various tribes. ”

"You make it clear." Xue Shao said, "Did these Han people die on the battlefield, or did they die in a unilateral massacre? ”

"There are both war deaths and massacres!" Du Jiezhi said, "Needless to say, there is no need to talk about death in battle, the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, anyone can die, and there is no writing on the face of the Han people." But the Turkic army once captured a lot of our prisoners, and they killed not one of them! ”

"......" Xue Shao was a little stunned for a while.

Du Xie Zhi immediately added, "It's your student, Wang Yu killed him!" ”

"Shut up!" Xue Chuyu, who had been very quiet next to him, let out a loud shout.

The momentum was like thunder, which frightened Du Jiezhi all over, and he hurriedly said: "How dare I fabricate this kind of thing?" You can check it out, and you can see it! ”

"Don't make noise. I'll be sure to find out. Xue Shao said, "Great Chief, now you go back and appease your subordinates first." I want you to do two things. ”

"Please give an order to Xue Shuai!"

Xue Shao said: "First, gather the old, weak, women, children, cattle, sheep and goods of your tribe first and prepare for migration. ”

"Where did Xue Shuai put us?" Du Xie Zhi asked.

"Sweet and cool area." Xue Shao said, "A fierce battle between me and the Tibetan army led by Garqinling in that area caused many villages, fields and grasslands to be barren. Now there is a shortage of people, and you can live and work in peace when you move in. The newly appointed governor of Lingzhou, Tang Xiujing, was my old subordinate and a good friend. I told him before I came, and he will take good care of you. ”

Du Xie Zhi was overjoyed when he heard this, and he bowed down excitedly.

"Second." Xue Shao said, "I need you to select the best and strongest to form a cavalry force of 3,000 people. The war with the Turks must not be without your participation, otherwise we will be a foolish army. ”

"But Xue Shuai! ......" Du Jiezhi suddenly panicked, and said hurriedly, "We have been dispersed, and now there are only a few thousand people with us in total, and the most young and strong people are only five or six thousand. This breath is about to be pulled away in half, aren't we in danger of extinction? ”

Xue Shao frowned, "Are you here to escape for your life, or are you here to seek justice?" ”

Du Xie Zhi was stunned for a moment, "Of course it is...... Seek justice. ”

"I think you're running for your life." Xue Shao smiled coldly and said, "Your clan has been beaten and scattered, you want to take revenge and blood hatred, but you are all counting on me to help you." Why, you and I Xue are full and have nothing to do, do you have to stand out for you to fight with the Turks? ”

"No, no, no, that's not what I mean!" Du Jiezhi hurriedly repented and said hurriedly: "I will go back immediately to organize the manpower and organize the army." But our horses are so scarce, I don't know if Xue Shuai can ......."

"I'll give you five thousand horses." Xue Shao said without thinking, "For the rest of the matter, don't bargain with me again." I'm a man with a bad temper and can't be impatient. ”

"Yes...... Be! Du Xie hurriedly said, "I'll go back and prepare immediately!" ”

After Du Xie left, Xue Shao summoned Zhang Cheng and Wu Yuan and instructed them to go down and let the scouts go all out to investigate the Turkic massacre of the Han Chinese.

Xue Chuyu was a little worried, and said to Xue Shao: "How can there be immortals in war. Even if the Turkic army really slaughtered many Han Chinese, it was definitely not Wang Yu's intention. ”

"We know Wang Yu, but others don't think so. Our enemies, in particular, will surely seize this lever to make a fuss. Xue Shao said, "If this matter is true, Wang Yu's trouble will be really big." ”

Xue Chuyu's eyebrows furrowed, and he whispered, "Maybe, it will affect you." ”

Xue Shao didn't answer, and thought in his heart: There is no excuse for the crime that you want to add, those political enemies of mine want to deal with me, and they never worry about finding an excuse!

A few days later, Zhang Cheng and Wu Yuan brought back the results of the scout's investigation. The Turkic army led by Wang Yu fought a series of battles and executed a total of three prisoners. There are more than 1,000 to tens of thousands of people at a time, and there are indeed many Han people.

In fact, there is no need to send someone to investigate Xue Shao's heart, and Wang Yu's massacre of the Han people is very likely to be the truth.

The Tang Dynasty once ruled the Han grassland for decades, and many Han people in the Central Plains settled on the grassland. In terms of blood and surname, they are indeed Han Chinese, but they have long been "steppe-like", and the difference between them and nomads is not too big. There are also Han Chinese who have been exiled to the grasslands in recent years, and they are generally slaves and maids, and their behavior is not controlled by them at all. If there was a war, it would be impossible for Wang Yu to identify which were Han and which were from the grassland. Moreover, Wang Yu is a demoted general, although he is the head coach, he will definitely be constrained a lot, and not everything can be decided by him. The massacre of enemy prisoners is a major military event, and the order is likely to be issued directly from the tooth tent, and Wang Yu has no choice but to relay and execute. It is even possible that this is simply the strategy of Tun Desire Valley, the purpose is to make Wang Yu's hands stained with the blood of the Han people and completely cut off his way back.

Despite the extenuating circumstances, facts are facts.

Xue Shao thought to himself that at this juncture, Wang Yu's massacre of the Han people was really too unfavorable to him and me. I must nip this crisis in the bud and never let it spread to the capital!