Chapter 943

"This, how is this possible?" One of the henchmen gasped and said with some hesitation. Indeed, if the Tang Dynasty has a new emperor, the role of the old emperor will be greatly weakened.

"Why is it impossible, don't forget, this old emperor has no shortage of heirs under his knees, and among his sons, who is not looking down on the position of the Son of Heaven, if those guys learn that their father was captured by our army, do you think they will want to avenge their father first, or will they first win enough people to establish themselves as emperors before the other brothers, and then avenge their father?"

The expression of the other general was much more gloomy, and his analysis also made several generals who were still disapproving.

"Damn ......" Cao Hu'er couldn't help but curse, yes, this news is too depressing.

But the problem is that such a thing is very likely to happen, and even after being reminded by the military advisor Zheng Sleeve, Cao Huer suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem. "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Before, if Weichen said it, it would be useless to the situation in front of him, and it would just disturb the morale of the army in vain......" The military advisor Zheng Sleeve heard this extremely resentful words, touched his nose, and explained with a faint smile.

This explanation is acceptable to everyone, indeed, if you knew this reason earlier, I am afraid that everyone will be worried all day long, and maybe they will collectively get depression, and then there is Mao's passion to play the game of dominating the world.

"But now, it's the right time to break the game." The military advisor Zheng Sleeve paced slowly in the tent, and the feather fan in his hand shook gently.

"A chance to break the game, military advisor, do you mean that we should form an alliance with Qihu to resist the Tang Dynasty?" Another military general asked.

"Of course, this is the best and most beneficial solution for us." The military advisor Zheng Sleeve nodded heavily, his eyes swept over these backbones of the Cao army, and he was very sure. "Qihu has always been a strong enemy of the Tang Dynasty, over the years, it can be seen that there have been many conflicts between Qihu and the Tang Dynasty, although the Tang Dynasty is stronger than the Qihu, but the territory is too large, and it is difficult to concentrate troops. What's more, although the strength of the Qihu is slightly weaker, the cavalry is fierce......"

“…… Now that the Tang Dynasty is dragged down by our Cao army, Qi Huyan has a reason to sit idly by, this His Royal Highness Tukun wants to cooperate with the lord, and he must also have a peep at the Central Plains, that is, he wants to take advantage of the opportunity of our army to contain the main forces of the Tang Dynasty and take advantage of the situation to go south......"

With the analysis of the military advisor Zheng Sleeve, the expressions of these generals were either solemn or relaxed, not one or two. But they all understand, as long as they can cooperate with the Qihu people, then there is no need to worry about the back road, the important thing is that the Qihu people need the existence of the Cao army very much, so they will definitely vigorously support the Cao army, and try their best to make the Cao army able to gain a firm foothold in the Tang Dynasty, so that they can calmly go south.

"In other words, Lao Cao, I should cooperate with the Chihu people?" Cao Hu'er stroked her yellow beard, nodded thoughtfully, and asked tentatively towards the military advisor Zheng Sleeve.

"Of course, now our army and the Khithu people are mutually beneficial, not to mention, these Khithu people take the initiative to contact us, so the initiative will be pinched in our hands......" The military advisor Zheng Sleeve said with a smile, and restored the demeanor of the old Zheng Dajun who was suave and talked and laughed with soldiers.

"However, the three counties of Hetao, is it really given to those Qihu barbarians? That's our territory, and there are more than 20,000 brothers there. A general said with a distressed expression.

The military advisor Zheng Sleeve glanced at the short-sighted general lightly, and after saluting Cao Hu'er, who also showed hesitation, he said softly. "The three counties of Hetao are the foundation of the lord's operation for many years, indeed, it would be a pity if you let it go, but the problem is, lord, your ambition is in the Central Plains, in the imperial capital, and in the entire territory of the Tang Dynasty, not a small northwest border of the Tang Dynasty, right?"

The taste was very much wanted to say something, so Cao Hu'er was refreshed, nodded and stood up. "Yes, Lao Cao, what I want is the whole world, just one Hetao and three counties, as long as I can get enough benefits from the hands of the Qihu people, then what's the harm in giving them away?"

"The lord is very good, so next, let's see what we lack......" Seeing that Cao Hu Erye had made up his mind, the military advisor Zheng Sleeve let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

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In the end, Cao Hu'er and Tukun formed an alliance agreement, but Tukun was very clear about his position within Qihu and was able to form an alliance with Cao Hu'er, so he naturally didn't want more people to know, or Tukun didn't want the property he had swallowed to be taken away by his compatriots, regardless of whether that person was his nominal biological father, or like Hassan and Rahan, who were full of hostility to themselves and wished that they were poor, and it was best to starve to death, poverty, or disease in the land of Toto, So that they have one less rival in the fight for the position of Khan.

And if the Golden Horde court knows this news, then Lahan, the ninth brother, will definitely not let himself comfortably accept the three counties of Hetao, and will definitely instigate his soft-eared father Khan to try to destroy these three counties, even if he would rather let those Tang people retake the three counties of Hetao, I believe that Lahan, the ninth brother, will definitely not want to see those three counties belong to his own territory.

Therefore, we must try to keep it secret, and the alliance between the two sides can only be like a devil entering the village, quietly entering the village, and no one wants to shoot.

So, after the two sides had established an alliance, on the day that Damo rode his horse back to the Toto Sea, General Ming'a led 40,000 Qihu soldiers to gallop down. Of course, in addition to soldiers and horses, there are also cattle and sheep that have been promised to Cao Jun, as well as a large number of war horses, leather armor, forage and many other materials.

Later, Cao Wen, who was sent back to the three counties of Hetao by Cao Hu'er, withdrew from the upper county of Hetao after receiving one-third of the supplies, and after withdrawing from the three counties, Cao Wen led more than 20,000 Cao troops who stayed behind, and then rushed to Xu County with these baggage that was enough for the Cao army for three or four months.

Both sides have a tacit understanding and quietly carry out the exchange of interests. And Tukun is now receiving that the three counties of Hetao have been brought under his control, so he hurried over, after all, the price paid to get these three counties is not small, but the harvest is also not small.

First of all, he harvested Cao Hu'er's friendship, and then he pocketed the entire long-coveted three counties of Hetao without losing a single soldier.

Not to mention that Tukun is unwilling to let it, even if he wants to, the tribal leaders under his command are not willing to let it, the three counties of Hetao have made them, the Qihu people of the northwest tribe, hungry for I don't know how many years.

The grasslands in the northwest are not as good as those in the central and eastern regions, and they border the Gobi Desert, so although most of the area is grassland, it is far more barren than the central and eastern grasslands.

In the whole western grassland, the most eye-catching place is the land of the Hetao, the land of the three counties, the big river is turbulent, and the tributaries on both sides of the river are moored, and the grassland around the Hetao is moistened to a strange fat.

It's a pity that it has always been occupied by the Tang army, and the power of the Qihu tribe in the western grassland was originally among the many big forces in the grassland, so it can only be ranked in the middle, but if you include the three counties of this Hetao.

Then, there will inevitably be tribes who have heard this good news and are willing to come to the account of the prince of Tukun, and are willing to work for His Royal Highness Tukun on this land, of course, provided that they can obtain the right to live and use this grassland.

Therefore, it is impossible for Tukun to give up this treasure land that will make his strength soar rapidly in the future. This is the reason why Tukun had to rush over to take a good look after learning that the three counties of Hetao had been taken.

When Tukun's carriage arrived at Hetao, he didn't know that at this moment, thousands of miles east of the Toto Sea, at the court of the King of the Golden Horde of Qihu, two special guests had arrived.

"Two Taoist priests...... Are they, the Taoist priests of the Han family, looking for this king? Rahan looked up at his subordinate in astonishment, and waved his hand impatiently. Let them do what they like to do, what we believe in on the grassland is the Buddha? It's not their Han gods. ”

"Your Highness, but the people who came said it again, saying that they and you are old acquaintances, and also said that they have important news about the relationship between Qihu and the Tang Dynasty, and they will discuss it with you, if you don't want to, they will only wait for a day, and they will leave for the Golden Horde early tomorrow morning......"