The 100,000 army led by Jieli and Qin Qiong chased and fled for two days, and the distance between the two sides had been shortened from more than 100 miles at the beginning to more than 50 miles.

On this day, the two armies rested on the north and south sides of a place called Yema River, although Yema River is named after 'Chuan', but in fact it is a plain, unique in that it is sandwiched between two Gobi Deserts, the widest diameter is only about one mile, from north to south is more than 100 miles long!

After running for two days in a row, the great Turkic khan of Kejieli was not tired at all, but was in good spirits, as were the great and small khans beside him.

I have to say that the nation on horseback has a unique advantage in terms of physique, especially the long horse career is simply commonplace for them, chasing for two days and one night in a row, without the slightest feeling of discomfort.

But the people can hold on, but the war horses can't bear it.

The war horse of the Turks is a tall and sturdy horse from the Western Regions, which has the same bloodline as the Hequ horse, and is much more delicate than the small Liaodong horse, which is very harsh to domesticate, and is very particular about horse material alone.

Generally speaking, horse feed is divided into three types: one is concentrate, concentrate is carefully prepared horse feed, its main materials are beans, bran and cereals, these foods have high nutritional value. Containing protein and fat, Dorma loves to eat, which is good for digestion and has a special strength after eating.

The second is coarse material, coarse material is actually the common grain grass, straw, wheat orange and wild grass and other natural 'green food', but there is a premise, it must be hay. The army wants to raise a large number of war horses, and it is naturally impossible to extravagantly use all the concentrates, so the coarse material has become the main feed for the war horses.

The third is miscellaneous materials, and this miscellaneous material is a mess of weeds, weeds, leaves, etc., which can be seen everywhere, and this person is hungry and still eats this thing to fill his stomach, let alone a horse? It's just that if the war horse eats miscellaneous ingredients for a long time, it will have indigestion, diarrhea, and physical strength can't keep up! And Liaodong horses are much easier to raise, as long as people fill their bellies, they can run with their hooves open.

Jieli Khan and their army of 100,000 people, one man and two horses, not to mention 200,000 war horses, naturally it is impossible to run with a large number of horses and grass. Most of the food eaten by the war horses along the way is miscellaneous materials. Their marching speed also slowed down as their horses could not keep up with their stamina.

Arriving near the Mustang River, the physical strength of the war horse was also consumed to a certain extent.

Jieli Khan had to stop and let the horse eat some essence to replenish it, so as to restore the horse's strength.

Of course, he couldn't wait to put on his wings and fly to Ashnasimo's side and slaughter those tens of thousands of traitors, but Jieli Khan still understood the principle of sharpening his knife and cutting wood, so he could only rest patiently.

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"Great Khan!" The commander of the guard of Jieli Khan came in a hurry, he touched his chest with his hand, bowed, and reported: "The Great Chief of Khibi is here." ”

Jieli Khan was slightly stunned, and then bowed his head and said, "Please let him in." ”

After a short time, Qi Bi He Li strode in and saluted: "See the Great Khan." ”

"Great Chief, please take a seat!" For this Qili Khan, who seemed to have suddenly opened his mind and surrendered to his own Qili He Li, Jieli Khan seemed very satisfied, and looked like a corporal of Lixian.

"Thank you!"

After Qibi He Li sat down, Jieli Khan smiled and said, "The big chief doesn't take care of the soldiers, but he comes here, is there something important?" ”

"Back to the Great Khan!" Qi Qi He Li bowed slightly, and said with a serious face: "The forage of our department is approaching, and so must the Great Khan." I'm worried that if we go down this time, we won't be able to supply grass and grain! ”

Jieli Khan, who was distressed by this matter, nodded and said, "Does the Great Chief have a good way?" ”

Qi Bi He Li said: "Two ways, one is a quick battle, but Ashina Simo is bent on escaping, when the decisive battle is difficult to say, if we chase down like this, we will reach Wuyuan, when we can't supply food and grass, the situation will be very dangerous, in this regard, I mean to pursue at night, shorten the distance again, put the horse nearby, and send some people to take care of it." Then concentrate the grass and grain on another war horse and fight the enemy for a short time. ”

Jieli Khan was noncommittal and asked, "What about the second way?" ”

Qi Bi He Li said: "Withdraw the army!" ”

Hearing the words "withdrawing the army", Jieli Khan's heart jumped involuntarily, if he ran back in disgrace, I am afraid that the entire Turks would look at him and laugh, resulting in a great loss of personal prestige, at that time, how many tribes would still listen to his orders?

However, he also knew the fact that Qi Bi He Li said, and in general, it was a completely bad move for him to let the army assemble in Dujin Mountain, and he scared Ashina Simo away, so that the consequences of insufficient preparation were revealed.

He pondered for a moment and asked, "Which choice do you prefer?" ”

Qi Bi He Li said: "After abandoning the horse for a decisive battle and annihilating Ashnashimo, either rest on the spot and let someone send supplies; Win big or come back! ”

He knew that Jieli didn't want to go home empty-handed, so he came up with this best of both worlds.

Jieli Khan nodded slowly and said, "Rest for three hours before setting off." After closing the distance, abandon the horse and fight Ashnasimo, you go and prepare. I'll inform the others. ”

"Yes!" Qi He Li said without hesitation: "Then I'll go and prepare." ”

After he left, Jieli Khan immediately summoned the big and small leaders and told him his decision.

On the other side, Qi Bi He Li also decided to order to go down, and let the 20,000 soldiers hurry up to feed the horses and rest.

And he discussed in the big tent with Tengger, the chief of the Hui tribe, and Mu Zong, the chief of the Hunbu, but the faces of the latter two were very ugly, and both of them were blushing, as if they were extremely dissatisfied with Qi He Li.

He Li sighed and said sincerely: "I know that the two brothers are dissatisfied with my surrender to Jieli Khan!" But I can't help it... Our father and his people died at the hands of Shibi and the Lost Bowl... I hate the Turks as much as you do, I hate anyone in the Ashina family, and at the same time, I hate the shameless villain of Yi Lost Bowl even more. ”

Mu Zong's expression eased slightly, and said, "Since you also hate, why do you want to be with the enemy?" ”

Qi Bi He Li hammered his chest with his fist and said bitterly: "Do you think I want to? I don't want to, I don't want to. But I can't help it, our three divisions only have 50,000 warriors combined, and after Yi lost the bowl and annexed the Tongluo warriors, the number of warriors has reached 100,000, which is twice as much as us, in addition to Xue Yantuo himself, there are also five tribes of servant bones, Bayegu, Sijie, Gelulu, and Ba Ximi, which of us are his opponents? Now, Yi Lost Bowl has become the father-in-law of the Great Khan again. If we do not submit to the Great Khan, we will be ostracized by both the Turks and Xue Yantuo, and not only will we be driven out of the steppe, but I am afraid that the entire steppe will have no place for us. Even, they were exterminated! He swept his gaze to the two of them and said slowly: "If I hadn't surrendered to the Great Khan that day, the three of us brothers and 20,000 clansmen would have become cold corpses. ”

Tengger and Mu Zong's faces changed greatly, and it was not until this moment that the two of them understood the hardships of Qi Bi He Li, and they also knew why this good man with iron bones suddenly became groveling, it turned out that everything was for the survival of the three departments.

"In the past, our fathers were too strong to be plotted by the Turks and Xueyantuo, and now we are so weak! You can only pick up meat and bones to eat by following the back of the head wolf! ”

The majestic anger that erupted in an instant shocked all Tengri and Muzong, and Qibi He Li was now like a crazy wolf, forcing Tengger and Muzong to take a few steps back, his eyes were staring at the two of them, and he said word by word: "Now, you should know my hardships, right?" ”

"Got it!" Tengger and Mu Zong nodded one after another.

"It's just ......" Mu Zong frowned and said, "The 20,000 clansmen are already forty percent of my troops, if the Great Khan makes us die, how can this be good?" ”

Qi Bi He Li said dejectedly: "This is also the reason why I offer advice, hoping to dispel the suspicion of the Great Khan." ”

"Is it possible?"

"Not necessarily!" He Li said slowly: "We are now so weak that we do not pose a threat to anyone, the Great Khan is naturally relieved, and he also needs a loyal dog to guard the Yi Lost Bowl." And we took refuge in him, and if the Great Khan killed us, it would chill the hearts of those who defected to him. So, he won't embarrass us! In addition, if my prediction is correct, it will definitely be Yi Lost Bowl who will take the lead, because the strength of Yi Lost Bowl is already equal to that of the Turks. At this point, his mind gradually cleared, and he continued: "This is the battle of the Great Khan, and he attaches great importance to it, and this must be a war that can only be won and undefeated, as long as our people are lazy and decadent, they can escape the catastrophe." ”

"The Great Chief has a point!" Mu Zong thought about it, and had to admire the thoughtfulness of Qi Bi He Li, hesitated for a moment, looked at Qi Bi He Li and said: "That servant bone, Ba Yegu, Si Jie, Ge Lulu, Ba Xi Mi five parts, should we secretly contact it; Now that Xue Yantuo's family is dominant, I'm afraid that these five departments are also worried about being swallowed up by Yi Lost Bowl, and Yi Lost Bowl has never done this kind of thing. If we can get one or two companies to advance and retreat together, we may be able to take advantage of the defeat of Yi Lost Bowl and Ashina Simo to fight us, so as to have the power of self-preservation. ”

"Don't even think about it! We are now in danger, who wants to advance and retreat with us! The names of these five departments are too big, if they join us, they will arouse the suspicion of the Great Khan, but after they go back, they can eat away at the small and medium-sized tribes that do not obey the Great Khan in the name of allegiance to the Great Khan. ”

Among the three, Qi Bi He Li is undoubtedly the most influenced by the Han culture, and he also admires the Han culture very much, he also has his own ambitions, and does not want to live in fear all his life under the shadow of Jieli and Yi Lost Bowl, this time if he can get the trust of Jili Khan, it is undoubtedly a good opportunity, even if he fails, he must pass on his experience to his two brothers, so that they can lead the clan to continue.

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