It's late at night! The Turkic armies did not fight immediately, they needed to enjoy the delicacy before the battle.

Piles of bonfires were lit in the Turkic camp, and incense of cattle and sheep was roasted on the fires. The Turkic soldiers drank and laughed around the campfire, munching on barbecued meat, without the slightest hint of the tension that preceded the great war.

The king's tent was also very lively, with small tables set up in a circle, and in the middle of the big tent sat the Turkic Great Khan Jieli, and on both sides sat dozens of chieftains and high-ranking generals of various departments.

The eating habits of the Turkic people are different from those of the Central Plains, which are meticulous in drinking, while the grass principle is rough and atmospheric.

The wine vessel is a large copper bowl inlaid with jewels, and the cowhide bag is bulging with wine syrup. There is only one so-called dish, and it takes two strong men to serve it, that is, a boiled whole sheep with both heads and tails, kneeling on a large plate to make a herbivore. The "grass" and "stones" laid under the sheep's body are clearly a lot of wild onions and mushrooms, which are pleasing to the eye and can also be used as a side dish.

The chief of the Qibi tribe, Qibi Heli, raised the golden cup to pay tribute to Jieli Khan, and said with a hearty smile: "On behalf of the Qibi tribe, I will toast the Great Khan with fine wine, and I hope that the Great Khan can unify the steppe as soon as possible." ”

The Qibi tribe was a tribe in Tiele, but they were the leaders of the three tribes of Qibi, Hui and Hun, and after their father was slaughtered by Shibi Khan in Mayi, they were extremely hostile to the chief of Xue Yantuo, who served as the executioner, Yi Lost Bowl, and formed an alliance against the Turks and Xue Yantuo last year.

In the raid a few months ago, Yang Tong deliberately avoided these three tribes, and specifically targeted Xue Yantuo, Servant Gu and other subordinates who were loyal to the Turks and Jieli, among which the Tongluo tribe was wiped out by a fire.

The strength of the Tiele led by Xue Yantuo has been reduced by about half, and the Tiele led by Qibi has gathered the fleeing forces of the other six divisions, and now the strength of the two Tiele people has been equal.

In order to eliminate the Ashina Simo army wandering in the territory, this time in addition to his own 50,000 troops, there are 20,000 soldiers each from Qibi and Xue Yantuo, and the 20,000 people of Qibi are composed of three tribes: Qibi, Hui and Hun, and are led by the great chief Qibi He Li.

He Li is strong, and the muscles of his whole body are bulging and protruding, and it looks like there is a danger of breaking the skin. He is proficient in Chinese, so that the well-educated people of the Han family in exile on the grassland have a sigh of "courtesy and loss of courtesy", which means that even the scribes who have studied Han culture since childhood may not have a better understanding of Han culture. He was generous, repaid grievances with virtue, moved friends and opponents alike, and he was brave and brave in battle, so that the enemy was terrified and fled. Therefore, he is not very old, but he is the most prestigious figure among the chiefs of the three tribes, and he is elected as the leader of the three tribes, and no one is not convinced.

Jieli Khan was also a man of great proficiency in Sinology, and he understood the meaning of the words of Qili Holi. It is nothing more than to let him focus on the overall situation, first appease the hearts of all ethnic groups in the grassland, and then compete with the Sui Dynasty, but his face is silent and slightly bowed: "Thank you for the good words of the Great Chief, but the wine on the grassland is mellow." How can it be compared to the intoxicating foreign military exploits? The warriors have not yet set out on the march, so how can we covet the momentary speed. ”

After speaking, Jieli Khan drank all the wine in the cup, and a whisper suddenly sounded in the big tent, and Qibi He Li sat down a little unhappily and said nothing.

In the Battle of Mayi the year before last, the three of them were slaughtered by Shibi Khan nearly 30,000 people, and even his father was cut off by Shibi Khan, but the Turks did not have any explanation. To this day, his father and the clansmen who died at the hands of Shibi Khan and Xue Yantuo are still accused of cowardly absconding, which makes him extremely dissatisfied. Although Jieli Khan promised to compensate, how to compensate? When will I be compensated? But he never mentioned half of it, and now he wants them to work for the Turks, which makes Qibi He Li extremely dissatisfied.

He Li was not against the war, but hoped to make a good plan for the distribution of the spoils of war before the war! The three of them agreed that if the Jieli Khan did not decide on the distribution plan in advance, they would not fight.

The most important thing is that he can't trust the Turks, for fear that Jieli will slaughter them for no reason like Shibi.

The atmosphere in the big tent was cold, and everyone drank and thought about their thoughts, and Jieli Khan understood that he had to say something.

He picked up his glass and said, "I've already considered the distribution plan, so let's tell everyone!" After replenishing the army, the remaining population and property are divided into three parts, the first part accounts for 20 percent, according to the number of people participating in the battle in each department, the second part is divided into 2 percent, and the third part is divided into 60 percent, according to the military merits of each department, what do you think? ”

There was still silence in the big tent, and at this time, Qi Bi He Li said: "I have no opinion on the first and second parts, but the third part is a little confused, how to determine the level of military merit?" Who decides? Will it be decided by the Khan, or will everyone discuss it together? ”

Jieli Khan understood what he meant, and it should have been up to him, but since he took it out to talk about things, it meant that everyone had discussed. But Jieli Khan was reluctant to do so, because this method would deprive him of supreme power and would be contrary to his original intention.

Jieli Khan glanced at Xue Yantuo's Yi lost bowl, meaning to let him make a statement...

Yi lost the bowl understood what Jieli Khan meant, and he got up and said: "The spoils of war are naturally distributed by the Great Khan, and I believe that the Great Khan will definitely distribute them fairly." ”

Xue Yantuo Grand Chief Yi lost the bowl, although he was Jieli's father-in-law, but he was also ambitious, first after the death of the Western Turk Datou Khan, he was elected as the Yezha Khan by other Tiele tribes, wanting to replace the Western Turks. When the Western Turkic Chuluo Khan became stronger, the Xueyantuo tribe and the Qibi tribe both removed the title of Khan and submitted to the Chuluo Khan. (Note: The Eastern and Western Turks each have a Chuluo Khan, and the Western Turkic Chuluo Khan is earlier than the Eastern Turkic Chuluo Khan)

In the middle of the Great Cause, the Eastern Turks were powerful, and the Tiele tribes living in Mobei belonged to it. And the Luo Khan was overtaxed, the Tiele tribes were quite complaining, and the Tiele tribes were furious, killing more than 100 Tiele chieftains, and the Tiele tribes rebelled by force, and the strong Zhuluo Khan climbed, but their own strength was also a lot weaker, and the Yi lost bowl and his tribal vassals belonged to the Eastern Turks, but in the case of the brutal rule of the Shibi Khan, the strength declined again.

In order to survive, Yi lost the bowl to the Turkic Shibi Khan, and received the strong support of Shibi, so as to surpass the head of Tiele of the Khambi, after low-key development, the population multiplied rapidly, Xue Yantuo annexed many small tribes one after another, and gradually became stronger.

In the battle of Mayi the year before last, Yi lost the bowl and took advantage of the order of Shiwan to kill the leader of Tiele, Qibi Geleng, and many leaders of the Tiele tribe, and annexed the remnants of the soldiers, and the strength was once again great.

At the beginning of the year, Xue Yantuo was beaten extremely miserably by Qin Qiong, degenerating from a top tribe to a medium-sized tribe, although there were 80,000 troops, but nearly half of the tribe was slaughtered, and the materials were burned clean by a fire, and now he relies on the son-in-law of Jieli Khan.

This time, Jieli Khan ordered Xue Yantuo to send troops, and Xue Yantuo couldn't dodge, so he led an army of 30,000 with the Turks with Yi Lost, his second son Xue Luo, and his third son Xue Fang.

As soon as his words fell, Qi Qi He Li sneered and said, "If there was the word 'fairness', there would be no Xue Yantuo today." ”

The relationship between the Khambi Ministry and Xue Yantuo has always been very bad, and Xue Yantuo's land originally belonged to the Khibi Ministry, but it was swallowed by Xue Yantuo after the Battle of Mayi. In addition, his father died at the hands of Yi Lost Bowl, which is even more revenge, so Yi Lost Bowl speaks for Jieli Khan, how can Qi Bi He Li give him a good face.

Yi lost the bowl and said angrily: "What do you mean! ”

He Lihuo stood up and said viciously: "What do you have to say to this dog!" ”

Not only were the father and son angry, but Xue Yantuo's generals were all furious, and they drew their swords together and pointed at Qi Bi He Li. Several Khibi generals drew their swords without showing weakness.

"Yi lost the bowl, I knew that you were uneasy and kind, and wanted to kill my people again for no reason." Qi Bi He Li said to Yi Lost Bowl, but a pair of tiger eyes stared at Jieli Khan, if his direct enemy was Xue Yantuo headed by Yi Lost Bowl, then the mastermind behind the scenes was the high-flying Ashina family.

In an instant, the king's tent was tense, and the atmosphere was extremely tense, and Jieli Khan didn't expect such a scene, and said angrily: "Put away the knife for me!" ”

For the sake of the Turkic Great Khan, both sides put away their swords, but the anger of Qibi He Li did not subside. He snorted, turned and walked out of the tent, his men following him.

There was silence in the big tent for a while. Jieli Khan's face was gloomy like water, and his eyes staring at the back of Qibi He Li were full of murderous intent, but they quickly flashed away, his prestige was still insufficient, and it was not yet time to clean up the three parts of Qibi.

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