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After a day of rest, in the early morning of the first day, the eldest grandson Wuji found Yuming and was about to discuss with him and go to see Shibi Khan again, but Tuli suddenly returned.

He brought the news that shocked everyone: Menghan, the leader of the Tiele tribe, had marched with an army of 50,000 and stationed only eighty miles from the Turkic tent. It looks like an attack could happen at any moment.

"Tuli, Meng Han has brought so many people here, and he has come to a place only eighty miles away from your tooth tent. You don't even know? Guo Yi couldn't help but blame.

"General Guo, our Turkic scouts generally only patrol fifty miles around the camp, and it is almost impossible to go eighty miles away. This is the custom of almost all the tribes of the steppe. The same is true of the Tielers. I think that your army in the Central Plains would not be able to reconnoiter such a far away under normal circumstances, right? Unless you get the exact line ......," Turri argued.

Guo Yi was speechless for a moment, he knew that what Tuli said was also the truth, and Shibi Khan didn't know that someone was going to attack them, how could he send scouts to investigate the situation eighty miles away.

"However, I know very well the situation of the Tiele people, 50,000 people is almost the limit of the number of troops that their tribe can mobilize. If they want to take down our tooth tent with these 50,000 people, it is impossible! Tuli said hatefully, and a flash of sharpness flashed in his eyes.

As for the Tiele people, they have always been relatively friendly to the Turks, and they receive very little tribute. The Tiele people were also very deferential to the Turks before. Unexpectedly, now it is the first tribe to show its claws to them.

However, although the Turks were a little shocked by the abnormal behavior of the Tiele people, they did not take them to heart, because the 50,000 people mobilized by the whole people like the Tiele people must be inferior in combat effectiveness to the ten thousand spirit cavalry stationed by the Turks in the tooth tent. If there is a real conflict, the Tiele people may not have the upper hand.

"What else? What else is out of the ordinary? Yu Ming asked with a frown.

The appearance of the Tielers was unexpected. But he didn't think it was that simple. The leader of the Tiele people, Meng Han, is not stupid, he will not be unaware of the difference in strength between himself and the Turkic royal family, so he ordered 50,000 people to attack, which is no different from sending him to death, and the strength of the Turkic tent garrison alone is not something he can deal with. And if there is a real fight, Ashina can also notify other Turkic tribes to bring in troops to help. At that time, it is possible that the Tiele tribe will be exterminated.

Tuli shook his head, the scouts he sent out didn't notice the other troops nearby.

However, after thinking for a while, he said, "But there is one situation that is more suspicious, and that is the movement of the Murowei people. There have been a lot of caravans coming from Murowei recently, and there are some people who claim to have come to pay their respects to the Khan of Qimin. But after these people mourned, they did not leave immediately, but stayed nearby, and their appearance was a little suspicious! ”

Yu Ming nodded, and when he was about to speak, the guard at the door came to report that Lin Mo was back.

He was overjoyed in his heart, knowing that Lin Mo must have made a discovery.

"Call him in!" Yu Ming got up and said.

After a while, Lin Mo rushed into the big tent, and then said breathlessly: "General, I have made a major discovery: in the Death Sands ten miles away from here, there are a large number of men and horses stationed, and the number is no less than 10,000. When I looked closer, I noticed that one of the leaders resembled the leader of the Murowei people, Lebe! ”

"What? Death Sands? Impossible! How could anyone have set up camp there? When Tuli heard this, he immediately said with a look of disbelieving.

"Death Sands? What is that place? How did the Tuli brothers say that there could be no one stationed there? Eldest Sun Wuji asked with a frown.

"The Sands of Death are a place of terror in the savannah. It is full of quicksand, and people and animals will be sucked into the sand immediately when they enter, and they will be buried in an instant. In addition, there is no grass and no water source, so even the caravans are far away. Tuli gave a cursory explanation at this time.

"It's really hard for ordinary people to stay in quicksand! However, if you have prepared before, it is not impossible to hide in the quicksand that others are afraid to avoid. Yu Ming smiled slightly: "For example, let each soldier bring a large wooden plank, and then connect it with an iron chain, so that it can be placed on the quicksand without being swept in." Even building a tent on a wooden plank is no problem! ”

"General Yu is right! That's what those Murowei people did! Lin Mo also looked surprised and happy at this time.

"Has General Yu ever been to the Western Regions? Only to the west of the Golden Mountain, in those places controlled by the Western Turks, were large deserts. Traders who don't often cross the desert probably know very little about this way to deal with quicksand. Wei Chi Jingde asked with some surprise.

As a well-informed veteran of oil, and once participated in the Great Sui Expedition to Tuyuhun and fought to Yiwu, he has been to the Great Desert, so he also knows the way to deal with the quicksand. But Wei Chi Jingde never expected that Yu Ming, who had never even been to Guanzhong, would be able to know these ways to deal with it.

Yu Ming smiled and said nothing, he naturally wouldn't tell everyone that this knowledge was brought by his previous life. In his previous life, he had traveled to the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang and learned some knowledge about the desert from his tour guide. I didn't expect it to be able to use it now.

"There is no desert where the Murowei people live, and if they can know how to deal with the quicksand in this way, I am afraid that there is also the command of the Western Turks behind them, otherwise they would never have thought of this by relying on their brains!" The eldest grandson Wuji added.

Now the situation is clear, the army of 80,000 people of Tiele and Murwei has already been waiting for the Eastern Turks. I am afraid that there is also the support of the Western Turks and Goryeo. On the Eastern Turkic side, there are only 10,000 people, and the Sui army has about 1,000 people, even if all the old people and children who can hold weapons are mobilized, there are only more than 50,000 people, and the enemy's 80,000 troops are confronted, I am afraid that the situation is not good, after all, the 20,000 old and weak people who were temporarily conscripted may not have much combat effectiveness.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but feel heavy. They could be sure that if Shibi Khan did not agree to the terms of the Western Turks, he would face a surprise attack by these coalition forces.

In the case that there is a strong enemy on the outside, and there is still an internal response in the tooth tent, there is a high probability of the defeat of the Eastern Turks if there is a mental calculation or no intention.

In this case, the Western Turks were able to smoothly merge with the other Eastern Turkic tribes and rebuild a powerful Turkic Empire. Then he led the army south, drank the Central Plains, and reproduced the situation of Wuhu chaos in China.

Unlike the Sui envoys, Tuli thought more about how to ensure the safety of his father and his family and save the Eastern Turks from destruction.

Seeing that everyone was silent, he finally couldn't help but ask, "General Yu, Lord Eldest Sun, now that the situation is clear, how should we deal with it?" ”

Eldest Sun Wuji touched his chin, and then said slowly: "Now that we have insufficient troops, even if we join forces, we are not as good as half of the enemy's people, in my opinion, it is better to retreat for the time being." You can persuade the Khan to lead his army closer to the northern border of my Great Sui, and then I will send a letter back to the court, asking Your Majesty to send reinforcements!" ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded yes. Think this is the best solution, after all, no one wants to be in such a dangerous place.

But Tuli said with a sad face: "Lord Eldest Sun, I'm afraid my father Khan won't agree to this." Because if you flee like this, don't say that it will make people from other tribes look down on you, even the people of our Ashina tribe will have different hearts, thinking that Father Khan is an incompetent person and is not suitable to be a khan. ”

After hearing this, Guo Yi couldn't help but retort: "Then what do you want?" Isn't it hard to fight with 80,000 people of thousands of people and enemies? You must know that since the enemy has been planning for a long time, the soldiers selected must also be elite soldiers, and they may not be weaker than the soldiers stationed in your tent! ”

Guo Yi also understood the truth of what the Turks had said, but he knew that if he fled to the southern part of the steppe, most of the tribes controlled by the Eastern Turks would surrender to the Western Turks. His father was no longer qualified to be a khan.

As soon as you said a word, everyone began to discuss the policy and strategy for the current situation. But Yuming has been silent and allowed everyone to discuss.

When everyone was a little tired, he said: "Actually, there is only one thing in front of us now, and that is to fight with all our might!" Only by defeating the Murwei and Tiele people will it be possible to turn the tide. ”

"However, our forces are at a disadvantage! Soldiers may not be more elite than the enemy, but I'm afraid that it will be a little difficult to fight! Eldest Sun Wuji said with some concern. He naturally knew that it was the best choice if he could defeat the enemy, but at present, his own side was inferior.

"Actually, I think the key is in the Western Turks and Goryeo, because Tiele and Murwei are all allied with them. Although the two envoys themselves did not bring many troops, I can conclude that they were secretly manipulating and planning all this. It is possible that the poisoning of the Khan of Qimin was also involved. So I suggest that we can follow the behavior of General Ban Chao in the Eastern Han Dynasty, raid the camp of the Western Turks, and kill Bohan. In this way, the enemy will lose his internal response and eyes, and it will be much easier for us to deal with it! Yu Ming said solemnly.

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other a little. Wouldn't it be self-defeating to attack and kill the opponent's envoy in this way, if it angered Shibi Khan? After all, they only speculated that the Western Turks were behind it, and there was no evidence.

But Tuli was overjoyed, he had long been displeased with Berham, especially hating him for threatening his father. So, he immediately chimed in: "I also agree to kill those people from the Western Turks, so that there will be no trouble." I know very well where they are staying in camps. Then I can go and take the lead! ”

"Good! The Turri brothers are truly courageous! Yu Ming even gave a thumbs up.

Then he asked, "But I don't know how many men the Turki brothers can mobilize?" Can we send someone to help? ”

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