The complete defeat of the Hedong battlefield discredited the prestige of the Khan.

Desperate to salvage his defeat, he began to plan an even larger war. He's like a red-eyed gambler who has lost a lot, moving like crazy just to turn the tables around.

Recalls the experience of the first Khan when the first Khan first dominated Mobei. Only then did Chuluo Khan realize that over the years, the number of Turkic cavalry had significantly decreased. This was the most important reason for the defeat in the Hedong battlefield.

The fundamental reason for the decrease in the number of cavalry is also the decrease in the number of fine war horses.

Over the years, the Central Plains has been in turmoil, and the demand for excellent war horses is very huge. Therefore, the horse dealers transported a large number of good horses to the Central Plains for profit, which led to a shortage of good horses on the grasslands.

Thinking of this, Chuluo Khan decided to send envoys to various tribes to collect good horses.

To the east of Lake Balkhash to the foot of the Altai Mountains lived for generations the tribe of the nine surnames of Tiele, who had been subservient to the Turkic tribes since the beginning of their prosperity.

There is one of the largest tribes among the nine tribes of Tiele, called Xue Yantuo.

Known for producing iron tools for generations, Xue Yantuo was also a well-known warlike tribe, and their population was the largest among the nine surnames of Tiele, making them the head of the nine surnames.

During the time of the first Khan, Xue Yantuo presented 2,000 fine war horses to the Turks every year.

Due to the vast pasture and large number of livestock in Xue Yantuo, in addition to paying tribute, many good horses are transported by horse dealers to Central Asia, Persia, India and the Central Plains Dynasty for profit.

Therefore, the Khan of Chuluo sent an envoy this time and demanded that they pay a tribute of 5,000 good horses.

The horse is the shepherd's feet, and it is their loyal spirit animal for traveling, hunting, and fighting.

Without horses, the shepherds would not be able to graze; Without horses, the shepherds have nothing to rely on.

The Khan of Xue Yantuo was a young Khan, and his name was Yi Nan. At the age of twenty, he became the leader of the guard of the first Khan, Shibi Khan, and won the khan's trust for his bravery, loyalty, and reliability.

Soon after the death of Shibi Khan, his father Khan was also seriously ill, so he ordered him to rush back to the tribe and inherit the throne.

This horse sacrifice order made Yi Nan very dissatisfied. The envoy of the horse sacrifice was tyrannical and demanded that the five thousand war horses must be collected within one month.

The additional 3,000 horses are difficult to get together in a hurry.

Moreover, as summer approaches, the grassland is about to enter the best time for the stallion to conceive. Whoever sacrifices the war horse is the best quality stallion in the middle of the horse herd.

If a large number of stallions are separated from the herd on a large scale, it will lead to a significant decrease in the overall quality of the entire herd.

Yi Nan knew that this horse sacrifice order was tantamount to fishing for his entire tribe.

At night, the moon rose into the sky, and the grassland was unusually quiet, and only the howl of wolves could be faintly heard in the distance.

Yi Nan lay on the tiger skin couch, tossing and turning, and couldn't sleep for a long time. Unconsciously, he woke up his wife beside him.

"Khan! It's late at night, why don't you fall asleep, is there something on your mind? ”

"The Great Khan's sacrifice of horses is urgent, and the herdsmen and thousands of households are delaying and refusing to hand over the war horses, this matter is difficult to do!"

"In the past, war horses were collected after autumn, why did you change it to summer this year?"

"Looks like the Great Khan is ready for a big battle!"

"If there are no war horses, and the forest tribes in the north come to raid, what will we do?"

"Yes! Men are going to war, and it is dangerous for women and children to stay here. Handing over the war horse is almost equivalent to handing over the lives of the women and children in the tribe! ”

"I heard that the new Great Khan has no courage, and he has suffered defeats since he ascended the throne. Even if we have fought with the horses, will the warriors of the tribe who went to fight follow him back alive? ”

……

Yi Nan was silent, he carefully recalled all the deeds since the accession of Chuluo Khan, and also felt that this was a mediocre Great Khan.

Yi Nan thinks that he is not a scheming person, but he also does not want to be a coward.

Such a Great Khan is not worth following.

Thinking of this, he got up, walked out of the tent, and gave instructions to the captain of the guard who was on duty.

The envoy of the Khan of Chuluo evaporated from the world in his sleep.

After returning to the couch, Yi Nan quickly fell asleep.

In his dreams, he drew his bow and leaped on his horse, and slain with his sword, and the warriors of his tribe followed him closely!

The next day, early in the morning, the young Khan sent an envoy from the Eighth Route, who was to rally the nine tribes of Tiele to unanimously resist the horse sacrifice order.

A conflict inevitably leads to a war. The Tiele tribe won the war due to their good preparation.

Chuluo Khan was very angry, and he hurriedly issued a ban on the sale of horses in the eastern grasslands and the people and horses of the headquarters - those who dared to smuggle war horses to the Central Plains would be killed!

In the horse market in Luoyang, Chang'an, the price of horses from the northern grasslands soon rose several times.

When Li Yuan learned of this news, he immediately guessed through the mind of Luo Khan and knew that he was about to launch a large-scale battle. As a result, I was restless and anxious all day long.

Within a few days, he received a message from Xue Yantuo. Yi Nan used the white falcon that he had carefully fed to deliver the important news at a speed of three days, Xue Yantuo had defeated the Western Expeditionary Army of Chuluo Khan.

Although the battlefield was thousands of miles away, Li Yuan suddenly felt that a stone had fallen to the ground in his heart, the once invincible Chuluo Khan was now the sunset of Cangshan!