Chapter 285: There is a shortage of people everywhere

Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, even on the grassland. Although he succeeded in pushing Tuoba Shishu to the opposite side of the various tribes on the grassland, Tuoba Shishu grew up in the Central Plains since he was a child, so he is very proficient in the means of dividing and disintegrating the enemy. Therefore, although he only ruled the grassland for about half a year, he established a huge force on the grassland that belonged to him and was only loyal to himself. Although the overall strength of this force is not strong, it is superior to the large number of people, and it is very loyal to Tuoba Shishu. Therefore, when faced with the possible threat of Tuoba Shishu's dominance, these people often choose to fight to the death in order to express their loyalty to Tuoba Shishu. What's more, over the years, the steppe people have often fought with the Han people in the Central Plains under the leadership of Shibi Khan, which makes the already inadequate grassland even more withered.

Moreover, in the past six months, there have been a series of rebellions against Tuoba Shishu's rule on the grassland. In order to maintain his rule, Tuoba Shishu adopted the most brutal method of dealing with all those who participated in the rebellion: if one person participated in the rebellion, the whole family would be beheaded regardless of the reason. So it can be said that almost every day when Tuoba Shishu ruled, there will be at least one tribe completely disappeared on the grassland, and the large loss of population outside the battlefield is partly because of this part. But now that the time was ripe, he was a little surprised to find that his forces were not much different from those of Tuoba Shishu. However, as for the combat effectiveness of these forces in his hands, he still did not dare to have any optimistic ideas. After all, in the hands of Tuoba Shishu, there are still two elite troops dedicated to guarding the royal court. The soldiers in these two elite units abandoned the concept of their own family early. When they entered the army guarding the royal court, they decided that they would completely disown their past and their families, and henceforth become the only khans who were absolutely loyal to the steppe. These soldiers don't think about who is right and who is wrong, they are only loyal to the current Khan, which means that even if Shibi Khan is resurrected now, and these soldiers say that he was killed by Tuoba Shishu, and ask these soldiers to be loyal to him and point their swords and guns at Tuoba Shishu, then these soldiers will definitely not listen. This is the rule of the steppe, and it is also a rule created by the successive khans of the steppe in order to maintain their rule. In this rule, any member of the army that guards the royal court must solemnly swear allegiance to the Khan in this life in the presence of the Immortal Heaven.

When he imagined this, he couldn't help but have a little headache. How should I deal with such an army that is loyal to Tuoba Shishu and has strong combat effectiveness? You must know that although these people under your command can also wrestle with the army guarding the royal court. But even if you can win in the end, it will be a miserable victory. This is also the reason why Tong Lifushi did not dare to lead troops to fight directly with Tuoba Shi Shu. After all, the grassland is now like the Han people in the Central Plains, the dynasty is turbulent, and countless enemies are around, all wanting to wait until the Turks are most vulnerable to pounce on them to make up for this most fatal blow. It's good to say that these tribes are at best small tribes with thieves' hearts but no thieves' guts, or those who have thieves' courage but no strength. At most, it's a bit of a stumbling block behind your back, but that's about it. On the contrary, it was the Goguryeo people in the east that made Philosher feel like a fish in his throat.

From the founding of the country to the present, the Goguryeo people have never thought of giving up becoming a hegemon in East Asia. When the Central Plains Dynasty was strong before, the Goguryeo people could still be people with their tails between them, showing the appearance of loyal dogs. However, when the Central Plains Dynasty was in decline, the Goguryeo people were aggressively expanding their territory, and recently they did not stop until the foot of the Great Wall. Moreover, the temper between the Turks and the Goguryeo people has always been not very good, and the ruthless and vicious character and principles of the Goguryeo people have always been despised by the Turks. By now, the Central Plains Dynasty, the former Great Sui Dynasty, has completely collapsed, leaving behind the separatist princes everywhere. At this time, the mountain that had been pressing on the heads of the Goguryeo people was finally removed, and the Goguryeo people, who had been in obscurity for nearly a hundred years, knew that now was the perfect opportunity for their rise to replace the dominance of the Central Plains Dynasty in East Asia. So after the Goguryeo people learned the news of the fall of the Sui Dynasty, they frequently attacked everywhere. Some small tribes that had originally belonged to the Turks moved closer to them. Therefore, under this situation, if the Turks want to move the Goguryeo people now, they will have to make a lot of effort. At this time, if the fight between Liberisher and Tuoba Shishu was too fierce, and when they finally ended up losing both, it was time for the Goguryeo people to stand up and enjoy the benefits of the fisherman. These were not what the Turkic Philosher wanted to see would like.

So at this time, Tong Lifu imagined Li Wenyuan in the Western Regions, although the Turks have always been uninterested in the Han people, but it is only for the ordinary ordinary people who do nothing to shout people. The Turks have been a martial people since ancient times, and if anyone can convince the Turks in terms of force, then the Turks are willing to put down their high shelf and become friends with this person. Of course, this is not to say that Philip thinks that Li Wenyuan is the kind of person who is strong enough to be admired by the Turks. And on the contrary, in the eyes of Li Lifushe, Li Wenyuan is no different from the Goguryeo people, they are just insidious villains who can only play some small tricks. The difference between the two is that Li Wenyuan is better at seizing opportunities than the Goguryeos, and at the same time, he is more meticulous than the Goguryeo people in planning things.

The reason why he suddenly thought of Li Wenyuan was none other than that Li Wenyuan still had nearly 40,000 Western Turkic prisoners of war in his hands. It is important to know that these more than 40,000 Turks are all Turkic people of pure blood, not people from tribes dependent on Turkic rule. As for those people, they had long been sold to the Central Plains by Li Wenyuan as Turks to those cities as and replenish soldiers, thus emptying the pockets of those forces in the Central Plains.

(End of chapter)