Chapter 46: Demagogy
In addition to Jieli Khan, the leaders of several other small clans and small tribes have also gathered in their own camps, or secretly Chen Cang, or have ghosts in their hearts, including the shaman Lu Gelie is also a group of its own, for a time, this seemingly integrated Turkic army of 100,000 is actually a plate of scattered sand, each plotting how to seek their own interests in this pattern of stormy and chaotic meetings.
Jieli Khan now made his own opinion, and had the idea of retiring from the army, and many tribes who agreed with the withdrawal of the army had already openly and secretly expressed to the Turkic Khan that they were asking for "hard money". Not to mention, it is necessary to pay some gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin of the Tang Dynasty, and the weight of grain can be regarded as satisfactory.
"I say, Khan, our families have always looked down on you! Even if you plan to withdraw the army and return to the royal court now, our family has no two hearts and swears to follow to the death, but you know, we Turkic men, born for war, are all heroes who are not afraid of death, and they have come all the way to respond, but now they are going to return empty-handed, and everyone is not feeling good in their hearts! "One of the leading tribal chiefs knelt in front of Jieli Khan, while becoming inflammatory, but on the other hand, he had a new plan, which could be regarded as coercing Jieli Khan to give an explanation to the big guys, whether it was money, food, livestock, or something, he couldn't make the decision alone, just let it go.
"I know the center of your family, I understand everyone's wishes better, I am preparing to find time to meet with Li Shimin, the king of Tang, to discuss this matter, money, food, livestock and women must satisfy all of us, I can be a khan to live up to the support and trust of you and the tribe for me!" Jieli Khan spoke righteously, and it seemed that as soon as he opened his mouth, Li Shimin would have to obediently give what he wanted. It really made some of the people below feel a lot more at ease, and it was basically achieved.
But Jieli Khan's heart was not calm, although at this time, he played a lip service to temporarily fool these guys in front of him who were roughly the same as his request, and he could indeed fulfill his contract truthfully. But the eyes of those main battle factions are estimated to be blood red at this moment, they don't believe in any so-called ambush and intelligence at all, it's more like seeing a big piece of fat in front of them, taken out of their mouths alive, hungry and thirsty and have no suitable reason to convince the Khan, in the open and secret fighting, no one is willing to do this first bird, and is rejected by the Great Khan.
So this khan's heart is also mixed at the moment, such a small episode of the old khan's apparition actually made the entire Turkic army disheartened, although it is grandiose, but it is actually a paper tiger, in case the Tang army takes advantage of the situation to encircle and suppress, it is unknown whether it can fight effectively, let alone pour out to attack Chang'an, and even the Tang Dynasty!
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Lu Gelie's camp, a Tang man dressed in gray robes, looked particularly abrupt among the crowd. Between this noise, he never made a sound, his head was lowered, although the few Turkic tribal elders or generals who sat down were somewhat sideways to this strange person, but he was next to Lu Gelie, and the momentum of the fox and the fake tiger, with the majesty of the great shaman, only increased a lot of majestic aura, and no one dared to take the lead in having anything to do with him, but just took care of himself and discussed with the old acquaintances who were familiar with him.
"Mr. Yuan, what do you think?" Lu Gelie saw that these guys below who were alive and murderous on weekdays were suppressed by the figure of Yuan Tiangang beside him, and finally couldn't hold back the conversation and took the lead in breaking the deadlock.
Yuan Tiangang seemed to be closing his eyes and recuperating, and did not immediately respond to the shaman's words, paused for a while, turned around and nodded to Lu Gelie, and said, "If you don't fight at this time, you Turks will still have a chance in the future?" According to my understanding of Li Shimin, this character of retribution can make you enjoy ten years of peace in the Turks, that is, your ancestors will manifest and bless your children and grandchildren! Although Yuan Tiangang's weak voice was not loud, it penetrated the noise of the entire camp, and at this moment of speaking, the murmur of gossip stopped abruptly, and they all paid attention to the direction of the voice.
"This ......" Lu Gelie is embarrassed, his acting skills are outstanding, and he looks like he is in a dilemma and riding a tiger. In his eyes, he swept the group of people below with his peripheral vision, observing their faces, hoping that a stunned person would stand up and say something self-interested first.
"Hey! I said, "You man, make your words clearer, what will be rewarded, what ancestors will appear, what does this mean?" "The one who spoke was a military general who fought the main battle, although he had no brains and didn't quite understand Yuan Tiangang's voiceover, but he really followed Lu Gelie's meaning. Lu Gelie just needs someone to stand up and say something innocuous to explain Yuan Tiangang's words clearly, show his talent, and also clear up the drama of collusion with Yuan Tiangang.
"Huh! Guri Tower, no rudeness, this is Mr. Yuan Tiangang Yuan, our friend. What he said just now means that if we don't take Chang'an City in one fell swoop now, or even the entire Tang Dynasty, according to his understanding of Li Shimin, we will have no chance in the future! Even, there will be no good days in the future, no more than ten years. We will be annihilated by Li Shimin's Datang counterattack! Lu Gelie's clever words were as if Li Shimin had put a big knife on his neck, and he was terrified!
"What! Decade! Hmph, whoever opposes the withdrawal of troops again is committing suicide! The Turkic warriors would rather die on the battlefield than succumb to the enemy's intimidation! Guzhita shouted with some indignation. Immediately, the whole big tent was noisy again, and the representatives from all walks of life said that Yuan Tiangang's words were reasonable, and this atmosphere really made Lu Gelie and Yuan Tiangang on the main seat smile proudly.
"Lord Shaman, we firmly disagree with the Khan's insistence, this is gambling with the future of our Great Turks! Such a good opportunity, if you miss it once, it may really be like Mr. Yuan said, and it will be gone in the future! Another guy dressed as a military general rose up and chimed in, bringing a new wave of noise......
Outside the tent, Jieli Khan, who wanted to relax, passed by here, and after hearing the words, he turned around and left, as if he had been deflated, his face was full of sadness, and he felt that the shaman Lu Gelie was a little arrogant, and he actually made small moves behind his back, inciting the demagoguery of the army, and preparing to attack him! Kejieli Khan is not a simple character, thinking, to strike first, first take down the shaman, sacrifice the military flag, kill the chicken to show the monkey!
Let these restless hooves see what happens to the betrayal of the Khan!