The mountains are majestic, and the green fields are thousands of miles. Cattle and sheep gathered, and the soldiers were like snow.

At the foot of the Dujin Mountain, it was once a large pasture with the most abundant water and grass on the Mobei Prairie. There are countless cattle and sheep here, and at the same time, it also contains the civilization of the grassland peoples and countless brave iron horses. Now, after the defeat, the Turkic rebels have abandoned their Black Sand Tent and moved here.

When they first came, they were only more than 10,000 defeated troops, but soon, the remnants of the defeated troops of various departments gathered here one after another, and Ashdwin Fu had a strong ability to make friends with the grassland tribes.

At the foot of the mountain, there were 150,000 cavalry.

Ashdwin Fu is a veritable hundred-legged insect who dies but does not stiffen, and now he has the strength to call Pei Xingjian and the Tang Dynasty.

Now, Ashwinfu is a little complacent. Although he had lost three battles and three times before, the forces under his command were quickly restored. On the other hand, the Tang Army, although it won consecutive victories and had the advantage of troops, they had been on the expedition for a long time, and the veterans of the division were tired and it was also difficult to supply logistics. Coupled with the internal instability of the Tang Dynasty, the most typical case - even Li Chongyi, the chief historian of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of the Prefecture and Prefecture, was uprooted at the juncture of this war. It can be seen that the Tang Dynasty was in the midst of a fierce struggle for power.

I am happy when the enemy is in turmoil, and Ashwin Fu and his subordinates are all secretly happy and confident.

But at the moment, there is also a priority for the Turkic rebels, that is, their khanate remembrance is still in the hands of the Tang army.

It stands to reason that the Khan was captured, which was the core force of the steppe rebels, and the shame and urgency of the Turkic tribes. In any case, it must be necessary to recapture or exchange it for the Khan of Funian at all costs. On the surface, Ashdwin Fu has also been actively negotiating this matter with Pei Xingjian, the commander of the Tang Army.

The envoys kept running between the two armies, and it took a month or two to finally reach a compromise plan - the Tang army promised to send back the captured princess first, and at the same time sent an envoy to Yu Jinshan to discuss the matter of withdrawing the army and negotiating peace with Ashdwin Fu in person.

In fact, regardless of the outcome of the peace talks, one of Ashdwin's most important goals has been achieved—to delay time and reunite his troops.

Now the 150,000 cavalry at the foot of the mountain in the capital is what Ashdwin really wants. This fact proves that even if there is no Fu Nian, Ashdwin Fu can summon an army of more than 100,000 on his own.

The feeling of being in control of the army and having the power in your hands is really wonderful. Asdwin Fu seems to have seen a new Turkic Khanate rise strongly under his management, and the vast steppes will be decided by him Asdwin Fu alone.

The times are changing, and for Astwin Fu, Fu Nian has lost its original usefulness. Now, he wished to kill Fu Nian with the hands of the Tang Dynasty, lest he come back and enjoy his success, and fight for power with himself.

Even if it is one person below and above ten thousand, where can it be compared to self-respect?

In Asdwin's opinion, even if Fu Nian came back, he was just a puppet, which was far less comfortable than taking over power and giving orders in person.

These selfishness, Ashdwin Fu will never speak lightly to outsiders. But his confidant Asteg saw it in his eyes and knew it well, otherwise Asteg would not have abandoned his former allegiance to the Funian Khan and turned to Asdwin Fu's command. In order to show his loyalty to the new master, Astege made a plan to make an article on the envoy of the Tang army, and sent his own private soldiers to pretend to be horse bandits on the grassland, intercepting and killing the Tang envoy and taking away the princess in the middle of the road.

If the Tang envoy was killed, there would naturally be no peace talks. Without peace talks, it would be impossible for Fu Nian to come back. If the princess of the Ashina clan can be recaptured and married to the son of Ashdwin Fu, then Ashdwin Fu will be more justifiably able to command the entire Turkic clan and the steppe tribes, and its momentum will inevitably rise sharply.

Asteger's wishful thinking is not bad.

……

A fast horse galloped from the south, bringing with it a letter from Xue Shao to Ashdwin Fu.

In the big tent, Ashwin Fu, who was nearly half a hundred years old, sat on a wolf skin chair and looked at it, and a murderous aura flashed in his brown eyes as sharp as an eagle dove, and then he smiled.

Asteg was right next to him, and asked cautiously, "Why is the Khan smiling so loudly?" ”

"Look, this is a letter from the envoy of the Tang Army to me!" Ashdwin Fu casually handed the letter to Tegue.

Stewin, who was about the same age as Asdwin, had a small physique, a little rickets, and he was as docile and small as a sheep in front of Asdwin, who had a tiger's back and a beard as thick as a lion's beard. He respectfully took the letter and looked at it, his thin face suddenly tensed, and his expression changed dramatically and he exclaimed: "The Tang Army actually sent Xue Shao as an envoy?" ”

"What, you're afraid of him?" Ashdwin Fu picked up a glass of goat's milk wine and drank it slowly, and said slowly.

Astege took a deep breath and didn't answer directly, but said: "This person is of noble birth, he is a newly rising noble general in the Tang Dynasty, and he did the last surprise attack on Heisha." It is said that he was about to marry Princess Taiping of the Tang Dynasty and become a famous concubine of the Tang Dynasty, and he was also a student of Pei Xingjian. ”

"So what?" Ashwin's expression was strange, as if he was smiling.

"We can't despise him!" Asteg said.

Ashdwin Fu put down his glass and smiled, "My wise mastermind, your plan has been revealed. Do you want to talk about how you can remedy it now? If it is not handled properly, Xue Shao will bring back the princess of the Ashina clan, and the matter of interception and killing will be widely spread among the grassland tribes, which will make us quite suspicious and scattered. Besides, if this matter is known to the Great Khan, he will not spare you! ”

When Asteg heard this, he was immediately frightened and hurriedly fell to the ground, "Khan save me!" ”

"Mastermind, please get up!" Ashdwin Fu helped Asteg up with a smile and said, "Don't be afraid, Xue Shao is just scaring people with evil words, he is just afraid that we will send someone to intercept and kill again." ”

"That'...... Should the minister stop all actions and send an army to greet and escort the Tang army envoys to Yudu Jinshan? Asteg asked cautiously.

Ashdwin Fu smiled slightly, "Just listen to the mastermind." ”

"That's what the minister is going to do...... The minister retired. Asteg bowed down and cautiously pulled back, his sweaty shirt soaking wet.

Ashdwin Fu picked up the wine glass again, looked at the milky white goat's milk wine in the wine glass, and couldn't help but smile.

Asteger's "interception" plan is actually very valuable. However, when Astego proposed this plan to Asdwin, Astowin only took a "tacit" attitude - did not support or oppose it.

Asteg wants to show his loyalty, and he has his wishful thinking; Ashwin's scheming is even deeper - if his plan succeeds, Ashwinfu will certainly be able to reap the greatest benefits; If his plan fails, it is all Asteger's doing, and Astowin Fu will naturally not let the dirty water splash on his body.

The wine glass was slammed on the table, and Ashdwin Fu shouted, "Someone, call the Etun special service!" ”

After a short time, a young man in his twenties walked into the big tent. He was dressed in a Mingguang battle armor captured from the Tang Army, a bright scimitar more than four feet long at his waist, his hair was braided in many braids, his figure was like that of Ashdwin Fu, he had eagle eyes, a lion's nose and thick eyebrows, deep sunken eye sockets, high cheekbones, and a rather strange appearance—it could also be said to be ugly.

The young man untied his scimitar and handed it to the guard in front of the tent, walked up to Ashdwin's side, knelt down on one knee respectfully, and kissed Ashwin's boots, "Boy, meet the great and wise father Khan, may the father Khan always be as great and tall as a mountain of gold, as bright and eternal as the sun!" ”

This young man was the son of Ashdwin Fu - Ashed Etun, and the steppes called him "Etun Special Service".

Etun is the Turkic word for "gold". "Special Service" is an official name among the Turkic tribes, which is generally held by the descendants and clans of the Turkic Khan, and is also the honorific title given to the prince by the Turks.

"Agent, get up." Facing his son, Ashstewin's expression was not angry but threatening, and he said directly without saying more than half a sentence: "I want to tell you an important thing. ”

"Father, Khan, please." Facing his father, who had always been strong, Etun almost didn't dare to look directly at him, and asked cautiously.

"Someone wants to intercept your beloved woman halfway." Asdwin said.

Etun suddenly stared at him with anger, "Who is it?" I'm going to kill him!! ”

Asdwin Fu smiled coldly, "He just walked out of here and is ready to lead his soldiers and horses to do it himself." ”

"Is it Tege?" Etun shouted, "This sinister and despicable villain like a wild fox, I will go and kill him with my own hands now, and then personally lead the army to welcome back my beloved princess!" ”

Ashdwin sat down and said no more. An unfathomable smile spread across his face, and he picked up the glass of goat's milk wine that he had drunk the rest of the time, and drank it down.

Etun bent down with his chest and kept in this position, slowly retreating step by step and leaving the big tent.

Moments later, Tege's head was slashed off by the scimitar at Etun's waist.

Soon, three thousand cavalry were assembled.

Carrying the bloody head of Asterge in his hand, the Etun agent mounted his beloved majestic horse, and personally led 3,000 cavalry out of the camp in the capital of Jinshan, and rushed south like a whirlwind.

……

Xue Shao and his entourage have been resting in place for five days, and they have not advanced an inch.

The Three Knife Travelers all trusted Xue Shao, and they all calmed down. But Ai Yan was inevitably a little uneasy, she came to ask Xue Shao, why didn't she move? Shouldn't we have made a decision earlier, either to move forward or to turn back to Shuozhou and make another decision?

This time, Ai Yan's words were much more tactful, and he was no longer as arrogant and aggressive as before. Xue Shao could see that her position had undergone some subtle changes in the past few days, and she was already full of suspicion and distrust of Ashdwin Fu, and somewhat, she really regarded herself as a person in the same boat as Xue Shao.

So Xue Shao was also polite to her, and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, I am waiting for Ashtwin Fu to give a clear statement. If things turn around, there should be soldiers and horses to meet and escort them in the next few days. If the other party has not moved after a few days, it is likely to mean that Ashdwin Fu has completely abandoned Fu Nian and made up his mind to lead the grassland rebels to fight the Tang Dynasty to the end. ”

Ai Yan was silent for a long time after listening, and then said, "In your opinion, which is more likely?" ”

Xue Shao frowned, his expression was intriguing, and he said two words-"The latter!" ”