It was so small that everyone didn't speak, just stared at Ye Jun's body in a daze. You must know that a moment ago, Ye Dan was still the sworn brother of Bale, and the leader of the Qiu clan who was second only to Bale.

Balak nodded slowly, and said, "Very good, in that case, everyone should retreat, and after retreating, order all the sons to be on strict guard." Always ready to fight!! But Ben Khan said ugly things in the front, such as humming who dared to tell his subordinates all kinds of changes that happened in the grassland, or secretly reported them to the other three clans, no wonder Ben Khan was ruthless. ”

After hearing Bale's words, everyone was stunned again.

The other three clans must not be allowed to know such news. Everyone can still understand, after all, if the other three tribes know the news, they may not be able to think about the pros and cons as calmly as Bale, and at that time, once the other three tribes decide to die with the Chu people. The warriors of the Qiu Clan will also get the news, and under the fanatical mentality of revenge, the situation will inevitably get out of control.

But why should we prepare ourselves for war at any time?

A steppe nobleman boldly asked, "Great Khan, didn't you say that we should accumulate strength, endure it for the time being, and not continue to fight with the Chu people?" Why do you want to keep your sons ready to fight? ”

Bal Leng snorted, and said slowly: "Ben Khan is not for the purpose of counterattacking the Chu people, but for fear that after the Chu people also get such news, they want to keep us behind, although I don't think Xiao Mo will be so ignorant, after all, they are also afraid that we will die with them, and no one can afford all the damage suffered by the Chu Dynasty at that time, but after all, just in case." ”

After hearing Bale's explanation, the leaders of the nobles of the Qiu clan all agreed, and then slowly retreated......,,,。 ，，，

When all the leaders of the nobles of the Qiu clan left, Bar Le's eyes sank, and he spoke: "Tuo wolf." ”

With Balak's call, the guard who had previously commanded the archers to shoot Jeltam quickly knelt down in front of Balak and said slowly, "Great Khan, please command." ”

After learning the bad news on the grassland, in the big tent, only this guard named Rudder Wolf did not change his face. Still, calm.

Looking at the wolf in front of him, Balak nodded with satisfaction.

On the grassland, everyone knows that although Bale is a sworn brother with Yejun, Yeluqing and others. These men were also loyal to Balak for many years. There are no second thoughts, but the person who Bale is most comfortable and trusts is still the leader of the guard named Tuo Wolf next to him.

How loyal was the wolf to Balak? One thing is enough.

Throughout his life, he fought with Balak, rarely returned home, and had only two children.

Once, after the wolf came home. But he heard his two children talking about Balak's not. It was to the effect that the father was faithful to Balak. has worked hard, but for many years, he has only been a guard leader Ziyun.

Without saying a word, he killed his two only sons on the spot, and held his head before Balak.

You know, at that time, he was the only one who heard the two children say something dissatisfied with Bale, and he could have reprimanded and warned him in private, and then turned the big thing into a small thing.

However, he personally beheaded two of his sons.

Not to mention, in the past ten years, in order to protect Bale, the wolf has blocked the knife three times and has been seriously injured more than ten times.

The wolf's loyalty to Balak can be seen.

If it is said that although Jedan, Jeluqing and others were loyal to Balak, they still had their own ideas, then the wolf was born and died for Balak only, and in his mind there was no room for anything but the fanatical worship of Balak. Dola to deal with it.

At this time, it is no exception.

"Tuowolf, you send out elite knights immediately. To the north of our army, within a radius of dozens of miles, we must not let people like Yuji appear again, let alone let such people come into contact with our sons and the other three tribes, in short, we must block all news from the grassland. ”

"Yes"

"In addition, closely scrutinize all those who know the news, and if they make the slightest change, no matter what their identity is, you don't need to report it, and you can deal with it directly."

"Yes."

Xiao Mo didn't expect that what originally worried him would not happen at all because of the existence of Bale.

What's more, Bale even took the initiative to help him block the news.

It's just that if Xiao Mo knew what Bale had done, in the face of such a ruthless and heroic mentality, I am afraid that it would be more than a sigh of relief, but a worry about the threat that the Qiu clan would have in the future.

With a character like Bale, how could the Qiu clan be as easily controllable as imagined?

After the wolf had also left, Balak pondered for a moment and then said to his entourage, "Mr. Dongfang, please." ”

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When Dongfang Hua came to the Great Khan's tent in Balak. The mood is quite complicated.

It was he who helped Bale get to where he is today. Without his advice and housekeeping, the Qiu clan would have been at least five years late if they wanted to dominate the grassland. And Balak treated him well. He has enjoyed unprecedented respect and attention in the Qiu Clan, more than ten years of hard work, watching the Qiu Clan grow stronger step by step, and the sense of identity of the Qiu Clan is not under the Chu Dynasty for him.

However, Dongfang Hua is a Chu person after all.

In Chu, no matter how painful the memories are. No matter how unbearable the situation is, it can't change this fact.

Therefore, Dongfang Hua was quite conflicted about the invasion of Chu by the Qiu people, and he neither hoped that the Qiu people would win, nor did he want the Chu Dynasty to win, but all of this made his position even more embarrassing. The attitude of the noble leaders of the Qiu clan towards him changed from the initial respect to the estrangement after that, and after the defeat of Xiao Mo, it evolved into hostility.

He had repeatedly advised Balak not to invade Chu. But how could he persuade such a figure as Balak? And repeated persuasion deepened the embarrassment of his status.

On the other hand, because of concerns about Dongfang Hua's identity, although Bale still took Dongfang Hua with him when he invaded Chu, he did not let him participate in any affairs.

In several months, this was the first time that Dongfang Hua had received an interview from Bale.

When Dongfang Hua entered the Great Khan's tent of Balak, he was still thinking about why Balak had summoned him. Thought that Balak wanted him to serve with Chu

He didn't want to meet the Chu people at this time.

But when he stepped into the Great Khan's tent, he was startled by what he saw.

I saw Balak standing at the door of the big tent, I don't know how long I had been waiting, and when I saw Dongfang Hua appear, he slowly bowed down, looking guilty.

"Great Khan. Why should you? I dare not be ashamed! ”。

But Bale is no matter how Ren Dongfang Hua supports. They refused to get up, but said: "Mr. once said that day, although my Qiu clan is already the overlord of the grassland, but first, I am not familiar with the situation of the Chu Dynasty, second, compared to the Chu Dynasty, there are few major generals, third, I am not familiar with siege operations, fourth, the grain and grass accumulation is not strong, the fifth is the internal strength is uneven, and the sixth is not suitable for water and soil, all kinds of preparations are insufficient, although the soldiers are brave, Chu is far inferior to that year, but it is not possible to attack it, Le did not listen to the words of Mr., just insisted on going his own way, and now the words of the day are fulfilled one by one, but it is the current situation, which is the fault of Ben Khan. Let Mr. more than ten years of business be ruined in one fell swoop, such a sin. Ben Khan must apologize to Mr

Hearing Baal's words, Dongfang Hua's face couldn't help but turn red.

All the reasons he had that day were just that he didn't want the Qiu clan to attack Chu, and he said it by the way, where did he really think of today's situation.

Thinking of this, looking at Baler's sincere look, Dongfang Hua couldn't help but feel guilty, and he didn't dare to say anything. He was relieved again: "Don't worry, the Great Khan has always been a diplomatic force to convince people with virtue, and this time they are fighting." Although the losses are serious, it may not be a good thing to receive support and subsidies from the Chu people in the future

Hearing this, Bale sighed, finally straightened up, returned to the tent, and sat down with Dongfang Hua, but with a sad face, he told Dongfang Hua about the bad news of the grassland he had just arrived.

It was learned that the Eight Sages King was actually during the elite attack on Chu in the grassland, leading the wild tribes and the remnants of the army to sweep the grassland. After the women and children of the four major clans of the grassland who remained in the grassland suffered serious losses, Dongfang Hua was even more shocked and sad.

After learning of Bale's decision, Dongfang Hua's mood finally stabilized and he breathed a sigh of relief. Shen said: "Great Khan, your decision is right. At this time, it is better for us to keep the only strength we have, and we are by no means fighting to the death with the Chu people. The Great Khan does not have to be saddened by the momentary damage. Today's situation, although the loss is serious, but it is much better than more than ten years ago, we have worked hard, and with the help of Dachu in the future, we will definitely be able to recover our strength as before. ”

Bale nodded, seemingly serious, but in fact he didn't take Dongfang Hua's words seriously.

If the foundation is damaged, how can it be restored in a few years? With the deaths of countless women and children, it will probably take at least twenty or thirty years for the Qiu clan to completely regain its strength from a year ago.

Balak didn't want to wait that long.

What's more, Dongfang Hua is too optimistic about this peace talks and the assistance of the Chu people in the future.

Balak is almost certainly indifferent in mind. It is inevitable that they will make a big deal in future negotiations and assistance, using various means to restrict, consume and even control all ethnic groups in the grassland, if they really pin their hopes on the Chu people, I am afraid that the day when the Qiu people will become vassals of the Chu people is not far away.

Therefore, Bale just took a shortcut and found another way to quickly restore and strengthen the strength of the Qiu clan, so that the Qiu clan could have the power to take revenge on the Chu Dynasty in the shortest possible time.

Such a shortcut, Balak had already thought.

For the steppe people, the most effective way to increase their strength is always aggression. Plundering people, plundering wealth, plundering land

Therefore, after discussing with Dongfang Hua various countermeasures after returning to the grassland, Bale suddenly asked: "Mr. Dongfang, how did I entrust you with the matter a few days ago?"

Dongfang Hua sighed and said, "Among the Chu people captured by the Great Khan, although there are many scholars, they are capable and suitable for the Great Khan. But it is very few, most people will only care about it, and those who are capable and willing to leave the Chu realm to work for the Great Khan are even fewer and fewer, suitable people. After many days of observation, there are only more than ten people. ”

It turned out that after the Qiu people invaded Chu, they attacked the city and plundered the land all the way, but they also captured many Chu scholars. In view of Dongfang Hua's great help to the Qiu clan over the years, Bale asked Dongfang Hua to choose the available people among these scholars.

Among these scholars, those who have merit or fame and a foundation naturally refuse to belong to the Qiu clan, and even if they are willing to belong, Balak will not dare to use them. After that, most of it was used to exchange grain and grass with Xiao Mo. The main goal is to focus on the down-and-out scholars who are like Dongfang Hua back then, who have real talent and real learning despite repeated failures in the imperial examination.

After hearing Dongfang Hua's words, Bale was not disappointed, but just smiled: "If these scholars can have half the ability of Mr., we will not come in vain this time."

After a pause, Bale asked seemingly casually: "I remember that two years ago, a caravan from the west went to Dachu through my Qiu tribe's territory, according to their self-proclaimed, they were Persians, do you know anything about this Persian country?" And to the west of my steppe, besides the Persian kingdom, is there any other kingdom? What is the demographic? What is the strength?.

Dongfang Hua was slightly stunned and replied: "In the west of Great Chu, there are many countries, and Persia is just one of them, but it is too far away, and the old decay is not much known. That Persia is said to be the country of gems, although the land is mostly desert, but the population is quite large, rich in gems, weapons, horses, in addition to the big cannibal, located in the west of Persia, and Persia as the old enemy, there are many wars, the strength is almost the same, and there is a trench country, located in the south of Persia and the great food, the southwest of the Great Chu, although it is divided. But it is known as the land of gold, and I heard that the land is quite rich, and the life of the upper and lower levels is rich."

The Chu people have always regarded themselves as the superior kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and they have little understanding of other countries in the world at that time.

Dongfang Hua's remarks have many mistakes. If it is heard by later generations of scholars, it will be even more ridiculous and generous, but compared to this era, it can already be called erudition.

Listening to Dongfang Hua's narration, Bale nodded, holding the scabbard on his waist, which was a habitual action after he made up his mind, and the light gradually became distant, with a certain perseverance and absoluteness, as if he had seen things ten years later.

And Dongfang Hua is unaware of all this.

Although history has changed, there is a certain inevitability in the accident. ",,,, one

The second update of the stock, well, the state has basically recovered, and the internship is almost busy, and the update has begun to accelerate. Well, by tomorrow, the plot will almost be connected to the manuscript in hand.