The Khibi is one of the two most powerful tribes in the Tiele tribes, the other is Xue Yantuo, the Khibi mainly live in the vast area south of the Tianshan Mountains and north of Yanqi, and some of them live in the south of the Jinshan Mountains, which makes the Khibi and Xue Yantuo the same as the territory across the East and West Turks, so they have also become the object of the two Turks to win over and attack.

In the Datou period, the Western Turks were strong, Xue Yantuo and Qibi both submitted to the Western Turks, the nineteenth year of the opening of the emperor and the twentieth year of the opening of the emperor, under the two heavy blows of the Sui Dynasty, the Western Turks suffered heavy losses, especially the battle of Lake Hari, Datou was killed, and the nobles within the Western Turks competed for power and profit, and there was internal strife.

Xue Yantuo and Qibi took this opportunity to break away from the Western Turks one after another, and were elected as Great Khan by the Tiele tribes of the Western Turks, which caused subtle changes in the situation in the steppe.

The Sui army scouts found that this Qibi tribe is very, there are only a few hundred people, basically all of them are old and young, which is very strange, there are almost no young men in the tribe, and they will actually appear very close to Xue Yantuo, which makes Yang Yuanqing very confused in his heart.

The scouts of the Sui army relieved the worries of the Khibi in advance, so that the Sui army was warmly welcomed, and hundreds of Khibi, men, women and children went out of the tent to welcome the Sui army, because the tribe was too much, the five hundred Sui troops did not enter the tribe to disturb them, but set up camp next to the tribe.

The goodwill of the Sui army won the support of the Khibi people, who helped the Sui soldiers to set up camps, and sent mutton and wine, and of course, a large amount of forage.

Yang Yuanqing was invited into the big tent in the tribe by two elders of Qibi, the big tent was warm like spring, covered with carpets, and goat's milk was boiled on the fire, Yang Yuanqing put one or two teas into the pot, and soon, the tent was filled with the fragrance of milk tea.

The door of the tent was crowded with women and children. There was a gracious smile on his red face. They looked curiously at Sui Jun, who they had never seen before, and smelled the fragrance of milk tea that they had never smelled before.

Both old men were red-faced and had long white beards. They invited Yang Yuanqing to sit on the white lambskin, and poured milk tea into the golden bowl in front of him, and an old man laughed and said: "Our tribe is the descendants of the Qibi nobles, and we are all surnamed Qibi." My name is Tsari and he is my brother and his name is Tsahan Khan, and I am the eldest man in this tribe, and I thank the Sui army for not intruding on us, and I also welcome General Yang to be a guest here. ”

"Haven't you seen the Sui Army?" Yang Yuanqing asked with a smile.

The younger old man replied, "Our ancestors have lived at the foot of the greedy mountain for generations, although we have heard of the great name of the Sui army for a long time. This was the first time we had seen it. ”

The greedy mountain is located in the north of Yiwu, south of the Jinshan, there are also a large area of rich pastures, there are more than a dozen ethnic groups such as Turkic, Tuyuhun, Shi, Qiang, Xue Yantuo, Shatuo, Qibi and so on. It is under the control of the Western Turks.

Yang Yuanqing smiled again: "Although it is rude, I still want to take the liberty of asking, how did you leave your hometown and come here, and where did all the young and strong men in the tribe go." ”

"My dad went to war!" A child next to him interjected.

The child's words made it difficult for the two elders to hide it anymore, so they had to smile bitterly: "Jinshan has blizzarded, our tribe has also been affected, and we have been ordered by the Khan to go east to avoid the disaster. It's not just us, there are hundreds of tribes that have come with us. As we head west, we will encounter other Khibi tribes. We have all gone to intensive training, and we will not be able to come back until the beginning of spring. ”

Yang Yuanqing was stunned in his heart, and a thought came to him, is Qi Bi ready to fight? With whom, the Western Turks or Xue Yantuo?

"And who are your enemies? It won't be the Sui Dynasty! Yang Yuanqing asked with a tentative smile.

"How could it be the Sui Dynasty? Is it the Sui Dynasty, will we still sit here with the general? ”

The two kind and simple old men didn't notice Yang Yuanqing's temptation, and actually revealed the military secret of Qibi in one sentence.

They smiled and explained, "Our enemy is Xue Yantuo, and their disaster and weakened strength are our best chance to attack. ”

This news made Yang Yuanqing overjoyed, he really stepped on the iron shoes and had nowhere to find, it took no effort to get it, he worked hard to go to the Turkic tent to find the alliance, but failed, and was almost betrayed by the dye, and the real allies were under their noses, he remembered what Utu had said to him: Qibi and Xue Yantuo competed for the lord of Tiele, so that two khans appeared in the western Tiele, one sheath could not tolerate two swords, and the civil war between them was also on the verge of breaking out.

Yang Yuanqing hurriedly smiled and said, "Our Sui army is also preparing to fight against Xue Yantuo, maybe, we can still work together." ”

The two old men glanced at each other, and there was a look of shock in their eyes, this news came too suddenly.

A grand bonfire party is over, the old man and the Fu Ru have returned to the tribe, the Sui soldiers also go back to their tents to rest, Yang Yuanqing rode around the camp to patrol, he will see some Qibi women appear next to the camp tent of the Sui soldiers from time to time.

This kind of situation has long been commonplace for him, and he doesn't stop it, just don't see it, the soldiers of the Sui army have more or less a little grassland women like Central Plains items, mainly silk and satin, as well as copper mirror fat powder and the like, they will use these things to please the grassland women, so as to get their own needs, Yang Yuanqing has been in the frontier for many years, and knows the hardships of the border soldiers, and women's comfort is their most desired need.

Yang Yuanqing's gaze fell on Yin Mountain, a hundred miles away, under a round of bright moonlight, the long mountain line was faintly presented in front of him, he sighed, he didn't know how many troops Xue Yantuo would use to intercept his way back.

In the middle of the night, he was suddenly awakened by the low voice of the soldier, he rolled over and sat up, his hand instinctively grasping the hilt of the knife, "What's the matter?" ”

"General, their elders are looking for something."

Yang Yuanqing, like the soldiers, slept with Jia, he stood up and walked out of the tent, only to see an elder he had seen during the day waiting by the tent, he remembered that this person was his brother Chali.

"Elder, what's the matter?" He asked with a smile.

Chari bowed deeply to him and said, "General, please come with me, my son is back, and he wants to see him." ”

"Who is my son?" Yang Yuanqing asked a little strangely.

"My son is a famous warrior of the Kham, named Khire, and one of the twelve captains under the Khan."

"Let's go! I'll follow. ”

Yang Yuanqing followed Elder Qibi and walked quickly towards the tribal camp.

In a brightly lit tent, Yang Yuanqing saw an extremely burly man, similar in height to him, but thicker and burly than him, with black hair draped over his shoulders, like a male lion.

"Is it Yang Yuanqing of Fengzhou?"

The man, who was about twenty-four or five years old, had a deep voice, and stared back at him with a very sharp gaze.

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Know me?" ”

The man stared at him for a long time and waved his hand, "General Yang, please take a seat!" ”

The two sat down at a table, and an older woman gave them milk syrup, and the man suddenly laughed, and pulled out a mouthful of white teeth, "The milk tea I drank today tastes very good, I like it very much." ”

"I'll go back and send ten catties of tea."

Yang Yuanqing also smiled: "My father's name is Qi Bi Lie, and he is one of the twelve commanders under Qi Bi Khan. ”

Chebriel nodded, "My father has to be right. ”

He sighed in a low voice again: "Actually, I am very grateful that I can restrain military discipline and let me see my father who is alive." ”

"Sui Jun's military discipline is good, and he won't hurt his friends."

"Friend!"

Chereel laughed, his eyes full of friendliness, "Since we're friends, let's talk about our common enemies!" Listening to my father, we also want to deal with Xue Yantuo, why? ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled and said: "The reason is very simple, the south of Yinshan is the sphere of influence of the Sui Dynasty, and Xue Yantuo broke into our courtyard without the consent of his master. ”

Qi Bilie's eyes were still very friendly, but there was a hint of shrewdness in the friendliness that did not match his figure, he shook his head, "This is not the real reason, it is not Fengzhou after all, Xue Yantuo is just staying for a while, the Sui Dynasty is a tolerant and generous nation, and it will not be an enemy of them because of this, General Yang, I need to know the real reason, otherwise, I can't believe it, and it will be even more difficult to negotiate peace and cooperation." ”

"Alright! I'll tell you the truth, I killed the two sons of Oto. ”

"Two sons? Who else besides Xue Qiluo? Is it Yi Nan? Qi Bilie's gaze became extremely concerned and looked at Yang Yuanqing.

Yang Yuanqing could feel his concern about this matter, he shook his head and smiled: "Maybe I'm disappointed, it's not Yi Nan, but Thorn Duo." ”

After a while, Qi Bilie finally nodded, "I believe it, Yi lost the bowl only has three sons, and two of them were killed, and he will not let it go no matter what." ”

He groaned and asked, "Then why did you appear here again?" ”

"I went to find Dyegan, hoping to deal with Xue Yantuo together, but he wanted to betray me to Yi Lost Bowl, and I fled back."

The Turks are the most unreliable, they only have interests in their eyes, they have no reputation, and it is their common thing to go back on their word, we Qibi people have suffered enough, fortunately, they escaped, and this is not far from Fengzhou." ”

Yang Yuanqing still shook his head, "It's not over yet, I will face Xue Yantuo's interception in the front, Dye Gan has leaked my news to Xue Yantuo's people, it is estimated that in Yin Mountain, they have already arranged the heavens and the earth." ”

Qi Bilie pondered for a moment, he slowly clenched his fists, raised his head and said sincerely to Yang Yuanqing: "I don't have the right to negotiate peace and cooperation, but I went home to visit my father this time, and I brought a thousand soldiers with me, and they were stationed ten miles away in the north. ”

Yang Yuanqing frowned, "But in this way, Xue Yantuo knows that the Qibi is going to war with it, which will reveal the military secrets of the Lu." ”

"They should actually know that our 100,000 troops have been deployed south of Jinshan, just waiting for a battle with Xue Yantuo after the beginning of spring."

Some things don't need to be too clear, Yang Yuanqing needs to use Xue Yantuo as a stepping stone for his upward movement, and Qi Bilie also wants to use his military exploits and befriending the Sui Dynasty to show his ability to the Khan, so as to be reused in the upcoming war in the spring.

Both of them had common needs, Xue Yantuo had their common interests, and they stretched out their palms and struck hard