A few decades ago, the Turks were already very powerful. When Yang Jian founded the Great Sui, he also had to seek Turkic support. If it weren't for the later Changsun Sheng's strategy to divide the Turks into two, it would not have been possible for the later Qimin Khan to claim vassal to the Great Sui, and the unified Turks would surely become the biggest threat to the Central Plains Empire. If Liu Ziqiu wants to divide the Turks into four, he will greatly weaken the strength of the Turks, and the threat to the Central Plains will also be weakened at the same time.

Of course he understands this truth, but he has no choice now. If Du Mi has always served Mu Lin of the Asid tribe as a khan, Du Mi's heart will feel very awkward. Now, Liu Ziqiu promised to also support him to be a khan, which somewhat made him feel a little balanced in his heart. As the son of the Khan of Qimin, it is not that Du Mi has not thought about competing for the position of Khan, but his strength is too far behind that of Du Jishi and Tong Lifa, so he can only think about it in his heart. Now that he really has the opportunity to become a khan, of course he doesn't want to run behind Du Jishi anymore.

With almost no hesitation, Du Mi jumped off the horse, turned over and bowed down in front of Liu Ziqiu, and said loudly: "Du Mi is willing to pay tribute to the Great Sui!" ”

Liu Ziqiu laughed, pulled Du Mi up, and said, "Du Mi, one day you will find that your choice is wise." ”

At first, Liu Ziqiu's plan was to force all the Turkic tribes to worship Mulin as khan, but Mullin's willingness to reconcile with Dujishi reminded him. Mullin may not have much ability, but who knows if his son and grandson will produce a few heroes? Although Mullin became the Turkic Khan, the contradictions between the Ashina and Ashid tribes would certainly deepen, and even bring continuous turmoil to the Turks. But with the passage of time, the strength of the Ashina tribe will inevitably be weakened, and the strength of the Ashid tribe will definitely increase. By that time, the Asrid would surely have the upper hand. At this time, if Mullin really has a son and grandson with means, the Turks may become strong again. Rather than this, it is better to divide the Eastern Turks in two earlier and let them contain each other.

Of course, Liu Ziqiu didn't expect Du Mi to agree so readily. And Du Mi not only agreed happily, but also took the initiative, and immediately said: "Please ask Lord Liu to give an order, Du Mi is willing to join forces with Mu Lin to assist the adults in the crusade against Du Jishi!" ”

"Your kindness Liu has received it. What is the Ji Shi thing, and does he need to make a big move? Liu Ziqiu waved his hand, pointed at the captives kneeling on the snow, and said, "The association rate that was beheaded just now is 30,000 jīng soldiers?" You ask these of his subordinates, how much time did it take for Liu to solve them? I'm afraid you still don't believe it, it only took half an hour for Liu to solve them! And Liu only dispatched a quarter of his troops, much less than them! ”

Liu Ziqiu knew in his heart that the reason why Du Mi definitely accepted Liu Ziqiu's arrangement to divide the Eastern Turks into two was that he had his own ambition to be a Turkic khan, and the strong combat effectiveness displayed by the Sui army that broke into the steppe was the main reason why he finally made up his mind. Strategy is important, but any strategy is inseparable from sufficient strength as a support. When the strength is strong to a certain extent, even if you don't need any strategy, you can still achieve victory.

Du Mi knew that Liu Ziqiu would not coax him in this matter, so he couldn't help but secretly rejoice. If he had listened to the rate of association and set up an ambush in the tribe, I am afraid that his tribe would no longer exist by now. Of course, Du Mi didn't want to really face Du Jishi face to face, Liu Ziqiu didn't need him to send troops, but it was exactly what he wanted. However, Du Mi had to pretend to be very regretful on the surface, and said: "Du Jishi's 100,000 army will soon return to the Egen River, I don't know how Lord Liu plans to deal with him?" ”

Du Ji Shi is the first Bi Khan of the Eastern Turks, and his position as Khan has been recognized by the vast majority of the Ashina people, if Du Ji Shi is not removed, even if Du Mi is supported by the Sui people to the position of Khan, he will not be able to sit firmly. Du Mi knows this truth very well, and at this time, for his own interests, he can't care about the brotherhood between him and Du Jishi. In fact, after Tong Lifa suffered a heavy blow, how could he have given him even the slightest support? The grassland is originally a society where the strong are respected, and no one will sympathize with the weak, let alone a loser.

Liu Ziqiu smiled and said, "100,000 people, is it a lot?" You don't have to worry about how Liu deals with him, you just need to keep your people neutral and don't give Du Jishi support. From now on, these captives and their tribes are under your command. ”

Except for the people of the two tribes of Association Rate and Tatarin, the captives of the other tribes were all pardoned by Liu Ziqiu. They had all experienced that tragic battle, and they would definitely bring back to their respective tribes the news that the Sui army was extremely strong in combat power, which would greatly damage the confidence of the Turks to fight back.

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After handing over these captives to Du Mi, Liu Ziqiu refused the banquet arranged for him by Du Mi in the tribe, and led the army away, as for how Du Mi would deal with those prisoners, it was no longer something that Liu Ziqiu needed to care about.

Walking on the endless snowfield, Kaoli Yan asked puzzledly, "Lord, why don't you let Mu Lin and the men and horses help us move together." With the help of these two people, it is completely possible to defeat the Dojishi in just one battle and completely establish the victory! ”

Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said, "Jiao Liyan, how many soldiers and horses do you say we have now?" ”

Jiao Liyan thought for a while and said: "The lord led 20,000 of us into the grassland, and more than ten battles of all sizes were won, although they all won a complete victory, but there were also many casualties, and now there are still fifteen thousand people left who can fight. ”

Liu Ziqiu smiled again and asked, "Then I told Mu Lin, how many people did I bring?" And tell Du Mi, how many people did I use to defeat the association rate? ”

Before Jiao Liyan could speak, Wen Hao had already laughed and said, "Jiao Liyan, you don't understand, the lord is called virtual and real." Both Mullin and Mi thought we had an army of 100,000. If we let them go with us, wouldn't it be exposed? ”

Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "Fiction is real, reality is fiction, it's really good, but Liu did this for another reason." Our 15,000-strong tactics of attacking and attacking are specially trained, cooperate with each other tacitly, and are good at long-distance attacks on the grassland. If Mullin and Du Mi are mixed in, it will be detrimental to the tactical performance of our army. On the other hand, 60,000 of the 100,000 men under the command of Gilshi were Asste, and what would happen if they knew that Mullin had become a khan? ”

Without thinking about it, Jiaoriyan said, "They will definitely defect to the battle." ”

Liu Ziqiu nodded and said, "Yes, they are likely to defect and stand on Mu Lin's side." Now, Mullin and Dumi are equal in strength, what if all the 60,000 Asrid people defect and support Mullin? ”

Wen Hao stroked his palms and said, "The lord is high! If those people all take refuge in Mullin, Mullin's strength will be much higher than that of Dumi, and the lord's divide-and-conquer strategy will exist in name only! The lord is trying to destroy the living force of the Turks as much as possible! ”

Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "Wen Hao, who knows me! Now, we will stage a good show in which the enemy advances and we retreat, the enemy is stationed and disturbs, the enemy is tired and I fight, and the enemy retreats and I chase! ”

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When he heard the news that the association led the entire army to be wiped out, and the turtle cowered in the camp and did not dare to come out, he couldn't help but be furious. He didn't know that Du Mi had completely taken refuge in Liu Ziqiu and was preparing to be his Turkic Khan. Of course, this news was tightly sealed, and he didn't want to attract the blow of Du Jishi to him first.

In any case, the news was enough to confuse the Dujishi army, and several leaders of the Asid tribe tried to lead the troops away, but they were discovered by the Dujishi, who executed them on the spot, and handed over their men to the command of others. Even so, it was already difficult to stabilize the morale of the military. Annoyed and angry, Du Jishi didn't care about going to Du Mi and Mu Lin to settle accounts, and gave a death order, not to destroy the Sui army that broke into the grassland.

As a result, in the vast Mobei grassland, there was a long-lasting chase battle. The men and horses of Du Jishi can always find some clues of the Sui army, but they can never catch up with this Sui army. Occasionally, a team of men and horses will be wiped out by the Sui army soon, and there will be no scum left. After a month of pursuit, there were only more than 60,000 of his 100,000 horses left, and he still did not see the shadow of the Sui army. Some of these horses were wiped out by the Sui army, and some of them were separated from the team, and Du Jishi already felt that his control over his subordinates was getting weaker and weaker.

The reduction in the number of troops was not the most annoying thing for the company, but what made him even more troubled was that he was mad, and the most troublesome thing was the shortage of provisions. The cattle and sheep that I carried at the beginning had already been eaten, and during this time, I relied on the help of the tribes along the way. However, when the news that Mu Lin and Du Mi were each named Turkic Khans by the Great Sui gradually spread in the steppe, the tribes willing to help them became fewer and fewer, and the men and horses of Du Jishi often fell into a situation of starvation. In desperation, he also began to rob the Turkic tribes he encountered along the way, even the tribes of his men.

Liu Ziqiu also lacks supplies, but the kind of fried noodles he makes can always play an emergency role at critical times. Moreover, he did not need any scruples when robbing the Turkic tribes. As long as the tribe they invaded, he would kill all the cattle and sheep, feed the soldiers to a feast, and make a large number of dried meats. Therefore, in the same situation, Liu Ziqiu's army life was much better. Of course, this kind of good is only relative, they have been running on the grassland for more than two months, and they have not even returned to the West Sea in the New Year, and they are also sleepy and tired.

Based on this situation, Liu Ziqiu and Du Jishi have already realized that now this kind of chase battle cannot continue, but must seek a decisive battle!