The atmosphere in the room was a little desperate for a while, because they didn't have a choice at all now, as for counting on Modra, they could give them 40,000 sheep, they were already extravagant hopes, the problem was that even if they gave out 30,000, it was estimated that the problem would be very big.

In this way, after about a few dozen seconds of silence, the Turkic man sitting under Yi Nan suddenly spoke: "Chief, I suddenly have an idea. ”

"Dagu, what can you do to say it directly? We don't have a choice right now, but if there's a better way, we're willing to try it. Yi Nan and they were all stunned for a moment, but Yi Nan immediately asked.

"Do you remember what Huo Gang said when he escorted Modra here that day?" The man named Dagu asked after looking at everyone around.

Everyone looked at each other for a moment, and then Yi Nan asked, "Probably remember, what do you want to say?" ”

"If I'm not mistaken, Huo Gang had a sentence at that time, he said that all the Turks who surrendered to him Huo Gang were exactly the same as the Han people under his command, and if they dared to kill one of them, he slaughtered the other tribe, and he also said that all the cattle and sheep of the Turks under his account, and the land were also allocated by him, and no one else was allowed to rob them, and if they robbed, he would also hunt them down." Da Gu's tone was a little weird, and he said these words again.

"What do you want to say, just say it, we have heard these words, don't worry, none of us dare to provoke the leader of Huo Gang." The other Turk also spoke dryly.

Don't look at them, Xue Yantuo has a population of 200,000, but they really don't dare to provoke Huo Gang, you must know that they didn't even dare to fight Ashye before, let alone Huo Gang, who wiped out Ashye and Yiwu and Loulan at the same time.

"Yes, you can tell me what you think." Yi Nan said directly.

"What I want to say is that we gave 70,000 sheep to Huo Gang, if Jieli doesn't give it to us, it will be a catastrophic blow to our tribe, I just suddenly had an idea, we discussed so much, I was thinking, what will happen if we belong to Huo Gang." Da Gu said directly.

As soon as Da Gu's words came out, the whole felt tent was stunned, and then everyone pondered, because they really hadn't thought about this before...... Now that Takugu said this, it was as if a new door had been opened for all of them.

"Leader, everyone, although Leader Huo Gang is very ruthless to the outside world, he doesn't say anything to his own people, you all agree with this, right? You have all heard what he said, he treats all the Turks who have surrendered to the Ashye tribe equally, and we are also Turks, and he will certainly treat us equally. ”

"In addition, Yiwu Country also surrendered to him, and the city lord of Yiwu City is still Shi Wannian, Huo Gang will not be unfavorable to the leader, but what about our Xue Yantuo Department? Huo Gang's trade with the Tang Dynasty has made his men strong, and if we surrender to him, then all our people will be able to survive this winter. ”

"And we don't have to worry about Jieli's threat, since he is afraid of Huo Gang from so far away, then if we are Huo Gang's people, then will he dare to touch us?"

"However, there are also shortcomings, that is, it is different from belonging to Jieli, if it belongs to Huo Gang, Huo Gang's control over his subordinates will inevitably be much stronger than that of Jieli, and it is estimated that most of our Xue Yantuo troops will have to migrate." Da Gu calmly said all his thoughts.

After that, as before, the whole felt tent fell into silence again.

Why do we have to belong to them? Can't we negotiate with Huo Gang? The other man couldn't help but speak.

"I can't." Da Gu shook his head directly.

"Why?" Everyone else turned their eyes to Da Gu, not knowing why he said that.

"The reason is very simple, if we just negotiate with Huo Gang and are in a state of mutual non-aggression, then we will inevitably turn our faces with Jieli, and if we turn our faces with Jieli, it will be too simple to defeat our relationship."

"What should I do if Jieli casually sends a team of cavalry to kill Huo Gang's people under the banner of our Xue Yantuo?" Da Gu asked directly.

Da Gu's words made everyone stunned again, yes, the other party only needs to kill people under the banner of Xue Yantuo, it is easy to negotiate peace, but it is too easy to destroy.

"So, maintaining neutrality is not so simple, at least we estimate it to be unlikely now." Da Gu smiled bitterly.

Everyone in the whole tent was silent for a moment and began to think, Da Gu did not speak, he knew that these people were actually watching Yi Nan's decision, Yi Nan did not speak from beginning to end, and was just pondering.

Other people also discovered this, and they knew that for them, the biggest difference between surrendering Huo Gang and surrendering Jieli was that surrendering Huo Gang, then they would not be able to guarantee their independence, just like those Tongluo people now, who would completely integrate into Huo Gang's tribe.

And they can still maintain the integrity of their own tribe by surrendering to Jieli, at least they have some power. Of course, the biggest influence in this is undoubtedly Yi Nan.

"And one thing we have to consider is that many people in our tribe are spreading that Huo Gang is the incarnation of Immortal Heaven, I don't know what you think, but the grassland of our Xue Yantuo Department is in great drought, but Huo Gang's territory has been raining this year."

"If we really have a conflict, will our people and soldiers dare to raise their steel knives against Huo Gang?" Da Gu smiled bitterly.

Although their Xue Yantuo Department is a little away from Huo Gang, and there is a large area of barren Gobi Desert in the middle, Huo Gang's deeds have already spread among their tribes, not to mention those ordinary herdsmen, even if they talk about Huo Gang before they speak, they don't dare to have any disrespect.

"Da Gu!" At this time, Yi Nan, who was sitting on the main seat, suddenly spoke.

Everyone immediately stopped discussing, but raised their heads to look at Yi Nan.

"The subordinates are here." Da Gu immediately spoke.

"You are the smartest person among us, we Xue Yantuo can have today, you are indispensable, let me ask you, do you think Huo Gang will treat us people equally?" Yi Nan looked at Da Gu and asked.

"Since he can accommodate the people of Tongluobu, then I think it shouldn't be a problem for us to accommodate us." Dagu thought for a moment and said.

"I know, but there is one thing, we have 200,000 people in Xue Yantuo's department, and Huo Gang's entire territory is only 200,000 now." Yi Nan looked at him, and he understood what he meant.

"Leader, don't forget, when Huo Gang defeated Ashye and took the Tongluo Division, they were only a few thousand people, and the Tongluo Department had more than 100,000 people! There are also tens of thousands of people in Yiwu City and Loulan City in the back! Dagu said seriously.

"But it was he who defeated Tongluobu, and we are if, all our soldiers are there." Yi Nan said seriously.

"Chief, I have something to say, in this case, if we really join Huo Gang, it depends on whether you are willing to give up your rights, if you give up, these are not a problem." Da Gu said directly.

"What do you mean by that?" A Turk next to him slapped his chair and stood up.

"I don't mean anything, I'm loyal to the leader, I'm just putting forward an opinion, you all know what happened to Jieli now, and even if we survive this catastrophe, according to Jieli's current appearance, do you think we should fight against Huo Gang in the future?!"

"If Jieli starts a war with Huo Gang in the future, then where will our Xue Yantuo Department go? Today is only 70,000 sheep, Jieli has already begun to calculate our Xue Yantuo, which means that he is not at ease with us at all, if the war officially starts, do you think our Xue Yantuo's soldiers will be used as cannon fodder by Jieli? ”

"If we don't surrender, then my opinion is, if it doesn't work, we will go west, the current situation in the royal court on the Western Turk side is unstable, if we go west, there is still room for survival, and we will directly release the land between us and Jieli and hand it over to Huo Gang and Jieli to fight." Dagu made another suggestion.

At this moment, the Turkic man stopped talking.

"Okay, don't make any noise, Da Gu is for the good of us Xue Yantuo, I know very well, everyone calm down, since Da Gu put forward this idea, let's discuss it." Yi Nan raised his hand and stopped the other people from arguing and spoke.

"Do you remember why we broke away from the Western Turks?" Yi Nan waited for everyone to calm down, and then asked again.

"Remember, the leader is here to free us from the tyrannical rule of the Tongye Household, and wants to make the lives of our people better." An old Turk on the right spoke.

"Yes, but have we been better off in the last few years?" A hint of bitterness flashed across Yi Nan's face.

Yi Nan is a very responsible leader, Xue Yantuo can be strong today, and it has a lot to do with him, but Xue Yantuo, who was attached to the Western Turks in the past, is too miserable, and a large number of people freeze to death every winter, Yi Nan really can't bear such a result, so he took some small tribes and Xue Yantuo to decisively break away from the Western Turks.

It's just that in this steppe, the Turks are the most powerful, and they Xue Yantuo, these Tiele people, can't establish an independent country by themselves, so he can only rely on the Eastern Turks, and at the beginning, in order to divide the power of the Western Turks, the Eastern Turks naturally gave them some benefits.

But as time goes on, they naturally have to bear some responsibilities, and there is not much difference between the Eastern Turks and the Western Turks, and it was at that time that Yi Nan understood that if he wanted to make the Tiele tribe stronger, it was not possible to be attached to these Turkic tribes, because these Turkic nobles were the same.