The military camp of the Turks was relatively rudimentary, located in a large valley on the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul (Lake Issyk-Kul), with lookout posts on all sides, fences arranged around it, and scouts cruising nearby. There were large and small tents in the valley, and there were horses and fires everywhere, and the samurai who came and went with swords were slightly different in their clothes and banners, probably from different tribes.

The Turkic warriors were all cavalry, each with more than one war horse, and the people in the barracks seemed to be a little scattered and casual, but as long as the horn sounded, they could get on their horses and assemble in a short time, and rush out in formation, and they had a strong ability to maneuver and fight. In this way, the army gathered by the various tribes needed someone to command and command in order to fight the large army, and the leading commander of the Turks was the leader of the largest tribe among them, Asid Yuanzhen.

Che Shu was the spiritual leader of the Turks, and his prestige was very high, but he himself was just a nobleman who was obsessed with wine and enjoyment, and he did not have the strategic ability to lead the army to fight and govern the steppe tribes, otherwise he would not have been under house arrest by Fu Nian and Wen Fu for many years and could not get out. He had the appeal to make the Turkic tribes obey his orders, but the command and dispatch of the army still depended on the commander Yuan Zhen.

But there are also masters around Che Shu, the first high priest of the steppe, the shaman Gu Dulu is his chief protector and the most important advisor, and now he is like a military advisor in the Turkic army. As a high priest, Gu Dulu is bound to the interests of the steppe spiritual leader Che Book, and has been guarding the descendants of Bi Shi Khan for many years, and he is also Che Book's most trusted confidant, and he obeys everything he says.

Gu Dulu's most proud disciple, who is also the assistant he has cultivated since he was a child and the future heir A Gudu, recognizes the car book as his father-in-law, which shows that the relationship between the two is close, and he is simply wearing a pair of pants. Ah Gudu broke through in order to cover the car book, and died at the hands of Mei's generals, Gu Dulu and the car book wanted to catch Mei Zhenyi and get angry. At this time, asking a high-ranking person like Zuo Youxian to take risks to vent his personal anger also shows that neither of them has a big heart.

On this afternoon, the sun is westerly, the cool breeze is blowing on the hot coast, and the white clouds in the sky are faintly reflected in the lake, and the scenery is very far away. At this moment, a long howl came from above the barracks, like a crane in the sky, causing a sound of horses neighing. A figure flew up with gray clouds and shot straight into the sky. It is the shaman Gu Dulu.

Gu Dulu asked in the distance: "Who is the master, to spy on my Turkic military camp?...... Oh, Zuo Supreme is back......? The Mei family also brought it? Sure enough, the magic power is vast, admire and admire!"

The people who came were Zuo Youxian and Mei Zhenyi. After failing to escape at noon today, Mei Zhenyi put away his bracers in frustration, and then was taken away by Zuo Youxian Feitian, this time without delay, and came directly to the Turkic military camp.

Mei Zhenyi was not mistreated. Originally, Gu Dulu wanted to tie him to the stable with iron chains, but Zuo Youxian said: "I only promise to bring this son and send it to the front of the two armies, and as for the rest, I will deal with it myself." So Mei Zhenyi was sent to the big tent where Zuo Youxian lived. Neither locked nor imprisoned by any other spell, he moves freely.

But when Zuo Youxian left, he sneered and said to him, "Boy, you may want to escape, but I suggest you don't try." This is in the barracks, there is a special army guarding outside, even if you can knock down a few people, but you will definitely not be able to escape, and if you don't get it, you will lose a small life in vain. ”

Cultivating as Zuo You Immortal, he is a distinguished guest, and he wants to leave Mei Zhenyi in his tent, and Gu Dulu is inconvenient to stop him. But Gu Dulu is still a little worried. Although he was guarded by the army, he called a few of his shamans and wizards to keep an eye on them.

The tent specially prepared for Zuo Youxian in the car book is very large and exquisite, and the curtain is raised, and there are curtains in it divided into two rooms, the back is the bedroom for resting, and the front is a place for living and entertaining. The floor was covered with clean felt, and the tent was almost full of tables and beds. This is certainly nothing in the hinterland of the Central Plains. But in the Turkic military tent is already an extremely high standard of reception.

What's even more interesting is that there are two girls in the front room of the tent. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a toned and well-proportioned body, smooth and delicate skin of a healthy wheat color, with a translucent veil, and very "short and delicate" clothes, even the navel and smooth calves were exposed. They were resting on the felt, and when they saw Mei Zhenyi Zuo Youxian coming in, they quickly stood up and bowed timidly

They were female slaves bought from Qiuzi, and they were sent to "wait" for the Zuo Supreme Land. Zuo Youxian did not "enjoy" the pair of female slaves, nor did he drive them away, leaving tea and water in the front tent. During this period of time, Zuo Youxian went to Jiangnan to bring Mei Zhenyi, and this pair of female slaves has been waiting in the empty tent to clean up and dare not leave.

Zuo Youxian left Mei Zhenyi in the big tent and left, only a pair of Qiuzi slave girls stared at a pair of eyes in their deep eye sockets, looking at the big boy curiously. Mei Zhenyi is now tired and hungry, he has not yet reached the realm of not eating, he has not eaten since last night, and when he escaped, he ran two hundred and eighty miles in one breath, and he was on the verge of mental exhaustion.

In addition to physical fatigue, more important is mental exhaustion, since being captured by Zuo Youxian, Mei Zhenyi has not given up hope of escaping for a moment. Even if Mei Yi didn't succeed in getting out, he didn't despair, and he kept trying to find a way. Today he almost succeeded in his calculations, but in the end he fell short, he was really tired and tired, and as soon as he entered the tent and without saying anything, he went into the room and fell down on the bed, his head was dizzy but he couldn't sleep.

People often say, "Everything depends on yourself, you have to control your own destiny!" This is just an inspirational statement, in fact, no matter how strong a person is, no matter how clever his mind is, he cannot grasp all the variables in this world. When he arrived in the barracks, Mei Zhenyi was powerless and had to rely on others to save him.

Physically and mentally exhausted, he suddenly remembered a person, his father, whom he had never met before, Mei Xiaolang.

Before the crossing, he was an orphan, and after the crossing, although he was clothed and fed, he was almost the same as an orphan, and "father" was just a symbol and concept for him. Although Mei Xiaolang cared about him very much, and even specially sent Mei Yi to Wuzhou, it was difficult for him to experience the father-son relationship of ordinary people, after all, he had never even met in person. At this moment, he missed his "father" very strongly, and this was the first time in his life that he had such ardent hope.

Uncle Mei Yi must have already sent a message to his father, and his father will definitely find a way to save him. As the prime minister of the dynasty, Nan Lugong must also have a way to save him from trouble. At this time, Mei Zhenyi was really like a child, so helpless, and her heart was full of expectations. Father, what a warm, sacred, trustworthy and trustworthy image.

Thinking of this, Mei Zhenyi's spirit perked up slightly, and she suddenly felt very hungry. He stood up and walked outside, and said to the two slave girls very obediently, "Two sisters." Can you get me something to eat and drink? I'm so hungry that I haven't eaten since yesterday. ”

When the two girls saw Mei Zhenyi talking to them so politely, they looked a little flustered and hurriedly saluted and replied. Their voices were crisp and pleasant, and their speech was as good as singing, but Mei Zhenyi didn't understand a word, I don't know which country's bird language?

Mei Zhenyi was helpless, only gesticulating, and one of the girls was very clever. As if she understood, she took off a large leather bag on the stand of the tent, and another girl took a sterling silver wine venerable, took a full bottle of spicy liquor from the leather bag, and respectfully held it in front of her eyes. Mei Zhenyi shook her head with a wry smile. That's not what he wants, the language barrier is really troublesome!

At this moment, someone outside the tent suddenly spoke: "Is Mei Gongzi resting? You may not have eaten since you came from afar, and General Yuanzhen of my family ordered the villain to send roast sheep and boil tea." Please enjoy Mei Gongzi. ”

It's really a good thing, someone will send a pillow as soon as you get sleepy! Who is General Yuanzhen? When the two girls heard the voice, they quickly opened the curtain of the door, and saw a big man wearing leather armor and a scimitar hanging from his waist standing in front of the door with a tray the size of a tabletop in his hand. Mei Zhenyi stepped forward and said, "You come in and talk, who is General Yuanzhen, why did you send me food?"

Dahan replied: "General Yuanzhen is the commander of the military horses of my Turkic tribes this time, and he wants the villain to tell Mei Gongzi that he will be a guest here with peace of mind for the time being." If there is any request, just give it a command at the tent door, and someone will take care of it. ...... The words have been brought, and the villain will not dare to enter the tent of the Supreme Left. ”

Interesting, the Turkic commander sent someone to appease him, but I don't know what the intention is? Whatever, fill his stomach first, and then say, the disciple of the medicine king Sun Simiao. Are you afraid that others will poison and assassinate you? A whole roast lamb. The fire is still steaming, it's so fragrant!

Mei Zhenyi enjoyed roast whole sheep in the tent. On the side, there are two young female slaves who take the initiative to serve the cup carefully. Zuo Youxian was walking through the barracks to a golden-roofed tent in the center of the valley at this moment, and when he walked to the middle of a group of tents, a group of Turkic warriors lined up in front of him, all of them burly and well-armed.

Among the people in this group was a general with a pheasant feather in his hat, and he stepped forward to salute and said, "Supreme Zuo, Yuanzhen has saluted you...... I heard that you brought the son of the commander of the Tang Army from Jiangnan, and you have worked hard all the way, are you going to go to Lord Cheshu to restore your life?"

Zuo Youxian waved his sleeves lightly as a salute, and said lightly: "General Yuanzhen, aren't you knowingly asking? Are you waiting for me here, do you have anything to say?"

Yuan Zhen made a gesture, his subordinates scattered and disappeared, the area where Zuo Youxian passed through was exactly the territory where the Yuan Zhen tribe was stationed, and seeing that there were no others around, Yuan Zhen came closer and said: "The big war is imminent, the wizard of Gu Dulu instigated the Lord of the car book to invite Zuo Supreme to go deep into the dangerous place, just to repay his own selfishness, stealing it is not worth it." ”

Zuo Youxian smiled faintly: "Is it worth it, I am willing, this matter was decided at the banquet, and the general was also present, and he did not object, now do you want to teach me?"

Yuan Zhen hurriedly waved his hand: "How dare you mention the word advice in front of Zuo Supreme, looking at the tens of thousands of people in this military camp, Zuo Supreme is my most admired master in the world, and there is a difference between me and others." I didn't object at the beginning, because if the plan was successful and the imperial court really sent Mei Xiaolang as the commander, then the son of the Mei family would be of great use, and Zuo Supreme had already made a contribution to my Turks. ...... But my so-called great use is different from Gu Dulu's idea, and I am afraid that only the Zuo Supreme can understand it. ”

Zuo Youxian was slightly stunned, looked at him and asked, "Do you have any thoughts about that child?"

Yuan Zhen took a step forward: "I don't have thoughts about that kid, but I want to plan for the safety of my 100,000 Turkic athletes and the survival of all departments." ...... Zuo Supreme has also experienced thousands of troops and horses, do you think that with these 100,000 elite horses, you can really defeat the Tang Dynasty forever?"

Hmm? There is something wrong with this! Especially from the mouth of Yuan Zhen, the commander of the Turkic soldiers and horses, it is even more intriguing. Zuo Youxian looked at him and didn't speak, his expression was noncommittal and profound. Yuan Zhen was numb by him, and since the words had been spoken, he simply said all the thoughts in his heart-

This time, the Turkic tribes responded to the call of the Cheshudi. The elite had been exhausted, and all the men who could mount and fight had come, and only the old and weak women and children remained in the tribes. On the one hand, the Turkic tribes have achieved a situation of unity unprecedented in recent years and have coalesced into a powerful force, and on the other hand, if the entire army is accidentally annihilated, then the Turks will forever lose the ability to turn over and the confidence to survive.

Mei Xiaolang's army is just a fist stretched out by the Tang Empire, and the Turkic army has gambled all its net worth, even if it can win a battle, it will be greatly damaged. It will also attract a larger scale of conquest by the imperial court, and it is impossible to blindly fight in the long run.

For a long time, although the Turks have declined, their qi has not been exhausted, and the reason is largely that the various departments are scattered in the grassland desert and have no fixed place, and the cost of the Tang Dynasty's long-distance attack is too great and it is difficult to complete the work, so they can only deter the rebels by conquest and suppression, and the rest of the departments can be appeased. But this time the situation is different, it is equivalent to wrapping dumplings and waiting for the other party to serve the pot.

This time it can gather great power, and it should not be used to exalt its prestige. Rather, it was to obtain more long-term benefits for the Turkic tribes. Not long ago, the army captured and sacked the fortress of Black Sand, showing the strength of the Turks, and also looting a lot of gold, silver, slaves and war supplies, and the first goal has been achieved. The next thing to do is not to blindly loot and fight. Instead, he bargained with the power in his hands and waited for the appeasement of the imperial court.

The best outcome in Yuan Zhen's mind was to hope that the Tang Dynasty would divide the border of Atami as the place of tent for the Turkic royal court, and canonize the chariot book as the khan. The book commanded the Turkic tribes to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty as a foreign subordinate, imitating the precedent of Silla or Tibet. In this way, the Turkic tribes can recuperate and recuperate, slowly try to develop, and in the future, it will not be impossible to restore the glory of the era of Bishi Khan.

The purpose of the rebellion was supposed to be to unify the Turkic tribes and at the same time to negotiate a better policy of pacification from the imperial court. On the one hand, Chen Bing demonstrated, and on the other hand, he put forward the conditions for peace talks, and a mediator was needed in the middle, and Tang Army coach Mei Xiaolang was the most suitable!

If Mei Xiaolang surrenders without a fight. Promoting the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, the book led the Turkic ministries to worship and obey, and it was also a great achievement to say it, and the face of the court was also bright. Mei Xiaolang was only the commander of the march, and he could not be such a big landlord himself, but he could go to the court to suggest this matter, and even transfer the documents of the Turkic ministers. In accordance with the policy since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has always been used with both softness and far-reaching grace and power. "En" is still in front of "Wei". This plan is likely to succeed.

The realization of this plan required two prerequisites: one was that Mei Xiaolang gave the Turks this face, and was willing to quell the rebellion by diplomatic rather than military means. The second is that Che Shu was willing to submit to the central government of the Tang Dynasty.

The first condition is now promising. Mei Xiaolang's eldest son secretly fell into the hands of the Turks, and it was necessary for him to solve it by diplomatic means, on the one hand, he could raise the country's prestige without a fight, and on the other hand, he could also take the opportunity to save his son in private. But the other condition is very troublesome, Che Shu is a drunken mediocre talent, has no strategic vision, and his mentality is also a little distorted after being under house arrest for many years, and now he has gathered an unprecedented army of 100,000 people, and he only wants to vent his anger.

However, only the car book has the appeal to unite the Turkic departments, and others cannot replace his position for the time being, Yuan Zhen persuaded him several times to no avail, and the car book was determined to resist Mei Xiaolang's army under the instigation of the great witch bone Dulu. Today, Zuo Youxian captured Mei Xiaolang's son, which was a good thing, but Yuanzhen heard that under the bewitchment of Gu Dulu, Che Shu planned to order Mei Zhenyi to be pushed to the front of the two armies to behead the sacrificial flag.

If that's the case, all of Yuan Zhen's plans will be in vain, and Mei Xiaolang will definitely fight to the death without mercy, and there will be no room for maneuver in the situation. Hearing that Zuo Youxian left Mei Gongzi in his tent and did not hand it over to Gu Dulu to be abused, it seemed that there was still a glimmer of opportunity for the better, Yuan Zhen hurriedly asked Zuo Youxian to discuss.

The person was captured by Zuo Youxian, and this Zuo Supreme Divine Power is still above Gu Dulu, and he is the guest of honor of the Turks, and in front of the car book, what he said is very weighty. Yuanzhen hopes that Zuo Youxian can persuade the car book to understand the stakes, and change his mind and stop going his own way. Of course, he couldn't let Zuo Youxian persuade in vain, and Yuanzhen also patted his chest and made a lot of promises.

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