Volume 1 begins with Strategizing

Yang Yuanba left the Kedun big tent, and the Anuri sisters were no longer seen at the door of the big tent, Yang Yuanba didn't care, he was thinking about whether to tell Changsun Sheng about it, although Princess Yicheng didn't want Changsun Sheng to know, but reason told Yang Yuanba that Changsun Sheng was more experienced and knew how to deal with this kind of thing, and he was a Turkic envoy, fully responsible for the relationship between the Tianwu Dynasty and the Turks, and the safety of the princess was also his responsibility.

Changsun Sheng's big tent was also with the Tianwu army, he had just returned from the camp of the Turkic Khan, and he still couldn't see Tuli, which made Changsun Sheng quite anxious, and at this time, Tuli's attitude began to be ambiguous, and he was obviously in a dilemma.

Changsun Sheng paced back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back, thinking about the situation in front of him, how should he start now?

"General Changsun!" Yang Yuanba's voice came from outside the tent.

"Come in!"

Changsun Sheng's train of thought was slightly relaxed, and he had some things to discuss with Yang Yuanba.

As soon as the curtain was lifted, Yang Yuanba walked in, and Changsun Sheng smiled and said, "Did you just come out of the princess?"

Yang Yuanba sat down and said bluntly: "The princess told me that Tuli wanted to kill her." ”

"What!"

Eldest Sun Sheng was taken aback, his brows furrowed, "Princess....she really said that?"

He also went to see Princess Yicheng, but Princess Yicheng didn't mention it at all, just greeted him lightly, but she said to Yang Yuanba that Tuli wanted to kill her, why didn't she tell herself?

Yang Yuanba understood Changsun Sheng's doubts, so he explained to him: "Maybe the princess just has a feeling, she is afraid that General Changsun will go to Tuli, but it will put her in greater danger, this is the princess's prudence, she told me, it is because I have soldiers with me, I can protect her." ”

Changsun Sheng sighed softly, he could understand the princess's worries, this is indeed possible, the alliance between Turki and the Western Turks, although it does not mean that Turki will betray Tianwu immediately, but betrayal is a matter of time, and it is also a matter of time before the princess is killed.

But Yang Yuanba thought more," General Changsun, I'm not worried about Tuli killing the princess now, after all, we are here, he doesn't dare to do it, I'm more worried that the Western Turks will kill the princess to force Tuli to make a statement, as General Changsun said, Tuli's attitude is to ally with the Western Turks, and at the same time he doesn't want to turn against us, he intends to wander between Tianwu and the Western Turks to get the greatest benefits, but the Western Turks are not stupid, they won't let the Turks' ideas succeed, and the best way to make the Turks completely break with us is to kill the princess, what does General Changsun think?"

Changsun Sheng pondered for a moment, he had to admit that Yang Yuanba was reasonable, the real danger of the princess was not in Turki, but in the Western Turks, they might indeed kill the princess to cut off Tuli's back road.

"Then do you have a countermeasure?" asked Changsun Sheng, glancing at Yang Yuanba.

Yang Yuanba said coldly: "In my opinion, I simply struck first and killed the Western Turkic envoys." ”

Changsun Sheng shook his head, with a worried look in his eyes, "Things are not as simple as you think, the key is Xue Yantuo, why do you think Xue Qiluo appeared?"

"Didn't he come to marry?"

"It's not!"

Changsun Sheng sighed slightly, "It is the appearance of this Xue Yantuo Department that is the problem, this is actually the strategy of the Western Turks with one soft hand and one hard hand, using heavy profits to win over is a soft method, and moving out of the Xue Yantuo Department is a hard method, if I am not mistaken, there must be an army of Xue Yantuo Department nearby, to threaten Tuli, Tuli is also aware, so he feels pressure, after all, he only has a few thousand guards, and there are also a large number of women and children, once the war really starts, he is not the opponent of Xue Yantuo's department." ”

Yang Yuanba didn't think of this question, he pondered for a moment and said, "What if we escort Tuli away?"

"Escorting the Turks to escape is one way, my only fear is that the Western Turks are prepared, and I am afraid that he will not be able to escape the hands of Chuluo. ”

Speaking of this, Changsun Sheng still had a hard time making up his mind, "Yuanba, let's go our separate ways, I'll go and persuade Tuli again, and discuss with him how to deal with it, and you will be responsible for the safety of the princess." ”

Yang Yuanba pondered for a long time and was silent, Tuli's attitude was ambiguous, no matter how much he persuaded him, there would be no result, it was better to cut through the chaos quickly and cut off Tuli's back road first.

.........

The Western Turks were stationed on the west shore of Lake Hari, about 200 steps away from the lake, and this time they signed an alliance with the Khan of Qimin on the shore of Lake Hari, and according to the agreement between the two sides, Chuluo himself came in person, and only brought 1,000 guards.

However, just as Changsun Sheng was worried, Chu Luo had other preparations in advance, and he secretly ordered the Xue Yantuo tribe in the Jinshan area to send 20,000 troops to ambush west of Lake Harry, and if the alliance failed, Na Tuli would not want to leave here.

Nearly 100 large tents of the Western Turks were tied in the shape of plum blossoms on the west bank of Lake Harry, and the big tent of Datou was located in the middle, where Luo named himself Khan, who considered himself the co-lord of the steppe, and he also succeeded for a time, gathered Du Lan's subordinates, and forced the Tiele tribes to be loyal to him.

At this time, he was in the camp to meet Shi Shu Hu Xi, Shi Shu Hu Xi had already expressed Tu Li's wishes, sat cross-legged on the Hu couch, squinted and thought for a long time, and then said slowly: "You go back and tell Tu Li that Xue Qiluo is just here to marry, we just met halfway and walked together, let him not think too much, I am very sincere, I can wait patiently, and wait for the Tianwu Army to leave before talking about the covenant, but I want to add an additional condition." ”

"Khan, please!"

"I heard that my enemy is in his camp, very good, I have been waiting for five years, you tell him, I want Yang Yuanba's head to be used as a urinal, just on this condition. ”

"I understand, I will tell the Khan of Qimin, Khan, please take care of your health, I take my leave. ”

Shi Shu Huxi got up to say goodbye, and Chu Luo stopped him with a smile, "Do you think my request is too much?"

Shi Shu Huxi bent down and saluted, "I think the Khan's request is reasonable!"

Chu Luo squinted his eyes and laughed, "Go ahead, persuade Dye Gan, I will make you the largest trading merchant in the Turks, and let you be the king of Shi Kingdom." ”

Shi Shu Hu was overjoyed, and he bowed deeply, "I am willing to serve the Khan!"

He slowly withdrew from the big tent, and Datou watched him leave with a smile, his face immediately gloomy, "Tong Livar!"

Ashina Liva, who was standing next to him, immediately stepped forward and saluted, "Khan, my subordinates are here." ”

Da Tou said coldly: "You take five hundred people to the Tuli camp tonight and slaughter the princess of the Tianwu Dynasty for me!"

His brother Bonham next to him was taken aback, "Khan, do you want to think about it again?"

Chu Luo sneered, "I know Tuli's thoughts, if you kill the princess, let him die that heart!"

Yang Yuanqing returned to his camp, and Fat Fish also happened to come back, he had changed into dry clothes and reported his findings to Yang Yuanba.

"There were about a thousand of them, all of them tall and very brave, all dressed in armor, and using the same bows and arrows as our army, and there were about a hundred tents in the camp. ”

An important clue was found from the details, and only the Khan's guards had armor in the Turks, which means that Chu Luo is also likely to come, Yang Yuanba asked again: "Is there a sentry nearby?"

"Yes, they are all fixed posts, about four people in each direction, about a mile away from the camp. ”

Yang Yuanba took out a map of the scout's land and sketched it on the paper with charcoal, outlining the locations of the Western Turks and the outposts.

"How did they set up camp, is there a pattern?"

"It seems to be the Plum Blossom Camp!" Fat Fish scratched his head, he wasn't sure about this.

The plum blossom camp is the main tent in the middle, and the other tents are distributed around like petals, but Yang Yuanba stopped the charcoal, his eyes were raised, and his sharp gaze stared at the fat fish, "Like?

"It should be!" he said with a sad face.

Yang Yuanba glanced at him and shook his head, he had always been strict with his subordinates and didn't like this kind of ambiguous information.

Fat Yu was ashamed in his heart, and said to Yang Yuan domineeringly: "Otherwise, my subordinates will go again." ”

Yang Yuanba didn't answer him, he quickly sketched out the location of the camp tent, and asked, "What is the interval between the camp tents?"

This subordinate saw clearly, the distance was very dense, and there was only about a foot between the tents. ”

Yang Yuanba nodded, it doesn't matter if it's a plum blossom tent or not, what matters is the spacing.

"What else is there?"

"And ....."

The fat fish scratched his head, and suddenly remembered something again: "I also saw that Shi Shu Huxi, in the Western Turk camp, it seems that he has accepted the heavy gift of the Western Turks." ”

Yang Yuanba nodded, this information was almost there, and at this time, the voices of Wei Chiwan and Kang Bas came from outside the tent, "General, we are back!"

"Come in!"

Yang Yuanqing slowly paced in the big tent with his hands behind his back, judging from all indications, the Western Turks were likely to start tonight and could not be delayed any longer.

"Wei Chi!"

Thinking of this, Yang Yuanba said to Yu Chiwan: "You take fifty brothers to protect the princess, the Western Turks may kill the princess tonight, you can't be careless." ”

"General, I'll go too!" Fat Fish was worried about Wei Chi's safety.

Yang Yuanba shook his head, "You don't have to go, I have more important tasks for you tonight." ”

.........

Su Lie has been silent since the Yellow Sheep incident three days ago, he rarely speaks, like a shadow attached to the army, he has been arrogant since he was a child, since he was ten years old, he has walked the world with a bow and a sword, and has never met an opponent, but he met Yang Yuanba in Biansai, Yang Yuanba is only one year older than him, but Su Lie feels that there is a difference of 108,000 miles between them, the kind of temperament honed by a hundred battles on the battlefield, the prestige among the soldiers and the grassland people, and his strong martial arts, all far surpass himself, which makes Su Lie stunned, he feels his insignificance。

Since noon, he has been sitting by the river, staring blankly at the river, and a dozen soldiers are not far behind him to compete in martial arts and practice swords, but he also turns a blind eye and turns a deaf ear.

"Why are you always so worried these days?" Yang Yuanqing smiled and sat down beside him.

"It's nothing," Su Lie said with a wry smile.

Yang Yuanqing understood his ambition, he patted Su Lie's shoulder and smiled: "Now there is a chance to fight on the battlefield, do you want it?"

Su Lie's eyes lit up, and he looked back at Yang Yuanba, "You won't lie to me, right?"

"What am I lying to you about?. ”

Yang Yuanqing said lightly: "If you want to, go back and prepare now, just tonight." ”

At this time, it was already dusk, but there was a burst of horses' hooves running in the usually quiet martial arts training ground, and from time to time someone was shouting loudly and screaming, in the martial arts training ground, the warrior Utu was holding a long knife in his hand, and he was crazy in the martial arts training ground to chop the wooden stake, and his heart was full of shame and grief.

Xue Qiluo wanted to take away the love of his heart, but he didn't have the courage to fight with him, no! It wasn't that he didn't have the courage, but her tears, her tears extinguished the fire burning in his heart, he hated himself for his cowardice and incompetence, and the man's self-esteem made his inner anguish difficult to suppress, and there was nowhere to vent.

Utu faced hundreds of straw men, he took his bow and arrows, and opened his bow and shot at the farthest straw man, but before the arrow arrived, another arrow shot from the side like lightning, the arrow was strong, 'dang!', his arrow was intercepted and shot away.

Utu was taken aback, turned his head to look, and saw that dozens of steps away, Yang Yuanba, the leader of the Tianwu Army's guards, was looking at him coldly.

"If you are still a man, go to Xue Qiluo to duel tonight, and don't vent your anger on the straw man!"

"Do you think I don't want to?"

Yang Yuanba's words deeply hurt Utu's self-esteem, and he yelled: "I wanted to kill him in my dreams, but, but ....."

"But you're not as good as others, aren't you?" But women's tears wear away your courage, don't they?"

Yang Yuanba shook his head and said in a tone of pity: "Early tomorrow morning, Xue Qiluo will propose to your khan, and your woman can only wash her face with tears, is this the first warrior under the Qimin Khan? I can't even keep my own woman, I'm really ashamed of you!"

After speaking, Yang Yuanba turned the horse's head, walked away without looking back, walked dozens of steps, only to hear a heart-rending roar behind him, "I can kill him!"

Yang Yuanba smiled slightly, the Turkic people were brave enough, but their brains were still slightly lacking.