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Chapter 636

Chapter 636

The Western Turks attacked and wiped out several small and medium-sized tribes of Xue Yantuo, and Xue Yantuo also suffered relatively large losses in the next few battles.

Originally, Western Turks were much stronger than Xue Yantuo, so Xue Yantuo was even more vulnerable.

The wolf is the totem of the Turkic people, and Nishu has the glazed wolf in his hand, so he already has an advantage.

Now that the battle has lost soldiers and generals, some of Xue Yantuo's ministries are panicking.

Yi Nan and some tribal leaders knew that the so-called glazed wolf was bought from the Tang Dynasty, and it was not bestowed by the longevity god at all, but the herdsmen didn't believe it.

Every founding emperor in history has an unusual legend.

Han Gaozu cut the white snake uprising, Zhu Yuanzhang's vision when he was born, these are fake at a glance.

It's just that they use these methods to fool the people, so as to show that they are different, and it is God's will to seize the world.

These can only fool the people, and those confidantes must know that it is fake, and it may even be the idea they helped to come up with.

But this doesn't affect anything. The ancients were very superstitious. Even after thousands of years of science, there are still many people who are superstitious, let alone the ancients.

When most people believe it, even if a small number of people know it is false, what can they do?

Before that, Yi Nan could rely on his strength and prestige, coupled with the cooperation of the leaders of various ministries, to suppress the thoughts of the herdsmen below.

However, several battles with the Western Turks failed. The Western Turks sent people to spread rumors, saying that Nishu was chosen by Changshengtian to unify the grassland and end the struggle on the grassland.

Xue Yantuo defied the will of Changshengtian, and his defeat was doomed.

These words seem to have no practical use, but they made Xue Yantuo's soldiers very negative when they fought against the Western Turks.

Yi Nan knew that he couldn't go on like this, otherwise if he lost a few more games and added those rumors, Xue Yantuo would fall apart by then.

Therefore, he hurriedly summoned the leaders of various ministries to discuss the response plan.

Yi Nan looked at the leaders of the various tribes under him with an ugly expression, and said, "Let's talk about it, what should we do now?"

The leaders of the various ministries had different thoughts, their eyes wandered, and they did not speak.

The ruling class of the nomads is somewhat similar to that of the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

Yi Nan is like the emperor, and the tribal leaders below are the princes of all walks of life.

From the perspective of the leaders of the various ministries, it is enough to surrender if they cannot defeat them. Anyway, they are still the leaders of the tribe.

Western Turkic also sent someone to contact them secretly. The reason why they didn't make a decision was because they wanted more benefits.

Seeing that these leaders did not speak, Yi Nan was furious in his heart, and it was not that he was ignorant of the actions of the Western Turks.

If it was before, he would definitely have wiped out one or two tribes to make an example to others.

But now he didn't dare to do that. The Western Turkic contact was not one or two. If he did something at this time, it would not be to make an example of others, but to force those tribal leaders to make up their minds to join the Western Turkic.

Although angry in his heart, Yi Nan knew that he could only endure it at this time.

These people could all surrender, but he couldn't.

"Everyone, I know you have the idea that you can surrender even if you can't win, but after you surrender, will you be able to get a good pasture? After a long time, it hasn't been annexed by other tribes." Yi Nan said coldly.

Many people's faces changed when they heard Yi Nan's words.

They naturally know this, which is why they did not agree when Western Turks contacted them.

For them, cattle, sheep and population are the most important things. With cattle and sheep, they can eat enough and feed more people.

With people, they can occupy better pastures, raise more cattle and sheep, and have a larger population. This is equivalent to a cycle.

If they surrender, those places with lush water and grass will definitely not be their turn. Even some of the places they occupy now may have to be handed over.

"Even if Nishu promised to give you a good pasture, so what? It's just a stopgap measure. There are only so many good pastures. If I give it to you, can the other tribes under him be willing? Only if the attack of the Western Turks is repelled, In order to protect everyone's current interests." Yi Nan continued.

"The Great Khan was joking, our tribe is loyal to the Great Khan."

"Yes, Great Khan, our tribe has lost thousands of youths to support Great Khan."

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For a time, the leaders of various ministries expressed their loyalty one after another.

Now they haven't agreed to the Western Turks, so naturally they don't want to offend Yi Nan to death.

Yi Nan's strength is very strong, and it is not too difficult to kill any of them.

Of course, they can also choose to join the Western Turks.

But the Western Turks wooed them because they were Xue Yantuo's people. If they lost this status, they would have no value in negotiating with the Western Turks.

So before they have a good deal with the Western Turks, they can't make Yi Nan's crimes too dead.

On the contrary, they have to do their best to help the barbarians resist the Western Turks. Only when the Western Turks cannot attack for a long time and the losses are relatively large, will they be given more benefits.

"Great Khan, I think it's difficult for us to fight against the Western Turks now. We should find some reinforcements." Solange, the leader of the Sanji tribe, said.

"Reinforcements?" Yi Nan was slightly taken aback, and said, "You mean Great Tang?"

Solange nodded and said, "That's right, Great Khan was personally appointed by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Our Xue Yantuo pays tribute to the Tang Dynasty every year. Now that we have difficulties, shouldn't it be right to ask the Tang Dynasty for help?"

Yi Nan didn't speak, but thought carefully about the possibility of asking Datang for help.

Xue Yantuo originally only belonged to a tribe under the Eastern Turks. In the third year of Zhenguan, the weather was very cold. There was heavy snowfall for more than a month, which froze many cattle and sheep to death.

Normally, in such a situation, Jieli Khan would also reduce a certain amount of offerings, but Jieli Khan’s life was not easy at that time, and they were required to make offerings according to the original amount.

At that time, if the various tribes made offerings according to previous years, they would starve to death, so it was naturally impossible to agree.

Jieli Khan ruthlessly wiped out several tribes, thinking that other tribes would honestly confess.

Unexpectedly, the other tribes were forced too hard. The tribe headed by Xue Yantuo contacted Datang secretly, and Datang took the opportunity to send troops and wiped out the East Turks in one fell swoop.

When Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, Jieli Khan led more than 40 soldiers and horses to the outside of Chang'an.

When the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, only more than [-] soldiers and horses were sent out. Although there were reasons for the sneak attack, the most fundamental reason was that the Jieli Khan had betrayed their relatives, which gave Datang a chance.

At that time, the Tang Dynasty was waiting for prosperity, and it could be said that it had exhausted the power of the whole country to start the war. Although it won, the Tang Dynasty did not have the ability to stretch its hands into the grassland.

In order to prevent the Western Turks from taking the opportunity to dominate the grasslands, Li Shimin made the barbarians the Great Khan.

Yi Nan was respectful to Datang at the beginning, but as he gained a firm foothold, he became less respectful to Datang.

Although it is not possible to send troops to invade Datang, looting and other things are common.

In this case, how could Datang help him.

(End of this chapter)