On the vast grassland, in front of the Turkic army coming over the mountains and ridges, a cavalry of a hundred people came to meet them.
After that, Yuehu Lake and the royal court of the Aji clan were vaguely visible, and countless old, weak, women and children came outside the camp and looked at the clan leader's team from a distance.
Both pairs of worried eyes hoped that everything would be safe and sound.
Badu was dressed in fine clothes, wearing a necklace of the clan leader, and a wolf head that symbolized the clan leader. He walked at the front of the team. He looked at the tide of the army without any fear. When they were dozens of meters away, he waved his hand: "Everyone."
Everyone, stop!"
More than a hundred people behind him stepped forward one after another. The adjutant beside him rode up and was about to shout something to the people in front.
However, they saw that the army in front turned a blind eye and seemed to have no intention of stopping. Instead, it suddenly accelerated and the army soon surged towards them.
"Clan leader! Be careful!"
Everyone was shocked and tried to dissuade him from returning, but it was already too late.
In just a moment, the surging army quickly swamped this small team of a hundred people. Fortunately, they did not launch an attack on this small team, but instead surrounded everyone in the middle of the team.
Such behavior was too arrogant. Seeing this, Baduo forced himself to calm down, then turned around and shouted to the tribesmen: "Don't mess up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a man and a horse suddenly appeared in the queue in front. The man was strong and tall. The most noticeable thing was that he wore the same wolf head as Badu, but there was no symbol of the clan leader on his neck.
necklace.
Badu looked at him, and there was a slight resemblance between their eyebrows.
When Badu saw the visitor, he was surprised and was about to say something, but when the other person saw Badu, especially the patriarch's token around Badu's neck, his face instantly became gloomy, and before Badu could speak, he actually bent his bow.
He took an arrow and shot it towards Batu.
"Clan leader!"
The adjutant at the front shouted, and without caring much, jumped off his horse and used his body to block Badu's arrow in mid-air.
In an instant, the scene became chaotic. Not only the soldiers around Badu became restless, but also the sounds of exclamations one after another came from the opposing army.
"Adjutant, are you...are you okay?" Badu asked repeatedly.
The adjutant got up from the ground with an arrow stuck in his shoulder. He broke the arrow and threw the arrow branch on the ground. Then he pointed at the person who shot the arrow angrily: "Ajibalu! You are so brave, you dare to attack me."
My own clan leader attacks!"
The other party was riding on a horse, scanning the crowd coldly, slowly sheathing the arrow, and spat disdainfully: "Bah! Who is the clan leader? I am the clan leader! When did the Aji clan have a woman's turn to be the clan leader?
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"When the old patriarch was seriously ill, you didn't dare to respond to the Jieli tribe's request and go to the front line. It was Patriarch Badu who led the tribe to the front line! At that time, the old leader had handed over the patriarch's token to Aji Baduo! At that time, how could
I didn’t see you coming out to object?!”
"That's right!" Another person came out from behind Badu and yelled at the man on horseback, "It was you who was greedy for life and feared death and refused to go to the front line. Although you are a royal family member, you have long lost the qualification to become the leader of the clan!"
"Old man! Are you looking for death?!"
Balu shot another arrow at the person who spoke, and the middle-aged Aji tribesman was instantly shot off his horse.
This time, Balu's behavior completely angered everyone behind Badu. More than a hundred people drew their swords together and were about to rush towards Balu.
At the same time, more people around them showed their weapons, and several times more soldiers just stared at the actions of everyone present.
"Everyone stop it!" Badu shouted. She came here to make peace, not to cause trouble. If there was a conflict here, no one would survive.
"Clan leader, we will fight this traitor!"
"Hahahaha..." Balu laughed wildly, "You don't even look at your current situation, it's just you! What qualifications do you have to fight for it? Also, when it comes to traitors, the real traitors are standing in front of you, why don't you still
You know? You old fools, this woman has been bribed by the people of the Tang Dynasty a long time ago, and you actually recognize her as the clan leader? It’s a big joke!"
"There is no need for you to sow discord. We know very well what kind of person our clan leader is! Balu, you have defected to the Jieli tribe for your own selfish desires. How can you have the dignity to come back at this time?"
"You short-sighted villains, how can you know my ambitions! Why have the Turks been unable to invade the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years? Why do they always live in the desolate grasslands? It's because the tribes are not united.
They deceived each other and allowed foreigners to take advantage. If the Turkic ethnic groups could be unified, we would have become the masters of the world long ago, and those Han pigs would have become our prisoners. Jieli Khan is a rare talent seen in a century, with the ability to annex
The ambitions of the world, as the Han people have a good saying, are like good birds choosing trees to roost in. I just know who is the wise master and who can truly make the Turks stronger."
"Brother!" Badu frowned and stepped forward, staring at Balu and whispering, "A true British master will never let the country's women and children participate in the war, and will never make it impossible for his people to survive for the sake of war! This is
The war should have ended long ago, but Jieli Khan refused to give in and pursued it relentlessly. As a result, grassland resources were scarce and military supplies were insufficient. If this continues, sooner or later the Turks will fall into an abyss of eternal destruction."
"Bado, you still call me big brother, so I'm talking nonsense with you here! If you know what's going on, you will obey Khan Jieli's arrangements honestly. Look at the troops here, they are twice as many as yours. As long as I
With a single order, my army will make sure that not a single blade of grass grows in the Aji Palace!"
"Are you really going to destroy the sacred place that the Aji people have worshiped for generations?"
"There is only one Turkic royal court, and there is only one Turkic Khan! All clan leaders should obey the orders of Jieli Khan! If you still don't understand, big brother will let you understand now!"
Baduo glanced back at her clan members, and all of them looked at her earnestly.
Badu frowned, turned around and slowly took off the clan leader's token.
When Balu saw this action, a flash of hope flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Give it to me!"
Baduo clutched the patriarch's necklace and remained silent without speaking immediately.
Lieutenant Zhongjian hurried forward: "Clan leader, we cannot hand over the token! Even if we fight to the death, we are not willing to accept this traitor as the clan leader!"
Baduo raised his head, held up the token on his horse, and shouted not only to the tribesmen behind him, but also to the Aji tribesmen mixed in with the enemy's army: "The Aji tribe will never draw their swords against their own tribe! Today I will protect you."
The clansmen will not kill each other, and are willing to give the clan leader's token and step down as the clan leader of the Aji clan."
"Clan leader!"
"Stop trying to persuade me, I've already made up my mind!"
Balu was overjoyed and drove his horse forward, eager to snatch the patriarch's token from Baduo's hand.
Baduo dodged first and held the token in his hand.
Balu glared at Badu: "What? You still refuse to let go!"
Badu said in a deep voice: "I know what you want. You can ask me to hand over the clan leader's token! But you must promise me one thing."
"What's up?"
"Jieli Khan needs supplies. You can take away all the supplies from the Aji tribe, but not the people! All the old, weak, women and children must stay in the royal court. Even Jieli Khan cannot force them to deliver supplies.
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"Okay! I promise you! Give me the patriarch's token quickly!"
Balu was so excited that he went to grab it again.
This time, Baduo didn't hide anymore.
Finally, the patriarch's necklace fell into Balu's hands.
The moment he got the clan leader's necklace, Balu was very excited. He held the necklace high and shouted to everyone: "Now you all see clearly? Who is the clan leader of the Aji clan now!"
Many Aji people present frowned and looked at each other.
After a while, some people put down their weapons and knelt on the ground. Then, more and more people knelt down, and the commotion gradually subsided.
Among the crowd, Balu kept laughing wildly. He didn't expect that it would be so easy for him to obtain all this!
With just one word from Jieli Khan, he gained power that he had never imagined in his life, and his determination to join the Jieli tribe became stronger.
Balu held the necklace and looked at Baduo who was still riding on the horse: "Sister, don't you even know a little bit of etiquette in front of the patriarch?"
Badu frowned, hesitantly dismounted, and knelt on the ground unwillingly.
"Hahaha... very good! Now that everyone knows who is the real clan leader, then as the clan leader, it is time to clean up the traitors in the clan." Balu pointed at Badu, "You colluded with Datang for your intention.
Betrayal of Jieli Khan is a capital crime!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Badu was shocked. He didn't expect that his elder brother would turn against him so quickly.
"Is that sophistry? Don't worry, everyone, I won't wrongly accuse anyone easily!" Balu smiled mysteriously and waved from behind, "Bring that person up to me!"
After saying that, two horses dragged out a person. The person's legs were tied up. The rope was divided into two ends and fell into the hands of a Turkic man on horseback. Along the way, the grass was full of blood, and he only had thin clothes. He had been there for a long time.
It was torn while being dragged along, and was unkempt and covered in injuries. Only a blurry face could be discerned.
Balu dismounted, grabbed the man's hair, and lifted it up directly.
The other party was already dying, his eyes were half-open and half-closed, and he was scanning the surroundings feebly.
"Do you recognize this person?" Balu dragged this person to Batu.
Badu was stunned for a moment when he saw it. After thinking about it for a while, he thought of something and his face changed drastically!
This person turned out to be Li Zhen, a guard of the Tang Army who was traveling with him all the way!
Seeing Batu's shocked look, Balu smiled with satisfaction, holding the man's hair and looking around: "You don't know yet, right? These are the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty! They escorted Batu all the way back to Boye, and met him with
She reached an agreement, and she was willing to serve as an internal agent of the Tang Dynasty, rallying the Aji people to raid the Turkic base camp from the rear in order to reverse the defeat of the Tang army. Can such a person be considered a traitor? "
"You're talking nonsense! This is not true!" Badu was a little panicked. She didn't like Han people, but these Tang soldiers who escorted her all the way were real men. She wanted to get along with each other for two months, and she had feelings for Bai Song. How could she
No feelings for other people?
Seeing that Li Zhen was dying, she was also upset. Even if she didn't miss her old relationship, if she didn't try to save him today and Bai Song found out about it in the future, how could the person she loved deeply forgive her?
