Decades ago, the Turks were already very powerful. When Yang Jian founded the Great Sui Dynasty, he had to seek support from the Turks. If Changsun Sheng had not used a trick to split the Turks into two, there would not have been the Qimin Dynasty.
Khan surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, and the unified Turks would become the biggest threat to the Central Plains Empire. If Liu Ziqiu divided the Turks into four, it would greatly weaken the strength of the Turks, and the threat to the Central Plains would also be weakened at the same time.
Of course Du Mi understands this truth, but he has no choice now. If Du Mi keeps worshiping Mullin from the Ast tribe as Khan, Du Mi will feel very awkward in his heart. Now, Liu Ziqiu has promised to support him as well.
Khan, somewhat made him feel a little balanced in his heart. As the son of Qimin Khan, it's not that Du Mi has never thought about competing for the position of Khan, but his strength is far behind Du Mi's and Qi Lifa's.
, I can only think about it in my heart. Now that I really have the opportunity to become a khan, Du Mi is certainly not willing to follow Du Jishi anymore.
Without any hesitation, Du Mi jumped off his horse, turned over and prostrated himself in front of Liu Ziqiu, and said loudly: "Du Mi is willing to surrender to the Sui Dynasty!"
Liu Ziqiu laughed loudly, pulled Du Mi up and said, "Du Mi, one day you will find that your choice is wise."
At first, Liu Ziqiu's plan was to force all the Turkic tribes to worship Mulin as Khan, but Mulin's willingness to reconcile with Du Jishi reminded him. Mulin may not have much ability, but who knows whether his son or grandson will.
How many heroes will emerge? Although Mullin becomes the Turkic Khan, the conflict between the Ashina and Ashid tribes will definitely deepen day by day, and even bring continuous turmoil to the Turks. But as time goes by, Ashina
The strength of that tribe will be weakened, and the strength of the Ast tribe will be strengthened. By then, the Ast tribe will definitely have the upper hand. At this time, if Mullin really has a capable son and grandson, the Turks will
It may become stronger again. Instead of doing this, it is better to divide the Eastern Turks into two as early as possible and let them contain each other.
Of course, Liu Ziqiu did not expect that Du Mi would agree so readily. Moreover, Du Mi not only agreed readily, but also took the initiative. He immediately handed over his hand and said, "I would like to ask Mr. Liu to give the order. Du Mi is willing to join forces with Mu Lin to assist you in the crusade against Du Mi."
Jishi!"
"I understand your kindness, Mr. Liu. Who is Duo Jishi? Is there any need to go to war?" Liu Ziqiu waved his hand, pointed at the prisoners kneeling on the snow, and said, "The leader of the association who was beheaded just now
There are 30,000 elite soldiers, right? Ask his subordinates how long it took Liu to deal with them? I’m afraid you still won’t believe it, but it only took half an hour for Liu to deal with them! And Liu only dispatched four troops.
One-third of the troops, much less than them!"
Liu Ziqiu knew in his heart that the reason why Du Mi definitely accepted Liu Ziqiu's arrangement of dividing the Eastern Turks into two parts was because of his own ambition to become a Turkic Khan. It was also because of the strong combat effectiveness displayed by the Sui army that broke into the grassland.
The main reason why he finally made up his mind is that strategy is important, but no strategy can be supported by sufficient strength. When the strength is strong enough, you can still win without using any strategy.
Du Mi knew that Liu Ziqiu would not deceive him on this matter, so he couldn't help but secretly feel happy. If he had listened to the association and set up an ambush in the tribe, I am afraid that his tribe would no longer exist. Of course, Du Mi was not willing to really fight with him.
Duo Jishi faced him face to face. Liu Ziqiu did not need him to send troops, which suited his wishes. However, Du Mi had to pretend to be very regretful on the surface and said: "Duo Jishi's 100,000 troops will return soon."
Egenhe, I wonder how Mr. Liu plans to deal with him?"
Dujishi was the first khan of the Eastern Turks, and his position as khan was recognized by the vast majority of the Ashina people. If Dujishi was not eliminated, even if Dumi was supported by the Sui people and assumed the position of khan,
He could not sit still. Du Mi knew this very well. At this time, for his own benefit, he could not care about the brotherly relationship with Du Ji Shi. In fact, after Qi Lifa suffered a heavy blow, Du Mi Shi
How could you give him even the slightest support? The grassland is a society where the strong are respected. No one will sympathize with the weak, let alone a loser.
Liu Ziqiu chuckled and said: "One hundred thousand people, is that a lot? You don't have to worry about how Liu deals with him. You just need to keep your people neutral and not give support to Du Jishi. From now on, these prisoners and the people they belong to
All the tribes will be under your command."
Except for the people from the Jieshui and Tatarin tribes, all the prisoners from other tribes were pardoned by Liu Ziqiu. They had all experienced that tragic battle, and they would definitely bring the news of the Sui army's extremely powerful fighting power back to their respective tribes. This would
To a great extent, the Turks' confidence in counterattack was undermined.
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After handing these prisoners over to Du Mi, Liu Ziqiu declined the banquet that Du Mi arranged for him in the tribe and led the army away. As for how Du Mi would deal with the prisoners, it was no longer Liu Ziqiu's concern.
Walking on the endless snowfield, Kakureyan asked puzzledly: "Lord, why don't you let Mullin and Du Mi's men help us move together. With the help of these two people, we can completely rely on just one person."
Defeat Du Jishi in one battle and completely establish victory!"
Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said, "Jiao Liyan, how many troops do you think we still have now?"
Kakurenobu thought for a while and said: "My lord led 20,000 of us into the grassland and fought more than ten battles. Although we were completely victorious, there were also a lot of casualties. Now there are still 10,000 capable warriors left."
Five thousand."
Liu Ziqiu asked with a smile: "Then I told Mullin, how many troops did I bring? And told Du Mi, how many troops did I use to defeat the association rate?"
Before Jiao Liyan could speak, Wen Hao had already laughed and said: "Jiao Liyan, you don't understand, the Lord is calling the truth. Mullin and Du Mi both thought we had an army of 100,000. If they are allowed to follow
If we send troops together, won't our secrets be revealed?"
Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "The imaginary is real and the real is imaginary. It is indeed good, but Liu has other reasons for doing this. Our fifteen thousand people's separate attack and combined attack tactics have been specially trained and we cooperate with each other tacitly."
, is good at running long distances on the grassland. If Mulin and Du Mi are involved, it will be detrimental to the performance of our army's tactics. On the other hand, among the 100,000 people under Du Jishi, 60,000 are Ashide
People, what would happen if they knew that Mullin became Khan?"
Kakurenobu said without thinking: "They will definitely defect in the face of battle."
Liu Ziqiu nodded and said: "Yes, they are likely to switch sides and side with Mullin. Now, Mullin and Du Mi are equally powerful. If all the 60,000 Ast tribe members switch sides and support Mu Lin,
Lin, what will happen?"
Wen Hao stroked his hand and said: "My Lord! If those people all defect to Mullin, Mullin's strength will be far higher than that of Du Mi, and my Lord's divide and conquer strategy will be in name only! My Lord, I want to eliminate the Turkic people's strength as much as possible."
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Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "Wen Hao is the one who knows me! Now, let's put on a good show of the enemy advancing and we retreat, the enemy stationing and me disturbing, the enemy tired and me attacking, and the enemy retreating and I chasing!"
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When Duo Jishi learned that the association had been wiped out and that Duo Mi was hiding in the camp and did not dare to come forward, he couldn't help but became furious. He didn't know that Du Mi had completely surrendered to Liu Ziqiu and was preparing to become his Turkic Khan
Well. Of course, this news was strictly blocked by Duo Mi. He did not want to cause Du Jishi to attack him first.
In any case, the news was enough to upset Duo Jishi's army. Several leaders of the Ast tribe tried to lead their troops away, but Du Jishi discovered them and executed them on the spot.
The subordinates were handed over to others to take command. Even so, it was already very difficult to stabilize the morale of the army. Duo Jishi, who was so angry that he could not bother to go to Du Mi and Mu Lin to settle accounts, issued a death order not to destroy the group of soldiers who broke into the grassland.
The Sui army will never use boldface.
As a result, there was a protracted pursuit battle on the vast Mobei grassland. Dujishi's men and horses could always find some clues about the Sui army, but they could never catch up with the Sui army. Occasionally, a group of men and horses
If he falls behind, he will soon be wiped out by the Sui army, and not even the scum will be left. After a month of chasing, his 100,000 troops have only more than 60,000 left, and he has no one left so far.
Seeing the shadow of the Sui army. Some of the lost troops were wiped out by the Sui army, and some were separated from the team. Du Jishi already felt that his control over his subordinates was getting weaker and weaker.
The dwindling number of troops was not the most irritating thing for Du Jishi. What troubled him more was that he was going crazy. What troubled him the most was the shortage of supplies. The cattle and sheep he had brought with him had long been eaten up. During this period, they all relied on the tribes along the way.
However, when the news that Mulin and Du Mi were each granted the title of Turkic Khan by the Sui Dynasty gradually spread on the grasslands, there were fewer and fewer tribes willing to help them. The people of Du Jishi were often trapped in
In desperation, Dujishi also began to plunder the Turkic tribes he met along the way, including the tribes of his men.
Liu Ziqiu also lacks supplies, but the fried noodles he makes can always play an emergency role at critical moments. Moreover, he does not have to worry about robbing the Turkic tribes. As long as they invade the tribe, he will kill them all.
All the cattle and sheep provided the soldiers with a good meal and a large amount of dried meat. Therefore, under the same circumstances, Liu Ziqiu's army life was much better. Of course, this kind of good was only relative, they were already on the grassland
After running around for more than two months, I didn't even return to Xihai during the New Year. I was still exhausted and exhausted.
Based on this situation, both Liu Ziqiu and Duo Jishi have realized that this chasing battle can no longer continue, but must seek a decisive battle!