If someone approaches the conference hall at this time and hears the Dali generals surrounding the sand table discussing which Turkic tribes to send food to, with excitement on their faces, they will definitely raise questions.
People who come in will wonder whether they have gone to the wrong place, where Turks wearing official uniforms are holding a meeting, or whether all the generals in Yanque Pass are preparing to rebel and betray their country for glory.
Didn't you see that even the commander-in-chief enthusiastically decided on a Turkic tribe? And General Zhenguan showed no intention of stopping it.
But no, the loyalty of the border officers can be guaranteed, and His Royal Highness King Yu is a member of the royal family, and it is even more impossible to betray Dali.
This time it is not a matter of cutting off food and seeking peace, but a delaying strategy.
A few months ago, His Highness knew almost all the generals present about the planning and training of the new cavalry. As long as they can survive this winter smoothly and wait until the Dali cavalry is scaled up and trained, they can give the Turks a huge victory.
of surprise.
What they are striving for is these few months of development time.
Di Xin's plan is not just that.
After everyone roughly defined the range of Turkic tribes to be sent food, Di Xin said: "Everyone, we will discuss the detailed plan later. I haven't finished my strategy yet."
Hearing this, everyone stopped talking and looked at His Royal Highness Prince Yu who was standing on the throne.
This time, there was expectation in their eyes.
Di Xin did not live up to this expectation and said directly: "I will not only send food to the Turks, but also weapons."
The crowd was in an uproar.
Unlike food, weapons can directly increase the combat power of the Turkic army. If it weren't for the clever strategy of sending food just now, and His Royal Highness King Yu was a member of the royal family, they would even doubt whether His Highness King Yu had really rebelled.
Everyone held their breath. Although they did not directly refute, they were obviously waiting for Di Xin's explanation.
In this strange atmosphere, Di Xin slowly said: "My lords, you have lived in the border for a long time, and you should all know that the Turks are different from the Dali, but are the mixture of many tribes."
Everyone nodded, not only them, but every ordinary citizen at the border knew about this.
"But what does this have to do with sending weapons?"
Someone asked.
"Of course it's related."
Di Xin said with a smile: "The Great Khan of the Turks is not hereditary, but is held by the leader of the strongest tribe, and the leader of the Ashina Tribe has been the Great Khan for more than three hundred years."
"In the past, because Ashina's tribe was so powerful, no one dared to defy them."
"But now, after losing 20,000 troops, the Ashina tribe is still the first Turkic tribe, but the strength gap of other tribes has not been damaged at all, and the strength gap is not that big."
"If at this time, we send a batch of Dali's sophisticated weapons to other tribes, especially the Gaochang, Tuyuhun and Khitan tribes, which are the strongest tribes besides the Ashina tribe."
"Do you think those tribes were depleting their own forces to attack Yanque Pass to make wedding clothes for the Ashina tribe, or..."
Di Xin paused for a moment and smiled even more happily: "Or will they take this opportunity to join forces and unseat the Ashina tribe who has been suppressing them for three hundred years?"
"hiss……"
In the conference hall, there was a sound of gasping for air.
If sending food before was just a clever move, sending weapons is the finishing touch.
It is impossible to hide the purpose of Dali giving these supplies to the Turkic tribes. Anyone who is not stupid can see it, but will the Turkic tribes refuse?
No, not a single tribe would say no.
For most of the Turkic tribes who are not very strong, their ambitions are not big. The wide grasslands are enough for them to graze. The reason why they invaded Dali and plundered them was either because they were coerced by other tribes or they encountered natural disasters.
I can't survive a man-made disaster.
For the nomads, every young man is a precious resource. Nowadays, you can get a lot of food without doing anything. Even if you know that Dali's purpose is not pure, the price paid is simply not worth it.
And for the powerful tribes, it is not clear which one is more tempting compared to the Dali City Pass, which takes a lot of time and strength to capture, or the overthrow of the Ashina tribe, which has been weighing on them for three hundred years.
Need to consider.
As long as the Ashina tribe is overthrown, they will be the new kings of the grassland.
This is a naked conspiracy.
Dali knew it, the Turkic tribes who were being sponsored also knew it, and even the Ashina tribe who were targeted could see it.
However, so what if you can see that, with Ashinabe's current strength, he can only watch this happen.
warn?
No one will care.
To stop it?
Then I'm afraid that before all the food and weapons are sent to the Ashina tribe, all the tribes will unite and destroy them. After all, no matter how strong the Ashina tribe is, they can't be the opponent of all the tribes after they unite, even if they don't lose 20,000 troops.
Same.
If Ashinabu dared to do that, they might be able to save some food and weapons, and all the generals at Yanque Pass would wake up laughing from their sleep.
After thinking about all this, everyone looked at Di Xin differently.
If they had only recognized Di Xin's identity as the General of Zhenguan before, now they were completely convinced from the bottom of their hearts.
His Royal Highness King Yu's move is not only to make the Turks retreat, but also to get rid of their strongest tribes and weaken the Turks' strength.
It is conceivable that after Gaochang, Tuyuhun and other tribes overthrew the Ashina tribe, even with the assistance of Dali's sophisticated weapons, the losses must not be small.
Of course, it doesn't matter if it can't be overturned. Anyway, it's the Turks' own strength that is wasted. No matter who wins or loses, it will be a gain for Dali.
After this wave, the Turks will no longer be able to invade the Dali border for at least three years.
And what's the cost?
Compared with the benefits gained from the border crossing, the losses were only a few weapons and food.
Although in recent years, because His Majesty the Emperor has ignored government affairs, public dissatisfaction has spread everywhere, and the number of bandits and bandits has continued to increase, the country's heritage is still there, and these food and weapons can still be obtained.
"Yes, what about food and weapons?"
Suddenly a general reacted and asked: "Although the new batch of grain, grass and weapons have just arrived in Taicang Mansion, after excluding the shares of the border officers and soldiers, what is left is simply not enough. If we wait for the imperial court to deliver new grain, grass and weapons,
Weapons are too late."
"We can wait, but the Turkic army will not wait."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent. They had just realized what the problem was.