Chapter five hundred and fiftieth wealth and wealth and insurance
Nishu looked at Tong'eshe, with a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.
Tong'eshe secretly wooed the leaders of various ministries, how could he hide it so well?
However, Nishu's main purpose now is to annex Xue Yantuo and unify the grassland.
If we take action against Tong'e at this time, it will only cause civil strife.
Thinking of this, the killing intent in Nishu's eyes dissipated.
"Everyone, you all feel that this is not the time to mobilize troops against Xue Yan. Xue Yantuo also feels the same way, so naturally he is unprepared. If we mobilize troops at this time, we will definitely catch them off guard." Nishu looked around and said in a deep voice.
In fact, normally speaking, after waiting for two months, the weather will warm up and the grass on the grassland will begin to sprout. At that time, it is the right time to launch troops.
But his health was getting worse day by day, and he didn't want to wait any longer.
Tong'eshe said: "Great Khan, by sending troops now, we can indeed catch Xue Yantuo off guard, but when they react, it will be detrimental to us."
The grasslands are scattered on the grassland in the form of tribes, and each tribe is very far apart.
Using troops when the opponent is unprepared would definitely destroy some tribes if it were normal.
But now Xue Yantuo has been guarding against the Western Turks.
Even if troops are sent out suddenly and caught off guard, the effect will not be too great.
"We can gain some advantage by taking action now. If we wait until the weather warms up, we can only go head-to-head with Xue Yantuo. Although Xue Yantuo is not as powerful as our Western Turks, there are still more than 200,000 people. If the war falls into a stalemate, when can we destroy Xue Yantuo?
Don’t forget, there is the Tang Dynasty who is watching with eager eyes."
Although the Western Turks are stronger than Xue Yantuo, their actual number of troops is only about 300,000.
However, the centralized systems of the grassland and Central Plains dynasties were different.
The grassland system is somewhat similar to the enfeoffment of princes in the Zhou Dynasty.
The actual number of soldiers and horses controlled by the Great Khan was not many.
Genghis Khan, the genius of the generation, may have been powerful, but in fact, at his peak, he only had about 200,000 troops under his direct control.
When each of his sons came of age and the sons were divided among themselves, Genghis Khan actually did not have even 100,000 troops at his disposal.
During wars, the leaders of each tribe would bring their young men to join the battle.
This system of the grassland resulted in them having to fight against the odds.
Although all the nomads are soldiers, the only ones who fight are the young men of each tribe. If the losses are too great, their tribe will be annexed by other tribes.
Therefore, when the nomads are fighting against the wind, they will run away.
This trick was useful for the Central Plains dynasty, but it was not very useful for tribes who were also nomadic peoples.
Therefore, once the wind goes against them, each tribe will choose to surrender in order to preserve their strength.
For them, surrender was just a change of Khan, and the tribe was still in their hands.
This is why Nishu is confident that he can destroy Xue Yantuo.
If the Central Plains dynasty is fighting, 200,000 will fight 300,000. Without a clever plan, it will be difficult to quickly destroy the opponent.
Tong'eshe wanted to say something more, but Nishu glanced at him and said lightly: "I am informing you, not negotiating with you. I say again, I will start a war with Xue Yantuo in half a month. I hope to
When the time comes, gather your warriors together. If anyone shirks his duties or hides his strength, don’t blame me for being rude."
In the grassland, strength is valued, and Nishu can be the Great Khan, naturally because he commands the most troops and horses.
The strength of everyone present, taken individually, is not as strong as Nishu.
"Yes, I will obey the order of the Great Khan!" everyone said respectfully.
No matter what, none of them dare to openly disobey Nishu's orders.
Nishu nodded with satisfaction and said, "You all go back and prepare."
Everyone stood up and bowed to Nishu before retreating.
Only Nishu, his son Zhaba Dorje, Qilao Bater and several generals under Nishu were left in the big tent.
"Father Khan, are you a little impatient to send troops at this time?" Zhaba Dorje said.
"Are you blaming Ben Khan?" Nishu looked at Zhaba Dorje with some disappointment.
Although he had great ambitions to unify the grasslands, he was more motivated by Zhaba Dorje.
Drakpa Dorje is his only son, but his abilities are very mediocre.
With Zhaba Dorje's ability, after his death, he would not be able to suppress those tribes at all, let alone the ambitious Tong'eshe.
Tong'eshe controls the second largest tribe in the Western Turks and is very powerful. When he dies, Zhaba Dorje may not even be able to save his life, let alone retain his position as Great Khan.
If he could unify the grasslands, his prestige would be unparalleled.
Even if Drakpa Dorje's abilities were mediocre, after his death, Tong'eshe would not dare to risk the disapproval of the world and attack Drakba Dorje.
"Great Khan, King Zuo Xian is just thinking carefully and is not questioning the Great Khan." Qilaobaat'er said quickly.
Qi Laoba Teer is Nishu's confidant and usually has the most contact with Nishu. He has noticed that something is wrong with Nishu's body.
His rights are all derived from Nishu. Once Nishu dies, he is nothing.
Now that I have the opportunity, I naturally want to make friends with Drakpa Dorje.
In this way, even if Nishu dies, he can still maintain his current power.
"Yes, Father Khan." Zhaba Dorje said quickly.
Recently, Nishu's character has become more and more moody. There is no such thing as a loving father and a filial son in the grassland. When Nishu is angry, it is not impossible to kill him.
Nishu glanced at Drakba Dorje and said, "I hope you will be braver in the war with Xue Yantuo and not weaken my reputation."
"Father Khan, don't worry. My son will definitely lead the way and will definitely not weaken Father Khan's reputation." Zhaba Dorje said quickly.
Nishu looked at Drakpa Dorje and several generals and said, "You go down first."
After Zhaba Dorje and others left, Nishuo and Qilaobaat'er were the only ones left in the king's tent.
"When the time comes, you stay with Drakba Dorje and watch him more. When Xue Yantuo is destroyed, I will allow you to command a division." Nishu said.
Qilaobaat'er was overjoyed and said quickly: "Don't worry, Great Khan, I will definitely not let anything happen to King Zuo Xian."
Nishu drew such a big cake for him, so he naturally understood what Nishu meant.
Of course, if something happens to Drakpa Dorje, he will not end well, but compared to commanding a tribe, this is nothing.
There is a saying in the Tang Dynasty that wealth and honor can be found in danger.
Even though he is Nishu's confidant, in reality he is just Nishu's slave.
But commanding a tribe is different. Except when the Great Khan needs to send troops to fight with other forces, at other times, he is the king of the tribe.
"I hope you won't disappoint Ben Khan."
Nishu did this for Drakpa Dorje's consideration.
Qilaobaat'er has no foundation. Even if he becomes a leader, he will not have the background of other tribes.
If Qilaobaat'er wanted to protect his tribe from being annexed by other tribes, he could only rely on Zhaba Dorje.
This also strengthens Drakpa Dorje's strength in disguise.
It's not that he doesn't want to directly strengthen the strength of his tribe, but the spoils obtained by the nomads in battle will be distributed to each tribe according to merit.
In other words, even if Xue Yantuo is annexed, Nishu's strength will become stronger, and the strength of other tribes will also become stronger.