Baiqi collects a lot of information every day, and there are dedicated people to analyze and summarize it, and the important ones will be reported.
The information about Hou De quickly reached Li Shimin.
After Li Shimin read it, he thought for a while and asked: "After Hou Junji left the palace, did he go directly to the military camp or go home?"
Li Mu was already prepared. When Li Shimin asked, he said: "Back to your majesty, after Duke Lu left the palace, he went home first and then went to the military camp not long after. However, Hou De came not long after Duke Lu left.
Went to paint boats."
"Let Baiqi investigate clearly. Don't alert others first. I want to know whose hands this letter ended up in." Li Shimin said.
"Yes." Li Mu bowed and retreated.
Li Shimin's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he murmured: "I hope you won't disappoint me."
Judging from the current information, the letter was probably written by Hou Junji.
It was done so secretly, so there must be a plan.
What Li Shimin wants to know now is what Hou Junji is planning.
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In the evening, many herdsmen directed their slaves to drive their cattle and sheep back to the tribe, all with smiles on their faces.
The cold winter has passed. How can they not be happy watching the cattle and sheep grow up and become fatter day by day?
At this moment, there was suddenly the sound of horse hooves and the sound of horses neighing.
It is normal for the sound of horse hooves to be heard on the grassland, but when these experienced herdsmen heard the sound coming now, they knew that it could be made by at least ten thousand horses galloping.
But they didn't panic. Sometimes they could encounter herds of wild horses on the grassland, which was a feast for them.
Wild horses are much stronger than their domesticated horses in every aspect. If they can be tamed and bred, they can breed better war horses.
Many young men were already gearing up and running back to find tools to prepare their horses.
But some elderly people did not move. Those who can harness wild horses in the grassland are warriors. Only a few young people in the tribe can do it, let alone the older ones like them.
Even so, every time they encounter a herd of wild horses, those young and strong ones will still go there.
Even if they can't hit the horse, as long as they perform well, they can attract the attention of those women.
The sound of horse hooves slowly approached. One of the herdsmen had a good eye. When he saw someone sitting on the horse, his face changed drastically and he hurriedly shouted: "It's not a herd of wild horses, it's an enemy. Hurry up and pick up your weapons."
For a tribe, a large area around it is their pasture. If people from other tribes come to visit, they will send someone to notify them in advance.
Now that so many people from the other side are coming straight to their tribe without notifying them in advance, they naturally don't come to visit.
"The enemy is attacking, gather the soldiers quickly, and the women and children should go back to the tents." The leader of the tribe quickly shouted.
The entire tribe suddenly fell into chaos, but because tribes in the grassland often annexed each other, they had experienced such things before, and soon calmed down under the command of the tribe leader.
However, because the people were too scattered, only more than a thousand people were organized in a short period of time.
"We can't wait any longer. The enemy is almost here. Follow me and stop them first." The tribe leader shouted.
If you don't resist the other side, once they come into the tribe, there will be casualties whether it's their cattle, sheep, wives, or children.
The leader led more than a thousand people, and soon after leaving the tribe, they ran into each other head-on.
When he saw the leader, the tribal leader's face changed drastically and he asked: "Erdeni, what do you mean?"
Erdeni laughed and said, "Don't you understand what I mean? Our two tribes have been fighting for so long, and it's time for the Qinge tribe to disappear."
"We have been fighting for so many years and have won and lost each other. Do you think I am afraid of you? You have to think clearly that if you fight with our Qinge tribe until both sides suffer, don't let others take advantage of you." The leader of the Qinge tribe threatened.
The Qingge tribe belongs to Xueyantuo, while the Erdeni tribe belongs to the Western Turks. The two sides are only separated by nearly a hundred miles, so there is naturally a lot of friction.
Hundreds of miles is a long distance in Datang. The furthest distance many people have ever traveled in their lives is the town.
But for nomads, a hundred miles is not that big.
In the past, both parties restrained each other, otherwise they would lose too much strength and would probably be annexed by other tribes.
Even if they annexed some small tribes within them, the Great Khan would not care.
This is the law of survival of the grassland. Unless a tribe expands too fast and threatens their rule, they will intervene.
"Stop talking nonsense, I'm not the only tribe this time."
After Erdeni finished speaking, he shouted: "Kill."
The leader of the Qingge tribe was shocked when he heard this. When he looked carefully, he saw that there seemed to be about 10,000 people on the other side.
The Erdeni tribe and the Qinge tribe are both medium-sized tribes, with a total population of just over 10,000 people. Excluding the young, old and women, the number of young people is only about 5,000.
Although the nomads can be considered as soldiers except for children, it is impossible to devote all the strength of a tribe to fight other tribes unless there is a huge crisis in the tribe.
But he didn't see any women or old people in the crowd.
It was obvious that other tribes were involved.
But now is not the time to think about these problems, because the opponent is already approaching.
"Kill." Leader Qingge shouted.
The warriors of the Qingge tribe were not afraid at all.
The wars of nomadic peoples are not as simple as those of the Central Plains Dynasty.
When the soldiers of the Central Plains Dynasty surrendered, in most cases nothing would happen. They just changed camps.
But the nomads are different. If the tribe is destroyed, their cattle, sheep and wives will be divided by the other party, and they will become the slaves of the other party.
The opponent had more than 10,000 people, while the Qingge tribe only had more than 1,000 people. They were no match at all. Seeing that they could not resist, the remaining young men from the tribe arrived.
Although the arrival of reinforcements allowed the Qingge tribe to temporarily resist the opponent's attack, the Qinge leader was not optimistic.
In wars, the side with more numbers has always prevailed, at least when both sides are equal.
The opponent has more than 10,000 people, and the Qingge tribe only has about 5,000 people. They just lost nearly 1,000 people in battle, and now there are only about 4,000 people.
Due to the large number of people on the other side, only about 300 people were killed in the battle, and there was no loss at all.
"Su Rongzabu, take people back to the tribe quickly, escort the children away, and leave fire for our Qingge tribe." The Qingge leader shouted to his son.
"Abba, I won't leave, I'm going to fight them." Su Rongzabu pulled out the knife from the enemy's body and said without looking back, regardless of the blood splattered on his face.
"I am ordering you as the leader of the tribe, are you going to let the Qingge tribe perish?" the Qingge leader shouted with a ferocious expression.
In fact, he understood very well that even if Su Rongzabu protected the children and broke out, the Qingge tribe would be destroyed, but he still had a trace of luck in his heart.
Other tribes helping Erdeni cannot be because of Erdeni's face. If Erdeni had this face, they would have wiped out the Qinge tribe long ago.