The Western Turks attacked and destroyed several small and medium-sized tribes in Xueyantuo. In the subsequent battles, Xueyantuo also suffered relatively heavy losses.
Originally, the Western Turks were much stronger than Xue Yantuo. As a result, Xue Yantuo was even more vulnerable.
The wolf is the totem of the Turks, and with the glazed wolf in hand, Nishu has an advantage.
Now that we have lost troops and generals in the battle, some people in Xue Yantuo's tribe are panicking.
Yi Nan and some tribal leaders knew that the so-called glazed wolf was bought from the Tang Dynasty and was not a gift from the Immortal God at all, but the herdsmen did not believe it.
Every founding emperor in history has an unusual legend.
Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty killed the White Snake to revolt, and the visions of Zhu Yuanzhang when he was born are all fake at a glance.
It's just that they used these methods to fool the people, so as to show that they were different and that they were following God's will to conquer the world.
These can only fool the people. Those close friends must know that they are fake, and they may even have helped come up with the idea.
But this does not affect anything. The ancients were very superstitious. Even thousands of years later, there are still many people who are superstitious about science, let alone the ancients.
When most people believe it, what can a small number of people do even if they know it is false?
Previously, Yi Nan could rely on his strength and prestige, as well as the cooperation of the leaders of various ministries, to suppress the ideas of the herders below.
However, they fought several battles with the Western Turks, but failed to win. The Western Turks sent people to spread rumors that Nishu was the person chosen by Changshengtian, who came specifically to unify the grassland and end the battles in the grassland.
Xue Yantuo defied Changshengtian's will and was doomed to defeat.
These words seemed to have no practical use, but they made Xue Yantuo's soldiers very passive when fighting the Western Turks.
Yi Nan knew that he could not continue like this, otherwise if he lost a few more games and added those rumors, Xue Yantuo would fall apart by then.
Therefore, he hurriedly summoned the leaders of various ministries to discuss response plans.
Yi Nan looked at the leaders of each tribe with an ugly face and said, "Let's talk about it. What should we do now?"
The leaders of each department had different thoughts, their eyes wandered, and they did not speak.
The ruling class of the nomadic people is somewhat similar to that of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties.
Yi Nan is like the emperor, and the tribal leaders below are the princes.
From the perspective of the leaders of each tribe, all they need to do is surrender if they can't defeat them. They are still the leaders of the tribe anyway.
The Western Turks also sent people to contact them secretly. The reason why they did not make a decision was because they just wanted more benefits.
When Yi Nan saw that these leaders were silent, he was filled with anger. It was not like he was unaware of the actions of the Western Turks.
If it were before, he would definitely wipe out one or two tribes to scare the monkeys.
But now he does not dare to do this. The Western Turks are not connected to one or two people. If he does anything at this time, it will not be to scare the monkeys, but to force the tribal leaders to make up their minds to join the Western Turks.
Although he was angry in his heart, Yi Nan knew that he could only endure it at this time.
These people could surrender, but he couldn't.
"Everyone, I know you have the idea that you can surrender even if you can't fight, but after you surrender, will you be able to get good pasture? After a long time, you will be annexed by other tribes." Yi Nan said coldly.
Many people's expressions changed when they heard Yi Nan's words.
They naturally knew this, which was why they had not agreed when the Western Turks came into contact with them.
For them, cattle, sheep and population are the most important things. With cattle and sheep, they can eat enough and feed more people.
With people, they can occupy better pastures, raise more cattle and sheep, and have a larger population. This is equivalent to a cycle.
If they surrender, those places with abundant water and grass will definitely not be their turn. Even some of the places they occupy now will probably be handed over.
"So what if Nishu promises to give you good pasture? It's just a temporary measure. There are only so many good pastures for you. How can other tribes under him be willing to do so? Only by repelling the attack of the Western Turks,
Only in this way can we protect your current interests." Yi Nan continued.
"The Great Khan is joking. Our tribe is loyal to the Great Khan."
"Yes, the Great Khan. Our tribe has lost thousands of young men in order to support the Great Khan."
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For a time, the leaders of various ministries expressed their loyalty.
Now that they haven't agreed to the Western Turks, they naturally don't want to offend Yi Nan to death.
Yi Nan's strength is very strong, and it is not too difficult to kill any one of them.
Of course, they can also choose to join the Western Turks.
But the Western Turks attracted them because they were Xueyantuo's people. Without this identity, they would lose the value of negotiating with the Western Turks.
Therefore, before they have reached an agreement with the Western Turks, they cannot punish Yi Nan to death.
On the contrary, they must do their best to help Yinan resist the Western Turks. Only when the Western Turks cannot attack the Western Turks for a long time and suffer greater losses will they gain more benefits.
"Great Khan, I think it is difficult for us alone to fight against the Western Turks now. We should find some reinforcements." Solange, the leader of the Sanchi tribe, said.
"Reinforcements?" Yi Nan was slightly startled and said, "You mean Datang?"
Solange nodded and said: "Yes, the Great Khan was personally granted the title by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. We, Xue Yantuo, pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty every year. Now that we have difficulties, shouldn't we ask for help from the Tang Dynasty?"
Yi Nan did not speak, but carefully considered the possibility of asking Datang for help.
Xue Yantuo originally belonged to a tribe under the Eastern Turks. In the third year of Zhenguan, the weather was very cold. It snowed heavily for more than a month and many cattle and sheep froze to death.
Normally, in a situation like this, Jieli Khan would reduce or reduce the payment to a certain extent, but at that time, Jieli Khan's life was not easy and he required them to pay according to the original amount.
Under the circumstances at that time, each tribe would starve to death if they paid tribute as in previous years, so it was naturally impossible for them to agree.
Jieli Khan went out of his way to destroy several tribes, thinking that other tribes would honestly pay tribute.
But he didn't expect to push other tribes too hard. The tribe headed by Xue Yantuo secretly contacted the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty took the opportunity to send troops and wiped out the Eastern Turks in one fell swoop.
When Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, Jieli Khan led more than 400,000 troops and attacked outside Chang'an.
When the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, it only sent out more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. Although there was a reason for the sneak attack, the most fundamental reason was that Jieli Khan betrayed his relatives and separated, which gave the Tang Dynasty a chance.
At that time, the Tang Dynasty was in dire straits and was waiting to be reborn. It could be said that it took all the efforts of the country to launch that war. Although it won the war, the Tang Dynasty did not have the ability to reach into the grassland.
In order to prevent the Western Turks from taking the opportunity to unify the grassland, Li Shimin made Yi Nan the Great Khan.
Yi Nan was quite respectful to Datang at first, but as he gained a firm foothold, he became less respectful to Datang.
Although they did not send troops to invade the Tang Dynasty, looting and other things were common.