Ashina Helu is a very ambitious guy. He once rebelled against the Western Turkic Khanate for his own benefit. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. After being suppressed, he led his troops to flee into the Tang Dynasty. Originally, the Tang Dynasty was also the same at that time.
When using troops abroad, he was temporarily appointed as a general and went out with the army! Ashina Helu fought bravely and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, this man was just an unfamiliar wolf, although he was used to it.
The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, but the yearning for power, how could Ashina Helu be willing to succumb to others? Finally, Ashina Helu resolutely returned to the Western Turks, and took advantage of the fact that the Tang Dynasty had no time to take care of it, and unified the Western Turks in one fell swoop.
The Turks, claiming to be Shabolo Khan of the Western Turks, formed a confrontation with the Tang Dynasty!
Ashina Helu is a person who is never satisfied. When he returned to the prairie, he was very unaccustomed to such a life. After all, he had enjoyed such a prosperous life in the Tang Dynasty. It was really hard to live such a poor life in the prairie again.
It's a bit boring! Therefore, Ashina Helu wanted to send his army south and occupy the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty, so that he could enjoy it. It's a pity that it was just a thought. During Li Shimin's reign, the country's power flourished
, it is simply not something that the current Western Turkic Khanate can shake, so Ashina Helu has been enduring it.
"Woo! Woo! Woo!" The cold wind is raging, and it hurts like a knife on people's faces. Goose-feather snowflakes are flying, turning the endless prairie into a silvery white. It has been raining for three days at the university.
The same is true for Ye Qianquan. Although it is the royal court of the Turkic Khanate, it still cannot stop the baptism of wind and snow. It has the best water plants on the grassland, but now the entire water area is completely covered with ice and snow, and the cattle and sheep are even frostbitten.
Many people died of starvation, and some were buried alive by the heavy snow. There was an uneasy atmosphere spreading throughout the prairie.
"How's it going? How's the loss? How much food, cattle and sheep do we have to survive this cold winter?" Ashina Helu sat on the tiger leather chair in the cowhide tent, looking around with a slightly green face.
Shi Na just came to the throne not long ago, but he also made the Western Turks develop a lot, and there is a faint tendency to restore the Turks' dominance of the grasslands. However, the Uighur Tiele tribe is not vegetarian, and Tiele now has a good relationship with the Tang Dynasty, so this is also
The reason why Ashina Helu has been holding back! This time he encountered a snowstorm that he had never seen before. It can be said that the Western Turks suffered heavy losses. They could not judge by reason at all. Seeing that their goal was getting closer and closer, but suddenly appeared
A heavy snowfall, could it be that his ambition was stopped like this? Ashina Helu clenched his fists, and his tiger eyes gave off a chilling light.
"Back to the Great Khan! We can say that we have suffered heavy losses this time! Among the ten surnamed tribes, our tribe has suffered the least losses. I don't know if it was a test from the gods this time. There has been a snowstorm for such a long time, and there are many cattle and sheep.
They were buried in the wind and snow, and some were lost a lot. I am afraid that if our department does not take some measures, it will be difficult to survive this cold winter, and it will also cause dissatisfaction from other departments. Although we still have transactions from Datang here
The food we came in is only enough for our soldiers, and the civilians cannot get relief at all! Even if we can survive this time, we will still suffer heavy losses after the spring, and we will not be able to recover at all!" A person who seemed to be Ashi
The wise man under He Lu had a white beard and a stooped body, but his eyes were still bright. At first glance, he was an old man with rich knowledge.
"Is there a solution? How about we go to the King of Wei to trade some grain and exchange the frostbitten cattle, sheep and horses with them for some grain. This way we can reduce our losses and allow the people of the tribe to
I can eat enough!" Ashina Helu frowned. He had been troubled enough these past few days, but seeing that the situation was getting more and more pessimistic, Ashina Helu couldn't sit still!
"I'm afraid this won't work! The Great Khan still remembers that the King of Wei asked the Great Khan to send troops to attack the Tang Dynasty with him, but the Great Khan refused! Since then, the King of Wei has rarely contacted our troops, but he was just there
Training troops! Now if we go to him to exchange food, not only may he laugh at us, but we may also let the King of Wei find out our situation. In that case, the King of Wei will definitely take the opportunity to take the initiative and let us hand over greater benefits!
"The old man twirled his beard with his hand, thought about it carefully, then looked up at Ashina Helu and said worriedly. The old man was not alarmist. After several contacts with Li Tai, the old man knew that Li Tai was good at grasping people's hearts, and he was even better.
The important thing is that Ashina Helu cannot give up huge benefits.
"Bang!" Ashina Helu's eyes widened when he heard the old man's words, and his casserole-sized fist hit the table in front of him hard. Many people looked at Ashina Helu quietly and politely.
Everyone is Ashina Helu's confidant, but no one dares to do anything special in front of Ashina Helu. Ashina Helu is extremely cautious, and most importantly, Ashina Helu
He is extremely conceited and willful, and it is impossible to listen to some idiosyncrasies, so no one dares to offend this wolf in front of him!
"Hmph! He dares! A child with a yellow mouth actually dares to act arrogantly in front of this Great Khan. If it weren't for the good deal we had at the beginning, how could this Great Khan tolerate him wreaking havoc on my prairie? Now it's nothing but
I'm looking for him to get some food. What else does he dare to say? Aren't he afraid that the Great Khan will eradicate them in one fell swoop and leave them without a foothold?" Ashina Helu's face darkened and he looked at the old man in front of him. This is not the case.
He was angry with the old man, but could not find a solution to the disaster, which made Ashina Helu extremely angry!
That's what Ashina Helu said, because he knew that Li Tai had many soldiers. Now Ashina Helu is a little too busy to take care of himself, so why should he care about Li Tai? He said this to vent his anger, right? Early on
Knowing that Ashina Helu used more horses in exchange for more food, it is not like this now. In order to inhibit Li Tai's development on the grassland, Ashina Helu had very strict restrictions on Li Tai's horses.
It is simply impossible for Li Tai to have cavalry that threatens his status.
"That's what the Great Khan said! Naturally, King Wei's troops are not in the eyes of the Great Khan, but now we are here to solve the problem, not to create disputes! As far as I know, King Wei does not have too much food.
Several granaries in the Central Plains have been sealed, and it is impossible to provide him with food. I am afraid that if the King of Wei can't find a solution to the food problem, there is no guarantee that horse bandits will really threaten our grassland!" The old man looked at it.
Ashina Helu shook his head, exchanging food was just a temporary solution but not the root cause. At this time, the Western Turkic Khanate was severely affected, and it could not be alleviated by just a little food, so it was necessary to come up with some other countermeasures.
"Oh!? If this is the case, aren't we helpless? The herdsmen are counting on these cattle and sheep. Now that they have lost these, they will simply not be able to survive! I'm afraid that by then, even what I, the Great Khan, say will not matter.
It has a little effect, so we must solve these problems as soon as possible!" Ashina Helu is not a fool, he also knows the truth of the people's aspirations. If he can bring benefits to these tribes, then they will support him as a great khan, but if
Once this matter cannot be resolved, I will no longer have much binding force on various ministries in the future.
"Khan, don't worry! I'm waiting for you. If anyone doesn't listen to Khan, we will lead our troops to destroy them! Let them know how powerful Khan is, so that no one can oppose Khan!" Stand up!
The speaker was a big man with a body as strong as a cow. He seemed to be a brainless guy who could only talk with his fists. Ashina Helu just waved his hand at this. He didn't just want to dominate.
The prairie is so simple, and I have infinite yearning for the beautiful Central Plains. How could I waste time on such trivial matters?
"Gray, I know your loyalty, but some of these things cannot be accomplished with brute force, so you'd better retreat! Alas! Is there really nothing you can do this time? Now that we have reached this point, if
I really won't be willing to give up!" Ashina Helu looked at Ashina Gray and smiled. He naturally had confidence in Ashina Gray. After all, the first warrior in the grassland is not as simple as he said!
"Khan! Why have you forgotten! If we, the grassland nation, don't have anything, we just rob it! Didn't our ancestors just rob it bit by bit in the past? And we pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty every year with so many things.
Is it time to come back now? Anyway, Khan has long disliked the Tang Dynasty, and it just so happens that this time he will let them know how powerful our Turks are!" Ashina Gray said angrily, but he couldn't help it.
I don’t admit it, but his words are indeed very attractive. Didn’t the Turks in the past make a fortune by robbing things?
"Of course I have thought of what you said! But we can't have a head-on conflict with the Tang Dynasty yet. After all, the Tang Dynasty at this time is not something we can face now. It will take at least a few years. Well! Wait until Li Shimin
The best time for us to attack is when he is gone!" Although Ashina Helu didn't say it, he was still a little afraid of Li Shimin's existence in his heart. Therefore, when Li Shimin was alive, Ashina Helu didn't even think about it.
A true battle with the Tang Dynasty.
"Hey! Khan! Those Central Plains people are all thin and weak. They are no match for our grassland warriors. No matter how strong Li Shimin is, he is just one person. He has been emperor for many years! He has been useless for a long time! Otherwise, where would he be?
Even his sons dare to rebel against him!" Ashina Gray seemed to be very dissatisfied with Ashina Helu's fear of Li Shimin. In his opinion, Ashina Helu should not be afraid of anyone.