Chapter 38 Sulu panicked
The wind was calm for a month, and the waves were as peaceful as ever.
But it was this kind of peace that made Khan Sulu, who was Tuqishi, feel unspeakable uneasiness in his heart.
It's so incredible.
The Tang army's every move was under the control of their cavalry, and the soldiers and horses of the Western Regions who came from all directions knew clearly.
Nearly 150,000 troops, the huge camp surrounded Jiedan Mountain, the Broken Leaf Water, three layers inside and three layers outside, blocking their way westward.
With a large army in his hand and not attacking, Su Lu really couldn't figure out Pei Min's main purpose.
If it were a commander like Zhao Kuo, Su Lu would have thought that their talk on paper would be nothing but a false reputation.
But the other party was Pei Min, a famous ever-winning general in the Tang Dynasty.
He is as famous as the characters like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing in history. He fought against Tubo and Turkic generals who had no temper.
How could such a person do stupid things that waste military rations?
The calmer this was, the more it gave Su Lu a feeling of storm, which made him feel extremely nervous.
Although he has always been calm on the surface, he told his subordinates that Pei Min is a fool who is ignorant of military affairs, he has been investigating the details through various means in private, trying to understand Pei Min’s real intention.
This uneasiness comes from the terrifying halo that Pei Min himself carries.
A true master can scare away a vote of people without taking action just by fame.
Pei Min is currently at this level.
The opponent is Pei Min. Even if it is his casual action, it will make the opponent think about it for a while, let alone such abnormal behavior.
Just as Su Lu was thinking carefully, Diao Zi personally sneaked into the Thunder Ye City and got a communication through his relationship.
When Su Lu heard that he was from Pei Min’s military camp, he invited him to the inner hall without hesitation.
Su Lu was very skilled and brave, and met Diao Zi alone.
Diao Zi explained his identity and explained to them what Pei Min said yesterday.
Su Lu suddenly rose, his face turned pale, no blood, and exclaimed: "Are you serious?"
Diao Zi said: "It was Pei Min who said it himself, it is true at all."
Su Lu was a little panicked. They were not without combat power when they suddenly rode their horses, but all the generals and schoolmen who could fight brought Anxi.
If you really encounter a surprise attack, you will suffer heavy losses.
Soon, a trace of hesitation flashed in Sulu's eyes and asked, "Is it he said in person?"
Seeing that Su Lu was a little suspicious, Diao Zi hurriedly said, "It was because Pei Min said nothing, which made the soldiers freeze, and there were many complaints in the army. The kings and generals of various countries couldn't help but ask the reason, and Pei Min said it with no choice."
Su Lu suppressed his nervousness and said, "What else did he say?"
Diao Zi thought for a while and said, "I was not present at that time. I don't know what to say specifically. I just heard that it seems that the surprise attacks of the troops are not only Gai Jiayun from Beiting, but also other reinforcements. It seems that they have invited other troops. They say that they want other tribes to replace you."
"Another army? Tribe replaced?" Su Lu thought for a moment, a chill rushed into his heart, and he couldn't help but shout, "Gelu!"
Geluo was also a strong tribe of the Turks, living in the northwest grassland. It is one of the tribes of the Tieler people, located in the northwest of Beiting and west of Jinshan.
Because of its weak strength, it is located in the middle of the Eastern Turks and Western Turks. In its early years, it often rebels and rebels and does not persist as the rise and fall of the Eastern Turks.
However, with the destruction of the Eastern Turks and Western Turks, Geluo was associated with the Uyghurs and Basimirs, forming a very powerful force, respecting Ashinashi as Jiedui Yishi Khan and establishing his own family.
Ge Luolu was extremely humble to the Tang Dynasty and always wanted to get support from the Tang Dynasty. He went east to the grasslands, seized the territory of the Western Turks, and became the overlord of the northern grasslands.
However, because Pei Min selected the Uighurs and joined forces with the Uighurs, he wiped out all the 100,000 Turkic soldiers and horses, and selected the Uighurs as the spokesperson for the northern grasslands.
Geluo was quite dissatisfied with this and even fought with the Uighurs.
However, the Uighurs, who were supported by the Tang Dynasty, have different strengths. Not only did they defeat Geluo, but they also established the Uighur Khanate on the northern grasslands. Their power is increasing day by day, and they are currently in the honeymoon period with the Tang Dynasty.
In addition to the daily military, horse, cattle and sheep transactions, the Uighurs also paid free tribute to the Tang Dynasty. The number was so large that it could be thousands, tens of thousands, or even tens of thousands.
Geluo failed to develop eastward and began to shift the center of gravity to expand westward, and also swallowed up several small tribes.
Although Geluo was envious, jealous and hated the Uighurs, he even refused to give in to fight him. However, his desire to hold on to him remained unchanged and he had always maintained friendly exchanges with the Tang Dynasty.
Sulu has long paid attention to Geluo, a tribe with certain strength to develop into his own territory.
Because the other party had not moved his cheese, and because he had a close relationship with the Tang Dynasty and had not provoked him, both parties were at peace.
But it is obvious from the continuous expansion of Garlu's behavior that their Khan Ashinashi was by no means easy, but a person with ideas and ambitions.
If the Tang Dynasty supported Geluo to replace their Tuqi Shi, how could Geluo not be moved?
Once they were moved, just like the Turks after the destruction of the Uighur coalition in the Tang Dynasty, they were so fucked by the Turks.
Su Lu was only worried about Gai Jiayun's 20,000 soldiers and didn't care too much about it.
But if Ge Luolu is added, there is even a possibility of destruction in their hinterland.
"Damn Pei Min, I just took you a Thunderbolt City, but you want to destroy my entire clan!"
Sulu roared, using his anger to suppress the panic in his heart.
Diao Zi also had some sympathy for Su Lu. It was his misfortune and his own misfortune to meet such a terrible opponent as Pei Min.
"Now is not the time to be angry, please make a decision as soon as possible. My father-in-law will continue to send people to contact Khan, truthfully inform the Tang army of the situation and secretly assist Khan in defeating the enemy."
Su Lu glanced at Diao Zi, thanked him for his kindness again and again, and ordered someone to cover him out of the city.
After Diao Zi left, Su Lu did not dare to hesitate at all and called his personal guards to ask them to go north to Beiting to see the situation of Beiting Army.
Now he had no time to confirm whether Gelu's troops and horses and the internal cavalry were attacked. The only thing he could confirm was the Beiting Army not far away.
As the leader of Tuqishi, Su Lu was instinctively cautious and did not fully believe Diao Zi's words, but instead sent someone to Beiting to verify with a carrier pigeon, and at the same time, he also prepared all the soldiers under his command to rush to set off.
After waiting anxiously for a day, Su Lu received news from Beiting.
As early as a month ago, Beiting Jiedushi Gai Jiayun had led his confidant general Gao Xianzhi to rush towards Tuqishi.
After confirming that Diao Zi's words were correct, Su Lu dared not hesitate at all. He rushed out of the government office of Shuye City like crazy and shouted: "Hurry up, the whole army heads north, bypass Jiedan Mountain, and support the royal court."
While waiting for the news, he had already figured out a way out.
Chapter completed!