"Humph! Barbarian man, you are playing dumb in front of this khan! "
Inside the palace, Xieli couldn't stand Barbarian man's sloppy attitude. He snorted coldly with an angry look on his face. Then, he didn't beat around the bush with the crowd and said bluntly:
"Everyone here knows who benefits the most from this rumor! Now that Tuli is surrounded by this khan's army of three hundred thousand, seeing that there is no hope of breaking out, he sent people to spread this rumor in an attempt to make this khan lose heart and morals on the prairie. His intentions are truly worthy of death! "
"Great Khan is wise! Barbarian man also thinks that this rumor is related to Tuli! "
Seeing Xieli angry, Barbarian man's expression became more or less serious. After all, he also didn't want to provoke Xieli. He put away his mischievous smile and cupped his fist towards Xieli.
Of course, Barbarian man was sitting down when he spoke. This guy didn't even move his butt, let alone stand up.
"Humph! The current situation has something to do with all of you! "
Xieli slapped the table in front of him and pointed at the leaders of the various tribes sitting below him. He said coldly,
He said coldly, "Ten days ago, this khan transferred three hundred thousand elite troops from your tribes and already surrounded Tuli's court. Tuli's remaining troops only have a little more than a hundred thousand troops. Your three hundred thousand troops actually couldn't break through Tuli's court within ten days. Is it because your troops are too incompetent, or are you deliberately passively accepting the battle to buy time for Tuli?"
As soon as these words came out, the hall, which was still relatively peaceful just now, suddenly became cold and austere. If Xieli really put the hat of passively accepting the battle on any one of them, they wouldn't be able to bear it!
The ten tribal leaders sitting below all changed their expressions slightly. Qiguan Heli spoke at this time, "Great Khan, please calm down. Great Khan, please judge clearly. It's not that our warriors are weak in battle. Although Tuli only has a little more than a hundred thousand remnant troops, these troops are all elite troops and strong generals.
Presently Tuli's troops are besieged by us. People of the Central Plains have a saying: 'cut off the cauldrons and sink the boats, like a cornered beast will still fight.' Under this kind of desperate situation, the troops and horses under Tuli's command are fighting valiantly without fear of death. In the previous several battles, our Qiguan Tribe has lost more than a thousand warriors, our losses are disastrous. Therefore, Tuli has been attacking for a long time, it is definitely not because we are passively fighting back.
Facing Xieli's post-battle accountability, Qiguan Heli must stand up for his own tribe, and at the same time, speak up for the warriors of the other tribes who participated in the battle. After all, who asked him and the barbarian man to be the "big brothers" of the various tribes of Tiele! As the big brother, it was time for him to step up and share the firepower for his "little brothers".
"Brother He Li is right! Tuli's troops have been attacking for a long time without success because they want to fight to the death in a desperate situation. It's not that we are passively accepting the challenge! "
"Great Khan, please judge clearly!"
"My Xue Yantuo Tribe has already lost more than 3,000 warriors. None of my warriors retreated a single step when we were fighting against Tuli's tribe. I beg the Great Khan for your judgment!"
"My Ba Yegu Tribe has already lost more than 2,000 warriors and killed more than 3,000 people of Tuli's tribe. We are not passively accepting the challenge. I beg the Great Khan for your judgment!"
"My Huihe Tribe has already lost more than 1,000 warriors and killed more than 3,000 people of Tuli's tribe. We are not passively accepting the challenge!"
"Pugu Tribe has already lost more than 2,000 warriors and killed more than 2,800 people of Tuli's tribe!"
"Tongluo Tribe has already lost more than 3,000 warriors and killed more than 2,500 people of Tuli's tribe!"
"I beg the Great Khan for your judgment!"
Qigong He Li's words instantly attracted everyone's agreement. These people all rushed to be the first to cup their hands and complain (express their loyalty) to Xieli.
The hall, which was still considered peaceful earlier, was now as lively as a market.
Xieli frowned as he listened.
That was because although these people were expressing their loyalty on the surface, they were actually complaining to him! You see, several thousand of my tribe's soldiers have already died in the encirclement of Tuli, and we've also killed several thousand people of the other side. You can't possibly say that I'm passively accepting the challenge, right? If you insist that I'm passively accepting the challenge, then all the other tribes will also passively accept the challenge. You're pushing all the other tribes to the opposite side!
Xieli could not bear the consequences of this!
The Ashina Tribe was a golden clan of the steppe. Although they were strong, they were not strong enough to unite with the other tribes. Moreover, these were troubled times. He urgently needed the steppe to unite and integrate all the forces of the steppe to deal with the Great Tang. He could not possibly push all the other tribes to the opposite side!
"Great Khan, this subordinate thinks that since we have already surrounded Tuli's tribe, we can surround them without attacking. Their rations are limited, so we can wait until their rations are depleted before launching an attack. At that time, I believe we can defeat Tuli's tribe effortlessly. This way, we can also reduce the casualties of our tribes!"
Seeing that everyone had more or less said their piece, Qigu Heli stood up and cupped his fists to Xieli.
Xieli's face darkened. To be able to say such words, Qigu Heli was either pretending to be stupid or really bad. Who would not have thought of this idea of surrounding them without attacking?
But the key point was that Tuli had deliberately let people spread rumors. It was obvious that he was secretly relying on something. If they continued to use the tactic of surrounding them without attacking, wouldn't they be buying time for Tuli and creating additional variables in this encirclement that had already decided the outcome of the battle?
"That's right, that's right! Brother Heli is right! Since Tuli's tribe is not afraid of death and is resisting with all their might, there's no need for us to meet them head-on. We can just surround them without attacking! Once their rations are exhausted, won't it be easy to take them down? "
Xieli was about to speak when the barbarian man jumped out to support Qigu Heli.
"That's right! We should surround them without attacking! "
"That's right!"
With these two people echoing each other in the main hall, how could the leaders of the other tribes not agree? After all, this strategy of surrounding them without attacking was in line with the interests of all their tribes. They had no reason to not support it.
After waiting for a while, when the main hall quieted down again, Xieli said with a dark face, "Surround them without attacking? Hmph! What a good strategy of surrounding them without attacking! It sounds nice, but in this khan's opinion, you are just greedy for life and afraid of death! You are all the people of the Longevity Emperor, but each and every one of you is greedy for life and afraid of death. What right do you have to call yourselves the warriors of the grassland in the future? "
After a pause, Xieli slammed the table and said loudly, "This khan doesn't care what method you use, but you must annihilate Tuli's tribe and trample Tuli's imperial court within two days. After the warriors of each tribe have been killed, this khan will compensate them with a large sum of money.
In addition, this time, this khan will let Sher Tophe lead ten thousand wolf riders to join the battle with your tribes. If you still can't take down Tuli in two days, this khan will investigate carefully which tribe is the one that is passively accepting the battle! "
Xieli changed his previous polite attitude and directly suppressed the voices of opposition from these tribal leaders with a forceful method. According to him, this time his subordinate Ashina Sher would lead ten thousand wolf riders to join the battle. This was to put pressure on the leaders of the other tribes. After all, who didn't know the combat power of Xieli's wolf riders? Who wouldn't be afraid?
At this time, even if they didn't agree in their hearts, they didn't dare to disagree verbally! Unless they wanted to rebel openly!
The facts proved that the few people present still didn't have the guts to do so!
The barbarian man and Qigu Heli looked at each other and secretly shook their heads at each other. Then, the two of them cupped their fists at Xieli and said, "This subordinate obeys!"
Seeing that the two of them had agreed, how could the leaders of the other eight tribes dare to raise a different opinion? Everyone stood up and cupped their fists, saying, "This subordinate obeys!"
"Mm! It's getting late, let's all go back! "
Xieli's eyes narrowed as he waved his hand.
"Yes!"
Everyone responded and turned to leave the main hall.
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