"Hmph! Although Tuli's tribe is surrounded by our army on the surface, who can guarantee that no one has entered Tuli's camp in the past few days? Or rather, who can guarantee that no one has come out of Tuli's tribe in the past few days?
You must know that the people from the Tang Empire's imperial court won't be so stupid as to wear their official robes and enter the grassland openly. They will disguise themselves. Can you guarantee that no one has been let in? "
In the main tent of Xue Yantuo's tribe, the barbarian man snorted and said in the face of everyone's doubts.
Hearing this, everyone's faces froze because they really couldn't guarantee that no one had been let into Tuli's camp in the past few days. On the other hand, Qiguan Heli's face froze slightly because he remembered the news that a team leader in Qiguan Tribe had reported to him a few days ago …
The barbarian man was very satisfied with everyone's reaction. He chuckled and continued, "I won't hide it from everyone. A few days ago, when the prophecy of frost descending from the sky had just spread in the grassland, I had already sent people to sneak into Tuli's camp. Through the secret investigation over the past few days, I found that there is indeed a problem in Tuli's camp!"
"What's the problem?"
A tribal chief asked impatiently.
The barbarian man smiled mysteriously and said, "My men found that there is a tent in Tuli's tribe that is heavily guarded day and night by Tuli's men. No one is allowed to get close to it. The people in the tent rarely come out. However, my men happened to see someone come out of the tent once. Although that person looked like a grassland man, he …"
At this point, the barbarian man leaned forward with a meaningful smile on his lips. Under everyone's impatient gazes, the barbarian man slowly said, "But that person spoke the Han language!"
Buzz ~!
Although many people had guessed that the person the barbarian man was talking about was a Han person, they couldn't sit still when they heard the barbarian man say it himself!
The people from the Tang Empire's imperial court had already infiltrated the grassland and were secretly colluding with Tuli? Was the Tang Empire preparing to attack the grassland?
No wonder Tuli's tribe had been resisting desperately these days. It turned out that they had already contacted the Tang people! Were they waiting for the Tang Empire's reinforcements?
If the Tang Empire really attacked the grassland, would Xieli send his tribe's warriors to the front line to fight the Tang army? There was no need to think about it. He definitely knew how to do it!
It was just like how the warriors of their tribe were sent by Xieli to encircle and annihilate the remnants of Tuli's tribe!
At this moment, many thoughts flashed through the minds of the tribal chiefs present. The more they thought, the more frightened they became. A layer of cold sweat involuntarily seeped out of their backs!
"Therefore, I speculate that there must be someone from the Tang Empire's Imperial Court in Tuli's camp. Moreover, this person's status must not be low. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to gain Tuli's trust!
Previously, Tuli ordered people to spread the prophecy of the frost in the seventh month on the prairie, it was very likely that it was this Tang Empire official who provided the stratagem. In their Han people's language, this was called the stratagem of sowing discord. There was a master in the Tang Empire's imperial court who wanted to use this stratagem of sowing discord to divide the prairie's power, so that Xieli would lose the popular will of the people!
As for why the people of the Tang Empire could predict that frost would fall on the grassland at the end of the seventh month, this was even simpler! The Tang Empire has many capable people with special abilities. Among them, there was no lack of capable people who were good at deduction and astrology. The Tang Empire even has a government office that specializes in astrology, called the Imperial Astronomer. If they could calculate in advance that frost would fall on the grassland at the end of the seventh month, it shouldn't be a difficult thing! "
Seeing that different degrees of panic flashed across everyone's faces, the barbarian man couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. He felt that everything was under his control. At this moment, it was as if he was possessed by Zhuge Kongming. He was unraveling the truth of the matter one by one. After hearing this, everyone in the tent believed him without a doubt.
It had to be said that the barbarian man's analysis was infinitely close to the truth. If Li Zexuan was present, he would definitely exclaim, "My goodness, when I was discussing the stratagem of dividing the Turks with Li Er and the others, was the barbarian man eavesdropping on us?"
But in reality?
Most of what the barbarian man said was his own imagination and conjecture. He didn't have a single shred of evidence. Previously, when he told everyone that the spy he sent to Tuli's camp saw a person speaking Chinese in the tent, it was all a bluff. He did send someone to infiltrate Tuli's camp and his people did indeed see a tent heavily guarded by soldiers. However, his people didn't see the person in the tent, nor did they hear the person speaking Chinese in the tent. Because the defense there was too tight, the spy he sent didn't dare to stay any longer and left!
The barbarian man didn't expect that he would be able to scare this group of people with his lies. He couldn't help but feel proud of his outstanding intelligence.
"Tuli actually colluded with the people of the Tang Empire's imperial court. Now that Tuli has achieved his goal, the situation on the grassland has become unclear because of the prophecy he spread. Clearly, turmoil is about to occur. Brother Yinan, what should our Tiele tribes do now?"
Tongluo Tribal Chief Abu Can asked with a frown.
Obviously, he already believed the 'nonsense' the barbarian man said earlier!
Not only did he believe it, almost all the other tribal chiefs present believed it, including Qilian Tribal Chief Qilian Heli!
"I've already told everyone earlier that in the upcoming chaos on the grassland, the Tiele tribes can only comply with the will of the people and unite all the tribes on the grassland who are dissatisfied with Xieli. Only then can we completely defeat Xieli and wipe away our previous disgrace!"
The barbarian man looked at Abu Can with satisfaction. Then, he looked at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Of course, the most important thing now is to think of a way to withdraw the people we sent to surround Tuli as soon as possible. At this time, Xieli may attack us at any time. The strength in our hands must not be too scattered. Only by concentrating our strength can we have the strength to protect ourselves!
In addition, let's secretly release Tuli's remaining troops. Firstly, we can let Tuli join up with the Tang Army. With Tuli's hatred for Xieli and the help of the Tang Army, he is likely to quickly bring the Tang Army back to the grassland to attack Xieli. Secondly, if Tuli escapes, Xieli will definitely send people to pursue him. This can also weaken a part of Xieli's strength! "
The barbarian man's words made everyone nod inwardly. At this time, Qilian Heli frowned and said,
"But if we let Tuli go, Xieli's side will definitely attack us immediately. With our current strength, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to contend with Xieli directly!"
"Brother He Li is right. Previously, Xieli ordered us to annihilate the remnants of Tuli's troops within two days. Now that two days have passed, Xieli has already wanted to find trouble with us. If we let the remnants of Tuli's troops go, I'm afraid he will directly send troops to attack us!"
Another tribal chief echoed.
The barbarian man chuckled and said, "That's why I said just now that we have to gather all our strength! I suggest that after the Tiele Ten Tribes withdraw their troops that surrounded Tuli's remaining troops, they immediately gather in two places. The four tribes in the south will join up with Qilian Tribe, and the four tribes in the north will join up with my Xue Yantuo Tribe. We should first gather the elites of each tribe together as soon as possible, forming two main forces in the north and south that will cooperate with each other. As long as Xieli dares to send troops to attack one of us, the troops in the other place will quickly provide support!
Our Tiele Ten Tribes' warriors add up to at least four to five hundred thousand. On one hand, Xieli has to chase after Tuli's remaining troops, on the other hand, he has to deal with the Tang Army's sneak attack. It's impossible for him to defeat us in one bite! And we can take this opportunity to absorb the other tribes on the grassland who are dissatisfied with Xieli and unite with them to fight against Xieli! "
The reason why the barbarian man wanted the main forces of the Tiele Ten Tribes to gather in two places was mainly because the territories of the Tiele Ten Tribes on the grassland were very scattered. If they wanted to gather in one place all of a sudden, it would probably be very inconvenient!
Xue Yantuo Tribe and Qilian Tribe were the strongest among the Tiele Ten Tribes. By letting the other tribes attach themselves to these two tribes, firstly, they could use the shortest amount of time to gather their forces in two places. Secondly, the main forces in the north and south could cooperate with each other in strategic positions. When one side was in trouble, the other side could not only provide support quickly, they could also 'besiege Wei to rescue Zhao' and directly attack Xieli's court!
This was called being able to attack and retreat at the same time!
It had to be said that although this guy looked simple-minded and well-developed, his meticulous mind was absolutely qualified to become an ambitious and ruthless person. What he lacked was only time and opportunity!
The frost that fell on the grassland was his opportunity!
As the barbarian man's voice fell, everyone frowned and remained silent. In their hearts, they were all calculating the feasibility of the barbarian man's plan!
In fact, they all knew that the current situation in the grassland was turbulent. To them, it was both a crisis and a good opportunity, a good opportunity to overthrow Xieli!
However, Xieli had after all dominated the grassland for so many years. His fame and his strength had long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. The Tiele Tribes had submitted to Xieli for so many years mostly because of fear and knowing that they were no match for him!
For them to overcome the fear in their hearts and declare war on Xieli, this was easier said than done!
After all, this decision of theirs would determine the life and death of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people in their tribes!
"Also, I received a very important piece of news this morning!"
Seeing that everyone was interested but still hesitant, the barbarian man took a deep breath and decided to throw out the 'trump card'.
As expected, everyone once again focused their attention on the barbarian man. Qilian Heli said in a low voice, "What news? At this time, stop keeping us in suspense, barbarian man! "
"Haha! Brother Qilian, don't be anxious! "
The barbarian man chuckled and then said seriously, "I received news this morning. Yesterday morning, Xieli's subordinate, She Er, suddenly led more than a thousand wolf riders and went all the way south. It seemed like they were chasing after someone. They chased all the way to the border of the Tang Empire!"
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