Chapter 522 Falling apart

When Xue Yantuo Khan was shaken awake, he couldn't believe that what his personal guards said was true, but his personal guards would never tell lies to him. To be selected as his personal guard, there were a lot of requirements. These people are absolutely 100% loyal to him.

In Xue Yantuo's country, the two captains on the left and right are very important. They can almost be said to be the two generals below. Now that one of them is gone, Xue Yantuo's strength has dropped a lot. Now that there is one less, it will be a day. It’s really impossible to survive.

Regardless of the blizzard still falling outside, Xue Yantuo Khan took the lead and led his people to rush to Captain Zuo's camp. When they arrived at Captain Zuo's camp, it was almost empty, including some old people and children. Everything has been moved away. In short, everything that can be taken away is taken away. What is left are just some traces.

"Asshole, the secretary here is dead. Is he also dead?"

According to Xue Yantuo's rules, the scribe was sent by the Khan to record the cattle, sheep, grain and grass in various places, and to reveal these officials. Now the scribe can't be found.

"But there is no need to worry. They chose to leave at this time. They are simply seeking death. This year's snowstorm is bigger than previous years. In such a snowstorm, travelers can't even see the road ahead. They have to surrender to Datang. , I estimate that by the time they arrive, it will be good to have half of the people left."

A person who looked like a civil servant next to him said that this person was Xue Yantuo's prime minister.

If he usually said these words, maybe Xue Yantuo's Khan would be happier, but at this moment the Khan was thinking about another problem. He would rather rush on the road in such a snowstorm than stay to tide over the difficulties. It can be imagined that What level has Xue Yantuo reached now.

When they invaded the Turks, they wanted to take advantage of it. The Tang Dynasty started a war in Goguryeo, and all their energy was attracted there. So the grassland must be relatively weak, so they wanted to go with their troops. Get some benefits.

They didn't expect that the war in Goguryeo would end so quickly. They were all a little confused when it ended. They didn't expect that the Tang Dynasty court would respond so quickly. The army would soon come over. If there was only one army of King Wu Li Ke, then They could still handle it, but Li Xiang who later came from Goguryeo was really beyond their ability to handle.

"Shut up. Even if you capture a person, you must send someone to chase him. You will lead the chase yourself and bring the prime minister's family to my royal tent."

After the prime minister heard this, he froze in place. If he had known this, he would not have said anything. What's more, Captain Zuo had already decided to go. If he was allowed to pursue him, he would have to be killed. , but how can a civil servant defeat Zuo Daduwei?

"Sweat profusely..."

"Prime Minister, aren't you willing to sacrifice your life for me?"

Looking at Xue Yantuo Khan's cold face, Prime Minister Xue Yantuo swallowed his words. If he had said one more word, he would have been suspected by the other party soon, and he might have thought that he was colluding with Captain Zuo. Together.

In desperation, the prime minister could only send his family to the Khan's tent, and then chased them out with his elite troops. Lieutenant Zuo took away more than 80,000 people. If they were in the Tang Dynasty, , then these 80,000 people are nothing. If you find a slightly wealthier county, you can probably find so many people.

But this is the northernmost part of the Xiongnu prairie, even Mobei. It is absolutely difficult to find 80,000 people in such a place.

Although the more than 6,000 cavalrymen under the Prime Minister are not as many as those led by Zuo Dadu, these people under the Prime Minister are all elites in the army. In addition, they did not follow Xue Yantuo Khan to fight in the Turks, so their organization is intact. Zuo Dadu Although there are tens of thousands of people on Wei's side, most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, so in terms of combat effectiveness, the Prime Minister's side is still in the front.

On the way, the Prime Minister was thinking about it. The reason why Captain Zuo chose to surrender to the Tang Dynasty was probably considered for a long time. The day before yesterday, Captain Zuo went to see the Khan and asked the Khan to give his troops some food and grass. Overcoming the difficulties, but Khan lost too much food and grass on the road, and his own troops did not have enough to eat. How could he give it to him?

At that time, Zuo Daduwei had a grudge. When he went on the expedition, the Khan made a good point, saying that he would snatch back the Turkic people's cattle and sheep and then distribute them to the tribes below, so Zuo Dadu Zhongwei sent a large number of his own troops. Go out, but now let alone cattle and sheep, those people have not come back, and every household wears sackcloth and mourning.

If Khan Xue Yantuo could give them enough compensation, it is estimated that these people would not defect. However, after Khan Xue Yantuo came back, apart from drinking and beating people, he completely forgot about these things and did not think about comforting those below. Man, Captain Zuo almost got beaten after going there several times. In this case, anyone would have other ideas.

After dawn, many people woke up and discovered that the surroundings were different, because Khan's troops began to patrol. You must know that in such a snowstorm environment, everyone will stay in their tents, and no one will come out to waste themselves. physical strength.

But now the situation is different. Captain Zuo fled with his people, which means that things have changed. Each tribe has to stay in its own village. If you have other ideas, , I am afraid that they will encounter suppression by the Khan.

Originally, after the defeat of Xue Yantuo Khan, the whole country was a little relaxed. Now after hearing about this incident, each tribe has begun to work on its own. If we follow Xue Yantuo Khan, we may not even have enough food to eat in the future. You have to make plans early. The Tang Dynasty is now at its peak. I want to have a decisive battle with them next spring. Isn't that a joke?

What's more, after the defeat next spring, you will be a loser. If we clarify our relationship with the Tang Dynasty now and express our love in our hearts, when the Tang army comes over next spring, we A person can be regarded as surrendering in advance, so he must be given preferential treatment no matter what.

Xue Yantuo Khan thought that if his army controlled the traffic arteries, then no one would be able to take them away. Little did he know that the people below had already had their own ideas in mind. They had already begun to deploy and let their men bypass it. The Western Regions, establishing contact with the Tang Dynasty...