Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 212 The Tragedy of the Turks
People quarrel all the time, when opinions go to the left, when goals are different, and even more so when vested interests conflict.

The Sui Dynasty proposed peace. Naturally, some people within the Turks agreed, and some disagreed. The successive battles had achieved nothing, and the constant deaths of soldiers had already caused many different voices within the Turks.

"Khan, let's talk to them and take the opportunity to kill them."

Sabolo Khan listened to the noisy voices and said: "Stupid! Do you think I asked you to come here to discuss whether we should negotiate together?"

Sabolo Khan's majestic voice stopped the noise, and the surroundings became peaceful.

Everyone was aware of Sabolo Khan's strength and rudeness. Although they complained, no one dared to say that this tyrannical Khan could kill someone at any time.

For him, killing was just a hobby to entertain him. When he got excited about drinking at a party, he slit the throat of a young maid with a knife, mixed the bright red blood into the wine, and drank heavily.

"You are all so stupid that it makes me feel chilled. You are such stupid villains. No wonder our Turkic soldiers were defeated by the Sui Dynasty people."

Once the pot was divided, the Turkic generals were not happy. However, due to the identity of Sabolo Khan, no one dared to speak. Their expressionless faces were full of dissatisfaction.

Sabolo Khan continued his high opinion: "The internal relations of the Sui Dynasty have now cracked. The King of Jin was seriously injured and could not get out of bed. The military order was given to Dehuai, the guard at Yanmen Pass. Yu Dehuai did not want to fight, but King Wei wanted to fight. There has been a conflict, and now that Yu Dehuai has sent people to seek peace, he has made it clear that he will not obey King Wei's command, and King Wei is now outside Yanmen Pass..."

At this point, Sabolo Khan laughed: "If we intensify their contradictions, if we can really reach a point of inextricability and weaken the power of King Wei, then we attack Shuozhou, and King Wei will have no reinforcements. Yu Dehuai Afraid that King Wei will sue, he will stand idly by, which will cause the Sui Dynasty to lose a general. Yanmenguan, which has no intention of war, may also be in the bag. Looking south to the Central Plains, the Sui Dynasty emperor will definitely seek peace by then, and we will gain There will definitely be more negotiation resources.”

After listening to Shabolu Khan's words, everyone looked at each other and discussed softly.

Then someone asked: "Khan, how do we exacerbate internal conflicts?"

"First pretend to accept their peace plan and take some food supplies from the Sui Dynasty to make them think that we intend to negotiate. Now quickly send people to the royal court and bring in troops. King Wei sees our relationship with Yu Dehuai I must be unhappy, and according to my understanding of the Central Plains people, as long as we show friendliness and have the intention of collaborating, their court will definitely actively promote it. By then, King Wei, who is leading the battle, will be powerless. If we find the right time, , we can definitely win with one blow.”

"Khan, will the Sui people really go as you think?"

"I have fought with the Central Plains people so many times, how can I still not understand them?"

Hearing what Sabolo Khan said, everyone understood that Sabolo Khan's strategy had been decided.

"First send people to find out whether what Zhang Xiangren said is true, whether King Wei and Yu Dehuai really had a conflict, and Liu Wuzhou, who brought your father, help me talk to Zhang Xiangren and find out. Find out more about him."

"Yes, Khan."

As a newly recruited subordinate, Sabolo Khan valued Liu Wuzhou's talents, but he was still uneasy about him, so he asked the Turks to follow him and told him not to leave even an inch.

Liu Wuzhou came to Zhang Xiangren's camp when night fell. It was said to be a camp, but Zhang Xiangren lived alone in it, surrounded by Turkic soldiers. It was almost a prison.

At this time, Zhang Xiangren was setting up a bonfire on the ground to eat barbecue. When he saw Liu Wuzhou and others coming over, he just took a look and turned his attention back to the bonfire barbecue.

Liu Wuzhou sat next to him: "Zhang Xiangren, what are your intentions in deceiving His Highness the Khan?"

Zhang Xiangren didn't even look at him, and turned the barbecue in his hand: "You, what do people like you know? Don't use such ridiculous little tricks to defraud me."

"Khan will not believe you. You must have a conspiracy."

"Conspiracy? People must have a purpose in doing things. Just like you, His Highness the King of Jin values ​​you so much. Qin Qiong treats you like a brother, but what about you? You betrayed the country and left home, were unfaithful and unjust, intercepted and killed the King of Jin, and imprisoned Qin Qiong, but... It also boils down to the fact that for your father, if we have a conspiracy, can you tell us what the purpose is?"

Liu Wuzhou glared angrily, and immediately drew his sword: "Tell me quickly, what conspiracy do you have, and whether you intend to murder the Khan." The Turkic soldiers behind him were afraid that Liu Wuzhou would actually take action, so they stopped him. Zhang Xiangren clapped his legs and stood up: "You are so anxious. What? You are not worried about our conspiracy at all, but you are worried that after we cooperate with the Turks, your status will not be guaranteed, and the trust of the Khan you gained by betraying the country and seeking glory will become useless, and you will become an outcast. .”

Zhang Xiangren said to the Turkic soldiers behind him in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Doesn't matter what he says or does, he always says it's for your Khan? He was the same at Yanmen Pass, thinking about the King of Jin in everything. What? He led his men to intercept and kill King Jin, causing him to be seriously injured and recuperating. He is always selfish!"

Liu Wuzhou was anxious now. Because the previous thing failed, Shabolu Khan did not blame Liu Wuzhou and thought his strategy was good. However, other Turks did not think so because so many brothers died.

Two Turkic soldiers held Liu Wuzhou tightly. After all, Liu Wuzhou was young and showed his ugly face in front of a veteran like Zhang Xiangren.

Zhang Xiangren sat back down leisurely, continued to grill his barbecue, and said to himself: "We just don't want to fight anymore. We should comply with the ideas of the officials wearing expensive official robes in the court and pay for it." The court will find a way to provide food, Yanmen Pass only has so much for us to get out of anyway, and we can't get out. If we go out to fight, our soldiers will have to fill it in with their lives, and even if we don't get a good word, King Wei has made great achievements. Most of us died, and we are not fools."

"This is the purpose and reason for our trip."

Everything must happen for a reason, and Zhang Xiangren grasped this point, because the Turks did not know the ultimate purpose of Yang Guang and others. As long as they could not guess it, they would not be able to figure out what the conspiracy was.

Liu Wuzhou refused to give up: "Zhang Xiangren, you are definitely not good at heart. Your Highness the King of Jin is not a good person. It is impossible for anyone to negotiate peace with the Turks."

Zhang Xiangren looked at Liu Wuzhou with a hint of ridicule in his eyes: "Let me analyze your purpose. You are eager to slander the King of Jin and us, and want to sabotage the peace negotiation, because once the peace is negotiated, your advantage of knowing the surrounding environment will be useless. The Turks don't need you to lead the way, so you have no value, and because you attacked the King of Jin, once the King of Jin recovers from his injuries, he will probably ask to take you back to the Sui Dynasty as a bargaining chip to be cut into pieces when negotiating peace, that's right. "

"You bullshit!"

Liu Wuzhou, whose thoughts were revealed, stared at Zhang Xiangren fiercely, but Zhang Xiangren was not afraid at all.

The Turkic soldiers saw that it was unnecessary for Liu Wu and Zhou to stay here any longer, so they prepared to take the people away.

Before they left, Zhang Xiangren said to them: "You two, please also tell the Khan that Liu Wuzhou will not be asked to talk to me in the future. I will not look down on such despicable people. General Yu and I are extremely sincere and respectful." The Khan negotiates for peace, and I hope the Khan will learn from it.”

The content of the conversation between Liu Wuzhou and Zhang Xiangren was quickly learned by Shabolu Khan. Shabolu Khan said with a smile: "This Zhang Xiangren is a character. He speaks neither humble nor arrogantly. He is here to discuss peace but he doesn't seem to be convinced yet. It seems that even though he was chosen to negotiate peace, he still has complaints in his heart.”

"Khan, it is indeed as Zhang Xiangren said. At present, we have not found any conspiracy in their coming to negotiate peace. If they want to defeat us and design to lure us there, it is not necessarily the case. As long as we are careful and according to the character of the Central Plains people, We will never pursue them too far beyond the Great Wall, as long as we set up ambushes along the retreat, we will be safe."

"Khan, if we really want to negotiate peace with the Sui people, we must do it as soon as possible. The weather is getting colder and colder, and winter has arrived. If we delay, I am afraid that our soldiers will suffer heavy casualties in the cold winter."

Sabolo Khan frowned slightly: "In this damn winter, there is such a great opportunity now. If we can postpone the negotiation with them, maybe we can get unexpected gains, and we can also seal the mouths of others in one fell swoop."

Sabolo Khan was not the son of the previous Tubo Khan, but a nephew. He remarried his aunt Princess Qianjin of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Precisely because he was not a direct descendant, other Turkic tribes were not very convinced of his Khan. He conquered the east and the west. Fighting is to establish military exploits and stabilize one's position.

But the fate did not go as expected. They had achieved good results in the Lintao area before, but there was another famine in the Turks, and the harsh winter came again. If they could not fight in, their position might not be guaranteed if they retreated. The peace negotiations of the Sui Dynasty It is recommended to give him a big chance instead.

The disunity within the Turks is the biggest hidden danger of the Turks now. Shabolu Khan knew that he could not convince the public. He needed victory, food, prestige, and too many things.

Sabolo Khan sat alone from night to dawn, and finally issued his order.

"I approved the Sui Dynasty's peace proposal, exchanged the hostage Qin Qiong, and asked for supplies and food. The entire army retreated into the valley to camp, and sent envoys back to Yazhang to recruit tribesmen, ready to reinforce from the rear at any time."

When he walked out of the tent, it was already snowing outside. He reached out and held the fluffy and soft snowflakes like goose feathers. When the snowflakes fell on his palm, they immediately melted into cold water droplets.

Sabolo Khan murmured to himself: "After this winter, when spring comes, whether it is a war or a draw, I will be able to make achievements. When I return to the grassland, no one will dare to say anything."

(End of this chapter)