Alsileng Khan felt that it would be good if the siege of Kaiping Guards in this way could be successful. If in early winter, Kaiping Guards were still safe and sound, he would be able to break the donkey and withdraw his troops and return to the grassland. And because he ordered the tribes to
The sudden southern invasion of various tribes brought great gains. Even if Kaipingwei was not captured, as long as there were no more heavy casualties, it would not have much impact on his reputation.
The next day, Alslen Khan ordered the tribal leaders to gather in the tent.
When the leaders of each tribe came to the big tent, Alslen Khan had not yet arrived. At this time, they were whispering to each other and discussing the sneak attack on Kaipingwei last night.
It seems that good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. It didn't take long before almost all the tribal leaders knew about it.
These tribal leaders were very angry and expressed their opinions one by one.
"I think we have already achieved a lot this year, and we shouldn't waste it here just for the sake of the little Kaipingwei."
"Who says it isn't? I haven't seen my wife for a long time. I know whether she is well at home and whether the new concubine I took has been abused by her."
"It's okay for you, you didn't attack in turn to open up the flat guard. It's different for me. This time I attacked to open up the flat guard. The number of dead warriors is more than I have lost in several years. You still have to let us continue to fight. I don't know how sweaty it is.
What are you thinking?"
"What do you think? Humph, doesn't every Great Khan have such little thoughts?"
"Shut up, you're dying for your life, how dare you choreograph Dahan like this."
"I just said what the heck, they can do it, and they don't let me say anything. I think if this continues, we Tatars will suffer heavy casualties here. At that time, other grassland peoples will rush up and kill us.
Eat them all."
After listening to his words, everyone felt that it made sense. On the grassland, the law of the jungle has always been predatory. Now the Tatars are powerful and are the overlords on the grassland, but once they weaken a little, they will be eaten by other ethnic groups.
Alsileng Khan had actually arrived a long time ago. He hid behind the tent and listened to the discussions of the tribal leaders. He felt bitter in his heart. Although he was the Great Khan in name, he was actually just an alliance leader. He wanted these old foxes to
They are obedient, but his prestige so far is not enough.
Alsileng Khan now thinks about it, maybe his father didn't just want to stay on the grassland, but he had absolutely no way to deal with these people. Nothing can be accomplished if the hearts of the people are not united!
Alsileng Khan coughed outside the tent, and the tribal leaders inside stopped talking for a moment, stood up one by one, and looked respectfully outside the tent, as if what they just said had never been said before.
As if he had not heard those words, Alsileng Khan walked in with a smile and greeted the tribal leaders in front of him from time to time.
Arslen Khan walked to the center and sat on his throne, and the tribal leaders saluted him.
Alsileng Khan looked at them and smiled and said: "It seems that everyone knows about what happened last night, so I won't repeat it here. Let's discuss the future strategy."
At this time, there was a tribal leader named Lang Touqing who couldn't bear it anymore: "Great Khan, we can't continue fighting like this. If we continue like this, maybe we can conquer Kaipingwei, but by that time, we will still have some left.
How many people are there? How can we tribal leaders go back and explain to the tribesmen?"
When one of them opened his mouth, everyone couldn't help it and started to complain.
Suzina, the leader of the Abaga tribe, was the eldest among them and was also known as the wise man on the grassland. At this time, he stood up and said to Alsileng Khan: "Great Khan, it is time to change. Now
The warriors of each tribe have begun to get tired of fighting and miss their hometown. If the fighting continues like this, we people will not be able to control the tribes below."
When everyone heard that even the highly respected Suzina had spoken, they couldn't help it anymore. There was a quarrel in the big tent. The main purpose was to complain that Alsileng Khan should not have attacked Kaipingwei by force, causing heavy losses to his tribe.
Alsileng Khan listened to the shouts below, which were all criticisms of him. His head was about to explode with anger. Alsileng Khan couldn't bear it any longer. He slapped the table in front of him with his hand and shouted loudly:
"Shut up, do you still have any rules? Do you still take me as a sweat in your eyes?"
Suzina saw that Alsileng Khan was really angry. The old fox immediately stepped forward to dissuade the tribal leaders: "Don't say anything anymore. Everything the Great Khan did was for us. Although there are some small losses now, the overall situation is
We have still gained a lot, and we cannot erase the Great Khan's contribution just because of this small loss."
The tribal leaders also reacted at this time, shut up quickly, and then apologized to Alslen Khan together.
Alsileng Khan calmed down the anger in his heart and said with a forced smile: "Since you have all admitted your mistakes, I will not pursue it. This time I attacked the flat guard and made some tactical mistakes. Now it is time to change.
, From today onwards, the tribes will no longer attack Kaipingwei, but will surround Kaipingwei. I will make it impossible for even a grain of food to enter Kaipingwei, and they will all starve to death in the city."
When the tribal leaders heard that Alslen Khan promised not to attack Kaipingwei by force, they had achieved a certain goal. Although it was not perfect, and they could not go back to the tribe to enjoy the loot with them now. But at least they did not have to die, so they all reluctantly agreed.
Got off.
Seeing the compromise of the tribal leaders, Arslen Khan was afraid that they would go back on their word. He immediately ordered, "From now on, all tribes will guard the surrounding areas in batches and send out rangers to patrol non-stop. They cannot relax even at night. Everyone has
What’s your opinion?”
When all the tribal leaders heard his instructions, they all thought it made sense, so they all shook their heads and said, "The great man is wise, and we act according to the orders of the great khan."
Alsileng Khan has never hated these old foxes as much as he does now. They rush forward together when they get the slightest benefit, but retreat far away when there is difficulty.
Alsileng Khan forced a smile and said to them: "If we succeed this time and pull out the nail of Kaipingwei, the road south will be smooth from now on, from here to Xuanfu Town. The whole journey will be smooth. Then
From now on, shouldn’t we be able to come whenever we want and leave whenever we want?”
The tribal leaders thought the same thing, so they assigned defense areas and then led their troops.
Alsileng Khan sat alone in the big tent, thinking about what had happened these days, and felt that he could no longer go on like this. In the past, he was invincible and invincible, so he didn't feel any constraints, but now if there is a setback,
, each tribe immediately became distracted and separated from their virtue.
After returning this time, the next thing to do is how to weaken the power of these old foxes step by step so that the entire Tatar people can completely return under his rule.
At this time, Jia Ke stood at the top of the city and looked at the Tatar camp. At this time, there was no movement. He knew that his guess was correct. It seemed that the Tatars had changed their attack to a siege.
The Tatars just want to trap the Kaiping Guards in the city, but this is what Zheng and Jia Ke want. As long as there are not a lot of casualties and the Kaiping Guards' vitality is preserved, everything else is not a problem.
Kaipingwei now has plenty of food. He has also implemented a rationing system throughout the city. It should be able to last for a few months. If it doesn't work out by then, there are still hundreds of horses, which can support all the people in Kaipingwei for ten and a half days.
months.
The thing that worries Jia Ke now, there is no news about Liu Yu. I wonder what is going on in Xuanfu Town? Does Wang Tao have the guts to come to the rescue?