Alsileng Khan asked the Tanma seriously: "Have you seen clearly that more than 20,000 people are elites?"
"Great Khan, I have seen clearly. There are more than 20,000 men and horses in neat and tidy appearance. If nothing else, they almost walk on one spot. Are such men and horses not considered elite?"
After listening to Tan Ma's words, Alsileng Khan knew that his hope was dashed. He had expected Jia Ke to just gather some defeated soldiers. This would not only fail to improve his combat effectiveness, but would instead lower the morale of his original elite. Now it seems that he needs to take a long-term approach.
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Alsileng Khan was actually very nervous after hearing Tan Ma's words. Although more than 20,000 cavalry was not a lot. But last year, Jia Ke defeated 6,000 cavalry with only 2,000 men. Later, a secret report said that Jia Ke suffered a loss
Very little.
If Jia Ke really brings 20,000 people at a time, he will suffer heavy losses even if he wins in the end. Then he will face the same problem as last year. The tribal leaders will never move forward desperately, and will all aim to preserve their strength.
During this period, they attacked Xuanfu Town, but Wang Tao, the Jiedushi commander, fought tooth and nail to resist. Therefore, the siege did not go smoothly. The Tatars also suffered heavy losses in the siege battles in the past few days. Although their own troops did not lose much, this year
More than half of the plundered slaves were lost. Although the tribal leaders did not say it clearly this time, if such huge losses continue, they may start to riot again. These tribal leaders are short-sighted and only want to rob for a while and then return to the grassland. Completely
They never thought about taking the Central Plains as their own and making all the people in the Central Plains their slaves.
Alsileng Khan thought for a while, and at this time, it was better to strike first to gain advantage, and to strike later would suffer disaster.
Since Jia Ke has brought elites this time, we can no longer wait for him to form his troops and fight him openly. We should send more people now to launch a large-scale raid, instead of just a small-scale raid.
harassment. We should use superior troops to conduct only one surprise attack to defeat Jia Ke.
Arslen Khan knew that time was running out and did not dare to delay. He immediately ordered people to blow the horn and summon all the tribal leaders to come for discussion.
When the tribal leaders heard the sound of the horns, they all rushed to Arslen Khan's tent in small groups, talking to each other as they walked.
"I asked, what is our Great Khan going to do today?" said a black-faced tribal leader.
"What else can we do? Just let us continue to attack the city." Another tribal leader in white answered him.
The black-faced leader said: "It's impossible. We've suffered a lot of losses these days. If we continue to lose like this, it won't be worth the loss."
"I see, we have grabbed enough this time, why not return to the grassland now and enjoy it!"
Hearing what he said, the black-faced leader was in line with what he wanted, and he said: "Who says it's not the case? We have robbed a lot of things every time we come here in the past two years and have made a lot of money. It's just us, the big sweats, who don't know
What do you think? Every year, we are asked to attack the fortified city, causing each tribe to lose a lot of warriors."
The silver leader said disdainfully: "If I were the Great Khan, I would do the same thing. It can not only consume the strength of each tribe, but also increase his own wealth. He treats everyone as a fool. Such a simple truth, don't you see?
come out."
The black-faced leader couldn't help but fell silent after hearing what he said. It seemed that he thought so too.
This idea is no longer the speculation of one or two tribal leaders, but the consensus of many tribal leaders. Therefore, people's dissatisfaction with Arsleng Khan has become more and more serious. Another important reason is that last year, heavy losses were suffered in the attack on Kaiping Town.
The Tumo tribe has been annexed by Alslen Khan.
This made the tribes in the grassland even more alienated from Alsleng Khan, which is why they organized an alliance last year and almost had a fight with Alsleng Khan. On the one hand, Alsleng Khan wanted to weaken their rights; on the other hand,
, they are all afraid of becoming the next Tumo. Once there is a gap between the two parties, the gap between them will not be easily bridged.
The tribal leaders came to Alslen Khan's tent and sat down in their own seats, waiting for Alslen Khan's arrival.
This time Alsileng Khan came very quickly. Almost as soon as they all arrived, Alsileng Khan entered the tent and sat on the tiger leather chair in the center.
Alsileng Khan did not talk nonsense to them, and went directly to the topic, saying: "I have bad news to tell you. Jia Ke has almost arrived at Xuanfu Town with 20,000 elites. Have you figured out how to deal with it?
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When the people below heard this, they exploded. They had all seen Jia Ke's bravery last year. At that time, he only had more than 2,000 people, but he had been confronting their 50,000-strong army for several months. Various tribes
He killed many generals, and in the end no one dared to fight him. Now he came with 20,000 elites to rescue Xuanfu Town, and to fight them desperately.
Qingertai, the leader of the Barhu tribe, stood up and said to Alslen Khan: "Dear Khan, the king of the grassland. Please listen to my little suggestion. This year, twenty-eight people in our grassland will
The tribes have gone south together and have gained enough loot so far, so why not just return to the grassland. If we fight hard here, no matter which tribe loses in the end, it will be a disaster for us as a whole Tatar people."
When the other tribal leaders heard what he said, they all agreed, saying that it would be better to withdraw their troops and come back next year, so as to slowly weaken the Southern Dynasty's strength.
Alsileng Khan felt funny when he saw their looks. These people were all short-sighted and had no idea that a general had risen in the Southern Dynasty. If he were allowed to grow up, he would probably be his hometown in the future, let alone go south to herd horses.
Cannot save.
Alsileng Khan could not force them to do anything now, so he had to reason with them again, "Chiefs of the tribes, I know that we lost some people this time. But compared with our gains, this is simply
A drop in the bucket. And what we have to face now is Jia Ke. This man is different from other generals of the Southern Dynasty. His troops are brave and good at fighting, and have blocked our march south several times. He will be our main opponent in the south in the future, but he is still weak now.
If we don't eliminate it this time, when he grows up, we will be the last to be eliminated. So I think we should concentrate our forces and give Jia Ke a fatal blow while his foothold is not stable. Everyone thinks
how?"
Which of the tribal leaders is not an old fox? Naturally, he understands what he said. But they all know how powerful Jia Ke is. This battle is a victory, but I am afraid there will be heavy losses. If you stand from the tribe's standpoint, if you lose
It's too big, and it's very detrimental to the development of the tribe. The annexation of each other is happening all the time on the grasslands. Who can guarantee that they will not be the next one to be annexed?
Because of this, they actively preserve their strength. It's not that they can't see the longer-term future. It's that if they can't overcome the immediate difficulties, the long-term future will have nothing to do with them.
When Alslen Khan saw that all the tribal leaders were silent, he couldn't help but sigh. It would be great if he were the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, and he could make a decision with one word.
Alsileng Khan stood up from the throne, came to the center of the big tent, knelt on the ground and raised his hands to the sky, saying: "Elders of all tribes, I swear here today, and the Eternal Life Heaven will bear witness. Today I will meet with Jia Jia.
The battle of Ke was entirely out of public interest. I had a little selfish thoughts, which will make me sink in hell forever."
All the tribal leaders were stunned when they heard Arsleng Khan's oath, especially since Arsleng Khan swore such a strong oath. They couldn't help but believe that Arsleng Khan was sincerely trying to destroy Jia Ke this time.