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Chapter 196 The battle for the throne (7)

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    Datou¡¯s strategy was indeed vicious, and it hit the vital point of Zhedan immediately.  At first, someone appeared on the opposite side and was eating and drinking, but he didn't pay much attention. He just thought that Datou was a poor man getting rich, and he was showing off to himself. When reinforcements from the northwest arrived, he would make Datou look good.

    But who would have expected that at night, the generals from the lower part of the tent would come to report that during the day, two to three hundred people would be attracted by the food at Datou and flee to the other side.

    Matdan kicked over the roasting rack and angrily ordered that anyone caught again would be severely punished.

    "But this cannot stop soldiers from defecting. Some people are still confused about what happened yesterday and dare not take action.  Today, I listened to the persuasion of my former colleague across from me. In order to fill my stomach, I didn't care about anything else and ran towards him.  If you run to the other side, you will eat meat. If you stay here, you will eat shit. What do you think a soldier would choose?

    Throughout the second day, about six to seven hundred people defected from Tiandan's army. When the figures came up, the upper-level generals were shocked. How many people were there in the army?  Matan became ruthless and ordered all those who were caught defecting to be hanged, but this could not conceal the intensifying defection situation in Matan.

    Later, there were even organized rebellions among the troops.  Instead of seeing all the subordinates around him disappear and being punished for being a mere commander, it would be better for an official to lead his subordinates to defect to Datou and then work as an official with a half-job.

    The soldier, who had been hungry for several days, didn't care about anything else. He had a mattress, but Fu Li found it and stepped forward to stop him. He was also killed by the crazy crowd.

    ?? But looking at the increasingly deteriorating situation, he was shocked. If he continued like this, his army would be scattered in seven or eight days, and he would be unable to stop Datou's attack.  At that time, the reinforcements from the northwest will arrive, and your own headquarters will be lost, so what's the use.

    Matou was also a ruthless man. He knew that what the troops were most lacking at this time was food. Gritting his teeth, he ordered everyone in the camp to kill horses to survive.

    Some people couldn¡¯t bear to come forward to persuade them, but they ignored them.  At this time, if he loses, these horses will be left to Datou for nothing. It is better to kill them and eat them before fighting again.

    Although horse meat is not as delicious as beef and mutton, after all, it is good to eat meat.  The collapse in the mattress camp was finally stopped.

    Datou didn¡¯t care that his scheme was resolved. He knew that it was impossible to defeat Tiandan with just these little tricks.  And he didn't want to have a decisive battle with Chu Dan now. He had to swallow the piece of meat completely into his stomach.

    He knew that he was actually young but not weaker than his brother Dulan. If he had more experience, he might not know who would win.

    At first, Zhu Dan took the initiative to send his troops eastward across the Changgen River and camped on the east bank of the river.  This was a helpless move, but it also indirectly showed that he had actually lost the qualification to lead the Turks.

    But I don¡¯t dare to kill too many horses, otherwise I won¡¯t be able to fight the battle in the future.  Therefore, for tens of thousands of troops, the supply of horse meat is just a drop in the bucket.  If you want to cure the root cause, you must have food.

    Seeing the lingering despondency in the mattress camp, Datou took action again.

    Datou was born in the Western Turks. To the Ashina family in Dujin Mountain, he was just a side branch. The elders and generals of the Ashina family had no respect for him.

    Datou is very clear that if he wants to become the Great Khan now, he cannot do without the support of these people. Now these are the foundation of the Turks.  Since arriving in the grassland, he has stepped up his efforts to win over this group of people, giving away the gold, silver and jewelry in his hands to these people at all costs.

    Now the Ashina family in Dujin Mountain have lost the treasures they had accumulated for generations after the Turkic tooth tent was lost. For them, Datou's generous gift is a timely help.  Everyone's favorable impression of Datou soared.  But seeing that nothing was going to happen here, he quickly took advantage of this opportunity to connect with Datou in an attempt to gain a high position in the new dynasty.

    Datou also promised that after he became the Great Khan, he would allow the generals to establish their own tribes.  As soon as this policy came out, many people responded. After all, who doesn't want his name to become the name of a tribe?

    Seeing his situation getting better and better, Datou picked up the letter that had just arrived from the West.

    "The commander-in-chief of six thousand horses in the northwest, the famous East Turkic general Ashina Bufeng led his troops and surrendered to Datou."

    In the past few days, the troops who wanted to retreat were almost going crazy.

    After the East and West Turks split, the two sides faced off near Jinshan.  The Eastern Turks originally deployed nine thousand cavalry east of Jinshan to defend themselves against the Western Turks. They were divided into two armies, the southern and the northern, commanded respectively by Ashina Bufeng and Ashina Yugulie.  This force is the western barrier of the Eastern Turks, even Dulan and DaHe did not use it during the peace talks or when Dulan went south to invade the Sui Dynasty.

    The Jinshan Corps is good at attacking and defending, and it is the last trump card in Dulan's hand.  It's a pity that Du Lan died in the desert early and could not wait for the trump card to appear.

    After that, the various parts of the Eastern Turks fell apart, and all the armies scattered.  The Jinshan Corps also became difficult to survive without the logistical support and support of Yadang.

    The changes that Dulan's death brought to the entire grassland are unimaginable. Ashina Yu Gulie was defeated and died while pacifying the unrest in the west, and the rest of his tribe defected to Ashina Bufeng.  This last fully organized unit of the Eastern Turks came into the hands of Bu Feng.

    Bu Feng is a veteran of the same era as Batu, Chagan and others, and they are all Dulan Xinzhong.  Bu Feng was prudent and pragmatic, good at conquering and fighting, and had the style of a famous general.  Although he is low-key, no one dares to underestimate him.

    After Dulan's death, Datou and Zhudan fought each other, each actively wooing Bufeng.

    As a veteran of the East Turks, Bu Feng's heart was actually very complicated when the Turks were reduced to this state.  No matter from all aspects, as long as he does not want to rebel, his first choice should of course be Matan.

    But Bu Feng has fought with Da Tou for twenty years, and he knows Da Tou¡¯s strength and ability very well.  If the Eastern Turks were intact, then they might still be able to defeat Datou, but now in this situation where they are fighting independently, they can only be defeated by Datou one by one.

    As an aging veteran, he followed Sabolo Khan in his expeditions from east to west. He had also seen the glory of the Great Turks when they were unified, and he was looking forward to the day when the Great Turks would unify the grasslands again.  Now that the Great Turks have reached their most dangerous moment, it is time for them to make a decision.

    Bu Feng unexpectedly and naturally chose Datou.  Just because now, Datou is the person most likely to lead them to defeat the Great Sui Dynasty and restore the grandeur of the Great Turks.

    As a veteran general, Bu Feng acted very quickly. He immediately purged the generals in the army who were leaning toward Tian Dan, gathered his troops, and headed east.  He wanted to personally put an end to this farce within the Ashina family.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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