Chapter 390 Want a truce?

Ni Tianji's eyes showed some worry:

"The enemy camp is dangerous, don't act rashly. Qiu and I will go check out the situation first, and then come back to formulate a specific strategy."

Qiu Jinyu: "I can go alone. It's not like I haven't done this before."

Ni Tianji: "I want to go with you."

It's getting late.

The vast night covered the grassland, and there were no stars in the sky.

Torches lit up everywhere in the camp, and the ground was lit up like a cluster of stars.

Tiebada walked hurriedly in the military camp. His walking posture was a little strange and his back was a little hunched.

He blocked Hu Long's punch in front of Helian Wuqin two days ago.

Even though he was strong, he still felt pain in his side from being punched.

Tiebada heard that Hulong was so strong that he could kill a person with one punch, and he had no doubt about it.

He was lucky. Hulong must have restrained himself because of Helian Wuqin's identity.

Tiebada felt fortunate about this.

But in the tent not far away, Helian Wuqin was almost going crazy because of this.

The lights illuminated the tent, and the brazier emitted endless warmth.

Helian Wuqin held a crossbow in his hand and wiped it repeatedly. The firelight made his distorted expression look somewhat hideous.

The knuckles of Helian Wuqin's fingers holding the crossbow turned white, and his nails almost dug into the fuselage.

Anger flared up in his heart when he thought of that scene.

He was just attacking a fool, but Hu Long actually dared to threaten him in front of everyone.

He is the son of Tiele Khan and the future Khan.

Hulong, why?!

Helian Wuqin drank two sips of blood tea, and a hint of red remained on the corner of his mouth.

He tried not to let his anger cloud his mind and thought carefully about the current situation.

It was not until later that he found out that the big, stupid guy captured in the military camp was actually Hulong's long-lost son.

Judging from their body shape and strength, they are somewhat similar.

But Helian Wuqin didn't care about the drama of father and son recognizing each other. It was none of his business how many sons Hulong had. He only cared about the war situation.

Now they have been beaten back to the grassland by the Qi army.

This news has been passed back to Tiele Khan.

Perhaps Tiele Khan's people, especially Helian Jochi, were secretly laughing at him.

His father even sent a letter accusing him of being reckless and saying that at least Helian Shuchi did not lead the Da Qi army to the grassland.

His father also asked him to consider surrendering. Since the enemy had already reached the grassland, he should not waste manpower and lose the battle.

When Helian Wuqin saw this, his brows furrowed.

This was what he disliked most about his father: he was always so timid and easily wavered. He either didn't dare to send troops, or wanted to surrender as soon as he saw that the situation was not right.

At the end of the letter, his father asked him to go back, saying that he was too young and did not need to rush to make achievements. He should go back and discuss the long-term plan with his sister Helian Shuchi.

"Helian Shuchi?" Helian Wuqin was unwilling to accept it. "Oh, in my father's eyes, no one can compare to her."

He was unwilling to be suppressed by Helian Shuchi forever.

He is the future master of Tiele Khan, why should he listen to a woman with disabled hands and feet?

Helian Shuchi was driven back to the grassland. How could he surrender?

If he goes back like this, he will never be able to hold his head up in Tiele Khan again in his life.

He was even more unwilling to accept this. He had clearly defeated Dayu and was on the verge of dividing Da Qi's northwestern territory with the Hunxie people. But now the situation had reversed to the point that they could not even protect their own grassland.

Helian Wuqin would rather believe that this was just a temporary defeat and there would be a chance to counterattack later.

He desperately hoped to win the battle with Da Qi today.

Even if we don't get back an inch of territory, it would be fine as long as more people die in Da Qi.

But the news he received disappointed him greatly.

Defeated again.

Helian Wuqin realized that the Hunxie people were not very good at fighting, and forming an alliance with them did not bring much advantage.

"General." Tiebada came in from outside the tent, walked to Helian Wuqin and knelt down.

The lights in the tent trembled due to the incoming airflow.

The shadow on Helian Wuqin's face was also shaking, and he lowered his voice:

"Did you find out?"

Helian Wuqin had previously secretly arranged for people to keep a close eye on Hulong's every move.

Tiebada hunched his back and lowered his head:

"General, our people have learned that the Hunxie people want to..."

Tiebada's voice became even quieter, his eyes flickering.

Helian Wuqin raised his eyebrows and asked impatiently, "What are you thinking about?"

Tiebada fell to the ground with his entire body:

"They said they wanted to secretly cooperate with the Great Qi to deal with us, the Tiele Khan! Since we've already lost, they want to use our heads and territory to curry favor with the Great Qi... and reach a truce with the enemy."

"It was a slave serving Tumuso who said it when he was drunk by our people... I don't know if he was just talking nonsense after drinking or-"

Bang--

The blood tea in front of Helian Wuqin had been spilled, and the red tea spread all over the ground, staining the pattern on the blanket red.

Helian Wuqin supported the table in front of him with one hand, and trembled as he gripped the crossbow with the other hand.

"Hurrah, hurrah, actually..."

Tiebada: "General, this matter has not been confirmed yet. There may be a misunderstanding."

Helian Wuqin forced himself to remain calm:

"Have someone keep an eye on Tumusuo these days."

Helian Wuqin knew that Hulong was ambitious. If he was doomed to fail, it was possible that Hulong would shift his target from Da Qi to Tiele Khan.

He thought of Hulong's attitude towards him.

Is it because Hulong has decided to betray his allies that he is so rude to him?

Could it be that the Hunxie people and Dayu have colluded, so they pretended to be defeated?

The Tiele Khans have attacked Chang'an before, and the Da Qi people will definitely not let them go. They may want to take this opportunity to completely destroy the Tiele Khans.

Helian Wuqin swallowed hard.

A thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Tiebada, who was lying on the ground, struggled to stand up and clean up the tea bowl that Helian Wuqin had just knocked over.

A red wet mark on the carpet caught Tiebada's eye.

There was also a dense layer of sweat beads on Tiebada's palms.

Huh—huh—

The night wind was howling and angry.

Two figures were reflected in Hulong's tent.

Tumusuo stood in front of Hulong with a serious face:

"Khan, we have lost a lot of soldiers today. If this continues, we will have no choice but to retreat, and the enemy will occupy more of our grasslands."

"In two months, the grassland will be covered with green grass. This southern grassland is the most suitable for grazing. If we lose this grassland..."

Hu Long's expression was also very stiff.

Before I became Khan, all I had to do was fight bravely.

However, after becoming Khan, one must also consider various factors other than war.

Fighting wars to expand territory is a symbol of strength, but if manpower and financial resources are wasted on fighting wars, the gains will not outweigh the losses and the country will fall into a more dangerous situation.

What Tumso just said is correct.

For them, the most important spring and summer are the best time to raise cattle and sheep.

If they cannot end this battle within the next month, their losses this year will be even greater.

It was because of this consideration that Hu Long decisively led his troops to withdraw from Dayu and wanted to call a truce.

As a result, Da Qi is now pursuing them relentlessly and will obviously not let them go as before.

If we negotiate with Da Qi at this time, Da Qi will definitely put forward harsh compensation conditions.

But if we don't negotiate, dragging it out will only make things worse.

"Tumusuo, I know what you are worried about. Go back first. I need to think about it."

Hulong showed some fatigue on his face and waved his hand to let Tumusuo retreat.

After Tumuso left, Hulong sat alone in the tent for a while, then stood up to go see Kongwu.

He has been busy these two days and has not visited his son.

Helian Wuqin shot Kong Wu with an arrow. The wound was not deep, but the effect of the drug was very strong, causing Kong Wu to fall into a coma.

When Kong Wu woke up, he wanted to run away again.

Whenever Hu Long went to see his son, conflicts would always break out between them. There was no scene of father and son getting along harmoniously at all.

Hulong spoke to him in simple Chinese.

But he seemed to hear nothing.

Hu Long could only ask people to continue giving Kong Wu the drowsy drug so as to prevent the situation from getting out of control.

Hu Longcai walked out of the tent and looked in the direction of Kong Wu's tent. Seeing several shadows running around on the tent, he knew that things were getting chaotic over there again.