Chapter 542 Return without Success

"What? You said Cao Huaishun secretly led the elite lightly equipped troops to Heisha?" Pei Xingjian was shocked after hearing the news.

"Yes!" said the messenger.

"General Manager, what should we do now? Cao Huaishun went to Heisha this time, and we don't know what the situation is. If he succeeds, it's fine."

"I'm afraid this is a trick of the Turks to trick Cao Huaishun, which is not good. It is very likely to affect the morale of our army." Li Wenliang, the governor of Youzhou, said.

Everyone wants to achieve great things, but it is not good to act rashly before figuring out the truth of the intelligence.

"What else can we do? We can only send someone to see what's going on with Cao Huaishun."

"This place is not far from Daizhou. Let's go to Daizhou first." Pei Xingjian said.

Pei Xingjian and his party first settled in Daizhou and sent a troop to Heisha to pick up Cao Huaishun. If Cao Huaishun was ambushed by the Turks, they could still rescue him. When

Pei Xingjian and his party arrived at the border of Daizhou, Dou Huaixiu, the governor of Daizhou, came to join them, hoping to fight the Turks together with Pei Xingjian.

Pei Xingjian and his party did not dare to neglect Dou Huaixiu.

Dou Huaixiu had a special status. He was not only the person in charge of Daizhou, but also a royal relative and the son-in-law of the emperor.

When Pei Xingjian came to the territory of Daizhou, he still needed help from Dou Huaicui.

On the other side, when Cao Huaishun came to Heisha, he did not find any traces of Turks. Cao Huaishun was furious.

After some searching, after confirming that there were no Turks in Heisha, Cao Huaishun had no choice but to return.

At this time, the Tang army was already exhausted. If they met the enemy on the way back, they would have little fighting power and would only be defeated by the opponent.

"Drive! Call!" The scout came at full speed and stopped in front of Cao Huaishun.

"General, a large number of barbarians are found in front of us."

"What? At what position, how many soldiers and horses does the opponent have? Have you seen clearly whether it is a Turkic tribe?" Cao Huaishun said in surprise and joy.

He was glad that he finally saw someone after walking for such a long time, but he was surprised that if he and his soldiers met a large enemy army, they would basically be dead.

"Not far ahead, there are about 10,000 people. Judging from their attire, they should be from the Xueyantuo tribe." The scout said.

Why did the Xueyantuo tribe appear in this area? Are they going to raid the Eastern Turks? In any case, they still have to be careful. It is not appropriate for them to fight in their current situation, Cao Huaishun thought to himself.

"Let's go and see what these Hu people are doing?" Cao Huaishun said.

Cao Huaishun led the soldiers to the group of Hu people. He asked the deputy general Dou Yizhao to lead a group of soldiers and horses to go around the front of the Xueyantuo tribe.

They were attacked from both sides, but instead of encountering the Turks, they encountered a group of Xueyantuo people.

Cao Huaishun had a hunch that this group of Xueyantuo people might be colluding with the Turks.

A burst of horse noises sounded, and smoke and dust rolled in front and behind. The dust covered the entire sky, and only a thin outline of the scorching sun hanging high in the sky could be seen.

The Xueyantuo people were immediately shocked. They discovered a fact that they had been surrounded.

"It's the Tang Dynasty. Damn it. How could we meet the Tang Dynasty army here?"

"We are finished. If the Tang army knows that we are going to surrender to the Turks, they will definitely kill us all." "

What are you afraid of? At worst, we will fight them!" Seeing the Tang army surrounding them, the people of the Xueyantuo tribe panicked.

"Shut up, what are you arguing about!" Xueyantuo Dahun scolded.

Suddenly, the agitated Xueyantuo people quieted down.

"Are you from the Xueyantuo tribe?" Cao Huaishun rode forward and asked.

"Yes, honorable general, we are all from the Xueyantuo tribe." Xueyantuo leader Dahun stepped out to salute.

The Tang army is still a fear in their hearts. After the once powerful Xueyantuo Khanate was destroyed by the Tang army, they relied on various powerful tribes to survive.

This time, Ashina Funian was elected as the Khan of the Turks and issued an ultimatum to them, asking them to join the Turks and resist the rule of the Tang Dynasty. Once they succeed,

they will be given a piece of pasture belonging to the Xueyantuo tribe, and the Xueyantuo tribe will no longer have to rely on others.

Therefore, Dahun decided to meet with Ashide Wenfu and others first, and then discuss joining them. Who knew that they would meet the Tang army on the way.

"Where are you going?" Cao Huaishun asked them vigilantly.

The Tang army soldiers around them held their weapons tightly, ready to fight at the slightest disagreement. They ran such a long way, but they didn't see a single Turk. The

Tang army soldiers felt that they were being fooled, and at this moment, they were holding back their anger, and were worried about where to find them.

Dahun naturally wouldn't tell Cao Huaishun and the others about it. If they knew that he was going to join the Turks, they would be furious on the spot.

"General, the Turks are rebelling against the Tang Dynasty now, and our Xueyantuo tribe has been affected by the war. We don't want to be with the Turks, so we plan to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Our Xueyantuo tribe is willing to become a compliant citizen of the Tang Dynasty." Dahun said.

The best way now is to join the Tang Dynasty, so as to avoid being massacred by the Tang army.

Sure enough, when Cao Huaishun heard that the other party wanted to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, his eyes lit up.

"Is everything you said true?" Cao Huaishun asked.

"Yes! Everything I said is true?" Dahun said.

"How can I believe that you are not lying? Who knows if I let you go this time, will you collude with the Turks and stab us in the back?" Cao Huaishun said.

He would not be so stupid as to believe what the other party said based on just a few words.

"General, this time we come to surrender to the Tang Dynasty with sincerity." Dahun said.

"Oh! Why don't I see any sincerity in what you said?" Cao Huaishun said.

"We, the Xueyantuo tribe, are willing to offer the five states of Guyan, Buruo, Xidan, Huzhou, and Disuzhou to the Tang Dynasty as a gift of our surrender," Dahun said.

"Are you serious?" Cao Huaishun was shocked.

You should know that these five states are not the territory of the Xueyantuo tribe, but the old territory of the Turks. When the Eastern Turks were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty established many states in the old territory of the Eastern Turks and unified them under the jurisdiction of the Protectorate.

"No falsehood! I swear in the name of the Wolf God, and the great Eternal Heaven can testify for me that everything I say is true." Dahun said. The

wolf is their totem, and the Eternal Heaven is their belief. Being able to swear in their name, Cao Huaishun believed that Dahun was not lying.