The capital of Tubo, Luoxue City.

In the palace, Tubo Zanpu abandoned Nie Qi. At this time, his expression was a little ugly, and he laughed angrily:

"A Qianhu cavalry, or our elite Supi cavalry from Tibet, were defeated by hundreds of Yun army infantry, and only less than ten of them escaped in the end?"

Although the Four Guards Garrison appeared as soldiers and horses under Yang Tongbu, the officers and men in the army never concealed their identities as Yunren.

Therefore, everyone in Tubo knew very well that these heavily armored infantry, which were armed to the teeth and were very different from the rest of the soldiers on the Tubo Plateau, were the Yun Army!

And this Subi tribe is by no means an ordinary Tubo army.

Their tribe is good at riding and shooting, and has always been famous among the Tubo tribes for its bravery. The Subi tribe's cavalry troops are already among the best in the Tubo royal court!

This can be seen from the fact that after being surrounded by the enemy, this Subi cavalry was able to reorganize their formation and charge the enemy head-on under the leadership of Siben.

But even so, more than 600 elite cavalry attacked a hundred-man infantry unit head-on, but in the end the entire army was wiped out. The battle ended like this, which is still shocking and hard to accept!

The person who came to report quickly explained:

"Please calm down Zanpu. The Yun people just defeated our tribe. The reason why the whole army was wiped out is all because the accompanying cavalry of the Yang tribe, after the thousands of households of the Subi tribe were defeated, chased them all the way, and then..."

At this moment, Qi Nie Qi could not hide the anger in his heart and shouted:

"Shut up!"

Even if the entire army was wiped out because of Yang Tong's surprise troops, the fact that they were defeated head-on by the Yun Army Hundreds cannot be deduced.

At this time, Qi Nie Qi was angry and impatient, with a hint of fear and regret that was difficult for others to notice.

The Yun people's national power was so powerful that it was not comparable to that of Tibet, which was trapped on the plateau. And the Yun people's army was even more powerful, sweeping across the Xia Kingdom, the former leader of the nations.

The most important thing is that unlike the Xia Kingdom, which did not pay attention to the Tubo Plateau and did not care about it, the Yun Kingdom has now reached out to the plateau. It even used the help of the Sheep Tongbu to train the elite troops of the Yun Army that can fight on the plateau.

This desire to spy on Tubo is almost unconcealed!

When he thought of this, he couldn't help but regret abandoning Nie Qi.

When Yun and Xia were fighting fiercely, why did he choose to stand by and watch. If the Yun people hadn't defeated Xia Ren and completely occupied the seven counties, the Yun people wouldn't have become so powerful!

All the close friends of the Tubo princes and ministers in the palace gave advice one after another:

"Zanpu, the top priority is to block the tea-horse trade route as soon as possible!"

"Yes, otherwise the Yun people will continue to use this trade route and continue to support the same troops as the sheep!"

Before Nie Qi could speak, someone immediately retorted:

"You should think twice about this! We in Tubo receive nearly 40% of our tax revenue and rely on the benefits brought by trade."

As a great leader of the Tubo generation, Qi Nie Qi naturally knew the importance of the tea-horse trade route to Tubo!

Although the northeastern part of Tubo is also bordering the Xia Kingdom, if a caravan sets out from there to go to Luoche City, the capital of the Tubo King, it will be further away than the Tea Horse Trade Road.

Coupled with the occasional harassment by Turkic stragglers, this trade route cannot be safely protected at all.

In this way, salt, tea, cloth, ironware...these indispensable materials for the Tubo Kingdom can only be delivered through the tea-horse trade route. If it were not so important, Nie Qi would not have made such a big deal after he ascended the throne.

I have the strength to rectify the tea-horse trade road.

Once the tea-horse trade route is blocked, I don’t know whether it will be the sheep who will be unable to bear it first, or the Tibetans who will be more uncomfortable...

At this time, there were also Tubo ministers admonishing:

"Yes, if there is a direct blockade, the Yangtong tribe will not be able to get the support of the Yun people. But when the time comes, the national power of Tubo will be weakened, and it will even inevitably cause the Yun people to be dissatisfied. Maybe the Yun people will take this as an excuse.

An excuse to raise troops to attack!"

"Our Tubo country is weak, and we are safe only because the people from the Central Plains cannot adapt to the plateau. But the Yun people are strong, and with the cooperation of their fellow sheep, they can spend time building an army to attack us.

In the territory of Tubo."

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"Zanpu, now that the Xia people are weak and the Yun people are strong, the Xia people are unable to contain the main force of the Yun army. We are destined to be unable to compete with the Yun people."

Except for a few people, all the princes and ministers in the palace were admonishing Nie Qi not to act rashly.

After the initial border conflict and the Tibetan envoys' trip to the Yun Kingdom to pay tribute, the Yun Kingdom's national strength and military strength had left a deep impression on the Tubo courtiers.

This made the fear of the Yun Kingdom almost penetrate into the hearts of most Tubo officials.

Normally this kind of awe cannot be seen, but when they heard that someone dared to conflict with Yun Guo, they became panicked and involuntarily showed their awe for Yun Guo.

Although these words were true, they made Xi Nie Qi feel very unhappy.

And just when Ai Nie Qi was extremely gloomy and silent, another Tibetan minister in the palace spoke:

"It would be better for me, Tubo, to present my credentials and ask the Emperor of Yun to be canonized, expressing my complete surrender and my willingness to be a vassal of the country. When the time comes, I will use the name of the Yangtong tribe to cause rebellion and ask the Emperor of Yun to issue an edict to reprimand. In this way,

Since we can deal with the rebellious Yang tribe, we don’t have to offend Yun Guo!”

As soon as this voice came out, there was a sudden silence in the hall.

After a while, someone shouted in agreement:

"That's a good idea!"

"The Yun Kingdom is now very powerful and prosperous. It is not a shame to be a vassal state of the Yun Kingdom!"

"It's not embarrassing, and you can even get a lot of benefits!"

Now the head of all the countries in the world, the national power of Dayun's dog is overwhelming. Not everyone can do that! If Tubo and Yun Kingdom were not adjacent, with Tubo's national power, even if they dared to join forces, the kings and ministers of Yun Kingdom would not be able to do it!

They may not even be able to like it.

Even though this is the case, this suggestion does have the best of both worlds and is very likely to be successful, but it is not easy for people to accept.

Sitting on the throne, Qi Nie Qi was originally unhappy, but when he heard the heartless words of the princes and nobles in the palace, he suddenly became furious, his face turned livid and ugly, and his body was even trembling slightly with anger.

The princes and nobles of Tubo were so afraid of the Yun Kingdom that they had never actually fought against the Yun people. They could even say the words of surrender and surrender without hesitation!

Suppressing the violent murderous intent in his heart, Qi Nie Qi's eyes were bloodshot, he clenched his teeth, stood up violently, kicked over the eucalyptus table in front of him, and shouted angrily at everyone:

"Everyone get lost!"

When all the princes and nobles saw that Qi Nie Qi was so furious, they immediately stopped talking, saluted their chests together, and quickly exited the palace, leaving Qi Nie Qi alone in the palace to vent their anger.

The waiter in the palace froze on the spot and said tremblingly:

"Zanpu, Xia Ren is still waiting outside to be summoned..."

When Qi Nie Qi heard this, he paused slightly, took a deep breath, and said:

"Let him in!"

After all, the Tubo monarch, who had been in charge of Tubo for more than ten years and suppressed many tribal leaders, princes and nobles, had already suppressed all the anger in his heart after abandoning Nie Qi for only a moment.

"Then, do you want to clean it up a little bit?" The waiter looked at the kicked eucalyptus table and said hesitantly.

Qi Nie Qi lowered his eyes slightly, shook his head and said:

"No need, just bring it in."

"yes."

The waiter walked out quickly, and after a while, he brought someone back.

This man was in his thirties or forties, dressed in Tubo costumes, and his cheeks had the unique ruddy color of the Tubo Plateau. Regardless of his body shape and appearance, he looked like an ordinary Tubo person.

If it weren't for the waiter who just said that he was from the Xia Kingdom, we would never have guessed his identity...

As soon as this Xia man dressed as Tubo entered the palace, he noticed the eucalyptus table that had been kicked to the ground and the scrolls scattered on the floor.

His eyes moved slightly, then he gave a slight salute to Qi Nie Qi who was sitting upright, and said loudly:

"Huo Yuqing, the third-grade embroidery envoy of Great Xia, has met the Lord of Tubo!"

Qi Nie Qi raised his eyelids slightly, and then said in a deep voice:

"You Xia people are well-informed, so I have no intention of pretending. In the words of you Central Plains people, this is called getting straight to the point!"

"I can fight against the Yun people with you Xia people. But most of the Tubo ministers who just stood here don't dare to fight against the Yun people. Therefore, I need to get enough support and funding!"

As expected, it's straight to the point. It's just asking for money and supplies.

Huo Yuqing had been warned by his commander, Feng Chu, that this generation of Tubo heroes who had abandoned Nie Qi would not choose to tolerate Yun Guo's desire to peek at the plateau, and would definitely choose to cooperate with Xia Guo this time.

When the result came today, it turned out to be true!

During the last war between Yunxia and Xia, Abandoned Nie Qi, who had resisted Xia's attempts to win over the alliance and wanted to just sit back and watch the situation, directly agreed without Huo Yuqing's persuasion this time.

It was just that it went so smoothly that Huo Yuqing was caught off guard, and he didn't know how to reply.

After hesitating for a while, calming down and thinking about his words, Huo Yuqing spoke again:

"The Lord of Tubo understands the righteousness well and has made a wise move. Then I, the Emperor of Daxia, should also express my gratitude!"

"Five thousand pieces of iron armor, 20,000 pieces of leather armor, 30,000 war horses, plus 3,000 Turkic craftsmen. This is the sincerity of my great Xia. Are you satisfied with it, my lord?"

Turkic craftsman?

After hearing this condition, Qi Nie Qi narrowed his eyes slightly and said:

"I, Tubo, are trapped on the plateau, but I don't have enough information. I don't even know that the battle on the grassland has already concluded..."
To be continued...