September 28th, Anzhou, Wuliu River.

In the afternoon, King Xi Ahui led the main army of Xi tribe to the east coast of Wulishui and lined up on the Niutoujin line.

At this moment, on the west bank of the Wulishui River, tens of thousands of troops in the alliance lined up, flags flying, armored soldiers standing tall, murderous intent, and a tiger's momentum.

Ah Hui was flying with the leaders of the tribes, looking across the river. Apart from more than a hundred steps, there were the enemy troops, clearly and clearly visible. Everyone was silent, in a very heavy mood, and the atmosphere was very dull and depressing. Except for the occasional neighing of war horses and the surging river water, there was a dead silence.

The bad news of the fall of the King Xi Mansion has long been spread to the top leaders of the Xi tribe. Ah Hui was holding a military controversy before crossing the Wudu River last night. Dozens of generals and above-level generals participated in the military controversy. The first ones to appear were President Sheng and Feng Hong. The two of them detailed the entire process of the sudden change in Anzhou, from receiving the police from the Ghost Party to the fall of the King Xi Mansion, from misjudging the enemy as a Turkic person to the truth being revealed, and informing them one by one.

The reason why Ah Huizheng made the truth public was forced to be revealed. He knew that he could not hide it anymore. The fall of the Xi Palace meant that the Xi clan was in a desperate situation of the destruction of the clan and the race. How could such a big thing be hidden? The longer it was hidden, the more unfavorable it was for Ah Huizheng, and in the end it became the target of public criticism. The betrayal of the family and the defeat was faster. What is particularly important is that the current situation is seriously unfavorable to the Xi clan, and there is basically no chance of victory unless a miracle happens.

When President Sheng and Feng Hong fled to Songziling, the Xi Palace had been lost for a day and a night, and eighteen hours were enough to get the enemy to the Wulishui River. With the help of this natural obstacle, the Xi army was stubbornly blocked. As a result, the Xi army was in a dilemma and was deeply in trouble. Everyone was in danger and panic. Once the Xi tribes turned against each other for their own interests, the alliance would collapse. Although Ah Hui and Ah Hui clan were in trouble, the Xi tribes could not escape the disaster.

Therefore, after carefully weighing the pros and cons, Ah Hui decided to disclose the truth and ordered President Sheng to immediately bring the remnants of the army to join the main force, and at the same time convene generals at the governor and above to conduct military discussions, discuss major plans, and jointly decide on the survival of the Xi clan.

The impact of the bad news was too great, and the generals of the Xi tribe were shocked and unbelievable. More than two months ago, the Xi tribe was expeditioned to Khitan and was ambitious to dominate the Northeast. However, more than two months later, it was in a desperate situation of extermination. This huge contrast was like a fatal blow, which almost collapsed the generals of the Xi tribe. Fortunately, the main army of the Xi tribe was still there at this moment, and there were more than 20,000 control strings, and there was still the possibility of rescue. Take a step back, even if it was defeated, the Xi tribe could still trap in the southeast corner of Mayu Mountain and wait for a chance to make a comeback.

In times of crisis, the importance of King Ah Huizheng, the Xi king, is very prominent. He is the banner of the Xi tribe and the commander of the tribes. Without his existence, the tribes are just a mess, unable to form cohesion, unable to unite to fight the enemy, and the consequences of fighting each other will surely perish. Therefore, the disclosure of the truth at this moment will not only not weaken Ah Huizheng's authority, but will instead increase his strength and help him monopolize the power and turn the tide.

While the tribes were deeply trapped in pessimism, despair and despair, they also held a glimmer of luck, hoped for miracles, and hoped for Ah Hui to show his power to reverse the crisis.

Ah Hui was calm and free, showing the style of a king at the critical moment. He comforted the generals, believing that the current situation in Anzhou seemed to be bad, and it seemed that the Xi clan had fallen into a desperate situation, but in fact it was not the case. The situation in Anzhou cannot be viewed in isolation, and it must be viewed in the chess game in the north and south. If this happens, the situation will be very different.

In the confrontation between the north and the south, Anzhou seems insignificant, but its ownership directly affects the situation in the northeast. The turmoil in the northeast has affected not only the Far East and the Donghu species, but also seriously affects the desert and the northern barbarian species. Because the northeast is in the southeast direction of the desert and is the flank of the southern region of the desert. The south of the desert borders the central land and is the main battlefield for the confrontation between the north and the south. Once the northeast falls into the hands of the Central Earth, the flanks of the southern South will be exposed to the attack of the Central Earth. The Turks are at a disadvantage in the confrontation between the north and the south. Therefore, the Turks on the desert have always formed alliances with the Northeast tribes dominated by Xi, Wu and Khitan, and regard them as their powerful sub-districts, and they are trying to win over and firmly control them.

It is not difficult to infer from this that the Turks would never allow Anzhou to fall into the hands of Central Earth, the turbulent situation in the northeast, and the flanks of the south of the Ridge will never allow the south of the Ridge to be exposed to the attack of Central Earth. Especially now that Central Earth is becoming increasingly powerful, it has been fighting in the east in recent years, showing a strong desire for external expansion. Therefore, the Civil War approached quickly, and the Central Earth's capture of Anzhou was to make preliminary preparations for the Civil War. The Turks must launch a fierce counterattack, and must send troops to support the Donghu and join forces with the Donghu to repel Central Earth to ensure the security of the Northeast, the safety of the southern flanks of the Ridge, and ensure the advantages of the Turks in the north-south confrontation.

The reason why the Turks did not respond now, and the reason why Ashinaduna, in the southeast of the Ridge, did not do his best to support the Xi tribe, was that the Yazan did not know that Zhongtu had captured Anzhou. Once Shibi Khan made the decision to send troops to support, the Turks were determined to break up with Zhongtu and fight, then the Xi tribe had hope of preservation and the home could be regained. Therefore, the most important task of the Xi tribe is to preserve its strength, and to work together to the outside world. As long as the strength remains and as long as people's hearts are gathered, the crisis can be reversed and defeated into victory.

Of course, it is a fact that the south is strong and the north is weak. Due to the strength of the Middle Earth, the Turks may also passively defend and passively defend, and they dare not rebel against Zhongtu for the time being. They are also arrogant and light in the capture of Anzhou by Zhongtu. They are fierce in their words, but they are still cautious in their actions. Even if they send troops, they are very limited. They mainly rely on the Donghu people to fight Zhongtu and sacrifice the Donghu people to restrain and consume Zhongtu. This will be very unfavorable to the Xi tribe, and in the end the Xi tribe will lose all the losses in one battle after another.

If the situation in Anzhou develops in this unfavorable direction and the Turks sacrifice the Xi tribe to protect their own interests and betray their faith, then there is no need for the Xi tribe to keep their promises and stick to the alliance, turn against each other immediately, and turn to Middle-earth as a whole.

The premise for the Xi tribe to turn to Middle-earth is to protect its own interests to the greatest extent. If you want to achieve this goal, the primary condition is to preserve your strength. Without strength, the Xi tribe is not qualified to raise the conditions, and cannot bargain with Middle-earth, and can only be slaughtered.

So Ah Huizheng's final conclusion was that no matter which direction the situation in Anzhou develops, no matter whether the Turks sent troops to support them, in short, if the Xi tribe wants to protect their own interests to the greatest extent, it must preserve its existing strength. If the strength is gone, even if the Turks support them to defeat Zhongtu, the Xi tribe will not be able to recover their homes, or even destroy their races. On the contrary, even if they surrender to Zhongtu, they will still be fish on the chopping board. Even if they survive, their homes will definitely be gone, and at most they will migrate to a barren land and survive.

What is the prerequisite for preserving strength? It is to work together and unite. If internal strife and each fights, the strength of the Xi tribe will be greatly reduced and will eventually be defeated by opponents. At that time, let alone protecting interests, even survival will not be guaranteed.

How to protect one's own interests to the greatest extent? Now that surrendering to Middle-earth, you will be bound by your hands, and interests will definitely not be preserved, and you must wait for the situation to develop. If the Turks do their best to support, fight with the Middle-earth people, or even fight both sides will be in trouble, it will be the most beneficial to the Xi tribe. On the contrary, if the Turks fear Middle-earth, compromise with Middle-earth, and ignore the survival of the Xi tribe, then the Xi tribe can only surrender, but it is better to surrender than to surrender. The Xi tribe's tenacious persistence will inevitably bring trouble to the stability of Anzhou in Zhongtu, and in the end, it will definitely take the initiative to recruit them. In this way, both sides bargain, the Xi tribe can protect their own interests to the greatest extent.

Ah Huizheng's opinion was in line with the interests of the Xi tribe and the tribes, and immediately won the unanimous support of the generals of the tribes.

So Ah Hui was quickly making a decision, and his troops entered the military and waters, blocking the Middle-Turkish army at all costs, ensuring that the Xi tribe occupied the southeastern region of Mayushan and ensuring that this territory is not lost. With this territory and more than 20,000 troops, the Xi tribe has the ability to protect themselves, and the capital to bargain with the two powerful men of Zhongtu and Turks, and can always take the initiative and protect their own interests to the greatest extent.

This decision was also passed unanimously after discussion by the generals of the tribes.

Next, Ahui issued a series of orders. He quickly sent a message to Yu Zheng to the Khitan, the Cun tribe and the Turks to inform the news that Zhongtu launched a large-scale attack and the Xi Wang Mansion had fallen. The main force of the Xi tribe was firmly defended by the Sanhui City. Please ask all the envoys to speed up their running speed and do their best to win more and faster support for the Xi tribe.

He also ordered the troops of Shide to return to Qijin Mountain quickly to strengthen the defense line on the upstream of the Tuohechen water, and to block the Khitans outside the northeastern foot of Mayu Mountain to ensure the safety of the southeastern part of Mayu Mountain. Qijin Mountain is the capital of the Shide tribe, and the entire eastern foot of Mayu Mountain is actually the habitat of Shide tribe and the home of Shide tribe, so it is most appropriate for Shide tribe to station the upstream of the Tuohechen water to block the attack of the Khitans.

In addition, Ah Hui also specifically instructed that the wounded and sick men of the King of the King of the Suihe tribe who had stayed in Qijin Mountain must be comforted and not bullied, imprisoned or even killed. If they insist on returning to the ghost side, they will safely deliver his elm to Songshan. In short, at this moment of survival and demise of the Xi tribe, they must work together. Even if there is betrayal, internal strife and division, they will only punish the evil people for their sake and not kill innocent people indiscriminately.

This move has won more people's hearts for Ah Hui, and has also made some generals with ulterior motives hesitate in the swaying. After all, the truth is that you have no strength or are not strong enough. So what if you surrender to Zhongtu? At most, save your life and win a little profit, but you still have nothing in the end. Instead of being a dog that wags its tail and begs for mercy, it is better to follow Ah Hui to make a fortune, and perhaps you can protect your vested interests.

Finally, Ah Hui ordered the army to cross the Wudu River overnight and head straight for the Wuliu River.

However, just as the Xi army crossed the river, in the early morning, the scouts urgently reported that the Middle-earth army had already seen the Middle-earth army on the east bank of the Wuli River. This is bad news. The Wudu River and the Wuli River are about 80 miles apart. If the Middle-earth army crossed the river overnight, they could all reach the east bank in the morning. In this way, the two armies would meet each other on a narrow road and fight to the death.

Ah Hui was decisive in his killing and without hesitation, ordering the army to speed up the crossing of the river, determined to rely on the advantages of the horse army to burn the boats and fight back to the water. Some tribe generals were cautious, worried that the decisive battle would fail and the losses would be too great, and tried their best to dissuade him. However, Ah Hui was unmoved. His reason was that the Middle-Turkish army marched day and night, fought continuously, was exhausted, and lacked the horse army. There was no advantage in the head-on decisive battle. If the Middle-Turkish army dared to cross the river and fight decisively, the Xi tribe would win this battle. Once the opponent was severely damaged, the Xi tribe would not only gain more initiative in the battlefield of Anzhou, but also take advantage of the opportunity to enter Fangcheng and retake the Xi prince's mansion.

As a result, he bet right. The scouts in front waited until dawn and did not see the Middle-Turkish army crossing the river. Obviously, the Middle-Turkish army also saw the advantages of the main army of the Xi tribe. They dared not cross the river and fought to the decisive battle. They could not bear the serious consequences of the situation in Anzhou that could be instantly subverted after the defeat.

Now the Central Turkish army is deploying troops on the west bank of Wuliu River, waiting for labor, while the Xi army is lined up on the east bank of Wuliu River, ready to go. Neither side has absolute advantage, and both sides are aimed at blocking the other side from the Wuliu River. As a result, neither side is willing to take the initiative to launch an attack, and can only stand in confrontation across the river, and fall into a stalemate.

That night, the Ahui was convening senior generals from various tribes to discuss the negotiations, and then inquire about the opponent's false and real situation, and delay the opponent's attack time. After all, the army on the other side must be a partial division of the Middle-Turkey Army. The main army will arrive at the Wulishui River at any time. Once the opponent gains an absolute advantage in terms of military strength, the decisive battle will inevitably break out.

Feng Hong volunteered to go to the West Bank to negotiate.
Chapter completed!