The night in Datang is quiet. There is no roar of cars or the hustle and bustle of the city, just a quiet night.
In the Turkic Khan tent, Jieli Khan bit into the mutton and pointed at King Zuo Xian: "That Luo Yi is a waste. An army of 50,000 was frightened by one person. That old guy from Liang Shidu is also a waste."
Bar!"
"Great Khan! The Han people are useless. Only we, the Great Turks, have real warriors!"
The one who stood up was Dagan Yedushi!
(Dagan: a Turkish military position, considered a high-ranking general.)
King Zuo Xian said at this time: "Princess Yicheng will ask the Yang family's children to send troops to raid Yunzhou."
"Who is going!" Jieli Khan shouted. He understood what King Zuo Xian said. Regardless of whether Yang Zhengdao could succeed, even if he succeeded, he would not be able to withstand Datang's counterattack, but occupying Yunzhou was strategically important.
Very useful place.
King Youxian put down the leg of lamb in his hand and slapped the knife on the table: "I'll do it!"
"King Youxian, listen carefully. If the Yang family succeeds, we will capture the city. If the Tang army counterattacks fiercely, we will leave. If they do not counterattack, then you will lead the army to attack Yizhou. We don't want the city. We will capture enough.
Turn around and attack Daizhou again. Then camp a hundred miles south of Shuozhou City."
Jieli Khan began to assign tasks.
"Alu Yehu!" Jieli Khan ordered another person: "You lead 20,000 troops to Shuozhou City."
The two stood up and raised their hands to their chests and saluted. Jieli Khan said again: "Lao Liang is unreliable, he is the fox among the Han people. Young boy Yang is weak, he is the sheep among the Han people. If Yunzhou cannot be taken, then
Transfer to Shuozhou, Shuozhou is in the hands of our great Turks, so we can advance and attack, and retreat and defend!"
"What about the King of Liang?" Na Nishu, the official of King Youxian, asked.
"If that fox is willing to be a dog, he must be a good dog of the Great Turks. Otherwise, the fox will not have the fox skin to make Ben Khan happy. This battle with the Tang Dynasty will tell the world that only by surrendering to our Great Turks can we live a good life.
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After Jieli Khan finished speaking, the whole tent cheered in unison.
At the same time, Li Yuanxing was also listening to the report, the intelligence sent from Qin Qiong's Imperial Security Department.
Liang Shidu met the Turkic envoy during the day, and also arranged for the generals below to prepare warehouses. It seemed that the Turks would send something to Liang Shidu.
"Is there no information coming back from the Turks?" Li Yuanxing asked, putting his hand on his forehead.
"There is only one piece of useful information, the Turks are preparing to send troops!" Qin Qiong replied.
Li Yuanxing stood up and walked to the map. Li Jing was gesturing on the map: "You don't need any intelligence to guess that as long as the Turks come out, the first blow will definitely be here." The place where Li Jing's finger pointed was Huaiyuan.
And this position is right between Yu Chigong and Duan Zhixuan. It is closer to Lingzhou than to Lingzhou.
"Send sergeants. If the Turks really attack. If the victory is complete, General Duan and General Yuchi will repair in place, and Li Ji will send troops to Fengzhou. If the Turks do not attack, then continue to wait. If they cannot win, defend the city and order Li Ji to send troops.
Outflank, we must capture this enemy force." Li Yuanxing did not call Brother Hei Tan, but called him by his name very formally.
Regarding Li Yuanxing's proposal, Li Jing looked at the map and said: "It is better to directly order Li Ji to outflank the tiger and fight the rabbit with all his strength. If the Turks are determined to attack the Tang Dynasty this time, then the vanguard should be 20,000 cavalry
Up and down. In field battles, the combat power of the Turkic cavalry cannot be underestimated. If the two generals work together, they will definitely win, but there will definitely be a lot of casualties. Twenty thousand people will be killed. Once the casualties exceed 10,000, our army's future actions will be restricted.
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Li Jing proposed a very pertinent plan.
Li Yuanxing pointed towards the position next to Huaiyuan on the map: "Senior Brother Yao, have you forgotten this place?"
Li Jing looked at the map carefully, and after looking at it, Li Jing smiled: "Duan Zhixuan is placed in Lingzhou, Wu Lang is brilliant!"
It is already August in Helan Mountain. According to modern time, it is mid-to-late September. The weather in the north is dry and dry, and autumn has arrived. The red leaves on Helan Mountain are extremely beautiful at this time.
Li Yuanxing believes that soon the red leaves on Helan Mountain will become even redder.
Nothing is redder than blood.
Blood is naturally the reddest, but no one wants their own blood to dye the maple leaves red.
There was a piece of paper placed in front of Master Liang. There was one sentence written on the paper.
Earl Anle, King of Qin of the Tang Dynasty!
Just give it to Earl Anle? Master Liang has read this piece of paper hundreds of times, as if he can see the true intentions of King Qin of the Tang Dynasty from this piece of paper.
The candles were crackling, making Master Liang extremely uneasy in the quiet night.
"Brother!" Liang Luoren, Liang Shidu's cousin, stood up: "We must make up our minds. We have a wolf on one side and a tiger on the other. How long can our beams hold up!"
Master Liang squinted his eyes and knocked on the table, indicating that he understood, but there was no answer.
General Li Zhengbao also said at this time: "The King of Qin in the Tang Dynasty has already issued a declaration of war. We must respond. His army can begin to attack the city within two days. Although we have benefited a lot from conspiring with the Turks over the years, the Turks may not
They can protect us, but when we lose our use value, what will happen to the Turks and what will happen to the Tang Dynasty?"
Master Liang knocked on the table again to indicate that he heard it.
The generals began to talk in a flurry, and Master Liang listened quietly, but said nothing.
"Brother, if you don't make up your mind, are you going to let everyone here die with you!" Liang Luoren suddenly yelled, which made many people's expressions change. However, Master Liang remained expressionless and continued to knock on the table.
He signaled to Liang Luoren that he had heard it and would naturally consider it.
"Humph!" Liang Luoren rushed out angrily.
At that moment, several generals saluted Master Liang and then chased him out.
This place was originally called Shuofang, a city built during the Han Dynasty. The Liang family is a wealthy family here and has a long history here. It has experienced wars and also claimed vassal status with the Turks.
In recent years, they have encouraged the Turks to go south to plunder many times, and they have benefited greatly from it.
The Liang family is not just a family of Liang Shidu.
Master Liang had to consider his family and how the Tang Dynasty would view him. If he surrendered, he could save a generation, but it might not be the case that everything would be settled in the future. The Tang Dynasty would not attack the Liang family.
What scares Master Liang the most is that there are many enemies among the nobles of the Tang Dynasty.
"Everyone, go down!" Master Liang waved his hand.
After everyone left, Master Liang shook the copper bell on the table, and a scribe dressed as a scribe came out from behind the screen.
"What's the best strategy?" Master Liang asked.
The scribe smiled and shook his head: "Liang Gong already has a plan in mind, why bother to ask more!"
Master Liang stood up and turned around slowly.
Suddenly, Master Liang reached out and drew out his knife, and stabbed the scribe's chest with the knife.
"You! So cruel!" The scribe's eyes widened, and he tried hard to reach out and pat Liang Masterdu. But Liang Masterdu still squinted his eyes and said unhurriedly: "There are many things, and one person knows the best."
Safety."
"You want to deceive..." The scribe had no chance to continue. When Master Liang took out the long knife in his hand, he died of anger.
Master Liang threw the knife on the ground casually: "Here comes someone!"
Several sergeants came in and were stunned when they saw the dead man. This man was the first military adviser of the Liang Kingdom. Almost all strategic plans in these years were written by him. Each time, the Liang Kingdom benefited hugely. Why?
No matter why, the sergeants didn't dare to ask, or even think about it.
Their task is to dispose of the body.
At this time, several more subordinates who had just walked away came in.
"Burn the place where he lives, and don't take anything out of it, not even a single copper coin." Master Liang ordered, then he raised his knife and cut off the scribe's head and said, "Send people out of the city overnight.
Just say that I am willing to surrender and let His Highness the King of Qin handle it. I just want to let the people of Liang and the generals go!"
Several subordinates were stunned for a moment, and then they all said in unison: "Gong Liang is so righteous!"
Fifty miles, an hour on a fast horse is enough.
When Li Yuanxing was getting ready to go to bed, a gift box was delivered to the city.
Qin Qiong and Li Jing had already arrived at the meeting hall first, and several marching councilors also arrived at the same time!
The head is on the case.
Li Yuanxing was already a little sleepy, but when he saw the bloody head and the round eyes, not to mention his sleepiness, his soul was half gone.
Being stared at by a dead head in the middle of the night is scarier than modern horror movies.
When fighting against Luo Yi, Li Yuanxing had already killed two people, leaving him unable to sleep well for two consecutive nights. He finally slept well last night, but today there was another head, and his eyes were still wide-eyed, with a look of death.
"Your Highness, this person is the first military advisor under Liang Shidu."
"What do you mean?" Li Yuanxing turned his back, no longer looking at the head, but looked out the door.
Lu Chengqing took a step forward and stood behind Li Yuanxing: "Your Highness, Master Liang is afraid that he will really surrender. During the Wude years, the Turks plundered the Tang Dynasty more than ten times. They were all designed by this person, both in terms of route and time. Liang
By killing this man in all the divisions, this is an apology to the Tang Dynasty, and it is also a break with the Turks!"