Previously, Li Zhiyun had always thought that Luo Yi had evil intentions and was preparing to collude with Dou Jiande to deal with him. That's why Dou Jiande could go south to deal with him openly without worrying about being attacked by Luo Yi behind him.
But he did not expect that Turks would appear in Hebei.
Now think about it, if I personally led the army to capture Gonggao, would I directly lead the army to attack Leshou?
If he really attacks Leshou, Dou Jiande can directly cut off his retreat, and then join forces with the Turks to trap him in Hebei.
"No wonder Luo Yi failed to contain Dou Jiande, no wonder Dou Jiande dared to fight me in Hebei. That's it." Li Zhiyun exhaled slightly.
Du Ruhui said: "Your Highness, Luo Yi is probably restrained by the Turks, so there is no way to attack Dou Jiande. With Luo Yi's military strength, the situation is not optimistic when dealing with the Turks."
Li Zhiyun asked: "Do you know how many Turkic soldiers and horses there are?"
The scout said: "According to General Luo's information, the one going south this time is the Turkic Turkic Khan Shibo Bi, with about 100,000 troops!"
One hundred thousand!
The expressions of all the generals in the tent changed.
The Tang army in Hebei numbered around 80,000. If the Turks and Dou Jiande were to join forces, the enemy's strength would reach hundreds of thousands.
Danger!
Wei Zheng cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, we must deal with Dou Jiande before the Turks arrive. Otherwise, once they join forces, our chances of winning will be slim."
Li Zhiyun was silent. If Dou Jiande had an army of hundreds of thousands, he would not be afraid, but there were Turks on the other side, so Li Zhiyun had to be cautious.
Turli Khan Shibobi.
Speaking of this person, Li Zhiyun thought of his younger brother, the psychopath.
"That's right, Tuli Khan was granted the title of Little Khan by Chuluo and led the eastern tribes. His tent is located north of Youzhou. If it is really the Turks who went south, then the opponent must be Shibobi."
Xue Shou said: "Jieli really spent a lot of money this time. Not only did he personally invade Bingzhou, but he also asked Tuli to cooperate with him in attacking Hebei. From this point of view, Dou Jiande is confident when he goes south."
"Is now the time to talk about this?" Wei Zheng said: "Our top priority now is to deal with Dou Jiande!"
"Do you know where Dou Jiande is?" Xue Fang asked.
Wei Zheng paused and was speechless.
He really couldn't guess where Dou Jiande was.
Li Zhiyun understood that there was no problem with the idea of the staff. They should deal with Dou Jiande first to prevent the Turks and Dou Jiande from joining forces and expanding their power.
The first question now is where is Dou Jiande.
Gong Gao is the bait, Dou Jiande is not there.
"He is in Xindu, Jizhou." Du Ruhui said in a deep voice.
"What's the basis for Ke Ming?" Xue Fang asked.
Du Ruhui analyzed: "The previous contraction of Dou Jiande's troops in Jizhou was a signal. He was waiting for His Highness to lead his army to attack Gonggao. Once Gonggao was defeated by His Highness, he would directly give up Le Shou and lead his army south to cut off our retreat.
In fact, Dou Jiande was also betting on whether His Highness would be greedy and continue to attack Leshou. If according to his idea, His Highness should capture Gonggao and then command his troops to capture Leshou. At that time, he would directly lead his army to capture it.
Beizhou blocked us in Hebei.
And by that time, the Turks will move south and we will be in a dead end."
When everyone heard this, they fell silent.
Du Ruhui's statement coincides with Li Zhiyun's guess.
Gong Gao, Le Shou, is a bait released by Dou Jiande, specially used for fishing.
Yuchi said respectfully: "Since we know that Dou Jiande is in Xindu, Jizhou, what are we waiting for? Let's go directly to attack!"
Xue Shou said: "Don't worry, this matter still needs to be verified."
When Li Zhiyun saw the obscure looks in Du Ruhui and Xue Shou's eyes, he immediately understood and ordered: "Wei Chi Gong!"
"The end will be here."
"The king wants you to lead a team of elites and travel day and night to Xindu to find out whether the news is true or not. Remember not to expose your whereabouts. Once you find out the news, return immediately and don't alert others."
"yes!"
Li Zhiyun patted him on the shoulder and said, "Jingde, you must be careful when you go here. If the situation goes wrong, retreat immediately. Do you understand?"
"The general will understand, your Majesty, don't worry!"
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhiyun looked at Qin Qiong and said, "Shu Bao, go and pick up General Luo and General Li immediately."
"As you command!"
Now that he has seen through Dou Jiande's plan, Li Zhiyun does not dare to be careless. After all, Luo Shixin and Li Junxian are not safe outside.
Afterwards, everyone went down to perform their duties.
Seeing everyone leaving, Li Zhiyun asked: "What's wrong?"
Xue Shou said: "Not long ago, there was news from Deyin that the plan went well."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun was stunned for a moment, and then sighed silently.
Du Ruhui seemed to be able to understand Li Zhiyun's mood, and quickly explained: "Your Highness, this is not your fault. Even if Your Highness did not intervene, the Crown Prince and King Qi would not let it go. This time the Turks are going south one after another, that is...
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"I know." Li Zhiyun interrupted the two of them and said with emotion: "You just need to know one thing, he is my second brother after all. If the plan is really successful, I really don't know whether to laugh or cry."
"Of course I am laughing on the inside and crying on the outside." Du Ruhui said.
Li Zhiyun looked at him and was silent for a while, then said: "Keming, I am really happy that you can consider me so much. You don't need to say these words."
Du Ruhui said: "Of course I know this, but I just want to tell Your Highness that since I agreed to plan for Your Highness, I have put life and death aside. No matter how Your Highness treats you in the future, I will have no regrets.
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move!
Li Zhiyun was really moved.
He planned to get rid of the King of Qin and told him his whole heart. Du Ruhui took the word "loyalty" to the extreme. Du Ruhui didn't have to say it so clearly, because doing so was not a good thing for Du Ruhui.
If Li Zhiyun ascends the throne in the future, Li Zhiyun will know very well how cruel Du Ruhui is and will he doubt Du Ruhui because of the passage of time.
No one knows all this.
"Don't worry, as long as you live up to me, I will never let you down. This is the promise I make to you here!"
Xue Shou and Du Ruhui looked at each other and smiled.
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhiyun asked: "What did you want to say just now?"
Xue Shou said: "Your Highness, we know the news about Jieli going south, but we don't know about Tuli going south. Originally, we were still thinking about how to let His Highness escape safely afterwards without being suspected. Now Shi Bo Bi
The arrival solved the problem."
"What do you mean?"
"Use this news to enter the game." Du Ruhui said word by word.
"How to enter the game?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Du Ruhui said: "First deal with Dou Jiande, and then deal with Tu Li. Let the saints and all the officials know that Tu Li went south without His Highness knowing, and the situation is critical!"
"You want me to disappear for a while?" Li Zhiyun narrowed his eyes.
Xue Shou solemnly nodded, "Only in this way can the suspicion be completely cleared and the blame passed on to the Crown Prince and King Qi. Only in this way will His Highness not be suspected. What's more important is that neither the imperial court nor us will be responsible for Tuli's sudden move south.
I thought that if it succeeds, it will be perfect without any flaws."
Li Zhiyun took a deep breath and said: "This requires us to fully grasp the situation. The Turks will not cooperate with me."
Du Ruhui nodded and said: "As long as Dou Jiande is defeated first, His Highness can slowly defeat the Turks. But Luo Yi has no second thoughts. He can completely attack the north and south with His Highness to defeat the Turks and control the overall situation."
"Okay, let's do it like this, deal with Dou Jiande first!"
Li Zhiyun said categorically.
Each mountain is higher than the other, and no one dares to say that he is the only winner until the end.