Seven days later, as expected, Jieli sent someone to sneak into Shuozhou late at night to investigate.
A figure opened the camp tent, and the person sitting in the main seat in the tent was none other than Jieli Khan.
"how?"
"Back to Khan, the Tang Dynasty defense army was also hampered by the weather. Now most of them have evacuated, and the remaining number is less than two thousand!"
"Less than two thousand!?"
"real?"
"I dare not tell lies! If I tell lies, I am willing to bear the penalty of being a pig!"
Hearing this, Jieli was overjoyed.
However, he seemed extremely calm at this time, and he always felt that something was fishy.
How could it be such a coincidence that when they were almost here, the other party withdrew their troops?
Afraid of them? Impossible, aren’t you afraid? Why retreat? Did you deliberately lure him into an attack?
Two thousand elite soldiers are defending Shuozhou. Even if they have grenades, they can't withstand the Turkic cavalry. Is there anyone so desperate to lure people into taking the bait?
The man who was reporting on the side saw Jieli's hesitation and immediately said: "Khan, the Turkic people are currently in short supply of food and grass. As long as you can do it, your urgent need will be solved, and your reputation will expand infinitely. If you don't act now, you will wait until when." ah!"
When he heard about food and grass and winning people's hearts, Jieli rubbed his brows fiercely.
Ever since the cloth and silk incident appeared, with the heavy snowfall, nothing had troubled him more than this.
"Hmph! Xiao You, by persuading Khan like this, are you treating the alliance as a waste of paper? Do you want Khan to be called a dishonest person!?"
The person who said this was another official under Jie Li.
After he said this, another person beside him said:
"Yes, Khan, this Xiao You was rescued by you three years ago. Although he has made many achievements, my subordinates suspect that there must be something wrong with him being so anxious!"
"And as he is from the Central Plains, my subordinates still think it is better to be more cautious about this kind of thing."
When Jieli heard this, he immediately chose to become deaf, and his mind was filled with the matter of plundering food and grass.
Besides, he didn't take the covenant seriously in the first place.
"Needless to say, mobilize the cavalry and set off for Shuozhou tonight!"
"Khan, no!"
"Yes, Khan! If there is no strategy, there may be fraud!"
"Is there a fraud?" Jie Li closed his eyes and said calmly: "Ten thousand cavalry against two thousand Tang troops, what can happen if there is a fraud?"
"Isn't it just the grenade that is more troublesome? Our Turkic army is equipped with shields. Even if there is an impact, it will be greatly attenuated. Needless to say, we will go to Shuozhou tonight! Things will change later!"
Seeing how stubborn Jieli Khan was, everyone couldn't help but look at Xiao You.
Xiao You always lowered his head, but his eyes revealed a sparkle...
....
One day later.
In Shuozhou, a large number of troops have withdrawn. Logically speaking, the people will feel afraid, even panic.
Because the border is with the Turks, these people have heard about their reputation countless times, and there is nothing good to do except burning, killing, and looting.
But at this time, the people here have not changed much. They seem not to care about the retreating army. They should be hawking and shopping.
There is no other reason for this situation, just because there is someone who makes them feel at ease on the city wall of Shuozhou.
At this time, on top of the Shuozhou city wall.
Li Yunxiao, Li Chunfeng, and Yuan Tiangang stood with their hands behind their backs, looking into the distance.
"Brother Yuan and Brother Li, who are we pretending to be here? If we don't go back for a while, we will freeze to death."
Yuan Tiangang's internal energy surged and he put his hand on Li Yunxiao's body. After putting it on, he found that Li Yunxiao's internal energy was not lost at all and was very full.
"Just use your internal strength to resist."
Li Chunfeng smiled and said: "Brother Yunxiao means, what are we doing standing here?"
"What are you doing? Of course we are waiting for the Turkic army of 10,000 people."
"Then how many elite soldiers do we have?"
"two thousand."
"What the hell? Two thousand? Are you carrying grenades?"
Yuan Tiangang nodded: "Everyone is equipped with two."
"Two thousand versus ten thousand, even if there are grenades, they may not be able to win, right? I heard that in order to prevent grenades, the cavalry now wear shields."
Yuan Tiangang smiled confidently and said, "Why, Brother Yunxiao is afraid of losing?"
"yes."
Yuan Tiangang was slightly startled, but he didn't expect Li Yunxiao to answer so directly.
"Brother Yunxiao, when the army is defeated, you are ordered to be in danger! This is the way of justice. Besides, if it is not like this, how can he be fooled?"
"I understand, the tip of the knife licks blood, right?"
"Hahahahaha..." Yuan Tiangang raised his head and chuckled: "Brother Yunxiao, don't worry, out of these two thousand elite soldiers, 500 are bad guys."
"Is that so? Your Majesty asked us to come here because he wants to break into the army and capture Jie Li alive?"
Yuan Tiangang nodded: "Yes, His Majesty has an order to capture Jie Li alive! To wash away the shame of the Weishui River, but not now."
"Not now? How about I cheer for you up there?"
Yuan Tiangang smiled and said: "Brother Yunxiao can go or not as he pleases, but if something happens to Brother Li and I, you won't be able to see us."
Li Yunxiao gave Yuan Tiangang a thumbs up: "You are really good, you know how to threaten me with yourself."
Several people looked at each other and smiled. Li Chunfeng came to the middle and put his arms around their shoulders.
"Actually, there's nothing to be afraid of. The three of us are together. If we don't go against the will of heaven, is there anything we can't do?"
Yuan Tiangang said calmly: "I think it is not impossible for the three of us to go against the law of heaven."
Li Chunfeng shook his head: "It goes against the will of heaven. Even if the trouble is solved, it will only be temporary. Another trouble will appear soon. It is really unwise."
Yuan Tiangang retorted: "Then we will deal with it until it is completely destroyed."
After saying this, both of them looked at Li Yunxiao and asked in unison: "What do you think, Brother Yunxiao?"
Li Yunxiao sighed and said: "Let me tell you, let's not be overbearing or overbearing. We can do whatever is comfortable for us. No matter what other people's affairs are, as long as the people live well and we are comfortable, then that's all!"
After saying this, both Li and Yuan snorted and turned their heads.
Leaving the embarrassed Li Yunxiao laughing dryly in the middle...
Time passed little by little.
As dusk approached, Yuan Tiangang's eyes narrowed slightly on the city wall.
"coming."
"coming?"
Li Chunfeng and Li Yunxiao, who were playing chess with stones on the ground, stood up and looked into the distance.
I saw a group of cavalry holding scimitars and bucklers appearing in the distance, galloping towards this side, their cries of killing went straight into the sky, their horse hooves flew up, and snowflakes filled the sky. Before the people arrived, their momentum arrived first!
Yuan Tiangang raised one hand and waved his wrist forward.
The two thousand elite soldiers who had been prepared for a long time rushed out in an instant, and they started fighting with the Turkic army in just a cup of tea!
At the moment of contact, Tang Jun's grenade was instantly thrown out.
Even though the Turks had taken precautions, the two rounds of grenade attacks caused the opponent to directly lose more than a thousand iron cavalry.
Then there was a big melee with real swords and guns!
Initially Jieli looked disdainful, what could a mere two thousand elite soldiers do? After the grenades are used up, they will definitely be vulnerable.
But as time went by, he discovered that he was wrong!
Originally, he had planned to march straight in and break through the Shuozhou garrison within an hour.
But now that they had been fighting for more than half an hour, he realized that although the Tang army was not large in number, some of them were warriors!
