At the residence of the Little Khan of Tuli in the eastern part of the Turks, a disguised caravan entered the territory of the royal tent and went straight to the main tent with Khitan tokens in hand to ask for an audience.
The little Khan of Tuli was discussing with his men gloomily what the power of Qibi was. How could he be in the mood to receive foreign guests?
He had previously promised Qibi Heli to send 10,000 soldiers and horses to help beat Datang and regain the situation. It was a good plan, but who would have thought that the Tang Dynasty would have a strong wall and clear the country. In this way, the Turkic cavalry that came and went like the wind seemed to have no place to use.
If so, forget it. If we find another chance, I don't believe that Datang can always hold on to the wall and clear the country. Wouldn't that be like giving up hundreds of miles of territory in disguise?
But Qibi Heli, who borrowed the troops, quit. Oh, you made a good promise when you lent me the troops and horses. All the warriors under the tuli little khan will be at my disposal. Now they are fine. They are really in command. When, you changed your words and said you would fight again later? Where is the face?
No, since you appointed me, Qibi Heli, as the commanding general of these ten thousand people, then you must listen to me.
I don’t know who among Tuli’s little khan’s subordinates was afraid that Qibi Heli would lead an army of 10,000 to fight for his life, so he came up with a bad idea: How about we train soldiers to attack the city? Without waiting for everyone to discuss it, Qibi Heli agreed, praising the young Khan Tuli for his wisdom, and claiming that he had experience in attacking cities and forts. If you give me some time, I will be able to train soldiers and horses well.
Tuli:...? ? ? Did I say anything? Who specifically said training to siege just now?
Alas, I'm fine now. Why did I accidentally provoke Qibi Heli, a dog-skin plaster? I thought it would be enough to let him lead people to fight and have fun. It's better now. He just has fun and doesn't fight. He just "trains" with people eating horse chews every day. After a long time, I can't afford it.
Looking at the way he eats and drinks with his men every day, it doesn't look like he is training troops, but more like he is trying to win people's hearts. Does he want to take advantage of me? This is not possible!
"Who can think of a way to resign this guy Qibi Heli? I will reward him with ten beauties and a piece of pasture."
The few think tanks under his command looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes, shaking their heads one after another, saying in their hearts that Qibi Heli was caused by you, and you shouldn't have given military power to an outsider. It's better now. It's easy to ask the gods, but it's hard to give them away!
"Report to the Khan, the Khitan leader's envoy is asking for an audience!"
Tu Li scolded: "Chief of the Khitan clan? Bah! You are as snobbish as a dog. You will not let them do the war horse business with the Tang Dynasty. Instead, they will do the buffalo business. I heard that they are now very close to the Tang Dynasty. I will go out and disappear." !”
"The person who came here said that there is important information about the Tang Dynasty. They came here in disguise." The person who came in to report accepted the benefit and said a few more words of help.
At this time, the worried thinkers' eyes lit up, and they hurriedly advised: "Khan, we don't have any good ideas at the moment. Why not let the Khitan come in and listen to what he has to say, in case it works?"
"Okay, bring it in."
The Khitan envoy knelt down with extreme humility and came in, holding the Khitan leader's token in his hand. He did not dare to raise his head to look at it from the beginning to the end, "The Khitan leader He Duluo's personal guards have met Lord Tuli Khan."
"A little guard? Is He Duluo crazy? There is no one in Khitan? Or do you still look down on me?" Tu Li scolded.
The guard quickly kowtowed and explained: "The matter is urgent. In order to prevent the news from leaking, the clan leader can only send a villain to sneak in to report the news. Khan, a group of people have come to Anle City. They are noble dudes from Qingyishui. The lowest status one, his father is... He is a great general."
"Oh? Is there no one in the Tang Dynasty? Did you hear that we are going to use troops against Anle City and send a group of children to support us?" Tuli laughed and mocked.
The guard said anxiously: "No, Khan. A few days ago, my family leader pretended to drink and have fun with them. I found out that these people are helping uneducated and unskilled dudes. They are young friends of the county governor Xiao Rui. They just go to the border to do military exploits. He came to Anle City only after being gilded. Xiao Rui arranged for these people to go out hunting and have fun every day."
The little Khan Tuli said impatiently: "You came here just to talk to me about a group of dandies? I don't have time to listen to your trivial matters, so tell me..."
"Wait a minute!" A think tank under the tent suddenly understood and stood up quickly to interrupt Tu Li.
"Khan, what a great opportunity! The information from the Khitan clan leader is very useful. These dudes from Changle are all wealthy young men. Now that Anle City has strong walls and clear fields, they still dare to go out to hunt? Doesn't it mean they don't put us there? In your eyes? If we can capture these people alive and use them as meat tickets, tsk tsk...how much do you think we should ask Datang for?"
Um? ? ?
yes!
Tu Li also slapped his thigh, what a great idea.
The guard quickly echoed: "This is what our clan leader means. In order to pay close attention to the daily movements of this group of people, the clan leader specially joined their hunting team and competed and hunted with them every day."
Tu Li was overjoyed, "Okay, the Khitan patriarch is indeed my Turk's best friend."
"Wait a minute, Khan. I heard that the Khitan is very close to the Tang Dynasty. Is there any possibility of fraud?" another think tank said warily.
The guard who reported the news was anxious, "It's nothing. Our clan leader has always only been on good terms with the Turks and has never been close to the Tang Dynasty."
Tuli Little Khan waved his hand and said: "Don't be nervous. I will naturally send someone to find out if it is true or false. Come, send the Khitan envoy down to rest and entertain him well. Send someone to ask General Qibi Heli to come over."
One day later, the scouts came back with detailed information. Sure enough, there was a group of men and horses coming out of Anle City. They hunted in the wild every day. The most common place they went to was Sanshili Slope outside Anle City. There was a forest with lush water and grass and many animals. Best for hunting.
Moreover, the identity of this group of people is very extraordinary. Every time they go hunting, Su Lie personally takes the thousand cavalry from Anle City to accompany them as guards.
Qibi Heli laughed wildly, "God help me! Thirty miles west of Anle City, my army of flying cavalry rushed to ambush nearby in advance. It only takes two-quarters of an hour to complete the encirclement. By then, whether they want to escape back to the city, It's too late to wait for support..."
Tuli Little Khan deliberately reminded: "General, beware of fraud. After all, the Khitans are not our own."
Qibi Heli said disdainfully: "Are they just a bunch of Khitan cowards? The total strength of the Khitan army cannot reach 30,000 people. If there is any chance, my general's army of 10,000 people will directly destroy the entire Khitan tribe. Tuli Khan, I will arrange the deployment of troops right away, and you can rest assured and think about how much you will need from Datang after everything is done."
"By the way, news about building ladders and preparing to attack the city will continue to be released to confuse the enemy."
Seeing Qibi Heli leave excitedly, Tuli nodded and praised, this guy looks like a reckless man, but it turns out that he is also rough and subtle. No wonder Jieli would send him out to inspect various tribes.
On the Anle City side, the Governor of Youzhou personally sent 5,000 men to fortify the city. He said that he had heard that the Turks were building ladders and were preparing to attack Anle. How could Anle be defended with 3,000 men? So five thousand infantry were sent. In addition, a special envoy from Youzhou was sent to apologize and appease the Turks.
Seeing this, Tu Li and others laughed. The Tang people were frightened. Five thousand infantry? Pooh! Just defend Anle City, we won't attack the city foolishly. The confidence of the Turkic army increased by another three points. At the same time, Paralysis also increased by three points.
The sweat-blooded horse sent by the Khitan clan leader was in place. Xiao Rui led a group of second-generation men to go hunting with real swords and guns. He actually called the Khitan clan leader according to the agreement. The last time he hit someone in the restaurant with a pair of panda eyes, he obviously didn't accept it. , to be retrieved from the hunting grounds.
Xiao Rui also brought along his wife Li Shengnan, who was dressed in a heroic female armor, with a lady's sword at her waist, and a bird-painted bow in her hand. She was more eye-catching than anyone else when she went hunting.
