In the Tang Army camp, Old Li Jing looked at the defense map of Dingxiang City and couldn't help but laugh, "It seems that Tu Li is really determined to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. This map is detailed enough."
The messenger who sent the letter echoed: "Commander Mingjian, the head of my family has never wanted to be under the command of the Tang Dynasty. By the way, the head of my family also asked the villain to tell the commander that he had been to Chang'an in the early years and even talked to the emperor of your country. Your Majesty has become acquainted with each other, and the two of them have a close friendship and even considered themselves brothers."
Li Jing scolded: "Nonsense! How come I don't know about this? Moreover, my Majesty and the Turkic Khan Jieli are on equal terms. Tuli is Jieli's nephew. Naturally, he is a generation younger than my Majesty. Who is his brother?" ? If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will cut your tongue out."
The man quickly retracted his head.
Sima of the Chinese army advised: "Commander, I think it is better to be cautious."
Li Jing nodded and said: "That's right. Let's do it this way. The secret letter from your Tuli clan chief said that Liang Guoguo would sneak attack on the West Camp three days later. Is this true? How did he know about it?"
Xizuo quickly affirmed: "It's true! It's absolutely true. It's a secret letter that our clan leader accidentally saw in the Jieli camp. It was written by Prime Minister Liang. The purpose is to help the Turks attract more Tang troops, so that the commander-in-chief can help you." The Chinese army is empty.”
Li Jing smiled. He always felt that this kind of scene was so familiar. He seemed to have seen it somewhere before.
"That's all. In three days, if Liang Guo really attacks our Western Camp, I will write to you. Send a letter to the Champion. You can take the letter to contact the Champion. He will naturally receive you."
"If this matter doesn't come true in three days, you are deceiving me. Hey, don't leave then."
The man broke out in cold sweat and kowtowed quickly and said: "I dare not deceive the commander. I am willing to risk my life to wait for the result in three days."
Li Jing nodded and said: "He is a loyal man. Come, take him down and arrange food and accommodation. Don't neglect me."
"Got the order!"
After sending off Xi Zuo, Sima of the Chinese Army came back and asked: "Commander, since the Liang Kingdom may sneak attack on our Western Camp in three days, should we send someone to notify General Qin who is stationed in the Western Camp?"
Li Jing pointed at the information on his desk, "It's not possible, it's certain. I just got the news. Don't worry, Shu Bao and the others have been prepared for it."
"Then this Tuli..."
"Haha, since he wants to surrender to Xiao Rui, let's leave him to Xiao Rui to deal with him. If you can't even deal with a sudden force, how can you talk about winning a Jie force?"
In the Western Camp of the Tang Dynasty stationed at Shuofang, Qin Shubao led 20,000 troops and closely watched the movements of the Liang Kingdom.
"General, does Liang Guo really dare to go out of the city to attack us at night tonight? Isn't Liang Guo a bunch of cowards? Looking at their city defense, they are clearly afraid of our siege posture. How can they dare to attack us at night?" the lieutenant colonel asked in confusion. road.
Qin Shubao smiled. Only the senior officials of the Tang army knew that Xue Li, the prime minister of the Liang Kingdom, was one of their own, and the others were still kept in the dark.
"Of course, the information from the commander will not be wrong. Just be prepared. When you come, you will hit them head-on. If you don't come, it will be a training exercise. Don't be lazy."
"General, please rest assured, Zuowu Wei is impregnable and impossible for anyone to break through."
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Opposite in Shuofang City, Xue Li was also making tense arrangements. There were 40,000 defenders in Shuofang City and 20,000 Tang Zuowuwei outside the city. But even the 20,000 people looked at Liang's 40,000 people and did not dare to show their heads. This made Liang's soldiers feel aggrieved. Since there was a night attack, why only ten thousand were dispatched? If all 40,000 are dispatched, these 20,000 will definitely be killed.
Xue Li reprimanded and said, "Aggrieved?" Do you think there are only 20,000 people watching over us? wrong! Behind the 20,000 people were hundreds of thousands of elites from the Tang Dynasty. If it weren't for the Turks to contain the elite of the Tang Dynasty, these hundreds of thousands of people could come over at any time and destroy the Liang Kingdom.
Now we in the Liang Kingdom only want to protect ourselves, and we can just sit back and watch the Turks and the Tang Dynasty fight to the death.
The subordinates didn't understand, in this case, why did they attack Datang at night?
Xue Li explained that the night attack was carried out by the Turks. They wanted to defeat the Tang Dynasty, but the Tang Dynasty had strong soldiers and horses and it was difficult to attack. I want us to help hold back more Tang troops. Arranging a night attack can attract more Tang troops to besiege the city, and then the Turks in Dingxiang City will have a chance.
"Prime Minister, why don't we help the Tang Dynasty, but the Turks? Why should we listen to the Turks' orders?" Someone raised a question.
Xue Li sighed: "At the beginning, our Majesty the Liang Kingdom was also an anti-king on an equal footing with the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty wanted to unify the country, it was bound to eliminate the Liang Kingdom. The Liang Kingdom was weak and could only survive by relying on the Turks. Otherwise, , it can only be annexed by the Tang Dynasty. It is impossible for our emperor to surrender to the Tang Dynasty."
So that’s it? In order to keep the throne of the Liang Kingdom, let us soldiers stand in front and help you fight against the Tang Dynasty? I heard that the people over there in the Tang Dynasty were better off than us?
Many soldiers began to have strange thoughts in their hearts.
Xue Li saw everything in his eyes. This was the result he wanted. He encouraged the soldiers loudly: "Okay, the war is about to start. Don't think nonsense. If you win this battle, Liang Guoguo will get better and better." , those who participate in this battle will be exempted from taxes for three years. Those who have made meritorious service will be promoted to official positions."
Only then did everyone put aside their illusions and actively prepare for war.
Xue Li would never tell them that the reason why he used 10,000 for the night attack instead of 40,000 was not to handle errands, but because he didn't want to kill too many people in vain. This show is for the Turks, so there will inevitably be casualties, but it won't be worthwhile if there are too many. These people will all be common people of the Tang Dynasty in the future.
At night, the Shuofang city gate quietly opened and the suspension bridge of the moat was lowered. Xue Li stood at the top of the city and watched the 10,000 Liang soldiers marching towards the west camp opposite.
Two quarters of an hour later, as a trumpet sounded, fire broke out in the West Camp, shouts of killing shook the sky, and they fell into a fierce battle.
But not long after, the Liang soldiers fled back in defeat, as if the Tang army had been prepared, and a night attack turned into a trap.
Ten thousand people attacked, more than a thousand were sacrificed, seven thousand were captured, and only less than two thousand escaped, which almost made Xue Li angry to death.
So early the next morning, Xue Li took his personal guards and rushed to Dingxiang City to hold him accountable. Our night attack was ambushed. Dingxiang must have leaked the secret. Otherwise, how would the Tang army know about our night attack that day? Ten thousand elites. Our Liang Kingdom only has 50,000 troops in total. We have lost 10,000 at once. Are you Turks our allies? Or are you trying to trick us on purpose?
Faced with Xue Li's questioning, Jie Li looked ugly, not because the other party's words were unpleasant, but because the night attack plan failed and failed to lure more Tang troops away, so the entire plan would have to be adjusted.
The Turkic Zuo Xian Wang Youyou said: "Why do you say that we leaked your night attack plan? Dingxiang is hundreds of miles away from Shuofang, and we don't know how you arranged the night attack. You'd better go back and check to see if you are around Did Tang Jun’s detailed work come out?”
Xue Li said angrily: "What did you say? We, Shuofang City, have been unable to enter or leave for half a month. How can we leak the secret? Are you kidding about the 10,000 elites? Great Khan, if you don't give Liang Guo an explanation for this matter, don't you?" It’s our fault that Liang Guo didn’t help. There were too many soldiers killed and injured, and we were too stretched to protect ourselves and had no time to distract him.”
