Qin Shubao's West Camp was worried about surrendering troops, while Li Ji in Yunzhou was worried about rebelling against Guzi and making sudden gains.
"Master Marquis, we have more than 40,000 soldiers and horses at full strength. Suddenly, 60,000 people come in suddenly? Although we have received the certificate of surrender, if such a villain repeats himself, it will be a disaster. We must guard against it!"
Xiao Rui nodded and said: "The commander-in-chief said in the secret letter that Tu Li was beaten, surrendered, presented a plan, and now he is leading his troops to surrender. Why is this route so familiar?"
Li Ji also wondered: "Yes, it does look familiar... It seems like I have seen or heard of it somewhere."
The two of them walked around and thought about it. After a while, Xiao Rui slapped his thigh and said, "Damn, isn't this the same way as the Battle of Chibi, where Zhou Yu defeated Huang Gai and Huang Gai pretended to surrender to Cao Cao?"
"Yes, yes, that's right. I remembered it. In the Three Kingdoms novel by Mr. Hou, the Battle of Chibi is the same. Isn't it the same way? Could it be that Tuli has read your masterpiece? So he took the medicine according to the prescription... ..." Li Ji guessed.
Then he immediately shook his head: "No, no, if he has read your script, he will definitely not be stupid enough to use it in front of you. Besides, your Three Kingdoms is a military secret, and there are only a few generals in the Tang Dynasty. Only those who are qualified to watch it, and others have never heard of it.”
"But this path is exactly the same as Huang Gai's? I don't believe it if you say he didn't explode. There's going to be a big war soon, it can't be such a coincidence."
Xiao Rui took the secret letter and muttered: "But the handsome handwriting is here. What if Tuli really wants to vote for me? We can't make others feel cold. Otherwise, who will dare to vote for me, Datang in the future?"
Li Ji looked at Xiao Rui's relaxed look and suddenly couldn't help but laugh, "It seems like the Marquis must have a countermeasure."
Xiao Rui smiled cunningly, leaned closer and whispered: "How about we give him a fake show and make it real?"
"How do you pretend to be real?"
"Tu Li will definitely not lead troops directly into Yunzhou and become a surrendered general. Most likely, he wants to station outside Yunzhou City to confront us. The enemy and we will not move, so that no one loses. Just sit back and watch what happens to the commander in the middle. Win or lose.”
Li Ji pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Yes, that should be the case. And even if he brings people into the city to surrender, we are not at ease. We must not let him enter the city. Not to mention 60,000 surrendered troops? Just 60,000 prisoners, We, 40,000 people, can’t stand it.”
"The Marquis came to Yunzhou with the Xuanjia Army. The purpose was to attract enemy troops to attack, force Jieli to divide his troops and reduce the pressure on the middle. But no one in the Turks is not afraid of the reputation of the Marquis. Who dares to come to a head-on confrontation? Tuli is here , I don’t believe that he is more courageous than Jieli?”
"Now it seems that he didn't want his men to lose troops, so he pretended to surrender, or used it as an excuse to block Yunzhou and prevent the Marquis from participating in the middle battle."
"Haha, what a cunning guy."
Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Didn't he suddenly come to vote for me by name? Then I ordered him to cooperate with me, so he should obey. If he doesn't obey, what's the point of asking him to surrender?"
Li Ji asked curiously: "Master Hou, what do you want him to do? This guy can't be trusted."
Xiao Rui shook his finger and said, "No, fine craftsmen also have their own positions. So I ordered him to pretend to welcome Jie Li and set up camp to confront us outside Yunzhou City. Then the two of us pretended to fight, just to show off. As a result, the sudden advantage led to the loss of troops and generals. We have to ask for help from the Chinese Army in Dingxiangjie, and then we can attract more Turkic troops. Haha... The pressure on the Chinese Army is greatly reduced, and the commander can start the war."
Li Ji nodded in approval and said, "That makes sense. Sixty thousand people. Let him help with the acting. He lied about the loss of thirty thousand, no, twenty thousand. With your reputation as a champion, Xie Li should believe it."
acting? Lie?
No, no, no, I don’t want to lie.
Didn’t I just say that? The fake show is really done! We will give him a massive killing spree, so that he will really lose his troops and take the initiative to seek help from Jie Li. Xiao Rui emphasized.
What the hell?
puff……
Is such a fake show really possible?
Li Ji was stunned and thought to himself, if you are so cruel, can Tuli still surrender? I'm afraid it will be the opposite immediately.
"Master Marquis, if you don't believe in Tu Li at all, you can simply refuse to accept his surrender and just open the door to meet the enemy. With our more than 40,000 soldiers and horses, we are not afraid of his small Tu Li. Why should we slander ourselves? Where is Qingyu?"
Self-destruction?
Clear reputation?
Xiao Rui couldn't help but laugh, "What's the use of these false names? Besides, I, Xiao Rui, want a good reputation in the grassland? I have such a fierce reputation that I can't wash it off."
Is it just grassland?
Li Junxian next to him couldn't help laughing: "Young Master's reputation in Chang'an officialdom is not very good either."
Fang Er nodded in agreement: "Yes, if I hadn't practiced martial arts with Brother Xiao, I wouldn't have dared to eat in the restaurant he opened."
puff……
Everyone laughed.
Xiao Rui glared at these two guys fiercely, "You two are the only ones who know my details. You exposed them all to me. Will you lose all your martial arts skills by bullying me?"
The two of them hid in a corner as if they were running away.
After playing around for a while, Xiao Rui explained seriously: "If Tu Li truly surrenders, should we treat him sincerely?"
Li Ji, Zhang Shigui and others had natural expressions on their faces, "Yes, is there any problem?"
Xiao Rui said weakly: "A gentleman can bully others. As expected, they are all a bunch of stupid, ahem, honest people."
He wanted to say that he was a fool, but after thinking about it, he realized that they were all people with status, even his elders, so he had better stop scolding him.
"Then what if we defeat Jieli and the Tuli tribe is intact? Let him return to the grassland and take charge of the Turks instead of Jieli? Then who are we? Helping Tuli eliminate the weapons of his political enemies?"
Forehead……
The two Zhang Shigui looked at each other and fell into deep thought.
Li Ji said: "Of course not. Once Jieli is defeated, it will be equivalent to destroying the Turks. Since Tuli has surrendered, he will naturally recruit Chang'an as a general. Even if he is released to the grassland, he will replace the Tang Dynasty's pastoral guards. After all, we After all, someone needs to be in charge of the grassland.”
Xiao Rui retorted repeatedly: "No, no, no, that's a big mistake. Turkic Khan? With the Turkic Protectorate? It's just a different name, but the same authority. It has an additional false name of ostensibly surrendering to the Tang Dynasty. At most, it can be given to the imperial court every year. It doesn’t hurt to pay some taxes. In fact, is Chang’an actually in charge of the grassland, or is he making sudden profits?”
Without waiting for Li Ji to answer, Xiao Rui continued: "What we are on guard against and worried about is not Tu Li, but whether the entire grassland will have the power to make waves again! Even if Tu Li is recruited into the court as a general, only His Tuli tribe is intact, which is a hidden danger.”
"When our Tang Dynasty was strong, he lowered his head and became a submissive citizen, developing in hiding and accumulating strength. But once our court is weak, they are like wolves, and they can bite the wolf of Chang'an at any time!"
Li Ji said helplessly: "Even if what you say is true and your concerns are reasonable, this problem cannot be solved. We can't kill all the people in the grassland, right?"
Xiao Rui smiled, "I proposed a solution a long time ago. So when Youzhou sent troops deep into the grassland, I lit fires everywhere just to attract hatred. Bringing in all the fighting power of the grassland, our Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses are strong, and we have all the food and grass. The elite forces of the grassland were wiped out in one battle. Then we can take advantage of the situation and take control of the grassland with our strength."
"So, in this war, we must not only win, but also win completely. I brought the Xuanjia Army out not for show, nor for protection. I have only one purpose."
What purpose? Li Ji seemed to have guessed it.
Xiao Rui spit out two words - killing!
The temperature in the entire chamber dropped by two degrees.
