On the banks of the Weishui River, there is a Turkic tent.
Jieli Khan sat on the main seat, looking at the leaders such as Tuli Khan, Ashina Sheer, Qibuge and so on in front, with an ugly expression on his face.
"Great Khan, the Tang army is fierce, not as weak as Master Liang said!"
Ashina Sheer was the first to say,
"We were deceived by him!"
"Yesterday Li Shimin boarded the Weishui Bridge and scolded us. We wanted to fight back, but Tang troops suddenly appeared on both sides of the Weishui River, numbering no less than 200,000!"
"We are a mere 60,000 people, and we are no match for the Tang army. We can only swallow our anger."
"Although the Great Khan has led his army, our total strength is only 200,000. Although our combat strength is strong, we are still deep in the enemy's territory and have insufficient food and grass. If we cannot capture it in one fell swoop, if it takes too long... we will be defeated!" "
"For the sake of my people, I must reiterate my previous proposition - we should make peace with the Tang Dynasty and not start a war!"
There is also the Zhuhe faction within the Turks.
Ashina Sheer is the largest advocate of harmony!
"Shut up!"
Jieli Khan slammed the armrest and ordered,
"She'er, have you been betrayed by that Li Shimin? How can there be an army of 200,000 in Chang'an?"
"Two years ago in Binzhou, he used this trick to deceive me. Later I found out that he only brought a few thousand troops, but he pretended to be a thousand troops!"
"Ben Khan will not fall for the same trick again!"
However, upon hearing this, Tuli Khan shook his head.
"Great Khan, this time is indeed different from the battle of Binzhou two years ago."
He said in a deep voice,
"I looked carefully yesterday. Li Shimin was not using a tactic to mislead soldiers. I could clearly see that there were countless heads of Tang soldiers on both sides. Even if there were not 200,000, there were at least 150,000!"
"One hundred and fifty thousand Tang troops, coupled with the strong city of Chang'an, there is no shortage of support..."
"It will definitely be impossible to capture for a while."
Jieli Khan's face became increasingly gloomy.
The so-called three people make a tiger.
He may not believe what Ashina Sheer said, but Tuli said so, everyone said so...
His mind began to waver!
"Yes, Great Khan..."
Zhi lost his thinking power and said hurriedly,
"Li Shimin was really confident this time and didn't regard me as a human being at all!"
"What I overheard while being imprisoned must be true. The Tang Dynasty had assembled an army of 500,000 in advance, deployed 200,000 in Chang'an, and another 300,000 were encircled by famous generals such as Li Jing and Li Xiaogong. We are going to eat up our 200,000-strong army!"
"You don't know, there are dozens of generals who just came back to Dianmao, and I am familiar with several of their names!"
As soon as these words came out, all the leaders were shocked.
"What did you say? An army of five hundred thousand surrounded?!"
"This...if the encirclement is successful, our food and grass will be cut off, and 200,000 people will die on the banks of the Weishui River!"
"No, I have to go back. I can't make fun of my own life, let alone the lives of my people! Great Khan, I won't accompany you anymore!"
"..."
Suddenly, there was a commotion.
The morale of the military is greatly shaken!
"Shut up, everyone, and stop talking nonsense!"
Jieli Khan said angrily,
"I don't believe anything you say!"
"Li Shimin had just ascended the throne. Where did he have the time to mobilize the border troops? Even if he noticed it in advance, he had not yet killed his brother and became emperor at that time! Where did he get the power to mobilize in advance?"
"Can the mobilization of half a million troops be completed without a few months in advance? Are you treating Ben Khan like a fool!"
After saying these words, the leaders fell into silence.
Come to think of it...
No matter how foresight Li Shimin was, he couldn't have dispatched troops and generals several months in advance, right? At that time, he was still the King of Qin whom his uncle did not love and his grandma did not love!
No matter how much the general recognized him, there was no way he would cooperate with him in such a rebellious move!
Could it be that... it's really a conspiracy to spread suspicion?
In this moment of silence, a soldier stumbled into the tent and said hurriedly to Jieli Khan:
"Great Khan, something bad has happened!"
"Before Ashdewuchu's 10,000 cavalrymen were stationed in Wugong, they were attacked by the Tang army. General Wumedui died in the battle, and all 10,000 cavalrymen were intercepted and killed! Only a few people escaped!"
Jieli Khan: "!!!"
Leaders: "!!!"
"What?!"
Jieli stood up suddenly and said in shock,
"Wumeitui's entire army was wiped out? Behind us... there is a Tang army of tens of thousands of people?!"
Without thinking, he just said the word "tens of thousands".
To be able to annihilate the Turks' 10,000 wolf cavalry, the enemy army must at least be more than 50,000!
"I don't know..."
The soldier said with a bitter look,
"Now Wugong County is definitely controlled by the Tang Army. Those fleeing wolf riders can only run north and cannot come to the south, so... there is no way to know the number and movements of the Tang Army."
"But for sure... there are definitely a lot of them, and they may have already headed towards Gaoling, looking for us!"
These words made Tuli Khan, Ashina Sheer and others feel like they were dying!
"Great Khan, what did I say? Then Li Shimin was already prepared!"
Ashinasheer said anxiously,
"The two hundred thousand troops are holding fast. The three hundred thousand troops have already annihilated Wu Meitu's wolf cavalry and are heading straight for the Weishui River!"
"If the encirclement is completed, we will not be able to escape even if we have wings!"
"Great Khan, negotiate peace with the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. It's not shameful, really! Let's go back to the grassland and discuss it in the long term..."
This time, Jieli Khan finally stopped scolding him.
"Let me think, let me think..."
He lowered his head and paced back and forth in the dental tent.
All the leaders had panic expressions on their faces, as if the iron hoofs of the Tang Army were about to step on their heads in the next second!
"The Great Khan."
Tuli's fist quietly unclenched and whispered,
"Li Shimin was indeed prepared, and we were deceived by Master Liang."
"It's still too late to negotiate peace now. If it's later, I'm afraid the situation will be even worse..."
Jieli lowered his head and turned his back to everyone.
No one saw that his face showed a strong look of unwillingness at this moment!
Why?
I saw the opportunity correctly, and after so much effort, I finally drove the army to Chang'an City! I thought I could see Tang Ren's panic and Li Shimin's frightened face!
But what is waiting for him now is for him to take the initiative to make peace?
He didn't even meet Li Shimin face to face, and he didn't even say a few arrogant and harsh words!
As soon as we arrive, we have to withdraw our troops. If we don’t do so, will our lives be in danger? !
If you want to negotiate for peace, you have to go back to the grassland in embarrassment...
It’s so frustrating, so frustrating!
a long time.
Just when the leaders couldn't help but want to persuade them again, a voice finally came.
"I have lost my ability to think..."
Jieli Khan's voice was slightly hoarse, and he said in a low voice,
"You... let's go to Tangting again."
"Just say that this Khan... has no intention of war and is willing to make peace with the Emperor of Tang Dynasty."
(End of chapter)
