Quan Wanji also walked to Li Ke's side. She looked at Li Ke with light shining in her eyes. "Your Majesty, I will definitely accompany you to expand our territory and promote the prestige of the Tang Dynasty." Quan Wanji said.
Li Ke looked at Quan Wanji's firm eyes and felt moved in his heart. He knew that he was no longer fighting alone, they were a team and they would face all difficulties together.
However, they did not know that their decision had attracted the attention of the enemy. Deep in Chang'an City, Wu Meiniang is plotting her plan to turn around.
"Li Ke, do you think you can win for a lifetime if you win once? You are too naive." Wu Meiniang sneered.
Wu Meiniang was sitting in the gorgeous palace, holding a jade pendant in her hand, with a cunning light shining in her eyes.
She knew that Li Ke and Quan Wanji's ambitions would not be satisfied with the existing territory. They would expand outward, and this was her opportunity.
"Li Ke, do you think that as an emperor you can do whatever you want? You are too naive." Wu Meiniang sneered, her eyes full of conspiracy.
She knew that Li Ke had a proud character and he would not accept other people's opinions easily, which was also his weakness. She will take advantage of this weakness to put Li Ke into trouble.
She also knew that Li Shimin was jealous and jealous, and did not want to see the third prince Li Ke. However, Li Shimin was now deceived by Li Chunfeng's evil words. As long as she, Wu Meiniang, was willing, it was only a matter of time before she turned over.
Wu Meiniang's plan is quietly unfolding, but Li Ke and Quan Wanji are unaware of it.
They were still cheering for their victory, but they didn't know that a bigger storm was brewing.
Wu Meiniang's counterattack will put Li Ke in dire straits. The Khan of the Western Turks was furious after receiving the military information brought by Altais.
He had heard of this former Third Prince and later King of Shu. He had never seen him have such ambitions before. He actually proclaimed himself emperor in Licheng before Li Shimin died.
"It seems that the Tang Dynasty has been very lively recently. Why did he take the initiative to harass our Turkic country before we went to see the new emperor?"
"Altai, you are also a powerful and invincible general. How come you are serving under the little emperor of the Tang Dynasty?"
Altai knelt down on one knee guiltily, crossed his hands in front of his chest, and said angrily: "Khan doesn't know what he is doing. I don't know when this Li Ke changed his temper."
"I have heard before that he is good at riding and shooting, and is good at literature and military strategy. I didn't expect that he has such high attainments in leading troops in battle and marching in formation."
"Khan, they brought 50,000 soldiers and horses this time, 30,000 of which were cavalry. Each cavalry was equipped with a modified Zhuge Liannu, and together with artillery, they defeated our army in the desert!" At this point, Altai felt even more guilty. .
"Khan, I see that Li Ke has no intention of retreating. He probably wants to conquer my Turks!"
Oli Khan clenched his fist angrily and slammed it on the table in front of him, "Give me the order to reorganize the troops. I want to meet this Li Ke in person before they go back!"
Western Turkic border.
"Your Majesty. We have won a great victory. Why don't we go to Muharram in the morning, reorganize our troops, and then launch a bigger attack on the Turks? What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Quan Wanji has always been cautious, what's more, this time His Majesty led the troops to fight in person, but he integrated the entire military force around Qizhou. If this battle was lost.
The man and the witch in Chang'an City will definitely cause trouble again. Maybe they will take the opportunity to seize Li Ke's Licheng and take him back to Chang'an City to be executed.
Moreover, Oli Khan was not someone to be trifled with. After all, the Western Turks had been tyrannizing in the border areas for a long time.
For a long time, no one from the surrounding small countries dared to invade, so Altai underestimated the enemy and lost to Li Ke. If they were really prepared, Li Ke's 50,000-strong army might not be their opponent.
"General Quan, I can only succeed this time and not fail! Don't worry, I have my own arrangements!"
"General Quan, we don't have to wait for Oli Khan to come to us with his troops. Your Majesty has already made arrangements. I will lead my troops to the east and west of the Turks tomorrow."
"Then General Quan led his troops to his southwest. The Turkic country has a small territory. The reason why it has been able to run rampant on the border for many years is entirely because of their bravery and fighting skills and their physical strength."
"Your Majesty thought that our troops would be divided into multiple routes to disperse their forces, and then your Majesty would take 20,000 light cavalry and go straight to the Turkic capital to capture Oli Khan first!"
"But if your Majesty does this, our military strength will be dispersed a lot. We have brought a total of 50,000 elite troops. If they are dispersed again, you will only have 20,000 light cavalry to reach the Turkic capital. How can you win?"
Quan Wanji still had a lot of worries, but he couldn't defeat Li Ke and Qin Zaiming, so he didn't say much. Early the next morning, he followed Li Ke's instructions and headed southwest.
Although Changsun Wuji in Licheng did not stop Li Ke from sending troops to the Western Turks, Changsun Wuji in Licheng was not idle, but was preparing to continue recruiting troops.
And Changsun Wujihan ordered people to pass the news of Li Ke's troops to the Western Turks to Yuchi Gong.
Changsun Wuji knew that with Yuchigong's character, he would certainly not let Li Ke take risks alone. He would secretly lead troops to support without telling Li Shimin. At that time, Li Ke would be safe and escape unscathed.
Changsun Wuji also knew that Li Ke led troops to attack the Western Turks because there was a certain disagreement, rationality and a certain gambling mentality, but this time Li Ke had to go.
As a new emperor, Li Ke ascended the throne in the small place of Licheng and used Li Chunfeng's prophecy to temporarily suppress Wu Meiniang, but this was not a long-term solution.
In order to completely eradicate the witch Wu Meiniang, Li Ke must take advantage of this period of time to continuously expand his territory and make himself look, at least, like a real emperor.
Therefore, it is imperative to attack the Western Turks. Once they successfully occupy the Western Turks, not only will Li Ke's territory be expanded, but there will also be more soldiers and money to support Li Ke in becoming a real emperor?
Oli Khan definitely did not expect that Li Ke would take the initiative to attack unexpectedly. After all, he only had 50,000 troops, so it was ridiculous to want to challenge the entire Turkic army.
However, various Turkic tribes were suddenly attacked by Li Ke's soldiers, which made Oli Khan very worried.
He was also afraid that he would fall into Li Ke's plan of diverting the tiger away from the mountain. Once he sent troops and horses in the capital to support him, Li Ke might take the opportunity to attack the Turkic capital.
But if they just sit back and let Li Ke's mistakes destroy the tribe one by one, the outcome will still be the same.
The lesser of two evils! After thinking for a long time, Oli Khan sent elite troops to the tribes in the southwest and east and west of the capital!
