Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 848 Game

After the Double Ninth Festival, the weather turned cold, and the chilly night wind blew past the camp that could not be seen at a glance. Unlike the Han people, the barbarian garrison never built camps, at most they were just tents.

Ashina She'er picked up the wine cup and drank it down in one gulp, said with a sneer, "Li Huairen is going to repeat the old trick again."

Tuli Khan remained silent with a cold face. He didn't regret his alliance with Li Tang back then, but he had already begun to regret his alliance with Li Shanyi... If it wasn't for this, he wouldn't have turned around and left after the battle in Guji Town last year .

That shameless guy held this matter tightly in his palm, but threw it out at this moment... Tuli Khan gritted his teeth in hatred.

why?
The reason is very simple, how many children of the Ashina clan died at the hands of Li Huairen, and even now the Turks' control over the grassland is declining uncontrollably, it is also because of the Handan King of the Tang Dynasty.

And once the news of Tuli Khan and Li Shanyi's marriage to Jinlan spread, for the former, at least many people would be wary of him, not to mention keeping his tribe away.

There were many reasons for the defeat of Jieli Khan in the battle of Guji Town, but the main reason was not the sudden withdrawal of troops by Tuli Khan?

"Don't worry." Ashina She'er sneered and said, "Uncle was too persecuted back then, forming an alliance with Li Tang was really helpless, but now you and I are joining hands, Li Huairen's plan is useless."

Tuli Khan was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "That day, I asked to be sworn obeisance to the King of Qin, but the Emperor Tang did not allow it, only the King of the County..."

"Oh oh oh!" Ashina Sheer suddenly realized, "No wonder Li Huairen captured Yugushi alive after the first battle of Yanmen, and he was immediately canonized as the county king."

"Yes." Tuli Khan sighed, "Who would have imagined what happened today."

"Li Huairen is worse than Pei Hongda." Ashina Sheer was also quite emotional, "Different from Pei Hongda, in Handan, Huairen is trusted by the Tang emperor and supported by soldiers, and he is cunning and tyrannical outside, provoking Divide, pile up corpses like a mountain, use everything to the extreme."

"However, Li Huairen invited himself to go out..." Tuli Khan hesitated, "Do you want to retreat?"

Ashina Sheer was also hesitant. This time he entered the Guannei Road and stopped at the border of Yuanzhou and Jingzhou. The main force of the Tang army was approaching. I was afraid that it would be difficult to defeat the enemy. He sent Ashina Simo out before Even forcing Emperor Tang to hand over Li Huairen is nothing more than a means.

As Li Shan said in the Taiji Hall, Ashina Sheer also knew that Li Yuan would not agree to such a condition. But what the two khans valued more was to use this battle to demonstrate their military power, to ensure the status of the Turks on the grassland, and to increase their control over the tribes that hesitated due to several defeats last year.

But neither of them expected that the peace talks would be forcibly interrupted before they even started. Li Huairen invited himself to go to the expedition. If he couldn't defeat the other party, Li Tang might not have any intention of peace talks.

But if you continue to fight, is there any chance of defeating the enemy?
This question lingered in the minds of Ashina Sheer and Tuli Khan. In the few battles last year, the King of Handan had no more than nearly [-] troops, and at one time he had only [-] cavalry under his command. It's a great victory, how can this not make them feel jealous?

Ashina Sheer asked Ashina Simo about various matters of this mission, from the atmosphere in Chang'an and the imperial city, to the mobilization of troops in Jingzhao and Guan.

Ashina Simo left Chang'an the day before yesterday, via Qizhou, Longzhou, and then diagonally into the northern part of Jingzhou, and even crossed the defense line of the Tang army to arrive. Go in the direction of Longzhou."

"The terrain of Liupan Mountain is too dangerous." Tuli Khan shook his head, "It is difficult for Master Liang to make an inch of progress, and Longzhou is not a hindrance to the overall situation. Do you know that Li Huairen is under his command?"

Ashina Simo smiled wryly and shook his head, "Where can we find out about such things, but there must be Su Dingfang, who is now serving as the General of the Zuojianmen, and is ordered to guard the imperial city... Before that, it was Princess Pingyang."

"There should be Zhang Zhongjian, this person is Yuan Junzhang's old department." Ashina She'er's eyes were cold. In the battle in Yunzhou last year, he fell to fight with Li Shan, but it was Zhang Zhongjian who snatched him and was shot by Li Shan. Halo captive.

Ashina Simo was hesitant to speak, but Tuli Khan saw his lips parted slightly, and said impatiently, "Just say what you have to say."

"Uh, it's better to retreat?" Ashina Simo whispered: "It's as close as Jingzhou, and the Tang army will attack with all its strength. If it is difficult to break the enemy, the days will get colder."

The meaning of these words is obvious. Jingzhou is too close to Jingzhao. Datang will not allow the Turks to continue to go south anyway, and will definitely drive the Turks out of Jingzhou or even Yuanzhou with a fierce counterattack.

However, the Turks came from afar, but the Tang army continued to replenish its forces. As time went on, the advantage must be on the Tang side.

Tuli Khan said softly: "Now that the autumn harvest is underway, the Tang army has plenty of food and grass, but there is also a lot of food and grass in the three states."

"But most of them must be brought back to the grassland, otherwise it will be difficult to survive the winter. What if there is another famine next year?" Ashina Simo shook his head and said, "What's more, in the Taiji Hall that day, Li Huairen spoke fiercely, and the three states must be recovered."

"Is it necessary to recover the three states?" Ashina Sheer's eyes flickered, and he repeated in a low voice.

"It's a big tone!" Tuli Khan snorted at this, "Now that the Liang army is stationed in the southwest of Yuanzhou, it is difficult to advance an inch, but it is also difficult for the Tang army to leave the pass, and there are even more troops gathered in the north of Jingzhou..."

As far as the current situation is concerned, Tuli Khan believes that after the arrival of the main force of the Tang army, it will be difficult for him to break through the enemy and go south. The two sides should confront each other at the border of Yuanzhou and Jingzhou. It is difficult to break through the defense line and enter Wonju, let alone recover the three states.

Ashina Simo, however, looked a little timid, and said in a low voice: "That's the King of Handan..."

There is no way, Li Shan's previous achievements are too brilliant, he wanted to be captured alive, and the Jieli Khan, who was even pursued, abandoned the Khan flag three times and fled, as evidenced by the numerous bones by the Cangtou River.

What's more, Ashina Simo couldn't help thinking that at the beginning of last year, he also went to Li Tang as an envoy. In the Hall of Liangyi, the young county king was also so fierce in his words, attacking with words... Let's look at Jieli Ke How much better is Khan than his son?

It's hard to tell. Yugu was captured in a big defeat, but Jieli Khan escaped. However, an army of more than [-] troops could not conquer Guji Town, and was hunted down like a dog. Who is the superior father and son? It's really hard to say who is low.

The teacher who never forgets the past is the teacher of the future. This time the King of Handan once again said, how can Ashina Simo not be afraid?
Ashina Sheer waved Ashina Simo back, and said in a low voice, "This is an opportunity..."

That night, the oil lamps in the tent were kept on, and the two young khans discussed until dawn.

(End of this chapter)