bastard seizes tang

Chapter 107 "Loyal and Brave" Zhao Deyan
Dingxiang City is adjacent to Eyang Ridge, on the north side of it, and the distance between the two places is only the distance up and down the mountain.

So when the news that the Tang army seized Eyang Ridge reached Dingxiang City overnight, Xieli in Dingxiang City was shocked and lost his mind.

Dingxiang City was built on the Yin Mountain, and the southwest side of Dingxiang City was on Eyang Ridge, so with Eyang Ridge, Dingxiang City has no barriers in front of Li Jing.

In other words, as long as Li Jing wants to attack the city now, he can drive straight into Dingxiang City as long as he rides his horse down the mountain.

The reason why Dingxiang City is worth sticking to is the steep mountains around it, but now that Eyang Ridge has fallen into the hands of Li Jing, even if the remaining places are still in the hands of the Turks, it is meaningless.

For the Turkic people, there is no danger to defend Dingxiang City now. As long as Li Jing is willing, he can go down the mountain to attack the city at any time.

I am Daozu, and man is fish. Now this sentence is for Li Jing, but for Xieli, it is naturally the other way around.

"Trash! They're all trash! 5000 people, sitting on a natural barrier, can't even defend Eyang Ridge!" Jie Li pointed at the Eyang Ridge defenders who came to report the news, and cursed angrily.

Since the beginning of autumn, when the two armies fought, Jieli had never heard any good news. Up to now, all the news of defeat in the battle had reached him, not only from Dingxiang, but also from the side of Tongmo Road. The Turkic army was also defeated by Li Ji and retreated steadily. If the Hunhe side could no longer withstand the pressure of Chai Shao and asked Chai Shao's Jinhe army to surround him, then he would be alone. .

Yaerjin, a general under Jieli's command, stepped forward and said, "Please Khan give me 2 horses. I will personally lead the army to storm Eiyang Ridge, and I will definitely take it back within three days."

Eyang Ridge was captured, and Dingxiang City was in danger. In order to defend Dingxiang City, recapturing Eiyang Ridge was the only way for the Turkic army, and there was no other choice.

After all, if the heavy snow had melted by the beginning of spring, if Eyang Ridge was still in the hands of the Tang army, and if Li Jing led an army to attack the city, Dingxiang City would undoubtedly be destroyed.

But how easy is it to regain Eiyang Ridge?
Li Jing was able to capture Eyang Ridge, winning in a surprise attack. With the cover of the weather, the Turkic defenders were caught off guard. If not, even if Li Jing's 5000 elite attack, it would be difficult to capture the [-]-man guarded Eyang Ridge.

Now that Eiyang Ridge has fallen into Li Jing's hands, how could he be careless and give the Turks a chance to make a surprise attack.

If the Turkic people really recklessly attacked Eiyang Ridge, even if they took back Eiyang Ridge with heavy losses, more than half of the Turkic soldiers were killed or injured, so what's the point of taking it back?

Jieli said: "Li Jing is a man of prudence in using troops. As the commander of the three armies, he will never take risky moves lightly. Since he personally attacked Eyang Ridge, I am afraid that the main force of the Tang army has already come out, wanting to recapture Eyang Ridge. Yangling is easier said than done."

The so-called son of a thousand gold does not sit in the court, in Jieli's view, Li Jing, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, would never have personally taken risks if the army was not on his side. Come, he will not feel strange.

After all, Li Jing, as the coach of the Tang army going north this time, who would believe that he dared to drive straight in with only 3000 people?
Now, the focus of Xieli's attention is no longer on how to recapture Eyang Ridge, but whether the already crumbling Dingxiang City should continue to stick to it.

If you keep it, when Li Jing leads the Dingxiang army to attack from the mountain, and Li Ji and Chai Shao lead the Tongmo army and Jinhe army to surround it from the east and west sides respectively, Dingxiang city will become a lonely city, waiting for their attack. They could only be captured alive after the food ran out.

But if he didn't defend it, it would be tantamount to handing over Dingxiang City to Li Jing. Since then, all the south of Yinshan Mountain has been occupied by the Tang Dynasty, and the north-south road of Yinshan Mountain has also been opened. , The married woman has no color" situation.

Just when Xieli was in a dilemma, Zhao Deyan, who had been severely punished by Xieli a few days ago, suddenly spoke at this moment.

Zhao Deyan said to Jieli: "The Khan is the lord of the grassland, and the safety of the Turkic country is tied to his body, and he must not be caught in danger lightly. The villain is bold and asks himself to be a general. He is willing to garrison Dingxiang for the Khan. Thank you. The crime of Hengan is to repay the kindness of the Khan."

Zhao Deyan's eyes were burning, and his face was full of determination, as if he had made such a decision after several deliberations and struggles. It had a heroic meaning of "reporting the emperor's wishes on the golden stage, and supporting the jade dragon to die for the emperor".

Everyone sitting here knows what it means to stay in Dingxiang City.

Eiyang Ridge was lost, and Dingxiang City was in no danger to defend, plus Li Ji and Chai Shao had already led an army to encircle from behind, staying in Dingxiang City would be tantamount to seeking death.

The only value of the current Dingxiang City is to buy enough time for Xieli to block Li Jing's army on the Eyang Ridge, so that Xieli can have enough time and space to withdraw to the north of Yinshan Mountain.

The situation and the scene were touching, if Li Ke was here, he might have to applaud Zhao Deyan.

It's just that what Li Ke wants to applaud is not Zhao Deyan's loyalty, but Zhao Deyan's superb acting skills.

What Zhao Deyan's purpose is, Jieli may not know, but Li Ke has his own guess about him.

The battle has already been fought at this time, and the Turks have already lost. When the Tang army captures Dingxiang and opens up the passage to Yinshan, the next spring will be the time for the Tang army to make a large-scale northern expedition.

It can be said that no matter what the outcome of the Northern Expedition of the Tang Army is in the future, Xieli and his Turks have already embarked on the road of defeat. In the future, Xieli's life will not be as easy as before, and naturally, the people around him will also be the same.

Just when Xieli first showed signs of defeat, Zhao Deyan said words that seemed loyal and brave, but in fact, he was already thinking about the way to protect himself wisely.

He is not asking for orders to accept Dingxiang, he is clearly seeking his own way out.

Of course, Li Ke understands these principles, but Xie Li, who is obsessed with the authorities, may not be able to see it.

In Xieli's eyes, Zhao Deyan was his hero. In the early years when Jieli first ascended the Khan position, people's hearts were unstable, and when opposition arose everywhere, it was Zhao Deyan who came up with good strategies to help Jieli take over the power of the Turkic ministries. The iron and blood methods gathered the forces under his command for him.Jieli's Khan position can sit until today, which is inseparable from Zhao Deyan's credit.

In Heng'an before, although Zhao Deyan did a bad job, what Xieli doubted was whether Zhao Deyan's approach was accurate or not, but he never doubted Zhao Deyan's loyalty. A trace of guilt was born.

Jieli stared at Zhao Deyan for a long while before asking, "How many troops do you need, sir?"

When Xieli said this, he naturally agreed with Zhao Deyan's words. Zhao Deyan immediately replied after hearing the words: "It's just for defending the city, 8000 troops are enough."

Zhao Deyan's expression was heroic, and he looked like he would sacrifice his life to serve the country. He really looked like Xiang Yan from the Chu State who died after the death of the country 800 years ago.

　In the history of Tang Dynasty, it was Kang Sumi who stayed behind in Dingxiang City, but since Lao Kang was dead, this "heavy task" was handed over to Lao Zhao.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)