bastard seizes tang

Chapter 108
Zhao Deyan asked Ying to guard the city, and Jieli agreed.

On the same day, Jieli prepared food, grass and supplies, leaving 8000 troops behind Zhao Deyan. He himself took Sui Wang Yang Zhengdao and others, and led an army of [-] to go northward to temporarily station at Qikou to observe the situation.

For Dingxiang, Xieli obviously has not given up completely, otherwise he would not have stationed his camp at Qikou, a hundred miles away from Dingxiang City.

Jieli's camp at Qikou was nothing more than to observe the Tang army's movements up close. If given the opportunity, Jieli also planned to send troops to recapture Eiyangling.

But just when Xieli had just set up his camp at Qikou, within a day's time, news came from Dingxiang City: Zhao Deyan, the coach of Dingxiang City, had disappeared.

Before the Tang army attacked the city, Zhao Deyan, the commander-in-chief of the three armies in Dingxiang City, disappeared unexpectedly.

The Turkic soldiers searched up and down the entire Dingxiang City but could not find any trace of Zhao Deyan. The only clue they could get was that Zhao Deyan took his servants out of the city to investigate the Tang army's situation in the afternoon of the day before yesterday, and then disappeared.

There are two reasons for this situation. Either Zhao Deyan was caught alive by the Tang army while spying on the military situation, or Zhao Deyan retreated first when he saw that the situation was not right.

If Zhao Deyan became a prisoner of the Tang army, he would not be able to return. If Zhao Deyan abandoned the army and fled by himself, the Yin Mountains are vast and stretching for thousands of miles. Looking for people in the Yin Mountains is like looking for a needle in a haystack. have to.

Dingxiang was originally an isolated city, but now the coach Zhao Deyan has disappeared again, and the whole Dingxiang city is suddenly panicked.

And just the day after Zhao Deyan disappeared, Li Jing on the Eyang Ridge also got the news, so naturally he would not miss such an opportunity.

Li Jing sent troops overnight and attacked from the top of the mountain. The leaderless Turkic people could hardly resist, but Dingxiang City was destroyed in half an hour, and the south of Yinshan Mountain completely changed hands.

With the destruction of Dingxiang City, the dragon flag of Datang was planted on the city wall, and Datang had completely occupied the south of Yinshan Mountain, and the Turkic power completely shrank to the north.

At first, when the news of Zhao Deyan's disappearance and the Tang army breaking the city reached Qikou, Jieli still couldn't believe it, but when the scouts he personally sent to Dingxiang City reported the truth, he instantly felt that his three souls and seven souls had been lost. half.

Want to get angry, but don't know who to blame.

With the fall of Dingxiang City, Qikou was not a safe place, so Jieli had to order again to abandon Qikou, and the army retreated to Tieshan.

I don't know if this fact is really a joke with Jieli. When Jieli was retreating to Tieshan, he encountered Chai Shao's Jinhe army and Li Ji's Tongmo army in Hunhe and Baidao one after another. After repeated defeats, when Xieli retreated back to Tieshan in shock, less than [-] of the [-] elites who followed him to the south were left.

At first, when Jieli's [-] troops marched south, he still had the guts to fight Datang, but when he suffered successive setbacks in Yinshan Mountain, he no longer had the courage to fight Datang to the end.

Xieli, who was hit repeatedly, weighed it for a long time, and finally made a decision that surprised everyone—to seek peace.

Jieli sent Zhi Shisili as a special envoy, and went to Chang'an on behalf of Jieli to apologize to Li Shimin and ask for surrender.

Jieli's actions today are all imitating Li Shimin back then. In his opinion, now that the winter is coming, as long as he asks for peace today, Li Shimin will definitely agree, and he will have a chance to breathe.

As long as Jieli is given a winter to rest, when the next spring comes, when the grass is green and the horses are fat, he can move to Mobei and return to Jinshan Hanting, hoping to make a comeback.

Li Ke didn't know how sincere Jieli was in seeking peace, but as soon as the news of Jieli's desire for peace came out, Li Ke, who was the most important bargaining chip in Jieli's summation, suddenly became a favorite of the Turks, showing off from all sides. He moved back to the ornately decorated tent, horses, costumes, guards, and even the dagger that Li Shimin gave him back.

Whether it is true or not, the Turkic peace appeal, at least in the next few years, the Turkic will surrender to the Tang Dynasty, so the leaders of the Turkic tribes, who are a little more active, have come to visit, and today there is also one person, but This person was something Li Ke never expected.

Xiu Niang, the maidservant of Princess Yicheng.

Xiuniang is Princess Yicheng's personal maid, she has followed Princess Yicheng since she first entered Turkic, and has never left an inch, she can be regarded as Princess Yicheng's closest confidant.

Princess Yicheng came from the former Sui Dynasty and was at odds with the Tang Dynasty. The Turks wanted to seek peace with the Tang Dynasty. It was reasonable for anyone to visit Li Ke. Only Princess Yicheng's people came to make Li Ke feel strange.

Li Ke is the son of Emperor Tang, a native of Tang Dynasty, but Princess Yicheng has been trying to revive the former Sui Dynasty. The two are at odds with each other. What good does Princess Yicheng come to find him?
"The Zhongguan came here at the order of Ke Dun. I don't know why?" Li Ke's attitude towards Xiu Niang was not bad, and he was rarely kind.

Although Li Ke was at odds with Princess Yicheng, he still had some admiration for Xiuniang. For the sake of peace between the two countries, Cardamom Nianhua went north with Princess Yicheng and stayed for 30 years. Such a woman, Li Kezong It's because they have different positions, and they don't want to vent their anger on her.

But what Xiuniang said next was beyond Li Ke's expectation.

Xiu Niang said to Li Ke: "The servants came here on their own, not at the order of Ke Dun."

After listening to Xiuniang's words, Li Ke was slightly taken aback, and then asked in puzzlement: "Why did you come to see the king without telling Ke Dun?"

Xiu Niang didn't answer Li Ke's question directly, but said: "Ke Dun is just an ordinary woman, if there is no Turkic, she will not pose a slight threat to Datang."

Although Xiu Niang's words were not direct, Li Ke understood what she meant. She was worried about the safety of Princess Yicheng.

She was worried that Princess Yicheng would become a victim of politics due to the changes in the relationship between Turks and the Tang Dynasty in the future, so she came to plead with Li Ke, hoping that Li Ke would say something for Princess Yicheng.

But Li Ke said with a wry smile: "Right now, the king is still fighting with a sword. Isn't it too early for the Zhongguan to tell the king so early?"

Xiu Niang said: "Right now the Turks are in a state of power, regardless of whether the Khan is willing or not, it is imperative to negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty. At that time, His Highness's words will be very important."

From Xiuniang's point of view, the Turks have been defeated repeatedly, and peace talks between the two countries are imminent. Li Shimin has the final say on how and what to talk about, but Tieshan is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and Li Shimin will never go north in person. At that time, the prince Li Ke It is the best envoy of peace talks.

Li Ke was young, so Li Shimin would definitely send an envoy to discuss peace talks, but Li Ke could also determine the outcome of the peace talks to a large extent. As long as Li Ke was willing, it was not impossible to save Princess Yicheng's life.

But Xiu Niang's words were just her wishful thinking after all. For Princess Yicheng, Li Shimin must have his arrangements, how could Li Ke agree to it.

Li Ke said: "Li Ke is young and dare not discuss state affairs well. If the king is really lucky enough to return to the country, the first thing the king will do is to return to the south in a hurry. If the middle officials say it, the king will not be able to help."

Although Xiu Niang had been prepared for Li Ke's words, she still couldn't help being disappointed when she heard Li Ke's words.

(End of this chapter)