Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 157: What does his Li Er's covenant have to do with me, Li Chengqian? [Seeking monthly votes]

"Why are Jie Li's reinforcements so few? They should be less than 10,000, right?"

Changsun Wuji put down the telescope and looked at Li Chengqian with a little doubt.

But Li Chengqian jokingly said, "They are lucky to have 10,000 people here."

"Yes! It is said that there is heavy snow on the grassland again. It is estimated that these ten thousand people are the remaining ten thousand. The others died on the road!" Liu Lancheng echoed with a smile.

Liu Min frowned upon hearing this and said, "Don't underestimate these ten thousand people. They are ten thousand Turkic cavalrymen, and they are not easy to deal with!"

"Well, what Liu Changshi said makes sense. We can't underestimate the enemy!"

Changsun Wuji nodded, then looked at Li Zhengbao and said, "General Li, besides General Xue, you are the one who knows the Turkic cavalry best. In some aspects, you even know more about them than General Xue. What do you think?"

"This"

Li Zhengbao pondered for a moment and said, "Although the military strategy says, 'In a battle of a hundred miles, if you want to capture three generals, you must first capture the strongest and then the weakest. The rule is that eleven generals will be captured.' However, the situation in war is unpredictable. If you plan carefully, you can succeed."

"In a battle against the Turks, we rely primarily on cavalry. In your opinion, how effective is our cavalry?"

"Before answering the general, I would like to talk about this Turkic cavalry."

Li Zhengbao smiled and said, "It's well known that the Turkic cavalry is very powerful. However, this Turkic cavalry is different. They just experienced a snowstorm and then a long-distance raid, and encountered heavy snow along the way. From what I know about them, their supplies and food must be very scarce!"

"As long as we prevent them from joining Liang Shidu, they won't be able to receive the supplies Liang Shidu provides. Then, defeating them will only be a matter of time."

"I thought so too! That's why I've already stationed a large number of troops along the route to Tongwan City. As long as the Turkic cavalry launches an attack, we'll fight them!"

Changsun Wuji didn't wait for Li Zhengbao to finish before he unloaded his thoughts: "With our food and supplies, we can definitely wear them out. What do you think, General Li?"

"This"

Li Zhengbao opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.

At this moment, Li Chengqian suddenly said, "I don't have that much time to waste here, so we'd better make a quick decision, eliminate the Turkic reinforcements, and let the Liang army fall on its own!"

"But Cheng Qian, our current military strength is mainly composed of infantry. The cavalry is used to prevent Liang Shidu's surprise attack. If we use the cavalry to fight the Turks, how will we respond if Liang Shidu attacks?"

At this point, Changsun Wuji suddenly seemed to remember something and added, "Besides, we can't wait much longer. Aren't there reinforcements from Jiangling?"

"Then, uncle, have you ever considered that Jie Li might be right across the way?" Li Chengqian asked, "Will he let us fight a war of attrition with him?"

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji was startled. He quickly picked up the telescope and looked towards the Turkic camp again. After a while, he said in confusion, "Why don't I see Jie Li's flag?"

Li Chengqian thought about it and felt that it was necessary to investigate the situation. He turned to look at Xue Wanche and said, "General Xue, take two thousand cavalrymen and go check it out!"

"it is good!"

Xue Wanche bowed in response, then immediately turned and rushed towards the military camp.

Soon, a cavalry of two thousand men followed him out of the camp.

And at the same time.

On the distant slope, Jie Li, dressed in ordinary soldier's clothes, was frowning and watching the movements of the Tang army.

It wasn't until he saw Xue Wanche leading a cavalry charge towards him that he sneered and said to General Ge Lun beside him: "The Tang army always likes to play tricks like this. You go and play with them. Remember to lose naturally and don't let anyone see!"

"Yes!"

Columbus agreed very readily.

Immediately afterwards, he led his subordinates to meet Xue Wanche's cavalry.

Zhao Deyan, who had been following Jie Li, fully displayed his military strategist qualities and said with a smile, "Fortunately, we didn't rush to Tongwan City, otherwise, we would have fallen into the trap of the Tang army!"

"That's right, you know the Han people best and know there's a heavy ambush ahead!"

Jie Li smiled and nodded, then took a look at his clothes and said with a smile, "I'm afraid they would never dream that I would come to help Liang Shidu in person!"

"Yes, with the Khan's might, no one can be his opponent unless Li Shimin comes in person!"

"You mean, I'm not as good as Li Shimin?" Jie Li immediately stopped smiling and looked at Zhao Deyan coldly.

"No, no, that's not what I meant!"

Zhao Deyan laughed wryly and said, "How can Li Shimin compare to the Great Khan? He is nothing in front of the Great Khan!"

"Hahaha!"

Jie Li laughed heartily, then nodded with satisfaction. He looked towards the south and squinted his eyes as he said, "After this cold winter, I must go to Chang'an again and show Li Shimin how powerful I am!"

After saying that, he turned his gaze back to the battlefield.

At this time, Xue Wanche and Columbus were fighting fiercely, but from the battlefield situation, Xue Wanche always had the upper hand.

But somehow, he always felt something was wrong.

Because he had fought against the Turkish cavalry many times and had defeated them, but this time when fighting with Columbus, he always felt that Columbus did not exert his full strength.

So, in the 30th round of the battle with Columbus, he suddenly exerted his strength, relying on the advantage of the weapon in his hand, and directly cut the weapon in Columbus's hand into two pieces.

"Clap!"

As the weapon in Columbus's hand fell to the ground, Columbus was stunned. Before he could react, Xue Wanche rushed towards him, grabbed his belt, pulled it hard, and then Columbus was pulled onto his horse by Xue Wanche.

"Hahaha!"

Xue Wanche threw his head back and laughed, then gave the order directly: "Retreat! Retreat!"

“Save me! Save me—!”

This scene happened so suddenly that even Jie Li didn't react.

Just as he was about to order the rescue of Gelun, Zhao Deyan stopped him: "It's too late, Khan! We must not fall into the Tang army's trap!"

"But, are we just going to let Colum be captured?"

"Don't worry, Khan. Even if Ge Lun is captured, the Tang army will not kill him!"

Zhao Deyan smiled and said, "The Tang army treats prisoners best. Besides, isn't our plan to defeat Colón?"

"As long as the Tang army believes that we are inferior to them in combat, they will definitely attack us. Then, the Khan can catch them off guard and rescue Ge Lun. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"This"

After hearing what Zhao Deyan said, Jie Li thought about it for a while and felt that it made some sense, so he gave up rescuing Golun and directly ordered his troops to withdraw.

the other side.

Xue Wanche returned to the Tang army camp with Ge Lun in high spirits.

All the soldiers cheered for him.

But he did not take credit for himself at all. Instead, he ordered his men to escort Ge Lun and walked straight towards Li Chengqian and Zhangsun Wuji: "Your Highness, General, I have fulfilled your mission!"

"Well, General Xue did a good job! I will definitely recommend you to His Majesty!" Changsun Wuji said with a smile and nodded.

Li Chengqian also echoed: "General Xue is brave!"

However, Xue Wanche's face turned serious. "To be honest with you, Your Highness, General, I have a feeling something is amiss when we engaged the Turkic cavalry this time!"

"Oh?"

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows, then exchanged glances with Zhangsun Wuji and asked sternly, "What's so strange?"

"It just feels like the Turkic cavalry's combat effectiveness has clearly weakened!"

"Ah!"

Hearing this, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but chuckle and said, "What's so strange about this? The Turkic cavalry has come a long way and encountered so many difficulties and obstacles. Their fighting strength must be much weaker than before!"

"That's right! They just responded hastily, but we were well prepared and took the initiative to attack. Naturally, they are no match for us!" Liu Lancheng echoed.

The other generals also echoed: "We agree with the general's point of view!"

Hearing this, Xue Wanche frowned slightly, but said nothing more.

At this moment, Li Chengqian suddenly set his eyes on Ge Lun and asked, "Have you found out about the situation in the Turkic region? Is Jie Li in the army?"

"Your Highness, I've been interrogating him all along the way. According to him, it was Jie Li's nephew She'er who led the troops to aid Liang Shidu. Jie Li was not with the army!"

"Then who is he?"

"Colon, the general under Jie Li!" Xue Wanche frowned.

Li Chengqian was slightly surprised: "Does She'er have a grudge against him? He didn't even rescue his own deputy general?" "Yes, this is one of the strange things about me!"

"Well, it's really strange."

Li Chengqian nodded, then walked towards Columbine, carefully examined his injuries, and said with a smile, "Do you want to live?"

"Humph!"

Colum snorted coldly, stiffening his neck and saying, "Kill me if you want to, and stop talking nonsense!"

"Alright! Then I'll grant you your wish. Come, drag him down and chop him up!"

"what!"

Collon was startled and quickly asked, "Don't you Tang treat prisoners well?"

Li Chengqian laughed: "Who told you that? We in the Tang Dynasty only treat those prisoners who cooperate with us with preferential treatment. We will still kill those who don't cooperate!"

"But I didn't say I wouldn't cooperate with you. Whatever you want to ask, I'll tell you everything I know!"

"Okay, then tell me, is Jie Li in your army?"

"I have just told the general that the Khan is not in our army. He only sent She'er and me to assist Liang Shidu!" Colum said speechlessly.

"Oh? Really? But I don't believe it!"

"There's nothing I can do if you don't believe me. I've already cooperated with you and told you everything I know. You can't kill me!"

"It's not up to you to decide whether to kill you or not!"

Li Chengqian sneered, "Now, I'll give you ten counts. If you don't answer honestly when the time is up, I'll have someone torture you to death!"

"You! Who are you?"

"The Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian!"

"what?"

Colum's face was full of surprise, as if he had not expected that the child in front of him was the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty.

However, before he could figure out what was going on, he saw Li Chengqian count to ten with a blank expression.

As soon as this number came out, Xue Rengui, who was not far away, pulled out a three-edged military bayonet he carried with him and walked over.

Then, everyone saw Collen’s palm being forcibly pressed to the ground, and he asked in horror: “You, what are you going to do!?”

"What?" Xue Rengui sneered, "You'll know soon!"

After saying that, he turned and looked at Li Chengqian.

But then Li Chengqian read out another number: "Nine!"

"I, I really didn't lie to you, Dahan. Ah!"

Before he could finish his words, Xue Rengui pierced his palm with a three-edged bayonet.

"hiss!"

When everyone saw this, they couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

Colum's palm was instantly covered in blood, which made people's scalps numb.

What kind of weapon is this? Why is it so powerful?!
However, before they could react, Li Chengqian's voice rang out again: "Eight!"

"Our Khan has signed an alliance with your Tang Dynasty Emperor. You cannot do this to me!"

Without waiting for Colum to finish his words, Xue Rengui pulled out his three-edged military bayonet and pointed it at his thigh.

Li Chengqian said with a half-smile, "The one who signed the treaty was the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. What does it have to do with me, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty? I advise you to tell the truth, otherwise, I won't mind piercing your body and making you bleed to death!"

"I will never betray the Turks. The Khan has been so kind to me!"

"seven!"

"If it were you, would you betray your Tang Dynasty emperor? Ah!"

"six!"

"You, do you understand what loyalty means?!"

"five!"

Li Chengqian read out the number, then looked at Ge Lun with a smile: "You work hard for him, what for? What he can give you, I can give you too, and more! If you die, there will be nothing left!"

"This"

Colum opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Then he looked at his bleeding palms and thighs and buried his head in his crotch: "Our Khan is indeed in the army."

Li Chengqian smiled, then turned to look at Zhangsun Wuji: "What do you think, uncle?"

"God is really helping me!"

Changsun Wuji's face was filled with joy, and he immediately gave the order: "Li Zhengbao, listen to my orders. I will order you to proceed from the east. Xue Wanche, listen to my orders. I will order you to proceed from the west and join General Li in encircling Jie Li!"

"As ordered!"

Upon hearing this, Li Zhengbao and Xue Wanche immediately took the order and retreated.

Changsun Wuji turned to Liu Lancheng again. Liu Min said, "Liu Changshi, Liu Sima, the two of you continue to watch Tongwan City and prevent Liang Shidu from joining forces with Jie Li!"

"As ordered!"

The two of them also took orders and retreated.

Soon, the Tang army camp began to move again.

At the same time, Liang Shidu, who had been paying attention to the Tang army and Jie Li's reinforcements on the city wall, frowned slightly.

"What's going on with Jie Li? Why is he so vulnerable? Could there be some conspiracy?"

Hearing this, Liang Luoren, who had been cautiously accompanying Liang Shidu, smiled wryly and said, "Maybe he was a little tired after the long march, and he was also a little nervous when he joined the battle, so he fell into the trap set by the Tang army."

"but."

He then changed the subject and continued, "We only lost a few hundred people, it's not a big deal!"

"Well, what you said makes sense, but we can't just sit there and watch. Do you have any ideas for bypassing the Tang army's defenses and assisting the Turkic reinforcements?"

"this."

Liang Luoren looked hesitant, not knowing how to answer.

Liang Shidu's face turned cold, and he scolded him directly: "Waste!"

Then he turned his head and looked at other ministers and generals of Liang State.

Seeing that they were all terrified and trembling all over, he was so angry that he immediately drew his sword and prepared to kill them to vent his anger.

However, at this moment, a Liang general stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have a solution!"

"Oh?"

Liang Shidu's eyes lit up, and he immediately suppressed his murderous intent. He turned to look at the general and said with a smile, "General Feng, do you have any good ideas?"

"Your Majesty, I know of a small path that can bypass the Tang army and assist the Turkic reinforcements!"

"What little secret? Why don't I know about it?"

"To be honest, Your Majesty, this path is extremely remote and is the filthy route used to transport swill in the city!"

"This"

Liang Shidu hesitated for a moment, then nodded with satisfaction and said, "General Feng is thoughtful. He is worthy of being the Supreme General of Daliang!"

As he spoke, he turned around and glanced at everyone, then said in a deep voice, "Listen to me, everyone! If anyone dares to reveal this secret, I will kill his entire family without a burial place!"

"I don't dare!"

As soon as Liang Shidu finished speaking, everyone knelt down.

Soon, Liang Shidu handed over the military power of Liang State to Feng Duan.

A three-way war is about to break out.

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