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Chapter 776 Xieli's Miscalculation

Zhao Deyan drank a glass of wine. From the time when he fled to Turkic from the Sui Dynasty, he was trusted by the two generations of Khan Shibi and Chuluo, and now the Jieli Khan treats him well. He has served three Turks. Khan.And he was wandering on the grassland, married a wife and had children, and thought he was no different from the Turkic people.
He wants to help the Turkic people to rule the world, and this grand goal can be achieved with Turkic iron cavalry, just like the Wuhu who ruled the Central Plains back then.However, the sloppiness of the Turks and the restraint of the Khan's power greatly restricted the Turks and formed a powerful war machine.

Chu Luo Khan intended to change this situation and took the power from the leaders of the ministries into his own hands, but he died of illness before he could complete it.Some people rumored that Li Chongjiu did not want Chuluo Khan to rule the Turks and the grasslands, so he instructed Princess Kedun Yicheng to secretly poison Chuluo Khan to death.

But Zhao Deyan knew that this was a real rumor, and the source of the rumor was Jieli Khan.His purpose of spreading rumors was to use this to win over the people in the Turkic tribe who hated the Han people to support him, and it was because of this that Xieli successfully passed the proposal to attack Zhao.

The scheming and resourcefulness of this Jieli Khan was higher than that of Chuluo Khan, but compared with Chuluo Khan, he was a little too impatient and underestimated his own power.

The Turks are no longer the Turks they were in the past, and today's Zhao State has become a huge force that the Turks can't afford to provoke.

In fact, it doesn't matter if Youjing is captured or not. Jieli sent troops to attack Youjing this time, which must have angered Li Chongjiu.Zhao Deyan knew very well that the Great Zhao Emperor had a character of vengeance, and how Jieli would face Li Chongjiu's anger next.
The banquet was still going on, Xieli and the generals drank a few more glasses, many generals took their drinks and retreated, went back to their respective tents, and vented their anger on the plundered women.

And Youjing City also slowly sank into the night as night fell.Zhao Deyan could hear the bright lights in the city, all kinds of noisy voices coming from the city, and the night watchmen on the top of the city. One after another, Zhao Deyan clearly understood that the city must be a scene where the soldiers and people of Zhao State are united as one.

"This may be the last time that we Turks have fought against the city of Youjing." Zhao Deyan suddenly sighed.

The next day, the sky was bright.

Xieli waited in the tent, but was told by Zhao Guo's envoy that Zhao Guo could not pay the remaining money and silk as scheduled, and had to pay tomorrow.

Jieli was furious when he heard this, and he reprimanded Zhao Guo's envoy in class, and after a lot of threats, he sent him back to report.However, Zhao Deyan knew that if Jieli really wanted to attack Youjing City, he would not make threats. Such intimidation, on the contrary, shows that Jieli is now a bit aggressive.

Jieli also realized something, and immediately ordered the generals and soldiers under his command not to be careless, and began to prepare for the battle. At the same time, he sent troops to retreat to the frontier fortress, guarding the retreat route back to the grassland.
During the night's discussion, Xieli and most of the Turkic generals did not believe that Zhao Guoguo would backtrack so quickly. After all, they had already paid part of the amount. If they broke their promises for the rest, they would not be worth it.

The Turks decided to trust the Zhao people one last time.

Jieli waited until the third day, and immediately sent the envoy Qibi Heli to Youjing City to ask for money, and told the officials of Zhao State that if the money was not available, they would attack the city at noon.

So Qibi Heli took ten Turkic envoys into Youjing City.

Xieli and all the Turkic generals waited eagerly by the Wuding River, but after Qibiheli entered Youjing City, there was no news, like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no sign of returning.After a full two hours, Qi Bi He Li did not come back from You Jing City.Jieli knew right away that things were not good.

The Turkic generals also heard the news of the Zhao people's treachery, and they were all furious. At present, the main fighters in the Turkic people raised their heads, and the voices of breaking Youjing to teach the Zhao people a lesson are everywhere.Jieli also decided to send [-] Turkic troops to bypass the west of the city and attack Youjing from the north of the city.

The [-] Turkic army marched out mightily, but on the other hand, the city of Youjing was waiting in full force.

Li Zhiwan, Xu Ke and other generals were all standing on the top of the city. After this delay and three days of preparations, Zhao Guo's war machine was fully activated. The people of Youjing joined the army enthusiastically. Wen Yanbo, Cui Junsu and others were very busy. Without closing their eyes, within three days, another [-] civilian troops were trained from the common people to strengthen the city defense.

In addition, Gao Chu and others, reinforcements from all sides, these soldiers are all from nearby counties, such as Yuyang, Beiping, Bohai, Boling, some of them walk, some ride horses, some take boats, and drive from all directions. To Youjing.The most important thing is the 200 students of the martial arts hall. These students went to Beiping County to practice. After learning that there were Turks in Youjing, they marched for more than [-] miles in five days and rushed to the city of Youjing. .

These [-] students are the backbone, and the militiamen who are sent to the city at the moment, as the team leader and the generals led by the brigade, conduct drills on the militiamen.With these people present, the combat effectiveness of the civilian army has been greatly improved.

At this moment, Laiji was looking at the top of the city, and the Turkic people swarming in were not afraid at all.After he came to protect his children, he was a general of a family. In the lecture hall, he is also a fellow aider, and he is also one of the best in all aspects of training.This time, as a school lieutenant, he commanded two hundred militiamen.
Now the gongs and drums sounded behind him, and the northern city had become the main direction of the Turkic attack, so the defenders in the city gathered there.

Lai Ji looked at the panicked militiamen on the left and right and said, "Don't be afraid, the Turks' trebuchets and powerful crossbows are far inferior to ours, as long as you don't stand on the battlements and hit their arrows with your face, you will be fine. "

"When the Turks shoot arrows, you should raise the shields in your hands. Remember not to hold them horizontally. The Turks like to shoot arrows when attacking the city, so the arrows will come down from your heads. Don't try to see, let alone Trying to hide is useless, the only thing you can trust is the shield in your hand and the shoulder of the robe."

"After doing this, when some Turkic people climbed the city, they took the stones and wood around them and smashed them, you know? When they retreated, they filled up their arrows and crossbows. There are them on the top of the city, and they are gone, you go up again. If you don't fight, Youjing City is also finished."

Laiji gave these common sense instructions to the militiamen, which calmed down the left and right militiamen a little.

"Okay, the Turkic people come up, do as I said just now, raise the shield!"

The militiamen raised their shields high one after another, and shortly afterward, arrows shot all over the sky towards the city of Youjing...

Fifty thousand Turkic troops attacked the city for an afternoon, and the Zhao people used all kinds of defensive methods and endless tools to defend the city.The Turkic army under the city encountered all kinds of arm-long bed crossbows and steel arrows, stones falling from the sky, black oil that ignites when it encounters fire, and kites loaded with fire starters floating from behind the city all over the sky...

The Turks were devastated by this offensive, and they attacked all afternoon, but in vain, they failed to take down the northern city of Youjing.At night, the Turkic people saw the north city wall of Youjing, and the soldiers of Zhao Jun continued to be busy. They built a second temporary city wall behind the city wall of Youjing with earth and wood.

The 5 army failed to attack. Jieli looked at Youjing City. Compared with the first day, the battle was several times more difficult. On the first day, [-] Turkic soldiers attacked the city, and the Youjing city wall was almost shaken. Today, [-] horses None of the offensives took off.

Is it all here?Just return to Turkic just because of Zhao people's treachery?Jieli clenched his fists, and at this moment Zhao Deyan rushed over and said, "Khan, Yu Chigong's 1 horses have crossed the Feihu Road and fought with our army's flanks, and Wang Junkuo's 5 horses have also appeared in Youjing A hundred miles to the south, they came from Shangdang and crossed the Taihang Mountains."

"You said that Zhao Jun's reinforcements have only arrived now, so the troops in the past few days are the result of Zhao Jun's plan to set up suspicious troops." Xie Li realized that he had been tricked, and was very indignant at the moment.

Zhao Deyan said: "Khan, it's useless to blame yourself right now. Li Chongjiu's army is coming from Yongji Canal. Just Wang Junkuo's 5 horses are enough for us not to underestimate. This time we attack Youjing. It’s cheap, it’s time to retreat.”

"Yes, retreat," Jieli said decisively immediately, "pass down the order and retreat immediately!"

With Jieli's order, the Turkic army immediately moved.The Turkic army withdrew their camp overnight and headed north. When the people of Youjing woke up the next day, all they saw were the remnants of the camp.The speed of the Turkic army's retreat was very fast, but the [-] catties of pig iron they carried was a drag on their speed.

The strong man Jieli broke his wrist and ordered to throw all the [-] catties of pig iron into the river to reduce the pressure on the luggage and retreat as soon as possible.

Jieli's actions caused many Turkic people to complain, but Jieli's actions were right. He now understands why the Zhao people sent him pig iron. He deliberately used such cumbersome things to delay his retreat. .In Huaihuang, there are still tens of thousands of Zhao troops in Yuyi Town, Tuli must have regrouped and came here, but Jieli can't be slow at all.

In addition to pig iron, Xieli also ordered people to discard all unnecessary luggage as much as possible, and a large amount of grain was also abandoned on the way.This made Xieli's retreat look like a defeat to those who don't know the details.The herdsmen of the Xi nationality along the way can pick up things abandoned by the Turkic people anywhere.
The Turkic soldiers believed that Jieli was afraid of Zhao Ruhu, which was completely opposite to when he boldly attacked Huaihuang Town in Youjing before. At that time, everyone advised him not to go, but Jieli insisted on going his own way and wanted to attack, but now everyone hopes that Jieli will slow down Some, so as not to exhaust the war horses and discard so many plundered gains, but Xieli did not agree.

But the final facts proved that Xieli's judgment was very accurate, and Li Chongjiu had indeed laid an ambush on the road ahead to wait for him.

(End of this chapter)