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Chapter 853 Strategy
July is the hottest time in Sanyuan.

Li Tang and the western Turkic army came together and set up a large camp opposite Zhao Jun in Sanyuan County, posing a three-sided siege.

The Turkic Khan Commander Ye Hu observed Zhao Jun's barracks for a long time, and said to Li Shimin: "Emperor Tang, do you think there is any weakness in Zhao's camp?"

Li Shimin said: "Zhao's army has been fighting for a long time, the soldiers are elite, and the camp is almost invulnerable. Maybe Xu Khan has seen some tricks?"

Tong Yehu smiled and said, "Emperor Tang, your observations are too superficial. You Han people are not good at fighting."

Hearing what Tong Yehu Khan said, Li Shimin's generals such as Cheng Yaojin, Changsun Wuji, Hou Junji and other generals showed dissatisfaction.

Tong Yehu looked at the faces of the Tang generals, and said with a smile: "We Turks speak upright, your Majesty, don't take offense. This time, Ben Khan led the army into the middle land, to unite with you to defeat Zhao, and I will rule in the future." Grassland, Emperor Li Tang, you rule the Central Plains, and the two sides will rule in harmony."

Hearing Tong Yehu's words, Tang Jun's general looked a little better.But they also knew that it was fine to listen to what the Turkic people said, but Zhao Guo was indeed the biggest enemy of the two families in front of them.

Li Shimin nodded and said: "This is what we discussed at the beginning, Khan, you said Zhao Jun has a flaw, where is it?"

Tong Yehu tapped his chest with his fingers and said: "Emperor Tang, Zhao Jun's weakness is not outside, but inside, do you understand?"

Seeing Ye Hu's actions, Li Shimin smiled and said, "I understand."
An hour later, the Western Turkic cavalry came out of the camp.

All the sturdy Turkic cavalry came out, showing their military appearance in front of Zhao Jun's camp.The Western Turkic cavalry has been fighting against Persia for many years. They are all well-equipped and battle-tested soldiers.

At this point, both Li Shimin and the general of the Tang army had to admit that this Yehu Khan did have the confidence to be proud in front of them.

On the other hand, Zhao Jun's camp was completely devoid of vitality. There were many trenches, carbine guns were placed in front of the camp, and a wooden double-layer wall was erected there.On the top of the plank wall, you can faintly see the erection of weapons, and in the distance are the tents of the military camp.

The Turkic cavalry divided into a group, and one of them rode forward. He came three hundred steps in front of Zhao Jun's formation, and said loudly in Chinese with a Turkic accent: "Listen, soldiers of the State of Zhao, your 20 troops in Hexi have already arrived." It was wiped out by our Khan, and no one escaped. So you don’t have to imagine that someone will save you.”

This person said it once in Chinese, and then repeated it in Turkic. The Turkic soldiers behind him all raised their guns and shouted in celebration.

The officers and soldiers of the Tang army on the side also cheered up the Turks, but there was no movement in the Zhao army's camp.The man nodded in satisfaction. This is what Khan said about attacking the heart. It breaks the morale of Zhao's soldiers. So what could shake the morale more than going deep into the enemy's country and becoming a lone army.

At this time there was also movement in the Zhao camp on the opposite side. Behind the board wall, a person said in Turkic language: "Listen, Turkic barbarians, our Majesty has said that the West Route Army is safe and sound, you are talking nonsense, and it is delusional to try to shake our army's morale. You Khan is a subordinate of Zhao State, but you have evil intentions. My Majesty has long wanted to destroy it, but the journey is too far, so it is difficult for a while. Since you are here now, it will save him a lot of time to travel here and there. Tell you Khan to wash your necks and wait for slaughter!"
After hearing this, the Turkic envoy said angrily: "It's just nonsense, even you dare to provoke my most honorable Khan, Zhao Guo soldiers, don't mention that fatuous emperor who sacrificed his life and caused the soldiers to die in the wilderness, such an emperor What's the use of following, our Khan said, as long as the emperor of Zhao is enshrined, regardless of life or death, he will be rewarded with tens of thousands of gold and silk, ten thousand slaves, and a country's fiefdom!"

After speaking, the other party couldn't help but exclaimed triumphantly: "What are you waiting for for such a reward?" He expected that such a reward would be enough to shake the morale of Zhao Guo's army.
There was a long laugh from Zhao Jun's camp, and the other party replied: "Our Majesty also said that if someone of you offers the head of Tong Yehu Khan, you will be rewarded with a donkey and a piece of cloth!"

After the other party spoke in Turkic dialect, they spoke again in Chinese. The soldiers of the Zhao army behind the board wall burst into laughter, while the Turkic cavalry in front of them were full of anger.

The Turkic generals on the left and right were all furious when they saw Khan being humiliated, but when it comes to bickering skills, these upright Turkic people are not one-ten-thousandth of the Han people.

Tong Yehu listened to it but showed no anger at all, but when he heard the laughter of Zhao Jun's generals, his face turned again.He said to the left and right: "It really is a warrior who can destroy Xieli, and he is not afraid of Ben Khan's intimidation. Such an opponent is the one that Ben Khan wants to fight."

Hou Junji, a general of the Tang army, listened, showing a mocking look, and was about to say something unceremoniously, but he winked at Li Shimin and prevented Hou Junji from continuing.

Li Shimin said politely: "I have already used the strategy of attacking the heart, but the enemy's general is good at running the army. It is not easy for us to defeat them with this. Khan may have other strategies to defeat the enemy, otherwise we can only fight with Zhao. The army is holding on."

Tong Yehu waved his hand and said: "The stalemate is not good for us. The weather in the Central Plains is too hot, and my cavalry can't bear it. If this continues, half of my horses will die before autumn, so we must Fight, don't we have more troops than them?"

Li Shimin said: "Khan, when I was fighting in the past, what I was best at was to lure others to attack my strong position, and then defend and counterattack. Our opponents are so cunning, they seem to want to use this strategy, don't you Are you worried? Besides, Zhao Guoxi Route Army, in fact, did not suffer a heavy blow."

Tong Yehu shook his head and said, "Don't worry, aren't your and my troops chasing their West Route Army? They have no chance of turning around."

Speaking of this, Tong Yehu pointed to Zhao Guojun's camp and said: "There is no method of warfare that never changes and is invincible, do you know? When we deal with those Persians in the Western Regions, those stupid Persians, they also have their own skills." The strong city walls and the defense that we thought were strong, but they were slowly eliminated by us in the defense. In the end, all the men were killed, and the women and children were reduced to our slaves. Our Turkic tactics are always offensive, and defense is always It's a cowardly strategy."

"Look at the reed field on the right side of Zhao Jun. They used it to get water. Ben Khan guessed that they would have an ambush in the reeds, but Ben Khan will plan!"

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Tong Yehu Khan, I will fully cooperate with you in order to lead my subordinates."

Tong Yehu laughed and said, "Okay, let this be Zhao Jun's burial place!"

(End of this chapter)