What was originally a lively dinner party turned into a court meeting to discuss the conquest of Xue Yantuo in an instant.

Under the leadership of Empress Changsun, many irrelevant people quietly left the banquet scene.

At this kind of moment, it is not appropriate for a woman to stay there.

Some of the noble children who were not qualified to listen to this kind of discussion also walked away consciously.

Under the leadership of Zhang Liang, the veterans began a new round of competition for the opportunity to lead the troops to fight.

"Appointed Su Dingfang as the general manager of the Longyou Road march, and Xue Rengui as the deputy head of the Longyou Road march; led an army of 30,000 to march the day after tomorrow; Li Ji was appointed as the chief of the Guannai Road March, and Zhang Liang was appointed as the deputy head of the Guannai Road March; led an army of 20,000 men three days later; Li Keshi was appointed as the chief of the Hedong Road March, and Qi Bi He Li was appointed as the deputy chief of the Hedong Road March......"

Li Shimin did not let this situation of dispute stay for too long, and made an arbitrary decision.

Saving soldiers is like fighting fire, and now it is naturally not suitable to fight there.

Seeing that Li Shimin had already said this, even if others were dissatisfied, it was difficult to say anything.

However, Li Kuan, who was on the side, didn't have time to enjoy the joy when he felt a few unkind eyes flying.

If it weren't for Li Shimin's three sons-in-law who were all alive, many people would have wondered if he had the idea of setting up another prince.

Xue Rengui don't mention it, a proper descendant of the Chu Prince's Mansion.

And that Su Dingfang was hidden in the snow for many years at the beginning, and he didn't show anything.

It was only under Li Kuan's strong recommendation that he had the opportunity to lead the troops to fight again.

After two battles between Tuyuhun and Xue Yantuo, Su Dingfang's prestige was slowly erected.

Otherwise, Li Shimin appointed him as the general manager of the Longyou Road march, and many people would not be convinced.

Now it's different.

Although many people feel that they have not been able to get the opportunity, they do not think that Su Dingfang is worse than themselves.

……

Outside Liangzhou City, Yi Nan looked at the pile of loot in front of him with a smile on his face.

"Father Khan, these materials are more than the taxes of our Xue Yantuo for several years combined. The tribes that were sluggish and reluctant to set out should no longer complain by now. ”

A smile appeared on Bazhuo's face.

This time, Xue Yantuo made a desperate effort to send troops to Liangzhou, which actually took a big risk.

If the army is defeated and returned in vain like the invasion of the Eastern Turks the year before, then the collapse of the Xueyanta Khanate will soon come.

Fortunately, so far, everything has gone very well.

The army went straight to Liangzhou, and did not encounter any resistance along the way.

That is, after entering the territory of Liangzhou, he was attacked several times by several troops and horses, and lost some manpower.

Compared to these losses, the current gains are greater.

Although Liangzhou got the news of Xue Yantuo's invasion a day in advance, and gathered the people from Beishi and the surrounding areas into the city in time, Beishi was so big, and in the panic, many things in the shops did not have time to move.

Now it's cheaper for Xue Yantuo.

Fine porcelain, delicious spirits, beautiful woolen clothes, and iron pots, salt, and tea leaves......

All kinds of seizures, many of them almost didn't let Xue Yantuo's various departments fight.

Even if Yi Nan was pressed by many bullets, hundreds of people beat each other because of the competition for supplies and died at the hands of their own people.

"Half of these supplies will be distributed to the tribes later. Whichever tribe has more people coming, it will divide a little more, and if it comes less, it will give less. I want them to know that following me is the right choice. For example, those Khitans could have sent more people over, but they sent hundreds of people to the expedition, and they didn't regret it after seeing them. ”

Yi Nan drank a glass of wine, and his face showed a flush.

The army is now stationed outside the city of Liangzhou, and the decent people are shouting at the various city gates, instigating the Xue Yantuo people inside to make a rebellion.

Of course, Yi Nan didn't have much expectations for this method, and it wasn't that he didn't want to attack the city immediately.

It's really a grassland people, and it's okay to fight in the wild.

If you attack a city, you're not good at it at all.

Now he is arranging for people to prepare the hero's equipment.

"Father Khan, it is estimated that this Liangzhou City may not be able to be taken in a day or two, why don't you just bring tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and sweep the surrounding villages first?"

Bazhuo has long heard that in Liangzhou, whether it is the Tang people or the surrounding Hu people, they are very rich.

If you don't take this opportunity to grab a handful, how long will you wait?

According to their ideas, this time they came out, only stayed in Liangzhou for half a month, and it was best to be able to capture this city, and if they couldn't capture it, they would see if other cities had a chance.

Anyway, I took this opportunity to regather my troops and horses, and then plundered.

"Let's surround Liangzhou City for two days first, if there is a chance to take this city, it will be more delicious than any village."

Yi Nan is still confident in attacking the outer city of Liangzhou.

Because of the rapid development in recent years, the original Liangzhou City is no longer enough, so in recent years, it has successively expanded to the south and west to form an outer city.

The walls of these outer cities are generally not very high, but there are various workshops inside.

Including the wool mills and butter mills of the Northwest Trade, etc., are all in this area.

"That's right, I'll take a look at the siege equipment in a while."

was originally unsettled, but now his mood is completely stable.

It's not that they weren't worried that reinforcements from the Tang Army would come, but they thought that they could return to the steppe before the reinforcements came.

After all, this time the army of 100,000 people is not something that can be done by a few thousand people.

There are fewer people coming, and they are not afraid.

There were more people coming, and they didn't come so quickly.

"Great Khan, Weichen has a reluctant request."

Just when Yi Nan and Ba Zhuo were happily fantasizing about Xue Yantuo's bright tomorrow, Wang Dengke stood up.

"Mrs. Wang, if you have anything to say, say it directly. This time, you sent an envoy to Goguryeo and asked them to send troops in Liaodong together, which can be regarded as a great contribution to the expedition of the army. ”

Yi Nan still attaches great importance to this Tang man who has taken refuge in him.

even gave him the official position of a Taifu.

Of course, the Taifu of Xue Yantuo and the Taifu of the Tang Dynasty are completely different concepts.

Just like Tuyuhun at the beginning, although a bunch of Shangshu and Sangong were also sealed according to the operation model of the Sui and Tang regimes, in fact, these positions did not play a role at all, and everyone should do what they should do.

Can the official secretary manage the promotion of personnel within the khanate?

Dream on!

"Khan, Wechen suggests that the army withdraw from Liangzhou within three days!"

As soon as Wang Dengke said this, the military tent immediately fell into a strange tranquility.

The 100,000 army only arrived under the city of Liangzhou yesterday, and today everyone finally looted in Beishi, and the fattest piece of meat in the city has not yet begun to eat, so he said that he would withdraw the army?

If this word gets out, the leaders of the tribes will not be allowed to jump their feet?

Everyone has just tried the sweetness, who can afford so much wealth and materials in the city?

Everyone knows that if you miss this opportunity, you may never have the opportunity to come to Liangzhou again to loot in your life.

Even in order to avoid the revenge of the Tang Dynasty, in the next few years, everyone had to hide in the depths of the grassland in the north.

If you don't eat all at once, who is willing?

"Mrs. Wang, you ...... Are you kidding? ”

Yi Nan showed a far-fetched smile on his face, looking at Wang Dengke's serious expression, a little unaccustomed.

"Khan, I'm not kidding, I know exactly what I'm talking about right now. Although the army has just arrived in Liangzhou, the current harvest is already very huge, as long as the surrounding tribes and villages are swept again in the past two days, it is enough for us to have a few good years. ”

Although Wang Dengke took refuge in Xue Yantuo, not many people knew him.

Therefore, in the past few years, he has had the opportunity to go to Liangzhou and other places to take a look and inquire about the development of Datang.

The more he knew, the more he knew how powerful Datang was now.

Even in the dead of night, he regretted his choice a little.

However, there is no regret medicine in the world, and he is well aware of this.

Now only by letting Xue Yantuo maintain enough strength can he live comfortably for the rest of his life.

Don't look at Xue Yantuo's 100,000 troops surrounding Liangzhou City now, and the defenders inside don't even dare to go out of the city to fight.

In fact, if the people of Xue Yantuo really want to take Liangzhou, it is impossible not to pile up tens of thousands of corpses without ten days and half a month.

However, from Chang'an City to Liangzhou, there is now a spacious cement road.

The Tang army could have started to mobilize reinforcements in just a few days, and when Xue Yantuo's army wanted to retreat, it would not be so easy.

It's a pity that although Yi Nan also took into account the factors of Datang's reinforcements, he didn't think that they would appear in front of him within half a month.

At least it is impossible to appear in front of yourself on a large scale.

"Taifu, Father Khan led the army to the battle, but he didn't just want everyone to have a good year. Now that the Tang Army has suffered almost no losses, how can they feel that our Xue Yantuo is not easy to mess with?

As long as we hurry up and capture Liangzhou City, even if it is just an outer city, the meaning will be different, and the harvest will be completely different. I've heard that there are no less than 200,000 people living in the outer city of Liangzhou City, and these people are all fat sheep. ”

Although Bazhuo also felt that Wang Dengke had a role, he did not attach as much importance to his opinion as Yi Nan.

In order to avoid Yi Nan being persuaded by Wang Dengke, Bazhuo himself stood up and expressed his opposing views.

"Little Khan, there is a lot of wealth and materials in Liangzhou City, but as far as I know, all Tang families in Liangzhou are always equipped with swords, and if it is really time for the family to be ruined, these people may become Tang Army.

Even if they don't have any combat effectiveness, even if they take a knife and let us cut it, it will waste a lot of time. If Datang's reinforcements rushed out from behind at this time, the situation would be completely different. ”

Wang Dengke thinks that accepting it when it is good is the best way.

If you eat too much, you will be prone to indigestion.

Although he came from thousands of miles, it seemed a bit of a child's joke to retreat after just a few days.

But as long as enough is captured, there is no need to worry about affecting the morale of the army.

"I don't agree, this siege machine is already being prepared, at least we have to try to attack it, otherwise I am not willing to retreat like this."

Bazhuo's face showed an impatient application, and Wang Dengke was silent when he saw this situation.

"Mrs. Wang, don't worry. I have already arranged for a large number of scouts to be dispersed, and if a large number of Tang troops come to the rescue, we will consider retreating. ”

Yi Nan said a few words of comfort, but the meaning was very clear.

……

On the outer city wall of Liangzhou City, Shangguan Yi and Ma Zhou stood beside Niu Jinda.

Although everyone had already thought that Xue Yantuo and Datang would definitely have a battle.

But no one expected that Xue Yantuo would take the initiative to attack Liangzhou under such circumstances.

I have to say that this really caught them off guard.

"General Niu, the defenders of Liangzhou just transferred 10,000 people to the last city last month and rotated the last city, and now is the time when the strength is the weakest. If the Xueyantuo people start to attack the city with all their might, how long can we hold it? ”

Shangguan Yi is very good at civil affairs, but he doesn't know anything about leading troops to fight.

Looking at the white tents of the Xue Yantuo people outside the city, a worried look appeared on his face.

Now there are only about 10,000 defenders in the city, and even if some people are temporarily recruited, there are no more than 30,000 people who can defend the city.

Shangguan Yi was worried that he would not be able to support the arrival of reinforcements.

"Shangguan Assassin Shi, don't worry, this defending the city is different from fighting in the field. Even if we only have 10,000 soldiers and horses, the people of Xue Yantuo will not be able to capture our Liangzhou City in three or two days.

Besides, they are not good at attacking cities, and our defense equipment is very good, as long as they survive the first few rounds of attacks, then the Xue Yantuo people will have nothing but defeat waiting for them. ”

Although Niu Jinda was also worried in his heart, his face was full of confidence.

"The eight-hundred-mile expedited set off the day before yesterday, calculate the time, Chang'an has also received news, and the reinforcements will definitely leave soon."

Ma Zhou has been in Liangzhou for so many years, and he is much calmer than Shangguanyi.

"Even if Your Majesty received an expedited 800 li yesterday, the ministers of the DPRK and China will discuss whether to send troops, who will lead the troops, it may take a day or two to discuss, plus the preparations before the troops, and the time spent on the march, I estimate that it will be at least ten days before the reinforcements come."

Shangguan Yi's conjecture is similar to that of Yi Nan Khan.

"No, it won't take that long! At least it won't take that long for the first reinforcements to arrive. ”

Ma Zhou obviously disagreed with Shangguan Yi's judgment.

"I also don't think it will take that long, Shangguan Assassin Shi, you have to have confidence in His Royal Highness the King of Chu. Liangzhou is his fiefdom, and after the news of Xue Yantuo's invasion of Liangzhou reaches Chang'an, His Royal Highness the King of Chu will definitely not be indifferent.

I would have heard that in the territory of Xue Yantuo, north of Shuozhou, there is a stream of horse thieves wandering there, if I am not mistaken, this should be the handiwork of His Royal Highness the King of Chu. Xue Yantuo dared to send someone to assassinate the county lord of Yongping, and now he has invaded Liangzhou on a large scale, do you think His Royal Highness the King of Chu will do nothing? ”

Niu Jinda has dealt with Li Kuan many times.

Coupled with today's various rumors related to Li Kuan, he is actually very confident in guarding Liangzhou.

"I don't know if those slave catching teams will know how to contain Xue Yantuo's soldiers and horses after receiving the news, if everyone can cooperate with each other at that time, it would be good."

Outside Liangzhou City, there were three slave hunting teams of Da Fei and others, adding up to thousands of cavalry.

If it is used well, it is also a great force.

So Ma Zhou is looking forward to this.

"Wait a minute, this situation may become clear in a few days!"

Niu Jinda looked at the Xue Yantuo people who were constantly making siege equipment in the distance, and began to adjust the strategy of defending the city in a targeted manner.