The trick to lying is to tell the truth, just adding lies where it matters most.

White Tiger's words were basically true, but there were some discrepancies in the number of reinforcements, and these situations were similar to what Azimu had mastered, and he basically believed it.

Although Azimu thought that the number of troops mentioned by the White Tiger was a bit exaggerated, half of them should be possible.

This situation is very unfavorable to the Eastern Expeditionary Army of the Great Food Empire, which is equivalent to blocking the road of the Great Food Empire's eastward development, and also destroying the plan of the Eastern Expeditionary Army and the Southern Expeditionary Army to meet in Tianzhu.

Azimu believed that this situation must be reported to Adnan, otherwise, the governor's men and horses plus the surrender army of Tuluo would encounter hundreds of thousands of people in the Tang Dynasty, even if there were not so many, only a hundred thousand people, and in case of a fight, the army of Dashi would not necessarily be able to take advantage.

Moreover, he now has the harvest of wealth, and he is anxious to get out of danger.

He said, "I understand your thoughts, and I will go back and report to the Governor, and rest assured, I will persuade the Governor to agree with you, and bring about a peace agreement between the two countries." ”

Baihu said: "Then bother the envoy, it's too late today, tomorrow I will go to report to the prince and send the lord back." Then I'll take my leave. ”

Azimu was in a good mood now, and he also stood up and personally sent the white tiger out of the door.

Azimu returned to the house and hurried to admire his treasures, stretching out his fingers to caress the smooth and jade glassware and beads, feeling smoother and more comfortable than touching a woman's skin.

One word, cool.

Suddenly, he saw Umar and said to himself, "You can't let this guy tell me about this." ”

He carefully hid the treasures, then picked up a silver Persian coin and prepared to give it to Umar. But he was reluctant to give him the Persian silver coin, so he gritted his teeth and took out a handful of copper coins from his pocket, and said, "Umal, come here." ”

Umar walked over and asked. "What do you command?" ”

Azimu gave the copper coin in his hand to Umar and said, "This is for you." ”

Wu Ma'er said in his heart: "What a picker, I have obtained so many treasures, so I will send me with this little money, when I am asking for rice and flowers." ”

He now had 15 Persian silver coins in his hand, and he was also a rich man, and when he saw Azim so picky, he despised him in his heart.

Azimu said, "Don't let your tongue cut off your head. Keep your mouth shut when you go back, and I'll take good care of you in the future. ”

Umar said, "Yes, my lord, the villain understands, thank you, my lord." ”

At noon the next day, the white tiger came.

Azimu had already packed his things. He asked, "When can I leave?" ”

Baihu said: "Your Excellency, you can't leave for the time being, the prince doesn't agree. ”

Azimu was upset, and he asked, "Why?" ”

The white tiger said: "Don't get me wrong, sir, do you remember when you came, the sentries standing at the gate of the city were half of our men and half of them Persians, right?" ”

Azimu remembered this, he had been trying to figure out what was going on. He asked, "Why is that?" ”

"This is a sensitive period for the handover, and we have reached an agreement with the Persians that for the sake of secrecy, during this time, Kabul is only allowed to enter and not leave," Baihu said.

We will allow you to go out of the city, but the Persians will not. For your safety, my lord has decided to grieve you for a few days, and after the wedding of Abu Hassan's son, he will go with you to your governor. ”

Azimu was helpless, but he didn't want to go out and take risks, so he had to live in peace.

Gegemu City, General's Palace.

Adnan had just received a letter from Mohammer, the commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army.

Mohammer, like Adnan, was the right and left hand of Khalid, the first general of the Great Food Empire, known as the Sword of Allah, and his apprentices, they were the generals trained by Khalid.

Adnan followed Khalid after Mohammed and was known as Khalid's second general. Adnan has always been unconvinced, always trying to compare himself with Mohamer.

This time, Mohamer served as the commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army, and Adnan served as the commander of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and the two fought all the way, and the progress was very rapid.

Mohammed's southern expeditionary forces invaded Persian territory and occupied six provinces of Persian territory. Adnan conquered five Central Asian states, having recently captured the state of Turro.

At this time, Mohamer's southern expeditionary army encountered stubborn resistance in Persian territory, and he wrote to Adnan asking him to hurry up and launch an offensive against Kabul, and then wave his army south to break the deadlock with him.

The reason why Adnan came to Gegemu City was to launch an attack on Kabul as soon as possible, but the shadow of the Tang army appeared in Kabul, and according to the information provided by Umar and others, the Tang army was well-equipped and its combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. Adnan did not dare to attack rashly until he had figured out the situation.

Although Mohammer urged Adnan in his letter, he had to wait for news from Azim.

According to the agreement, tomorrow would be the wedding day of Abu Hassan's son, and Adnan looked forward to meeting with Li You, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, so that he could decide whether to attack Kabul.

The Tuluo army has been integrated and has arrived at Gegemu City, where 200,000 troops have been assembled at this time.

The next day, the city of Kabul.

From the morning onwards, Azim heard the sound of people and music in the governor's palace, apparently the wedding of Abu Hassan's son.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the white tiger came in drunk, followed by an interpreter. He said to Azimu: "Your Excellency, my lord wants to see you, please come with me." ”

Azimu followed the White Tiger outward, looking around as he went, gathering as much useful information as he could.

The courtyard where Li You lived was on the left side, and there was a large hall in the middle, and when Aqimu passed by, he found that there was a group of generals of the Tang Army standing in the corridor, and there were several middle-aged people who looked very old, and the level looked very high, they seemed to be very excited, as if they were waiting for someone, and then those people walked in the direction of the gate of the Governor's Palace.

White Tiger and Aqimu came to the door of Li You's bedroom, and a guard hurriedly walked out, and when he saw White Tiger, his face was full of excitement and said, "My lord, the prince can't see the envoy for the time being." ”

The white tiger asked, "What's going on?" ”

The guard looked at Azimu, and stopped talking.

Baihu said: "It's okay, you can say it, he doesn't understand." ”

Azimu was secretly happy in his heart, and immediately made a dazed appearance of a deaf man.

Seeing Aqimu beside him, the guard still subconsciously lowered his voice and said, "My lord, General Zhang and General Xue have arrived, and more than 20,000 people have come." General Mi, they all went to meet them.

The prince wants to see General Zhang and them first, and he can't see this envoy for the time being. ”

The white tiger was overjoyed and said, "Great." ”

He said to the interpreter: "You take the envoy back first, when the prince will see him, let me know separately." ”

After speaking, the white tiger arched his hand to Aqimu and walked briskly in the direction of the gate.

Aqimu heard important news, and the Tang Dynasty came with another 20,000 horses. However, he pretended not to know, and asked the interpreter, "What's the matter, why did Lord Bai leave, and how did I go to see your Royal Highness King Qi?" ”

The interpreter said: "At the wedding banquet just now, the prince drank too much wine and felt a little uncomfortable. Lord Bai went to call a doctor for him. The prince can't meet you for the time being. ”

Azimu saw that the interpreter was talking nonsense with his eyes open, and he did not expose him. said: "Since His Royal Highness King Qi is inconvenient, then let's go back first." ”

At this time, Azimu already knew that the Tang army was no less than 30,000, and there should be others who did not know, and he judged that the current Tang army in Kabul or the surrounding areas should be no less than 50,000.

He felt that this was enough, he could not have the news confirmed by Tang Jun, know the general situation, and he could go back and make a difference.

However, he is a cautious person, and he is worried that the information he got is not accurate, and he wants to verify it. He suddenly clutched his stomach and said, "Oops, my stomach suddenly hurts, and I want to go to the toilet." ”

At this time, it was far away from the courtyard where they lived, and it was too late to go back. Seeing his painful appearance, the interpreter hurriedly found a soldier and took him to the latrine.

Azimu squatted in the latrine, waiting for someone to come in, and he guessed that those who had come from afar, after a long march, might come to the latrine, and he could eavesdrop on some information.

A stick of incense time passed, and there was no movement outside, but fortunately the weather was not too hot now, otherwise, he couldn't stand the smell inside.

"Why hasn't anyone come yet?" Azimu was very depressed, if he didn't come again, would it be possible for him to stay like this?

At this moment, the direction of the gate of the Governor's Mansion was full of people, and gradually the voice became louder, and someone said: "White Tiger, after such a long time, I'm about to suffocate me, I'll go and make it convenient." ”

"Wait a minute, I'll go with you." Someone said, and then footsteps were heard from far and near, and then three generals were seen entering.

Azimu crouched in the corner, his head bowed, silent.

The people who came in saw him, but they thought he was an official of the governor's palace, and he was a Persian, and he could not understand them, so they did not care.

The violent sound of running water drifted over with a strong smell of urine.

Someone said, "General Zhang, where are the people of Tuyuhun now?" ”

A thick voice said: "Damn, I met them after the green ridge, obviously they are all cavalry, like snails crawling, these damn guys." However, tomorrow will arrive at the latest. ”

The man from before asked, "Where is Su Guogong's team?" I haven't seen him since Zhenguan 10 years, and I really miss him. ”

"Soon, there are a lot of them, and there are a lot of baggage, so they should be there in a few days." Someone said.

Several generals finished chatting and left.

Now, Aqimu has calculated clearly, Uma'er saw 10,000 Tang troops before, and today 20,000 came, what did Su Guogong say just now that there are more people and horses, let's count it as 30,000, plus Tuyuhun's people and horses, soon there will be at least 70,000 Tang troops in Kabul City.

Aqimu's stomach no longer hurts, he got up and walked out of the toilet, and followed the interpreter back.

In Li You's room, Bai Hu, Mi Huai and several Tang Army generals laughed together when they told them about their performances.

It is not uncommon for Azimu to be able to understand Chinese, and it is not unusual for Li You and others to be able to guess this. He's a spy, he's here to spy on intelligence, and whoever else will send someone who understands Chinese.

Li You and the others deliberately snubbed Azimu at the beginning, and then flattered him, making his mood fluctuate, and then inadvertently revealed the information he wanted to know to him.

Now, the goal has basically been achieved.

Li You said: "White Tiger, if you go and invite him, just say that I will hold a banquet to entertain him tonight." ”