"Khan, the Tang army is really bold, and even took the initiative to attack our Turks, we must not show weakness, we must give them a little color!" In Jieli's big tent, a small Turkic khan said loudly in anger. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Li Jing's army raided Xiangcheng, and could go north to attack the Turkic court at any time, which made the Turks also panic greatly, some nobles suggested moving north, and some nobles suggested giving the Tang army a head-on blow, after all, the enemy had already found their own doorstep, and if they didn't fight and escape, it would be too embarrassing.

"By all means, since last year, our Turks have been plagued by natural disasters and man-made disasters, and this year they have continued to quell the rebellion of the surrounding tribes, and their strength has been greatly weakened. At this time, I saw a young Turkic general stand up and say, only to see that he was about twenty or thirty years old, thin and tall, and very strong.

"You coward, you stubborn and stubborn, you instigated the Great Khan to flee without even seeing the face of the Tang Army, you are not worthy of being a Turk at all!" As soon as the young general's words fell, he saw another Turkic general angrily accused.

"I'm not a Turk I don't need you to say, the current situation is not favorable to my Turks, preserving strength is the best policy, if you fight with the Tang Army so rashly, maybe it will shake the foundation of my Turks, can you afford this responsibility then?" In the face of other people's accusations, I saw this young Turk named Obsessive and Thoughtless Fighting Back unceremoniously.

The name of Lost Thinking Power is also famous in the history of the early Tang Dynasty, because he is one of the most famous foreign generals in the Tang Dynasty, he was the leader of the Lost Division, and he is also Jieli's henchman.

He was very rational and knew that the Turks were now at a disadvantage, so he advocated temporarily avoiding the edge of the Tang army. However, not all Turkic generals are as brainy as him, although the Turks have been defeated by the Tang army several times before, but in the eyes of the Turks, the main reason is to attack the Tang Dynasty by themselves, and the Tang army is mainly based on the city to fight, which makes their cavalry suffer very much, if it is placed on the grassland, they absolutely do not believe that their cavalry will not be able to find the Tang army.

It is precisely because of the above idea that many Turkic generals want to teach the Tang Army a cruel lesson, of course, there are also some people who support the stubbornness and loss of thinking, so there was a quarrel in the big tent for a while, but Zhao Deyan, who was standing next to Jieli, did not say a word, and stood there with his head down, as if he was asleep.

"Don't make any noise!" As soon as the words of the stubborn Sili fell, I suddenly saw Jieli, who had not spoken, interrupting the frontal quarrel, and said loudly with anger on his face, "The Tang army has already hit our door, and you are still arguing here, what are you like?" ”

In the face of Jieli's reprimand, all the Turkic generals in the big tent did not dare to speak again, and immediately retreated one by one with a stupid face. However, although Jieli stopped the quarrel among the generals, he also had a headache at this time, because he couldn't make up his mind, although he was a little conceited, but he also knew that with his current situation, it was really not suitable to fight with the Tang army, but if he ran away like this, he was really a little unwilling, and doing so would also make him discredited, I am afraid that the entire grassland will make fun of him about this matter in the future, and it will be even more difficult to rule the tribe.

Just when Jieli was in a dilemma, he suddenly saw Zhao Deyan standing on his right, which made his eyes light up, and then he said: "Zhao Qing, do you think we should fight or retreat now?" ”

Hearing Jieli ask himself, Zhao Deyan raised his head, and then respectfully bowed to Jieli and said modestly: "Qiyu Khan, the minister only knows government affairs, and he is really not very proficient in military affairs, so this matter is still up to the Khan!" ”

"It's okay, I'd like to hear your opinion right now!" Jieli asked again at this time, although he did not hand over the military power to Zhao Deyan, he knew that Zhao Deyan had a long-term vision, and maybe his opinion would give him a lot of inspiration.

Faced with this situation, Zhao Deyan seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then finally spoke: "Khan, the minister really doesn't understand military affairs, but the minister wants to ask, even if we defeat the Tang army, then can we still be sure to survive this winter?" ”

As soon as Zhao Deyan's words came out, he immediately made Jieli feel empowered, yes, even if they can defeat the Tang army, they will definitely lose a lot of money at that time, and at the beginning of the battle, they will definitely accelerate the consumption of materials, and now is the time for cattle and sheep to grow fat, when he organizes troops to meet the enemy, cattle and sheep are not grazing, I am afraid they will not even survive in winter, so that they will suffer heavy losses, it can be said that whether they win or lose this battle, they will pay a painful price.

Thinking of the above, Jie Li immediately made a decision in his heart, and immediately stood up and said: "Li Jing dares to sneak attack Xiangcheng with a lone army, there must be the main army of the Tang Dynasty behind him, otherwise he will not have the courage to take the initiative to attack our Turks, with our current situation, it is indeed not suitable to fight hard with the Tang army, so it is better to avoid the edge!" ”

"Khan is wise!" As soon as Jieli's words came out, Zhizhi Sili and the others immediately showed ecstatic expressions and said loudly, although the other generals were a little unconvinced, they didn't dare to disobey Jieli's intentions, so they could only lower their heads and stop talking.

"Zhao Qing, since you want to retreat, I don't know where you think it's better to retreat?" Jieli was even happier when he heard the sycophants of Zhi Lost Sili and others, and then asked Zhao Deyan again, at this time, he also trusted Zhao Deyan more, and even considered that he could give him some military power in the future, after all, Zhao Deyan was only a Han, and he didn't have to worry about him threatening his status like the Turks.

"Qiyu Khan, the minister thinks that it is best for the royal court to retreat to the area of the moraine, and then retreat to the area of Yinshan, where the terrain is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack, enough to resist the offensive of the Tang army!" Zhao Deyan spoke again at this time, but his suggestion was not good, because he already knew through Fei Nusi that the other two Tang troops had already circled to their rear and were waiting on the road to intercept Jieli's army.

"Haha~, Zhao Qing is the same as I thought, Yinshan is indeed very suitable, and even if the Tang army hits Yinshan, we can continue to retreat north, and even wait until the weather is warm, we can temporarily retreat to Mobei, I don't believe that the Tang army dares to chase there!" Jieli couldn't help but laugh when he heard Zhao Deyan's words.

The discussion has been decided, Jieli immediately issued the order, and Zhifu Sili and others also took the order and left, gathering their tribes to prepare to retreat north, but Zhao Deyan did not leave, but stayed to discuss some things with Jieli, after all, he was in charge of government affairs, and now that the royal court wants to retreat north, there are some things he must also discuss with Jieli.

"Khan, we can retreat north, but what about the people from the King of Sui?" At the end of the discussion, I saw Zhao Deyan suddenly ask, Yang Zhengdao, the king of Sui, and Empress Xiao both lived in Dingxiang, which was close to Xiangcheng, so it can be said that after Li Jing conquered Xiangcheng, the next target was Dingxiang, if they didn't care, these former Sui remnants would definitely fall into the hands of the Tang Dynasty.

Hearing Zhao Deyan mention Empress Xiao, the former Sui relics, Jie Li couldn't help but show a contemplative expression, and after a while, he finally spoke: "The former Sui relics of King Sui and Empress Xiao are of no use to us anymore, but I don't want them to fall into the hands of the Tang Dynasty, so I still send someone to take them over and retreat with the army at that time!" ”

"Khan, never!" What Jieli didn't expect was that Zhao Deyan stopped him when he heard his words, and then explained, "Empress Xiao and the subordinates of the King of Sui are no more and no less, and most of them are old, young, sick and disabled, if they are allowed to follow the army, it will definitely slow down the progress of the army's retreat, and these former Sui remnants are of little use to us, the Khan just doesn't want these people to fall into the hands of the Tang Dynasty, in this case, why not send someone to kill them, this is the way to kill two birds with one stone!" ”

Hearing that Zhao Deyan actually suggested killing Empress Xiao, the remnants of the former Sui, Jieli couldn't help but look at him in surprise, and then said with a smile: "Zhao Qing's words are really beyond my expectations, I heard that Empress Xiao married her granddaughters to you, I didn't expect you to make such a suggestion at such a critical moment?" ”

"Qiyu Khan, I married these former Sui remnants before, just to strengthen their connection with our Turks, in order to reassure their hearts, but now that their existence has dragged down the Khan, then don't blame the ministers for killing their relatives!" Zhao Deyan said with a righteous face at this time, as if he was really willing to abandon his personal feelings for the sake of the Turks.

"Haha~, Zhao Qing is really my Turkic loyal minister!" Hearing this, Jieli couldn't help but pat Zhao Deyan's shoulder appreciatively, but then he shook his head again, and then slowly said, "Killing Queen Xiao and these people can save a lot of trouble, but I thought about it carefully, Queen Xiao and King Sui seem to be of some use to us, and it would be a pity to kill them, so let's take them over and let them fend for themselves, as for the others, let them fend for themselves!" ”

"This ...... Khan is wise! Zhao Deyan hesitated when he heard this, and finally nodded, but then he suddenly said again, "Khan, Empress Xiao and King Sui may not easily abandon those former Sui relics, so it is better to let the ministers personally go and bring them back!" ”

"That's fine, I don't want to use force on Queen Xiao and them, it's naturally better for your grandson-in-law to go!" Jieli nodded almost without hesitation, without the slightest suspicion that Zhao Deyan had other plans.