Bingzhou is the foundation of Li Yuan's careful management for many years, and the two major obstacles of Wang Wei and Gao Junya have been cleared, and the interior has generally formed an iron plate, so there is no need to worry about someone coming to make trouble. Unfortunately, not long after the comfortable days, there was an urgent military message: the Turkic Shibi Khan personally led 120,000 iron horsemen to attack.

The Turkic iron cavalry was strong, and relying on the advantage of a wide area, it was impermanent, and often harassed on the border, and the imperial courts of all dynasties felt a deep headache. The reason why Li Yuan has been hesitant to raise troops for a long time is actually that he is most worried about the border disaster. Recently, although he has recruited a lot of new soldiers and horses, the time for the soldiers to receive training is limited, especially the lack of actual combat experience, can easily go to the battlefield? Because of this, after receiving the report, he was really taken aback, and hurriedly gathered people to discuss countermeasures.

Because the topic is too tricky, you look at me, I look at you, no one has a good idea, and no one dares to speak indiscriminately. Liu Wenjing swept around all sides, and it was estimated that no one would make a sound, so he stepped forward and said:

"The Turks claim to have an army of millions, and with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under the command of Tang Gong, at least they can't fight with them for now. In other words, even if you barely make it out and get lucky enough to win, it's not necessarily a good thing! We might as well think about it seriously, once the war starts, no matter who wins or loses, this feud is settled! Shibi Khan will definitely not give up on this, and from now on, he will be possessed like an evil spirit, which makes people unable to get rid of it even if they want to, and even the opportunity to reconcile is difficult to find!

"Xiaguan and others also think that this is the crux of the problem!" The officials echoed in unison.

"If he has been entangled with the Turks for a long time, how can Tang Gong free up his hands to develop outward in the future?" Liu Wenjing ignored the interjections of the congregation officials, and just followed his own line of thought, "In my humble opinion, the most feasible plan at the moment is to try to make the Turks withdraw their troops voluntarily, so as not to cause a stalemate between the two sides due to a war." As soon as the opponent's army retreated, the Duke of Tang could quickly send a man who could speak well, bring more gifts to Chen to talk about the benefits, form an alliance with them, sign a non-aggression pact, and promise Shibi Khan that all the captured gold, silver, pearls and jade during the conquest would be presented in the future. The Turks have always been greedy for money, and when they see money, they will definitely not refuse. Once the Turks are settled, the northern border will be settled. In the future, the world will be unified, and the other party will not be able to form a forest alone, and it will not be too late to send a large army to get rid of that scourge! ”

"Zhaoyun's proposal, Shimin has also talked about it in the past, and it can be said that the hero sees it the same way." The reason why Li Yuan and the officials were so troubled at first was precisely because of this concern, although the problem has now been clearly put on the table, it does not mean that it has been solved, "What is very nerve-wracking is that the Turks are now pressing the border, and they are determined to win!" Either fight to the death and break the net! Either endure the humiliation and sign an alliance under the city, so that the people will not suffer from the war disaster! Isn't there necessarily a third way to go? ”

"Yes, manage to get the Turks to withdraw their troops automatically? I'm afraid it's easy to talk about it, but it's difficult to really do it, and once it's implemented, I don't know where to start! Pei Lin took over and said, "Shibi Khan is not a three-year-old child, but he can't retreat if he wants him to retreat!" Give him gifts, no matter how much, if he successfully conquers and annexes the state, the wealth he gets will be too much to estimate no matter what, how can he covet this meager gift? As for the promise to give in the future, it is even more to draw a big cake to satisfy his hunger, how can people be so easy to fool, can he not be more greedy for the property that can be obtained at hand, and willingly withdraw from the army? ”

"Master Pei has a point! In a word, if we want to negotiate peace with the Turks as an equal, we must first show our true skills, let them taste the taste of defeat, and let them deeply understand that if we do not negotiate peace with you, it will be difficult to gain something, so that they can readily agree! Sima Shixu stepped forward and said, "However, if you want to achieve this goal smoothly and not clash with them head-on, how can there be such a good thing in the world!" In the last general's opinion, even if Tang Gong finally wants to shake hands with Shibi Khan, he must gather the strength of the whole army, give him a dismount first, and then discuss the alliance later! I also hope that Tang Gong will quickly give an order, and our cavalry team will definitely live up to its mission and strive for a complete victory in one battle! ”

"General Sima's courage is certainly commendable! But our army is only 60,000, and most of them are new soldiers, and what are the chances of winning a head-to-head showdown with the 120,000 Turkic iron cavalry? Li Shimin questioned, "If you lose the first battle, isn't it a complete loss?" ”

"Even if he wins, it may not be able to make Shibi Khan really break his bones!" Li Yuan frowned again and said, "As Zhaoyun said just now, from now on, the other party is bound to be endlessly entangled again and again, so that our army will never be able to make a difference!" ”

“……”

"Striving for the best of both worlds is difficult, but it is not necessarily impossible!" When the officials were arguing and almost had nothing to say, Liu Wenjing spit out a sentence coldly.

"The matter is urgent," the officials shouted in unison, "Lord Liu has a clever plan, why not spit it out as soon as possible, so that everyone has the bottom in their hearts!" ”

Li Yuan finally calmed down, waved his hand majestically to stop the officials from shouting, and then turned around, his eyes looked at Liu Wenjing motionlessly, and his intention was actually the same as that of the officials: You can't show your tricks quickly, so let me rest assured earlier!

"The heavenly opportunity cannot be predicted, and I hope you Haihan!" Liu Wenjing laughed, walked calmly, paced behind Li Yuan, put her lips close to his ear and muttered.

When Li Yuan heard this, his mood suddenly relaxed, and he couldn't help frowning, and praised repeatedly: "Wonderful! Wonderful! Even if Kong Ming was born today, it is nothing more than that! After praising it, he immediately called Xiahou Duan and Sima Shixu to come forward to listen to the order, and act according to the plan, without mistakes.

The second general ordered the resignation, and Li Yuan called all the generals to step forward at the same time, and ordered each to lead the troops and horses of the headquarters, each to guard the position, and plant weapons and flags all over the four city towers, and be ready for battle.

After everything was deployed here, Shibi Khan led 120,000 iron cavalry to show off his might all the way, burning, killing and plundering, and quickly arrived. Immediately under the city, he opened his eyes widely, but unexpectedly found that the four gates of Bingzhou City were open, and no matter at the head of the city or outside the city, he could not see half a figure, and there were too many questions in his heart.

It is no wonder that Shibi Khan had learned Li Yuan's power at Yanmen Pass, and he still has lingering palpitations. If the other side sends troops all the way to block, with the absolute superiority of the Turkic forces, he can open the road in the mountains and build bridges in the water, and there is nothing to worry about. Now, not only did Li Yuan not send a single soldier to stop him, but his soldiers and horses were completely gone, the situation was too abnormal, can it not make people suspicious? With Li Yuan's resourcefulness, he has recruited a lot of new men and horses recently, and his troops are much stronger than in the past, how can he not fight a battle and leave his hometown alone for no reason? Since he will not give up merging the state for no reason, everything in front of him must be deceitful, at least he has ambushed a lot of people and horses in the city, waiting for our army to enter the city, and come to close the door and fight the dogs!

Li Yuan, what kind of trick did you kid use to calculate Lao Tzu this time? The more he thought about it, the more Shibi Khan felt that Li Yuan was unpredictable, and if he was not careful, he might fall into the scheme. However, after thinking about it repeatedly, he had to decide in frustration that many of his horses had come from afar with hard work, and they had spent money and effort, so they wouldn't have returned empty-handed without even seeing a shadow of Li Yuan's soldiers and horses, right? If that's the case, don't you let the world laugh off your big teeth?

"Back then, Zhuge Liang was trapped in Xicheng, and due to the shortage of soldiers and horses around him, he was forced to put down an empty city, and he actually scared Sima Yi's 300,000 army away!" Shibi Khan was puzzled, and his eldest son, Philescher, couldn't help but shout, "Could it be that Li Yuan deceived me into having no Turks, and originally copied Zhuge Liang's empty city plan to confuse our army?" In order to find out his details as soon as possible, Father Khan might as well arrange the army here to prevent the other party from raiding, and how about the child lead the army into the city and collide? ”

It seems that Zhuge Liang's empty city plan has also spread widely among the Turkic people and is very deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!

Because he had never heard of any war in Bingzhou in recent times, Shibi Khan never dared to believe that Li Yuan would defend the city without soldiers. However, after hesitating for a while, he still nodded, agreeing that his son would lead a team of men and horses to test it, and at the same time repeatedly told his son to be careful and not to go deep recklessly, so as not to fall into Li Yuan's tricks by mistake! He set the order, turned around and raised his arms, and the two thousand elite horsemen behind him roared in unison, galloping, and quickly broke into the outer city of Bingzhou.

Outside the city, it was as quiet as ever, and there was not a single figure in sight, nor a single sound was heard. The leader of the army ran around the city, and the situation was still the same. He raised his eyes to look up at the inner city, only to see the flags and flags on the city, dazzling eyes, no matter how repeatedly he observed, there was not the slightest sign of chaos.

Although he was full of words at first, he really lacked the courage to think of his father Khan's warning to rashly break into the inner city again—if nothing else, with only 2,000 cavalry, once you enter the city, you only need to ambush a group of archers on the gatehouses on both sides of the street, and you can still escape to the sky? With this concern, he led his army to stay for a long time, and repeatedly observed, but because it was difficult to judge the mysteries of the inner city, he had to return the same way and play everything he had seen in its original form.

When Shibi Khan heard this, he buried his head in thinking about it for a long time, because he could never guess what kind of medicine was sold in Li Yuan's gourd, in order to be foolproof, he had to order the army to temporarily retreat twenty miles and camp, and first calmly observe for a few days.

After issuing the order, Shibi Khan was still not at ease, and it was expected that with Li Yuan's cunning, he would definitely come to steal the camp and rob the village at night. So, at night, he ordered Li Lifu and the generals under the tent to lead their headquarters to lie in ambush on all sides, and sat in the big tent by himself, waiting for Li Yuan to throw himself into the net. The generals ordered, did not dare to slacken, each according to the designated direction, the flag and drums, the wind and the cold, divided in the field to wait all night, most of the soldiers were frozen half dead, but did not see a soldier in the city of Bingzhou coming.

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