Mayi is the northernmost town in the Tang Dynasty and is also a military fortress. Located outside the Yanmen Pass of the Tang Dynasty, Mayi is a battleground between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, as well as a place where the Tang farming civilization and the Turkic nomadic civilization collide. At the beginning, when the former Qin general Meng Tian led 300,000 Qin troops to drive the Xiongnu north, he built a city here to raise horses, so this place was named Mayi; When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wang Hui proposed to set up an ambush in Mayi, ambushed 300,000 Han troops, and annihilated the 100,000 Xiongnu army commanded by the Xiongnu minister Shan Yu in one fell swoop. Later, Ma Yi was even more talented, during the Three Kingdoms, the Wei State Guannei Hou, the hussar general Zhang Liao Zhang Wenyuan, and now the left leader Wei Wei General Chi Jingde are all from Ma Yi.

In the evening, the sun sets, the whole Mayi is full of blood red, red light everywhere, and the birds are cast into the forest, which is comparable to the sunset. Looking into the distance, the remnant sun in the west sky is like blood, the peaks and peaks of the three mountains of Zijin, Black Camel and Hongtao are undulating, dressed in gorgeous red clothes, the tributary of the Yellow River - the Hui River flows slowly in front of Ma Yi, the yellow turbid river water reflects the remnant sun in the west in the water, and the red light flashes by, which looks very weird.

The city of Mayi is not big, the population is not large, because it is a border town, there are often Turkic people who invade the territory, so the city gate is heavily guarded, and there are many Tang soldiers standing up and down the city tower.

Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, took Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, and Sun Wuji, the eldest son of the Wenxuan Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, to make up and become a merchant merchant under the escort of the Tang Xuanjia Army, which became a merchant servant and guard, and slowly walked into the city of Mayi after strict inspection by the guards of Mayi.

The camp tent of the Turkic Jieli Khan, Jieli Khan slowly glanced at the tribal leaders present, and said slowly: "This year, the Tang Dynasty has survived the disaster smoothly, but the drought of our Turks is becoming more and more serious, and the horsepower of our army's war horses has been greatly weakened. The situation is worrying. In order to preserve his strength, Ben Khan ordered: From today onwards, our Great Turkic Khanate would rather starve cattle and sheep to death than save as many horses as possible. In addition, the various departments should go south separately, try to get close to the line of the Great Wall for food, and preserve the pasture grass in the north as much as possible for reserves. Now, let's discuss the route to the south and the scope of each. ”

said. He looked at the position of Tuli and Qibi He Li, and what he did was not Tuli and Qi Mo He Li. So he opened his mouth and asked, "What, are Tuli and Qibi He Li still sick?" ”

Ever since Tuli showed his full strength and attacked Jieli Khan's camp, Tuli and Qibi He Li have always been afraid of Jieli Khan's revenge, so they have always shirked for various reasons and did not come to the imperial tent to participate in the proceedings, and today is no exception, neither of them attended the meeting. Instead, they all lined up their sons to participate.

Hearing Jieli Khan's question, Tuli's son got up and replied respectfully: "Qi Qi Great Khan, my father flashed his waist, and now he can't get on the horse." I really can't come! ”

The son of Qibi He Li also got up and replied respectfully: "Qi Yu Khan, my father is also infected with wind and cold, coughing all the time, and can't get out of bed. I really can't come! ”

Jieli Khan knew in his heart that Tuli and Qibi He Li were both guarding against themselves, afraid that they would find a reason. Get rid of them. Therefore, neither Tuli nor Khibi Holi left their respective tribes for half a step, and lived under the protection of their soldiers.

Jieli Khan said quietly on his face: "Oh, go back and bring some good medicine for Ben Khan to see them, so that they can recuperate from their injuries." ”

As he spoke, Jieli Khan took a map and unfolded it in front of him, arranging the order in which each tribe would go south to eat. As usual, he placed the tribes of Tuli and Qibi He Li in the southernmost place, closest to the place guarded by the heavy troops of the Tang Dynasty, and strictly ordered Tuli and Qibi He Li to lead their respective tribes south to eat ten miles north of Mayi, he said that there is a muddy river flowing there, and the water and grass are abundant, which is suitable for the survival of cattle, sheep and horses of the Tuli and Qibi He Li tribes. Although the words are beautiful, he has his own calculations in his heart.

After the arrangements were made, the leaders of the tribes bowed and saluted before leaving.

The stubbornness was left alone by Jieli Khan.

Jieli Khan whispered to Zhiqi Sili: "After the tribes of Tuli and Qibi Heli have set out, you will lead 20,000 elites to follow them. When they arrive ten miles outside the city of Mayi to eat, you will lead my 20,000 Turkic elites to conquer the county seat of Mayi in one fell swoop. ”

Zhi Sili was surprised: "Great Khan, there are only thousands of Tang troops in the county seat of Mayi. It is not very difficult for the minister to break through, but he has broken through the Mayi county town of Datang, and according to the character of the Datang people, Datang will inevitably retaliate. Now my Great Turkic Khanate is suffering from a severe drought, and the tribes are not ready for a decisive battle with the Tang Dynasty. ”

Jieli Khan laughed and said: "Ben Khan just wants to provoke a war with the Tang Dynasty and let the Tang Dynasty retaliate." After you defeated Ma Yi, you took the initiative to retreat, and when you came down, you looked at the map, who was closest to the Tang Army? ”

Stubbornly looking at the map carefully, he soon discovered the tribes of Tuli and Qibi Heli ten miles north of Mayi City.

Stubbornly lost his thinking and suddenly realized: "The meaning of the Great Khan is to attract the Tang Dynasty and Tuli and Qibi He Li to merge with them, and use the knife of Datang to get rid of Tuli and Qibi He Li." ”

Jieli Khan nodded and smiled.

Zhizhi Sili looked at the map, and said to Jieli Khan with a puzzled face: "It's just the Great Khan, how can you guarantee that after the Tang Dynasty gets rid of the Turks and Qibi He Li, they will not continue to attack and start a full-scale war with my Great Turkic Khanate?" ”

Jieli Khan said with a smile: "The decisive battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is not this year, and this year is definitely not the best time for the decisive battle. The Tang Dynasty has just experienced two years of drought, one year of locust plague, three years of no harvest, the people starved to death, and there were many people who rose up, although they relied on nearly 10 million stone of grain transported by Li Xiaogong, the governor of Jingzhou, to survive the crisis, but to suppress the rebellion in various places, it was decided that the Tang Dynasty had no way to concentrate troops and our Great Turkic Khanate for a decisive battle. And the same is true of my Great Turkic Khanate, which has also suffered from drought for two consecutive years, cattle, sheep and horses have starved to death, and the herdsmen have no food. Therefore, this year, the Tang Dynasty and our Great Turkic Khanate will definitely not have a decisive battle. This is the main reason why I asked you to break through the Tang Dynasty's Mayi City, and attracted the Tang army to retaliate against the Turks and Khimi He Li, and I was not worried that after the Tang Dynasty attacked the Turi and Khibi He Li, they would have a decisive battle with my Great Turkic Khanate. ”

Stubbornly flattering: "It's still the Great Khan who thinks long-term, and the ministers can't shoot the horse in case of emergency." ”

Jieli Khan's expression of enjoyment, and his words of disability, said that he had gone to his heart, and made him feel very comfortable. (To be continued......)

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