"Hurry, hurry, stop and settle down right now. Always ready to defend against the surprise attacks of the Turks. Zhang Chao commanded.

Soon, more than 70,000 Tianjie troops immediately began to build simple fortifications in place, and then more than 10,000 people began to hold bows and crossbows, and then the battle columns became three columns to prepare, if the Turks wanted to attack their formation, the Tianjie army also counterattacked by shooting crossbows and crossbows in three stacks. This was summed up by Zhang Chao through the tactics of queuing up to shoot in later generations, but I heard that the army of the Qin Dynasty also used this method to meet the enemy. However, this tribal shot was the best way to compensate for the lack of firepower, so they could use this method to ensure that they would not be attacked by the Turks.

"Hurry up and build the fortifications, and then everyone will take turns defending in the fortifications, defending against the Turkic attack at any time. Although the Turks may not be able to see clearly in the night, they are not afraid of 10,000, but they are afraid of what if, what if the Turks refuse to let go of this opportunity? Therefore, we must not pin our hopes on the incompetence of the enemy, we must prepare ourselves ourselves, and then we can truly win the war. The cavalry of the Turks was not weak, and we could resist only by perfecting the fortifications. ”

Under Zhang Chao's guidance, those Tianjie troops began to prepare to resist the Turks through Xiu Jiangong, especially Zhang Chao prepared various capitals, such as methods similar to those used to fight tanks in later generations. What triangular pyramids and the like are all sharp weapons used to deal with tanks in later generations, and now they have been taught to soldiers by Zhang Chao, and then asked him to build earthen triangular cones one by one, so as to avoid the rapid assault of the Turks. And also by digging trenches, and then allowing soldiers to hide in the trenches and release arrows, so that even if the Turks break through, the losses will not be too large, but the Turks will not be familiar with this tactic. So when the time comes, it will definitely have a miraculous effect, and at that time the Turks will suffer a big loss.

"Zhang Yushi. You are really proficient in military affairs, and you can even understand these things? Yang Qi said admiringly.

"Alright, let's say more, hurry up and dig the fortifications, so that we can stand firm!" Zhang Chao said.

Zhang Chao's methods adopted the anti-tank tactics of later generations, and the generals after the Tang Dynasty developed many methods to deal with cavalry. Combined with some anti-tank tactics, this will also allow him to achieve a method of fighting the enemy's cavalry. And these methods were very advanced methods for the army of the Tang Dynasty, and they couldn't even think of them.

As for the other end, it is on top of the temporary bridge in Weishui.

When Li Shimin heard that Zhang Chao had come to King Qin with an "army of 100,000 troops", he originally hoped to discuss with the Turks about using money to withdraw the army, but at this time, Li Shimin turned around and left, and he immediately decided to refuse to use money as a means of exchanging peace. Because this is a great insult to him as a king, if he only had an army of more than 20,000 before, then the enemy is ten times his own. Then he may also choose to exchange money for peace. But now that he has an army of 100,000, his own strength is already very sufficient, and the enemy is only about one and a half times his own. And the difference of 1.5 times is naturally not a huge gap for Li Shimin, an emperor with very good self-confidence and military talent. In addition, the geographical advantage of Chang'an City can be enough for him to defend the city with peace of mind, and the enemy's cavalry is not able to attack the city, which must be very disadvantageous. Therefore, in the case of the elimination of the other, the outcome of this war is still unknown. Therefore, Li Shimin also felt that his self-confidence had swelled, and he was unwilling to exchange money for peace.

As for the Turks, they almost scolded. He didn't expect that the Tang Dynasty army would come to reinforcements at such a time, which was simply unimaginable. The enemy actually had an "army of 100,000 troops". This turned the tide in an instant. The current situation is completely different from before, because now Datang actually has more than 100,000 troops, so it is not an absolute advantage, but the opponent's troops are enough, and there is no problem at all in holding the city. And his own soldiers are not good at siege, so this kind of strength is equivalent to a discount. The Turks immediately felt depressed. Because he could have obtained wealth, but now he is going to be unlucky. I'm afraid, this time the wealth will not be obtained.

"Is there a way for us to attack those Han Chinese as soon as their 100,000 troops enter the city?" A Turkic general asked.

But someone immediately said: "The other party's general is a veteran." Instead of entering the city immediately, they rested in place and built fortifications for defense. If it was a second-rate general, he would immediately let the army go over and enter the city without hesitation. And once the army crowds into the city, then it gives us a chance. It must not be easy for a 100,000-strong army to enter the city with such a small city gate, and it must have been a group of people who entered the city, and another group of people who were not able to enter the city. And we can take the opportunity to carry out a cavalry raid as if it were a 'half-crossing', and then wipe out most of their army. And at that point they will definitely be in chaos, then we will really win. But the other party is a veteran, obviously proficient in military knowledge, and did not rush into the city, so we have no chance. ”

"You see that they took advantage of the darkness to build fortifications and then sent troops to defend us, which is enough to show that they were intentional and planned in advance. They did not rush into the city, but chose to defend themselves in the dark, and I guess they knew that we Turks were generally suffering from night blindness. It is precisely because they know that we have night blindness, so they choose to take advantage of the night to defend themselves, so that we have nothing to do with it. Therefore, this person who commands the Tianjie Army is definitely a person who is familiar with the characteristics of our Turkic people, and he is a veteran. ”

And Jieli Khan immediately asked; "National teacher, isn't Luo Yi in command of the Tianjie Army, isn't he us cooperating?"

And the "national teacher" replied helplessly: "I don't know what's going on, but it shouldn't be Luo Yi who is commanding the Tianjie Army now, just now he said that it was Zhang Chao, who was a palace servant, and that should be a person named Zhang Chao." And the palace servant Yu Shi belongs to the seven grades in the official system of the Tang Dynasty, and is responsible for supervision. But I don't understand how a petty officer of the inspector can be qualified to command an army of 80,000, this is really strange. However, in any case, Zhang Chao, the palace attendant, should be very familiar with military affairs, and even be able to be familiar with our Turkic enemies. Care has to be taken. ”

"Zhao Deyan, why are you so ambitious to destroy your own prestige? Are we Turks still afraid of a Han Chinese? Tuli Khan scolded.

That Zhao Deyan was silent, because this Turki was a little Turkic khan and the nephew of Jieli Khan. In fact, according to the order of succession, it should be that Tuli could have inherited the position of the khan a long time ago. But because he was still young at that time, he was robbed of his place by the younger brother of the original Khan. As a result, the previous khans have now changed several times. This Tuli was not able to really become a khan, so Tuli is definitely a tragedy.

This Zhao Deyan is also the Turkic national teacher Zhao Deyan, who was in turmoil during the original Sui Dynasty, he took the initiative to join the Turks in exchange for an official position, and now he took the initiative to help the Turks invade the Central Plains and became a shameful traitor. If you are not reused in the Central Plains, then if you go to the Turks, no one will care about you and scold you, but if you go and bring the Turks back, then I am afraid that it will be your fault. So Zhao Deyan is definitely a traitor. However, he is not the master of the Demon Sect in Huang Yi's novel, he is just an ordinary literati.

After he arrived in the Turks, he suggested that Jieli Khan carry out reforms, but it harmed the interests of those Turkic nobles, which made the Turkic nobles hate her so much, and now the Turks are also sarcastic about him. This is also the end of betraying one's own country and nation, once a person betrays his own country and nation, he will not be familiar with anyone after he arrives in a foreign country. His own life and death are all in the hands of those in power. And a word from others can make you rich, and a word from others can make you die without a place to be buried. It's like the Shang Yang of the year. He successfully reformed the Qin State, and his success made the Qin State strong, but in the end, he ended up with a car split. Although Shang Ying supported a group of military nobles from poor families, he was unable to save his life. Because he is a "foreigner", although the world was ruled by Zhou Tianzi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, everyone was only their own princes and kings in their hearts. So although he is also a member of the Zhou Dynasty. However, he is also a "foreigner", so he cannot accumulate enough power in his own country. So although those military nobles rose, when he was killed, no one spoke for him.

And Zhao Deyan is the same, he can have today's status as a national teacher. But he can't really become an important courtier, and he will always be just a guest secretary. If it weren't for Jieli's trust, then he would have been killed by those Turkic nobles long ago. And he can't accumulate power here, because he is a foreigner, and even if a foreigner is an official in another country, it is difficult for someone to turn to him, after all, the culture and identity between the two are different. Although people will attach importance to you, it is impossible to hand over the real power position to you, which is also the cruel side. This is also the difference in culture and ethnicity, and it is impossible for the two sides to integrate quickly.

However, on the other hand, Zhang Chao also entered Chang'an City from the north gate of Chang'an, and then went to see Li Shimin very quickly.

"I've seen King Qin, oh no, I've seen the emperor! King Chenqin was late to save the car, and asked the emperor to forgive his sins! Zhang Chao said.

"No, no, no, you're just in time, you're here!" Li Shimin said.

Li Shimin was really grateful, because Zhang Chao brought reinforcements before he was ready to decide to exchange money for peace with the Turks, which can be said to have saved the Tang Dynasty and saved his face. Originally, Li Shimin was very worried about whether the Turks would be willing to let him use money to buy peace, but now he doesn't have to worry, because the reinforcements have arrived to him, not only do he have enough troops, then there is no need to exchange money for peace. As long as there are 100,000 troops, it is completely possible to hold Chang'an City. Especially if the other party is not good at attacking the city, it will be of great help to himself. In this case, Li Shimin has an absolute possibility to hold Chang'an, so that Datang can be said to be stable.

And there is no need to bear the charge of spending money to buy peace, you can use this method to achieve your own goals, and you don't have to worry about the infamy of future generations. Therefore, Zhang Chao not only saved Datang, but also saved Li Shimin's personal reputation! If the first thing he did as an emperor was to spend money to buy peace, then I'm afraid he really found a piece of tofu and killed him. As an emperor who wants to save face, so Zhang Chao saved his face, which is almost as important as saving his life. And this time it really saved his life, because the timely arrival of reinforcements gave Chang'an City enough soldiers to protect it. In this way, there is no need to worry about being broken by insufficient troops. So that's a huge credit! The merit is nothing more than saving the driver, so Zhang Chao's contribution is huge.

"Zhang Chao, where is Luo Yi? Why is it that you are in charge of the Tianjie Army? Fang Xuanling asked.

Zhang Chao immediately told Li Shimin what happened, and Li Shimin immediately became angry after hearing it.

"Good! Luo Yi, my Datang is not thin on you, you actually betrayed Datang so much. Still want to be an emperor? Li Shimin was really furious.

When Li Shimin heard that this Turkic invasion was actually planned by Luo Yi, he hated Luo Yi to the core, and he had already made up his mind to kill Luo Yi's family. You must know that Li Shimin is not a person who loves killing, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there were also some people who were disposed of because of the crime of rebellion, but Li Shimin also chose to just kill him, and rarely implicated their families. But now that Li Shimin has decided to kill Luo Yi's family, he is also very angry.

"Your Majesty, now Luo Yi has been arrested by me. But ......," Zhang Chao said.

"Okay, good catch, I must clean him up! However, what did you say later, did there be any accident? Li Shimin shouted.

Zhang Chao immediately shouted: "The minister is guilty, the minister took the liberty of the edict and forged the emperor's edict, and then seized the military power." But there was really no way for him at that time. Because Chang'an City is in danger and needs reinforcements. Then I had no choice but to make this edict to win the trust of those Tianjie Army soldiers, and then I was able to take down Luo Yi, take away the military power of the Tianjie Army, and then lead the army to support. The minister has already made an edict, and he asks the emperor to forgive him! ”

Zhang Chao knew that in ancient times, Jiaozhao was a very huge crime. If you are not careful, it is easy to be borrowed. Rather than being pointed out by others, it is better to take the initiative to "confess" yourself, so as to strive for forgiveness and leniency. Taking the initiative to confess and having people poke it out are completely different situations. So as long as you confess yourself, you can still get a lot of forgiveness. If you don't confess yourself. That makes people poke it out, then you have made a big mistake and it is easy to be held accountable by the emperor. So Zhang Chao took the initiative to "confess", so he was sure that Li Shimin would not hold him responsible, because he was also for the good of the country and to save Datang. Although without Zhang Chao, the Tang Dynasty would not perish, but the Tang Dynasty has come to the edge of the cliff, and Zhang Chao did something out of the ordinary in order to save the country, which is understandable and even any emperor will not care. Zhang Chao transferred troops without authorization to save the Tang Dynasty, could it be that the Tang Emperor still wanted to kill Zhang Chao? Countless people will be chilled by that.

Li Shimin heard that Zhang Chao was actually "overbearing", and then finally said helplessly: "Forget it, you are also for my Tang Dynasty, what else can I say?" However, if you get rid of Luo Yi's rebellion in time, and you can lead the Tianjie Army to come to support, that is a great achievement for you. What reward do you want? ”

Zhang Chao immediately said modestly: "The minister committed such a big crime as an edict, and the minister didn't dare to ask for it, just ask the emperor not to investigate the minister's big crime." ”

And Li Shimin also took the initiative to nod, because Zhang Chao still understood things very well, and actually took the initiative to give up asking for a reward. And Zhang Chao can't know that as a boss, he hates those who are proud of his achievements? In particular, the means of making meritorious contributions are still not very bright, and they are obtained through exaggeration. There are few emperors who like to be pretentious, even if they are for their own good. Because this time it can be corrected, will it continue to be corrected next time? So any emperor would have to worry about this, so Zhang Chao had to be a man with his tail between his legs.

If Zhang Chao is too bold to ask for a reward, it may be too high, and Li Shimin's heart will be crooked, and if Li Shimin holds a grudge at that time, I am afraid it will be troublesome. Therefore, Zhang Chao is still good to be an artificial person with his tail between his legs, so that he can live a long time. In the future, he still has to rely on the support of the imperial power, if the imperial power does not support him and these poor families, then I am afraid it will be really difficult to rise. The rise of Hanmen is inseparable from the support of the imperial power, so Zhang Chao knows that he is absolutely inseparable from Li Shimin's help at present, and once he leaves Li Shimin's help, it will definitely be difficult to gain a firm foothold in the officialdom. On the other hand, Zhang Chao also needs to rely on Li Shimin's approval to become the leader of the cold family, if there is no emperor's approval, there are definitely many people who want to become the leader of the cold family. Zhang Chao knew that if he really chose a leader of the Han family, he might not be able to have absolute authority, so he had to be careful that the emperor unloaded the mill and killed the donkey. Once the emperor unloads the mill and kills the donkey, I am afraid that he will face a very difficult situation, which is very troublesome at that time.

Soon, the envoy of the Turks immediately came, came to the city of Chang'an, and met Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, I think our Khan agreed, and he agreed to exchange the wealth in the treasury of the Tang Dynasty for the withdrawal of our Turkic troops. As long as the Tang Dynasty is willing to take out all the wealth in the treasury, then our Khan will agree to withdraw from the army. ”

"Hahahaha......" Li Shimin suddenly laughed.

Li Shimin felt really funny about this Turkic man. This Turk actually wanted to agree to use his wealth to withdraw his troops at this time, because the Turks already knew that the Tang reinforcements had arrived, and they naturally could not have the confidence to continue to conquer Chang'an. Datang has more than 100,000 soldiers, first of all, it can ensure that Chang'an City will not be lost and fallen, and in addition, it is completely possible to mobilize soldiers from nearby cities, states and counties to support, and the Turkic people's plans have been completely aborted. Therefore, the Turks agreed to use their wealth to withdraw their troops at this time, so of course, since the situation is no longer possible to break through Chang'an City, it is not a good choice to retreat and choose to force Datang to take out wealth. However, will Li Shimin agree? At that time, Li Shimin agreed to use his wealth in exchange for the other party's withdrawal because he had no cards to play in his hand. But now he has an army of 100,000, and the other party is only twice his size, and he occupies a geographical advantage, protected by a tall wall. As long as it is supported for a period of time, the Tang courtiers from all over the country will also know that Chang'an will not fall, and at that time, in order to snatch the credit for saving the driver, they will also be willing to come to the rescue. So Chang'an can be said to be impregnable, but at this time, the Turks actually wanted to agree to exchange their wealth for their retreat? This is a pipe dream! As a person who wants to save face, of course, it is impossible for Li Shimin to choose to give in and take money to buy peace when it is clear that there is no problem.

The Tang Dynasty is not the Great Song Dynasty, let alone the Qing Dynasty, so Li Shimin can't do this kind of thing to lose at the negotiating table when he gains an advantage. Therefore, Li Shimin has decided that he will definitely not compromise with the Turks this time, there are too many cards in his hand to play, and there is no need to succumb to the Turks for this bit of, it would be too much of a loss. If you choose to spend money to buy peace when you are weak, it will at most leave a bad reputation, and someone will still understand you! But when you are strong, you have to spend money to buy peace, that is really a brain in water, and future generations will scold you, and then scold you for being weak and incompetent. So since Li Shimin has a choice, why should he choose to compromise? As an overlord in troubled times, he will not choose to compromise and surrender until he has to do so.

"Tell you Khan, I want me to submit and daydream. Tell him that if he wants to fight, then I will accompany him, and then see which of us is more powerful! Li Shimin yelled.

And the Turkic envoy was silent, because now that the situation has changed, Li Shimin's attitude has naturally changed, which is not a strange thing. Therefore, he could only choose to go back to the mission, and then tell Jieli Khan about the change in Li Shimin's attitude. Anyway, this time the Turks really didn't get a penny, and Li Shimin would rather distribute these riches to the soldiers than give them to the Turks, which is related to the dignity of a great king and cannot be changed. (To be continued......)