In the martial arts city, a new big tent was erected. The big tent is sewn from cowhide, and outside the big tent stands a pole more than five meters high Da Hu (dao), on which hangs a big flag, on which is embroidered with a lifelike wolf head that looks up to the sky and roars. Inside the tent, a brazier is placed in the center, and a number of torches are inserted on each side. Dressed in a white lambskin robe, the Khan sat on a chair in tiger skin. His henchmen and advisers and confidants stood on both sides. The henchman of Jieli Khan cut the flesh of a leg of mutton with a delicate dagger and handed it to Jieli Khan.

Instead of eating, Jieli Khan asked, "Where has our army gone?" ”

Bo Tie replied: "Qi Great Khan, our Great Turkic Khanate, raise 400,000 elites of each tribe, and attack the Tang Dynasty on the left, center, and right. Now the general Yaerjin on the left is the henchman of the Great Khan, although the number is the smallest, only 80,000 horses, but the progress is the fastest, and now it is less than thirty miles away from Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and it is almost to Yao Valley; The army in the middle was 200,000 horses under the personal command of the Great Khan, only forty miles away from Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty; However, the Tuli and Qibi Holi coalition armies, who commanded 120,000 horses on the right flank, were the slowest to advance, and they had just crossed Qishan, and they said that the road was too narrow for the horses to run fast. They said that they would be able to reach the county seat of Wugong in five days at the earliest, and the Great Khan round. ”

Jieli Khan snorted dissatisfiedly, "I knew the two of them wouldn't come over happily. ”

Zhiya Sili took a step forward and said to Jieli Khan: "Great Khan, why don't we wait for Tuli and Qibi Heli to force them, we and General Yarjin have a combined force of 280,000, while Tang Chang'an only has 30,000 horses. Now that we have taken advantage of the fact that he Li Shimin has not woken up, we will go directly to Chang'an City in one go. ”

Jieli Khan glanced at Zhiya Sili, shook his head and said: "No, we have to wait for Tuli and Qibi He Li to let their men and horses attack first, we only have 280,000 horses in our hands, and the rest of the 120,000 can be in the hands of Tuli and Qibi He Li, so that Tuli, Qibi He Li and Li Shimin can fight and lose, wouldn't it be best?" Li Shimin is a threat, how can Tuli and Qibi not be a threat? ”

Bo Tie and Zhi Ya Sili looked at each other.

Jieli Khan glanced at Zhiya Sili and said, "Tomorrow, you go to Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty and let Li Shimin surrender." Let's wait for Tuli and Qi Bi to help them. ”

Zhi Ya Sili was surprised: "Persuade Li Shimin? Is Li Shimin the one who will surrender? ”

With a gloomy face, Jieli Khan did not answer the question of Zhiya Sili, but left the tent with his hands behind his back.

Bo Tie looked at Jieli Khan, who had left the big tent, and then said to Zhiya Sili: "Zhizhi Sili, how could Li Shimin surrender?" The Great Khan is asking you to explore the reality of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, and see if Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, is as Li Yi said, there are only 30,000 horses in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Zhi Ya Sili said with contempt on his face: "At this time, do you still need to test the reality of Datang?" Even if there are not 30,000 horses in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, is my Great Turkic Khanate still afraid of their weak Tang people? This time, my Great Turkic Khanate has 400,000 troops to conquer the country, and my 280,000 Turkic iron cavalry are also invincible all the way to the city of Chang'an. At this time, it was strange that the Great Khan was so frightened. ”

Bo Tie used the delicate dagger to insert a piece of lamb leg meat, put it in his mouth, and swallowed slowly: "Do you think that the Great Khan is afraid of his Li Shimin's 30,000 horses?" ”

Zhiya Sili was stunned for a moment.

Bo Tie continued: "The Great Khan wants to get rid of Tuli and Qibi after Chang'an has solved Li Shimin's 30,000 horses. Li Shimin's 30,000 horses, why be afraid? Tuli and Qibi He Li have 120,000 Turkic elites in their hands, do you say that the Great Khan is not worried? ”

After listening to Bo Tie's analysis, Zhi Ya Sili was stunned in place.

On the second day, Zhi Ya Sili took two retinues and took the letter of surrender to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin under the city of Chang'an, asking to meet the Tang Emperor Li Shimin.

In the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair and asked Li Xuan, who was standing on top of the main hall, "What does this mean?" Jieli's delusional attempt to surrender to me is simply wishful thinking. ”

After Li Xuan pondered, he said: "The minister thinks that he is not really recruiting His Majesty on the order of Jieli, but to see the reality of my Tang Dynasty, and to see if Chang'an, the capital of my Tang Dynasty, is as Li Yi said, there are less than 30,000 horses." ”

Li Shimin stroked his neat two strands of beard, and said with a glint in his eyes: "He wants to see the reality of my Datang?" Can he see it if he wants to? If they attack our city, and I attack their hearts, then we can only fight a psychological war with them, and I want to see if he can see through my bluff? ”

With the order of Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, the entire imperial capital Chang'an was quickly arranged in a tense and orderly manner.

At nine o'clock in the future, Zhiya Sili was announced by Li Shimin into Chang'an City. Zhi Sili and the two entourages behind him followed behind the guards, and secretly looked up, and everywhere they came into view were the Tang Dynasty soldiers with bright armor and orderly arrangement. Zhi Ya Sili kept muttering in his heart: "Isn't there only 30,000 people? How can this Datang city defense be so tight, three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, there are sergeants standing under each Datang military flag, and there are probably 30,000 horses guarding the head of Chang'an City alone, right? How many people will guard the Tang Palace, and how many people will be in the barracks of the Twelve Guards Army in Chang'an City? Li Yi's intelligence is wrong, in Chang'an City, in my opinion, there are at least 100,000 horses. The two attendants behind him were also stunned and frightened at the same time.

What they didn't know was that except for the two thousand soldiers guarding the Qianyuan Hall of the Tang Palace, all the rest of the horses were arranged by the Tang Emperor Li Shimin to the head of Chang'an City, which was the main reason for their miscalculation.

In the Qianyuan Palace, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair, and the Tang Dynasty civil and military officials stood on both sides.

Zhi Ya Sili led the two entourages into the hall proudly, and when he saw the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, he did not bow down, but just arched his hand with contempt and said: "I am the envoy of the Supreme Khan of the grassland, and I have seen the Tang Emperor." ”

Li Shimin twisted his face to the side, without the slightest intention of ignoring the stubborn thoughts.

After a short silence, Zhi Ya Sili couldn't hold his breath anymore and shouted, "Hey, why are you Central Plains people so ignorant of the rules? ”

Li Shimin patted the dragon chair and stood up, stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhi Sili, and rebuked loudly: "Bastard, back then, my Emperor Wude of the Tang Dynasty raised troops in the state, and I had an appointment with your Great Khan: do not interfere with each other, and save each other in emergencies." Now that your Great Khan is treacherous, uninvited, crossed the Great Wall, and knocked on my Chang'an, you say, is it that I don't understand the rules or your Great Khan doesn't understand the rules? What your Great Khan has said and the contracts he has signed don't count, so how can he convince his subordinates and the world? ”

Zhi Ya Sili and the other three were stunned in place, they didn't expect that the Tang Emperor Li Shimin would dare to reprimand them in public, their Great Khan's 400,000 army was now outside Chang'an City.

Shang Shu's right servant and Du Ruhui, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, stood up and sneered on the side: "Jieli Khan's envoy? Even when he saw me, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty dared to stand and speak, who did he think he was? Looking at the whole world, only Jieli Khan, who doesn't know how to count etiquette, will use this kind of courtier who doesn't know the height of the sky. ”