Tu Lishu was very excited, and after learning that Li Zhi and Xie Yi were in Chang'an, he had an irrepressible excitement.

Think about it, Li Shimin's favorite young son is in Dingxiang, where he can be caught at his fingertips, if he is controlled, what a big bargaining chip it will be!

The battle captured the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and the start was so smooth, which was enough to boost morale and show the whole world how powerful Xue Yantuo was.

This is a good thing that I can't ask for, but I didn't expect to encounter it unexpectedly, which is a great luck.

Moreover, many of the subjects above and below Xue Yantuo were haunted by the death of Yi Nan and Xue Yantuo, and now he has taken revenge by catching a Tang prince back.

In this way, there is also an explanation from the top to the bottom, and from then on, these people will have to be grateful to themselves, and finally use it for themselves. This is the goal that Tu Li Loss hopes to achieve the most.

What's more, there is still a Xie Yi on the Dingxiang Grassland, which is the enemy that Xue Yantuo and his family hate, if they can catch or kill him, it will definitely be revenge, and the impact will definitely be extraordinary.

It's a big temptation/confusion, as for why Li Zhi and Xie Yi appeared in Dingxiang, Tu Lishu is no longer interested in caring. He didn't want to pay attention to how Ashina Simo treated His Royal Highness the King of the Tang Dynasty, at least it wouldn't be intimate and submissive, and that was enough.

Ashina Simo has not taken any measures now, he must have some concerns, and then leave a way back for himself. This shows that he is still wavering.

This is not a good phenomenon, and Tu Lishu feels that he can't wait any longer, and must rush to Dingxiang as soon as possible.

Li Zhi and Xie Yi are still in Dingxiang, this is the most advantageous, a crucial opportunity, don't dare to miss it. If you go late, you will be slipped away by this person, or you will be let go by Ashnasmo. That's not a good deal.

He must rush to Dingxiang as soon as possible and control Li Zhi and Xie Yi, so that if Ashina Simo can be forced to a "dead end", he will have no other choice.

You can't set up camp, you have to move forward at full speed, even if it's a smear. We should also arrive in Dingxiang as soon as possible tomorrow.

"Father Khan, in this case, it is not very late, how about we go another fifty miles, and then set up camp after passing the real water in one breath?" Tu Lishu was anxious this time, and after receiving this news, where could he still hold back his excited heart.

"In that case, it will be completely dark, and the weather will be cold now......" Yi Nan hesitated slightly.

Tuli lost his words: "Father Khan." Don't miss the opportunity, so that we can save half a day's journey and arrive in Dingxiang as soon as possible tomorrow. You don't know, the last time I went to Dingxiang, Ashina Simo is cunning and indecisive, whether the child is really worried about the change later, it is better to rush over as soon as possible. ”

"That being the case. Then, as you say, give orders to the three armies. Spend the water before dark! Yi Nan pondered for a moment, and finally agreed to his son's request.

Xue Yantuo's army, which had rested slightly, immediately activated and galloped towards Ruozhenshui, which was fifty miles away. Although there was a slight reluctance in his heart, the Khan's orders must be carried out, even if the scouts who had gone to explore the way had not yet returned. Still driving on the road without hesitation.

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Ruozhen Water is not a river, but just a place name.

If you have to ask how this place name came about, it is probably related to its topography, the grassland is more hilly and undulating in this generation, and the passages are mainly concentrated between the valleys. Piled with snow in winter.

When the snow melts in spring, it is like a gurgling stream of water, and over time, it is called Ruozhen water by herdsmen.

In the spring, when the snow melts, it is not easy to pass, but at the moment it has no effect, the ground in the valley has been frozen by the bitter cold, and there is not too much snow to affect walking.

As long as you pass this hell, the road to Dingxiang will be smooth, and you will be able to reach it in less than half a day. What's more important is that as long as this area is passed, Ashina Simo will not be able to agree, and it is easy to invite God and difficult to send God.

If the true water is like a pass, similar to the role of Shanhaiguan, as long as it passes, the Turks will not be able to stop the footsteps of Xue Yantuo's army to Dingxiang.

Originally, there was no need to be in such a hurry, but since he heard the news that Li Zhi and Xie Yi were in Dingxiang, Tu Lishu felt that he could not delay for a moment, and he had to seize all the time to get to Dingxiang as soon as possible.

Because Ashina Simo was a little hesitant and worried about what would happen, he was able to rest assured that he had crossed Ruozhen Water before setting up camp.

Because he had already planned to set up camp before, Xue Yantuo's sentry only patrolled within a range of thirty miles, and prepared to go to the Ruozhenshui area at night to investigate, and go back before dawn to report the news.

But he didn't want Yi Nan and Tu Li to change their minds temporarily, and the sentry didn't have time to do more detailed investigations, but it didn't matter. Who could be on the grassland who is Xue Yantuo's opponent?

Ashina Simo may hesitate, may hesitate not to attack Guanzhong Chang'an, but he will definitely not turn around and ambush Xue Yantuo. Even if Li Shimin issued a holy decree, Ashina Simo would find a way to prevaricate or delay, because this is a matter of principle for survival on the grassland.

The Turks in the east have to survive in the cracks, and they know very well that they will not easily fall victim to one side or the other.

Where are there other enemies besides the Turks?

Therefore, Tuli lost the vanguard, leading Xue Yantuo's army without stopping, and rushed to the valley of Ruozhenshui without warning.

At this time, it was getting late, and Xue Yantuo's soldiers had only one thought in their hearts, that is, to pass through here as soon as possible, and then set up camp to rest.

After running an extra fifty miles, even if he rode the best steppe war horse, he was a little tired at the moment. So it is with people, and so it is with horses.

If it is not a last resort, generally speaking, the steppe people cherish their horses very much, after all, this is the production tool they rely on for survival, and it is the greatest guarantee for victory on the battlefield, so they should cherish it very much.

Therefore, some Turkic soldiers have begun to have thoughts in their hearts, thinking that after camping, they can get some good forage for their mounts, etc.

However, none of them expected that in the woods above the hill, there were silently lined up heads, some looking at the sunset that was about to sink into the horizon, and some looking at the Xue Yantuo people who were running in the valley.

Li Ji was among them, and he led a large army north from Bingzhou. Take a detour to get here. Originally, I wanted the Bai Dao generation to block the Xue Yantuo people, but I didn't expect it to be a step too late.

Originally, Li Ji felt that there was a fierce battle to fight, and he had to take advantage of the terrain to block the southward movement of the Xue Yantuo people.

He is not afraid of frontal combat, and with the strength of the army of Bingzhou, it is still possible to deal with the Xue Yantuo people. No matter how elite they claimed, the grasslands were invincible. Those are all false, Li Ji is sure that there are no more powerful cavalry under the command of Jieli Khan on the grassland today.

Even those are defeated by their own men, so what is there to be afraid of? Li Ji was really worried about the Turks in Dingxiang. If he was fighting head-on with the Xue Yantuo people in Ruozhenshui, Ashnasimo led the Turks to attack from behind from the south, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

When the enemy is attacked on the belly and back, it is easy to be wiped out by the whole army.

When Xie Yi claimed to be able to hold back Ashina Simo, Li Ji was happy because of this. As long as this problem can be solved, the beacon fire in northern Xinjiang will not be a big problem.

Of course, this move is still risky enough, after all, Li Ji is pinning all the retreats on Xie Yi, if he fails, the state army is likely to be intercepted, and none of them can go back.

The stakes are considerable, and Li Ji can agree. That is full trust in Xie Yi and high hopes. It is also a time of crisis. There is no way out.

After all, in addition to this, it is really difficult to stop the collusion between Xue Yantuo and the Turks, relieve the pressure on Chang'an, and buy time.

It's just that......

Li Ji kept looking at Dingxiang in the south along the way, guessing in his heart, and he didn't know whether Li Zhi and Xie Yi went straight or not. In the end, it will not be successful.

If you fail, the consequences are really unimaginable. And whether His Royal Highness the King of Jin is safe, if the risk fails, and a prince is compensated, then there will really be no more words to see the world.

It's at this time of torment. Li Ji suddenly received a report from the outpost that the Turkic army was moving south, almost unsuspectingly into the Ruozhenshui area.

When Li Ji heard the news, he almost jumped up, excited!

In this way, the Xue Yantuo people would have ample opportunity to deal with them and win the most precious time. An ambush battle and a frontal defensive defense battle, the duration of the time is definitely different, as long as the real water can be quickly resolved, then Xue Yantuo and the Turks will not have to worry about the north and south attack.

It can be said that it is a godsend, why are Xue Yantuo people so careless, why are they so anxious, Li Ji is not interested in knowing.

All he knew was that the blocking battle was going to be changed to an ambush war.

After the order was issued, the well-trained army of Bingzhou quickly hid among the mountains and fields of Ruozhenshui according to their position, and then watched as the Xue Yantuo people rushed in.

Seeing this scene, Li Ji smiled.

Things became very easy all of a sudden, and now it doesn't matter whether Li Zhi and Xie Yi have made progress or not, and when Xue Yantuo is dealt with later, Li Ji can turn around and go south.

When the time comes, will Ashnasimo have any other choice? At this time, at most, he only dared to detain Li Zhi and Xie Yi, and he would never dare or kill anyone.

So this is an opportunity, and there is no need to worry about any accidents with His Royal Highness the King of Jin, so that he cannot explain to His Majesty the Emperor.

When it was confirmed that most of Xue Yantuo's army had entered the Ruozhenshui Valley, an earth-shattering sound spread through the valley.

Then there were faint fires in several places in the valley, and there was an earth-shattering sound. A loud sound echoed through the valley, especially deafening.

At the same time, it was accompanied by some rocks rolling down, smashing everywhere, as for whether there were casualties, it was up to fate.

The people of Xue Yantuo were startled, and after thinking about the loud noise, almost all the war horses were frightened and neighed, and they stopped moving, panicking, and suddenly the whole valley became a little chaotic.

In particular, there are rocks that keep rolling down, hitting many people's heads and breaking blood, and even dying on the spot.

But what made them even more uncertain was what had happened. Where did that loud thunderous sound come from? Tu Lishu looked around, looking for an answer, and the earth-shattering shouts came from the hillsides on both sides.

After receiving the news of the earth-shattering thunder, the state army came out one after another, condescendingly shooting arrows and throwing stones, and then attacked from above. And according to the plan, the Xue Yantuo people were divided and surrounded, and then each was broken.

The result is conceivable, in an unsuspecting situation, suddenly being blinded by someone, and then being attacked by someone, Xue Yantuo may not have woken up yet.

But unfortunately, many of them have already stepped into the ghost gate and died in an unknown manner.

The terrain of the valley, Xue Yantuo's army was almost completely blocked inside, the terrain was rugged and narrow, and it was impossible to disperse, and it was impossible to prevent effective evacuation and resistance. Especially when it is suppressed and attacked by the condescending army of the state, it can almost be said that there is no power to fight back, and the only thing that can be done seems to be to sit back and wait.

Of course, no one wants to sit still in the face of the threat of death. They always want to do something and fight for a chance to survive.

So, they scrambled to escape, to rush out. If there is a way to stop it, there may be some opportunities, but unfortunately, at this time, it is a completely chaotic situation.

When the Xueyantuo people were divided, their command was completely out of order, and the soldiers completely lost their minds under the tremendous pressure of death threats.

They began to scatter and flee, trying to get out of the hell on earth, and the more they tried to go, the more they couldn't go.

The entire Ruozhenshui Valley became more and more chaotic, and the people of Xue Yantuo began to collide with each other, trample, and even attack each other in order to escape for their lives.

All in all, a complete mess.

In this case, it saved a lot of trouble for the Tang Dynasty soldiers, and one by one the earth-shattering thunders were ignited and thrown in, and the huge sound alarmed all the horses, making them completely chaotic.

The earth-shattering sounds, the casualties of the earth-shattering thunder explosion, and the feather arrows that kept flying in the air, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were even completely different, and they did not need to have a direct short-range encounter with the Xue Yantuo people, they had already played a huge role, and it could even be said that they were completely defeated.

When night came and the moon appeared in the sky, Ruozhen Water was already a mess of porridge, full of corpses and panicked Xue Yantuo people. They tried to get out, but whenever there was the slightest hope, an arrow would come and send them to despair.

Li Ji stood on a high place, looking at the Ruozhen water in the moonlight, and was silent. He only had one question now, or rather curious, whether Yi Nan and Tu Li lost were among them.

Also, as a result, is Xue Yantuo considered to be exterminated?

Hehe, I have to say that although Xie Yi's proposal is bold, it seems that the effect is really surprising! (To be continued.) )