Chapter 157: Nothing harms
After Luo Shixin rode his horse away, he deliberately slowed down, as if he was wandering on a horse, enjoying the scenery of the grassland and listening to the eagles and geese in the sky.
From Wang Xuance's mouth, Luo Shixin knew that there were also Turkic people who were good at falconry, using eagles in the sky to investigate the situation. I don't know if the eagle geese in the sky are Turkic or not: there are too many eagles and geese in this steppe, and if each one of them is suspicious, then it will be okay, and he will chirp.
He only thinks that with one grab and one horse, 1,800 people can't help him, but he is not arrogant enough to stop 100,000 people.
Zhao Zilong's seven in and seven out regarded the million Cao army as nothing, after all, it was in the novel, and he saw the Turkic cavalry surrounding him before, and he ran away decisively.
The red horse was indeed fast enough, and under the rapid running, even the sharp arrows that left the string also fell behind.
This broke away from the army, Luo Shixin immediately slowed down, did everything that should be done, and the rest only depends on Jieli's own decision. If Jieli followed, he could only choose to accept his fate and personally cover the retreat of the army.
However, at his current speed, if Jieli couldn't let go of his face and had to fight this battle, or if he saw through his plan and led his troops to continue to support Yuyang, he would have caught up long ago.
Now I can't see the shadow behind me, the reason is self-evident, and Luo Shi's confidence is also happy.
This last glimpse, he was right.
According to the news from Wang Xuance, Luo Shixin analyzed and studied it back and forth more than 100 times, and confirmed one thing with certainty.
Jieli, like the Tang Dynasty, attaches great importance to Yuyang, a strategic place that coordinates with the Great Wall. The purpose of this dispatch of 100,000 is to protect Yuyang, as for whether it is Kou Youzhou or not, it is all secondary. So they didn't even bring sheep or cattle. I set off with only barley.
It was also based on this that Luo Shixin boldly thought that as long as Jieli felt that Yuyang had fallen, then he would lose his goal and main motivation, and he would derive the crazy idea of deceiving Jieli with a fake head.
However, it is impossible for a single head to persuade Jieli to withdraw from the army, there is no doubt about this. As the khan of a nation, Jieli has his own prestige and dignity. Since 100,000 troops have been dispatched, it is impossible to withdraw without saying anything, and they will come and go empty-handed. Dispatching a large army is regarded as child's play.
In response to this, Luo Shixin followed up with the Xi clan.
Before setting out on the expedition, he learned about the strength of the Xi people. Know the status of the Xi people on the grassland. The Xi people are located in the areas of weak water state, Qili state, Luogui state, Tailu state, and thirsty field state. It is a relatively large tribe in the Northeast grassland, with 60,000 people in control, a population of about 300,000, and 500,000 cattle, horses, sheep and livestock. The strength is not as strong as that of the Turks, but it is also a strong side. On the surface, because the Turks are powerful, they nominally mean to submit, but the Turks do not have the power to order the Xi people to do anything, and they are a steppe people who are separated from the Turks.
The reason why the Xi people were able to get special treatment. There is no doubt that it is because there are 60,000 people who control the strings, even if it is Jieli, they are not willing to fight to the death with it. But now the Xi people have no leader. The total of the five scattered tribes is only 20,000 soldiers and horses, and their strength is not as good as before.
As long as the news of the Xi tribe's fiasco spreads, they will definitely face the Jedi of being annexed: the fate of the entire clan is decided at the moment of invading the Tang Dynasty.
Anyway, sooner or later, the grassland people will be annexed, and Luo Shixin is also pretending to be a good person here, pretending to leak the information.
In this way, Jieli was faced with two choices: whether to continue south, or to attack the Xi people in the north.
Considering Jieli's thinking, it is futile to continue to go south, Yuyang has fallen, and the plundering of Youzhou not only has to risk being cut off, but it is only to pick up people's teeth and wisdom: the Xi people have almost robbed it, what else can they gain? As for attacking Yuyang, it is even more impossible, there is not even a little siege equipment, how can you fight?
On the contrary, what about the Xi tribe?
That is, it is cheap to send to the door, cattle, sheep, horses, people, and weapons, all of them.
On the one hand, there is no benefit in a battle, and on the other hand, it is cheap to send to the door, and Jieli's choice can be imagined.
The choice of interests is also the biggest reliance of Luo Shixin on the single riding club.
He did it!
Jieli thought that Yuyang had fallen, and let the superficial interests be confused, and gave up the victory in hand and the strategic place of Yuyang.
Just in case, Luo Shixin walked leisurely on the grassland for an hour and a half, and only after determining Jieli's diversion did he ride his horse back to the camp.
The attack on Yuyang is still continuing, because there is no definite certainty that the Turks will retreat, and Mo Hu'er, who is in charge of commanding the siege, does not dare to over-attack, but is just preparing for the strong attack, filling the moat, and consuming some arrows from where to find Gao Kaidao,
Luo Shixin's return made Xue Yong, Lei Yongji, Zhang Pinggao, Lu Junge, Su Dingfang, Mo Huer and others, who had always been worried about his safety, ecstatic.
Looking at a few people, Luo Shixin smiled and said: "It's successful, Jieli has gone north to attack the Xi clan, and we have enough time to deal with Gao Kaidao." ”
With cheers, Mo Hu'er smiled heartily: "As long as you give me three days, I will definitely open my way and capture it in front of the general." ”
"General......" The steady Xue Yong's expression was very excited at the moment, and he hurriedly asked, "How did you do it?" ”
After they left the tent last night, they agreed to each other, and when Luo Shixin made a decision at dawn, they went back to the camp and waited.
Luo Shixin thought that he didn't have time to inform them of the strategy, so he took the head of the chief of the five Xi tribes and found a Xi soldier with a big pie face.
In a hurry, Luo Shixin gave the order to attack the city, but he didn't have time to say the details and left directly.
They only knew that Luo Shixin had an idea, but they didn't understand what the idea was, and it wasn't until Luo Shixin's change spread last night that the generals vaguely guessed a little.
Luo Shixin smiled and elaborated on his own fake and real methods.
Only then did the generals suddenly claim to be convinced.
Lei Yongji sighed: "If you retreat 100,000 Turkic elites, the general's battle will definitely be famous all over the world." ”
Zhang Pinggao also said: "The ability of the general is unpredictable, and the ghosts and gods are unpredictable. This hand is so wonderful, and afterwards Jieli knows what has passed before and after, but I am afraid that my intestines will regret it. ”
Xue Yong shook his head and said, "Regret is inevitable, but he also takes advantage of the cheapness." The wealth left by the Xi clan was collected by him. ”
"There's no way around it!" Lu Junge said happily: "The most important thing is to protect Yuyang from loss, and everything else is secondary." ”
"The two generals are wrong!" Su Dingfang sighed and said: "You don't realize the real beauty of the general's move, on the surface, it seems that the Turks have swallowed the Xi people and taken a lot of advantage." But what about the reality...... The Xi people live on the grassland, and they can't fly away or run. Even if the Turks do not take the Xi people today, the Xi people will let the Turks be wiped out in the future. The ending is actually the same, it's just a matter of time or time. Now the general used something that originally belonged to the Turks to tempt Jieli to give up Yuyang. In fact, they didn't earn anything at all, but lost the strategic location of Yuyang. ”
Lu Junge and Xue Yong were stunned one after another, and suddenly realized.
Luo Shixin answered with a smile: "Actually, there is another point, if the Turks attack the Xi people in the future. Nine times out of ten, he will send his henchmen to divide up the power of the Xi clan in order to strengthen his own power. Now it's different, if he goes now, all the tribes accompanying him will have a piece of the pie, which is equivalent to weakening the strength of the Turks in disguise, and there is no harm in all benefits. When he reacted later, Yuyang was already in our bag. ”
As he spoke, he raised his whip and said in a loud voice: "At the moment, our mission is only one Yuyang City!" Within three days, take it for me! ”
"No!" The generals commanded in unison.
Su Dingfang said at this time: "General, Gao Kaidao knows that Turkic reinforcements are coming, and the morale is currently high. It is better to suspend the offensive first, and after taking them to notice the abnormality, tell them the news of the Turkic retreat, break their morale, and then attack the city in a big way. ”
"Great idea!" Luo Shixin smiled and praised: "During this rest time, we can build more siege equipment, which can further reduce the casualties of our army." If you can win this Yuyang at the lowest cost, it will be better. So it was decided, Hu'er, retreat the siege troops, General Lu, General Zhang, you are responsible for building some siege equipment for siege purposes. ”
"No!" Mo Hu'er, Lu Junge, and Zhang Pinggao received the order in unison.
For six days in a row, Luo Shixin didn't sleep well, and now that everything was over, he couldn't help but yawn a lot, and was going to go back to the tent to rest, when he suddenly remembered a person, stopped Lu Junge and said, "General Lu, that scout is your person." This time he was able to force the Turks back, and the information he found was a great contribution. I want to thank him personally for asking him to come to me later when you asked him to come to me later...... Go to sleep first, and I'll leave the affairs of the camp to you. ”
They all knew Luo Shixin's hard work, and respectfully watched him return to the tent.
He slept for several hours, and Luo Shixin didn't wake up until nightfall.
Comfortably, he lazy and asked the soldiers outside the tent to fetch water for him to wash his face.
After freshening up, the guard who brought the water down suddenly stopped and said, "A scout surnamed Wang outside the tent has been waiting for a long time, saying that the general called him. ”
Luo Shixin patted his head and said, "I'm all dazed, hurry, invite him in." ”
Wang Xuance walked into the handsome tent again, his mood was not as excited as before, but his admiration was ten times greater. Ordinary pawns don't even know the news of the coming Turks, but as a party concerned, Wang Xuance clearly understands the feat of his idol today, and the whole person has a feeling of blood boiling.
"Sorry, overslept. Keeping you waiting. Luo Shixin scratched his head in embarrassment and asked him to sit down and talk.
Wang Xuance was deeply moved, "The general has been tired for the Tang Dynasty for many days, and there is nothing wrong with sleeping more. After the next task is completed, it is idle, and the general does not have to mind. ”
Luo Shixin looked at Wang Xuance and said: "I don't know what your name is, looking at your speech and demeanor, you don't look like a soldier, but a little bookish." ”
Wang Xuance replied: "Under the surname Wang, the double name is on Xuan, and the family of Luoyang, Henan is ......" (to be continued......)