"What?" Xue Dingshan listened to Fan Lihua's words, and was immediately stunned, and it took a long time to grab Fan Lihua's arms tightly and ask, "You, you...... Since you know that Su Baotong is not sincere in seeking peace, why do you still agree to the Turkic conditions and kill yourself at the foot of Phoenix Mountain? ”

"Alas!" Fan Lihua let out a long sigh and groaned for a long time before she said, "Yunlang, do you remember what I said to you on the day of my miscarriage?"

"The White Tiger Pass Yang Domain was defeated, and the Turks seized the land of the Central Plains and recovered seven or eight out of ten. If we don't pacify the Turks, we will withdraw our troops and return to the division, and Su Baotong's heart of invading the Central Plains will not die, and he will definitely make a comeback to recapture the three passes. If we send troops to the Turks, one is that we will lose people first if we go out without a name. Two: the Tongma Pass, the Vermilion Bird Pass, and the Xuanwu Pass outside the White Tiger Pass are the horns of each other, and the three passes are all moving, and the rivers and lakes are surrounded by the three passes, the mountains and forests are very dangerous, and we have lost the geographical advantage. Three: This year's rain is abundant, the rivers and lakes outside the three passes are full, and we are out of time. Our soldiers are out of the three levels, not to mention tackling key problems and breaking the village, even camping is a problem. Su Baotong relied on the danger of the three passes, and deployed heavy troops to resist the Tang Dynasty's advance, and we lost another advantage. All kinds of disadvantages gathered, and our chances of winning the three levels are too small. That's why I didn't dare to send troops.

"Su Baotong sent people to sneak into the White Tiger Pass twice, once to rob grain and once to assassinate. It is enough to show that his heart to invade the Central Plains is not dead, but I am afraid of you and I will not dare to raise troops in the Central Plains again.

"It's only been three or four days since he flew into the air to assassinate the saint, and it was too much of a coincidence that Helu sent someone to ask for peace. If the flying air assassination fails, the Turks have nothing to do to ask for peace, fly back to Jinma City, the Turkic monarchs and ministers negotiate and sue for peace, and it will take at least a month for Sujiang to go to Baihu Pass. Feikong stabbed only three or four days before sending an envoy to sue for peace, indicating that Sujiang and Feikong arrived at Baihu Pass at the same time. If you can't do it, you can make peace. If you really want peace, why do you need to assassinate? Therefore, I suspect that the Turkic peace is false.

"In order to confirm my suspicions, I made a proposal to the Holy Lord, asking the Holy Lord to agree to the Turkic conditions, and the two countries and the peace alliance to withdraw the army. At first, the saint didn't agree, but Xu Yinggong understood the meaning in my heart and helped me make a statement to the saint. The saint seemed to have guessed what Xu Yinggong and I meant, so he agreed. And summoned Su Jiang on the Yin'an Palace, and put forward three conditions to Su Jiang according to my advice.

"In the Yin'an Temple, the saint proposed to Su Jiang that he would sacrifice heaven and earth and make an alliance with blood; Second, Su Baotong apologized to Datang; Third, the Turks will return the land you have invaded and occupied in the Central Plains. The first and second Su Jiang agreed without hesitation. Su Baotong and Yang Hu have always advocated the use of troops against the Central Plains. Although the Yang Fan of the White Tiger Pass was defeated, and it was unpredictable to rely on the danger of Qinglong, Xuanwu, Tongma Sanguan and Shajiang Pass and the defeat of Datang again, how could Su Baotong agree to sue for peace without a fight and bend down to apologize to Datang? Third, Su Jiang was very hesitant. I promised him that as long as he returned the land of the Central Plains, I would kill myself at the altar immediately, and Su Jiang agreed. It seems that as long as the Holy One agrees to their offer that I die, they can agree to any of the Divine Offering. Therefore, I conclude that Helu's request for peace must be a ploy, and that their purpose is to kill me with the sword.

"The reason why Su Baotong tried his best to put me to death is nothing more than to get rid of me, so that you will be sad because of the pain of your dead wife. You and I are dead and sick, and no one in Datang is handsome. Datang relaxed his vigilance because of the peace alliance, and he had no time to take care of other times for my funeral. Su Baotong could take the opportunity to send troops to recapture the White Tiger Pass in Sanguan and raise troops to win the Central Plains again. Fan Lihua sighed and said.

"Since we don't have enough time to send troops to the three levels, it is better to lure the snake out of the hole, lure Su Baotong deep into the White Tiger Pass, and then take the opportunity to set up an ambush to wipe out Su Baotong in one fell swoop.

"That's why I agreed to the Turkic conditions, and killed myself at the foot of Phoenix Mountain to get rid of Su Baotong's heart disease, so that he could rest assured and boldly go out of the White Tiger Pass."

"Xu Yinggong is shrewd and cautious. personally negotiated with Su Jiang on various matters, sent people to assist the Turks in building the altar, so that the Turks could not use the altar to set up an ambush to plot against the Tang monarchs and ministers, and sent Xizuo to sneak into the Turkic camp to spy on Su Baotong's movements.

"Xu Yinggong sent a message back from the fine work: Su Baotong wants to take advantage of the mourning for me, and the inside and outside should send troops to Baihu Pass. For this reason, the iron cavalry arranged in Sanguan was mobilized, and the stove and battalion were stationed in Phoenix Mountain. It is clearly said that 10,000 is for Helu's escort, but in fact, there are no less than 50,000 elite soldiers, and Shajiang Pass has also mobilized 100,000 iron cavalry as a follow-up response, echoing Su Bao's troops out of Baihu Pass at any time.

"When I got the news, I took advantage of the time when I went to the camp to inspect the Sixth Army, and secretly issued three general orders. Uncle Ling Baolin, Qin Ying, Eugene and several other members will lead 50,000 cavalry to sneak into Tongma Pass day and night, and capture Tongma Pass while Su Bao is dispatching elite soldiers Chen Bing Phoenix Mountain. Uncle Ling Baoqing, Qin Han, Cheng Qianzhong and others led 50,000 cavalry to sneak into Qinglong Pass and take the opportunity to capture Qinglong. Ling Helian Ying and Diao Yue'e led 50,000 cavalry to sneak into Xuanwu Pass and take the opportunity to capture Xuanwu. After capturing the three passes, the three combined troops surrounded Shajiang Pass and divided their troops to intercept Su Baotong's retreat.

"I've been asking you to step up the performance just for this battle with Su Baotong, and the Bishui Hibiscus Formation is also prepared for Su Baotong. The old and new accounts were settled with him in this battle, and he let him redeem my unborn child. Speaking of this, Fan Lihua clenched her silver teeth and raised her eyebrows slightly.

"You...... Alas! Xue Dingshan sighed and said with tears: "Ning Qing, in order to avenge the unborn child, you don't even want your own life?" Is it worth it? ”

"No, Yunlang, I'm not just doing this for revenge. Remember what I said to you and my mother-in-law? I am for all mothers, wives and children in the world, and for the world to have a reunited home. As long as I die, Su Baotong must transfer troops to the White Tiger Pass for his own sake, and you can take the opportunity to set up an ambush to annihilate Su Baotong in one fell swoop, defeat the Turkic ambitions, and end the war as soon as possible and return to the dynasty triumphantly.

"What's more, the Holy Lord summoned me to the palace to discuss this matter, and the Turkic peace letter was handed to me. If the Holy One has no intention of seeking peace and directly rejects the envoys of the Turks, why should he summon me to consult? If I do not agree to the Turkic conditions, although the Holy One cannot say anything for a while, he will surely have a grudge in the future. There is no benefit to you, to me, to the Xue family. For the sake of the Xue family, for the glory that my father-in-law has fought hard for decades, I can only choose to die.

"As soon as I die, I deserve to die. It's just that it made you suffer the pain of losing your wife, and it hurt you! Fan Lihua said, tears fell like pearls with broken threads, her voice choked, and she threw herself into Xue Dingshan's arms, whimpering and crying.