"Great Khan, it's been two days of continuous attack, and our casualties are a bit heavy, do you want to stop and rest for a day?" The subordinates watched worriedly as the besieging soldiers fell off the ladder one by one, and couldn't help but suggest to Jieli.

Jieli's eyes were deep, looking at the head of Anle City, which also had casualties, and said fiercely: "There are no immortals in the war, Anle is now a lonely city, we have a thousand dead and wounded, and they also have eight hundred dead and wounded, as long as we catch Chai Shao, then our people will not die in vain." ”

One thousand for eight hundred? If you let Chai Shao hear it, I'm afraid you will die of laughter, you Jieli won't settle accounts, right? Lao Tzu is guarding the city, you have 1,000 people, and we have less than 500 casualties, let's see who consumes whom?

His subordinate Zhao Deyan broke into the big tent in a panic with a piece of information, "Great Khan, it's not good, the Tang Dynasty sent troops to surround Dingxiang, and the eldest prince sent someone to ask for help." ”

What???

What's going on? There is also Liang Shidu next to Dingxiang City, could it be that Liang Shidu has voted for Tang?

Zhao Deyan handed over the information, Jieli read it quickly, and angrily kicked over the table in front of him, "Waste!" As early as when the Tang Dynasty attacked Liang Shidu, he should have sent troops to help, instead of watching them sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Compared with Datang, Liang Shidu is not even as good as a dog, and it is not bad if he was not killed on the spot. ”

Zhao Deyan said worriedly: "Great Khan, Dingxiang's troops are insufficient, and Li Ji in Shanxi also has abnormal movements, in case he joins forces with Li Jing, Dingxiang is in danger of breaking the city." Or let's withdraw our troops and come back. ”

Withdrawal? I have 100,000 people who have traveled thousands of miles, and I am bound to recover the war horse, but now? The shadow of the war horse was not seen, but more than 10,000 corpses were dropped, and you said that the army would be withdrawn? We sent the Tang Army to the dead?

Seeing that Jieli was reluctant, Zhao Deyan changed his tone, "Great Khan, we captured Chai Shao to exchange supplies with the Tang Army." But if Dingxiang City is broken and the eldest prince is captured, then even if we capture Chai Shao, it will only be a hostage exchange. Why don't you withdraw a batch of soldiers and horses to help? Don't forget, Xiao Rui also led 3,000 cavalry deep into the grassland, in case he caught the opportunity......"

Hiss......

Jieli panicked and almost forgot about this little ant.

Originally, the order was given to Wang Ting and Dingxiang to intercept Xiao Rui's at the same time. It's good now, Dingxiang is besieged, maybe the royal court will have to rescue Dingxiang, so if Xiao Rui leads people into the empty royal court, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Jieli's eyes were full of unwillingness, "Is it just watching Datang get an elite cavalry?" ”

Zhao Deyan pondered for a moment, "No, Great Khan, if you lead your troops to come back, you can not only solve the danger of Dingxiang." If you can capture Xiao Rui, it will be the same as capturing Chai Shao, Xiao Rui is the emperor's favorite son-in-law, and he must be able to exchange him for war horse materials. Moreover, it is easier to capture Xiao Rui than to capture Chai Shao by storming the city now. ”

Jieli's eyes lit up, "The military advisor's clever plan!" Someone came, and the order was given to stop the siege. Kuaima recalled 50,000 soldiers and horses from the vanguard and returned to Dingxiang. Send out multiple scouts, you must figure out Xiao Rui's location, and Ben Khan will personally meet this Tang talent who stirred up the storm for a while. ”

Xiao Rui? Xiao Rui was like a gale, he didn't dare to stay at all, and it only took five days to rush out of a thousand miles.

Burning and looting all the way, now the entire cavalry has completely changed its temperament, with a trace of blood-red fierce light in the haze, which makes people dare not look directly. The three thousand soldiers and horses were originally patchworked, but now they are different, one person with two horses is still rich.

really responded to that sentence, murder and arson gold belt. If you don't bring too much, it is easy to delay the trip, and it is not convenient to maneuver, Xiao Rui is afraid that he can still pull up 10,000 war horses.

"Brother Xiao, tell us the story of Huo Qu's illness again? I always thought that the Turks were very powerful, but I didn't expect that three thousand people could rush in and kill them, so why did no one follow Huo Qu's illness for so many years? Qin Huaidao humbly asked.

In the work of repairing, Xiao Rui will always gather people together and tell some stories and historical figures, and Huo Quzhi is the person most admired by this team.

Hearing Qin Huaidao's question, and then looking at the curious eyes around him, Xiao Rui thought for a while, and said with a smile: "In fact, it is very risky to go deep alone, and it is secondary to be surrounded and intercepted. The greatest danger comes from the right time and place. We were lucky not to encounter rain or snow along the way. If the weather is not right, how far can we go in the vast grassland? ”

"The champion Hou was lonely and brave, in addition to the killing of geniuses, there was also his talent."

"Talented? Is it like you, born with divine powers? Someone asked curiously.

Xiao Rui shook his head, "My brute strength is actually useless in the grassland, it's just that I can kill a few more barbarians than you." Look around, look into the distance. ”

Everyone was puzzled, and turned their heads one after another, there were empty grasslands all around, what was there to see?

Xiao Rui asked, "If there is no sun and the sky is dark, which of you can tell the difference between the southeast and the northwest?" ”

Well?

Everyone was silent, and they were terrified to think about it!

"Brother Xiao, is this what you mean by geographical danger?" Qin Huaidao said in surprise.

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "Yes, it's terrible to lose your way on the grassland, and you accidentally walked into a trap." How can a lone soldier compare to a native of the prairie? After a long delay, it was surrounded. Even if there is no one to besiege you, get lost for a few days, and have no water source, you are still dead. ”

"The talent of Champion Hou is that he has never lost his way in his life. can accurately judge the direction in the vast grassland, and enter the royal court to come and go freely, throughout the ages, this is the only one. ”

Everyone gave a thumbs up, it turned out that the talent of not getting lost was so amazing.

Su Lie smiled, "Long history, not necessarily, we don't know the ancients, and we may not have it today." You're afraid you have the same talent as the champion Hou, right? ”

Xiao Rui was dumbfounded: "General Su, I don't have such a high talent. The reason why I don't get lost is because of this object in my hand. It helps me orient myself. ”

Everyone has been curious for a long time, but no one knows the compass.

Xiao Rui thought for a while, "This thing is called Sinan, and it can always point to the south." It is said that the earliest time was the time of the great war between the emperor and Chiyou, and he built a guide car. It's probably the same as this. It is written in Han Feizi's book during the Warring States period that this is the thing. ”

Circulated to everyone for a while, everyone was amazed, everyone wanted one, but unfortunately there was only such one.

Xiao Rui continued: "Do you know how Champion Hou died? ”

Everyone only knows that Huo Qubing died young, how did he die, but I really don't know, it is said to be an epidemic?

"Not the plague. It is recorded in the history books that it is the source of water. The Huns in the vast grassland could not catch this free eagle. But providence made people, and when the champion Hou led the team back, he drank unclean water halfway and died of illness. God is jealous of talents! ”

Everyone regretted for a while, if the champion Hou had been alive, how strong would the big man be?

"That's why I've repeatedly emphasized that the drinking water we drink along the way must be boiled by fire to avoid this tragedy. Because the boiled water is non-toxic, you won't get sick if you drink it. ”

Only then did everyone remember that Xiao Rui was still the second best in terms of literature and martial arts, and he was a famous Chang'an miracle doctor at the beginning. Thinking of this, everyone followed Xiao Rui with more confidence, looking forward to working with him to make the achievements of the champion Hou back then, and maybe he would be famous in history.

Soon, the scout who went out to explore the way returned, "Report, eighty miles to the north, is the territory of the Turkic Tiele Nine Surnames, and there is a medium-sized tribe of 5,000 people. ”

Tiele nine surnames? Five thousand? To fight or not to fight?