"Strategist, there is a clue, our people chased all the way to the depths of the Western Turkic territory, and finally got a news: there is a Tang cavalry, about two or three thousand people, strong combat power, to help the Western Turkic leader of Mohelu to win a hundred battles, one-third of the tribes of the Western Turks have taken refuge in the Mohedu chieftain. There are rumors on the steppe that Mo Helu is the next Western Turk Khan favored by the Immortal Heaven. ”

Zhao Deyan, who had been waiting for rabbits in Lingwu County of the Tang Dynasty for several days, listened to the scout's secret report, and his eyes were full of hatred that had been played.

He is a talent, a prime minister. Being able to simply deduce Xiao Rui's intentions by surveying the scene is enough to prove that his talent is not bad. Knowing that Xiao Rui was going to take the Yumen Pass of the Western Turkic Bypass, Zhao Deyan did not chase after him stupidly, so he would never be able to catch up, after all, Xiao Rui was a team of 3,000 people, one person and two horses, everyone was riding horses, how to chase?

Therefore, after a long silence, Zhao Deyan gritted his teeth and made a decision to wait for the rabbit.

Glancing at the map, if Xiao Rui made a detour from the Western Turks and entered Yumen Pass, then he would inevitably take the Silk Road through Lingwu County and turn south into the Guanzhong region.

Coincidentally, Lingwu County borders the Turks to the north. Therefore, Zhao Deyan stretched out his hand and pointed to the map, all 50,000 troops were ambushed on the Lingwu border, and the scouts were scattered, as long as Xiao Rui's people entered the Lingwu realm, the grassland cavalry would immediately enter Lingwu and capture Xiao Rui alive.

50,000 cavalry? Why 50,000 cavalry?

This is the consequence of Zhao Deyan's investigation of the scene. Xiao Rui's ruthlessness and viciousness were beyond Zhao Deyan's imagination, when Xiao Rui went south from the royal court to slaughter, every time he slaughtered a tribe, he killed two nobles captured by the royal court, one was not bad.

This is also the reason why when Su Lie was asked to go west first, Xiao Rui deducted half of the prisoners.

In order to make a camouflage scene, slaughter the steppe tribes, and the captured royal nobles resist, they will be beheaded and implicated. At the same time, they also paralyzed the pursuers, making them think that this was Xiao Rui's main force, because they took the prisoners of the royal court. No one could have imagined that these captives had only one function, to help mislead the pursuers, and they were all substitutes for the dead.

After inspecting the scene, Zhao Deyan finally figured out that Xiao Rui used the strategy of dividing troops and reducing the stove, pretending to be a deserter for each massacre, and there were 100 fewer deserters, until the remaining hundreds of people slipped away together.

After reporting the situation, Zhao Deyan attributed the mistake to Tiele and Yinan's 100,000 soldiers and horses, which was completely blindly chasing, which led to the delay of the fighter. Because of this, he offended Yi Nan and Tie Le.

Jieli divided 100,000 troops to support Dingxiang City and rescue the eldest prince. Zhao Deyan continued to chase west with 100,000 men.

But Tiele and Yi Nan are hating Zhao Deyan, how can they completely obey his command? Tiele was the first to oppose the garrison Lingwu, so Zhao Deyan agreed to let them be in charge of the northern search and spy on the intelligence of the Western Turks.

Why don't you let Yi Nan go, because I am afraid that Yi Nan will vote for the Western Turks again, and I will not be able to explain to Jieli when the time comes. So at this time, Zhao Deyan only had 50,000 soldiers and horses around him.

After figuring out Xiao Rui's whereabouts and location, Zhao Deyan smiled gloomily: "Xiao Rui, it's not easy to find you. The order was that Tiele would converge from the north, and we would converge from the south, the Western Turkic territory outside Yumen Pass, and cut off Xiao Rui's back road first. If the Western Turks dare to shield them, our 100,000-strong army will directly unify the Turks. ”

Now, thanks to Xiao Rui's help, Mo Helu has defeated six or seven tribes in just a few days, with tens of thousands of strong soldiers and horses, and the entire eastern territory of the Western Turks has been subordinated to Mo Helu, and this person's ambition has become stronger and stronger, and Xiao Rui's eyes are different, he knows in his heart how terrible this young man of the Tang Dynasty is, he can only increase his strength tenfold in just a few days, and this person has half the credit. Even if he just moved his mouth.

According to the agreement, every time a tribe is beaten, the Western Turkic Tang Army must select two thousand war horses, and Su Lie is not idle, he accepts them as promised, and then sends people to send them all to Yumen Pass in batches, and the Yumen Pass guards will be crazy with happiness. After guarding the pass for many years, it is impossible to make meritorious service without a big war, but now it is good, good luck has fallen from the sky, and taking care of this batch of war horses is not inferior to the merit of a big war.

"Oh no, General, a cavalry army of 50,000 people has come from the east, and the banner is Jieli." The scouts at Yumen Pass hurriedly came to report.

Huo Anshun, the guard of the Yumen Gate, was taken aback, and immediately ordered the gate to be closed, and everyone entered a state of combat readiness, and Jieli's cavalry was likely to come for this group of war horses. General Su said that Jieli raised 100,000 troops to chase to Youzhou for tens of thousands of war horses. They had to flee thousands of miles to the northwest, and now 50,000 people in Jieli have chased them to Yumen Pass, which is not surprising at all.

"Quick, send someone to inform Lord Xiao and General Su that Jieli's pursuers have arrived, let them come back as soon as possible, and it will be safe when they enter the Yumen Pass."

It's a pity that the opponent this time is not Jieli, nor is it Qibi He Li and a group of Turkic reckless men, but Zhao Deyan from the Central Plains, who is too familiar with the style of the Central Plains people.

At the same time, the Western Turk Mo Helu's subordinates also received information that Jieli sent 100,000 troops to threaten the Western Turks, hand over the Tang Army and Xiao Rui, and our 100,000 troops could return. Otherwise, the Western Turks will shed rivers of blood.

Mo Helu found Xiao Rui, and his expression was very entangled.

Xiao Rui spread his hands, "Tie me up and send it to me, it's the simplest." ”

Well??? Mo Helu glanced at it carefully, and his heart couldn't help beating.

For a moment, he really thought about it, but he didn't dare, Xiao Rui was too terrible. Such a person can let Jieli's 100,000 army chase and kill thousands of miles, I am afraid that his status in Datang is not ordinary, killing him is to offend Datang. Jieli and the Tang Dynasty, and the Western Turks could not afford to offend any of them.

If you have to choose one of the middle to offend, Mo Helu would rather choose Jieli.

After thinking about it again and again, Mo Helu gritted his teeth and chose Xiao Rui, after all, after so many days of getting along, although it was due to cooperative transactions, there was still a bit of mutual appreciation and friendship.

"What did Xiao Juma say? You helped Xiao Wang to defeat half of the Western Turks, our friendship can be learned, if you are betrayed to Jieli, then I Mo Helu can not be a man. You live in peace in my royal court, and what about his 100,000 troops? I personally went to negotiate and really fought, and I was not afraid of him in the Western Turks. If he was really that powerful, he would have unified the Turks a long time ago, and he wouldn't have been able to take us out of the question. ”

Regardless of whether this product is sincere or polite, Xiao Rui accepted a favor from him this time.

After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Old Mo, do you want to gamble again?" ”

Mo Helu has long been accustomed to Xiao Rui's style of speaking, whenever he says that he has a gamble, he has planned the next step, as long as he listens to his plan, there is a chance that there will be a big gain.

At this time, hearing Xiao Rui say to gamble, Mo Helu's eyes lit up.

"How do you bet on you? Just don't hand you over. Even if I let tens of thousands of people go hard, anyway, I only had 3,000 people at the beginning, and if I lose, I will only go back to be a small patriarch. ”

Xiao Rui laughed, "I'm relieved to have your words." I just want you to lose to Jieli's 100,000 soldiers and horses, rest assured, after the defeat, you don't have to be a small patriarch, this time you are defeated, I will let you be the king of the Western Turks, the only king! ”