Zhao Deyan looked at Tuli's letter asking for help, and scolded angrily: "This Tuli, the two ends of the first rat, turned out to be a wall grass!" can't divide the troops anymore, no general is not afraid of Xiao Rui, and if 30,000 people can stop Xiao Rui, it is a great achievement. If the troops are divided again, Dingxiang will be dangerous. ”

After thinking of this, Zhao Deyan replied perfunctorily to Tuli, ready to shirk for a few days. Then he personally came to the Khan of Jieli.

"Great Khan, it's time to meet Li Jing. They came to Dingxiang City to invite a battle, they came to save the prince, and it was not enough to drag the empty military rations. ”

Jieli muttered: "Military advisor, have a book of breaking the enemy? ”

Zhao Deyan shook his head and said: "Li Jing and Xiao Rui are both famous generals in the world, and no one dares to say that they will win." ”

"The Tang Dynasty Chang'an raised 100,000 troops, plus Li Ji's 30,000 Bingzhou troops, a total of 130,000 soldiers and horses."

"Our army is 220,000, and the strength is enough to advantage."

"Now the 30,000 Tang Dynasty and the state army, Xiao Rui and the Xuanjia army are all blocked by Tuli in Yunzhou. In the west, 20,000 were divided by the Liang State of Shuofang, that is, Li Jing's Chinese army now has only 80,000 people. ”

"On our side, there is only one shortage of Tuli, and the main force of Dingxiang is 160,000. Leaving 20,000 guards to guard Dingxiang, 140,000 against the main force of Datang, the momentum is also overwhelming. ”

"If you can win a head-to-head duel, you don't need to play any more tricks."

Hearing this, Jieli laughed, "Okay, according to what the military advisor said, send someone to deliver a letter to Li Jing, and meet outside the city tomorrow, whether it is war or peace, and make a covenant face to face." ”

Early the next morning, Jieli personally took the crown prince Li Chengqian to the head of Dingxiang City.

"Look, today, under this Dingxiang City, Ben Khan will personally defeat the Tang army that came to save you. Your father is too arrogant to pay for you and send troops to save you? Let him regret it today, after this battle, not only will he not be able to redeem your son, but he will also cede two states to compensate for the cost of our army. ”

Li Chengqian said hatefully: "You can't win." ”

Jieli scoffed, "Who do you think can save you from Ben Khan?" Is it Li Jing? Or champion Hou Xiaorui? ”

"Don't dream, although the champion Hou Xiaorui is your brother-in-law, he may not really save you."

"As for Li Jing? Li Jing has 80,000 soldiers and horses here, and Ben Khan has an army of 160,000, which is twice as many as his. ”

Li Chengqian stubbornly stopped talking, he was still young, and he was not good at arguing with others, and he had never even seen any war scenes, and he didn't know if he could win the war. At this point, all you can do is pray.

"Great Khan, the reception desk below has been set up."

"Okay, Ben Khan will go down and meet the so-called Tang Army God for a while."

"Take good care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, don't let him have an accident."

After speaking, Jieli took Zhao Deyan and others out of Dingxiang City.

A simple piece of log pier used as a tea table, two stools, and a large umbrella. Jieli and Li Jing sat opposite each other, and behind each stood their own people, a pot of spirits and two wine bowls. The tables and stools were Turkic, and the drinks were provided by the Tang army.

"If you want to say that you, Li Jing, a secretary of the military department, are not qualified to drink alcohol in the same case as Ben Khan. It's almost the same for you Tang Emperor. ”

Jieli was not afraid of Tang Jun's poisoning, so he picked up the wine bowl and drank it all, "Hiss...... Wine! Fierce enough! ”

Li Jing laughed heartily and said: "After this battle, please invite the Great Khan to enter Chang'an and be an official in the same hall as this commander." Presumably, Ben Shuai is qualified. Chang'an has a lot of spirits of this quality, and the Great Khan doesn't have to worry about having no wine to drink. This bowl should be drunk in advance of the Great Khan Your promotion banquet. ”

Jie Liha was not angry but happy, and laughed, "Okay, enough guts." Worthy of fighting Ben Khan. ”

Li Jing arched his hand, "Thank you Great Khan for your compliment." ”

Jieli: "If Ben Khan remembers correctly, this is the second time you and I have met." At the beginning, it was also this Dingxiang City, you held Ben Khan's son hostage, and you and I had our own winners and losers in that battle, which was a draw. Today, I changed to Ben Khan and took the crown prince of your country, hehe, what is it called in your Central Plains dialect......"

"Feng Shui takes turns." Zhao Deyan reminded.

"Ah yes, feng shui takes turns. I don't know what Li Dashuai is thankful for? ”

Li Jing filled the two wine bowls with his own hands, and said kindly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of my family is only twelve years old, and he is still a child. The Great Khan is useless and discredited. Let him go, Li will accompany the Great Khan to fight! ”

Jieli waved his hand and said, "No, that's not good." Is there any reason to spit out the flesh of the mouth? Your prince is clever and lively, Ben Khan loves it very much, and wants to take it as a righteous son, but he is reluctant to send it away. ”

You......

"Great Khan, don't deceive people too much. Datang can change the crown prince at any time, once His Majesty is determined to save easily, then you and I will never die, and there is no room for it! Li Jing's face was very ugly.

If you want to say who in Datang understands the cruelty of war best, Li Jing is the first deservedly. Don't look at him being respected as the god of the army, once he succeeds, his bones are dry, and under the great prestige, he is the white bones, and he dreams back at midnight, even if Li Jing is hard-hearted, he is a flesh-and-blood person after all.

Why did he repeatedly study the art of war? It even reached the point of being superb. Is it because he wants to improve again and again, is it to win the battle? No, not only to win the battle, but also to reduce casualties as much as possible, to survive one more one, behind every soldier, is a family full of expectations.

The emperor's conquest of the Quartet may have been for the sake of a thousand years of merit. But he Li Jingguan to the military department, and the lord to the founding duke, has already achieved fame, and he doesn't like to fight at all. The plan in his heart was that after this battle, he could resign and retire.

Jieli said leisurely: "Originally, Ben Khan should hold Dingxiang City, like the last time you wanted to blackmail Ben Khan, watch you attack." If you have the ability to break through Dingxiang and save the prince from Ben Khan's side, then you are powerful. ”

"However, it is obviously not Ben Khan's character to shrink back, so I decided to give you a chance, and you and I will fight head-on outside this city. If you can defeat it, you don't need to break the city, and you will be counted as victorious, and the prince will pay you back. ”

Li Jing unceremoniously broke through: "I'm afraid the Great Khan is not so kind." The Turks had many cavalry and were not good at defending cities. Moreover, Dingxiang City is not large, 200,000 troops are stationed, and it is protracted, and the supply of grain and grass is a problem. So you choose to use your strengths and avoid your weaknesses, with the advantage of numbers, plus the cavalry who are good at open field warfare, to make an appointment with me? Do you want Ben Shuai to thank the Great Khan? ”

As soon as he heard this, Jieli was a little unconvinced, it seemed that the wine was strong, he drank a bowl, and put down the wine bowl with a bang.

"Okay, since Li Dashuai thinks that Ben Khan wants to bully you with numbers? Then you and I will each send 20,000 elite cavalry to have a fair showdown? Twenty thousand against twenty thousand, cavalry against cavalry, this doesn't count as Ben Khan bullying you, right? ”

"Didn't you deceive 40,000 war horses from Youzhou and train 20,000 elite cavalry before? Then pull it out and practice, and see if your cavalry in Datang is as powerful as our grassland horseback warriors. ”

"If you can win against 20,000, Ben Khan will still count you as a winner, and return the crown prince to you."

Hiss......

As soon as this remark came out, it was not only the Datang side that sighed, but also wanted to shout a good opportunity in surprise.

Even the Turkic side was surprised, and said that the Great Khan was reckless when he drank some wine? The weapons and armor of the Tang cavalry are superior to ours.