In Dingxiang City, Su Lie led his troops into the city in frustration, even if he captured the leaders of the Turks, the military advisor Zhao Deyan, the general Zhi Sili and others, but they ran away and made a profit, which is equivalent to giving up all their previous achievements.

"Master Hou, Su Lie is here to ask for guilt!" In the City Lord's Mansion, Su Lie bowed when he saw Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui personally stepped forward to help him up, "General Su, what's the crime?" Isn't it just running away? You broke 10,000 to 40,000, captured a large number of Turkic generals, captured many war horses, and had a lot of achievements, and it was too late for Benhou to repay your merits, where did you come to blame? ”

"But let Jieli escape under the nose of the last general...... Alas! It's really unwilling. I saw him at the time. ”

Xiao Rui said with a smile: "Come, sit down first, and tell me in detail about last night's battle." ”

Su Lie said: "Last night, when they were camping and drinking horses, we suddenly killed. It just so happened that Jieli and a few people were riding horses outside the tent. The last general will kill him at him. ”

However, Jieli ran too fast and hid in the crowd. After the other party organized several groups of people to break off, a large number of people fled to Dingxiang. ”

"The last general chased and killed the most people all the way, but he caught Zhao Deyan and many Turkic generals along the way, but he didn't see Jieli. Until the end, there were no more Turkic routs at the front, and there was still no victory. ”

At this time, the last general realized that Jieli must have taken advantage of the chaos to run away in the rout. So the last general left a small number of men to watch over the prisoners, and scattered most of the centurians to pursue the deserters on the west. ”

West? Why the Westside? And not in all directions?

"Because the west fled to the Turkic royal court, most of the deserters ran to the west."

Xiao Rui slapped his thigh, "Wrong!" This is Zhao Deyan's trick. Letting the soldiers flee to the west is misleading, but in fact it is covering Jieli to flee east and flee into the night alone. As long as you are a little farther away from you under the night sky, you can't find it at all. ”

Su Lie was so angry that he slapped the case, "Damn! This cunning Zhao Deyan, I'll go to him to settle accounts. ”

Xiao Rui persuaded him: "This person is also a loyal protector, and there is nothing to blame." Bring him over and I'll see him, you take the brothers to rest first, Jieli can't run too far with a group of routs alone, and when you have recuperated and rested, you can just catch him. ”

"Can you still catch it? Could it be that Hou Ye has already calculated the position of Jieli? Su Lie said in surprise.

Xiao Rui smiled bitterly: "I just obey the destiny of heaven to do my best, and I am not a god operator like Lao Yuan." Go and have a good rest first, it is not easy to go deep into the grassland to find people, and people are sleepy and lack of horses to catch up. ”

Su Lie happily went down to make arrangements.

Xiao Rui asked people to bring a grassland map, not a military map, but a special map drawn by the Xiao family's caravan, which may not be as detailed as the military map, but there are some other things more than the military map.

"Master Hou, the captive Zhao Deyan has been brought." The lieutenant will send someone over.

Xiao Rui got up from the table and looked up, and said with a smile: "Master Zhao, we meet again." ”

Zhao Deyan snorted coldly, "Yes, you won again, pretending to let the Tang army withdraw its troops, but in fact, you are confusing us." You sent men to ambush us in the middle of the road, and while intercepting and killing us, you easily took Dingxiang. Hou Ye is really a last resort. ”

Xiao Rui arched his hand, "Pass the prize!" Let's loosen the ties, Zhao Junshi is not a prisoner, he is a guest of Benhou. ”

Adjutant: ......

"Don't worry, Baume & Mercier has discipline and won't slip away."

The deputy general untied Zhao Deyan, and then listened to the order to retreat at the door to take care, Xiao Rui no longer urged, but signaled Zhao Deyan to relax and come over to chat.

Zhao Deyan stared at Xiao Rui for a long time, as if he wanted to see this person through, but in the end he gave up, the person in front of him looked like a lazy son of a turbid world, where is a strategic commander?

"Don't look at it anymore, I'm afraid you'll fall in love with me, I'm not a man. Just ask whatever you want, Xiao knows everything about you. ”

Zhao Deyan thanked him, "Thank you Lord Hou for lifting up." If you want to surrender, give up. Zhao Deyan was a Sui minister at first, and then went away to join the Turks, and now he has become a prisoner of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Xiao Rui was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhao Deyan, and couldn't help but smile: "You think too much." Recruit you? Ben Hou doesn't have that spare effort, if he really wants to surrender, he won't need me to make a move. Bitter cold on the side, no one can chat with me to relieve boredom, in this Dingxiang City, you are one. If you don't want to talk, I'll send you back. ”

Zhao Deyan was choked up, walked into Xiao Rui with a red face, and looked down at the strange map on the table, "What is Master Hou looking for on the map?" ”

"Of course it's looking for someone. You can really do it, just let Jieli be caught, in that case, you can still plan a way for him to live, tsk...... No wonder Jieli loves you so much. Xiao Rui praised.

Cosset? Why does that sound so weird?

Zhao Deyan said confidently: "The Great Khan ran all night alone, and now it is already a dragon into the sea, and the Hou Ye wants to find him with a map, I'm afraid he will disappoint you." ”

Raising his eyebrows, Xiao Rui became interested, "Oh? Is it? Are you so confident? ”

"Although you used a trick to hide from the sky and the sea, you let Jieli flee eastward and evaded General Su's pursuit. But he can only give Jieli a temporary life, and it is not difficult to find him. ”

"Don't believe me? How about you and I make a bet? ”

Bet?

Zhao Deyan will be skeptical.

Xiao Rui said excitedly: "Don't dare, forget it, Ben Hou is known as a hundred victories in Chang'an City, and no one dares to bet with me." Invincible, lonely! ”

Zhao Deyan asked, "What does Master Hou want to bet on?" ”

Xiao Rui smiled: "It's very simple. Bet on whether I can catch Jieli this time. If you are caught, how about you go back to Chang'an with me and be a teacher for the prince? I can see that the prince likes you very much and respects you. ”

"Over the years, His Majesty has changed many teachers for the crown prince, and finally there is one who can convince him."

Zhao Deyan was surprised: "Zhao is a sinner, go to be a teacher for the prince of the Tang Dynasty?" You're not kidding, are you? Am I eligible for that? Datang dares to use me? ”

Xiao Rui laughed and said: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty does not stick to one pattern to reduce talents, never looking at his background, only looking at his talents. You Zhao Deyan is a Sui minister or a Turkic staff, but after all, you are the blood of the Han people in the Central Plains, and if you dare to use it, you will believe you, if you can't believe you, you will not be spared. ”

Zhao Deyan was speechless, and thought about it, "Master Hou, you still want to surrender." ”

"Whatever you want, take a gamble and treat it as a boring game. I didn't dare to bet on it, because I didn't say it. Xiao Rui said freely.

Zhao Deyan smiled dumbly, "You only said how to catch the Great Khan, but you didn't say the other side of the bet, what if you can't catch the Great Khan?" What are your bets? ”

Xiao Rui looked at each other playfully, "What?" Listening to the tone, you still want me to let you go? Stop dreaming. If you can't catch him, Jieli will escape, and I will clean him up next year. As for you, killing you won't let you go back and make trouble for Datang. ”

"Not all gambling has another side, don't forget, you are a captive now, what fairness and human rights do captives want? To play or not to play? ”