"Yanzhou will be defeated very thoroughly, and the morale of the army is high, should we carry out a comprehensive counterattack on the Khitan in one go, and at the same time look for the main decisive battle of Yelu Abaoji?" Shangguan Chengcheng and Li Ye walked slowly side by side in the camp.

Li Ye bowed slightly.

There is no reason to delay this battle, and now the battle situation in Hexi and Shu is not particularly favorable, and there is no hope of a big victory in the short term.

"An all-out counteroffensive, that's the operational policy. The nearly 200,000 forbidden troops on the Yanzhou side will learn from your strategy of fighting in the grassland, and under the leadership of Quanzhenguan and Wukong Shimen, with the grassland herdsmen as guides, they will march eastward from the plains and enter the north of Danzhou and Jizhou. ”

Speaking of this, Li Ye paused, "As long as the Tiger Guard Army is progressing smoothly, the direction of Danzhou and Pingzhou will also cooperate with the action, and the main Khitan force must not be allowed to escape back to the depths of the grassland, otherwise, it will be delayed for a long time to destroy Yelu Abaoji." ”

Li Ye's thoughts were similar to the battle situation deduction before Shangguan Allure, she nodded, and said the key point: "Starting from Yunzhou to Fuzhou, following from Yanzhou to Mobei, and going to Danzhou, Jizhou, and Pingzhou to find the main decisive battle of Yelu Abaoji, the difficulty is not the same.

"After all, we are still very unfamiliar with the grassland, and we can only rely on the Quanzhen Concept and have no empty release door, but they have not been in the grassland for long, and we are afraid that we will not be able to do things perfectly, and we can't tolerate the slightest mistake in this battle. ”

The latter words were about to come out, but Shangguan Chengcheng did not say anything explicitly, but just turned his head to look at Li Ye.

Li Ye naturally understood what Shangguan Allure meant: "The Central Plains army went deep into the grassland to fight, and guides have always been the most important link, and if the battle distance is a little longer, they need many guides from different places." No one knows their territory better than a shepherd, so we need a lot of shepherds. ”

Shangguan Chengcheng looked in a certain direction in the camp, and the construction method of the camp there was obviously different from that of the Tang Army, and the style was also very different - it was the camp of the grassland tribal army.

Obviously, if these steppe tribal armies can lead the way for the forbidden army, then after the forbidden army enters the grassland, it will be able to march smoothly. As long as they sincerely serve the Tang Army, the Tang Army will not worry about any major trouble on the march.

And it is not easy to let these steppe tribal armies do their best for the Tang army.

After all, they had previously followed the Khitan army to fight, and when the situation was unfavorable, they were the first to desert.

During the battle of Huairong, they watched from the sidelines, and after the defeat of Yelu Xiannechi, they did not hurry back to graze their cattle as they said before, but stayed without hesitation.

The chiefs rightly called the Tang army brothers, and said unashamedly that they had done the Tang Dynasty a great favor and made great contributions, and now they should be rewarded, and the Tang Dynasty should not treat them badly as meritorious ministers.

The war has just stopped, and order is being restored in the army, treating the wounded, verifying military merits, counting materials, etc., so that the military envoys are busy and dizzy, whether it is Zhao Poyu or Shangguan Chengcheng, they have no time to talk nonsense with these chiefs.

The commander of the northern border of the Tang Army will be Li Maozhen, but now that Li Ye is here, Li Maozhen does not have to pay attention to Yanzhou, just concentrate on staring at Yelu Abaoji, and of course Li Ye is in charge of the affairs here.

"Go meet the chiefs. From the perspective of the main general, they are indeed a rabble, but for the monarch, they are the forces that should be co-opted and used. ”

After Li Ye said this, he sent someone to the camp of the grassland tribe army first, and informed them, so that those chiefs had time to gather together.

Li Ye naturally didn't have a reason to wait for them, only for them to wait for Li Ye's arrival.

When Li Ye entered the largest tent in the grassland tribal army, there were already dozens of chiefs waiting inside, and when they saw him enter the tent, these tribal chiefs hurriedly put on a flattering smile, hula and hula surrounded without discipline at all, scrambling to salute Li Ye.

The Khitan army camp in Huairong City has more than 100,000 grassland tribal troops, and there were casualties in the previous melee, but it was not too big, and it was basically preserved strength. There are more than 100,000 grassland tribal troops, hundreds of chiefs of all sizes, and those who are qualified to see Li Ye's side are almost one in a hundred.

It is because these chiefs feel very proud at the moment, thinking that this is a symbol of their own strength and status, and it is also an honor, and it also means that there will be more practical benefits in the future.

Li Ye sat down on the high main seat, and Shangguan with armor on his body fell into the city, standing beside him with a horizontal knife in his hand, looking like a strong guard overlooking all living beings. She didn't pretend to be majestic, but her emotionless eyes swept over everyone, and immediately silenced these people.

The prestige of Shangguan Allure and the Wolf Tooth Army made these chiefs respect like gods.

With a smile on his face, Li Ye looked at these chiefs who were looking at him expectantly, and said slowly: "The grassland is about to change, Datang will reshape the order of the grassland, this is an era of alternating between the old and the new, some people are destined to fall from the clouds to the dust, and some people can soar into the sky." And the ...... that determines it all It's yourselves. ”

When Li Ye first appeared, the chiefs were very happy, and they thought that Li Ye would bring them a reward.

But now, they find that things are not what they expected.

Listening to Li Ye's meaning, it seems that if they don't take refuge in Datang and don't serve Datang, they will die and be wiped out.

Such a tough and domineering statement made the chiefs very unhappy.

"Does His Royal Highness King An mean that if we don't cooperate with the Tang Dynasty, the Tang army will see us as enemies?" asked Baratu first.

Because he was the first to come out during the battle of Huairong, coupled with the strength of the tribe, he is now the most prestigious existence among the chiefs, and many chiefs are only looking at him, which is the confidence of him to speak.

Li Ye naturally knew Balatu, and Li Ye saw the scene of Zhang Changan and Buchen lobbying him.

He waved his finger, "No, you misunderstood what Gu meant. ”

Baratu breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the Tang Dynasty still values them, and has no intention of suppressing people with power.

But Li Ye's next words made Balatu open his mouth wide and stunned in surprise.

Li Ye said: "What you want is not for you to cooperate, but to obey the orders of the Tang Dynasty Wangshi!"

As soon as these words came out, the chiefs all trembled, looked at each other, and discussed a lot, and many people expressed their dissatisfaction.

As soon as Li Ye came, he didn't mention rewarding them for their previous "help" to the Tang army and defeat Yelu Xiannichi, but he even wanted them to become vassals of the Tang army and obey the orders of the Tang army, how could they accept this?

Of course, Baratu didn't have the courage to get angry with Li Ye.

But he also expressed his attitude firmly, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness should know that the Khitan just oppressed us too much, so we withdrew from the battlefield. Now everyone just wants to go back to grazing, if His Highness not only does not recognize our previous merits, but also wants us to continue to fight, I am afraid that the warriors will not have any fighting spirit. ”

The meaning of this is very clear, it is equivalent to not cooperating without giving money.

And if the money is less, he will not fight in the future.

As for obeying the orders of the Tang Army, Balatuti did not mention it.

If the Tang army forced them to fight, Yelu Xiannichi would be a lesson from the past.

Balatu's words immediately aroused the echo of the chiefs, and for a time the crowd in the tent was quite angry.

Li Ye frowned indifferently, he was not surprised by this, and he didn't seem to care much, but Shangguan Chengcheng frowned, suddenly stepped forward, and snorted coldly, and the cultivation of the famous generals of the military family swept out like a tide.

The chiefs immediately shut up, and quails settled down.

Everyone felt that their hearts were like boulders, and their shoulders were like mountains, not only could they sit still, but they also had difficulty breathing, and they needed to mobilize all their cultivation power to barely resist.

Shangguan Allure looked dumbfounded.

These steppe tribal armies,

Together, they are indeed a large force, but their respective strengths are not worth mentioning. When the Khitan swept through the grasslands, they had already cleared the big tribes that were threatening, and now although there were many of these tribes' armies combined, none of the tribes had more than 10,000 warriors.

Such a tribe can't even compare to a county in Datang, how can there be a master who can resist the coercion of Shangguan Allure?

In front of Shangguan Allure, they were just a group of ants.

Li Ye saw that everyone was settled, and there was a smile on his face again, and he said lightly: "In the battle of Huairong, although they wanted to protect the whole clan, they had actually betrayed the Khitan. If the winner of this war is not Datang, then your situation after the war can be imagined - Yelu Abaoji will definitely not let you go!

"Surrendering to Datang and obeying Datang's drive is your only way to live. Does this truth still need to be broken and crumpled alone, and explained it clearly to you?"

The chiefs looked at each other again, and what they saw was not anger, but grievance, helplessness, and pain.

In the first battle of Huairong, they chose to retreat, thinking that they would take a step back and open the sky, but they did not expect that they would only be greeted by more and more oppression.

They just want to protect the whole tribe, graze quietly, and find a way to live, why is it so difficult?

Balatu sighed and said to Li Ye: "Your Highness, we really can't afford to fight anymore, otherwise the clan will cease to exist." If Your Highness is unwilling to recognize our military exploits and give us a reward, please spare us and let us go back to shepherding sheep....."

The Khitan is something they can't afford to provoke, and they can't afford to mess with the Tang Dynasty, as the weak, now they can only pray for the mercy of the strong. The only thing they can do is to fight each other to the death when they are cornered.

Of course, Li Ye didn't plan to let these grassland tribe armies fight to the death with the Tang army.

He smiled and said, "What did the chief say, the Tang people are based on benevolence and righteousness, how can Lone not understand your difficulties?"

"If you want to leave the battlefield now, it's just because you're worried about cattle and sheep, this is very easy to do, and the lonely Wang Shi will take you to rob it. The Khitan cattle and sheep, as long as you can grab them, they are all yours, and you won't want a single lamb, how about it?"

Balatu's eyes widened: "We followed the Tang army to fight the Khitan, but all the spoils belonged to us?!"

This is a good thing that no trap from the sky will encounter, not only the Balatu gaffe, but the chiefs all look impossible to believe.

The Khitan is now the richest tribe on the grassland, and there is no need to say much about how many cattle and sheep they have, but Balatu wants to rob them, but he has no strength. Now the strong Tang Jun is willing to help, this is simply a scene that only appears in a sweet dream.

Li Ye said with a smile: "There are not many shepherds in the Tang Dynasty, what do you want so many cattle and sheep to do? The wealth of the Khitan, whether it is cattle and sheep, or grain, you want it, just take it." What is lonely is only the territory and people of the Khitan. ”

"Thank you King An, Balatu is willing to serve and follow the Tang army to fight!"

He knew that if the Tang army in Yanzhou was able to defeat the Yelu Xian Nichi Division, it would be very likely to defeat Yelu Abaoji in the future! Even if the Tang army could not destroy the other party, as long as it could win a few victories and the cattle and sheep that they had snatched, it would be enough for them, large and small, to survive this winter in peace.

And if the Tang army completely defeats the Khitan, each of their tribes will become rich!

After Balatu, the other chieftains also saluted one after another, expressing their determination to fight with the Tang army.

As for their military rewards in the Battle of Huairong, there is no time to mention them at this moment, and they also know Li Ye's attitude, even if they mention it, it is useless. But they didn't care, as long as Li Ye gave them the cattle and sheep military rations they needed for the war, they could follow the Tang army to fight the Khitan and rob each other!

The Khitans who have been acting on the grassland for many years, oppressing other tribes, and forcing them to fight, have long made them hateful, and now with the help of the elite army of the Celestial Empire, they are just taking revenge!