bastard seizes tang

Chapter 26 The Suspected Soldier's Plan
Thirty miles away from Chang'an City, on the hillside on the south bank of the Wei River, Li Shimin was leading a group of trusted officials, watching the movements of the Turkic soldiers on the north bank.

Although the Tang and Turkic alliance is imminent, as long as there is no final decision, the two sides will not dare to relax their vigilance.

On both sides of the Weishui River, banners and flags fluttered for dozens of miles, and more than [-] people on both sides were at war, as if they were not preparing for peace talks, but a decisive battle before the battle.

"Junji, has the strategy of suspicious soldiers been properly arranged?" Li Shimin stared at the opposite bank and asked Hou Junji behind him.

Hou Junji replied: "Last night, I took people to Huayin and Xianyang overnight, held the banners of Bingzhou and Lingzhou, and people held two fires. The soldiers and horses stretched for more than ten miles. At this moment, Xieli has received the news."

Li Shimin nodded after hearing Hou Junji's words: "The Turkic army is not monolithic at all. Jieli must have changed his concerns after hearing the news."

Li Shimin knew that the so-called protons and the so-called property were only part of what the two countries talked about, by no means the whole thing.Therefore, in order to prevent Jieli from going back on his word, Li Shimin specially ordered Li Jing to go outside the city last night to deploy suspicious soldiers, so as to deter the Turks.

Hou Junji said: "The Turkic army is deep and unfamiliar with the terrain, so it is inconvenient for backup. Now that the weather in Guanzhong is getting colder, if your Majesty suspects the strategy of the army, I am afraid that the Turks will not be able to fight this battle."

Li Shimin nodded after listening to Hou Junji's words, but he still said cautiously: "Although that's the case, Jieli is very ambitious. Don't let Jieli see the slightest clue. Weishui's defense is still not slack at all. You go down immediately to make arrangements. Order the army garrisoned upstream to advance a hundred paces, in response to the news that King Qin's army has arrived."

"No." Hou Junji took the order with a bang, and went to make arrangements.

Not long after Hou Junji went down, a soldier stepped forward and said, "I report to Your Majesty, the King of Shu is begging to see you."

When Li Shimin heard that Li Ke was begging to see him, there was a hint of pity on his calm face just now, and he said to the soldiers who came to report: "Quickly tell the king of Shu to come forward."

"No." The soldiers responded, and Li Ke was led to the front of the imperial court in a short while.

"My son, Li Ke, pay homage to my father." Li Ke walked up to Li Shimin's horse and bowed down to pay respects.

Seeing that Li Ke had arrived, Li Shimin dismounted himself, helped Li Ke up, and said to Li Ke, "The tiger's head is coming, get up quickly."

"Thank you, father." Li Ke thanked him and stood up.

Li Ke stood still next to Li Shimin, looked up, and saw the flowing water on the north bank of the Weishui River. There were already a lot of swords and guns, and countless Turkic cavalry stood densely, with swords drawn. Li Ke also felt a chill on his back when he looked from a distance.

"Is the tiger head afraid?" Li Shimin looked back at Li Ke and asked with concern.

Although Li Ke was a man in two lifetimes, he had never been to the battlefield in person, but he had seen such a battle before, and his heart was somewhat flustered.

However, Li Ke still suppressed the panic in his heart, instead he looked up at Li Shimin, shook his head firmly and said: "Ke'er is only afraid that he will not be able to be filial to his parents in the future, so how can he be afraid of these Hu Qi in front of him?"

Li Ke was young, even if the enemy should be afraid in front of him, Li Shimin never expected that Li Ke would answer like this, and Li Ke's reaction greatly exceeded Li Shimin's expectations.

A gratified smile appeared on Li Shimin's face, and he said to Li Ke: "Tiger-headed Yingguo is like me, with a famous and handsome appearance."

If these words were spoken by other emperors, they might be suspected of boasting, but Li Shimin would not.

Li Shimin joined the army as a young man, aided Yanmen, fought against the Turks in the north, seized Chang'an, defeated Wang Shichong, Xue Ju, Dou Jiande, Liu Heita, etc. Li Shimin's martial arts is unparalleled in the world, and he is well-deserved for being a famous commander.

Li Shimin's military strategy is like this, and he is an emperor. The words "Yinguo is like me" are naturally extremely high praises for Li Ke.

Li Shimin's words passed into the eyes of the eldest grandson Wuji behind him, and a hidden gloomy look flashed in his eyes.

If Li Ke a few days ago still made him worry, now Li Ke has already made him a little restless.

Li Ke invited Ying as a hostage this time, not only did he achieve such a feat, but he also won the favor of Li Shimin and the officials. And the impact is self-evident.

If Li Ke is really as virtuous as he said, it will be fine, but if Li Ke is an ambitious person, he may suffer endless disasters in the future.

Changsun Wuji was not worried that Li Ke was an ambitious and crazy person. On the contrary, this kind of person was easy to deal with. What he worried most was that Li Ke was calm and forbearing.

Changsun Wuji frowned slightly, and raised his eyes to look in Li Ke's direction. Li Ke's reaction made Changsun Wuji even more uneasy.

There was no pride or complacency on Li Ke's face, just a slight smile on his immature face, and he replied modestly: "My son is dull, but it is enough to learn a thing or two from my father."
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On Datang's side, Li Shimin was careful in everything and did not dare to be careless. At this time, the situation of Jieli Khan on the north bank of the Weishui River was not much better.

From this morning to around noon, the time for the alliance is getting closer and closer, and Jieli Khan has become more and more anxious. Just the waiters in the sweat tent have been killed and injured by him. The reason is naturally that Li Shimin last night The suspicious strategy.

Jieli Khan has always been a self-proclaimed hero, he wants to be the second in the Tuoba Daowu, and he dreams of occupying the land of the Central Plains.

The day before yesterday, the Turkic spy who went to Chang'an with the Turkic envoy Ashina Simo to spy on the news had brought back a secret report: "Chang'an City is empty of troops, less than [-]."

After Xieli learned about the reality of Chang'an City, he originally wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of today's alliance to attack on a large scale, and take advantage of the situation to leave Li Shimin and the main force of Chang'an City outside Chang'an City, but he never thought that the news came from the scouts last night. In the direction of Hehuayin, a large number of Tang troops under the banner of Bingzhou and Lingzhou were found, and the number reached [-].

This news is no less than a bucket of cold water, which quenched the fire that Xieli had already ignited.

"Bingzhou, Lingzhou and Chang'an are thousands of miles away. Even if Qingqi came here, it would take six or seven days. How could it come so fast! A bunch of trash, who can't even tell the real from the fake." Jieli Khan sat in the big tent , and asked the leaders of the Turkic ministries.

Jieli was violent and bloodthirsty, and had a lot of prestige in the Turks. Under Jieli's shouting and questioning, the leaders of the Turkic tribes did not dare to make a sound. Although the Tang army was caught off guard by the troops going south, the 20 troops marched south with great prestige, perhaps because the people in Bingzhou and Lingzhou had already received the news and rushed to Chang'an in advance."

Kang Sumi's words were somewhat reasonable, but Xieli couldn't be reconciled.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him, and it will be even more difficult to have such an opportunity to go directly to Guanzhong next time. Xie Li cast his sights on his confidant Zhao Deyan.

Zhao Deyan naturally knew Jieli's thoughts, thought for a while and replied: "I will report to Khan that Li Shimin used troops cunningly, and it is really difficult to distinguish the authenticity of the reinforcements. It’s not like when I first arrived, it’s probably not a good idea to procrastinate.”

Although Zhao Deyan didn't say it clearly, after hearing Zhao Deyan's words, Xieli already knew what he meant.

The army has been going south for some time, and both the food and the morale of the soldiers are already tight. At this time, it would be too risky to rush to a decisive battle with Datang.It can even be said without exaggeration that if the Tang army's reinforcements last night were real, then it is a question of whether his 20 troops can retreat unscathed.

He couldn't afford to take this risk.

Jieli struggled for a moment with a ferocious expression, and finally said: "Okay, then, as Mr. said, we will form an alliance with Datang and retreat, and we will find a better opportunity in the future."

(End of this chapter)