Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

The first two battle reports are true and factual. Only the third memorial was drafted by Li Shan at the instruction of Su Xu yesterday and was immediately sent to Chang'an and stamped.

The third memorial was written by Zhang Shigui, the governor of Yuanzhou, stating that Lingzhou was victorious. Zhang Zhongjian, deputy general manager of the march on Lingzhou Road, and Li Jing, general manager of the march on Yanzhou Road, combined forces with the Anle River to defeat 20,000 Turks and beheaded thousands.

The memorial was sent to Chang'an on October 11th, and Chang'an Menxia Province received it at dusk on October 13th.

Yi Nan's face changed. Did the Tang army really defeat the troops left by Dubu Khan in Lingzhou?

If this is the case... Yi Nan now fully understands what the Wei Siwang opposite him wants to do.

"The commander of the Lingzhou Army, Zhang Zhongjian, was born as a solitary guard, and the governor of Yuanzhou, Zhang Shigui, was the sworn brother of Jinlan... This is true, unlike Tuli Khan." Li Shan chuckled, "Dubu Khan After crossing the Yellow River, Brother Yi Nan went south in a big way, Zhang Shigui would not have known about it...not to mention that Mingsha Camp is not far from Yuanzhou."

"Longyou Road was unable to stop them. Even on the day Zhang Zhongjian and Li Jing defeated the Turks, they already knew that the main force of the Tang army in Longyou Road was almost completely wiped out." Ma Zhou said coldly: "I think Zhang Zhongjian, Zhang Shigui, Li Yaoshi... they What will you do?"

"The Mingsha camp must not be moved rashly. Yuanzhou is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it has been hit by military disasters in two years. The troops are insufficient." Su Xu analyzed: "However, it happens that there are nearly 10,000 elite cavalry under the command of Dai Guogong Li Yaoshi, the general manager of the Yanzhou Road March. !”

"Not that many." Li Shan shook his head, "Wu Guogong Wei Chi Gong led 3,000 cavalry back to Jingzhao that day. Li Yaoshi should only have about 7,000 cavalry."

"Seven thousand cavalry is not too small." Ma Zhou chuckled and said, "I just don't know which way to take the Duke Dai?"

"It's impossible to go to Yanzhou, it's too far. The key is to go to Yanzhou, then you have to be charged with dereliction of duty." Su Xu seemed to be very proficient in these things, and he kindly explained it to Yi Nan... Hu Yan, Subordinate officers such as Duan Decao and Yang Ze led their troops south to support Jingzhao, and Li Jing, the commander-in-chief, was guilty of delaying for so long.

After a long discussion, Su Xu concluded: "So Medicine Master Li must make meritorious deeds to make up for his mistakes."

Yi Nan gritted his teeth and said, "There are only two roads left, either Lanzhou or Yuanzhou."

"Lanzhou is impossible." Ma Zhou immediately shook his head in denial, "Seventy thousand or eighty thousand troops entered the inner pass along Liangzhou, Lanzhou, and Qinzhou. They were marching so fast that it was impossible to attack the city and take out the stronghold, so there must be troops left in the rear. "

"So it can only be Yuanzhou." Su Xu said in chorus: "It is difficult for the Turks to defeat Yuanzhou, and the Mingsha Camp is not far from Xiaoguan. After the great victory in Lingzhou, Li Yaoshi led 7,000 cavalry into Xiaoguan , go all the way south, leave Jingzhou from Baiquan County, and then reach Pingchuan, and you can enter Jingzhao in one day."

"The only problem is that Liupan Mountain is really not easy to walk." Ma Zhou sighed: "If the messenger can still go down the Hulu River and Jing River, but the cavalry...especially in Liupan Mountain, many places are You have to lead the horse slowly."

"No matter how hard it is to leave, we should be almost here, right?" Su Xu glanced sideways at Yi Nan, whose face turned blue.

Li Shan said with a smile: "The Lingzhou battle report was sent to Chang'an at dusk yesterday. The messenger set off from Xiaoguan and went south along the waterway. However, he encountered a small group of rovers in Jingzhou and was entangled for a whole day."

"So, Dubu Khan is now overwhelming Chang'an City, and at this time, Li Yaoshi may have led thousands of cavalry out of Jingzhou and came out to kill the general from behind." Ma Zhou gestured and counted, "We should be able to arrive tomorrow It's a sign of Beijing... Maybe we will also mobilize troops from Ningzhou and Yuanzhou."

Su Xu glanced at Yi Nan, who seemed calm but actually had a thorn in his back, thinking that King Wei Si could really see into people's hearts.

Ma Zhou and Su Xu had no objections to Li Shan's plan today. Anyway, there was no need to pay an excessive price. To put it bluntly, the focus of the war was no longer here. However, both Ma Zhou and Su Xu suggested a third memorial... which was the only false memorial. The content was that Pharmacist Li had arrived in Baiquan County and was about to go south to Jingzhao to help.

But Li Shan denied it. The first reason for the denial was that the time did not match, but this is not the most important. The second important point is that if you want the other party to be fooled, you cannot let the other party see all your goals, or you must Hide your goals in the fog.

This kind of thinking is often aimed at the "smart person", and Yi Nan undoubtedly meets this condition.

If Li Shan had reported the battle in Lingzhou and the news that Li Jing was about to arrive in Jingzhao on his way south... Yi Nan would definitely be suspicious, or half-believing at most.

But now Li Shan only produced a battle report of the Lingzhou victory, and asked Su Xu and Ma Zhou to analyze and explain the situation to him in a timely manner... Yi Nan would believe more and doubt less.

In Yi Nan's mind, everything was logical. The scout's investigation and the fact that Dubu Khan led his army to the north of Jingzhao proved the authenticity of the second report... The Marching Manager of Yanzhou Road Li Jing really did not lead the cavalry south. Unless he wanted to rebel, he could only have gone to Lingzhou.

If the Tang army really defeated the Turks in Lingzhou, then going to Yuanzhou is the only way... and at this time, the pharmacist Li might have raised the butcher's knife behind him.

Yi Nan felt shuddering. He no longer hesitated or dared to hesitate. He stared at Li Shan and asked in a low voice, "What do you want to do?"

Li Shan's smile was still gentle, "Now Yi Nan should believe that Gu Ke has good intentions."

"What are you going to do?"

Hearing Yi Nan's repeated questions impatiently, Ma Zhou coughed slightly and reminded Li Shan not to go too far... People are so proactive!

What do you want to do... In fact, Yi Nan is asking, if you have any conditions, just show them out!

"Your Majesty authorizes Xu Gu to discuss with Brother Yi Nan." Li Shan was still leisurely and elegant, picking up a piece of mutton with chopsticks and chewing, "Without asking anything about the past... uh, then Cui Mingqian and Qiao Shiwang are already dead?"

The corners of Yi Nan's mouth moved, and he nodded and said: "The leader of the Turkic tribe Zhi lost his thoughts and killed him with his own hands."

"Cui Mingqian was born in the Boling Cui family, and Qiao Shiwang just married your Majesty's ninth daughter, Princess Luling, this year." Ma Zhou clicked his tongue: "It's no wonder that I have to raise my troops and go south."

"Okay, there is no need to say these words anymore. Brother Yi Nan will be galloping on the grasslands outside the Great Wall in the future. Will he really be close to the Tang Dynasty?" Li Shan sneered and said: "Now he is just forced by the situation."

Su Xu nodded in agreement with these words, and even Yi Nan's expression softened... because they were right, there was no friendship between the Tang Dynasty and the Steppe Khanate.

"After you return to the grassland and this war is over, His Majesty will send an envoy again next spring, give you a drum and silk, canonize you as a khan, and allow you to establish a country." Li Shan said slowly: "You know what this means ?"

Hearing that everything is a promise now and a benefit, what conditions do you need to pay?

Yi Nan breathed a sigh of relief at this doubt, but after thinking about it for a moment, he couldn't help but swallow, "Do you want... want..."

"How can we just retreat?" There was a hint of chill in the gentle smile on Li Shan's face, "For at least ten years, Datang's opponent will not be you, but Ashina."

"Of course, there is no need for Brother Yi Nan to take risks, Gu has already considered everything."