Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 124 So It Was Hao Zhao

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Zhang Zhao took a breath like a toothache. Ten days before the Khotan army besieged Shule City, Zhang Zhao despised Shule Governor Ittihad very much.

He felt that this guy was not very capable, tens of thousands of people beat him thousands of people, three times before and after, and the soldiers who were beaten would be in a state of embarrassment.

But after more than ten days, this guy turned out to be Hao Zhao!

Garbage in the field is very good at defending the city. No wonder Saktu Buglahan of the Kara Khanate dared to appoint him as the governor of Shule and let him stay behind.

It turned out that he was not expected to sit on one side, but knew that he was good at defending the city and could guard the lair of Saktu Buglahan.

Zhang Zhao knew that Li Shengtian's heart would be completely chilled. This flood not only made it impossible for Khotan's army to fill up the moat, but in fact, even the siege battle could not be fought.

The ground is full of water. Although it is not deep, it can only reach the calf of a person at most, but it is impossible for the Khotan army to stand in the water and fight in the cold March. When the water subsides under the city, it will be at least half a month. .

"Your Majesty, what you said is right! Every time this Saktu Bugla Khan goes on an expedition, he will leave Ittihad Nazahu to defend the city, because this thief is very good at defending the city."

Li Qilang squinted his eyes, looked at the chaotic Khotan army, and said to Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhao nodded in agreement. In the current situation, if Li Shengtian hadn't still had his trump card of gunpowder blasting in his hand, he probably would have won, and the siege of Shule would fail again this time.

"Your Majesty, the Son of Heaven urgently summons you!" Before he finished sighing, the handsome Gong Wei Duwei Liu Zaisheng ran over.

It seemed that Li Shengtian was really in a hurry. He sent someone to summon Zhang Zhao almost when the flood rushed through the Shule city.

"Erlang! It's up to you now, how many days will it take for you to complete the project?
The news just came from Balasagun that Saktu has received the news that Shule was besieged, and is attacking Balasagon at any cost. We are running out of time! "

As soon as Zhang Zhao entered the king's tent, Li Shengtian signaled him to excuse himself, and shouted impatiently.

Zhang Zhao also knew what Li Shengtian meant when he said that there was not much time. Saktu Bugla Khan stormed Bala Sagon not because he thought he could take it, but because he was making the last effort. It is possible to retreat immediately and come back to rescue Shule.

However, Zhang Zhao knew that the time was actually enough, because although it looked like the distance between Balasagun and Shule was only [-] miles, the journey was actually very difficult.

The Naryn River and the surrounding mountains in March are not easy. Historically, that bastard Bai Yanhu once led people across the Naryn River at this time of year, but directly lost [-]-[-]% of the population.

Therefore, Saktu Bugla Khan’s return from Bala Sagon will not be too fast. After crossing the snow mountain, he must lose his luggage and auxiliary soldiers. He can only bring back the elite. After returning, he must repair and Resupply, it will not work in less than two months.

But if you want to bring all the troops here, you can only detour through the Yili River Valley, which is a distance of three to four thousand miles, and it will take one and a half months to run non-stop, plus repairs, it will take at least three months.

So there is still enough time, Li Shengtian is just frightened by the shadow of previous failures.

Because in the past when they attacked Shule, they basically lost their troops for a few months and were unable to fight. Then the Kara Khanate transferred a large army from other places, and the two sides fought a big battle, and were finally forced to withdraw to Khotan.

"Uncle, don't worry, now we have pulled out Esksa Fort and Yusuf Fort, and Shule is already an isolated city. Although Ittihad can protect itself for ten days by releasing water, it is just a delay.

With all the generals here, even if Saktu Buglahan returns from Balasakon, we can defeat them! "

Zhang Zhao put on the appearance of a loyal man this time, and deliberately spoke slowly when speaking.

Seeing Zhang Zhao's uncharacteristic behavior, Li Shengtian suddenly realized that what he said just now was a bit too much.

What do you mean you can only rely on Zhang Zhao? Although the truth is similar to this, you can't say it in front of so many generals!
cough cough!Li Shengtian let out a dry cough and regained the calmness that a king should have. He stroked a few strands of goatee on his chin.

"The Duke of Fengtian is right. The lonely king just made a slip of the tongue. With all the generals here, Duke Fengtian is my family's thousand-mile horse. Shule has become an empty city. Sooner or later it will be conquered!"

When Li Shengtian said this, the atmosphere in the king's tent was not as deserted as before, and a Khotan Amozhi who was stationed on the original Pantuo Kingdom territory raised his hand.

"The Duke of Fengtian County is right. Please don't worry, the emperor. As soon as the water recedes, I will personally lead my people to attack Shule for the emperor. Even if Saktu returns quickly! I can defeat him together with the generals. .”

"Pei Inspector is really my brave general of the Kingdom of Jin. With all of you here, the lonely king wants to see, after the water recedes, what else can this thief, Ittihad, do?"

Governor Pei, yes!This person is not a Han, but a strong man with Scythian blood. The surname Pei is not the Pei surname of the Central Plains, but Shule Pei, one of the four Han surnames in Anxi.

In the Tang Dynasty, Shulepei, Qiucibai, Turkic (A) Shi (Na), and Yuchi of Khotan were collectively known as the Han surnames of the four major Hu people in Anxi.

The biggest feature of these four surnames is that they are closely related to the Central Plains Dynasty, and there are a large number of elite Tang loyal ministers in the four surnames.

For example, Ashina Sheer, Bai Xiaode, Yu Chisheng, and Pei Fong, a minister during the Tang Dezong period, etc.

Zhang Zhao took a friendly look at Pei Shishi, who was wearing the title of Amozhi. At this time, he was still using the surname Pei. Needless to say, there was a high probability that he was also a smart Tang. Of course, it was also possible that he was trying to curry favor with Li Shengtian.

Inspector Pei also noticed Zhang Zhao, and immediately responded with a friendly look, and seemed to have something to say, Zhang Zhao then remembered that Pei's surname was the original King Shule's surname!
"Erlang! What's the progress of your gold capital? Although a certain relative mentioned that the army is not afraid of Saktu's return, but if we can capture Shule before this thief arrives, we can wait for work with ease and fight hard. Give him a break."

Although he expressed a lot of attitude just now and praised his ministers a lot, Li Shengtian still understood that if he really wanted to quickly capture Shule, Zhang Zhao's hole blasting method was the most reliable.

"Reporting to my uncle, my nephew has obtained the most detailed map of Shule City, and Fenjindu has dug a tunnel tens of meters long.

Starting today, a certain person will go to supervise the formation in person, and must dig a tunnel within [-] days and explode the Shule city wall! "

Zhang Zhao knew that this was the most critical moment. If the tunnel excavation was not successful and the Shule city wall could not be broken, then all the previous efforts would be in vain.

Losing the favor of Li Shengtian is still second, the most important thing is that Khotan is the only force that Zhang Zhao can rely on in the Anxi area. pull.

The time for Saktu Buglahan of the Kara Khanate to return to aid is about two and a half to three and a half months, so the time left for him to explode the Shule City Wall is at most one month.

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