bastard seizes tang

Chapter 446
"My servant, Zhao Deyan, pay my respects to Your Highness." Zhao Deyan bowed to the ground and said to Li Ke when the few barbarians who followed Zhao Deyan left.

Li Ke raised his hand to help Zhao Deyan up, and said to Zhao Deyan, "Farewell to Chang'an, Mr. Wang Tong is already in Taiyuan when we meet again."

Zhao Deyan cupped his hands and congratulated: "Congratulations, Your Highness, Taiyuan is the place where the Tang Dynasty prospered. Now that Your Highness is in charge of Taiyuan and transferred to Hedong, it can be said that it is a further step forward to achieve great things."

Li Ke said with a smile: "When my father ordered me to play in the palace, when it came to the matter of Xue Yantuo, what I said that day had a lot to learn from Mr. .”

At the beginning of this year, when he was in Chang'an, Li Ke mentioned the matter of Mobei to Zhao Deyan in the city of Chang'an. Zhao Deyan was in Mobei, so he was naturally much more familiar with Mobei's current situation than Li Ke. I have learned a lot, so Li Ke has this look.

Zhao Deyan said modestly: "Your Highness is smart and trusted by His Majesty. The subordinates are only doing their best to add to the icing on the cake. How dare you take credit for it?"

Li Ke sat down in the main seat in the side hall, pressed his hand, and while signaling Zhao Deyan to sit down, he asked Zhao Deyan: "Sir, you came to Taiyuan suddenly, why do you know?"

Zhao Deyan also sat down next to Li Ke, and replied: "As the sect just said, the sect is here to form an alliance with His Highness, and work together to break the matter of Xue Yantuo barbarians."

Li Ke heard the words and said with a smile: "Dadu was defeated in Nuozhenshui, lost his troops and lost his generals, abandoned Junji Mountain, and set up his own family in Khobdo, Jinshan. , there is absolutely no such scheming, this is probably the master's plan."

Li Ke also has a lot of eyes and ears in Xue Yantuo, and Li Ke is also very clear about Xue Yantuo's affairs, not to mention that the generous betrayal is a major event in Xue Yantuo's country, Li Ke naturally also got the news.

Zhao Deyan said: "That's right, that's exactly what I mean. Your Highness is divinely powerful. Nuo Zhenshui completely defeated Dadu's [-] elites in the first battle. After that battle, there were less than [-] elites under Dadu's command. It's definitely not your Highness. The enemy, so the subordinates used the Yinan to seek responsibility to intimidate Dadushi, forcing Dadu to lead the army west, which can be regarded as breaking the Yinan's arm."

Li Ke nodded and said: "Sir, what you said is right. The barbarians are also warlike and good at fighting, so they were set up in Junji Mountain to take charge of the important town. I’m afraid I’m going to have a headache about this for a long time.”

Zhao Deyan said: "Your Highness's army is very powerful, bullying Mobei, Yinan feared that His Highness would go north, so he dispatched half of Khanting's troops to Junji Mountain, and left his nephew Domozhi to guard it. Today's Yinan is half a frightened bird. Not anymore."

Li Ke smiled, picked up the tea bowl at hand and took a sip, looked at Zhao Deyan and asked: "Mr. had tricked Dadu into fleeing to the west and based himself on Jinshan, so there must be someone behind him."

Zhao Deyan replied: "My subordinates have asked Dadu to go west to contact the Western Turks, Futu City and Gaochang countries, thinking that they will help us resist Xue Yantuo."

Li Ke thought for a while and said: "Since the four years since Zhenguan, Xue Yantuo has become more and more prosperous, and the east and west have been conquered. In addition, the various tribes of the Western Turks are at war. Now that there is an extra layer of barrier between the Western Regions and Xue Yantuo due to the generous treason, I am afraid that the countries in the Western Regions are just what they wish for."

Zhao Deyan said: "What Your Highness said is exactly, as long as Dadu establishes contact with the countries of the Western Regions, the countries of the Western Regions will help. Dadu intends to seek self-protection and fight for power and position, and will attract random people to enter. Then it became lively, and even without His Royal Highness taking action, Yi Nan would be too busy to take care of himself."

After listening to Zhao Deyan's words, Li Ke also understood the purpose of Zhao Deyan's visit. Li Ke said: "So you are here to make an alliance with Dadu and put pressure on the barbarians in the south, so as to facilitate Dadu's establishment here." Jinshan incident?"

Zhao Deyan said: "That's right, although Dadushe has ambitions, but after all, his strength is not enough, and the countries in the Western Regions extended a helping hand, but it's just a small fight, and it's hard to make a big deal. They are a group of people together, and they are just a mess. Relying on the natural dangers of the Golden Mountain to protect oneself is not a serious problem, but if we really want to threaten the Khan Court in Dujun Mountain, it may not be easy, and His Highness must take action in this matter."

Zhao Deyan knew that Li Ke and Dadushe had been dirty for a long time, and Dadushe had offended Li Ke once before, but Zhao Deyan's talking to Li Ke was different from talking to Dadushe.

When Zhao Deyan talked to Li Ke, he didn't need to enlighten Li Ke about taking the overall situation into account, because Zhao Deyan knew that Li Ke was very proficient in weighing the pros and cons of these things, so there was no need for Zhao Deyan to repeat it. If Li Ke didn't even understand this It is impossible for him to get to where he is today.

Internal friction in Mobei and killing each other is naturally what Li Ke would like to see. The more serious the internal struggle in Xue Yantuo, the more casualties will be, and the less resistance Li Ke will encounter in the future Northern Expedition.The snipe and the clam compete for the fisherman's profit, and Li Ke wished that both Dadu and the barbarians would be dying in the fight.

Li Ke said: "What Mr. said is indeed reasonable. Well, then the king will follow what Mr. said. When the spring of next year begins, this king will personally lead an army of [-] to go northward, hunt in Nuozhen water, and knock the mountains to shake the tigers."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Deyan said with a smile: "If His Highness is willing to go there in person, I'm afraid that when the news reaches Dujun Yu Mountain, Yi Nan will not be able to eat and drink."

Li Ke said: "This king leads a large army to hunt northward, which will certainly cause Xue Yantuo to panic and increase his troops to Junji Mountain. At that time, it is time for Dadu to send troops from Jinshan. Mr. Lao will worry about Jinshan."

Zhao Deyan responded straight away: "Your Highness is out of sight. Your Highness has an order, and I will do my best."

The corner of Li Ke's mouth slightly raised a smile, and said: "Sir, I have worked a lot on this King's Northern Expedition. In the future, when my King's Northern Expedition is completed, Sir will be a great achievement."

Zhao Deyan got up and cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, please don't worry, my subordinates will fulfill their mission."

Li Ke got up, walked to Zhao Deyan's side, patted Zhao Deyan on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "It's rare for Mr. to come to Taiyuan. This king ordered someone to prepare a banquet. It is not only to clean up the dust for Mr., but also to ask Mr. to try it again." The taste of the old country, Mr. has been in the country for a long time, and I must be tired of eating nonsense."

Zhao Deyan said: "I thank Your Highness for your kindness, but this matter is not urgent yet. There are two things I want to present to Your Highness. These two things will definitely help Your Highness."

When Zhao Deyan spoke, he never dared to be perfunctory to Li Ke. Since he said such a thing, he naturally had his reasons. Zhao Deyan's words caught his ears, but Li Ke was a little more curious about what Zhao Deyan wanted to offer him.

Li Ke asked: "I don't know what it is that can make Mr. So solemn."

"It's these two things, please accept it with a smile." Zhao Deyan said, carefully took out a picture and a booklet from the underwear he was wearing, and handed them to Li Ke.

Li Ke took the two items from Zhao Deyan's hand, and immediately unfolded them to look at them. The map presented by Zhao Deyan was exactly the map of Xue Yantuo's Mobei area. The grasslands, mountains and lakes in the map were clearly described, and some places were even marked with Xue Yantuo's heavily guarded troops. The various fortresses in the city are indeed much more detailed and accurate than the current map in Li Ke's hands.

When the two armies are fighting, the map is of course very important, and it can even determine the outcome of a war. Li Ke originally thought that this map was already a great gift, but when Li Ke opened the booklet Zhao Deyan gave him again, his face The expression on the face became complicated, anger, surprise, joy, all kinds of expressions appeared on Li Ke's face.

(End of this chapter)