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Chapter 769 Who will be in charge (second update)

"The three centurions were wiped out by the Zhao army?" Jieli Khan turned around and asked Zhao Deyan who was beside him, "Didn't you say that the Zhao army in Youjing City is empty? What's going on?"

Zhao Deyan immediately asked the Turkic scout: "At the beginning, you were only asked to investigate the reality of Youjing. How could you be ambushed by the Han people instead? Could it be that they dispatched tens of thousands of horses?"

The scout replied: "Yes, in this way, our lord was already lurking next to Youjing. At that time, when we saw the people of Zhao Jun rushing into the city, we thought that Youjing was unprepared. Your lord decided to take advantage of the fact that Zhao Jun couldn't see clearly after dark. When the timing of our army's details is clear, we will raid the Han people outside the city gate."

Jieli Khan nodded and said: "Your lords are considered capable. After dark, Zhao Jun doesn't know how many soldiers and horses are outside the city, so he won't go out to fight. You just need to scare the people of Zhao and kill a few people. It was enough to scare the courage of the Han people, and the whole army was wiped out. You must have been greedy for the property of the Han people and fell into the trap of the Han people."

"Khan, no. As soon as we attacked, some cavalrymen from the Zhao army rushed back. They were led by a female general, who was very powerful. None of us were her opponents. Our lord also died at her hands."

Jieli was already calming down his anger, but the more the scouts said, the more bizarre it became, and he couldn't help but said angrily: "Nonsense, there is no female general in the Zhao army. You think that if you make up this reason, Ben Khan will believe your nonsense. Forgive you for losing the battle." Is it? Come and drag me out and kill him."

Two attached warriors outside the tent came in and dragged the scout out, but the man still shouted before dying: "Khan, everything I said is true, everything is true. Zhao Jun did have a Female general!"

Jieli Khan snorted coldly, picked up a jug of kumiss and took a long gulp.

Zhao Deyan said: "It seems that Youjing City is indeed not without the strength to fight back. Otherwise, our three centurions would not be buried there."

Jieli narrowed his eyes when he heard this and said: "You are right, it seems that we still need to plan and plan to attack Youjing."

Youjing City.

In the temporary palace, Yang Ehuang sat behind the curtain, while outside the curtain were several ministers discussing matters.

The civil servants are Wei Zheng, Wen Yanbo, Cui Junsu, Xue Wanshu, Lu Chengqing, and Zhao Xin who temporarily stayed in Youjing, and the generals are Xu Wu, Zhao Quanting, and Chen Ke.

Xu Wudao: "Tell the two prime ministers that there are only 20 soldiers in the city of Youjing. Even if you recruit powerful men from the gentry, Qubu, and select skilled fighters from the city, the number of soldiers and horses is less than [-]. There are [-] Turkic cavalry outside the city. People and horses, the situation is very serious for us."

Wen Yanbo asked: "Ten against one, there is no chance of winning, so where are the nearest reinforcements to us?"

Xue Wanshu, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, said: "We have sent hundreds of messengers to ask for help, but the troops in Liangxiang counties south of Youjing are meager, and it doesn't matter whether they come or not. Beiping County is the naval base of our army. Two hundred ships have been mobilized, and three thousand sailors are rushing to Youjing, and they can arrive at Tongji Canal at noon tomorrow. This is the one closest to us."

Wen Yanbo frowned and said: "If you can't defend the city, even if you go to Youjing, the navy will not be of much help."

Xue Wanshu said: "There is still a group of people. It is Gao Chu, the captain of Taiyuan Prefecture. After hearing the news, he also led two thousand soldiers from Shanggu County. He will arrive at Zhuo County tonight, and he will definitely reach Youjing tomorrow night or the morning after tomorrow. Gao Chu is A famous general who is good at defending, His Majesty has always valued him very much back then, if he can arrive tomorrow night, he will have a certain degree of confidence in defending the city."

"The rest of the troops are too far away. Even the nearest Liaodong County soldiers are several days away. Fortunately, Wang Duhu's [-] grassland cavalry were stationed in Shangdang before. If they must have known the news that Youjing was attacked , is already on the way, but it will take three to five days to arrive."

"That means we have to stick to it for at least three to five days."

"That's right. In addition, the Turkic cavalry cut off all news from the north of Youjing. Tuli doesn't know about Huaihuang, the second town of Yuyi, and the Protectorate of Songmo. But from the torture of the Turks we captured, we can I am sure that the Turks at least did not break through Huaihuang and the second town of Yuyi."

When Cui Junsu heard that Xue Wanshu said Huaihuang, the second town of Yuyi hadn't fallen, he hesitated: "Why didn't the second town fall? Did you reach a tacit agreement with the Turks?"

At this time, Zhao Xin, who had been silent all the time, said: "No, I guess Huaihuang, the second town of Yuyi, is the trading center of the Turks and the Han people. Xieli has just come to power, so it is impossible to risk the discord of the world and attack From Huaihuang Town."

Cui Junsu said: "Since this is the case, I think we can try to negotiate a peace with the Turks. If the Turks capture Youjing, then there is no room for them to negotiate with our Great Zhao. In the future, they don't want to trade anything from us. I want to fight Li won't do such a thing of killing the chicken and picking the eggs."

Zhao Xin sneered and said directly: "Mr. Cui's house is too whimsical. If the Turkic people think that they can grab something directly and easily, why trade with us? If it weren't for the deterrence of my big Zhao Tieqi, you think Xieli would be willing Bring hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep to us in exchange for silk, tea bricks every year? A joke."

Seeing that what Zhao Xin said was not polite at all, although Cui Junsu's rank was higher than Zhao Xin's, he was not very annoyed. Instead, he said to Yang Ehuang who was behind the curtain with a lot of magnanimity: "The empress, what I mean by this humble minister is Spend money to buy peace, the Turkic people are strong now, we take the initiative to ask for peace, give them a sum of money, and let him leave Youjing."

"To put it simply, if Jieli is not satisfied and takes the opportunity to sign an alliance with us under the city, asking us to pay tribute to the Turks every year, what should we do? Shall we agree?"

Cui Junsu said: "The temporary hypocrisy allowed us to at least ease the urgent need and keep the safety of Youjing."

Seeing that the ministers were arguing, Yang Ehuang couldn't help but feel a headache at this time, generals such as Xu Wu, Zhao Quanting, Chen Ke, etc., it is okay to ask them to fight, but there is no careful countermeasure for how to deal with the Turks.

As for Wen Yanbo, Wei Zheng and other high-ranking officials, although they are proficient in diplomacy and government affairs, they are not good at military affairs. As for other civil officials, most of them are just talking on paper.

At this time, a general rushed to the gate and said to several Zhao officials who were discussing the matter: "It's not good, Turkic cavalry suddenly appeared at the north gate!"

Everyone's expression changed, Wen Yanbo asked: "How many troops does Turkic have?"

"It's too dark to see clearly. The North City guard said there are at least a few thousand troops!"

Zhao Xin said: "The Turkic people are obviously trying to fish in troubled waters. I don't think there may be thousands of people, they must be deliberately bluffing."

Cui Junsu's face was full of anxiety, and he paused and said, "Don't worry about his bluff, why don't you close the city gate soon? What should we do if the Turkic people rush into the city?"

"But it can't be closed, and the people are entering the city!"

Xu Wu in the hall immediately said to Yang Ehuang: "Empress Empress, I will lead my troops to Beicheng to have a look at the end."

Yang Ehuang said: "I don't know much about military affairs, so I can only ask a few people for everything. I implore you to read the 20 people in Youjing City and do your best."

Everyone said together: "No, Queen."

(End of this chapter)