Tibet

Denli Khan heard that Yi County was attacked and all his logistics sheep and supplies were looted. He was so angry that he almost fainted on the spot.

He read Li Ye's letter again. Li Ye advised him to get back to the grassland quickly, otherwise Youzhou would be where he was buried.

Khan Denli was so angry that he tore the letter into pieces and shouted, "Go and find Zhu Si!"

Zhu Si is about to collapse these days. Since the defeat three days ago, he has lost 15,000 people, plus the 10,000 people he lost on the first day.

He lost 25,000 soldiers in two battles. He only brought a total of 30,000 soldiers, and now only 5,000 soldiers were left.

Zhu Si was like a dog with three broken legs. He was in a state of panic all day long. Without his legs, he had no one to look after his home, not to mention hunting.

Huihe Khan is very likely to take action against himself.

At this time, some soldiers came to report, "Khan invites the lord to discuss matters!"

Zhu Si's heart sank, what happened again?

He didn't want to go, but he had to go, so he had to bite the bullet and come to King Huihe's tent.

As soon as they met, Dengli Khan threw a map on his face, "Didn't you say that the south of Yishui is all mountainous and there is no value in crossing the river? Now the Tang army is crossing the river from Yishui to sneak attack on Yixian. Do you know ?”

Zhu Si was so frightened that he trembled, took a step back and said: "Yishui cavalry can't cross the river, but infantry can!"

"Then why didn't your army cross the river from Yishui and fight to the south to meet me?"

Zhu Si was immediately speechless. How could he take the initiative to be a stepping stone for the Huihe people?

Zhu Si stood dumbly for a while and then said: "I'm actually not very familiar with that place."

Denli Khan gritted his teeth with hatred, "It's okay if you don't know anything about it. Yixian County has been attacked and all the sheep and food have been taken away. Now I have no food. What do you think I should do?"

"ah!"

Zhu Si was stunned. Not only was the food for the Huihe army gone, but his military rations were also gone.

"I'm going to think of a way to see if I can transport another 100,000 shi of military rations for emergency relief!"

"Hmph! I'll give you three days. If the rations don't arrive, don't blame me for being unkind!"

Zhu Si returned to the military camp and immediately wrote a letter to Wang Shoucheng, chief staff officer and military advisor, ordering him to immediately transfer Youzhou's food supplies to Yuyang County in Jizhou.

That night, Zhu Si led the last five thousand troops to retreat to Jizhou under cover of darkness.

Without food, the Huihe army would definitely fail in this expedition. At this moment, Zhu Si was ready to defect to the Khitans.

The next day, Dengli Khan heard that Zhu Si withdrew his troops overnight and ran away, and he was so angry that he flew into a rage.

At this time, the Uighur army of 120,000 troops lost nearly 30,000 troops, but they could not even cross the Juma River. Even the logistics sheep were robbed by the Tang army.

The chief generals of each tribe were extremely dissatisfied. They came together to find Denli Khan. They originally promised to bring everyone to make a fortune, but now they lost soldiers and generals. In the end, they even lost their capital.

Dengli Khan was forced to do nothing, "Bang!" He punched the table with his fist, and gritted his teeth and said: "Go to Youzhou City and rob it completely!"

Youzhou has been in chaos. Starting from yesterday, several important news spread throughout Youzhou City. The Uighur army was defeated at Juma River and was preparing to plunder Youzhou City and return to the grassland.

When this news came out, the people of Youzhou City were frightened and heartbroken. Everyone knew that the Uighurs were not just asking for money, but all their wealth and women were going to be taken away.

The wife and daughter at home were even more panicked. They packed up their money and valuables and fled out of the city for their lives.

There was a swarm of fleeing people in Youzhou City that day, but the city gate was not opened the next day. Tens of thousands of people crowded at the city gate crying and begging, but the soldiers did not open the city gate.

The intelligence chief, Wang Baofu, was anxious. The news was that he had arranged for his men to spread the news, giving the people a chance to escape.

Now the defenders refused to open the city gate, which made him anxious, so he immediately found Fu Yuangui, a member of the army from Cancao.

Fu Yuangui was also packing his things and preparing to escape with his wife and children.

"Manager Wang, it's useless to look for generals. They have no power. The power of Kaicheng lies with the military advisor Wang Shoucheng. He is the military and political guard, and the command arrows of Kaicheng are in his hands."

Wang Baofu pondered for a moment and said, "What are the weaknesses of this person, such as what does he like?"

Fu Yuangui thought for a while and said: "I don't know what he likes, but I know he has a fatal weakness, that is his youngest son Wang Hui, who is only five years old. His eldest son died of illness, and he had a son in middle age. For this My son is so precious.”

"Is his youngest son in Youzhou City?"

"Yes! Right in his house."

Wang Baofu rolled his eyes, he had an idea.

Wang Shoucheng's mansion is located next to Jiedushi. It is an official residence covering an area of ​​five acres. In the morning, Wang Shoucheng was in the official residence. There were only a group of women including his maid and his mother-in-law at home.

In the morning, a seller of gold and silver jewelry came to the door of Wang Shoucheng's house. He sold more than a hundred pieces of gold and silver jewelry at half price.

Such a good thing was unheard of, and all the women in Wang Shoucheng's family came to see the jewelry.

They found that they were genuine gold and silver jewelry at half the price. The women were overjoyed and started choosing their favorite jewelry.

In the middle of the sale, several officials suddenly rushed in and caught the salesman. The official said viciously: "How dare you sell the stolen goods from Longfeng Jewelry Shop? You must be with the thieves and take them away!"

When the women heard that it was stolen goods, they were too frightened to buy any more and returned it one after another. Fortunately, the money was not given.

The salesman was taken away, and all the women were whispering, "No wonder it's so cheap, it turns out to be stolen goods!"

"Hey! I originally wanted to use up some of the copper coins and exchange them for gold and silver for easy carrying, but now there is no hope."

At this time, a maid ran over in a panic, "Madam, the young master has been kidnapped."

Madam was Wang Shoucheng's concubine. His wife had died of illness long ago. The concubine gave birth to a son for him five years ago and was promoted to the wife.

When the lady heard that her son was kidnapped, she felt dizzy and fainted.

The maids woke her up quickly, and she cried when she woke up, "My son!"

"Madam, don't cry, go and report to the master quickly, the child should still be in the city."

This sentence reminded the lady, she struggled to get up, took the maids, and ran to the government office next door to find her husband.

Wang Shoucheng was about fifty years old. He was Zhu Ci's military advisor and chief staff. The reason why he was absolutely trusted by Zhu Ci was that he was the staff of Zhu Ci's father, Zhu Huaigui, the governor of Jizhou, and assisted two generations. Of course, he was deeply trusted.

Wang Shoucheng was so busy these two days that he was dizzy. He had just arranged for 3,000 people to escort 100,000 stones of grain and a large amount of property to be transported to Yuyang County, Jizhou.

There are only two thousand people in the city. Since yesterday, there have been rumors in the city that the Huihe people are coming to kill them. The people in the whole city have gone crazy.

Wang Shoucheng didn't know where this news came from. He thought it was completely nonsense. If there was any danger, Zhu Ci would definitely notify him.

However, Zhu Ci asked him to transport food and property to Yuyang County, which made him a little worried.

At this time, the soldier said at the door: "The wife is here!"

Wang Shoucheng was stunned. Why did his wife come to his official room? She never came, and he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

Wang Shoucheng stood up to greet him. When his wife saw her husband, she burst into tears. Wang Shoucheng stamped his feet anxiously, "Don't cry, tell me what happened?"

The maid said beside him: "The young master was just robbed!"

Wang Shoucheng was like a blow to the head, and he took a few steps back.

He suddenly went crazy and grabbed his wife's collar and yelled, "Stop crying, what happened to my son?"

Wang Shoucheng had a son in his middle age. His son was the apple of his eye and the tip of his heart. He was afraid that he would melt if he held him in his mouth, and afraid that he would fall if he held him in his hands. His son was snatched away by someone. He was going crazy.

His wife cried and told him what happened just now in a disjointed manner.

Wang Shoucheng was stunned for a moment.