Chapter 296 Before the War

The Turkic Left King Fu Zhen and Zhi Shisili fought with Tuli several times, and knew the strength of Tuli's troops. Zhi Shisili himself knew even more that he could have severely damaged Tuli several times. The key reason was that he had a 100,000 army of Zuo Xianwang beside him, and the 100,000 army restrained Tuli, making him afraid to send a large number of troops to fight him.

But now it is different. I heard from the scouts that the Tang Dynasty had sent troops to help Tuli deal with him. Moreover, the person who led the troops was nothing but Li Shimin's third son, King Li Ke, the Han King who was on a mission to the Turks, was able to calmly break through the encirclement and blockade of thousands of Turkic cavalry with only a few hundred people. When Zhishi thought about this, his expression seemed very serious.

Seeing Zhi Shisili's face looked very serious, the left wise king of Turks asked in confusion, "General Zhi Shisili, I think your worries are for many months. Even if the Tang Dynasty participated in the war, they dispatched a hundred thousand troops. With the 130,000 Turkic cavalry in your hands now, we can still severely damage the Tang army and quell the Tuli rebellion."

"Zuo Xianwang, if the commander of the Tang army was someone else, I wouldn't be very worried, but if it was Li Ke, I would be a little worried!" Zhi Shi Si said, "Maybe you still don't know that when Li Ke was on a mission to the Turks, he was surrounded and intercepted by thousands of elite cavalry sent by Prince Schroeder on the way back to Tang. Not only did he escape successfully, but he also wiped out the thousand Blood Wolf Guards around the Khan. This is not something that ordinary people can do! It can be seen that this person does have extraordinary talents in military command and cavalry warfare. And Zuo Xianwang did you think that there are so many generals who have experienced many battles in the Tang Dynasty. Why did Li Shimin send him to help Tuli? Li Shimin is not a simple person, and the person he has high hopes for will not be a simple person. Therefore, we should be cautious in the future battle with Tuli!"

When Fu Zhen heard that Zhishisili had such a high evaluation of Li Ke, he began to rethink the current situation. As the Zuo Xianwang of the Turks, being recognized in the eyes of a hero like Jie Li is enough to prove that Fu Zhen is not an incompetent person.

"With General Zhishili, how should we act now?" Fu Zhen suddenly asked. It was the first time he saw Zhishili so cautious and cautious. He immediately felt that Li Ke was indeed not simple, so he asked Zhishili for advice.

"Actually, I think we should fight quickly!" Zhi Shili pondered for a moment and said firmly, "Li Ke is good at using troops and has a good arrangement of troops. However, the Tang army in his hands is basically infantry and has poor mobility. As soon as the Tang army arrived in Youzhou, he wanted to deploy troops. The marching speed of the Tang army's infantry cannot be completed overnight. Therefore, as long as we fight quickly and decide quickly, even if he sets a trap for us, his plan will be disappointed."

"General Zhishili, I think your suggestions are not desirable. Even if you are talking about Li Ke, the Tang army is basically all infantry and does not pose any threat to our cavalry on the grassland." Fu Zhen paused for a while and continued, "Besides, who have we Turkic Spirit Cavalry ever been afraid of? No matter how powerful Li Shimin is, did it not make the Khan force him to form an alliance with our Weishui River? In my opinion, as long as Li Ke dares to send troops, we will simply destroy this Tang army and show Li Shimin how powerful his army is, but it is still vulnerable in front of our Turkic Spirit Cavalry."

"Zuo Xianwang - don't be careless! The order given to us by the Khan was to quell the rebellion and sudden gains, but he did not say that we would have a dispute with the Tang Dynasty now!" Zhishi Si said with great encouragement, "In our current state, we cannot go to war with the Tang Dynasty!"

"General Zhishili, I understand what you mean, let's stop here! Let's wait until tomorrow when we fight against the Turks, and then make a decision!" Fu Zhen did not have the intention to argue with Zhishili, and said in a gentle tone. After all, he himself knew that Zhishili was Jie Li's confidant general, and it was not worth a dispute just to see if he wanted to wipe out Li Ke.

"Well-I think we are the only one now. Let's wait until we fight Tuli tomorrow and then look at the situation!" Zhi Shisili sighed and said, "But do we need to change our tactics tomorrow?"

When Fu Zhen heard Zhishili say this, he moved his heart and said hurriedly, "General Zhishili's intention is to attack him unexpectedly?"

"Well, that's what I think in my heart. We have fought Tuli several times, but the troops we sent were less than 30,000 each time. Why don't we send 50,000 elite cavalry this time to catch Tuli off guard?" Zhi Shisili said here, his eyes moved and his mind, "In this way, we can also take a look at the reaction of the Tang army and then make plans for the next step!"

"Well——" Fu Zhen nodded, "The general's advice is really good. Just do it like this. I will send another 20,000 elite cavalry to help you when the match against Tuli tomorrow."

"Thank you, Zuo Xianwang!" Zhishisi's power, even as Jie Li's confidant general, did not dare to be arrogant to Zhishisi's power, who had an army of 100,000. Even if he was dissatisfied, he still looked very respectful on the surface.

"Haha--" Fu Zhen was obviously satisfied with Zhishi's performance and laughed loudly, "General, you are so polite. We are all serving the Khan, why do you need so much politeness!"

Although Fu Zhen said this, he didn't think so in his heart. He felt that he was sending troops to help Zhi Shishi's power and should be given his great gift.

Zhishili Qiangzi suppressed his anger, whispered away, and left the tent of Fuzhen.

In Tuli's camp, Tuli sat alone in the tent and remained silent for a long time. The confidant generals around him were originally discussing with him the tactics of tomorrow and Zhishi's soul, but when he saw Tuli's current appearance, he didn't dare to come forward to disturb him, and could only wait outside the tent for a summon.

Asunayun has been absent-minded since Li Ke left. She was wandering in the military camp and saw many generals of Asuna's tribe standing in front of the tent. She stepped forward to ask. After asking, she realized the result. It turned out that her father Khan was sulking.

He lifted a corner of the curtain of the tent, walked into the tent and came to Tuli. Just as she was about to speak, Tuli suddenly looked up, and the cold light appeared in her eyes. Tuli was about to scold her, but when he saw that it was his daughter, his face calmed a lot, but he asked in a stern tone, "What are you doing?"

"Father Khan - do you have any worries?" Asunayun asked softly, "Is it for His Highness the King of Han?"

"You girl--" Tuli was determined to scold, but when he saw Ashi Nayun's concerned eyes, he changed his words and said, "Hey--war is a matter between men. Don't worry about your family, just a girl, go down!"

"Father Khan, I know you are blaming the King of Han for accepting our 30,000 war horses and borrowing me from Ashi's body that is 10,000 elite cavalry, but tomorrow we will start a war with Zhishili again, but we have not received any news of his sending troops to help, right?" Ashinayun naturally knew the problem Tuli was thinking.

However, she did not give Tuli a chance to speak and continued, "Father Khan - for His Highness, you don't have to worry about him not saving us. I believe he will not sit idly by when he sees it, but the time is not yet ripe."

After saying that, she glanced at it and left the tent!

"Hey—" Tuli sighed heavily, but he did not stop Ashinayun from leaving the tent. What his daughter was thinking, and he was naturally clear in his heart for more than ten years of father. However, many things were not something you could do just because you wanted, Tuli knew very well. He just lamented his daughter's misfortune!

Tu Li sighed and began to convene his subordinates to discuss the tactics of thinking about Zhidu the next day. Asano Yun left the tent, walked on a small hill opposite alone, sitting on the withered grass on the uphill. Her thoughts returned to the night when she first met Li Ke.

At that time, she felt that Li Ke was different from all the Turkic people she knew, and that she had seen Tang people. Until today, she realized that the so-called difference was not a real difference, but that she had fallen in love with the man who liked wolves at that time, but she didn't understand it at that time.

Li Ke, who is also in Youzhou City, was also thinking about the battle of the next day in his study. He stood beside him, Wang Zhongchang and Meng Shan, instead of the usual Chen Qi. Since Chen Qi and Li Ke volunteered to kill Zhishili in front of the formation, Li Ke specially sent him to the Ghost Face Rider with the purpose of staying with the Ghost Face Rider and familiarizing himself with the tactics. Wang Zhongchang, who has always been with Li Ke, replaced Chen Qi's position and began to be responsible for Li Ke's daily affairs. As for Meng Shan, he came to report information to Li Ke, and the report was the content of Zhishili and Kuli to be carried out again the next day.

"Is there any other information?" Li Ke continued to ask.

"Return to Your Highness, Governor Zhang and General Du have arrived at the designated location, and there is no definite news on General Li!" Meng Shan said briefly.

"I didn't get the real news about the exact position of Li Mengchang's army, which means that the time is not ripe enough, and I cannot participate in the war!" Li Ke sighed, as if he was talking to himself, "But this may cause a sudden mistake to cause misunderstanding!"

Wang Zhongchang and Monsantan did not answer. They knew that Li Ke was not for him. Besides, even if they were for him, they did not dare to give Li Ke advice or persuasion. Therefore, the two could only remain silent.

"Monsan, you will continue to be responsible for investigating the intelligence of both parties. If there is any situation, please notify me at any time!" Li Ke said in a stern tone.

"No" Meng Shan replied.

"Wang Zhongchang, prepare the horses, let's go to the military camp!" Li Ke continued.

"No——" Wang Zhongchang replied.

Immediately, he and Monsan left the study.

Li Ke stared at the map with silent eyes, and after a while, he heard him say, "Hey! It seems that I still have to go to Tuli Camp tomorrow!"
Chapter completed!