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Chapter 3 Lingzhou Army

Li Ke was the proton sent to the Turks by the Tang Dynasty. For the Turks, the value of a living Li Ke is much higher than that of a dead Li Ke. If it were others, Li Ke might not be too worried, but in the face of the violent Jie Li, Li Ke did not dare to say that he was fully confident.

However, there were still people in the Turkic army who could see clearly. Seeing Jie Li raise his sword, Zhao Deyan seemed to have the intention of killing Li Ke, so he hurried to Jie Li's side, pressed Jie Li's arm, and whispered in Jie Li's ear: "After all, this place is still in the Tang realm. If Khan killed him here, it would be unfavorable to the army."

Fuzhou is still within the territory of the Tang Dynasty and is still within the sphere of influence of the Tang Dynasty. Although Jie Li is strong at present, he is not familiar with the terrain after all. If he really kills Li Ke at this time, it would be like declaring war on the Tang Dynasty immediately.

It is now early winter and the climate is getting colder. Earlier, in order to move south with his army, Jie Li did not order his soldiers to carry his winter coat with him. If he started a war with the Tang Dynasty at this time, it would be unfavorable for the Turks.

Zhao Deyan was thorough in thinking, but Jie Li was a little dissatisfied with Zhao Deyan's words. In his opinion, the Tang army had been killed by him in the battle of Jingyang, otherwise he would not have signed the Weishui Alliance to protect himself. At this time, the Tang army had the courage to be an enemy of him?

However, things in the world are so tricky. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or to confirm Zhao Deyan’s words. Just as Zhao Deyan finished speaking, a team of cavalry came from the west.

To the west is the left wing of the Turkic Martial Army, which is 30,000 light cavalry led by Jie Li's younger brother Yu Gushe. These people who came from the west must be subordinates of Yu Gushe.

"Khan, Lord Yugushe has important matters to report." Yugushe was blocked by the periphery, and Jie Li's personal soldiers came forward to report.

Jie Li was always quite guarded against his brother Yu Gusai, because his own Khan position was inherited from his brother Luo Khan. Who knew that Yu Gu did not have the same idea? He coveted his Khan position.

"Yu Gushe has always been accustomed to fussing. He sent someone to see what important things can Ben Khan have?" Jie Li said impatiently after hearing Fu Li's report.

Zhao Deyan, who was standing beside him, heard Jie Li's words, but said to Jie Li: "Although Lord Yugu is impatient, he still knows the importance of it. Since he has important matters, why should Khan see you at first?"

Zhao Deyan was Jie Li's plan to lead the leader, but Jie Li could hear his words. Jie Li nodded and said to Fu Li: "Let them come here."

"As for the order." At the request of Li, he took the light cavalry sent by Gu Shi to deliver the message to Jie Li's horse.

"Report to Khan, a large number of Tang troops suddenly appeared on the west side of the left-wing army." As soon as the soldiers who were passing the message arrived in front of Jie Li's horse, they hurriedly reported.

Jie Li was stunned when he heard the soldiers' words, and his face was filled with surprise.

He did not expect that the Tang army had just been frustrated in the Wei River and dared to raise an army to threaten his left-wing army at this time.

Jie Li glared at Li Ke fiercely and asked the soldiers who came to send the message: "Did you find out where the Tang army is? Who is the commander?"

The soldiers replied: "It is the Lingzhou Army, and the number of people is probably less than 10,000. The commander is Li Daozong, the general manager of Lingzhou in Tang."

"Hmph!" Jie Li snorted heavily when he heard this.

Outside Chang'an City, Li Shimin's suspicion of military strategy was the banner of the Lingzhou Army. This time, Jie Li met the real Lingzhou Army and was in a very bad mood.

As for Li Daozong, Jie Li is even more familiar with him.

In the fifth year of Wude, Li Daozong became the chief steward of Lingzhou. In the next four years, Li Daozong defeated the Turkic army several times and drove the Turkic army out of Wuyuan. The Turkic army was forced to lose nearly a thousand miles of land. Even Li Daozong's title of Rencheng King was obtained because of this.

This time, Li Daozong led his army here, and Yu Jieli said that the enemy was narrow.

"In previous years, Li Daozong only shrank into Lingzhou City but did not come out, so he dared not respond. It was a headache for Ben Khan. After he left Lingzhou City, Ben Khan told him to know the power of my Turkic warriors." Jie Li only thought that Li Shimin was dissatisfied with the Weishui Alliance. Li Daozong must have been following Li Shimin's order to intercept the Turkic army, so he told everyone beside him.

Li Ke naturally knew more about his cousin, Rencheng King Li Daozong's reputation than Jie Li.

The Rencheng King had great military achievements and was a virtuous person. He was known as a virtuous person in the royal family as King Li Xiaogong of Hejian, and was a famous general of the world. However, Li Daozong has always been stable in his military use and rarely carried out dangerous troops. Attacking the Turkic army on the way back, which was absolutely inconsistent with Li Daozong's steady temperament.

Li Ke couldn't help but feel a little confused when he listened to the person who was passing the message.

Sure enough, as Li Ke guessed, the scout sent by Jie Li to the west to spy the news quickly brought back the news: Li Daozong's army did not launch an offensive against the left wing of the Turkic wing, but relied on his familiarity with the terrain and disturbed the surroundings and did not use any weapons.

The news brought back by the scout made Jie Li frown at it.

If Li Daozong really led his army to attack the left wing of the Turkic wing, he would be dragged down by the army set up by the left wing. When the main force of the Turkic forces were captured, Li Daozong would undoubtedly die, but Li Daozong was reluctant to take action, which really made Jie Li helpless.

Jie Li was in the army for many years and was not a person who did not know the soldiers. On the contrary, although Jie Li was arrogant, he was very clear about Li Daozong's ability. What Li Daozong did was more like a trap. If Jie Li took the initiative to attack Li Daozong, he would have been his way.

Lingzhou is an important town in the northwest, with its strong military strength above Liangzhou. The general manager of Lingzhou directly commanded no less than 30,000, but only 10,000 people appeared at this time. Who knows where the remaining troops were ambushing?

It is now winter, and here is the territory of the Tang Dynasty. The Turks are not well-known. If they are dragged by the Lingzhou army at this time, the army will not be able to return north in time, which will be a great crisis for the Turkic army and even the entire Turkic. You must know that there are more than one tribes on the grassland that are eyeing the Turkic.

If those tribes united with the Tang Dynasty, the elderly, young, women and children who remained in the Turks would be a disaster.

Jie Li glanced at Li Ke in front of the horse and said to Fu Li beside him: "Protons are a hard bone. Take the protons first and then talk about it when you return to the Turks!"

This place is still the Tang Dynasty, so Li Ke naturally relied on it. When Li Ke had nowhere to rely on it, Jie Li didn't believe that this kid's bones could still be so hard.

At the same time, on the hillside thirty miles away from the main Turkic forces, a young general in his twenties, wearing bright light armor, stood on his horse and looked at the direction of the Turkic army in the east from afar. This person was Li Daozong, the head coach of the Lingzhou Army.

"General Manager, Jie Li was not trapped. The Turkic army traveled north as usual. Do we want to attack?" Beside Li Daozong, the marching Sima Song Junming reported to Li Daozong.

After hearing Song Junming's words, Li Daozong shook his head and said, "Your Majesty ordered us to attack and harass him to divide the god of Jie Li, seeking a good opportunity to defeat the enemy, defeat the enemy's army, and rescue the King of Shu. However, since Jie Li is prepared for this time, if we attack for a strong force, we may not achieve much effect, and we will trap the King of Shu in a dangerous place. We must not do it."

Song Junming then asked, "What should I do?"
Chapter completed!
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