Chapter 1298 The proud Zhao Deyan
People are known to know themselves. This sentence is easy to say, but there are no ones who can do it, especially because humans are very complex animals. Perhaps within a certain period of time, a person can have a clear understanding of himself, but as time goes by and outside changes, the person may have some deviations in his own perception, thus making some decisions that seem incredible to others.
"There is no problem with this Bazhuo's brain, otherwise how could he make such a decision?" Beside the yellow canal outside Li Xiu's house, he looked at Zhao Deyan sitting next to him with a surprised look and said, "If the news did not come from Zhao Deyan's mouth, he would even doubt the truth or falsehood of the news.
"Haha, there is no big problem with Bazhuo's brain. It's just that he was blinded by the victory of easily defeating Yimang. He no longer knew how much he was, so he took the initiative to attack our Tang Dynasty with such a bold and bold move!" Zhao Deyan also held the fishing rod in his hand and said with a bright smile on his face.
Today, Zhao Deyan suddenly ran to Li Xiu to fish and told him a piece of news that people never expected, that is, Ba Zhuo, who had just inherited the throne of Xue Yantuo Khan and defeated his younger brother Yimang, didn't know what crazy he had gone, but he suddenly sent a attack on Xiazhou, the border town of the Tang Dynasty. You know, even when Yi Nan was in power, he did not dare to use troops to the Tang Dynasty, let alone Ba Zhuo, so this news really surprised Li Xiu.
"So that's it. I didn't expect that Ba Zhuo was an arrogant Yelang. He had just defeated Yimang. It was estimated that the tribes on the Mobei grassland also regarded him as the most respected, which made him float into the sky and thought he could defeat our Tang Dynasty!" Li Xiu couldn't help laughing when he heard Zhao Deyan's explanation.
"Yes, Yi Nan died before, and the two brothers Ba Zhuo and Yi Mang were fighting. The court was still quarreling about whether to send troops, but he didn't expect that Yi Mang was too incompetent and was defeated in just one month. His Majesty was still regretting missing this opportunity, but he didn't expect that Ba Zhuo was stunned and took the initiative to send troops to our Tang Dynasty. Now His Majesty can finally openly use troops against Xue Yantuo!" Zhao Deyan said with a smile at this time.
"How is the war in Xiazhou? Although Bazhuo is overestimating his abilities, Xue Yantuo has been in Mobei for many years, and there are hundreds of thousands of people in the tribe who control the string. If they attack Xiazhou with all their strength, I am really worried that there will be no way to defend it." Li Xiu said worriedly at this time. Opportunity is a good opportunity, but the same sentence is that you can despise the enemy strategically, but you must pay attention to the enemy tactical.
"Don't worry, the prince-in-law. Tian Renhui, the governor of Xiazhou, is also a famous general, and has always been famous for his good defense. When Bazhuo launched his troops to attack Xiazhou, he received a report from our Feinusi in advance, and immediately shrank the defense line and moved all the people outside the city to the city. Now he is defending the city according to the latest news, Bazhuo has attacked Xiazhou City for ten days, but the generals have lost their troops and are unable to make progress!" Zhao Deyan said again immediately.
When Li Xiu heard the name of Tian Renhui, he couldn't help but feel relieved. Although this man was not famous in history, he was a rare general in the Tang Dynasty. It is worth mentioning that he was also the first batch of graduates from the military academy and had been working on the northern border. With his military merits, he controlled the defenders of a state. Moreover, Tian Renhui was very good at defending the city. A few years ago, he used his troops from a mansion to defend Pingcheng in the north. As a result, there was a large rebellion on the grassland at that time. The opponent attacked Pingcheng with several times his strength, but he could not defeat it for several months.
It is even more worth mentioning that although Tian Renhui in history was also a military general, he was truly famous because he worked diligently and loved the people when he was in the local area, and was very honest in his official position, which also made his political achievements even more famous than his military achievements.
"It's reassuring to have Tian Ren in Xiazhou, but His Majesty will definitely not be willing to defend, and such a rare opportunity to send troops will definitely not let you go." Li Xiu asked again with a smile at this time. Xue Yantuo could not defeat Xiazhou, so he didn't have to worry anymore. What he should be worried about now is Xue Yantuo.
"Your Majesty has ordered the Minister of Rites, Li Daozong, Fashuo, and Fen, Ji, Lan, Dai, Xin, Wei, Yun Jiuzhou soldiers from Shuozhou. Qiao Shiwang Fasheng, Xia, Yin, Sui, Dan, Yan, Fu, Fang, Shi, and Xi soldiers from Shengzhou. Now the two armies are like pliers and kill Bazhuo in Xiazhou. If the other party does not retreat, Xue Yantuo will be bleeding this time!" Zhao Deyan spoke again at this time.
"Haha~, I hope that Ba Zhuo will not retreat. With the ability of Li Daozong and Qiao Shiwang, and the forces of the nineteen states gathered together, Tian Ren will cooperate in front, Xue Yantuo will almost be defeated. If all Ba Zhuo's army can be left under the city of Xiazhou, Xue Yantuo will not be worried in the future!" Li Xiu also laughed at this time.
Of course that's it, but Li Xiu did not expect Ba Zhuozhen to stay in Xiazhou. After all, facing the counterattack of the Tang Dynasty, even the stupidest person knew to retreat temporarily. With the vastness of the grassland and Xue Yantuo was familiar with the terrain and climate of the grassland, it was not difficult to avoid the Tang army's pursuit.
"Hehe, maybe this Bazhuo will really stay in Xiazhou to fight our army in a decisive battle!" But at this moment, Zhao Deyan suddenly smiled again, with an indescribable sinister in his smile.
"Ba Zhuo really dares to confront us head-on?" Li Xiu couldn't help but ask again in surprise when he heard Zhao Deyan's words. He understood Zhao Deyan's character. If he hadn't been sure, he would definitely not have said the above words.
"If you can blind a person's eyes and ears and make some appropriate inductions, you can let this person do something according to our wishes. Now Bazhuo has been blinded by our Feinusi and his ears are also stuffed." Zhao Deyan smiled proudly at this time. This is also the main reason why he came to find Li Xiu today, because he did the most proud thing, but he couldn't promote it to others. Fortunately, he could also tell Li Xiu about this, otherwise he would have to get sick.
"You...you Feinusi arranged a detailed work next to Bazhuo!" Li Xiu was also shocked when he heard this, and then he reacted and opened his eyes wide and said to Zhao Deyan. If this is the case, then Bazhuo's abnormality can be explained.
"Hahahaha~, it's true that I can't hide it from the prince-consort. For this Bazhuo, our Feinusi also made great efforts. Not only did we install people around him, but we also bribed some important Xueyantuo nobles. It was these people that made Baizhuo overestimate his ability to fight to the death with our Tang Dynasty." Zhao Deyan could not help laughing proudly when he saw Li Xiu's surprised appearance. For Xueyantuo, their Feinusi had been deployed for several years, and today he finally saw the effect.
"It's great. If Ba Zhuo doesn't escape, Xue Yantuo will definitely be seriously damaged. If we don't need to do anything, the other tribes around can tear Xue Yantuo apart and swallow it!" Li Xiu immediately praised. Some time ago, he discussed with Li Shimin, preparing to completely divide and disintegrate the forces on the grassland after destroying Xue Yantuo. However, later Yimang was defeated too quickly, which disappointed Li Xiu, but he didn't expect that the chess piece set up by Feinusipu actually played an unexpected role.
"Hehe, Bazhuo is now ambitious to complete the unfinished achievements of his father Yi Nan, that is, unify the grassland. However, although Xue Yantuo is strong, with our Tang Dynasty, the people on the grassland cannot be unified. Especially the southern tribes are even more dedicated to our Tang Dynasty. They will not listen to Xue Yantuo's orders at all. If you want to change this situation, the only way is to defeat our Tang Dynasty army. This is what Bazhuo longs for the most, so I am 80% sure that Bazhuo should fight the army of Li Daozong and others head-on!" Zhao Deyan smiled sinisterly again at this time.
Hearing Zhao Deyan's words, Li Xiu couldn't help but nodded in admiration. If a spy agency like Feinusi was used well, it would indeed be comparable to a hundred thousand army, and it would be no problem to massacre cities and destroy countries. For example, when the Turks were destroyed, Zhao Deyan played a huge role in it. Now he is just using the means of meeting the Turks on Xue Yantuo. Although Xue Yantuo is strong, it is still much worse than the Turks at the time. Even the Turks can't withstand such tricks, let alone Xue Yantuo.
Xue Yantuo had fallen into the trap of the Tang Dynasty, which made Li Xiu very interested. So he asked Zhao Deyan about their layout in Xue Yantuo. The more he heard it, the more surprised he became, because Feinusi had a huge layout in Xue Yantuo, and the time span was also very long. Even when the Turks were destroyed, Feinusi had already started to layout in Xue Yantuo. It was still under the leadership of Ma Ye. Later, although he was abandoned for a while, since Zhao Deyan took over Feinusi, he began to arrange Xue Yantuo again. It was no wonder that Bazhuo was played with by Feinusi in his palm.
In addition to the situation on Xue Yantuo, Li Xiu also inquired about the situation of other tribes on the grassland. After all, as long as Xue Yantuo can be destroyed this time, the Tang Dynasty will start to implement the last step of annexing the grassland. However, there is no exact plan for the last step, so Li Xiu also needs to understand the grassland more.
Zhao Deyan is in charge of Feinusi, and the northern grassland is also the focus of Feinusi's surveillance, so he knows the situation on the grassland more than anyone else. With his account, Li Xiu also has a better understanding of the situation on the northern grassland. Gradually, he also has a general idea in his mind. Although this idea is not very mature, he may be able to discuss it with Li Shimin.
Chapter completed!