Cheng Qizhi watched as Xue Shao and Xue Chuyu chatted for a long time. Unable to suppress his curiosity, he walked over as well.
"Old Cheng, you came at the right time. We can discuss the next step of the plan together.”Xue Shao said to Cheng Qizhi without any opening remarks.
"Plan? Good, I'm a bit uncomfortable after not fighting for half a day. General, tell me, where should we fight? We must beat those Turks to a pulp.”Cheng Qizhi said excitedly.
"Da da, you're indeed like Li Ba. You're a fool. You only know how to fight and kill, but you don't know how to use your brain!”Xue Shao laughed when he heard Cheng Qizhi's words.
"I, Old Cheng, only have some martial arts skills in marching and fighting. What else can I think about if I don't think about these things?”Cheng Qizhi scratched his head and chuckled.
"Look to the north? How?" Xue Shao said.
When Cheng Qizhi saw the black Turkic army, his expression changed and his scalp went numb." Oh my god, there are so many Turkic soldiers. There must be three hundred thousand of them!" We can't beat him, we can't beat him!"
Xue Chuyu laughed loudly and scolded Cheng Qizhi for being useless.
"You! I'll fight it out with you!" Cheng Qizhi shouted.
"You can beat me?" Xue Chuyu straightened her body.
"Don't bully me like this!" Cheng Qizhi was instantly furious.
"Alright, let's get down to business." Xue Shao said," The Turkic soldiers of the Spiritual Prefecture, Summer Prefecture, and Bingzhou have all gathered in Yunzhou. Their intentions are obvious. The Turks are preparing to attack Yunzhou.”
Cheng Qizhi naturally knew the importance of Yunzhou and did not need Xue Shao to say it out loud.
"The Turkic army has stopped ten li from the Cloud Plane to wait for the arrival of all the Turkic soldiers and to hold a sacrificial ceremony. This was an ancient custom of the Turks. Whenever a major military event was initiated, they had to go to the ancestral hall to offer sacrifices. Just like the Great Tang's army's swearing-in ceremony, they would offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth, the Rain Master, and the Wind God!
The Turks worshipped totems. The Turks called themselves the people of the wolf, and they worshipped the totem of the wolf that symbolized spirit, the War God Yaluo that symbolized victory! According to our scouts, the Turks are cutting down trees to build a place for worship. They will attack the city at dusk!”
"Therefore, what we need to do is to stop them from attacking the city.”Xue Shao said.
"Stop them from attacking the city? General, are you sure you're not joking? Just these 500 people?" Cheng Qizhi shouted.
"Use your brains. How can I let you fight an army of 300,000 head-on? We have to set up a diversion in these mountains!”
"Suspicion?"
"Right, all soldiers are suspicious, let alone the fact that the Turks are fighting in a foreign land and are unfamiliar with the geography. Most importantly, the Turks place great importance on this battle, so they must be extremely cautious! Therefore, we can totally bluff.”
Xue Shao explained," There are mountains around Yunzhou. The Turks will pass through this area when they attack Yunzhou. We just need to set up more empty camps on the mountains, plant more flags and tents, and then set up some grass puppets in military uniforms to act as a decoy. The Turks couldn't tell from afar. During the day, we only need to wave flags, shout, beat drums, and blow horns. At night, we will light more bonfires all over the mountains and plains to set up a suspicious array. We will let them think that we have an army of 100,000 or even 200,000. This way, they will definitely have some misgivings.”
"In addition, the Turks are mostly cavalry. They are skilled in ambushes on the plains, but not in ambushes. They definitely won't dare to rashly attack the mountains. Even if they do attack, we can use our geographical advantage to attack them. This place is easy to defend, but difficult to attack. The five hundred Thousand Ox Guards are enough to stop the Turkic army, and all the trees on this mountain can be used as a battleground for us. In the end, if they really couldn't resist, they would retreat immediately! It's enough for us to stall for time!"
Xue Chuyu's eyes lit up." General, you're indeed resourceful!”
"Haha, General, you're well-educated. Your brain is really useful! High! Old Cheng is convinced!" It took Cheng Qizhi a long time to react!
"Alright, there's no time to lose. All of you can move!”Xue Shao said.
"Understood!" The two of them replied.
"See if I don't play these Turks to death! Zhuge Liang's empty city plan defeated 100,000 Wei troops, but now Xue Shao's empty mountain plan defeated 300,000 Turks!”Xue Shao thought.
The Thousand Bull Guards began to act according to Xue Shao's instructions.
……
In the evening, the sky was pitch-black, and the cold wind was as sharp as a knife.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise that woke up the entire Northern Territory.
A gust of wind suddenly appeared in the barren Gobi Desert. The yellow sand billowed as the 300,000 troops formed a formation that resembled a city wall and advanced towards the Clouds Plains. The world was filled with a vast and boundless killing intent.
Xue Shao stood on the summit and looked at the three hundred thousand Turkic wolves, who seemed to have covered the entire desert like a black tide.
The leader, A Shi Fu Nian, was holding a strangely-shaped scimitar that was much thicker than an ordinary saber. He stood at the front of the formation. Unlike the Turks, who had a full beard and messy hair, his face was as delicate as the other tall, rich, and handsome men of the Great Tang, but it had a hint of killing intent and coldness. His eagle eyes were as cold as ice and were filled with killing intent.
He looked like an eagle looking at a wolf. This person was not simple.
A Shi Fu Nian stared at the Clouds Plains in front of him. He slowly raised his scimitar and prepared to launch an attack. He was determined to win the Clouds Plains.。
Xue Shao, who was at the top of the mountain, thought, Even if you have a million troops today, you wouldn't dare to easily cross this mountain.
Xue Shao waved his hand, and the Great Tang's war drums and bugle horns sounded in an extremely heroic manner.
In a moment, the sky was clear and the clouds were clear. Above the northern border, the song of the Tang expedition sounded. The northern border was vast, and the sound traveled far.
Even the valiant Turkic wolf soldiers five or six li away had heard of it.
The morale of the three hundred thousand Turkic soldiers was shaken!
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The sounds of battle shook the sky.
The Turkic cavalry at the front clearly heard the shouts and immediately began to panic.
"The Great Tang army has arrived? With such momentum, it was probably no less than 200,000!”The Turkic soldier couldn't help but ask as he looked around for traces of the Tang army.
This sudden change caused Ah Shi Fu Nian's expression to change slightly. He was secretly shocked!
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