"Your Majesty…"
With his injuries, Yuchi Gong knelt on one knee, extremely ashamed."This general was incompetent and failed to stop the Turkic attack. Your Majesty, please punish me.”
"It's not your fault."
Li Er went forward and helped Yuchi Gong up. His expression was solemn and carried some hysteria.
Even his hands were trembling!
Early in the morning, he had just gone to court, and he had already received news that two hundred thousand Turkic soldiers were occupying the north bank of the Wei River. How could he remain calm?
At this moment, he didn't seem to go crazy, but it was already the result of his hard work.
However, only he knew the anger and helplessness in his heart.
In Taiji Palace, the civil and military officials were gathered. After Li Er helped Yuchi Gong up, he sat back on the dragon throne. However, he felt that he had no strength in his body. He was extremely tired and also felt deeply powerless.
"Dear ministers, do you have any good ideas?"
Peng!
Cheng Yaojin suddenly jumped out and said angrily,""Your Majesty, if it were me, I would gather my troops and fight him to the death!”
"A mere Jie Li Khan is simply too arrogant!”
"Is our Great Tang afraid of him?”
Everyone was speechless.
Everyone chose to remain silent. Even Li Er didn't respond to Cheng Yaojin's words.
A mere Jie Li Khan?
But the problem was that Jie Li Khan had already reached their doorstep! She even wanted to fight him? Now, Chang 'an Fortress had less than 100,000 troops. How could they fight against them?
Two hundred thousand Turkic cavalry!
So what if there were Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Qin Shubao, Zhangsun Wuji and other fierce generals? Could he fight against ten thousand alone?
Li Er rubbed the space between his eyebrows and felt an unbearable headache!
"Our Great Tang has just swept away the Sui Dynasty, and we need to maintain stability everywhere. Thus, we have sent large numbers of soldiers to guard the various prefectures.”
"Currently, there are less than 100,000 soldiers in Chang 'an. How can they be a match for that Jie Li Khan?”
" If it was still early, we could mobilize the troops. But now they have reached the north bank of the Wei River, which is only forty miles away from Chang 'an. It's too late!"”
"Fight, there's no chance of winning!"
" But if we don't fight, the outcome will be even more miserable…"
At this point, Li Er could not help but close his eyes and sigh."Dear ministers, let's seize the time to discuss and come up with a good plan.”
"If not, I'm afraid things will change if we delay.”
At this moment, Li Er was mentally and physically exhausted. He even wanted to fall asleep on the ground!
The change in Black Tortoise Sect had already caused him to bear immense pressure and criticism. It was not easy for him to suppress it, but on the day of his ascension, he was once again tricked by Li Qiu!
After that, the news of Li Qiu becoming king spread, which made Li Er even angrier. After that, he had to worry about Li Qiu while maintaining the stability of the country, suppressing the remnants of the previous dynasty that might appear at any time, and governing the country…
But who would have thought that the Turks, who had been minding their own business, would suddenly invade, breaking through many cities and reaching the Wei River…
Facing such a situation, even if he, Li Er, had the ability to slay a dragon, he could not continue. He could only take advantage of others and discuss the plan together.
Fortunately, the officials did not disappoint Li Er.
Especially Wei Zheng, Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and the others. They were good at strategy, so after a short discussion, they really came up with a solution!
"Your Majesty, we can imitate the strategist Zhuge from the Three Kingdoms period and use the empty city strategy!”
"Empty city stratagem?"
Li Eryi heard this and felt that it was inappropriate." If that Jie Li Khan has also heard of this story, what should we do?”
"Your Majesty, don't be anxious. This empty city tactic isn't the empty city tactic.”
After Fang Xuanling's explanation, Li Er finally understood and sighed.
It turned out that the method they came up with was just a bluff.
Now, Chang 'an had less than 100,000 soldiers. They were no match for the 200,000 Turkic soldiers.
However, the Turks would never know the specific situation in Chang 'an.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have stopped at the north bank of Weishui River.
After all, other than resting, the purpose of stopping was to gather information!
This also meant that they did not have enough information. Under such circumstances, they could make a fuss and scare him away.
Li Eryi thought it was reasonable. He followed their plan and went to the Wei River with six important officials!
At the same time, he brought 50,000 soldiers with him.
Not only that, Li Er also ordered the remaining 40,000 men to form a line and follow behind!
As a result, when the Turks arrived at the Wei River, they saw that Li Er had brought at least fifty thousand men with him, and that there were even more people joining the ranks, so they didn't dare to be careless!
……
"Great Khan, Li Er's men have arrived!”
"Moreover, it was Li Er who personally led the army!”
"Oh?"
The eyes of the Jie Li Khagan, who was drinking wine, flashed. He instantly walked out of the tent and asked,"How many people?"
"There are currently more than fifty thousand, but there are still Tang soldiers coming from the rear. The total number is currently impossible to estimate!”
"But according to my estimation, their total number might not be less than ours…" The subordinate said very cleverly.
"How do you know?"
Riding on the Turkic horse, Jie Li Khan looked into the distance and asked.
"Great Khan, Li Er is good at scheming and plotting. Although he often personally goes to the battlefield, the number of people he brings with him is almost always more than the other party!”
"Moreover, he is now the emperor, so he must be afraid of death. If he is not confident, how would he dare to personally lead the army?”
"Therefore, I estimate that their total number is definitely not less than ours!”
"After all, our Turkic cavalry is superior in strength. With the same number of people, they should be fleeing at the sight of the wind, not bringing people here!”
"That makes sense…"
Looking at the neatly arranged army on the other side of the river, Khan Jie Li nodded slightly, but he was still a little confused."If that's the case, why didn't he bring her here directly? Could it be a bluff?"
"No!"
The subordinate pondered and said," Firstly, he needs time to mobilize his troops. Secondly, the roads are limited. It's impossible for him to come at the same time.”
"As for the other three, the Bridge of Wei River isn't wide. Even if the Great Khan attacks, there won't be many soldiers who can cross it at the same time. So, we've brought 50,000 troops in advance, which is enough to hold them off for a while.”
"This period of time is enough for the Chang 'an army to arrive!”
When Khan Jie Li heard this, his brows furrowed, but he felt that it made sense. After all, his subordinate's analysis was logical…
"In your opinion, this battle is not optimistic?!”
"Great Khan, our Turkic soldiers are brave, so we naturally won't fear the Great Tang soldiers. But the enemy is outnumbered, and this is the Great Tang's territory. Even if we want to win, we will have to pay a heavy price…"
"Whether we fight or do something else, it will be up to you, Great Khan.”
After his subordinate's analysis, the originally high fighting spirit in Khan Jie Li's heart instantly cooled down by more than half…
At this moment, Li Er rode a date red horse alone and climbed the stone bridge.
"Jie Li Khan!" Li Eryi shouted with a domineering tone, his face full of criticism and scrutiny,"Do you want to die in the Great Tang?”
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