In Youzhou City, Li Er was very annoyed when he saw the reinforcements coming from ten miles away. He wanted to chop off the general's head, but Xu Maogong stopped him.
Li Er looked at Xu Maogong in confusion." Minister Xu, this general is afraid of battle. He beat the drum and doesn't advance. This should be considered military law. Why do you want me to reward him?"”
Xu Maogong smiled and said," Your Majesty, I have already guessed the general's intention in using troops. This general has the talent of a general and knows the art of using troops."”
"If this subject's guess is correct, this general will be able to break through the Turkic encirclement and rescue Your Majesty before dawn.”
"Shouldn't Your Majesty reward me?"
"Oh?" Li Er's interest was piqued." Minister Xu, are you serious? Tell me, what is this general's plan of beating the drum and not attacking?”
Xu Maogong smiled and revealed a confident expression." Your Majesty, please calm down and listen to me slowly."”
"Our Great Tang has just gone through a civil war and is extremely short of soldiers. The Great Tang's territory is vast, and the provinces and prefectures have to share the soldiers.”
"Right now, we can mobilize no more than one hundred thousand soldiers, but Your Majesty, look. The reinforcements of the Great Tang seem to number in the hundreds of thousands.”
"I guess this is a diversion.”
Hearing this, Li Er looked into the distance. He also felt that there were too many reinforcements. It seemed that Xu Maogong had guessed correctly.
"Your Majesty, it is extremely difficult to break through the encirclement of the Turkic army with one hundred thousand soldiers. This is why the reinforcements are not attacking.”Xu Maogong smiled.
"Since you're not attacking, why are you still beating the drums?”Cheng Yaojin asked.
"This is the key point of this plan!" Xu Maogong smiled confidently." There's a saying in the war. When the army advances, it'll be in one go. When it's second, it'll be weak. When it's third, it'll be exhausted.”
"Your Majesty, please take a look. The reinforcements are only beating the drums and not attacking, but they have alarmed the Turkic army.”
"The Turkic army will be suspicious of the reinforcements, but they won't dare to attack rashly.”
"As a result, the Turkic army will lose some of its morale.”
"When the Turkic army returns to rest, the reinforcements will beat their drums and shout. The Turkic army will definitely gather again, but there are still no reinforcements, and their morale has dropped a bit.”
"Think about it, Your Majesty. How can the morale of the Turkic army not decline after such a series of battles?”
"At dawn, when the morale of the Turkic army is at its lowest and exhausted, we can attack. His Majesty and the reinforcements will work together to defeat the enemy!”
Hearing Xu Maogong's explanation, everyone was enlightened. Li Er was even more overjoyed. Haha, I didn't think that our Great Tang would have such a good general!”
"Minister Xu is right. Zhen should reward him heavily!”
"Your Majesty is wise!" Xu Maogong cupped his fists.
"Bull nose, is it really as evil as you say?”Cheng Yaojin didn't believe it.
Xu Maogong was very confident." General Cheng can just wait and see. Your Majesty, I guess the reinforcements will attack at dawn. Your Majesty, please go back and rest first. Leave this to me and Marshal Qin.”
Li Er waved his hand." How could I miss such a great battle? Besides, with me here, the soldiers of the city will fight bravely and destroy the Turks in one fell swoop.”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Xu Maogong praised Li Er once again. He also wanted to let Li Er see that his guess was accurate, but Xu Maogong never dreamed that he only guessed one-third of it.
At the back gate of Youzhou City, in front of the Turkic army.
Jie Li looked into the distance and frowned. Why don't you attack?"
Zhishi Sili pointed five kilometers away.”
"As for why we didn't attack, I don't know.”
Jie Li also saw the many torches and thought to himself,""The Great Tang has sent many reinforcements, but why aren't they attacking?”
"That's not right. The Great Tang is lacking in soldiers, so how could it gather so many in such a short time? Could it be a diversion?"
As he thought about this, Jie Li voiced his thoughts, and Zhishi Sili hurriedly requested,"Jie Li Khan, we'll know if they're suspicious soldiers. This general is willing to lead troops to attack the Great Tang reinforcements!"”
"No!" Jie Li raised his hand to stop him." The sky is dark tonight, and we can't see. If we charge recklessly, we might be ambushed by the enemy!”
"Then what does Jie Li Khan think?" Zhishi Sili asked.
Jie Li pondered for a moment and said," Order the night patrol soldiers to watch the enemy's movements. If there is any movement, report immediately."”
"We just have to wait until tomorrow. When the sky is bright, the enemy's strength will naturally be clear.”
"Yes, sir!" Zhishi Sili accepted the order.
At this moment, a soldier stepped forward and whispered,""Jie Li Khan, could the enemy be bluffing? In my opinion, there is no need to care about him. Just rest and we will deal with it tomorrow.”
"Idiot!" Jie Li angrily scolded,"What if the enemy isn't bluffing?" If one out of ten lies is true, our army will definitely be defeated!”
"Listen up, if the enemy makes any movements, report to me! Those who disobey will be beheaded!"
"Yes, sir!" Jun Jun was so scared that he did not dare to speak and retreated.
Jie Li waited for a while, and seeing that the reinforcements weren't coming to attack, he led his troops back to the camp. He couldn't stay here forever, and he needed to guard the front gate and An Lin as well.
However, when Jie Li returned to the front door and was about to sleep, he heard the thunderous drum sound again.
Jie Li immediately woke up," Pass down my order, gather all the troops. This time, the enemy must attack!”
"Yes, sir!"
An Lin's 100,000-strong army gathered at the front gate once again, but the Tang army still hadn't attacked.
After going back and forth five or six times that night, the Turkic army was completely exhausted, and the Jie Li Khagan was about to curse in anger.
At this moment, no one had any idea. On the secluded mountain, more than ten figures were quietly observing.
Lin Chen held the binoculars (system reward) and watched the Turkic army run back and forth, smiling brightly.
"Haha, I'll tire you Turkic dogs to death. When you're exhausted, I can carry out my plan!”
Lin Chen was not really resting in the village. He had an important mission.
How An Lin ignited it would depend on his actions.
Behind Lin Chen, there were 18 figures. These 18 figures all emitted terrifying killing intent.
This was the Eighteen Cloud Cavalry!
When the Turkic army was completely exhausted, Lin Chen would lead the Eighteen Cloud Cavalry into An Lin and spread the flames all over An Lin!
In fact, Lin Chen's plan was perfect, but someone misunderstood him.
Time slowly passed, and finally, it was almost sunrise. That night, Li Er, Xu Maogong, Qin Qiong, and the others were almost exhausted to death.
Every time Gou 'zi ordered people to beat the drums and shout, Li Er thought that they were going to attack. He ordered the entire army to be on guard and wait for reinforcements, but it was true every time.
Finally, when the sun was about to sunrise, the thunder drum sounded again.
" It's true!" Li Er shouted." Get ready to break through!"”
Xu Maogong, Qin Qiong, and Yuchi Gong were also excited. They stretched their heads and stared at the reinforcements in the distance.
However, after the thunder drum, these reinforcements actually retreated!
Li Er and the others were dumbfounded.
"Your Majesty, they…retreated?" Cheng Yaojin said foolishly.
"I'm not blind, I can see! Xu Maogong, explain to me!”
"Your Majesty, I…"
Xu Maogong immediately knelt on the ground. He was filled with hatred!
Damned general, you tricked me to death!
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