At this moment.
Within the Turkic camp.
Jie Li and Tuli Khagan looked at the tribal leaders who were begging to retreat and were at a loss.
After a moment of silence, the older Khan Jie Li spoke first.
"What level of rebellion has the army reached?”
Ashina Mo Ge replied,"
"The news of Li Yi slaughtering 50,000 soldiers has already spread.”
"Thousands of soldiers from each tribe rebelled because of this. Some even rushed to the tribe leader's tent and asked for a retreat.”
"They haven't gathered together yet, but if there's any other news about Li Yi, I'm afraid the camp will be in chaos!”
Jie Li Khagan hesitated,"
" But we are in a good situation now. We can take the opportunity to break through the sixteen provinces of Yanyun..."
"The situation in Youzhou has been decided. If we can attack Chang 'an in one go, then all the wealth of the Great Tang will be within our grasp.”
Zhishi Sigu shook his head and said,"
"Khagan, if Li Yi doesn't appear, then everything will go according to plan.”
"But Li Yi has already returned, and the news has caused a mutiny in the army. If we don't stop now, I'm afraid…"
At the side, another tribe leader interrupted,"
"That's right!"
"The common saying in the army is that our Turks have already plundered all of Youzhou's wealth. After deducting the losses from this battle, we should be able to last three to five years.”
"If we don't retreat, I'm afraid that when Li Yi attacks, he will take back everything we stole!”
"This kind of statement can be heard everywhere in the army. It's really worrying!”
Tuli Khagan nodded in agreement.
"You all are right."
Then, he changed the topic and said,
"However, I still need to discuss today's matter with Jie Li Khan. If you all come to the camp together to request, I'm afraid you're being coerced!”
The tribal leaders, led by Ashina Mo Ge, had terrified expressions on their faces as they hurriedly explained,
"We wouldn't dare, we wouldn't dare…We were only worried about the instability of the army's morale, so we didn't act in a safe manner.”
"Retreat now, retreat now!"
With that, they bowed to the two Khans and hurriedly left the camp.
These two supreme leaders of the Turkic tribes held great prestige in the eyes of all tribal leaders.
......
In the military tent.
Khan Jie Li looked at Tuli and asked,"
"What do you think about what they said just now?”
Tuli Khagan hesitated for a moment, then said,"
"The instability of the army is indeed a huge hidden danger. What they said did make sense.”
Jie Li shook his head and said,
"Do you remember what happened a few years ago when Li Yi was still in Youzhou?”
"Think about it carefully. Has he never fought in person?”
"According to the reports of the spies, although Li Yi is extremely intelligent and uses the art of war unpredictably, his body is extremely weak!”
"The current Li Yi can lead the way and charge into the army without being injured.”
"There must be something fishy about this!"
Tuli Khagan said in horror,
"That's right…The reason why he's called a sick tiger is because his body is so weak that he can't even ride a horse!”
"Li Yi has been imprisoned by the Tang Dynasty emperor for the past three years. There's no reason for his body to become so brave and extraordinary after being imprisoned for three years!”
Jie Li Khagan revealed a smile as if he had a pearl of wisdom in his hand.
"That's why I'm certain that this so-called Li Yi is fake!”
"This is just an illusion created by the Tang army to win the hearts of the people in Youzhou!”
Tuli Khagan did not immediately respond.
Although Jie Li was right, he also thought that the Tang army's actions were definitely a scam.
But how was he going to resolve the mutiny?
After thinking for a moment, he voiced his doubts.
"But I think whether this Li Yi is real or not is secondary.”
"The most important thing now is the question that the tribal leaders raised just now!”
"When an army goes on an expedition, firstly, we must avoid running out of rations and secondly, we must avoid having an unstable morale.”
"This 200,000 strong army is made up of ten or so tribes, each with their own thoughts.”
"All the tribes have been scared by Li Yi.”
"Do you think they will believe that this Li Yi is a fake just based on our words?”
Jie Li Khan said disapprovingly,"
"It doesn't matter if I believe it or not. We'll know after fighting that so-called Li Yi!”
Tuli Khagan frowned.
"However, although these tribe leaders are respectful to us on the surface, they actually have the intention of retreating.”
"If the leaders all think like this, then we can see what the soldiers are thinking.”
"They say that it's what the soldiers say and how they spread rumors, but in my opinion, it's actually what they think!”
"As for the 200,000-plus soldiers, at least half of them have lost their will to fight and have been scared out of their wits by Li Yi.”
"I'm just afraid that before this battle even starts, we'll have to clean up the internal mess!”
Jie Li Khan's expression changed.
He did not want to retreat.
To him, this was a good opportunity that he had been waiting for a long time.
If he missed it, it would be a rare opportunity for him to attack the Central Plains again in the future!
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