At this moment, the Tuli Khagan was already leaning towards retreating due to the persuasion of the tribal leaders.
To him, nothing could compare to the huge hidden danger that the current unstable morale of the army could bring.
But Jie Li Khan insisted.
He was unwilling to retreat just like that, so he said,
"Tuli, think about it. Why have we come to plunder Youzhou and even invade the Great Tang?”
"Isn't it precisely because of the geographical advantage that the Central Plains has prospered?!”
"Think about the prosperity of Chang 'an, the merchants and goods in these Han cities, and their women.”
"Are you willing to be scared away by Li Yi just like that?”
Tuli Khagan's brows were tightly furrowed.
Jie Li was right.
The Turks were mostly born in bitter cold lands and did not farm. They relied on cattle and sheep to survive.
As for the Han people, they were born in this prosperous land. Even ordinary people had fields to farm!
The Han women also had much smoother skin than the Turkic women, and they didn't have the smell of not bathing.
He was a little tempted.
However, he still had some doubts.
Seeing Tuli's expression, Jie Li Khan hurriedly said,"
"If we don't plunder the Han, how can our people survive?”
"As a Turkic Khan, don't you think you should earn more food and treasures for your people?”
At this moment, Tuli Khagan suddenly retorted,
"But we've been stationed in Youzhou Province for several months. We've robbed everything that should be robbed!”
"Those leaders are right. We should be content, right?”
"Do you have to fight to Chang 'an before you are satisfied?”
He still believed that the instability of the army was a great taboo, and it was more important than treasures!
"Then have you ever thought that the trade in Youzhou has long been canceled by Chai Shao, and Li Yi obviously won't reopen the trade.”
"If we want to trade with the Great Tang in the future and obtain the goods we want, we won't be able to exchange them even if we have cows and sheep!”
Jie Li Khan's meaning was obvious.
He would rob the Great Tang to his heart's content!
In this way, even if the Great Tang did not open trade, they would have enough wealth.
Tuli shook his head and said,
"Then how many things do you think you need to rob?”
Jie Li Khagan realized that this was a bully, so he couldn't tell him anything.
Hence Jie Li changed his train of thought and said,
"Let's not talk about this."
"If our Turkic army were to retreat now, do you think that the Tang army would not gather their forces and clear the fields?”
"Right now, they are unable to deploy any troops, so they could only send 3,000 cavalrymen. Moreover, they did not attack the main city of Youzhou, but the surrounding small cities.”
"It can be seen that the Tang army is not strong enough now.”
"But retreating will give them a chance to catch their breath. When they catch their breath, they will gather all the military forces they can mobilize to strengthen Youzhou's defense. They might even take advantage of our retreat to disperse their forces and break through these tribes one by one!”
These words were on point.
This was because the strategy of the Han people had always been to recuperate and wait until they were strong enough to take revenge and bite back!
The Turks had massacred nearly seventy to eighty percent of Youzhou's people, so how could the Great Tang not hold a grudge?
The Great Tang had just been established, and it was still in a state of turmoil.
If he waited a few more years, the current advantages and disadvantages would probably be completely reversed!
Tuli Khagan thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
"Is there anything else?"
The question he asked showed that his heart was already leaning towards Jie Li Khan's words.
Jie Li struck while the iron was hot and continued,"
"There's also that Li Yi."
"As mentioned just now, I believe that Li Yi is definitely not the one who went on this expedition!”
"I don't know which general of the Tang army thought of this method and pretended to be Li Yi.”
"Li Yi's name is indeed useful. Even I was almost deceived!”
"But if he is a fake, then there is nothing to worry about. He was just a warrior who relied on his own bravery. How could he compare to Li Yi's scheming!”
"It must be understood that a martial artist is only showing off his courage. With our Turkic army of more than two hundred thousand here, I don't believe he can break through my army alone!”
Khagan Tuli nodded slowly.
If this was not the real Li Yi, then there was nothing to be afraid of!
It was very simple to stabilize the morale of the army. He just had to tell them that the real Li Yi was a sick tiger, a weak man who could not even get on a horse.
How could Li Yi, who had defeated tens of thousands of enemies in Youzhou, be Li Yi?
The way to deal with rumors was to create an even bigger rumor.
Of course, they firmly believed that this was the truth!
Seeing that Tuli agreed with him, Jie Li Khagan couldn't help but reveal a happy expression.
Heh, the Tang army is just trying to scare off our Turkic army with Li Yi's name.
Would I fall for it so easily?
Even if I carelessly lost 50,000 soldiers, I still have 200,000 soldiers!
Without Li Yi's support, the current Great Tang was nothing more than a mountain cat trying to scare away wild wolves!
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