"Li Yu knows where Jie Li is?”
In the main tent, Su Dingfang was stunned when he heard Zhao Hu's report."
"How did he know?”
"I don't know. Little Yu just asked about the division of power in the Eastern Turks and then said he knew where Jie Li was.”
Zhao Hu could not help but scratch his head in confusion.
Zhao Hu was at a loss as to how to respond to Li Yu's sudden report. He could only come to Su Dingfang to report.
"The Great General is discussing with the Governor of Fengzhou about exploring the Eastern Turks, but they haven't come up with any good ideas…"
Su Dingfang thought for a moment and said,"
"Forget it. I'll go in and ask the Great General if he wants to summon Li Yu over!”
As he spoke, Su Ding entered the tent and quickly opened it,"
"Go, summon Li Yu over!"
"Alright!"
After a while, Li Yu followed Zhao Hu and hurried over. Under Su Dingfang's lead, they entered the main tent.
Inside, Li Jing and Fengzhou Governor Liu Cong were discussing the sand table map.
"Great General, Li Yu is here."
Su Dingfang said respectfully. Li Yu and Zhao Hu also bowed. "Greetings, Great General. Greetings, Governor Liu.”
"Yes."
Li Jing nodded and looked at Li Yu." I heard from Zhao Hu that you have an opinion on Jie Li's hiding place?"”
"Reporting to Great General, Li Yu does have some insights!”
"Alright, come over and tell me what happened.”
Li Jing waved his hand, and Li Yu strode over to look at the map.
There were many red dots on the map, all of which were the Turkic camps that had already been discovered.
"Xue Yantuo has always been on bad terms with the Eastern Turks. They have been fighting for many years and are considered mortal enemies.”
Li Yu took out a wooden stick to block the northern part of the Eastern Turks, then pointed to the Khitans and the other tribes.
"The eastern region of the Eastern Turks has already been occupied by the old subordinates of the Jie Kingdom led by the Tuli Khan.”
"This place is filled with traitors, especially Tuli Khan who wants Jie Li to die and become the new Khan.”
"Thus, we can't go to the east of Jie Li!”
With that, he used another wooden plank to block the path, leaving only the western part of the Eastern Turkic territory. Li Jing nodded.
"But there are still many places in the western region of the Eastern Turks that we can escape to.”
"No, he can't go far to the west. Snowstorms have been covering the area for years. It's difficult to survive in those places.”
Li Yu continued,"
"Even if they don't die, Jie Li will lead the army to the western barren land to hide, how many people can survive?”
"Jie Li is a formidable hero of his generation, he is definitely not willing to be lonely like this, he still has the heart to make a comeback!”
"Rather than fleeing to the western barren lands and waiting for death, it's better to take a gamble!”
"Let's go all out?"
Everyone was stunned. Li Yu pointed at the Yin Mountains and said,"
"To the south of the Yin Mountains is the Great Tang's territory, Mayi City of Datong. To the north is Dingxiang City, which is occupied by the Turks!”
"You mean that Jie Li Khan is hiding in Dingxiang City?”
Governor Liu frowned and said,"
"How is that possible? This place was so close to the Great Tang, so wasn't he sending himself to his doorstep?!”
Dingxiang City was a city left behind by the former Sui Dynasty and was later occupied by the Turks.
This city was just north of the Yin Mountains, and it was the place the Turks had always relied on to resist the Great Tang.
If Jie Li was hiding here, wouldn't it be easy for the Great Tang to capture him once they knew about it?!
"That's why I said Jie Li is taking a gamble!”
Li Yu took a deep breath and said,"
"Now that the Jie Li have been betrayed and are at the end of their rope, they have nowhere to retreat in the depths of the Eastern Turks!”
"Dingxiang City is one of the few Turkic cities. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack.”
"As long as he is not discovered by the Tang army, he can safely live until the next spring and regroup to lead his troops back to the grassland!”
"As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. No one, not even the Tuli Khagan, would expect him to be in Dingxiang City!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the generals frowned slightly. This reason was somewhat far-fetched.
Li Yu could only think of this excuse. He couldn't possibly say that he knew it from the history of the Tang Dynasty, right?
According to the history of the Tang Dynasty, the Battle of Yin Mountain was the key battle to destroy Peckham.
Li Jing led 3,000 cavalry to attack Dingxiang City. Jie Li Khan fled in panic and was later captured alive by the former!
Thus, Li Yu boldly guessed that Jie Li was also hiding in Dingxiang!
"Although this is reasonable, it is not enough. What if Jie Li is not in Dingxiang City?”
Governor Liu could not help but look at Li Yu. The latter took a deep breath and said,"
"Yes, that's indeed possible, so we still need to test the waters!”
"Testing the waters?"
The generals looked at him, and Li Yu said in a deep voice,"
"Right now, the Eastern Turks are on tenterhooks and will be on high alert at the slightest movement!”
"Once they find the Tang army moving in the grassland, they will be more vigilant and even capture the Tang army to interrogate them!”
"Great General, Li Yu is willing to be the bait to enter Dingxiang City!”
"If you can confirm the news, send a message to gather the army and work together to break Dingxiang City!”
"Nonsense!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Governor Liu shouted in a low voice and looked at Li Yu.
"How can you be sure that the Eastern Turks won't kill you?”
"What if the intelligence isn't clear and we alert the enemy? Wouldn't all our efforts be in vain?!”
"Governor Liu, don't worry. The Turks can't kill me.”
Li Yu said anxiously. He had the system to protect himself, so he naturally had unknown methods. He then said,
"Moreover, once the Turks discover danger, they will definitely strengthen their defenses. We can know if Jie Li is in the city by observing their actions…"
"Alright!"
Without waiting for Li Yu to finish speaking, Li Jing waved his hand to stop him. He looked at Su Dingfang and said,
"Reorganize the entire army and enter Eyang Ridge from Mayi. Prepare to attack Dingxiang City!”
"Great General!"
Governor Liu looked over in confusion, clearly not expecting Li Jing to make such a decision.
"Dingxiang City is an important pass connecting the Eastern Turks to the Great Tang, and it is one of the few cities that we have to take down first!”
"Currently, Dingxiang City only has a thousand soldiers guarding it. Regardless of whether Jie Li is here or not, we can take this place and use it as our base!”
Li Jing pointed at the map and said in a deep voice,"
"If we guard this pass, then the Tuli Khagan in the east won't be able to interfere so easily.”
"Our army will have enough time to find Jie Li Khan and capture him alive!”
"Taking ten thousand steps back, with this city as the backing, even if the army attacks, they can retreat to Mayi City. This is an important position!”
As soon as he said this, all the generals nodded in agreement. Li Jing was using this city as a stronghold to attack!
"Even so, we have to attack this city quickly. We can't let the Turks react!”
Governor Liu looked at Li Jing, who nodded and shouted at the crowd,"
"Tonight, the entire army will rest and recuperate. Tomorrow evening, we will arrive at Eyang Ridge. We will launch a surprise attack at dawn and take Dingxiang City in one fell swoop!”
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