The next day, the sky had just brightened.
After a night of rest, the soldiers had basically recovered their strength. They were ready to go out again.
"Yu kid, where do you think Jie Li will run to?”
Before the expedition, Li Jing called Li Yu over to ask for his opinion.
"This subordinate is not sure, but according to Jie Li's retreat route, he should be heading straight for the white path.”
Li Yu pointed at an escape route on the map and said,
"The White Road is an important camp for the Turks. Only by going there can we be free from the threat of Jie Li.”
"But Jie Li was just ambushed last night, I'm afraid he will suspect that there are also ambushes in the middle of the white road!”
"Especially since we didn't chase them at night, this will undoubtedly make Jie Li more frightened and worried that the ambush is in front!”
"Hmm…"
Li Jing looked at Li Yu with praise. The latter pointed to a fork at the side and said,
"If I was Jie Li, I would retreat to Qikou to repair and send people to quickly investigate the situation of the White Road!”
"Once we confirm that there are no ambushes, we can enter the camp from the small path to the white path. This is the best decision!”
"Well said! Although this is the first time I'm going out to war, my understanding is extraordinary and not inferior to a general in the army!”
Li Jing could not help but pat Li Yu on the shoulder. The latter waved his hand and said,
"Great General, you praise me too much. There's no time to lose. I think we should split up!”
Li Yu indeed did not dare to claim credit. If it were not for the records of the Tang Dynasty, he would not have such an insight.
Li Yu knew his limits.
"Split up?"
Li Jing stroked his beard and took a deep breath.
"Little brat's intention is to split up and go to Qikou to investigate and see if Jie Li is really resting there?”
"At the same time, they sent their main forces to the white road checkpoint to completely cut off Jie Li's escape route?”
"The White Road is where the Eastern Turks are stationed. There must be Jie Li soldiers waiting for him, so he will definitely flee here!”
Li Yu nodded affirmatively and said,"
"We only need to send a troop to Qikou. If we find Jie Li's troops, we will only chase them and not attack them.”
"In that case, the two armies can meet up halfway to eliminate Jie Li!”
"Even if we didn't find Jie Li, we can still sneak attack from behind and block their retreat.”
"Yes, that's a good idea."
Li Jing expressed his admiration and looked at Li Yu."
"Yu boy, I will leave Qikou to you and Zhao Hu to lead a thousand cavalry. Can you do it?”
Splitting up their forces to chase and not attack would undoubtedly be less risky than intercepting the white path.
Li Jing's arrangement was obviously reasonable. He left the difficult bone for himself.
After all, if they sent troops to intercept the White Road, they would undoubtedly face the threat of the Turkic soldiers in the rear.
No one could predict if Jie Li had already spread the news and if the Tu Jue soldiers attacked from the back.
In that case, the soldiers of the White Path who sent troops this time might be wrapped in dumplings!
"This…Great General, Qikou only needs to send other soldiers. This subordinate will go with you to the White Path.”
Li Yu's expression changed slightly, but Li Jing waved his hand and said,"
"Our army has Kang Sumi, the trusted aide of the Jie Li. With this hostage in hand, even if the Turkic soldiers really come, I can deal with them!”
"Moreover, this responsibility is on me. If I had believed what I said earlier, Jie Li wouldn't have escaped.”
Speaking up to this point, Li Jing's face was still full of guilt and self-blame. Jie Li had escaped, and as the commander, he could not blame him.
Only sending two thousand troops to intercept was undoubtedly underestimating Jie Li and thus missed the opportunity!
"No, you can't blame Great General for this. No one could have predicted that Jie Li's troops would be so strong. This matter…"
Li Yu still wanted to persuade him, but Li Jing resolutely refused, saying,"
"Alright, this general has made up his mind. Just listen to my orders. In addition, I have another matter to leave for you to head to Qikou!”
"Please speak, Great General."
"Qikou is an excellent camp. I wanted you to take this place as my army's supply camp!”
Li Jing looked at Li Yu and said solemnly,"
"At that time, if our army takes down Jie Li or is unfortunately defeated, we will have a way to retreat. Do you understand?”
Now that they were chasing Jie Li, Dingxiang City was far away after all, it was difficult to supply them.
If they could take down Qikou, then they would have a way to retreat.
If Jie Li really gathered his troops, then Li Jing and the others would have a way out.
"This is the mission I gave you. You must complete it. Can you do it?!”
Li Jing looked at Li Yu again. The latter took a deep breath and said respectfully,"
"Understood!"
"Good! Oh right, this is also for you.”
As Li Jing spoke, he took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Li Yu."
"If Jie Li really brought people to hide in Qikou, then it would be difficult to escape with his family.”
"This is a letter personally written by the Imperial Censor Xiao Yu. He is Empress Xiao's younger brother and has always had a deep relationship with her.”
"If you can capture Empress Xiao, she will most likely commit suicide. If you take out this letter, you will have a chance to turn things around!”
Obviously, this was the letter that Li Jing wanted Xiao Yu to write so that he could successfully stabilize Empress Xiao!
"Thank you, Great General!"
Li Yu was overjoyed.
He was also worried that Empress Xiao would not be able to endure the humiliation and refuse to surrender. If she committed suicide, all her previous efforts would be in vain.
Li Jing was the most thoughtful. With this letter from Xiao Yu, he would definitely be able to stabilize Empress Xiao!
"There's no time to lose. Let's go!"
Li Jing led Li Yu out of the tent. There was a general kneeling at the door. It was Governor Liu.
"Great general, this subordinate has committed a crime and was unable to stop Jie Li Khan. Please punish this subordinate, this subordinate is willing to die as an apology!”
Governor Liu had just woken up and came over with bandages to plead guilty.
Obviously, he was ashamed of what happened last night.
Two thousand soldiers and horses couldn't even stop him for an hour. He was ashamed to be the governor of Fengzhou and to have lived up to Li Jing's high hopes!
If he had raised his vigilance and let the soldiers prepare for an ambush, how could Jie Li have escaped?
"Humph!"
Li Jing snorted coldly and pointed at Governor Liu."
"I will ask you, how many soldiers did Jie Li have last night?”
" Yes, about two to three thousand. Some of them are Jie Li's family…"
At this point, the guilt in Governor Liu's eyes became even stronger, and he almost wanted to kill himself.
Jie Li, who was fleeing with his family, couldn't even stop him, how embarrassing was that?
"Bastard! Someone, drag him out and behead him…"
Li Jing waved his hand and shouted angrily, but Li Yu said,
"Great General, it is not easy to kill a general when the war is about to start.”
"Rather than letting Governor Liu die in vain, it's better to kill a few more Turkic soldiers on the battlefield.”
"Hmm?"
Li Jing hesitated. Governor Liu was also stunned. He did not expect Li Yu to speak up for him.
"Governor Liu, can you still lift your saber?”
Li Yu looked at Governor Liu and spoke. The latter was stunned and immediately roared,
"Of course! Fengzhou still has 500 defeated generals, willing to fight to the death with the Turks!”
"Good!"
Li Jing immediately made a decision. He looked at Governor Liu and shouted,"
"I order you to follow Li Yu and Zhao Hu to Qikou to kill Jie Li. If you make any more mistakes, you will not be able to escape death!”
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