Martial Arts City.
This was originally a military town behind Youzhou. Usually, Youzhou and Wu City were in front of them, so the people in the city had lived a peaceful life for most of their lives. It was only now that they felt the danger.
The commoners in Wugong City were transporting grain and weapons back and forth, while the soldiers were patrolling the city or standing guard on the city walls.
Outside the city walls were several thousand Turkic cavalry surveying the situation.
These cavalry were only in charge of scouting. The Turkic army was closing in from all directions, Qin Qiong was in trouble, and Martial Arts City was in a dire situation.
Not only were the commoners and soldiers fighting against the enemy, the local wealthy families had also given up their residences for Qin Qiong and the generals to discuss military matters.
"Now that we've been blocked, there's no way for us to transport rations and supplies to Youzhou. I'm afraid Your Highness won't have an easy time.”
Qin Qiong frowned as he looked at the map on the table and spoke in a heavy voice.
"General, let's think about ourselves. State Duke Cheng's defense in Wu City has failed, and the Turkic army is sending troops to our Martial Arts City through the main roads. They want to take us down in one fell swoop!”
"That's right, General. We're also clay bodhisattvas crossing the river. We can't even protect ourselves. His Highness has some difficulties on his side, so we can only ask him to solve it himself first.”
The generals 'words reached Qin Qiong's ears.
Qin Qiong's brows furrowed even more tightly, and he revealed a displeased expression as he berated,""What do you know? Your Highness grew up in Youzhou and did not have any help from Chang 'an. Now, Your Highness is leading the army and people of Youzhou to resist the barbarians. How can we sit idly by?!”
After saying this, the generals looked at each other and no longer said anything.
They were also clear that Qin Qiong definitely had to fully support Li Yu.
But even Qin Qiong himself also knew that speaking was one aspect, doing things was another.
Now that the Turkic army had surrounded them in Wugong City, they had to break out first.
"Forget it. Let's wait for Huaiyu first and see if he has any news.”
Qin Qiong walked to the door with his hands behind his back and looked outside.
When he first arrived in Wu City, he had sent his son, Qin Huaiyu, to lead the elite cavalry to scout for information. He should be back soon.
This group of elite cavalry was unlike infantry, and the Turks would definitely not be able to stop them, so there was no need to worry about Qin Huaiyu.
Just as Qin Qiong was thinking, the sound of horse hooves rang out.
He looked up and saw a young man dressed in bright clothes riding a horse into the mansion. After stopping, he jumped off the horse.
"My son, do you have any news of His Highness?”
Qin Qiong immediately asked about Li Yu.
"Father, I have heard!”
Qin Huaiyu nodded his head vigorously. After which, he pulled his father, Qin Qiong, into the main hall of the mansion and drew a circle on the map.
The circle on the map wasn't Youzhou City, but the location of the Tiele Tribe on the Turkic steppe.
"What do you mean?"
An ominous premonition rose in Qin Qiong's heart, and he hurriedly asked,""His Highness was defeated and captured to the Tiele Tribe?”
"Quite the opposite!"
Qin Huaiyu shook his head vigorously and pointed at the Iron Restraint Tribe. He said excitedly,""Your Highness led a thousand cavalry to attack the Tiele tribe overnight and took down the encampment. All the men of the Tiele tribe were killed and a large amount of food and money was seized.”
The moment these words came out, Qin Qiong and the generals present were all stunned.
Previously, they thought that Li Yu should be hiding in Youzhou City for defense; however, they didn't expect that he would attack the Iron-Gale Clan.
After all, the Tiele Tribe was the largest Turkic tribe. As the saying went, a starved camel was still bigger than a horse, so the Tiele Tribe could still challenge other large tribes.
Li Yu actually dared to lead only a thousand cavalrymen in a surprise attack, and he actually succeeded?
"Is this news true?"
Qin Qiong asked.
"It's true. It's not only about the raid on Tiele Clan, but also about the beheading of Qibiheli and Tuli Khagan and the ambush of Zaihuzi to annihilate the Turkic army. I led the light cavalry to Youzhou City and saw the corpses of Jing Guan and Turkic barbarians piled up like mountains!”
Qin Huaiyu explained.
"That's great. Your Highness grew up in Youzhou, unlike those rich young masters in Chang 'an!”
Qin Qiong smiled and nodded.
"Your Highness, you're divine!"
"It's all thanks to Your Highness fending off the Turks in Youzhou. Otherwise, we would have been captured by the Turkic army long ago!”
The generals also praised him.
After he finished talking about Li Yu, Qin Huaiyu's expression suddenly became extremely solemn. He said,"General Father, I have one more thing to report. The Ancient Tribe of Baye has already prepared a large number of elite troops to deal with us.”
The moment these words came out, Qin Qiong and the generals who were originally in high spirits immediately seemed to have a bucket of cold water poured over them.
"Everyone, His Highness has food and weapons, so there's no need to worry, but we're about to face a great problem. We still need to work together against the Turks.”
As Qin Qiong spoke, he cupped his fists at the generals present.
"Battling is our duty, so there's no need for you to worry.”
"Although the Tujue Baye Tribe is powerful, we are not to be trifled with. Our soldiers are all your veterans, so how can we be afraid of them?”
"That's right, the battle is over!"
The generals returned the greeting.
Hearing these words, a gratified smile appeared on Qin Qiong's face. She nodded and did not say anything else.
……
West of the Turkic steppe.
The Bayegu Tribe was the second largest tribe of the Turks. It wasn't that they were weaker than the Tiele Tribe, but that they were divided into two tribes, the Bayegu and the Tuyegu.
If their ancestors hadn't split up, they would not only be the strongest tribe on the Turkic steppe, but they would even be able to stand on equal footing with the Turkic court.
In the most luxurious tent of the Ancient Tribe of the Wilderness, the leader, Tubili, was sitting on a throne made of wolf skin. He looked at the emissary of the royal court in disdain.
"You said that Jie Li Khan didn't want us to attack Martial Arts City, and he sent an army to Youzhou for revenge?”
Tubili asked.
"My respected leader, this is the Khan's intention.”
The messenger bowed.
"Let me ask you, which one has more power, the Emperor of Tang or the Turkic Khan?”
Tubili suddenly changed the topic.
"Of course, the Tang dog's emperor has great power. The emperor's words are absolute, and those who disobey orders can be beheaded…My respected leader, what do you mean by this?”
The emissary curiously sized up Tubili and asked.
"Even a Tang dog has the saying that a general cannot accept the orders of a ruler outside. I'm a Turkic, can't I have some self-awareness?”
Tu Bili said with a smile.
"This…"
The messenger wanted to say something, but since Tubili's words were indeed reasonable, he could not think of anything to say.
"Forget it. Chop this dog up and feed it to the dogs. Tell the Khagan that his emissary never came to my tribe.”
Tubili ordered the soldier beside him.
After receiving the order, the soldiers rushed forward and dragged the envoy away.
"Leader, this is the Khan's will!”
"Leader!"
"Tubili, you dog! If the Khagan finds out, he will chop off your dog head!”
Seeing that there was no hope of begging for mercy, the messenger cursed loudly.
However, Tubili pretended not to hear him and turned to order the messenger in the tent,"Send an order to the army at the front. Have them march quickly to Martial Arts City and cooperate with the other armies to take down the city.”
"Yes."
The messenger bowed and accepted the order.
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