After several hours of digging, the Turkic captives had dug out a large pit with their hands, one large enough to fit them all.
"Grandpas Han, we've finished our work. Can you give us some food?”
a Turkic general asked, kneeling.
"Hehe, dinner?"
Li Yu smiled contemptuously and raised his hand.
Immediately, the soldiers of the Wei Army surrounded the Turkic captives.
"Get down!"
"Get down!"
After surrounding them, the soldiers began to drive the Turkic captives into the pit.
Seeing this, the captives also realized that things were not simple, but what could they do?
The soldiers of the Bei Wei Army were all wearing buren armor, with only two holes in their eyes. Even the Turks could not harm them with their weapons, let alone now that they had thrown them away.
Thus, the Turkic captives were reluctantly driven into the pit.
"Your Highness, shall we begin now?"
Baiqi asked Li Yu.
"Begin."
Li Yu nodded.
Baiqi immediately ordered for them to be buried.
The soil that had been dug out from the pit was pushed back down by the Bei Wei Army infantry.
" What are you doing?!"
"Tribesmen, they want to kill us. We can't sit still and wait for death!”
"In order to survive, charge!"
The Turkic captives could no longer remain calm and began to resist, but they had no weapons and had not eaten their fill. They had long since been exhausted after such a long time.
The soldiers of the Wei Army easily pushed them into the pit and continued to bury them.
Time ticked by until the afternoon.
The Imperial Cavalry and the Golden Fire Cavalry trampled back and forth on a brand new piece of land. They only stopped when the land was no different from the surroundings.
"Let's go back to Youzhou City!"
Li Yu gave the order and the entire army returned.
……
At night.
In the largest mansion in Youzhou City.
This was originally the residence of a local Chen family, but because he had run away, Li Yu naturally confiscated the residence and moved in.
It was getting late. After a day of fighting, although Li Yu was not tired, he still habitually lay on the bed and fell asleep.
Bang!
"Your Highness, have you rested?"
Zhuge Liang's voice came from outside the door.
"No, sir, please come in."
Li Yu put on his clothes and went to open the door. Then, he sat at the table with Zhuge Liang.
"Your Highness, this lowly one has come to visit at night. It's not something too urgent, but I have some questions to ask Your Highness.”
Zhuge Liang said respectfully.
"Sir, just ask."
Li Yu nodded.
"Now that the Turkic court is at its peak and has amassed strength over a hundred years, the world is in imminent danger. Your Highness has a powerful army and long-term ambitions, so you should be a great figure who can turn the tides and stabilize the country.”
Zhuge Liang said something nice.
However, Li Yu wasn't a fool. He knew that Zhuge Liang wasn't flattering him. He had a very important message.
That was, the world was in danger. You had a powerful army and could inherit the throne.
Wasn't this what the so-called turning the world around and stabilizing the country meant?
"Then in your opinion, what should I do?”
Li Yu asked.
"Stay in Youzhou."
Zhuge Liang said calmly.
Hearing this, Li Yu was surprised. He thought Zhuge Liang wanted him to bring his army back to Chang 'an as soon as possible, just like Li Er who killed his brother and forced his father to become emperor.
" I also want to stay in Youzhou. Although my army is very powerful, it is too small in number. In addition, there are too many aristocratic families in Chang 'an. It is inevitable that I will be controlled by them. Therefore, it is better to stay in Youzhou.”
Li Yu said.
"Your Highness is wise."
Zhuge Liang heaved a sigh of relief. He had thought that he was going to persuade Li Yu, but now it seemed that this young man was more patient than him.
It made sense.
He had been guarding Youzhou for ten years and came here at the age of six. If he was not calm and smart, he would have died long ago.
"The Turks aren't as united as before. In the year 582, they split into the Eastern and Western Turks. To the east, there are still the Yayu people, Goguryeons, and Khitans. These people have all accumulated strength, and they share borders with the Turks, causing them to be in conflict.”
Zhuge Liang slowly explained the current situation in the world.
This surprised Li Yu. Zhuge Liang had just been extracted from the system, so how did he know so much?
"What do you mean?"
Li Yu asked.
"In my opinion, Your Highness can use the name of a prince to ally with Goguryeo, the Khitans, and even the Western Turks to attack the Eastern Turks. At that time, the Jie Khan will be exhausted from fighting on two fronts, so he naturally won't be able to harass Youzhou.”
Zhuge Liang stated his strategy.
This strategy sounded very reasonable, but after hearing it, Li Yu's expression instantly turned cold.
There was a moment of silence.
"You mean you want me to join forces with the barbarians?" Li Yu asked.”
"This…isn't the only method. The other method is for Your Highness to use your supreme martial strength to sweep through the Turks and the surrounding barbarians. However, this path is far too difficult and arduous. I wonder if Your Highness can persevere.”
Zhuge Liang gave him a second option.
"I've stayed in Youzhou Province for ten years.”
Li Yu chose the second option without hesitation.
From his point of view, his system had just evolved. It had changed from once a year to once a week. With the system, would he still have to compromise and ask for help from the barbarians?
Wouldn't that embarrass the transmigrators?
"Since Your Highness has chosen the second path, we need to consider a strategy for the war against the Turks and act according to it.”
Zhuge Liang suggested.
"The policy is very simple. It's just eight words.”
Li Yu said without hesitation.
He had long since thought of a strategy for the war against the Turks. The Turks were nomadic people of the steppe, and some tea, grain, minerals, and ironware depended on the Central Plains for import. If they couldn't buy them, they would come down and rob them. Thus, he absolutely couldn't let the Turks get anything.
The second was to sweep the enemy's nest.
The nomads were different from the forces of the Central Plains. They were an alliance of many tribes, and as long as they were eliminated, they would deal a massive blow to the Turks.
If they wanted to clean up those tribes like plowing the land, they would have to sweep through the holes.
"Good!"
Zhuge Liang was very smart. He didn't need to explain to know the meaning of these words. He slapped the table excitedly.
"From tomorrow onwards, you will lead the craftsmen to expand Youzhou City and build fortresses in front of the large fields. You must ensure that the Turks will not be able to seize anything. With you in the rear, I can go and sweep the enemy's nest without worry.”
Li Yu ordered.
"Don't worry, Your Highness."
Zhuge Liang bowed.
"However, Youzhou has just been plundered, and we are short of food and grass. We still need to see if Chang 'an can give us some help.”
After saying that, Li Yu looked into the distance and muttered,"At this time, the news of our defeat of the Turkic army should have already spread, right?”
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