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Chapter 20 The Turks in a Dilemma

Pei Min helped Zhao Yizhen, Cen Yun and Zhehuchen up the three generals.

This has three more powerful helpers, and we have more confidence in the future development to the Western Regions.

"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. Yang Jingshu's flattery has a certain position in His Majesty's heart. If you want to severely punish him, you must prove that we are right. There is only one way to prove that we are right, to win this battle! The more beautiful we win, the more we can prove from another perspective that his complete defense is messy."

Zhao Yizhen said: "I wish to obey the orders of Mr. Pei. It would be a problem to have Mr. Pei in a mere Turkic state."

Cen Yun and Zhe Huchen didn't say anything, but the fighting spirit in his eyes was undoubtedly revealed.

In any case, we must win this battle, regain the border belonging to the Tang Dynasty, and avenge the fallen Tang soldiers.

"You all come here!"

Pei Min called the three of them forward, took out the Liangzhou topographic map that had been prepared, and directly spread the case. "Who will tell me about the detailed trends of the Turkic people in the past few days?"

Cen Yun is the guard in charge of defending the Fanhe defense line. The scouts who searched for intelligence were all his people. They were most familiar with the situation. They pointed to the map and said, "The Turks fought very conservatively and were very careful. They probably knew that the Duke was not so arrogant. Their army camped at the foot of Yanzhi Mountain. Recently, they sent six teams of thousands of people to scattered raids surrounding counties and villages. We have taken precautions and moved local people to safe places. There are not many casualties, but the trivial things left behind will inevitably be taken away."

Pei Min nodded and said, "As long as people are fine, they will just take the things for the time being. It won't take long before we can get them back with the capital and the interests."

His words were very domineering, which made Zhao Yizhen, Cen Yun and Zhehuchen feel inexplicably at ease.

Looking at Cen Yun's gesture of Turkic movements, Pei Min said quietly: "It seems that I am thinking well. The Turkic attack this time has a certain purpose, not simply robbery."

Zhao Yizhen said strangely: "The last general also found it strange. According to the Turkish customs, they broke the defense line of our army and occupied the frontier Wu'an and Mingwei's troops, seized a lot of materials. The food stored in these two places, some military equipment, military uniforms for winter, etc. should have been plundered. The gains are quite large, and even if they are not satisfied, they still want to take the opportunity to make a fortune. But under the arrangement of Pei Shuai, we have done a good job in defense and have not given them a chance. If it were in the past, we should have retreated long ago. We chose to station in Yanzhi Mountain. It has been a month since we were there. Could we still want to attack the city?"

Zhao Yizhen asked everyone about the doubts.

The Turks captured Wu'an and Mingwei garrisons in the Eryuetou.

Under Pei Min's arrangement, the Liangzhou army retreated to Fanhe.

The Turks stationed in Yanzhishan and sent small groups of troops to plunder everywhere to lure Fanhe soldiers out of the city.

Pei Min had not been appointed by Li Longji at that time and could not participate. Until Li Longji's appointment was issued and Yang Jingshu's imperial edict arrived in Liangzhou, the Turkic troops remained unmoved.

This abnormal approach is unpredictable.

Pei Min, who was in Guzang before, has always considered this issue, and he doesn't know what medicine is sold in the Turkic gourd.

It was not until not long ago that the historical trends of this period appeared in his mind that he understood the intentions of the Turks.

During this period of history, such a battle was fought between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks.

It was just because he did not exist in history that Yang Jingshu collected ancient Kucha genealogy for Li Longji and won Li Longji's favor. After Xue Ne's death, he became the governor of Hexi.

Yang Jingshu's incompetence led to heavy losses in this battle and a large number of materials were seized.

The Turks showed their power...

Later, the Turks continued to show favors to the Tang Dynasty and confessed their guilt. The Tang Dynasty focused on the Western Regions and had no time to take care of the Turks, so they responded to the Turks' request and the two sides negotiated.

The Tang Dynasty recognized the status of the Turks, and the Turks became the overlord of the northern grassland again. Because of their friendship with the Turks, the Tang Dynasty also obtained a large number of military and horses from the Turks, and its military strength was also improved, and the two gained benefits.

Because of the stability of the north, the Tang Dynasty strengthened its control in the Western Regions. Gao Xianzhi just rose in time, and the Kaiyuan prosperous era began to reach its peak...

This is the trend of the Turkic period in history. Pei Min believes that his existence influenced the Tang Dynasty, but it should not have much impact on the Turkic period.

Their intention to fight this battle should be the same as in history.

Pei Min slapped the table and said confidently: "The purpose of the Turks is to seek peace through war! They want to be recognized by our Tang Dynasty so that they can control the grassland tribes. They have not yet made the Turks' momentum, so they will not retreat easily. But they didn't expect that you reacted so quickly that Yang Jingshu directly underwent you, which led to them not being able to succeed in the battle. They were in a dilemma..."

Zhao Yizhen had the first epiphany and smiled and said, "They have only achieved initial victory now, and it is not enough to achieve their goal. We don't give him a chance. I didn't expect that the most difficult thing was not us, but they had the advantage. After all, the Longyou Army is about to aid, and then our strength comparison will be reversed, depending on how they make a choice."

"I forgot to say this about reinforcements. There shouldn't be many reinforcements in Longyou. Half a month ago, I had asked them to go to other places, and the follow-up troops will be a little bit longer!"

As soon as Pei Min said, Zhao Yizhen, Cen Yun, and Zhehu Chen looked at me with a confused look on his face.

Pei Min said, "What's wrong? If the Longyou Army doesn't come, you won't have the courage to win? Hey, the Liangzhou Army is in my Taigong's hands, and the tigers are in the Western Liang, and they are in a state of progress. Why? Now that his body is not cold, you will become sick cats. If the Longyou Army doesn't come, the Liangzhou Army will not be able to kill the enemy or fight a war?"

Pei Min's words made the three generals blush.

Zhe Huchen first shouted: "What is Pei Shuai's saying? As long as you give me the order, no matter how many soldiers and horses you give me, even if you are only one person, I will dare to go to Yanzhi Mountain to call! I have lived a lifetime, and I really don't know how to write the word "fear"!"

"That's right!" Pei Min said: "The Longyou Army will appear where he should appear. The problems in Liangzhou will be solved by you. When should you defend and when should you attack, you three will decide for yourself."

"What about you, Pei Shuai? Are you not with us?" Zhao Yizhen heard Pei Min's implicit voice.

Pei Min shook his head and said, "Tubo has a dilemma on the surface. To be precise, it is easy to advance and retreat. If you want to attack, attack and run away. As long as the Longyou Army arrives, I can guarantee that these guys will run faster than rabbits."

His words resonated with the three generals and nodded at the same time.
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