Chapter 23 Strategies
Turkic military camp!
After receiving Yang Jingshu's reminder, the Turkic Khan Mojilian and Que Teqin gathered in the king's tent and discussed together.
"I just think it's wrong. With Pei Min's style of fighting, he is not the kind of person who intends to use tactics to force us back. With his style, if he doesn't fight, he will definitely win the greatest victory once he starts fighting, rather than huddling in Fanhe City and keeping his troops away!"
"I see!"
"It turns out that he was going to have this idea!"
Que Teqin used his left fist to constantly tap his right palm and muttered to himself.
He looked at Tsuyugu and said, "Daxian, what, I'll say! Pei Min believes in blood debt and blood repayment. Even if he knows that there is a way to drive us out of Liangzhou without spending a soldier, he will not do it. Because we killed tens of thousands of their defenders, he wants to take revenge! His desire to fight is definitely stronger than us!"
Pei Min was appointed as the chief general of the Longyou Road Army, responsible for the Longyou military affairs, and naturally could not hide the matter of the Longyou Valley and Que Teqin.
Discussions were held about Pei Min taking over the battle in Longyou, but he did not transfer one soldiers and one soldiers in Hexi, and he hurried in Fanhe City to hold his troops still.
Que Teqin thinks this is not Pei Min's style.
Shiyugu proposed a conjecture, saying that Pei Min was waiting for his Longyou Army.
Pei Min was not familiar with the Liangzhou soldiers and the Hexi army. The generals did not know the soldiers and the soldiers did not know the generals, so he was not easy to call them. He planned to transfer the Longyou Army as the main attacking force.
On the one hand, they are good at commanding, and on the other hand, they can force them back without fighting.
Que Teqin and Lu Yugu have their own bottom line, and their purpose is to seek peace through war. Even if the purpose of seeking peace is not achieved, they will make a profit.
He captured the frontier fortress of the Tang Dynasty and seized a lot of supplies.
These substances are enough for them to spend a few years.
As long as there is a little change in the situation in Liangzhou, they will run back to the Turks without hesitation, without any necessity to fight against the Tang Dynasty in the places where the Tang Dynasty was.
Judging from the current situation, the arrival of the Longyou Army is their limit.
The moment the Longyou Army crossed Guzang and rushed to Fanhe, it was the time for them to retreat.
Shinyugu believed that Pei Min could see through this point with his talent, so he estimated that Pei Min might have the idea of not fighting to the point...
It seems that there is only this explanation, why Pei Min stayed in Fanhe City.
Now that I got the exact news, Que Teqin and Shiyugu reacted instantly.
Shi Yugu said in a deep voice: "Pei Min must be a confidant, too bold and too cruel. He not only wants to win, but also wants to keep us all in Liangzhou. If he is not in Fanhe City, he will definitely return to the place where we are killed. Where can we go besides the Uighurs?"
The moment he received this news, the Turkic master, Tungyugu, had seen through Pei Min's way.
"Not bad!" Que Teqin walked to the front of the map hanging high on the right, pointed to Longyou and said, "We have heard from our eyeliner that the 60,000 Longyou Army had just crossed Wushaoling. Their speed was a bit slow, which was acceptable. After all, unlike us, 100,000 cavalry, coming and going like the wind. The Longyou Army is known as the disciple of the Emperor, and their treatment is second only to the Emperor's Imperial Army. The most war horses in the army are among all the border troops of the Tang army, but there are only more than 20,000. There are 40,000 infantry delaying the speed, how can they get faster? But they have always been wondering before, why don't they divide the troops into two parts, the cavalry first, and the infantry later. It turns out that they don't want to scare us away, and plan to buy time for the Uighurs."
He pointed to the map and said, "As long as the Uighurs appear behind our army, I believe that the soldiers and horses in Fanhe City will come out in full swing and entangle us. Then the Longyou Army will move quickly in an instant, go around our left wing, and launch a triangular attack with the Uighur soldiers and horses to cut off our retreat."
Mo Jilian heard the face pale and shouted: "What should we do? Otherwise, we will stop when we see it! Just return to the grassland..."
Que Teqin clenched his fists and looked at the map, and said with some irritability: "It is easy to return to the grassland, but the road ahead will be difficult. How long can we last? This time we can't negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty, and there will be no chance in the future. With the current wisdom of Emperor Tang, Liangzhou will no longer be responsible for people like Yang Jingshu."
Shiyugu didn't even look at the map. Marines and combat were not his strengths. Conspiracy and visionary planning were his real ability. At this time, he said, "But it was not as good as the oil was exhausted."
Que Teqin and Mo Ji looked at the Shiyu Valley together, with some hope.
In their hearts, Shiyu Valley was Zhuge Liang of their Turks.
Xu Yugu said: "The Tang Dynasty said, "There is a saying that 'Walking by the river often, there is no way to wet your shoes'. Pei Min is brave and dares to take risks. I expect that he went deep into the grassland to borrow troops from the Uighurs. His actions were covered up and followed three or five people to the top. The Uighur tribes, Chengzong was ambitious and wanted to take the Turks to replace him. However, it was not recognized by the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty wanted to choose one of the two tribes, Uighurs and Geluo, to replace us. His purpose was obviously to be a fisherman, use Uighurs and Geluo to deal with us, and let them consume each other. We can start from here... You must know that our grassland people have been entangled with the wartime and grudges of the Tang Dynasty for thousands of years. There is a hatred between each other, and it is the interests that cover up this hatred. As long as the interests are not there, hatred will surely appear!"
"So the old minister can be sure that no matter how humble Chengzong was to the Tang Dynasty, in the deepest part of his heart, he must have fear, suspicion, and hostility towards the Tang Dynasty! We can use Ge Luolu to amplify Chengzong's suspicion and hostility in his heart, so that he does not believe in Pei Min."
"Between Uighurs and Gelu, Gelu is much inferior to Uighurs. If they really want to fight each other, it is mostly Uighurs who win. However, Uighurs will inevitably pay a heavy price to participate in this battle and resist our way to the Tang Dynasty. At that time, our Turks suffered heavy losses, and he and Uighurs won't get any benefits. The real benefit was Gelu, which was the Tang Dynasty. Pei Min's oral agreement was ultimately not comparable to the will of Emperor Li Tang..."
"As long as the Uighurs are unwilling to send troops, the conflict between the two sides will inevitably intensify! I remember that there was a leader of the Uighur tribe, the second only to Chengzong. His father and grandfather died at the hands of the Tang people, and they hated the Tang people to the core! We can use his hatred for the Tang people, bribed him, give him a lot of money, and let him attack and kill Pei Min. As long as he kills Pei Min, he will be the right wise king of my Turks. If he is unwilling to surrender, it's fine. We can support him as the leader of the Uighur tribe..."
"Not to say that it is far away, as long as Pei Min dies in the Uighurs, Chengzong will attract the hatred in us. At that time, will we make peace with the Tang Dynasty and help the Tang Dynasty avenge Pei Min, or will we fight against the Liangzhou army with the Uighurs, and all the Longyou army takes the initiative in our hands!"
"This plan may not be possible, but you can try it!"
"If it doesn't work, it's not too late for us to retreat!"
Chapter completed!