On the plains south of Dingxiang City, a team of cavalry stood quietly on the grassland. Thousands of people stood there, silently. All the soldiers were bowed and their swords were unsheathed. The air was filled with invisible murderous aura. Even the birds in the sky dared not approach here.

Li Jing rode a horse on a relatively high ground slope, holding a telescope to look at Dingxiang City in the distance. After capturing Xiangcheng, he had no movement. In fact, he was waiting for Jie Li's reaction. In fact, he really hoped that Jie Li could organize troops to take the initiative to fight, so that he could attack Jie Li's army behind the east and west armies, and then destroy the elite Turkic forces in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, Jie Li did not make a fool of this matter, but instead retreated north very smartly. Although the east and west armies had already gone around behind Jie Li to ambush Jie Li, Li Jing was not sure that he could annihilate all Jie Li's army, and he was not sure to capture or kill Jie Li.

"I didn't expect Dingxiang City to be so broken. It seems that these former Sui remnants were not doing well?" At this moment, I suddenly saw Zhang Gongjin, who was also holding a telescope next to me, and said with a smile. He had just observed for a while, but found that the walls of Dingxiang City were very dilapidated and some places had even collapsed. Not to mention infantry, even cavalry could not defend themselves.

"The people of the grassland do not understand the importance of towns. Whether it was Xiangcheng before or Dingxiang now, they were both important military cities of the former Sui Dynasty. However, after only a decade of falling into the hands of the Turks, they were all destroyed. It seems that they not only did not maintain the city wall, but also allowed others to destroy it. Otherwise, the city wall would not have been destroyed in this way for just over ten years!" Li Jing also put down the telescope in his hand and said.

Li Xiu presented reading glasses to Li Yuan, and later he simply created the telescope. However, because the lenses require pure glass or crystal, the number of telescopes is very small. Li Shimin only asked someone to make a batch of rewards to some generals who have made great contributions. There is no need to say that Li Jing has no telescope before. It was not until he offered six reasons for attacking the Turks that Li Shimin rewarded a telescope, which made him very cherished and always kept with him wherever he went.

"Yes, when we attacked Xiangcheng before, we didn't take much effort. This Dingxiang City is worse than Xiangcheng. I guess it can be taken down with a charge!" Zhang Gongjin nodded at this time, and after saying that, he put the telescope in his hand into a leather tube, and then put it close to his chest to hide it.

"Dingxiang City is indeed easier to fight, but wars always kill people, so it is best not to take action, but it depends on the prime minister's method!" Li Jing said at the end, and couldn't help but smile. He used to think that Feinusi was just an institution providing intelligence, but now he found that Feinusi actually had the strength to control the outcome of a war.

"The general said very much that if there is no movement in the city at the agreed time, then we will send troops directly. I guess the city has known the news that our army is outside the city!" When Zhang Gongjin said the last thing, he couldn't help but turn his head and look at Dingxiang City in the distance. Even without the help of a telescope, he could see that the Turkic people on the city wall seemed to have increased a lot.

At the same time, the contest between Zhao Deyan and Kang Sumi continued. Facing Kang Sumi's questioning, Zhao Deyan smiled indifferently and said, "Actually, I don't need to say that, with the general's shrewdness, I'm afraid he can guess some of it. Since that's the case, then I'd better say it clearly. With the current situation, does the general think there is any future for following Jie Li?"

Kang Sumi was not a fool either. She had vague speculation in her heart before. Now that she heard Zhao Deyan's words, she still showed a surprised expression. Finally, she even said incredible: "Ye Hu, do you actually want to surrender to the Tang Dynasty?"

"Haha~, why can't I surrender to the Tang Dynasty?" Zhao Deyan laughed and asked back. In fact, he knew what Kang Sumi meant. As a Han Chinese, he surrendered to Jie Li and helped Jie Li do so many things. In the eyes of many Han Chinese, he was a traitor among the Han Chinese. For example, many scholars in the Tang Dynasty scolded him for betraying his sect and abandoning his ancestors, so even if he wanted to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, he would probably not have any good ending.

"This..." Looking at Zhao Deyan's laughing, Kang Sumi didn't know what to say for a moment. He knew that many Turks were not so loyal to Jie Li, especially after Tuli surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he set an example for many people. Therefore, many people have thought about rebelling against the Turks and surrendering to the Tang Dynasty in private, including Kang Sumi himself. However, he always felt that Zhao Deyan was the person Jie Li trusted the most and was a traitor to the Han people, and even he wanted to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

"Okay, I won't go around the circle with the general. Actually, I was originally a spy sent by the Tang Dynasty to the Turks. Before, I seemed to help Jie Li reform his internal affairs, but my real purpose was to disrupt the internal affairs of the Turks. I have achieved this goal, so I have to return to the Tang Dynasty. Before leaving, I want to dedicate Empress Xiao and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. If the general is willing to help me, then your future glory and wealth are no problem!" After Zhao Deyan smiled, he suddenly restrained his smile and said with a serious look on his face. He had been holding these words in his heart for a long time, and now he can finally speak up.

"What!" Kang Sumi couldn't help but stand up in shock when she heard that Zhao Deyan actually claimed to be a spy from the Tang Dynasty. However, his actions made the ambush guards rush out all of a sudden, and more than a dozen crossbows with cold light pointed at his whole body.

"Haha, general, don't be surprised. There is nothing in this world that is impossible. When my family was captured by the Turks, I was left alone in the end. In order to avenge, I don't mind bringing hundreds of thousands of Turks to my family to bury them. Now it depends on the general's choice!" Although Zhao Deyan was smiling on his face when he said these words, there was an indescribable coldness in his smile. If possible, he even wanted all the grassland people to bury their family. It can be said that hatred has become the only meaning of his life.

Looking at the murderous guards around him and hearing the hatred in Zhao De's words, Kang Sumi couldn't help but feel a bone-broken chill. After a while, he slowly spoke: "Zhao Yehu, even if you kill me, I'm afraid I can't command my subordinates. At that time, I will only bring disaster to myself. You must understand this!"
Chapter completed!