Li Yuanji pondered and said: "Although the Turks' battle losses far exceeded ours, the Turks had a full 200,000 soldiers and horses. Even if they lost more than 10,000 people in the battle, the impact would not be too great. We lost one
With a thousand people, our strength will be greatly reduced, not to mention that our losses in this battle have almost reached 50%."
Speaking of this, Li Yuanji looked at Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwen, "How will Weize Pass be defended in the future? What do you think?"
Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwen looked at each other and both looked at Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji slowly stretched out his hand, "If I take action again, I'm afraid these hands will become useless."
Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwen looked dark.
Xie Shufang said solemnly: "Since His Highness has no way to take action, I can only fight to the death."
Li Zhongwen nodded with a deep expression.
Li Yuanji frowned and said: "I remember that there is a Jingxing Pass on the side of Weize Pass. Can we lure the Turks there? Or can we use Jingxing Pass to kill them quietly and kill the Turks by surprise?"
The terrain of Jingxing Pass is far more favorable than that of Weize Pass.
If the Turks attack Jingxing Pass, they will not be able to deploy so many troops. They can only deploy 10,000 to 20,000 troops at most.
In that case, the troops in Weize Pass can easily resist it.
Xie Shufang was stunned for a moment, then slowly shook his head and said: "Jingxing Pass is adjacent to Weize Pass. The reason why the Turks left Jingxing Pass alone and instead attacked Weize Pass was because the terrain of Jingxing Pass could not accommodate the Turks' two soldiers.
One hundred thousand soldiers and horses.
Therefore, even if we use tricks, it will be difficult to lead the Turks to Jingxing Pass.
As for sending people to kill them quietly, it is feasible.
But even if the Turks did not attack Jingxing Pass, they would still set up an ambush outside Jingxing Pass.
The troops and horses we dispatch may be ambushed by the Turks as soon as they break out of Jingxing Pass."
Li Yuanji thought about it and said, "What about going up the water?"
Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwen were both stunned.
Xie Shufang said thoughtfully: "Your Highness, do you mean to go up Jinshui and go around behind the Turks?"
Weizeguan is built close to mountains and rivers, with Xiongguan on one side and Jinshui on the other.
Go up Jinshui and bypass Jingxing. If you make a big circle, you can appear behind the Turks.
Although you will definitely encounter Turks' probing horses along the way, as long as you are fast enough, you can definitely kill the Turks by surprise.
Although it may not necessarily force the Turks to retreat, it can also disturb the Turks' minds and make them afraid to let go and fight.
Li Yuanji nodded.
Xie Shufang thought about it carefully and said: "It is feasible. If we are fast enough, we may have a chance to catch the Turks off guard."
Speaking of this, Xie Shufang was a little hesitant.
He had to admit that the strategy proposed by Li Yuanji was indeed good.
If the troops and horses in Weize Pass are still abundant, we can give it a try.
However, the troops and horses in Weize Pass were not abundant, and they had to use all their strength to block the Turks' attack. If some of them were sent out to sneak attack on the Turks, they would probably not be able to block the Turks' attack.
"But our troops are simply not enough. If we send out some of them, Weize Pass may have been breached before we get behind the Turks."
Li Zhongwen said bluntly.
Li Yuanji looked at Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwen and said, "Then we can only hold on?"
Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwenyi.asxs.head.
Li Yuanji ordered Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwen to go down and watch the soldiers rest and keep an eye on the Turks' movements, while he continued to think of ways to deal with the Turks.
Although his "great power" temporarily scared off the Turks, the crisis at Weize Pass has not been resolved.
The Turks are not soft persimmons, and they cannot give up Weize Pass just because they are scared.
Therefore, the Turks will definitely continue to attack Weize Pass.
If we don't think of a good way before the Turks come back, the next war may become even more tragic.
…
At the fourth watch of the day.
From everywhere above the city of Weizeguan, snoring sounded like thunder.
Li Yuanji followed the "thunder" and came up with a solution that was not a solution.
Immediately sent for Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwen.
Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwen were probably sleeping, so when they saw him, their eyes were a little blurry.
He did not give Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwen any cover, and said straight to the point: "Which of you is willing to go to the Turkic camp?"
Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwen suddenly woke up and looked at Li Yuanji in astonishment.
Li Yuanji said bluntly: "We have reinforcements, and the reinforcements are on the road, so we don't need to confront the Turks head-on. We just need to find ways to delay until the reinforcements arrive, and then our predicament will be easily solved."
Therefore, we can send an envoy to negotiate with the Turks under the current situation where the two sides are temporarily on strike.
It doesn't matter whether we can persuade the Turks to retreat, as long as we can delay it for two or three days, our reinforcements will most likely arrive."
Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwen nodded with understanding.
If there is a way to hold off the Turks and buy Weize Pass for two or three days until reinforcements arrive, then the crisis at Weize Pass can indeed be easily resolved.
It's just that when the Turks came to Weize Pass this time, they were determined to go south from Weize Pass to help Liu Heitai.
Liu Heita's life and death are unknown, so how can the Turks give up?
Even if Liu Heitai dies, the Turks will not give up easily.
After all, it is not easy for the Turks to mobilize an army of 200,000 people in winter, and the price paid is huge.
If we can't plunder something from the Central Plains, we will definitely not give up.
Therefore, no matter who negotiates with the Turks, they cannot change their minds.
As for fighting for two or three days, it is even more difficult.
The Turks are not stupid, and they will definitely not give Wei Zeguan a chance to breathe for two or three days.
"Your Highness's idea is good, but even if we promise huge profits to the Turks, we can only buy it for one day at most."
Xie Shufang frowned and said.
This should be the most time they can gain after promising huge profits to the Turks.
Li Yuanji moved closer to Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwen and said, "That's not necessarily the case..."
Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwen were stunned and looked at Li Yuanji in confusion.
Li Yuanji said: "As far as I know, the position of Turkic Great Khan was originally going to be passed to Tuli Khan. It was only because Tuli Khan was too young that Chuluo Khan temporarily succeeded him.
The position of Khan.
When the Chuluo Khan was dying, it stands to reason that the position of the Turkic Great Khan should be returned to the Turli Khan.
But in the end, the position of Turkic Great Khan fell to Jieli.
Although Tuli was also named a little khan, he was still weaker than Jieli after all.
If it can provoke Tu Li and Jie Li to fight, will Jie Li still have the intention to continue attacking the Tang Dynasty?"
Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwen were stunned as they digested Li Yuanji's words.
Li Yuanji is going to use counterintuitive tactics.
It's just that the Turks are now planning to recruit troops. Would Tu Li be so ignorant that he would compete with Jie Li at this time?
Li Zhongwen expressed his doubts without hesitation, "At this time, Tuli may not make any move even if he wants to compete with Jieli."
Li Yuanji nodded, "I expected this, so we have to find a way to add fuel to his fire."
Li Zhongwen looked at Li Yuanji doubtfully.
Li Yuanji said: "After we send people to the Turkic camp, we can see Jieli first, then Liangshidu, and finally Tuli. We can promise many benefits to Jieli and many benefits to Liangshidu.
Just ignore Tuli."
Thanks to Shufang, Li Zhongwen's eyes lit up slightly.
"Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Li Zhongwen praised happily.
This is definitely killing three birds with one stone.
If you ignore Tuli and focus on Jieli, and then use words to seduce or provoke, Tuli will definitely feel unhappy.
Both were Turkic Khans, but the people of the Tang Dynasty only saw Jie Li, but not Tu Li. How could Tu Li be happy?
Pay more attention to Liang Shidu and continue to ignore Tu Li.
Tuli hasn’t exploded yet?!
Jie Li's status was higher than him, and people in the Tang Dynasty valued Jie Li but not him. Even if he had complaints in his heart, he would not be able to express them easily.
But Liang Shidu's status was not as high as his. People in the Tang Dynasty valued Liang Shidu but not him. How could he endure it?
It would be strange if he didn't attack Master Liang.
If the two sides engage in a fierce battle, Weize Pass does not need to wait for reinforcements to arrive, and the crisis can be easily resolved.
"It's just that if we do this, the life or death of those among us who go out may be uncertain."
Xie Shufang said with a wry smile.
Nowadays, the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is not very friendly. Last year, Jieli joined forces with Mayiyuan Junzhang to attack Yanmen, but was repelled by Li Daen, the king of Dingxiang. Jieli became angry and captured the Duke of Hanyang.
Su Gui, Taichang Qing Zheng Yuanxuan, Zuo Xiaowei General Sun Shunde.
When Li Yuan saw that Jie Li didn't even want to show his face, he immediately detained the Turkic envoys, regardless of the rule of "the envoys should not be killed when two armies are fighting".
Today, Changsun Shunde and others are working as slaves on the grasslands, and Turkic envoys are washing urine buckets in the prison of Chang'an City.
Anyway, how Jie Li treated Changsun Shunde and others, Li Yuan took double revenge on the Turkic envoys.
It was Jie Li who broke the rules first. Li Yuan stood on the moral high ground. Even if he went too far, no one would dare to accuse him.
Today, the exchanges between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty are almost at a standstill.
In this case, sending someone to negotiate with Jie Li would have to bear certain risks.
If Tuli is angered, Tuli may commit murder on the spot.
Therefore, anyone who goes to negotiate with Jie Li will most likely die.
"I am willing to go!"
Li Zhongwen spoke without hesitation.
Li Zhongwen has made mistakes, but he is by no means a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death.
He had heard clearly about the risks he would take to negotiate with Jie Li, but he was still willing to go.
"I am also willing to go!"
Seeing that Li Zhongwen had taken the lead, Uncle Xie immediately followed suit.
He is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death.
Li Yuanji looked at them and didn't know who to send.
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