The overwhelming cavalry covered the mountains and fields, the heavy sound of horse hooves resounded within a radius of dozens of miles, and the Khan flag held high was faintly visible. More than 100,000 troops surrounded Guji Town with water leaking out, and even the scouts could not get out.
Li Shan on the top of the city looked at it for a long time before he smiled miserably and pretended to be relaxed: "It seems that Jie Li returned without success, so lucky."
Although the news is cut off, the reason why such a large army besieged Guji Town is naturally because they failed to break through Yanmen... This is a simple judgment.
Zhang Shigui and Xue Wanche on the side had expressionless faces. Jieli Khan had returned without success. He had been attacking Yanmen Pass for half a month. Logically speaking, he should have been short of food and grass, so he should return north to Wuyuan County as soon as possible... But now he is surrounded by a tight siege.
Having lived in Guji Town, I probably know that you are here.
They understand this truth, and Li Shan understands it even more.
He closed his eyes and meditated on the balcony, and inexplicably traveled to the early Tang Dynasty. After many ups and downs, countless pictures flashed in Li Shan's mind.
With a wry smile, Li Shan's thoughts drifted further and further away. Maybe this was a dream, maybe he returned to that balcony after death, maybe what woke him up was a phone call from a colleague in the hospital in the middle of the night...
He squeezed his arm hard, and the pain was clearly reflected from his nervous system to his brain... Li Shan couldn't help but take a breath, it was a bit too hard.
Thinking of this, Li Shan calmed down, but out of the corner of his eye he glanced at the two people beside him, feeling a little guilty. He thought he was right and trapped two famous generals from the early Tang Dynasty here... Who would have thought that the Turks would suddenly come in force.
Uh, but Jieli Khan definitely had planned it for a long time, and it was definitely not because of himself... He wanted to plunder Hedong.
The horn sounded suddenly, and the three of them looked intently. The dust thrown up by the hooves of hundreds of thousands of horses almost covered the sky, but they did not move forward, but retreated.
Not long after, a Turkic cavalry galloped over and shouted: "Old friend, please see the Prince of Handan County."
"Old friend, please see the Prince of Handan County."
Zhang Shigui and Xue Wanche looked over from left to right, and they are indeed here to find you!
Li Shan secretly spat, numbing you, Ashina Sheer has to meet each other every time, do you want to be gay?
The knights outside the stronghold were still chanting over and over again, and countless eyes were cast from the top of the city. Perhaps Ashina Sheer was trying to confirm... After all, the attack on Guji Town made no progress that day, but none of the soldiers in the city made any progress.
I know Li Shan is here.
Can we not go out to meet each other?
Li Shan thought about it in his mind. If he didn't go out, the Turks wouldn't attack the city?
I'm afraid it will be difficult. Jieli Khan has led his troops to surround Guji Town in a bucket. It is impossible not to fight.
Moreover, if they don't go out, the morale of the Tang army... Needless to say, will definitely plummet. Even Xue Wanche and Zhang Shigui are afraid that they will feel unhappy.
We fought tooth and nail to hold on to the fortress, although it was for ourselves, but also for you... The key is that people are here to trouble you, but you don't even dare to show up?
"Since the Turks have retreated and old friends have been invited, why don't brothers Wu'an and Wanche come together to meet us?" Li Shan smiled, turned around and ordered, "Please ask Uncle Qi to lead more than a hundred personal guards to protect you.
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Zhu Wei glanced outside the city. More than a hundred Turkic cavalry came slowly, staying outside the range of the crossbows. He whispered: "Da Lang, maybe you can use a bed crossbow?"
In fact, the Tang Dynasty did not make bed crossbows today. The three bed crossbows in Guji Town were imported from Guannai Road. They are all antiques left over from the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Although they have a long range and great power, the steps to use them are very cumbersome and not durable.
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Zhang Shigui hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Such a sneak attack, maybe..."
After all, it was a conversation in front of the battle, and it was a bit unkind to attack and kill them rashly... It was a bit like not killing the envoy when the two countries were fighting.
"So what about such a sneak attack?" Xue Wanche, who has been dealing with the Hu people for many years, sneered, "Do you think the Turks are just some good birds?!"
"It's good to kill one more. Anyway, the Prince of Handan is here, and the Turks will not stop until they break the city!"
Li Shan smiled coquettishly. He had nothing to say and no face to refute. He could only turn around and order, "Wait for the conversation before launching... Uncle Qi, please stay and let Jun Hao lead the guards out of the city."
Zhu Wei nodded in agreement, and Zhang Shigui turned around and took a look. What was the origin of this middle-aged man? He was unrivaled in the battle with Xue Wanche. He commanded the soldiers with a clear eye when defending the city. He was even proficient in the crossbow that few people knew how to use.
When the city gate opened and more than a hundred riders filed out, Ashina Sheer saw that familiar figure at first glance. Sure enough, he was here... He turned back and glanced at Jieli Khan, and saw this familiar figure.
The hero of the grassland looked ashen with murderous intent on his face.
Li Shan moved his horse forward neither quickly nor slowly, with his usual gentle smile on his face, but when he saw Ashina Sheer, he couldn't help but be startled.
The first time they met was outside Guantao City, and the second time was outside Mayi City. Although Li Shan had the upper hand in the end both times, Ashina Sheer's calm image left a deep impression on Li Shan.
impression.
But at this moment, Li Shan glanced over and saw that Ashina She'er's armor obviously didn't fit properly, and his mount was not the gray-black horse like the previous two times. Most importantly, there was a look of displeasure on this guy's face.
The arrow marks were neither deep nor shallow, and the calm temperament before and the gentleness of the previous two times were gone, and he looked a little angry.
"I only regret that I was unable to break the palace that day!" Ashina She'er stared at Li Shan coldly, "In just a few years, I was crowned the county king..."
Indeed, without Li Shan, at least the Turks during this period should still have an absolute advantage over Li Tang... In the hope of defeat, he recruited Yuan Junzhang and designed to trigger civil strife. Li Shan had a profound impact on the current situation of the Turks.
Influence.
Ashina Sheer felt that Li Shan was more dangerous than Pei Hongda, the former Sui Dynasty's Turkic critic.
"Hahaha." Li Shan interrupted with a long laugh, his eyes falling on the leaders such as Jieli Khan who came forward, "Being famous in front of the emperor, and meritorious enough to be crowned king, isn't it given by Bayer and others?!"
Jieli Khan's face was so distorted that it was impossible to look at it, and many tribal leaders behind him all exchanged glances... The Prince of Handan County in the Tang Dynasty is now famous on the grassland, but in the final analysis, he can only be awarded a title.
The prince of the county really paid tribute to Yu Gushe twice.
Tuli Khan, who was half a body behind Jieli Khan, had no expression on his face. He only cursed in his stomach. He was so stubborn even when he was about to die... If he couldn't conquer Yanmen Pass, how could he not conquer this small village fortress?
Well, in the center of the battlefield, there were only about twenty people talking. The others were the attendants and personal guards of both sides. The one who was the most nervous was the Tuli Khan... He was really afraid that the guy opposite would suddenly say hello, Brother, farewell.
Are you okay?
He was dragged south just because of the death of Yu Gushe and Yu Sheshe, and he actually became sworn brother to the culprit Jinlan... Tuli Khan didn't even have to think about it. As long as the news leaked, at least the tribes who used to be under Yu Sheshe's command must have something in their hearts.
Disengagement.
"I am in charge of the Daizhou Governor's Office, but I am trapped here..."
Ashina She'er's words were interrupted for the second time, and Li Shan sighed, "It turns out that it was Brother She'er who used Daolou Fanguan to attack Hedong."