Li Shan glanced at the Turkic youth and sneered: "Don't think I don't know, you understand."
The Turkic young man looked a little ugly, "Where are you going?"
I really understand... The deceitful Li Shan didn't say a word and strode out of the county office. He couldn't help biting his lip and thinking about whether he had leaked his specific identity along the way.
This guy is a bit of a thief. He kept pretending that he didn't understand Chinese, so Li Shannan kept a close eye on him on the way down but didn't shy away from it.
"There are no Turks within a radius of thirty miles." Tian Liuan pointed to the northeast, "They are already here."
After hesitating for a moment, Tian Liuan took a few steps closer and whispered: "Why go there in person?"
Li Shan squinted his eyes and looked to the northeast. He couldn't see clearly whether Li Daoxuan was there. "Don't worry, Mr. Tian. If there is any disagreement, just close the city gate tightly."
Tian Liuan frowned... He was a little dissatisfied with Li Shan's decision to order Su Dingfang to enter the county government without authorization.
But this dissatisfaction is still within the scope. Shi Wanbao is the Duke of the country and is threatened by Li Shan with a sharp knife... Tian Liuan's main worry is that if this kind of thing spreads, Li Shan may be in trouble in the future.
After hesitating for a moment, Tian Liuan whispered some more words of advice, the implication of which was nothing more than... don't cause trouble with your riding skills.
But Li Shan was unmoved... The evil consequences I had sown must be made up for with my own hands!
Well, to put it another way...the food I planted is now harvested, so of course I have to harvest it myself!
"By the way, I just received the news from Xiangzhou." Tian Liu'an whispered: "Qi Shanxing, the general manager of Xingzhou, burned down the Xingzhou granary before leading his army south."
Li Shan nodded slightly, his eyes flickering, which was a great catalyst for his next plan.
Tian Liuan, as the general manager of Weizhou, needs to stay in the city. This time for the exchange of hostages, Liu Jun led 300 cavalry out of the city. Li Shan only took Su Dingfang and Guo Pu with him. Zhou Zhao must follow him.
Watching the three hundred cavalry leave the city, Tian Liuan stood on the city wall with many puzzles in his heart, the most important of which was... Why did he have to pick up the Turkic young man when he was just released from the city?
"Although this son has not yet been crowned, he does have a strategy...and a deep mind." Ling Bo smiled at the side. He always had a good attitude towards others except Li Shan and Zhou Zhao. "Since I ventured out of the city, I must have
There are other things.”
Tian Liuan smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Jiuwen has a high eye, but unexpectedly he is very fond of Li Langjun."
Uncle Ling's face turned dark. What does it mean that I favor him so much?!
What does it mean that my eyes are higher than my head... Ling Jing was highly valued by Dou Jiande at that time, so he was rejected by other officials of the Xia Kingdom. This was one of the reasons why his last suggestion was abandoned by Dou Jiande. Almost everyone held objections.
"Although that mouth..." Zhang Xuansu watched the cavalry heading northeast in fear, "but this person understands the overall situation and is good at strategy... but his riding skills are a bit hard to watch."
Zhang Wenguan carefully stared at Li Shan in the cavalry formation. He was really uneasy and said casually: "Although Brother Li is not good at riding, he was in a desperate situation and did not panic at all. He planned a night attack and attacked Wucheng overnight. On military strategy,
On courage..."
Today, from the meeting to the two Turkic attacks to the accidents in the city, Tian Liuan still doesn't know the details of Li Shan and his party going south.
But Tian Liuan could see that more than half of the 500 people who went south were Tang soldiers, and the leader was Li Shan, who was less than twenty years old.
Under such circumstances, being elected as the leader by the public... it is impossible to rely solely on reputation, nor can it be just that Li Shanzeng concluded that Li Daoxuan was bound to lose.
They will listen to whoever can give them hope...not to mention the battle-hardened Liu Jun being so submissive to Li Shan.
Not only Liu Jun, but also Zhang Xuansu, a well-known scholar in Shandong, Zhang Wenguan, a descendant of the Zhang family in Qinghe, and Ling Jing who almost solved the siege of Luoyang with one word... all of them obeyed.
Now Tian Liuan seemed to know why. He stared at the outside of the city and asked casually.
Zhang Xuansu and Zhang Wenguan were a little nervous, but Ling Bo had been in the war for a long time, but he still had time to talk nonsense, and spoke in a bitter tone. Although there was a lot of contempt for Li Shan's judgment, there was also some implicit praise.
Tian Liuan was a little frightened. In such a desperate situation, he dared to destroy the cauldron and destroy the camp at night. It was indeed not something ordinary people could do. He was indeed quite courageous.
Five miles outside the city, two groups of hundreds of cavalry stood facing each other.
At some point, the sun in the sky had hidden behind the thick clouds, and the cold wind blew. Li Shan shivered, and glanced at the young Turk next to him whose hands were still tied tightly, "Don't do it next time." It hit someone’s hand.”
Seeing his brother opposite him from a distance, the Turkic young man no longer held back, stared at Li Shan fiercely, and said in fluent Chinese: "We will see you again one day!"
Li Shan smiled and said, "You're not stupid."
"I remember that I haven't escaped yet, but I didn't say... I will lead a large army to break through the city later and cut a certain person into pieces with thousands of swords."
The Turkic young man's face turned pale, as if his thoughts had been exposed.
Li Shan didn't care when the Turkic army would return north... It was hard to say. Even if the Turkic army attacked the city tomorrow, it was possible.
But Li Shan had already asked, Tian Liu'an, and Ling Bo both asserted that there was no shortage of food and grass in Guantao City and there were sufficient troops. Not to mention the Turks who were not good at attacking the city, even if Liu Heitai personally led the main force to attack, it would definitely be a protracted attack. .
The prince personally went on a campaign. Even if he wanted to wait until the Turks returned north, he wouldn't wait more than a month and wait until after the Spring Festival before sending out troops, right?
"Go." Li Shan pushed the Turkic young man, turned around and ordered, "Brother Su and Uncle Guo please come forward."
Su Dingfang and Guo Pu held horses in their hands, marched out in line with their horses, and led the Turkic youth on foot to the north. At the same time, a group of people came out of the Turkish army on the opposite side and came slowly.
The atmosphere was a bit solemn. The Turkic youth stared sideways at the people passing by, got on his horse, and drove towards the Turkic army.
Suddenly a cavalry drove out of the Tang army's formation.
"Your Highness!" Liu Jun jumped down without waiting for the horse to stop, the joy on his face was beyond words.
Li Daoxuan was quite tall, elegant in his spare time, and heroic in battle. However, after being captured for many days, his complexion looked sallow and haggard.
"you……"
"Your Highness, mount your horse!"
Li Daoxuan's lips twitched, and then he shook his head. He just walked and refused to even say anything.
Gradually, gradually, Li Daoxuan's steps became slower and slower, because there was a person in his sight that he didn't want to see again.
"He..." Li Daoxuan suddenly turned his head and asked.
Liu Jun whispered: "My subordinates fled to the west. From Xiabo to the south, all the counties had changed their banners. When they entered Beizhou, they were pursued by the rebels. Fortunately, Li Langjun came to help. He also attacked the enemy camp at night and breached Wucheng. On the way south, we were assisted by Tian Liuan, the general manager of Weizhou."
After a pause, Liu Jun added: "The Turk was captured alive by Li Langjun in Jizhou."
Li Daoxuan gritted his teeth. If he didn't want to meet again before, now he can only say that he was ashamed.
After being captured for many days, Li Daoxuan thought countless times about Li Shan's words before the war, his analysis of the battle situation, his caution against Shi Wanbao, and finally Li Shan's bitter words after being disappointed.
He refused to listen to the advice, and was defeated and captured. In the end, the other party came to rescue him. Complex emotions surged deep in his heart, and Li Daoxuan couldn't help but stop.
Li Shan was not that emotional. This was the harvest season... Although he was beaten by the Turks, he was not in danger after all.
Li Daoxuan's survival will definitely increase the weight of Li Shan's chess piece.
After taking a closer look at the people who were not far away, Li Shan looked from afar with a smile and said casually: "You said that Turkic leader is a khan?"
Zhou Zhao nodded and said: "I heard that he is called a khan, but the grassland is quite chaotic. There are many khans, big and small, and I don't know which one he is."
"No matter who he is, he is a kind person." Li Shan commented, recalling in his mind that Tuli Khan later defected to the Tang Dynasty, and he didn't know if it was this person.
He was indeed a kind man. Not only did he send back Li Daoxuan, but also the marching commander Xue Zhong, along with dozens of people. Li Shan glanced at him a few times. Some were Li Daoxuan's personal guards and some were generals under Li Daoxuan's command.
This is a big discount after buying one and getting one free. How can you not be a kind person?
Zhou Zhao on the side poked Li Shan and pursed his lips in front of him. Only then did Li Shan realize... Li Daoxuan stopped.
This is so embarrassing!
"Brother Daoxuan." Li Shan stepped forward, bowed, and said gently: "Winning or losing is a matter of military strategism. If Brother Daoxuan is devastated because of this, he will no longer be as charming as before..."
"Stop talking!" Li Daoxuan's voice was sharp and urgent.
Li Shan sighed slightly. The defeat to Li Daoxuan in the next game was too heavy a blow, making this young man who was less than twenty years old look full of decadence and defeat.
"I have heard Brother Liu describe the battle at Xiabo. The reason for the defeat of this battle was Shi Wanbao's inability to move forward, which caused Brother Daoxuan to fall into a tight siege after breaking the formation." Li Shan said softly: "If this were not the case, Brother Daoxuan would not be able to do this. Even if the battle is difficult to win, it will not be defeated.”
Li Daoxuan's face looked a little better...Li Shan naturally directed his firepower to Shi Wanbao.
This is natural. If Shi Wanbao had not caused trouble, Li Daoxuan believed that even if he was defeated, his entire army would not be wiped out.
"On the day we left the city and headed south, if Brother Daoxuan hadn't escorted him with his elite bodyguards, it would have been difficult for me to capture the Turks alive." Li Shan chuckled and said, "One drink and one peck will make the difference."
Seeing that Li Daoxuan still kept silent, Li Shan sighed: "I left the city to go south. It was my younger brother who deserted. Isn't Brother Daoxuan unwilling to forgive me?"
Li Daoxuan suddenly took a step back and bowed his head, "I dare not or forget it in this life."
"It's passed, it's been passed." Li Shan helped Li Daoxuan up, "We first met that day, and we felt like old friends at the first sight. Brother Daoxuan does not despise his crude brother, but regards him as a friend. We are willing to support each other in this life, from beginning to end."
As soon as he said it, Li Shan felt something was wrong... he said the wrong thing!
If you were an old fox like Uncle Ling, you would probably suspect that Li Shan was talking about... the favor of saving your life, this favor will never end in a lifetime!
Fortunately, Li Daoxuan was in a state of confusion at the moment and was young, so he didn't think wrongly.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Li Shan wanted to add a few more words to heighten the atmosphere, but was interrupted by Zhou Zhao's cough.
"Brother Li, someone is coming over there." Su Dingfang rushed closer and pointed to the north.
Five or six Turks were approaching on horseback and stopped between the two armies. One of them approached and shouted loudly: "Please see the doctor!"