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"The most important thing is that the terrain here is flat and open, easy to attack and difficult to defend, and it is most suitable for cavalry to play. It is not a wise move to set up camp here!"
All civil and military officials looked sad and spoke out one after another.
They have been officials in the court for many years, and they can see the disadvantages of this place at a glance.
"If you don't want to stay here, then leave, I will never force you to stay!" Li Xiao looked at Baiguan expressionlessly, and said slowly.
This voice without the slightest emotion made everyone feel a little scared, and quickly smiled.
"Your Highness has said it before. Although we can't take up weapons and rush to the front line, we can still offer a half-hearted strategy for Your Highness. We will never be deserters no matter what."
"Yes! Your Highness, Chang'an was taken by the barbarians. As court officials, if we only care about running for our lives, it would be a disgrace to the Han people. If anyone does this, I will be the first to refuse!"
"Your Highness is here to resist the barbarians. If we flee for our lives, won't we become the same as that Li Ke?"
"Li Ke?"
Li Xiao narrowed his eyes and asked, "By the way, I forgot to ask you, where is your Majesty? Where is he now?"
He used "Your Majesty", which is equivalent to not recognizing Li Ke as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
"Ugh……"
Wei Zheng sighed deeply, and said helplessly, "Wei made the biggest mistake in this life, which was letting that villain Li Ke sit on the throne. I regret it!"
Cheng Yaojin also said angrily: "That bastard lied about having a trump card and tricked us to go out to fight the enemy, but he took the opportunity to escape with his own people and ignored the millions of people in Chang'an. He is not worthy of being the king of the Tang Dynasty! "
"Qin Qiong and Fang Xuanling were all killed by him!"
"What?" Li Xiao frowned slightly, "Qin Qiong and Fang Xuanling are dead?"
"A few days ago, Li Ke used an imperial decree to suppress people. Qin Qiong had no choice but to lead an army out of the city to attack the Turks. Fang Xuanling also joined the army as a warlord. There were as many as [-] enemy troops, but they only had less than [-]. The result is predictable. I know." Cheng Yaojin said with a serious face.
"Li Ke!"
Li Xiao took a deep breath and said apologetically, "Sorry, I'm late."
"This is not His Highness's fault. If we really want to investigate, the civil and military officials present are the culprits."
"It is precisely because these people followed suit and pushed Li Ke to the top, which led to today's situation."
Cheng Yaojin said angrily: "Grandma, the next time I see that kid, I will definitely hit him with an axe!"
"But the world is so big, who knows where he hid?"
After finishing speaking, Wei Zheng shook his head and sighed.
Chapter 425: In the middle of the day
Hu County.
A guard hurriedly went up to the restaurant.
"His Majesty!"
"Your Majesty! Great joy!"
The guards knelt in front of Li Ke and said anxiously: "The news just came that Chang'an City has been breached by the Turkic army, and all civil and military officials have been taken to the execution ground outside the city. At this critical moment, a mysterious army appeared and rescued him. all officials."
Li Ke stood up suddenly when he heard the words, his face was full of confusion: "What mysterious army? Make it clear!"
"Your Majesty, the people below are far away and cannot see clearly."
The guard continued: "I only know that this mysterious army is very powerful. They don't have a banner. There are only a few hundred of them. They are all wearing golden armor. They descended from the sky and directly inserted into the hinterland of the Turkic army. They rescued everyone in an open and honest manner."
"What mess?" Li Ke frowned slightly, "Hundreds of people fell from the sky? Could it be that they couldn't fly?"
Li Ke felt a little dissatisfied.
The rescue of civil and military officials is indeed good news, but it shouldn't be so excited to talk nonsense, right?
"How does Your Majesty know they can fly? Could it be that Your Majesty knows the leader of that mysterious army?" The guard asked curiously.
Hearing this, Li Ke frowned even deeper: "You are full of nonsense, whose subordinate are you?"
On the side, Yunlong's eyes flickered, and his eyes were thoughtful.
When the guard heard Li Ke's words, he kowtowed in fright and said in a panic, "Your Majesty, everything you said is true!"
"The mysterious army indeed flew over from the sky. According to reports from the people below, they seem to have used a kind of magical equipment."
Hearing this, and looking at the guard's expression, Li Ke realized that the guard probably didn't lie to him.
only……
Can people still fly?
Even with the help of tools, this is unbelievable!
At this time, Yunlong quickly asked: "Can you see what equipment it is?"
"Returning to my lord, because I was worried that my whereabouts would be exposed, the people below didn't see clearly. I only knew that the equipment was like a kite that was magnified many times." The guard replied with a sigh of relief.
"and also!"
The guard seemed to remember something, and continued: "After the mysterious army entered the encirclement circle of the Turkic army from the air, thick smoke rose everywhere, and the white fog instantly covered the range of tens of feet around the execution ground, and then the mysterious army He rushed out with all the civil and military officials."
As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the lobby.
It's all just too weird.
Neither Li Ke nor the experienced Yunlong had ever heard of such a method.
It should be said that there are jugglers among the people, but they can only be used to fool the ignorant people.
At the gate of Chang'an City, you have to face tens of thousands of Turkic troops!
This mysterious army that came from nowhere, only a few hundred people, was able to rescue hundreds of civil and military officials from the Turks so calmly, which is simply miraculous.
Li Ke's complexion was uncertain, and he immediately asked, "Where is Li Xiao?"
"Your Majesty is worrying too much. Li Xiao's army is still in Lantian County. It will take at least half a day to reach Chang'an. It cannot be them." Yunlong said without thinking.
"What does Elder Yun think of this mysterious army?"
Having said that, Li Ke was obviously relieved.
"First of all, we must find out whether this mysterious army is an enemy or a friend." Yunlong said slowly, "Although they saved civil and military officials, they may not come here to save the country, or they may be stealing the country, because they control the civil and military officials. Baiguan is equivalent to controlling the court."
"I'm just worried that their appearance will ruin my plan!" Li Ke sighed with a worried expression on his face.
"Immediately send someone to contact them."
"If possible, let them come to serve under my command, and they can set whatever conditions they want, even if they are crowned kings and marquises." Li Ke thought for a while and said.
"Yes! Your Majesty! I will do my best!" Yunlong nodded.
"Where are they now?" Li Ke looked at the guard and asked.
"After the mysterious army rescued all the civil and military officials, they didn't go far away, but went to the camp that the Turks originally set up outside the city. What's even more strange is that all the Turkic soldiers who had stayed in the camp died strangely." The guard replied.
Hearing this, Li Ke frowned: "The army is attacking the city, and there are food, grass and military equipment in the camp. At least 5000 troops must stay behind, [-] people! Could it be that they did it too?"
"There should be nothing wrong." Yunlong said thoughtfully, "It seems that this mysterious army is stronger than we imagined."
"I've always had a bad premonition in my heart!" Li Ke sighed, and expressed his guess, "Old Yun, have you noticed that this mysterious army looks like a group of people?"
Yunlong seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly his eyes shrank: "Ghost riding?"
"Not bad!"
Li Ke said in a deep voice: "The ghost riders also have strange methods and never play cards according to common sense. So far, I have not been able to find their whereabouts."
"Your Majesty, you can rest assured about this. None of the mysterious troops wore ghost masks, and they didn't have ghost-riding BMWs. Instead, they had many strangely shaped chariots." The guard said suddenly.
"Whether it's ghost cavalry or not, we'll know when my people come back." Yunlong said thoughtfully, "But I think it's unlikely that this group of people are ghost cavalry, after all, the fighting styles of the two are too different."
"I'm waiting for your good news!" Li Ke said in a deep voice.
……
The next morning.
Chang'an Palace.
Jieli Khan occupied the imperial study, but he stayed up all night.
He was sitting on the dragon chair, staring blankly at the various documents placed on the desk, but his mind had already flown outside the palace.
Suddenly, he suddenly woke up and shouted: "National teacher! Send the national teacher here!"
A moment later, the Turkic national teacher stepped into the imperial study room and said respectfully, "Khan!"
"You came just in time. Where is the Yue king of the Tang Kingdom? Where has he fled?" Jieli Khan asked eagerly.
Yesterday he was frightened by Li Xiao's various strange methods, so that he couldn't sleep.
Such a scourge, he wished to cut the weeds immediately.
Slow down, he was worried that Li Xiao would pose an immeasurable threat to him.
What he is most afraid of is that Li Xiao leads people to flee overnight without a trace, then it will be troublesome.
I saw the Turkic national teacher said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, this subordinate is also going to report this matter to you."
After a pause, he continued: "Not only did Li Xiao not escape, but he also occupied our camp outside the city, and he didn't leave all night."
"Didn't leave? Great!"
Jieli Khan immediately showed excitement.
"Sweat!"
The Turkic State Teacher said solemnly: "Not only that, according to the report of the spies sent out, the number of Li Xiao's camps has increased by more than five times in one night. It should be that his follow-up army arrived last night."
After a pause, he continued: "If he doesn't run away, it means he has the confidence to compete with Da Khan. Da Khan must not underestimate the enemy!"
"How many people does he have?" Jieli Khan asked with a frown.
"About [-] or so." Turkic State Teacher replied.
"Thirty thousand..."
Jieli Khan suddenly fell into deep thought.
After a while, he suddenly raised his head, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said loudly: "Okay! It seems that this is all his troops. As long as these people are eliminated, it will be difficult to find another one in the Central Plains who can compete with them." I'm the one to fight against."
"Big Khan, Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Judging from Li Xiao's current actions, he seems to want to take back Chang'an. We just need to recuperate in the city and wait for him to attack." The Turkic State Teacher persuaded.
"absurd!"
Jieli Khan said with contempt on his face: "What if he doesn't attack the city? If he waits for the troops from all over the Tang Dynasty to gather and grow stronger, how will I deal with it?"
"I still have 3 warriors, why be afraid of his [-]!"
"The most important thing is that we are also familiar with the terrain around the barracks outside the city, and it is an open terrain. It is the main battlefield for the cavalry. How can we miss such a god-given opportunity?"
"This……"
Jieli Khan's words left the Turkic national teacher speechless.
He thought for a while, and continued to persuade: "Khan, my subordinates still feel that there is a fraud in it, so don't go out of the city to pursue it easily."
"What's the reason?"
"This is the intuition of the subordinates. The subordinates always feel that Li Xiao is not a fool. He must have his reasons for doing so."
Hearing this, Jieli Khan shook his head lightly: "National Teacher, you have been with me for nine years, and you don't understand how you can rely on your intuition to make judgments in war?"
"What Khan learned was that his subordinates were too sensitive."
The Turkic national teacher took a deep breath and continued: "This subordinate also has too much hatred for the Tang country and does not want to make any mistakes in the matter of destroying Tang, so that he is too cautious."
Jieli Khan nodded: "Well, it's okay to make mistakes, the important thing is to wake up in time."
"Order to go down and ask all the tribes to prepare. After two hours, the army will start..."
"Destroy Li Xiao!"
Chapter 426: Li Ke's Envoy
At the same time, an uninvited guest came to the camp of Li Xiao's army.
"Your Highness, someone claims to be Li Ke's envoy and wants to see His Highness." Lu Li said as he came in and cupped his fists.