"Willing to serve Datang!"

Ashina Simo's secret envoy Nili bowed his head to Li Chao, and stroked his left chest with his right hand. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Do you really want to submit to me?" Li Chao looked at Nili condescendingly, seeing that the troops were about to be dispatched, at this time, Ashina Simo actually sent a secret envoy to return to Shun.

This shocked Li Chao.

Said that I wanted to fall asleep and sent a pillow a little late, just what I wanted.

The good ones are almost doubtful.

Li Chao was not knocked down by happiness, but he was a little vigilant in his heart, maybe this was a trap. Of course, Li Chao didn't completely disbelieve it, Ashina Simo, of course this person Li Chao also knew something.

He has always served as a special service in the Turks, and he has a good background, but because of his appearance, he is suspected of not being a Turkic race. In addition, in the early years, in the era of Qimin Khan, he was also elected as the Great Khan by the Mobei Tribes, although it was later found that the Qimin Khan arrived in the Sui Dynasty, and Simo automatically went to the Great Khan.

But after all, this is a black history, after four Great Khans, it has not been reused until now, and it has never been able to master the military establishment of tooth tents, which has a lot to do with these.

Historically, Ashina Simo later descended to the Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan Chu, and the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern 00 Turks. Jieli was defeated and fled, Simo followed, and was captured together, Li Shimin appointed him as the general of Youwuhou, the governor of Huazhou, and renamed him the king of Huaihua County, so that he could lead Jieli's old department and live in the area south of the Yellow River in Fengzhou.

After that, he was also given the surname Li.

After that, Li Simo was still very loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and he also accompanied Li Shimin to conquer Liaodong, and he did not betray him again until his death.

With such a history, it should be said that the credibility of his defection is very high, but now, after all, it has only been six years of martial arts, and the Eastern-Turkic Turks are still in the middle of the sky and have not been defeated.

Who can guarantee that Simo at this time will really be loyal to Datang.

"If the Sixomo Special Service comes to vote, how many soldiers and horses can he bring? Can he dedicate Fengzhou to Datang together? Li Chao asked unabashedly, "Also, how can I trust the sincerity of the SMO Special Service?" ”

Su Dingfang said on the side, "That is, how do we know that this is not Ashina Simo's trick trap?" ”

"The sincerity of my family's special service can be seen in the world." Niri swears by God.

Su Dingfang said disdainfully, "That's what God knows, but we don't know." ”

Nili looked at Li Chao, "Li Xiangguo, my family's secret service is really dedicated to Tang." ”

Li Chao is still skeptical, he won't easily believe Li Simo. "There is no evidence, if the SMO service can show some sincerity, well, the kind of sincerity that can be seen and touched, then I will naturally believe it. Otherwise, I really can't be gullible. ”

When Niri saw this, he also knew that his words were baseless.

It seems that the commander of the Tang Army wants them to accept the name.

"I don't know what Xiangguo's sincerity is, can you be specific?"

"I want Fengzhou and Henan." Li Chao made a condition.

Fengzhou is the Houtao Plain, that is, the Bayannur Plain in the later generations, in the north of the Yellow River, in the west of the Dongtao Plain. Henan is the Ordos Plateau to the south of the East Plane.

Because it is located in the south of the Yellow River, it is called Henan. Although it is far less affluent than the East and West Plains, it is not without merit.

In the middle of Henan, there are two deserts, Kubuqi and Mu Usu, which are the most barren places. But in the north, near the Yellow River, there is the Yellow River alluvial plain, with many plains. The terrain is flat, the water and heat conditions are good, and there are more than 2 million mu of cultivated land that can be cultivated, of which more than 1 million mu can be irrigated with water.

The northern plain is easier to reclaim, and although it is not as concentrated as the Lingzhou Plain, the combined area of the northern plain is not smaller than that of the Ningxia Plain.

Historically, Li Simo was moved to Henan by Li Shimin to graze, and there were tens of thousands of accounts and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in this area.

The northern part is an alluvial plain, which is an excellent agricultural area, while the eastern part is a hilly and ravinely area, and although the land is not suitable for farming, it is very suitable for grazing and growing fruits. In addition, there are also many wetlands along the banks of some ditches along the river in the eastern region, which can also grow grain.

In the west, there is a sloping plateau area, where the conditions are poor, but the terrain is flat and undulating, and there is no problem in developing grassland animal husbandry.

The biggest feature of Henan is that it is vast.

The northern plains, the central desert, the eastern part is hilly, the western part is a plateau, and the southern part is also hilly terrain.

In such a vast area, there is no problem in raising a million people, and it can develop both agriculture and animal husbandry, not to mention excellent mineral resources such as salt, coal, and iron.

Although it is not as good as the East and West Plains, it is well used and is also a treasure land.

Li Chao has a great appetite, and Ashina Simo said that he wanted to be obedient, but he couldn't just say it, he had to come up with something real.

The mud is staggering, this Li Xiangguo's appetite is so big. is not only satisfied with Simo's defection, he also wants Fengzhou, but also wants Henan.

Nili coughed, and said with some embarrassment, "In addition to General Simo's three thousand soldiers and horses, Fengzhou also has five thousand horses. These people are temporarily controlled by General Simo, but it is not easy to take them to the Tang Dynasty. As for dedicating Fengzhou and Henan to Datang together, it is even more difficult. ”

Chu Suiliang has been watching from the sidelines.

Li Chao was not very enthusiastic about Simo's initiative, but his heart was extremely hot. If Simo really descends, it will be terrible.

He couldn't sit still.

"The SMO special service can be about the internal response, and when my Tang soldiers and horses march into Fengzhou and Henan, the SMO special service should be combined with the outside."

"Of course there's no problem with that." Niri replied.

Chu Suiliang said to Li Chao excitedly, "Dashuai, it's a great opportunity to recover Fengzhou in one fell swoop!" ”

Li Chao just shook his head.

He was a little dissatisfied with Chu Suiliang's sudden interjection, originally he wanted to put forward more conditions, but now Chu Suiliang was eager to intervene, and things changed again.

"Okay, I will immediately forward the attached letter of your family's special service to the Tang Emperor. At the same time, we can now start planning to take Fengzhou together. In order to show my sincerity, I asked General Simo to immediately withdraw the garrison at the North Mountain Pass in Lingzhou, and the commander would wave his troops to recover this place, which had already been named Ningyuan. ”

revealed this plan to Simo in advance, and Li Chao also had the intention to test him.

A small Ningyuan Fort, five hundred miles away from Fengzhou, is still separated by a desert, and even if Li Simo knows his plan, it will be difficult to reinforce it. Even with the hundreds of defenders in that small fort, they could not hold on to the news of the attack.

Li Chao can take this opportunity to see how Simo reacts.

The mud receded.

Chu Suiliang was still excited, "Ashina Simo is obedient, our army can take the opportunity to take Henan and Fengzhou in one fell swoop, and Shuofang will be in a big situation." ”

Li Chao poured a basin of cold water on him.

"Deputy Envoy Chu, the most taboo thing to do when commanding troops to fight is to be too eager for quick success. It is very dangerous to believe in the conditions that are favorable to oneself for the sake of victory, and to lose objectivity and justice. Ashina Simo, whether it is true or not, we don't know yet. We need to be fully prepared, not just thinking that the other person will be converted. You must know that many armies that are ambushed and annihilated by the lured enemy are because they only see the bait in front of them, but they do not see the hook behind them. ”

Chu Suiliang's face was swollen and red.

The excitement quickly faded.

"Xiangguo is right, I lost my stability."

Li Chao turned his head to Su Dingfang and said, "If we recruit an additional 30,000 horses, we will prepare 50,000 soldiers this time." ”

Originally, Li Chao was only going to mobilize 20,000 horses to fight Ningyuan, but now, Li Chao was conscripting troops and horses, ready to use 50,000 soldiers. Because once Ningyuan is taken, Li Chao may take advantage of the situation to go north and march into Henan or Fengzhou.

There are 50,000 horses, which can ensure the safety of the march. If Ashnasimo was a bait, 50,000 people would at least be able to get them out of the way.

"Deputy Envoy, Tang Qu's presiding over is still handed over to you."

Chu Suiliang was stunned for a moment, and finally nodded.

"Then the lower official will retire first." Chu Suiliang saw that Li Chao had no intention of leaving him in the military, so he had to retreat with interest.

Li Chao let people recruit Ke Qing.

"Trouble you again, help me go to Fengzhou, check this Ashina Simo, I want to know if he is tired of joining the Tang Dynasty, and whether there are any traps in it. If he really plans to vote for Tang, for what reason. ”

"It's not cheap for me to shoot." Ke Qing said lightly.

For this head coach of the tooth soldiers, Li Chao was also a little helpless. Although he became Li Chao's personal guard and the head of the tooth soldiers, he was actually different from ordinary subordinates. Because the two had an agreement in advance, Ke Qing was more like a confession, with a transcendent status. What he didn't want to do, Li Chao couldn't order.

Ask him to make a move, a hundred taels of gold.

"As long as you find out the exact information, rest assured, I won't miss you this hundred taels of gold."

One hundred taels of gold is not expensive than assassinating an enemy commander or finding out the truth about the opponent's commander. One hundred taels of gold is eight hundred yuan for ordinary people, but for Li Chao, who has 100,000 troops, eight hundred yuan is really nothing. Any military expenditure is calculated in thousands.

"Otherwise, I'll just help you kill this Simo, and I'll only charge a hundred taels." Ke Qingdao.

"Don't, if this person really has the heart to descend to Tang, a living person is a hundred times more valuable than a dead one. You can help me figure out what's going on, and I'll take care of the rest. ”

Toyosu.

Dengkou.

This is the southern mouth of the Houtao Plain, and it is also an important Yellow River crossing in this section of the Yellow River.

Ashina Simo led 3,000 men and horses to stay here.

Niri quietly returned.

"What did Li Chao say?"

"This Li Chao is very shrewd, he doesn't believe in the secret service, he wants you to show sincerity." Niri said.

"Sincerity? What sincerity does he want? ”

"He wants Fengzhou and Henan."

"What an appetite."

"What else?"

"Li Chao said that he was about to attack Wubao, and asked you to withdraw the defenders."

Ashnasimo stroked his golden beard, "This is not a problem. (To be continued.) )