"Report~!"
Night, grassland, Turkic royal court.
In the evening, the ten grassland coalition forces launched a fierce offensive against Tuli, causing Tuli to suffer heavy losses. After receiving the battle report, Jieli couldn't help but be overjoyed, and specially held a banquet in the royal court to entertain the ten chiefs. By this time, the banquet was over. After a while, Jieli was about to take a rest when he heard a rush of shouts coming from outside the tent.
Jie Li couldn't help but frowned and said, "Come in!"
Although he didn't like to be disturbed while sleeping, Jieli knew clearly that if the soldiers outside the tent dared to come to him at this time, they must have urgent military information to report to him!
The curtain opened, and a sergeant dressed as a Turk but with a Han-like face walked in quickly. The sergeant came to Jieli, held a note tightly in his hands, leaned over and saluted Jieli:
"Reporting to the Khan, the Guard Lord has sent urgent information from Taiyuan, please ask the Khan to read it!"
After saying that, he raised the letter in his hands above his head with both hands.
The sergeant's respectful attitude and thorough etiquette made Jieli feel very comfortable, and his previous anger at being disturbed from his rest was immediately dissipated. It is said that the reason why he wanted to plot in the Central Plains was that in addition to the rich land and products in the Central Plains, there was another important reason. The Central Plains people had received thousands of years of etiquette education. The Central Plains dynasty also had a strict hierarchy. The people here are all respectful and well-mannered, while the grassland people are mostly rough guys who like to go straight. In Jieli's view, these people are barbarians and need to be taught the etiquette of the Central Plains. Only in this way can they show their strength. Status and authority!
This was also one of the important reasons why he reused Zhao Deyan, a Han Chinese, because he wanted to move the system of the Central Plains court and the etiquette education inherited from the Central Plains for thousands of years to the grasslands, so that he could become like Li Er. A truly respected "Emperor"!
"Oh? Urgent information from Zhao Deyan? Show it to Ben Khan!"
Hearing the urgent information from his "confidant minister", Jieli took it seriously. He stepped forward quickly, took the letter from the sergeant's hand, and read it carefully.
"The King of Wei of the Tang Dynasty is leading the teachers and students of the Yanhuang Academy to build a telegraph relay station in Taiyuan... I implore the Great Khan to send a force of 10,000 wolf cavalry... cooperate inside and outside... to capture Taiyuan City... and capture the King of Wei of the Tang Dynasty and the teachers and students of the Yanhuang Academy alive..."
After reading what was in his heart, Jieli put away the letter and looked thoughtful.
Obviously, he was weighing the feasibility of the plan that Zhao Deyan had in mind.
After all, not long ago, because he believed Wu Jie's plan, he lost 50,000 elite wolf riders at the border of Datang. They were all his direct troops. As a result, he didn't get any confidential information from the academy. Instead, he lost his troops and generals!
Now that Zhao Deyan once again asked him to send troops to sneak into the Tang Dynasty, he couldn't help but be careless!
"When did Zhao Deyan send this letter?"
After thinking for a moment, Jie Li was still a little interested in Zhao Deyan's plan. He turned around, looked at the sergeant and asked.
The messenger sergeant thought for a while and replied: "Go back to Khan, judging by the time, this secret letter should have been sent by the Lord of the Guard this morning!"
"Um!"
Jie Li nodded thoughtfully, but on the other side, the sergeant hesitated to speak.
"Hmm~? Do you have anything else to report?"
Jieli seemed to feel something. He turned to look at the messenger soldier again and asked.
"Back to Khan, according to usual practice, the guard master will use two carrier pigeons to deliver two copies of the letter every time he comes back to prevent the letter from accidents on the way. However, this time the guard master flew the pigeon to deliver the letter back to the grassland. The subordinates and others But I only received a message from a carrier pigeon!”
The sergeant leaned forward and replied with a respectful expression.
"Huh~? You mean, a letter was intercepted halfway~?"
Jie Lihu stared, and instantly understood what the sergeant wanted to express, and he asked in a deep voice.
The sergeant hesitated for a moment and replied: "It's possible, but it's also possible that the carrier pigeon lost its way while returning to the grassland. This situation has happened to me before!"
When Jie Li heard this, he frowned and said nothing.
Although he hoped that the pigeon had really lost its way, in his subconscious, he was worried that another pigeon had been intercepted in the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang government was probably aware of Zhao Deyan's plan!
In this case, if he did what Zhao Deyan said and sent ten thousand wolf riders to sneak into the Tang Dynasty, wouldn't he be falling into a trap~
"You go down first!"
After struggling for a moment, Jieli was a little unable to make a decision, so he had to wave his hand to the messenger sergeant.
"yes!"
The messenger sergeant leaned over and saluted, then turned and left the dental tent.
Inside the tent, Jieli paced with his hands behind his back, frowning in thought.
Although Zhao Deyan's plan carries certain risks, he has to admit that once this plan succeeds, the benefits it will bring to the grassland will be very attractive! Because before this, his detailed work in the Central Plains had already sent back a lot of secret information. Regarding the new engineering studies in the Tang Dynasty, the newly built Yanhuang Academy, and all the new things derived from engineering studies and Yanhuang Academy, although he was In the grassland, most people have heard of it!
Of course he had heard about the new thing like the telegraph machine! So although Zhao Deyan's secret letter this time only explained a few words about the telegraph relay station, he could probably understand what this thing was used for!
In fact, Jie Li has always "coveted" the knowledge of Yanhuang Academy and the telegraph machine that can send messages across thousands of miles. Otherwise, he would not have sent Wu Jie, a great master, to the Tang Dynasty to steal the secrets of Yanhuang Academy. Information!
Now that he learned that the Tang Dynasty was planning to build a telegraph relay station in Taiyuan, Jie Li certainly understood that the Tang Dynasty was preparing for future attacks on the grasslands. He was very aware of the strategic value of this telegraph relay station. Therefore, although he knew that this matter was risky, But he still couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart!
What if it succeeds
If successful, it would not only disrupt the Tang Dynasty's strategic plan to attack the grassland, but also allow his army to loot Taiyuan City after occupying Taiyuan City. Taiyuan City was the largest city in the north of the Tang Dynasty, and the materials and wealth in the city There are so many. With these materials and wealth, his power can expand several times than it does now!
Also, after occupying Taiyuan and capturing Li Tai and the teachers and students of Yanhuang Academy alive, he can bring the advanced knowledge of Yanhuang Academy to the grassland. Magical objects like telegraph machines will also be available on the grassland in the future!
"Come here! Go and ask the Imperial Master to come to this Khan's tent!"
After hesitating for a long time, Jieli finally decided to take the risk. He stopped and shouted instructions to the guards outside the tent.
For him, the benefits of this battle obviously outweigh the risks!
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