Quzhou County was located in the northernmost part of Mingzhou.
It was located in the north of Mingshui County, bordering Mingshui County.
After Liu Heita led his army to leave Sanjiangkou, they retreated all the way to Quzhou County. Compared to Mingshui County, Quzhou County's location was a bit worse.
However, Quzhou County's city was extremely sturdy, with tall walls, suitable for defense.
Liu Heita planned to use Quzhou County as a defense.
In addition, there were 8,000 elite Turkic cavalry led by Zhi Si Li outside Quzhou County.
Liu Heita thought that he could at least consume the Tang army's strength in Quzhou County. As long as he continued to weaken the Tang army, even if Liu Heita kept retreating today, he was willing to do so.
Because what he lost now, he would get back in the future.
As long as the Tang army retreated, everything would be taken back.
Inside the city, the military camp.
Prime Minister Zhu Zhou and many generals under Liu Heita's command were gathered in Liu Heita's tent.
Liu Heita looked around and said, "According to the latest news, the Tang dynasty has sent Qin King Li Shimin with an army. This Li Shimin is our formidable enemy, especially not Li Jiancheng, that idiot. Li Shimin is good at fighting and has been on the battlefield for a long time. He is not easy to deal with, so we have to be careful in this battle. "
Everyone agreed.
They all praised Liu Heita's wisdom.
Liu Heita heard everyone's praise, but his expression did not change at all. He was not complacent. The reason why Liu Heita could keep on growing was that he was extremely rational. He knew what he was capable of and what he wanted.
After Liu Heita talked for a while, he looked at Zhu Zhou and asked, "Prime Minister, what do you suggest we fight with the Tang army in Quzhou County?"
Zhu Zhou said, "Your Majesty, in fact, besides being careful of Li Shimin, I think the biggest chance is to drive a wedge between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng."
"The reason why we kept winning before was that Li Shimin was suppressed. Even the people under Li Shimin were abandoned by Li Jiancheng like abandoned children, so we kept on winning. "
"Li Shimin went to fight, and we lost."
"It can be seen that Li Shimin's strength is tyrannical."
Zhu Zhou continued, "Since we know this situation, we can increase the investment in this area on this basis. We can drive a wedge between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, and let Li Jiancheng continue to target Li Shimin."
"Make it difficult for Li Shimin to display his strength."
"Only then will we have a chance."
Zhu Zhou continued, "Of course, in addition to this matter, there is also the captives in our hands. Last time when we fought with Xue Wanche, we won and killed more than 7,000 Tang soldiers and captured more than 15,000 people. With this batch of captives, when Li Shimin arrives, that will be our opportunity. At that time, use the captives to threaten Li Shimin, so that Li Shimin will not dare to act rashly. "
When Liu Heita did things, he never looked at the process.
It was fine as long as he could achieve his goal.
He could do anything.
Therefore, when he heard Zhu Zhou's words, Liu Heita's face immediately revealed a brilliant smile. He said, "Prime Minister, you are really my good military advisor! With the Prime Minister here, we are destined to win this time. "
Zhu Zhou said, "Your Majesty is too kind."
Liu Heita continued, "Last time at Mingshui County, when we encountered Li Shimin attacking the city, we did not have the means to restrain him. Now that we have the captives, we can restrain him. Of course, this Prince knows that it is impossible to use the captives to make Li Shimin surrender. The problem is, we can make Li Shimin in a dilemma and make it difficult for him to attack our Quzhou County. "
The rest of the people also echoed.
Each and every one of them praised Zhu Zhou, thinking that Zhu Zhou's suggestion helped Liu Heita to solve a big problem.
Liu Heita suddenly said, "Prime Minister, we captured more than 10,000 Tang soldiers, how many have died? I remember that we almost did not give them much food, only one bowl of porridge a day. Don't starve to death. When that time comes, the situation will be very bad. "
Zhu Zhou said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, one bowl of porridge a day is enough to keep them alive. Moreover, the advantage of doing this is that each and every one of them is hungry and panicked, they have no strength. Even if we don't bind them, these people can't rebel. "
Liu Heita said, "That's good!"
After a short pause, Liu Heita continued, "Prime Minister, I always think that it is a pity that we did not make use of the 8,000 Tujue people outside the city. Even if we ask for help from Tujue Xieli Khan, it was Xieli Khan who let Zhi Shili help us. Their status is a cut above others. But to let them watch the show outside, I still don't like it. "
Liu Heita had always been a pragmatist, he wanted to make use of everything. Now that Zhi Shili's army was outside the city, if they did not make use of them, it would be a pity.
So many resources would be wasted.
After all, Liu Heita gave him provisions and equipment, he could not give them for free.
Zhu Zhou said, "Your Majesty, Zhi Shili may not obey all of our orders. Zhi Shili will consider our orders carefully before deciding whether to carry them out or not. Therefore, I am afraid it will be extremely difficult for us to order Zhi Shili. "
"That won't do!"
Liu Heita gritted his teeth and said, "We can't do this. We can't be afraid of him just because Zhi Shili has autonomy, so much so that we can't dispatch him. We must let Zhi Shili take the initiative to attack the Tang Army and share our pressure. "
Zhu Zhou said, "This is very difficult!"
"Report!"
At this moment, a soldier entered and reported, "Your Majesty, Zhi Shili of the Tujue tribe requests an audience."
"Please!"
Liu Heita ordered.
He looked at Zhu Zhou and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that when we talked about this Zhi Shili, he would come. Just right, I need to mobilize Zhi Shili's army and make him move thoroughly. If Zhi Shili keeps on watching from the sidelines, or even only when we are in danger or when it is beneficial to them, then he will send out his troops to help, then it will not be suitable. "
Zhu Zhou said, "What does Your Majesty plan to do?"
Liu Heita said with a smile, "What else can we do? Naturally, we will tempt him with benefits. These Tujue people are like mad dogs. Only when they see meat will they charge forward like crazy. This is the opportunity to move Zhi Shili. "
Zhu Zhou nodded.
In the general direction, he had already guessed Liu Heita's idea.
Not long after, Zhi Shili entered.
Currently, Zhi Shili was much thinner and more capable. Since he returned to the grassland, because Xieli suffered a huge loss at Yanmen Pass, various tribes on the grassland rebelled, and because of Shilbo's independence, he became another Khan of the Tujue. Therefore, many people saw hope and thought that it was a chance to disobey Xieli. Therefore, many people betrayed him.
Xieli brought Zhi Shili and the others to conquer the east and conquer the west. The continuous killing made Zhi Shili also sharpen his spirit, willpower and strength. Now he was more energetic.
When Zhi Shili saw Liu Heita, he raised his right hand and placed it in front of his chest. He bowed slightly and saluted, "King of Han!"
Liu Heita established a country and called himself King of Han.
However, Zhi Shili called him King of Han. This name was simple and not hard to pronounce. Therefore, Zhi Shili called him King of Han, and Liu Heita got used to it over time.
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