The soldiers under Li Shimin's command dispersed their formation, but the number of soldiers on alert did not decrease. If by any chance the Tujue cavalry came back and caught them off guard, it would not be good. Therefore, under the alert situation, all the cooks were still busy, while the rest of the soldiers were resting.
Du Qi sat down by Li Shimin's side and said in heavy voice, "Your Majesty, this time the Tujue cavalry invading us, I saw the enemy's commanding general earlier."
"Erlang knows him?" Li Shimin asked.
Du Qi nodded and said, "This man is called Zhisui Sili, Xieli Khan's trusted aide. This man Zhisui Sili led his troops to battle at Yanmen Pass, and was captured by me. Later on, he was ransomed by Xieli Khan. Although this man was captured by me, his scheming and strategy are not to be underestimated, he is a man with both intelligence and courage. "
Li Shimin said, "This man Zhisui Sili is indeed not simple, he is extremely decisive. In the previous battle, if it were an ordinary general, seeing that they lost soldiers without the least bit of gain, perhaps they would disregard everything and kill, at least to recover their losses. "
"But this man Zhisui Sili retreated decisively, preventing the loss of soldiers."
"If not for that, the number of Tujue cavalry we have to kill in this battle would be even more. However, to be able to take down more than eight hundred Tujue soldiers in this battle can already be considered not bad. "
Li Shimin's face showed a smile.
Du Qi said, "Your Highness is right."
Li Shimin said, "Benwang thinks that Zhisui Sili might come back to launch a surprise attack. If it were me, Zhisui Sili, during the day, because we are on guard, plus we can see everything around us, it is not conducive to a surprise attack. In that case, I would choose to launch a surprise attack at night, not to kill many people, but at least to make it difficult for our soldiers to rest well, to weaken the soldiers' spirit and fighting spirit. "
Du Qi said, "Your Highness' deduction, lowly officer thinks it is very likely to happen. Zhi Shili was a person who knew a little about the art of war. Therefore, lowly officer thinks that he will use the night attack method. "
Li Shimin laughed and said, "If that's the case, we will formulate a plan for the night attack."
After a short pause, Li Shimin said, "Erlang, what's the plan?"
Du Qi said, "As for tonight's battle, it's clear that it's a matter of commanding the army to fight. Therefore, it's up to Commandery Prince Zhao, General Duan, and General Liu."
Li Shimin smiled inwardly.
He thought to himself that Du Qi was hiding his strength.
However, this was also a good thing. Li Shimin did not wish for Du Qi to show off too much. Young people didn't know how to restrain their edge, and middle-aged people tended to restrain their edge too much. It wasn't easy for them to do as they pleased.
Li Shimin looked at Li Xiaogong and asked, "Xiaogong, if the Tujue cavalry attack at night and harass our soldiers, we will not be able to escape. How do you think we should face the enemy? "
Li Xiaogong said, "Your Highness, this is not a difficult matter. Furthermore, I believe that if this matter is confirmed, we can use this opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the Turkic cavalry. "
He had a confident look on his face.
He already had a strategy.
Li Shimin said, "Xiaogong, what's the plan?"
Li Xiaogong took out a map and spread it out in front of Li Shimin, Du Qi, Duan Zhixuan, Liu Hongji, and the others. He placed his hand on a place called Falling Moon Slope on the map and said, "This is the key to defeating the enemy in this battle. As for the specific plan, this is what I plan to do … "
Immediately, Li Xiaogong began to explain his plan in detail. When Li Xiaogong finished explaining his plan, Du Qi's eyes lit up.
This plan was quite feasible.
Although there was a certain risk, it was worth a try. Moreover, this risk was also within control.
Du Qi praised, "I think we can give Commandery Prince Zhao's plan a try. If this plan succeeds, the threat from the Tujue army will be greatly reduced. We can even eliminate the Tujue cavalry who are obsessed with losing Si Li. "
Li Shimin said, "I think it's a good plan too."
Duan Zhixuan and Liu Hongji also nodded in agreement. Both of them were surprised. Li Xiaogong's plan was truly ingenious. Each step was linked to the next.
Duan Zhixuan joked, "Commandery Prince Zhao, your plan is so detailed. Even the location has been chosen. Could it be that you've already planned for the Falling Moon Slope? "
"Never!"
Li Xiaogong shook his head and said, "I've been thinking of ways to defeat the Tujue cavalry. I also know the terrain along the way. Now that the Tujue cavalry might attack at night, I'm just going with the flow."
Li Shimin said, "Let's follow Xiaogong's plan. Xiaogong, you're fully in charge of this matter. Arrange it as soon as possible. "
"Yes!"
Li Xiaogong immediately agreed.
After everyone finished discussing the plan, they carefully deduced it again. At this time, lunch was ready. After Li Shimin and his group had lunch, they temporarily rested on the spot.
After all, they had just eaten and needed to rest for a while before continuing on their journey.
Si Li led the army to retreat.
In order to avoid being pursued by the Black Armored Elite Cavalry, and in order to avoid being schemed against again, Zhi Shili retreated a bit further this time. Only after retreating for nearly ten li did he order his troops to stop.
The army rested and started to count their losses.
When Si Li found out that in this battle, they had lost 841 soldiers and many more were injured. This kind of result made Zhi Shisui furious.
One must know that Si Li only had eight thousand elite cavalry.
In the previous battles, they had lost two hundred men. This time, they had lost eight hundred men. He had less than seven thousand men under him. Si Li was furious that he had lost a thousand men.
Because he could not replenish his men.
Losing one was one less.
The most important thing was that the other party had made ample preparations to attack the Tang soldiers this time. First, it was the arrows, then the caltrops, and then the Black Armor Elite Cavalry. After a series of methods, he could not even get close.
If Si Li really wanted to get close, he would have to suffer even more losses. Even if he could kill some Tang soldiers, he would not be able to gain anything and would have to leave in the end.
That was why Si Li chose to retreat.
However, Si Li was not willing to give up.
He had lost too badly.
He had suffered too much.
Since Si Li went south to Hebei, he had been working beside Liu Heita.
During this period of time, it could be said that he was flushed with success. Everything was going smoothly, and everything was going smoothly. If he wanted women, he could snatch women. If he wanted money, he could snatch money. If he wanted food, he could snatch food. As long as he lacked something, he could snatch it.
However, this time Si Li had suffered a loss, so he was not willing to give up.
Zhi Shili called over the strategists who were heading south this time.
The strategist was called Ding Xi.
He was a Han from the north.
Although Ding Xi was a well-educated man, he was neither high nor low. Moreover, he was idle and idle. When Zhi Shili went south to plunder the common people, he was about to kill Ding Xi. Ding Xi volunteered himself and became Zhi Shili's military advisor. Zhi Luo Si Li himself was also very scheming, but it was also not bad to have someone to give him advice and suggestions.
Ding Xi bowed slightly and quickly walked over. He bowed respectfully. With a smile on his face, he said, "General summoned me. Do you have something important to instruct me?"
Si Li said, "Our attack on the Tang army failed. This Li Shimin is not easy to deal with. Tell me, what should we do to break this stalemate? "
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