Early in the morning, the sun had just risen.
In the Tang army camp.
The soldiers in the camp had already woken up early. At this time, the cooks had already prepared breakfast. After the soldiers had their breakfast, they broke camp and continued their journey to Quzhou County.
Li Shimin was hale and hearty. He was not affected by last night's harassment at all. After all, last night's harassment was already agreed upon.
Li Shimin came out for the first time last night and did not come out afterward. Moreover, even though he asked all the soldiers to come out together at the beginning, later on, only a portion of the soldiers came out.
Even though Zhi Shili's harassment continued, the rest of the soldiers slept as usual. They were not affected at all.
Li Shimin looked at Du Qi. This morning, Du Qi was dressed in green.
He looked thin.
This was the effect of Du Qi's special makeup. Although his face was still somewhat similar to Du Qi's, Du Qi now looked much more mature. One could not tell that he was thirteen or fourteen years old at all.
Moreover, Du Qi had stuck two tufts of mustache on himself. He looked like he was in his early twenties. If one did not look carefully, one would not be able to tell that Du Qi used to be.
In fact, if one did not know Du Qi, one would not even know that this was Du Qi used to be.
Li Shimin said, "Erlang, you're not bad."
Du Qi said, "Your Highness, you flatter me."
Now, he did not need to wear armor. He felt refreshed. After all, the armor rubbed against each other when he walked. In such a situation, one or two days was not a big deal. If he kept wearing it, and the weather was getting hotter day by day, Du Qi could not keep wearing it.
Disguising himself and putting on makeup was the best way.
Li Shimin smiled and said, "Erlang, last night, the Turks attacked and harassed us. From time to time, they would blow the horn and roar. Was your rest affected? "
Du Qi said, "Your Highness, it's fine."
After a pause, Du Qi said, "Last night, Zhi Shili attacked and harassed us. It can be seen that County King Zhao's deduction was correct. When Zhi Shili saw that he could not defeat us in a direct confrontation, he looked for other ways to weaken our strength. Unfortunately, this idea is exactly what Commandery Prince Zhao wants. "
Li Shimin said, "Yesterday afternoon, Xiaogong already took action one step ahead. I wonder how he is doing now? "
Du Qi said, "Commandery Prince Zhao is steady in his actions. He will definitely win."
He believed in Li Xiaogong.
This was a famous general on the battlefield. After formulating a plan, it was impossible for it to fail.
Li Shimin nodded. He chatted with Du Qi for a while. At this time, the army had finished packing up. They continued to set out in the direction of Quzhou County.
There was still a distance of more than one hundred and sixty miles between this place and the county seat of Quzhou County.
Now, they were traveling at a slower speed.
It would take at least two or three days to reach Quzhou County.
The army headed north and did not encounter any ambushes along the way. Everything went smoothly. In the afternoon, Li Xiaogong came back with a few soldiers. Li Xiaogong came to Li Shimin's side and said, "Your Highness, everything has been arranged. After we arrived at the Falling Moon Slope, we set up camp. With the terrain there, we will definitely succeed. "
Li Shimin said, "Now, we can only wait for the Turks to attack at night."
Li Xiaogong nodded in agreement.
"Continue on!"
Li Shimin ordered again.
The army continued on their way. At this time, there was still a certain distance between them and the Falling Moon Slope. Now that it was close to evening, the speed was slightly increased.
Before dark, the army arrived at the Falling Moon Slope.
The terrain of the Falling Moon Slope was a wide and low-lying area. There were no forests suitable for ambushes around, nor were there steep and rugged mountains. The only problem was that the Falling Moon Slope was slightly sunken. The center of the slope was the lowest. The slope around it was very low, about forty degrees.
If one looked at it from afar, the slope was not obvious at first glance due to the distance. However, it was still there. Only when one looked down from midair could one accurately see that the Falling Moon Slope was sunken into a semicircle, like the inside of a bowl.
There were no rivers around, so Li Shimin was not worried about being attacked by water.
The army was stationed at the center of the slope.
When the army was stationed, a special fence was built around the army. Moreover, there was a trench outside the fence. Even if there were war horses charging down from the slope, because of the existence of the trench and the fence, the war horses would not be able to charge into the camp.
The defense of the camp was extremely tight.
After the army was stationed, Li Shimin followed Li Xiaogong's plan and arranged the plan one by one.
Everything was ready.
And when Li Shimin arranged everything, less than ten miles away from the Falling Moon Slope, the cavalry led by Zhi Shili also stopped and did not rush forward.
Zhi Shili was waiting for news from the scouts. He wanted to confirm the situation of the Tang army. Zhi Shili waited for less than fifteen minutes before the scouts had already retreated and quickly reported the terrain of the Falling Moon Slope as well as the situation of the Tang army.
After listening, Zhi Shili carefully pondered. He looked at Ding Xi and said, "Ding Xi, I'm preparing to lead the army to attack again at night. At the same time, I'll see if the Tang army dares to come out and fight."
"My army is resting outside the camp of the Tang army."
"If they all come out, we'll retreat at full speed. If Li Shimin only sends a portion, we'll take advantage of the situation and wipe out this batch of Tang army. "
"If the Tang army does not come out, we'll follow the plan last night and continue to harass."
Zhi Shili said, "What do you think?"
Ding Xi said, "General, although the terrain of the Falling Moon Slope is a bit low, there will be no flood. But there was no flooding. After all, the Tang army would not put themselves in danger. Moreover, there are no steep mountains or rugged roads. If we want to retreat, we can retreat anytime and anywhere. On this point, we don't have to worry about being ambushed. But I think that the effect of the attack is not very good. "
Zhi Shili snorted and said, "This is just the beginning. We've only attacked for a day. What effect can it have? To have an effect, we'll have to wait a few days. Moreover, with our attack here, the Tang army has lost their fighting spirit and spirit. When they fight with Liu Heita, their fighting strength will be weaker. Don't forget, we're cooperating with Liu Heita to weaken the Tang army. "
"Yes!"
Ding Xi said, "General is wise."
Since Zhi Shili was willing, he did not care. Moreover, if he tried to stop him and Zhi Shili asked him to come up with a plan, he would not be able to. In the end, the one who would suffer would be him.
He might as well follow Zhi Shili.
Zhi Shili no longer spoke with Ding Xi. He ordered his Turkic soldiers to eat dinner and rest well.
Seven thousand Turkic cavalry all rested.
When the sky turned dark, Zhi Shili led all the cavalry and quietly advanced. When they got close to the location of the Falling Moon Slope, they quietly approached the Tang army camp.
At this time, there was still some time before dawn.
Hence, Zhi Shili was not in a rush.
He patiently waited.
When they got close, Zhi Shili did not hesitate and ordered, "Send the order, blow the horn, and all the soldiers shout loudly."
'Wu! Wu!! '
The deep and low sound of the horn suddenly sounded.
The sound of the horn broke the silence.
At this moment, the seven thousand Turkic soldiers once more began to shout. Shouts after shouts reverberated in the night sky, as if they wanted to break through the clouds and break the darkness.
The shouts were so loud that everyone nearby could hear them.
The moment these shouts and the horn sounded, on the nearby slope, torches were lit. The location where these torches were lit was about one mile away from the center of the Falling Moon Slope, where the Tang army camp was.
The torches were lit up one by one.
This was a circular area, and because the surrounding terrain was low, it was like the shape of a bowl. It was the shape of the bottom of a ball. The location of the torches was at a certain slope from the lowest digging area.
After all, this area was a threat to whether it was steep or not.
As all the torches were lit, the surroundings were already bright. Together with the burning torches in the camp, the two flames reflected each other, causing the surroundings to be as bright as day, dispelling the surrounding darkness.
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