Quzhou County.
Liu Heita was currently in the county, continuously strengthening the city. At the same time, he was also accumulating grain, equipment, and weapons within the county, preparing for a long battle with the Tang army.
At the same time, Liu Heita paid close attention to the movements of the Tang army. When Liu Heita found out that Zhi Shili was going to attack Li Shimin, he was delighted.
The reason was simple. Zhi Shili's Turkic cavalry came and went like the wind, extremely strong. Using Zhi Shili's strength, he could kill with a borrowed knife, weakening both Li Shimin and Zhi Shili. Liu Heita would then benefit from it. However, the good times did not last long. Closely after, news of Zhi Shili's defeat at the Falling Moon Slope spread back.
When Liu Heita found out that Zhi Shili had lost soldiers and generals, and that there were less than two thousand left, he sighed and was shocked by Li Shimin's combat strength.
Li Shimin was indeed strong.
Thinking back to when Li Shimin first came to Weizhou, he fought steadily, causing Liu Heita to lose continuously. In the end, Liu Heita had to retreat. Luckily, Li Jiancheng took charge of the situation, and Liu Heita slowly gained the upper hand.
Now that Li Shimin was attacking, Liu Heita had to be careful.
He had to avoid any accidents.
However, Liu Heita also sighed.
Zhi Shili had lost thousands of men, and after losing his combat strength, he could no longer help him.
"Report!"
At this very moment, a soldier entered and reported, "King, Zhi Shili has led the army close to Quzhou County. The Turkic cavalry has set up camp outside the city, and Zhi Shili has come alone to seek an audience. "
"Please!"
Liu Heita did not hesitate and directly gave the order.
After all, Zhi Shili was still an ally.
After Liu Heita arranged for the soldier to pass the order, he also arranged for someone to call Zhu Zhou over. He told him about the current situation and also that Zhi Shili had come to seek an audience.
Zhu Zhou said seriously, "King, Zhi Shili is probably here to ask for help. In this short period of time, we and the Turkic people are in the same boat. So now, try your best to help and help Zhi Shili recover his strength. "
"I understand!"
Liu Heita nodded and replied.
He was clear about this point. After all, with the Turkic people sharing a portion of the pressure, the pressure on Liu Heita would be less, and he would not be restricted everywhere.
While Zhu Zhou and Liu Heita were chatting, not too long later, they saw the tent's curtain was lifted up, it was Zhi Lui who entered.
Zhi Shili's expression was solemn.
A sinister look appeared in his eyes.
He had suffered a great loss, and no one would have a good expression on their face if this happened to them. Therefore, Liu Heita did not feel that there was anything wrong with Zhi Shili being like this. Liu Heita opened his mouth and said, "General Zhi Shili, is there anything important that you came here for today?"
"I am here today because I have something to ask of the King of Han," Zhi Shili said.
Liu Heita leaned forward slightly and inquired, "If General Zhi Lusi has any requests, there is no harm in saying them. As long as it is something that I can satisfy, I will not refuse. After all, I, Liu Heita, and the Turks are allies now. Especially if General Zhi Si Li helps me break through the enemy. With General Zhi Si Li around, I have a better chance of winning. "
Zhi Sili said, "Five to six thousand Tujue cavalry under my command were captured by the Tang Army. Now, Li Shimin was escorting this group of people to Quzhou County. My request is very simple. King of Han will exchange more than ten thousand Tang captives for my Turkic cavalry and warhorses to restore my fighting strength. "
Liu Heita's expression immediately changed.
His eyes had a sharper look.
The ten thousand Tang captives in his hands were used to threaten Li Shimin, even to make it difficult for Li Shimin. Once he used them to exchange for the Tujue captives in Li Shimin's hands, then he would no longer be able to restrain Li Shimin.
After all, Li Shimin was not easy to deal with.
With the captives in his hands, Liu Heita could guarantee that he would always have the upper hand.
Seeing Liu Heita did not speak, Zhi Shili's expression also turned cold. He said coldly, "What, King of Han is not willing?"
"It's not that I am not willing," Liu Heita said.
"King of Han," Zhi Shili said, "If we unite, it will be very helpful to you. Once my forces cannot be restored, it will also have a great impact on you. King of Han, you are not willing to offend the Tang Army and also become the enemy of my Tujue. "
This was a threat.
If Liu Heita did not help, the Tujue people led by Zhi Shili would inevitably become the enemy of Liu Heita.
Liu Heita was furious.
Damn Tujue people.
If he was not facing such a great enemy like the Tang Army, based on Zhi Shili's words just now, Liu Heita would have executed Zhi Shili and made him regret what he said just now.
However, Liu Heita could not get angry.
Now, he still needed the Tujue people to be his backing.
Liu Heita slowly said, "King of Han, it's not that I am not willing to help, but although I have ten thousand Tang captives. I don't know if Li Shimin is willing to return them. In short, I can only try my best. "
Zhi Shili gritted his teeth and said, "Li Shimin has no choice. If he is not willing to hand over the Tujue captives, then in front of Li Shimin, kill the Tang soldiers one by one. I don't believe that Li Shimin has a heart of stone. He dares to refuse such a thing. Once he really refuses, how can he stand? "
Liu Heita said, "General Zhi Shili is right, I will do my best. In short, I will do my best to get everyone back. "
"That's good!"
Zhi Shili then nodded his head.
Immediately, Zhi Shili said, "I am now temporarily in the city."
"No problem!"
Liu Heita said, "Come, take General Zhi Shili to rest."
Immediately, someone entered and took Zhi Shili away.
Liu Heita looked at Zhu Zhou and said, "Prime Minister, now that Zhi Shili is asking for help, what do you think we should do?"
Zhu Zhou said, "What His Majesty has already agreed cannot be changed. Moreover, the Tujue people are our allies, we cannot lose this group of people. Therefore, we can only agree to Zhi Shili's request, but our request to Li Shimin cannot be too simple, we can add some additional requirements. "
Liu Heita said, "What additional requirements?"
Zhu Zhou said, "Our additional requirement is to let Li Shimin release all the Tujue cavalry first, after releasing all the warhorses and soldiers, we will release the Tang soldiers."
Liu Heita laughed and said, "Prime Minister, once Li Shimin releases the people first, as long as these Tujue cavalry return to Zhi Shili's command, we can completely ignore Li Shimin and not release the Tang dynasty soldiers, and then use the Tang soldiers to coerce Li Shimin. This kind of thing, Li Shimin can certainly think of, it is almost impossible to execute. "
Zhu Zhou said, "His Majesty, if we don't try, how will we know?"
After a pause, Zhu Zhou continued, "If Li Shimin is not willing, we will change the conditions and let Li Shimin compensate. Not only will he release all the Tujue cavalry and warhorses, but also give another 1000 warhorses as compensation. Otherwise, we will kill the Tang dynasty's soldiers one by one. "
Liu Heita's eyes lit up, he laughed and said, "Good, good, this is a good suggestion. If we do this, it will certainly make Li Shimin difficult, it will make Li Shimin difficult to choose. "
Zhu Zhou said, "His Majesty is wise!"
Liu Heita stroked the curly beard under his chin and laughed. At this time, he was looking forward to it.
He was looking forward to Li Shimin's arrival.
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