Upon hearing this, Wu Nushibi immediately nodded in understanding.

"Shi Dakai is right!"

“We have always been respectful and courteous to the Tang Dynasty over the years. After the Khan ascended the throne, he even sent back all the Tang envoys detained by Yipi Dulu to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty has no reason to attack us.”

"Relatively speaking, the Xueyantuo have been quite restless in recent years. A few years ago, they even tried to marry a princess from the Tang Dynasty. After being rejected, they persisted shamelessly. In the end, the Tang emperor outmaneuvered them, ordering them to go to the Tang Dynasty to personally welcome the princess. They immediately chickened out..."

"Therefore, it is highly likely that the Tang Dynasty's military expedition this time is aimed at the Xueyantuo. Yuchi Jingde's direct approach to us may be an attempt to get us to send troops to assist the Tang Dynasty?"

After Wu Nushi Bi's analysis, the huge weight that had been hanging over Yi Pi She Kui's heart finally lifted.

"As long as they're not coming to attack us, that's fine!"

"However, we still need to make preparations in advance. Whether it's sending troops to cooperate with the Tang Dynasty or guarding against the Tang Dynasty, we cannot neglect either..."

"The Khan is right!"

After giving Li Jue a few instructions, the two returned to their respective tribes to gather warriors and prepare to welcome the Tang army.

Li Jue also mustered 50,000 troops, and three days later they arrived at Ying Suochuan, where they joined forces with Yi Pi She Kui's army, awaiting the arrival of General Yuchi Jingde of the Tang Dynasty.

Three days later, the Tang army finally appeared on the horizon.

Although the Tang army numbered only 20,000, when they appeared on the horizon, the entire sky lost its color and the whole earth trembled.

After being shocked, Wu Nushi immediately began to patiently explain to Yi Pi She Kui.

"These are the elite cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, each rider on two or three horses, and both the riders and the horses are fully armored..."

"To defeat such a powerful army, our Turkic forces would need to mobilize at least 200,000 men, and we would have to adopt a strategy of encirclement without attack, trapping them to death!"

Yi Pi She Kui asked, puzzled.

"Why can't we take them down in one fell swoop?"

Wu Nushi smiled slightly upon hearing this, then looked at Li Jue beside him.

"Mr. Shi Dakai, please explain this to our Khan!"

Li Jue smiled bitterly upon hearing this.

"We can't fight!"

"The equipment of your Turks is far inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty. Almost all Tang soldiers are armored, but it's considered good if even one-tenth of your Turks are armored, and most of them are..."

"Besides that, your Turkic swords are also inferior, and your bows and arrows are even worse."

“Each soldier of the Tang Dynasty carries thirty arrows with him. Among these arrows are armor-piercing arrows, heavy arrows that can pin a person to the ground, and arrows mainly for long-range shooting…”

"This alone is something that you Turks can't even dream of!"

"this……"

Yipi Shekui was speechless upon hearing this. As the Khan of the Turks, he knew the situation on the Turkic side all too well.

Despite having an army of 200,000 around him, these 200,000 men were not only hastily assembled, but their equipment was also extremely poor.

Many people didn't even have weapons, only a bow and a few bone arrows.

Therefore, despite their superior numbers, if the Tang army's 20,000 men were to charge, their 200,000 men would be scattered.

In fact, Li Jue had been in a dilemma ever since he entered Turkic territory.

He had a thousand ways to change the impoverished and backward state of the Turks, but he was constantly torn about whether or not to help them.

He was genuinely afraid that he had nurtured an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, who would ultimately become the culprit in its downfall.

After all, he loved the Tang Dynasty so deeply that he was even willing to be a commoner there.

However, the Tang Dynasty did not love him. His grandfather Qin exiled him, and his own aunt threatened to kill him, even falsely accusing her own nephew of harassing her, making it impossible for him to stay in the Tang Dynasty.

While the group was still in a daze, the vanguard of the Tang Dynasty appeared. Li Jue was dumbfounded when he saw the soldiers leading the group.

"Xue Shisan?"

"Captain!"

Xue Shisan also saw Li Jue and excitedly waved to him. Following Xue Shisan was the carefree and irresponsible Shan Daozhen.

He was currently clad in full armor, revealing only his smug face.

Upon seeing his two former comrades, Li Jue couldn't help but shed tears.

Although they only spent a few months together, they had already forged a deep bond of camaraderie during that time.

Li Jue wiped away his tears and smiled as he looked at the two people riding towards him on their flying horses.

"Are you here to take me back?"

No!

"We are here on His Majesty's orders to invite the Commandant back to the Great Tang!"

"please?"

Li Jue's eyelids twitched when he heard this. Could it be that Li Shimin knew my identity?

Yes!

Old Li and Li Shimin had such a good relationship, he must have told Li Shimin about his affairs.

The problem lies with this "please." It's unclear whether it's a treacherous scheme by Li Shimin to lure him back to the Tang Dynasty and then find an opportunity to kill him!

This wasn't Li Jue being paranoid; it was simply that Li Shimin had a precedent of killing his own son.

Prince Qi, Li You, was executed in the Inner Palace on his orders...

"Captain, let's go home!"

"go home?"

Upon hearing these words, tears welled up in Li Jue's eyes again.

"I have no home left..."

"Isn't Sanglin Village your home?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue gave a helpless, bitter smile.

I have several homes: one spanning a thousand years, one far away in Qianzhou, and one in Sanglin Village.

But to this day, he still hasn't figured out which one is truly his home.

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