Chapter 450 "General, I have a plan!"
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From the moment Li Shiyue received Xie Mingyue's letter until she finished reading it, she only pondered for two breaths before taking the letter to find Liu Tan, who happened to be at the garrison at the time.
After Liu Tan received the letter from Li Shiyue and read it carefully, although he didn't say anything on the spot, Li Shiyue knew from the look in Liu Tan's eyes that he was moved!
After all, who wouldn't be tempted by such a great opportunity?
For the next two weeks, Li Shiyue participated in the pre-battle preparations.
Because of its advantageous location, the horse farm behind Lijiatun is the most suitable route to enter the grassland and reach the Turkic royal court.
Therefore, Liu Tan, who had been preparing for half a month, arrived at the horse farm with his personal guards.
He wanted to personally investigate which way to go to avoid the Turkic Khan's troops as much as possible, so that the Xuanjia Army, the Youzhou Army, and She'er, the "traitor," could launch an unexpected sneak attack on the Turks!
Meanwhile, inside the fire-lit room, after Zhou Yiran pointed to the map and explained his opinion on which place to enter the Turkic territory, no one in the room responded for a moment.
At this moment, Li Shiyue, like General Liu and General Ma beside him, was craning his neck to look at the map hanging on the wooden frame.
After a dozen or so breaths, Liu Tan looked at General Ma and asked, "Ziling?"
When General Ma, whose courtesy name was "Ziling," heard Liu Tan's question, he first bowed to Liu Tan, who was sitting at the head of the table, before replying, "General, last time I led a group to escort the division to the Turks, after arriving at the Turkic royal court, I secretly sent people to scout around." As he said this, General Ma stood up and walked towards the map that was hanging up.
“Here, here, and this place,” General Ma pointed to three locations on the map, “These three places are where the Turkic Khan’s troops regularly patrol year-round.”
Because as long as these three points are protected, any attack on the royal court from any direction will be detected midway.
General Ma looked at Zhou Yiran, who was sitting below Liu Tan, and said, "So, the road that Military Advisor Zhou pointed out is indeed the least noticeable road we can find in this place, Daheishan."
However, as Zhou Canjun said, if we are unlucky, we may still encounter the Khan's troops.
So, if we really run into them then, we'll have to wipe them all out;
Otherwise, it would be impossible for us to launch a surprise attack from within and without the Khan's knowledge!
At that point, there will be no way out but to fight head-on!
"In that case, General, the few men we have with us now are simply not enough."
After General Ma said this, General Liu, who had been sitting and listening, also stood up, walked to the map, and pointed to it with his finger. "However, if we start from here," General Liu pointed to the point on the border town, "it will take three days for a fast horse to reach the grasslands of the Khan's mother's tribe."
A direct raid on the Turkic royal court would be quite difficult. So, perhaps we should kill his maternal clan first, capture them, and use them as leverage. Then, we can…”
"Come on, Liu Zi, do you think everyone has a horse as good as yours?"
Three-day Mercedes? You're dreaming!
Even though it's still unbearably hot during the day, it's not like we haven't been to the grasslands before.
That place at night is like a completely different place from the daytime place; one is in the sky and the other is on the ground.
Do you expect soldiers in full armor to run day and night without stopping?
"Then, before we even set foot on their pastures, we'll probably all be dead!"
"Hey kid, I can tell you're just eyeing my Akhal-Teke horse!"
That was a gift from the Turkic Khan when I went to the Turkic Khaganate!
When you went there, the Khan didn't send you a horse, so how can you blame me?
"If you want one, just tell the general, and he'll send you one."
"Liu Xiao, please don't..."
Seeing General Ma and General Liu arguing fiercely in front of the map, each refusing to back down, Li Shiyue got up and walked to the front of the map as well.
She stepped between General Ma and General Liu, examining the map carefully.
Just as General Ma and General Liu were arguing and about to come to blows, Li Shiyue suddenly clenched her right fist and punched her left palm, shouting, "I understand!"
She turned to look at Liu Tan, who looked constipated, and said, "General, I have a solution!"
Li Shiyue's words caused General Ma and General Liu, who were standing on either side of her, to stop what they were doing and fall silent. At the same time, they asked Li Shiyue in perfect unison, "What's your plan?"
Seeing that Liu Tan was also looking at her with a questioning gaze, Li Shiyue turned around and started pointing at the map.
"The place that Zhou Canjun pointed to is the road that will allow us to enter the grasslands and penetrate deep into the Turkic royal court as quickly as possible."
The only problem with this route is that if the information provided by Sher is wrong, or if we are just unlucky and encounter the Khan's troops who are suddenly patrolling this area;
Therefore, what should have been an advantage for us to launch a surprise attack has turned into a disadvantage.
He raised his finger and pointed to another place on the map. "But if we follow General Liu's advice, even if every soldier can rush here in three days, there is still a high chance that we will be in danger and this sneak attack will be meaningless."
First of all, the grasslands of the Khan's mother's clan were not close to the Turkic royal court; it was at least a day and a half's journey by fast horse.
That's too far off for a sneak attack like ours!
If we fail to wipe out their soldiers with overwhelming force, and even one escapes to report the news, our small force will truly be no match for them.
Secondly, we need to cooperate with the Youzhou army and She'er to encircle the Khan's troops from three sides and trap them like turtles in a jar.
But if we take the path General Liu pointed out, how can we still cooperate with the Youzhou army?
How can we achieve victory by attacking from both sides?
General Liu was very dissatisfied with what Li Shiyue said, but since Liu Tan had not spoken, he did not immediately refute Li Shiyue.
Moreover, although General Ma and General Liu argued fiercely and even seemed about to fight, it was actually a sign of their close relationship.
Otherwise, it should be like this, where General Liu is acting in a way that is neither entirely indifferent nor entirely disdainful of Li Shiyue;
In short, he was very dissatisfied with Li Shiyue's opposition to his proposed method;
But he insisted on suppressing his anger and not showing it.
"Hmph, then, General Li, what is your plan?"
"I have a golden eagle that has recognized me as its master!"
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