Chapter 201 Spreading the Word

"Your Highness! You must not act like this!"

"Please think twice!"

"Your Highness! The country of Tang is the most important thing. You must not put yourself in danger."

People stood up one after another to oppose Li Chengqian's proposal.

"Enough! What are you arguing about? I just want to ask if Song Junming and his men will come to rescue me if I am besieged. Do I have to be the bait myself?"

Li Chengqian was a little annoyed by these people's wild guesses, but also a little comforted that they were still competent after all.

"When the time comes, as long as the word spreads, Xueyantuo will certainly send people to investigate. When they find my carriage, they will conclude that I am in it and will certainly send a large army to besiege."

"This is not the main point. The key is how to prevent the enemy's attack and wait for the reinforcements in Xiazhou to arrive." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Highness, we can find a place that is conducive to defense, build fortifications, and form a frontier position that can be attacked or defended." Pei Xingjian suggested to Li Chengqian after some thought.

"Oh! I wonder where you think it is more appropriate to build fortifications." Li Chengqian asked, turning back to Wang Quan and said, "Go get a map."

"Yes!" Wang Quan took the order and retreated, and found a map and placed it in front of Li Chengqian and the generals.

Pei Xingjian stepped forward, and after a check, he pointed to a place and said, "Let's build fortifications here for defense."

Li Chengqian looked at the place Pei Xingjian pointed to. Li Chengqian didn't quite understand it. It was really because the level of map drawing in this era was limited.

It was not as accurate as the maps of later generations. It seemed that there was a chance to make a contour map.

He nodded and said, "I'll leave this matter to you, Cheng Wuting and Xue Wanche to assist!"

"Yes!" Pei Xingjian, Cheng Wuting, and Xue Wanche saluted.

This military meeting ended.

Soon, news reached the Xueyantuo camp. At this time, the 200,000 troops transferred by Bazhuo from his homeland had just arrived at Bazhuo's camp.

After Ba Zhuo learned the news about Li Chengqian, he was shocked at first. He could not believe that a prince of an empire dared to lead 20,000 troops in person and waited covetously for his army.

Apart from other things, Ba Zhuo still admired Li Chengqian's courage. After all, if it were him, Ba Zhuo might not have the courage to wait for an opportunity to move beside 200,000 enemy troops.

"The Tang Dynasty's Crown Prince Li Chengqian led 20,000 troops to station on one side of our army. What does he want to do? This Khan thought this was the Tang army's strategy, intending to severely damage our Xueyantuo by attacking from both sides."

"This Khan has seen through his plot. Pass the order down and immediately send troops to attack Li Chengqian's troops."

Ba Zhuo immediately summoned all the generals to discuss the matter. Ba Zhuo believed that Li Chengqian was planning to attack his army from both sides with the Tang army in Xiazhou, but unfortunately the news leaked out.

Ba Zhuo believed that he should immediately send troops to remove this thorn, and capture the Tang Dynasty's Crown Prince, and use him as a bargaining chip to force the Tang Dynasty to cede land and pay compensation.

"Wait a minute, Khan! The Tang people are always cunning and treacherous. The prince is the heir apparent and the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. How could the Tang people let such a noble person lead the army to fight?"

"Aren't they afraid that the prince will make a mistake? I think this is probably a trick of the Tang people." "

The purpose is to lure us into a trap and then launch an attack. If I don't pay attention, I will definitely be severely damaged by the Tang army."

Some of the generals opposed Ba Zhuo's proposal. They generally believed that this was probably a smoke bomb set by the cunning Tang people.

The real purpose was to lure them into a trap. Once their army attacked, the enemy troops in Wantong City, Xiazhou would take the opportunity to counterattack.

The Tang people would never joke with their prince, let alone let the prince take risks.

"I think what Khan said makes sense. When the Tang emperor went on an expedition, the prince was the person with the highest status in the Tang dynasty."

"It is possible that he personally led the troops to fight in order to establish his own prestige. Don't forget that when the Tang dynasty was established, their former prince led troops to fight."

"Now that the Tang emperor is a martial artist, it is not surprising that the prince of the Tang dynasty leads the army." Some people support Ba Zhuo's opinion and think that this may be true. If

there are people who support it, there will naturally be people who oppose it.

"Although the Tang dynasty often fought wars abroad, its internal affairs were very stable. The Tang emperor rarely led the troops to fight in person, let alone the prince of the Tang dynasty!"

"This must be a trick of the Tang people. Its purpose is to lure our army forward and then destroy our army." Xueyantuo general Geshi said.

The meaning of the format is very clear. This is the conspiracy of the Tang people. It is a lie made up just to deceive them.

So, these generals of Bazhuo split into two factions and argued endlessly, which made Bazhuo very annoyed.

"Enough!" Bazhuo really couldn't stand it anymore! He shouted loudly.

Everyone immediately stopped arguing fiercely, and the big tent immediately became quiet.

"Whether it is true or not, we will know when this Khan sends scouts to find out. You retreat first." Bazhuo said. He planned to send someone to find out the news first.

Whether he is the prince of the Tang Dynasty or not, he will send troops to eliminate the Tang army beside him. He will never allow unstable factors to stay by his side.

"Yes, Khan!" Everyone hurriedly saluted and left the big tent.

"Come here!" Ba Zhuo shouted outside the big tent.

"Khan! What do you want?" The personal soldier entered and saluted.

"Quickly send the scouts to find out whether the Tang army that appeared on the side of our army exists and whether it is the prince of the Tang Dynasty?" Ba Zhuo said.

"Yes!" The personal soldier took the order and left.

The scouts who received Ba Zhuo's order immediately rushed out of the camp to find out.

The scouts explored outside Li Chengqian's camp, but did not dare to go deep, for fear of being discovered by the other side. After drawing a map of the camp defense they saw, they immediately returned to report to Ba Zhuo.

"Is the situation true?" Ba Zhuo looked at the scout leader who was kneeling in front of him and said.

"Khan! I have sent several groups of scouts to investigate, and the news they sent back is the same result. The Tang army has more than 20,000 people, and they are only fifty miles away from our camp." The scout leader said.

"It seems that there is indeed a detachment of Tang people on the side of our army, waiting for an opportunity to move at any time. Can we find out whose troops they are?" Ba Zhuo said.

"Judging from the enemy's flags and chariots, it should be the army of the prince of the Tang Dynasty." said the scout leader.

"Can we find out what the enemy's military deployment is like?" Ba Zhuo asked.

As long as he was sure that there were Tang troops on his side, Ba Zhuo would have a reason to send troops. Now he had concluded that the enemy's commander was the Tang prince.

This made Ba Zhuo even happier. As long as he could capture the Tang prince alive, he didn't believe that the Tang people would not surrender.

"Draw a few maps of the enemy's camp layout." After the scout leader finished speaking, he stood up and spread out the prepared drawings.

He also explained to Ba Zhuo the location of Li Chengqian's army and how to deploy the defense.