Three days later they encountered an even larger-scale ambush, this time with more than 10,000 troops blocking their way.
After this battle, Li Jue's army finally suffered casualties, numbering in the hundreds.
This time, Xue Shisan couldn't laugh, because eighty of his soldiers from the Sanglin Garrison had died in this battle!
"Your Highness, something's not right. This doesn't seem like the Xueyantuo army!"
"Doesn't look like it?"
"What's wrong with it?"
Upon hearing this, Xue Shisan searched among the corpses scattered on the ground, then picked up a body and walked towards Li Jue.
“Your Highness, please look! These are not Tiele people at all; they are clearly Mohe people!”
"Mohe?"
"Your Highness, are you looking at their weapons!"
"arms?"
Li Jue took the weapon from Xue Shisan, and his expression instantly turned serious.
He was very familiar with this weapon; he had seen many of these Sui Dynasty-style weapons in Liaodong!
"So, the Xueyantuo have really allied with the Mohe?"
Li Yifu, as the military advisor, shook his head noncommittally upon hearing this.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid it's not just that!"
"more than?"
"Your Highness, please don't forget that there are three countries on the Goguryeo Peninsula: Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje."
"It's hard to say whether these three countries secretly supported the Xueyantuo!"
"If the Xueyantuo obtains the armor-making techniques and weapon-forging methods of Goguryeo, they will likely become the greatest enemy of our Great Tang!"
"this……"
"Then what do we do?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yifu immediately uttered a single word.
"escape!"
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