The strongest emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Chapter 721 Preparing to Capture the Khitan King City (Part [-])
"Sure enough, God helped me in the Tang Dynasty, and God bless His Highness the Crown Prince. It seems that this time not only will Khitan and Xi be pacified, but His Highness the Crown Prince may bring back one hundred thousand cavalry to the Emperor." Xu Maogong said to Li Zhi with a smile.

"Where did the military master come from to say this? I don't think it's a problem to pacify Khitan and Xi. But where did the [-] cavalry come from?" Li Zhi looked at Xu Maogong in confusion and asked.

"Now the chief of the Ahui Department has recruited the armies of the other four tribes of Xi State. The number has reached more than [-]. Isn't this the [-] cavalry prepared for His Royal Highness?" Xu Maogong said with a smile.

"I'm old-fashioned. These more than [-] cavalry belong to the chief of the Ahui Department. If His Royal Highness does not fulfill his promise, I am afraid that even he will rebel in the end. How can there be [-] cavalry?" Yu Chigong glared at Xu Maogong. said later.

"If the more than 8 cavalrymen of the Xi Kingdom belong to the chief of the Ahui Department, then Yu Chigong's worry is not wrong. But among the more than [-] cavalrymen, at least [-] to [-] are not his."

"It was the soldiers and generals who surrendered after he killed the other four chiefs. These people only surrendered to the chief of the Ahui Department for their lives."

"If the Chief of Ahui, plus those distinguished generals in the army, all died at the hands of the Khitans, do you still think that the [-] cavalry don't belong to His Royal Highness?" Xu Maogong still said with a smile on his face. .

Speaking of this, Li Zhi and Yu Chigong naturally understood Xu Maogong's intentions.So Li Zhi said happily: "This matter is all arranged by the military advisor. I believe that the military advisor will handle everything well."

"Since His Highness the Crown Prince trusts me, I will boldly command the three armies instead of His Highness the Crown Prince." Xu Maogong said after saluting Li Zhi.

"This is the golden skin order for dispatching troops. Today, I will temporarily hand it over to the military division. The military division will replace my palace to command the three armies." Li Zhi handed over the golden skin order on the table to Queen Xu Maogong Said.

When Xu Maogong took over the command of Jinpi, he temporarily replaced Li Zhi as the commander-in-chief.So naturally Xu Maogong gave orders to the three armies.

First of all, Xu Maogong ordered someone to call the chief of the Ahui Department to the tent of the Chinese army.Because the more than [-] cavalry of the chief of the Ahui Department were not stationed with the Tang army.Therefore, someone must be sent to report.

Not long after, the chief of the Ahui Department came to the tent of the Chinese army, and first saluted Prince Li Zhi.Then he opened his mouth and said: "I don't know what your Highness the Crown Prince has to say about calling the last general to come here."

"Chief, all the Khitan people are now huddled in the Khitan King City. If you want to pacify the Khitan, you must break through the King City. I wonder if the Chief has any ideas on how to break through the Khitan King City?" Xu Mao asked the Chief of the Ahui Department openly .

"Reporting to the military division, the soldiers under the general's command are mainly cavalry, and the main battlefield is this vast grassland. I'm afraid it won't be of much help in the siege battle." The chief of the Ahui Department said to Xu Maogong.

"Since the chief's soldiers are not suitable for siege, I wonder if it is possible to siege the city?" Xu Maogong said to the chief of the Ahui Department with a smile.

"It's not a problem to besiege the city, but the general only has more than [-] troops in his hands. I'm afraid there will be insufficient troops to surround the Khitan King City." Chief Ahui said.

"His Royal Highness will naturally not allow you to besiege the city by yourself. His Royal Highness is going to divide the cavalry under your command into four, and then cooperate with the army brought by His Royal Highness to surround the four gates of the Khitan King City. I don't know what the chieftain wants." Xu Maogong asked the chief of the Ahui Department.

The chief of the Ahui Department subconsciously felt that it was because Li Zhi didn't believe in him, that's why he was going to disperse his troops.So as not to get cold feet at critical moments.

However, it was quite normal for Li Zhi to have such an idea.So I didn't think there was anything wrong with it.The key is that he feels that he has the ability to command the more than [-] cavalry under his command.

"Since the last general led the soldiers under his command to seek refuge with His Highness the Crown Prince, he should naturally obey His Highness the Crown Prince's arrangement." The chief of the Ahui Department saluted Li Zhi.

"The chief did not disappoint me. From today onwards, the chief will take orders from the central army tent. After the Khitan is wiped out, I will definitely report the chief's achievements to the emperor."

"Father may hand over all this grassland to the chief to take care of it." Li Zhi laughed and said to the chief of the Ahui Department.

This made the chief of the Ahui Department very happy. After all, in his impression, after all the dynasties of the Central Plains sent troops to the surrounding foreign states, they would not occupy their land.It's just to let them pay tribute every year and become ministers every year.

Therefore, the chief of the Ahui Department absolutely believed in Li Zhi's words.So he hurriedly knelt down on the ground, and said gratefully: "The last general will definitely look up to His Royal Highness."

"Then tomorrow, we will capture the Khitan royal city and surround him with water. Let me see how many days he can last for nearly a million Khitan soldiers and civilians." Li Zhi said.

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Khitan King City.

"My lord, it seems that the country of Xi has already surrendered to the Tang army. This way, I'm afraid it will be very disadvantageous to us. If they besiege the king's city, the food and grass in the city will last for more than two months at most." A tribal chief said to Brother Daheku Said.

"Let's take a look first. If they attack the city, we will defend the city. If they don't attack the city, we will send cavalry to attack his camp."

"This king doesn't believe it. With my nearly one million soldiers and civilians, I'm afraid that he will fail with a mere 30 to [-] Tang troops." Brother Daheku said unconvinced.

"Having said that, it's better for your majesty to make preparations first. Otherwise, our Khitan tribe may be in danger of being wiped out." The chief continued.

In fact, not only the chief felt that there was no chance of winning this battle.Even the other chiefs of the eight major Khitan tribes were not very optimistic about this battle with the Tang army.

They even felt that the best way was to surrender in Kaesong and hand over the letter of surrender to Li Zhi.The worst result would be to continue to be a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.

But Dahe Kuge didn't plan to do this, he felt that he should have the ability to win this battle of defending the city.As long as he wins this time, Datang will not dare to underestimate him in the future.

He even thought that he could take the opportunity to annex the Xi country, so that the national strength of the Khitan country would be greatly improved.

But Brother Daheku also has a worry, what he is worried about is Li Tai in Youzhou, if Li Tai sends troops to help at this time.I'm afraid I really have no chance of winning.

So Dahe Kuge asked: "I wonder if you can find out what happened to Yan Wang Li Tai. Are you planning to send troops to support Prince Li Zhi?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there is no movement in Yan Kingdom at present. There is no sign of sending troops to support Prince Li Zhi. After all, the princes of the Tang Dynasty are not so harmonious."

"Even the King of Yan is wishing that Prince Li Zhi would die in our hands. Then he would have a chance to inherit the Tang Dynasty." Xiao Hetie, the new King of the Southern Academy, said.

This Xiao Hetie and Xiao Motie are sibling brothers, now Xiao Motie's whereabouts are unknown, so his younger brother Xiao Hetie has inherited the title of Great King of the Southern Courtyard.

(End of this chapter)