President of Datang [Transmigration Book]

Li Tan was startled when he heard this: "War smoke? Which direction?"

Liangzhou is really a place with serious internal and external troubles. The climate itself is not very good, the population is small, the economy is backward, and the folk customs are not good.

The geographical location is also very bad. Liangzhou is directly connected to the Uyghur in front of it, the Turks are in the north, and it is very close to Tubo in the southwest, which makes the situation in this place very complicated.

So when Li Tan heard the news about the igniting of the wolf smoke, he asked in which direction. After all, he was not sure which one it was.

The only thing that can be ruled out is the Uighur. The relationship between the Uighur and Datang is very good now, and the trade exchanges are also very frequent.

Li Tan had told Zhu Xieli that the Uighur caravan would not be robbed.

Chen Chong was sweating profusely and said, "Yes... it's in the direction of Turks."

Turkic direction?Li Tan was a little puzzled. It’s not long since the beginning of summer, and the Turkic tribes are living by water and grass. The drought here in Liangzhou is not good, and the water plants here are naturally not very good, so at this time, many Turkic tribes should They are all far away from Liangzhou.

If they want to attack Liangzhou, they have to come back from a long distance. What's wrong with this?

But now is not the time to think about this matter. As long as no one makes fun of the beacon fire, Li Tan must immediately mobilize troops. Fortunately, he still has the position of Hexi Jiedushi. Follow his orders.

Of course, it is not ruled out that there are people who are mentally retarded and refuse to obey his orders, but before Li Tan came here, he had seen that Captain Zhechong in Liangzhou Mansion was an unfamiliar but actually very capable person - Duan Xiushi.

Duan Xiushi can be regarded as a famous general, but it's a pity that he lost his military power because of suspicion in his later years.

At that time, it was Li Chu's son Li Shi. I have to say that Li Shi was not like his father but more like a grandfather. The reason why he transferred Duan Xiushi back to Chang'an was not because he subjectively felt that Duan Xiushi was superior, but because someone offered slander. , and he listened to the slander.

Later, during the mutiny in Jingyuan, Duan Xiushi rejected Zhu Xi, not only rejected him, but also directly beat Zhu Xi, and was killed.

After his death, Tang Dezong gave him a posthumous title of Zhonglie, and then asked him to honor Tang Dezong's temple with Li Sheng.

Li Tan reckoned that although it sounded pretty good, Duan Xiushi might not be really happy.

Today's Duan Xiushi is still unaware of his depression in the second half of his life. He is only 24 years old this year, and it is the time when he is full of energy.

Li Tan transferred the order directly, and Duan Xiushi came over with worry.

What Duan Xiushi was worried about was not the invading enemy, it would be strange when there were no enemies in Liangzhou.

Because the environment here was not so good, the Hexi Jiedu envoy was vacant for a time. Duan Xiushi, as the captain of Zhechong of Liangzhou Prefecture, was actually the highest general here.

He has been leading the army in battle since he was a general, which is one of the reasons why he was able to become Captain Zhechong at such a young age.

But now that he has Hexi Jiedushi on his head, he has no dissatisfaction with the existence of Hexi Jiedushi. What he is dissatisfied with is that the imperial court sent a young prince with no experience as this Jiedushi.

This is not a gold-plated place, and wars are needed from time to time. If the Jiedu Envoy makes a mistake in any order, it may cost the lives of thousands of people.

It wasn't a large-scale battle, a few thousand people was already quite a lot. When Duan Xiushi thought that this Jiedushi was about the same age as his younger brother, and then thought about his brother's passionate and impulsive appearance, he felt even more headache instantly.

Worried in his heart and the enemy coming, when Duan Xiushi arrived in the state capital, his complexion was not particularly good-looking.

It's just that after seeing the fountain that brought infinite hope to Liangzhou, Duan Xiushi decided that as long as King Ning didn't go too far, he would bear with it.

However, what surprised him was that after seeing him, Li Tan asked, "How did the enemies who invaded in the past behave?"

Duan Xiushi was relieved, at least this person didn't seem like a talker, at least he knew how to ask.

Duan Xiushi said: "Your Highness, don't worry, the Turkic people will come here from time to time, and generally at this time it is not easy to start a large-scale war, it is just a test."

Li Tan himself analyzed it in the same way, because the Turks had no reason to go to war.

And the Turks came to harass them from time to time, more likely they wanted to let Liangzhou consume some military rations.

This can make Liangzhou's already difficult situation worse.

Li Tanxin was worried. Now his water network has not covered the entire Liangzhou, it will take time, and even if it covers the place, it will take time for the food to grow.

It was indeed very unfortunate that Turkic came here this time, but on the surface he didn't show it, he just asked, "Is it offense or defense?"

Duan Xiushi hesitated for a while and said: "It's better to defend, because even if they are attacking, they are too mobile, and we may not be able to catch up." Duan Xiushi smiled wryly and continued: "Our cavalry is really..."

Li Tan thought, there is an open space here in Liangzhou, which is indeed very suitable for building a horse farm, but this matter can only be let go first.

He looked at Duan Xiushi and asked: "Will they bring luggage when they come here? Or are they planning to use war to support war?"

Duan Xiushi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect him to ask this question. After hesitating for a while, he replied, "I will bring some military rations. As for the luggage...they don't have anything else. They usually bring their own arrows."

Li Tan now understands that the co-author Turkic basically just came and left in a wave, and never planned to fight for a long time.

This is quite in line with the characteristics of the Turkic people. Li Tan nodded and said: "Well, I just want to understand. Although I have read military books before, they were all on paper. I haven't been in contact with real wars. It's still a little bit worse. Trouble Duan Duan to explain for a long time, since Duan Duan has resisted many Turkic attacks, Duan Duan is fully responsible for this defense, I will not add trouble."

Duan Xiushi was almost moved to tears when he heard this, he said excitedly: "The last general will fulfill his mission!"

He was not worried about anything else before, but he was worried that Li Tan would command him himself, and then drive all his good men to die.

Now his heart is finally relieved, he has burned incense for several lifetimes, in exchange for such a sensible boss.

Li Tan said with some embarrassment: "I'll wait in the city for Captain Duan's triumphant return, and then I'll hold a banquet for the soldiers!"

Duan Xiushi expressed his loyalty again, then turned around and left, ready to tell the old subordinates the good news.

After Duan Xiushi left, Li Tan stood up and said to Chen Chong beside him, "Do you dare to go to the battlefield?"

Chen Chong was stunned for a moment, he hesitated for a while before saying: "Captain Duan probably doesn't want us to go too."

Who wouldn't want to go to the battlefield, especially what Duan Xiushi said just now, this battle must be won or a draw, if they must win, as long as they participate, it is equivalent to an extra level of military merit.

Datang implements the nine-rank system of meritorious service. If they accumulate more, they may be able to exchange military merit for a title.

It's just that they didn't even dare to think about such a good thing. Li Tan had obviously let Duan Xiushi do it, and Chen Chong also thought it would be better.

Come up and let a group of novices challenge the Turks, I'm afraid they won't know how they died when the time comes.

Li Tan smiled and said, "Not with him."

Chen Chong was scared immediately, he could see that Li Tan was really reliable when he was usually reliable, but when he was not reliable, he would make people feel flustered and short of breath, for fear that he would toss himself to death.

Chen Chong said earnestly: "Your Majesty, since we have already handed it over to Duan Duan, Your Majesty can rest easy. After all, Duan Duan is very experienced, and he will not agree to our going to the battlefield. If the two sides did not cooperate at the time, maybe it would give the Turks an opportunity to take advantage of it.”

Li Tan really looked at Chen Chong with admiration, and I have to say that Li Longji really cared about him, even the commander of the guards chose such a mature and prudent person.

He smiled and said: "I didn't intend to go directly to the Turks to fight, I just wanted to take a look at it from a distance. As the saying goes, the authorities are obsessed and the bystanders are clear. Let's find a place to take a closer look. If you study it, I will also study it. I have known you for a long time.”

Chen Chong was expressionless: "This is even worse, if the Turks find out that the king is alone..."

He couldn't even think about what would happen to Li Tan after he was discovered by the Turks. If he was captured by the Turks...how would he explain to the saint?

Li Tan felt that it might not be easy to convince Chen Chong. It was easier to convince Li Bai than to convince him, so he didn't say anything, because he decided to contact Zhu Xieli!

When Zhu Xieli received Li Tan's letter, he was also very entangled.

He wanted to see Li Tan very much, but he was afraid that people would find out if they met so frequently. He didn't care, but what if someone participated in Li Tan's book because of this matter?

Qin Fengjian and Zhu Xieli who were on the side were quite acquainted, and the two discussed the method of leading troops for a while, and were surprised to find that each had its own characteristics, and those who should not have started to seek common ground while reserving differences, and were ready to find a better way .

He looked at Li Tan's troubled face and said, "Your Majesty knows it well, he is not worried, what are you worried about?"

Zhu Xieli sighed: "I'm really afraid that he will leave Datang in a fit of anger..."

Originally, he thought that Li Tan's feelings for Datang must be very deep. After all, everything he did was for the faster development of Datang.

In order to realize his idea, not only did Li Tan not be greedy for money, he even invested a lot of money.

This is not love, Zhu Xieli doesn't believe it.

However, he didn't expect that Li Tan actually ran here as soon as he said he was running, and left everything he had to go to this strange place.

Zhu Xieli was moved but also a little stressed. He was worried that if the court provoked him again, what would Li Tan do if he left Datang in a fit of anger?

He doesn't mind taking Li Tan in, on the contrary, he is very happy to be with him for a long time, but...

Just when he was thinking about this, Qin Fengjian sneered and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty will not leave Datang, he just despises the current court, well, to be precise, he despises the saint."

Zhu Xieli listened speechlessly. He found that after leaving Datang, the people sent by Li Tan were very unscrupulous in one or two of these people, and basically had no respect for Li Longji. From this point of view, they are similar to An Lushan , are potential rebels.

It's just that Qin Fengjian has his own ideas: If Xuanzong himself was not stupid, how could there be Anshi Rebellion?

So Qin Fengjian is loyal to this country, not Li Longji.

But Zhu Xieli also listened to what he said, turned around and found time to go to Li Tan's place. In order not to be discovered, he chose the night again.

Well, of course he also has his own little thoughts. At night, at least he can spend more time with Li Tan.

When the appointed time came, Li Tan stood by the window and waited for Zhu Xieli, and then watched helplessly as if Zhu Xieli jumped over the wall.

Li Tan stared dumbfounded at Zhu Xieli who was squatting on the window sill, blinked and said, "I greeted someone, you can go through the main entrance."

Although the second floor is not high, if you catch up with an inch of strength, it is enough to fall down.

Zhu Xieli leaned on the window sill and jumped in, and said with a smile, "It's better not to let too many people know."

Li Tan couldn't help laughing and said, "What are you talking about like stealing love?"

Zhu Xieli leaned over and stretched out his hand to hook his chin, and said with a low smile, "Isn't it?" After speaking, he bowed his head and kissed him.

Li Tan let him take himself into his arms, and responded to the kiss.

After a while, the two separated, and Li Tan said with a peachy face and a somewhat hoarse voice, "Don't make trouble, I have business with you."

Zhu Xieli had no choice but to withdraw his hand regretfully and asked, "What's the matter?"

Li Tan told the news about the Turkic invasion, and then said, "How about we go and rob them?"

Zhu Xieli:? ? ? ? ?

It's too late, he's hallucinating?who to rob?Looting the Turks?

Seeing Zhu Xieli's face being struck by lightning, Li Tan continued: "The Turkic invaders must bring some military rations, even if the generals robbed all the rations, it would not be a loss."

Zhu Xieli asked: "Turkic people are always vigilant, how can they be so easy to rob?"

He also robbed and robbed the caravans. Recently, even the caravans didn't rob much, and instead collected protection fees, but they really protected those caravans to reach the border safely.

After gradually gaining fame, he himself didn't think about robbing for a long time.

Li Tan is good, he has a wider mind than him, and he actually wants to rob the invading Turkic army!

Li Tan said: "When they fight Duan Xiushi, it would be good for us to go around and rob. If we are lucky, we can have a pinch attack from both sides. Of course, I also know that the possibility is too small."

Zhu Xieli didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Your army is facing the enemy in the front, and you took me to the back to rob food, don't you think there is something wrong?"

Although he asked Li Tan why he came here before, and Li Tan said that he was going to join the enemy, he always felt that Li Tan was just joking.

It turned out to be true, even Zhu Xieli didn't feel good about giving him something, but taking him to rob him.

Li Tan waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I didn't plan to give it all to you. I originally wanted to take Chen Chong and the others, but they refused, so I had no choice but to..."

Zhu Xieli pinched his face and said, "Okay, did you think of me because no one went with you?"

Li Tan asked, "Then are you going?"

Go, why not go?Seeing that Li Tan has made up his mind, if he doesn't go, he is afraid that Li Tan will just take two people with him, so what's the matter?

After Zhu Xieli made an appointment with Li Tan, he went back to make preparations. The idea of ​​staying overnight...of course it didn't exist.

Li Tan was also not sure when Duan Xiushi and the Turkic side would confront each other head-on. After all, in a war like this, either one side was very sure that they could crush the other side, or one side had no way out.

If there is not much difference in strength between the two sides, it will take a long time before they can fight, or there may even be a situation where they will not fight.

After all, the Turks came more to consume Liangzhou's military rations.

After Li Tan and Duan Xiushi went to the border town with 1 people, they used the excuse of patrolling the whole territory, and then left with only Qing Kong and Li Bai.

As for the others who had to stay in the state capital to work, Chen Chong wanted to follow him. After all, he was the commander of Li Tan's guards. No matter where Li Tan went, he had to bring his guards to follow Li Tan.

Then Li Tan thought of a way and directly asked Li Bai to fight Chen Chong. Oh, to be more civilized, it was a swordsmanship competition.

The result can be imagined, even if Chen Chong held his best weapon, he didn't make twenty moves under Li Bai's hands.

Chen Chong was a little unconvinced at first, but after being beaten by Li Bai for several rounds, he was finally convinced.

He was selected to protect Li Tan, because his martial arts skills are very superb. He was the second place in the martial arts competition before, but unexpectedly he was not as good as Li Bai.

In this way, if Li Tan took Li Bai out, the safety factor would be higher than if he took him.

Chen Chong could only watch Li Tan resentfully pack up his things and take Li Bai away, leaving him to look after the house.

After Li Tan left, he suddenly realized one thing—since he was patrolling the whole territory, why didn't he bring guards or guards of honor?

If you want to take Li Bai with you, you can take it with you. After all, Li Tan has the final say on the tour team, and he will naturally take whoever he says.

Chen Chong couldn't help turning his head to ask Du Fu. At this time, Du Fu and Gongsun Chui were making the final repairs to the Governor's Mansion.

Du Fu, as King Ning Ling, naturally had to pay attention to the place where Li Tan lived, and the Governor's Mansion was a national public property, so Gongsun Chui also paid attention to it, so the two of them could just work together.

After Du Fu heard Chen Chong's words, he also had a bad premonition in his heart: "Did your Majesty say what you want to do during this period of time?"

Just as Chen Chong was about to shake his head, he suddenly stopped, and said with a strange expression: "He wants to rob the Turks...does that count?"

Du Fu and Gongsun Chui together:? ? ? ? ?

Chen Chong repeated what Li Tan said before, and Gongsun Chui calmly said based on his understanding of the host: "Don't guess, he must have gone to rob the Turks."

Du Fu clapped the case: "Twelve Lang didn't know, he was cheated too!"

Chen Chong stared: "Is now the time to talk about this? They didn't bring anyone with them, so they shouldn't really go to rob the Turks, right? How could they rob without anyone?"

Du Fu also reacted: "That's true, even if the king...would never be so impulsive."

Gongsun Chui was still very calm: "Did you forget someone?"

Chen Chong and Du Fu turned their heads to look at him together, and Gongsun Chui said, "Zhu Xieli."

The two of them were speechless for a moment, this is really true, how could they forget this person?

But at this time Du Fu calmed down instead: "If Prince Zhu Xie goes with him, then there is no need to worry too much."

Chen Chong was a little depressed: "I would have agreed if I knew it earlier, hey."

Du Fu and Gongsun Chui looked at each other and said nothing. They knew that Li Tan didn't take Chen Chong with him, and they didn't even say it again, which meant that his trust in Chen Chong was not that deep.

After all, if it were another person, such as Du Fu in Chen Chong's position, Li Tan would definitely try to convince him.

Just when a few of them said that Li Tan's safety was fine, Duan Xiushi sent someone to look for Li Tan.

Gongsun Chui went out to meet the messenger soldier and asked, "Did Captain Duan say anything?"

The messenger soldier was short of breath and saw that he was rushing over a long distance, and said quickly: "Captain Duan asks His Royal Highness to transfer troops, Turkic...Turkic has at least 2 horses!"

Gongsun Chui was shocked immediately: "Is what Captain Duan said true?"

The messenger soldier said: "It's absolutely true, this is a letter from the captain and Your Highness!"

Gongsun Chui directly opened the letter after receiving it, and the messenger soldier was stunned, thinking whether this long history would be cut off by King Ning.

Anyway, in many people's minds, King Ning was too fierce. After all, he was the only one who had demolished the gambling house and copied the Tie family for decades.

It was even heard that He Kuan was killed by Hatamu on the way to exile. As a result, Hatamu died suddenly not long after. Everyone suspected that it was King Ning's handwriting, but there was no evidence.

Anyway, King Ning = cruel, that's right.

Gongsun Chui didn't care what the messenger soldier was thinking, his mind was now full of: it's over.

He didn't know exactly how many people there were in Zhu Xieli's place, but before the Shatuo tribe survived, there were only about [-] people, and it was precisely because of the small number that they were often threatened by other tribes.

Afterwards, after Absi's instigation and dissension, he lost a lot. The total number of men, women, and children of the entire clan did not have as many soldiers as the Turks brought this time.

They are going to sneak attack from the rear again, and they will definitely not bring too many people. Isn't this giving food to people?

Gongsun Chui's face was solemn, Duan Xiushi was a real person, after knowing that Li Tan had no intention of interfering, he directly wrote in the letter how to dispatch troops, which really made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Although Gongsun Chui himself was quite talented, he was more focused on civil governance, leading troops to fight... He may not be as good as Li Tan, after all, Li Tan has read more books than him.

He put away the letter and said softly: "I will report to the king immediately, and please go back and tell Captain Duan that you will send troops there as soon as possible."

The messenger soldier got the order and didn't ask to see Li Tan, so he turned around and left.

After Gongsun Chui waited for him to leave, he jumped up instantly, turned around and ran to the guard house in the state capital.

Du Fu and the others were discussing why Duan Xiushi sent someone here, while Chen Chong said sourly, "Maybe it's a good news. If Duan Xiushi beats the Turks away, the king won't be able to rob them."

Wang Wei said: "It's best to be like this. This time the king is back, I really want to give a good remonstrance."

Just as Du Fu was about to say something, he saw Gongsun Chui running almost all the way over, and couldn't help but change his expression: "Gongsun Changshi is in such a hurry, what happened?"

Gongsun Chui turned his head to Chen Chong and said, "You take all the guards to chase after the king immediately, and after you catch up, you must persuade the king to turn around!"

Chen Chong was stunned for a moment: "This...isn't it possible? I can't send troops without the order of the king."

Gongsun Chui spoke quickly and said: "It's not the time to pay attention to these things. The Turks are coming very aggressively this time. According to the observation of the scouts sent by Duan Xiushi, there are at least [-] soldiers and horses. The information your majesty got before is not accurate. What if..."

When he said this, everyone jumped up immediately, and Wang Wei and Du Fu even said in unison: "Commander Chen, go quickly, if there is any guilt, I will bear it with you!"

Chen Chong also knew that this was not the time to pay attention to whether to order or not, so he stood up and said solemnly: "If you don't accept the order of the general, I will go now."

Chen Chong took two steps outside, and suddenly stopped. The other three looked at him suspiciously. They didn't know why he stopped suddenly, and then they saw Chen Chong turned his head and asked in embarrassment: "But where is the king now... ?”

Where is Li Tan?

At this time, Li Tan and Zhu Xieli had led the people ten miles away from the Turkic camp.

Zhu Xieli brought a total of 2000 people. If it was really a sneak attack, it would not be necessary to use so many people. The night attack is about being light and fast.

But Zhu Xieli was worried about Li Tan's safety, so he brought more, and now the two of them looked at each other in dismay at the results reported by the scouts.

Li Tan hesitated: "Is this... sure?"

Although Zhu Xieli was also skeptical, he still said: "I brought the best scouts, he must not be mistaken, the number must already exceed ten thousand."

Their information is not as accurate as Duan Xiushi's, but with this number, the difference between [-] and [-] is not that big, and they are much more than them.

Li Tan's expression was solemn: "The Turkic schemer is big."

Raising troops when they shouldn't be fighting, either the Turkic Khan's brains were pumped, or they had other purposes.

In view of the fact that the Turks and the Tang Dynasty have been fighting each other for so many years and have not been eliminated, Li Tan prefers the second option.

Zhu Xieli turned to look at Li Tan and asked, "Do you want to go back? In this case, we must increase our troops."

Li Tan waved his hand and said: "No need, I left the soldier talisman to Gongsun Chui before I left. If Duan Xiushi needs to transfer troops, he will fully cooperate."

Zhu Xieli glanced at Li Tan in surprise: "You are too courageous."

Soldiers talisman is such an important thing, so you can give it just by asking?And it was still for Gongsun Chui, he remembered that Gongsun Chui had not been here for long, right?Is it so trusted?

Li Tan said: "It's okay, Duan Xiushi knows it well. Anyway, Gongsun Chui won't be able to rebel if he gets it. He doesn't have that ability. In fact, the command is still in Duan Xiushi's hands. Now let's see what we do."

Zhu Xieli asked: "Aren't you going back?"

Li Tan insisted: "It's useless for me to go back now. It's better to study here how to make trouble for the other party. I don't know who is leading the Turks this time."

Zhu Xieli didn't persuade him much, he was worried that if Li Tan went back, it would be troublesome if he encountered Turkic soldiers along the way, he might as well stay here, and if something went wrong, he would take Li Tan to hide in the mountains.

He directly took out a map and said, "Let's see where it is more appropriate to sneak attack."

Li Tan stared at his map for a moment: "This map...?"

Zhu Xieli asked: "What's the matter? Is it unclear?"

Li Tan: ...

Is this something unclear?I don't know where this matter is!

Li Tan asked: "You used this kind of map to fight before?"

Zhu Xieli looked puzzled: "Yes, this map is the best so far."

Li Tan felt extremely distressed, why did he ignore this matter?

He coughed lightly and said, "Wait for me."

Zhu Xieli stared at him blankly as he walked out of the middle tent.

Li Tan ran back to the tent of the two of them, pretending to start rummaging through boxes and cabinets. At this time, he suddenly discovered that sleeping in separate rooms is still beneficial, at least it can guarantee personal safety.

While thinking about this in his mind, he called up Tianbao's border map for the second year from the system, and directly chose to copy it.

After transcribing, when he returned to the tent, Zhu Xieli was discussing with his subordinates to see if there were any weak points in Turkic that could allow them to make a breakthrough.

After Li Tan came in, everyone paid attention to him. Zhu Xieli's subordinates knew the relationship between the two of them, and they were quite conflicted in their hearts.

Although the hatred for Datang is relatively high, but they are very convinced and loved Li Tan, so they provided them with a lot of supplies for Li Tan, so as to prevent their relatives from freezing and starving to death, which is enough to make them very grateful to Li Tan up.

Li Tan walked over and pulled out Zhu Xieli's map and said, "I brought the map here before, but I forgot to give it to you. I didn't expect your map to be so unclear. Come on, use this."

Zhu Xieli took the scroll that Li Tan handed him, opened it a little bit and couldn't help being very surprised: "This..."

Li Tan laughed and said, "Is this much clearer?"

Zhu Xieli opened the whole map quickly while nodding, and immediately other generals in the account surrounded him, and asked in amazement, "What are these?"

They had never seen many marks on the map before, so there was no way, Li Tan wanted to popularize the standards of this map again.

Fortunately, Zhu Xieli has studied the geography of mountains and rivers with Li Tan, and has also received such popular science before.

So before Li Tan could speak, Zhu Xieli explained: "This represents the Gobi desert, and the blue color is not to mention rivers, lakes and seas. Here are mountains and rivers. Well, there are signs of woods and grasslands. This is a swamp. This is the cliff."

All the generals were shocked. It is difficult to draw such a detailed map unless you know the geography of these places well.

This map was definitely not drawn by King Ning. King Ning grew up in Chang'an for the past 14 years, and he has never been out of Liangzhou Prefecture this year. It is impossible for him to know the territory of Turks so well.

Seeing their excitement, Li Tan began to think about whether he should also get a map for Duan Xiushi. It's really his fault that he didn't think of this.

After marking on the map, Zhu Xieli said: "Now I don't know the specific location of the Turkic camp and the surrounding conditions. I only know our side. We still need to send scouts there."

Qin Jin said with some embarrassment at the side: "Khan, the place where the Turks camped is a bit empty, there is no shelter, and the scouts are not easy to get close to."

Datang's scouts were able to get specific information because they had so many people!

Duan Xiushi could send hundreds of scouts, but they wouldn't bring so many scouts.

Li Tan thought about it seriously and said, "Who is the most experienced scout on your side? I can lend him something temporarily."

Zhu Xieli didn't suspect him, and directly summoned the scouts.

When Li Tan saw the scout, he couldn't help being a little surprised. It turned out to be a middle-aged man with a dark complexion.

The man looked dark and thin, not very conspicuous, but for the profession of scout, he looked a bit big, after all, he even had white hair.

Li Tan looked at Zhu Xieli hesitantly, and Zhu Xieli said very calmly: "There is a shortage of people now."

Li Tan didn't say anything, just took out a long copper tube and said, "This is a telescope, try it first."

After Zhu Xieli got it in his hand, he found that the long tube was still stretchable. He stretched out the long tube, and then moved his eyes to the small side according to Li Tan's instructions. When he saw it, he was shocked.

Li Tan looked at his wide-eyed and startled expression and couldn't help but smiled and said, "It's not obvious here, let's go out and try."

Zhu Xieli was dragged to the outside of the tent by him, and then tried again, and found that he could see the trees in the distance very clearly, so Daqi couldn't help asking: "What is this?"

Li Tan said: "I said, the telescope, as the name suggests, but so far, I... accidentally created it, so it should be used by the scouts first."

After hearing this, Zhu Xieli didn't doubt that Li Tan always had some weird things in his hands, and he even placed a Qinglianyu Waterfall in their camp, which avoided the embarrassment of them crossing mountains and ridges to get water.

He pondered and asked, "Will there be many in the future?"

This thing is enough to change the situation of the battle. A large number or a small number will have a great impact on future battles.

Li Tan thought about it seriously and said: "At the beginning, there won't be too many. Unless there are very experienced generals, they won't be equipped."

After all, this thing does not have much technical content, and the cost of imitation is too low. Although there is no glass now, crystal can also be used instead.

After hearing this, Zhu Xieli said: "So, you give the telescope to Ah Yin..."

Li Tan waved his hand: "He's a scout and he doesn't need to charge forward. He just needs to stand far away. If it's really not possible, just remember to destroy these two transparent lenses before being captured."

Scout Ah Yin took the telescope with trembling hands, deeply feeling the heavy responsibility.

Li Tan warned: "You can put everything else away, first see where their horses and baggage are placed."

Zhu Xieli didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this: "Are you still thinking about that bit of food?"

Li Tan sighed: "I can't help it. You don't know how expensive rice is if you are not in charge. The food that Liangzhou needs to consume is astronomical. I used to worry about how to raise food. Now someone has finally delivered it to my door. I'm sorry if I don't rob it. "

As soon as he finished speaking, someone said outside the account: "Report, a Tubo army was found ten miles away from the camp, about three thousand!"

Zhu Xieli raised his eyebrows: "Turks really plan to join forces with Tubo?"

He didn't say anything else, but this look was aimed at Li Tan. Maybe he wanted to test the Hexi Jiedu envoy on the one hand, and on the other hand, he wanted to occupy Liangzhou by the way if he won the battle. mentality.

And Li Tan's reaction was very decisive: "Fuck him!"

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