On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 290 Speculating on thoughts (fifth update)

Last night, the Turks' two attacks on the camp ended in failure. In fact, they only lost more than a thousand people. Compared with the size of the 130,000 coalition troops, it was not worth a day.

But Dulan Khan still underestimated the impact of these two defeats, especially for the 30,000 East Turkic soldiers.

Admittedly, he was cautious enough, and even put all the Turkic soldiers who had followed Cui Che in his expedition to Dujin Mountain under the control of his son Yue Qincha, and escorted his people to move west of Dujin Mountain to prevent them from defecting in the face of the battle.

But even those who stayed in Xian'e Hebei often heard Cui Che's reputation mentioned by those who participated in the war during these years.

In addition, the Turks have repeatedly defeated the Sui Dynasty in recent years. Even though the 130,000 Turkic coalition troops are more than the 80,000 Sui troops, psychologically, they are indeed at a disadvantage.

Seeing the low morale of his soldiers, Dulan Khan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He urgently needed a victory to boost morale, even if it was just a small victory.

Datou Khan also agreed with this.

On the same day, the two sent envoys to the Sui army camp to make an appointment with Cui Che.

Cui Che looked at the envoy with interest and asked:

"What kind of strategy do Dulan and Datou want?"

The messenger recounted:

"Either each sends thousands of elite soldiers to fight in formation, or sends warriors to fight against the generals in front of the formation."

Cui Che turned around and smiled with his subordinates:

"These two people are stupid and have no resourcefulness, so they want to show off their courage with me."

The crowd burst into laughter, and the envoy couldn't hold back his anger. He suppressed his anger and said:

"Whether we want to fight or not, it's up to Duke Yan to say what he says, so why bother to hurt others with your words!"

Cui Che suppressed his smile and said in a deep voice:

"Go back and tell Dulan and Datou that unlike them, I will never treat the lives of soldiers as child's play.

"People are fighting in front, but I am just watching the excitement from behind. Such a thing is not something a benevolent person would do, and a wise person would not do it either!

"If they want to fight, at noon tomorrow, we will spread out our troops and fight on the banks of the Xian'e River!"

The envoy really couldn't understand. Before a big war, each party sent hundreds or thousands of people to engage in small-scale battles. Isn't this a common occurrence, and it could also be used to find out the opponent's strength.

Why did it come into Cui Che's mouth? It seemed like such a sin.

The envoy still wanted to explain, but Cui Che had no patience to listen to his nonsense anymore. In line with the principle of not killing envoys when the two countries were fighting, he expelled the Turkic envoy from the camp. He still blindfolded him along the way to prevent him from making trouble.

There is an opportunity to observe the Sui army camp.

After the envoy left, the generals of the Sui army also left one after another and went back to inspect the camps. Only the Maitie Staff remained. He really wanted to fight the Turks.

"Why shouldn't Duke Yan do this? I will take the heads of enemy generals for Duke Yan!"

Mai Tiezhang relies on his courage and speaks boldly.

Of course, he is indeed brave. Cui Che had already learned this lesson when he saw him bringing back twenty noses.

Cui Che smiled and said:

"The attack on the camp failed last night, and today they are eager to ask me for a fight, but they dare not fight. It must be that the Turks' morale has been frustrated. They should be anxious, so why should I be anxious.

"Besides, since Dulan and Datou took the initiative to propose this matter, there must be heroes in the army.

"Of course I know that General Mai is as brave as Shi Wansui, but I have my own plan to defeat the enemy, so why do you need to take risks?"

When Mai Tiezhang heard Cui Che compare him to Shi Wansui, he grinned almost to his ears, but he waved his hands repeatedly:

"General Shi has outstanding achievements, and the last general cannot be compared with him for the time being."

He didn't ask more about Cui Che's clever plan to defeat the enemy. Mai Tiezhang knew that Cui Che would definitely tell him when it was time to let him know.

However, in fact, Cui Che just said casually. Now that Turks have not revealed any flaws, it is not so easy to think of a solution.

After the Turkic envoy was released, he immediately returned to the camp at full speed, found Dulan Khan and Datou Khan, and truthfully told them what Cui Che said.

Datou Khan was very dissatisfied with Cui Che's attitude and was still complaining and abusing him.

Dulan Khan thought for a moment, but his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said to Datou Khan:

"I know Cui Che's intention!"

Datou Khan glanced at Du Lan in confusion and thought: Do you know again?

Dulan Khan ignored Datou's suspicion and thought to himself:

"Cui Che is a man who understands people's hearts. The reason why he said this is that once we agree, we will only focus on tomorrow's battle and relax tonight!"

Datou Khan thought about it carefully and felt that it really made sense.

Dulan Khan continued:

"We might as well take advantage of the situation and agree to fight the Sui army tomorrow.

"Tonight, we set up an ambush in the camp, waiting for Cui Che to fall into a trap.

"This person is used to attacking camps, so he will definitely not miss this opportunity!"

Hearing this, Datou Khan clapped his hands and laughed:

"Wonderful! Wonderful!"

So he asked the envoy to make another trip to the Sui camp to inform Cui Che.

The envoy arrived at the Sui Army camp in the afternoon. Once again, he was blindfolded and sent to the commander's tent. As soon as he took off the black cloth from his eyes, he heard Cui Che ask:

"You went and came back, but Dulan and Datou agreed to the battle tomorrow?"

The messenger cupped his hands and said:

"Reporting to Duke Yan, my Great Khan said that at noon tomorrow, we will have a life-or-death showdown with Duke Yan on the banks of the Xian'e River!"

Cui Che unconsciously changed his sitting position and said:

"In this case, there is no need to say more. I will wait for the Turks to move south tomorrow."

After that, the person outside the tent shouted:

"Here comes someone! See you off!"

The envoy was sent away again, and the generals under the tent were all expressing their opinions and suggestions for the arrangements for tomorrow's decisive battle, but Cui Che frowned and remained silent.

After a while, he stood up, and the tent suddenly became silent.

Cui Che muttered:

"The Turks should be unwilling to engage in a hasty battle with me, otherwise why would they invite me to fight with generals in order to revive their morale?

"Is it possible that there is some fraud in this?"

Everyone also followed Cui Che's thoughts and fell into deep thought.

One of Cui Che's confidants, Zhao Mu, guessed:

"Could it be that the Turks want me to let down our guard and attack the camp again tonight?"

It can only be said that he and Dulan Khan were on the same page.

But Cui Che shook his head. He said that Dulan and Datou were brave and foolhardy, but the Turks were somewhat wise in knowing about the second night attack last night.

Dulan Khan had known him for many years and knew each other quite well. How could he despise himself so much?

After thinking about it, he couldn't find the reason, so Cui Che had no choice but to send Zhao Mu to the Turkic camp to find out.

It can be considered a chance, and it would be a good thing if you can detect some clues.

At dusk, Zhao Mu finally returned to the Sui army camp.

Although he entered the Turkic camp, he was blindfolded, paid homage, and gained nothing else.

After Zhao Mu left, Dulan Khan proudly said to Datou Khan:

"Zhao Mu has nothing important to do, but he came to pay his respects. He must be here to explore the road. Cui Che will definitely come tonight!"

Judging from the way he holds the pearl of wisdom, Datou Khan is also convinced.

There are still five chapters left.

(End of chapter)