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Chapter 1148: The Turks Go South (Part )
"Great Khan, this Tang army seems different."

Ashina Moduo stood beside Shiluodie, taking in all of this, and said solemnly, "I just watched, the slogan of dividing the land seems to have no effect on them. Under the attack of five or six thousand people, they are even more methodical, defending the city like an iron barrel."

"If that's the case, even if we can capture Zhending City with just these ladders, I don't know how many people will die."

"Why don't we withdraw our troops first and transport some siege equipment from the city behind us?"

"General, what you said makes sense. This Khan also has the same idea."

Shi Luodie also nodded with a heavy face: "Send the order, sound the retreat, let Zhuolibuhua withdraw, I want to redeploy."

"Yes, Khan!"

Ashina Moduo took the order and left. Not long after, the sound of gongs resounded across the battlefield from behind. Zhuolibuhua in front looked angrily at the city in front of him, which had not been shaken at all. In desperation, he had to order the troops to withdraw.

Afterwards, a survey showed that most of the five or six thousand-man siege teams were killed or wounded, especially the first three thousand, of which only a few hundred retreated safely. In just half an hour, less than half of the six thousand men were left, which was a heavy loss.

"Great Khan, our brothers died tragically!"

As soon as Zhuolibuhua entered the Khan's tent, he howled in sorrow: "When we take Zhending City, please allow us to massacre the city. We must use the blood of the whole city to vent the anger of our brothers, otherwise it will be difficult to relieve the hatred in my heart."

"We kindly gave them land, but instead of being grateful, they fought back desperately?"

"Hmph, sit down."

Shi Luodie said coldly, and under his stern gaze, Zhuolibuhua sat behind a small desk unwillingly.

"How dare you say that? Since we have targeted the nobles, we must be on guard against them. Dividing the land will only work for the ordinary people who have lost their land. If we encounter the forces raised by the nobles, it will be easier for them to unite against the enemy."

"It is obvious that these are the people in Zhending. Before Asina Moduo attacked the city, he saw that the guards on the city were different from those in previous cities, and there was no confusion at all. This shows that these soldiers guarding the city are different from those before."

"Under such circumstances, why couldn't you be more cautious and order an attack on the city? The loss of more than 3,000 brothers was caused by your poor command."

The beasts in the tent all accused him, "The big man is right. Zhuoli was too careless. He didn't even notice the simplest situation."

".The Han Chinese have a saying that goes 'Pride comes before a fall'. I think Zhuolibuhua has gotten a little too proud of himself."

"After all, this is the territory of the Tang Dynasty. The power of those powerful nobles can even suppress the emperor. How can they be so easy to deal with? Zhuolibuhua is too arrogant."

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Zhuolibuhua was stunned. Under the doubts of the leaders, his expression became visibly depressed. He protested with a hint of indignation: "Please forgive me, Khan. They are too cunning. They are all like mice, hiding behind the battlements. How can I see them?"

"Ashina Moduo and many other leaders were farther away and saw it. How could you not see it when you were so close?"

While Shi Luodie was speaking, he attacked Zhuolibuhua and picked everyone out at the same time.

No matter where you are, there are always many hindsights. Following Shi Luodie's words, the leaders began to defend their own wisdom and continued to accuse: "This Zhending City is the core of the Cui family of Boling. It must be different from other small cities. We must be more cautious."

".Zhuolibuhua, I think you are too proud. Is it because of your previous victory that you have lost your rational judgment and made this mistake?"

"The Khan is wise. This time it was your fault for not commanding the situation properly. Just admit your mistake. You are young, and we will not blame you."

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Zhuolibuhua was a "three-surnamed slave", but he was reused and led the army to serve as a vanguard. During this period of time, he won victory after victory, and Zhuolibuhua's tribe was the one that gained the most.

The people had long been dissatisfied. They were afraid that Shi Luodie would put them in the front and use them as cannon fodder. There were precedents for grassland overlords to do this, whether it was the Xiongnu in the past, or the Xianbei, Rouran, or Turks in the future.

Whoever unified the grassland would launch an invasion to the south, first to plunder supplies, and second to divert conflicts, with a hidden purpose of reducing the population. Using the siege war against the Central Plains, the grassland overlord sent those powerful tribes that he feared to the battlefield.

Weaken its power and maintain your own rule.

Over time, no matter how stupid the tribes were, they had accumulated some experience, so the smart tribes would not bring too many people south. Although they could get less, they could avoid the overlord's sickle as much as possible.

This time, Shi Luodie's army marched south, especially in Liaodong, and brought with them 100,000 people from the Jurchens and Khitans. The leaders of these two tribes were afraid of losses, so they were not active in the battles. They hid in the back every time they fought, pushing and hiding whenever they could. But who would have thought that Shi Luodie's strategy of "dividing the land" made the cities in the Central Plains useless, and Zhuolibuhua could take down several cities in a day with tens of thousands of people. He could always get to the front and get the most property every time.

Gradually, even the Jurchen and Khitan tribes, no matter how careful they were, couldn't help but feel envious.

The leaders of the tribes in the two tribes didn't care about that. They only saw the thieves eating meat instead of being beaten, and they all expressed their intention to attack the city to their own leaders. There were even some voices complaining that the Khan was partial to his own people, and they were envious and jealous of Zhuolibuhua.

Zhuo Libuhua, who had been invincible all the way, was finally defeated in Zhending City. This made many people gloat over his misfortune, and they took advantage of this defeat to add insult to injury.

Zhuolibuhua's face flushed when he saw this. Seeing that the Great Khan, who always doted on him, also had a cold expression on his face, he suddenly thought of something and quickly stood up and knelt on the ground: "Great Khan, this time it is all Zhuolibuhua's fault. I hope you can forgive me this time for the sake of Zhuolibuhua's loyalty."

"Humph, more than 3,000 warriors died, but the city of Zhending was not shaken at all."

Shi Luodie said decisively: "This matter must be punished. This Khan will remove your position as the vanguard general and hand it over to Ashina Moduo. From now on, you will follow this Khan and obey his orders at any time!"

After only a minor setback, he lost his position as the vanguard. Zhuolibuhua was heartbroken, but he did not dare to protest. He could only respond: "I obey your command. Thank you, Khan."

After Zhuolibuhua returned to his position, Ashina Moduo said with a happy face: "Great Khan, in a few days when the siege equipment arrives from the rear, I will personally lead the troops to capture Zhending City and give everyone a good sigh of relief."

"Great Khan, the Khitan warriors are eager to serve you."

Yelu Shi, the chieftain of the Khitan tribe, who had a gold ring on his ear, saw that the vanguard position fell to his brother, the Great Khan, and he quickly stood up, touched his chest, bent over and begged: "Respected Great Khan, have you forgotten that the warriors of the Khitan tribe are also your people, and they also have the obligation to serve you."

"Yes, Khan."

Suhemutai, the chief of the Jurchen tribe, held a long rat tail behind his head and stood up, saying, "Great Khan, since we came south, both of our tribes have been put at the back. Many people have complaints. Our Jurchen soldiers are unparalleled in bravery, so how can we always hide at the back and enjoy reality?"

"If the Khan does this again, our army will no longer accept rewards from the Han Dynasty, because that would be the greatest insult to us."

Seeing this, Shi Luodie quickly said gently: "Of course I know how strong the warriors of the two tribes are, but the Han people have a saying that good steel should be used on swords. It is precisely because of the extraordinary combat power of your two tribes that I plan to put you at the back."

"I don't mean to disrespect you two, please don't misunderstand me, my two great leaders."

Yelushi and Suhemutai looked at each other, their faces were full of embarrassment. How could they not know that the local tribes and the Khan's court were cooperating with each other but also guarding against each other? If Shiluodi had sent them to attack the city before, they would have been dissatisfied.

But who could have imagined that the Han city, which had always been as solid as a rock, would be so fragile and crack at the slightest touch.

After dozens of battles in Youyan, they felt that they were making money. So they would be the first to rush in. They were too cautious before, and Zhuoli Buhua was the one who got the upper hand.

Seeing that the big man's words were very thoughtful and did not expose the tacit intention, they did not expose it either, but said: "How could we not know the Khan's love and care. The most kind host on the grassland always gives his guests the best treatment."

"It's just that we are not guests, but subordinates of the Khan. We hope that the Khan will treat us equally and regard us as his own people."

Shi Luodie smiled slightly and said politely: "It is I who am a little petty and think too narrowly of the two great leaders."

These words made the two men, whose abacus beads were clacking loudly, blush slightly, and they hurriedly asked for a fight again.

"I already understand the intentions of the two great leaders."

Shi Luodie shook his head and said, "If that's the case, then I'll have to trouble the two great leaders for the next battle."

"Don't worry, Khan. We will capture this city within three days." The two were overjoyed and were all grinning from ear to ear.

"You two great leaders are very brave, but there is no need to attack the city. I have a new idea."

Shi Luodie then said, "If this Khan is not mistaken, the Cui family must have concentrated all the direct forces of the noble families and the wealthy landlords in Zhending City. The guards are without ordinary people, so the slogan of dividing the land is naturally useless."

"You have to know whose land we are dividing. It's theirs. How can they not hate us?"

"Even if they have 10,000 people defending the city, we would have to spend 100,000 people to attack it. Even if we take down a city like this, we don't know how many tens of thousands of people will die."

(End of this chapter)