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Chapter 853: Lure You Into a Trap
He looked at Shi Luodie who looked provocative, and then looked at Jie Li who was sitting on the top. Li Yan couldn't figure out for a moment whether Shi Luodie felt that his wings were strong enough and he wanted to fly; or Jie Li didn't like him and wanted to punish him?

Originally, he had never thought of giving half of it, and after a little hesitation, Li Yan was ready to refuse. Before he could say anything, he saw Jie Li's face change.

There was a 'bang' sound.

Jie Li suddenly waved his hand and slammed the table. The huge and sudden bang shocked the chaotic crowd instantly.

"You want to rebel?"

Jie Li was furious and looked coldly at the generals on his left: "What? Just because you have made some small contributions and captured a few cities, you think you are so great? You dare to refute the order of this Khan in public and do not take the Right Wise King seriously?"

"If it weren't for the Right Wise King who stopped the Tang army on the north bank of the Liao River, if it weren't for this Khan who negotiated with the Tang Dynasty and delayed the Tang Dynasty's progress, and if it weren't for the large amount of food and supplies and siege equipment from the Tang Dynasty, could you have captured Pyongyang and defeated Goguryeo?"

"Charging into battle, killing the enemy and breaking through the city are merits, transporting food and fodder, and planning strategies are also merits, but even greater merits."

Jie Li reprimanded without mercy. Although the generals were intimidated by Jie Li's power and no one objected, the expressions of disapproval on their faces were still revealed unscrupulously. The other party looked at Li Yan and the other two with contempt.

Li Yan also realized that among the 80,000 people brought by Shi Luodie, many generals were gone, and many of those who appeared before him were unfamiliar faces.

Li Yan's heart sank. Helmu had already reminded him that Shi Luodie would definitely use the war on the front line to replace the former generals, promote a group of loyal confidants, and firmly control the troops under his command.

But Li Yan had no way to deal with this. The grassland was different from the Central Plains. The generals in the Central Plains had complicated minds and could play tricks while their hearts were on Cao's camp and Han's. However, most people on the grassland were straightforward, generous and heroic, and would follow whoever they followed.

They simply can't handle those delicate tasks in Infernal Affairs?

Unexpectedly, Shi Luodie was really ruthless. Almost all the generals were replaced. Even if there were a few familiar faces, they might have changed their ways. During the accusation just now, those people just bowed their heads and kept silent, and did not follow suit.

"Khan, what the soldiers said is not without reason."

After thinking for a while, Li Yan said decisively: "No merit, no reward. In this war to destroy the country in the south, the first merit was made by the prince, followed by the Khan. My Right Wise King's tribe did not make any contribution, so naturally, it should not be distributed the spoils."

"You didn't make any contribution, just because you didn't go to the battlefield?"

Jie Li rejected Li Yan's proposal with a nonchalant look on his face: "If you could go to the battlefield, how could Shi Luodie get the chance to make contributions? It's also because we went south this time mainly to accompany the new generation of young people, so we wronged you."

"But this is unfair and the responsibility does not lie with you."

Li Yan smiled casually: "But the spoils are distributed according to the merits. This is the custom of our Turkic people. It is not easy for the Khan to violate it?"

"Yes, Father Khan, what the Right Wise King said makes sense."

Seeing that his momentum suppressed Li Yan, Shi Luodie felt very proud. All the generals who had followed Li Yan to conquer the world in the past were purged by him, and the new ones were those who only cared about themselves and not Li Yan.

Today's scene was also arranged by Shi Luodie at the suggestion of Jie Li, and the few people in the crowd who stood out and made a fuss also did so at his own prior instruction.

It is to show everyone who will be the future master of the grassland?

But he didn't expect that even though he directed all this with all his heart, only three people came from the Right Wise King's tribe, which really made all his good efforts go to waste.

Shi Luodie felt a little bored, so he wanted to complete Jie Li's arrangement as soon as possible, leave Liaodong, and return to the grassland to show off.

Although he didn't know why Jie Li made such an arrangement, he still spoke in an orderly manner: "The strength of the Right Wise King is well known to everyone. If he were on the battlefield, no one would be able to match him. But it just so happens that he didn't go to the battlefield this time, so it would be inappropriate to give him half of it."

"Well, the Right Wise King also had a role in planning the attack on the Three Hans. I think based on this, I'll give him 20%. I think no one will have any objections."

When the generals heard this, although they were still somewhat reluctant, the Khan stood on Li Yan's side and the Left Wise King Shi Luodie tried to smooth things over, so no one knew what to say, but their faces still looked unhappy.

"I always stick to my words. Since I have promised the Right Wise King, I cannot change my mind."

Jie Li shook his head decisively, then looked at Li Yan and said, "In that case, Ben Khan still has a difficult task to accomplish. It just so happens that Shi Luodie and his men have been fighting for a year, and it's time for them to take a break. The remaining task will be handed over to the Right Wise King to complete."

"I wonder what the Khan wants?"

Li Yan was a little confused. The war was over, and most of the Turkic troops had withdrawn from the peninsula. The captured young and strong men and the packed property had almost been transported. They were just waiting for the arrival of the Tang army. The main Turkic army would withdraw from Liaodong.

This war has ended successfully, what else can happen?
"It's like this. You saw it. I originally said that we would just hand over the city to the Tang Dynasty and the war would be over." Jie Li smiled, revealing an undisguised look of contempt: "But these people from the Tang Dynasty took advantage and still pretended to be arrogant. They said that if we don't fight, it would seem that we have lost. They must mobilize a large army to fight a world-shaking war with the Turks."

"If we win again this way, it will seem legitimate and we can silence the people of the world."

"Hahaha, people from the Central Plains are hypocritical," Shi Luodie said in a veiled tone, and it was unclear whether he was talking about the Tang Dynasty or alluding to Li Yan opposite him.

After saying this, the leader burst into laughter.

The generals behind him also laughed loudly: "Yes, isn't this like being a whore and trying to be a saint? These people in the Central Plains are so cunning, their minds are full of these twists and turns, they are not good at fighting, but they are better than the other at playing these conspiracies and tricks."

Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed that this battle had made Shi Luodie start to become arrogant and look down on the world.

During the five years when he was rampant, no one on the grassland dared to look down on the Central Plains in front of Li Yan. Anyone who dared to do so had the grass on his grave replaced several times.

"Humph"

Jie Li snorted coldly and frowned, and the hall instantly became quiet.

It can be said that Shi Luodie's success this time was also a drama, the result of multi-party fighting and game, and not simply a matter of battlefield. If there were no series of plans and transactions behind it, this trip south would at most be a looting.

Looking at Shi Luodie's smug face who really thought he was the best in the world, Jie Li suddenly became unhappy.

You bastard, don’t you know your own weight?

Secretly deciding to deal with this guy after going down, Jie Li turned around and looked at Li Yan kindly: "Since the Tang Dynasty insists on asking, we can't just ignore it. After all, the Tang Dynasty is willing to give us 200,000 dan of grain for this battle."

"Zuo Xian Wang's tribe has been fighting with other tribes for nearly a year. They have suffered heavy losses and their troops are old and tired. I think we should let them take a break and return to the grassland early."

"The Right Wise King's troops have rested for a few months, so they are well rested and ready to take on the enemy."

"I have decided that this final battle will be fought by your Right Wise King's tribe. After this battle, you will withdraw to the grassland."

After saying this, Jie Li's heart was hanging in the air. He had been planning for so long and staged such a play to provoke Li Yan, just waiting for this last moment. Seeing that everything was going smoothly and Li Yan was about to fall into the big net, Jie Li couldn't help but get nervous, holding his breath, and staring at Li Yan closely.

Li Yan pondered for a moment. What Jie Li said made sense. Li Yan knew what the Tang Dynasty was thinking. It was his original intention to put the blame for the destruction of the Three Kingdoms of Han on the Turks and play the role of the savior himself.

In addition, Li Yan did not regard the Tang Dynasty as an enemy in his heart, so he did not have that vigilance. He nodded and said, "Okay, I am willing to take on this task. I wonder how the Khan and the Tang Dynasty have agreed to fight this battle?"

"Hahaha, I knew that the Right Wise King would not let this Khan down."

Jie Li's heart, which had been in his throat, suddenly calmed down, and he said with a smile: "Chang Sun Wuji and I have an agreement in advance that our army will withdraw from Liaodong City and retreat to the grassland in the next two days, carrying the last batch of supplies and people."

"Leave some capable forces in Liaodong City to cooperate with the Tang Dynasty in the war."

"After we withdrew, Zhangsun Wuji led his army to confront Liaodong City. The Right Wise King led his 20,000 cavalrymen to pretend to have an army of 100,000. They fought a few pretend battles with the Tang army, then gave the city to them and headed north directly."

Jie Li was secretly proud of himself. This plan was designed by Zhangsun Wuji. From all aspects, it was very consistent with the current cooperation between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. It not only took into account the need of the Tang Dynasty to erect a memorial archway to reassure the people.

I also thought that among the Turkic army, only the Right Wise King's troops went south and had not fought much.

Finally, in the name of merit for the distribution of spoils and under the pretext of considering the Right Wise King's tribe, it was natural for Li Yan to be kept in Liaodong City. Even Jie Li could not find any flaws.

Although the Tang army had a large number of troops, most of them were infantry, even though Li Yan had noticed the Tang army's movements in advance.

He would also think that the Tang army was acting, thus ignoring the real intention of the Tang army. Until the 200,000-strong Tang army set up multiple ambushes outside the city, when Li Yan realized something was wrong, it was already too late and he could not escape.

Moreover, Jie Li, who was well aware of the combat effectiveness of Li Yan's 20,000 cavalry, also made some other secret backup plans.

Sure enough, as soon as Jie Li finished speaking, Li Yan thought about it for a moment and then nodded in agreement readily.

Li Yan did not notice any flaws. Jie Li had fought many such battles with the Tang army on the north bank of the Liao River, and there was nothing unusual about it. Li Yan did not suspect that Jie Li might be disadvantageous to him.

(End of this chapter)