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Chapter 855 Ambush from all sides
Li Yan was also secretly shocked when he heard this. Sure enough, robbery came the fastest! The value of one million taels of gold was only one tenth of it. The wealth gained from the Turkic war of annihilation alone was more than ten million taels of gold.

It’s equivalent to twenty tons of gold, which is really scary!
According to the official price in Chang'an, one tael of gold can be converted into ten taels of silver, and one tael of silver can be exchanged for one copper coin. However, copper coins can be produced continuously. Relatively speaking, copper wire is constantly depreciating, while silver is a precious metal.

There is even less gold, only a small amount of gold mines and obtained from trade along the Silk Road in the western regions.

In this era, gold is regarded as a rare metal that represents noble status. Although valuable, it is generally not circulated directly as currency in the market, but as a raw material for jewelry, buildings and works of art.

The Sui and Tang dynasties were an era when aristocratic families were rampant. These wealthy families were as wealthy as countries, and as they competed to collect gold, the price of gold in the market became even higher. One tael of gold could often be exchanged for eighteen taels of silver, and one tael of silver could be converted into one and a half strings of copper coins.

In the past two years, the Tang Dynasty has been stable, the economy has developed very rapidly, and all industries have prospered.

The court further issued copper coins, which led to the continuous depreciation of copper coins. One tael of silver could even be exchanged for two strings of copper coins.

One million taels of gold transported to Chang'an could be exchanged for thirty or forty million copper coins.

This time, the Turks destroyed three countries and seized thousands of years of wealth from them, which was worth 300 to 400 million copper coins. Of course, it was not all gold, so it cannot be calculated that way. Even if it was discounted by half, it would still be worth 100 to 200 million!

It's really terrifying.
Such a huge amount of wealth became his own, Li Yan was stunned for a moment with surprise.

Yes, in Li Yan's view, the Turkic Khanate was in his pocket, and Jie Li and Shi Luodie were tenants working for him. Their things would be his sooner or later, and it made no difference whether they were in their hands or in his.

Therefore, Li Yan was very happy to see piles of wealth being transported to the grassland. As for the dissatisfaction of Hermu and Gurentu, he just asked them to deduct a lot of money and did not care much. After all, they were all his, just stored in different places.

Since the subordinates have objections, let them take some first to appease their hearts.

Seeing that Heermu and Gu Rentu both looked very happy, Li Yan asked curiously, "With so much wealth, aren't you afraid that Jie Li and Shi Luodie's people will find out?"

"Hey hey hey!"

Gu Rentu rushed to say, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. These things were stored before Jie Li and his sons withdrew to Liaodong City. They are in the cellar in the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion where you are living now. Even if Jie Li and his sons are shameless, they dare not search where you live."

"Is there a cellar in my yard?"

Li Yan asked in surprise: "Why don't I know? When did you put it in?"

"It's the yard next to where you live. Gu Rentu and several hundred guards of the Right Wise King were stationed there to protect your safety. It was probably one night last month. In fact, there wasn't much stuff there, just twenty wooden boxes!" Helmu explained with a smile.

Li Yan was overjoyed and praised with a smile: "Well done, with this money, even if Jie Li doesn't share any of the spoils with us, we won't suffer any loss this time when we go south."

"Haha, yes."

Seeing the two people's inexplicable excitement, Li Yan also smiled happily, and looked up at the slowly setting sun. The clouds on the distant mountains, under the reflection of the setting sun, showed a golden glow all over the sky, which filled people's hearts with infinite beauty.

"Oh no, my king!"

The next day, at dawn, Helmu rushed into the yard where Li Yan was resting in a panic, and banged on the bedroom door desperately, knocking and shouting, his slightly trembling voice revealing infinite fear and terror.

After returning yesterday, Li Yan's interest grew. Under the guidance of Gu Rentu, he personally went to see the cellar where the wealth was hidden. Seeing the room full of antiques and piles of gold ingots, Li Yan was so excited that he didn't sleep all night.

I fell asleep for a while in the second half of the night, but I didn't expect to be woken up early in the morning.

Li Yan opened the door with sleepy eyes and yawned. He looked at the slightly pale sky and muttered, "It's not even daybreak yet. What's wrong with that?"

"My lord, the Tang army has surrounded the city and trapped us!"

Li Yan was stunned for a moment, then walked to the side and took the face washing cloth from the shelf in the corner of the room. He dipped it in the clean water in the copper basin, picked it up and wiped it directly on his face, then wrung out the cloth and cleaned up the water stains.

After washing with cold water, I suddenly felt much clearer.

Li Yan picked up the clothes beside him and put them on. He said nonchalantly, "Didn't we say yesterday that the Tang army would come? What are we afraid of? Have they sent anyone? If not, send someone to ask them. How are we going to perform the next scene?"

"My lord, this is not an act. We have been deceived."

Hermu's face was pale, he was at a loss, and his forehead was covered with sweat. "Two hundred thousand Tang troops arrived at Liaodong City overnight last night. They surrounded Liaodong City tightly, set up several lines of defense, not only deployed antler chevaux de frise, but also dug trenches."

"The person we sent to contact them was beheaded by them, and they also ordered us to surrender or they would kill us without mercy."

"what!"

Li Yan's expression was shocked, and he suddenly raised his head, his eyes were like lightning, and he looked directly at Heermu. The momentum he exuded at this moment was like an ancient demon god, which startled Heermu and he took a step back unconsciously. Even the original fear was suppressed a lot. In an instant, Li Yan seemed to have thought of something, and walked out: "Come on, follow me to the top of the city to take a look."

Walking out, Li Yan had a gloomy face and said nothing, as if he had thought of something!
By the time we arrived at the top of the city wall, it was already bright. Although the sun had not risen yet, the entire earth was already bathed in morning light.

Arriving at the top of the city wall, the soldiers who heard the news gathered on the wall, looking into the distance with horror. Seeing Li Yan's arrival, everyone slowly calmed down. More than a dozen centurions surrounded Li Yan anxiously, saying in unison: "My king, does the Tang Dynasty look like it's trying to put on a show with us?"

"Yeah, is this a mistake? What did Khan say to them?"

"Look at the defensive posture they are in. They are not sloppy at all. They clearly want to kill us!"

"My lord, what is going on? Can you think of a solution?"

Accompanied by everyone, Li Yan looked into the distance intently, and saw that ten miles away, the boundless Tang army appeared in his sight, lined up in a long snake formation, forming a dense formation, extending far to the east and west, with no end in sight.

Li Yan's eyesight was far better than others. In his sight, ten rows of Tang soldiers were holding three-meter-high spears, pressed against the ground. The spear tips on the other side were tilted at a 45-degree angle, pointing in the direction of Liaodong City, forming a terrifying forest of spears.

This is a typical defensive formation designed to deal with cavalry charges.
In front of them, there were three layers of chevaux deer horns, and further ahead was a two-meter-wide trench of unknown depth.

Behind the spear forest were rows of archers, looking warily in the direction of Liaodong City, and there seemed to be dust flying behind the archers. The Tang army had 200,000 soldiers, with an average of 50,000 soldiers deployed in each direction, forming a dense blocking formation.

Suddenly, as if someone gave an order, the archers and spearmen slowly retreated, rising and falling like the waves of the sea. Under their feet, another trench appeared, and between the two trenches, two layers of sharpened chevaux de frise were laid.

Then scattered countless caltrops
Seeing this scene, Hermu's eyes shrank again, and he wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in despair: "My king, according to the news from the three city gates in the east, west and south, Liaodong City has been surrounded tightly, and the Tang Dynasty has a full 200,000 troops."

"They probably arrived last night and started digging trenches overnight, trapping us here."

"Where are our scouts?"

Li Yan frowned and asked, "With so many Tang troops coming here overnight, didn't they notice anything wrong?"

"Your Majesty, half of the scouts we sent out last night have not returned, but the others did report the arrival of a large group of Tang troops. However, it was dark at night, and our scouts did not notice that they were digging trenches."

One of the captains said with some annoyance: "Because we had been told in advance, we all thought that the Tang army came here just to cooperate with the show, so we didn't take it seriously."

"It was not until dawn that we saw that the Tang army had surrounded Liaodong City and had exposed trenches. They had set up chevaux deer horns and spear arrays. We realized something was wrong and sent people to inquire, but they killed everyone we sent out."

"Only one person was left to come back and order us to surrender. Otherwise, they would attack the city and leave no one alive."

Everyone looked furious and said angrily, "My king, this is not a coordinated performance at all. The Tang Dynasty is preparing for war and wants to destroy us here. We have all been deceived by the Tang Dynasty."

"What did you mean by being deceived by the Tang Dynasty?"

Heermu could no longer hold back his anger: "We were deceived by Jie Li. The negotiations with the Tang Dynasty have always been handled by Jie Li alone, and we have always cooperated well. Jie Li and Shi Luodie's armies withdrew only yesterday, and today the Tang Dynasty turned against us."

"How could it be such a coincidence?"

"It is clear that Jie Li wants to get rid of us, and he is only targeting our Youxianwang tribe."

Hermu was a shrewd man, and now he understood everything. He explained to everyone with a gloomy face: "We all know that the New Turkic Khanate was conquered by our Right Wise King, and his achievements are greater than our master's."

"Jie Li was too selfish and only wanted to pass the Khanship to his son Shiluo Die."

"Shi Luodie is just a waste. He can't fight a tough battle. He and his son have always been afraid of the talent and reputation of the Right Wise King and have long wanted to get rid of him. This time, they sold out the interests of Goguryeo and Silla and Baekje in exchange for the support of the Tang Dynasty for Shi Luodie's attack on the Three Han."

"Then he used his military achievements to deceive us, and through the Tang Dynasty, he wanted to wipe us out in one fell swoop and clear the way for his son to ascend the Khan throne."

After hearing this, all the generals suddenly realized what was going on and started cursing when they realized that they had been made victims by Jie Li.

"This bastard Jie Li wants to kill someone by borrowing a knife, and he doesn't want to bear the bad reputation. His mind is really vicious."

"Shi Luodie is a fraud, he deceived everyone in the world!"

"Jie Li and his son are so cruel. They gave up 20,000 brothers just to push his son to the top."

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(End of this chapter)