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Chapter 872 Jie Li's Speculations about Li Yan's Identity

The warhorse was galloping leisurely and slowly, but was suddenly pulled there. The horse's head felt pain and was pulled back by the reins, with its head raised high. With a cry of "Herodiot", its steps became disordered and it started to circle in place.

An astonishing idea emerged in Jie Li's mind. Could Li Yan be the long-lost Prince Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty?
According to legend, Li Chengqian was taken to Mobei by the Yi army and disappeared. At that time, Li Yan appeared in front of his father and son.

Because of the act of rescuing himself, Jie Li had never thought of the two together before. But now it seems that the trajectories of the two are so consistent, just when Li Chengqian disappeared and Li Yan appeared, the two are very likely the same person.

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Jie Li's face instantly turned pale, as if he had fallen into a catastrophe, and his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably. His previous calm demeanor was gone, and instead he revealed an uncontrollable panic.

If the two people were actually the same person, that would be terrible.

Li Shimin was already a rare ruler in the Central Plains, and his son was even more powerful. At a young age, he dared to go deep into the enemy's lair and conquered a vast country. This man's wisdom, courage, vision, and pattern were amazing.

Jie Li looked at his naive son Shi Luodie in front of him, and then thought about the Right Wise King Li Yan, with whom he had dealt for five or six years and whom he was very familiar with. He looked up at the sky, wailing in his heart, wondering how unfair the God was.

Why did such a talented person with great ambitions end up in the Li family?

Shi Luodie saw Jie Li's panic and asked nervously, "Father Khan, what happened?"

"No, I was fooled."

Jie Li was shaking all over, even his hands holding the reins began to tremble. If Li Yan was really Li Chengqian, then the ambush on all sides of Liaodong City would become a joke. In this case, maybe Li Yan was leading the army of the Right Wise King to chase him.

Li Yan, who has been lurking in the grassland for five or six years, has no simple agenda.

When he thought of this, Jie Li's heart was about to explode with panic. He was just about to order the guards to gather, leave the baggage train, and return to Urge early to prepare for battle.

At this moment, a thunderous roar came from the horizon. Jie Li, who had been in the grassland for a long time, knew that it was the sound of a large group of cavalry approaching quickly. Looking back, his face turned pale, and he saw an endless number of cavalry appearing from the undulating hillside more than ten miles behind him.

They were running towards him recklessly, and the flag in the front was exactly the blue tiger descending the mountain battle flag of the Right Wise King's tribe.

The distance of more than ten miles was reached in a flash as the war horses galloped at full speed.

What was even more terrifying was that when the guards of the Khan's tribe saw that it was the army of the Right Wise King that was coming, instead of being alert, they waved and greeted them in the distance with smiles on their faces. Only Jie Li and Shi Luodie looked terrified.

Shi Luodie saw the army charging towards him, as if he saw someone in the crowd coming to take his life. The Right Wise King, who was as fierce as a demon, felt a chill down his spine. He was so frightened that his soul left his body. He asked tremblingly, "Father Khan, Li Yan is not dead."

"Not only did he not die, I don't think his 20,000 men were injured, and our army was sent back to the Khan's court yesterday. Now we only have 5,000 men. How can we be a match for Li Yan's 20,000 men? We can't harm him, he will definitely kill us."

After saying this, Shi Luodie prepared to recruit 5,000 guards to fight the enemy.

But Jie Li showed the demeanor of a veteran warrior at this time. He stopped Shi Luodie's action with a gloomy face and shook his head: "Don't bother. With such a short distance, our army will be lined up in a row and stretched out very long. We can't gather them at all."

"What's more, they are facing an army of 20,000 strong, which will only make Li Yanyu desperate."

Jie Li thought quickly in his mind that Li Yan was a man who planned before taking action.

If he killed his father and son without any care at this moment, all his five or six years of hard work on the grassland would be wasted.

Even if they could gain the support of the Right Wise King's tribe, the powerful Tiele Huihe in the central grasslands and the Ashina clan, who were directly under the Khan's royal family, would certainly not submit, and rebellions would continue one after another.

Once Li Yan, a Central Plains man, raised the banner and fought for the position of grassland overlord, he would inevitably stand on the opposite side of most of the grassland tribes. This was also the fundamental reason why the other party had been working for him and pushing Shi Luodie to the top.

What Li Yan wants is power, not the empty title of a grassland Khan.

But why would Li Yan give up his position as the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty and run to the grassland to take risks? Was this his own idea, or was he instructed by Li Shimin?

Why did they do this? Was it purely for training or did they have some plans for themselves? Jie Li's mind was in a mess for a moment. Thinking of this, Jie Li shook his head vigorously to get rid of the messy thoughts in his mind.

The other party's identity as Li Chengqian, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, was only his speculation at the moment, although Jie Li was now almost certain of it.

But this matter is too unbelievable, and it is hard for people to believe it. Jie Li sorted out his thoughts. Li Yan would not have thought that he had guessed his true identity. What he had to deal with now was how to explain the matter of joining forces with the Tang Dynasty to deal with him.

In this case, I can temporarily stabilize him by using my identity as Khan. As long as I can give myself time and avoid this dangerous moment, returning to the Khan's court, mobilizing the army to encircle and kill him, or perhaps poisoning him privately, it won't be a problem.

When he thought of this, a crazy idea surged in Jie Li's mind. He wanted to take a gamble, betting that Li Yan would not disregard his image and attack him in front of public. He also bet that Li Yan was also a crazy gambler and would be hypocritical with him.

It has to be said that Jie Li is worthy of being the overlord who has dominated the grassland for decades. In an instant, he analyzed the situation thoroughly and came up with a reasonable response plan, which was something that Shi Luodie in front of him could never achieve.

Jie Li, who had calmed down, regained his dignity and glanced at his trembling son with displeasure: "Shiluodie, what are you afraid of? I am the supreme Khan of the grassland, and Li Yan is my subject. Are you still worried that he will hurt us in public?"

"But, Father Khan"

"No buts, you are the future Khan, you must be courageous. Since Li Yan has escaped, it means that Changshengtian does not want him to die for the time being, so continue to appease him, marry Jing'er to him, and let him continue to serve our Ashina family."

Jie Li's calmness gradually affected Shi Luodie. Seeing the majesty and confidence on his father Khan's face, Shi Luodie swallowed his saliva and reined in the horse tightly to stop the horse from panicking as the ground was shaking slightly due to the rapid galloping of the large group of cavalry.

The distance was more than ten miles, and it only took a cup of tea for the 20,000 troops of King Youxian to come like a dark cloud.

The people from Jie Li's headquarters all had smiles and looked relaxed at this moment, and were not on guard to raise their swords against each other.

When Li Yan saw this, he knew that Jie Li had indeed not disclosed the truth about his assassination. Everyone thought that he was the one who was lagging behind, but now he had caught up.

Seeing his army coming, Jie Li did not concentrate his troops and form a defensive formation. Li Yan secretly admired Jie Li's courage. He was worthy of being a figure as famous as Li Shimin, as they both had the courage to face a large army alone.

Is he sure that he has the overall situation in mind and will not lose face in public, or is he confident that he is not afraid?

Or maybe since he couldn't be stopped anyway, he might as well not be on guard and gamble that he wouldn't dare to kill him right away.

When they were within three arrows of Jie Li, Li Yan waved his hand and the army began to slow down. In fact, Li Yan did not explain to the ordinary soldiers of the three armies that they had been betrayed by their Khan. Only those with positions above the rank of Qianfu Captain knew the truth.

Jie Li knew that in order to kill the Right Wise King, he had to rely on the Tang Dynasty and establish the Right Wise King's loyal image among his people.

How could Li Yan not know that once the 20,000 troops knew that they had been betrayed by Jie Li, the losses would not be as simple as Jie Li and his son and Ashina family, but the foundation of the entire newly established Turkic Khanate would be shaken.

The Turkic Khanate was a force that Li Yan had spent five years to build up. How could he just watch it be destroyed?

So they told the outside world that it was all a play, and later they "broke out" from the encirclement of the Tang army unscathed, so the majority of the grassroots soldiers also believed that it was a play, but the method was a bit scary, and they took it seriously.

Afterwards, many people made fun of themselves, saying that it was clearly stated that it was acting, but they were still shocked. How embarrassing!
Therefore, when the army attacked, no one had the intention to fight.

Although they were carrying weapons, they were all safely hung on the saddles. The overwhelming and murderous army was approaching, and most of them were wanderers who had returned from afar and wanted to show off their power in front of their relatives.

Sure enough, as the two armies approached, the soldiers on both sides began to wave and greet each other with friendly smiles.

The 20,000-strong army was already estimating the distance, and Li Yan waved his hand at the right time, and the army slowed down together. By the time they arrived in front of Jie Li, the army was already moving at full speed.

Many familiar people began to greet each other jokingly, but Li Yan, with more than a dozen generals, slowly approached Jie Li.

Jie Li was extremely nervous, but his face was calm. He looked at Li Yan without changing his expression, as if the thief who was killing someone with a borrowed knife was not himself at all. Shi Luodie, on the other hand, turned pale and pretended to be calm.

His face was so stiff that it almost looked like a mask, and the smile he forced was extremely ugly. Deep in his eyes, there was a timid and slightly pleading look.

Li Yan knew at a glance that Shi Luodie also knew the inside story. A group of senior generals, all with cold faces, looked at Jie Li with murderous intent in their eyes. When they were within ten steps, Li Yan waved his hand, and Guren Tuhermule stopped his horse.

Twelve generals who didn't even know whether they were commanders of a thousand or ten thousand men also stopped here.

(End of this chapter)