The offensive and defensive battle lasted for most of the day, and the Turks were good at fighting in the field, and whether they were attacking or defending the city, they were not their strengths.

The attack was clumsy under the city, and the defense was clumsy above the city. If there weren't thousands of Tang troops in the city, Shuozhou City would have been broken long ago. But it cannot be said that it has no effect. There are many people and great power. As long as the hearts are twisted together, these Turkic people will only help if they defend the city.

It was getting dusk.

In February, the sound of Niu was still a little cold outside the frontier. However, it was no longer the Feng Sword and Frost Sword that had been a month ago, but it became slightly cold. The Turks sounded the horn of withdrawing troops.

After a day of attack, many soldiers died on both sides.

Mochuo was a little angry, and happened to see Kong Zhengfang and asked in anger: "Mr. Kong, why did your plan fail again?"

I have been thinking about this answer for most of the day.

Kong Zhengfang replied calmly: "It's not that the plan failed, but that there are experts in the city to give guidance. Khan, think about the morale in the city yesterday, what about today?"

Gu Dulu is not an unreasonable person. He thought about it carefully and said that it was like this. He regretted it. He should have attacked the city yesterday and could not delay it until today. He asked again: "So what are the wonderful strategies Mr. Kong has?"

I didn't take it seriously, just ask, it's better, but it's not wise.

Kong Zhengfang replied: "It doesn't matter. Shuozhou City is small, and there are not many soldiers guarding the city. The Dao is really as dangerous as the city wall, so he is stubborn. Once the Shuozhou City is broken, he will obediently serve Dahan."

"Well, is that easy to break?" Jade Dulu said angrily. Siege battles are more annoying than field battles. Often, the city is strong and the walls are solid. The generals guarding the city have a uniform army, with only a few thousand people, and their own army of more than 100,000 troops are useless. Besides, the Tang Dynasty army is about to arrive.

Kong Zhengfang didn't understand at first, so he said blankly: "Khan, I'm a new person in the north and don't know the situation. I don't even know the information you asked about. What's the idea?"

"Okay, come with me." Take it to the big tent.

The simplest information the Turks still had to inquire about. It was written in Turkic texts, not by scouts themselves. The Turkic texts were very complicated and had been created for more than two hundred years, but few people knew them. This was the news brought by Gudulu and sorted out the scouts in words. The Tang Dynasty also did the same. After all, at this time, there were very few people who could also read and write in the Tang Dynasty. Kong Zhengfang did not know..." Gudulu sent someone to read it to him.

After giving the order, I left here and went to discuss plans for tomorrow's siege with my subordinates.

Kong Zhengfang listened one by one. In fact, he wanted to find a way out of the news. It was fake. Instead, he saw if he could find a way to escape through these messages.

After listening for a while, I heard the list of officials and generals from Yunzhou, Weizhou, Shuozhou, Xinzhou, Shizhou, Lanzhou and Bingzhou brought back by the scouts. The news was very crude. Except for some famous generals or ministers, there was only one list left.

However, Kong Zhengfang's eyes lit up, he found Gu Dulu, and said, "Dahan, I thought of a method that may be useful for Dahan."

"What's the trick?"

"Qu Ping, Sima of Bingzhou, was a fellow villager and a good friend. This man was originally the chief of Shenzhou. Because he was loyal to our Tang Dynasty emperor, he was squeezed into Bingzhou to serve as Sima. He had always been very dissatisfied with Zhuwu. If he asked Zhuwu to go forward to persuade him, persuade him and assist him, Bingzhou would not have many troops at this time. At that time, the Khan sent a surprise soldier to join forces inside and outside to seize Bingzhou. The Wu army would be defeated, so the Khan could point troops to the Dongdu and eliminate Zhuwu for our dynasty."

Why do you still want our army to attack Luoyang?

However, these people are always very corrupt. In the Tang Dynasty, Gu Ludu had met many similar people. He didn't care, but if he succeeded and attacked Bingzhou, then the industry would gain a lot. Gu Dulu fell into deep thought.

Kong Zhengfang didn't know what he was thinking and could escape. He said sincerely: "Khan, please rest assured. I have a filth with the generals of Qinghai, and I have nowhere to live. I offended Wu Chengjin two years ago, and I can't settle down in the country. Besides, although I came to your den and threw it into the Khan, which is far from the Central Plains, and the people in the Central Plains will not know the news for a while, but over time, I will definitely know this. If I knew that I instigated the Khan to lead troops to restore the Tang Dynasty to eliminate Wu, would the court let me go?"

Gu Duluo wasn't worried about him.

Instead, he thought that his chances of success in his career were vague, so it would be better to keep him. He was the loyal minister of the Emperor and the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty who was unknown in life and death. Once he was brought to the critical moment, he would have extremely important symbolic significance.

Seeing Gu Duluo pondering, Kong Zhengfang said again: "The Khan, and there is huge wealth in Bingzhou City. Once you get these wealth, it will be enough to make up for the loss of your troops in this battle."

Gu Dulu was finally a little moved. There were only a few megacities of the Tang Dynasty, including Chang'an Luoyang, Chengdu Yangzhou, Taiyuan Jingzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Bianwei. After pondering for a long time, he finally agreed.

That night, Kong Zhengfang lay on the corner of the ground, thinking about his thoughts.

Gu Dulu agreed, but he sent several guards to follow him, calling it a secret protection. But he didn't know Qu Ping at all, and his fellow villagers were all real. This person was a high school Jinshi more than ten years ago and was praised as a good story in the village. He knew him, but he didn't know him. As for Qu Ping's attitude towards the emperor, he had no way to know. God knows how he changed from the Chief of Shenzhou to the Sima of Bingzhou. Once he sneaked into Bingzhou City, his lies would inevitably be discovered by Gu Dulu's followers.

How to get rid of these guards?

After thinking about it all night, I didn't think of a good idea. The next day, the siege battle began again. The group of people pretended to be good, left the battlefield, and sneaked south.

A few days later, he arrived at Taiyuan City, and at this time Li Xiaoyi's army was about to reach Bingzhou. However, Kong Zhengfang really had the ability to convince Qu Ping, and Qu Ping had the ability to open a certain city gate in Taiyuan, and his statement could still be realized. After all, although Lanzhou City was defended, the outside of the city was already completely destroyed under the plunder of Mochu. The light cavalry could avoid Yanmen Pass and detour from Lanzhou to Taiyuan.

This also made Kong Zhengfang unhappy and didn't know what strategy the Emperor Sei used. But if he hadn't let himself confuse the enemy, would the archers enter the country and would these people suffer from the disaster of charcoal?

The key is that he does not have the ability to think so far.

For example, Niu Qincheng and Zhang Qianxun took down the Tang army's intention without bloodshed.

For example, when the entire Turkic army headed south, what did the rear become?

Of course, it wasn't Gu Dulu's carelessness. After so long, even Wu Zetian thought that his son was in danger, and Gu Dulu. In this and the situation, who dared to move the rear of the Turks? Are Qinghai and the Western Regions army? Do they have this kind of interest? Do Huichun have the courage? The Turks are not the Turks two years ago. They gave them three points of courage and did not dare to take the initiative to deceive themselves.

Just based on today's big loopholes, the damage caused by the intrusion is also worth it.

He entered Taiyuan City in great distress and confusion.

It was late February, and spring was blooming. Some pretty girls and handsome guys in Taiyuan City were wearing thin clothes. People came and went on the streets, and Kong Zhengfang quietly tried it a few times, but these guards always stuck behind him like a piece of gummy.

I didn't dare to go too far, so I had to find an inn to live in and then ask someone about the address of Qu Ping's family.

There may not be a family. Some officials are honest and only live in inns or live in temples during their tenure. Some are easy to deal with and rent a house. Qu Ping did not, so he bought a small villa. The yard was not very large, with two rows of houses that were three in and three out, with a gatehouse, an old servant, and two little maids. After asking, Qu Ping was not at home, so he went to the yamen to work and would come back until the evening.

Kong Zhengfang had no choice but to visit again in the evening.

When he heard his name, Qu Ping was shocked and immediately met him and asked in surprise: "Kongxiancheng, why did you come to Bingzhou?"

"Qu Sima, did you hear my name?"

"How could Qu not know that the Duke of Zhou was fighting against all the heroes, Qinghai and the generals had a Yazi fled to Sheng... What happened in Kong County Cheng?"

“It’s hard to describe it.

Qu Sima, can you forgive me for telling you the truth of the matter in the next twenty days?" Kong Zhengfang didn't know what Li Wei sold in the gourd, but it would probably be revealed in twenty days.

"Why do you need twenty days?"

"It's an agreement."

"A gentleman's words are hard to chase after a horse, but Qu just doesn't ask. I wonder why Kong County Cheng came to visit Qu?"

"I want to ask Qu Sima to keep it for the next twenty days."

Qu Ping was very curious and wanted to ask again, but he endured it and asked another thing: "Kongxiancheng, you are in Qinghai, do you know the whereabouts of Your Majesty, and there are so many rumors outside..."

"I don't know either." I can't say even if I beat you to death.

"So where are you boarding now?".

“I found an inn in the morning.”

"No need to stay in the inn. Qu has been here for a short time and has not brought his female family. You should live in my place first. No matter what, we are still in the countryside."

"Then thank Qu Sima." Kong Zhengfang breathed a sigh of relief. The following of these tails made him feel uncomfortable and he was a little scared.

When he returned to the inn to get his luggage, several followers asked, but when he heard that he was moving to Qu Ping's house, he didn't ask again. The goal was to persuade Qu Ping to rebel. As soon as the two met, Qu Ping asked him to move to his own house, which showed that they had a good relationship.

After living in the Qu family, Kong Zhengfang breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, three days later, when he came out, one of the guards quietly followed and asked, "Mr. Kong, how are the matter talking?"

"You can't hurry, let me communicate with him slowly."

"Mr. Kong, time cannot be delayed anymore. The Tang army is about to arrive in Bingzhou."

"Yes, I understand." Kong Zhengfang finished speaking and immediately returned to Qu's mansion. Then he thought with a frown, what should I do? Qu Ping cannot lead a few yamen runners to arrest them. It is easy to arrest them. However, when asked, what is the result? Why do you say that I am your good friend, and why did the Gougong Turks invade Yunshuo and use the banner of rebelling against Wu and Fu Tang? After a few days of talk, Qu Ping also expressed his admiration for His Majesty, but people's hearts are separated from their stomachs. Do you dare to say it clearly?

This kind of drag is not a solution. A few tails will never let themselves be dragged for twenty days.

Sitting in the west wing of Quping's courtyard, Kong Zhengfang thought about it for a day, but his hair turned white, but he did not come up with a solution.

But he neglected one thing, human greed and the desire of middle and lower-class officials for fame and position.

Qu Ping tried for three days and concluded that there was a very secret thing hidden in Kong Zhengfang. Moreover, he had lost Wu Chengbeng's face at Wu Chengsi's mansion two years ago. He betrayed Kong Zheng to Wu Chengbeng with just the next one, and could also exchange for an opportunity for promotion.
Chapter completed!