Chapter 447: Chapter 21: The Gu Clan’s Banner Stands Unfallen, the Turkic Cannot Pass Shuofang!

He would never give up this opportunity.

Immediately, he ordered twenty thousand troops to launch an urgent attack on Shuo Province!

The great battle was underway.

Faced with the surging Turkic army, the Shuo Province defenders were extremely panicked, even seeming on the verge of collapsing without a fight.

Upon hearing this news, even Jie Li Khan was somewhat bewildered.

Inside the tent.

Everyone’s expressions were extremely grave.

If it had been someone else, they naturally wouldn’t feel this way.

But now, in Shuofang, it was the Patriarch of the Gu Clan present, how could it be so simple?

"Khan, could there be a trick here?" Zhishi Sili stared intently at Jie Li Khan and said seriously.

As he spoke, everyone present nodded involuntarily.

"There must be a trick. There are legends in my tribe about the Gu Clan; they are all sinister and cunning people, extremely adept at sowing discord among us. Now they must be deceiving us!"

"Indeed! How could the descendants of the Wolf Chasing the Sun be so inept?"

"Khan, we must not be fooled. We should retreat!"

"..."

Everyone chimed in, their gazes filled with caution.

It’s too easy!

Such a thing as collapsing without a fight could never happen in a place guarded by the Gu Clan!

Listening to everyone, Jie Li Khan’s eyebrows furrowed tighter.

How could he not sense something unusual?

But how could he retreat!

Moreover, Jie Li Khan thought far more deeply than they did; he was considering whether this was all a deliberate display by Gu Yu?

The purpose being to force them to retreat?

The Great Tang court was already having issues, and he knew well that the main force of the Tang Army was not in Shuofang, with Gu Yu having only tens of thousands of soldiers under his command.

In this situation.

The possibility that Gu Yu was intentionally showing weakness to make them wary was not negligible.

Jie Li Khan kept recalling what he had read in military books and the legends of the Gu Clan.

The more he thought, the more likely it seemed.

There was a very noticeable detail about the troops led by Gu Clan descendants, that is, all of the soldiers under their command were united and had the determination to die!

By all accounts—

Such a situation of collapsing without a fight is absolutely impossible.

Now that it’s happening, there must be something amiss!

Thinking of this, Jie Li Khan waved his hand decisively, quieting everyone’s voices.

Under the heavy gazes of everyone.

Jie Li Khan took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "What if this is the treachery of that Gu Clan child?"

The atmosphere in the tent suddenly changed.

Jie Li Khan’s mouth curled into a slight, disdainful smile, "With changes occurring within the Great Tang court and the elite forces not in Shuofang, how could he stop my tens of thousands of mighty troops?"

"Thinking about it——"

"It must be by using such treachery!"

The more Jie Li Khan spoke, the more confident he became, and finally, he stood up with a face full of self-assured smiles, "I understand!"

"No wonder the prophecies about the Gu Clan have spread so quickly in recent days."

"No wonder the Patriarch of the Gu Clan has shown not a bit of Kyushu people’s humility, making so many arrogant remarks in succession."

"He wants to make us wary."

"Fearing he’ll use treachery, forcing us to retreat."

"If the Great Tang court stabilizes and their elites arrive en masse, we would have missed this heaven-sent opportunity!"

——It all made sense!

Completely made sense!

After saying these words, Jie Li Khan felt that all the doubts in his mind were resolved.

All of this was the cunning plan of Gu Yu.

A plan to force them to retreat.

Everyone’s expressions at this moment also grew more complex, all pondering what Jie Li Khan had said.

They had to admit that Jie Li Khan’s analysis was correct.

It all connected.

And it very much aligned with the usual psychological strategies employed by generations of the Gu Clan, driving the enemy to retreat without a fight.

But even so, they had their own unease.

What if they were wrong?

However, Jie Li Khan didn’t care about their thoughts at this time; perhaps, after going so smoothly over the years, Jie Li Khan was very proud of his abilities.

Kyushu is his supply source.

It has always been that way over the years.

As for what the so-called Gu Clan can do?

Since the rise of the Gu Clan.

Over hundreds of years, how many Gu Clan descendants have been able to make every power bow down like Gu Chen did back then?

Such a person could hardly appear!

"Pass the order!"

Jie Li Khan showed not a moment’s hesitation, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp, "Launch an immediate attack on Shuo Province!"

Seeing that the expressions of the people were still somewhat hesitant.

He suddenly changed his tone, "Do you not want the grain and slaves of the Central Plains?"

With those words, the atmosphere suddenly changed.

Many people’s eyes lit up instantly, nodding one after another.

Profit is an intoxicating drug that makes people lose their rationality.

When there is enough profit, any thoughts in the face of all this will be quickly extinguished.

The great battle erupted abruptly.

As the Turkic army officially began its advance, the entire Shuo Province garrison showed not a hint of resistance and chose to abandon the city and flee.

Perhaps truly trusting his judgment, or wanting to establish an unshakeable prestige in the Turkic through conquering the Gu Clan;

In this situation.

Jie Li Khan hesitated not for a moment, immediately leading his troops in pursuit!

Ambition grows with the changing situation.