In March of the thirteenth year of Daye, the war in the north of Mayi was full of chaos and variables, and no one could control the rhythm of the war.
Locally, the Heng'an town army was elite and flexible. The most important thing was that they had a strong city behind them to garrison, making their attack even sharper.
The ability to advance, attack, retreat and defend is precisely the advantage of Yunnei's terrain.
But under the grand strategic premise, they are undoubtedly at an extreme disadvantage.
They had too few soldiers and horses and could be surrounded and suppressed by the Turkic cavalry at any time. Moreover, they were not far away from the main force of the Turkic army. This obviously made their attack seem a bit reckless and contained great risks.
This situation tested the war acumen of the leaders of both sides and their ability to make prompt decisions.
Obviously, Li Po, who devoted himself wholeheartedly to the war, seemed more terrifying, and his desire to win was even stronger.
Therefore, he took the lead in making a bold attempt.
After Bu Qun and three others led their troops to a small victory, Li Po could no longer wait in Yunnei City with peace of mind, waiting for news from outside to come back.
He immediately ordered Li Bi to lead his army to take control of Yunnei City, while he led six thousand cavalry to embark on the journey again.
And this was not a desperate move. He led his army and quickly entered the boundary of Yunnei Racecourse and stayed at the northeast edge of Yunnei Racecourse.
He made two plans.
One is that the enemy's army is too powerful to compete head-on, so the thousands of cavalry outside are mobilized to turn back inside the cloud.
One is to discover a fighter plane, and then he can lead his army to directly join the battle and launch the fastest attack on the enemy.
This was based on the flexibility of the Heng'an town army. The decision made was not reckless, but showed an extremely strong desire to fight.
Moreover, Youbu Qun and others were wandering outside. While the Hengan Town Army expanded its combat vision, it also blindfolded the Turks.
He was very sure that the Turks did not know how many troops there were in the Heng'an Town Army.
His only worry was that the Turks regarded the thousands of cavalry outside as the main force of the Heng'an Town Army and planned to encircle and annihilate them. In that case, the Heng'an Town Army would have no chance to take advantage of them.
Therefore, when this war begins, the competition is about patience and judgment. When the victory is decided, it depends on how determined the two sides are to fight.
The waiting process undoubtedly makes people feel tortured, and every moment seems to become extremely long.
This is even more true for Li Po.
He didn't know how many men and horses the Turkic elite cavalry selected as the target had. With the strength and combat power of the Heng'an town army, the bottom line what they could withstand was not high.
Judging from the importance the Turks attach to the Heng'an Town Army, it is very likely that what he is doing now is in vain and has put himself in an extremely dangerous situation.
As time passed, Li Po felt more and more that the attack with his troops this time was a bit unreliable.
The Turkic tribesmen soldiers who were heading south one after another, and the main force of the Turkic army that did not take too long to arrive, made every breath of air he breathed full of danger.
At this time, he even felt that no news was the best news.
Li Po let out a long sigh in the spring breeze, sighing rather anxiously. Heng'an Zhenjun's family background is still too thin.
In a canyon at the southeastern foothills of Wuzhou Mountain, a Turkic nobleman was also frowning. Hearing the reports that kept coming back, he felt hard to make a decision.
His name is Ashina Siyun, and he is the nephew of the Khan who attacked the West. Last winter, before he led his troops to the royal court to fight for the Khan, his uncle Jieli Khan summoned him and told him.
This time he followed Khan south to attack the Sui people. If he could cut off the heads of two Sui people and bring them back to Jieli Khan, then his uncle would marry his favorite daughter Ashina Anlan to him.
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Thinking of the face that made the white and sacred peaks of the holy mountain lose their color, the names of the two Sui people immediately stood out in Ashina Siyun's heart.
Li Ding'an, Liu Wuzhou.
One led the Sui people's Heng'an Zhenjun, and the other was the Mayi County Lieutenant.
The official positions and names of the Sui people in these mouths are not important to him. What is important is that he leads many of the most elite warriors under the Western Khan to kill these two people in the war with the Sui people like a hunter.
personal.
This is obviously not an easy task, because there will definitely be many Turkic warriors competing with him for this honor, so he needs not only patience or bravery, but also some luck.
Fortunately, as a member of the Ashina royal family, luck has always been with him. This is God blessing his beloved son.
Therefore, he received an order from the Khan, ordering him to wait in a hidden place, waiting for the enemy to get in and be captured, and this enemy was the Heng'an Town Army of the Sui people.
Then, what he has to do now is very simple, wait until the right time to lead the warriors to rush out of this breathless valley and chop off the coveted head.
Of course, troubles also followed. Now he needed to determine which cavalry the head was hidden in.
Because the detective report came back that the Sui army did appear on the plains. They were surprisingly ferocious and killed many Turkic warriors in a short period of time.
There is another cavalry group of a thousand people, moving along the foot of this mountain range, getting closer and closer to them. Apparently, the prey has also noticed the danger and is searching for the source of the danger.
More and more news came back from the rangers, but the cunning enemies were spread out. If they attacked, they would probably scare away the cautious prey instead of catching them.
Obviously, Ashina Siyun is also facing a choice.
Should we divide our forces and attack now, or... wait patiently until the enemy leaves the nest farther away?
Time passed slowly amidst Ashina Siyun's hesitation.
At this time, it was an accident that determined the direction of the war.
When Yuchi Gong led his army forward, by chance, the scouts searched for a group of mountain people.
In Mayi, the so-called mountain people are actually no different from bandits, and the mountain people on Wuzhou Mountain near Yunnei are almost the same as the West Mountain Bandits among the people in Yunnei, and they complement each other well with the East Mountain Bandits.
No matter what kind of livelihood these mountain people do in daily life, being exposed to the army will be a disaster for them.
What's more, at this time, the army is searching for enemy traces, which is also the time when the soldiers are most anxious and sensitive.
After a chase, several men and women were caught.
Shuanglonggou.
This is a place name mentioned by the mountain people in order to survive. It is a dead valley not far from Wuzhou Village. When the mountain people knew that a large army was entering there, they walked eastward, hoping to avoid it.
Start a war.
After asking about the terrain there, Yu Chigong was immediately ecstatic.
It is a desperate valley. No general with any brain would lead his army to station in a desperate place. However, the Turks chose such a place carelessly.
When they were hiding their whereabouts, they probably never thought that someone could attack them here.
Of course, regardless of whether he is arrogant and underestimates the enemy, or whether there is only such a place that can accommodate a large army to hide, Yu Chigong feels that if what a few mountain people said is true, this is simply a fighter plane given to the Heng'an Town Army by God.
At this time, the qualities of an excellent general were clearly revealed in Yuchi Gong.
He did not happily lead his troops to join the army, nor was he eager to take the lead and make meritorious deeds. Instead, he ordered his men to take a mountain man to send a message to Li Po while leading his troops to continue to move forward slowly.
This obviously confused Ashina Siyun's eyes.
At this time, he had almost made up his mind to wait one more day and let the Sui troops move further east, so that he could go out and surround them.
After he made the decision, his mood also relaxed, and he drank heavily with the generals in the tent all night. At this time, they even felt that Khan had asked the 25,000 elf cavalry to guard here.
Some are overused.
Of course, they all also understood that to encircle and annihilate thousands of fleeing cavalry, 25,000 cavalry was not that many. It was not difficult to defeat the enemy. Encircling and annihilating them was the most difficult part.
This is actually similar to the Sui siege. The gap in military strength is the key to achieving victory. The greater the gap, the better the outcome will be, especially in cavalry combat.
Obviously, Ashina Siyun was not a typical Turkic general. He was very patient and not irritable in war. In fact, it was this steady nature that made him appreciated by Jieli Khan and relied on him.
For help.
But in this battle, his advantages suddenly turned into shortcomings. It can be seen that the saying that soldiers are impermanent and water is impermanent is very reasonable.
One night was not a long time, but it decided the fate of this Turkic elite cavalry.
The contingency of war almost played a key role in this war.
Of course, when this kind of lucky chance happens, you have to be fully prepared. Otherwise, the saying that the fighter opportunity is fleeting is the final footnote of these chances.
When he received the message from Yuchi Gong, Li Po made a quick decision. He immediately sent a message to Bu Qun and Chen San, ordering Chen San to continue leading his troops and wandering on the flanks of the army. Bu Qun took advantage of the night to attack
Heading to Shuanglong Valley.
Then came Liu Jingsheng's troops, who were ordered by Li Po to patrol around Shenwu, clear out the Turkic cavalry, and report to him any changes in the main Turkic army.
As soon as night fell, Li Po led 6,000 cavalry and moved forward at night. They quickly joined the infantry and mass troops. Countless scouts began to patrol the front, cutting off the Turkic cavalry's path to Shuanglong Valley layer by layer.
In the second half of the night, the army had quietly arrived more than ten miles away from Shuanglong Valley.
At this time, the Turks were still unaware that the prey they wanted to hunt had already arrived in front of them.
(The successors must be weak, today’s monthly ticket is very weak.)
