Since the rise of Li Shan, Jieli Khan, Yugushe and his son, Ashina Momo, Ashina Jieshei, and Ashina Sheer have all been defeated by him. Does Tuli Khan feel that he is better than Li Shan?
Are these people in the front stronger?
Not to mention that after the Tang Dynasty unified the world, through Yanmen, Guji Town, Cangtou River and today's battle, it showed its ferocious teeth to the tribes in the grasslands. Tuli Khan would not be so stubborn that he would touch this hard stone again.
On the contrary, although Ashina She'er led his troops to cut off the rear several times in this battle, he was so easily defeated by the Tang army's infantry. He may have military morale, but his subordinates must be suspicious, and most of those killed in the battle were his direct descendants, who had great vitality.
Injury, this is Tuli Khan's opportunity.
Li Shan thought in his mind that the two old friends came hand in hand that day. The letter he sent did not have any effect, but Li Shan believed that the balance between the two parties has been broken. From now on, the letter
The power will gradually be revealed.
This is a good thing for the Tang Dynasty, and it is even better for Li Shan. As long as the internal strife within the Turks cannot be cut through quickly, the Tang army will have enough time to regain the three states... When the internal chaos on the Turks ceases, he should also
Back to Chang'an.
From now on, Li Shan felt that neither Li Yuan nor Li Shimin would let him lead troops on expeditions again. Is it possible that there will be a second general Tiance?
Li Shan's eyes turned to Zhang Shigui and Dou Gui. In terms of ability, Zhang Shigui and Su Dingfang were the most suitable people. But in terms of faction, Zhang Shigui, as a confidant of the King of Qin, would find it difficult to take over. But if
With Xue Wanche as his assistant, given the current situation in Beijing, Li Yuan should not object.
If Su Dingfang was not recalled to the Central Government and took over the Beiya Imperial Guards again, he might be more suitable for this position.
As for Dou Gui, as a maternal relative, there is a certain possibility that he will not be involved in the fight for the rightful son. After all, it was Li Yuan who personally appointed him as the deputy general manager of the Marching Road.
The Turks who were being chased all the way also reacted and plucked up the courage to try to entangle Duan Zhixuan's men and outflank Duan Zhixuan's retreat... The current terrain can give full play to the Turks' advantage.
Seeing that he was trapped in the formation, Duan Zhixuan shouted violently, threw the saber in his hand, and stabbed a Turkic general on the opposite side to his heart. He grabbed the guard's horse and stabbed him straight, charging into the formation even more fiercely.
Three points.
I couldn't tell anything. I only knew that it was a huge defeat. I only knew that the King of Handan went into battle in person, killing people like rivers of blood and piles of corpses. Kang Yue also narrowly escaped from the battle at Cangtou River last year, and he couldn't help but feel guilty.
, but just as the scouts came to report, they saw the Khan Banner coming out of the passage, and there were only a thousand Tang cavalry in pursuit, so they dared to bring reinforcements to meet them.
"Withdraw the troops." Ashina She'er said without hesitation: "Let the Khan Banner move slowly and lead the Tang army to attack."
Kang Shui had been waiting near Baiquan County for a long time, and he became impatient. After noon, he sent out scouts to investigate. At first, some scouts reported that they were withdrawing, and the scouts sent out later were unable to return.
Here we go... trampled to death by the rushing crowd of people fleeing for their lives.
"Sweat, sweat!"
There is actually nothing wrong with Ashina Sheer's idea. Since the Tang army was staring at the Khan flag and attacking fiercely, he simply used the Khan flag as bait. As long as he went a few miles further north and passed Baiquan County, the ambush should have arrived. As long as
Can cut off the retreat of the Tang army... In fact, the number of Tang cavalry chasing them all the way is only a few thousand. Not counting the association rate, there are as many as 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry under Kang Shui's command who are ambushing near Baiquan County.
, enough to trap to death the Tang army, which was already depleted of men and horses.
It's a pity that Ashina She'er didn't expect that Duan Zhixuan not far away was an out-and-out ruthless man. During the Luoyang battle, everyone was captured alive. Duan Zhixuan actually dared to kill the enemy and seize the horse. In front of hundreds of enemies,
Surrounded by soldiers, he fought his way out of the siege.
At this moment, thousands of horse hooves beat on the ground, making a loud sound like thunder. Duan Zhixuan excitedly waved his saber, like an arrow from the string, and rushed into the back of the fleeing Turkic army.
"Go back!" Feng Li personally led dozens of guards to fight all the way. He took out the long horse that was holding down Duan Zhixuan and said angrily: "His Highness has an order not to cross even half a step beyond Baiquan County. What do you think?"
Your Highness doesn’t dare to kill you?!”
The guards in front shouted in joy, and Ashina Sheer looked attentively. Two cavalrymen came from the left and right, pounced on the two wings of the pursuing Tang cavalry, and more than a hundred cavalry galloped towards the middle road. The leader was
Kang Jue, the most trusted general under his command.
At this time, Duan Zhixuan also realized that something was wrong. Although the Dubu Khan was visible to the naked eye, the Turkic soldiers on both wings had already surrounded him. It was foreseeable that the retreat would be cut off.
It wasn't until two-quarters of an hour ago that Kang Shuwei personally led his scouts to block a group of escaped tribesmen. They were all covered in blood, and most of them had broken arms and legs. It was difficult to find an uninjured one...
...As a result, he couldn't even stand still and collapsed to the ground.
"This idiot is really not afraid of death!" Feng Li from behind was so angry that he yelled and cursed. After hesitating for a while, he grabbed the guard's horse and shouted: "Come with me!"
I have to get some interest back... Ashina Sheer thought so.
What came to his ears were continuous screams. The pale-faced Ashina She'er ran away in a hurry, neither daring nor willing to look back. In that valley, he made a third attempt, but the result was still the same.
It was a disastrous defeat without any suspense. After the group of black-armored infantry appeared, everything was out of his control.
In fact, Duan Zhixuan also fell into the trap. After discovering that Feng Li was leading his cavalry to come from behind to help, while the Turkic troops were slowly retreating to the north, he galloped his horse all the way north.
Forget it, I don’t want to think about these things for the time being. It will be at least several months, or even half a year later. Who it is will be judged based on the situation of the struggle between the DPRK and China at that time.
Ashina She'er's expression turned ugly, and she secretly cursed Li Huairen's subordinates for being full of killers who were not afraid of death!
"The reinforcements are coming." Kang Juwei frowned slightly and reminded him. After all, the large force has not arrived yet, and now there are only three or four thousand cavalry, so there is no absolute advantage.
Li Shan and the others went all the way north, passed through a narrow mountain road, and after going around a few bends, they could already see the broad plains in the distance. After galloping out of the valley mouth, Li Shan's face turned gloomy. On the plains in the distance
, a fierce riding battle is underway.
Duan Zhixuan hesitated for a moment, thinking of Wang Junhao who was punished with twenty army sticks, and thinking of himself being driven back to Chang'an the year before last. His blood suddenly went cold, and he threw Changshan to his guards angrily.
"Khan flag, Khan flag!" a guard suddenly pointed forward and shouted.
Duan Zhixuan's eyes lit up, he casually picked up the big bow hanging on the side of the war horse, and shot the Turkic soldier holding the flag over with one arrow. There was a commotion among the Turkic army. Duan Zhixuan urged the horse to catch up. He kept shooting three arrows in succession, and shot the three
A Turkic soldier who went to Fuhan Banner shot him down.
"This...this..." Feng Li was speechless. This was a matter of merit rather than life!