After Mugan Khan led his troops to flee the battlefield, the Turks' defeat became increasingly irreversible.
At this time, the fighting on the battlefield was still very fierce, but the entire battlefield was not unified. Not only did these Turkic soldiers fight on their own, but in some places they even killed each other.
Various chaotic orders were heard endlessly, and the chiefs scattered on the battlefield were all scrambling to issue orders, trying to recruit more soldiers for their own use, but the result was counterproductive.
Not only did the Turkic sergeants who were wandering and fighting on the battlefield show no signs of reuniting, but even the soldiers who were originally assigned to the chieftains, after seeing the supplies scattered across the battlefield and the wandering cattle and sheep,
They all left the team one after another, scrambling to pick up and grab them.
On the other hand, the officers and soldiers of the Western Wei Dynasty, before the military order to stop fighting was issued, still maintained the offensive of rushing in formation. And this organized battle mode was undoubtedly the existence of overwhelming combat power when facing the stragglers of the Turks.
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As the Turkic army was defeated, Li Tai also withdrew from the front-line combat sequence. At this time, the battlefield was in chaos. The focus was no longer on leading the charge for the general, but on fighting in this chaotic situation.
Making effective coordination instructions during the war can make the entire battle develop in a direction more beneficial to one's own side.
Since ancient times, the development of any force has been easy to annex but difficult to unite. The performance of the Turks on the battlefield at this time also perfectly reflected this.
Due to the multiple divisions of troops and different duties, there are only a few thousand soldiers of the Western Wei Dynasty on the battlefield. This also includes Yang Zhong, who took the lead in attacking the center of the Turkic camp. And on the battlefield
There are still tens of thousands of active Turkic soldiers, but they are completely suppressed by these thousands of elite soldiers of the Western Wei Dynasty, and very few can actually carry out effective counterattacks.
These tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers are unfamiliar with each other and lack tacit understanding. Although there are many soldiers, they are completely unable to coordinate operations and carry out various tactical cooperation. On the contrary, from a group of powerful chiefs to the individual soldiers, they are all full of
They have their own ideas, but in this way, instead of being able to help each other, they will actually drag each other down.
In fact, for such a large army with a large number of soldiers, the real crisis from the opponent is not very big. Its own organizational coordination ability is the real factor that truly affects the performance of its combat effectiveness.
The reason why Li Tai dared to lead his troops north to attack the Turks was because he believed that the current organizational strength and cohesion of the Turks could not keep up with the development of his own forces. Once encountering a truly high-intensity attack, cracks would inevitably occur in its internal organization, and even
collapse.
It is true that the rise of the Turks in history was somewhat unstoppable, but it is undeniable that the rise of the Turks also occurred without strong external intervention.
Once the Central Plains dynasty completed its integration and returned its attention to Mobei beyond the Great Wall, even though the Turks were already a powerful steppe empire at that time, they were still exhausted in the face of various diplomatic means and continuous military attacks.
, it is difficult to maintain its internal unity and strong form.
However, even though the Turkic command system and military organization on the battlefield had been destroyed at this time, the fighting continued for a long time, and small groups were still fighting all over the battlefield.
The fighting will of these Turkic soldiers is still very tenacious. They are either father and son, or brothers. They are still collecting materials scattered on the battlefield as much as possible, and trying to escape from the battlefield while fighting. Their tenacious and aggressive characteristics are undoubtedly revealed, but due to order
collapse, and those who prevent them from escaping smoothly from the battlefield are often other Turkic soldiers who have the same temperament and purpose as them.
In the second half of the battle, the Western Wei soldiers gradually moved to the periphery of the battlefield and began to focus on intercepting and killing the Turkic soldiers who were trying to escape. However, the fighting in the Turkic camp was still very fierce, and these Turks started killing each other.
It was also a deadly move.
When they saw that there was no hope of escape and their physical strength was exhausted after running and fighting for a long time, the Turkic soldiers began to abandon their weapons and surrender.
Compared with their fierce attitude in the previous battle, these Turks appeared particularly submissive after choosing to surrender. They used the knives they carried with them to cut the bow strings, and the remaining arrows on their bodies also inserted the arrow clusters downwards deeply into the soil.
Then he threw the weapon far away, and finally he knelt on the ground with his limbs clinging to the ground, trying his best to show his harmlessness and submissiveness.
"Hu is cruel and aggressive by nature, but he is also afraid of strength and death. Once he cannot win the battle, he will inevitably become discouraged and beg for his life."
Yu Wengui rode up to Li Tai and pointed at the Turkic soldiers who were lying on the ground asking for surrender. Seeing that Li Tai was still frowning and saying nothing, he started talking about the cruel methods of these grassland Hu tribes in dealing with enemies who pretended to surrender.
It was a brutal massacre. In some tribes, whenever one member of the tribe fled, all other members of the tribe, men, women, old and young, would be massacred.
Because of these cruel methods, the Hu people in the grasslands are often aggressive by nature. Even if the situation is unfavorable, they will often resist and will not surrender easily. However, once they put down their weapons and surrender, it means that they have completely lost their stubbornness.
What this contrast reflects is that Hu people are afraid of force but not moral. They are accustomed to using force to solve problems and achieve their goals, but once their force does not work, they will turn to extreme groveling.
Li Tai had no experience fighting with these grassland Hu tribes before, and he still had some reservations about it. However, when the soldiers began to clean the battlefield, the respectful performance of these Turkic soldiers could not help but be disappointing.
He felt that it was an eye-opener.
Originally, these barbarian soldiers were fighting each other for supplies and livestock, but when the Wei soldiers ordered them to collect all the supplies on the battlefield and place them in fixed locations, these barbarian soldiers were obedient.
The execution was carried out, and even the items originally collected by each of them were voluntarily handed over.
Some Hu soldiers were whipped and even beheaded on the spot because they did not carry out the orders well enough. However, all the Hu soldiers around them bowed their heads in silence, even the relatives of these Hu soldiers themselves showed indifference.
His attitude may reveal sadness, but there is no hint of resentment.
After Li Tai saw these scenes, he couldn't help but sigh that the soil and water support the people.
Yi Di are beasts, and sometimes they are really not derogatory but simply statements. If a person's living environment and way of making a living are different, then the ethics and morals they accept and the behavioral patterns they develop will be different. It is difficult to cross ethnic groups.
Understand beyond context.
But it should not be said that the nature of these Turks has provided a lot of convenience for battlefield cleaning. The entire Turkic camp stretches for more than ten miles, and due to the escape of people, horses and livestock, the battlefield area has expanded more than twice.
It was very difficult for the soldiers of the Western Wei Dynasty to clean up the battlefield quickly, and the soldiers were exhausted after a fierce battle.
But with the addition of the Turkic soldiers, the battlefield became much more efficient. In addition to the materials scattered on the battlefield that were quickly picked up and gathered, the escaped cattle, horses and livestock, the Turkic soldiers
He also worked hard to help drive away the arrests.
These soldiers would kneel down and ask for permission to use lasso to capture the cattle and horses scattered around the battlefield. Even if they had already roped the horses and turned over to ride on them, it was just to capture the livestock further away.
There are no Wei soldiers guarding nearby, and they have already run a long distance, but they will drive their cattle and horses back to the camp and will not escape without authorization.
Li Tai is also battle-hardened and has fought many victorious battles, but he has to admit that Turkic prisoners of war are the most obedient and the most worry-free. They will work hard to complete the tasks assigned to them and try their best to show their obedience and
They are harmless. They will gather together spontaneously after the task is completed, but they will never whisper among themselves and engage in any conspiracy.
Seeing the performance of these captives, Li Tai also vaguely understood why the Turks could rise and grow so quickly. Because the cost of annexation for the grassland tribes was much smaller than that of the Central Plains, as long as the tribes themselves accumulated enough to develop to a certain extent, they could
If you win one or two battles, then the tribal power will develop like a snowball.
It’s no wonder that even though the Sui and Tang Dynasties achieved a certain stage of victory in their wars with the Turks, they often continued to breed tigers in the future, because these Turkic prisoners of war were so useful.
Due to the effectiveness of these Turkic soldiers, the battlefield was quickly cleared. When Li Tai came to the Turkic Khan's tent where Yang Zhong and others were stationed, he saw Yang Zhong's soldiers fighting bloody battles.
Seeing the tired look at the end, he was also very pleased in his heart. He stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for your hard work, everyone!"
Yang Zhong was already exhausted at this time, but he still stepped forward with the support of his own soldiers and said: "I have been ordered to come here. Fortunately, I have not disgraced my order. It is a pity that the enemy was outnumbered and we were not able to capture the wood alive."
Gan Khan caused his troops to flee..."
"Those who have more to do in this matter will continue to strive for merit. An Lugong and others have fought hard to this point, and they have already made great achievements!"
Li Tai quickly helped Yang Zhong up, and asked the soldiers who were fighting here to disarm and enter the account and rest. Then Yu Wengui and other generals checked personnel and inventory of harvests.
Thanks to the attack by Yang Zhong and others at the center of the Turkic camp, which caused chaos within the Turkic camp, the main army led by Li Tai was able to successfully break through from the periphery and then control the entire battle situation.
Although the biggest target, Mugan Khan, was lost on the battlefield, there were still many Turkic dignitaries captured in this battle, including Ye Hu, Special Qin, Dagan, Mei Lu and other famous chiefs of all levels.
There are hundreds of people.
At this time, Mugan Khan had just led his troops out of the Gaoque garrison and continued to flee northward along the gap in the mountain.