Chapter 665: Persuading the Khotanese Army to Surrender
Yangguan, on the left.
King Khotan looked at the slowly advancing army and was shocked. There were ten thousand Turkic cavalry, and they were the most capable guards. The prince's guard was defeated so quickly. How could this be possible?
There are three types of Turkic armies. One is the Guards, which is similar to the Forbidden Army of the Tang Dynasty. They are only one in a hundred and well-trained; the other is the String Controllers, which are composed of various men with temporary signs. They also have certain combat effectiveness, but are usually busy.
Herding soldiers are not trained enough and are not as good as the Guards; there is also slave soldiers, non-Turkic people snatched from various places. They are usually busy with affairs and taking care of their masters. They are used as cannon fodder in wartime and their combat effectiveness is even weaker.
The eldest prince's Guards were even more elite among the elite, yet they were actually defeated?
The King of Khotan was completely confused. When did the Tang army become so powerful? With less than 10,000 troops, it defeated the 10,000 Turkic Guards without the power to fight back and almost wiped them out. How many more such armies could there be?
, aren’t the Turks going to be exterminated?
Also, that thing that can attack from a distance is so scary and almost unsolvable, what is it?
With the Tang Dynasty possessing such terrifying weapons, wouldn’t the Turks want their doomsday generals?
Where should Khotan go?
At this moment, King Khotan was a little confused and looked ahead blankly, his face extremely ugly.
"Father, we are the only troops and horses in Khotan left. Where to go, make a decision quickly." The man next to him said anxiously, also shocked by the battle just now.
King Khotan looked around blankly, and suddenly realized that the eldest prince had led his troops to leave. Only his own 20,000 to 30,000 troops were left on the battlefield. Although he had more troops than his opponent, he had no chance of winning in a fight. He couldn't help but ask: "The situation is serious.
Change, what do you think?"
The young man quickly said: "We will definitely not retreat without a fight. The eldest prince will come to settle accounts with us in the future, and the Khan will take action if he finds out. They are worried that they will not have the chance to annex us."
"You mean war?" King Khotan frowned.
"It won't work without fighting, but it won't work if we fight. Even if we win, it will be a miserable victory. There will not be many soldiers left. The eldest prince will definitely take the opportunity to annex us and we will not be able to go back alive."
"It won't work either with fighting or without fighting. What on earth do you want to say?" King Khotan became a little irritable.
The man gritted his teeth and said: "Father, you and the main army will withdraw first and go directly to Khotan. As long as you are here, there will be no chaos in the Khotan Kingdom. I will stay and hold them back."
"No, how can my father let you stay and die?" King Khotan said anxiously.
"But if not, so what? Let's go quickly. If you don't leave, it will be too late. Khotan can live without children, but it cannot live without you. As long as the children fight to the death, the Khan and the eldest prince will have no excuse to attack Khotan, otherwise it will be cold.
The hearts of other tribes." The man persuaded anxiously.
"no!"
The King of Khotan could not bear to let his most beloved son take risks, and solemnly said: "You are still young and you are the heir to the throne. No one dares to dissent. Take people back. Remember, recuperate and recuperate. Everything is based on reproduction. Do not act impulsively. You must
Let the tribe survive."
"No, I can't leave my father behind."
The man spoke resolutely. When he saw that the special operations division was approaching and lining up, the dark muzzle of the gun looked at the person. Seeing that the direction of the aim was exactly where he was, he suddenly trembled and sweatdropped. He hurriedly said: "Father, they are going to attack."
Our opponent, we don’t have enough time, let’s go quickly.”
The King of Khotan also looked at the dark muzzle in front of him, and he had no doubt that something terrible would be fired from it. I am afraid that none of the generals around him would be spared. If he died, the Chinese army would be in chaos, and the morale of the army would be greatly reduced. This battle
How else to fight?
The eldest prince's 10,000 guardsmen were his own fault.
His thoughts flashed through his mind, and the King of Khotan gritted his teeth and said: "The whole army retreats. This battle... we will not fight. We will return to Khotan. As long as we have 30,000 troops and horses, no one can bully us."
"Even if we retreat, we have to leave one person behind. My father is wise and leads the army to retreat first, and the child will arrive later." The man's eyes lit up and he said quickly.
"Take care!" King Khotan solemnly warned.
"Father, be careful along the way. It's best to avoid the eldest prince, take a detour, and be ready for battle when you get back. The child will be here shortly." The man solemnly warned, pulled his horse, and headed towards the front army.
The King of Khotan watched his son go away with joy. He felt that there was someone to follow him and quickly arranged to retreat.
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The special operations division is in the formation ahead.
The artillery battalion had already adjusted to shoot at Zhu Yuan. This time Luo Ying was going to play a more ruthless game. He would first bombard and behead people, and then send troops to rush to kill him. He formed a pincer attack with Li Jing and captured them in one fell swoop.
The battle plan was spread through the flag soldiers, and Li Jing was also shocked by the battle just now. There were artillery bombardments, crossbows, and Modao, and there were quite a lot of them. This equipment was simply invincible. No wonder he could defend Yangguan. Naturally
Full of agreement.
everything's ready.
Luo Ying roared murderously: "Artillery camp, aim at the Turkic Central Army's tent in front of me and conduct a test fire!"
"Boom!"
A cannonball roared away, but missed by more than ten meters.
Decapitation and gunfire coverage are different and must be accurate. Test firing can obtain accurate data.
"Left one degree to the left, lower the height by two points, and fire a salvo." The artillery battalion commander loudly announced the scale.
The artilleryman skillfully adjusted the angle, picked up the shell and slid it in.
"Boom!"
The cannonballs roared away one after another, and all landed accurately near the Chinese army's tent.
The big tent was blown down and burst into flames, and the surrounding areas were razed to the ground. Countless people fell to the ground and howled. The war horses were frightened and ran around screaming.
"Huh?"
Qin Huaidao suddenly made a sound in surprise and stared straight ahead. He felt something was wrong. Seeing that the second round of shelling was about to begin, he quickly shouted: "Wait a minute!"
The artillery battalion stopped attacking, and Luo Ying also looked over in surprise.
"The situation is not right, please wait." Qin Huaidao said in a deep voice. There were fewer and fewer artillery shells. They had to be used on the blade and not wasted on the soldiers.
Luo Ying turned around in surprise and saw something was wrong. A huge cavalry broke away from their position and roared towards the rear, leaving only a few thousand troops to hold on. He suddenly realized that he was trying to run away.
He quickly said: "Uncle, if the other party wants to run away, should we chase him?"
"What do you think?" Qin Huaidao took the exam.
Luo Ying did not answer immediately. He carefully observed the fleeing army and found that something was wrong with the route. He was not chasing the eldest prince and his companions to the west, but to the south. He suddenly became confused - what does "south" mean? We should not go west to support them.
The eldest prince?
"They are going to run away." Luo Wu suddenly reacted and shouted.
Qin Huaidao nodded appreciatively and said with a smile: "Tell me your judgment."
"This army doesn't look like the prince's guards. It should be a tribe that came to support. Such an army cannot afford to lose, because losing means that the tribe's power will be weakened or even annexed, so they dare not follow me.
The army will fight to the end, but they have to fight to the death, as they will be exposed and will be liquidated in the future, so they will leave one team behind and the rest will retreat, heading south to avoid the eldest prince."
"Not bad!" Qin Huaidao praised.
"Should we pursue him?" Luo Ying asked.
Qin Huaidao didn't answer immediately, but looked at Luo Wu, who thought he was satisfied.
Luo Wu shook his head decisively: "Don't chase them, let them go and fight the eldest prince. The eldest prince lost completely and lost all face. He will definitely find someone to take the blame. This team is just right. It will be beneficial to us to let them bite dogs, not to mention me.
The army is tired from fighting, and its combat effectiveness is only half. I don’t know what Luo Zhang and the others are like. The top priority is to join forces."
"What to do with the rear troops?" Qin Huaidao continued to take the school test.
"Kill them all and hurt them, but it is best to capture them alive so that the eldest prince will misunderstand him and think he surrendered. This will provide evidence for the frame-up. Maybe we can force the escaped army to come over."
"Hahaha, yes, let's do it like this. Send an order to Duke Wei to surround them, and then send people to persuade them to surrender. If they fail to persuade them to surrender, kill them all and beat them painfully." Qin Huaidao said and looked at Luo Ying.
"I will personally go and persuade him to surrender." Luo Ying agreed and hurried away.
The tactics were quickly passed to Li Jing through the flag soldiers, and the army pressed forward.
Li Jing is so experienced. He guessed Qin Huaidao's intention as soon as he heard the order and praised him. He originally thought that Qin Huaidao was young and not calm enough in his actions. Now it seems that his worries are completely in vain. He fights without fighting and alienates the enemy. Such methods are not even thought of by veteran generals.
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The two armies came up and surrounded the soldiers and horses behind the palace.
The Khotanese troops who stayed behind had no intention of fighting, but in order to delay their escape, they did not escape.
Luo Yingce immediately stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Who is the chief general? Come out and tell us."
The son of King Khotan hesitated for a moment, then rode forward and asked loudly in Tang dialect, which he was not very proficient in: "Prince Zhega of Khotan, who are you?"
"Prince of Khotan? Are you from the Kingdom of Khotan?" Luo Ying was startled and reacted suddenly. No wonder he ran away when the situation was bad to save his strength. It turned out that they were not the Turkic Guards. He immediately said loudly: "The Kingdom of Khotan
It’s just under the control of the Turks, not under their rule, so why send troops to help?”
"Speak directly if you have anything to say." Prince Zhe Gahui of Khotan didn't speak much Tang, so he simply got straight to the point.