Luo Ying stared at Prince Zhe of Khotan and shouted: "The King of Han has a good life and will give you a chance to surrender. Otherwise, we will kill them all. At that time, the Kingdom of Khotan will not let you go. Where to go, we must decide quickly."
Zhe Ge's expression changed, he was not afraid of death, and he was ready to die in battle. However, if the eldest prince was defeated, he would inevitably retreat. Khotan would be next to Qie, and would be the first to bear the brunt. He would become the first choice of the Hanzhou army to attack. How could he resist?
The reason why we sent troops to support the eldest prince in the first place was to take the opportunity to drive away the Hanzhou army and relieve the pressure on Khotan.
Now the army on the right led by the eldest prince suffered heavy losses, and the Turkic Khan led the army on the left to bypass from the north and go to Chang'an. The Turkic rear was empty and there was no way to send troops to support Khotan. What's more, the eldest prince was defeated, and there was a high probability that the army would be defeated.
If the responsibility lies with the Kingdom of Khotan, how can it send troops to support it?
Without Turkic support, Khotan could not stop the Hanzhou army.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Zhejia's heart felt desolate and chaotic.
Luo Ying also knew something about the Turkic tribes and continued: "The Kingdom of Khotan is just one of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions. It controls the Turks, not under its jurisdiction. What's wrong? Could it be that the Kingdom of Yutian is loyal to the Turks? If that is the case, then then
Let’s fight.”
The words were full of threats.
Zhejia felt unwilling and did not answer the call.
Luo Ying said impatiently: "The Ruoqiang Kingdom was divided into three. The three major tribes of Putao, Dianhe and Nuzhi have all surrendered to the King of Han and become the Hanzhou Army. If you don't know this, how can you tell me about the Kingdom of Khotan?"
The neighboring Qiemo Kingdom must have known about it, right? The Qiemo Kingdom refused to surrender. All the senior officials and nobles were killed and returned to the Han king. They worked together to resist the Turkic prince for a long time. You, the Khotan Kingdom, also want to follow in the footsteps of the Qiemo Kingdom.
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"this?"
Zhega's unwilling heart began to loosen, and the affairs of the Qiemo Kingdom were indeed clear. All the high-ranking officials and nobles were killed, and the property was distributed to win over the people. No one jumped out to avenge the nobles, and they also worked together to resist the Turkic army.
All centered.
The same method was used on the Kingdom of Khotan. Zhega did not believe that the tribesmen would jump out to rebel, avenge the murdered royal family, and even thank the Hanzhou army for giving them food to survive.
After weighing it all, I lost all will to fight.
"well--"
A sigh expresses countless sorrows.
The situation is stronger than the people. If you continue to fight, you will die, and it will also bring disaster to Khotan. If you die, you will die in vain. No one will avenge you. Surrender is different. At least you can live and keep the royal family of Khotan.
If you want to harm the prime minister's power, choose the lesser one, let alone have no choice.
Zhega weighed the pros and cons and asked: "If the Kingdom of Khotan surrenders, how will the King of Han settle it?"
"If you hand over all your rights, you can retain your existing private property, and the whole family can live."
This result was terrible, but at least the whole family could survive, and their private property would not make life difficult. Zhejia was not an indecisive person, so he asked, "Is this true?"
"The King of Han keeps his word and never breaks his word!"
"In this case, our army is willing to surrender!"
"Wait."
Luo Ying did not expect that he succeeded in persuading him to surrender. He would not be able to deal with it later. He pulled his horse's head back to the main formation and explained the situation. When Qin Huaidao heard that the other party was willing to surrender, he was a decisive person who knew the choice and the overall situation. After thinking about it,
Said: "Let him lead the troops to hunt down the Turkic prince. To surrender, you need to submit a petition."
"Understood!" Luo Ying nodded knowingly, came to the front of the battle again and said: "The King of Han has an order to allow you to submit, but you need to submit a petition and order you to lead your troops to attack the Turkic prince to show your sincerity."
Zhejia had already expected this and nodded in agreement.
Luo Ying waved his hand and signaled to the special forces division to open a gap and let Zheji's men leave. He was not worried about the other party pretending to surrender. The monks could escape but not the temple.
As soon as Zhega's people left, Li Jing led his people over quickly and shouted excitedly from a distance: "Haha, my wise nephew is so good at guarding Yangguan, fighting the Turks, and closing in Khotan. I admire him."
"It's a pity that we didn't win the battle." Fang Yiai muttered depressedly.
Qin Huaidao did not ask for help. He rode up to meet him and said politely: "Thank you very much, uncle, for coming to support me. Otherwise, this battle will be dangerous. It will be a good journey."
"What's dangerous? I don't think it's dangerous at all. If we hadn't come here, maybe the Turks would have chosen to attack at night, and I'm afraid more people would have died. Speaking of which, I'm here to disrupt your rhythm. As for us, we've been there all the way.
Okay, the rest of the troops are resting at Yumen Pass." Li Jing is very experienced in combat and has already judged a lot through various signs.
Qin Huaidao did not deny it, and said seriously: "The Turkic prince is leading his troops to fight with Luo Zhang and others. Time is running out. Let's go back and talk about old times, Fang Yiai."
"Is this a war? Give me the order." Fang Yiai's eyes lit up.
"Lead our troops and horses to the west quickly. The baggage troops and Anguo Gong's clan troops will be led by Shibo. Shibo, you have your work." Qin Huaidao ordered decisively.
"No problem, I'll go then." Fang Yiai agreed excitedly, as long as there is a fight.
"It doesn't matter, it's my wish to be able to fight on the battlefield again. I have to thank you. The battlefield is not an ordinary one. You can only speak with one voice. If you have anything to do, just ask me. There is no need to be polite to me." Li Jing said gratefully.
"Thank you, Uncle Shi!" Qin Huaidao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If Li Jingyi had been working hard and not obeying orders, this battle would be difficult to command.
The soldiers were so quick that Li Jing and Fang Yiai solemnly bowed their fists and left in a hurry.
Qin Huaidao also hurried westward with his special warfare division.
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In a deserted Gobi desert.
The three generals stood side by side on horseback, staring coldly ahead. The one in the middle was Luo Tong. Luo Zhang and Su Dingfang were on both sides. Behind them was the silent army. The horses snorted and scratched the ground, restless.
A chilling air filled the sky.
"coming!"
Luo Tong stared at the roaring army in front, his pupils shrank suddenly, murderous intent burst out, his horse tightened, he looked at Luo Zhang and warned: "The enemy is coming fiercely, there are many troops, it will be a fierce battle for our soldiers, be careful.
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"Dad, take care of yourself." Luo Zhang warned.
"You brat, your wings are stiff, aren't they?" Luo Tong cursed, but his face was filled with relief. He turned to look at Su Dingfang: "General Su, I'm going to charge you head-on. How about you lead people around the flanks?"
"General Luo, someone has a plan. Why don't you and I concentrate our forces and attack the central army directly? Once the Turkic prince dies, the rest will be defeated and flee in all directions." Su Dingfang suggested.
Luo Tong was a little tempted and looked at Luo Zhang.
Luo Zhang thought for a while and said: "The three of us join forces to take the lead. The chance is greater, but the casualties will not be small. It is better to suppress the formation with bows and arrows and delay time. I estimate that my uncle will soon come to support."
"The scouts came to report that the Turks left 10,000 guards to guard Yangguan, and nearly 30,000 people from the Kingdom of Khotan were confronting Duke Wei. Duke Wei could not spare any action, and the young master had less than 10,000 people with him.
Even if we kill the remaining 10,000 Guardsmen, it will take time. If this time is too long, our army may not be able to handle it." Su Dingfang reminded.
Luo Zhang said with confidence: "General Su knows very little about the special forces divisions around my uncle. It is normal to make this judgment. In my estimation, the 10,000 Turkic Guards left behind cannot last for a stick of incense.
Uncle may be joining forces with Duke Wei to deal with the Khotan army, and the battle can be resolved in an hour at most. Our army can hold on for an hour, no problem. When the time comes, we will attack from both sides, and no Turks will be able to escape. Moreover, our army will not suffer any losses.
big."
"This is not a trivial matter. Are you sure you can come here within an hour?" Su Dingfang was shocked. There were more than 30,000 people there. Even catching 30,000 pigs would take time, not to mention there were 10,000 elite Turkic Guards.
"Believe me, believe uncle!" Luo Zhang looked determined.
Su Dingfang didn't know where Luo Zhang's confidence came from, but he knew that Luo Zhang would not joke at this time, so he couldn't help but become more curious about the special warfare division and no longer objected.
"In this case, let's hold down the formation with archers first to delay the attack. If that doesn't work, the three of you and I will lead the army to kill him and behead him. All the archers will line up and take thirty steps forward." Luo Tong made a decision.
The order was quickly passed down.
All the archers of the army came forward and divided into three square formations. A passage was formed in the middle of the square formations to facilitate the cavalry.
Luo Tong, Su Dingfang and Luo Zhang stood on horseback in the passage, looking at the approaching Turkic army without saying a word.
Three square formations, tens of thousands of archers with bows and arrows, like a giant hedgehog, it is no small matter.
The Turkic armies that charged forward reined in their horses one after another and stopped outside the shooting range, not daring to confront them head-on.
The eldest prince spurred his horse forward. He saw the archers who had already lined up with his eyes twitching. If he really charged forward, many people might die. He turned to look at Wu Chi behind him and asked, "Why don't they attack directly or escape?"
What’s the purpose of stopping?”
"I'm afraid I'm stalling for time." Wu Chi reminded solemnly.
"Who are you waiting for to delay? Is it possible that someone else is coming?" The eldest prince looked at the shaman doubtfully and asked: "Now that you are commanding the army, how will we fight next?"
"They are just archers. We only need to apply frontal pressure, and then send the cavalry to go up on both sides and attack behind them." The shaman said nonchalantly.
"It makes sense, that's it, thank you."
The eldest prince pretended to be excited and agreed, anyway, there is no need for his own people to take action. He can fight as much as he likes. If he wins, he will be credited. If he loses, he will take the blame and weaken the opponent's force.