The coalition forces retreated in a hasty and embarrassing manner.
He left corpses all over the ground, but took away the captive people and continued to threaten them.
Qin Huaidao did not stop him, and had no way to stop him. He watched silently as the coalition forces fled, his eyes stern and angry, until they were all far away. He suddenly shouted loudly: "Luo Wu, go see how many people have been captured? Take them all out and exchange hostages. Luo Ying will lead them."
A group of people will support you, so be careful."
"Obey the order!" The brothers solemnly accepted the order and hurried away.
Fang Yi was unwilling to give up his love and quickly said: "King Han, we must have caught a lot of people, there must be five or six thousand, one for one, only more than a thousand people are needed, just hand them over like this?"
"Hand it over. If you keep it and waste our food, it is better to give it to the enemy. It will not only waste their food but also create panic. Not to mention that your leg is injured and you have no fighting ability. There is no need to worry." Qin Huaidao said indifferently.
"What if they don't agree to the exchange?" Fang Yiai continued to ask.
"Then leave it outside and let them crawl back. It will shake their military morale even more."
Fang Yiai's eyes lit up and he nodded knowingly: "It makes sense. Qin Ling and Khan, that old guy, dare not not exchange, otherwise it will chill the hearts of the people below. What will happen if the people exchange? We are fighting a war, but we don't care.
superior?"
"Regardless of whether I will be captured again, it is still good to stay and help with cooking. By the way, we killed at least 2,000 enemies in the battle at the city gate just now. The 2,000 war horses can be used as military rations. Let's arrange for people to clean up the big hole.
It will come in handy in the future." Qin Huaidao warned, his eyes shining with wisdom.
Fang Yiai nodded knowingly and hurried to make arrangements.
There is a certain danger in exchanging prisoners. We must prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to rush and kill. After Luo Wu and Luo Ying have cleaned up the big pits, they can bring a large number of captives to the city with a guarantee. Those who can walk can walk on tiptoes by themselves, and those who cannot walk are captured by the soldiers.
They dragged them away and threw them together after leaving the city. The soldiers dispersed and were on guard. Luo Wu rode forward to negotiate alone.
When Qin Ling and Khan heard about the exchange of prisoners for hostages, their faces turned as uncomfortable as constipation, but they had to agree, otherwise the morale of the army would be lost, and no one on the battlefield wanted to be abandoned.
Lun Qinling was very unwilling and wanted to take the opportunity to rush up and seize the city gate. However, when he thought about whether the city gate was captured or defeated, the thoughts in his heart suddenly disappeared.
The exchange went smoothly. Luo Wu and Luo Ying allowed the people to advance into the city, then slowly retreated with their army and closed the city gates.
The people were simple and knelt down one after another to express their thanks.
Luo Wu pulled a few people around him to persuade him, and someone came over to tell the people to go to the logistics and help with cooking.
Cooking is quite familiar to the people, so they agreed one after another.
After settling the matter, Luo Wu hurried to the city wall and found Qin Huaidao to give him orders.
Qin Huaidao listened, and his thoughts were all on the coalition forces outside the city. According to the information Luo Zhang had previously found, the Turkic troops should be 120,000 to 30,000. Including the Tubo, the total strength should be around 250,000, but the previous four
The simultaneous fierce attack on the gate resulted in losses of more than 30,000 people. Just now, more than 10,000 people were killed, bringing the total to 50,000 people.
In other words, the coalition forces still have about 200,000 people, while our own side only has more than 50,000 people.
This battle is very difficult to fight!
Do you want to take the initiative?
Thoughts flashed through his mind one by one, but he rejected them one by one. Qin Huaidao took a deep breath, and the cool air entered his body. He was refreshed and ordered: "The enemy will not attack again in a short time, hurry up.
Rescue the wounded, cook, rest, and recover."
"Understood!" Luo Wu agreed and asked someone to deliver the order.
The soldiers relaxed, sat down on the city wall, rested with their backs against the wall, relaxed their whole bodies, no one cared about the blood and broken meat on the ground, and whispered about the dangers of the battle just now.
Qin Huaidao also sat down to rest and looked at the soldiers around him. Many of them still had nervous expressions on their immature faces. This was the reaction after the war. If they were not relieved, something would happen. He couldn't help but think of his past and the first time he participated.
The tension of the battle, the discomfort of killing the enemy for the first time, I think of the old squad leader and the flying red flag. That is faith and belief.
Involuntarily, Qin Huaidao sang "Serve the Country with Loyalty".
Wolf smoke rises, the mountains and rivers look north, the dragon flag rolls, the horse neighs, and the sword energy is like frost.
My heart is like the vast water of the Yellow River. Who can resist it in twenty years?
Yes, the ancient Yellow River carries many dreams and sufferings of our ancestors, and the rolling water buries many injustices and misfortunes, wars, and in the end it is only the common people who suffer.
It has been more than two years since I came to this world. Who can carry it with me?
It's Luo Zhang, Luo Ying, Luo Wu, the Cheng family brothers, the Yuchi brothers, and countless soldiers, but in the end, what did he bring to the people of the world?
This damn world?!
Qin Huaidao felt indignant and couldn't help but sing loudly - He was so angry that he slashed his sword at it, so many loyal brothers and sisters were buried in a foreign country. How could he die to repay his family and country?
The voice is sad, not angry, and unyielding!
The soldiers all around looked sideways and listened carefully. Although they didn't understand, they inexplicably felt a force beating in their hearts, their blood was burning, and their tired bodies were instantly resurrected with blood.
When the horse's hooves go south, people look north. When people look north, the grass is green and yellow, and the dust is flying.
I am willing to defend the land and restore the borders, and the majestic Tang Dynasty will let the four quarters come to congratulate——
The voice became high-pitched, loud and exciting.
The soldiers couldn't help but hum along, their hearts beating faster, as if they were seeing the warriors of the Tang Dynasty conquering the world, and seeing the various countries coming to court, their eyes gradually became fanatical and tears welled up. This was the yearning of soldiers.
Even the Turkic soldiers who didn't understand could feel a force welling up in their hearts. They couldn't help but clenched their swords, wishing they could fight again and kill until the sky was dark and blood was spilled on the battlefield.
After a while, Qin Huaidao finished singing.
A silent force filled the sky above the city, lingering and never dissipating.
It is the desire for battle, the desire for meritorious service, and the desire to live.
Morale is boiling and as stable as a rock!
…
The coalition camp was gloomy and gloomy. The prisoners who were sent back included not only Tibetans but also Turks. After screening, they all returned to their own camps. The news also spread. Looking at their companions who had broken their legs, everyone was silent.
If you lose your legs, what will you do in the future?
Can you make it home alive?
No one knew, and no one dared to ask. They all looked at their commander, but how could the commander know?
Turkic royal court.
The Khan received the visiting Lun Qinling, his face was gloomy, his triangular eyes flashed with a fierce light of dissatisfaction, he stared at Lun Qinling and said: "Second Prince, do you know the news?"
"I asked the warriors who came back. Unexpectedly, the King of Han closed the city wall at intervals and built it like a shed. No wonder the initial arrow array attack was ineffective and hundreds of thousands of feather arrows were lost in vain. Unexpectedly,
The news also said that a big hole was dug at the city gate, which was to blame for the failure of the previous battle at the city gate. Now that we know the reason, I wonder what the Great Khan thought?" Lun Qinling asked indifferently.
"I want to withdraw my troops." The Khan said coldly. Of course, the old fox would not reveal his thoughts easily.
Lun Qinling smiled indifferently. Of course he would not believe it, but he would not point it out. He continued: "If I want to withdraw my troops, I can go all the way south and go back to Songzhou. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Great Khan to withdraw and annex."
"What do you mean?" Khan's eyes narrowed.
"Why, the Great Khan refuses to accept it?" Lun Qinling sneered, spread out a map, pointed at it and said: "There are two ways for the Great Khan to withdraw his troops. One is to take Longyou, which must pass through Lanzhou, but Longyou has been captured by the Han Dynasty.
The state army has taken it, and there is no way to go. There is another way to the north, but it is not close to the north. If there is a large army of the imperial court blocking it, will you be allowed to go?"
"What do you want to say?" Khan asked coldly.
"It's very simple. You and I have no retreat. We can only fight to the end. Either take Qinzhou and kill the King of Han, or turn around and attack Chang'an now."
Khan asked: "What do you mean?"
"Currently, Chang'an is easier to fight than Qinzhou, and Khan must be aware of this. But once our army attacks Chang'an, the Hanzhou army will attack from behind and be attacked from both sides. Therefore, the wisest choice is to attack Qinzhou by force, and then threaten
The power of victory attacks Chang'an, and we don't have much time left, what does the Great Khan think?"
Khan stared at the map in silence, unable to tell what he was thinking.
Even Qin Ling didn't rush him, he cut a piece of meat from the roasted sheep and threw it into his mouth, chewing it carefully and swallowing it carefully, holding the pearl of wisdom in his hand.
The two old foxes, one big and one small, stopped talking.
The atmosphere in the big tent suddenly became weird.
After a while, the Khan suddenly said: "Qinzhou is a tough nut to crack, and the King of Han has great military exploits and unpredictable methods. How do you want to defeat it?"
When Lun Qinling heard this, he laughed. He was not afraid of the Khan beating him, but he was afraid that the Khan would run away.
This is also the purpose of Qinling.
If the Turks were frightened and suddenly withdrew their troops, Tubo would be doomed. Although it would not be easy for the Turks to go back, Tubo was close to the Tang Dynasty. If they all withdrew, it would be hard to predict whether the imperial army would pursue them. The Hanzhou army would definitely hunt them down. This is a matter of Qin Dynasty.
What Ling didn't want to see, and what he was most afraid of seeing.
"How about giving full play to the superiority of our troops, fighting on wheels, not giving the Hanzhou army any time to rest, and consuming them to death overnight?" Lun Qinling said with murderous intent.
It was obviously a question, but there was no room for doubt.