Chapter 626: Riding a Tiger and Being Difficult to Dismount
Author: gusty wind
Chapter 626: Riding a Tiger and Being Difficult to Dismount
Ten miles away from the Guji Town Walled Fort, in a huge tent, Jieli Khan was half-lying with a gloomy face, anger, embarrassment and various emotions filling his heart. The most important thing was that he was riding a tiger and was unable to get off.
Jieli Khan himself didn't know much about that young man who seemed gentle but was actually sharp. Although he hated him deeply, he didn't think that he would have much influence on him... Although his son actually died in
in the opponent's hands.
Although he did not notice much, and unlike his nephew Ashina Sheer who suspected that Li Shan was responsible for stirring up chaos on the grassland, Jieli Khan chose the simplest way and the most profitable way to coerce Tuli.
Khan went south to attack Yanmen Pass.
But Jieli Khan did not expect that Yanmen Pass, which he had come and gone at will for so many years, was so impregnable that even Ashina Sheer led 5,000 elites to the east of the river, but it did not have the desired effect... As long as the Turks attacked in previous years, the Han people would
They would only retreat into the city or flee in all directions, and it would be impossible to organize such a defensive attack.
In desperation, Jieli Khan had to choose to retreat, but he could imagine that if he returned to Wuyuan County like this, Tuli Khan would not be able to challenge his own position, which had lost its authority, and even other tribes would be shaken.
indefinite.
Therefore, conquering Guji Town and beheading Li Shan, the king of Handan in the Tang Dynasty, was Jieli Khan's last hope... In other words, this was his last fig leaf.
After all, Jieli Khan sent troops in the name of revenge for his son.
But Jieli Khan did not expect that the small town of Guji would be so difficult to attack, and besieged by more than 100,000 troops... Although there could not be more than 100,000 people actually attacking the city, after all, the Tang army could only have 2,000 people at most.
Oh my God, I just can't get it down.
Today, they had already stormed the city, but they were actually driven down. Guo Ziheng's head was still hanging on the city head.
It had been six days. He had been expecting to break through the border and plunder property, food, grass, and people, but now he was trapped here. Jieli Khan was really riding a tiger and couldn't get off... It would be really shameless not to attack Guji Town.
But to continue the attack... Jieli Khan had to consider the supply of food and grass, had to consider the Tang army's possible aid, and had to consider what other tribes thought...
The curtain was opened, and Ashina Sheer came in. Jieli Khan glanced at it. Following his nephew was another nephew, Tuli Khan, and behind him was the leader of the nine surnames of Tiele.
Yinan.
While listening to the report of Ashina She'er who was approaching, Jieli Khan looked at Tuli Khan with indifferent eyes. He actually secretly formed an alliance with Li Tang. With such thoughts, he looked down upon him.
"How many?"
"About two to three thousand, all of them are elite cavalry." Ashina She'er looked tired. He had personally participated in the battle in the past few days and was almost split in half by Xue Wanche's sword.
Jieli Khan thought for a moment and then looked at Yi Nan, "Mayi sent troops to help."
Yi Nan said calmly: "I am willing to listen to the Khan's dispatch."
Six days ago, Li Shan kept asking the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to grant Yinan a drum and ennoble him as a khan. As a result, the nine Tiele surnames had no choice but to storm the fortress. Although there were heavy casualties, they continued to fight... This was nothing more than expressing his feelings to Jieli Khan.
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Jieli Khan also knew it well, but the estrangement was inevitable. He also knew that the Tiele tribes did not get any benefits from beginning to end this time, so they must be angry.
Jieli Khan didn't say anything else. He just waved his hand for Yi Nan to lead his troops south to stop Mayi's reinforcements. Then he stared at Tuli Khan and asked, "Are you making any rash moves at Yanmen?"
Tuli Khan replied expressionlessly: "Many scouts went out to investigate the military situation, and there were casualties among each other. There was no sign of any large army leaving the fortress."
Jieli Khan's face was as cold as frost, "We must break the city tomorrow and let the association lead 2,000 people to line up outside the city gate."
Tuli Khan's attack on the east wall of Guji Town was almost a show, and basically did not put any substantial pressure on the Tang army. Jieli Khan simply moved his people to the front.
Tuli Khan calculated in his mind that he was first coerced to go south, and then it was revealed that he had formed an alliance with Li Tang. He had been accused a lot in the past few days, and it was really not a good choice to fall out rashly... Even if it was difficult to defeat Guji Town this time, Jieli could
Khan's reputation has been greatly damaged, but his strength remains.
After a while of silence, Tuli Khan bargained, "Two thousand cavalry."
He is his brother and his right-hand man. He must not be compromised here. If he is allowed to abandon his horse and attack the city with ants on foot, he might as well just turn his back.
Jieli Khan twitched his lips and said, "Then we will have two thousand cavalry, and She'er will lead a thousand cavalry to accompany us."
Jieli Khan wanted to send his guild and lead ants to the city to die, but in the past six days, more than ten people from the Ashina clan alone had died in battle on the city wall, which led to many people in the clan to express their hatred for Jieli Khan.
Khan is dissatisfied.
A quarter of an hour later, on the south side of the Guji Town Walled Fort, the leader hesitated and asked in a low voice: "Can the city gate be breached tomorrow?"
"Everyone who climbed to the top of the city today was driven down. It is said that Li Huairen personally killed Guo Ziheng..."
Tuli Khan looked from a distance, unable to see clearly due to the darkness, but he could faintly hear the sound of horse hooves on the west side, and knew that the Tiele tribes should be marching to the south. "Unless the city gate is broken, no advance can be made."
"What if the city gate is broken?"
Tuli Khan shook his head helplessly, "If we hold on for six days, it will be difficult to shake the mountain, but in the end it will be difficult to stop the army. The Tang army is already exhausted."
After a moment of silence, the leader said cautiously: "That guy is really capable, I'm afraid he won't just sit back and wait for death..."
After all, he had suffered losses at the hands of Li Shan several times, and he had a fear of the young man who was chatting and laughing with him in Mayi City that he could not understand.
"Let She'er go first." Tuli Khan never wanted Li Shan to die here, but he really couldn't think of what other methods the other party could use.
In the past six days, Tuli Khan sent scouts between Guji Town and Yanmen Pass. If Jieli Khan hadn't also sent people to keep an eye on this line, he would have wanted to send a message... Why haven't you sent troops to help?!
At the beginning of the siege of Guji Town, Jieli Khan may have had the idea of siege and reinforcements, but now it was impossible. After six days of fierce attack, it was difficult to break the city. Although the casualties were not heavy, the warriors who were chasing horses, riding and shooting died one by one.
Up and down the city wall, all the grassland tribes felt alienated.
Tuli Khan can be sure that once Yanmen sends troops, people's hearts will inevitably fluctuate, and Jieli Khan will not be able to suppress it, so he will inevitably lead his troops to retreat north... If the operation is good, the Tang army will attack with fine cavalry and lead its troops back to Yunzhou.
Maybe he can even cheat his uncle.
Looking at the fortress dotted with flames from a distance, Tuli Khan sighed and signed an alliance. After only two months of sworn friendship with Jinlan, he led his troops south. If Li Shan died in this battle, his alliance with Li Tang... and
Meaning?
Jieli Khan was unable to dismount from the tiger, but the same was true of Tuli Khan.