Li Jing, who was in the tent, looked at the generals sitting on both sides with an expressionless face. His eyes turned to Shuozhou Governor Shi Liu Shirang and Shuozhou Sima Qin Wutong.
Yesterday, the army left Yanmen Pass and marched slowly. On the way, Liu Shirang and Qin Wutong arrived at a gallop.
From a functional point of view, Shuozhou is under the jurisdiction of Daizhou General Administrative Office, so it is natural for the two officials to come to see him. However, Li Jing knew very well that the relationship between Liu Shirang and Li Shan... was the most important person in the entire Dai region except Su Dingfang and Li Kai.
The deepest part is that the purpose of coming here is self-evident.
Liu Shirang immediately came to see him and asked to lead the Mayi cavalry north to help, but Li Jing refused, and the army set up camp early.
That is to say, he was persuaded, otherwise with Liu Shirang's temper, it is hard to say what kind of unpleasant words he would say... In the eyes of many people, Li Jing came to pick peaches when he was appointed as the general manager of Daizhou, but he just sat back and watched the Turkic army.
Besieged Guji Town.
Li Jing glanced at the young man sitting in the first place on the left side from the corner of his eyes. Liu Shirang was angry yesterday. What he didn't expect was that it was Su Dingfang who gave him advice.
The relationship between Su Dingfang and Li Shan goes without saying, so why do they give advice to each other?
Li Jing made a judgment immediately. This person was well versed in the secrets of the art of war. Given time, he should not be inferior to him.
"The Tiele tribes are withdrawing to the west. The Turks are short of food. If they can't attack Guji town for a long time, their morale will be greatly reduced. There must be internal troubles." Li Jing said loudly: "Immediately, you will ride on the rangers to kill the Turks scouts, break up camp and go north, and the vehicle formation will move slowly.
, and then send the cavalry to rush forward to invite an attack."
"Zhang Gongjin!"
"The end will be here."
"Lead three thousand cavalry as the right-wing army, and merge with the deputy general manager of the state cavalry Zhang Baoxiang, the deputy general manager of the Shuozhou cavalry He Liu, acting county magistrate Li Kai, and Shuozhou Sima Qin Wutong."
"Liu Shirang."
"exist."
"Lead three thousand cavalry as the left route army, and join the Zuowuwei general Xue Wanjun, Zuowuwei Zhonglang general Su Dingfang, and Shuozhou division soldiers to join the army Zhang Zhongjian."
After saying this, there was a roar in the tent. Li Jing glanced at Su Dingfang and was not surprised that the other party did not look surprised.
As the saying goes in "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu: Therefore, it is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as aggressive as fire, as motionless as a mountain, as unpredictable as the clouds, and as moving as thunder.
The army left the fortress, marched slowly, set up camp, and set up camp step by step. This is Xu Rulin.
Killing the scouts and covering the battlefield is as difficult as darkness.
Moving north quickly, the cavalry attacked with great speed, as fast as the wind, as aggressive as fire, and as moving as thunder.
This method of military use was what Li Jing was best at. The return of a large number of scouts allowed Li Jing to determine the strategy. Although various factors led to the early dispatch of troops, the overall strategy remained unchanged.
The Turkic army of more than 100,000 troops besieged Guji Town for many days without success. The supply of food and grass was insufficient, and morale was declining. It seemed that it was still huge, but in fact it was at the end of its war effort.
It was impossible for the army to leave the fortress without being detected by the Turkic scouts, but Li Jing first deceived him by moving slowly, then covered the battlefield, and suddenly the cavalry attacked. Under almost impossible circumstances, he launched an honest sneak attack.
Li Jingben had served in Shuozhou for many years. He carefully selected the marching route and deliberately selected the location to set up camp, so that the elite cavalry could quickly reach Guji Town and still retain most of their combat power and horse power.
The huge formation of vehicles was moving forward slowly. Li Jing stood on the tall wooden vehicle with a monocular and took a closer look. Hundreds of light cavalry scattered across the wilderness, attacking and killing the Turkic scouts who dared to get closer to investigate.
Soon, no Turkic scouts around the chariot formation dared to approach. Li Jing turned around and gave orders. The red flag waved, the chariot formation dispersed, and two cavalrymen on the left and right galloped out of the formation.
The sound of horse hooves sounded like thunder, and the two cavalrymen swept towards the north like wild dragons... The distance was not too far. Even if the Turkic scouts reported back, the Turkic army would be difficult to form a formation.
Li Jing thought in his heart that this battle would be won, but it was a pity that sending troops early might not lead to a great victory.
What's more, the King of Handan has a deep foundation in the court, and I'm afraid there will be some trouble in the future.
Li Shan now has no idea of finding trouble with Li Jing once he survives, because the trouble will come to him.
On the top of the city, Zhang Shigui, Li Shan, Xue Wanjun, Wen Bang and others all looked desperate. They did not expect that Jieli Khan was so stubborn and suffered such a disastrous defeat yesterday that he would continue to attack the city today.
Li Shan felt deeply regretful. He should have been merciful if he had known earlier... But you can't blame me. Who made Yu Gushe have to bump into my hands again and again?!
But Li Shan was wrong. This was a wonderful misunderstanding.
Yesterday, the scouts reported that Yanmen Pass was sending troops. Jieli Khan had already decided to retreat. However, it was almost dusk at that time. He had just suffered a disastrous defeat that dropped his morale to the bottom and chose to retreat. Once discovered by the other side's scouts, the Tang army sent cavalry to attack.
There may be chaos in the establishment, and the withdrawal of troops may turn into a rout.
After all, Jieli Khan was also battle-hardened, and he knew very well that although he still had an advantage in terms of military strength, he only had an advantage in terms of military strength. With low morale, insufficient food and grass, and lack of men and horses, it was difficult for him to stabilize under the impact of the well-equipped Tang army.
Stay in position.
Therefore, Jieli Khan chose to withdraw his troops on the second day.
In fact, Genius Mengmengliang, Xi tribe, Beyegu, Pugu, Tongluo, Uighur and other tribes had already withdrawn their troops one after another, and Jieli Khan personally led tens of thousands of troops to cut off the rear.
But the problem is, there are over 10,000 men and horses, boundless, Zhang Shigui and Li Shan can't tell the difference between Zhang Shigui and Li Shan on the top of the city. In their sight, the world is still full of Hu soldiers and horses.
The reason why Jieli Khan cut off his rear and even advanced into Guji Town was simply to frighten the defenders in the city... If the withdrawal of troops was entangled by the defenders in the city, once the Tang Army's scouts found out, the Tang Army's cavalry would probably catch up with him.
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In terms of frontal impact, the Turkic cavalry could not compare with the fine cavalry of the Tang army.
Now Jieli Khan was really scared. For eight days, he had to admit the tenacity and difficulty of the Tang army in the city.
As the young man said, it is really difficult to move a mountain!
Who knows whether the other party will send troops to entangle themselves at a critical moment?
Therefore, before leaving, Jieli Khan personally led his troops to advance and suppress the Tang army in the city, and then calmly withdrew his troops.
But the problem is that Li Shan and Zhang Shigui are completely confused... Jieli Khan inadvertently ignored the fact that the information resources of both parties are unequal.
Jieli Khan knew that Yanmen Pass had sent troops, but Li Shan and Zhang Shigui did not know... They all thought that after eight days, they had exhausted all their food reserves, killed most of their horses, and still had no help. Presumably the Yongkang County Duke was determined not to do so.
Help is coming.
Li Shan and Zhang Shigui knew very well that if the Turks attacked the city again, it would be 100% impossible to defend it, but Jieli Khan did not know that the defenders in the city were at the end of their rope.
This war started from when Li Shan was accidentally trapped while inspecting Guji Town, to when Jieli Khan accidentally learned of Li Shan's whereabouts, to now...everything is going on in a state of mistakes.
Li Shan on the top of the city looked pale, but he held his head high and said: "I only want to die for my country on the battlefield, why should I return my body wrapped in horse leather?"
"Rather than sit back and watch the barbarians attack the city, it is better to die in battle!"
After the surroundings were quiet for a moment, Zhang Shigui, Xue Wanche and other generals all prostrated themselves, "I am willing to die in battle with His Highness!"