In front of the huge army, Jieli Khan stared at the dilapidated outer city gate. He was unwilling to retreat like this. He knew in his heart that he had failed to break through Yanmen Pass, failed to plunder food, grass, and population, and even failed to break through this small town.
In Guji Town, if Li Shan is beheaded, many things will be difficult to say in the future...
Can I still control those tribes stably?
Will the Nine Tiele surnames really intend to fight for independence again?
Will my nephew be more ambitious?
Jieli Khan intentionally said a few harsh words, but finally kept his mouth shut. On the one hand, the young prince's sharp words before the war had already made him ask for help. On the other hand...everywhere in the city was...
I can't see anyone anymore. Who can I tell you?
Now Jieli Khan somewhat believes what his nephew Ashina She'er said. From Hebei to Hedong, and then beyond the Great Wall, wherever Li Huairen goes... he stirs up troubles everywhere, and I'm afraid Tuli Khan will also
Did some tricks.
Jieli Khan turned his head and looked far away. Tuli Khan had not left yet, and the leading troops were facing each other from a distance.
Tuli Khan was riding a magnificent maroon horse, and he was thinking in his mind whether he should send his trusted aides to Guji Town after Jieli Khan retreated...
Although he was coerced to go south to attack Yanmen Pass and violated the covenant, he basically did not work hard, and the attack on Guji Town was just a show. When the siege was the most violent in the first two days, the Tang army basically left no manpower on the east wall.
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What made Tuli Khan most certain was that Li Huairen never revealed that he and Jin Lan were sworn brothers, which showed that the other party did not want to break the relationship and even wanted to maintain the alliance.
In the future, Li Tang's support will be needed to compete against that uncle.
Just before retreating, just as the uncle and nephew were having their own secrets, hundreds of scattered cavalrymen came rushing from the south. The expressions of Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan both changed drastically. One look at the formation revealed that
Something bad is going on.
Hundreds of scouts threw themselves into the Turkic army like drops of water. Almost in the blink of an eye, the commotion quickly spread around like ripples. Ashina Sheer personally led the scouts forward.
"The Tang cavalry divided into two groups and headed north in a hurry." Ashina She'er's face turned pale. He approached Jieli Khan and said softly: "Pull the scouts and cavalry. Their momentum is quite large and overwhelming."
Jieli Khan was also a veteran on the battlefield. He asked a few questions with a sullen face and said he did not leave yesterday. On the one hand, he was afraid of chaos, and on the other hand, because of the scouts' reports, the Tang army moved slowly after leaving the fortress.
In fact, Jieli Khan was cautious enough to let other disaffected tribes withdraw their troops first, and he personally led the direct line to cut off the descendants. Even if the Tang army attacked, the combat power would be stronger.
But Jieli Khan did not expect that the general of the Tang army would use his troops in such a way. The movement was slow on the first day, but suddenly changed drastically on the second morning. He abandoned the chariot formation and attacked with his cavalry as fast as thunder.
Li Jing did have a unique skill in using troops. He could complete a sneak attack in an honorable manner under almost impossible circumstances... Whenever a sneak attack or ambush is successful, it is often not because of the terrain, but because of the strategy.
Ashina She'er turned around and looked around. The surrounding cavalry had begun to gallop around and quickly formed a queue. There was no need for Jieli Khan to give orders in this regard. The Turks all knew that they could not charge Tang Qi directly... but it seemed a little too late.
Already.
"We can't go!" Jieli Khan said flatly: "If we go north at this time, we will definitely collapse!"
Ashina Sheer nodded silently. If it had been eight days ago or five days ago, there might have been a chance of a battle. But now, the Tiele tribes have gone west first, and the rest of the tribes have retreated north. The morale of the army behind them is low, and their food and grass are low. The generals
Frightened... Once the Great Khan goes north, it is hard to say whether he will be able to return to Wuyuan County alive.
This time, Jieli Khan invaded the whole country and claimed to have 200,000 troops. Among them, Tiele tribes sent 30,000 troops, Tuli Khan led 50,000 troops, and the rest of the Xi tribe, including Zeyegu, Pugu, Tongluo, and Huihe,
Each tribe sent thousands of troops, and Jieli Khan's direct descendants numbered around 100,000.
However, the attack on Yanmen Pass resulted in heavy casualties, and the entire army of 5,000 kings' troops was wiped out in the east of the river. The eight-day attack on Guji Town resulted in numerous casualties, and even morale fell to the bottom... Only 50,000 or 60,000 cavalry followed Jieli Khan.
Now I just hope to spread out the array as much as possible and abandon Guji Town... When the Tang army comes to help, the first target must be the Prince of Handan County.
Next... Ashina She'er suddenly swayed, and Jieli Khan turned his head to look. The sound of the horn could be heard faintly. The nephew with whom he fell in love with each other had already led his troops to retreat north, and there was no fighting at all.
mean.
Yes, they have signed an alliance with Emperor Tang!
Jieli Khan's eyes were red. As soon as his nephew retreated, the east side was almost unobstructed... and the Tang army attacked from the east and west.
Almost in a moment, great changes occurred outside Guji Town. Tuli Khan, who was facing away from him, led his troops to retreat north. The cavalry in the west spread out their formations horizontally, and Jieli Khan ordered the cavalry in the rear to try to cover the battlefield eastward.
Just when Jieli Khan was thinking in his mind whether he should go back slightly to the north or to the east, the bodyguard beside him let out an exclamation.
Ashina Sheer was stunned, his eyes were dull. In his sight, the city gate of Guji Town was wide open, and the sharp tips of the branches poked out of the city gate. The majestic generals in bright armor came out on horseback, followed by
There shouldn't be many but there seems to be an endless amount of cavalry.
"Khan, let's go, let's go!"
The surrounding guards shouted wildly that they were too close to Guji Town, and the surrounding king's soldiers were galloping eastward.
But Ashina Sheer grabbed the reins of the horse and gritted his teeth and said: "Can't go, can't go!"
Jieli Khan's whole body was cold. He could faintly feel the ground shaking and even the air trembling. Could the hundreds of cavalry advancing in front of him create such a momentum?
Of course not, because the Tuli Khan in the east retreated north without any hindrance. Zhang Gongjin and Zhang Baoxiang led 3,000 cavalry and were approaching. The hooves of more than 10,000 people wearing horseshoes trampled on the ground, making the entire plain seem to shake.
Ashina Sheer is proficient in Sinology. He remembered that hundreds of years ago, during the Battle of Feishui in the Central Plains, Fu Jian promised to retreat and tried to attack halfway across the river. However, the flag moved and the formation was in chaos. Xie Xuan led his elite cavalry to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.
The Qin army, which claimed that a million whips could cut off the flow of water, was defeated.
Jieli Khan may not be aware of this allusion, but he certainly understands the truth.
If the Khan flag moves at this time and is chased by the attacking Tang army, not to mention the shame, the commotion alone will be enough to cause the army to collapse.
Although the Turks have an official system, it is very simple. During the battle, they do not listen to the sound of gold and drums, but only look at the flags. And here are all the people of the Ashina tribe, and there is only one Khan flag... Tuli Khan also has a Khan flag.
But hasn’t it already slipped away?
Jieli Khan quickly secreted large drops of sweat on his forehead. He was too close to the fortress. This was a fatal mistake.
Already out of the city, hundreds of cavalrymen lined up faintly were gradually urging their horses. Li Shan didn't think of anything in his mind. He fell into a rare calm or even calmness. When he was forced into a dead end, his eyes only saw the sight not far away.
Face the flag of sweat.
Even if you die, you still have to bite off a piece of meat!