Li Shan was sitting on a small hill with his upper body naked and his teeth clenching a piece of wood. Behind him were the guards brought by Su Dingfang, who were re-bandaging his wounds and pouring Yuhuchun, which was used as disinfectant, on his body.
They were all shaking in pain.
The surrounding battlefield was still chaotic. Although the Turkic soldiers had fled, the Tang army could not let go so easily. The two Tang cavalry on the left and right tacitly fought to the north, cutting off the thousands of Turkic cavalry who remained at the end.
Zhang Baoxiang specially sent his personal guards over to ask whether they were to be killed or captured, but Li Shan only gave him an indifferent look. The Tang army over there fired thousands of arrows, swords and guns, and began a bloody killing.
"Meet Your Highness."
"Meet Your Highness."
The last ones to come to pay homage were Shuo Governor Shi Yiyang County Duke Liu Shirang and Shuozhou Cavalry Deputy General He Liu, who knelt on one knee and paid homage... This was originally a sudden attack for the purpose of rescue, but it turned into a Turkic rout.
play.
Although there were a lot of mistakes during the period, and although there were many accidents dominated by luck during the period, Li Shan, who planned a surprise attack on the Khan Banner, rushed into the formation and fell from the horse, and bravely moved forward with a sword, gained the greatest respect from these soldiers who fought on the bloody battlefield.
Li Shan's face was indifferent, and he only waved his hand slightly. Looking to the northwest, he saw that the cut-off Turkic rear army had been defeated, and countless cavalry squads were separated to flee west, north and even south.
"How can Guo Ziheng's head relieve his hatred?"
Hearing Li Shan's low murmur, with endless hatred in his voice, Li Kai unconsciously touched the tip of his nose behind him. He did not expect that Guo Ziheng, who had escaped from Hedong, was actually beheaded by his friend.
"It's a great honor for all of you to come to our aid, but this battle is not over yet..."
Just hearing this sentence, Liu Shirang, who had just arrived, felt at ease. Logically speaking, the Tang army came to help. Although there were many old troops of the King of Handan, after all, the leader was Li Jing, the current general manager of Daizhou... But Li Shan only thanked him with these words.
Everyone present did not mention the Yongkang County Lord.
In other words, Li Shan's feelings towards the famous general Li Yaoshi... have almost been made public.
This situation is what Liu Shirang hopes to see. After all, Zhang Zhongjian rushed to Yanmen Pass to ask Li Jing to send troops. After he arrived, he almost had a public dispute with Li Jing... It can be said that Liu Shirang followed his usual image, defying the sky and the earth.
Air.
Even if the King of Handan is recalled to Chang'an after this battle, Liu Shirang will have enough confidence and will not be afraid of Li Jing's methods because of his presence in the court.
Liu Shirang glanced around, but he didn't know who told the King of Handan about the Yanmen Pass. There was quite a bit of hatred in His Highness's words.
It shouldn't be Acting County Magistrate Li Demou, after all, he is Li Yaoshi's direct nephew... There was a rather embarrassed look on that person's face.
Perhaps it is Su Dingfang who has the closest relationship with the King of Handan, or it may be Xue Wanjun who was dissatisfied with Li Jing's slow march yesterday...
In fact, it was not the case, but Li Shan figured it out himself.
During the previous period of wound healing, Zhang Gongjin and Xue Wanche successively mentioned that many people in the court had sent letters to Yanmen Pass... Fang Xuanling, Yu Wenshiji, Zheng Shanguo, and Chai Shao all had some contacts with each other, but Huangmen Shilang Ju Guogong Tang Jian had never seen them before.
There is past and present.
Li Shan ignored why Tang Jian wrote for a while, but he immediately remembered something. In history, Li Jing rushed to Dingxiang and sent his vanguard Su Dingfang to break through the king's tent. At that time, Tang Jian was ordered to recruit Jieli Khan.
He almost died at the hands of his own people.
Although it was not easy to make an analogy, Li Shan immediately determined that Li Jing was using Gu Ji Zhenzhai Fort and the lives of himself, Zhang Shigui, Xue Wanche, and three thousand Tang troops as chess pieces and weights.
Do you admire it?
I really admire him. Li Jing is indeed a master of the art of war, and he is indeed one of the best generals in the past five thousand years.
Hate?
How could you not hate it?
Li Shan didn't know whether Tang Jian in history hated Li Jing, but being in the situation, how could Li Shan turn a blind eye?
How could Li Shan not hate so many human lives?!
Li Shan turned his attention to the south. Since the war, Li Jing should have received news...
"Zhang Hongshen, Liu Yuanqin, Su Dingfang."
The three of them took a few steps forward, and Zhang Gongjin bowed and said, "Please give me your instructions, Your Highness."
Qin Wutong behind him raised his eyebrows slightly. He was once under the command of the King of Qin. The term "Your Highness" has always been used only for the King of Qin, but today Zhang Shigui, Zhang Gongjin and Xue Wanche in the palace of the King of Qin all call him this, which shows that he is sincerely convinced.
"Most of the Turks are heading northwest, may they pursue them?" Although Li Shan's eyes were cold, he knew in his heart that he was not very outstanding in terms of military ability. This time he held on to Guji Town for eight days, and finally left the city to fight for his life.
The single blow that caused the Turks to collapse was actually the result of the identity of the time traveler, the command of Zhang Shigui, Xue Wanche, and a little bit of luck.
If it were not for the knowledge of history and previous planning, Tuli Khan worked together to attack the city, and Guji Town would have been defeated long ago.
The first one to speak was Liu Shirang. The old man took a step forward and raised his head and said: "The Turks have retreated, so we should pursue them!"
Liu Shirang didn't have that much to say, but Zhang Gongjin on the side was thoughtful and suspected that Li Shan was intentionally competing for military power with Li Yaoshi, who was probably about to arrive, so he didn't say anything for a while.
Li Shan snorted, "Although the Turks have been defeated, Jieli is not dead and the main force is still there. If we want to pursue them, shouldn't we set off immediately?"
"When the Yongkang County Duke arrives and heads north, Jieli Khan will have already organized his army..."
"Don't you want such meritorious service?"
The deliberately amplified voice attracted the attention of the surrounding generals. Gradually, more than a dozen generals gathered, with strong fighting spirit in their eyes... Jianghuai was pacified, and there was no more war in the Central Plains. They drove away the enemy in Mobei and made great achievements.
...This is probably the last opportunity to distribute titles in large quantities at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Zhang Gongjin smiled bitterly and exchanged a look with Zhang Shigui, who had wrapped up his wounds not far away, "Your Highness, if we pursue, the outcome will be unpredictable..."
Xue Wanjun suddenly said loudly: "In the battle formation, no one is sure of victory. Could it be that His Highness King Qin already had a sure victory when he attacked Hulao?"
Li Shan remained calm, stood up and approached Zhang Gongjin, saying in a low voice: "Kill as many as you can... Tuli's alliance with the Tang Dynasty has been leaked."
Zhang Gongjin was excited in his heart. If this was the case, he should pursue Jie Li and weaken his strength as much as possible, so as to intensify the Turkic civil strife.
Having made up his mind, Zhang Gongjin whispered: "We will definitely avoid defeat. The Turkic establishment is in disarray. As long as we don't allow them to gather large numbers of troops, the six thousand cavalry are all elite. They charge sharply and have sufficient weapons."
Xue Wanjun, who came over, added: "Hundreds of cavalry are enough to defeat two thousand Turks."
Su Dingfang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "If that's the case, it's better to divide the troops."
Zhang Gongjin's eyes lit up, "Yes, dividing the troops at this moment is the strategy to win!"
Li Shan took a deep breath, feeling the smell of blood in the air, and turned around and ordered: "Armor, horse, and pick a good horse for Gu Gu!"
A quarter of an hour later, the rolling yellow sand rose again, and six thousand Tang cavalry galloped past the Jingguan, which was built with Turkic corpses, and pursued them northwestward.