Just when the Turks were preparing to withdraw their troops, and when Li Shan commanded the three armies to speed up, dozens of Tang cavalry rushed towards the Chinese army at high speed, led by Li Keshi's personal guard leader Guo Pu.
"Your Highness, Your Highness!"
Zhu Ba shouted loudly to give way, and Li Shan simply drove his horse out of the battle, "What's the matter?"
The panting Guo servant shouted: "Zhang Sanlang sent his personal guards to report back. The only flag on the hill is the Dubu Khan flag."
Li Shan was stunned. He didn't even think that the letter could play any role in sowing discord. It had been nine days since the war started. For the first eight days, the two Khans joined hands and were very close, but they fell out at the last moment?
Absolutely impossible!
Even if they fall out, they definitely won’t fall out at this time!
Even if they fall out, the tribesmen below will not raise their swords against each other!
Those who remember the past and remember the future cannot forget how they were defeated in the battle of Guji Town last year, and they cannot forget the numerous sights along the Cangtou River!
Well, there is only one explanation!
If the weakening of Turkic resistance and the withdrawal of Turkic troops from Liupanshan had only made Li Shan suspicious, now he was at least 70% sure of guessing what the two old friends across from him were thinking and doing.
After nine days of fierce fighting and nine days of waiting, the fighter plane appeared at the last moment. Li Shan tried hard to control his breathing and kept his face calm, but his hands were tightening the reins, and the horse under his crotch was spinning in circles and neighing.
He picked up the telescope and took a look. The fighting ahead was still in a stalemate. Li Shan shouted: "Summon Qian Jiulong, Kan Leng."
"Order the King of Huaiyang of the right army to personally lead the troops, and join Ma Sanbao to lead the cavalry into battle!"
"Order Li Keshi of the left army to lead the cavalry to meet in the middle."
"Qian Jiulong, you must keep the army cavalry behind you!"
"Kan Leng, all Mo Daomen and auxiliary troops mount their horses and follow Qian Jiulong."
Li Shan quickly ordered to cut through the mess, and out of the corner of his eye he saw a burly young man with a gray face but full of fighting spirit in his eyes, "Liu Rengui!"
"The end is here!"
Li Shan drove his horse to speed up, parallel to the tall chariot, stretched out his hand to pull down the Chinese army's flag, "Liu Rengui!"
"Hold the big flag beside me, take half a step back, and I will chop off your head!"
Liu Rengui, whose face was flushed, almost jumped up on the spot, jumped on his horse, took the flag, and said, "I will follow His Highness to sweep away the dust!"
On the hills in the distance, Ashina She'er had already begun to arrange a retreat. Su Dingfang, who was on the eastern battlefield, began to conduct tentative attacks with partial divisions, trying to find loopholes. It was likely to be an all-out surprise attack.
The Turks in the battlefield on the east side are also constantly retreating. Everyone knows that a large number of tribesmen have withdrawn their troops. Who can hide this?
Is it necessary for me to continue fighting to the death?
Similar thoughts are very common. Even the king's soldiers in the middle have no fighting spirit. Many people have even guessed Dubu Khan's thinking... As long as there is enough depth, it is not too difficult to defeat the Tang army.
Tuli Khan suddenly pointed to the south, "The Tang army wants to increase its troops again?"
"Additional troops?" Ashina She'er, who was commanding the king's troops to gradually retreat, was startled. He turned around and looked carefully. Although the distance was slightly farther, he could vaguely see about two or three thousand Tang cavalry gathering, and he couldn't help but laugh.
He said: "Is Li Huairen at his wits' end?"
In Ashina Sheer's view, the Tang army had pressed up almost all the cavalry, but the battle was stagnant here. The combat effectiveness of the infantry in this terrain should not be underestimated, but after all, their mobility was too poor.
The speed is too slow.
Ashina Sheer also knew the structure of the Tang army. Generally speaking, the infantry was divided into sword and shield soldiers, spearmen, and crossbowmen. However, the infantry group must be covered by a small number of cavalry. This should be Li Huairen's last manpower.
"They must have noticed that we are going to withdraw our troops..." Ashina Sheer thought for a moment and then smiled: "Is it possible that you still want to take advantage at this time?"
"Let him chase me." Tuli Khan also smiled, "I wish he could chase me all the way to Yuanzhou."
Ashina She'er no longer paid attention to the Tang cavalry in the distance. He focused his attention on the foot of the hill and personally directed the king's troops to evacuate in batches. Although Zhang Zhongjian's front army was trapped in the formation, they continued to go back and forth.
Generals such as Chong Sha, Hu Yan, Xue Wanche, Zhang Zhongjian, Hou Hongtao and others fought desperately. The Turkic generals all retreated and could only use bows, arrows and numbers to stop the opponent's charge.
"Profuse sweat?" the guard on the side persuaded, but there was a look of admiration in his eyes.
Ashina Sheer, who decided to cut off the rear in person, remained silent while several guards were putting on armor for him. He knew in his heart that once he withdrew his troops, they would easily be chased by Tang cavalry and cause chaos. However, there was only one way to retreat, and
It's not too wide.
Of course, strengthening one's control over his subordinates in this way is also what Ashina Sheer values... After all, Jieli Khan had just died and he had just taken over.
The Tuli Khan's face over there froze. Could it be that I also have to wear armor and cut off my back?
You bastard, you are playing these tricks to win people's hearts, why didn't you know to say hello to me in advance?!
This time Tuli Khan really didn't dare. If the war went against his will, he thought with his butt and knew what might happen?
Now the people around the hill are all the king's soldiers, who are direct descendants of Ashina She'er. If something goes wrong, the Tang army breaks the formation and kills, and it is impossible to have more than 10,000 troops to cover Ashina She'er's retreat.
, and he could only flee for his life in a hurry with more than a hundred guards around him.
"Shi Bo Bi, you should retreat first."
Facing Ashina She'er's understatement, Tuli Khan's face was filled with joy, but then he noticed the undisguised disdain from the guards around him.
"Break the queen together!" Tuli Khan said firmly.
He suddenly understood just now that if an accident really happened, Li Huairen would definitely chase Ashina She'er. If he was unlucky enough to be captured alive... as long as Ashina She'er could escape.
, he will definitely be released by Li Huairen.
Isn't this the reason why the Tang Emperor released Ashina She'er that day?
Just when the two khans were still scheming, just when the king's troops around the hill began to gradually retreat, just when Su Dingfang on the east side of the battlefield noticed that the Turks were withdrawing, and was hesitating whether to continue to attack and break the formation.
A little further away from the south side of the hill, Li Daoxuan, Ma Sanbao, and Li Keshi from the left and right armies have arrived with their cavalry. Even the right army commander Dou Gui has arrived in person.
The cavalry of the three armies, including the armor, Modao and auxiliary troops carrying the Modao team, did not exceed three thousand in total.
Li Shan's eyes were like lightning, he scanned them quickly, raised the horse in his hand forward, and shouted loudly: "Beat the drum!"
"Bang the drum, beat the drum!"
Hundreds of shirtless men held drumsticks and pounded the drum heads. From the beginning, the thunderous drum sound resounded throughout the world.
Like the sound of a drum, Li Shan was the first to drive his horse forward and galloped wildly from the beginning. Liu Rengui held the Chinese army flag high at his side.
Countless people saw it, and saw the yellow Chinese army flag advancing northward in a furious momentum, all the way north.