When Feng Li led more than a hundred personal guards to kill him, Duan Zhixuan's Mingguang armor was badly damaged and he was covered in blood. An arrow was deeply pierced in his shoulder, but he held on to the sweat flag with his left hand.
There was a proud smile on his face.
"Retreat, retreat!" Feng Li was too lazy to pay attention to this guy anymore. He shouted, summoned the cavalry, rushed out from the flank, and galloped all the way south... The Turks tried to lure Tang Qi a little further away, but the encirclement was not tight.
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Ashina She'er's lips were trembling slightly as she watched this scene from a distance. I gave you the sweat flag, but you actually left like this?!
He actually withdrew his troops instead of pursuing them?!
Are you normal?
What kind of fish would be like you, swallowing the bait in one gulp, then wagging its tail and running away!
You are not fish, you are real dogs!
Logically speaking, since the Khan flag has been captured by the opponent, isn't it appropriate to pursue them?
In the battles in Shuozhou and Yunzhou last year, Li Shan always stared at the Khan Banner and attacked fiercely. Once the Khan Banner wavered or was cut down and captured, the Turks could no longer withstand the Tang army's fierce attack.
Counting this as the fourth phase, in the battle of Guji Town, Li Huairen shot down with his own hands, Hou Jieli Khan set up a chess piece, Xue Wanjun and thousands of troops cut off the flagpole again, and in the battle of Yunzhou, Li Shan Duan rushed into the formation and fought fiercely for three moments.
Liu Shirang and Xue Wanjun came to the rescue and cut down the Khan flag for the third time. These three Turkic defeats all started with the Khan flag falling to the ground.
After the Tang army captured the Khan flag, they turned back without hesitation... They failed to lure the Tang army back and recover some interest. This disappointed Ashina Sheer, but it did not disappoint him.
The reason why he is so angry.
Only now did Ashina Sheer vaguely realize that he was most likely being fooled... He had been fooled from beginning to end. There were only two possibilities for the Tang army not to pursue him. One was that he was afraid that the Turks would have an ambush in Yuanzhou, but today
In the case of such a great victory, even if there is an ambush, the Tang army will not necessarily give up. What's more, even the Khan flag has been captured, and it is likely to be another great victory in front of them!
The second possibility is that Li Huairen strictly ordered his generals not to pursue after entering Yuanzhou.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the second possibility was higher. Ashina Sheer felt a little headache, and suddenly remembered what Ashina Simo said when he returned from his mission... The Turks must be defeated, the three states should be recovered, and Liang be captured.
In the capital of the division, Liang Luoren went to the imperial court to question him.
Did that guy already start the layout at that time?
It was after hearing those words that he made the attempt to lure the enemy deep into the area and encircle and annihilate Tang Qi in the southeast of Yuanzhou.
Ashina Sheer's scalp was a little numb. She should have known a long time ago that Li Huairen had an exquisite heart with seven orifices, and his hair was full of eyes.
If I guessed correctly, it meant that I and Tuli Khan were being led by each other from beginning to end... If such a big defeat had not destroyed Ashina Society
If you have such a heroic ambition, it will make this Dub Khan tremble all over.
Disgraced, Ashina Sheer lowered his head deeply and stared at a bandaged wound on his thigh. Will he still have the chance to avenge himself in this life?
Facing Duan Zhixuan who prostrated himself on the ground, Feng Li and Li Shan said in a gentle tone: "Fighting vigorously and pursuing and capturing the Khan flag is a great achievement."
There was a hint of chill in his gentle words. Su Dingfang, Zhang Shigui and others on the side had expressionless faces. Wang Junhao looked at Duan Zhixuan with gloating eyes. There were actually people who disobeyed military orders after him!
Wen Yanbo thought about it and was about to smooth things over. After all, it was a great victory, not to mention that Duan Zhixuan was the King of Qin's favorite general, but Dou Gui next to him reached out and pulled his sleeve.
"Last year, Xue Wanjun captured the flag in a battle at Guji Town and captured Jieli Khan's flag. Later, he defeated the enemy several times and captured the Khan flag again in Yunzhou. His majesty was unparalleled." Li Shan said eloquently,
"Therefore, His Majesty issued an edict to be promoted to Duke Lu. It seems that you, Duan Zhixuan, are also expected to be Dukes of the State."
Duan Zhixuan's head was almost touching the ground... He disobeyed orders on the battlefield and had his head chopped off. Even his father couldn't say anything.
The smile on Li Shan's face became gentler, and he turned to look at Su Dingfang, "Have you received the order from the personal guard?"
"Received." Su Dingfang said without hesitation: "Send Duan Zhixuan, deputy general manager of the cavalry, and Feng Li to cover the battlefield to the left and not to cross Baiquan County. After Dubu Khan fled, Duan Zhixuan led his army to pursue and was trapped. Feng Li broke through
Array to respond."
"Oh?" Li Shan picked up Feng Li and said with a smile: "Before this battle, I mentioned that I hope you two, like Wu An and Wan Che, can join hands to fight against the enemy."
"Duan Zhixuan was trapped in the army and led his troops to rescue him. This was not his fault."
Zhang Shigui glanced at Duan Zhixuan and wondered how Li Shan would deal with it... You must know that this was one of the first batch of trusted generals to serve under the King of Qin.
After Feng Li stood up, he carefully looked at Li Shan's face, and then said softly: "I went north to pursue the pursuit, and finally broke the formation and was trapped by the Turks. It was Zhixuan who came to help..."
After a pause, Feng Li added: "Before passing Baiquan County..."
"Have you not passed Baiquan County?" Li Shan raised his eyebrows and glanced at Su Dingfang.
Dou Gui, who was listening to the guard's report with Li Shan at that time, twitched the corner of his mouth, and the acting was quite decent.
Su Dingfang nodded slightly, "If it weren't for Feng Li's urging, Duan Zhixuan would have continued to pursue north, and he would have been trapped by the Turks."
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Dou Gui and Wen Yanbo looked at each other. The Turks had really arranged an ambush. No wonder Li Shan wanted to attack Duan Zhixuan. If Feng Li hadn't urged him to do so, and Li Shan had given strict orders in advance, at least half of the thousands of Tang cavalry who arrived would have been buried in Yuanzhou.
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You must know that the number of troops that have arrived through the border so far is only a few thousand, and the losses are too heavy. Not to mention the impact on the subsequent war, if the Turks counterattack, they may not be able to withstand it.
In other words, Dou Gui's previous guesses have been proven. The Handan King's thoughts are deep and cannot be fathomed.
Li Shan sighed, "As you all know, there are no differences between factions."
"Duan Zhixuan served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the cavalry during the eight days of battle, and made several outstanding contributions to the battle. In today's battle, he went north to pursue and defeat the enemy, and captured the flag of Khan, which was a great achievement."
"Although it has not passed Baiquan County, it is still a battlefield violation..."
Li Shan chuckled and said, "I'll give you two choices. One is to transfer him back to Chang'an if he shows merit, and the other is to transfer his merit to Feng Li and dismiss the deputy general manager of the cavalry."
"The last general is unwilling to return to Chang'an." Duan Zhixuan immediately replied. Being driven back to Chang'an one more time would make him lose his face. Not to mention the King of Qin, even his father would probably give him a whip.
"Get up." Li Shan looked at the Turkic cavalry lingering in the distance and refused to leave, "Xue Wanche replaced the deputy general manager of the cavalry, Zhang Shigui led the central army, and the Duke of Xihe and Qian Jiulong were responsible for building the camp."