The Tang army that captured Wuchuan Town quickly assembled, leaving 500 soldiers behind to drive all the prisoners to the center of the city for custody. In fact, Qibi Kele retreated extremely decisively, which resulted in the battle between the two sides in the city ending after only a brief start. The Xue Yantuo people
Abandoning the city and retreating, the Tang army did not capture many prisoners.
He didn't even look at the captured baggage, but only chose the sturdy war horses to take with him. Twenty thousand men and three horses came out from the north gate of Wuchuan Town at lightning speed, chasing after the Xueyantuo people and killing them.
Xiao Siye was trapped in the middle of the chasing team, with soldiers on both sides watching over him at all times.
The north wind cut his face like a knife, and the oncoming goose-feather-like snowflakes made his eyes blurred, but his heart was filled with shock.
When Fang Jun forced himself to admit that he had "falsely passed on the imperial edict", Xiao Siye believed that Fang Jun was not only trying to force him to die, but that he was also on the road to death.
A force of one guard actually wanted to sweep across Mobei and march straight into Longting?
End of joke!
Do you regard yourself as a peerless commander like Wei Qing or Huo Qubing, or do you regard hundreds of thousands of Xueyantuo people as two-legged cattle and sheep, letting you drive and wreak havoc?
No one will care about you seeking your own death, but don’t hold me back!
Xiao Siye's heart was full of resentment and sarcasm.
However, the scene that just happened in front of him shattered all the resentment and ridicule in his heart...
He grew up in the grasslands since childhood, and later became the chief historian of the Shanyu Protectorate. He always dealt with the Hu people. How could he not know how much the Xue Yantuo people valued Wuchuan Town, the "Key to Yinshan Mountain"?
This fortress built by the Northern Wei Dynasty has been dilapidated for many years. After the rise of Xue Yantuo, it was repaired and reinforced many times. The city wall was thickened by half and raised by three feet. The 20,000 soldiers and horses stationed in the city all year round are among the best.
The elite troops were commanded by Qibi Kele, another famous general of the Qibi tribe who was as good as Xue Yantuo among the Tiele tribes. The entire army was trained by Han Chinese officers who had surrendered to Xue Yantuo and practiced according to Han warfare methods. They were extremely powerful and the whole army
The fortress is impregnable.
It became the most important military town of Xue Yantuo.
The attack can be used as a bridgehead. When the army leaves the city, they will attack Baidao and attack Monan.
Guarding can be used as the key to the north of Yinshan Mountain, firmly locking the Tang army's throat after crossing the Baidao and heading north into Mobei Daqi.
It is both offensive and defensive, and has great strategic significance.
However, such a military town, which Xue Yantuo and his subordinates believed to be "never likely to fall", could not hold on for even an hour in front of the Youtun Guards led by Fang Jun. The walls fell down and the houses collapsed, completely falling...
What is that kind of weapon that can emit earth-shattering roars and produce the power of splitting mountains and rocks?
He had heard of "Zhentian Thunder" for a long time. It was said that it was a firearm made by Fang Jun. However, looking at the thing buried under the city that instantly exploded the entire city wall like tofu, it was more powerful than "Shocking Thunder".
"Sky Thunder" is more than ten times and a hundred times more powerful!
With this thing, how many strong cities in the world dare to shout "impregnable as gold" in front of the Tang army?
And the smoking gun that can kill an enemy from a hundred steps away...
With such a magical weapon, it is really possible for Fang Jun to go straight to Longting and destroy Xue Yantuo's tooth tent!
Xiao Siye regretted so much that his intestines were green. How could he have become so obsessed that he thought of collaborating with the enemy and treason and defecting to Xue Yantuo after being a little wronged?
Even if he managed to get out of Bai Dao and go to Yi Nan Khan's tent without anyone noticing, he would probably have to be captured alive by Fang Jun in the end...
One wrong step, one wrong step.
One misstep will lead to eternal hatred!
Where do you want to go?
Are you really going to stay in Fang Junjun's army honestly, waiting for this guy to kill Shi Yanran, seal the wolf as his Xu, say a few good words for yourself, and ask the emperor to pardon your sins?
*****
The sky is full of wind and snow, and the road ahead is bleak.
Qibinkele rode on his horse and ran all the way north, his heart full of sadness.
The impregnable Wuchuan Town was actually lost!
To this day, his ears are still ringing with the huge sound like the earth was cracking that day, and his feet in stirrups still feel the hollowness of the city wall collapsing.
What a solid city wall, but it fell apart in an instant and collapsed into bricks and rubble...
What on earth is it?
Could it be that the gods were really helping the Tang army?
Qibi Kele looked up at the sky. The gray sky was filled with plumb-like dark clouds and heavy snow.
"Commander Qu, Tang Jun is catching up!"
A scout from the rear fought hard to catch up with Chibikel.
Qibi Kele's heart tightened, so fast?!
I looked around and sighed in my heart.
Although the retreat was timely, there was no strict organization in the rush. Each unit was doing its own thing, the lineup was scattered, and the troops were entangled with each other, so the speed was naturally slow.
I was secretly surprised at the speed of the Tang army. Did they not even dispose of the captured prisoners' baggage and just pursue them?
His mind was spinning, and Qibinkele's face suddenly turned pale.
The fact that the Tang army caught up so quickly showed that there were still troops following behind it, which could clean up the mess. Moreover, looking at the desperate marching speed of the Tang army, it was obvious that they did not want to give themselves a chance to consolidate their lineup, let alone send any troops.
Time to report to Governor Yu’s Shanya account.
The purpose of the Tang Army is probably not just Wuchuan Town, nor just revenge in Mobei, but also wants to go straight to Yu Dujun Mountain...
what to do?
Qibi Kele had full confidence in his own army. The reason why he was defeated in Wuchuan Town just now was because he did not know in advance that the Tang army had such magical weapons that could break mountains and crack rocks. It not only destroyed the city wall, but also disrupted the overall defense system of Xue Yantuo's army.
Everyone was shocked and demoralized.
He definitely couldn't beat him, but he didn't believe that he couldn't even run away.
Even if the Tang army was gradually approaching, it could only catch up with some scattered soldiers who were at the end, and it was impossible to catch up with the large army that was bent on escaping.
On the grassland moraine, horses were galloping. How could the people of the Tang Dynasty rival the Xueyantuo people who had grown up on horseback?
But...if he escaped all the way back to Yu Dujun Mountain, wouldn't he lead Tang Jun there directly?
Can Khan Yazhang, who has no advance warning and is ignorant of everything, withstand the fire-like offensive of the Tang army?
Qibi Kele sighed quietly, looked ahead, and asked: "Where is the front?"
"Qu Shuai, not far ahead is Nuozhen Water!"
"Nuozhen water?"
Chibicol frowned, he certainly knew this river.
Although the river has long been frozen in winter, the river is hidden in a deep river channel. The riverbed on both sides is several feet higher than the river channel, which is not conducive to the rapid passage of cavalry. If they can rely on the terrain of the river channel to block it, they can probably stop it.
The marching speed of Yantang Army.
It can buy time for the scouts to return to the tent to report the news.
But at the same time, it also meant that the 20,000 defenders he led had to fight head-on with the Tang army in the wilderness!
Nothing fancy, just head-on!
Thinking about the Tang Army's mysterious weapon that could crack mountains and crack rocks, Qibi Kele felt a palpitation in his heart...
But where does he have any choice?
At that time, the Tiele tribes rose up to resist the tyranny of the Western Turks. They jointly promoted Qibi Geling, the leader of the Qibi tribe, to be Yiwu Zhenmohe Khan, and Yi Shibo, the leader of the Xue Yantuo tribe, to be the Yezhe Khan, becoming the leader of the Tiele tribes.
The two kings among them. Now Yinan, the grandson of Yishubo, has become Xue Yantuo Khan and controls all the Tiele tribes. The Qibi tribe has long been weak. Either he is dependent on Yinan Khan like him, or he is like Qibi He.
Lina simply surrendered to the Tang people...
Right now, he, Qibi Kele, is the leader of the Qibi tribe in the Xue Yantuo Khanate. If he leads the Tang army to attack Yu Governor's Shanya tent, no matter what the final outcome of the battle, the Qibi tribe will suffer disaster.
If the Tang army is victorious, the people living near Yudujun Mountain will surely be massacred by the Tang army.
If the Tang army was defeated, how could the angry Yinan Khan forgive him for leading the Tang army back to Yu Dujun Mountain?
Taking a deep breath, Qibi Kele shouted at the top of his voice: "The front reaches Nuozhen Water, the army forms a formation, and we fight to the death with the Tang army!"
The screams spread far away in the wind and snow, and were sent down to the soldiers by the commanders of various ministries.
The north wind is howling and the horses' hooves are cluttered.
Very few responded...
All the soldiers were frightened by the scene in Wuchuan Town not long ago. They were not afraid of powerful enemies, desperate charges, or death. However, for that kind of unknown situation that contained the power of heaven and earth, they had the innate ability of the Hu people.
of awe.
No matter how powerful a warrior is, how can he defeat the power of the gods?
Moreover, that is disrespectful to God!
However, military orders were like mountains, and Xue Yantuo was not as strict in military discipline as the Tang Dynasty, but he had blind trust and admiration for his commander-in-chief.
They respect the strong and obey their orders.
Even if you know you're going to die...
A straight river appeared in front of us. Heavy snow covered the entire river bed, but the embankment above the river appeared very clear, becoming a natural barrier to the cavalry.