Ye Qide, with his big horse and golden sword, was sitting in the Chinese army tent, listening to the faint sound of fighting coming from outside the tent, his face was extremely ugly.
Who would have thought that an elite cavalry sent out to sneak for hundreds of miles just to ambush the Youtun Guards who fought a bloody battle with the Turks would be defeated and the entire army was wiped out? If the Changsun family hadn't sent someone to inform them, I wouldn't have been there yet.
Knowing that the cavalry had been destroyed, reinforcements from the Anxi Army were about to arrive.
He admitted that the Tang army's combat power was extremely high. He attacked with almost ten times the strength, but still failed to cause great damage to the Anxi army. On the contrary, his side seemed to be rushing forward, but in fact he only captured empty cities one after another.
No baggage or supplies could be found.
But he didn't take the warning from the eldest grandson family seriously.
What kind of impact can an army of only 20,000 people have on the war situation in the Western Region? The number of troops I lost in the battle of Suiye City was almost twice that...
The whole country of the Tang Dynasty marched eastward, and all the troops, baggage, and ordnance were given priority to the battlefield in Liaodong. Even if they wanted to retreat at this moment, there was no time to rush to the aid of the Anxi army. As long as the Arabs gritted their teeth and fought this battle, victory would be within their grasp.
things.
Not only can the entire Western Region be invaded by then, but once the army reaches the Yumen Pass, who can break through the barrier in one fell swoop, enter the heart of the Tang Dynasty, and overthrow it?
Of course this is almost impossible.
The "Sword of Allah" and the cavalry heading to the hinterland of the Western Regions were already the elite of the Arab army, but they were defeated and the entire army was annihilated without even a splash, which made him lose control of the Tang army's combat effectiveness.
Recognize.
But even though he repeatedly improved his assessment of the Tang army's combat power, he still did not believe that a single reinforcement of the Right Guards could change the status quo of the battle in the Western Regions. The Arabs still had the dominant advantage under the protection of the prophets and gods.
Due to this position, the Tang army could only fight and retreat, and used the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the country to block the advance of the Arab army...
Therefore, after he learned that the cavalry sent to ambush the Youtun Guards had been wiped out, he immediately gathered a large army to attack Gongyue City. He did not seek to break through the city, but only wanted to give the Youtun Guards a sense of strength when they arrived.
The pressure has dampened their morale and shaken their military morale.
Moreover, Gongyue City has been resisting for two months, so it must be at the end of its treacherous period. What if my fierce attack actually works...
The scouts continuously sent back reports of battles from the front.
The Tang army in Gongyue City resisted tenaciously, and the army stormed the city, causing serious casualties... This was what Ye Qide had expected. Although there was inevitably a trace of luck in his heart, he also knew how strong the Tang army was in defending the city.
The reinforcements of the Tang Army have already rushed along the Ili River and are less than a hundred miles away from Gongyue City... This is somewhat surprising. This Tang Army marched so fast that they crossed the Tianshan Pass in just three days and walked 800 miles.
It is indeed a strong army on a difficult road.
The reinforcement cavalry broke away from the group and advanced at full speed...
This confused Ye Zide.
He stood up and came to the wall, looked at the simple topographic map of the Tianshan Mountains hanging on it, and gestured with his fingers. After a long time, he said in surprise: "Is this Tang army planning to raid our camp?"
The generals and generals nearby gathered behind him and started making noises when they heard what he said.
"How is it possible? In this weather, it is not easy for this army to rush to the rescue of Gongyue City so quickly. It is absolutely impossible for us to attack us again."
"According to the information sent by the Tang Dynasty, the strength of this Youtun Guards team is no more than 20,000. Although they are all elites, the cavalry should not exceed 5,000. A mere 5,000 people want to attack our 50,000-strong Chinese army? Haha,
It’s really a big joke.”
"One of us can drown him with just a drop of spit!"
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Ye Zide also didn't believe that the Tang army commander was so stupid.
"Perhaps it's just a feint attack, just for show, in order to force our army to feel the pressure and have to retreat the front siege troops, thus reducing the defensive pressure on Gongyue City?"
Such thoughts were running through his mind. Before he could think about it in a deeper level, a scout had already brought the latest news.
"The Tang army passed Gongyue City without entering, and charged at full speed along the Ili River!"
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There was silence in the tent, and everyone had expressions of disbelief.
Are the Tang people seeking death?
Five thousand people attacked the 50,000-strong Chinese army, not to mention the tens of thousands of siege troops in the front, and there were still 780,000 or 80,000 troops guarding the rear... 178,000 people gathered outside Gongyue City, facing the Ili River and leaning against the Tianshan Mountains.
Once you rush in, you will most likely be surrounded by people, and you will be unable to fly...
Either the commander of this Tang army had no military knowledge and was extremely stupid, or he had a perverse personality, was arrogant and domineering, and never paid attention to the Arab warriors.
Naturally, Yezid would not think it was the former. In fact, although his father Muawiya had entered the Western Region, the critical moment was when Fang Juncai was defeated and returned. Although there was a crisis within the Dashi Kingdom at that time, Muawiya had to return to Damascus.
, but the battle was still lost in the end.
Therefore, Ye Zide believed that it was General Youtunwei. The Duke of Yue, Fangjun, was so confident that he did not take the Arabs seriously.
"Bang!"
Ye Zide punched the wall hard and said angrily: "I hope this guy didn't just make a false shot, but really intends to attack our army camp. When the time comes, he will not be able to come or go!"
Since the beginning of the war, on the surface it seems that the Dashi army is advancing wildly, and the Anxi army is difficult to resist. In fact, the damage caused by the Dashi army to the Anxi army is very limited. The Anxi army is like a cunning loach and will not hold back.
The retreat did not give Dashi's army a chance to fight decisively, and it even took advantage of Dashi's army not paying attention to hit him coldly, which was heartbreaking and annoying.
The arrogant Yezid regarded this attack on the Western Region as a God-given opportunity for him to ascend to the throne of the caliphate. How could he endure being teased over and over again by the Tang army and unable to achieve fruitful results?
No matter how much depression has accumulated in my heart, the anger that bursts out at this moment is so strong.
Thinking that he, the successor of the Caliph of the Arabian Empire, has a high status in the entire Arab world and is admired by everyone, he came to this land in the Western Regions but was repeatedly played by his enemies and ignored him. How could he bear this?
"Give me the order to assemble the troops. This Tang army will definitely come and go today!"
"Here!"
The generals and commanders in the tent all received their orders, then walked out of the tent, scattered in all directions, and rushed back to their respective units to gather soldiers to face the Tang army that was about to attack.
However, the strength of the Arab army is not the strength of the Arab army. The continuous attacks on Gongyue City under the severe cold weather have already made the soldiers unequipped. They have become a little war-weary, and now they are mobilized again to face the surprise attack.
The enemy troops of the army naturally complained one after another.
I dare not resist the order, but my feet may not be so nimble. Moreover, the subordinate relationship between tens of thousands of people is not so clear. For a while, people started to move, but it was chaotic.
Ye Zide was still sitting in the tent, drinking wine and thinking about how to catch the turtles in the urn and annihilate the Tang army that was attacking, when he heard a scout reporting: "The Tang army has arrived thirty miles away!"
For the cavalry, if the charging speed is increased to the extreme, thirty miles can be reached in the blink of an eye.
Ye Zide shouted: "Okay!"
He asked again: "Have the troops been assembled?"
The deputy general went out to ask around, and came back sweating profusely: "Commander-in-Chief, we are trying to prevent chaos among the various ministries, and the assembly has not yet been completed..."
"What?"
Ye Zide was furious. The enemy was already close at hand, but his side had not yet assembled? What if the Tang army's cavalry charged in during the chaos...
Ji Lingling shuddered, stood up, grabbed the scimitar and strode out, shouting as he walked: "Is it all a waste of time? It takes so much time to assemble the army, damn it!"
When I walked out of the camp, the wind and snow blew in my face. What I saw was a messy military camp. Soldiers were scurrying around like headless flies. It was messier than the snowflakes in the sky...
"Commander, the enemy has arrived ten miles away. There are many armored cavalry in the formation and they have begun to charge at full speed!"
Ye Zide took a breath: "And there are armored cavalry?"
Although the armored cavalry is a great weapon for charging into battle, it has a fatal flaw, that is, insufficient mobility. So how did the armored cavalry in the Tang army's formation quickly break through nearly a hundred miles together with other light cavalry?
Can launch a full-speed charge?
He had already realized that something was wrong. The enemy troops were coming too fast, and they had powerful and violent armored cavalry. How could they stop the mess of soldiers in front of him?
At this moment, Na Na still had no hope of breaking through Gongyue City, so he quickly issued an order: "Send the order, stop the siege, order the siege troops to change their rear formation to the front, and return to support the Chinese army immediately!"
"Here!"
Not far after the scout ran out, a rolling cloud of clouds swept over the horizon. The thunderous sound of horse hooves shook the ground beneath his feet, and Ye Zide's face turned as white as snow.