"In another quarter of an hour, Pei Yuanqing will lead the ambush troops to fight out as planned. I am going to destroy the main force of Tuyuhun today, and we cannot let that boy Wang Junlin take away all the great achievements." Liu Fang said with a smile.
The messenger next to him said respectfully, then took out the hourglass and started timing.
About a quarter of an hour later, smoke and dust suddenly rose from the horizon in the direction of the northwest valley, and soon the five thousand cavalrymen who had been recuperating for half a day swept in like a violent storm. The battle between the two armies was in full swing, and a group of surprise troops suddenly came out, causing
Everyone was shocked.
The big flag was waving, with the Chinese character "PEI" written on it. Pei Yuanqing was the first of the younger generation in the army of 100,000 people. He was superb in martial arts, riding and shooting. No one in the 100,000 Sui army knew this, so the Sui army suddenly burst into an overwhelming cheer.
Voice.
Seeing this, King Bailan's expression changed, and he wanted to allocate manpower to intercept, only to realize that he had only a thousand personal guards left beside him unknowingly, and all other soldiers and horses had already gone into battle. He couldn't help but suspect that he had been being held by the opponent's general.
He walked with his nose and directed all the troops into battle. It was obvious that this was a trap.
With no men and horses available, they could only watch as Pei Yuanqing's five thousand men and horses pierced their side like a sharp knife, completely disrupting Tuyuhun's camp, but the blow to Tuyuhun's morale was fatal.
King Bailan's heart was bleeding. He blamed himself for being too careless. His mind had been clouded by the property and beautiful women that had been robbed these days. He also secretly resented the delay in the arrival of the men from the Shabi and Fantong tribes.
The flanks were attacked and the formation was disrupted. The Tuyuhun cavalry who were fighting hard in the front were quickly affected, and their defeat began to appear. It soon turned into a situation of overwhelming defeat.
If Pei Yuanqing and his five thousand men had joined directly from the beginning, although the Sui army would have the upper hand, it would not be enough to cause Tuyuhun to be defeated. However, Pei Yuanqing's appearance was too timely and he plunged into the side of Tuyuhun.
Li, let alone King Bailan, even if King Bailan and Liu Fang were exchanged, and the Tuyuhun army and the Sui army were exchanged, the result would be a crushing defeat.
At this time, King Bailan did not care about blaming himself or others, but tried his best to save the defeat, or try to lead as many people as possible to escape. But the chaos had emerged, and King Bailan was unable to recover. Liu Fang saw that Pei Yuanqing was strict
According to his plan, he appeared at the most critical moment, and he had already ordered the entire army to kill him immediately.
At present, it seems that Tuyuhun will be defeated in this battle and its main force will be eliminated.
In this thought, the Sui army's teams, regiments, and cavalry rushed forward in a swarm. No matter how elite the army was before Tuyuhun, under this situation, it has turned to leaving its back to the enemy.
Each of them is just looking at the rabble fleeing for their lives.
The so-called defeat is like a mountain falling. At this time, even if there were only a thousand pursuers, it would be difficult to restore the defeat of Tuyuhun's army.
The Sui army, led by Liu Fang, chased the remnants of the Tuyuhun army for more than 40 miles. This pursuit lasted for two hours. Most of the more than 20,000 Tuyuhun cavalry were killed or injured. Corpses were everywhere along the way, and screams filled the sky.
It was not until dark that tens of thousands of cavalry from the Shabi and Fantong tribes of Tuyuhun arrived. The Sui army was also exhausted at this time. Liu Fang was not greedy for merit and decisively ordered to stop the pursuit. Looking at the thousands of Shabi and Fantong tribes,
The cavalry escorted the remaining 6,000 remnant soldiers led by King Bailan to leave.
Liu Fang and his men first fought for a long time and then chased for two hours. In addition to the overnight march the night before, nearly 30,000 men and horses were already exhausted. What's more, they had received news that 80,000 Turkic cavalry were heading towards Shuiquan.
Guan Fang rushed south, not daring to go any further, and took his people back to the place they had chosen to camp and rest.
In this cavalry battle, both sides were evenly matched, and ended in a disastrous defeat for Tuyuhun. Only more than 6,000 Tuyuhun escaped. Among them, more than 14,000 people were beheaded by the Sui army, and more than 8,000 people became prisoners of the Sui army.
And on the day after the Pinglan County cavalry battle ended, that is, August 21, Wang Junlin led 5,000 cavalry, avoiding Tuyuhun and the Turkic troops and scouts, detouring around remote roads in the mountains and forests, and came to
More than two hundred miles northwest of Jincheng County, at the foot of the Qilian Mountains.
On the same day, Yu Juluo led 50,000 infantrymen. After three days and three hundred miles, they finally arrived at the camp chosen by General Liu Fang of Pinglan County, Jincheng County. After learning of Liu Fang's victory in Lanping County, he was disabled.
Tuyuhun's army in Jincheng County, Yu Juluo was extremely happy, and the pressure on his heart was relieved a lot.
Liu Fang has rich combat experience, and the camp he chose is about eighty miles away from Jincheng. Fifteen miles away is Shuiquan Pass. After crossing Shuiquan Pass, and walking more than sixty miles northwest, you will find Jincheng. Compared with Longxi County, this area
The terrain of the canyon is relatively open, and tens of thousands of people can be spread out in field battles.
"Take a rest tonight and attack Shuiquan Pass immediately tomorrow." Yu Juluo, Liu Fang, Yuwen Hanfeng, Pei Yuanqing and other generals stood on a hillside, looking at Shuiquan Pass from a distance. Although they won the battles one after another, but
Yu Juluo felt a little uneasy.
"Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief, there are only 2,000 Turkic defenders at Shuiquan Pass. Our army will press forward. Regardless of losses, we can capture it in an hour or two," Yuwen Hanfeng said.
Yu Juluo nodded, but he felt even more uneasy and said hesitantly: "Jincheng may be captured by the Turkic army at any time, and I can't wait for our rescue."
Pei Yuanqing said: "The path that the general took to Jincheng has been exposed. The Turks have sent heavy troops to guard it, making it difficult to break through."
Liu Fang said: "Don't worry, Commander-in-Chief. The three Ying Yanglang generals, including Jincheng Governor Chen Sansi and Han Ziliang, are not incompetent. They just cut off their retreat before, losing morale and turbulent morale of the army, so they were almost captured several times.
Now Pei Yuanqing's five thousand cavalry appeared outside Jincheng and they saw it. There is no shortage of defensive equipment and food in Jincheng. Even if half of the troops are lost in these ten days, there will still be at least 30,000 or 40,000 people. There should be no problem in holding on for three or four days."
Yu Juluo then nodded, his anxiety dissipated a lot, and said: "What General Liu said is absolutely true. I am too impatient."
At this moment, a scout rushed over, dismounted, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "Report to the Grand Governor, the Turkic Left Guard General Skuapiva led an army of 80,000 to stop at Shuiquan Pass, and expelled several
Tens of thousands of people built Shuiquan Pass for defense."
Yu Juluo's expression changed, and everyone lost their countenance.
"I didn't expect the Turks to be so cautious that they would give up the field battles they are good at and stick to Shuiquan Pass. In this way, it will be impossible to break through Yuquan Pass in a short time. How long can Jincheng be defended?" Yuwen Hanfeng said through gritted teeth.
"Hmph, if General Liu Fang hadn't crippled the Tuyuhun army and made the Turks fearful and adopt this conservative strategy, how could Shiguapiwa be so cautious and ruin our army's affairs?" Zhishu.
Wang Wenxuan, the imperial censor, suddenly said.
When Liu Fang heard this, his face turned red with anger and shouted: "What do you mean by this, Mr. Wang?"
Wang Wenxuan was not afraid of Liu Fang at all. He sneered and said: "General Liu did not wait for the arrival of the main force led by the coach, but he took the initiative to mobilize troops against Tuyuhun. As a result, he alerted the enemy and blocked our army's way to rescue Jincheng. I will be truthful."
I will report this matter to His Majesty and the imperial court."
What else did Liu Fang want to say? Yu Juluo frowned and said first: "Although Mr. Wang has the responsibility of supervising the army, how to fight the war is not his responsibility. If we lose the battle in the end, Mr. Wang
You can impeach us at will, but before the battle is over, please be careful what you say and don't slander the general and disrupt the morale of our army."
These words Yu Juluo said were of great weight. Although Wang Wenxuan was the second person in the Yushitai, and had been a third-grade official in charge of books and serving as a censor, he did not dare to go too far in front of Yu Juluo, and his face turned red and white.
, and finally said: "Then I will wait for the Governor and General Liu to complete the tasks assigned by His Majesty and the court."
After saying this, Wang Wenxuan flicked his sleeves and turned back to his tent.
"You treacherous villain." Liu Fang was still furious and looked at Wang Wenxuan and cursed.
Then he turned to Yu Juluo and said, "Thank you very much, Commander-in-Chief."
Yu Juluo sighed and said: "General Liu, don't be polite. Just as Wang Wenxuan said, your Majesty not only asked us to defeat the invading enemy, but also asked us to capture the three counties of Xiping, Wuwei and Zhangye. But now if we can't save them,
Jincheng, how can we talk about conquering three counties?"
After a pause, Yu Juluo looked solemn and shouted: "Pass the commander's order to build siege equipment overnight, and attack Shuiquan Pass at dawn tomorrow."
The generals looked solemn and bowed to receive orders.
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"His Majesty, your great Dharma King, your arrival is my greatest luck." In Shuiquan Pass, Turkic general Sguapiwa stood bowed in front of Dharma King Bodo who had escaped from Longxi County.
What Yu Juluo, Liu Fang and other Sui generals didn't know was that Sigapiva originally wanted to engage in a field battle with the Sui army. It was the arrival of King Bodo that made Sigapiva change his attention, which also caused the Sui army to
He fell into an extremely embarrassing and uncomfortable situation. From this point of view, although this Bodo Dharma King had no experience in commanding an army or directing a war, his mind was indeed extraordinary.
"Don't worry, General Shi. I will go to Jincheng to meet the Khan. I will explain to him the reasons for changing your battle plan. As long as you hold on to Shuiquan Pass and the Khan attacks Jincheng, the victory of this war will still belong to us.
"Dharma King Bodo said.
Shiguapiwa rolled her eyes and said, "Thank you so much, His Royal Highness."
King Bodo continued: "However, this Shuiquan Pass is too small, and it is useless to garrison too many people. I think that only 40,000 people are left for you, which is enough to block the 80,000 Sui army, and the other 40,000 people will follow."
In the Sui Dynasty, I went to Jincheng, met with the main force of the Khan, and attacked Jincheng with all my strength. What do you think?"
Schwarpiwa glanced at the bald man next to Bodo Dharma King who was always sullen and silent. Her face showed embarrassment, but she finally said: "I will obey the order of His Highness the Dharma King."