Li Mu then ordered the soldiers to take off their Tang army uniforms and put on clothes stripped from the dead Turkic soldiers. After being dressed up with simple disguises, the soldiers, including E, could not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, let alone the Xueyantuo people.
Then, those more than 10,000 soldiers escorted, oh no, escorted Tong'e out of the desert to meet the Xueyantuo people. Li Mu was also among them. He was not worried about Tong'e betraying him. Even if Tong'e betrayed him, he had to do it first.
Die. Li Mu bet he wouldn’t dare!
When he met the Xue Yantuo people, Bazhuo did as Li Mu expected and asked them to open the way. There were no scouts from Xue Yantuo in front of the Tang army, so Li Mu calmly sent someone to contact Dingxiang and agreed on a strategy.
As for the "one hundred thousand" servant army blocking the gate outside Dingxiang City, they have already seen through the intentions of Xue Yantuo's tribe. Since they can't eat meat, they can't fight to the death. Who knows who will win and who will lose in this battle? What if?
In the end, Datang won. Do they still have a way to survive?
So when they saw 20,000 Tang troops breaking out, they just dealt with it in a symbolic way and let them out. Although they also sent messengers, they were not as fast as the attacking Tang troops. When Xue Yantuo's army was defeated, the messengers
When I arrived, I saw the situation like this, so I turned around and went back to report the news.
Thinking that at that time, everyone had little hope of escaping, but Li Mu was already planning how to kill the Xue Yantuo people after annihilating the Turks. The generals felt full of admiration for Li Mu.
The love has reached an unbearable level.
No wonder after the Turks were completely annihilated, Lord Marquis ordered to dig three feet into the ground to find Tong'e! It turned out that he was the key chess piece in the next step! These generals who usually thought of themselves as superior were all convinced and fell to the ground with Hou.
Compared with my father's far-sightedness, they are really far behind...
Sure enough, despite Tong'e's deliberate procrastination, Yi Nan and others did not rush him. The Tang army marched dozens of miles a day and regained its vitality. Li Mu also ordered to kill a weak war horse and give extra meals to the soldiers. Those horses
That's how bones come from.
After a few days, Li Mu ordered to reduce the supply of horse meat. The soldiers said to themselves that it seemed that the Marquis was starting to feel sorry for him. They now almost blindly followed Li Mu unconditionally, so no matter what Li Mu did, they would automatically make up for him.
Reason comes.
However, the generals knew that Li Mu was using horse bones to play a psychological war with the Xueyantuo people to increase the number of people and reduce the number of people. As expected, the Xueyantuo people thought that the Tang army was completely out of food, so they began to kill the horses and drink poison to quench their thirst. The horses were killed less and less, and eventually they even lost horse meat.
There's nothing left to eat!
After ten days of pursuit, the patience of the Xueyantuo people was almost exhausted, and they finally urged Tong'e to attack with all their strength. At this time, the Dingxiang army also arrived, and they still had one day to rest before the war started.
At this moment, the defeat of the Xue Yantuo people was certain.
Tong'e and the Tang army disguised as Turks rushed to the front, shot a few arrows randomly, shouted a few times, and then were "broken into pieces" in front of the Tang army's cavalry, and rushed towards the Xue Yantuo people's formation.
At this time, if the Xueyantuo people are a little careless, the military formation will be rushed away by the "Turkic Army", and the three thousand "horse-killers" left behind will then take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill them. Naturally, they will win a complete victory! But the Xueyantuo people are not just eating dry food after all.
They quickly stopped the retreating "Turkic Army" from attacking their military formation. This made the Tang Army's victory a little late and the sacrifices were much greater, but it had nothing to do with the overall situation.
Because after the "Turkic Army" withdrew from the battlefield on both wings, it had already arrived at the defenseless back of the Tong'e Army! It could launch a fatal blow at any time!
When the Tong'e Army tried their best to surround the Tang Army, all their forces and attention were focused on the Tang Army. The 'Turk Army', who had turned back and adjusted their posture, was also ready and immediately fired.
A cold arrow was fired.
The scene is horrific...
Xue Yantuo was defenseless, and was surrounded by the wolf-like Tang army in front of him. He was unable to look back. He could only let the "Turkic army" destroy him one after another, and even a strong man could not withstand it!
Finally, the Xue Yantuo people who had had enough of the torture fled to the two wings. The Dingxiang Army joining at this time was the straw that broke the camel's back!
Sometimes, what is worse than not being able to defeat others is not being able to outrun others. Thirty to forty thousand Xueyantuo warriors were driven away by the Tang army, crying like ghosts and wolves. The Tang army pursued them on horseback, brandishing their butcher knives. The Xueyantuo warriors fell in pieces like wheat.
roadside...
Speaking of which, the reason why Bazhuo was caught by the Tang army was also retribution. It is said that he escaped the earliest and had the greatest chance of escaping! But during the escape, Bazhuo's horse was in trouble and he actually gave up his horse.
He fell off his horse. Ordinarily, this was not a big deal. The tribesmen next to him asked the horse to come out, and everything was settled...
However, the tribesmen clearly saw that he had fallen off the horse, but none of them stopped. They only looked back at him and then ran away.
"Wait for me!" Bazhuo was stunned. He didn't expect that his tribe would abandon him. He jumped on his feet and shouted to the tribesmen passing by him: "Quickly give me the horse! I am your leader!"
"Bah!" The clansmen who had long been disdainful of him responded simply.
Ba Zhuo's attitude quickly softened, from command to request, from request to begging, from begging to begging, but the more he did this, the more no one paid attention to him. The tribesmen galloped past, and the horses' hooves splashed mud.
, so that Ba Zhuo was covered all over his body, turning him into a mud man.
This is the disfavor of the people. No matter what, after Yi Nan was defeated, there were still more than a hundred tribesmen who were willing to stay and die with him, but Bazhuo was refused to save him. This is because he usually does not accumulate good deeds, but at critical moments, retribution comes.
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In the Tang army camp, Yi Nan and Ba Zhuo realized that Tong'e had been completely wiped out by the Tang army a long time ago, and that they had been deceived by the Tang army from the beginning! The defeat of this battle was not unfair at all, but in fact
It's so miserable!
The two of them were dejected one by one, and they were ready to bite their tongues and commit suicide...
At this time, Li Mu finally appeared in front of the two men, surrounded by generals. The officers and soldiers of the Tang army also came over to watch the interrogation of the two prisoners of Xue Yantuo.
At this moment, the living King of Hell, who killed many people and wiped out two major tribes in succession, stood in front of them, looking at the two of them with cold eyes. Before he could speak, the two of them were already fighting, sweating, and kowtowing.
The garlic is pounded.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was confused for a moment and made a big mistake. Please give us a chance to change our ways..."
"Yes, Lord Marquis, we are willing to be your slaves forever, and we will never dare to rebel again..."
The generals of the Tang army were very happy to hear this, and said to themselves that the tribes on the grasslands were all the same. Once they were defeated, they would become slaves. After the battle, the Lord Marquis no longer had to hire people to work at home.
However, Li Mu's face was still as dark as water, and he said in a cold voice: "Your Majesty has given you Xue Yantuo so much preferential treatment, why do you dare to risk the disapproval of the world and attack the imperial army?!" As soon as Li Mu said this, the army was in a panic, and everyone was stunned.
He stared at Yi Nan and the two, for fear of missing a word.
"Master Marquis, you don't blame us for this!" Bazhuo got ahead of Yi Nan and said loudly: "Someone instigated us to do this!"
'Boom...' Tong'e's head buzzed when Bazhuo said this. Wasn't that the one who was provoking him?
As soon as Li Mu raised his hand, everyone fell silent again. He squinted at Tong'e and sneered: "Please tell me clearly, who is it?"
"It's the Bolingcui family of your Tang Dynasty!" Ba Zhuo replied hurriedly: "For the past three or five years, the Bolingcui family has been secretly supplying us with food and grass without asking for anything in return. At first, we didn't know their purpose, but we still
We didn’t dare to ask for it, but they said that one day they would be of use to us! So we accepted it with peace of mind. Thanks to the food and grass, we gathered so many people..."
Li Mu was confused, all the soldiers were confused, and Tong'e was also confused. Everyone thought that Bazhuo would confess Tong'e, and Li Mu thought so too, so that he would have an excuse to kill Tong'e, but no one thought that
, Ba Zhuo unexpectedly revealed a shocking secret!
Seeing that Li Mu was silent, Ba Zhuo became anxious: "Really! Everything I said is true!" Ba Zhuo looked at Yi Nan and said, "Dad, please speak, what is the name of the envoy from the Boling Cui family?
What did I tell you, the letter, the letter?!"
"Here it is, here it is!" Yi Nan also cooperated and took out a few letters from his arms. He carried them with him, obviously on purpose. At this time, they really came in handy and became his life-saving talisman.
Li Mu quickly took it, opened the letter and looked at the signature, his head buzzed.
Cui Wang!
Isn't this the person sent by the imperial court to take over the military power? He glanced at Li Xiaogong and asked: "You lead the troops out, how many people are there in Dingxiang?"
"More than ten thousand..." Li Xiaogong didn't see the letter and said in confusion: "More than ten thousand people are enough to defend the city, and people outside dare not attack."
"broken!"
Li Mu thrust the letter into Li Xiaogong's hand, pointed at the three people kneeling on the ground, and said: "Tie them up and keep them under guard. The whole army will mount their horses immediately, throw away all unnecessary things, and make you suck with all your strength."
Come out and run towards Dingxiang for me, right away!"
When Li Xiaogong saw it, his face turned pale. He thought of a terrible possibility - perhaps, this was all a plot.
The real threat is not Xue Yantuo or the Turks. It is the one hundred thousand "servant troops" who have "taken refuge" in Xue Yantuo in recent years. Their real boss is not the Xue Yantuo people, but the Bolingcui family!
Dingxiang is really empty right now, with only more than 10,000 people. Not to mention, Cui Wang is still in the city! If he cooperates inside and outside and is caught off guard, how can Dingxiang City be defended?
At that time, the Cui family will really take advantage of the prince to control the princes!
A thousand-year-old family with incomparable heritage. They have mastered Li Chengqian, and the resources they can mobilize are unimaginable! This Cui family is really capable of tossing, first Tubo, and then Xue Yantuo. God knows how long they have been planning to disrupt the Tang Dynasty!
Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them. After Li Xiaogong left Dingxiang City, there were no generals in the city. Li Mu could not imagine the possibility of them being able to defend Dingxiang with just Li Siwen and Li Chengqian, two young children.
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Once Dingxiang City is defeated, Chang'an City will be defenseless...
Li Mu gritted his teeth and raised his hands to touch both of his mouths.
Li Mu, Li Mu, let you be conceited and show off, if Dingxiang City is destroyed, you will be a sinner for the ages!
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Ding Xiangcheng.
After Li Xiaogong left, no one could control Li Chengqian anymore. He finally got rid of his shackles, and under Cui Wang's instigation, he climbed the city wall of Dingxiang City for the first time.
Although two miles outside the city were the military tents of Xue Yantuo's subordinate army, which stretched for several miles. However, Li Chengqian showed no fear at all. Instead, he was eager to try. He pulled out the long sword in his hand and pointed it at Cui Wang, saying to Cui Wang beside him: "Cui Shilang, I have been alone in the grassland for several miles.
Yue, I have been trapped within the high wall without a chance to fight with the thieves. It is really a pity. I received news last night that my eldest brother defeated Xue Yantuo outside Luotuo Valley. It seems that this battle is about to be over. Outside
Those people will definitely surrender, and it seems that my regret will eventually become a regret."
"His Royal Highness, what you said is wrong. Peace and happiness are what the people want. If we want to fight a war, it is better not to fight." Cui Wang had an upright face and advised from the side. Li Chengqian looked at his appearance and shook his head.
He shook his head and took back his sword, saying: "You are a bit like Yu Kong offering wine, you are both so boring, that's what I said."
Cui Wang's serious face forced out a somewhat stiff smile and said: "Although we can't fight anymore, if the prince wants to have fun, I have an idea."
"Oh?" Li Chengqian really became interested and said, "What's your idea?"
Cui Wangdao: "Your Highness, the news of Xue Yantuo's defeat must have spread to the opposite army. With the backbone of the army gone, Xue Yantuo and other subordinate armies must be panic-stricken. If at this time, the prince sends envoys over to show his affection for them, Xiao Xiao
With reason, he told them that if they surrendered now, they could forget the blame and reward them with pastures to accommodate them. They would definitely be willing to surrender. If the prince could surrender all these people before the Marquis came back, wouldn't it be a great achievement for the prince?
I can feel proud in front of the Marquis!"
"This..." Li Chengqian raised his eyelids and said, "That's the truth. Okay, I'll send someone there..."
"Your Highness!" Cui Wang saluted again and said: "The military general is rude. I have to go to the civil servants to talk about this. Although I am not eloquent, I pride myself on having some eloquence. I am willing to go on this trip, please.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agrees."
Li Chengqian understood immediately and said: "I know what you are thinking. Well, for the sake of giving Gu Gu an idea, I will give you the credit for this achievement. Go ahead and come back quickly. Gu is here."
This city is waiting for your reply!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Cui Wang thanked him and walked down from the city. He looked back and called his entourage over. The entourage then guarded the corridor leading up to the city wall, not allowing anyone to approach.