When Cheng Yaojin reached the gate of the camp on the right, he saw groups of Turkic cavalry not far from the gate of the camp, surrounding the Tang army and attacking furiously. The besieged Tang army could only defend passively, but they were stopped when they wanted to break through. The Turks on the periphery were blocking them so hard that they couldn't break out.
Seeing this, Cheng Yaojin raised his giant ax and shouted: "Old Hei Yuchi, I, Cheng Yaojin, are here!"
This shout was like a thunder, exploding in the ears of the Turks and the besieged Tang army.
Then I saw a burly figure in the Turkic camp holding a giant ax and leading the Tang soldiers to kill the Turks.
The Turks were naturally horrified, but the Tang army cheered.
When Yuchi Jingde saw the burly figure, he immediately shouted: "Cheng Yaojin, who is guilty? You are the only one who is guilty, your whole family is guilty!"
Cheng Yaojin laughed loudly, swung his ax and rushed into the Turkic battle group, killing them.
Cheng Yaojin's attack naturally opened a hole in the Turkic encirclement.
Although Yuchi Jingde was quarreling with Cheng Yaojin, he also knew that this was no joke, and commanded his troops to approach Cheng Yaojin, hoping to break out.
Halfway up the mountainside behind the Turkic camp, the Turkic king Jieli had a panoramic view of all this. When he saw Cheng Yaojin and Hou Junji entering the camp respectively, but the Turkic army was blocked outside, he immediately became furious and rushed to the camp. He smashed the wine glass in his hand on the ground and cursed: "They are all a bunch of losers. They fled into the camp in such a good situation. If I attack, the army and horses must not let them in. If they let him escape into the camp, , I want you to look good!"
Feeling the anger of the Turkic King, all the leaders were shocked and hurriedly ordered their tribes to attack with all their strength to prevent Yuchi Jingde's army from entering the camp.
The king has given a death order, how can they dare to slack off, it will lead to death.
With Cheng Yaojin's response, Yuchi Jingde's pressure was naturally reduced a lot. He was about to break through the encirclement and break out, but was blocked again by the Turks who came in for reinforcements. This time, it was not just Yuchi Jingde, but also Yuchi Jingde. Cheng Yaojin, who came to help Yuchi Jingde break out, was also included.
The two parties were killed fiercely. Both the Tang army and the Turks suffered heavy casualties. On the ground in front of the camp alone, tens of thousands of people fell. The originally withered and yellow ground turned blood red at this time.
Fortunately, Hou Junji, who was left behind in the camp, received the report and promptly led his troops to rush out of the right side of the village gate to rescue them, and finally brought Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde back. Otherwise, if the fight continued, Cheng would not be able to survive. Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde must be explained here.
When the gate of the camp was closed, all the soldiers who fled back to the Turkic camp breathed a sigh of relief. The battle was so brutal.
On the back mountain, looking at the Turkic camp with four closed gates, the Turkic King Jieli stood on the mountainside and became furious, pointing at the leaders and yelling, but no matter how much he cursed, it was of no avail, and the Tang army still entered the camp.
Fortunately, the Turks had the upper hand in this battle. Although they suffered losses, they were much better than the Tang army. Otherwise, the Turk king Jieli would not have really killed many people to vent his anger.
"Surround the camp for me and don't allow any Tang soldiers to come out of the camp. There is no food or water in the camp. Let's see how long they can hold on! I will trap them alive inside!" Jie Li directed at the crowd. The leader ordered.
In the Turkic camp, which was originally a neat tent, four generals, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, Hou Junji, and Niu Jinda, who had taken off their armor, were sitting around here, with serious expressions on their faces.
They could naturally think of all the things that the Turkic king could think of. Although they had retreated into the Turkic camp and took a breather for a moment, the Turks had already taken away all the food, grass and other items when they left, and they did not bring them with them when they attacked here. How much food and grass, that is to say, one day at most. If they cannot break out after one day, they will be trapped here alive.
"Li Ji should have returned to Dingxiang City!" Hou Junji asked.
"I think I should go back, but I don't know when I can bring someone to rescue me!" Cheng Yaojin replied.
"Bringing people to rescue? It's not like you don't know the situation in the city. There are only 30,000 troops and horses available. There is no need to count on the border troops. Even if there are these 30,000, who will lead the troops? Li Shuai? Him? If we come here and the Turks attack the city and capture Dingxiang City, we will all be done with it!" Niu Jinda said.
"But the possibility of breaking out is too small now. The Turks will not let us break out easily!" Yuchi Jingde added.
"Has the loss of military horses been calculated?" Hou Junji asked.
"According to statistics, our three teams totaled 150,000 people in this siege of the Turkic camp, and more than 80,000 people were killed or injured. Now we have less than 70,000 fighting soldiers!" Niu Jinda said.
Hearing this number, everyone bowed their heads and remained silent. There were more than 80,000 people, which accounted for one-half of the Northern Expedition army. There were so many losses in this battle. Compared with the Battle of the Canyon, the Turks suffered casualties. There were more than 50,000 cavalry, which can be said to be a heavy loss.
If they fail to break out, the remaining 70,000 people will have to stay here, which will be a heavy blow to the Tang Dynasty. Dingxiang City will definitely not be able to defend it. If Dingxiang City is broken, the Turks will be able to Going all the way south made everyone feel very heavy.
"Our raid is very secretive. How come the Turks were prepared in advance?" Cheng Yaojin frowned.
As soon as these words came out, a cold light burst out in everyone's eyes. Everyone knew that the raid on the Turkic camp was just the result of last night's discussion, and the army set off before dawn. Such a secret thing, it is said that They were able to catch the Turks off guard, but the end result was that they were sneak attacked by the Turks. It was obvious that there was an insider in the army.
Just when the generals in the Turkic camp were guessing about the inner ghost, in Dingxiang City, Li Jing took the list and crossed it out one by one. When there were only two names left, Li Jing directly crossed out the name of one of them. Only one person remains.
"Chang Sun Hong! Chang Sun Chong!" Silently reciting the names of these two people, Li Jing still didn't believe it was him.
"Is this Chang Sun Chong's own behavior, or has Chang Sun Wuji already collaborated with the enemy and betrayed his country?" Li Jing frowned.
This matter is easy to investigate. Chang Sunhong took Chang Sun Chong’s token when he left the city. These are all recorded. After excluding other people, only Chang Sun Hong’s story was untrue. According to what he said, the investigation found that There was nothing like what he said. It was obvious that Chang Sun Hong was lying.
And Changsun Hong is just a retainer of the Changsun family. What he did means that there is something wrong with Changsun Chong.
Although it was not conclusive, it seemed to Li Jing that they were inseparable. The person who participated in the discussion of the attack plan last night was Chang Sun Chong, and Chang Sun Hong left the city last night. Who else could it be if it wasn't Chang Sun Chong!
